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Critical Whimsy

Critical Whimsy

Meet Cat and Russell. Two thirty somethings trying to make sense of the world. With a lot of fear and a lot of heart they dive into headlines, emotions and concepts. Finding out what being human means and how to navigate intellect and soul.

society & culture personal journals

All Episodes

00:53:42

41. What's wrong with being a feminist?

Critical Whimsy ·

2022/03/01

Russ and Cat get earnest and discuss femininity. Russ does research and Cat casually recounts a few traumatic incidences.

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00:37:57

40. From the con to the kill

Critical Whimsy ·

2022/02/22

From the team worrying about being swindled to suspecting Cat's brain is sizzled, adulting has never so hard.

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00:38:34

39. The Dimsy Whimsy

Critical Whimsy ·

2022/02/15

With a bad word play to mark the gang discussing con people and the recent Netflix craze 'The Tinder Swindler.' We have to ask ourselves... Does adulting involve itself in true crime fever? The answer is Yes.

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00:47:49

38. Friends fight

Critical Whimsy ·

2022/02/08

An episode about not telling someone that you are fighting with them. Cat and Russ get fully self indulgent about boundaries and bitching.

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00:47:38

37. Welcome to the pain game

Critical Whimsy ·

2022/02/01

It's as toxic as the blame game. In an episode where Cat and Russ argue about who has the best pain management skills. The question remains. How do we deal with pain. Trigger warning. Episode deals with topics around addiction. Sex and suicide. Avoid if you or a loved one are in a difficult place.

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00:37:18

36. Woke me up up before you no no

Critical Whimsy ·

2022/01/25

Two agreeable left leaning types, discuss woke culture. This conversation brings up the eternals. How not woke it is. Cat brings up the most controversial superhero film of all time.

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00:36:02

35. Who are you in 2022?

Critical Whimsy ·

2022/01/18

The team are back. They discuss how to adult in a new year. Russ wants to reignite some old friendships. Cat expresses doubt. Cat discusses her new hobby which Russ feels has certain ridiculous requirements.

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00:42:15

34. The reindeer in the room

Critical Whimsy ·

2021/12/14

Russ and Cat discuss Christmas and how to survive it. Russ believes in inebriating through the pain which leads to one of the gangs most epic debates over drugs and devilsdorping.

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00:37:41

33. The label story

Critical Whimsy ·

2021/12/07

Gather round CWs. This week Russ discusses an experience in label etiquette. Cat worries that her worship of labels will lead to an nihilistic existence.

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00:42:35

32. Safe Spaces

Critical Whimsy ·

2021/11/30

Welcome to the safe space! What, why and where. The team goes everywhere.

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00:44:25

31.Tilting at windmills

Critical Whimsy ·

2021/11/23

Russ and Cat have been known to chase waterfalls. This week they make an exception and tilt at windmills.

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00:48:53

30. The heart wants what the head needs.

Critical Whimsy ·

2021/11/16

Russ and Cat go heart to head and head to heart in an episode about the headache of heartache.

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00:59:13

29. Boobs bargaining for boundaries

Critical Whimsy ·

2021/11/09

Cat discovered the interpretative communication of finger guns. Russ is ok with it and explains why. The team discuss boundaries and Cat assures Russ she's ok she didn't crack an invite to Dune Date.

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00:48:29

28. Where is the line?

Critical Whimsy ·

2021/11/02

The team gets very intense and shouty about recent media events. They revisit cancel culture, Chapelle and J.K. The talk is hot when the land is scorched.

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00:50:54

27. Winchesters hold me back

Critical Whimsy ·

2021/10/26

Russ and Cat take on the dead. Intellectually Cat reminisces about the ghosts of days past. As for Russ, 'he ain't afraid of no ghosts.'

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00:50:46

26. Dare to Date

Critical Whimsy ·

2021/10/19

Russ and Cat suffer from ptsd remembering the dates from hell. Who needs love when you have schadenfreude?

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00:58:46

25. The art of the miscalculation of masculinity

Critical Whimsy ·

2021/10/12

Russ and Cat decide there is no topic they can't tackle. So they discuss masculinity. Karening out, finding yourself. It's pretty left bros.

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00:59:45

24. Geeks versus nerds debate

Critical Whimsy ·

2021/10/05

In a fight for the crown of nothing, Russ and Cat go head to head. Fist to heart. Star wars to social commentary.

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00:49:25

23. The kids were never alright

Critical Whimsy ·

2021/09/28

The team reflect on childhood bullying experiences with the expected trepidation and ruefulness. It's all good because Cat and Russ promote their first product. And it's literally water.

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00:53:31

22. The stalker in the Rand

Critical Whimsy ·

2021/09/21

This week we discover that Russ and Cat have made some poor relationship decisions. They bond over a shared appreciation of being stalked by people from Randfontein.

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