Ep. 420 Let's deep dive! - Sorta Awesome

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Raise your hand if you’d like to take a little break from all things holiday, and go deeeeep into some fascinating topics with Meg and Rebekah! You know how sometimes, you just get totally into a subject and the next thing you know, you are chatting up strangers at the grocery store with all of your newfound knowledge? Well, that’s Meg and Rebekah this week, except instead of bothering strangers, they are bringing the Awesomes along for the dive! From movie magic to YouTube concert footage to viral frustrations to what TikTok gets wrong about feminism, they have a LOT of words about what they can’t stop thinking about these days! As you are shopping Amazon this season, don’t forget that you can support Sorta Awesome for FREE when you shop through our affiliate link: SORTA AWESOME AMAZON: sortaawesomeshow.com/amazon THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS: *Raycon: Go to BUYRAYCON.com/sorta to get 15% off SITEWIDE with code HOLIDAY—plus free shipping! *Foria: Get 20% off your first order by visiting foriawellness.com/AWESOME or use code AWESOME at checkout SHOW NOTES: Rebekah’s AotW: Soma's Enbliss Soft Stretch Hipster underwear Meg’s AotW: Stila Stay All Day Liquid Eyeliner Meg’s favorite YouTube deep dive: Defunctland: Disney’s FastPass: A complicated history Movie Making Deep Dive (starts at 17:00) Josh Props Stunt Props Fake Ice Cream Fake Poop Jessica Steinrock Modesty & Barrier Protection Strapless Thong Kevin and the Female Gaze deep dive (starts at 35:05) Note from Meg: Kevin’s TikTok profile is no longer available CLIP OF KEVIN VIDEO is in 2:15 of this video from Jarvis Johnson: The Female Gaze Guy Sucks The Problem with the "Female Gaze Guy" Explainer: what does the ‘male gaze’ mean, and what about a female gaze? Recreating Adam: Romance and the Hazard of the Female Gaze Music Releases & TikTok (starts at 57:28) "Unholy" is a Hot & Heavy Single with a Lukewarm Reception Lewis Capaldi https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTR4CbsNf/ https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTR4CGbGs/ The Awesome of Nathaniel Rateliff (starts at 1:04:52) Rolling Stone: The Long Shot: Nathaniel Rateliff’s Long, Hard, Booze-Soaked Road to Stardom Solo Album: And It’s Still Alright (2020) with the Nightsweats: Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats (2015); Tearing at the Seams (2018); The Future (2021) YouTube performances: Sessions: At home with Nathaniel Rateliff (November 2020) Levitate Music & Arts Festival (July 2019) Live at Red Rocks (September 2020) Rock the Garden (September 2022) MORE EPISODES FROM SORTA AWESOME: Ep. 416: You’re invited to our FAVORITE THINGS party! Ep. 415: What happens when you love what you love Ep. 409: Would You Rather—Round 2! Ep. 400: Would You Rather—4 vs 400 edition! You can find Meg on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram! Find Rebekah on her blog, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Visit sortaawesomeshow.com for show notes on this and every episode. And don’t forget to find us in the Sorta Awesome Hangout on Facebook or @sortaawesomeshow on Instagram, and @sortaawesomepod on Twitter! This post may contain affiliate links, which means we receive a tiny commission from the seller at no additional cost to you, if you purchase from them. We only share products and services we have used, tested, and love ourselves! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Raise your hand if you’d like to take a little break from all things holiday, and go deeeeep into some fascinating topics with Meg and Rebekah! You know how sometimes, you just get totally into a subject and the next thing you know, you are chatting...

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