Equally Lost

EP36 Reproductive rights' defenders are on the streets all across the United States. The girls are here to ask the question of how we can contribute to a better, more intersectional movement for reproductive justice. We also hear about Elsa's recent Covid scare and Sofia's long-awaited graduation ceremony. 

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Theme song: Boom Boom Boom by Grace Mesa

EP34 Elsa is solo today to catch up on her last ever college move-in, recent book and film discoveries, and her favourite rituals to get in the right mindset for a new semester. 

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EP33 Back to school season is in full swing and the girls are here to offer their hard-learned advice on how to make that first year suck a bit less. Elsa and Sofia discuss networking, FOMO, and how to balance fun and work. Stay until the end to hear some real stories of our clownery along the way. 

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EP32 Sofia is solo this week to give you the scoop on pole dancing lessons, developments in Covid fiscal policy, and the psychology behind the astrology boom that we've all witnessed on social media. We also hear the origin story of Sofia's feminist identity... and how she almost lost a leg in the process. 

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In this episode:

And Now The Hard Part Podcast
https://foreignpolicy.com/podcasts/and-now-the-hard-part/

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Theme song: Boom Boom Boom by Grace Mesa

EP31 Not gonna lie guys, this one is dense. The girls discuss plans for an all-women trekking trip to commemorate a high school tradition and try to make sense of the rhetoric surrounding refugees and the situation in Afghanistan. Elsa ponders whether she wants her kids to share her culturally confused upbringing, and the girls dive into the meaning and future of global citizenship. 

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Support refugees in Afghanistan by (for example) donating to Miles4Migrants and the UN Afghanistan Crisis Fund.
https://miles4migrants.org/
https://crisisrelief.un.org/t/afghanistan

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Theme song: Boom Boom Boom by Grace Mesa

EP30 Work ethic is a good trait to have. And yet, research shows that "personal responsibility" can only do so much when it comes to issues like closing the racial wealth gap. How do we reconcile these two ideas, and how do we define work ethic in our own lives? How do you build grit and work ethic? Alongside these questions, the girls dig into their recent post-grad struggles and the troubled historical context of #bamarushtok. 

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In this episode:

Report: What we get wrong about closing the racial wealth gap (Duke)
https://socialequity.duke.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/what-we-get-wrong.pdf

The effort vs productivity paradox
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/effort-vs-productivity-paradox-jo%C3%A3o-fernandes/

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Theme song: Boom Boom Boom by Grace Mesa

EP29 This episode includes mentions of disordered eating. "That girl" aesthetics are all over the internet, and the girls have questions about its subtext. Elsa and Sofia discuss choice feminism, dressed up daily routines and, of course, how it all comes back down to the male gaze. 

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EP28 It's about time to get to know your hosts a little better! This week, the girls are here to answer some spicy questions – bucket lists and morally questionable hypotheticals included. 

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EP27 Sofia and Elsa are back together and ready to delve into all things casual misogyny! The girls discuss the sexism surrounding women's sports, the psychology of reality TV, and whether "fake it til you make it" is a valid path to building confidence in yourself.

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EP26 In today's quick and dirty, Elsa shares a snapshot of what confidence means to her, how she got to this point in her self-love journey, and tips on how you can get there too. 

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EP05: What if we quit social media?
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7BH77BNqCf4XwhtDJdiHbf?si=twUDjzgGQfuNRAaTdEPPkQ&dl_branch=1

EP08: The Art of Being Alone
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4H4a2gaA29ZnfD7lGCPq0n?si=R2fI2e0HSJWYJY4qwDYoFw&dl_branch=1

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Theme song: Boom Boom Boom by Grace Mesa

EP25 HAPPY SEASON 3! Elsa is solo today to spill it all on Helsinki Pride and what she has learnt from watching Love Island. To top off the episode, we give you a brief exposition on an issue that you shouldn't overlook: domestic workers' rights. 

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Find out more about the NDWA and donate to support their work! https://www.domesticworkers.org/donate/

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In this episode:

Migrants for Export: How the Philippine State Brokers Labor to the World by Robyn M Rodriguez (2010) https://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/migrants-for-export

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Theme song: Boom Boom Boom by Grace Mesa

** Equally Lost will return from its MIDSUMMER BREAK on July 12

** Thank you for the love, we'll return for S3 better than ever ** 

EP24 Season 2 ends with full-on hysteria: Sofia has an antivax gynecologist, Elsa got yelled at by an anti-masker, the foreign policy world is moving faster than these two nerds can keep up with. The girls discuss outcomes of the recent US-EU summit and finally having an adult in the White House, as well as vaccinations, local politics, and other exciting life updates. 

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EP23 Sofia is just one proofread away from finishing her degree, while Elsa adjusts to interning remotely. On this week's DEGMS, the girls discuss recent developments in Hong Kong and the background of the two year long resistance. Elsa's recent podcast listening has also raised some questions about dating with differences: are common experiences really necessary? Is there such a thing as being too similar to your partner? 

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Note: this episode was recorded just before Christian Eriksen's horrifying collapse on the field on Saturday evening. We are touched by the humanity and sportsmanship we saw in the stadium and wish Eriksen a full recovery. 

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EP22 As Sofia wraps up her undergraduate career and Elsa embarks on her last summer in college, the girls reflect on their changing value systems. Can idealism and corporate jobs go together? How can we bring UWC values into our postgrad work, and how would we improve the movement in hindsight? 

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In this episode:

More Perfect Podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/radiolab-presents-more-perfect/id1117202653

Drunk Law School Podcast
https://open.spotify.com/show/7Cn6vMJ0nxOcMUJwY7n3XO?si=vvtkSVV7SrGNUBc0qLjuww

Red Wine Talks Podcast by Damon Dominique
https://open.spotify.com/show/4W8inHvMgYsrp1xdqqCJm9?si=zEdR5amsTe-NnBfrj-bPbw

G7 strikes historic agreement on global minimum corporate tax
FT: https://www.ft.com/content/a308bbff-5926-47a1-9202-6263e667511e?segmentid=acee4131-99c2-09d3-a635-873e61754ec6
NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/05/us/politics/g7-global-minimum-tax.html

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Theme song: Boom Boom Boom by Grace Mesa

EP21 Italy's Eurovision entry turned an entire continent bisexual, the girls discuss. Elsa shares her exciting thesis topic developments, and Sofia reflects on hard goodbyes and new chapters. 

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EP20 Summer is just around the corner, and the girls are feeling more energetic than ever. Sofia and Elsa discuss their *riveting* plans for the coming months, the craze around digital art and NFTs, and tech companies' regulation of free speech. 

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NFTs Have a Climate Problem
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/14/climate/nfts-have-a-climate-problem.html

An Introduction to Asshole Cat Behaviors
https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/an-introduction-to-asshole-cat-behaviors#intcid=_content-attr-recent_2c4acd22-f9b3-4542-8141-d3cffe8a0c5d_content-attr-variant-a

Samantha Power Memoir (another review)
https://www.npr.org/2019/09/11/759791599/samantha-power-tells-of-the-not-so-simple-education-of-an-idealist

What's behind the Apple-Facebook feud?
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/26/technology/apple-facebook-feud.html

Facebook's Oversight Board has upheld Trump's ban – what's next?
https://www.theverge.com/22428768/facebook-oversight-board-trump-ban-kate-klonick-interview

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Theme song: Boom Boom Boom by Grace Mesa

EP19 Elsa and Sofia discuss conscious media consumption, conservative gender hysteria over Rep. Cori Bush's use of "birthing people", and the possibility of digital minimalism. The girls share their notes on Samantha Power's 2019 memoir and the 2020 documentary "The Social Dilemma". 

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Suggested resources on the crisis in Palestine: 

Al Jazeera live news timeline
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/16/more-deaths-gaza-israel-launches-most-intense-raids-yet

Al Jazeera: interactive historical timeline
https://interactive.aljazeera.com/aje/palestineremix/timeline_main.html

Jewish Voice for Peace Difficult Conversation Guide
https://jewishvoiceforpeace.org/conversations/#introduction

Rep. Rashida Tlaib speech on the house floor
https://twitter.com/People4Bernie/status/1392978125223469057?s=20

Angela Davis: Black liberation and Palestinian solidarity (Davis also discusses Palestine in Freedom Is A Constant Struggle (2015))
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MEN5E8Oe34

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In this episode:

Education of An Idealist by Samantha Power
Review (NYT): https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/10/books/review/the-education-of-an-idealist-samantha-power.html

Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) testifies about Black women's disproportionate maternal mortality rates
https://twitter.com/RepCori/status/1390352127579594753

Girl Defined founder Bethany Beal responds to "birthing person"
https://www.instagram.com/p/COloxu2Htfw/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Israeli air raid flattens Gaza building housing Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/15/palestinian-death-toll-in-gaza-occupied-west-bank-mounts-live-news

EP18 On this week's episode, the girls discuss self-help influencers, the toxic positivity epidemic, and its connection to misinformation on social media. Oh, and Sofia got in a scooter accident. (Take a shot every time Elsa says "oh my god")

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(re: Brian Rose) The YouTuber Accused of Using Coronavirus to Scam His Followers
https://www.vice.com/en/article/bv8x5a/london-real-brian-rose-digital-freedom-coronavirus

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Theme song: Boom Boom Boom by Grace Mesa

EP17 In this week's episode, the girls are joined by Mariana José. Mariana is a Bachelor's student in Global Public Health in London, an aspiring doctor, and passionate about reproductive justice, women's health, and trusting the process. We discuss grit and personal growth, care work in the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond, as well as Mariana's journey toward a career in medicine. 

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Grit by Angela Duckworth
https://angeladuckworth.com/grit-book/

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Theme song: Boom Boom Boom by Grace Mesa

EP16 The midterm anxiety is real. The girls discuss migraines, vaccine passports, and author Tara Mohr's notes on the counterproductive ways we shield ourselves from risk and failure in our careers and personal projects. 

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In this episode:

Playing Big by Tara Mohr
https://www.taramohr.com/the-playing-big-book/

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Theme song: Boom Boom Boom by Grace Mesa

EP15 The girls welcome their first guest, Claudia Pinto. Claudia is a photographer and Research Master's student in Linguistics at the University of Amsterdam. Together they discuss nuns and pop art, the German period glove scandal, what science has to say about swear words, and Claudia's work in getting multilingualism into schools across the Netherlands. Stick around to the end to hear some fun reflections on multilingual love... and how that might get tricky. 

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EP14 What was the worst lifestyle trend you've bought into? The girls discuss unhealthy veganism, internalised misogyny, and the "Not like the other girls" phenomenon. On this week's Don't Even Get Me Started, Elsa introduces a recent New York Times Ethicist column and how it reflects false beliefs surrounding Affirmative Action at US colleges. 

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In this episode: 

The Ethicist: My Child’s Egg Donor Is Latin American. Does That Make Him Latino?

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/06/magazine/egg-donor-latin-american.html

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Theme song: Boom Boom Boom by Grace Mesa

EP13 On this season premiere, the girls discuss wise words from Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, steps to turn your life around and how to live your life as the main character. On this week's Don't Even Get Me Started, Sofia explains Archegos Capital's recent regulation scandal in the aftermath of the January GameStop incident. 

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On their first SEASON FINALE (!!), the girls discuss nuns on reality TV, the Equal Rights Amendment, and how we as women continue to make ourselves small for no reason. 

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Where were you when the world went under? The girls reminisce the tumultuous events of *that* week in March 2020 and things they took for granted, before getting carried away with other stories of tigers, flying tents, and getting saved by the Catholic church (it will make sense, we promise). 

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What's your true purpose in life, and how do you know? The girls ponder the Japanese concept of "ikigai", their own obituaries, and what they might want to someday give TED talks on. 

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Diamond: Guns, Germs, and Steel; Ch. 14. From Egalitarianism to Kleptocracy

Is it possible to be mindful and ~on the grind~? The girls discuss spirituality, mental clarity, and the law of attraction (all while getting interrupted by the chaotic energy of their lives). 

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What ist das in italiano? The girls discuss codeswitching, semantics, and various multilingual brainfarts. In this week's DEGMS, Sofia introduces us to the "Hollywood money machine" and alternative investment in the film industry. 

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Sofia and Elsa discuss the future of the American foreign policy landscape, being called intimidating, and their shared experiences in redefining the term “bossy”.

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