The Navel Gaze

We return in episode 12 with some unsexy office roleplay to set the stage for an analysis of the white collar workplace, ranging from its mid-century beginnings, its computerized transformation during the new millenium, and to the present day open concept hellscape. Our discussion takes us from Protestant work ethic to ergonomic furniture, office sirens to Dilbert, with a mandatory Navel Gaze deto...

If a star falls in the sky and nobody is around to be moved by it, how bright is its light? This episode, we come to you with the question of miracles. Using a theological and not so theological framework, the first inquiry is the purpose of miracles. Then, 17776 and Syzygy, Beauty align for some intra-pod meaning-making. Wim Wenders’ Wings of Desire offers us an access point to the unified field,...

In episode 10, we finally reach the end of our heterosexuality suite, climaxing with the contemporary moment. We whet our critical palette with the bland offerings of Red White & Royal Blue, talk child-rearing under patriarchy, and theorize that the 'situationship' signifies parallel deterioration of heterosexual and hagplatonic relations alike. We finish with a discussion of what the hell a f...

What even is sodomy and why does it get people's panties in such a twist? Was Rosie the Riveter a fed? If a tradwife drinks raw milk and nobody is around to film it for TikTok, is she even a girlboss? The answers to all these questions might share more DNA than we thought, enough to warrant a paternity test. Resources will be available in this doc , which will be updated as we expand this suite of...

Pride month may be drawing to a close, but we’re just getting started. Strap in for a suite of episodes dedicated to dismantling the conjoined constructs broadly known as “gender” and “sexuality”. To kick it off, we present you with episode 8 of the Navel Gaze, in which we have a straight-shootin' discussion about the regime of heterosexuality, its coercive constructs, and the ways we cope. Resour...

We return at last from a hiatus with episode 7, our first long-distance episode. Tune in to hear us tackle the nuances of loneliness: platonic and romantic, suburban and feral, incel and spinster, podcaster and listener. This episode’s bumpers feature a homemade mix of the following samples: S1E14 SpongeBob Squarepants All I Remember by Brian Eno Fire and Light by Actress Night Crawling by John Ca...

In episode 6, we unpack the gravity of endings, featuring a discussion that takes us from Walter Benjamin and Queen Latifah to bucket lists and Russian formalism. We hope you enjoy the final episode of 2023, and we can't wait to see you in the new year! Timestamps 00:30 intro and some personal endings 11:20 how did we end up here? a necessary prelude 23:55 it was just a dream, and other disapppoin...

What do the men of the vague East, ambiguously homosexual bad boys, and the sparkling redhead in your Biology class all have in common? They’re threats to American masculinity. Oh, and they want to suck your blood. In our media-rich fifth episode, the pod bites into the immortal myth of the vampire. Listener, beware...! Timestamps: 0:25 introduction, appetizer, and blood-sucking tidbits 14:33 whet...

If three people is a crowd, then what is 8.7 million species? According to ecosexuals—an orgy for the ages. In our fourth episode, the pod gets dirty while digging for a reason to live, laugh, and love. Some artifacts of note include the earth itself, a clock with no hands, alien dildos, and Alain Guiraudie’s Stranger by the Lake. Best listened to while laying on a sun-warmed rock. This episode’s...

In episode 3, we discuss the phenomenon of "the BPD girlie," perform cheeky armchair psychoanalysis of cultural icons like Livia Soprano and Amy Dunne, and enter the amniotic world of Robert Altman's stunning 1977 film, "3 Women." We hope you enjoy...if you don't, we're deleting the whole thing. But you will enjoy it because you love us, right? Timestamps 0:50 intro 4:17 our crazy confessional 11:...

The pod convened for a day-long symposium on the fuckability of AI. The resulting episode is an uncensored 2 hour deep dive into the alienation of being disembodied, the history of robotesses, and a case study on the bittersweet romance of Spike Jonze’s Her . Turns out apps aren’t just siphoning your information; they’re stealing your heart too.

For a very special first episode, Aroog, Gabe, and Molly talk all about love. We look at heterosexy courting rituals throughout time, trade book recommendations, and unpack the bisexual possibilities of the esoteric art house film, He’s Just Not That Into You. Most importantly, we answer the age-old question: what is a boy nun?