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That's Kinda WavyEp 64- The Kids Are NOT Alright: Gen Z & Conservatism hiiiiiiii!The kids are absolutely NOT okay! In today's episode, Gill + Sheysel discuss the rise of conservatism in Gen Z.As always, thanks for listening :)2025-05-121h 34That's Kinda WavyEp 63- Dead Internet Theoryhiiiiii :) Is anything on the internet even real anymore? In today's episode, the girlies discuss dead internet theory + more. thanks for listening 2025-04-011h 22That's Kinda WavyEp 62- Moral Contagionwait... is this thing on???hiiiiiii :) did you miss us? Because we missed talking about all things wavyyy. In today's episode, the girlies discuss moral contagion on social media. Thanks for listening 2025-03-041h 20That's Kinda WavyEp 61- Deep Dive: iPad Kids Pt. 1Hiiiiiiiiii! Did you miss us? :)In today's episode, we discuss iPad kids, the origin of this phenomenon, and its implications. As always, thanks for listening :)2024-04-291h 10That's Kinda WavyEp 60- What Makes a Good Teen TV Show?Hiiiii! In today's episode, the girlies talk about the history of teen tv shows, what we think makes a good teen show, and some of our faves. As always, thanks for listening :) And happy new year!2024-01-181h 22That's Kinda WavyEp 59- 2023's It-Girl MomentsHiiiiiii! In today's episode, we discuss some of 2023's iconic pop culture + personal moments. As always, thanks for listening :) and happy new year!!!2024-01-031h 17That's Kinda WavyEp 58- What Makes a Chick-Flick?Hiiiiiiii! In today's episode, we discuss what makes a chick-flick, the evolution of rom-coms, and more. As always, thanks for listening :)2023-12-141h 18That's Kinda WavyEp 57- Cuddles-R-UsHiiiiiiiii! Did you miss us? In today's episode, the girlies discuss cuddling services, the loneliness epidemic, and more.As always, thank you for listening 2023-11-291h 08That's Kinda WavyEp 56- Best of: Horror FilmsHiiiiiiii! In today's episode, the girlies talk about recent + some all-time fave horror films in the spirit of the best holiday every year! As always, thanks for listening :)2023-10-251h 15That's Kinda WavyEp 55- Award Shows—Who Needs 'Em!Hiiiiiii! In today's episode, the girlies were curious about what really goes on in the world of award shows, exploring the Grammys, Academy Awards, Tony's, and EGOTs. As always, thanks for listening :)2023-10-101h 06That's Kinda WavyEp 54- Rewind: Xtra Queer + Xtra Silly Goofy MoodHiiiiiiii! This week, the girlies and theydies are hitting you with a rewind episode circa Pride! Our conversation is all over the place so strap in ;) As always, thanks for listening :)2023-09-061h 33That's Kinda WavyEp 53- Cinema isn't Dead!!!Hiiiiiii! Did you miss us?In today's episode, we discuss theater attendance throughout the years, some cinema history, and the the cultural phenomenon that is Barbenheimer. As always, thanks for listening :)2023-08-151h 47That's Kinda WavyEp 52- Queer Lore: Queer-Coded VillainsHiiiiiiiii! In today's episode, the girlies, femmes, and theys briefly discuss the history of queer-coding and why so many of our fave villains have evolved into queer icons! As always, thanks for listening :)2023-06-1552 minThat's Kinda WavyEp 51- Queer Lore: Lesbian BarsHiiii! In continuation of our early Pride series, the queer besties are talking about lesbian bars, safe spaces for fellow sapphic babies throughout history, and current sapphic event collectives to watch out for in the Chicago + Buffalo area, including: CHICAGO: Sonido Asesinx, Elixir, SmallWORLD Collective, Slo Mo, Party Noire, Fortune Dance Party, and more! In BUFFALO: Dyke Nyte Buffalo!As always, thanks for listening! :)2023-05-2652 minThat's Kinda WavyEp 50- Gay Lore: Bathhouses + SaunasHiiiiii! We're starting off Pride a little early (because we're queer and we can) by talking about the history of and present-day use of gay bathhouses and saunas, as well as some questions about why places like this don't exist for queer femmes >:( As always, thanks for listening :)2023-05-1057 minThat's Kinda WavyEp 49- The Psychology of Celebrity Hate: Pt. 3Hiiiiiiii! In today's episode, we conclude our deep dive into celeb hate culture by discussing the psychology of hatred + why we think it's easy to hate on celebs. As always, thank you for listening :)2023-04-271h 13That's Kinda WavyEp 48- Getcha Tabloids Here! Pt. 2Hiiiiiiii! :) In today's episode, we continue our deep dive into celebrity + tabloid culture, all leading up to an exploration of our theories on why people are so obsessed with celeb hate + sensationalization. As always, thank you for listening!2023-04-1159 minThat's Kinda WavyEp 47- The Origins of Celebrity + Tabloid Culture: Pt. 1Hiiiiiiiii! Did you miss us?We were on a brief break because....life, but the nb's and girlies are back to start our latest episode series on celebrity + tabloid culture. We're kicking off this series by discussing a broad overview of the origins of celeb + tabloid culture, dating back to Ancient Greece.As y'all know, we LOVE dissecting pop culture and are very excited for our latest deep dive. As always, thanks for listening :)2023-03-141h 29That's Kinda WavyEp 46- Walkable CitiesHiiiiiiii! In today's episode, we discuss the concept of walkable cities, the societal factors that have limited walkability, and the psychological consequences. As always, thanks for listening :) 2023-02-071h 19That's Kinda WavyEp 45- A Few of Our Favorite ThingsHiiiiii! :) To start the new year, we thought we'd have a special episode where we talk about some of our silly little —and some not-so-silly-little— favorite things. Think of it as a little check-in with us and for y'all, too 2023-01-171h 27That's Kinda WavyEp 44- Holiday Movie Tier ListHiiii!!!! In today's belated holiday episode, the she's/ze's/and they's rank their fave and not-so-fave holiday movies. DM us your thoughts on insta and twitter @thatskindawavy. As always, thank you for listening :)2022-12-281h 52That's Kinda WavyEp 43- Maybe Love is *Not* BlindHiiiiiii! In today's episode, we discuss Love is Blind and psychoanalyze reality dating shows. Thanks for listening y'all :) Posted from Istanbul, Turkey rn, hehe2022-12-211h 41That's Kinda WavyEp 42- Daylight Savings: Yet Another Arbitrary Social ConstructHiiiiiiii! In today's episode, we discuss the arbitrary concept that is daylight savings (we recorded this on the day of hehe). Thank you for listening :)2022-11-1548 minThat's Kinda WavyEp 41- Sleep Paralysis, Nightmares, and Terrors, Oh My!Hiiiiiiii! I'm (Sheysel) so sorry for the late spooky post, but learning about dreams, nightmares, and more is still cool! In today's episode, we discuss dreams, nightmares, night terrors, sleep paralysis, and everything in between. As always, thanks for listening :)2022-11-091h 47That's Kinda WavyEp 40- You Believe in Ghosts? Name Three of Their HauntingsHiiiiiiii! In today's episode, we discuss the atrocity that is the Dahmer biopic, if we believe in ghosts, and more. As always, thanks for listening :)2022-10-131h 03That's Kinda WavyEp 39- Not the Chiropractic SeanceHiiiiiiii! Did you miss us?In today's episode, we discuss the sus ghostly origin of chiropractic care along with other ghosty thoughts and theories. As always, thanks for listening :)2022-09-291h 38That's Kinda WavyEp 38- Sensationalizing. Mental. Health. Crises. Is. Not. Cute. ft. IsabellaHiiiiiiiiiii! In today's episode, we discuss the sensationalization of celebrity mental health crises due to recent events with Gabbi Hanna. It's also a very special episode, as we have our first guest: Isabella :). As always, thank you for listening :)2022-09-071h 03That's Kinda WavyEp 37- Rat Mental Landscapes Be LikeHiiiiiiii! :) Have you ever wondered what's going on inside a rat's head? Look no further! We decided to talk about something a little lighter that we know you've alllll been dying to know more about: Rat Psychology. As always, thanks for listening!2022-08-1900 minThat's Kinda WavyEp 36- Pedophilia in Hollywood: Why Hollywood?Hiiii! In today's epsiode, we wrap up our Pedophilia in Hollywood series by discussing our theories about why Pedophilia is so rampant in Hollywood (but like, in a non Q-Anon way because ew). Thank you for listening :) 2022-07-261h 23That's Kinda Wavy***SPECIAL EPISODE*** Strangest ThingsHiiiiiiiiii! WARNING: spoilers ahead. We are back from our brief lil break to discuss the one and only Stranger Things. We'll be continuing our Hollywood in Pedophilia series in our next episode, but we simply had to discuss this amazing show while it's at its peak in pop culture! As always, thank you for listening :)2022-07-131h 18That's Kinda WavyEp 34- Pedophilia in Hollywood: Psychology EditionHiiiiiii! Today's episode is the third installment in our Pedophilia in Hollywood series. We define different types of Pedophilia based on age group, Pedophilic Disorder, and theories aiming to understand the psychological mechanisms correlated with Pedophilia. As always, thanks for listening :)2022-06-151h 03That's Kinda WavyEp 33- Pedophilia in Hollywood: It's Giving Child Abuse Hiiiiii! In part 2 of our Pedophilia in Hollywood series, we discuss abuse that's commonly experienced by child actors :(. It feels wrong to say this directly after that lol but as always, thank you for listening :)2022-05-251h 40That's Kinda WavyEp 32- Pedophilia in Hollywood: We Need a Child Actor's UnionHiiiiii! Today's episode is the first episode in our Pedophilia in Hollywood series. We thought it would be a good idea to set this up by learning about some of the laws—or lack thereof—in place to "protect" child actors. This is just the very beginning of this series that we're really excited to delve into! As always, thanks for listening :)2022-05-1158 minThat's Kinda WavyEp 31- THE TESTHiiiiiiiiii! In today's episode we take ~the test~, a quasi-philosophical horror game that Nikki found through Markiplier, aka the love of her life! This is one of my (Sheysel) favorite episodes to date, so I hope y'all enjoy listening to it as much as we did making it. As always, thanks for listening :)2022-04-271h 30That's Kinda WavyEp 30- ScammercoreHiiiiiiiii! In today's episode, we discuss notorious scammers, including the OG Mr. Ponzi, the Mcdonald's lottery scammer, Elizabeth Holmes, and more. Listen to us ponder how tf they got away with it.2022-04-131h 22That's Kinda WavyEp 29- POV: You're a White Man on a Raw Meat DietHiiiiiiiiiii! In today's episode, we discuss some of the origins and followers of the ridiculous raw meat diet. We wish we were joking, too. As always, thanks for listening :)2022-04-0500 minThat's Kinda WavyEp 28- Fake Influencers- Like, Actually Hiiiiiii! In today's episode, we discuss the concept of fictional influencers: influencer personas created by companies for who knows what reason, but it's certainly sketchy! As always, thanks for listening :)2022-03-161h 11That's Kinda WavyEp 27- What Ever Happened to Parody Movies?Hiiiiiii! In today's episode, we discuss the rise and fall of that weird ass period of time where every movie was a parody movie. These include Scary Movie, Disaster Movie, Dance Flick, and most other films making fun of pop culture phenomena. As always, thanks for listening :) 2022-03-0200 minThat's Kinda WavyEp 26- Casper the Ghost (Kitchen)Hiiiiii! In today's episode, Gill, Sheysel, and Nikki are in a silly goofy mood and talk about ghost kitchens because what even are those? Thanks for listening :)2022-02-161h 00That's Kinda WavyEp 25- Benjamin Button (Remix)Hiiiiiiii! In today's episode, we discuss the theory that kids are getting older, younger. As always, thanks for listening :)2022-02-0257 minThat's Kinda WavyEp 24- Gorgeous Gorgeous Girls Love HorrorHiiiiiii! Happy new year, y'all! In today's episode, we discuss a little bit about the psychology of liking horror. Thanks for listening :)2022-01-201h 10That's Kinda WavyEp 23- Holly Jolly Silly Goofy GalsHiiiiiiiiii! Remember when your teachers would bring out the tv the week before winter break? How great that felt? Well you're in luck because we did the same with today's "Get High With Us" episode! Hear us talk about Spiderman: No Way Home, FNAF, a new spooky national parks podcast, and more. As always, thanks for listening :)2022-01-041h 08That's Kinda WavyEp 22- Yellow Deli Meat GangHiiiiiiiii! In today's episode we talk about The Yellow Deli which is run by a....cult? Oh? Listen to us talk about The Twelve Tribes and why they're terrible. Thanks for listening :)2021-12-2241 minThat's Kinda WavyEp 21- Spotify WrappedHiiiiiiiiii! In today's episode we talk about the second (Halloween being first, duh) best holiday of the year: Spotify Wrapped! Get to know us via our music stats (and wtf we were each going through this year). Thanks for listening :) 2021-12-081h 14That's Kinda WavyEp 20- On Some Familiar ShitHiiiiiiiii! In today's episode we discuss the history of animal familiars and get on our hear ye shit. Thanks for listening :)2021-11-241h 06That's Kinda WavyEp 19- Developing Tourette's From Tik Tok? What HeckHiiiiiiiiii! In today's episode we talk about the phenomenon regarding people developing Tourette's via tik tok and other happenings in our personal lives. Thanks for listening :)2021-11-1000 minThat's Kinda WavyEp 18- Spooky MythsHiiiiiiiiii! This is our last spooky Halloween episode for this year (sad :( ). In today's episode, we talk about some known and some lesser-known myths, including: Bloody Mary, Satan's Hollow, Ningen, and more! Thanks for listening :)2021-10-2650 minThat's Kinda WavyEp 17- Not Like Other Serial KillersHiiiiiiiiiiiii! Apologies for the late episode! Mercury be retrograding tf up in here. ANYWAYS—in today's episode we talk about some known and some potentially lesser known serial killers, including: John Wayne Gacy, Vickie Dawn Jackson, and David Parker Ray. Thanks for listening :) 2021-10-141h 34That's Kinda WavyEp 16- Chilling Adventures of NOLAHiiiiiiiiii! In today's episode we discuss voodoo priestesses, ghosts, and vampires (oh my!) in New Orleans. Thanks for listening :)2021-09-281h 27That's Kinda WavyEp 15- Alpha Males Can ChokeHiiiiiiiiii! In today's episode we discuss """""alpha""""" males and how disgusting they are! Thanks for listening :)2021-09-141h 07That's Kinda WavyEp 14-Would You Kiss a Goat Yes or NoHiiiiiiiii! Today we have another chill episode where we talk about academy award winning films, The Kissing Booth 3 and Goat Story. Thanks for listening :)2021-09-011h 28That's Kinda WavyEp 13- Because the InternetHiiiiiiii! In today's episode we discuss "Lo and Behold", a documentary discussing the past, present, and future of the internet as we know it. Thanks for listening :) 2021-08-181h 11That's Kinda WavyEp 12- Stop the Alien SlanderHiiiiiiiii! In today's episode we discuss Unacknowledged, a documentary about aliens that's surprisingly informative. Listen to us talk about the documentary and how terrible our government is for making aliens seem like the bad guy. As always, thanks for listening :)2021-08-041h 00That's Kinda WavyEp 11- Cult Tier ListHiiiiiii! In today's episode we wanted to spice things up with a tier list, and not just any tier list, but a cult tier list! Disclaimer: we ranked these based on how likely we are to join these cults and aren't trying to make light of the many lives lost in cult-related tragedies. Anyways! Thanks for listening :)2021-07-201h 02That's Kinda WavyEp 10- Traditional vs. New MediaHiiiiiiii! In today's episode we talk about traditional media (cable tv shows, movies, etc.) and new media (YouTube, Tik Tok). We also somehow digress into pedagogy because we're ~intellectuals~. Thanks for listening :)2021-07-081h 02That's Kinda WavyEp 9- Do U Even Burn Bro?Hiiiiiiii! Today we have a special get high with us episode because why not amirite? We discuss missing 411 cases, scary stories that terrified us as children, and the frenemies drama. Thanks for listening :)2021-06-221h 29That's Kinda WavyEp 8- Avril and Paul Are Alive? SusHiiiiiii! In today's episode we talk about some musician/music industry conspiracies, including Avril Lavigne and Paul McCartney's supposed deaths and replacements, Lady Gaga being a murderer and part of the illuminati, and the real person who murdered John Lennon-- Stephen King (?). Thanks for listening :)2021-06-1500 minThat's Kinda WavyEp 7- It's The Misogynistic Movie and TV Tropes For MeHiiiiiii! Today we discuss some common tv and movie tropes that are unsurprisingly all rooted in misogyny! These tropes include: the ladies man, manic pixie dream girls, cool girls, girly girls, and femme fatales. Thanks for listening :)2021-06-091h 19That's Kinda WavyEp 6- Surprise! We're Narcissistic Hiiiiiiiii! In today's episode we discuss personality tests, including our Myers-Briggs, Dark Core, and "This Is Weird, But Everyone Is A Type Of 'Smart' Based On Their Fast-Food Choices" results. Thanks for listening :)2021-06-0151 minThat's Kinda WavyEp 5- Round Earthers Rise UpHiiiiiiiii! In today's episode we talk about Behind the Curve, a documentary about "flat earth" and its followers. We are collectively dumbfounded by this conspiracy theory—Galileo was really accused of heresy and sentenced to a life of house arrest for this??? Listen to us discuss our opinions on the matter and end our episode with our fave songs of the week. As always, thanks for listening :)2021-05-251h 11That's Kinda WavyEp 4- Coded Bias—Even AI Is RacistHiiiii! In today's episode we talk about Coded Bias, a documentary investigating bias in artificial intelligence. Thank you to queen Joy Buolamwini, the founder of The Algorithmic Justice League who detected racial and gender bias in facial recognition algorithms during her time as a graduate researcher at MIT. Stay tuned for our dumb movie of the week: Mean Girls 2! As always, thanks for listening :)2021-05-191h 23That's Kinda WavyEp 3- Attachment Styles—Make It Make SenseHiiiiiii! In today’s episode we discuss attachment styles—what they are, where they come from, and how they affect us. Also, tune in to hear us talk about our dumb movie of the week: Breaking Wind, a Twilight parody full of—you guessed it—fart jokes. Thanks for listening :)2021-05-111h 28That's Kinda WavyEp 2- Social Media and Self—Who Even Are We?TW: Body DysmorphiaHiiiiiiii! Disclaimer—our apologies for the glitchy audio this week. Go off wifi, give us nothing! But actually we're really sorry and are working hard to improve our audio quality for next week!In today's episode we discuss our individual relationships with social media, Khloe Kardashian's unedited photo crisis, and our new segment: dumb movie of the week! This week's dumb movie is no other than the most tone-deaf movie of 2021: Songbird. Thanks for listening :)2021-05-0557 min
That's Kinda WavyEp 1- This Joint is Wavy Hiiiiiii! Welcome to the first episode of That's Kinda Wavy, a podcast where three wavy b*tches in their early-2os talk about a variety of topics, ranging from pop culture, movies, music, crazy stories, and judging people for the weird sh!t they do. Listen to us get progressively less awkward in our first episode!2021-04-2828 min