Alexia

One Take Wonder

Society EN ↓ 170 episodes

Every Monday, Alexia (your favorite hot weird girl!) analyzes pop culture, literature, dating, and more - some of the topics are serious, and some are ... not. But it's always funny, and, most importantly, smart.

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Author

Alexia

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Society

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Latest episode

Nov 9, 2026

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Episodes

Ep. 116: A Little More On Embarrassment 18.11.2025

To be cringe is to be free. You can watch this episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .  Follow me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .  For an ad-free experience and early access to episodes, checkout my Patreon .  Referenced Reading: Is Having a Boyfriend Embarrassing Now? Recommended Reading: What Ever Happened to Getting to First Base?

Ep. 115: Does Adulthood Count? 12.11.2025

Do we see our experiences in adulthood as a vital part of our self-mythology, or do we only take into account our childhoods? You can watch this episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .  Follow me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .  For an ad-free experience and early access to episodes, checkout my Patreon .  Recommended Reading: Black Girls Matter: Pushed Out, Overprice and Un...

Ep. 114 "Is Having a Boyfriend Embarrassing Now?" 04.11.2025

Please donate to support Crawford, a small fishing village in St. Elizabeth, Jamaica . You can also support Jamaicans by donating to the Jamaican government . Referenced Reading: Is Having a Boyfriend Embarrassing Now? Boyfriendland Recommended Reading: The New Marriage of Unequals Gender differences in the dating experiences of African American young adults: The challenge of forming romantic rela...

Ep. 113: "Get Out There & Make People Smile!" 28.10.2025

HAHAHA, Happy Halloween :) You can watch this episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .  Follow me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .  For an ad-free experience and early access to episodes, checkout my Patreon .  Recommended Reading: The Age of De-Skilling

Ep. 112: Boys Wanna Be Girls! (Pt. 1) 21.10.2025

It grinds every gear in my body. Shoutout to my craft supplies in the background of this video, I've been doing so much paper mache. Recommended Reading: Why many women prioritise their partners' jobs Wendy Williams Wants Out  You can watch this episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .  Follow me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .  For an ad-free experience and early acc...

Ep. 111: BRAIDERS R EVIL 14.10.2025

We need to require history classes in cosmetology schools... Recommended Reading: Avoiding Ultra-Processed Foods Is Completely Unrealistic You can watch this episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .  Follow me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .  For an ad-free experience and early access to episodes, checkout my Patreon . 

Ep. 110: A Lot on T. Swift 07.10.2025

Shake it off is a good song. Everything else ...? Recommended Reading (and shoutout to student journalism!): Is Taylor Swift revolutionary or is she just white? Why must Beyoncé compete when Taylor Swift doesn’t compare? You can watch this episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .  Follow me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .  For an ad-free experience and early access to episode...

Ep. 109: Revisiting Tiger King 30.09.2025

I hate roadside zoos, all my homegirls hate roadside zoos. Recommended (Mandatory) Reading: For ‘Chimp Crazy’ director Eric Goode, ‘The end justifies the means’ ‘Tiger King’ Is a Wild Ride. And Largely Misleading. You can watch this episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .  Follow me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .  For an ad-free experience and early access to episodes, chec...

Ep. 108: Oh Ms. Cardi B :( 23.09.2025

If you hit your romantic partner, you go to jail. If you hit your kid - a defenseless human with a developing brain - you're just parenting. Recommended Reading: The Effect of Spanking on the Brain You can watch this episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .  Follow me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .  For an ad-free experience and early access to episodes, checkout my Patr...

Ep. 107: Turns Out I'm Exceedingly Normal 16.09.2025

... I'm genuinely thinking about completely reducing my presence online. I gotta get out of here. Recommended Reading: The Crunchy-to-Alt-Right Pipeline You can watch this episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .  Follow me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .  For an ad-free experience and early access to episodes, checkout my Patreon . 

Ep. 106: Trying New Things 09.09.2025

Okay if this works this is huge. If this didn't work I put my pimple and uneven bun on display for NOTHING. You can watch this episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .  Follow me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .  For an ad-free experience and early access to episodes, checkout my Patreon . 

Ep. 105: I Just Called 2 Say ILY (The Sidechick Anthem) 02.09.2025

That was a foul and unprovoked thing to say about Stevie Wonder I'm sorry it's actually one of my favorite songs. Recommended Reading: The Food52 Executive Who Used the Company Credit Card for Everything You can watch this episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .  Follow me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .  For an ad-free experience and early access to episodes, checko...

Ep. 104: The Serena Williams Of It All! 26.08.2025

Rest in power, Natasha Allen. It was an honor and my pleasure to chop it up in the dms, laugh at your posts, and ride the web with you. She was darling - beautiful, funny, witty. The world has lost so much. Please join me in honoring Natasha. Please donate directly to her mother, Sabina Allen, her Venmo is @Sabina-Allen-3. Take 5 minutes during this podcast to Urge Congress to Support NIH and Prot...

Ep. 103: "Thank God I Glew Up From 8!" 19.08.2025

It gets weird, really fast. You can watch this episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .  Follow me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .  For an ad-free experience and early access to episodes, checkout my Patreon .  Recommended Reading: The Monster at the Dinner Table Article I referenced: Beware the ‘beige-fluencers’, cheerleaders for a life of no surprises

Ep. 102: Half Baked Takes Still A Delicious Cookie Makes 14.08.2025

I had no idea this episode didn’t premiere on Monday night! TW: This episode contains discussions of child sexual abuse. I highly recommend "Hot Girls Wanted," and "After Porn Ends" as the reading this week. You can watch this episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .  Follow me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .  For an ad-free experience and early access to...

Ep. 101: When I DIP, you DIP, we DIP 05.08.2025

I put my hands up on my hips! When I hear that song, I think about a fat cat who dances on TikTok wearing sunglasses. I wish I could do that with Matthew, but he got so mad at me. It started a whole 2 hour beef, it got out of control. Anyways, I've been told I talk about my cat too much. Which ... this is my podcast, and if I want to talk about my child (who lives with me and who I gave birth...

Ep. 100: A Celebrity's Place in Crimes Against Humanity 29.07.2025

TW: This episode contains explicit descriptions of genocidal violence. Viewer discretion is advised. In this episode, I mention concrete steps that you can take towards making a difference, beyond celebrity idol worship, but didn't specifically describe what you can do. 6 ways you can support Palestinians in Gaza provides actionable steps, and includes all the links and resources to embolden y...

Ep. 99: 99 Bananas! 99 Bananas! 22.07.2025

Michael, there's always money in the banana stand. You can watch this episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .  Follow me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .  For an ad-free experience and early access to episodes, checkout my Patreon .  This week's article recommends a good documentary about Ms. Houston. Whitney, I miss you so much. See you heaven.

Ep. 98: WAR IS OVER (No More Love Island) 15.07.2025

THANK GOD. Watch this episode on YouTube ! I look really cute! Follow me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .  For an ad-free experience and early access to episodes, checkout my Patreon .  Recommended Reading (not a long article because this isn't a long episode): Mysterious Blobs Deep Inside Earth May Fuel Deadly Volcanic Eruptions

Ep. 97: Baby Momma Culture 08.07.2025

My former views were embarrassing, stupid, and god do I regret leaving a recorded record of it. This weekend I had the privilege of taking a walking tour of Charleston with Damon Fordham, check out this lecture on black folk tales: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEherpRdIME You can watch this episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .  Follow me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ....

Pardon the Brief Intermission <3 24.06.2025

I&#39;ll see ya soon, but not today!

Ep. 96: THE SABRINA CARPENTER OF IT ALL 18.06.2025

hot topic, hot topic! Recommended Reading: Okay honestly you can just read that Wikipedia article for a cursory overview, which is normally not a great recommendation your school librarian would agree with but I stand by skimming wikipedia for a general introduction Political is Personal: Scholarly Manifestations of the Feminist Sex Wars You can watch this episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .  Fol...

Ep. 95: Propaganda I'm Not Falling For 10.06.2025

... oh I&#39;m not talking about bald men. You can watch this episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .  Follow me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .  For an ad-free experience and early access to episodes, checkout my Patreon .  Here&#39;s this week&#39;s reading: Cumclave

Ep. 94: I Hope You're Somewhere PRAYING 02.06.2025

Be who you are, for your PRIIIIIIIIIDDEEEEEEE. DON&#39;T HIIIIIIIIDEEEEEEEE. And do your recommended reading, you owe it to the LGBTQ+ Community to know history: Library of Congress LGBTQIA+ Resources re: Stonewall How the Rainbow Pride Flag Lost Its Pink and Turquoise Stripes What was the Stonewall uprising? You can watch this episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .  Follow me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Ep. 93: I Don't Care for Gob 28.05.2025

You can watch this episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .  Follow me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .  For an ad-free experience and early access to episodes, checkout my Patreon .  Recommended Reading: The Miranda Obsession

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