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. 68: The Fast Fashion Episode 23.09.2024

I think I could talk about this topic a whole lot more. Cited articles: ​ ⁠Shein Is the World’s Most Popular Fashion Brand—at a Huge Cost to Us All⁠ ​ ⁠Popularity for Shein surges in American states with high poverty⁠ Required Reading: ​ The classism of sustainable fashion You can watch this episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .  Follow me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . ...

Ep. 67: I find your birth vlog spiritually unsettling, particularly in the context of you refusing to talk to people in grocery stores 17.09.2024

Required reading: Sexual choking is now so common that many young people don’t think it even requires consent. That’s a problem A girl, 12, described being strangled by her boyfriend during their first kiss, a report investigating children's exposure to porn said The Troubling Trend in Teenage Sex You can watch this episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .  Follow me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and...

Ep. 66 : Influencers are here to stay! 09.09.2024

Article: Tennessee Republican Responds to School Shooting We're Not Gonna Fix It https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3921950-tennessee-republican-responds-to-school-shooting-were-not-gonna-fix-it/ YouTube video instead of required reading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZTCNok6N7I You can watch this episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .  Follow me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagra...

Ep. 65: Ladies & Gentleman, This is Mambo No. 5 19.08.2024

Fran Lebowitz Interview: https://vimeo.com/112028941 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. 64: THE NAME! UNUTTERED IN OUR HOME FOR 23 YEARS 14.08.2024

"I talked s*** about him the whole time." 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. 63: "Women's Knowledge" Is Behind the Systemic "Underfunding" of Preschools (Part One, Probably) 05.08.2024

Rest in peace, Noah Kenneth Bush. The world should've known you under different circumstances. #JusticeForNoah Please help his mother, Mrs. Demetrice Bush, in her fight for justice simply by spreading the word. His story - his murder - cannot, and will not, go unpunished. Donate here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-noahs-family-rebuild-their-lives You can watch this episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube...

Ep. 62: They Love Telling You They Won't Vote 29.07.2024

We're back to the old days! 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. 61: My Sympathy Is Withheld for the Ballerina 25.07.2024

RELEVANT ARTICLE THAT YOU MUST MUST READ OR ELSE: https://www.thetimes.com/magazines/the-sunday-times-magazine/article/meet-the-queen-of-the-trad-wives-and-her-eight-children-plfr50cgk 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. 60: everyone is such a poser! 16.07.2024

assigned reading this week: https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2024/01/15/love-languages-lack-of-research/ 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. 59: DEEEELEAVER US FROM THIS HEAT, LORD, FATHER GOD 08.07.2024

ITS 95 DEGREES. ITS 7:28 PM AND ITS 95 DEGREES. THAT'S 35 DEGREES CELSIUS. 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 .  How to Be Immortal Online: https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/archive/2024/06/how-to-be-immortal-online/678686/

Ep. 58: Kiss Me! Beneath the Milky Twilight 02.07.2024

For next week's episode, send in all questions you have about understanding the most recent Supreme Court Rulings. 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 . 

57: Kylie's Lipkits 24.06.2024

your sister is being cheated on. you know she's been cheated on. and you know the mistress - your sister's best friend. your response? gaslighting your BLOOD SISTER out of the friend group. Anyway this podcast isn't really about that but more a real time musing on Kylie Jenner. You can watch this episode on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .  Follow me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Inst...

Ep. 56: Tired of the Timeless Beige ft. Matthew 17.06.2024

Ugly beige house that looks like it was designed by a danish slave, let Lars go home free and burn your grey walls! 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 .  An excellent article and one of my favorite things that I read last year: https...

Ep. 55: The Provider Man Episode 10.06.2024

Don't be shocked lol, we're 55 episodes deep this opinion ought to be pretty clear. 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 .  If you have the ability to do so, please donate here: https://www.pcrf.net/

Ep. 54: I Got My BBL At The Seashore 04.06.2024

Scuttle gave me a discount of 75% if I mentioned the work he does as a tail tech. 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: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/diddy-friends-bad-boy-artists-abuse-vi...

Ep. 52: I'm Going To The Seashore! 22.04.2024

For some fresh air and relaxation. See ya on the healthy side :) A really important TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTLandR7s/

Ep. 51: Mindful Of Why I Was Invited 2 The Section 16.04.2024

I cry laughing every time I think about that girl in a bodycon bandage dress warning young women to be "mindful" why they were in the section. 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 .  Required Reading: Activism is not a Social...

Ep. 50: I Was Right About J.Cole (And Other Incredibly Correct Nonsense Opinions) 09.04.2024

50 episodes, what a milestone. Let's celebrate by sitting on the porch and talking about rap! 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 .  Required reading: https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2024/04/03/diet-culture-nutrition-influ...

Do You Think I Have A Good Gollum Impression? Be Honest 02.04.2024

Almost an hour of nonsense. 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. 48: Bad Friends 25.03.2024

Have you always wanted my advice on your personal life? DM me on Insta @hotweirdg0rl. 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 . Required Reading: https://tangiedreamz.substack.com/p/a-dispatch-from-deep-in-the-dating?r=cjmtd&utm_mediu...

Ep. 47: I'm Not Afraid of AI Because I Know How To Use A Garden Hose 19.03.2024

New intro! New cover art! We're getting fancy, y'all! 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 .  Required Reading: "The Drama Kings of Tech" https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/03/musk-zuckerberg-altman-d...

Ep. 46: Chronic Loneliness (Part II of the Loneliness Series) 12.03.2024

You don't have a choice, pick one. 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 .  Do you ever think about peaceful baboons? https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC387823/

Ep. 45: Loneliness, The Prequel 05.03.2024

I would love to hear your thoughts! New episodes every Monday at 7:30 EST. 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: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2024/02/talking-whales-project-ceti/677549/

Ep. 44: Thoughts From My Sickbed 28.02.2024

I am one more cough away from asking Mummy to take me to the seashore, just one more time. 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 .  Article mentioned: https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/2/26/suicide-vs-genocide-rest-in-power-aaron-...

Ep. 43: Good for the Creator, Bad for the Audience 20.02.2024

Happy Presidents' Day! 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 .  Check out the The Cut Article referenced in today's episode: https://www.thecut.com/article/amazon-scam-call-ftc-arrest-warrants.html

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