Episodes

  • Giving Up - Episode 21: "Crying to Completion"
    Apr 24 2024

    On this, the final episode of Season 1, the crew explores the joys of clinging to petty grievances while the Thunderdome yields a deep dive into Alex's past.

    What We're Watching:

    John: Civil War

    Alex: It

    Youngmi: Rango

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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Giving Up - Episode 20: "Generation Why"
    Apr 17 2024

    In this episode we yearn for a new name for our generation besides "millenial" and then try to tackle a tricky trademark issue.

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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • Giving Up - Episode 19: "Giving Up Barbie"
    Apr 10 2024

    Yep, we finally talked about Barbie.

    What We're Looking At:

    John/Alex: 3 Body Problem

    Youngmi: It's Perfectly Normal

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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Giving Up - Episode 18: "Neuroregular"
    Apr 3 2024

    The crew discusses the relative merits of negativity. The thunderdome yields an exploration of psychological inheritances.

    What We're Looking At:

    • John: The Hidden Spring
    • Youngmi: The Unbearable Lightness of Being
    • Alex: Lost Patients
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    55 mins
  • Giving Up - Episode 17: "The Not Having TV As A Child To Judging People For Using Twitter Pipeline"
    Mar 27 2024

    The crew discusses the moral implications of continuing to post to twitter and the Thunderdome orders a ham and cheese on a roll.

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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Giving Up - Episode 16: "Leaving the Routine Is Horrifying"
    Mar 20 2024

    The crew discusses if millenials were ever cool while also exploring the pros and cons of office life and wether or not American Psycho needs a girlboss reboot.

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Giving Up - Episode 15: "I Don't Get Mad"
    Mar 13 2024

    In a groundbreaking episode, Alex and John work though a mad-adjacent conversation about the core goal of the podcast and the balance between authenticity of topics and catering to an audience. The Thunderdome yields a discussion of how individuals navigate their sense of self within larger identity structures.

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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Giving Up - Episode 14: "Catcalling Works??"
    Mar 6 2024

    Youngmi triumphantly returns to talk about her cruise as it relates to the horrors of late-stage capitalism and the cheapness of commerical luxury. The crew also talk about dating as a teenager and wether or not it's normal to think that your loved ones are dead when you don't know where they are.

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    1 hr