21. The Politics Episode: Hate Doesn't Have a Political Affiliation
12/04/19 • 58 min
This season is about to get political.
We hadn't planned it this way: it just sort of happened. Almost all the guests we invited this season wanted to talk about socialism, local politics, call-out culture, etc.
So with the media inundating us with political headlines for the next 11 months, we figured it was a good time to record an episode on our political stances as a backdrop for this season. Being generally liberal (though less liberal than some of the guests you'll see this season), we talk about why Trump won in 2016, what we think Democrats and society at large needs to do to stop the "pendulum" that has been pushing us farther and farther to the political poles, and how the increasingly public nature of our lives raises the stakes for both politicians and average people to tiptoe around sensitive issues without being able to say what they really mean.
Music is The Beauty of Maths by Meydän.
This season is about to get political.
We hadn't planned it this way: it just sort of happened. Almost all the guests we invited this season wanted to talk about socialism, local politics, call-out culture, etc.
So with the media inundating us with political headlines for the next 11 months, we figured it was a good time to record an episode on our political stances as a backdrop for this season. Being generally liberal (though less liberal than some of the guests you'll see this season), we talk about why Trump won in 2016, what we think Democrats and society at large needs to do to stop the "pendulum" that has been pushing us farther and farther to the political poles, and how the increasingly public nature of our lives raises the stakes for both politicians and average people to tiptoe around sensitive issues without being able to say what they really mean.
Music is The Beauty of Maths by Meydän.
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20. The Non-Monogamy Episode: 50 Ways to Stay with Your Lover
Not only do you get to stay with your lover, you also get to have sex and romantic relationships with other people! Including your ex! In the last episode of this season, we talk about how restrictive the classic script on romance is and why we think breaking down those rigid barriers actually can create an even more stable and communicative relationship. In short, there's no one way your relationship has to be for it to be valid and healthy.
This episode has been a long time coming because it's the main way in which both co-hosts really go against the societal grain in true villain fashion. Even among millennials, rates of non-monogamy are below 10%, despite the fact that we are the most open to non-monogamy than any previous generation in American history. Overall, about 1 in 5 people report having been in a non-monogamous relationships at some point in their lives based on the US Census. So tune in if you want to hear how the other fifth lives!
Links:
Alain de Boton's video "On Romanticism": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPOuIyEJnbE&t=2s
Bell Hooks' book "All About Love": https://www.harpercollins.com/9780060959470/all-about-love/
PDF Version of "All About Love": https://www.docdroid.net/goTB7E8/124493278-bell-hooks-all-about-love.pdf
A very cute, very long Wait But Why illustrated explainer on the issues with the traditional marriage script: https://waitbutwhy.com/2016/09/marriage-decision.html
Study showing rates of non-monogamy and openness to non-monogamy by generation: https://ifstudies.org/blog/national-survey-reveals-generational-differences-in-consensual-nonmonogamy-
1 in 5 people have been in non-monogamous relationships: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-polyamorists-next-door/201905/updated-estimate-number-non-monogamous-people-in-us
The song this episode title is referencing (50 Ways to Leave Your Lover): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABXtWqmArUU
Music is The Beauty of Maths by Meydän.
Next Episode
22. The Cancel Culture Episode: Cancel the Behavior, not the People
It seems like people are getting cancelled left an right these days. Did you boycott SoulCycle when you learned the CEO was a Trump supporter? Did you support Kevin Hart when he stepped down from hosting the Oscars last year? In this episode, we talk to Carlyn Crawley, a fellow podcaster who runs her own podcast called the Femtourage (tagline: "Bad bitches on the road less traveled"), about her thoughts on cancel culture and where celebrities and politicians cross the line. We discuss whether it is effective to cancel regular people without a platform like friends and family, the differences between cancelling a politician and a comedian, and most importantly, whether Deondre' should invest in a male romper. Coincidentally, RompHim is having their biggest sale ever right now: https://www.romphim.com/
You can find Carlyn's podcast here: https://www.thefemtourage.com/femtourage-podcast-2
Music is The Beauty of Maths by Meydän.
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