Episodes
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The girlies explore one of the most destructive addictions gripping boyfriends everywhere — gambling. They dive into the history of games of “luck,” its lack of legislation and the unchecked rise of sports betting that is plaguing men today. Digressions include the flop of a film that is Emilia Perez, Hilaria Baldwin’s upcoming book and Julia’s Mohegan Sun journey.
This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Eliza McLamb and edited by Allison Hagan. Research assistance from Kylie Finnigan.
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Gambling Cultures
Roll the Bones: The History of Gambling Casino Edition
CHANGING PUBLIC POLICY AND THE EVOLUTION OF ROMAN CIVIL AND CRIMINAL LAW ON GAMBLING
The Numbers vs. the Lottery
Social media copies gambling methods 'to create psychological cravings'
Addicted to love: how dating apps ‘exploit’ their users
Gambling addiction can cause psychological, physiological health challenges
How the Brain Gets Addicted to Gambling
What is Considered Gambling?
Gambling Global Market Report 2025
AGA Commercial Gaming Revenue Tracker
State of Play 2024 - American Gaming Association
Gambling, Smartphones, and the Hijacking of Our Brains
Why gamblers get high even when they lose
Why are most problem gamblers men?
Research reveals huge volume of sports gambling advertising on social media in the US
Sports betting ads are everywhere. Some worry gamblers will pay a steep price
How gambling affects the brain and who is most vulnerable to addiction
Examining Gender Differences for Gambling Engagement and Gambling Problems Among Emerging Adults - PMC.
Casino Psychology 101: What Makes Casinos Addictive
Royal Flush | The New Yorker
How Las Vegas went from mobbed-up town to the center of the entertainment universe - Yahoo Sports
Internet Gambling: Past, Present and Future
Sports betting timeline: From Las Vegas to the Supreme Court
Sports betting ads are everywhere. Some worry gamblers will pay a steep price
Bill would ban sports betting ads during games and forbid bets on college athletes
Online gambling drew record numbers of players during the pandemic, new study finds
Sociocultural Influences on Gambling and Alcohol Use Among Native Americans in the United States
Lions’ David Montgomery Opens Up About Overcoming ‘Suicidal Thought’ in Rookie Year
The Financial Consequences of Legalized Sports Gambling
The history of problem gambling: Temperance, substance abuse, medicine, and metaphors.
How Las Vegas Became a Gambling Mecca | HISTORY
How Sports Betting Upended the Economies of Native American Tribes
The Social and Economic Impact of Native American Casinos | NBER
The Man Who Brought Casinos to the Indians : NPR
How a Native American tribe changed the gambling industry by standing up to the FBI
DeSantis gave the Seminole Tribe exclusive rights to run online sports bettings in Florida | Fortune
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The girlies dive into some of Hollywood’s most infamous celebrity feuds — Joan Didion vs Eve Babitz, Joan Crawford vs Bette Devis, Kim Cattrall vs Sarah Jessica Parker, and the recent lawsuits between Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively. Digressions include Kim Cattrall’s scatting, Ryan Murphy being a constant threat to society, and the age-old pattern of women fighting over the worst man you’ve ever heard of.
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In the first episode of the new year, the girlies explore the world of celebrity public relations — from the emergence of the modern celebrity to the intricacies of managing a public image. They discuss the storied history and secret theory of PR to answer the important questions: How do you destroy a celebrity’s image? Can it ever be rebuilt and if so, how? Is the key to image rehabilitation simply being a man? Plus, the girlies debut a fun new game, Can You Remember Why We Hated These Women? Digressions include revisiting the phenomenon of being woman’d, holding space for the name Tree Paine, and urging Khloe Kardashian to get a new publicist.
This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Eliza McLamb and edited by Allison Hagan. Research assistance from Kylie Finnigan.
To support the podcast on Patreon and access 50+ bonus episodes, mediasodes, zoom hangouts and more, visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today.
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Ivy Lee: "Father of Modern Public Relations"
The History of Modern Public Relations
The Drama of Celebrity
Press Agents of Change: Early Hollywood and the "New Publicity".
Media and the Rise of Celebrity Culture
About Public Relations
Public Relations Through the Ages: A Timeline of Social Movements, Technology Milestones and the Rise of the Profession.*
The Evolution Of PR As We Know It
What's the Difference Between PR and Marketing?.
The Long and Strange History of Celebrity
Image repair discourse and crisis communication
Apologies of the Rich and Famous: Cultural, Cognitive, and Social Explanations of Why W Explanations of Why We Care and Why We and Why We Forgive.
Why Actress Sarah Bernhardt Was the First Modern Celebrity
Understanding Authenticity and The Lawrence-Hathaway Carnival Ride of Attraction/Revulsion
Taylor Swift does not exist
Understanding Celebrity Is Celebrity Culture on its Way Out?
The Godfathers of Star PR
Blake Lively vs Justin Baldoni: A timeline of the feud and lawsuit between It Ends With Us co-stars
PR expert reads between the lines of the Baldoni-Lively publicity saga
What does it mean to get ‘woman’d’?
The PR astroturfing strategy explained
Fred Inglis, A Short History of Celebrity
Sharon Marcus on The Drama of Celebrity
Why Actress Sarah Bernhardt Was the First Modern Celebrity
Stars by Richard Dyer
Richard Dyer Star Theory
Image repair discourse and crisis communication
Saint Francis the Influencer
Medieval Saints and Modern Screens
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As a special 2025 treat, bestie of the pod, Nick Garros, returns for a truly unique episode recorded on Yom Kippur. Join Julia and Nick in starvation mode as they judge YOU on judgment day. Topics include the time Julia got gagged by a James Charles fan, Nick’s tiny home journey, advice for how to date a LOLer, a listener who really needs to get a restraining order, and so much more!
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In the final episode of the year, the girlies celebrate 4 years of Binchtopia (!!!!!) and give their long-awaited pop culture recap of 2024’s most absurd moments. Digressions include the wool-less sweater epidemic, the Bible’s copyright laws, retractions on former Wicked slander and, of course, JoJo Siwa.
This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Eliza McLamb and edited by Allison Hagan. Research assistance from Kylie Finnigan.
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The girlies bring you a seasonal episode to discuss some terrifying Christmas lore — the Germanic tale of Krampus and the panopticon horror of the Elf on the Shelf. Digressions include our thoughts on the United Healthcare CEO shooter, why we should be shaming people more, and a quick digest of our recent nightmares.
This is a teaser for a Patreon-exclusive episode. To listen to the full episode and access over 50 bonus episodes, mediasodes, and monthly zoom hangs visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today.
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The girlies explore the concept of Doomsday, revisiting the countless times we’ve thought the world was coming to an end. From luxury arks and poisonous comets to God’s wrath and alien invasions, they consider the fact that the world has never ended…yet. Digressions include cozy season in the studio, being Twitter clean, and Eliza’s mom’s podcast debut.
This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Eliza McLamb and edited by Allison Hagan. Research assistance from Kylie Finnigan.
To support the podcast on Patreon and access 50+ bonus episodes, mediasodes, zoom hangouts and more, visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today.
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Halley’s Comet, Covid-19, and the history of ‘miracle’ anti-comet remedies
People Have Always Been Obsessed with the End of the World
How it Ends: The Ancient Roots of Doomsday Prophecies and End of the World Beliefs
ESOTERICA Volume IX (2007)
Storming The Ark
End of World in 2012? Maya "Doomsday" Calendar Explained
2012: The End of the World as We Know It?
Maya Expert: The 'End Of Times' Is Our Idea, Not The Ancients'
Y2K bug
Apocalypse Then: When Y2K Didn’t Lead To The End Of Civilization
The lessons of Y2K, 20 years later
What Drives Doomsday Preppers
Heaven’s Gate cult members found dead
Doomsday Prepping Poised to Become $2.46 Billion Industry.
In uncertain times, the prepper supply business is booming
We Should All Be Preppers
Is There a Future in the Doomsday Economy?.
Here's a look inside a 15-story underground doomsday shelter for the 1% that has luxury homes, guns, and armored trucks
‘End of the world vibes’: why culture can’t stop thinking about apocalypse
Psychology Reveals the Comforts of the Apocalypse
Creation Story of the Maya
Our Fascination With The End Of The World
Our never ending obsession with the apocalypse
Doomsday Psychology: The Appeal of Armageddon
The Resiliency of Apocalyptic Belief
The Christmas the Aliens Didn’t Come
Survivalists and Preppers
Comet Hale-Bopp: Facts about the bright and tragic comet
Hale-Bopp and Hyakutake
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The girlies sit down for a chatty episode about their current ailments. Namely, the various hip and back problems that for some reason plague us in our 20s, the spiritual enlightenment/terrorism of the Adrianne Lenker concert, the Wicked press tour, and more.
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The girlies are joined by literary it-girl Emmeline Clein to discuss her new book, Dead Weight, and the evergreen topic of eating disorders. They dive into the over-maligned Tumblr pro-ana communities, why eating disorder treatment is often counterintuitive to healing, how the intersection of big tech and diet culture has muddied the waters between health and sickness, and more! Digressions include why boyfriends should never go grocery shopping and how to support a friend in recovery.
This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Eliza McLamb and edited by Allison Hagan.
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Julia is joined by bestie of the pod Nick Garros for a wide-ranging and eye-opening Q+A. They discuss the best way to get revenge, the importance of eating beads, advice for getting hit by a car, the time Nick almost killed his grandma, and so much more!
This is a teaser for a Patreon-exclusive episode. To listen to the full episode and access over 50 bonus episodes, mediasodes, and monthly zoom hangs visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today.
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The girls go off-the-cuff to discuss some post-election thoughts.
This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Eliza McLamb and edited by Allison Hagan.
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The girlies bring you a silly Election Day episode to distract you from the horrors and feelings of impending doom. They discuss the craziest smear campaigns of elections past, why “our candidate is a great guy to have a beer with” has always been a winning message, and some truly wild political memorabilia from America’s history. Digressions include some wonderful, apolitical headlines from the esteemed Daily Mail and how we’re planning to spend the most stressful day of the last four years.
This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Eliza McLamb and edited by Allison Hagan. Research assistance from Kylie Finnigan.
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The Role of Music in the 1840 Campaign of William Henry Harrison
William Harrison: Campaigns and Elections
The Whig Campaign of 1840: The Editorial Policy of George D. Prentice
The Campaign of 1840: William Henry Harrison and Tyler, Too
The New Political History and the Election of 1840
Political Buttons and the Material Culture of American Politics, 1828-1976
Whig Women, Politics, and Culture in the Campaign of 1840: Three Perspectives from Massachusetts
Getting the Message Out: Presidential Campaign Memorabilia from the Collection of Allen A. Frey
Quirky Tools of Past Presidential Campaigns Find a New Audience
Political Fashion Statements From the 1952 Presidential Campaign
Women Unite for Ike!
John Quincy Adams: Campaigns and Elections
A Brief History of Presidential Campaign Merch
Cash for kitsch: Let’s talk about campaign merchandise
The Forgotten Joy of 1960 Presidential Campaign Jingles
7 Campaign Gimmicks Used by Presidential Candidates
Sewing Box, Andrew Jackson, 1828
6 Presidential Campaign Slogans That Fell Flat
These Artifacts Show the Best—And Worst—of American Election Ephemera
Win or Lose: Memorable Presidential Slogans
Incredible Political Fashion Statements From Past Elections
The Forgotten Joy of 1960 Presidential Campaign Jingles
Why did early presidents not campaign? It’s all modern presidents seem to do
The Origins of Modern Campaigning
Edna Mae Phelps Political Collection
Miniature Log Cabin
What Ten Artifacts from the Smithsonian Collections Can Tell Us About the Crazy History of American Politics
The Long Tradition of the Smear Campaign
“Pulp Fashion”: Paper Dresses of the 1960s
Keep the Ball Rolling
The IKE Dress: Did it Really Deliver its Promise?
William Harrison: Life Before the Presidency
Vote for Me: West Virginia Political Memorabilia
Al Smith: Provocative Slogan Button....
Jeb Bush Wants to Sell You a $75 Guacamole Bowl
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The girlies get contemplative this spooky season — from pondering listener stories about ghosts and garments to philosophizing about the possibility of maintaining one’s moral code under capitalism. Plus, the most important question of them all: when is the last time we got a new candy?!
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To celebrate the spooky season, the girlies explore the world of psychics and spiritual mediums. They consider crucial questions such as: are psychics gifted visionaries or just talented scammers? Can ghosts be seen in photographs? Did spirits from the other side really endorse feminism? Is celebrity medium Tyler Henry the only true spiritualist? Digressions include things psychics should under no circumstances be allowed to tell you, our experience with spiritual scams, and one listener’s spooky premonition.
This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Eliza McLamb and edited by Allison Hagan. Research assistance from Penelope Spurr.
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Beyond the Veil: Spiritualism in the 19th Century
Hollywood Medium Tyler Henry Has a Waiting List 600,000 People Long
Inside the Secret Sting Operations to Expose Celebrity Psychics
Man Who Gave Psychics $718,00 ‘Just Got Sucked In’
Mary Lincoln's Seance at the Soldiers' Home
Séances and Spirits: The Spiritual Movement and Tracing Family History
Sensing the Extraordinary
Spiritual Physiologies
Spiritualism in the 19th Century
That’s the Spirit
The Body as Medium in Medieval Art and Culture
The Middle Ages, Ch. 10: Medieval Christian Mysticism
The Middle Ages, Ch. 11: Hildegard of Bingen and Women's Mysticism
Things That Go BUMP in the Parlor: Spiritualism, Lincoln, and a Happy Hallowe'en
Who are ‘spiritual but not religious’ Americans?
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The girlies review the most unhinged book they’ve ever read, in which a green-haired liberal is saved from Antifa by a proud MAGA man. Tracking down a copy of this book was a journey in and of itself, but it was worth it — we’ve since become enlightened to the evils of feminism, hair dye, tattoos, and the woke mind virus.
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The girlies wrestle with the phenomenon of the iPad Kid. They delve into the research around child psychology and children’s programming to answer the important questions: Was children’s entertainment always this bad? How detrimental is the iPad to a growing child’s brain, really? And, why can’t you zoom in on things IRL? Digressions include some lovely Fall Behavior and the philosophical musings of one listener that inspired this episode’s title.
This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Eliza McLamb and edited by Allison Hagan. Research assistance from Penelope Spurr.
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SOURCES:Addictive use of digital devices in young children: Associations with delay discounting, self-control and academic performance
Brain Development
Cognitive Development
Do Babies Know the Difference Between FaceTime and TV?
Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?
How Sesame Street Helps Children Learn For Life
How We Got to Sesame Street
I'm Worried About The iPad
Impacts caused by the use of screens during the COVID-19 pandemic in children and adolescents: an integrative review
“iPad Kids” and the future of early childhood development
“iPad Kids” are Shaping the Future of Education
iPad Kids Are Getting Out of Hand
iPad Kids Generation: The Nightmare of Educators
Letter Responding to Complaint and Request for Investigation
Lola the Cow Song! CoComelon Nursery Rhymes
Play and Cognitive Development…Operational Perspective of Piaget’s Theory
Poor student behaviour is forcing teachers out of the profession
Research finds more negative effects of screen time on kids… higher risk of OCD
Screen Media Usage, Sleep Time and Academic Performance in Adolescents
Screen Time and Children
Screen Time….Communication and Problem-Solving Developmental Delay
Screen time and developmental and behavioral problems…NSCH
Sesame Street and Child Development
Sesame Street: King of 8
Self-Organizing Maps Analysis
Something is wrong on the internet
The Origin of Concepts
The “CoComelon” Conundrum: Crack for Kids or Parenting Tool?
The coronavirus pandemic helped boost Apple’s iPad and Mac sales
The lockdown habit that’s hardest to break: using an iPad as a babysitter
The Rise and Fall of Baby Einstein
Television Viewing Patterns in 6- to 18-Month-Olds
The Touch-Screen Generation
Television Viewing Patterns…The Role of Caregiver–Infant Interactional Quality
The Controversial Kid ASMR Community
The “iPad Kid” Epidemic is More than an Internet Joke
Trends in Screen Time Use Among Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Upgrading Education with Technology: Insights from Experimental Research
What kind of adults will iPad kids be?
Why It’s So Hard to Know What to Do With Your Baby
YouTube's latest hit: neon superheroes, giant ducks and plenty of lycra
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Have you ever been so desperate for salvation that you’d pay a farmer’s market white woman $600 for an allegedly life-changing mushroom retreat? Join Julia and Binchtopia favorite Nick Garros for their dramatic retelling of the time they were gaslit into believing they had a spiritual experience and got turned into crabs.
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The girlies read some of your stories about times you were GAGGED. From a mistaken cheer for cancer to a poor girl assisting her own burglary, you guys brought the stories and we brought the laffs.
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The girlies are back with more things they don't understand. Such as... how do GIANT boats float? What the fuck is a nitrate? Why do we have baby teeth? Was Trisha Paytas right all along? And more
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The girlies dive into the world of American talk shows — the modern circus helmed by formidable “experts.” They track the history of syndicated television, the rise of popular figureheads like Dr. Phil and Judge Judy, and interrogate the philosophical carnival that makes these programs simultaneously appealing and horrifying. Digressions include our favorite Instagram Reels creators, and how one listener’s family was ripped apart via the diet terrorism of Dr. Oz.
This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Eliza Mclamb and edited by Allison Hagan. Research assistance from Penelope Spurr.
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Admissible in a Court of Law: dna, paternity, and the talk show
And God Created Oprah
“America’s Doctor” Dr Oz fights back against critics
Bodies Defined and Confined
Don't Be Funny: Litigation is no laughing matter to your clients
Electronic Carnival: spectacularizing talk
Family Experts on Television Talk Shows: Facts, Values, and Half-Truths
E-mails offer glimpse into launch of Dr. Phil-endorsed diet products
Life in the Bleep-Cycle: Inventing Id -TV on the Jerry Springer Show
Nielsen Ratings, 2007
Nobrow Culture
Oprah and The Party Crashers
Televised medical talk shows—what they recommend and the evidence to support their
The Commercial Logic of Vulture Culture: how corporate media shape talk show culture
The Commodification of Talk Show Culture
The People's Law versus Judge Judy Justice: Two Models of Law in American Reality-Based Courtroom TV
THE TALK SHOW AND THE TERROR OF CONVERSATION
The time Oprah Winfrey beefed with the Texas cattle industry
TV talk show therapy as a distinct genre of discourse
What’s Wrong With Dr. Oz?
Dr. Oz Shouldn't Be a Senator--or a Doctor.
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