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It's finally here, Kennedy's Bird Manifesto. Special Thanks to Prof Wasserman at Boston University who's class notes were used to write this script.
In this episode Kennedy recaps and analyzes Bo Burnham's comedy special Inside.
Sources:
Holmes, L. (2021, June 4). Bo Burnham’s “inside” is a musical fantasy about terrible realities. NPR. https://www.npr.org/2021/06/04/1002491153/bo-burnhams-inside-is-a-musical-fantasy-about-terrible-realities
Servetah, B. (2021, September 27). The dystopian reality of “White woman’s instagram.” The Michigan Daily. https://www.michigandaily.com/arts/the-dystopian-reality-of-white-womens-instagram/
Wikimedia Foundation. (2023, October 19). Bo Burnham. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Burnham
Yanguas, J., Pinazo-Henandis, S., & Tarazona-Santabalbina, F. J. (2018, June 7). The complexity of loneliness. Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6179015/
Youtube videos;
Bo Burnham's Inside: Why 'Content' Makes us miserable by The Take
Why Bo Burnham INSIDE Is An Existential MASTERPIECE I Video Essay by FilmSpeak
Bo Burnham's Existential Genius by Willdrenner
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Big brother rule book. Big Brother Wiki. (n.d.). https://bigbrother.fandom.com/wiki/Big_Brother_Rule_Book
Busby, M. (2019, June 2). Reality TV fuels body anxiety in young people, says survey. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/jun/03/reality-tv-fuels-body-anxiety-in-young-people-survey-love-island
Clifford, N. (2021, January 17). As soap operas slowly get replaced with reality TV, Social Media Crashes Party. The Bronco Beat. https://centralbroncobeat.org/1210/features/reality-tv-vs-soap-operas/
Cockroft, H. (2021, May 6). Research shows reality TV is not “harmless entertainment.” South West Londoner. https://www.swlondoner.co.uk/entertainment/06052021-research-shows-reality-tv-is-not-harmless-entertainment
Corry , K. (2022, April 21). Why is reality TV obsessed with making women beg for marriage?. VICE. https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxd3e4/why-is-reality-tv-obsessed-with-making-women-beg-for-marriage-the-ultimatum-netflix
Dyke, M. (2020, July 17). Why your hot takes on reality TV are sexist. Medium. https://medium.com/mad-dyke/why-your-hot-takes-on-reality-tv-are-sexist-fbdd576c62fe
Feyter, L. de. (2020, February 23). Gendered shame and reality TV. Honi Soit. http://honisoit.com/2020/02/gendered-shame-and-reality-tv/
Gushée, S. (2023). What is the impact of reality shows on younger generation?. Nontoxic Living Simplified For You—By Ruan Living. https://www.ruanliving.com/blog/%2Fimpact-reality-shows-younger-generation
Jaehnig, J. (2022, November 10). Is reality TV really all bad? The short answer is yes. The Michigan Daily. https://www.michigandaily.com/tv/is-reality-tv-really-all-that-bad-the-short-answer-is-yes/
Jones, C. (2023, April 18). Drunk, hungry, and sleep deprived: “Love is blind” contestants claim producers put them through hell. Rolling Stone. https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/love-is-blind-contestants-claim-producers-put-them-through-hell-1234717208/
Kale, S. (n.d.). Reality TV is one of the most feminist formats in TV today. hear me out. Reality TV Is One Of The Most Feminist TV Formats. https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2022/05/10983033/reality-tv-feminism-real-housewives
Kunst, A. (2023, May 10). TV Viewers of reality TV shows on TV in the U.S. by age 2022. Statista. https://www.statista.com/statistics/229112/tv-viewers-who-typically-watch-dating-reality-shows-usa/
Manta, K. (2022, January 9). The disturbing depiction of women in reality dating shows. Arcadia. https://www.byarcadia.org/post/the-disturbing-depiction-of-women-in-reality-dating-shows
Peek, H. (2020, March 4). The impact of reality TV on our teens: What can parents do?. MGH Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds. https://www.mghclaycenter.org/parenting-concerns/teenagers/impact-reality-tv-teens-can-parents/
Spencer, L. (2022, November 28). Being a feminist and reality TV fan is possible. The Michigan Daily. https://www.michigandaily.com/opinion/being-a-feminist-and-reality-tv-fan-is-possible/
Thomas, J. (2021, November 23). Reality TV’s obsession with female suffering. FEM Newsmagazine. https://femmagazine.com/reality-tvs-obsession-with-female-suffering/
This is it, this is how I got into to Boston University. I go through my application.
In the season 2 premiere we have a short and sweet video about Reaction videos and kind of psychoanalyzing it.
Sources
Watching People Watching People Watching by Sam Anderson
Reaction video deemed fair use in Youtuber court battle by Valentina Palladino
The Fascinating Rise of Youtube Music Reaction Videos by Eric Skelton
Why watch people react to videos? by Qiaojia Feng
Kennedy grows and learns about the true community of BTS and all the good they can do.
This is a two part series for the season finale. I talk with my room mate about the downsides of the BTS fandom stay tuned for part two to hear about the great community that supports their members and each other
Sources
Wikkipedia
From "Rick & Morty" to BTS, Here are all the Worst Fanbases
Kennedy is back and talking about one of her most favorite things in the world, the sims. In a classic ranking episode Kennedy dives deep into what aspects of the sims is good and what sucks.
For the fourth episode of Nips and Tips Kennedy walks through personality quizzes, astrology and how helpful they can really be.
Sources
How to (Accurately) Measure Your Personality by Jennifer V. Fayard Ph.D.
When Personality Test Results are Wrong, But Feel so Right by Jennifer V. Fayard Ph.D.
Who are you? The Lure and Limitations of Personality Tests by Jennifer Walter
The Psychology Behind Why We Care about Astrology by Theodora Blanchfield, AMFT
White men gatekeeping Scifi fandoms is not a new thing. However the Rick and Morty fans have been able to top them all in toxicity. On episode three Kennedy discusses the major events that led to the Rick and Morty fandom being labeled as the most toxic fandom and what that means for all scifi fandoms.
Content warning: skip from 20:45 ish to just 30 seconds ahead
Sources:
Rick and Morty Wikipedia
"The Toxic Culture of Sci-Fi and Its Fanboys" Ujjainee Roy
"Viral Tweet about Fandom Gatekeeping Proves we still have a Male Geek Problem" by Kate Gardner
"The Dark Side of the Rick and Morty Fandom" by Zach Lisabeth
"Rick and Morty Toxic Fandom, Explained" by Sebastian Muriel
"I love Rick and Morty - but its toxic fans make me ashamed to admit it" by Stuart McGurk
"Whats Wrong with 'Rick and Morty' Fans? How Adult Swim Nerds became a Meme" by Emily Gaudette
"Rick and Morty co-creator calls out 'knobs' wwho harassed, doxxed show's female writers (update)" by Julia Alexander
For this second episode, Kennedy goes a little bit down a rabbit hole and discusses every living species in the order primate and how they all differ.
Sources:
Notes from Dr. Eva Garett and Dr. Matthew Cartmill
Physical Anthropology wikki page
For the very first episode of Nips and Tips Kennedy takes a deep dive into Phineas and Ferb and ranks the best episodes.
Sources used:
Disney+
Phineas and Ferb official wiki
Enjoy three mini episodes in one
1984 by George Orwell
The Lovely Bones
Among the Hidden
The Princess Knight
The Day my Runny Nose Ran Away
Junie B Jones
Flossie and the Fox
Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman
Good Omens by Neil Gaimen
The Twilight Saga by Stephaine Meyers
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Divergent
The Care and Keeping of you
Life as we Knew it
A Certain Hunger
Death Be not proud
Saving Mr.Turupt
Where the Wild Things are
Kennedy talks about every item and form of content and media she consumed in the past week
Kennedy talks theory and and does statistics. This episode Kennedy talks about the many ways to view the word bitch and what it means.
Contact Me:
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Sources
History of Swear Words. B*tch episode Netflix dir. B. Blackstone
Reclaiming critical analysis: The social harms of "bitch" by S. Klienam
The history of the word Bitch and its inherent subordinating nature by C. Nguyen
Thinking Prismatically blog
Living Language by Ahern
NPR
Wikipedia "Linguistic Anthropology"




