29. The Beauty Episode: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Who Has the Hairiest Armpits Of All?

02/05/20 • 43 min

Let's talk about BODY IMAGE. Is the modern cosmetic industry a scam? Or is it a genuine outlet of self-expression? Or...both? We talk with Elizabeth Lee, an Asian-American millennial, about beauty standards, exercise, and how social media compounds the crazy notions we have about beauty because now EVERYONE can Photoshop and filter themselves, not just models in popular magazines like Vogue. And it doesn't just effect women, either. We talk about male body image, the "dad bod" phenomenon, and whether the expectation of men going to the gym for hours is the equivalent of women spending hours on makeup and online shopping.

Really interesting video on zyzz, the male bodybuilding sensation who died of heart failure at 22 in 2011: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fYmwhyqmYg

Music is The Beauty of Maths by Meydän.

Really interesting video on zyzz, the male bodybuilding sensation who died of heart failure at 22 in 2011: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fYmwhyqmYg

Music is The Beauty of Maths by Meydän.

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28. The Entrepreneurship Episode: How to Succeed in Business When You Don't Believe in Capitalism

We get very candid in this episode. We sit down with Selomé Welday, Isabel's former coworker and have a general idea that we want to talk about entrepreneurship but then we get into all kinds of offshoots, talking about why we feel the need to be entrepreneurs (it's hard to parent a child when you work a 9-5 job), the changing norms around what we are willing to pay for as we look into the void of our dystopian future of social alienation, and whether or not Deondre' would make a good professional cuddler.

If you want to follow Selome on Instagram, you can follow her at @selome.sahle.

Music is The Beauty of Maths by Meydän.

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30. The Socialism Episode: The Hot New Construct All the Kids Are Talking About

Merry Capitalism Day everyone! Due to today being Christmas, we have a very special holly jolly socialism episode for you where we talk to Kevin Gustafson, host of the Sensible Socialist podcast, about all things socialist, from worker cooperatives to Bernie Sanders to whether it is possible for the United States to transition to socialism without a violent revolution.

Look, identity politics may get you down sometimes by driving us farther and farther away from each other by highlighting our differences, but at least we are all united in being exploited by capitalism!

Kevin's Sensible Socialist Podcast: https://sensiblesocialist.com/

Music is The Beauty of Maths by Meydän.