War in Ukraine? and Wordle

Happy 2022! We're kicking off the first month of the year by chatting about the potentially tenuous situation on the Ukrainian AND the phenomenon that is Wordle. If you believe variety is the spice of life, you've come to the right place!

 

Find us on Instagram as @dtcbspodcast, @yazminelomax, and @majkahahn. 

 

Listen to our very first episode (mentioned in this episode) here. 

 

Reading 

The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Thank you to Brooklyn and Bailey for recommending this series here

My Body by Emily Ratajkowski
Buying Myself Back, the essay mentioned in this episode, can be read here

Seven Days in June by Tia Williams

Watching 

Emily in Paris S2 on Netflix
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Bright Star

Listening 

Crimes of the Centuries
The Big Hit Show
Collapsed in Summer by Arlo Parks

Politics 

https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/conflict-ukraine
https://globalnews.ca/news/8538732/ukraine-russia-ndp-mps/ 
https://globalnews.ca/news/8536644/ukraine-russia-crisis-explainer/
https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/conflict-ukraine
https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-news-01-27-22/index.html
https://www.nytimes.com/news-event/ukraine-russia?name=styln-russia-ukraine

Pop Culture 

All About Wordle: https://www.cnet.com/how-to/wordle-explained-everything-you-need-to-know/
Millenial Shade: ​​https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/what-is-wordle-what-to-know-about-the-popular-game-among-millennials
Knoll-Gate: https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2022/01/wordle-was-hard-today-and-youre-not-the-only-one-who-struggled.html
Origins of Wordle: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/03/technology/wordle-word-game-creator.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes
HQ Trivia: https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-51528801 
The Angelus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Angelus_(Irish_broadcast) 
Pokemon Go: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Go
Spelling Bee: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times_Spelling_Bee