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Sicker Sadder World
by Brittany Ashley & Laura Zak
Hosts Brittany Ashley and Laura Zak rewatch episodes of MTV's classic show "Daria" and relate it to our current world.
Episodes
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS BONUS EP!
We're stopping by to say hello, where's your head at, we miss you, and to let you know limited edition "Sicker Sadder World" t-shirts are now available to purchase until Sept 18th! Go to sickersadderworld.bigcartel.com to order- ALL orders must be placed by end of day September 18th. Patrons get...
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Is It College Yet Part 2 of 2
In the series finale of "Sicker Sadder World," hosts Brittany & Laura share a pizza, celebrate the graduating class of Lawndale High, experiment with one more ASMR session (audio warning included), lose the thread of what they're talking about a couple of times, and generally get sappy about this...
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Is It College Yet Part 1 of 2
In the first half of the two-part podcast finale, hosts Brittany and Laura discuss "Is It College Yet" in which our Lawndale friends confront the realities of their lives beyond high school. A mistaken marriage proposal, Quinn in the workforce, and plenty of nepotism are just some of the nuggets...
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S5E13 Boxing Daria
The ambitious final episode of the regular series contains sweetness, depth, and some major character development for Daria; when a fridge box triggers a troubling memory, Daria starts to question herself and who her antisocial behavior has most affected in her life. Hosts Brittany & Laura chat...
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S5E12 My Night At Daria's
When Quinn starts a rumor at school that Daria and Tom had sex, Daria confronts whether her relationship is ready for that level of intimacy. Hosts Brittany and Laura recollect their own clunky introductions to sex, discuss the continually coded queerness of Daria's friendship with Jane, and…
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S5E11 Prize Fighters
Daria, Jodie and Upchuck compete for a scholarship from a racist and sexist corporation, which makes Jane questions Daria's morals. Also for some stupid reason, Jake has a LOT of hot dogs to get off his hands. Meanwhile, hosts Brittany and Laura discuss Brittany's second grade makeout, Laura's…
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S5E10 Aunt Nauseum
Aunt Amy's back! Helen's sister Rita reaches out for help with a family crisis, reuniting their temperamental band of sisters. While weathering the family drama, Daria pushes Tom away but gets closer to Quinn. Hosts Britttany & Laura rank the characters by their BDE and discuss Quinn's character...
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S5E09 Life In The Past Lane
When Jane starts dating a Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Daria wonders if she and Tom are in a rut. Also, Stacy gives us an Oscar-worthy performance. Meanwhile, hosts Brittany and Laura discuss ghosts of straight relationships' past and the magician who ruined Brittany's life. You can follow us...
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S5E08 One J At A Time
Helen wants Tom to join them for dinner but Daria is worried Tom will wipe the floor with Jake. In a stunning turn of events, Daria's monogamy makes Quinn feel pressured to find a steady boo of her own, leading to the best days of the three Js lives. Brittany & Laura talk about couple-specific...
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S5E07 Art Burn
A caricature artist's rendering sends the Fashion Club into a self-esteem panic, while Jane sells out her art to help rebuild the Lane family gazebo, a sentimental fixture of their home. Brittany & Laura lavish their listeners with love, ponder why we only get caricatures drawn of ourselves when...
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S5E06 Lucky Strike
When Principal Li refuses to raise the teacher's salaries, they go on strike. After a creepy substitute teacher gets let go, Daria is the interim teacher of Quinn's English class. Meanwhile, Brittany and Laura talk about the cinematic classic "Teaching Mrs. Tingle", try to get better than a B+ on…
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S5E05 The Story of D
Daria makes herself vulnerable to rejection when she submits a story to a literary magazine of high repute, the Fashion Club tries to give back, and Helen plots to keep Tom and her daughter from doing the dirty. Brittany & Laura discuss the silver lining of failure, erotic fiction, middle school...
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S5E04 Camp Fear
Trent and Jane drive a resistant Daria to her 5 year summer camp reunion where they're all surprised to meet a Daria super-fan named Amelia. Even at camp, Quinn is popular per usual, and everyone is terrorized by Skip, the nostalgia tyrant. Hosts Brittany & Laura discuss ceaseless…
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S5E03 Fat Like Me
After a nasty fall down a staircase, Sandy gains a negligible amount of weight, disqualifying her as president of the Fashion Club. Daria and Jane place bets on the Club's fate, while Brittany and Laura side-eye this episode's many problems, the beauty myth, and patriarchy in general. Laura...
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S5E02 Sappy Anniversary
Tom forgets his anniversary with Daria which makes her question her needs. Jake starts his job at BuzzDome, an internet start-up (kill me). Hosts Brittany and Laura share their love language, Laura's throat monster reappears and Brittany relives the horror of BuzzDome. This episode of "Sicker...
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S5E01 Fizz Ed
When Principal Li goes off the rails selling out Lawndale High to a soda company, Daria must overcome her own comfortable complacency to do something about it. Things seem back to normal between Jane and Daria as Brittany and Laura discuss the feminine wiles of Fruitopia, the redundancy of plot...
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Is It Fall Yet Part 2 of 2
Is Jane into Alison? Are Tom and Daria going to break up? Is Quinn falling for David? Brittany and Laura get far too stoned and try to find the strength to keep on track. Also, surprise guest appearance from Brittany's girlfriend who they dragged into the room when they were too high to figure…
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Is It Fall Yet Part 1 of 2
Between Seasons 4 and 5, the angels from above gave us the full-length feature film "Is It Fall Yet?" Our favorite Lawndale kids are out of school for the summer: Daria is running a kid's camp with Mr. O'Neill, Kevin and Brittany are (bad) lifeguards, Jodie and Mack hardly see each other, Quinn...
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S4E13 Dye! Dye! My Darling
In the series' most dramatic finale yet, the building tension in the love triangle between Daria, Jane, and Tom comes to a head. Hosts Brittany & Laura, strap in, strap on, and make sweet love to this episode by exhaustively processing an episode that's filled with exhaustive processing.
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S4E12 Fire!
When Jake sets their kitchen on fire, the Morgendorffers have to stay at a hotel for the next two weeks. Meanwhile, tension between Daria, Jane and Tom gets EVEN MORE TENSE. Tense tension, I say! Hosts Brittany and Laura try to conclude that Trent is probably bi. Check us out on Twitter...
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S4E11 Groped By An Angel
Quinn has a guardian angel and Brittany's dad and step-mom throw a party to celebrate her C- grade average. Laura & Brittany experience a spooky number of synchronicities and talk about the times Ali Larter and St. Vincent flirted with them in the most names-dropping episode yet. Follow us...
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S4E10 Legends of the Mall
Sandi, Trent and Jane recount the urban legends that still haunt Lawndale. Meanwhile, Brittany fails to remember the plot points of horror film "Urban Legend", Laura talks about her Disney kink, and they both recall their childhood horror stories. If the episode sounds a little different, it's...
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S4E09 Mart of Darkness
The Lawndale regulars find themselves wandering the purgatory of a big box grocery store. Laura recalls a role-playing game she was once forced to perform in a Costco and Brittany gets a mean craving for mall-bought BBQ.
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S4E08 Psycho Therapy
The family heads to a Spa for the Soul and has a major breakthrough. Meanwhile Brittany and Laura are on the case of the missing milk carton children.
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S4E07 Of Human Bonding
Daria accompanies Jake to a business conference while Helen crashes a Fashion Club slumber party. Hosts Brittany & Laura are nearly murdered by an intruder and discuss dad stuff, Laura’s air djembe career, and the sexual tension between Sandy & Quinn.
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S4E06 I Loathe a Parade
Wow. We honestly apologize for how high Laura is but also we don't because it's the most pure version of her. Daria gets caught in a parade and ends up spending quality time with an unlikely companion.
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S4E05 The F Word
When Mr. O’Neil encourages his students to fail as part of a school project, Jane embraces her plain side. Brittany & Laura discuss the logic gaps within Harry Potter World, Ms. Barch’s favorite sex position, and the blessings in disguise of past & present failures.
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S4E04 Murder, She Snored
Daria plays Angela Lansbury in this gripping murder mystery involving Kevin's death. Just like the nonsensical pattern of dreams, this episode with hosts Brittany and Laura is all over the place and they recognize their tangents.
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S4E03 A Tree Grows In Lawndale
Kevin stars in this episode after a motorbike accident leaves him questioning his identity and sending Lawndale’s reputation down the tubes. Brittany & Laura explore the nature vs nurture dimensions of talent and learn some nasty surprises about each other (cough cough Britt doesn’t like Harry...
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S4E02 Antisocial Climbers
Thanks to Principal Li, the Lawndale students embark on a wilderness adventure to get more funding for who knows what. Meanwhile Brittany is sick so her voice sounds hot and Laura reminisces about horse camp.
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S4E01 Partner’s Complaint
Daria is still angsty about Jane’s new relationship with Tom and she takes out her big feelings on a school project with Jodie. Meanwhile, host Brittany is genuinely mad at Laura and questions her commitment to her New Year’s resolutions. Featuring a very special guest appearance by Dog Laura.…
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S3E13 Jane's Addition
Daria and Jane have a class project due but tensions run high when Jane ditches Daria for her new boy. Hosts Brittany and Laura discuss Daria's sexuality, sing a few tunes and get visited by a ghost (a leaf blower).
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S3E12 Just Add Water
It's Casino Night on the Princess Fairy and Quinn needs a date. Meanwhile, hosts Brittany and Laura accidentally get stoned and Brittany's paranoia about Laura being mad at her is at an all-time high.
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S3E11 The Lawndale File
Daria and Jane think aliens are taking over Sunnydale. Hosts Brittany and Laura think emotions are taking over their hearts. This episode was sponsored by Songfinch.com - use promo code SICKERSADDERWORLD for a discount at checkout.
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S3E10 Speedtrapped
Daria finally passes her driving test just in time to bail Jane and Trent out of jail. Brittany & Laura chat about the gendered socialization around bowel movements on vacation, crying over catalogues, and big news about their new coworker. This episode is sponsored by Songfinch.com- visit the…
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S3E09 Jake of Hearts
When Jake suffers a heart attack and his mom comes to town, the Morgendorffer women make changes to their personalities and future plans. Daria takes on two skeezy radio DJs and hosts Brittany & Laura take on ASMR practice, a potential shared future as mental health practitioners, and the...
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S3E08 Lane Miserables
The rest of the Lane clan returns home from their myriad travels, forcing Jane & Trent to escape to the Morgendorffer’s house. Hosts Brittany & Laura discuss emotional labor, dopey Dad tropes, and lesbians who own parrots while also trying their best not to get distracted by the dogs in the room.
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S3E07 Daria!
Happy Halloween and it's the musical episode! When a hurricane hits Lawndale, the residents of the town just can't stop sangin'! Hosts Brittany and Laura sing a lot in this episode but only because they were infected by the spirit of the music.
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S3E06 It Happened One Nut
After a career aptitude test says Daria will become a mortician, her parents pressure her into a job at the Lawndale Mall. Brittany & Laura talk drag costumes, high school jobs, workplace gender discrimination, and cord pulling their exes (again).
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S3E05 The Lost Girls
Daria wins a contest to spend a day with Val, the creator of VAL magazine. Meanwhile, Laura speaks about her near-death experience and Brittany philosophizes about the current state of youth-obsessed media.
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S3E04 Daria Dance Party
Quinn has to decide if she'll honor her commitment to being on the dance committee while Brittany and Kevin break-up and hosts Brittany and Laura relive a homecoming nightmare, a sleeping prom date and catch up while Brittany is out of town.
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S3E03 Depth Takes A Holiday
Most likely conceived of during an LSD trip, this episode features Cupid and a leprechaun soliciting Daria’s help to return Christmas, Halloween, and Guy Fawkes Day to Holiday Island. Hosts Brittany & Laura discuss cord pulling, ex-girlfriends who still dream about us, creepy children’s books…
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S3E02 The Old & The Beautiful
When Lawndale students are forced to do volunteer work, Daria finds she's just as unpopular at the nursing home as she is in high school. Hosts Brittany & Laura discuss tennis lesbians, haircuts, a bad volunteer named Jimmy, and experiment with ASMR.
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S3E01 Through A Lens Darkly
Oh man, what an adventure of an episode. While Daria decides if getting contacts will ruin her "zero fucks" reputation, hosts Brittany and Laura contend with a technical difficulty that erased half of their episode so they have to record hungover while getting a jury summons and getting dumped.
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S2E13 Write Where It Hurts
For once in her life, Daria is stumped by a writing assignment that forces her to turn her friends & family into fictional characters. Hosts Brittany & Laura dive into the inspiration for Brittany's stomach tattoo. This episode was sponsored by Video Blocks. Go to…
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S2E12 Pierce Me
It's Jane's birthday and Trent wants to surprise Jane with a present but instead pressures Daria into getting her belly button pierced. Meanwhile Brittany is hungover and a teenage boy while Laura reminisces on her own belly button piercing.
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S2E11 See Jane Run
When Jane joins the Lawndale track team, we all get a little lesson in athletic privilege. Hosts Brittany and Laura chat about gym class, quitting sports teams and how homoerotic football is. This might be our butchest episode yet!
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S2 Live Show for "Malled"
Hosts Brittany and Laura decide to trade in Brittany's podcast studio in her bedroom for a live episode at the beautiful Ace Hotel downtown in front of more human beings. They're joined by some very special guests like Mindy Jones who sings her cover version live for the audience. Brittany and...
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S2E10 Fair Enough
Lawndale High hosts a medieval fair to raise money for a new library & Quinn beats out Brittany & Sandy for the lead role in the "Canterbury Tales." Hosts Brittany & Laura debate who'd they'd ask out from the Fashion Club and Brittany's super cool days in Madrigal Club. Special guest appearance…
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S2E09 Ill
When Daria ends up in the hospital with a mysterious rash, her family, friends, and a hot doctor rally by her side. Brittany surprises Laura with a personalized song from songfinch.com Our listeners get $20 off their own Song Finch tune by entering code SICKERSADDERWORLD
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Sicker Sadder World currently has 72 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is Sicker Sadder World about?
Hosts Brittany Ashley and Laura Zak rewatch episodes of MTV's classic show "Daria" and relate it to our current world.
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Sicker Sadder World is created and hosted by Brittany Ashley & Laura Zak.
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