Joselyn is joined by Angela (of They Can’t All Be Betty fame) and Jess (improv theatre and writers’ group legend) to discuss the show they all hate to love to hate: The Bachelorette. Not watching? Good for you. Also, it literally will not matter as they break down the stars, the contestants, the hosts and the rampant patriarchal misogyny inherent in the premise. Good times!
We discuss the books we’re reading, the state of our boobs (and what a state they are), and the many scars that are left behind to remind you “remember that time you had cancer – hahaha!” Hilarious.
If you have never seen the 1940 Alfred Hitchcock masterpiece Rebecca starring Judith Anderson, et al., then you are in for an education, an entertainment, and a thorough scolding of remakes that misunderstand the assignment. Let’s get mad about movies!!
Receipts:
Take time out of your busy schedule and watch Rebecca (1940): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1uvgx3NUR0
Not great, thanks for asking! Things are colossally shitty right now and we’re going to talk about it, and by “it” we mean abortion, religion, politics, not showering and our hair falling out. You know, just your basic female hysteria.
Receipts:
Some facts on abortion from actual doctors and shit: https://www.acog.org/advocacy/abortion-is-essential/come-prepared/abortion-access-fact-sheet
Maternal mortality rates are three times higher for black women: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hestat/maternal-mortality/2020/maternal-mortality-rates-2020.htm
Delaying abortion increases the risk to the pregnant person: https://www.guttmacher.org/evidence-you-can-use/medicaid-coverage-abortion#:~:text=The%20risk%20of%20abortion%20complications,at%2018%20weeks%20or%20later.
People do not regret their abortions: https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2020/01/416421/five-years-after-abortion-nearly-all-women-say-it-was-right-decision-study
Facts about fetal development from actual doctors and shit: https://www.acog.org/womens-health/faqs/how-your-fetus-grows-during-pregnancy
Susan G. has been garbage for a while now: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/karen-handel-susan-g-komen-decision-defund-planned-parenthood_n_1255948
Cancer foundations respond to SCOTUS strike-down of Roe(check out Stupid Cancer’s response if you want to see how it’s done): https://cancerletter.com/the-cancer-letter/20220701_6/
Have you tried to buy a new car lately? It’s bonkers. There are no new cars, used cars are way more expensive than they should be, and salespeople are children. Let’s talk about it.
When a nurse gets cancer, it’s a whole other thing and no one knows that better than Theresa Brown; she’s a nurse, a best-selling author and a person living with a breast cancer diagnosis. She’s also our special guest on this episode!
Ah, good ol’ Bach Nation; so popular and yet so problematic. Joselyn and Angela try to parse out why they can’t stop watching this bastion of misogyny couched as “traditional values” and explore whether it has the potential to change.
Are you good with money? Great; us neither. And that’s okay because David and John from The Queer Money Podcast are our special guests on this episode and they’re talking everything from getting out of debt, to planning for retirement, to making sure your skin still looks good when you get there. Tapping in as Honorable Cohost is the amazing Angela from They Can’t All Be Betty Podcast! Be excited.
Have you ever started reading a book, realized 30% of the way through that you’re not into it, but then kept reading until you were 60% of the way through only to discover that, unsurprisingly, you’re still not into it? This is just about that.
The book: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
