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Alexia
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Every Monday, Alexia (your favorite hot weird girl!) analyzes pop culture, literature, dating, and more - some of the topics are serious, and some are ... not. But it's always funny, and, most importantly, smart.

  1. 6D AGO

    How to get confident | Ep. 127

    Join me in my sweats as we discuss confidence. Trust me, I know ball. If I can do it, I know you can 💓You can watch this episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  Follow me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  For an ad-free experience and early access to episodes, checkout my Patreon.  Recommended Reading: Under the Mormon Influence: How the women of Utah blogged and posted their way into American hearts and wallets

    31 min

  2. FEB 10

    Bison's Milk: Colonial Rhetoric in Present Day Politics | 126

    This episode I break down why the current 🍊administration is so obsessed with whole milk, and the destruction of the American bison. Spoiler alert: it's racism. You can watch this episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  Follow me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  For an ad-free experience and early access to episodes, checkout my Patreon.  Sources + Recommended Reading 📚 Why the US Army tried to exterminate the Bison [VIDEO] 📚 The Buffalo War [WEBSITE w/ FILM + ARTICLES] 📚 Where the Buffalo No Longer Roamed 📚 Why the Trump Administration Is Obsessed With Whole Milk 📚 ‘White Power Milk’: Milk, Dietary Racism, and the ‘Alt-Right’ 📚 Bison/Buffalo: Bison Genocide 📚 Buffalo slaughter left lasting impact on Indigenous peoples 📚 Defenders Stands Against Rejection of Bison Grazing Lands 📚 Bureau of Land Management revokes American Prairie’s bison leases 📚 Bison, Great Plains restoration threatened by Trump administration 📚 The Frontier Army and the Destruction of the Buffalo: 1865-1883 📚 Birkin Buyer Confessions, Part I

    56 min

  3. FEB 3

    The Anxiety Over Lab Grown Diamonds | Ep. 126

    What does it mean when everyone has a giant rock?  Checkout my YouTube video on the myth of old money  You can watch this episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  Follow me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  For an ad-free experience and early access to episodes, checkout my Patreon.  Sources / Recommended Reading  📚 Sustainable Management of Luxury 📚The Truth About Mined Diamonds, and an Ethical (and Stunning) 📚Chioma Alade, Fine Jewelry Specialist and Founder of Havilah Fine Jewelry on ethically mined diamonds 📚Diamond rings are getting bigger. Just don’t ask if they’re real. 📚Supersized Engagement Rings Are Trending Right Now—Here’s Why 📚Lab-Grown Diamonds Boom: Is It Game Over For Mined Diamonds?

    37 min

  4. JAN 27

    Ep. 126: America the Beautiful?

    I mean really, how is this anything but insulting? You can watch this episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  Follow me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  For an ad-free experience and early access to episodes, checkout my Patreon. Recommended Reading: How American Racism Influenced Hitler

    30 min

  5. JAN 20

    Ep. 125: The Sins of Myrtle Beach Safari

    For Part I of this Series, listen to Ep. 109: Revisiting Tiger King on ⁠Spotify⁠ or Apple Podcasts You can watch this episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  Follow me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  For an ad-free experience and early access to episodes, checkout my Patreon.  Recommended/ Referenced Reading Doc Antle, Owner of Myrtle Beach Safari, Sentenced for Federal Wildlife Trafficking and Money Laundering Charges ‘Doc’ Antle Illegally Running Myrtle Beach Safari: PETA Calls on Feds to Shut It Down The truth about white tigers Does the US have a pet tiger problem?

    1 hr

  6. JAN 13

    Ep. 124: Pushing Women Out of the Workplace, Part II

    Our culture must continue to protect and support women’s education, professional efforts and her right to make her own money!!! You can watch this episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  Follow me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  For an ad-free experience and early access to episodes, checkout my Patreon.  On New Year’s Eve, Keith Richards was murdered in his home by an off-duty ICE Agent, leaving behind two  daughters. If you’re able, please consider donating to his official Gofundme. This week’s recommended reading is about Mr. Richards, Renee Good (who was also murdered by an ICE Agent), and the state sanctioned violence enacted by ICE Agents:  ‘Active shooter’ or ICE agent’s victim? What happened in L.A. New Year’s Eve killing? Fatal ICE Shooting Sparks Scrutiny of Killings in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

    40 min

  7. JAN 6

    Ep. 123: Pushing Women Out of the Workplace

    We must protect a woman's right to learn, to work, to make her own money!!!! You can watch this episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  Follow me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  For an ad-free experience and early access to episodes, checkout my Patreon.  Sources:  ⁠Myth vs. Fact: The Definition of Professional Degrees⁠ ⁠Average Medical School Debt ⁠ ⁠Nursing no longer a professional degree under Trump’s Education Department ⁠ ⁠Lawmakers urge Education Department to add nursing to ‘professional’ programs list amid uproar ⁠ ⁠Women in Medicine: Spotlight on Nurses ⁠ ⁠Nursing: Can It Remain a Source of Upward Mobility Amidst Healthcare Turmoil?⁠ ⁠The movement of class: on occupation and everyday mobility patterns in the United States ⁠ ⁠In D.C. and Across the Nation, Nursing Provides a Path to Economic Well-Being⁠ ⁠Economic Security and Mobility: Reviving the American Dream⁠ ⁠The Fading American Dream: Trends in Absolute Income Mobility Since 1940 ⁠ ⁠ Project 2025⁠ ⁠NOW Fact Sheet: Project 2025’s Threats to Women’s Economic Equality

    55 min

  8. 12/30/2025

    Ep. 122: I Want to Be Happy, More Than Anything

    Thank you for a wonderful year - every listen to this podcast has meant so much to me. Have a wonderful, safe, New Year! And Merry Christmas 3 You can watch this episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  Follow me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  For an ad-free experience and early access to episodes, checkout my Patreon.  Ending the year with an article about Orcas (my favorite animal), and dolphins (the classic example of pretty privilege, those mammals are monsters): Watch orcas and dolphins team up to hunt—a possible scientific first

    56 min
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Every Monday, Alexia (your favorite hot weird girl!) analyzes pop culture, literature, dating, and more - some of the topics are serious, and some are ... not. But it's always funny, and, most importantly, smart.

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  • Creator
    Alexia
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    133
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Alexia
  • Show Website
    One Take Wonder

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