Podcast Episodes

Incongruence

Season 5 Episode 254

In this episode, Dr. Shaunna and Dr. Lisa begin by exploring how language and lifestyle branding shape women's identities and power. They start with …

5 hours ago

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Hold Your Nose

Season 5 Episode 253

In this episode, Dr. Lisa and Dr. Shaunna tackle intertwined themes shaping intimacy and connection today:  stealthing and the cost-of-living crisis …

1 week ago

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Russian Dolls

Season 5 Episode 252

In today’s episode, the Drs. unpack the layered concept of respectability politics—a survival strategy turned social constraint—and explore how it co…

2 weeks ago

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Raised Eyebrows

Season 5 Episode 251

Given that we love language, Dr. Shaunna discusses "false cognates" —words that look or sound the same across languages but mean different things—and…

3 weeks ago

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Pitching the Smithsonian

Season 5 Episode 250

Pick up what we're putting down with the double entendre! This week's 250th episode has little to do with the history of the country and everything t…

4 weeks ago

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Generations and Accountability

Season 5 Episode 249

In this week's episode, the Drs explore the idea of "sampling" original ideas but using them to make a point out of context. This can be used as a we…

1 month ago

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Sally & Asylum

Season 5 Episode 248

This week, we discuss Suzan-Lori Park's play-within-a-play, “Sally & Tom” before we segue into the latest regarding SCOTUS decisions on immigration, …

1 month, 1 week ago

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Reflections

Season 5 Episode 247

In today’s episode, Shaunna and Lisa reflect on the weight of June anniversaries — Pulse Nightclub (6/12) and the Emanuel 9 (6/17) — as well as the m…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

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Wildfire

Season 5 Episode 246

The Drs. open this week's episode hot and unapologetic: a gender-reveal smoke bomb turned into a months-long inferno, a firefighter lost his life, an…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

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Adaptive Intelligence

Season 5 Episode 245

In this episode, Dr. Shaunna and Dr. Lisa examine language in a new way. First, they look at Elsa Mehary's provocative Instagram reel regarding what …

2 months ago

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