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Episode 34: Make Everyone Uncomfortable

Alice and Deanna — Fri, 02 Nov 2018 19:17:08 +0000

ANNNNNNNNNGER. Oh, what a topic! Alice and Deanna sit down with author “Rage Becomes Her” author Soraya Chemaly to get the scoop on how anger makes us sick, why that’s extra extra special for women, and the secrets of swearing for your health. Plus, motherhood, anger rooms and SWIMMING PIGS.

ZEE LINKITIES

Buy the book: https://www.amazon.com/Rage-Becomes-Her-Power-Womens/dp/1501189557

Soraya on Twitter: https://twitter.com/schemaly and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sorayachemaly/

The “Rage Becomes Her” playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3ixT7ZzQOrb234jLesuYp5

Swearing Is Good for You: The Amazing Science of Bad Language by Emma Byrne: https://www.amazon.com/Swearing-Good-You-Amazing-Language/dp/1324000287

Eloquent Rage by Brittney Cooper: https://www.amazon.com/Eloquent-Rage-Feminist-Discovers-Superpower/dp/1250112575

Max et Louise: https://www.instagram.com/max_et_louise/

The Swimming Pigs: https://www.instagram.com/theswimmingpigs/

Deanna and her mom at the Phil Collins Show: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo7u31iA0aM/

MUSIC!!!

As ever, we are so grateful to Tacocat for letting us use Shame Spiral as our intro/outro music!!!

And thanks to Scott Holmes for the interstitial happy music: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/Happy_Music/Happy_Ending_1565

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Episode 33: The Worst Soup

Alice and Deanna — Mon, 24 Sep 2018 07:28:26 +0000

Oh good Lord, you want us to tell you what’s in this episode? TRASH. TRASH IS IN THIS EPISODE BECAUSE THE WORLD IS ON FIRE AGAIN. Anyhoo, Alice and Deanna explore their feelings about all the things being trash, which includes talk about sexual assault and harassment, but we don’t discuss anything graphic or in detail. Just the usual trash fire of American politics– this time, the Supreme Court nomination. YMMV.

LINKS LIKE YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE

As ever, we are so grateful to Tacocat for letting us use Shame Spiral as our intro/outro music!!!

Kate Harding: https://www.kateharding.info/

9 Non-Threatening Leadership Strategies for Women
https://thecooperreview.com/non-threatening-leadership-strategies-for-women/

“Open Twitter and find women in agony, talking about how they can’t sleep at night, while the men are still cracking jokes. Can’t say it’s not familiar by now.”
https://twitter.com/hhavrilesky/status/1043165231260753922

“Rage Becomes Her” by Soraya Chemaly
https://www.amazon.com/Rage-Becomes-Her-Power-Womens/dp/1501189557

Pigs swimming video
https://www.facebook.com/JungleVT/videos/731780297184219/

Natural Calm magnesium powder
http://naturalvitality.com/natural-calm/

Hari Kondabolu’s video about “boys will be boys”
https://www.facebook.com/harikondabolu/videos/10154618686128937/

Consent is like tea
http://rockstardinosaurpirateprincess.com/2015/05/01/consent-not-actually-that-complicated-animated/

CBD oil by Restart CBD, Austin
https://restartcbd.com/

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Episode 32: Aggressively Ma’amed (Hello, Season 3!)

Alice and Deanna — Fri, 06 Jul 2018 20:52:39 +0000

Well, hello! Alice and Deanna welcome themselves back from their accidental sabbatical, declaring this episode to be the beginning of Season 3. And that’s not all! They also discuss ’90s fashion, how much the world is going to hell, what’s the worst thing to say to someone in a dark place, why new music is our salvation right now (but note to Beyoncé and Jay-Z, uh, the country is in flames), and what happens when your cardiologist enters the office on his Segway. Plus: delightful things! Show notes and more: leagueofawkwardunicorns.com

PS — You may notice some audio distortion this episode. Our incredibly overpaid sound engineer was asleep on the job, and couldn’t totally make it perfect later, and not that she’s a perfectionist, but SHE BEGS YOUR FORGIVENESS.

ZEE LINKS, OF COOOOUUUURRSE

Lifehacker: Nonbinary People Share Their Advice on Coming Out: https://lifehacker.com/nonbinary-people-share-their-advice-on-coming-out-1827016879

Lifehacker: How To Responsibly Share Information About ICE Raids On Social Media:
https://lifehacker.com/how-to-responsibly-share-information-about-ice-raids-on-1827203452

“So Velveeta isn’t allowed to call itself “cheese” but an unlicensed crisis pregnancy center can pretend to be a medical facility. Okay.” https://twitter.com/mizsant/status/1011633663732342784?lang=en

Pema Chödrön https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8052.Pema_Ch_dr_n

Deanna’s article on Medium:
https://medium.com/@deanna/why-you-are-loved-and-please-reach-out-are-the-crappiest-things-to-post-after-someone-has-died-484eb23d6715

McSweeney’s, 17 Real-Life Would-You-Rathers I, A Woman, Have Had To Ask Myself:
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/17-real-life-would-you-rathers-i-a-woman-have-had-to-ask-myself

The Beyoncé & Jay Z album, “Everything Is Love” https://listen.tidal.com/album/90521280

Janelle Monae!! http://www.jmonae.com/

Father John Misty: https://fatherjohnmisty.com/

Neko Case: https://nekocase.com/
Her interview with Scott Simon: https://www.npr.org/2018/06/09/618496741/neko-case-on-hell-on

Courtney Barnett: https://courtneybarnett.com.au/

The hangry otter: https://www.facebook.com/LADbible/videos/hungry-otter/4674340225946464/

MUSIC!!

As ever, we are so grateful to Tacocat for letting us use Shame Spiral as our intro/outro music!!!

The goose that gave up is a kid’s song, hee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FnVadHLN5c

If you don’t know the other two songs I used, I cannot help you.

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Episode 31: The Universe Said, “Hold My Beer”

Alice and Deanna — Wed, 03 Jan 2018 23:55:47 +0000

Happy stupid new year! Alice and Deanna are reunited, AGAIN! In this episode, we chat about holidays with the family, how “eating” “better” might make us “feel” “better,” and the rollercoaster ride that has been Deanna’s #MeToo life these past few weeks. Note: we talk about sexual harassment/assault/abuse in this episode, and we touch on suicide ideation briefly, but none of it is in graphic detail.

HERE’S YOUR STUPID LINKS

Alice’s other podcast, The Upgrade from Lifehacker

The article Deanna was in: https://www.buzzfeed.com/coralewis/don-hazen

The other article Deanna was in: https://www.thecut.com/2017/11/rebecca-traister-on-the-post-weinstein-reckoning.html

#BoringSelfCare! Hannah Daisy! @makedaisychains on Instagram!

The NYTimes Crosswords app… mmmmm…. ooooooooo… http://www.nytimes.com/crossword‎

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Episode 30: Hangin’ Around, Bangin’ Around with Jaclyn Friedman

Alice and Deanna — Mon, 20 Nov 2017 21:37:01 +0000

We’re delighted to welcome back Jaclyn Friedman, author of the new book “Unscrewed: Women, Sex, Power, and How to Stop Letting the System Screw Us All.” Not timely or anything, AT ALL. We talk about watching porn for science, how sexual liberation is used against women, that men aren’t–as it turns out!–helpless, and that care isn’t a zero-sum game. Plus: how a video about makeup contouring can soothe your feminist soul.

LINKS, PRECIOUSSSSSSSSSS

Jaclyn’s book– BUY IT IN THE IMMEDIATE: https://www.amazon.com/Unscrewed-Women-Power-Letting-System-ebook/dp/B06XR8T5L2/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Alice and Deanna in their matching Saturday flannel.

The video about sex ed in Kenya: https://www.facebook.com/attn/videos/1539611199407667/

Our new cult queen, Sailor J, and her video about contouring: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJaaLXZwmsU

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Episode 29: Nazi-Punching Time (Brought to You by Almond Milk)

Alice and Deanna — Thu, 31 Aug 2017 17:21:16 +0000

Alice and Deanna are back! They talk about self-care when the world is falling apart, Tina Fey’s problematic comedy, all the ways you can help during a crisis, how criticism is nothing like pie, 45’s narcissistic personality disorder, and how bad the word “affirm” sounds.

THE LINKS OF COURSE

Lifehacker podcast, The Upgade: http://lifehacker.com/tag/the-upgrade

Sheetcaking with Tina Fey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVvpXZxXWZU

W Kamau Bell on Stop and Frisk: https://www.facebook.com/FX/videos/4411743380540/

Our episode with A’Driane Nieves: https://leagueofawkwardunicorns.com/episodes/episode-5-dope-as-hell-with-adriane-nieves/

Ask Deanna About Racism But Only If You’re White.com: http://askdeannaaboutracismbutonlyifyourewhite.com/

How to be a radical video: https://youtu.be/ydJOxXzlgQM

Narcissistic personality disorder definition: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissistic_personality_disorder

Our OCD episode: https://leagueofawkwardunicorns.com/episodes/episode-12-i-love-you-shut-up/

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Episode 28: Ultimate White People Shade (with Vu Gandin Le and Sonal Bains)

Alice and Deanna — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 07:24:59 +0000

Alice took a timeout for this episode, while Deanna interviewed two amazing peeps about some really easy, straightforward topics like race, immigration and the white American Dream as they affect mental health. Meet artists Vu Gandin Le and Sonal Bains, who we just can’t stop loving on. Plus, Deanna shares some love for Adobe’s 99U Conference (which is like, SO WHITE of her).

LINKETYYYYYYYYS PRECIOUS

Deanna’s piece on Adobe’s 99U conference: https://medium.com/@deanna/wait-you-can-do-that-a123b921e526

Vu: http://www.christophergandinle.com/

Sonal: https://www.instagram.com/sonalbee/

MUSIC

Intro! Outro! It’s everything! Shame Spiral by Tacocat!!!!!!!!! http://tacocatdotcom.com/

I May Be Trash (But That’s Alright) — Jeff Dickinson https://mp3red.me/14290110/jeff-dickinson-i-may-be-trash-but-that-s-alright.html

You’ll Be Back — Hamilton https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdxLohjwhoQ

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Episode 27: Wandering Womb

Alice and Deanna — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 20:56:32 +0000

Alice and Deanna are back to discuss lots of weird things like being a head in a jar, having a meat suit that needs maintenance, and why money is STUPID. If you’re wondering why we called this episode “Wandering Womb,” wait for it. It gets worse.

Links are coming soon! It’s a crazy week!! -dz

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Episode 26: Who’s Gonna Want Me? (with W. Kamau Bell)

Alice and Deanna — Thu, 04 May 2017 17:38:27 +0000

Alice and Deanna chat with the estimable W. Kamau Bell, stand-up comic, television host, podcaster, and now author of a new memoir. We talk about growing up awkward, the search for finding your identity when all you’re into is watching TV and sitting, and how your mom can change your life. Plus: delightful things, and why the word “thee” doesn’t belong in a pop song. Period.

ALL THE LINKS, ALLLL THE TIME

Kamau’s book! The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell: http://amzn.to/2p9tewR

United Shades of American on CNN: http://www.cnn.com/shows/united-shades-of-america

Politically Reactive: https://www.politicallyreactive.com/

Denzel Washington Is The Greatest Actor Of All Time Period: http://www.earwolf.com/show/denzel-washington/

Longest Shortest Time episode: http://longestshortesttime.com/episode-88-w-kamau-bell-asks-his-mom-about-sex/

Totally Biased: http://www.wkamaubell.com/totally-biased/

Deanna’s favorite person-on-the-street clip: https://www.facebook.com/FX/videos/4411743380540/

The Second City in Chicago: http://www.secondcity.com/

Questlove segment on the Tonight Show: http://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/video/w-kamau-bell-gets-mistaken-for-questlove-everywhere-he-goes/3510017

Diana Ross: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/diana-ross-new-york-city-center-five-night-engagement_us_58ff7952e4b0288f5dc851a0

The WellRED Comedy Tour: http://wellredcomedy.com/

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Episode 25: Excited, Anxious or Food Poisoning?

Alice and Deanna — Fri, 21 Apr 2017 18:58:48 +0000

Oh, the glories of the emotional rollercoaster of depression! In preparation for the coming nuclear apocalypse, Alice and Deanna talk about new therapists, new jobs, and bad yogurt. Show notes and more at leagueofawkwardunicorns.com.

LINKSSSESSSS MY PRECIOUS:

The parody of the Ready.gov site from 2003: http://skunksoup.com/2011/10/just-for-fun/photos/terrorism101-a-parody-of-ready-gov

Deanna’s Sandy ordeal: https://storify.com/deannazandt/from-4pm-10pm-monday-i-held-the-roof-onto-my-house

The CEO of Gizmodo tweets about Alice: https://twitter.com/raju/status/852951083039289344

Gina Trapani’s talk about founding Lifehacker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1da41x1vSPg

RadioPublic: http://www.radiopublic.com/

The Guardian article about us: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/apr/02/league-of-awkward-unicorns-podcast-mental-health

You want one of those stickers we mentioned? https://leagueofawkwardunicorns.com/product/league-of-awkward-unicorns-sticker/

The most adorable otter who will make you feel better about everything: https://www.instagram.com/ponchan918/

Politically Reactive: https://www.politicallyreactive.com/

Pod Save America: https://getcrookedmedia.com/here-have-a-podcast-78ee56b5a323

MUSIC

Intro/outro: Shame Spiral by Tacocat!!!!!!!!! http://tacocatdotcom.com/

“Crazy” by Gnarls Barkley (duh): https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/crazy/id152471339?i=152471393

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