One of my favourite movies of 2022 was Everything, Everywhere, All at Once. It’s a fantasy film that revolves around one family and their new-found powers – the mother’s powers in particular. It’s a “save the world” type of film, but with much finer nuances and a twist of family drama, and trauma. I thought…
Category: Podcasts
How far would you go to make your dreams come true? The BBC series Mood gives us a raw perspective of one character’s journey
I first found out about Mood after listening to a podcast episode from NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour. I was intrigued and really liked the fact that the star of the show is also the writer/creator. Nicole Lecky’s character is complicated: pitiful and powerful. She is at a crossroads in her life and desperate to…
Children who work: the influencer
Coincidentally, I came across this podcast episode about child social media influencers. It goes hand-in-hand with the last post about adult supremacy. Of course, there is no lack of opinions about whether a child should be used to create content that generates income. How detrimental is it for a child? Who is in control –…
I’m going to start taking vitamin D ASAP!
I eat a pretty well-balanced diet. I don’t noticeably suffer from any deficiencies, but maybe I unknowingly do. After listening to this podcast, I find myself seriously considering getting some blood work done to see if everything is running as smoothly as I feel. Who knows? Maybe I’m one of the 80% of the population…
Let’s get deep: what would a nonmonogamous relationship look like. . . and would you be capable of thriving in one?
Therapist Esther Perel gets into the thick of it with her clients, who generously allow us to listen in on their deepest, most vulnerable conversations with their partners. She asks the tough questions and carefully guides her clients through the process of obtaining more clarity, which is sometimes gruelling work. In this episode, she discusses…
Confessions of a Tinder professional
Tinder is pretty much mainstream now, but when it first came out – in 2013! – it was provocative, to say the least. Until I read this article, I never knew of anyone having used the service the entire time it’s been around. A decade on Tinder is quite a dating feat and makes her…
Choice paralysis: though you may not know what it is, you most certainly have experienced it
The Happiness Lab is a podcast dedicated to helping us understand what really makes us happy and how to make better choices to ensure our happiness. Sometimes what will truly make us happy is counterintuitive, so we choose wrong. This podcast wants us to have the tools to help us live more fulfilling lives. So,…
The high seas: lawless, crime-riddled oceans
International waters start 12 miles from any shore. What happens then? Who controls those waters? It turns out, it’s much more complicated, dangerous, and shocking than you can imagine. This new investigative journalism podcast by The Outlaw Ocean Project does a profound analysis of what goes on out at sea, and it isn’t at all…
Gearing up for Halloween!
Autumn weather and Halloween festivities make this time of year an obligatory one for ghost stories and tales of the spirit realm. . .though I enjoy them all year round! Here is one to get the ghost season started off right. Please be aware, this content is not for the faint of heart! Listen at…
Double whammy…in a good way! We can listen to and read this short story thanks to Levar Burton!
Ever since reading Carmen Maria Machado’s memoir, I have wanted to pick up one of her short stories. Lucky for us, we can read one of her stories while we listen to it told by the amazing Levar Burton. Plus, it’s sci-fi/fantasy. It can’t get much better, in my opinion. Let’s dive right in! Here…