Lullaby Bee

Stray Kids: The Megaverse

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The global phenomenon Stray Kids is attractive for far more than their music -- like many KPOP bands, much of their appeal lies in the themes, storylines, and personas that they portray to us within and outside of their music itself. This podcast is dedicated to breaking down those themes, stories, and archetypes -- as well as assessing the larger cultural context that we experience them in and they experience us in. In a world of decreasing media analysis and media literacy, I invite you to spend some time (over)thinking our favorite 8 millionaires who claim they're homeless runaways. (This i...

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Lullaby Bee

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therapist reacts, 2kidsroom ep1: ChanSung 18.09.2025 1:01:53

wherein i, your occasionally gentle host and clinical therapist Lullaby Bee, spend an hour analyzing an under 20 minute video

The NeuroPlatonic Ideal of Stray Kids (Part Two) 24.05.2025 1:13:43

Today's SKZ Songs of the Day are Novel, B Me, and NOT! You can find my social media, RSS, and kofi links here: https://metaskzverse.carrd.co/ I lied in the episode about my email! You can email me at metastrayverse@gmail.com :) What is it to be "normal"? And what do we expect of idols in portraying normality? This episode focuses on an understanding of what neurodivergence, neurotypicality, and di...

SoM: The NeuroPlatonic Ideal and Neurodivergence (Part One) 04.04.2025 1:45:33

Today's SKZ Songs of the Day are S-Class, Cheese, and Voices. You can find my social media, RSS, and kofi links here: https://metaskzverse.carrd.co/ What is it to be "normal"? And what do we expect of idols in portraying normality? This episode focuses on an understanding of what neurodivergence, neurotypicality, and disability are, and how we see these concepts portrayed at a high level in KPOP a...

Introduction to the State of the Meta: Systems Thinking and Reality TV 16.01.2025 1:34:00

Today's SKZ Song of the Day is Social Path. You can find my social media, RSS, and kofi links here: https://metaskzverse.carrd.co/ Content by Timestamp: Beginning - 36:40 : Defining the State of the meta; Person in Environment thinking, human rights perspectives, and systems thinking 37:20 : Defining and understanding Reality TV and the overlapping similarities to KPOP industry 46:55 - 66:50 : Une...

Introduction to Stories & Themes (feat. Anthony Bridgerton and Boykisser 9000) 16.12.2024 1:09:23

Welcome back, Stay. Today's songs of the episode are MEGAVERSE and Stray Kids. Today, Lullaby talks about the concept of stories, narratives and themes, bridging the gap between personal stories, fictional stories, and the many in between. This introduction episode will build a primer to understanding how we build narratives in our minds, how they impact us, and how they connect to other stories a...

Introduction to Personas: Hyunjin & Seungmin 22.11.2024 37:14

Today's episode is our introduction on the concept of staged, social, and private personas. This episode's song is Red Lights, and includes some analysis on how we can view the artists through their art. Content warnings only include discussions of portraying sex, sexuality, and sensuality within media and as entertainers. If you'd like to join the discussion or give helpful feedback on this episo...

The (Meta)Megaverse -- Introduction 19.11.2024 22:57

Why are we here? What are we doing? I can't answer those on an existential level, but I *can* tell you about the reasoning, premise, and structure behind this silly podcast about these eight dudes I've never met. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.