Episodes

  • Out of Pocket(s)
    Oct 28 2021

    In this week's episode, the disaster squad discusses the clothing industry....again! But this time we are talking about gendered clothing, misogyny in clothing design, and POCKETS. Why does women's clothing cheap out on the pockets?? Is it a conspiracy from the handbag industry? (Yes). As always, Cat has a lot of feelings and is gonna share them.

    Sources:

    https://medium.com/verve-up/the-bewildering-and-sexist-history-of-womens-pockets-1edf3a98117

    https://www.vox.com/2016/9/19/12865560/politics-of-pockets-suffragettes-women

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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • The Inimitable Cleopatra
    Sep 11 2021
    Little Caesar's mom has got it goin' on!!!! In this episode, Autumn takes you on another adventure. This time we're headed to ancient Egypt to spend some time with Cleopatra and friends. Hear all about her love of rugs, pranks, and wine. Our kind of lady! Also, in true SAD pod fashion, we forgot to tell you to follow us on Instagram at @shesadisasterpod, follow on Twitter @realSADpod, follow on TikTok @shesadisaster, and send your disaster relief questions to shesadisasterpod@gmail.com.  Sources:  https://www.businessinsider.com/10-historical-figures-you-dont-know-enough-about-2014-5 https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/cleopatra https://www.history.com/news/10-little-known-facts-about-cleopatra https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptolemy_I_Soter https://www.artic.edu/exhibitions/1843/when-the-greeks-ruled-egypt-after-alexander-the-great https://www.britannica.com/biography/Julius-Caesar-Roman-ruler https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pompey-the-great-assassinated https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ptolemy-XIII-Theos-Philopator https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ptolemy-XII-Auletes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsinoe_IV https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Antony#Antony_and_Cleopatra
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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • One Size Fits None
    Aug 24 2021

    Raise your hand if you've been personally victimized by Forever21. In this episode, Cat takes you through some of the tomfoolery that is the women's clothing industry. We talk about the racism, classism, and fatphobia that are so integral to the industry, and biiiiiiiiiii you KNOW we talk about sizing and how jacked up that is. This episode is an ode to you and those jeans that you agonized over ordering only for them to not fit even a little bit.

    Sources:

    https://www.seamwork.com/magazine/2016/01/the-origins-of-clothing-sizes

    https://earth.org/fast-fashions-detrimental-effect-on-the-environment/

    https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/plus-size-fast-fashion-sustainability

    https://time.com/3532014/women-clothing-sizes-history/

    https://medium.com/sizolution/a-brief-history-of-sizing-systems-aee6bd066834

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/08/11/the-absurdity-of-womens-clothing-sizes-in-one-chart/

    https://www.today.com/style/jeans-don-t-fit-here-s-explanation-inconsistency-women-s-t100419

    https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2016/may/10/survey-finds-that-78-of-models-in-fashion-adverts-are-white

    https://featurefemale.com/one-size-fits-small-fatphobia-in-the-fashion-industry/

    https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/news/a18375/plus-sized-models/

    https://fashionista.com/2016/06/what-is-fast-fashion

    https://anzasablog.wordpress.com/2019/05/27/department-stores-and-the-black-freedom-movement-workers-consumers-and-civil-rights-from-the-1930s-to-the-1980s/

    https://www.vox.com/the-goods/22229054/department-stores-black-america-marshall-field

    https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2021/jan/18/racial-profiling-minorities-shop-online-in-stores

    https://www.racked.com/2018/6/5/17405732/inclusive-sizing-plus-expanded-sizes

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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • People Pleasing: Just Say No!
    Aug 5 2021

    Hey besties, do you have a hard time saying no? Do you feel pressure to always default to what other people want? Well, you may be a people pleaser. Is it good? Is it bad? How about you listen to find out. Autumn takes you through people-pleasing tendencies, their consequences, and ways that you can break the people-pleasing pattern in your own behavior. Turns out this pod consists of three people pleasers (in recovery, obvi). That in itself is a disaster, honey.

    Sources:

    https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/peaceful-parenting/202011/the-underpinnings-people-pleasing

    https://thriveglobal.com/stories/are-women-pressured-into-unhealthy-people-pleasing/

    https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/why_it_doesnt_pay_to_be_a_people_pleaser

    https://www.jmu.edu/counselingctr/self-help/relationships/people-pleasing.shtml

    https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/what-mentally-strong-people-dont-do/201708/10-signs-youre-people-pleaser

    https://theoverwhelmedbrain.com/plight-people-pleaser/

    https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-truth-about-peopleple_b_8333166

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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • No (Cervical) Cap
    Jul 15 2021

    Woohoo! We are back, baby! Season 2: new season, same disaster content. To kick off this brand new season, Yvie is breaking down the history of contraception (mostly in the US) and how our society is a bit of a disaster when it comes to sexual and reproductive health. Those ancient birth control methods though?? As Yvie would say: WILD.

    Sources:

    1.  https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/contraceptive-justice-why-we-need-male-pill/2012-02

    2.  https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/pill-anthony-comstocks-chastity-laws/

    3.  https://www.mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/1038/comstock-act-of-1873

    4.  https://embrywomenshealth.com/history-of-contraception-its-evolution-in-america/

    5.  https://www.plannedparenthood.org/files/1514/3518/7100/Pill_History_FactSheet.pdf

    6.  https://www.pandiahealth.com/resources/birth-control-throughout-history/

    7.  https://law.jrank.org/pages/24655/New-York-v-Sanger-Door-Opened.html

    8.  https://www.ourbodiesourselves.org/book-excerpts/health-article/a-brief-history-of-birth-control/

    9.  https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/birth-control

    10.  https://www.singlecare.com/blog/male-birth-control-options/

    11.  https://www.healthline.com/health/birth-control/male-birth-control-options

    12. https://www.vice.com/en/article/pax95m/the-husband-stitch-real-stories-episiotomy

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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • The Big Evil, or Whatever
    May 13 2021

    Have you ever thought about how dangerously close we are to a dystopia? No? Well, you're gonna! In this episode Cat takes you through some of the most common dystopian tropes and shows how we see them in our society today. I know what you're thinking...yes, this will relate back to capitalism. Get psyched!

    Sources:

    https://allthetropes.fandom.com/wiki/Dystopia

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utopian_and_dystopian_fiction#:~:text=Half%2DLife%20series.-,History%20of%20dystopian%20fiction,a%20response%20to%20utopian%20fiction.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineteen_Eighty-Four#Plot

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Handmaid%27s_Tale#Plot_summary

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunger_Games

    https://www.bustle.com/p/the-history-of-the-dystopian-novel-actually-begins-with-a-book-about-the-perfect-society-7554444

    https://electricliterature.com/the-rise-of-dystopian-fiction-from-soviet-dissidents-to-70s-paranoia-to-murakami/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fahrenheit_451#Plot_summary

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uglies#Plot

    https://www.townandcountrymag.com/style/beauty-products/a33395427/cosmetic-procedure-hoarding-during-coronavirus-pandemic/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Black_Mirror_episodes#Series_1_(2011)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ready_Player_One#Plot

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133093/

    https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200430110321.htm#:~:text=The%20implant%20system%20for%20the,osseointegration%20(osseo%20%3D%20bone).

    https://massivesci.com/notes/smart-contact-lens-google-glass-eyes-eyewear/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Giver#Plot

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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Gaslighting: the Deceit of it All!
    Apr 23 2021

    In this episode, Yvie talks about gaslighting, what it looks like, and how it came to be. If you ever wanted to hear Yvie give a dramatic movie monologue, this is the episode for you! And as a bonus, you get to learn more about different kinds of gaslighting and how to recognize them in your own life. 

    Sources:

    1. Gaslight (1944) The movie
    2. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/gaslighting#:~:text=Political%20gaslighting&text=Examples%20include%20downplaying%20or%20hiding,divert%20attention%20from%20important%20events.
    3. https://www.thehealthy.com/family/relationships/gaslighting-examples/
    4. https://www.aconsciousrethink.com/6766/gaslighting-examples/
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • That's Bat on Bat!
    Apr 2 2021

    Let's get batty! In this episode, Autumn informs us all about how bats are kind of a disaster (especially when one gets trapped in your bedroom). Learn about some cultural bat beliefs, a few of the diseases they carry, and experience Autumn retelling a traumatic event. All in all, a standard episode.

    Sources:

    https://www.doi.gov/blog/13-facts-about-bats

    https://www.britannica.com/animal/bat-mammal#ref252421

    https://www.cdc.gov/rabies/bats/index.html

    https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/bats-evolution-history-180974610/#:~:text=Some%20of%20the%20oldest%20known,dinosaurs%2066%20million%20years%20ago.

    https://www.verywellhealth.com/whats-so-bad-about-bats-1958985

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_virome

    https://www.batworlds.com/bats-in-popular-culture/#:~:text=Bats%20in%20Human%20Culture,back%20very%20far%20in%20history.&text=In%20a%20tricky%20situation%20the,at%20night%20in%20the%20dark.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat#Cultural_significance

    https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/animals/bats.shtml

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_uses_of_bats

    https://www.bu.edu/cecb/bat-lab-update/bats/bat-facts-and-folklore/

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    1 hr and 8 mins