Culture Colander

By: Elisa Nolasco Audra Fitzgerald
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  • Summary

  • Culture Colander is a podcast for the confused, the compassionate, and the inextinguishably curious. Sound like you? Then hit the follow button to join Elisa and Audra every week as they sift through the murky waters of the zeitgeist, searching for golden nuggets of wisdom. In each episode, they'll take on a different social phenomenon (like Only Fans, Child Pageants, or Voluntourism), and hopefully they'll come away having learned a thing or two.
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Episodes
  • S4E8 - Magdalene Laundries: “Just like Jesus would have wanted”

    S4E8 - Magdalene Laundries: “Just like Jesus would have wanted”
    Oct 29 2024
    Audra and Elisa dive into a very recent method of institutionalized oppression in Ireland, the complicity between the state and the Catholic Church, and how changing the law is never the end of the story. This episode pairs best with learning the hard truths about our history and listening to the song “Irish Eyes” by Rose Betts on repeat. Book Recommendation Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan Keep the conversation going Email us at culturecolander@gmail.comFollow us! Sources “About the Magdalene Laundries,” Justice for Magdalenes Research“Challenging Bad Nuns: Ireland's Magdalen Laundries,” Susannah Riordan, The Irish Review, JSTOR“Cillian Murphy's Small Things Like These: The Chilling True Story of the Magdalene Laundries,” Elizabeth Gregory, The Standard“The Forgotten Maggies Official Documentary,” Steven O’Riordan, Youtube“A Former Magdalene Laundry Resident Speaks Out,” Karen Coleman, Youtube“How Ireland Turned ‘Fallen Women’ Into Slaves,” Erin Blakemore, History Channel“Irish Government Acknowledges Role in Magdalene Laundries; Offers No Apology or Reparations,” Human Rights Program, Harvard Law School Magdalene Laundries, CBS, Youtube“Magdalene Survivors Insist State Not Fulfilling Terms of Compensation Scheme,” Patsy McGarry, The Irish Times“Report of the Inter-Departmental Committee to Establish the Facts of State Involvement with the Magdalene Laundries,” Department of Justice“‘A Stain on Ireland’s Conscience’: Identification to Begin of 796 Bodies Buried at Children’s Home,” Rory Carroll, The Guardian“Through the Reproductive Lens: Labour and Struggle at the Intersection of Culture and Economy,” Kylie Jarrett, Digital Objects, Digital Subjects: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Capitalism, Labour and Politics in the Age of Big Data, JSTOR“Vatican Misled UN Committee on Compensation to Magdalene Women,” Paddy Agnew, The Irish Times“What Ireland’s History with Abortion Might Teach Us About a Post-Roe America,” Gretchen E. Ely, PBS News“A Woman Died: Abortion and the Politics of Birth in Ireland,” Ronit Lentin, Feminist Review, JSTOR
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    58 mins
  • S4E7 - Quick Rinse: Dragon’s Den, trauma cleaning, Anne Hathaway, and Ali Wong’s special

    S4E7 - Quick Rinse: Dragon’s Den, trauma cleaning, Anne Hathaway, and Ali Wong’s special
    Oct 15 2024

    Elisa and Audra take a magnifying glass to four current pieces of media. In doing so, they dig into the nuances of cultural appropriation, learn about those who clean up after trauma, question our obsession with policing female celebrities, and celebrate rising divorce rates. This episode pairs best with a drink from your favorite Taiwanese boba store and eating as much MSG as you can find.

    Clarifications

    • Audra incorrectly classified the Dragon who agreed to invest in Bobba as a white woman. The Dragon is actually an Indian Canadian woman named Manjit Minhas, and she has since pulled her investment.

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    • Email us at culturecolander@gmail.com
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    Sources

    • Dragon’s Den Bobba Pitch
    • The Trauma Cleaner: One Woman’s Extraordinary Life in Death, Decay & Disaster, Sarah Krasnostein
    • Anne Hathaway Interview
    • Single Lady, Ali Wong, Netflix
    • Soogia addressing Bobba's alcohol "innovation," TikTok
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    50 mins
  • S4E6 - Concert Ticket Prices: “What are the fucking fees?”

    S4E6 - Concert Ticket Prices: “What are the fucking fees?”
    Oct 1 2024
    Audra and Elisa angrily address exorbitant ticket prices, the Live Nation & Ticketmaster monopoly, the power of fandom, and the importance of cultural activities. This episode pairs best with traveling abroad to see a show and not letting corporations appeal to your lesser impulses. Book Recommendation Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk by Legs McNeil & Gillian McCain Keep the conversation going Email us at culturecolander@gmail.comFollow us! Sources “Both Sides Claim Consumer at Core of Ticket-Sales Bill,” Madeleine List, The Providence Journal“Consumers File Live Nation, Ticketmaster Class Action Following DOJ Lawsuit,” Abraham Jewett, Top Class Actions “The Depth of Live Nation’s Dominance: A Data Analysis of the Corporate Capture Behind Top Concert Venues Worldwide,” Krista Brown, American Economic Liberties Project“Event Ticket Sales: Market Characteristics and Consumer Protection Issues,” GAO Highlights“Fan to Fan,” Ticketmaster“Hidden Concert Ticket Fees Officially Banned in New York,” Chris Eggertsen, Billboard“The Issues: How Ticket Owners’ Rights & the Resale Market are Being Restricted,” Project Ticket Rights “Justice Department Sues Live Nation-Ticketmaster for Monopolizing Markets Across the Live Concert Industry,” Office of Public Affairs: U.S. Department of Justice“Live Nation Admits to Helping Artists Scalp Their Own Tickets to Make More Money,” Kaitlyn Tiffany, Vox“Maggie Rogers Is Selling Tickets for Her Tour at the Box Office: ‘We’re Going Old School,’” Glenn Rowley, Billboard“Oasis Tickets: What Is Dynamic Pricing and Why Is It Used for Live Music?” Rob Davies, The Guardian“The Price of Pop Fandom,” Marc Hogan, Jill Mapes, and Marina Kozak, Pitchfork“The Real Reason It Costs So Much to Go to a Concert,” Whizy Kim, Vox“Secondary Ticketers Lobby Up,” Caitlin Oprysko, Politico“Taylor Swift’s Biggest Scalper for the Eras Tour: Her Fans,” Dave Brooks, Billboard“Ten Additional US States Join DOJ Antitrust Lawsuit Looking to Break Up Live Nation and Ticketmaster,” Daniel Tencer, Music Business Worldwide“Opinion: Ticketmaster’s Prices are Absurd,” Elizabeth Alexander, The Concordian “Ticketmaster to Refund Some Fees After The Cure’s Robert Smith Says He Was 'Sickened' by Prices,” Minyvonne Burke, NBC News“Ticketmaster Says ‘Verified Fan’ Registration Doesn’t Measure Fandom. Some Fans Think It Should,” Daysia Tolentino, NBC News“Why Are Taylor Swift Eras Tour Tickets So Much Cheaper in Europe?” Dave Brooks, Billboard
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    1 hr and 11 mins

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