Different Things Can Be Sad
63 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 months ago - ★★★★ - 3 ratingsWhere it's cool to care about politics and pop culture
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Freaky Friday Special - Upskirting and Vlogbrothers
March 03, 2019 19:21 - 1 hour - 120 MBFreaky Friday is a 2003 American fantasy comedy film directed by - wait. Sorry. Wrong media production. While we are neither Jamie Lee Curtis nor Lindsay Lohan, this month we are presenting to you a body swap story of sorts; Yaz takes over politics, Majka takes over pop culture and you (yes, YOU!) get to learn how Gina Martin changed the law on upskirting, and why the Vlogbrothers are YouTube royalty. Reading My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh Becoming by Michelle Obam...
2019 Elections and Caroline Calloway and Co.
January 29, 2019 18:32 - 1 hour - 128 MBAnd so this is 2019! We’re back and chatting about elections coming up around the world this year, as well as analysing our obsession with Caroline Calloway and Fyre Festival Reading Patron Saint of Liars by Ann Patchett Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson Talent by Juliet Lapidos Watching The Favourite Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel on Netflix Tidying Up with Marie Kondo on Netflix La Casa de las Flores on Netflix Listening Heard It In ...
2018 New Years Special
January 02, 2019 21:57 - 42 minutes - 73.2 MBHappy New Year! In this surprise episode of Different Things Can Be Sad, Majka and Yaz look back on the year that was 2018 - from the best of Reading, Watching and Listening to the political and pop culture moments that shaped the tumultuous 12 months Show Notes Yaz’s 2018 playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/yazminel/playlist/6arRibHkKosfDsI3RoYoOU?si=LxlhK45RRoCeMJ2db1P9eg North and South Korea: https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/18/asia/north-korea-south-korea-summit-intl/index.html C....
The Poland Climate Conference and Netflix Christmas Movies
December 24, 2018 01:02 - 1 hour - 111 MBFrom climate change to Christmas movies, Majka and Yaz are covering it all in the December episode of Different Things Can Be Sad Reading Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng Hayley Glatter’s What’s The Scoop? newsletter: https://tinyletter.com/hayleyglatter Shameless podcast Shameless Recommendations newsletter: https://tinyletter.com/ShamelessPodcast Watching Gilmore Girls on Netflix Dumplin on Netflix The Bold Type on Amazon Prime Listening Oxnard by Anderson Paak ...
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the Goop Holiday Gift Guide
December 02, 2018 16:49 - 1 hour - 127 MBWhat have you been up to this November? Majka and Yaz have been busy little bumble bees working on papers and visiting cool cities but have squeezed in some time to talk about the new political force that is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the bizarre world of Goop gift guides. Reading Eat Drink: https://www.eatdrinkmorningtonpeninsula.com.au Thanks, Penneys by Valerie Loftus (illustrations by Ciara Kenny) Lethal White by Robert Galbraith Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng Watc...
Women's Suffrage and Babies!
October 31, 2018 16:42 - 1 hour - 145 MBMajka and Yaz are here to brighten up the grim current climate with talk of women’s suffrage and babies! Reading I’ll Be Gone In The Dark by Michelle McNamara An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green (The Fog in San Fran is called Karl : https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2016/05/20/pic-of-the-week-san-franciscos-fog-has-a-name-its-karl/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.4e2ad328f989) Watching Practical Magic October Kiss Scooby Doo The Princess Diaries Ameri...
Australia's Julius Caesar and New York Fashion Week
September 28, 2018 16:10 - 1 hour - 129 MBIf you like fierce ladies, you’re going to love this month’s episode of Different Things Can Be Sad. Majka and Yaz cover everything from Ann Patchett and To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before (yup, again), to Australian politics and that fashion week fall out. Reading Truth and Beauty by Ann Patchett Sharp: The Women Who Made An Art Of Having An Opinion by Michelle Dean Watching Don’t Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before (Funny Thomas the Tank Engine...
The Politics of Sex-Ed and Kylie Jenner's 21st
August 27, 2018 09:54 - 1 hour - 110 MBLet's talk about sex, baby! Well... sex education. This month, Majka and Yaz discuss the politics of sex-ed around the globe as well as the party of the year - King Kylie's 21st bash. Reading Run by Ann Patchett In Her Day by Rita Mae Brown Meet Me In The Bathroom by Lizzy Goodman To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han Watching To All the Boys I Loved Before (Netflix) Queer Eye (Netflix) (Majka just watched the episode 'To Gay or Not To Gay' and cried so go watch that) X Co...
The Abortion Referendum in Ireland and The Met Gala
August 24, 2018 00:44 - 1 hour - 108 MBThis month Majka and Yaz infiltrate your eardrums with thier chat about the upcoming referendum in Ireland and all the #lewks from the Met Galla. *Re-Uploaded due to technical difficulties :) Reading They both die at the end by Adam Silvera An abundance of Katherines by John Green Looknig for Alaska by John Green Watching The Crown The Good Place Avengers Infinity War Friday Night Lights Listening Lost Friends by The Middle Kids *Correction: They're definitely not sisters (or al...
The White Helmets and the World Cup
August 03, 2018 06:27 - 1 hour - 110 MBYaz and Majka had an oh-so-busy July listening to audiobooks, watching a helluva lot of movies and reality TV shows, bopping to The Killers, and educating themselves - and YOU! - on the White Helmets and the World Cup. Reading My Brilliant Friend (#1 The Neapolitan Novels) by Elena Ferrante The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue (Montague Siblings #1) by Mackenzi Lee Leah on the Offbeat (Creekwood #2) by Becky Albertalli Watching Big Little Lies The Departed Mama Mia: Here We Go A...
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson
June 27, 2018 21:34 - 1 hour - 111 MBThis week on the Pod Yazmine and Majka chat about their (long) list of favourites for the month as well as a look into Justin Trudeau and a new celebrity couple. Reading The Light Between Oceans M.L. Stedman Go Tell it to the Mountain by James Baldwin I was born for this by Alice Oseman Alice Oseman Series https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSAxvuL_WqE&list=PLRHhZ2y6V9yjHVGODUVai89QmMJhGc-0V Watching 500 Days of Summer --> https://femfilm15.wordpress.com/2015/02/18/500-days-of-sexism/ ...
Women In Politics And Beychella
May 11, 2018 10:56 - 28 minutes - 48 MBIn our very first full-length episode we chat about women in politics in a post-Trump and #metoo world, and the phenomenon that was Beychella 2018 Links 2018 Election https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/2018-midterm-elections-women-candidates-trump https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/4/6/17205790/women-running-congress-house-2018-record 2017 Election https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/11/8/16622884/women-minorities-lgbtq-candidates-made-history https://www.vox.com...
Introduction
May 05, 2018 01:00 - 9 minutes - 17.7 MBIn this mini introductory episode, we chat about who we are, how Different Things Can Be Sad came to be, and what you can expect from regular programming Links "The Problem With Not Caring About Pop Culture" by Philip Ellis https://www.manrepeller.com/2018/04/the-problem-with-not-caring-about-pop-culture.html Social Pipes Email: [email protected] Instagram: @dtcbspodcast Twitter: @DTCBpodcast Yazmine: @yazminelomax Majka: @msclearwater