Episode 6: Yoohoos, Drive-Thrus, and Celebrity Squishes

In this episode, we initially thought we'd discuss body image. Then, we realized we were a few weeks into June and thought it might be cool to talk about Pride. So, after landing on an official topic, we naturally decided to veer off subject and talk about queer characters in fiction, camouflaging in Autism, and Doug's new Doug Glimmer. 

If we actually don't get around to recording a robust episode more specific to Pride Month this year, we'd like to wish you a Happy Pride while also encouraging you to remember that the first Pride was a riot and that Pride is still not happy for a lot of us because people suck. Celebrate by all means, but just remember that there's still work to be done.

Sorry not sorry for the random episode. However incoherently themed, we enjoyed chatting and we hope you enjoy the conversation as well.

[TRIGGER WARNINGS: LGBTQ+ representation in media, losing pets, and discussion on the idea of autism being something that needs to be cured; also a SPOILER ALERT for the series finale of Netflix's SHERA AND THE PRINCESSES OF POWER]

Show Notes

The thing Doug was wrong about was the mathematics of "proof" in alcohol. In our second episode, Doug insisted that it was possible to have "9,000 Proof alcohol," while the maximum is indeed "200 proof," as Vanessa asserted. Doug apologized profusely and begs not to be kicked out of Math Club.

The YouTuber Vanessa mentioned when calling out Doug for getting drunk on Yoohoo is Hannah Witton.

The definition of "zeitgeist," according to Merriam-Webster, is, "the general intellectual, moral, and cultural climate of an era."

Doug and Jessy's new dog is named Glimmer, after one of the characters on Netflix's Shera and the Princesses of Power. Please enjoy this picture the newest member of the Trauma Club family:

The sorry-ass quiz Vanessa regrettably picked out for us this week was, "Which 80s John Hughes Teen Movie Do You Belong In?" For no determinable reason, Vanessa and Doug both belong in Weird Science. Also, here's that weird picture of naked ladies (which, it turns out, are actually mannequins) in a convertible. Come on--you know this is begging for a caption...

This episode was recorded on June 11, 2020.