#how to! podcast

[bookgeekgrrl]

My media this week (16-22 Jul 2023)

legit obsessed with this show right now

📚 STUFF I READ 📚

😊 Hi Honey, I'm Homo!: Sitcoms, Specials, and the Queering of American Culture (Matt Baume, author & narrator) - interesting look at queer rep on sitcoms starting with Bewitched - focused on shows with substantial content so it was very white (which does reflect the TV landscape) but doesn't really address that -- I would have liked at least some mention of the lack of intersectionality tbh - but still an interesting and entertaining overview

🥰 Hurts that Time Alone Cannot Heal (E_Greer) - 44K, post WS recovery wingfic

🥰 come hell or high water (helix_stomper) - 66K, pt 3 of boots & budweiser’s miraculous misadventures - steddie D/s - after weeks of falling for each other thru anonymous glory hole sex, they finally meet and really get started

💖💖 +194K of shorter fic so shout out to these I really loved 💖💖

Ill With Want (thedoubteriswise) - MCU: pre-war stucky, 27K - incredibly well written delicious angst from Bucky's POV [reread]

the slow death of Steve Rogers [at the hands of the stupid, sexy, considerate stripper] (MaddieWritesStucky (Madeleine_Ward)) - MCU: modern no powers stucky, 5K - very hot stripper!bucky AU [reread]

📺 STUFF I WATCHED 📺

D20: Dungeons and Drag Queens - "In The Heart Of Death" (s18, e4)

D20: Adventuring Party - "The Gaming Super Bowl" (s13, e4)

Um, Actually - s8, e9

D20: A Crown of Candy - s5, e5-14

D20: Adventuring Party - s1, e5-14

🎧 PODCASTS 🎧

⭐ Vibe Check - A Special Conversation with Jenna Wortham

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! - Patti LuPone

Re: Dracula - July 18: Trouble Ahead

Into It - The Enduring Appeal of Barbie

⭐ How To! Plus - How To Make Aging Easier for Everyone

The Sporkful - Why Ice Is This Summer's Hottest Trend

What Next: TBD Plus - America’s Killer Car Problem

⭐ Vibe Check - All I Have Faith in Is Art, Orgasms, and Friendships

Re: Dracula - July 19: Present Craving

Rachel Maddow Presents: Déjà News - Episode 5: Taken for a Ride

Stuff The British Stole - Zero Marks The Spot

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - The Coffee Palace

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - A house move like no other

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Darién Gap

Outward Plus - The Pleasures and Politics of Cruising

Re: Dracula - July 20: Most Difficult and Vital Aspect

Pop Culture Happy Hour - A Barbie v. Oppenheimer Game

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Face to Face

50 MPH - 6 MPH / A Workhorse Takes the Reins

⭐ 99% Invisible #545 - Shade Redux

Dear Prudence Plus - How Do I Disclose to My Kids That I've Had an Abortion–Twice? Help!

Into It - Culture Is Back: Why We Love 'The Golden Bachelor' and Those Weird TikTok Livestreams

What Next: TBD Plus - America’s $5 Trillion Grid Problem

Hit Parade Plus - Lenny on Mars Edition

Re: Dracula - July 22: Rough Weather

ICYMI Plus - The Day AO3 Went Down

⭐ The Sporkful - Why Barbie’s First Dreamhouse Didn’t Have A Kitchen

Switched on Pop - How Louis Armstrong invented the modern pop star

50 Years of Hip-Hop - 1986: "No Sleep Till Brooklyn" by The Beastie Boys

50 Years of Hip-Hop - 1987: "Paid in Full" by Eric B. and Rakim

⭐ Decoder Ring Plus - What's Really Going On Inside a Mosh Pit?

🎶 MUSIC 🎶

Best Of '81 To '85 [Y&T] {1990}

Pop Radio • 1970s

That! Feels Good! [Jessie Ware] {2023}

Jessie Ware

Get Pumped: Rock Anthems

[daftmooncretin]

spock’s room decor is actually fucking bonkers. The weapons??? the big red velvet curtain??? like ok phantom of the opera go crazy.

for reference jim’s room has some photos and a plant so we can surmise this is uniquely a spock being a dramatic weirdo thing

[clementine-kesh]

like literally if i didn’t want to see some weird nonsense i wouldn’t be consuming scifi

[seven-winged-liar]

Yeah, okay so this keeps happening

[georgiacooked]

"....Can I have a Cigarette?"

So remember when I said I wanted to try sketches for every episode of TMA...

[esperfraud]

This came to me in a vision.

Feel free to add your own favorite "eldritch being x traumatized mortal" ships!

[potato-lord-but-not]

put all the podcast guys in a room together for group therapy

[gibsalotdoodles]

so john has complete control of arthur’s left hand, yeah?

[ihavemanyhusbands]

Funniest statement is still the guy who walked into the spiral, was there for six hours, then realized he was late for dinner with his family and simply stepped out of the spiral like nothing was amiss 😭😭😭😭😭

[ciao2-bambi]

Doodle of Jonathan Sims through Season 1-5!

Not the final version I think. But wanted to draw him throughout the season. Had a BLAST and EMOTIONAL ROLLERCOASTER RIDE while listening. BUT I'M FINE.

Anyway, here's a wet cat of a man.

[fictionadventurer]

"Why would I show my daughters Snow White when Anna and Elsa exist?"

Because girls need to see more than one type of female character in their stories. We don't want girls to see "damsel-in-distress housekeeper" as their only option, but its equally dangerous to show them the currently-popular flavor of "take-charge Strong Female Character" as the only acceptable kind of woman to be.

Because Snow White is confident. While the Queen is obsessing over her own insecurities, Snow White is going through her day completely comfortable with who she is.

Because Snow White is skilled. While the Queen's treatment of her is unjust, Snow White's acceptance of her work as a scullery maid makes her, not just an idle princess, but a working woman. She has cleaning and cooking skills that are recognized as valuable contributions to society. She is then able to use those skills when she needs a place to stay--instead of just a helpless damsel-in-distress who has to beg for a place, she is someone they want to have living with them because she has valuable skills to offer.

Because Snow White is kind. She is so kind that animals immediately trust her, that a hardened assassin can't kill her, that dwarves love her. She is sensitive to the feelings of others rather than embittered by her own fears. She is friendly to everyone she meets, showing interest in their lives and concern for their problems.

Because Snow White is a caretaker. Though young and mistreated, she is always looking to care for others. She immediately comforts a lost little bird. When she finds a cottage belonging to what she believes to be lonely orphans, she takes it upon herself to make their home comfortable. She even takes this a bit too far in setting rules for the dwarves' household, which offers depth to her character. She does take charge, but instead of seizing power like the Queen, Snow is looking to serve others and seeks their good.

Because Snow White is brave. After her panicked flight through the forest, she is sharp enough to recognize that her fear made the situation worse than reality, and she consciously decides to adopt a cheerful, hopeful outlook.

Because Snow White is intelligent. She's a good-enough judge of character to recognize a worthy love interest when he appears (and unlike certain princesses, she's right about it). She recognizes when her fear makes things worse than they are and is able to make better plans for the future. She is able to coordinate a housecleaning effort among a huge variety of untrained forest animals.

Because Snow White is humble. She is willing to take on the humblest work in the castle and is not humiliated by it. She asks the animals and the dwarves for help when she needs it. She even recognizes the need for prayer.

Because Snow White is good.

Because she is innocent.

Because she is patient.

Because she is loving.

Because little girls should learn to be all those things, and Snow White is a character who shows them what that looks like.

[ghoulbats]

well….it finally happened

[humming-fly]

I've been really enjoying all the heart-wrenching and beautiful art episode 43 of malevolent has spawned, so to even things out here's even more monty python shitposts

Bonus:

[saragrosie]

Some really stupid season 3-4ish mag sketches plus obligatory crumpling Jon up into a ball (And also s1 Jon is there writing his gay little statements whatever).

I say s3-4 cuz Helen ya know here's another Helen under the cut my beloved they could never make me hate you. You are the not a who but the moment the icon the legend:

I'm sharing some more dumbass things I've drawn in another post cuz there are early season 5 references (I'm on MAG 169) so check that out if you're caught up to there if not begone no spoilers for you ok byeeeee

[samglyph]

So you want to make the decisions for once. Good luck with that.

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Bonus under the cut

[lazylittledragon]

ok someone please correct me if i'm wrong but am i weird for thinking those 'audiobooks don't count as reading' posts are ableist as fuck????