Seeing 20/20 Seeing 20/20

TW: This episode contains discussions on mental health, depression, suicide, bulimia, and sexual harassment, assault, and abuse.

This episode Alice and Nicolette look into how women are often problematically painted by the media and society, and the discussions that surround those portrayals. Our hosts deep dive into how and women are often illustrated as manipulative and victim-playing, are wiped from the mainstream story, or have to put themselves in the public eye while their perpetrators are protected. The ladies look at current examples, from the discussions that circulated about Meghan Markle in the days following her interview with Harry and Oprah, to the allegations of sexual assault in Australian Parliament. It's a big episode, with big questions, and big reasons why things need to change.

00:00 Intro
00:23 Trigger Warning - mental health, depression, suicide, and sexual harassment, assault, and abuse.
00:38 It's been a big week
01:23 International Women's Day
01:50 The media's portrayal of Meghan Markle post-Oprah interview
10:28 The Princess Diana Interview
12:34 Is it really the "Worst Royal Crisis in 85 Years"? aka There are more important, serious issues the media should be focussing on.
16:36 Taylor Swift and Netflix's Ginny & Georgia
20:40 The importance of publicly airing grievances and seeing yourself through representation in media
23:15 How the current allegations of sexual assault in Australian Parliament are being handled by those in power.
24:05 We need structural, systemic change
26:52 Sexism in the workplace and Justice Carolyn Simpson's quote on women in the legal profession
30:00 Aren't things getting better?
30:45 Testimonies in the TeachUsConsent petition
31:55 A quote from Matthew McConaughey's book Greenlights
32:15 Goodbye and outro

The Spike article: https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/03/08/the-unbearable-victim-complex-of-meghan-markle/
The Mirror UK's front body language site: https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/ask-body-language-expert-your-23616374
Leigh Sales' interview with Julie Bishop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbpCk9PQvZI

Unfortunately none of us go through our twenties without becoming familiar with rejection. This episode Alice and Nicolette talk about the rejections they've faced (romantic, professional and otherwise), and the pain and possibility that accompanied them. They unpack exactly why it is rejection is so painful, how they can see rejections in their past as some of their greatest blessings, the difficulty of being in the position of having to reject someone else, and ultimately, how rejection may be something we can learn to celebrate if we can reframe it as leading us in a new direction. 


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Cover Art: @itsatomlife


"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) 

License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

If there's one thing every 20-something year old wonders about, it's what direction they should take in life. And it can definitely cause some stress. This episode, Alice and Nicolette discuss the feeling of directionlessness and how it can be overwhelming and daunting but also full of possibility. Listen in for a slight meltdown from both girls as they realise they're entering their mid-twenties, Alice's insights on whether to take life as it comes or plan in advance, why Nicolette has come to the realisation she wants a property with timber flooring even though she's living that student budget life, Jane the Virgin references, and more!

Instagram: www.instagram.com/seeing_2020/
Listening Platforms: linktr.ee/Seeing2020
Cover Art: @itsatomlife Music: https://filmmusic.io
"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)  

00:00 Intro
00:20 Hello's and a disclaimer about noisy painters
00:40 Explaining this episode's title
02:50 This episode's topic and entering our mid-twenties
05:00 Large scale planning and five year plans
09:06 The two contrasting views of planning
13:18 All the what if's and unknowns
15:07 Good vs Lost directionlessness - is it just about perspective?
17:34 Jane the Virgin, the super-planner (also, spoiler alert!)
20:28 Outro  

References this episode:
Impact Theory podcast by Tom Bilyeu
Anna Akana on strengths and weaknesses: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qqoEBUKQvs
Jane the Virgin, season 3 episode 1

We 👏 are 👏 back 👏 !!!

Alice and Nicolette are kicking off season 3 by diving deep (like a whooole 40 minutes worth) into how they're finding and using their voices as young twenty-something year olds. For them, 2020 was equal parts disempowering and empowering. In some ways, they found their voices, but in others they felt completely gagged. As they reflect on the past year (and in particular the past 6 months without the podcast), they discuss how their voices and lives have changed not just as a result of a global pandemic but as a consequence of nearing the end of their university degrees, the prospect of full time work, leaving and entering relationships, and basically growing up in the real world. (See time stamps below.)

Instagram: www.instagram.com/seeing_2020/
Listening Platforms: linktr.ee/Seeing2020
Cover Art: @itsatomlife
Music: https://filmmusic.io "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

00:00 Intro
00:25 Welcome back and reflections on season 2
05:18 Working out when and with whom to use your voice
10:50 What happened to our voices and identities in 2020?
13:07 The importance of friendships in finding your voice
18:20 The importance of prioritising your own voice
23:30 The voices we have in life's different roles
26:05 You're a sum of the 5 people closest to you
28:40 The importance of pain in finding your voice
33:36 Using our voices vs being silent on social media
38:34 Outro

Amy Young: @amyyongco
Nina Montagne's breakup video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AG_T_sB3_Wo

Here's an ep for everyone, whether you're into a bold wing or a fresh face. Let us give you the lowdown on makeup from priming to final touches - we go through how makeup is stereotypically perceived vs how we think of it, why we do our makeup and who it's for, the ways makeup is a ritual, how makeup looks have changed over time and from country to country, and the accessibility of products. Alice asks if makeup is a source of joy or a social norm to be challenged, Nicolette makes a Freudian slip, and both ladies try to answer the age old question, 'Why does everyone have an opinion on everyone else's appearance?' 

After a two month long interlude, Seeing 20/20 is back for part 2 of our second season (woo!). Having reached the half way point in the year (first of all, how??), this episode we reflect on the year so far, discuss how motivation changes with routine (or lackthereof), and look forward to what we can expect in Act 2 of 2020. There's a cute book recommendation from Nicolette, a very fitting lemon metaphor from Alice, and the promise of a very introspective and spicy final 6 episodes in 2.

Cover Art: @itsatomlife

Instagram: @seeing_2020

Music from https://filmmusic.io "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY