Julia is joined by bestie of the pod Nick Garros for a wide-ranging and eye-opening Q+A. They discuss the best way to get revenge, the importance of eating beads, advice for getting hit by a car, the time Nick almost killed his grandma, and so much more! 

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The girls go off-the-cuff to discuss some post-election thoughts.

This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Eliza McLamb and edited by Allison Hagan.

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The girlies bring you a silly Election Day episode to distract you from the horrors and feelings of impending doom. They discuss the craziest smear campaigns of elections past, why “our candidate is a great guy to have a beer with” has always been a winning message, and some truly wild political memorabilia from America’s history. Digressions include some wonderful, apolitical headlines from the esteemed Daily Mail and how we’re planning to spend the most stressful day of the last four years. 

This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Eliza McLamb and edited by Allison Hagan. Research assistance from Kylie Finnigan. 

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The Role of Music in the 1840 Campaign of William Henry Harrison

William Harrison: Campaigns and Elections

The Whig Campaign of 1840: The Editorial Policy of George D. Prentice

The Campaign of 1840: William Henry Harrison and Tyler, Too

The New Political History and the Election of 1840 

Political Buttons and the Material Culture of American Politics, 1828-1976 

Whig Women, Politics, and Culture in the Campaign of 1840: Three Perspectives from Massachusetts 

Getting the Message Out: Presidential Campaign Memorabilia from the Collection of Allen A. Frey

Quirky Tools of Past Presidential Campaigns Find a New Audience 

Political Fashion Statements From the 1952 Presidential Campaign 

Women Unite for Ike! 

John Quincy Adams: Campaigns and Elections 

A Brief History of Presidential Campaign Merch 

Cash for kitsch: Let’s talk about campaign merchandise

The Forgotten Joy of 1960 Presidential Campaign Jingles

7 Campaign Gimmicks Used by Presidential Candidates   

Sewing Box, Andrew Jackson, 1828 

6 Presidential Campaign Slogans That Fell Flat 

These Artifacts Show the Best—And Worst—of American Election Ephemera 

Win or Lose: Memorable Presidential Slogans 

Incredible Political Fashion Statements From Past Elections

The Forgotten Joy of 1960 Presidential Campaign Jingles

Why did early presidents not campaign? It’s all modern presidents seem to do  

The Origins of Modern Campaigning 

Edna Mae Phelps Political Collection 

Miniature Log Cabin 

What Ten Artifacts from the Smithsonian Collections Can Tell Us About the Crazy History of American Politics 

The Long Tradition of the Smear Campaign 

“Pulp Fashion”: Paper Dresses of the 1960s

Keep the Ball Rolling

The IKE Dress: Did it Really Deliver its Promise?

William Harrison: Life Before the Presidency 

Vote for Me: West Virginia Political Memorabilia 

Al Smith: Provocative Slogan Button.... 

Jeb Bush Wants to Sell You a $75 Guacamole Bowl 

The girlies get contemplative this spooky season — from pondering listener stories about ghosts and garments to philosophizing about the possibility of maintaining one’s moral code under capitalism. Plus, the most important question of them all: when is the last time we got a new candy?! 

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To celebrate the spooky season, the girlies explore the world of psychics and spiritual mediums. They consider crucial questions such as: are psychics gifted visionaries or just talented scammers? Can ghosts be seen in photographs? Did spirits from the other side really endorse feminism? Is celebrity medium Tyler Henry the only true spiritualist? Digressions include things psychics should under no circumstances be allowed to tell you, our experience with spiritual scams, and one listener’s spooky premonition.

This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Eliza McLamb and edited by Allison Hagan. Research assistance from Penelope Spurr.

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Beyond the Veil: Spiritualism in the 19th Century

Hollywood Medium Tyler Henry Has a Waiting List 600,000 People Long

Inside the Secret Sting Operations to Expose Celebrity Psychics

Man Who Gave Psychics $718,00 ‘Just Got Sucked In’

Mary Lincoln's Seance at the Soldiers' Home

Séances and Spirits: The Spiritual Movement and Tracing Family History

Sensing the Extraordinary

Spiritual Physiologies

Spiritualism in the 19th Century

That’s the Spirit

The Body as Medium in Medieval Art and Culture

The Middle Ages, Ch. 10: Medieval Christian Mysticism

The Middle Ages, Ch. 11: Hildegard of Bingen and Women's Mysticism

Things That Go BUMP in the Parlor: Spiritualism, Lincoln, and a Happy Hallowe'en

Who are ‘spiritual but not religious’ Americans?

The girlies review the most unhinged book they’ve ever read, in which a green-haired liberal is saved from Antifa by a proud MAGA man. Tracking down a copy of this book was a journey in and of itself, but it was worth it — we’ve since become enlightened to the evils of feminism, hair dye, tattoos, and the woke mind virus.

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The girlies wrestle with the phenomenon of the iPad Kid. They delve into the research around child psychology and children’s programming to answer the important questions: Was children’s entertainment always this bad? How detrimental is the iPad to a growing child’s brain, really? And, why can’t you zoom in on things IRL? Digressions include some lovely Fall Behavior and the philosophical musings of one listener that inspired this episode’s title.

This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Eliza McLamb and edited by Allison Hagan. Research assistance from Penelope Spurr.

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Addictive use of digital devices in young children: Associations with delay discounting, self-control and academic performance

Brain Development

Cognitive Development

Do Babies Know the Difference Between FaceTime and TV?

Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?

How Sesame Street Helps Children Learn For Life

How We Got to Sesame Street

I'm Worried About The iPad

Impacts caused by the use of screens during the COVID-19 pandemic in children and adolescents: an integrative review 

“iPad Kids” and the future of early childhood development

“iPad Kids” are Shaping the Future of Education

iPad Kids Are Getting Out of Hand

iPad Kids Generation: The Nightmare of Educators

Letter Responding to Complaint and Request for Investigation

Lola the Cow Song! CoComelon Nursery Rhymes 

Play and Cognitive Development…Operational Perspective of Piaget’s Theory 

Poor student behaviour is forcing teachers out of the profession

Research finds more negative effects of screen time on kids… higher risk of OCD

Screen Media Usage, Sleep Time and Academic Performance in Adolescents

Screen Time and Children

Screen Time….Communication and Problem-Solving Developmental Delay

Screen time and developmental and behavioral problems…NSCH

Sesame Street and Child Development

Sesame Street: King of 8

Self-Organizing Maps Analysis

Something is wrong on the internet

The Origin of Concepts

The “CoComelon” Conundrum: Crack for Kids or Parenting Tool?

The coronavirus pandemic helped boost Apple’s iPad and Mac sales

The lockdown habit that’s hardest to break: using an iPad as a babysitter

The Rise and Fall of Baby Einstein

Television Viewing Patterns in 6- to 18-Month-Olds

The Touch-Screen Generation

Television Viewing Patterns…The Role of Caregiver–Infant Interactional Quality 

The Controversial Kid ASMR Community

The “iPad Kid” Epidemic is More than an Internet Joke

Trends in Screen Time Use Among Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Upgrading Education with Technology: Insights from Experimental Research

What kind of adults will iPad kids be?

Why It’s So Hard to Know What to Do With Your Baby

YouTube's latest hit: neon superheroes, giant ducks and plenty of lycra

Have you ever been so desperate for salvation that you’d pay a farmer’s market white woman $600 for an allegedly life-changing mushroom retreat? Join Julia and Binchtopia favorite Nick Garros for their dramatic retelling of the time they were gaslit into believing they had a spiritual experience and got turned into crabs.

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The girlies read some of your stories about times you were GAGGED. From a mistaken cheer for cancer to a poor girl assisting her own burglary, you guys brought the stories and we brought the laffs.

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The girlies are back with more things they don't understand. Such as... how do GIANT boats float? What the fuck is a nitrate? Why do we have baby teeth? Was Trisha Paytas right all along? And more

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The girlies dive into the world of American talk shows — the modern circus helmed by formidable “experts.” They track the history of syndicated television, the rise of popular figureheads like Dr. Phil and Judge Judy, and interrogate the philosophical carnival that makes these programs simultaneously appealing and horrifying. Digressions include our favorite Instagram Reels creators, and how one listener’s family was ripped apart via the diet terrorism of Dr. Oz.

This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Eliza Mclamb and edited by Allison Hagan. Research assistance from Penelope Spurr.

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Admissible in a Court of Law: dna, paternity, and the talk show

And God Created Oprah

“America’s Doctor” Dr Oz fights back against critics

Bodies Defined and Confined

Don't Be Funny: Litigation is no laughing matter to your clients

Electronic Carnival: spectacularizing talk

Family Experts on Television Talk Shows: Facts, Values, and Half-Truths

E-mails offer glimpse into launch of Dr. Phil-endorsed diet products

Life in the Bleep-Cycle: Inventing Id -TV on the Jerry Springer Show

Nielsen Ratings, 2007

Nobrow Culture

Oprah and The Party Crashers

Televised medical talk shows—what they recommend and the evidence to support their

The Commercial Logic of Vulture Culture: how corporate media shape talk show culture 

The Commodification of Talk Show Culture

The People's Law versus Judge Judy Justice: Two Models of Law in American Reality-Based Courtroom TV

THE TALK SHOW AND THE TERROR OF CONVERSATION

The time Oprah Winfrey beefed with the Texas cattle industry

TV talk show therapy as a distinct genre of discourse

What’s Wrong With Dr. Oz? 

Dr. Oz Shouldn't Be a Senator--or a Doctor.