The Navel Gaze

How Was Your Weekend?

We return in episode 12 with some unsexy office roleplay to set the stage for an analysis of the white collar workplace, ranging from its mid-century beginnings, its computerized transformation during the new millenium, and to the present day open concept hellscape. Our discussion takes us from Protestant work ethic to ergonomic furniture, office sirens to Dilbert, with a mandatory Navel Gaze detour about a semi-obscure French film. Mix by Gabe including sounds by: Skykicking by Insides A Poem in Braille by dom mino’ Good Sleep by I Am Robot and Proud Butterfly Jam by Purelink Pendulum Man by Bark Psychosis ASMR - Mad Men Office - Soundscape to work/study by Perfect Atmospheres 00:00:37 gazer webinar breakout room 00:09:50 history of the cubicle, mid century modern design, and the Protestant work ethic 00:38:00 playtime, mad men 00:57:17 calling dilbert's manhood into question 01:10:54 severance as a weberian jack off 01:19:15 we taxonomize women in the workplace (office girlies and sirens) 01:42:57 studs’ outro/re: your gazer application

It's a Miracle!

If a star falls in the sky and nobody is around to be moved by it, how bright is its light? This episode, we come to you with the question of miracles. Using a theological and not so theological framework, the first inquiry is the purpose of miracles. Then, 17776 and Syzygy, Beauty align for some intra-pod meaning-making. Wim Wenders’ Wings of Desire offers us an access point to the unified field, and from there on out we bond over woo-woo and shells. Keep your friends close, gazers, so you may share with them the magic of the unnoticed miracles. Mix by Gabe with sounds from: Wings of Desire OST A.C. Marias, Our Dust Jenny Hval, American Coffee Sun's Signature, Golden Air (CUTS Remix) 0:29 Meditating on olives, geriatric podcasting, and shooting stars 17:38 Biblical, Quranic, and Reddit atheist miracles + yoni steaming 42:06 Scissoring, syzygy and sports 1:08:04 Outro: Wings of Desire and David Lynch

Guncle Sam Wants You

In episode 10, we finally reach the end of our heterosexuality suite, climaxing with the contemporary moment. We whet our critical palette with the bland offerings of Red White & Royal Blue, talk child-rearing under patriarchy, and theorize that the 'situationship' signifies parallel deterioration of heterosexual and hagplatonic relations alike. We finish with a discussion of what the hell a futurism even is. 0:29 Intro 16:13 Red, White, & Royal Boooo 35:25 Let’s make a baby? 1:08:33 Heteropessimism makes hags of us all 1:34:13 Queer fut(ch)urism 1:57:56 Outro and Media Recommendations Recorded in October 2024. Resource list for the full suite available here [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ddc20EWNfTGig5uTZVxTV-f-draE75Yzp6pvxALGr-k/edit?usp=drive_link]. This episode's bumpers include: The Trembling of Glass by Rachika Nayar Plainsong by Seefeel New Grass by Talk Talk Dessert by Rei Harakami Cupid De Locke by The Smashing Pumpkins The Moment I Said It by Imogen Heap

The Bottom of Things

What even is sodomy and why does it get people's panties in such a twist? Was Rosie the Riveter a fed? If a tradwife drinks raw milk and nobody is around to film it for TikTok, is she even a girlboss? The answers to all these questions might share more DNA than we thought, enough to warrant a paternity test. Resources will be available in this doc [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ddc20EWNfTGig5uTZVxTV-f-draE75Yzp6pvxALGr-k/edit], which will be updated as we expand this suite of episodes. This episode's bumpers are a marital mix of the following tracks: A Change of Sex by David Motion and Sally Potter The Kiss by David Motion and Sally Potter Bedroom by Mica Levi Just Like You by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross Infinite End by Maxime Denuc Ouverture by Maxime Denuc Timestamps 00:58 zoom divorce court introduction 14:07 the curious case of Mr. Sodom 41:15 transvestigating cisness 59:16 state-sanctioned butchification (or not) 1:31:05 parasocial polycules and outro

We're Gonna Give It to Ya Straight...

Pride month may be drawing to a close, but we’re just getting started. Strap in for a suite of episodes dedicated to dismantling the conjoined constructs broadly known as “gender” and “sexuality”. To kick it off, we present you with episode 8 of the Navel Gaze, in which we have a straight-shootin' discussion about the regime of heterosexuality, its coercive constructs, and the ways we cope. Resources will be available in this doc [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ddc20EWNfTGig5uTZVxTV-f-draE75Yzp6pvxALGr-k/edit?usp=sharing], which will be updated as we expand this suite of episodes. Timestamps 0:00 an introductory explication of the 2011 hit "Born This Way" 11:25 heterosexuality as a regime 35:37 heteropessimism, homosociality, & other copium 1:03:00 what is it about Canadians? A case study of sublimation 1:11:58 gendah realizashuns