Vital Social Issues and Stuff

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Pop culture "comfort food" for difficult times

Pop culture “comfort food” for difficult times from TLF writers

Considering how many people are in need of comfort now, below are some of the pop culture — television, movies, music, books, video games, and more — that TLF contributors and editors find comforting. These are both long-held-to “blankies” and newer discoveries, both items for kids and those for adults. Whether you are in need of comfort now — or in the future, these suggestions are here for you.

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Personally, I rely upon re-runs of The West Wing, Sex and The City, Tampopo, and White Christmas - @jasmined

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What Pop Culture-Related Things Are You Thankful For This Year?

There's a reason why John Oliver blowing up a huge neon sign that read "2016" with dynamite in the season finale of Last Week Tonight resonated with so many: The year 2016 has been a complete and total catastrofuck. For...

I am thankful for many things, despite 2016 being fucking terrible, but if I had to choose one, it would have to be doing a second season of the podcast with @joyoliviamiller. - @jasmined

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EPISODE OF @vitalsocial IS UP FOR THE PEOPLE

Psst - you can also listen and/or subscribe via iTunes: http://apple.co/2eyhKmC

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If you want to listen to @joyoliviamiller talk about her experience at the Supernatural con, go to 11:54.

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You guys! @joyoliviamiller just posted the final episode of season 1 of @vitalsocial, wherein we talk about what it means to be the “one and only”.

Episode 1 of season 2 drops on September 15. New season! New format! Same old girls, though. :)

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Person: Hey, are you into podcasts?

Me, reclining on my Casper Mattress, working on my squarespace site, listening to a free audible audiobook, picking at a nature box, wearing a high quality pair of socks and printing postal orders from Stamps Dot Com: ye why do u ask [i begin to shave my legs with a harry’s razor]

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WHAT UNDERWEAR ARE YOU WEARING THO

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Episode 42 - Hamilton (feat. Jon Rua): "George Washington Blessed Our Friendship"

This our very special episode recorded during our trip to New York all about Hamilton: An American Musical, including a very special interview with Jon Rua (jonrua.net), company member and Alexander Hamilton understudy! Big thanks to Heather Liposky (Instagram: @HeatherLiposky) for connecting us with Jon!

Listen to our Hamilton episode (featuring an interview with Jon Rua and us trying to keep our fangirling under control) as prep for the Tonys tonight!

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“People want to see themselves”: Postloudness aims to build a podcast network for diverse voices

"We have so many friends in this city doing great things, but there hasn’t been the right platform for them to break through."

Green is the cofounder and chief digital officer of Postloudness, a Chicago-based podcast collective trying to create a community of shows by women, people of color, and queer-identified hosts. The goal: to help more underrepresented voices create their own shows, and, in the process, bring more diversity to podcasting. And hopefully make a business out of it.

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New episode is up! @joyoliviamiller and @jasmined talk all things related to dolls, doll collecting and, of course, a brief foray into mannequins (yes, we talk about the movie Mannequin).

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In which @joyoliviamiller and @jasmined talk birthdays, anniversaries, and other milestones.

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Episode 063: Should I Worry About... The Orgasm Gap?

Before you know whether you need to worry about the orgasm gap… you probably need to know what it is. But it sounds worrisome, right? 

Listen here! | Subscribe!

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Episode 017 — In which Jasmine and Joy talk all things POTUS.

We reminisce about Rock the Vote, debate the idea of President Yeezy and First Lady Kim, discuss why The West Wing's beloved Jed Barlett was such a good leader, analyze First Lady fashion, and explore Secret Service code names.

Don't miss our peak rating of pop culture's most memorable commanders in chief—faux and fictional. Warning: We both have a thing for FDR on film.

Plus, we hold a celebrity book chat about Marc Peyser and Timothy Dwyer's Hissing Cousins (2015). Listen in as we breakdown the complicated Roosevelt family tree and reveal Eleanor Roosevelt's courtship rules and hostess pointers (hot dogs!) and Alice Roosevelt Longworth's tips for gossiping.

VSIS, now with twice the normal pearl necklace discussions!

Featuring short song clips from:

• Le Tigre “Fake French” • A Fistful of Noise "Hail to the Chief" • John Leguizamo "Rock the Vote" • Jadagrace & Diamond White "BO$$" • Madonna "Rock the Vote" • Deee-Lite "Vote Baby, Vote" • The West Wing theme music • Modern Baseball "Vote Early" • Parenthetical Girls "Jackie's Strength" • Joni James "Alice Blue Gown" • Ashford & Simpson "Solid as Barack" (live) • Parliament "Chocolate City" • Wesley Willis "Bill Clinton"

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The ladies of Vital Social Issues and Stuff are working on an episode about beefs, rivalries, and feuds.

McDonald’s or Burger King? The clown or the king? THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE.

Read about the Burger Wars on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burger_Wars

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#VitalBeefs Q1. The Cola Wars

Note: @joyoliviamiller​ and I are working on an episode about beefs, rivalries, and feuds. We’re gonna be doing totally scientific and accurate polls on Twitter, Tumblr, and Facebook until we record the episode. Whenever that is.

ANYWAY, question no. 1 is below. If you can't see the link try http://poll.pollcode.com/67786335. Have fun! xo @jasmined​

The Cola Wars: Coke v. Pepsi

Coke

Pepsi

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“What seemed to be unrealizable for my young and confused childhood self has been made possible in adulthood. Perhaps I will never have that actual love affair with Jordan Knight, but living in the world as a queer boy has,” the artist said of the series in a press release. “Through this project I am realizing those wonderful and absurd childhood fantasies. . . . I have become the ‘new kid’ that I desired to be.”

Transgender Artist Reclaims Lost Boyhood in New Kids on the Block Paintings | Flavorwire

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Lead singer of the indie band Best Coast, Bethany Cosentino, has penned a scathing essay addressing sexism in the music industry. In it, she discusses the allegations of sexual assault she and many other female musicians leveled against music publicist Heathcliff Berru. The accusations forced Berru to step down as CEO of Life or Death PR, yet as Cosentino’s essay reveals, the fight for gender equality is far from over.

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Episode 43 - "I Almost Destroyed the Universe"

This week is all about classics, from Dickens to Citizen Kane--and if they're overrated. From Lawrence of Arabia to Seinfeld, we...don't hold back (but do we ever?).

Episode 43!  

Classic books, classic movies, classic tv shows…are they overrated? Do they deserve to be classics?