Everything is Broken and Nothing Works: Chainsaw Man Edition

We switch up the format to talk about something we like! Or, at least Josh likes! It's the manga Chainsaw Man. Mia has not read the manga, or seen a single panel. So, come with us on a hopefully insightful and hilarious journey to learn why Chainsaw Man is special even if you have also never seen a panel of it before.

We're back for another exciting episode about everyone's favorite quality: laziness. Ever felt guilty about being lazy? Annoyed that someone else was? Let's get into it! Reference: The Racist, Exploitative History of ‘Laziness' by Devon Price https://momentum.medium.com/the-racist-exploitative-history-of-laziness-bb09d8b414dd [https://momentum.medium.com/the-racist-exploitative-history-of-laziness-bb09d8b414dd]

This is our first guest episode starring our friend, Marie Villegas! Marie is a professional in the domestic violence movement, and she shares how young love often goes wrong, resources to help anyone in a harmful relationship, and how each of us can contribute to improving young love for everyone. Key mentioned resource: Love is Respect at https://www.loveisrespect.org/

After a Feb. break to get past a Covid scare, Josh and Mia are back to talk about boredom. And maybe how jobs are designed to crush us until we're all just shy of our breaking points. Maybe. Links for referenced articles: What Does Boredom Do to Us—and for Us? by Margaret Talbot https://www.newyorker.com/culture/annals-of-inquiry/what-does-boredom-do-to-us-and-for-us [https://www.newyorker.com/culture/annals-of-inquiry/what-does-boredom-do-to-us-and-for-us] In the social distancing era, boredom may pose a public health threat by Sujata Gupta https://www.sciencenews.org/article/social-distancing-boredom-covid-19-public-health-pandemic [https://www.sciencenews.org/article/social-distancing-boredom-covid-19-public-health-pandemic]

After a holiday break, Josh and Mia are back for a long-winding conversation about who owns the internet, how social media companies get so powerful, and a whole lot more. Links for referenced articles: Who decides what stays on the internet? by Nilay Patel https://www.theverge.com/22225238/trump-social-media-ban-platform-moderation-tech-regulation-daphne-keller-interview [https://www.theverge.com/22225238/trump-social-media-ban-platform-moderation-tech-regulation-daphne-keller-interview]Building the Middle Class of the Creator Economy by Li Jin https://li.substack.com/p/building-the-middle-class-of-the [https://li.substack.com/p/building-the-middle-class-of-the]