Binchtopia

The girlies discuss the ugly boyfriend apocalypse, Conservative conspiracies, the transgenda, and Kate Middleton's whereabouts. They explore the relationship between physical appearance and moral worth, double standards of beauty, and societal pressures on attractiveness.

The girlies answer a pressing question: why is flying so awful? We used to have hotties in Pan Am uniforms serving us caviar, and now we suffer through heinous security lines to sit in seats with no legroom where the emergency exit door is not guaranteed to stay on til landing.  From the Wright Bros to TSA to climate criminals, the girlies unpack the history of all things air travel and ponder if there is a better way. Digressions include two father-related mailbox moments and a new merch drop! The new merch collection will be available at 10am PT // 1pm ET on 3/13 at this link!  SOURCES: A Brief History of Airplane Hijackings, From the Cold War to D.B. Cooper Airline Close Calls Happen Far More Often Than Previously Known  A Real Life Pan Am Stewardess On What It Was Like To Wear That Famous Uniform Boeing, Still Recovering From Max 8 Crashes, Faces a New Crisis Boeing 707: The Aircraft That Changed the Way We Fly Federal Flight Deck Officers: The Airline Pilots Trained to Shoot Hijackers History of the Airplane How Modern Air Travel Got So Miserable It Was Shoes On, No Boarding Pass Or ID. But Airport Security Forever Changed On 9/11 Longing for the ‘Golden Age’ of Air Travel? Be Careful What You Wish for Pan Am Flight Attendants Had the Most Glamorous Jobs in the Sky Pan Am: The Trailblazing Airline That Changed International Travel PANAMAC Revisited Private jets are awful for the climate. It’s time to tax the rich who fly in them. The Airplane Changed Our Idea of the World The Evolution of the Commercial Flying Experience  The Humiliating History of the TSA The Shocking Boeing 737 Incident, Briefly Explained The Wonderful Jet World of Pan American (1959) What Are Carbon Offsets? Are They a Credible Climate Solution? Worried About How Safe It Is to Fly? Here’s What the Experts Have to Say

The girlies discuss the most discoursed articles of the month. They cover the Ivy League financial "expert" who put $50k in an unmarked vehicle, a landmark piece about the pull-out method, the article that asks what happens when body-positive influencers get skinny, and more. Twitter digressions include the AI-generated Live Wonka Experience and whether or not your husband should die for being nice to his brother's widow.   This is a teaser for a Patreon-exclusive episode. To become a patron and get access to this episode along with 50+ other bonus episodes, go to patreon.com/binchtopia.   ARTICLES DISCUSSED: The Day I Put $50,000 in a Shoe Box and Handed It to a Stranger The Case for Pulling Out How Tom Sandoval Became the Most Hated Man in America TikToker Says Dad Abandoning Family for Breakdancing Dreams Is Her Funniest Childhood Trauma, Dad Claps (And Breakdances) Back They Promoted Body Positivity. Then They Lost Weight.

Exploring the societal pressure and personal experiences related to anti-aging, discussing skincare routines, the impact of the anti-aging industry, and the importance of valuing wisdom from older women. Delving into historical anti-aging practices like Cleopatra's donkey milk baths and contrasting Renaissance perspectives with modern attitudes towards aging.

Bad Book Club returns to review the Twilight fanfiction turned kinky nightmare that captivated suburban moms everywhere. This one has it all — a clinically insane man who tells our protagonist to "stay away" while constantly stalking her, the worst stock POC best friend characterization we've ever seen, and some truly heinous sex scenes. ¡Ay, Dios mío! This is a teaser for a Patreon-exclusive episode. To become a patron and get access to this episode and 50+ other bonus episodes, go to patreon.com/binchtopia.

The hosts offer relationship advice on avoiding mommy roles, love languages, and planning a boyfriend convention. Discussions include a sass dispatch and Grammy department. Insights on Super Bowl halftime show, Grammys, Taylor Swift, Tracy Chapman, and Miley Cyrus. Exploring relationship dynamics, Tokyo relationship challenges, commitment struggles, and rise of sassy men. Understanding love languages and heartwarming listener voicemail.

The girlies dive deep into the micro-trends that have been populating the internet over the last few years. From cottage-core to ballet-core, clean girl to mob wife, they rank microaesthetics based on the level of abject harm they cause to women, the pedophilic undertones, and whether or not they make their brains Soup. Digressions include welcoming Ballerina Farm into the NYT club and digging up dirt on the other Mormon influencers. This is a teaser for a Patreon-exclusive episode. Become a patron and listen to the full episode at patreon.com/binchtopia (http://patreon.com/binchtopia).

The girlies hop into the meme pool to investigate how memes are made, why they spread, and what happens when the worst moments of someone’s life follow them forever in the memeiverse. Digressions include a mysterious case of Souping, the Binchtopia infirmary ward, and one listener’s horrifying baby Jesus figurine. Sources: Slayed, Mother: Gypsy Rose’s Digital Homecoming by Jax Preyer The Meme is Dead, Long Live the Meme by Roy Christopher Talking to the Guy Who Invented the Word ‘Meme’: Richard Dawkins by Mahmood Fazal Taking the Dawkins Challenge, or, The Dark Side of the Meme by Gregory Schrempp Alex From Target: The Other Side of Fame Alix Bromley Adjudication Internet Memes and “The Right to Privacy” Most Americans support right to have some personal info removed from online searches As a domestic violence victim, my story became a joke.  You Know the Lorena Bobbitt Story. But Not All of It The Definitive Oral History of the Bobbitt Case, 25 Years Later  Accidentally famous: The psychology of going viral  Monica Lewinsky Wins The Internet With Best 'I Have A Joke' Tweet The last of the Monica meme Monica Lewinsky on the Culture of Humiliation Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The girlies dissect the case of America's newly freed sweetheart, Gypsy Rose Blanchard. Julia puts her PhD studies to use and guides us through the history of Munchausen by proxy, opening up an exploration of why people make themselves and others sick, and how the "bad mom" trope reifies social anxieties around motherhood and care. Digressions include our time in the Stu, the depths of our notesapp, and a bold mailbox moments. To see the video version of this episode and to keep up with our bonus content, subscribe at patreon.com/binchtopia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the first episode of the New Year, the girlies investigate a cultural concept that plagues us all in the new year: The Makeover. From the transformative promise of the American Dream to hit shows like What Not to Wear and The Biggest Loser, they discuss how “the makeover” seeks to ease cultural anxieties, reify the status quo, and affirm that changing ones appearance can change ones life. Digressions include one listener who found Eliza’s twin at the Margaritaville restaurant in Orlando, another who hears our voices in their schizoaffective delusion, and the world’s need for a one dance.  SOURCES: Eliza Makeover Nation: The United States of Reinvention by Toby Miller The Makeover: Reality Television and Reflexive Audiences by Katherine Sender The Great American Makeover: Television, History, Nation by Dana Heller ‘Oh goodness, I am watching reality TV’ How methods make class in audience research Notes on What Not to Wear and Post-feminist Symbolic Violence Spirituality Among Americans: Spiritual Beliefs by Pew Research Center Americans Take Prescriptions a Large Portion of Their Lives Can I Please Give You Some Advice?: Clueless and the Teen Makeover by Alice Leppert Julia Makeover TV: Selfhood, Citizenship, and Celebrity by Brenda Weber Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.