American in Peril

About American in Peril

a podcast about all of us; the loneliness, the unease, the fun, the dissolution of it all.

Publisher

mckinzie smith

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

18 Sept 2023

Latest episode

13 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

19 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   13 Jul 2026

   the dance floor is dead so now we're making a rock music episode

   Noting here that I recorded this before Wink Wink came out and I want to make it known here that it's easily my favorite of the singles! Love that it's reflective without being corny and nostalgic... Also the video is hot so we have to celebrate that! Looking forward to the full record obvs! This is more of a Rock Music dissection and a personal catch up episode but we will be discussing the full record once it comes out. Maybe this is a music podcast now! I can do whatever I want :)

2. 

   30 May 2026

   the TRUTH behind the lorde x jack antonoff powerpoint | american in peril

   Before you start listening, I do recommend going and listening to the And Introducing episode w/ Powerpoint creator Buzzkillary (https://open.spotify.com/episode/7KtYOmk6FpsmyAACgNbWdE?si=c42cab0a2c5e43a9). That’s the Spotify link, but it’s also on Soundcloud here (https://soundcloud.com/and-intro-pod/28-the-lordeantonoff-conspiracy-ft-hillary-benton). Listen on 2x speed and come back. It provides the base for some of my research here and I would recommend familiarizing yourself. Or you could not do that and just take my word for it. That’s fine, too. Anyway, this one was fun! I like having a deep dive topic like this, you guys! Research is fun! Follow me! Substack - American in Peril Instagram / Letterboxd - notmckinzie

3. 

   3 May 2026

   the sicko episode: famesick, euphoria s3, and the hyperpop resurgence

   I really just love using the word sicko, so I'm glad I can use it here. let me know what you think about euphoria specifically guys because I reallllly hate it like since recording this I have caught up with all of the current episodes and I think it's time to put sam levinson to pasture I really can't do it anymore you guys!! also thanks for listening to these because lately I've been feeling like posting online in a humiliation ritual so all the nice things I hear do make it worth it <3 I love all seven of my fans! follow me on substack - american in peril and instagram - notmckinzie

4. 

   29 Mar 2026

   every book I read last year ranked because I can | american in peril

   sorry for the nasty and disgusting quality of this episode, I filmed this one on my stupid phone and it took up so much space on my laptop that I had to literally delete logic and also all of my photos to edit it and export it so you get the quality you deserve. or maybe the quality I deserve, because it's my fault for not using an external drive and also for filming on my stupid phone where every video is like minimum 1 gb of storage. what's that all about? apple explain.

5. 

   30 Nov 2025

   logging back on to talk I Love LA | american in peril

   I'm back bitches!! in this one we discuss why I left, the etymology of "slop", I Love LA, hyper-localism, TV being kind of bad, and getting off that damn phone. acknowledging the audio is a little busted, troubleshooting for next time!! but it's my right to film on my laptop... you'll take that from my cold dead hands.references in this one:American Psycho (dir. Mary Herron, 2000)4chan Stan - Lily Allen"On Hyperlocal Entertainment" (https://madisonhuizinga.substack.com/p/on-hyper-local-entertainment) - Cafe Hysteria - SubstackI Love LA - HBOSex and the City - HBOGirls - HBOAnthony Bourdain universe (A Cook's Tour, No Reservations, Parts Unknown) - Tubi/HBOSeinfeld - NetflixThe Apothecary Diaries - NetflixRouge (dir. Stanley Kwan, 1987)Oslo, August 31st (dir. Joachim Trier, 2011)Sentimental Value (dir. Joachim Trier, 2025)Die, My Love (dir. Kelly Reichardt, 2025)Marty Supreme (dir. Josh Safdie, 2025)BinchtopiaVoicenotes with Jordan Theresa

6. 

   30 Dec 2024

   every book I read in 2024: a ranking

   I would provide a list of the books here but then you could just scroll down and see all of them which would be cheating so instead I will link you to my goodreads even though I kind of hate goodreads but I do use it to keep track of things so here it is (https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/173030449-mckinzie-smith)! there is another mckinzie smith on goodreads where the icon is a girl wearing quirky girl square glasses and it's also me but it's my account from high school so please ignore it... I don't know her like that anymore. I haven't shopped from modcloth in years. also follow me on: twitter: liamgirllagher instagram: notmckinzie pi.fyi: americaninperil

7. 

   9 Nov 2024

   Liam Payne :( Pt. 1 | American in Peril (Bonus Ep)

   I'll be back with an election episode soon but in the meantime, my friend Mikayla (and biggest 1D supporter I know) and I had a chat about Liam Payne hours after finding out about his passing; processing a bit of grief and confusion. We recorded more a couple weeks later to talk more in-depth about it, so I'll be uploading that later this month. Anyway, hope everyone is taking care of themselves and I will see you soon (I would add a heart here but apparently angled brackets aren't allowed on youtube, STUPID) Follow Mikayla here: Instagram - mikaylington Follow me here: Instagram - notmckinzie Twitter - liamgirllagher Tumblr - kisscharlikiss pi.fyi - americaninperil Usually I would include sources or recommendations here based on what we talked about but this was off the cuff so some 1D faves to go check out: Fireproof Stockholm Syndrome Where Do Broken Hearts Go What a Feeling Night Changes Perfect Rock Me Little Black Dress Little White Lies No Control Change Your Ticket One Direction: This Is Us (concert film) - Martin Scorsese is in this!

8. 

   27 Oct 2024

   Oasis Takes the Substance

   in this episode we discuss the oasis reunion, the brat remix record (belatedly), and the substance. topics covered include noel gallagher wishing death upon damon albarn, matty healy saying something stupid (I almost considered calling this the white british guys episode but I needed clickbait sorry), and beauty norms of previous decades vs. today. spoiler: filler is in but looking like you have it is out. follow me on: twitter - liamgirllagher instagram, letterboxd - notmckinzie pi.fyi - americaninperil

9. 

   1 Oct 2024

   Addison Rae Reveals the Meaning of Life

   in this one we chat pop culture: addison rae, katy perry, new york fashion week, chappell roan (kinda), moo deng, trump meets red scare, and more! two pod shoutouts in this one: nymphet alumni - ep. 94: hitchcockian pop and quiet luxury woes (study break) - for some addison rae discourse rehash - "balletcore" - for balletcore discourse check out my socials for more me :) twitter - liamgirllagher Instagram - notmckinzie letterboxd - notmckinzie substack - american in peril love youuuuuuu thanks for listening queens

10. 

    22 Jul 2024

    Here We Go A-Guinness

    hello hello! in this one we explore the great country of ireland, listen to bjork on the plane for seven hours, lose our headphones, and spend 16 euro on a cocktail. and by we I mean me! sources: Drake tweet (https://x.com/vampiric_shirin/status/1570473226882646017) - @vampiric_shirin Why Men Are 'Rawdogging' Flights (https://www.gq.com/story/why-men-are-rawdogging-flights) - GQ, Kate Lindsay Number of people homeless in Dublin rises to over 10,000 for the first time (https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2024/03/28/number-of-people-homeless-in-dublin-rises-to-over-10000-for-the-first-time/#:~:text=Dublin%20accounts%20for%2070%20per,the%20first%20time%2C%20reaching%2010%2C100.) - Irish Times, Ronan McGreevy, Tim O'Brien Homelessness and Behavioral Health (https://www.portland.gov/wheeler/homelessness) - Portland.gov things I talked about: seinfeld - "the butter shave", S09E01 bjork - post (https://open.spotify.com/album/2Ul7B1LEHxXzYubtkTMENs?si=GPJ9XCLhSXm5EXOadW-aEg) bjork - debut (https://open.spotify.com/album/3icT9XGrBfhlV8BKK4WEGX?si=QVrcJxyYQCeGd4e3iKGszw) bjork - homogenic (https://open.spotify.com/album/0HMsmYvoT1h2x1C4di5faf?si=vCTt_HI9SC61N-V89jJPBA) good time (2017, dir. josh & benny safdie) down the drain (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123183412-down-the-drain) - julia fox winter in sokcho (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52873922-winter-in-sokcho?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=L4I4J7VP1P&rank=1) - elisa shua dusapin a portrait of the artist as a young man (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7588.A_Portrait_of_the_Artist_as_a_Young_Man?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_10) - james joyce la sélection boisée (https://www.byredo.com/us_en/la-selection-boise-eau-de-parfum-3x12ml) - byredo mixed emotions (https://www.byredo.com/us_en/mixed-emotion-eau-de-parfum-50-ml) - byredo balm dotcom, strawberry (https://www.glossier.com/products/balm-dotcom?variant=45312295633141) - glossier (https://www.rarebeauty.com/products/soft-pinch-tinted-lip-oil?variant=40386673311879) soft pinch tinted lip oil, delight (https://www.rarebeauty.com/products/soft-pinch-tinted-lip-oil?variant=40386673311879) - rare beauty boys in the better land (https://open.spotify.com/track/2dxXKqqpSV4eCgPxC6t8mn?si=17c10973f95c435e) - fontaines d.c. i love dick (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/243991.I_Love_Dick?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_11) - chris kraus ordinary human failings (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62601701-ordinary-human-failings?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_14) - megan nolan bad behavior (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/251356.Bad_Behavior?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_12) - mary gaitskill blue sisters (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/195430687-blue-sisters?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_12) - coco mellors funny story (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/194802722-funny-story?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_11) - emily henry bridgerton gilmore girls the queer ultimatum charli xcx - brat (https://open.spotify.com/album/316O0Xetgx2NJLRgJBw4uq?si=CQhT7ob_Qw6vj3mcK7F-Ow) pride & prejudice (2005, dir. joe wright) marie antoinette (2006, dir. sofia coppola)

11. 

    25 May 2024

    Kendrick Lamar is So Julia

    in this one we recap the kendrick/drake beef, discourse about the charli xcx 360 video, and debate the pros and cons of spotify payola. it's a music episode! follow me on socials: insta: notmckinzie twitter: liamgirllagher tumblr: kisscharlikiss letterboxd: notmckinzie pi.fyi: americaninperil sources: The Kendrick Lamar/Drake Beef, Explained (https://www.gq.com/story/the-kendrick-lamar-drake-beef-explained) - Frazier Tharpe, GQ Drake/Kendrick beef songs in order (https://www.reddit.com/r/KendrickLamar/comments/1cjt977/drakekendrick_beef_songs_in_order/) - r/KendrickLamar thread POP SONG REVIEW: Drake and Kendrick's feud to end all feuds (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73ozqJ-Less) - Todd in the Shadows, YouTube Genius.com (https://genius.com/) for lyrics just generally, obviously Ep. 82 - Study Break - Mother Toilet Plumbing Department (https://open.spotify.com/episode/5PjXBvjrB2Ke5KB22CdLJS?si=671a7b6ef7ff47a7) - Nymphet Alumni podcast Tweet by erewhonsmoothie (https://x.com/erewhonsmoothie/status/1791950555340005471) Could Spotify's New Discovery Mode Be Considered Payola? (https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/could-spotifys-new-discovery-mode-be-considered-payola/) - Noah Yoo, Pitchfork stuff I mentioned in this episode: Kendrick Lamar - euphoria; 6:16 in LA; Meet the Grahams; Not Like Us Drake - First Person Shooter; Push Ups; Taylor Made Freestyle; Family Matters; The Heart Part 6 Metro Boomin - Like That Pusha T - Story of Adidon Charli XCX - 360 Espresso - Sabrina Carpenter Valley of the Dolls (1967, dir. Mark Robson) Contempt (1963, dir. Jean-Luc Godard) Late Night with the Devil (2023, dir. Cameron and Colin Cairnes) Lilya 4-ever (2002, dir. Lukas Moodysson) Fucking Amal/Show Me Love (1998, dir. Lukas Moodysson)

12. 

    7 May 2024

    Torture Makes Me a Modern Girl

    heyyyyyy ladies don't be mad at me... I'm reviewing the new taylor swift album. also, conversations on coachella, tavi gevinson, mitski, and troye sivan's youtube era with my best friend mikayla! follow us: instagram: notmckinzie and mikaylington letterboxd: notmckinzie and mekilah twitter: liamgirllagher (that's me!) pi.fyi: americaninperil and mikaylington substack: American In Peril tumblr: kisscharlikiss (me) and necessarilyunprecedented (mikayla) media/readings from this episode: Lana Del Rey - Ride (https://youtu.be/Py_-3di1yx0?si=gSkTO0Irt3Yd1Uz2) Did Frank Ocean Even Want to Be at Coachella? (https://www.vulture.com/2023/04/frank-ocean-coachella-2023.html) - Reanna Cruz, Vulture Ponty's Revenge - Bandcamp (https://pontysrevenge.bandcamp.com/) Tongues - Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/artist/5GQQi2Bnjyb0ef2BEE8QIP?si=_FV9LMPvS-i0jODk8aIw_w) The Idol (HBO) The Fault in Our Stars - Troye Sivan (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqG55HdmKTE) The Boyfriend Tag (ft. Troye Sivan) - Tyler Oakley (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rXha4P8yBk) Madonna's New Beat Is a Hit, But Song's Message Rankles (https://www.nytimes.com/1986/09/18/nyregion/madonna-s-new-beat-is-a-hit-but-song-s-message-rankles.html) - Georgia Dullea, The New York Times The Tortured Poets Department - Taylor Swift Songs mentioned from the above ^: The Tortured Poets Department, Guilty as Sin?, I Look in People's Windows, I Hate It Here, So High School, Who's Afraid of Little Old Me? First Love / Late Spring - Mitski All Too Well - Taylor Swift (gotta rec a good song lol) Rookie Mag archives (https://www.rookiemag.com/) Fan Fiction (https://www.mirrorball.org/) - Tavi Gevinson Matty Healy Hasn’t ‘Really Listened to Much’ of Taylor Swift’s ‘Tortured Poets’ Album, ‘but I’m Sure It’s Good’ (https://variety.com/2024/music/news/matty-healy-reacts-taylor-swift-the-tortured-poets-department-1235981215/) - Steven J. Horowitz - Variety Zillennial Breakdown (https://open.spotify.com/show/61J1k8lxGybHaBPPW3E4kg?si=84ebc7ac9e4342b5) - Mikayla and I's shared nostalgic internet culture podcast! Heroines - Kate Zambreno all about love - bell hooks Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents - Isabel Wilkerson

13. 

    10 Mar 2024

    Tortured Yappers Awards

    this time we're talking awards season! we cover the golden globes, the grammys, and tonights oscars noms. i'm always right so you should really heed my words. thank you. follow me! insta, letterboxd: @notmckinzie twitter, tumblr: @liamgirllagher pi.fyi: @americaninperil sources: Inside the Golden Globes’ New “Box Office Achievement” Category (https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/golden-globes-box-office-category-interview-awards-insider) - Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair Here's How the Grammys Sort Artists into Awards Categories (https://www.altpress.com/how_grammy_awards_sort_artists_into_genre_categories/) - Alternative Press Pop Crave Tweet w/ Grimes comment about Grammys re: SOPHIE snub (https://twitter.com/PopCrave/status/1622685469749436416?lang=en) Killer Mike says arrest at Grammys stems from altercation with an ‘over-zealous’ security guard (https://apnews.com/article/killer-mike-arrest-grammys-7c95ddb7a5180de4dd13b6b2cd415bb7) - Jonathan Landrum Jr., AP News Taylor Swift is Ruining Vinyl (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbdpBDEVEF4) - The Needle Drop All nominees/winners pulled from their respective award show websites - Golden Globes (https://goldenglobes.com/), GRAMMYs (https://www.grammy.com/), and Academy Awards (https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2024) stuff to check out: Poor Things (2023) May December (2023) Oppenheimer (2023) Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) Zone of Interest (2023) The Holdovers (2023) Anatomy of a Fall (2023) Succession The Bear Barry Lana Del Rey - Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd Caroline Polachek - Desire, I Want to Turn Into You SZA - SOS

14. 

    1 Mar 2024

    How to Un-Hinge Yourself

    in this episode of american in peril, the first with guests, we have a chat about dating apps; why they suck, what's kind of good about them, and why recording yourself for hinge is cringe. I'm not single so thank you mikayla and tera for coming on and talking about your dating lives with me!! follow me and my guests: instagram: @american_inperil, @mikaylington, @tera.heineck twitter: @liamgirllagher letterboxd: @notmckinzie, @mekilah spotify: mckinzie smith, Martimus Prime, Tera Heineck pi.fyi: @americaninperil, @mikaylington222 sources: The who, where and why of online dating in the U.S. - Pew Research Center, Colleen McClain and Risa Gelles-Watnick (https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2023/02/02/the-who-where-and-why-of-online-dating-in-the-u-s/) Most young men are single. Most young women are not. - The Hill, Daniel de Visé (https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/3868557-most-young-men-are-single-most-young-women-are-not/) Match Group, Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Match_Group#:~:text=Match%20Group%20is%20an%20American,and%20other%20dating%20global%20brands.) Tinder Unveils New "Rizz-First" Design - Hypebeast, Sarah Kearns (https://hypebeast.com/2023/11/tinder-rizz-first-design-update) Tinder's 'Rizz-First' Design Feels Rizz-Free To Me - Business Insider, Kai Xiang Teo (https://www.businessinsider.com/tinder-rizz-first-redesign-gen-z-online-dating-apps-2023-11) Subscription Tiers - Tinder's official website (https://tinder.com/feature/subscription-tiers) supplementary content: would you rather? - Archival footage of Mikayla, Tera, and I lmfao (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37_uQxnbs_Q) Zillennial Breakdown podcast (https://open.spotify.com/show/61J1k8lxGybHaBPPW3E4kg?si=b3775592e1bc4542) Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002) Taxi Driver (1976) Succession New Girl (specifically "Pepperwood", S2E14)

15. 

    19 Feb 2024

    You Should Be At The Club

    welcome back, sorry it took so long but I'm committed now baby!! this very long episode is a lot of things: a voicing of frustrations, a history of club culture in the western hemisphere, and a call to go have a good time. follow me: @liamgirllagher on twitter @kisscharlikiss on tumblr @american.inperil on instagram @americaninperil on pi.fyi @notmckinzie on letterboxd sources! Wikipedia pages referenced: "Spiders Georg", "Gender differences in suicide", "Nightclub", "Zazou", "Swingjugend", "Club drugs", "Rave", "Third place" Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation (https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/surgeon-general-social-connection-advisory.pdf) - U.S. Surgeon General report, 2023 Frilly dresses and white supremacy: welcome to the weird, frightening world of ‘trad wives’ (https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/may/31/white-supremacy-trad-wives-far-right-feminist-politics) - Sian Norris - The Guardian New York's Hottest Club is the Catholic Church (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/09/opinion/nyc-catholicism-dimes-square-religion.html) - Julia Yost - NYT Loneliness is a struggle for new parents - can we all stop pretending everything's ok? (https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/oct/25/loneliness-new-parents-cuts-services-isolation) - Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett - The Guardian Is Tradwife Content Dangerous, or Just Stupid? (https://www.thecut.com/2023/09/tradwife-content-influencers-conservative-ideology.html) - Kathryn Jezer-Morton - The Cut (https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/18/health/male-loneliness-epidemic-wellness/index.html#:~:text=In%20the%20United%20States%2C%20many,we%20could%20provide%20our%20families.) Tiktok account of @gwenthemilkmaid (https://www.tiktok.com/@gwenthemilkmaid?lang=en) (lol) The male loneliness epidemic and how it affects fathers (https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/18/health/male-loneliness-epidemic-wellness/index.html#:~:text=In%20the%20United%20States%2C%20many,we%20could%20provide%20our%20families.) - Shannon Carpenter - CNN Ancient Greek Symposia (https://www.getty.edu/education/teachers/classroom_resources/curricula/performing_arts/downloads/worksheet05_01.pdf) - Getty Museum Ancient Greek homes doubled as pubs, brothels (https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna28775168) - Rossella Lorenzi - NBC News Life of the Party in Ancient China (https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/life-of-the-party-in-ancient-china) - Sotheby's Medieval Fairs (https://www.studysmarter.co.uk/explanations/history/modern-world-history/medieval-fair/) - StudySmarter UK Do You Work Longer Hours Than a Medieval Peasant? (https://tudorscribe.medium.com/do-you-work-longer-hours-than-a-medieval-peasant-17a9efe92a20) - Nancy Bilyeau - Medium Courtly Dance in the Early Renaissance (https://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/culture-magazines/courtly-dance-early-renaissance) - Encyclopedia.com A Baroque Ball Nourishes Fantasy (https://www.arttimesjournal.com/dance/Jun_02_Dawn_Lille/baroque.htm) - Dawn Lille - Art Times Journal Social Dances of the Nineteenth Century (https://socialdance.stanford.edu/Syllabi/19th_century.htm) - Richard Powers - Social Dance at Stanford handout History and Culture: Regency Balls (http://www.quailbellmagazine.com/the-real-20/history-and-culture-regency-balls#:~:text=Balls%20and%20dances%20were%20a,up%20unmarried%20ladies%20and%20gentlemen.) - Gretchen Gales - Quail Bell Magazine Dance Halls (https://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/dance-halls) - Encyclopedia.com The Palais Royale Ballroom: Where They Danced for Joy (https://lostoregon.org/2009/06/30/the-palais-royale-ballroom-where-they-danced-for-joy/) - Lost Oregon Vaudeville America homepage (https://vaudevilleamerica.org/) Berlin Story (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/01/26/berlin-story) - Alex Ross - The New Yorker 17 Reasons Why Germany's Weimar Republic Was a Party-Lovers Paradise (https://historycollection.com/17-reasons-why-germanys-weimar-republic-was-a-party-lovers-paradise/) - D.G. Hewitt - History Collection In Nazi-Occupied Paris, Swing Kids had their own Resistance Movement (https://www.messynessychic.com/2022/01/07/in-nazi-occupied-paris-swing-kids-had-their-own-resistance-movement/) - Cecile Paul - Messy Nessy Pierre Seel (https://www.hmd.org.uk/resource/pierre-seel/) - Holocaust Memorial Day Trust "Swing Heil": Swing Youth, Schlurfs, and others in Nazi Germany (https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/swing-youth-jazz-nazi-germany) - National WWII Museum The Day Disco was Demolished (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/29/arts/television/the-war-on-disco-pbs.html) - Chris Vognar - NYT Reimagining Underground Rave Culture (https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/raving-co-opted-and-reimagined) - Emily Witt - The New Yorker Raves Rock On, Laws or Not (https://www.chicagotribune.com/2000/05/22/raves-rock-on-laws-or-not/) - Chicago Tribune How Hip-Hop Was Born 50 Years Ago in a Block Party in the Bronx (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-the-block-party-became-an-urban-phenomenon-180980560/) - Briana A. Thomas - Smithsonian Magazine The Great Good Place: Cafes, Coffee Shops, Bookstores, Bars, Hair Salons and Other Hangouts at the Heart of a Community (https://www.dacapopress.com/titles/ray-oldenburg-phd/the-great-good-place/9781569246818/) - Ray Oldenburg A Case for Living Closer to Your Friends (https://sincenooneasked.substack.com/p/a-case-for-living-closer-to-your) - Cat Sarsfield - Substack Online Communities - Part 2: The Internet, Communities, and Virtual "Third Place" (https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2001/10/31/part-2-the-internet-communities-and-the-virtual-third-place/) - John B. Horrigan - Pew Research Center How homelessness in Oregon started, grew and became a statewide crisis (https://www.opb.org/article/2023/10/09/oregon-homelessness-history-background-housing-solutions/) - Alex Zielinski - OPB (https://www.wweek.com/news/2023/03/22/in-years-first-six-months-county-spent-less-than-half-its-budgeted-metro-homeless-services-money/) In Year's First Six Months, County Spent Less Than Half Its Budgeted Metro Homeless Services Money (https://www.wweek.com/news/2023/03/22/in-years-first-six-months-county-spent-less-than-half-its-budgeted-metro-homeless-services-money/) - Nigel Jaquiss - Willamette Week (https://www.portland.gov/wheeler/homelessness) Homelessness (https://www.portland.gov/wheeler/homelessness) - Portland.gov Tiktok account of @ashleyteacozy (https://www.tiktok.com/@ashleyteacozy?lang=en) media supplement! Jersey Shore Like a G6 - Far East Movement Incels - Contrapoints (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD2briZ6fB0) Mad Men Becoming Jane (2007) Pride and Prejudice (2005) Saturday Night Fever (1977) Party Monster (2003) third places, stanley cup mania, and the epidemic of loneliness - Mina Le (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqjpuUJQFcM) Break My Soul - Beyonce Jellyfish Jam - Spongebob Squarepants S1 E7b Nowhere (1997) 24 Hour Party People (2002) Beats (2019) Heaven Knows - Pinkpantheress Untrue - Burial Music Has the Right to Children - Boards of Canada Notes on a Conditional Form - The 1975 Blue (Da Ba Dee) - Eiffel 65 Selected Ambient Works 85-92 - Aphex Twin Product - SOPHIE Ambient 1: Music for Airports - Brian Eno Original Pirate Material - The Streets Planet of the Bass - DJ Crazy Times (aka Kyle Gordon) and Ms. Biljana The Hills Zillennial Breakdown (https://open.spotify.com/show/61J1k8lxGybHaBPPW3E4kg?si=e4336deb73e6409d) podcast Poor Things (2023) Sweetbitter - Stephanie Danler Berlin - Bea Setton

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    14 Dec 2023

    A. G. Cook-ing with Gas

    considering this one a bonus episode because it's mostly me rambling about stuff I like, but I wanted to get something up and I've been thinking about PC Music a lot lately in this short time before its forever demise. Enjoy!! Sources (besides, like, Google and my brain): 10 Best Charli XCX Songs Written for Other Artists (https://www.spin.com/2019/09/charli-xcx-best-songs-written-other-artists/) "I Love It" on HBO's Hit Series 'Girls' (https://www.ten.se/i-love-it-on-hbos-hit-series-girls/) SOPHIE Says She's Working on Lady Gaga's New Album (https://www.thefader.com/2018/07/09/lady-gaga-sophie-collaboration-album) A. G. Cook interview (https://magazine.tank.tv/live/tank/radio-tank-mix-a-g-cook) (not accessible anymore but the quote I used is traced back here I hate the internet) PC Music: The Future of Pop or 'Contemptuous Parody'? (https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/may/02/pc-music-dance-music-collective) (really recommend this one) Five Years On, Charli XCX & SOPHIE's 'Vroom Vroom' Still Sounds Like the Future (https://junkee.com/vroom-vroom-charli-xcx-sophie/288798) The Outsized Influence of PC Music (https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/oct/27/110-the-outsized-influence-of-pc-music) PC Music: Clubland's Cute New Direction (https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/sep/12/pc-music-sophie-ag-cook-cute-dance) Red Bull: A Conversation With... Charli XCX (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8waH8plz7Q) SOPHIE's Musical Influences (List) (https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmusic/comments/lceqeu/sophies_musical_influences_list/) Bubblegum Bass - Music Genre (https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/bubblegum-bass/) Hyperpop - Music Genre (https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/hyperpop/) Breakcore (https://www.vice.com/en/article/4w4mjn/breakcore) With Sped-Up Songs Taking Over, Artists Feel the Need for Speed (https://www.billboard.com/pro/sped-up-songs-taking-over-labels-tiktok/) PC Music Retirement Post (A. G. Cook) (https://www.instagram.com/p/Ct6-1y6uRVG/) Follow me! @notmckinzie on Instagram Letterboxd@kisscharlikiss on Tumblr @liamgirllagher on Twiter

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    15 Nov 2023

    Sucks to Zuck: A Social Media in Memoriam

    before you listen to this, here are some of the links to the articles I sourced for this ep. would really recommend reading these, i feel like i kind of rushed through that section out of nervousness that i would misconstrue something so go check the main sources! thanks! be immune to apologia and propaganda if you can help it. No, Palestinians Are Not Faking the Devastation in Gaza (https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/what-is-pallywood-palestinians-falsely-accused-faking-devastation-1234869765/) Lies on Social Media Inflame Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/14/technology/israel-palestine-misinformation-lies-social-media.html) Bonus (because I think it's funny): Facemash Creator Survives Ad Board (https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2003/11/19/facemash-creator-survives-ad-board-the/) Follow me on socials, even though they're dead to me: @notmckinzie on Instagram and Letterboxd @liamgirllagher on Twitter @kisscharlikiss on Tumblr

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    8 Oct 2023

    Pick Me (Not Her)

    In this weeks episode (sorry for the gap lol, I moved to a new apartment and was really busy and you're just going to have to deal with that) we talk about what makes someone a Girls' Girl or a Pick-Me, a Madonna-Whore complex for a new age of girlbosses and gatekeepers. Ariana Grande is here (spiritually) to help us dissect what exactly is so appealing about pitting the gals against each other. Other topics include homoerotic fan fiction, Russell Brand, and getting a pint with the boys. Follow me! @notmckinzie on Instagram and Letterboxd @liamgirllagher on Twitter (NOT X)

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    18 Sept 2023

    Fight Club for Girls

    this is a new thing I'm doing. welcome to it. in this one, we cover creating a new red scare for normal people, the babyfication of american culture, and taylor swift's monopoly over the concept of girlhood. if you enjoyed this pilot episode, please subscribe here and on Spotify! it would really help me grow this thing into something interesting. thank you :)) follow me: instagram: notmckinzie twitter: liamgirllagher letterboxd: notmckinzie

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