Ultrawhelmed

Ultrawhelmed!

Two friends. One world. On fire. Welcome to Ultrawhelmed, a podcast about surviving through interesting times. Hosted by real life friends Taylor Orci and Liz Alper. A Broken People Production. Ultrawhelmed is an independently animated podcast, drawn and animated by Taylor Orci and Liz Alper. For the full viewing experience, make sure to watch and subscribe on Youtube. Animation is created using Adobe Illustrator, Character Animator, Premiere, and Canva and NOT with AI.

Episodes

  1. May 3

    Everybody Believed in Disney

    Your favorite Undead Raccoon went to Disneyland! This week on Ultrawhelmed, we discuss our complicated relationship with Disney - the man, the myth, the company, and the parks. We also chat about Disney's indirect influence on America and American politics, how cool Imagineering is, and Walt's influence on creatives like us (for better or worse). So on a scale of roadkill to dumpster fire, how are we doing this week? Comment below or email us at (ultrawhelmed@gmail.com). Ultrawhelmed is created by humans, for humans. If you'd like to support independent, AI-free artists, please like, share, and subscribe. If you'd like to help us make future episodes of Ultrawhelmed, buy us a coffee at (https://buymeacoffee.com/ultrawhelmk). Background photo credit: BlogMickey.com (https://blogmickey.com/2025/07/muppet-gift-shop-demolition-hollywood-studios/) ---------- Follow us! Substack: (https://ultrawhelmedpod.substack.com) Instagram: ( / ultrawhelmed ) Linktr.ee (https://linktr.ee/ultrawhelmed) ---------- Mentioned in this episode: The Craziest Party Walt Ever Threw by  @Defunctland  (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsP71i7O49U) Alibrije (From Coco) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alebrije) 'Magic United': Disneyland characters vote to unionize (https://www.npr.org/2024/05/18/1252038293/disney-union-election-parade-characters-actors-equity-vote)

    1h 3m

  2. Apr 27

    Everyone Loves A Rabbit Hole

    Have a good week? We don't want to know. This week on Ultrawhelmed, Taylor's hyperfixated on missing scientists and Kash Patel's sobriety status. Liz is looking to ruin someone's good time, and how would the Puritans react to Christmas? So on a scale of roadkill to dumpster fire, how are we doing this week, fam? Comment below or email us at (ultrawhelmed@gmail.com). Ultrawhelmed is created by humans, for humans. If you'd like to support independent, AI-free artists, please like, share, and subscribe. If you'd like to help us make future episodes of Ultrawhelmed, buy us a coffee at (https://buymeacoffee.com/ultrawhelmk). ---------- Follow us! Substack: (https://ultrawhelmedpod.substack.com) Instagram: ( / ultrawhelmed ) Linktr.ee (https://linktr.ee/ultrawhelmed) ---------- Mentioned in this episode: What to know about the missing scientists alarming Congress (https://www.axios.com/2026/04/23/missing-scientists-space-nuclear-congress-investigating) Kash Patel Scandal Gets Worse With Confession of Drunken Arrests (https://newrepublic.com/post/209501/kash-patel-arrest-peeing-public-drunk) How to ADHD/  ⁨@HowtoADHD⁩  Carol Maguire, Friendship Skills for Neurodivergent Adults (https://carolinemaguireauthor.com/book-bonuses/) Demonstrators throw sex toys during Anti-ICE protest (https://youtu.be/KCWq0KVxYq0?si=6OdNrjBkrRAZWgV4)

    29 min

  3. Apr 18

    Everyone is Hiding Their Trash

    After a short break, we're back! This week, Taylor and Liz share secrets about their trash habits, struggling with mental health, snails, assassin otters in pajamas, and what it feels like to tell on yourself. On a scale of Roadkill to Dumpster Fire, how are you doing? Comment below or email us at (ultrawhelmed@gmail.com). Ultrawhelmed is created by humans, for humans. If you'd like to support independent, AI-free artists, buy Ultrawhelmed a coffee at (https://buymeacoffee.com/ultrawhelmk) ---------- Follow us! Substack: (https://ultrawhelmedpod.substack.com) Instagram: ( / ultrawhelmed ) Linktr.ee (https://linktr.ee/ultrawhelmed) ---------- Mentioned in this episode: The Unluckies, Mr. 13 and Miss Friday (https://youtu.be/MrIaJXgK8hY?si=9RjquVe8GSVYyjzz) KC Davis, Author of "How to Keep House While Drowning" (www.strugglecare.com) Don't Clock Out, peer support groups for healthcare professionals (https://www.dontclockout.org/)

    32 min

  4. Apr 5

    Everyone Hates Sam Altman

    This week, your favorite Roadkill and Dumpster Fire duo celebrates the death of Sora, the read through of Taylor's movie, and how it feels to be ultrawhelmed in a good way! Liz also sings badly and the duo figures out the best way to stick it to Elon. This week's 'Lighter Bits': Seven dogs escape a meat factor, Joe Rogan calls MAGA "dorks", and a top FEMA exec teleports to Waffle House. Comment below or email us at (ultrawhelmed@gmail.com). Ultrawhelmed is created by humans, for humans. If you'd like to support independent, AI-free artists, buy Ultrawhelmed a coffee at (https://buymeacoffee.com/ultrawhelmk) ---------- Follow us! Substack: (https://ultrawhelmedpod.substack.com) Instagram: ( / ultrawhelmed ) Linktr.ee (https://linktr.ee/ultrawhelmed) ---------- Mentioned in this episode: OpenAI Shutting Down Sora (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/technology/openai-shutting-down-sora.html) Comedian Jenny Yang (https://jennyyang.tv/) Judge dismisses X lawsuit accusing advertisers of illegal boycott (https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5802971-elon-musk-x-lawsuit-dismissed/) Campaigners welcome Meta and YouTube's defeat in landmark social media addiction trial (https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c747x7gz249o) Bill making public list of trans patient medical data passes TN House (https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/legislature/2026/03/27/tn-house-bill-transgender-patient-data/89340550007/) First LGBTQ-friendly senior housing development opens in Boston (https://www.mma.org/first-lgbtq-friendly-senior-housing-development-opens-in-boston/) Top US Fema official claims to have teleported to a Waffle House before (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/20/fema-gregg-phillips-waffle-house) Rogan Rips Into MAGA Movement: ‘Uninteresting, Unintelligent People’ (https://www.newsweek.com/joe-rogan-calls-out-maga-unintelligent-people-11745325)

    38 min

  5. Mar 28

    Everyone Feels Like Sh!t

    This week, your favorite Roadkill and Dumpster Fire duo discuss anxiety, dead goldfish, and how ultrawhelm manifests for each of them. This week's 'Lighter Bits': Rhode Island wind farms, bison return to Illinois, 19 cities reduce air pollution, Casio calculighters, fossilized stars, and more! Comment below or email us at (ultrawhelmed@gmail.com). Ultrawhelmed is created by humans, for humans. If you'd like to support independent, AI-free artists, buy Ultrawhelmed a coffee at (https://buymeacoffee.com/ultrawhelmk) ---------- Follow us! Substack: (https://ultrawhelmedpod.substack.com) Instagram: ( / ultrawhelmed ) Linktr.ee (https://linktr.ee/ultrawhelmed) ---------- Mentioned in this episode: Rhode Island wind farms launch: (https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/environment/2026/03/13/revolution-wind-once-halted-by-trump-starts-delivering-power-to-ri/89148087007/) NM's Medicaid program gets state funding boost after federal cuts: (https://www.krwg.org/regional/2026-03-26/nms-medicaid-program-gets-state-funding-boost-after-federal-cuts) Bison return to Illinois prairies after nearly 200 years: (https://www.krwg.org/regional/2026-03-26/nms-medicaid-program-gets-state-funding-boost-after-federal-cuts) 19 Global Cities Have Achieved “Remarkable Reductions” In Air Pollution: (http://theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/12/london-san-francisco-and-beijing-achieve-remarkable-reductions-in-air-pollution) 1981 Casio QL-10 Combination Cigarette Lighter/Calculator (https://unifiedgoods.com/en-us/products/80s-casio-calculator-alarm-clock-lighter) Fairy Stars: (https://www.bgs.ac.uk/discovering-geology/fossils-and-geological-time/crinoids/)

    30 min

  6. Mar 20

    Too Ultrawhelmed To Ultrawhelm

    Introducing our first Too Ultrawhelmed to Ultrawhelm (T.U.t.U.) episode! Instead of diving deeper into existential dread, we talk about what kept us going this week. Taylor prowls Santa Monica Blvd, Liz sky dances with Tom Cruise, and neither do yoga. *Note: We call this our Too Ultrawhelmed to Function episode and realized the better name after we finished recording. It's our podcast. we do what we want! Those were our antidotes to ultrawhelm this week. Tell us yours! Email us at ultrawhelmed@gmail.com. Ultrawhelmed is created by humans, for humans. If you'd like to support independent, AI-free artists, buy Ultrawhelmed a coffee. ---------- Follow us! Substack: (https://ultrawhelmedpod.substack.com) Instagram: ( / ultrawhelmed ) Linktr.ee (https://linktr.ee/ultrawhelmed) ---------- Mentioned in this episode: Hidden Citizen - Take on Me (Epic Trailer) ​

    34 min

  7. Mar 13

    Everyone Has Abandoned You

    Tired of holding out for a hero? So are we. This week on Ultrawhelmed, we talk about Kansas invalidating the IDs of trans Kansans overnight, why it seems like no one is stepping up to the fascists in charge, and why is it socially unacceptable to burn everything down like the French do? But does feeling like we've been abandoned mean we have been? Since recording this episode, a judge in Kansas ruled that Kansas' bathroom ban and new ID laws (both which target trans residents) will stay in effect during the ACLU's ongoing lawsuit to reverse both laws. Trans fam, we love you and support you. If you need assistance or someone to talk to, email us at the email below. That's what's ultrawhelming us this week - what's ultrawhelming YOU? How are you surviving interesting times? Tell us at ultrawhelmed@gmail.com. Ultrawhelmed is drawn, animated, edited, and voiced by humans, not AI. If you'd like to help us continue to make more episodes of Ultrawhelmed, you can buy us a coffee. Follow us! Substack: (https://ultrawhelmedpod.substack.com) Instagram: (  / ultrawhelmed  ) Linktr.ee (https://linktr.ee/ultrawhelmed) Mentioned in this episode: 'Very Historic Times:' US protests have jumped since Trump's first term Kansas law targeting transgender people’s IDs and bathroom use will stay in effect, judge rules Anti-transgender law in Kansas challenged in court by ACLU ACLU Kansas: LGBTQ+ Advocacy Resource Hub

    43 min

  8. Mar 6

    Everything Is Death

    Got a dead friend or relative? So do we! Your favorite Raccoon and Dumpster Fire discuss grief, the spectacle of death, and why Goths mourn better than anyone. That's what's ultrawhelming us this week - what's ultrawhelming YOU? Tell us at ultrawhelmed@gmail.com New episodes of Ultrawhelmed drop every Friday. A Broken People Production. Ultrawhelmed is drawn, animated, edited, and voice by humans, for humans. Consider supporting us here: https://buymeacoffee.com/ultrawhelmk --------- Follow us! Instagram: (  / ultrawhelmed  ) Linktr.ee (https://linktr.ee/ultrawhelmed) --------- Mentioned in this episode: Watch Sarah MeeRan Cave perform Grief and Gratitutde Open Mic I went to a Grief Rave k- here’s why everyone should try it A Good Grief Walk Death Doula “I lost My Best Friend” Dead Dads Club Presents: Good Grief! A comedy show for anyone who’s lost someone You’re Going to Die Presents: Open Mic Bereavement Laws By State The History and Politics of the Right to Grieve The Myth of Closure US Life Expectancy Rises Inside Death Cafes Death Cafe Resource Guide

    42 min

  9. Feb 28

    Everything is Your Fault

    Ever feel like everything wrong in the world is somehow your fault? That's exactly Neoliberal Capitalism wants you to think! Is modern-day marketing responsible, or 1600s New England puritan culture? Most importantly, how can we stop blaming ourselves for everything that's going wrong? That's what's ultrawhelming us this week - what's ultrawhelming YOU? How are you surviving interesting times? Tell us at (ultrawhelmed@gmail.com) New episodes of Ultrawhelmed drop every Friday. A Broken People Production. ---------- Follow us! Substack: (https://ultrawhelmedpod.substack.com) Instagram: (https://www.instagram.com/ultrawhelmed) Linktr.ee (https://linktr.ee/ultrawhelmed) ---------- Mentioned in this episode: Whole Whale - Deflection Marketing: The Art of Corporate Blame-Shifting Psychology Today - Are You Guilt-Prone or Hyper-Responsible? American Psychological Association - Psychoanalysis Shapes Consumer Culture Good on You - Tom's Shoes Sustainability Rating

    48 min

  10. Feb 13

    Everything is Rent

    Everything is a questionable musical that may or may not have aged well! In this weeks episode, Liz and Taylor unpack-- from movies to medical access to stuff that normally would come standard in a car, why so many things are moving away from ownership to the recurring, never ending hell of the subscription and rent-based "access economy." And what's ultrawhelming YOU? How are you surviving interesting times? Tell us at (ultrawhelmed@gmail.com) New episodes of Ultrawhelmed drop every Friday. A Broken People Production. ---------- Follow us! Substack: (https://ultrawhelmedpod.substack.com) Instagram: (https://www.instagram.com/ultrawhelmed) Linktr.ee (https://linktr.ee/ultrawhelmed) ---------- Mentioned in this episode: You Bought it, But Do You Own It?T he New Subscription Model (https://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/you-bought-it-but-do-you-own-it-the-new-subscription-model/) Heather Cox Richardson (https://substack.com/@heathercoxrichardson) You Feel Like Shit: A Self Care Game (https://youfeellikeshit.com/)

    44 min

  11. Feb 7

    Everything is January

    Welcome to Ultrawhelmed, a podcast about surviving interesting times! Hosted by real life friends, Taylor Orci (Undead Raccoon) and Liz Alper (Dumpster Fire). We're not animators, but we made it animated anyway! On today's episode: We animated a podcast! What is ultrawhelm? Why January was so ultrawhelming for us, what we did about it, and what did Liz's dog chew through this week? So, what's ultrawhelming YOU? How are you surviving interesting times? Tell us at (ultrawhelmed@gmail.com) New episodes of Ultrawhelmed drop every Friday. A Broken People Production. ---------- Follow us! Substack: (https://ultrawhelmedpod.substack.com) Instagram: (https://www.instagram.com/ultrawhelmed) Linktr.ee (https://linktr.ee/ultrawhelmed) ---------- Mentioned in this episode: Jimmy Kimmel on the Vile and Heartless Murder of Nurse Alex Pretti by ICE in Minneapolis: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2WsfwD45cc) Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota: (https://www.ilcm.org/) Baba Akili (https://www.instagram.com/akili4thepeople) Heather Cox Richardson (https://substack.com/@heathercoxrichardson) If you want to see a picture of Matcha, let us know!

    1 hr
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Two friends. One world. On fire. Welcome to Ultrawhelmed, a podcast about surviving through interesting times. Hosted by real life friends Taylor Orci and Liz Alper. A Broken People Production. Ultrawhelmed is an independently animated podcast, drawn and animated by Taylor Orci and Liz Alper. For the full viewing experience, make sure to watch and subscribe on Youtube. Animation is created using Adobe Illustrator, Character Animator, Premiere, and Canva and NOT with AI.

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  • Creator
    Ultrawhelmed!
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  • Episodes
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    © 2026 Ultrawhelmed!
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