Podcast
Sad Girl Syllabus
Hosted by Bethany Tabor and Mary Thompson · EN
A commentary on media through the ages by two girls, too sad.
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Vibe Check: The Astrology of 2023 with Erin Redwing
Dec 8, 202201:22:45Tap to summarizeSad Girl Syllabus is back with an end-of-the-year special with astrologer Erin Redwing of Planet IX Astrology. Erin joins us for a conversation about astrology, her spiritual journey, and her predictions for 2023. In her year ahead forecast, she covers the major players Saturn in Pisces, Pluto in Aquarius, Jupiter in Taurus, and the North Node in Aries. The vibes are neither good nor bad, but a secret third thing…Related Articles:The Astrology of Money: Bitcoin and the Aquarian TechnocalypseErin Redwing:youtube.com/realizingerinTikTok: @realizingerinTwitter: @realizingerinPlanet IX Astrology:Planet-ix.visionTikTok: @planet.ix.astrologyInstagram: @planet.ix.astrologyShop the Planet IX store: https://planet-ix.vision/collections/all
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Say 'I want to go to the World's Fair' 3 times fast
Oct 27, 202201:21:57Tap to summarizeThe finale of our spooky anniversary season is here! Just in time for Halloween, the Sad Girls are discussing two internet-centered films, Pulse (2006) and We’re All Going to the World’s Fair (2021), and explore how they fit into the Folk Horror canon. How do internet-native urban legends shift our perception of folklore today?
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Men of Candy
Oct 20, 202200:58:56Tap to summarizeAs Halloween creeps closer, Bethany and Mary invoke spirits and monsters while discussing folk horror in the Candyman films (1992 & 2021) and The Skeleton Key (2005). Each film approaches the legacy and stain of slavery in the US, and the terrors that continue to stem from it.
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Noisy Spirits
Oct 13, 202201:32:21Tap to summarizeThis week the Sad Girls scare themselves. Bethany and Mary watched The Ring (2002) and Poltergeist (1982) so you don’t have to! Tune in for our takes on both films, the way they draw on folklore, and for some bonus ghost stories.Become a patron: https://patreon.com/sadgirlsyllabus
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The Sad Bitch Project
Oct 7, 202201:31:57Tap to summarizeThe Sad Bitch Project In October of 2022, two podcasters disappeared into the woods while recording a podcast…
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The Wicker Men
Sep 28, 202201:03:31Tap to summarizeWelcome to the most wonderful time of the year, listeners! We’re celebrating the best way we know how, by talking about horror movies. But not just any kind of horror, we’re delving into folk horror and exploring what makes the genre so disturbing. This week we’re watching both versions of The Wicker Man (1973 and 2006), the first film that comes to mind when we think of folk horror.Become a patron: https://patreon.com/sadgirlsyllabus
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Hostile Hostel Holidays
Sep 15, 202201:12:53Tap to summarizeIn the last leg of Sad Girls Abroad, Bethany and Mary discuss the turn to horror in the movies Hostel and Midsommar. What’s an American to do when they run into an ancient European cult? The girls discuss the depiction of American exceptionalism amid horror, ritual, and more.Warning: There are discussions of gore and vomit throughout this episode, specifically from 6 min to 46 minute mark, as well as references to violence throughout.Sign up for our newsletter: https://sadgirlsyllabus.com Become a Patron: https://patreon.com/sadgirlsyllabus
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Dickie Greenleaf Must D¡e
Sep 8, 202201:07:55Tap to summarizeThis week the Sad Girls are watching the genre-defining summer holidaze film The Talented Mr. Ripley. Bethany and Mary discuss all the reasons why this is the best expression of “Americans Abroad,” the pillars of the Sad Girl Pantheon (Jude Law, Matt Damon, Philip Seymour Hoffman), how this movie could be defined as Dark Call Me By Your Name, all while doing what we do best: go on tangents.Sign up for our newsletter: https://sadgirlsyllabus.com Become a Patron: https://patreon.com/sadgirlsyllabus
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Dakota Johnson and the Endless European Holiday
Aug 25, 202200:58:32Tap to summarizeThe Sad Girls stay in the sun as moods get darker in Luca Guadagnino’s A Bigger Splash. Bethany and Mary discuss the film’s rising (sexual) tensions, refugees and xenophobia, and confronting the villan you’ve become. Plus, pools and Dakota Johnson.
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The Lost Sad Girls
Aug 18, 202201:03:43Tap to summarizeSomething about the hot sun, the endless hours on the beach that makes the European Holiday take a turn… This week Bethany and Mary discuss Elena Ferrante’s “The Lost Daughter,” an iconic beach read and film directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal. The story uses the summer trip as a backdrop to exploring the darker sides of self and we ponder what it means to be a sad-girl-turned-sad-woman.Book discussed: The Lost Daughter by Elena FerranteSign up for our newsletter: https://sadgirlsyllabus.com/Become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/sadgirlsyllabus
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