so true, bestie!

stb pod

a podcast about the culture of modern young womanhood and whatever else we (maddie and gigi) feel like talking about

Episodes

  1. 08/24/2021

    feminism, fantasy tropes and free market capitalism in leigh bardugo’s grishaverse

    what's the easiest way to steal a man's wallet? by distracting him with this podcast, of course.  in this episode of so true bestie!, maddie and gigi delve into the world of leigh bardugo's grishaverse. we deliver some hot takes on the ending of ruin and rising, take a deep dive into the differences between the books and the neflix show, analyze the ways in which real-life economics animate the grishaverse, and generally obsess over our favorite characters and relationships. no mourners, besties!  suggestions for further listening/watching/reading:  Six of Crows, Leigh Bardugo  Shadow and Bone on Netflix   Seventeen Watch Club Pick: "Shadow and Bone"  What's So Jewish About Netflix's 'Shadow and Bone'?  Behind The Scenes, Season Five  Alina Herself Takes Us Inside Shadow & Bone’s Sexiest (& Most Complicated) Scene Why is everyone in Germany talking about Thuringia and AfD? 30 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Germany recalls the economic gulf between East and West

    46 min

  2. 07/20/2021

    girlboss: compliment or critique?

    if you’ve been on the internet in the past year, you’ve likely witnessed the proliferation of girlboss, a term that appears to describe many, often contradictory, people and ideas. in this episode of so true, bestie! maddie and gigi unpack the girlboss phenomenon, exploring the origins of the concept, historical analogs, and its multiple meanings. #girlboss!  for more on girlboss, check out our citations and suggestions for further reading:  Susan Faludi, Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women (1991) Caryl Churchill, Top Girls (1982) "The Girlboss: Why Young Women Mock the Idea But Aspire to It" (Vice Media) "How Goop’s Haters Made Gwyneth Paltrow’s Company Worth $250 Million" (The New York Times) "How the coronavirus affected women and nonbinary people" (The Washington Post) "The 'Girlboss' and the Myth of Corporate Female Empowerment" (The Atlantic)

    24 min

  3. 07/14/2021

    trailer: so true, bestie!

    welcome to so true, bestie! a podcast about the culture of modern young womanhood and whatever else gigi and maddie have on their minds. thanks for listening!

    1 min

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a podcast about the culture of modern young womanhood and whatever else we (maddie and gigi) feel like talking about

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    stb pod
  • Years Active
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  • Episodes
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    Explicit
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