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Quirky but Fierce PodcastEp 0024 In the future with NSync, Panettone, and ProtestsAll the things we can't wrap our brains around: NI's school system, N'Sync's comeback, why panettone is so good, and why we all feel so helpless. Buy Us a Coffee to fuel the madness!Join the Facebook Group! INSTAGRAM: @quirkybutfierceINTRO MUSIC: "This Way" Hip-Hop Beat by Music Unlimited2023-12-271h 00Quirky but Fierce PodcastEp 0023 WHAT Came Out of WHERE?!Why are women's bodies such a mystery and also, what's for lunch... Buy Us a Coffee to fuel the madness!Join the Facebook Group! INSTAGRAM: @quirkybutfierceINTRO MUSIC: "This Way" Hip-Hop Beat by Music Unlimited2023-12-2059 minQuirky but Fierce PodcastEp 0022 We're Back!We're finally back and straight back into the chaos with genital juice chat. We hope to bring some value to your day with laughter or learning or both! If you'd like to support us financially or help us grow our community we would be ever so grateful! Never any obligation and we love all our listeners just for tuning in. Buy Us a CoffeeJoin the chat on our Facebook Group! Buy Us a Coffee to fuel the madness!Join the Facebook Group! INSTAGRAM: @quirkybutfierce2023-12-121h 01Quirky but Fierce Podcast0021 Let Me Be a PotatoWhere have we been? And how Netflix is ruining Dee's plans to be a potato. Buy Us a Coffee to fuel the madness!Join the Facebook Group! INSTAGRAM: @quirkybutfierceINTRO MUSIC: "This Way" Hip-Hop Beat by Music Unlimited2023-11-1420 minQuirky but Fierce Podcast0020 Breakdown in a Blanket FortCould you really even start a big, new project without a few mental breakdowns along the way? Buy Us a Coffee to fuel the madness!Join the Facebook Group! INSTAGRAM: @quirkybutfierceINTRO MUSIC: "This Way" Hip-Hop Beat by Music Unlimited2023-10-171h 00Quirky but Fierce Podcast0019 Modern Day CodpieceSummary: Dee and Lauren talk interesting fashion trends through history and whether meat and veg in grey track suit bottoms are a yay or nay.Sources: https://www.toptenz.net/10-weird-fashion-trends-from-history.phphttps://www.thecollector.com/wacky-trends-in-fashion-history/ Buy Us a Coffee to fuel the madness!Join the Facebook Group! INSTAGRAM: @quirkybutfierceINTRO MUSIC: "This Way" Hip-Hop Beat by Music Unlimited2023-10-101h 02Quirky but Fierce Podcast0018 Tell Me Something GoodDee & Lauren focus on some positive things happening in the world...with only a touch of ranting thrown in for good measure. Buy Us a Coffee to fuel the madness!Join the Facebook Group! INSTAGRAM: @quirkybutfierceINTRO MUSIC: "This Way" Hip-Hop Beat by Music Unlimited2023-10-031h 00Quirky but Fierce Podcast0017 A Merchant, a Missionary, and a Tourist walk into a bar...SUMMARY: Is Hawaii part of the United States? We chat the little-discussed past of Hawaii and whether there is a shinier future for it. SOURCES:https://www.reuters.com/world/us/maui-wildfire-victims-fear-land-grab-may-threaten-hawaiian-culture-2023-08-22/ https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/maui-laser-strike-hawaii-conspiracy-theory-b2394530.htmlhttps://www.irreview.org/articles/hawaii-tourism-opposite-of-a-paradise-for-localshttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-12/native-hawaiians-fighting-for-culture-language-and-land/101051550 Kashay, J. F. (2007). Agents of Imperialism: Missionaries and Merchants in Early-Nineteenth-Century Hawaii. The New England Quarterly, 80(2), 280–298. http://www.jstor.org/stable/20474535 ...2023-09-2658 minQuirky but Fierce Podcast0016 Dee Didn't Do Her AssignmentSummary: A range of wild topics this week due to Dee being a big saddy mcsadface.We hope to bring some value to your day with laughter or learning or both! If you'd like to support us financially or help us grow our community we would be ever so grateful! Never any obligation and we love all our listeners just for tuning in. Buy Us a CoffeeJoin the chat on our Facebook Group! Buy Us a Coffee to fuel the madness!Join the Facebook...2023-09-191h 15Quirky but Fierce Podcast0015 Hot Pockets & Rectangle B0nersIs it too much to ask for pockets to carry stuff (and not look like I have a rectangular man cannon)?SOURCES:https://pudding.cool/2018/08/pockets/ - Study of pockets across a range of brands and styles. Interactive.https://www.ft.com/content/58904cf6-198b-4a70-abee-c2c821a4b318https://lifestyle.howstuffworks.com/style/fashion/trends-looks/pockets-womens-clothes.htmWe hope to bring some value to your day with laughter or learning or both! If you'd like to support us financially or help us grow our c...2023-09-121h 03Quirky but Fierce Podcast0014 Fully Fledged PoosSUMMARY: The Workshop Launch party and how Dee nearly lost her shit in public...literally.www.theworkshopballynahinch.comIG: @theworkshopballynahinchWe hope to bring some value to your day with laughter or learning or both! If you'd like to support us financially or help us grow our community we would be ever so grateful! Never any obligation and we love all our listeners just for tuning in. Buy Us a CoffeeJoin the chat on our Facebook Group! Buy Us a Coffee to...2023-09-051h 00Quirky but Fierce Podcast0013 Kittens, Hand Gestures & GibberishSUMMARY: Dee & Lauren's minds come unravelled after a long couple of weeks - join them for the randomest of conversations and craic.We hope to bring some value to your day with laughter or learning or both! If you'd like to support us financially or help us grow our community we would be ever so grateful! Never any obligation and we love all our listeners just for tuning in. Buy Us a CoffeeJoin the chat on our Facebook Group! Buy Us a Coffee to fuel the madness!...2023-08-221h 02Quirky but Fierce Podcast0012 Grammar D*cksSUMMARY: Can Dee make a full recovery from being a grammar dick? Will Lauren's butt get sorted? Grammar policing becomes problematic when we use it as a way of judging someone’s intelligence and/or value and to uphold systems of oppression, socioeconomic prejudice, or other means of discrimination.SOURCES:https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20210528-the-pervasive-problem-of-linguistic-racismhttps://www.msudenver.edu/writing-center/faculty-resources/linguistic-white-supremacy/https://daily.jstor.org/grammar-rule-is-probably-fake/https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/aug/15/why-its-time-to-stop-worrying-about-the-decline-of-the-english-languageWe hope to bring some value to your day wit...2023-08-151h 01Quirky but Fierce Podcast0011 Dee StinksSUMMARY: Dee is a lonely mutant who smells and Susu the cat cohosts.MENTIONS:Nautral Root DeodorantMW Fitness BallynahinchSOURCES:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9246182/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/people-without-underarm-protection/We hope to bring some value to your day with laughter or learning or both! If you'd like to support us financially or help us grow our community we would be ever so grateful! Never any obligation and we love all our listeners just for tuning in. B...2023-08-0827 minQuirky but Fierce Podcast0010 Rants about Asian SlawSUMMARY: What is Asian slaw?! Also, apologies for all the F-bombs as Dee vents about cultural appropriation on menus. MENTIONS:Marie Beecham The Changemaker Podcast: Is it Racially Insensitive or is it Racist Alien Weaponry is a three-piece “Te Reo” metal band taking the world by storm. Many of their songs are in New Zealand's native language “Te Reo Maori”Gogi Belfast – Korean food in Belfast that Dee has high hopes for! We hope to bring some value to your day with laughter or l...2023-08-011h 01Quirky but Fierce Podcast0009 Plastic is for EnemasSUMMARY: Does a hundred-year obsession with enemas prove that there is a time and place for plastic? SOURCES:Dixon, Laurinda S. “Some Penetrating Insights: The Imagery of Enemas in Art.” Art Journal, vol. 52, no. 3, 1993, pp. 28–35. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/777365. Accessed 24 July 2023. https://muse.jhu.edu/article/754099/ Etymology of blow smoke up your arsePic of tobacco resuscitation kit https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.26323343?searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3FQuery%3DTobacco%2Benema&ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_search_gsv2%2Fcontrol&refreqid=fastly-default%3Afea60907615ef5c269b24e6fc8cbaa1dHoly...2023-07-251h 01Quirky but Fierce Podcast0008 Are We Unravelled?SUMMARY: Will one more social media platform unravel the already delirious Lauren and Dee? MENTIONS:Michael Alm Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/michaelalmWe hope to bring some value to your day with laughter or learning or both! If you'd like to support us financially or help us grow our community we would be ever so grateful! Never any obligation and we love all our listeners just for tuning in. Buy Us a CoffeeJoin the chat on our Facebook Group! Buy U...2023-07-1858 minQuirky but Fierce Podcast0007 Prime Yellow WaterfallsSUMMARY: Is Amazon Prime Day worse than peeing on 12 strangers and 1 beloved? SHOUTOUTS:Kelly’s Paints Ballynahinch: https://www.thomaskellys.co.uk/Jackie Brown Hardware Ballynahinch: https://www.facebook.com/p/JB-Brown-Hardware-100057622922475/ SOURCES:https://www.ethicalconsumer.org/ethicalcampaigns/boycott-amazonhttps://sellersfi.com/resources/blog/pros-cons-prime-day/https://www.tuc.org.uk/blogs/what-can-we-do-about-amazons-treatment-its-workershttps://www.techtarget.com/searchhrsoftware/news/252497153/Lawsuit-challenges-Amazons-treatment-of-Black-employeeshttps://www.vox.com/recode/2021/2/26/22297554/amazon-race-black-diversity-inclusionWe hope to bring some value to your day with laugh...2023-07-111h 00Quirky but Fierce Podcast0006 Raging! & B00by Sunrises Buy Us a Coffee to fuel the madness!Join the Facebook Group!SUMMARY:We grunt a lot talking about rage, wheeze laugh as we talk about the novelty and gravity of b00bs, and chat about 35-year-old Dee finally learning to regulate her emotions. The Rage Room NIhttps://www.therageroomni.co.uk/IG: @therageroomni Viet by Vee in Portadown:https://www.facebook.com/VietByVee/IG: @vietbyvee Guide to Emotional Regulation:https...2023-07-0458 minQuirky but Fierce Podcast0005 I LIKE YOUR WOOD (Imposter Syndrome) Buy Us a Coffee to fuel the madness!Join the Facebook Group!SUMMARY: MENTIONS IN THIS PODCAST:Claire Mooneyhttps://clairemooneysilver.com/ A Little Dark https://alittledark.co.uk/IG: https://www.instagram.com/alittledark/ Fresh Fleeceshttps://www.freshfleeces.com/ Hammer & Snailhttps://hammerandsnailstudio.com/ SEEDTALKS2023-06-2757 minQuirky but Fierce PodcastWe Did a Thing...When your life plan changes in a day's time...the story behind The Workshop and how adhd impulsivity can sometimes be a very good thing!We hope to bring some value to your day with laughter or learning or both! If you'd like to support us financially or help us grow our community we would be ever so grateful! Never any obligation and we love all our listeners just for tuning in. Buy Us a CoffeeJoin the chat on our Facebook Group! Buy Us a Coffee to fuel the...2023-06-2034 minQuirky but Fierce PodcastAnother Fecking PodcastWelcome to the first episode of the Quirky but Fierce Podcast with Dee & Lauren! We aren’t experts in anything, but we are excited to laugh, learn, and get weird right along with you as we explore sustainability, social justice, and some of your burning questions about how shit works (or doesn’t). LINKS & RESOURCES:1. Spined Cat Penisesa. Johnson AK. Normal feline reproduction: The tom. Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery. 2022;24(3):212-220. doi:10.1177/1098612X221079707 2. JSTOR is a digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources...2023-06-1347 minQuirky but Fierce PodcastCrabgrass = CommunismSUMMARY: Dee and Lauren discuss how a coincidence of events and truly crazeballs marketing in 1950’s America molded turf lawns into symbols of success and high social status while launching a lucrative fossil fuel and herbicide driven market that is still thriving to this day.ACTIONS YOU CAN TAKE:Get weird and rewild!- Advocate for your town’s bus stops to make their roofs bee gardens- Advocate for your town’s road verges and islands to be rewilded with native plants or alternatives to monoculture turf grass2023-06-131h 00Quirky but Fierce PodcastCucumber CondomsSUMMARY: Do we really need the plastic on cucumbers because taking it off gets a little awkward at family barbecues…Oi-muchim 오이무침 – KOREAN CUCUMBER SALAD RECIPE: https://www.maangchi.com/recipe/oi-muchimBEST WAY TO STORE YOUR CUCUMBERS TO KEEP THEM FRESH FOR LONGER!https://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-store-cucumbers-showdown-23409153SOURCES:https://www.researchgate.net/publication/353584589_To_wrap_or_to_not_wrap_cucumbershttps://ipm.missouri.edu/meg/2014/3/Cucumber-A-Brief-History/#:~:text=Native to India%2C cucumber is,source for over 3000 yearsh...2023-06-1357 minQuirky but Fierce PodcastTrailer Buy Us a Coffee to fuel the madness!Join the Facebook Group! INSTAGRAM: @quirkybutfierceINTRO MUSIC: "This Way" Hip-Hop Beat by Music Unlimited2023-06-1201 min