Episodes
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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
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 (http://patreon.com/binchtopia) and become a patron today.
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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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Redacted takes the third mic to pose some unique, hypothetical questions. Would you save your nephew from years of torturous bullying by striking David Delouise with lightning, just once? Would you believe your son, even if he was tinfoil? These questions are answered, and 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 (http://patreon.com/binchtopia) and become a patron today.
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The girlies break down the establishments that plague our neighborhoods and corporatize our lunch hours: fast casual restaurants. From Cava to Chipotle, have we really elevated fast food or just made it more expensive? Digressions include a petty gripes section, the Olympics of transvestigation, and tens of thousands of rewards points.
This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Eliza Mclamb and edited by Allison Hagan. Research assistance from Penelope Spurr.
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10 storylines that defined the decade in fast food
90 Minutes With The Chipotle Boys
Calories Often Absent on Third-Party Food Delivery Platforms, Analysis Finds
Chipotle enhances partnership with top influencers
Chipotle is constantly searching for the intersection of its brand and culture
Chipotle is selling 'Chipotle Boy' bowls aimed at vest-wearing finance bros
Consumer control and customization in online environments
Fast-casual consumers: Who are they?
Food of the ‘90s: Fast, Fun, and Environment Friendly
How Sweetgreen turned itself into a restaurant that’s known for food quality instead of a technology startup that happens to sell food
Impacts of the 2008 Great Recession on dietary intake: a systematic review and meta-analysis
In a Burger World, Can Sweetgreen Scale Up?
Kendrick Lamar kicked Sweetlife Fest founder off stage
Personalization Psychology: Why We Crave Customization.
Rise of the Restaurant Robots: Chipotle, Sweetgreen and Others Bet on Automation
Salad Days Are Gone: I Went to Sweetgreen’s Music Festival
Server-less Restaurants Might Be the Future of Dining
Sweetgreen 2022 Impact Report
Sweetgreen beats ‘sad desk salad’ vibes to soar above fast-food competitors. It can thank fancy foods, high prices—and robots
Sweetgreen just pulled the plug on the Sweetlife Festival. Here’s what’s likely to replace it.
Sweetgreen makes boom at LA launch with performances by BANKS and Alvvays
Sweetgreen Marketing Strategy: Uncovering Key Ingredients Behind Growth
Sweetgreen stock soars after its IPO, valued at $5.5 billion
The Controversial Rise Of Fast Casual Bowl Restaurants
The Origin of the 9-5 Work Schedule and Its Crazy Incompatibility with the Modern World
The Role of Technology in Fast Casual Restaurants: Ordering Apps and Self-Service Kiosks
Two Years After Buying Spyce, Sweetgreen Launches Infinite Kitchen Robotic Restaurant
Unintentional food zoning: A case study of East Harlem, New York
When McDonald’s was America and America was McDonald’s
Why a Salad Company Has a Tech Team
Why fast-casual restaurants became the decade’s most important food trend
Why is fast casual winning?
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The girlies do a pop culture recap of the last several weeks. They discuss the Ballerina Farm article that broke the internet, the potential of falling out of a coconut tree during brat summer, and more. Plus, a #NotSponsored segment all about their favorite and least favorite products.
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 (http://patreon.com/binchtopia) and become a patron today.
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The girlies investigate our modern-day digital panopticon through an exploration on the history of surveillance in the US. From wiretapping to Watergate to hidden AirBnb spyware, Americans have been accustomed to and unsettled by being watched for decades. Digressions include the 2016 vibes and a pig named Heidi Klum.
This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Eliza Mclamb and edited by Allison Hagan. Research assistance from Penelope Spurr.
NOTE: This episode mentions the role of surveillance in cases of police brutality. We wanted to note that it was recorded before the horrific murder of Sonya Massey by the police — a tragic reminder, as mentioned in the episode, that surveillance alone is rarely enough to provoke justice. Our thoughts are with the Massey family.
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19th Century - The Origins of Surveillance
A Brief History of Surveillance in America
Airbnb Has a Hidden-Camera Problem
CAN THE USE OF ‘NANNY CAMS’ BE MORALLY JUSTIFIED?
Castle Doctrine
During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Electronic performance monitoring: a risk factor for workplace stress
George Holliday, Who Taped Police Beating of Rodney King, Dies at 61
How citizen journalism has changed since George Holliday’s Rodney King video
John Locke and the labor theory of value
Psychological aspects of active surveillance
Psychology and Surveillance Capitalism: The Risk of Pushing Mental Health Apps
She Thought She Caught a Man Cheating, So She Posted on TikTok
Social anxiety disorder: more than just shyness
Sun on Privacy: 'Get Over It' | WIRED
Surveillance as Cultural Practice
Surveillance Culture: Engagement, Exposure, and Ethics in Digital Modernity
Surveillance of the intimate
Surveillance under the Patriot Act
Towards a psychology of surveillance: do ‘watching eyes’ affect behaviour?
The Employer-Surveillance State
The Work of Being Watched: Interactive Media and the Exploitation of Self-Disclosure
There’s no place like home
They Used Smartphone Cameras to Record Police Brutality—and Change History
What constant surveillance does to your brain
‘What have you caught?' Nannycams and hidden cameras as normalised Watching Me, Watching You
Where would racial progress in policing be without camera phones?
Who's watching?: Daily practices of surveillance among contemporary families
Why we must continue to turn the camera on police
Us and them - the social impact of 'new surveillance' technologies
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The girlies discuss two internet figures who fell from grace before finding redemption: Bhad Bhabie and Trisha Paytas. Digressions include the Cody Ko situation and the potential of being coconut-pilled.
NOTE: This episode was recorded ahead of the announcement that Joe Biden would pull out of the Presidential race and endorse Kamala Harris.
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 (http://patreon.com/binchtopia) and become a patron today.
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The girlies discuss the rise of pet culture — how we managed to domesticate animals, why we love them so much, and how a pet-centric world may not be best for either of us. Digressions include a heavily edited intro to save us from placement on an FBI watchlist.
This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Eliza Mclamb and edited by Olivia Burdette. Research assistance from Penelope Spurr.
Come see us on tour! Find tickets at linktr.ee/binchtopia
To see the video version of this episode, access 50+ bonus episodes, mediasodes, zoom hangouts and more, visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today.
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A new airline for dogs takes flight
Animals Made Americans Human: Sentient Creatures and the Creation of America’s Moral Sensibility
A Non-companion Species Manifesto: Humans, Wild Animals, and "The Pain of Anthropomorphism"
Are we loving our pets to death?
Ask Smithsonian: When Did People Start Keeping Pets?
Bulldogs are prone to health problems. New Hampshire could limit their breeding
Catland
Critical Pet Studies?
Dogs and Birds in Plato
Dogs and their collars in Ancient Mesopotamia
Earliest evidence for commensal processes of cat domestication
Elite Cultures
Fido, Fluffy, and wildlife conservation: the environmental consequences of animal domestication
From wild animals to domestic pets, an evolutionary view of domestication
How the Victorians engineered the dog breeds we love today
Hump stump solved: camels arrived in region much later than biblical reference
Industry Trends and Stats
Leona Helmsley and Her Millionaire Dog?
Looking to improve company culture? Offer pet bereavement
MEDIEVAL DOG NAMES
Most Americans can’t afford a $1,000 emergency
Pawtriats: Our Changing Relationship With Pets Throughout History
Pet ownership statistics 2024
Pets: Why do we have them?
Prehistoric Puppy May Be Earliest Evidence of Pet-Human Bonding
Prevalence of pet anxiety in the U.S., 2022
Show dogs and breeding
Speculations on the Role of Animal Cults in the Economy of Ancient Egypt
The Benefit of Pets and Animal-Assisted Therapy to the Health of Older Individuals
The Cost of Cuteness: Health and Welfare Issues Associated with Brachycephalic Dog Breeds
The Changing Valuation of Dogs
The Family Pet
The Histories
“The Mayor is a dog”: The coming of age of contemporary American pet culture
The Meaning of American Pet Cemetery Gravestones
The Taming of the Cat
The World of Medieval Dogs
Women, Pets, and Imperialism: the British Pekingese Dog and Nostalgia for Old China
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The girlies get to the bottom of an age-old question: what type of woman are you? Normal or ugly? Through an exploration of aesthetic categorization trends, they interrogate the history of categorizing our bodies, choosing our colors, and finding new ways to hate ourselves. They also discuss their on-the-ground experiences at a color analysis studio and Kibbe typing themselves at home. Digressions include a dismal recap of The Debate That Makes You Old and decoding some listener’s dreams.
This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Eliza Mclamb and edited by Allison Hagan. Research assistance by Penelope Spurr.
Come see us on tour! Find tickets at linktr.ee/binchtopia
To see the video version of this episode, access 50+ bonus episodes, mediasodes, zoom hangouts and more, visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today.
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A Color Notation
A Dive into Chinese Colors
American’s Can’t Escape Long-Disproven Body Stereotypes
An Interview with Regina Lee Blaszczyk
Are You a ‘Spring’ or a ‘Winter’? It Could Cost You $500 to Find Out.
Aristotle and Alexander of Aphrodisias on Colour
Color and Consumption
Color and Psychological Functioning
Color Me a Season
Color Symbolism Represented in Buddhist Traditions
Embodying Normalcy: Anthropometry and the Long Arm of William H. Sheldon's Somatotyping Project
Empedocles
First Impressions of Personality Traits from Body Shapes
Goethe on the Psychology of Color and Emotion
How this retro beauty theory became the latest TikTok craze
How to choose the right snacks for your body type
Perkins Mauve: Ancestor of the Organic Chemical Industry
Roger and Me
The Color Revolution
The Colors That Suit You Are Set for Life — & Here’s How I Found Mine
The David Kibbe Story
The Great Ivy League Nude Posture Photo Scandal
The Industrial Design Reader
The Kibbe Body Type Test
The Laws of Contrast of Color
The Natural History
The Search for One’s True Colors
Theories Of Vision And Color Perception Of Empedocles
What’s Your Body Type?
What’s Your Kibbe Type?
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The girlies invite you to a slumber party and answer some of your queries: can I learn to see men as people? How do I go on living (without looking forward to the Next Big Thing)? Who is your crush right now????? Plus, our dream Survivor line-ups.
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 (http://patreon.com/binchtopia) and become a patron today.
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The girlies talk genius. Is it a magical trait only available to a lucky few? Is it a practiced skill that can be honed by anyone? They use two geniuses from history — Temple Grandin and Leonardo DaVinci — as case studies to talk about what makes up the most ingenious among us.
This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Eliza Mclamb and edited by Allison Hagan. Research assistance from Penelope Spurr.
To support the podcast on Patreon and access 50+ bonus episodes, mediasodes, zoom hangouts and more, visit patreon.com/binchtopia (http://patreon.com/binchtopia) and become a patron today.
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A Conversation with Temple Grandin, Humane Animal Scientist
Against Algebra
Ahead of His Time: Leonardo Da Vinci’s Contributions to Engineering
An Interview with Temple Grandin.
Animal Welfare: A Practical Approach
BBC: The Woman Who Thinks Like a Cow
Displaying Autism: The Thinking and Images of Temple Grandin (2010)
Emergence: Labeled Autistic
Emmys 2010: Who is Temple Grandin?
Epochs in Endourology: The da Vinci Robot
From Bullied to Brilliant: How Temple Grandin embraces autism
How the Squeeze Machine Came to Be
Is there a link between Asperger's and genius?
Leonardo da Vinci: Engineer, Bioengineer, Anatomist, and Artist
Leonardo Da Vinci’s Invention
Leonardo da Vinci's last home - Chateau de Clos Lucé
Leonardo da Vinci may have had ADHD, leading professor says
Perspectives on Education from a Person on the Autism Spectrum
Q&A: Temple Grandin on the Autistic Brain
Qualities of an Animal Scientist: Cow’s Eye View and Autism
Sources of Inspiration in the Science and Art of Leonardo da Vinci
Temple Grandin, Translator: Sounding Autism, Seeing Animals, Making a Difference
“We need all kinds of minds”: Temple Grandin on why neurodivergent thinkers are essential
What Makes a Genius?
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The girlies venture back into the depths of Reddit to uncover some shocking relational horrors — a boyfriend who buys breast milk on Facebook marketplace, a husband with a secret Rag, a guy who moans his own name during sex, and more. Digressions include a lengthy preamble about the incoming Baldwinito reality show and how America is poisoning us all.
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 welcome the summer months by investigating a most troubling query: why is nobody partying anymore? We used to rave in underground warehouses and dance all night at Studio 54, now we stand in line for hours to be bored at the club clutching a vodka soda. They try to get to the bottom of what went wrong by looking back — from the invention of the gas lamp that made dancing all night a possibility to the disco demolition that brought in a regressive wave against dance music. Plus, the very first Binchtopia listener survey! Digressions include a disturbing trend of BORGtopia and the birth of Binchtopia HQ.
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A Glimpse into the Glamorous World of Studio 54
Disco: Afro-American Vernacular Performance
Disco Demolition: the night they tried to crush black music
“Do You Think I’m Disco?”
How UK Ravers Raged Against the Ban
I Feel Love: Disco and Its Discontents
In an isolated world, humans need to dance together more than ever – but we’re running out of places to do it
New York Literally Invented Nightlife
Nightlife in the City
Partying Feels Different Now
Party Lines: Dance Music and the Making of Modern Britain by Ed Gillett
Studio 54 opens in New York City | April 26, 1977
The Death of the Party
The Story of the Windrush
This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Eliza Mclamb and edited by Allison Hagan.
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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The girlies return to form with a chatty episode, catching you up on the horrors that have befallen their personal lives during their consecutive moves. After falling down the stairs (twice!) being bedridden with pain and beyond the hope of D-Mannose, leaving half a house in Los Angeles, and crying in the emergency veterinarian's office and on the plane, finally, they have both landed safely in New York to pod all about it.
This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Eliza Mclamb and edited by Allison Hagan.
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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The girlies are back with another treat from Colleen Hoover, who bravely asked the question: what if the villain could also suck dick? They review Verity, a crime thriller made up of another pick-me from loser academy, a strange house in the woods, and (did we mention?) PLENTY of blowjobs.
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 (http://patreon.com/binchtopia)
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