If You Get Murdered, I'll Avenge Your Death

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09/23/20 • 32 min

Another week as a twenty something, another week getting bitch slapped by your own short- comings. We’ve talked about romance and sexual chaos, but this week we discuss what is arguably the joy and nectar of the universe: Friends. They make it all bearable. They give you life, they push you to go out when you shouldn’t, they hold you accountable, they contribute to your personhood, but they also change. And you change. In your twenties, the friendship tracks that have been reliably parallel often diverge and then take turns and dives. This week we talk about the challenges of navigating ever-evolving friendships in your twenties and how our friends can precipitate personal reckonings and critical periods of self-development.

Topics Included: coffin friends, the risk of actually caring, well-intentioned stand-offs, why we are the way we are, self-reliance, hypocrisy, the most beautiful parts of friendship.

This week, we're donating to Abortion Access For All to honor Ruth Bader Ginsberg's legacy and help prevent the ban of abortions in Colorado. The money will work to prevent Prop 115 from being passed in November- a Colorado bill that forces women to continue pregnancies without exceptions for risks to her health, even in cases of rape. Join us below.

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Topics Included: coffin friends, the risk of actually caring, well-intentioned stand-offs, why we are the way we are, self-reliance, hypocrisy, the most beautiful parts of friendship.

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Dead Cat September

The journey to journaling, doesn’t always have to entail navigating a collection of bizarre and disturbing events that culminate in a sea of despair, but for Rainie it did, and we couldn’t be prouder. Her path included but was not limited to: cats bleeding out in alleyways, speaking with the National Guard naked, the discovery of a tragic food allergy, and, of course, The Hunger Games trilogy. This week as we enter the gateway of hell, oh I’m sorry freudian slip- as we enter the month of September we strive to re-examine what seems like the impossiblity of it all with vacant- sorry, fresh- eyes. This week we talk revelations about job search strategies, the ramifications of imposter syndrome, and screaming into the internet void.

Topics Included: slippery slopes, seasonal depression, the worst omen of all time, speaking to the national guard completely naked, not being political pundits, FOMO as a business model, being violently allergic to eggplant, hunger games as real life, the attention industrial complex, email newsletter addiction, the anti-film bro, communes + escapism

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Miranda Writes

Moments of startling clarity can come at unexpected times. Like last weekend when I was standing on the porch of a home that wasn’t mine and someone asked me where I was going. I quite obviously took the question figuratively and realized with a jolt that I have absolutely no idea where I am going at any given time.

This week we talk to Miranda Whitney, who experienced a critical moment of clarity standing in the doorway of her mother’s bedroom. In a stroke of lucidity, Miranda commenced her recovery journey from an all-consuming alcohol addiction.

We follow Miranda’s path from middle school in Denver through college in Oxford, Ohio. We discuss anxiety, depression, addiction, and strategies for living amongst it all. Prepare to be delighted, captivated, and then brought to tears. You have the right to remain silent. But you also have the right to say whatever the fuck you want. And that’s what Miranda did.

Content Warning: This episode contains themes and explicit descriptions of addiction, alcoholism, and mental illness

Find Miranda Whitney's writing here: https://ogmirr.wixsite.com/unsolicitedopinion

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