hey girl hey, i know it’s been 4 months and no i don’t wanna talk about it 😭 but i actually do in this episode as always. this eppy is brought to you by an undisclosed number of biscoff ice cream bars and a very exhausted woman on the verge of collapse, but still, we prevail. i’ve got a few things to say about suzanne collins’ frankly frightening ability to make me cry, how crusty america is right now, and whether or not chappell roan is a gay icon in presence AND in practice. let’s get into it girlies.

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - intro

01:36 - america? america has a problem

04:55 - out with the old, in with the new (job)

14:10 - sunrise on the weeping

24:10 - chappell roan on call her daddy

happy new year folks! this may be a little late but as you’ll learn in the eppy there’s a good reason 🤧 i wanted to take this time to talk about how the “new year, new me!” phrase that has appeared in the cultural zeitgeist this time every year since 2011 has a ring of truth to it. along the way, we’ll dabble in a little post-2024 reflection, set our guiding words for this year, and motivate ourselves with 1-star reviews. let’s get into it!

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - intro

01:11 - kicking off the new year with a rare respiratory event

03:52 - “new year new me” is kinda true tho (hear me out)

13:44 - favorite media i found in 2024

26:33 - setting my guiding words for 2025

36:27 - podcast reflections

39:14 - 1 ⭐️ review

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REFERENCED IN THIS POD:

jaimmy koroma’s IG page

morgan harper nichols’ word of the year post

2 whits 1 cup podcast

these are my thoughts. feel your feelings, treat yourself with kindness, and know that we’ll get through this together 💙

TIME STAMPS:

00:00 - my initial reaction

02:33 - the motivating power of anger

08:21 - thoughts on cutting people off over “politics” (aka morals)

11:41 - black women: now we rest

15:00 - reminder that good things still exist

podcast instagram: @worthyofnotepod

lauryn’s Instagram: @laurynjcarlton

RESOURCES:

https://988lifeline.org/

https://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help/