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Binchtopia
Hosted by Julia Hava & Eliza McLamb · EN
If Plato and Aristotle had internet addictions and knew what "gaslighting" was, they'd probably make this podcast. Hosts Julia Hava and Eliza McLamb guide you through our current cultural hellscape, share sociological and psychological perspectives on pop culture, and deconstruct everything you've ever loved. Come have a laugh with us through the end times of late stage capitalism!
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Seeking God at the Revolve Tent w/ Allegra Chapman
1w ago01:39:07Tap to summarizeThis week, Julia is joined by Allegra to investigate the enduring, mythical appeal of the music festival. From medieval carnivals to Woodstock, and Coachella brand trips to FYRE fest, the girlies explore the human desire to build temporary utopias — and how festival outcomes range from communal transcendence and PLUR to corporate-branded slop and FEMA-level weather events. Digressions include Billie Eilish starring in The Bell Jar for some reason, the ouroborous of influencer video essays, and Allegra's parents getting matching plastic surgery on her birthday. WE'RE GOING ON TOUR!!!! Find tickets for the Shake Up Your Life Tour at https://binchtopia.com/tour This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Kylie Finnigan and edited by Livi Burdette. To support the podcast on Patreon and access 50+ bonus episodes, mediasodes, and more, visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today. SOURCES 19 Worst Things About Woodstock '99 After the Astroworld Disaster, a Reckoning Altamont : the Rolling Stones, the Hells Angels, and the inside story of rock's darkest day Bakhtinian thought : an introductory reader Burning Man: how a festival became a culture Castlemorton 1992, the rave that triggered the ban Castlemorton Common: The rave that changed the law Criminal Justice & Public Order Act 1994, s.63 ("repetitive beats") Crowds and Collective Behavior Get access Arrow Dancing in the Streets: A History of Collective Joy From Woodstock to Coachella: The ultimate music festivals FYRE: The Greatest Party That Never Happened Half a Million Strong: Crowds and Power from Woodstock to Coachella by Gina Arnold Impact: From riots to crowd safety 'It was the peak of the flower power era': The story of the first ever Glastonbury Festival in 1970 How Music Festivals Became a Massive Business in the 50 Years Since Woodstock Juggalos & the FBI "hybrid gang" label Live Aid (1985) Live Music in America: A History from Jenny Lind to Beyoncé Lollapalooza's rise (Perry Farrell's acid precognition) Monterey Pop Murder at the Altamont Festival Rabelais and His World The Ritual Process: Structure and Anti-Structure Of Other Spaces The Oral History of Monterey Pop, Where Jimi Torched His Ax & Janis Became a Star: Art Garfunkel, Steve Miller, Lou Adler & More Remembering Meredith Hunter Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) Trainwreck: Woodstock '99 The Elementary Forms of Religious Life The Music Festival That Time Forgot: Inside Steve Wozniak's US Fest The Night Bob Dylan Went Electric The Sacred and the Profane The Society of the Spectacle "This Film Was My Chance to Correct History": Questlove on Summer of Soul and the Oscars The Pop Festival: History, Music, Media, Culture Woodstock '99 Predicted America's Future Woodstock 1999 Ends in Violence Wattstax (1972), the "Blac...
Transcribe →A Big Announcement...
2w ago00:01:37Tap to summarizeFind tickets for the Shake Up Your Life Tour at https://binchtopia.com/tour
Transcribe →Dark Lesbidemia w/ Aliza Jay
3w ago01:26:06Tap to summarizeIn honor of Pride Month, Binchtopia's lesbian correspondent Aliza joins Julia to open the loveline for exclusively sapphic dilemmas. Together, the girlies address lesbian horrors including falling for your D&D teammate, having a platonically shirtless sleepover with your bestie, and finding out the girl you're in love with has has a hideous back tattoo. Digressions include surviving the Subaru allegations, a new psychological diagnosis for boring people, and considering whether straight men have the capacity to yearn. This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Kylie Finnigan and edited by Livi Burdette. To support the podcast on Patreon and access 50+ bonus episodes, mediasodes, and more, visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today.
Transcribe →The Ancient Art of Being Woman'd
May 2001:31:21Tap to summarizeJulia and Eliza reconvene for a long-overdue Girlboss Summit where they discuss two iconic indigenous women who survived by any means necessary: La Malinche and Sacagawea. Together the girlies explore the forgotten role of female translators in building the New World and investigate the fine line between traitor and victim. Digressions include society's rampant Michael Jackson psychosis, concert makeout etiquette, and celebs who are immune to being Woman'd. This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Kylie Finnigan and edited by Livi Burdette. To support the podcast on Patreon and access 50+ bonus episodes, mediasodes, and more, visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today. SOURCES La Malinche by Carmen Tafolla Malinche by Rosario Castellanos Malintzin's Choices by Camilla Townsend The Westerners: Mythmaking and Belonging on the American Frontier by Megan Kate Nelson Traitor, Survivor, Icon: The Legacy of La Malinche
Transcribe →Does Anyone Know If We Have Flop Tomorrow? *TEASER*
May 1300:07:31Tap to summarizeJulia and Nick explore the dark side of shaking up your life — because sometimes, the shake TAKETH! From accidental military enlistment to having a warrant out for your arrest, they tell the stories of tremendous flops and binchies who rose from the ashes. Digressions include Nick's failed attempt at heterosexuality, a horrifying clown-centric production of Moby Dick, and Kaitlin Bennett x Soho House. This is a teaser for a Patreon-exclusive episode. To listen to the full episode and access over 50 bonus episodes, mediasodes, and our monthly news broadcast What the Hell Sure NEWS, visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today.
Transcribe →But Mama, He's Mormon
May 601:07:26Tap to summarizeJulia is back with another solo episode to address some of your most pressing dilemmas: Should I convert to Mormonism for a man? Is beefing with my therapist warranted? Can I quit my job and be a stay at home girlfriend? Digressions include hearing out Clavicular, the abhorrent return of heroin chic, and RHORI providing some much needed diva representation. This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Kylie Finnigan and edited by Livi Burdette. To support the podcast on Patreon and access 50+ bonus episodes, mediasodes, and more, visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today.
Transcribe →And You Did It at My Paddock! w/ Nick & Chase *UNLOCKED FROM PATREON*
Apr 2901:15:46Tap to summarizeJulia is joined by cacklers Nick and Chase for their very first venture into the cursed depths of Reddit's Am I The Asshole. Horrors include: a husband's mysterious gaycation to Ibiza, a black market Labubu deal, a fuckboi horse with navy blue hay, and a man who is enchanted by his server's gongerous scalp. Plus, Chase's formative years herding sheep in Arizona, the sacred right to be rude at work, and personal legal drama… ALLEGEDLY! For more Nick and Chase, check out their podcast Mumbling and Cackling! This episode was originally released on January 14, 2026 as a Patreon exclusive, and we're unlocking it for you to make the most of the extra week in April. Become a patron today to support the show, keep us ad-free and unlock our backlog of over 50 bonus episodes at patreon.com/binchtopia.
Transcribe →My Water Broke, Call the MUA! w/ Nick & Chase *TEASER*
Apr 2200:06:20Tap to summarizeJulia is joined by cacklers Nick and Chase for another descent into Am I The Asshole and your IDGAF workplace moments. Essential questions include: can I neuter my neighbor's cat if he's wearing a Cuban link? What if Sky Ferreira drops an album while my wife is giving birth? At what point can one be jealous of a horse? And so much more! For more Nick and Chase, check out their podcast Mumbling and Cackling! This is a teaser for a Patreon-exclusive episode. To listen to the full episode and access over 50 bonus episodes, mediasodes, and our monthly news broadcast What the Hell Sure NEWS, visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today.
Transcribe →Enshitted on 'Em
Apr 1501:30:24Tap to summarizeIs everything getting worse? Well, yes! Julia and Nick break down enshittification, planned obsolescence, and the long history of things being made worse on purpose. From disposable culture to Facebook AI slop, they break down how we've all been conditioned to waste our time and money while being trained to expect basically nothing in return. Digressions include the implications of boyfriends entering the girls' rag hang unannounced, a brief stay in frog paradise, and the AI fridge that watches your baby. This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Kylie Finnigan and edited by Livi Burdette. To support the podcast on Patreon and access 50+ bonus episodes, mediasodes, and more, visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today. SOURCES Enshittification by Cory Doctorow How the Deadly 1918 Flu Pandemic Brought Dixie Cups to Easton Made to Break: Technology and Obsolescence in America by Giles Slade OFFICIALS EXPLAIN WAR SAVINGS PLAN; McAdoo and Vanderlip Open $2,000,000,000 Campaign at "Frugality Dinner." DIRECTORS THEIR GUESTS Speakers Predict National Response to the Appeals of These Patriotic Business Leaders. Pierre Bourdieu, Distinction, A Social Critique on the Judgement of Taste, 1984 Prospect Theory: An Analysis of Decision under Risk Pushbutton Magic - 1948 The Age of Enshittification The Waste Makers Toward a Throw-Away Culture. Consumerism, 'Style Obsolescence' and Cultural Theory in the 1950s and 1960s Understaffing as a form of enshittification 1956 Frigidaire Refrigerator ice box Commercial
Transcribe →Everything is Reagan's Fault
Apr 101:48:31Tap to summarizeJulia and Eliza finally confront the question: is Ronald Reagan responsible for all the world's evils? To investigate, the girlies delve into Reaganomics, the groundbreaking idea to give rich people more money, and trace how its legacy has trickled down into the capitalist swamp we all wade through today. The girlies also examine Reagan's abysmal impact on human life including his murderously indifferent AIDS response, his systematic defunding of welfare, his IDGAF environmental policies, and many other evils. Digressions include Eliza's upcoming consultation with a pet psychic, Australians getting mad at vowels, and a callback to Nancy the throat goat. To support the podcast on Patreon and access 50+ bonus episodes, mediasodes, and more, visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today. This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Kylie Finnigan and edited by Livi Burdette. ADDITIONAL READINGS Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion How a Historian Uncovered Ronald Reagan's Racist Remarks to Richard Nixon Killing Asylum: How Decades of U.S. Policy Ravaged Central America Ronald Reagan Made Central America a Killing Field The Cold War 's Last Battlefield: Reagan, the Soviets and Central America THE IRAN-CONTRA REPORT: Chronology; After 13 Years of Hide-and-Seek, a Bitter Chapter of U.S. History Ends The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander The war on drugs, explained When Oliver North avoided prison time for his role in the Iran-contra scandal You're Wrong About Podcast: Iran-Contra SOURCES A Timeline of HIV and AIDS A troublesome legacy: The Reagan Administration's conservation and renewable energy policy A Snapshot of Federal Student Loan Debt Actor's Illness Helped Reagan To Grasp AIDS, Doctor Says Aid To Dependent Children: The Legal History Conservative Transition in American Social Policy Decades of Distortion: The Right's 30-year Assault on Welfare FAIRNESS OF REAGAN'S CUTOFFS OF DISABILITY AID QUESTIONED How Ronald Reagan's Time at General Electric Pushed Him to Conservatism How Ronald Reagan Tried to Shrink Government Spending Looking Back On When President Reagan Fired The Air Traffic Controllers Presidential Approval Ratings — Gallup Historical Statistics and Trends Proposed cuts to public housing threaten a repeat of the 1980s' housing crisis Reaganomics and the Welfare State Reagan Administration's Chilling Response to the AIDS Crisis Ronald Reagan and the Commitment of the Mentally Ill REAGAN DEFENDS FINANCING FOR AIDS Reagan, Deregulation and America's Exceptional Rise in Health Care Costs Reagan Order Defines Drug Trade as Security Threat, Widens Military Role Reagan Was a Disaster for the Labor Movement. A Second Trump Term Could Be Worse. Republicans view Reagan, Trump as best recent presidents Ronald Reagan and the Politics of Declining Union Organization Ronald Reagan From the People's Perspective: A Gallup Poll Review Ronald Reagan Has Shaped U.S. Labor Law for Decades Ronald Reagan's Legacy: The Rise of Student Loan Debt in America Ronald Reagan: Life Before the Presidency Ronald Reagan on economics and political parties, 1962 Ronald Reagan's shameful legac...
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