babblings

Ali Ann 🧚🏼‍♀️
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babblings, formerly known as "Babblings of a Twentysomething" is a podcast hosted by Ali (she/her) covering all the woes that come with being a twentysomething like dating, friendships, and living alone. But it's more than just another twentysomething spouting about life, babblings is dedicated to bringing you more extensive topics like current events, hot takes on pop culture, and breaking down large scale societal norms that are actually eating away at our autonomy and creativity. Ali's here to share the nuggets of wisdom she honestly wished she didn't have, so hopefully we can learn our lessons together. babblings is an extension of the babblings substack which combined together is the ever evolving self portrait Ali wants to share with the world. xoxo :) babblings.substack.com

  1. the cult episode | cult psychology, undue influence, & societal conditioning

    May 22

    the cult episode | cult psychology, undue influence, & societal conditioning

    Hi babblers! Extremely excited to finally be dedicating an episode to something I’m extremely passionate about CULT PSYCHOLOGY! About 8 years ago I started down the rabbit hole of understanding how cults work, mind control, & how truly fallible the human mind is. It unlocked language and ideas about how understanding cult psychology and undue influence can help us understand ourselves, the world, and societal conditioning. It transformed how I think about the gut instinct, and how we’ve been taught to ignore it and instead exist in the cerebral realm. The realm most easily manipulated. I hope you enjoy this week’s episodes it’s years in the making and the foundation of a lot of my personal methodology and ethos. LIKE, COMMENT, & SUBSCRIBE! xoxo, Ali Ann GO DEEPER/Reference, Resources, & more: https://babblings.net/the-cult-episode/ Time Stamps: 0:00 INTRO 1:55 babblings.net updates 2:54 nature nonfiction spring reading club 12:00 Current Events 15:06 Main Topic Cults 29:47 My Thesis Statement/Cult Examples 34:45 Defining Cults 37:39 Rober Lifton 8 Criteria for Cults 47:57 intentional indoctrination, control, & manipulation 52:09 Types of cults 56:30 how do people join cults? 01:00:35 BITE Model - undue influence/mind control 01:16:51 How To Avoid Cults 01:21:35 TAKE AWAYS Links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aliannreed/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@babblings20 Podcast Links: https://babblings.net/category/babblings_pod/ Blog: https://babblings.net/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit babblings.substack.com

    1h 28m
  2. So You Want To Talk About The Literacy Crisis.....

    Mar 20

    So You Want To Talk About The Literacy Crisis.....

    Hi babblers! If you’re reading this then it is officially spring! Pat on the back to us all for making it through, though we still have a couple weeks till the last frost. Through tiktok debates, bad movie adaptation discourse, & popular headlines I’ve noticed a pattern of using the so called, literacy crisis, to diminish people’s opinions or as a vague term to virtue signal and separate yourself as an intellectual. But what even is the literacy crisis? And how easily can we fall into elitist rhetoric instead of investigating the intersectionality and root of a problem? So let’s chat about the literacy crisis! Special thanks to my mom, Sarah Hawley, for joining me to have a deep discussion about education, the literacy crisis, and the American school system with her first hand 20+ years experience as an educator. REFERENCES & MORE INFO: https://babblings.net/so-you-want-to-talk-about-the-literacy-crisis/ Time Stamps: 5:20 Current Events Corner 6:24 Jon Lemon & Georgia Fort - Journalist Arrested 10:37 Remembering Wael Tarabishi - ICE targeting people w/ disabilities 14:21 US/Israel v Iran 16:49 Main Topic: The So Called Literacy Crisis 20:17 The Reading Wars & Literacy Politics 24:04 Literacy Crisis or Critical Thinking Crisis? 25:16 Let’s Talk To An Expert INTERVIEW STARTS: 26:30 What are the challenges to teaching kids how to read? 37:35 Understanding Literacy Crisis Data 49:55 Phonics vs Whole Language 56:05 The American School System 1:00:06 The Importance of Reading & Complex Texts 1:20:14 Reading & Empathy 1:24:50 AI and Future Crisis 1:26:46 JUST READ!! 1:28:23 Outro Links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aliannreed/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@babblings20 Podcast Links: https://babblings.net/category/babblings_pod/ Blog: babblings.net Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/soundroll/sounds-from-space License code: HFCWEOEYJ9AUOI6C This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit babblings.substack.com

    1h 29m
  3. why are we so afraid of aging?

    Jan 1

    why are we so afraid of aging?

    Hello babblers! I'm so excited to finally get this aging episode out to you all. Despite sickness delays and the holidays I felt this needed to come out before the 1st of the year. I hope you enjoy and may it be the start of healing for us all the fear of aging! GO DEEPER (References/Resources): https://babblings.net/whys-everyone-afraid-of-aging-podcast/ Time Stamps: 0:00 HELLO! Happy Holidays :) 5:35 NO NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS 8:23 Current Events Corner 9:04 Pantone Color of the Year???? 13:05 The Met Gala Theme 17:47 Met Employees Move to Unionize 22:09 Recommended Article: Centering Sundanese Voices 23:28 WHY’S EVERYONE AFRAID OF AGING?? 25:12 I like getting older! Experiencing death young, not being afraid of dying 31:57 We take aging for granted 34:55 Fear of loosing attractiveness & the beauty industry 39:19 Subliminal Messaging In Media 40:34 The real underlying fears of aging 42:12 Our fear and view of death 44:08 AGING IS NOT A DISEASE This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit babblings.substack.com

    50 min

  4. 11/07/2025

    november babblings' report: preparing to winter, financial advise??, & leaving substack?!

    Welcome to a special edition babblings’ report - podcast bonus episode! *tehehehehe* I have some updates and thoughts that I just didn’t feel like organizing on paper and wanted to chat with you about. If you listen to anything please jump to the section about me leaving substack and moving babblings to my own website :) I also talk about wintering, the grit you earn working a service job, and more babbles. time stamps below. xoxo, Ali Ann Time Stamps: 0:00 HELLO! 2:39 Deleting my subscriptions, Financial Advise?? 17:02 Winter Goal: Fix Attention Span 18:55 Winter Goal: Nondigital Activities 20:17 Wintering & Living In Season 24:47 Leaving Substack! 36:12 Tarot Card Reading: You Needed To Lock In & Now It Will Pay Off 39:49 I LOVE YOU!! Links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aliannreed/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@babblings20 Podcast Links: https://babblings.substack.com/podcast Blog: https://babblings.substack.com/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit babblings.substack.com

    40 min

  5. 10/17/2025

    Your Fav Billionaire Doesn't Know You Exist!

    Hello beloveds! I’m back with a new babblings podcast episode dissecting celebrity worhsip, parasocial relationships, and investigating whether art is required to be moral??? I’ve been ruminating on these thoughts for some time per usual and of course it’s timely with our noise diving economy and somehow growing consumption of celebrities. I hope you enjoy and I say this multiple times but don’t get defensive! This is about us, it’s about understanding that it’s us versus them! They will never be one of us no matter how hard they try to cling to relevancy. xoxo, Ali Ann Go Deeper | References: https://babblings.substack.com/p/youre-fav-billionaire-doesnt-know Time Stamps: 0:00 Welcome Back! 3:35 Navigating Financial Stress 7:15 RHOP Wendy Fraud Scandal 12:08 Oracle Card Pull 19:55 Current Events 20:30 Trapped In Tunisia Documentary Rec 22:34 Alaska Typhoon Halong 26:34 Pentagon Media Corp No More! 28:18 Celebrity Worship 33:26 Taylor Swift Album 37:54 Chris Brown Breezy Bowl 39:33 Unpacking Parasocial Relationships 44:40 What Is Celebrity Worship? 48:40 Money doesn’t equal Moral 01:02:01 Dystopian Future 01:04:55 Collective Understanding of Consumer Power and Increased Morality Surveillance 01:08:33 Must Art Be Moral? The Ethics of Artistry 01:15:41 responsibilities of celebrities 01:17:31 MY POINT! Links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aliannreed/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@babblings20 Podcast Links: https://babblings.substack.com/podcast This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit babblings.substack.com

    1h 26m

  6. 09/10/2025

    Current Events Extravaganza! DC, JD Vance, AI Data Centers, The Department of War???? & More…

    Hello my lovelies! It’s me sunburnt on a beach in Puerto Rico but never forgetting about the craziness of the world. There’s just so much going on I felt like we needed to dedicate a whole episode to current events. While this is just skimming the surface I found it interesting to see how many things weave together and dissect where we are but really…. where we’re going. As always go deeper below, and after the supreme court ruling yesterday I would start carrying your passport with you everywhere. The police state is only beginning. xoxo, Ali Ann GO DEEPER: https://babblings.substack.com/p/current-events-extravaganza-dc-jd Petition To Stop The Landover, MD Data Center: https://www.change.org/p/stop-data-center-at-former-landover-mall-site Time Stamps: 16:33 Data Centers 24:41 Trump Death Hoax, JD Vance, Peter Theil, Venezuela 31:57 Trump DC Takeover, Threats To Other Major Cities 38:49 Florida Removing Mandated Vaccines For Schools??????? 44:48 Department of War??? 45:57 Largest ICE Raid in Georgia, 300 South Koreans Detained 46:38 Arkansa Farmers Begging for Emergency Aid 47:20 Recent Climate Catastrophes Links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aliannreed/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@babblings20 Podcast Links: https://babblings.substack.com/podcast Blog: https://babblings.substack.com/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit babblings.substack.com

    51 min

  7. 08/27/2025

    WTF Even Is Climate Change???

    Hiiii!!!!!!!!!!!!! Finally the long awaited and probably over hyped *by myself* climate change episode! I actually had a lot of fun diving into this one even with the bleak info I got. If you’ve caught yourself wondering what climate change even is or trying to conceptualize what that really means for you, this is for you! If not you share with a friend or family member who would really benefit from having it all laid out. kisses! Ali Ann ‼️The Future of Congo‼️Send Donations to: The Future of Congo PO Box 2032 Rockville, MD 20847 The Future of Congo Linktree: https://linktr.ee/futureofcongo?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAadb3oqCX-UVjPDyBazpMZjm0D0XDoQmk8E9v7xUTQ53nvp4lQFRJFj-jCPW3A_aem_7P6cEAZlp_J1tkBXVLxJig Amie video: https://www.tiktok.com/@amieboakye/video/7540958306597195039 GO DEEPER: https://babblings.substack.com/p/wtf-even-is-climate-change Time Stamps: 0:00 Welcome Back!!! Quitting my job to focus on summer 7:38 Tarot Card Reading: You’re Being Rewarded For Your Restriction??? 14:50 Current Events Corner: School Supply Drive For Congo 17:58 Unprecedented Climate Disasters 22:56 The Water Crisis 26:30 What Actually Is Climate Change? 28:10 Climate Is Not Inherent 31:12 Effects of Climate Change 33:48 Conceptualizing the Climate Changing 42:25 What We’re Really Facing 46:15 Suppressed Information 50:47 What Can We Actually Do? 53:12 Both Mitigation & Adaption Are Essential Links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aliannreed/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@babblings20 Podcast Links: https://babblings.substack.com/podcast Blog: https://babblings.substack.com/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit babblings.substack.com

    1h 1m
  8. what happens when you show up as your real self

    08/05/2025

    what happens when you show up as your real self

    Hello beautiful people! I have missed recording the last two weeks but I’m super excited about some of the things coming on babblings. If you’re new welcome! babblings has a lot going on so tap in and out of what you want: podcast, blog posts, LIVE FROM THE END TIMES, tarot, etc. all on substack! Each podcast episode has a tarot reading time stamped below, take it if it resonates leave it if it doesn’t :) This week: following your heart is causing a major internal transformation! In this episode let’s catch up, confront in real time where the changes I’ve made in my life have taken me, and what it takes to show up as your real self. xoxo, Ali Ann Time Stamps: 0:00 Hi! Life/babblings Updates 1:32 Quitting My Job To Focus On Summer 3:57 New Chapters of Adulthood 6:13 going through a metamorphosis 8:26 afraid of failure 12:30 my series of failures 13:11 Pivoting through Life 19:47 recognizing growth and change 23:10 tarot: following your heart is causing a major internal transformation! Links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aliannreed/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@babblings20 Podcast Links: https://babblings.substack.com/podcast Blog: https://babblings.substack.com/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit babblings.substack.com

    35 min
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babblings, formerly known as "Babblings of a Twentysomething" is a podcast hosted by Ali (she/her) covering all the woes that come with being a twentysomething like dating, friendships, and living alone. But it's more than just another twentysomething spouting about life, babblings is dedicated to bringing you more extensive topics like current events, hot takes on pop culture, and breaking down large scale societal norms that are actually eating away at our autonomy and creativity. Ali's here to share the nuggets of wisdom she honestly wished she didn't have, so hopefully we can learn our lessons together. babblings is an extension of the babblings substack which combined together is the ever evolving self portrait Ali wants to share with the world. xoxo :) babblings.substack.com

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  • Creator
    Ali Ann 🧚🏼‍♀️
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    29
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Ali
  • Show Website
    babblings