Different Things Can Be Sad

Conservatorships and Photo Dumping

Welcome to spooky szn! Let's kick it off together by looking back on the things that made September 2021, well, September 2021! 
Catch us at the same time, same place next month. And in the meantime, follow us on Instagram as @dtcbspodcast,@yazminelomax, and @majkahahn (who is also on Twitter as @majkahahn).
Reading
Beautiful World Where Are You by Sally Rooney 
Crying in the H Mart by Michelle Zauner
Watching 
Breaking Bad 
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie 
Jen Lilley Hallmark Movies 
Harvest Love 
A Dash of Love
Eat, Play, Love
Listening 
Yearbook by Seth Rogan (the audiobook) 
star-crossed - Kasey Musagraves
Jubilee - Japanese Breakfast 
Bartees Strange 
Politics
https://theconversation.com/the-disturbing-history-of-how-conservatorships-were-used-to-exploit-swindle-native-americans-165140
https://www.vogue.com/article/history-of-reproductive-coercion-britney-spears-conservatorship
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/britney-spears-conservatorship-disability-rights
https://variety.com/2021/music/news/britney-bill-introduced-congress-conservatorships-1235024037/
Pop Culture 
https://editorialist.com/lifestyle/what-is-an-instagram-photo-dump/
https://www.cnet.com/news/photo-dump-is-the-easiest-trend-of-the-pandemic-and-its-kinda-fun-too/
https://www.inputmag.com/culture/instagram-photo-dump-trend-captions-meaning-kim-kardashian-kylie-jenner-bella-hadid-emma-chamberlain
https://www.gq.com.au/success/opinions/asking-for-a-friend-why-are-we-all-posting-instagram-photo-dumps/news-story/721127543f8211e9b4d7e1e70ed96f10
https://mashable.com/article/instagram-photo-dump-trend
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shitposting

A Tour of Majka‘s Brain and The Future of Fast Fashion

August did it again--it slipped away into a moment in time! And did so like a bottle of wine! So here we are again, recapping all things politics and pop culture that happened in August. More specifically, the headline issues that Majka has been pondering and Molly-Mae Hague's appointment as Creative Director of Pretty Little Thing. Enjoy!
 
Can't get enough? Follow us on Instagram as @dtcbspodcast, @yazminelomax, and @majkahahn (who is also on Twitter).
 
Reading 
The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
The Brown Sister series by Talia Hibbert 
A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety by Sarah Jaquette Ray (discussed in the Politics section)
We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry 
All Girls by Emily Layden 
On Yaz’s list for fall: The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling (coming out in September), Payback’s a Witch by Lana Harper (coming out in October), Toil and Trouble: 15 Tales of Women and Witchcraft (YA anthology), Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman, The Secret History by Donna Tart, Cackle by Rachel Harrison, A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik, The Once and Future Witches by Alice E. Harrow 
Recommended for fall: House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland, When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead, Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas
Watching 
Luca 
Motel Makeover 
White Lotus 
Search Party 
Listening 
Pressure Machine - The Killers
Solar Power - Lorde 
Politics 
Climate Change and the IPCC Report 
Simon Clark video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzpG7di07E4&t=229s 
Lena Norms Chanel: https://www.youtube.com/c/justkissmyfrog/featured 
Dear Hank and John (they start talking about IPCC at the 22:50 mark): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/300-robocalling-ryans/id1002937870?i=1000532148472 
Hank Green video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcMLFMsIVis 
Canadian Election
Canadaland podcasts: https://www.canadaland.com/podcasts/
Indigenous Resistance
Teen Vogue: https://www.teenvogue.com/story/fairy-creek-blockade-indigenous-land-defenders-protest-forest-logging-climate-justice
This Land podcast: https://crooked.com/podcast-series/this-land/ 
Afghanistan
Mutual Aid: Kamala Mutual Aid Collective https://www.instagram.com/kalamamutualaid/?hl=en
Traditional Charity: https://give.unhcr.ca/page/86611/donate/1?ea.tracking.id=OL21_AFG_HQ&utm_source=unhcr.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=CA_PS_EN_Georedirects 
Pop Culture 
Molly-Mae's post: https://www.instagram.com/p/CTCDcmLoFN_/ 
Molly-Mae and PLT: https://metro.co.uk/2021/08/27/molly-mae-hague-how-love-island-star-built-her-brand-after-plt-deal-15163260/
Drapers interview: https://www.drapersonline.com/insight/molly-mae-hagues-plans-to-elevate-prettylittlething-in-new-role
Good on You directory: https://directory.goodonyou.eco/
Impact of fast fashion: https://goodonyou.eco/fast-fashions-environmental-impact/
Rana Plaza collapse: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Dhaka_garment_factory_collapse
Boohoo Group: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boohoo.com 
Pangaia's post: https://www.instagram.com/p/CSw8rfcN_Cq/
Pretty Little Thing’s Good on You rating: https://directory.goodonyou.eco/brand/prettylittlething 
The rise of Shein: https://www.vox.com/the-goods/22573682/shein-future-of-fast-fashion-explained

Olympic Politics and Paparazzi Wars

Happy summer, pals! This episode, we're looking back at the month that was July 2021 -- from the start of the very contentious Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games to the likes of Blake Lively and Gigi Hadid calling out paps for snapping photos of their kids. So find a hammock, grab a frozen margarita, and enjoy!
 
Find us on Instagram at @dtcbspodcast.
Keep up with Majka on Instagram and Twitter as @majkahahn, and Yaz as @yazminelomax on Instagram. 
 
Reading
Reproduction by Ian Williams
Summer of ‘69 by Elin Hildebrand
Watching 
Love Island 
Maggie's Plan
20th Century Women
Listening
Chatty Broads
Politics 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/07/28/its-impossible-separate-politics-olympics/
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/olympics/female-athletes-grabbing-spotlight-olympics-political-social-demonstrations-n1275222
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/07/right-rooting-against-americas-olympic-athletes
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/07/19/japans-government-faces-dual-challenge-tokyo-olympics-covid-19/ 
 
Pop Culture 
https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/g10381781/celebrity-parents-against-paparazzi-following-their-kids/?slide=10
​​https://www.birthandbeyondmagazine.com/lifestyle-news-blog/2014/2/26/why-its-time-to-end-our-obsession-with-celebrity-kids
https://stylecaster.com/children-paparazzi/
https://www.bustle.com/articles/120312-north-west-shutting-down-the-paparazzi-may-be-cute-but-its-also-really-sad-video
http://www.dailylife.com.au/life-and-love/parenting-and-families/nokidspolicy-how-a-hashtag-changed-the-way-the-media-treat-children-20140820-3e0np.html
https://www.bustle.com/articles/17488-kristen-bell-and-dax-shepard-got-into-a-heated-argument-with-the-paparazzi
https://twitter.com/PopCrave/status/1412371953017667588
https://www.instagram.com/p/CRaYEhsNowN/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=a792c916-4f13-43ec-8106-53b54762eadd
https://people.com/celebrity/people-does-not-support-paparazzi-who-target-celebs-kids-editors-letter/

Residential Schools and Up in Arms About Animals

We're not gonna beat around the bush here. We're releasing this episode on Canada Day 2021 and encourage you to head straight to the resources Majka has shared so you can learn more about Canada's residential "schools", including what you can do to support survivors and the families of victims. 
Reading
Rachel Lindsay article: https://www.vulture.com/article/rachel-lindsay-the-bachelor-franchise.html
Lowlands by Jhumpa Lahiri 
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston 
Watching 
In the Heights 
https://www.vox.com/culture/22535040/in-the-heights-casting-backlash-colorism-representation
The OC 
Listening 
Solar Power by Lorde 
Welcome to the OC, Bitches 
Politics
TRC Calls To Action: http://trc.ca/assets/pdf/Calls_to_Action_English2.pdf
A tracker on the progress of the TRC: https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longform-single/beyond-94?&cta=1
Places to Donate:
Indian Residential School Survivors Society https://www.irsss.ca/ 
Orange Shirt Society: https://www.orangeshirtday.org/orange-shirt-society.html
Native Women’s Association of Canada: https://www.nwac.ca/ 
More Information from Indigenous Journalists 
On the Catholic church not releasing records: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/catholic-order-staffed-kamloops-residential-school-refuses-share-records-1.6065322
Aftermath of first discovery: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/kamloops-residential-school-remains-update-1.6053467
General History: https://indigenousfoundations.arts.ubc.ca/the_residential_school_system/ 
On Canceling Canada Day: https://idlenomore.ca/cancelcanadaday/ 
Newfoundland Ends Seizure of Indigenous children: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nl-birth-alerts-discontinued-1.6080729 
Pop Culture
The bear pushing incident: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2021/06/02/girl-pushes-bear-viral-tiktok-video-dogs-experts-say-dont/7495123002/
The Texas Beeworks controversy: 
https://www.vulture.com/2021/06/the-bee-lady-tiktok-fraud-controversy-explained.html
Erika Thompson profile: https://www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/erika-thompson-beekeeper-tiktok/
About Pekingeses: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pekingese 
AKC popular breeds: https://www.akc.org/most-popular-breeds/ 
Flea isn't happy: https://uproxx.com/indie/red-hot-chili-peppers-bassist-flea-westminster-dog-show/

The People v Oil and Cheugy

Tune in this month to hear Majka discuss recent legal action that's been taken against oil companies, and Yaz define May's word of the month--cheugy! Plus, we've got a bumper discussion of Emily Henry's new book, People We Meet on Vacation, in there too. Don't say we don't look after you. 
Find us on Instagram as @DTCBSpodcast or follow us individually as @MajkaHahn and @YazmineLomax. 
Episodes Mentioned:
Wet'suwet'en Protests and The One With The Reunion
The Global Gag Rule and Drivers License
The Politics of Pride and Old Town Road
Reading 
People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry (Skip to 22:05 to avoid spoilers)
Watching
Friends: The Reunion on HBO Max
Barry on HBO Max
Listening 
SOUR by Olivia Rodrigo 
Politics
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-canadas-oil-industry-on-watch-after-dutch-court-orders-shell-to-cut/
https://financialpost.com/commodities/energy/oil-gas/eyes-on-climate-lawsuits-after-landmark-dutch-ruling-against-shell
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/shell-dutch-court-ruling-emissions-1.6040842
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change_litigation
https://www.theguardian.com/business/commentisfree/2021/may/28/the-guardian-view-on-climate-change-lawsuits-big-oil-is-in-the-dock
https://theappeal.org/the-lab/explainers/the-climate-change-lawsuits-against-big-oil-explained/
Pop Culture 
https://www.tiktok.com/foryou?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1&item_id=6945562242259684613#/@webkinzwhore143/video/6945562242259684613
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Cheugy
https://www.tiktok.com/foryou?_d=secCgYIASAHKAESMgowvre8WSspX8KQ5IAAM%2FdHSFZeCjSLt4dDeOEygZjeW4sR%2BWCs8Ova4%2BX%2Fxdf1dKP9GgA%3D&language=en&preview_pb=0&sec_user_id=MS4wLjABAAAAHiIr3p18lPmO4Ekrf_1vvsDZ2WmWJfkcdaSH9oWWr-A5U02-Gt1sizg4r3t_6nJx&share_app_id=1233&share_item_id=6958851811080031493&share_link_id=163DE237-6A8F-46F3-9151-4E5BB38C6C02&source=h5_m×tamp=1620327351&tt_from=copy&u_code=d8g5g72hc4leec&user_id=6743271165337289733& 
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/29/style/cheugy.html
https://www.instagram.com/cheuglife/ 
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/what-is-cheugy-millennial-girlboss-tiktok-aesthetic-1163515/
https://foundation.app/gabyrasson/the-cheugy-nft-35394

Universal Childcare and The Yogurt Store Incident

We're back! You'll have to listen to this episode to find out what the hell happened last month, and to learn all about the politics of childcare as well as the fall out of Demi Lovato walking into a yogurt store. And if you can't wait until next month, catch us on Instagram as @dtcbspodcast, @majkhahn, and @yazminelomax in the meantime. 
Reading
How To Break Up With Fast Fashion by Lauren Bravo
House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
Watching 
Minari
Girlboss (Netflix)
Better Call Saul
Broken Hearts Gallery
Shiva Baby
Listening 
Somewhere by Sun June 
Today We’re the Greatest by Middle Kids
Politics 
Employment gap: https://www.ilo.org/infostories/en-GB/Stories/Employment/barriers-women#intro
Gender wage gap: http://mjpa.umich.edu/2020/04/10/narrowing-the-gender-wage-gap-with-universal-child-care/
Gender wage gap: https://canadianwomen.org/blog/no-moms-the-gender-pay-gap-is-not-on-us/
Gender wage gap and children: https://www.vox.com/2018/2/19/17018380/gender-wage-gap-childcare-penalty
Canada’s child care plan: https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/news/2021/04/budget-2021-a-canada-wide-early-learning-and-child-care-plan.html
Biden is also trying to get government funded childcare to be a thing: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/28/biden-plan-could-save-families-nearly-15000-a-year-on-child-care.html 
Pop Culture 
About Demi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demi_Lovato
Demi calls out Disney: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/demi-lovato-slams-disney-channel-over-eating-disorder-joke/
Eating disorders and diet culture:
https://recreation.ucsd.edu/2021/01/diet-culture-social-media/#:~:text=What%20Is%20%E2%80%9CDiet%20Culture%E2%80%9D%3F,good%E2%80%9D%20and%20%E2%80%9Cbad%E2%80%9D.
https://anad.org/get-informed/about-eating-disorders/eating-disorders-statistics/
https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/blog/recognizing-and-resisting-diet-culture 
The yogurt store incident: https://www.eater.com/22393899/demi-lovato-bigg-chill-frozen-yogurt-fight-explained
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/demi-lovato-the-bigg-chill-diet-culture_n_607d8b66e4b0eac48140a68b
About Eat Me Guilt Free: https://www.miamiherald.com/miami-com/miami-com-news/article250862739.html 

The Myanmar Coup and Celebs Celebrating Love

Happy pandemic-versary! Yes, it's now March 2021 which means it's been a whole year since March 2020 aka the month everything went downhill. But today we're reflecting on February and the politics and pop culture happenings that occurred within its 28 days - including the Myanmar coup and celebs celebrating Valentine's Day! Listen on to learn it all...
Miss us already? Follow @DTCBSpodcast on Instagram! You can also find Majka on Twitter and Instagram as @MajkaHahn, and Yaz on Instagram as @YazmineLomax.
Reading
They Said This Would Be Fun: Race, Campus Life and Growing Up by Eternity Martis 
You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogle 
Watching 
Succession 
Judas And The Black Messiah 
Barb And Start Go To Vista Del Mar 
Listening
Anna Leone  
Politics
The Coup
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-55902070
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/28/world/asia/myanmar-protests.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage
https://www.thestar.com/news/world/asia/2021/02/28/thai-marchers-link-their-democracy-cause-to-myanmar-protests.html
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/myanmar-democracy-protests-fatalities-1.5931068
The Rohingya 
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/09/rohingyas-burma/540513/
https://www.hrw.org/tag/rohingya
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-41566561
History
https://www.britannica.com/place/Myanmar/Resources-and-power 
THE workout video
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/pe-teacher-leads-workout-as-myanmar-s-coup-unfolds-behind-her-100518981756 
Pop Culture 
How celebrities celebrated Valentine's Day: https://people.com/celebrity/celebrities-celebrating-valentines-day-2021/?
2020's Sexiest Man Alive episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/drug-decriminalization-and-2020s-sexiest-man-alive/id1380846237?i=1000501120546 
Lori Harvey: https://people.com/movies/michael-b-jordan-girlfriend-lori-harvey-everything-to-know/
Pete Davidson and Ariana Grande episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/prime-minister-justin-trudeau-ariana-grande-pete-davidson/id1380846237?i=1000414782140
2018 New Year's Special (in which we discuss Ariana Grande): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2018-new-years-special/id1380846237?i=1000426898721 
Chrishell Stause and Keo Motsepe split: https://www.etonline.com/chrishell-stause-speaks-out-following-split-from-dancing-with-the-stars-pro-keo-motsepe-161331
Clare Crawley and Dale Moss: https://people.com/tv/clare-crawley-dale-moss-spotted-kissing-after-split/ 
Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker: https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/kourtney-kardashian-travis-barkers-relationship-timeline/january-2021-20/ 
Shailene Woodley and Aaron Rodgers: https://thespun.com/nfl/nfc-north/green-bay-packers/shailene-woodley-aaron-rodgers-engagement-surprise 
Harry Styles and Olivia Wilde: https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a35181428/harry-styles-olivia-wilde-relationship-timeline/ 
Skeet Ulrich and Lucy Hale: https://pagesix.com/2021/02/28/skeet-ulrich-gets-flirty-with-lucy-hale-on-instagram/ 

The Global Gag Rule and Drivers Licence

Happy New Year! While the advent of 2021 didn't quite bring the end of COVID/all our other woes, it did bring a helluva lotta politics and pop culture news. Here's what you need to know. 
Reading
Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu
These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe
Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia by Sabrina Strings 
*We found the story about the book with an error! https://www.thecut.com/2019/05/naomi-wolf-interview-book-error-bbc-interview.html 
Watching 
Never Rarely Sometimes Always 
On The Rocks 
Small Axe 
Promising Young Women 
Blown Away 
Listening 
right where you left me and it's time to go by Taylor Swift 
*And our Taylor Swift episode for your reference: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/womens-health-care-and-taylor-swift-7/id1380846237?i=1000437216656 
Politics 
Planned Parenthood International: https://globalgagrule.org/
Guttmacher Institute: https://www.guttmacher.org/gpr/2020/04/unprecedented-expansion-global-gag-rule-trampling-rights-health-and-free-speech#
The impact of the global gag rule https://ghrp.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s41256-019-0113-3
COVID impacts: https://www-thelancet-com.proxy3.library.mcgill.ca/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)31679-2/fulltext 
Pop Culture
Olivia Rodrigo background: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivia_Rodrigo
Olivia and Josh dating?: https://www.feelingthevibe.com/news/are-high-school-musicals-olivia-rodrigo-and-joshua-bassett-dating/
Relationship timeline/breakup: https://celebrity.nine.com.au/latest/what-happened-between-high-school-musical-spin-off-stars-joshua-bassett-olivia-rodrigo-explainer/6bf0a9c1-c0cf-4046-a8ac-dbba0a8ac78e
Josh and Sabrina: http://www.justjaredjr.com/2020/08/17/sabrina-carpenter-grabs-weekend-lunch-with-fellow-disney-star-joshua-bassett/

DTCBS 2020 Party

2020 IS OVER!
Ring in the new year with our 2020 Party where we drink themed cocktails, present awards to our favorite Reading, Watching and Listening items of the year, and discuss the politics and pop culture moments that made 2020 what it was. Go on. You deserve it. 
Reading 
One To Watch by Kate Stayman-London
Nobody Will Tell You This But Me by Bess Kalb
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green
Untamed by Glennon Doyle
Beach Read by Emily Henry
Watching 
Schitt’s Creek
The Great
Sex Education
High Fidelity
Normal People
Selling Sunset
Emma
Palm Springs
Boys State
Holidate
Eurovision
First Cow
Listening 
Women in Music Part III by HAIM 
I Feel Alive by TOPS
The Loves of Your Life by Hamilton Liethauser
Punisher by Phoebe Bridgers
Folklore and Evermore by Taylor Swift
Staying In with Emily and Kumail
Resistance
Nice White Parents
Maybe Baby by Hayley Nahman
Not Without My Sister by Rosemary and Beatrice MacCabe
Politics
Wetsu’wet’en Protest (Listen to episode #23: Wetsu’wet’en Protest and The One With The Reunion for more)
Black Lives Matter
India Farmers Protests
Pop Culture
Braniston (Listen to episode #22: Royals and Braniston 2020 for more)
Schitt’s Creek
Dominic West

Drug Decriminalization and 2020's Sexiest Man Alive

Hello hello hello! Welcome to another episode of Different Things Can Be Sad, specifically one where we're discussing the movement to decriminalize drugs (inspired by a wave of this happening during a certain event that dominated November) and the lovely Michael B. Jordan. 
Can't get enough of us? Check out @dtcbspodcast, @majkahahn and @yazminelomax on Instagram (and @majkhahn on Twitter!). 
Reading
Beach Read by Emily Henry 
Nobody Will Tell You This But Me by Bess Kalb
Again but Better by Christine Riccio 
Watching 
The Holidate (Netflix)
Dawson’s Creek 
Listening 
Therefore I am by Billie Eilish 
Copycat Killer by Phoebe Bridgers 
Politics 
https://drugpolicy.org/issues/drug-decriminalization
https://drugpolicy.org/resource/drug-decriminalization-portugal-learning-health-and-human-centered-approach
https://www.theverge.com/21578535/oregon-drug-decriminalization-ballot-measure-intitiative-public-health
https://globalnews.ca/news/7471363/vancouver-drug-decriminalization/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/drug-decriminalization-vancouver-philpott-1.5808764
 
Pop culture
Michael B. Jordan Talks OnlyFans: https://www.buzzfeed.com/terrycarter/michael-b-jordan-only-fans-mustache
People Magazine story: https://people.com/movies/michael-b-jordan-people-sexiest-man-alive-2020/
People Magazine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_(magazine)
Why Michael B. Jordan Was Chosen: https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/19/entertainment/people-sexiest-man-alive-michael-b-jordan/index.html
73 Questions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOQ-wZQhZZo 
PeopleTV Interview: https://peopletv.com/video/sexiest-man-alive-2020-michael-b-jordan/