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She's a Disaster!
Hosted by Autumn, Cat, and Yvie · EN
Join Autumn, Cat, and Yvie as they talk about the world's disasters: emotionally unavailable romantic partners, the zombie apocalypse, pandemics, and more! You will laugh, maybe cry, and share your own #shesadisaster moments.
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Out of Pocket(s)
Oct 28, 202101:17:56Tap to summarizeIn this week's episode, the disaster squad discusses the clothing industry....again! But this time we are talking about gendered clothing, misogyny in clothing design, and POCKETS. Why does women's clothing cheap out on the pockets?? Is it a conspiracy from the handbag industry? (Yes). As always, Cat has a lot of feelings and is gonna share them. Sources: https://medium.com/verve-up/the-bewildering-and-sexist-history-of-womens-pockets-1edf3a98117 https://www.vox.com/2016/9/19/12865560/politics-of-pockets-suffragettes-women
Transcribe →The Inimitable Cleopatra
Sep 11, 202101:12:57Tap to summarizeLittle Caesar's mom has got it goin' on!!!! In this episode, Autumn takes you on another adventure. This time we're headed to ancient Egypt to spend some time with Cleopatra and friends. Hear all about her love of rugs, pranks, and wine. Our kind of lady! Also, in true SAD pod fashion, we forgot to tell you to follow us on Instagram at @shesadisasterpod, follow on Twitter @realSADpod, follow on TikTok @shesadisaster, and send your disaster relief questions to shesadisasterpod@gmail.com. Sources: https://www.businessinsider.com/10-historical-figures-you-dont-know-enough-about-2014-5 https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/cleopatra https://www.history.com/news/10-little-known-facts-about-cleopatra https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptolemy_I_Soter https://www.artic.edu/exhibitions/1843/when-the-greeks-ruled-egypt-after-alexander-the-great https://www.britannica.com/biography/Julius-Caesar-Roman-ruler https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pompey-the-great-assassinated https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ptolemy-XIII-Theos-Philopator https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ptolemy-XII-Auletes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsinoe_IV https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Antony#Antony_and_Cleopatra
Transcribe →One Size Fits None
Aug 24, 202101:22:39Tap to summarizeRaise your hand if you've been personally victimized by Forever21. In this episode, Cat takes you through some of the tomfoolery that is the women's clothing industry. We talk about the racism, classism, and fatphobia that are so integral to the industry, and biiiiiiiiiii you KNOW we talk about sizing and how jacked up that is. This episode is an ode to you and those jeans that you agonized over ordering only for them to not fit even a little bit. Sources: https://www.seamwork.com/magazine/2016/01/the-origins-of-clothing-sizes https://earth.org/fast-fashions-detrimental-effect-on-the-environment/ https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/plus-size-fast-fashion-sustainability https://time.com/3532014/women-clothing-sizes-history/ https://medium.com/sizolution/a-brief-history-of-sizing-systems-aee6bd066834 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/08/11/the-absurdity-of-womens-clothing-sizes-in-one-chart/ https://www.today.com/style/jeans-don-t-fit-here-s-explanation-inconsistency-women-s-t100419 https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2016/may/10/survey-finds-that-78-of-models-in-fashion-adverts-are-white https://featurefemale.com/one-size-fits-small-fatphobia-in-the-fashion-industry/ https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/news/a18375/plus-sized-models/ https://fashionista.com/2016/06/what-is-fast-fashion https://anzasablog.wordpress.com/2019/05/27/department-stores-and-the-black-freedom-movement-workers-consumers-and-civil-rights-from-the-1930s-to-the-1980s/ https://www.vox.com/the-goods/22229054/department-stores-black-america-marshall-field https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2021/jan/18/racial-profiling-minorities-shop-online-in-stores https://www.racked.com/2018/6/5/17405732/inclusive-sizing-plus-expanded-sizes
Transcribe →People Pleasing: Just Say No!
Aug 5, 202101:17:04Tap to summarizeHey besties, do you have a hard time saying no? Do you feel pressure to always default to what other people want? Well, you may be a people pleaser. Is it good? Is it bad? How about you listen to find out. Autumn takes you through people-pleasing tendencies, their consequences, and ways that you can break the people-pleasing pattern in your own behavior. Turns out this pod consists of three people pleasers (in recovery, obvi). That in itself is a disaster, honey. Sources: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/peaceful-parenting/202011/the-underpinnings-people-pleasing https://thriveglobal.com/stories/are-women-pressured-into-unhealthy-people-pleasing/ https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/why_it_doesnt_pay_to_be_a_people_pleaser https://www.jmu.edu/counselingctr/self-help/relationships/people-pleasing.shtml https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/what-mentally-strong-people-dont-do/201708/10-signs-youre-people-pleaser https://theoverwhelmedbrain.com/plight-people-pleaser/ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-truth-about-peopleple_b_8333166
Transcribe →No (Cervical) Cap
Jul 15, 202101:11:29Tap to summarizeWoohoo! We are back, baby! Season 2: new season, same disaster content. To kick off this brand new season, Yvie is breaking down the history of contraception (mostly in the US) and how our society is a bit of a disaster when it comes to sexual and reproductive health. Those ancient birth control methods though?? As Yvie would say: WILD. Sources: 1. https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/contraceptive-justice-why-we-need-male-pill/2012-02 2. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/pill-anthony-comstocks-chastity-laws/ 3. https://www.mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/1038/comstock-act-of-1873 4. https://embrywomenshealth.com/history-of-contraception-its-evolution-in-america/ 5. https://www.plannedparenthood.org/files/1514/3518/7100/Pill_History_FactSheet.pdf 6. https://www.pandiahealth.com/resources/birth-control-throughout-history/ 7. https://law.jrank.org/pages/24655/New-York-v-Sanger-Door-Opened.html 8. https://www.ourbodiesourselves.org/book-excerpts/health-article/a-brief-history-of-birth-control/ 9. https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/birth-control 10. https://www.singlecare.com/blog/male-birth-control-options/ 11. https://www.healthline.com/health/birth-control/male-birth-control-options 12. https://www.vice.com/en/article/pax95m/the-husband-stitch-real-stories-episiotomy
Transcribe →The Big Evil, or Whatever
May 13, 202101:10:32Tap to summarizeHave you ever thought about how dangerously close we are to a dystopia? No? Well, you're gonna! In this episode Cat takes you through some of the most common dystopian tropes and shows how we see them in our society today. I know what you're thinking...yes, this will relate back to capitalism. Get psyched! Sources: https://allthetropes.fandom.com/wiki/Dystopia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utopian_and_dystopian_fiction#:~:text=Half%2DLife%20series.-,History%20of%20dystopian%20fiction,a%20response%20to%20utopian%20fiction. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineteen_Eighty-Four#Plot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Handmaid%27s_Tale#Plot_summary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunger_Games https://www.bustle.com/p/the-history-of-the-dystopian-novel-actually-begins-with-a-book-about-the-perfect-society-7554444 https://electricliterature.com/the-rise-of-dystopian-fiction-from-soviet-dissidents-to-70s-paranoia-to-murakami/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fahrenheit_451#Plot_summary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uglies#Plot https://www.townandcountrymag.com/style/beauty-products/a33395427/cosmetic-procedure-hoarding-during-coronavirus-pandemic/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Black_Mirror_episodes#Series_1_(2011) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ready_Player_One#Plot https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133093/ https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200430110321.htm#:~:text=The%20implant%20system%20for%20the,osseointegration%20(osseo%20%3D%20bone). https://massivesci.com/notes/smart-contact-lens-google-glass-eyes-eyewear/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Giver#Plot
Transcribe →Gaslighting: the Deceit of it All!
Apr 23, 202101:13:45Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Yvie talks about gaslighting, what it looks like, and how it came to be. If you ever wanted to hear Yvie give a dramatic movie monologue, this is the episode for you! And as a bonus, you get to learn more about different kinds of gaslighting and how to recognize them in your own life. Sources: Gaslight (1944) The movie https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/gaslighting#:~:text=Political%20gaslighting&text=Examples%20include%20downplaying%20or%20hiding,divert%20attention%20from%20important%20events. https://www.thehealthy.com/family/relationships/gaslighting-examples/ https://www.aconsciousrethink.com/6766/gaslighting-examples/
Transcribe →That's Bat on Bat!
Apr 2, 202101:08:16Tap to summarizeLet's get batty! In this episode, Autumn informs us all about how bats are kind of a disaster (especially when one gets trapped in your bedroom). Learn about some cultural bat beliefs, a few of the diseases they carry, and experience Autumn retelling a traumatic event. All in all, a standard episode. Sources: https://www.doi.gov/blog/13-facts-about-bats https://www.britannica.com/animal/bat-mammal#ref252421 https://www.cdc.gov/rabies/bats/index.html https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/bats-evolution-history-180974610/#:~:text=Some%20of%20the%20oldest%20known,dinosaurs%2066%20million%20years%20ago. https://www.verywellhealth.com/whats-so-bad-about-bats-1958985 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_virome https://www.batworlds.com/bats-in-popular-culture/#:~:text=Bats%20in%20Human%20Culture,back%20very%20far%20in%20history.&text=In%20a%20tricky%20situation%20the,at%20night%20in%20the%20dark. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat#Cultural_significance https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/animals/bats.shtml https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_uses_of_bats https://www.bu.edu/cecb/bat-lab-update/bats/bat-facts-and-folklore/
Transcribe →That's So Rabies!
Mar 19, 202101:17:29Tap to summarizeSaddle up and get ready. In this week's episode, learn about Cat's favorite virus, rabies. If you are the type of person that's like 'rabies isn't that big of deal, you just get the vaccine and you're gucci, right?' BUCKLE UP, BUTTERCUP. You are NOT gucci. You won't have a good time if you get rabies, but hopefully you will have a good time listening to this pod. Sources: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/rabies/symptoms-causes/syc-20351821 https://www.cdc.gov/rabies/transmission/body.html https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/rabies/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20351826 https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jgv/10.1099/jgv.0.001269 https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/articles/312245-rodney-versus-death https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171011091847.htm#:~:text=%22The%20rabies%20virus%20only%20has,spread%20through%20the%20dog's%20saliva.%22 https://microbiologysociety.org/blog/rabies-virus-can-we-treat-the-untreatable.html https://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/viruses101/is_rabies_really_100_fatal/ https://www.tuckahoevet.com/post/a-history-of-rabies https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6082082/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3444995/#:~:text=Louis%20Pasteur%20developed%20the%20earliest,6%20July%201885%20%5B13%5D. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabies_in_popular_culture
Transcribe →You Gonna Recycle That?
Mar 4, 202101:09:22Tap to summarizeYvie takes you through recycling in America and why it's a full-on disaster. But don't worry, we fix it! The solution involves repurposing the police and us going to the homes of litterers to...spank them? Unconventional, but effective! Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/27/arts/design/recycling-packaging-new-york.html#:~:text=Is%20a%20Mess.-,A%20New%20Bill%20Could%20Clean%20It%20Up.,tab%20could%20offer%20a%20solution.&text=The%20recycling%20business%20in%20America%20is%20in%20a%20heap%20of%20trouble. https://www.recyclingtoday.com/article/paper-packaging-extended-producer-responsibility-approaches/paper-packaging-extended-producer-responsibility-approaches/ https://www.history.com/news/recycling-history-america https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/16/business/local-recycling-costs.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/29/climate/recycling-wrong-mistakes.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/29/climate/recycling-landfills-plastic-papers.html https://www.npr.org/2020/10/12/923066232/reuters-reporter-on-the-rise-of-single-use-plastic-during-the-pandemic https://www.npr.org/2019/08/20/750864036/u-s-recycling-industry-is-struggling-to-figure-out-a-future-without-china https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/21/us/coronavirus-ppe-masks-gloves-environment-hazard-trnd/index.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/25/climate/covid-masks-discarded.html https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jun/08/more-masks-than-jellyfish-coronavirus-waste-ends-up-in-ocean https://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2020/03/13/fix-recycling-america/ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/13/war-on-plastic-waste-faces-setback-as-cost-of-recycled-material-soars
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