Twenty Something
By Danny Murillo & Marlena Trafas
Twenty SomethingMay 06, 2020
Danny's french boy & Marlena's steamy job: a quarantine special.
Marlena and Danny are back with a lil' international quarantine special! We reflect on the new transitions we each experienced this past year since ending the podcast. Danny talks about finding a new foreign lover in Spain and Marlena talks about some steamy problems at her new job!! OOO, intriguing!
So long, farewell, and thank you! A tipsy talk!
Danny and Marlena give a final farewell to the podcast. They reflect and reminisce on the twenty episodes they have recorded and the impact it's had on their lives. They're having a couple drinks while they do this, so be prepared, it gets a little weepy. Enjoy!
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS LISTENED. Your time, attention, and feedback over the last nine months has truly meant the world to us.
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A Clusterfest 2019 Review
Danny and Marlena went to Clusterfest 2019 in San Francisco and it got them thinking and feeling all sorts of ways. They discuss their favorite comedians and the craft of storytelling.
Comedians mentioned: Ayo Edebiri, Catherine Cohen, Jaboukie Young White, Julio Torres, Jonathan Van Ness, Adam Scott, Anthony Jeselnik, Robin Tran, Dina Hashem, Chelsea Peretti, Jacqueline Novak, Sabrina Jalees, John Mulaney, and Sheng Wang
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Are you good with money?
Danny and Marlena discuss their relationship to money and all the stupid stuff they spend it on while trying to be more conscious consumers.
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How to prepare to for life transitions
Danny and Marlena discuss the fun, new, exciting, but also very scary events they have lined up: new jobs, graduation, moving abroad. It's A LOT!
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Are straight women invading queer spaces?
Are straight women invading queer spaces? Marlena and Danny discuss the popularity of Drag Race and Queer Eye all the while wondering about the impact this mainstream attention to gay culture can have on queer spaces.
Let us know what you think!
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Craziest travel story?
Danny and Marlena talk to their friend James about some of their most wild travel experiences from pulling an all nighter at a sex club, eavesdropping on a foreign Tinder date, and talking to a seven-fingered local for three hours. They also talk about how they financed their travel and wonder whether Europe is worth all the hype.
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What is "structural hotness" and how do we deconstruct it?
In this week's episode, Danny and Marlena discuss how they personally relate to Roxane Gay's memoir, Hunger, and this idea of "structural hotness" that praises some body types (like Shawn Mendes's) and shames others' (like Roxane Gay's).
For a more in-depth look into this topic, check out the She's All Fat podcast.
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Click here for the personal essay I reference in the episode.
Are the twenties your defining decade?
Danny and Marlena sit down with their no. 1 fan and listener Kaycee to discuss Meg Jay's 2012 book, "The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter—And How to Make the Most of Them Now." They talk about weak ties and networking, types of jam and commitment, and whether they're a sunrise or sunset kind of person.
Y'all it's a good one.
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The Sex Episode.
Marlena and Danny climb the scoville scale as they spice this week's episode up with stories about how they first understood sex.
They start off by taking an egg-based Buzzfeed quiz that will tell them their favorite sex position. Play along here.
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Do we ever come of age like they do in the movies?
Welcome to season 2! Danny and Marlena are delighted to have their dear friend, Andre come on the podcast and discuss coming of age films. To get warmed up, they play a little teen movie edition of Mary, F*ck, Kill. Enjoy! And subscribe! Please! Thank you!
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Are Millennials the "Burnout Generation"?
Danny and Marlena discuss the BuzzFeedNews article that set the internet aflame this week, "How Millennials Became The Burnout Generation" by Anne Helen Petersen. They agree here, disagree there, definitely worth a listen.
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Danny and Marlena are ready to thrive in 2019!
Danny and Marlena reflect on 2018, an important year for both of them, and discuss their goals and plans for the year ahead. Sounds like a simple episode, but honestly, it's a hoot and half, maybe even two whole hoots. Enjoy!
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A conversation about drugs and alcohol
They also muse about who might be listening to these podcasts. IF YOU ARE A LISTENER HIT US UP
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Do young people have more mental health problems?
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Do young people need religion?
The essay Marlena mentions is by JUSTIN Cronin, not Josh, not Jason, JUSTIN Cronin. She sincerely apologizes to this wonderful writer for being such an idiot. The essay is called "My Daughter and God" and can be found here: www.narrativemagazine.com/issues/spring-2014/nonfiction/my-daughter-and-god-justin-cronin
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Creative success without a social media following?
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Is ghosting your Tinder date bad?
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