Episode 19: Staying Sane in a World Gone to Shit, Part 2

Episode 19: Staying Sane in a World Gone to Shit, Part 2

How do you cope with the world around you? Katie and Caitlin get into it again!

Episode 18: Staying Sane When the World's Gone to Shit, part 1

How do you keep yourself grounded while the world burns?

Episode 17: Millennial Optimism with a Dash of Leslie Knope

In the words of U.S. Rep. Sarah McBride (D-Delaware), we're in a slingshot moment in history [https://www.npr.org/2024/11/06/nx-s1-5181828/representative-elect-mcbride-hopes-harris-defeat-is-a-slingshot-moment]. How do we, the regular folk, make an impact? These two eternally optimistic millennials show you the way. Featuring: * Leslie Knope [https://parksandrecreation.fandom.com/wiki/Leslie_Knope], "Parks & Recreation" * Amanda's Mild Takes [https://www.instagram.com/amandasmildtakes/] * Emily in Your Phone [https://substack.com/@emilyinyourphone]& "Democracy in Retrograde" [https://bookshop.org/p/books/democracy-in-retrograde-how-to-make-changes-big-and-small-in-our-country-and-in-our-lives-emily-amick/e3758f2959e47970?ean=9781668053485&next=t] * Ben Sheehan [https://substack.com/@bensheehan] & "What Does the Constitution Actually Say? [https://bookshop.org/p/books/what-does-the-constitution-actually-say-a-non-boring-guide-to-how-our-democracy-is-supposed-to-work-ben-sheehan/0af581bd67ddba26?ean=9780762489053&next=t]" * Undue Medical Debt [https://unduemedicaldebt.org/] And more!

Episode 16: Two Lefties Walk into a Bar

Get to know your Who Has Time For This? hosts Caitlin and Katie: where they came from, what they stand for today, and how their upbringing, education, media consumption, and more have come to shape their political beliefs. Normalize having these kinds of conversations with YOUR friends and family!

Episode 15: Why Can't We Have Nice Things? (Yes, this is about Stranger Things)

Well, for better for for worse, Stranger Things has ended. Join us as we delve into the faults of its ending and how they tie in to bigger societal issues, such as: * Capitalism’s war on authentic art, and how this has led to the general acceptance of slop media * Casual misogyny, and how viewing women and girls as objects rather than complex individuals leads to their dehumanization by boys and men * Liberal homophobia, and how performative activism does not equal good representation * How our society allows people with certain levels of privilege to easily avoid responsibility for their actions ----------------------- If you are feeling suicidal, call 988 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: https://www.samhsa.gov/mental-health/suicidal-behavior/resources [https://www.samhsa.gov/mental-health/suicidal-behavior/resources] The Trevor Project 24/7 suicide prevention and crisis support: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ [https://www.thetrevorproject.org/] National Domestic Violence Hotline (USA): https://www.thehotline.org/ [https://www.thehotline.org/] ------------------------- Follow us for more: Instagram: @whohastimeforthispodcast YouTube: @whohastimeforthispodcast ------------------------- Sources: https://youtu.be/bqVlyU5X9bU?si=wpj7GnMWgWt0slr6 [https://youtu.be/bqVlyU5X9bU?si=wpj7GnMWgWt0slr6] Stranger Things ruined its legacy: everything everywhere https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dBq_FWPiRo&list=LL&index=12 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dBq_FWPiRo&list=LL&index=12] Explaining why everyone hates stranger things now if you’re employed and wanna know the tea: Amanda Todhunter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNXzMZfTUqk&t=4625s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNXzMZfTUqk&t=4625s] Stranger Things Finale: Rewatch Room Podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIA1jeOyZKY [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIA1jeOyZKY] Stranger Things 5 Was A Complete Mess: loser sits by herself https://www.tumblr.com/bylerse10/804577247767969792/hi-duffers-i-have-some-questions-for-you?source=share [https://www.tumblr.com/bylerse10/804577247767969792/hi-duffers-i-have-some-questions-for-you?source=share] List of 130 plot holes after the finale: bylerse10 https://writtenbyellis.substack.com/p/how-capitalism-ruined-the-arts [https://writtenbyellis.substack.com/p/how-capitalism-ruined-the-arts] How Capitalism Ruined the Arts: Ellis J. Sutton https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRalWMsngS8 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRalWMsngS8] How Capitalism Rots Art- Krysis https://granta.com/the-woman-dies/ [https://granta.com/the-woman-dies/] The Woman Dies by Aoko Matsuda, translated by Polly Barton https://www.tumblr.com/buckleybeat/805211136061472768/when-the-writers-botch-the-protagonists-internal?source=share [https://www.tumblr.com/buckleybeat/805211136061472768/when-the-writers-botch-the-protagonists-internal?source=share] When writers botch the protagonists internal conflicts: Buckleybeat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUXEB3Fqg88&list=LL&index=2 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUXEB3Fqg88&list=LL&index=2] Stranger Things' homophobic humiliation of Will Byers and the Byler fandom (queerbaiting + more): Ronald Off The Record https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwXi_3YdQNM [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwXi_3YdQNM] “He was my BEST friend, and that was the worst part” In Defense of Byler: Alieann https://www.tumblr.com/chocolatemilkbear/804583952894558208/here-is-a-large-compilation-of-netflix-stranger?source=share [https://www.tumblr.com/chocolatemilkbear/804583952894558208/here-is-a-large-compilation-of-netflix-stranger?source=share] Evidence of queerbait marketing: chocolatemilkbear https://www.tumblr.com/rhiannonwinterphoenix/804505743491465216/hi-byler-fans-i-dont-usually-post-here-but-i?source=share [https://www.tumblr.com/rhiannonwinterphoenix/804505743491465216/hi-byler-fans-i-dont-usually-post-here-but-i?source=share] 100 year old story about being tolerated, not accepted: Rhianonwinterphoenix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEDImJpBy38&list=LL&index=7 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEDImJpBy38&list=LL&index=7] ONE LAST ADVENTURE- A quick crashout: Van the Vicious https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2skM4Nz_ABQ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2skM4Nz_ABQ] The Stranger Things Finale Interviews are Worse Than The Ending: Emily Butler https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IeufUdJqyk [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IeufUdJqyk] They Sabotaged Their Own Show...(Stranger Things Documentary): MarinaMinus1