EPISODE 113: 55 and Better with Kristen Arnett
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Gay Florida novelist Kristen Arnett joins Rax and Amber to talk about retirement communities in the Sunshine State, of which there are 8 in Kristen's immediate vicinity alone! What are the environmental and social impacts of importing seniors by the thousands to live on island time in Florida? Also, what the hell is "NYPD Pizza"?
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EPISODE 112: THE Boss Baby
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In this ep Amber and Rax talk about the 2017 animated film The Boss Baby. But before that they talk about baby botox, how music is a drug and everything that has ever happened to them. PS: I'm sorry it took me (Amber) forever to edit this one.
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EPISODE 111: Lesbian Bars with Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya
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In this whirlwind ep Rax and Amber talk to about construction, revenge and boos baby. They also eventually get to talk about Kayla's piece for Autostraddle "" that she wrote with and which we highly recommend! If you listen to the whole ep you will get to hear about all the lesbian bars they visited and the Shyamalan-like twist at the end, they were the lesbian bars all along, no it's not that, but it kinda is. Also, if you listen to the end, you will hear the insistent babbles of Amber's baby. Remember, bars are about the people you are in them with and feminism is about...
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EPISODE 110: The Sorrows of Young Affleck ft. Josh Gondelman
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Josh Gondelman (comedian, friend of the pod, and official Boston correspondent) joins us once again to talk about Boston's finest, Ben Affleck. Why is he so grim and does it have anything to do with that incredible phoenix tattoo?
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EPISODE 109: Guess Who's Back? Not Red Lobster
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Don't call it a comeback, actually you totally can, that's what it is. Amber and Rax are back to talk about the most important cultural event happening right now, that's right, we're talking about Red Lobster filing for bankruptcy. We just had to come back from hiatus to look into this because something about the headlines smelled...shrimpy. Of course before we get to that we spend about half the podcast catching up, and after we spend a third of the podcast griping, so you get like a quarter or something (we don't do math) of Red Lobster content. Which is all you really need because it's...
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EPISODE 42069: The Gripe Zone
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listen up <3
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EPISODE 108: On Glitter and Concrete — Talking NYC Drag With Elyssa Maxx Goodman
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Rax and author Elyssa Maxx Goodman discuss drag from 17th century kabuki theater to RuPaul's Drag Race and pandemic-born Zoom drag shows, all as told in Elyssa's forthcoming book "Glitter and Concrete: A Cultural History of Drag in New York"! The book comes out on 9/12 and is a must-read for anyone who loves, duh, glitter and concrete.
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EPISODE 107: Rugrats
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Amber and Rax chat about another 90s classic, Rugrats! This weird looking show about babies getting into shenanigans was the first cartoon with truly multigenerational appeal. It first aired in 1991 and we're here to say, it still slaps. Shoutout to listener Rachel Feingersh for the topic suggestion! Sources: (Caseen Gaines and Mathew Klickstein, Decider, 2016) (Paul Brownfield, LA Times, 1998) (Laurie Midflin, NYT, 1997) (Rugrats Writers, LA Times, 1996) (Mimi Swartz, The New Yorker, 1998)
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EPISODE 106: Eve Babitz
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Amber and Rax talk about one of their favorites, Eve Babitz. The LA Woman, the groupie, the muse, the artist, the author and ultimately the star. IYKYK, if you don't, listen. Info for this ep comes from: (Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 2017) (Penelope Green, NYT, 2021) (Kevin Dettmar, The Atlantic, 2022) and of course Hollywood’s Eve: Eve Babitz and the Secret History of L.A. by Lili Anolik, 2019
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EPISODE 105: Recreational (Retirement) Vehicles
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Rax and Amber dive into RV history and culture, touching on the development of the National Parks Service and the USPS along the way. We wouldn't even have the Margaritaville RV Resort if not for the Postal Service!
info_outlineWaffle House rules, both as a restaurant and as a hub for insane crimes that people wouldn't dare commit anywhere else. Rax and Amber share their hash brown orders and discuss Waffle House's FEMA readiness and diner-themed record label in today's free episode.