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Sad Girl Syllabus is back with an end-of-the-year special with astrologer Erin Redwing of Planet IX Astrology. Erin joins us for a conversation about astrology, her spiritual journey, and her predictions for 2023. In her year ahead forecast, she covers the major players Saturn in Pisces, Pluto in Aquarius, Jupiter in Taurus, and the North Node in Aries. The vibes are neither good nor bad, but a secret third thingâŠ
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The finale of our spooky anniversary season is here! Just in time for Halloween, the Sad Girls are discussing two internet-centered films, Pulse (2006) and Weâre All Going to the Worldâs Fair (2021), and explore how they fit into the Folk Horror canon. How do internet-native urban legends shift our perception of folklore today?
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As Halloween creeps closer, Bethany and Mary invoke spirits and monsters while discussing folk horror in the Candyman films (1992 & 2021) and The Skeleton Key (2005). Each film approaches the legacy and stain of slavery in the US, and the terrors that continue to stem from it.
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This week the Sad Girls scare themselves. Bethany and Mary watched The Ring (2002) and Poltergeist (1982) so you donât have to! Tune in for our takes on both films, the way they draw on folklore, and for some bonus ghost stories.
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In October of 2022, two podcasters disappeared into the woods while recording a podcastâŠ
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Welcome to the most wonderful time of the year, listeners! Weâre celebrating the best way we know how, by talking about horror movies. But not just any kind of horror, weâre delving into folk horror and exploring what makes the genre so disturbing. This week weâre watching both versions of The Wicker Man (1973 and 2006), the first film that comes to mind when we think of folk horror.
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In the last leg of Sad Girls Abroad, Bethany and Mary discuss the turn to horror in the movies Hostel and Midsommar. Whatâs an American to do when they run into an ancient European cult? The girls discuss the depiction of American exceptionalism amid horror, ritual, and more.
Warning: There are discussions of gore and vomit throughout this episode, specifically from 6 min to 46 minute mark, as well as references to violence throughout.
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This week the Sad Girls are watching the genre-defining summer holidaze film The Talented Mr. Ripley. Bethany and Mary discuss all the reasons why this is the best expression of âAmericans Abroad,â the pillars of the Sad Girl Pantheon (Jude Law, Matt Damon, Philip Seymour Hoffman), how this movie could be defined as Dark Call Me By Your Name, all while doing what we do best: go on tangents.
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The Sad Girls stay in the sun as moods get darker in Luca Guadagninoâs A Bigger Splash. Bethany and Mary discuss the filmâs rising (sexual) tensions, refugees and xenophobia, and confronting the villan youâve become. Plus, pools and Dakota Johnson.
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Something about the hot sun, the endless hours on the beach that makes the European Holiday take a turn⊠This week Bethany and Mary discuss Elena Ferranteâs âThe Lost Daughter,â an iconic beach read and film directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal. The story uses the summer trip as a backdrop to exploring the darker sides of self and we ponder what it means to be a sad-girl-turned-sad-woman.
Book discussed:
The Lost Daughter by Elena Ferrante
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Sad Girl Syllabus is spending their sixth season abroad. Following the trope of Americans abroad in Europe for a summer vacation, the season begins with the sweet and sweaty, and quickly turns into something much darker. In this first episode, Bethany and Mary discuss two romance-centric films of Americans exploring Europe: An American in Paris (1951) and Call Me by Your Name (2017).
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The girls sat down with Jaya and Jessie Nicely, founders of Compound Butter magazine to talk about our favorite subject: food! We ponder the mutual influence of food on culture and culture on food. Topics discussed are: food traditions and rituals, what we eat when weâre sad, and whether or not thereâs actually a sourdough starter in the tabernacles of Christian church altars.
Compound Butter is a biannual publication about food, art, and all the things in between.
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For the final episode of season 5, Bethany and Mary continue to explore the connection between food and spirituality by talking about⊠not eating. They discuss fasting and asceticism, the phenomenon of Victorian Fasting Girls, and reflect on the season as a whole. Note to listeners, the content in this episode is at times graphic.
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Things get metaphysical as Mary and Bethany discuss ancient food cults, alternative theories about Early Christianity, cannibalism and spirituality, and more.
Books discussed:
The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross by John M. Allegro
Who Cooked the Last Supper? by Rosalind Miles
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In this episode, Sad Girl Syllabus explore the dark side of food and spirituality, namely poison and cults. From the Heavenâs Gate poisoned pudding to the Rajneeshee poisoned salad bars to the dark underpinnings of Celestial Seasoningsâ Sleepytime tea, Bethany and Mary discuss the use of food in US cult practices, especially as a method of control. Be careful out there and watch what you eat!
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The connection between food and spirituality is the topic of the new season of SGS, and the girls kick things off with a conversation about influential lifestyle brand GOOP. Cleanse culture, wellness, cycle syncing, seed oils, itâs all here! Is wellness culture flourishing because most of the food in global circulation is making us sick? Do girls have IBS because theyâre hot, or because they have a gut full of plastic? Has religious-flavored authoritarianism seeped into wellness culture? We discuss all this and more. Subscribe to our newsletter! sadgirlsyallbus.com.
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In this extra credit episode, Bethany and Mary discuss the new cottagecore bonanza lifestyle store, Six Bells, and its creator Audrey Gelmanâs trajectory from The Wing girlboss to cottagecore purveyor (and yes, that wedding feature in Vogue), and what it means to commodify and romanticize rural and homespun.
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Welcome to the finale of Girlboss Interlude! And the finale of Hulu's The Dropout! Watch along with us as we finish our journey with the one girlboss to rule them all, Elizabeth Holmes. And we have some exciting announcements about the pod in this episode! Keep up to date by subscribing at sadgirlsyllabus.com.
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The Sad Girls get into it with Hustlers (2019) starring Jennifer Lopez and Constance Wu and based on the true story as reported by the one and only Jessica Pressler in 2015. Bethany and Mary discuss myth-making the Sad Girl to Girl Boss arc, Sad Girl origin stories in the Joker, Wuthering Heights, and Phantom of the Opera, and finding purpose in a postmodern world.
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The watch-along continues this week with Mary and Bethany commentating on the final episode of Netflixâs and Shondalandâs Inventing Anna. As Annaâs court case wraps up, the girls draw conclusions of their own as to whoâs really a scammer and whoâs really a #girlboss and where the boundaries lie.
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