Listeners, we are back! And we are breaking down our W2s, our 1099s, and the best way to not pay your taxes.Did you know your taxes are loans to the US government to fund genocide around the world? Despite the history of "no taxation without r

#16 Hotties Have Spiritual Trauma

Oct 26th, 2023 1h 14m

Hey yall, we're back! This episode, we're exploring the intersection of the experience God and the nervous system. Many of us have some kind of religious or spiritual trauma, but what does that mean for our intuition? How do we continue to stay

#15 A/S/L?

Jun 14th, 2023 1h 20m

This week, emotional labor exposes our algorithm and gets chronically online. From influencers on instagram to your myspace top 8, the internet has always provided a place and platform for people to expose their very private information for dat

#14: Waging Hard or Hardly Waging?

May 17th, 2023 1h 35m

What's up with wages? Seriously, what's up with wages? Like, have you ever noticed how the jobs that pay the least per hour also tend to be the most taxing and degrading kinds of labor? Or how charging more money/having higher wages makes peopl

#13: Beastars is Furry Propaganda! and that's Beautiful

Apr 4th, 2023 1h 17m

Listen, we get it, you thought teen Simba was hot and you haven't been sure what to do with that and what that means. Or, maybe you figure out long ago. This week, we unpack the animal that is desire, and all the interesting, nuanced, sexy ways

#12: Your Friends Will Literally K*ll You

Mar 15th, 2023 1h 12m

Brutus and Caesar, Judas and Jesus, Serena and Blair, Tony Soprano and Christopher Moltisanti, Eve and Villanelle. We know the story; best friends to enemies. But how come this destructive relationship pattern is so pervasive? And how do you ev

#11: B3 my Val3ntin3?

Feb 14th, 2023 1h 18m

content warning: non-graphic mentions of sexual violence, including violence against children; brief discussion of suicidal ideation (55:00-59:00)We're back, and guess what? We're a movie podcast now. This episode is about intimacy, objectific

#10: Vaccine queens (Re-Upload)

Dec 7th, 2022 56m 19s

Hey y'all! Long time no see! We're back in the mix this episode, chit chatting about vaccines, passports, anti-capitalism, D&D, Six Flags, and the "end" of the "lockdown" that never really "happened." Hit us up on Instagram (@e.mo.tion.al.la.b

#9: Happy birthday, quarantine (Re-Upload)

Dec 6th, 2022 1h 1m

(Originally uploaded 03/17/2021.)One year since March Madness was cancelled, since the infamous "Imagine" cover, since experiences of people, places, and things. Yes, it has been one year since America went into lockdown, and we have been in s

#8: I wanna know what love is (Re-Upload)

Dec 6th, 2022 53m 51s

Happy/Neutral VDAY y'all!Fuck Valentine's Day 2021. Our audio did not record properly (thanks, retrograde) so please do not judge Caleb for this production. This special episode we talk the VDAY Industrial Complex, relationship anarchy, resent

#7: Boo! Are you terrified? (Re-Upload)

Dec 4th, 2022 1h 10m

(Originally uploaded 2/7/2021.)Happy New Year yall! Our first episode of 2021 is our final recording of 2020. This week, we're talking about the return to labor in the time of covid, all the lessons we gathered from the worst/best year, and

#6: Hindsight is 2020 (Re-Upload)

Dec 2nd, 2022 1h

(Originally uploaded 1/1/2021.)Happy New Year y'all! Our first episode of 2021 is our final recording of 2020. This week, we're talking about the return to labor in the time of COVID, all the lessons we gathered from the worst/best year, and o

#5: Cults (Re-upload)

Dec 2nd, 2022 1h 14m

What do NXVIM, Scientology, Woody Allen, Michael Haneke's 'Funny Games', Onision (aka the "I'm a banana" guy), white fragility, our ex-boyfriends, flat earthers, and capitalism have in common? They're all reference points for today's conversat

#4: Sorry, the world isn't ending (yet) (Re-Upload)

Dec 1st, 2022 1h 21m

(Originally uploaded 11/19/2020.)This little time capsule was recorded the day after the election, so strap in for a #tbt adventure in absurdism! We talk about the end of the world (and how it's - unfortunately - not happening) and the fundame

#3: Sometimes, cancel culture is okay! (Re-Upload)

Nov 30th, 2022 57m 31s

(Originally uploaded 11/21/2020.)Did you know that cancel culture is okay, and also is not real? This week, we're cancelling JD Vance, Lana del Rey, Sean Penn, and your host, Al! (But not Haylin. She's cool.) The good news is, you don't have t

#2: General Strike! (Re-Upload)

Nov 29th, 2022 1h 21m

(Originally uploaded 10/7/2020.)A “general strike” usually means a strike across industries. But what if we all just strike, like, in general? This episode, we’re talking about divesting from society, the cult of capitalism, the absurdity of “

You're NOT Valid

Jul 21st, 2021 52m 8s

We have returned! Sorry for the delay, one of us was too depressed to post (Al).This month we get into the infamous and overused term "you're valid". The essential phrase weaponized by white women and tenderqueers has become a stand in for "yo

Episode #9: Vaccine Queens

Apr 28th, 2021 55m 59s

Episode # 9: Happy Birthday Quarantine

Mar 17th, 2021 1h 1m

One year since March Madness was cancelled, since the infamous "Imagine" cover, since experiences of people, places, and things. Yes, it has been one year since America went into lockdown, and we have been in some version of quarantine since t

Episode # 8: I wanna know what love is

Feb 13th, 2021 53m 51s

Happy/Neutral VDAY ya'll, and Happy Birthday to our Aquarius Royalty pal KP. Fuck Valentine's Day 2021. Our audio did not record properly (Thanks, retrograde) so please do not judge Caleb for this production, This special episode we talk the VD

Episode # 7: Boo! Are you terrified?

Feb 8th, 2021 1h 7m

TBT to when we recorded this audio. This episode we reference Terror Management Theory and the COVID-19 Pandemic article by Tom Pyszcynski , The capital insurrection, George Bush being a 3%er, Cocaine over Cleveland, Toxic Love and Light Leade

Episode #6: Hindsight is 2020

Jan 1st, 2021 59m 7s

Happy New Year ya'll! Our first episode of 2021 is our final recording of 2020. This week, we're talking about the return to labor in the time of covid, all the lessons we gathered from the worst/best year, and our predictions & visions for

Episode #5: All Jobs Are Cults

Dec 4th, 2020 1h 13m

Episode #4: Sorry, The World Isn't Ending (Yet)

Nov 20th, 2020 1h 20m

This little time capsule was recorded the day after the election, so strap in for a #tbt adventure in absurdism! We talk about the end of the world (and how it's - unfortunately - not happening) and the fundamental shift of power that is curren

Episode #3: Sometimes, cancel culture is okay!

Oct 21st, 2020 56m 39s

Did you know that cancel culture is okay, and also is not real? This week, we're cancelling JD Vance, Lana del Rey, Sean Penn, and your host, Al! (But not Haylin. She's cool.) The good news is, you don't have to unsubscribe, because again, canc