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We’re back - kind of! Tune in for our traditional year in review episode, plus an update on where we’ve been and future programming.    DTCBS forever!  Reading The Rachel Incident - Caroline O’Donoghue  Tom Lake - Ann Patchett  In the Unlikely Event - Judy Blume  Wifey - Judy Blume  Really Good, Actually - Monica Heisey  I Have Some Questions for You - Rebecca Makkai  Happy Place - Emily Henry  Watching  Movies  Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret  May December  BlackBerry  Priscilla  TV  The Great British Bake Off  Doctor Who   How To with John Wilson Succession  Listening  Music  Sour - Olivia Rodrigo  Snow Angel - Renee Rapp  The Record - boygenius  Podcasts The Retrievals  The Shit No One Tells You About Writing  Talk Lit, Get Hit  Books, Beach and Beyond  If Books Could Kill 

We're celebrating the start of summer with a bumper Reading, Watching, Listening episode! That's right; we're sharing alllll our favorite summer books, movies, TV shows, and albums so you can get into the spirit of the season!   Share your summer recommendations with us on Instagram: @dtcbspodcast, @majkahahn & @yazminelomax   May Reading  Happy Place by Emily Henry Preloved by Lauren Bravo May Watching  Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. The Other Two  May Listening  Books Unbound Summer Reading Summer Sisters by Judy Blume Little Women by Louisa May Alcott  Every Summer After by Carley Fortune  Before We Were Innocent by Ella Burman The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller Sarah Dessen: Along for the Ride Elin Hildebrand: The Blue Bistro Summer of '69 The Perfect Couple The Hotel Nantucket The Five-Star Weekend Emily Henry: Beach Read Book Lovers Happy Place Summer Watching  Weekend at Bernies High School Musical 2 Mamma Mia! Body Heat Oceans series Logan Lucky Barbie The Summer I Turned P

This month, we're rounding up a selection of upcoming elections as well as all the latest romance news! Come get your fix! Follow us on Instagram as @dtcbspodcast, @majkahahn, and @yazminelomax.    Reading NSFW by Isabel Kaplan Watching Jury Duty Blackberry Listening  The Walkmen (on tour now!) One Wayne G by Mac DeMarco    

For the first time in almost a year, we're recording together in person...so a very special game of Would You Rather is in order!   Follow us on Instagram as @dtcbspodcast, @yazminelomax, and @majkahahn.  Reading  Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer  I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makai Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey All This Could Be Different by Sarah Thankam Mathews Paris: The Memoir by Paris Hilton  Watching  The Grizzlie Truth Succession  Listening  Hyperromantic by Pulp Fever Young Hearts by Benny Sing Would You Rather  Vox Article: https://www.vox.com/policy/2023/3/12/23631282/child-labor-laws-huckabee-sanders-republicans 

Let's recap the shortest month of the year through the lens of politics and pop culture! This month we're chatting book banning, those viral shoes, and all the things we read, watched, and listened to! Follow us on Instagram as @dtcbspodcast, @majkahahn, and @yazminelomax.    Reading Ancestor Trouble: A Reckoning and a Reconciliation by Maud Newton The Secret History by Donna Dartt Watching  Fixer Upper One Fine Morning Listening  Sentimental Garbage Gilmore Girls mini-series Paper Towns soundtrack Five Easy Hot Dogs by Mac DeMarco Politics History of Book Banning https://guides.library.harvard.edu/c.php?g=1269000&p=9306840 https://readingpartners.org/blog/history-banned-books-week/ https://theconversation.com/book-bans-reflect-outdated-beliefs-about-how-children-read-189938 https://www.freedomtoread.ca/resources/bannings-and-burnings-in-history/ https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/articles/banned-books-resources/ Book Banning in Florida https://pen.org/these-4-florida-bills-censor-classroom-subjects-

Welcome to 2023! We're kicking the year off with a Jacinda Arden as PM retrospective and a breakdown of *that* Andrew Garfield x Amelia Dimoldenberg red carpet interview. Enjoy!   Follow us on Instagram as @yazminelomax, @majkahahn, and @dtcbspodcast.   Reading The No Show by Beth O’Leary A Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J. Maas Heartburn by Nora Ephron Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li  Watching That 90s Show Catherine Called Birdy The Royal Tenenbaums  Ginny and Georgia Season 2  Listening  Flowers by Miley Cyrus The Twilight Effect podcast Live at Electric Lady - Remi Wolf Politics https://www.vogue.com/article/jacinda-ardern-new-zealand-prime-minister-vogue-march-2018-issue https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-22/jacinda-ardern-slur-about-rival-politician-auctioned/101803072 https://nzhistory.govt.nz/people/jacinda-ardern https://apnews.com/article/politics-jacinda-ardern-new-zealand-c3129930cdea2161330ed31ce44c69d3 https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/24/australia/jacinda-ardern-chris-hipkins-new-ze

It's time for our favorite episode of the year! For our third annual DTCBS Awards show, we're celebrating the books, movies, TV shows, podcasts, albums, and politics and pop culture stories that defined 2022.   Reading  Every Summer After by Carley Fortune Book Lovers by Emily Henry Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin The Love Songs of W.E.B. Dubois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers Watching (Movies) Top Gun: Maverick Everything Everywhere All at Once I Want You Back The Fabelmans Aftersun Armageddon Time Watching (TV) White Lotus (Season 2) The Rehearsal The Sex Lives of College Girls Better Call Saul (Season 6) Listening (Podcasts) The Big Hit Show (Twilight season) Unreal: A Critical History of Reality TV Crimes of the Centuries Normal Gossip Free Period Articles of Interest (American Ivy season) Listening (Albums) Harry's House by Harry Styles CHARLIE by Charlie Puth Midnights by Taylor Swift SOS by SZA Empty Seat by TOPS Politics British Politics Breakdown Iranian Protests Russian Invas

We're recapping objectively the best month of the year: October! Tune in to hear us talk about the books we read, shows we watched, and albums we listened to as well Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter and boyband BTS' enlistment in the South Korean army. Follow us on Instagram as @yazminelomax, @majkahahn, and @dtbspodcast!   Reading The Long Road Home: Blackness and Belonging by Debra Thomspon  Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid  Watching The Sex Lives of College Girls on HBO Bluey on Disney+ Listening The Loneliest Time -  Carly Rae Jepsen  Midnights - Taylor Swift  Politics  https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/27/technology/elon-musk-twitter-deal-complete.html https://www.reuters.com/technology/elon-musk-says-he-will-be-twitter-ceo-2022-10-31/ https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/hashtag-activism-hashtag10-twitter-trends-dresslik/ https://scholars.org/sites/scholars/files/ssn-basic-facts-buente-on-activism-and-twitter.pdf https://abcnews.go.com/Business/twitter-turns-15-back-platform-changed-lives/

September has ended so it's time to wake up (geddit?) and listen to our recap episode! Majka is covering European politics and Yaz is talking about the Queen's death, celebrity cheating scandals, and the return of The Kardashians...all through a baby-focused lens. And if that isn't enough, you can join us on Instagram as @dtcbspodcast or individually as @yazminelomax and @majkahahn!   Reading  House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland A Bright Ray of Darkness by Ethan Hawke Pizza Girl by ​​Jean Kyoung Frazier Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Watching  Fire of Love Don’t Worry Darling Blonde After Forever Happy The Great British Bake Off / Baking Show  Listening  Twenty Whatever podcast Yaz’s Fall Vibes playlist  Politics  Sweden  https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/once-far-right-pariah-sweden-democrats-eye-kingmaker-role-2022-09-07/ https://www.dw.com/en/swedish-election-the-astonishing-rise-of-the-right-wing-sweden-democrats/a-63100694  Italy https://www.theatlantic.com/internationa

Happy September, folks! The end of August got a little crazy but we MADE IT and now we're ready to discuss Sanna Marin's dancing, Linda Evangelista's British Vogue cover, and much, much more!   Reading  Throne of Glass series by Sarah J Maas How the Word is Passed by Clint Smith  Watching  Charade Breaking Away The Rehearsal on HBO Listening  Normal Gossip  Room on Fire by The Strokes (vinyl re-release from Vinyl Me Please) Politics  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-30/dancing-finnish-premier-s-stardom-causes-headaches-at-home https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/29/politics/hillary-clinton-tweet-picture-dancing-sanna-marin-prime-minister/index.html https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/19/world-leaders-dancefloor-videos-sanna-marin https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/culture/culture-news/a40975626/sanna-marin-finnish-pm-party-video-opinion/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/sanna-marin-video-canadian-women-politicians-reaction-1.6559714 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/

July was a big one: the Pope visited Canada, Bennifer got married, and we're here to recap it all!   Keep up with us before our next episode on Instagram as @dtcbspodcast, @majkahahn, and @yazminelomax.   Reading  Every Summer After by Carley Fortune A Map to the Door of No Return by Dionne Brand  Watching  Nope Leave Her to Heaven  Listening  Unreal: A Critical History of Reality TV Politics  https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-the-tuesday-edition-1.6532503/pope-faces-calls-to-renounce-the-doctrine-of-discovery-at-the-heart-of-colonialism-1.6532787 https://vimeo.com/704670907  https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/the-pope-s-apology-was-a-start-now-the-real-work-begins-some-catholics-and-indigenous-leaders-say-1.6531879  https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-pope-alberta-apology-1.6530947 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/steven-newcomb-doctrine-of-discovery-1.6533637  https://www.afn.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/18-01-22-Dismantling-the-Doctrine-of-Discovery-EN.pdf https:/

As Bon Jovi once said, we're halfway there! "There" being the year 2022, which makes this our June episode. This month has been a tough one for a lot of people so we hope this episode offers some reprieve while still being educational. We also encourage you to join us in donating to abortion funds in the United States, which you can find right here: https://abortionfunds.org/funds/   Follow us on Instagram as @dtbspodcast, @yazminelomax, and @majkahahn.   Reading The Switch by Beth O’Leary  Paying the Land by Joe Sacco  Throne of Glass series by Sarah J Maas Watching  Top Gun: Maverick (go see it in theaters please!)  RRR The Other Two on HBO Listening  Harry’s House by Harry Styles  Politics  https://www.bbc.com/news/business-61985652 https://www.bbc.com/news/business-18167345 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/30/ben-jerrys-criticises-deal-that-will-resume-sales-in-occupied-territories https://hbr.org/2021/01/why-ben-jerrys-speaks-out https://www.benjerry.com/about-us#3timeline  https://jewishcur

Surprise! We're together IRL again and ready to blow your mind (but hopefully not your eardrums) with reading, watching, and listening recs as well as all the details on upcoming elections and *that* celebrity wedding.    Reading  Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo Beach Read by Emily Henry  Reputation by Lex Croucher  Watching Petite Maman  Heartstopper on Netflix Conversations with Friends on Hulu Listening  I’ve Felt All These Things by Anna Leone  Dear God by Hamilton Leithauser and Paul Maroon  Politics Australia  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-24/australia-s-next-parliament-will-be-its-most-diverse-ever https://www.economist.com/leaders/2022/05/25/australias-election-sets-a-heartening-precedent-on-climate-change  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-27/australia-pm-scott-morrison-loses-female-support-before-federal-election  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-27/australia-pm-scott-morrison-loses-female-support-before-federal-election  Philippines  http

Just like your place of work, we're back in-person! That's right; for the first time since 2018, we've recorded an entire episode in the same room. Tune in to hear us deviate from our usual politics and pop culture format, and instead, take things down a more personal--and dare we say, scenic?-- route.    Follow our IRL adventures together on Instagram where we post as @dtcbpodcast, @majkahahn, and @yazminelomax.    Reading Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell  House of Sky and Breath (Crescent City #2) by Sarah J. Maas  Watching The Northman  Listening  Lorde - Solar Power Tour  Remi Wolfe  Other RWL Mentioned  The Love Songs of W.E.B. DuBois by Honoree Fanonne Jeffers  A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green Beach Read by Emily Henry  The Before Trilogy  To All the Boys Trilogy  Set It Up  I Want You Back Twin Solitudes - Leif Vollebeck The New Abnormal - The Strokes Punisher - Phoebe Bridgers  The Loves of Your Life - Hamilton Leithauser   

This episode mentions the Oscars a lot but doesn't rehash The Thing That Happened at the Oscars. You're welcome.   Follow our upcoming reunion on Instagram as @dtcbspodcast, @yazminelomax, and @majkahahn.   Reading Live, Laugh, Kidnap by Gabby Noone The Love Songs of W.E.B. Dubois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers Watching Life of Beth  Abbott Elementary  Everything, Everywhere, All at Once  The Batman Turning Red Listening  As it Was by Harry Styles  Coolest Fucking Bitch in Town by Haley Blais Politics  https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/04/02/brittney-griner-team-usa-training-camp/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60701050 https://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball/brittney-griner-support-from-usa-teammates-1.6405816 https://www.si.com/wnba/2022/03/05/brittney-griner-arrest-russia-statements-wnba-team-usa-phoenix-mercury https://www.chron.com/politics/article/Silence-around-Brittney-Griner-Russia-detainment-17038676.php https://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball/usa-basketball-teammates-break-silence-on-br

The past month has been...a lot. Particularly in politics. So, we're attempting to make even a sliver of your day a little lighter by focusing on the politics of language revitalization and the drama over at Peloton. We hope this can serve as a small escape for you!   Reading Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi  Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller Watching Top of the Lake Parallel Mothers  I Want You Back Picnic at Hanging Rock  Listening The Trojan Horse Affair from Serial Productions & The New York Times Age of Apathy Aoife O’Donovan Politics:  Hebrew https://jewishstudies.washington.edu/israel-hebrew/reviving-hebrew-persian-ancient-languages-eliezer-ben-yehuda-manekji-limji-hataria/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBiiad9fO-g https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/the-revival-of-hebrew/  Maori https://www.kohanga.ac.nz/en/ https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/16/world/asia/new-zealand-maori-language.html  https://ir.canterbury.ac.nz/handle/10

Happy 2022! We're kicking off the first month of the year by chatting about the potentially tenuous situation on the Ukrainian AND the phenomenon that is Wordle. If you believe variety is the spice of life, you've come to the right place!   Find us on Instagram as @dtcbspodcast, @yazminelomax, and @majkahahn.    Listen to our very first episode (mentioned in this episode) here.    Reading  The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas Thank you to Brooklyn and Bailey for recommending this series here My Body by Emily Ratajkowski Buying Myself Back, the essay mentioned in this episode, can be read here Seven Days in June by Tia Williams Watching  Emily in Paris S2 on Netflix The Tragedy of Macbeth Bright Star Listening  Crimes of the Centuries The Big Hit Show Collapsed in Summer by Arlo Parks Politics  https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/conflict-ukraine https://globalnews.ca/news/8538732/ukraine-russia-ndp-mps/  https://

Another bizarre year is over and we’re waving it goodbye by drinking festive cocktails and recapping some of our top things of the year!   Reading House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland  How to Break Up with Fast Fashion by Lauren Bravo Crying in H-Mart by Michelle Zauner Detransition, Baby by Torrey Petters Beautiful World Where are You by Sally Rooney  Watching Zola To All The Boys: Always and Forever Mitchell’s vs the Machines  Bergman Island  Worst Person in the World  C’mon C’mon  White Lotus S1 Real Housewives of Salt Lake City S2 Succession S3 How to with John Wilson S2  Sex Education S3 Listening Red (Taylor’s Version) by Taylor Swift Jubilee by Japanese Breakfast SOUR by Olivia Rodrigo  Daddy’s Home by St. Vincent  Star-Crossed by Kacey Musgraves Not Without My Sister (Patreon) How to Win NaNo: A Writing Podcast Life Skills by Rookie Canadaland Chatty Broads with Bekah and Jess  Doing It with Hannah Witton  Different Things Can Be Sad Politics The Beginning of

In one of our final episodes for 2021, we’re discussing our NYC reunion, The Hunger Games (in painstaking detail), the art collective who just won the Turner Prize, and budding romance between Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson. Enjoy!  Reading Crying in H-Mart by Michelle Zauner Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters Out of Love by Hazel Hayes The Ballad of Snakes and Songbrids by Suzanne Collins  Watching  House of Gucci Holiday Home Makeover with Mr Christmas  The Hunger Games Series  Listening Valentine - Snail Mail 30 - Adele Red (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift  Hamilton Leithauser Politics  https://www.archpaper.com/2021/12/2021-turner-prize-goes-to-array-collective-for-its-fake-pub-and-take-on-northern-irish-social-issues/ https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/dec/02/array-collective-winning-turner-prize-belfast-bar-drinking-den  https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/01/arts/design/turner-prize-winner.html  Their Website: http://www.arraystudiosbelfast.com/array-collective.html T

How was your spooky szn, friends? Tune into this episode to find out how ours was and learn about two very different events that happened this October: the hunger strike for climate justice taking place outside the White House and British girl band Little Mix's very public feud. Stay in the loop on all things Different Things Can Be Sad by following us on Instagram as @dtcbspodcast, @majkahahn, and @yazminelomax. Trigger warning for this episode: discussions of depression, eating disorders, and suicide. Reading  Luster by Raven Leilani The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang  Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert  After We Collided by Anna Todd Watching  The French Dispatch  Arrival The Worst Person in the World  Listening  Freestyle Fellowship  Politics: Go Fund Me: https://www.gofundme.com/f/hunger-strike-for-climate-justice  https://www.teenvogue.com/story/hunger-strike-for-climate-justice-dc  https://newrepublic.com/article/164062/sunrise-climate-activists-hunger-strike  https://nymag.