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Vanity VeritasIntroducing Ourselves: Who We Are, How We Got Here, and the Hills We'll Die OnA chatty introduction to hosts Chelsea Feltman, Kristina Cole Geddes, and Elizabeth Urbanczyk answering the serious questions. We talk meet cutes, eyebrow angst, the case for red lipstick, and a sneak peak into season two!
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2024-12-1859 minVanity VeritasIt's Better to be Looked Over than Overlooked: The Indomitable Mae WestIs that a gun in your pocket or are you just glad to see us? In this episode, we discuss another of history’s It Girls, Mae West. Beyond her larger-than-life persona, West was a trailblazer in the entertainment industry who deftly straddled the line between sexy and tawdry. We’ll examine her life and impact on popular representations of femininity and sexuality
CW for conversations about fatphobia and weight loss.
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2024-12-041h 34Vanity VeritasMaria Callas: The Rise and Fall of an Opera DivaNearly 50 years after her death, Maria Callas remains one of the most iconic opera singers of all time, not just for her voice, but for her striking image. But who was she underneath that impossibly chic facade? In this episode, we examine opera’s most famous It Girl and attempt to unravel myths, misconceptions, and tiresome tropes about suffering artists, jilted women, and temperamental divas.
CW for conversations about fatphobia and weight loss.
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2024-11-181h 10Vanity VeritasTuberculosis: Angel Wings, Idiot Sleeves, and a Dumptruck AssBefore there was heroin chic, there was consumptive chic. How did an objectively horrifying bacterial infection become the height of fashion and a marker of moral superiority, and why does it continue to matter today? In this episode, we discuss the surprising history of TB and its unfortunate, indelible effect on Western beauty standards.
CONTENT WARNING:
This episode contains graphic conversations regarding illness, weight loss, fat phobia, skeletal deformities, body dysmorphia and death.
[31:00-38:00] Death of a parent
All images from this episode can be found on our...2024-10-281h 31Vanity VeritasSimply The Breast: A TIT-illating History From Wet Nurses to SiliconeBreasts. Bosoms. Boobies. If you don’t have them, you probably know someone who does. In this episode, we attempt to free the proverbial nipple by examining how cultural attitudes toward ta tas have evolved over the past half-millennium.
CONTENT WARNING:
This episode contains graphic conversations regarding surgery, as well as discussions on body dysmorphia, misogyny, and fat phobia.
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2024-10-141h 12Vanity VeritasAll Mantis Shrimps are Bright Springs: The Long and Strange History of Color Season AnalysisColor season analysis has gone from a cringe 80s relic to a TikTok phenomenon seemingly out of nowhere. Where did it come from and why is it back with a vengeance? Is color theory really science? Do we have colorisma? In this episode, we dive into the history of this recently revived practice and discuss why it has us in a chokehold.
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46:30- Body dysmorphia/Kibbe Body Types/Weight loss/ Fat Phobia
52:38- Diet/Weight Loss/ Fat Phobia/Body Dysmorphia
68:40- Fat Phobia/Body Dysmorphia
70:00- Fa...2024-09-301h 28Vanity VeritasGive the Lady What She Wants: How Department Stores Changed How and Why We ShopGive the lady what she wants! In our inaugural episode, we dive into a fascinating chapter of retail history. How did department stores come to be, and how did women shop before their inception? How have these mega meccas of commerce forever changed the ways we consume, socialize, and define ourselves? Are we all just living in the world that Harry Selfridge created???
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Sizing, fat phobia, body dysmorphia [47:49-1:06:56]
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I Want To See...2024-09-161h 23Vanity VeritasVanity Veritas - Official TrailerA sneak peak at Vanity Veritas, the show where three vain friends dive into the history of beauty, fashion, and culture trying to figure out how we got here and why we care so damn much. Each episode will present a topic related to historical fads, fashion icons, and beauty standards in an attempt to connect the past with the present. Always asking: does anything ever really change?
Hosted by Chelsea Feltman, Elizabeth Urbanczyk, and Kristina Cole Geddes.
2024-09-1202 min