Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue! In this episode, Ellie and David talk about weddings. What kind of celebration is a wedding? And what social function do these festivities serve? Do weddings necessarily legitimize the institution of marriage? Or c ...Show more
Unemployment
After a BIG announcement (!!!), your hosts David and Ellie get into the economic and psychological features of the state no one wants to be stuck in: unemployment. How does capitalism structurally construct “wageless life” while nonetheless treating it as a personal failure or un ...Show more
[video available on Spotify] i had fomo recently. what is fomo? fomo is the fear of missing out. it's probably not an unfamiliar feeling to you as i assume most people feel fomo at least once in their life. the more expanded definition of fomo is anxiety that an exciting or inter ...Show more
The fear of missing out isn't confined to our social lives; worrying about whether we're missing out on new experiences, content, trends and even investments can create an existential crisis. Psychologist Aarti Gupta explains how FOMO shows up in our lives and how to battle it.Se ...Show more
Vous est-il déjà arrivé de passer une journée complète en vous sentant désarmé, vulnérable, perdu voire paniqué ? Si c’était parce que vous aviez oublié votre téléphone portable à la maison, ou parce que votre professeur vous l’avait confisqué, vous souffrez peut-être de ce mal m ...Show more
Do you get fomo when you see your friends hanging out without you? We definitely do. In this episode, we talk about why fomo is such a hard thing to avoid, why we will always experience it, and how we can deal with it better. The grass is always greener on the other side, isn't i ...Show more