My Water Broke, Call the MUA! w/ Nick & Chase *TEASER*
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Julia is joined by cacklers Nick and Chase for another descent into Am I The Asshole and your IDGAF workplace moments. Essential questions include: can I neuter my neighbor's cat if he’s wearing a Cuban link? What if Sky Ferreira drops an album while my wife is giving birth? At what point can one be jealous of a horse? And so much more! For more Nick and Chase, check out their podcast ! This is a teaser for a Patreon-exclusive episode. To listen to the full episode and access over 50 bonus episodes, mediasodes, and our monthly news broadcast What the Hell Sure NEWS, visit...
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Enshitted on ’Em
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Is everything getting worse? Well, yes! Julia and Nick break down enshittification, planned obsolescence, and the long history of things being made worse on purpose. From disposable culture to Facebook AI slop, they break down how we’ve all been conditioned to waste our time and money while being trained to expect basically nothing in return. Digressions include the implications of boyfriends entering the girls’ rag hang unannounced, a brief stay in frog paradise, and the AI fridge that watches your baby. This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Kylie Finnigan and edited by Livi...
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Everything is Reagan's Fault
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Julia and Eliza finally confront the question: is Ronald Reagan responsible for all the world’s evils? To investigate, the girlies delve into Reaganomics, the groundbreaking idea to give rich people more money, and trace how its legacy has trickled down into the capitalist swamp we all wade through today. The girlies also examine Reagan’s abysmal impact on human life including his murderously indifferent AIDS response, his systematic defunding of welfare, his IDGAF environmental policies, and many other evils. Digressions include Eliza’s upcoming consultation with a pet psychic,...
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The Episode of Unfathomable Healing *TEASER*
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Join Julia and Nick in the desert at sunset as they recap the shrooms trip that finally healed them. Digressions include having extreme horse experience, society carrying the weight of Drake’s pain, and the life affirming beauty of feeling it all. Plus, a crucial addendum recorded after Realizing Things on horseback. This is a teaser for a Patreon-exclusive episode. To listen to the full episode and access over 50 bonus episodes, mediasodes, and our monthly news broadcast What the Hell Sure NEWS, visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today.
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Eau de Binch w/ Roxy Jamin
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In this episode, Roxy returns to the pod to help Julia explore the fascinating history of scent: from ancient Greek perfumers on Aphrodite's island to Abercrombie cologne cloud terrorism. Plus, the girlies explain why smell is uniquely different from all our other senses, the Proustian relationship between scent and memory, and how capitalism has transformed our desire to smell good into a billion dollar identity crisis. Digressions include being flexed on by your parents, a man who generously donated his hair to a horse, and society's collective Mrs. Meyer's trauma. This episode was produced...
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Bad Book Club: The Tradwife Manifesto *TEASER*
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In this installment of Bad Book Club, Julia and Eliza read the sacred word of Lori Alexander, aka The Transformed Wife, who walked so all trad wife influencers could run. The girlies unpack Lori’s memoir, in which she preaches biblical womanhood and reveals the brain tumor that made her submit to her husband. Plus, helpful life lessons like always say yes to sex, reuse your children’s bathwater, and never have shit to say to anyone. Digressions include Lana’s recent Sylvia Plath tribute, Eliza's long-awaited return to the plant of unfathomable joy, and the three types of divinely...
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I Lived Bitch! w/ Ellie Schnitt
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Julia is joined by bestie of the pod Ellie Schnitt to dissect the organ transplant industrial complex (figuratively)! Ellie lends her expertise as the proud owner of a gently used kidney to help unpack the wild history of transplantation, the misconceptions and ethics surrounding organ donation, and the surreal, life-altering experience of waking up with a new lease on your body. Digressions include Ballerina Farm’s completely predictable raw milk controversy, taking thirst traps in the hospital bathroom, and why the last person you want to hear from after major surgery is your flop ex. This...
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Don't Binch and Drive *TEASER*
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Julia and beautiful Nick are reunited at last for a truly chaotic stoned episode. The bestinas address the alarming number of binchies who have gotten into car accidents while listening to the pod, and consider the spiritual ramifications of vehicular binching. COUNTLESS digressions include: Clavicular being brutally frame mogged by an ASU frat leader, the horror of being butt dialed by a friend who is talking shit about you, and Julia and Nick’s upcoming trip that will finally change everything. This is a teaser for a Patreon-exclusive episode. To listen to the full episode...
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Make It or Break Down w/ Allegra Chapman
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In the final installment of Binchtopia’s two-part reality TV series, Allegra returns to dissect the inner workings behind the spectacle. The girlies unpack the psychological profiling of contestants, examine why so few stars ever escape the system that made them, and consider what happens when your mental breakdown becomes public entertainment. Digressions include a medical emergency induced by Tinsley Mortimer, Mary Cosby’s Mother God arc, and seeking justice for Disney adults. Check out Allegra's radio show here: This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Kylie Finnigan...
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Ranking Reality TV's Finest w/ Allegra Chapman *TEASER*
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In honor of Binchtopia’s recent foray into the world of unscripted television, Allegra is back in the stu for an essential and necessary exercise: ranking the most iconic reality TV moments of all time. Join the girlies as they recap legendary monologues, crash outs, smackdowns and so much more! Digressions include Allegra being Geese-negative, new eyewitness testimony from the Peltz-Beckham wedding, and doing slut drops for the craic. This is a teaser for a Patreon-exclusive episode. To listen to the full episode and access over 50 bonus episodes, mediasodes, and our monthly news broadcast...
info_outlineJulia and Eliza are back in the stu for a deep dive into hostile architecture, unpacking the spikes, slopes, bars, and billion-dollar “design choices” that quietly shape our cities and public spaces. In analyzing bisected benches, shadeless streets, and the Evil of Robert Moses, the girlies consider what it means to live in a world built to restrict movement and community. Digressions include the sacred magic of knitting tutorials, NYC’s food poisoning themed Erewhon, and Eliza staying bricked up.
This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Kylie Finnigan and edited by Livi Burdette.
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Cities Are Spending More to Brutalize Homeless People Than It Would Cost to House Them
Examining Anti-Homeless Architecture
Fortress LA by Mike Davis (excerpt from City of Quartz)
Hostile Architecture: Behind the Buzzword
Hostile Architecture in the United States: Productive or Harmful?
How Valuable Is Public Space? Priceless, Argues a New Book by Setha Low
Jane Jacobs, a Rebel with a Cause
Setha Low | Why Public Space Matters | Fast Forward 2022
The Economic Value of Health Benefits Associated with Urban Park Investment?
The Highway That Sparked the Demise of an Iconic Black Street in New Orleans
The Power Broker by Robert Caro
Understanding Hostile Architecture: The Cause and Effect of Restricting Public Space