25 episodes
Everything I Know About Everything I Know About Pod
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- Society & Culture
Is it still a quarter-life crisis when you’re 30? Two charmingly obsessive friends attempt to answer life’s biggest questions with six decades of experience, some internet research, and too much exposure to pop culture. Join hosts Jennifer and Lucy as they navigate their millennial angst, the post-corporate life, and a new existential crises each week.
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Fusion: interracial marriage, cuisine, and the “melting pot”
This week, a special guest co-host joins Lucy…
Topics covered:
-National Geographic’s “The Changing Face of America” and The Race Card Project
-The rise in interracial marriages and multiracial children
-Fusion in food: the history of food fusion and its newest form
-Fusion vs authenticity as it relates to Chinese American food
-Fusion in music: international music charting in America, racial barriers in country music
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Supplements
So we know supplements have questionable science and little regulation, but what about something as common as protein powder? Join us as we investigate claims that roots and pills can invigorate libidos, kick coffee habits or even prevent hangovers. We discover surprising facts, and even find a product that convinces Lucy, our skeptic.
Topics covered:
-The science behind the most common vitamin and mineral supplements Americans take: multivitamins, calcium, and fish oil
-Why we add vitamins to food products
-Do scientists agree on what levels of vitamins we need for ideal health?
-The surprising science behind protein powder, and should you be taking it daily?
-Influencer promoted supplements: Athletic Greens (AG1) and libido gummies
-Herbs and roots in traditional Chinese and Indian medicine, adaptogens and coffee alternatives
-A supplement to rid us of hangovers
-The placebo effect
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Moral Dilemmas and Reddit’s AITA
We lurk on Reddit’s Am I the A*****e forum and pass our own judgements using the backing of moral philosophy and some questionable logic.
Questions covered:
-AITA for telling my wife that she needs to seriously work on her mental and physical toughness?
-AITA for being truthful and admitting that I find my wife unattractive after her surgery?
-AITA for leaving my disabled mom with no caregivers after giving her over 6 months notice?
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True Crime
The case of the true crime obsession. Join us as we unwind the history, unearth the clues, and navigate the pitfalls of being a true crime fan.
Topics covered:
-The history and origins of true crime
-The rise of detective fiction
-How Serial changed the industry and the rise of prestige true crime dramas: HBO’s The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst and Netflix’s Making a Murderer
-Who watches true crime and why
-Gender differences in criminals, victims, and viewers
-News coverage of crimes and the relationship between serial killers and media
-True crime’s effect on our judicial system
-The problems with true crime: sensationalization of crime for profit and entertainment, centering the criminal rather than the victim
-Parasocial relationships and armchair detectives
-The women who fall in love with serial killers
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Footing the bill
We examine the social norms around paying for things for others. From gifts to obligations, how we spend our money speaks to our culture, our values, and how we may or may not be afraid of judgment from others.
Topics covered:
-Spending on milestones for our friends: weddings, showers, bachelorette parties, gifts
-Sex and The City, A Woman’s Right to Shoes
-Wedding one-upmanship & social media
-Why we follow social norms, even when it doesn’t align with our self interest
-Money norms when it comes to dating and splitting finances as a couple, in the US vs Europe
-The history of tipping, tipping culture today, and tipflation
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Romance, Smut, and Fairy P***
We explore the tropes, trends, and monsters in the romance universe, asking important questions like why is it we have to go outside of our species to find a good man? 👹
Topics covered:
-The history of the romance novel, from 1700s to today
-The development of modern romance: romantasy, erotica, tropes
-Inflection points like the invention of the “the bodice ripper” in 1972, Fifty Shades of Gray in modern day
-An exploration of the types of romance novels: ACOTAR (A Court of Thorns and Roses), From Blood and Ash, Fourth Wing; authors like Colleen Hoover, Emily Henry; and monster corn like Ice Planet Barbarians and the Omega verse
-Dark romance, taboos, and the “misattribution of arousal” phenomenon
-How monster smut helps you heal from trauma
-Kindle Unlimited and AI tools effect on indie authors and readership
-Changing ideals of masculinity
-Female sexual liberation
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