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61:50

SSwifties: The Semiotics of White Feminism

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2025/10/23

On today's epi, we rip into Taylor Swift. Why? Because its timely and the release of her newest album has generated a wave of deserved critique. Grab a snack, get behind the wheel or have us in your ears as you do your dishes - either way, we're so happy to be part of your routine! Now, let's gab!

74:40

Hot Takes: From the Altar to Your Algorithm

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2025/09/19

This week K&C talk about current events, including the discourse around public mourning, the nature of political violence, Etsy witches, the Unknown Number doc on Netflix, and Shein using AI renderings of Luigi as a model - it's SO MUCH.

01:04:02

A Tight Little Hour: Conversations on the Use of AI...

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2025/08/24

The use of AI has been steadily gaining traction in the realm of therapy. Today, K&C talk about why this might be the case, and what the outcomes and pitfalls of this course might be. In continuation of our summer series, today's epi is loosey-goosey - we hope you enjoy it!

01:36:24

Craft and Community: The Antidote to the Fast Fashion...

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2025/07/21

This week, K&C yap about fast fashion, the origins of grunge, and the commodification of the aesthetics of subculture (among other things). We have a good time and we hope you do too!

48:15

Love Island x The Stanford Prison Experiment

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2025/07/06

This week, K&C chat about the reality TV phenomenon that is "Love Island". Part dating show, part social experiment, Love Island carries cultural weight even though it's marketed as escapism. The parallels between this show and the Stanford Prison Experiment are highlighted in this episode, and we offer some introductory commentary on the franchise, with special attention to season 7.

02:36:13

The Last of Us, Part Two: The Dark Frontier

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2025/06/23

We are back from summer break with our version of a "heavy-hitter"! This week, K&C continue their deep dive into the video game and TV series franchise, The Last of Us. How much of a chokehold does ideology have in a post-apocalyptic world? We examine how TLOU breaks down binaries, plays with imagery, and weaves thought-provoking narratives into the gameplay.

54:26

Hot Takes: Reality Bites

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2025/04/27

This week, K&C do a little palate cleanser and chat about reality TV and the way it highlights certain discourses in the culture.

01:01:12

The Voice Inside My Head: Blink-182 After 9/11

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2025/04/21

On today’s episode, Kendra delves into her career as a music journalist to bring to light the legacy of blink-182’s 2003 self-titled or “untitled” album. We explore the themes of hope, intimacy, and growing up.

01:30:26

Performative Enlightenment: Examining The White Lotus

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2025/04/15

This week, K&C do another cultural analysis! The White Lotus TV series invites us to think about topics surrounding identity, privilege, class, and healing, among other things. We hope you enjoy this week's chat!

01:44:05

The Last of Us: A Cultural Analysis Part I

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2025/03/30

This week, we take a deep dive into The Last of Us video game and subsequent TV series adaptation. We’ll examine the cultural importance of the narrative, and the permission for philosophical musings granted by the genre. Look for explorations of love, grief, and hope coming through your earholes

01:04:52

Zheng Yi Sao: The Pirate Queen of the South China Sea

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2025/03/26

Today, K&C look into the life story of Zheng Yi Sao, the woman who ruled the seas of South China at the turn of the 19th century.

53:13

Ruby Franke, I Don’t Give a Damn: The Pitfalls of...

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2025/03/10

On today’s episode, we conclude our miniseries on family vlogging by offering commentary on the case of Ruby Franke and Jodi Hildebrandt.

43:31

VARIETY PACK | Introducing… Hot Takes

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2025/03/05

This week, K&C chat about the latest true crime roundup, including the harrowing disappearance of Emily Pike, Casey Anthony’s TikTok foray, Lori Vallow’s jailhouse chat with our grandfather, Keith Morrison, the Gabby Petito case, and much more.

52:26

Meet the Stauffers: The Pitfalls of Family Vlogging...

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2025/02/24

K&C dive into the world of family vlogging by looking into various channels and their downfalls. This week, we kick-off the series with the infamous case of the Stauffer family.

57:38

Cunt Up Your Jets: The Great Glitter Mystery

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2025/02/19

In 2018, The New York Times published an article detailing the multi-billion dollar glitter industry. This interview produced far more questions than answers. Today, K&C look into the material known as “glitter”, and muse about the identity of the world’s single biggest consumer of glitter. Dip your toes into “glittergate” today.

57:16

Orange Sunshine: LSD in the Counterculture

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2025/02/10

From the mass hysteria of the Salem Witch Trials, to experiments at Harvard, LSD has expanded people’s minds and carried weight in the culture for a long time. Join K&C today as they chat about LSD as a tool for the counterculture.

54:04

The Atomic Priesthood

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2025/02/03

In 1983, the Reagan administration signed a bipartisan solution to manage nuclear waste. Part of this endeavour included creating a panel of experts to answer the question: how do we steward information for millennia? Join K&C on today’s episode as we chat about a strange and fascinating footnote of the history of nuclear power.

48:58

Living Deity: Lake Baikal

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2025/01/27

On today's episode, K&C do a little ecological interlude... a mystical palate cleanser, if you will. We dive into the clear yet deep and dark waters of the "Pearl of Siberia", Lake Baikal! Join us as we chat about eco-capital, biodiversity and speciation, USOs, and mythical water dragons!

54:20

VARIETY PACK | World on Fire

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2025/01/21

On this politically charged interlude episode, K & C talk about the LA fires, the price of worshipping capital, cucky Yuckerberg’s painfully obvious play, how a Canadian journalist is exposing MPs and so much more.History, she repeats herself, doesn’t she?

01:27:23

Ransom & Ritual: The Killing of JonBenét Ramsey Part II

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2025/01/13

On part two of our series on the killing JonBenét Ramsey, we look into the strangeness of the ransom note, the price of privilege, some esoterical connections, and key suspects.

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