Hosts Merida Violet & Candice Jade capture the spirit of 2am dancefloor convos and work out what words mean.
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Ringtone-induced panic? This week, M&C explore how the biggest breakthrough in communication has become the handheld symbol of anxiety. Answer the call...if you dare.
Sources
The Cut
The Conversation
CNET History of the Telephone
Inside Hook
Social Media Today
Mobivity
The First Transatlantic Phone Call
Alexander Graham Bell
National ITPA
17 Mar 2021
Does Intention Matter?
This week on D.Y.E.T.A. we talk INTENTION. Does it matter at all or can you just cover up the scumbag you really are?
Sources
BBC - Moral Duty
HiPhi Nation Season 4
IdeaPod
Letter between Sam Harris & Noam Chomsky
24 Feb 2021
D.Y.E.T.A...Ritual?
We're back! In this episode, Candice and Merida think about rituals, routines, and traditions, and try to figure out what drives humans to act out these repetitive habits.
Sources
The Conversation
Scientific American
SBS
After Skool
9 Dec 2020
D.Y.E.T.A...Anti-Gratitude
What's the opposite of gratitude?
Content warning: we mention suicide in the beginning of this episode.
Sources for this episode include:
Karens Gone Wild
Medium
Greater Good Blog
2 Dec 2020
D.Y.E.T.A...Chairs?
Take a seat, kids. This week Candice shares with Merida the diabolical history of the unassuming chair and her fascination with poppin' a squat.
Sources include:
Better Health Victoria
Slate
Wikipedia - Aeron Chair
Kmart Elon "scoopy chair"
18 Nov 2020
D.Y.E.T.A...Stupidity?
The D.Y.E.T.A guide to spotting stupidity in its natural habitat. SPOILER: We are ALL stupid sometimes.
Sources for this episode include:
Thomas Frank for The Guardian
World Wildlife Fund
Treehugger
Psychology Today
NRDC
The Guardian (again)
11 Nov 2020
D.Y.E.T.A...Advertising: Part 2
In Part 2 of Advertising: M & C discuss if the powers of marketing can be used for good instead of evil.
Sources for this episode include:
Empire Today
AAPT Smartchat
ACCC - AAPT 'Smartchat' advertising misled
Partnership for a Drug Free America
Get Up!
Respect Victoria
4 Nov 2020
D.Y.E.T.A...Advertising: Part 1
ATTENTION:THIS IS NOT AN ADVERTISEMENT
Just an informative collection of words to let you know we are doing an episode on advertising.
* Also: BUY STUFF YOU WANT *. *
Click here to sign Kevin Rudd's Petition for an Inquiry into Murdoch's Media Monopoly
Sources for this episode include:
The Gruen Transfer
Fortune Magazine
AdWeek
Ad Standards
The Conversation
29 Oct 2020
D.Y.E.T.A...Tricks: Halloween Episode
Trick or Prank? On our Spooooky second relaxed fit episode, we explore the mischievous aspect of Halloween and do our best to cause permanent psychological damage.
Sources for this episode include:
Goliath
MTV Punk'd Season 2 Episode 3
Vice
Prank Monkey
History.com
21 Oct 2020
D.Y.E.T.A...Waiting?
Ever played the waiting game? Merida and Candice discuss the necessity and nature of waiting: Is it a welcome mental intermission or a painful gap between events? Who knows? You will have to wait and see.
Sources for this episode include:
Smithsonian Magazine
Ness Labs
15 Oct 2020
D.Y.E.T.A...Visual Stimulation?
What happens in your brain when you connect with a piece of visual art? Why do some people easily process visual information, and while others find themselves quickly overstimulated? Candice and Merida consider these questions and many more on an episode that really opens the mind's eye.
Sources for this episode include:
The Atlantic
Live Science
Centre for Autism
7 Oct 2020
D.Y.E.T.A...Satisfaction?
What exactly IS satisfaction? A fleeting moment? An unattainable illusion? Or simply something that can be squeezed from a pimple? Merida & Candice deep dive into their own minds to find that satisfaction may never be guaranteed.
Sources for this episode include:
Wired
Bustle
Glasgow Insight in Science and Technology (GIST)
Harvard Health
30 Sept 2020
D.Y.E.T.A...Potatoes?
Ever find yourself fantasizing about potatoes? On the first loose fit episode, Merida and Candice explore the humble spud from domestication to mastication...mmm delicious!
Sources for this episode include:
Smithsonian Magazine
The American Historical Review
Discover Peru
Nature
NPR
23 Sept 2020
D.Y.E.T.A...Unintended Consequences?
Ever notice how a seemingly insignificant moment can actually be the portal to an unexpected outcome? Merida & Candice ponder how a chain of events ends up in surprising places...
Have you ever thought about unintended consequences? Share your stories, questions, or comments with us at doyoueverthinkaboutmail@gmail.com
16 Sept 2020
Do You Ever Think About...Utopia?
Do you ever think about the concept of Utopia? Merida and Candice discuss the idealist fantasy only to find that not everyone is happy in paradise.
Want to share your comments, questions, or stories about Utopia? Write to us at doyoueverthinkaboutmail@gmail.com and we may read your email on our next episode!
30 Aug 2020
Do You Ever Think About...Memories?
On the first episode of Do you Ever Think About..? Candice Jade & Merida Violet have a casual conversation about memories, their psychological function, and how nostalgia has both influenced and hindered their personal lives.
Tell us your thoughts on memories, write to doyoueverthinkaboutmail@gmail.com
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