Binchtopia

Join Julia and Nick in the desert at sunset as they recap the shrooms trip that finally healed them. Digressions include having extreme horse experience, society carrying the weight of Drake's pain, and the life affirming beauty of feeling it all. Plus, a crucial addendum recorded after Realizing Things on horseback. This is a teaser for a Patreon-exclusive episode. To listen to the full episode and access over 50 bonus episodes, mediasodes, and our monthly news broadcast What the Hell Sure NEWS, visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today.

In this episode, Roxy returns to the pod to help Julia explore the fascinating history of scent: from ancient Greek perfumers on Aphrodite's island to Abercrombie cologne cloud terrorism. Plus, the girlies explain why smell is uniquely different from all our other senses, the Proustian relationship between scent and memory, and how capitalism has transformed our desire to smell good into a billion dollar identity crisis. Digressions include being flexed on by your parents, a man who generously donated his hair to a horse, and society's collective Mrs. Meyer's trauma. This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Kylie Finnigan and edited by Livi Burdette. Roxy's Website: https://rjamin.net/ SOURCES 3,200-Year-Old Mesopotamian Perfume Recreated from Ancient Text A Brief History of Scent A Cultural Autopsy of the Celebrity Perfume A Journey Through Time in Fragrance Abercrombie Employees Have To Spritz Clothes With Cologne Every Hour Alain Corbin The Foul and the Fragrant: Odor and the French Social Imagination Aroma: The Cultural History of Smell Cleopatra May Have Once Smelled Like This Recreated Perfume Effects of ambient odors on slot-machine usage in a Las Vegas casino. Fragrant by Mandy Aftel History of the Hero: Chanel No5 How Advertisers Convinced Americans They Smelled Bad How Coco Chanel changed the course of women's fashion I'm the Perfumer Who Created the Scent You Love to Hate — Abercrombie & Fitch's Fierce In France's Perfume Capital Of The World, There's A World Of Beautiful Fragrance Love Stinks: The Association between Body Odors and Romantic Relationship Commitment Many find the term 'Oriental' offensive. Why are perfumers still using it? Perfume Culture Is Starting to Stink PERFUMERY The psychology and biology of fragrancе Psychology of Fragrance Use: Perception of Individual Odor and Perfume Blends Reveals a Mechanism for Idiosyncratic Effects on Fragrance Choice Poor Sense of Smell Linked to Increased Risk of Depression in Older Adults Tappūtī-Bēlet-ekallim, The Oldest Perfumer on Record The Connections Between Smell, Memory, and Health The effects of scent on consumer behaviour The mysterious sense of smell: evolution, historical perspectives, and neurological disorders The Mystery of Ambergris The proust effect: Scents, food, and nostalgia The Smell of Evolution The Truth About Pheromones The Ugly History of Beautiful Things: Perfume This Is What Space Smells Like You don't say? The smell of love You Might Not Agree, but Science Says You're Attracted to Body Odor

In this installment of Bad Book Club, Julia and Eliza read the sacred word of Lori Alexander, aka The Transformed Wife, who walked so all trad wife influencers could run. The girlies unpack Lori's memoir, in which she preaches biblical womanhood and reveals the brain tumor that made her submit to her husband. Plus, helpful life lessons like always say yes to sex, reuse your children's bathwater, and never have shit to say to anyone. Digressions include Lana's recent Sylvia Plath tribute, Eliza's long-awaited return to the plant of unfathomable joy, and the three types of divinely ordained men (allegedly). This is a teaser for a Patreon-exclusive episode. To listen to the full episode and access over 50 bonus episodes, mediasodes, and our monthly news broadcast What the Hell Sure NEWS, visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today.

Ellie Schnitt, writer and Substack author and kidney transplant recipient, walks through her transplant journey with frank, funny detail. They unpack the organ transplant system, ethics and allocation inequities. Conversations jump from waking up after surgery to lifelong immunosuppression and the strange realities of life after transplant.

Julia and beautiful Nick are reunited at last for a truly chaotic stoned episode. The bestinas address the alarming number of binchies who have gotten into car accidents while listening to the pod, and consider the spiritual ramifications of vehicular binching. COUNTLESS digressions include: Clavicular being brutally frame mogged by an ASU frat leader, the horror of being butt dialed by a friend who is talking shit about you, and Julia and Nick's upcoming trip that will finally change everything. This is a teaser for a Patreon-exclusive episode. To listen to the full episode and access over 50 bonus episodes, mediasodes, and our monthly news broadcast What the Hell Sure NEWS, visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today.

Allegra Chapman, radio host and commentator, returns to dissect reality TV culture and casting. They explore psychological profiling of contestants and why few stars escape the system. Conversations touch on public mental breakdowns as entertainment, surveillance and confessionals, and why franchises recycle contestants and narratives.

In honor of Binchtopia's recent foray into the world of unscripted television, Allegra is back in the stu for an essential and necessary exercise: ranking the most iconic reality TV moments of all time. Join the girlies as they recap legendary monologues, crash outs, smackdowns and so much more! Digressions include Allegra being Geese-negative, new eyewitness testimony from the Peltz-Beckham wedding, and doing slut drops for the craic. This is a teaser for a Patreon-exclusive episode. To listen to the full episode and access over 50 bonus episodes, mediasodes, and our monthly news broadcast What the Hell Sure NEWS, visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today.

Julia answers Valentine hotline questions about exes moving on too fast and the odd guilt of breaking up with a “too perfect” partner. Topics include staying sober without romantic distractions, whether women should make the first move, green card marriage considerations, strange recurring dreams about old friends, and an update on the cash‑paying firefighter saga.

Julia and Eliza team up for another bad book club episode in which they review Colleen Hoover's newest work of experimental autofiction: Woman Down. In a suspenseful story that is definitely not based on CoHo's life at all, an author who has been brutally and unfairly CANCELED goes to crazy lengths to break her writer's block, even taking it to a place of copaganda. Digressions include Taylor Swift's subpoenaed text messages, Eliza recapping her personal Rabiesgate, and apt comparisons to Hunter S Thompson. This is a teaser for a Patreon-exclusive episode. To listen to the full episode and access over 50 bonus episodes, mediasodes, and our monthly news broadcast What the Hell Sure NEWS, visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today.

Allegra Chapman, a writer and avid reality TV enthusiast, dives into the chaotic world of reality television. She explores its evolution from early human experimentation to its current neoliberal implications across networks like TLC, MTV, and Bravo. Allegra shares insights on teen cruise romance culture, recalls her personal experiences as a 'puck bunny,' and discusses the significance of reality TV in shaping cultural literacy and social confidence. Their conversation also touches on the moral complexities and voyeuristic nature of this captivating genre.