The Wafflers

Disclaimer: this episode is marked explicit as discusses sex in some detail. It is not gratuitous in nature, but we recommend that younger listeners skip this episode and join us next week as it is more mature than recent episodes. For this last episode of Season 2, the girlies have gathered to talk about sex, baby! Join Beatrice and returning guests Dina, Deborah and first-time guest Hannah as they discuss birth control, virginity as a construct and the role of media like 'Fifty Shades of Gray' and 'Bridgerton' in creating unrealistic expectations for sexual behavior. 

Whether you're mourning the 'Death of a Bachelor' or are living the single, unattached life, this episode follows Beatrice, Deborah and Ellie as they embark on the ship that is Gen-Z romance. From active love to passive love and to the male perspective on relationships, there's something in this episode for every cuffed couple, hedonic heartbreaker or loveless (but not lonely) link out there! 

Ellie and Bea back in 2022 with a discussion on the implications of heteronormativity. From spotlighting the importance of queer education in schools to highlighting some of our favorite content creators in the LGBTQ+ community, this episode is sure to enlighten on why dismantling the presence of a heteronormative society is so important.

Happy Christmas Eve! Beatrice and Dina are back discussing the issue of fertility: what it is, why it matters and how misconceptions of fertility have been institutionalized within sexual education systems and in today's societal structure of the nuclear family unit.

Ellie and Bea discuss how white privilege and supremacy persist in day-to-day life.

Internalized sexism and misogyny run rampant in our culture: from the notions which drive celebrity culture and gossip to the issues of women in STEM. Many women degrade themselves and other women in the process, pander to the validation of men and so much more. The question we ask is: it a byproduct of the patriarchy or just an excuse for our behavior? Is sexism all in our heads? Find out all this and more in this week's episode of the Wafflers. 

For this week's episode, Ellie and Beatrice take on hustle culture and meritocracy: the idea that the harder you work, you will receive a proportional amount of success. We discuss the toxicity of this idea and the toll it takes on your mental health, the importance of prioritization and the adverse impacts of burnout. 

Kicking off Season 2, we're back and talking about makeup! Makeup is moving away from a feminine routine and is used as art, empowerment and protest for so many in today's world. From @mattxiv to Kim Taehyung of BTS, we dissect makeup's role in popular culture: both good and bad. Join Beatrice, Ellie and guest Dina as we talk about our relationship with makeup and even give you some of our recommendations for specific brands and their sustainability!

Like the Britney song, join hosts Beatrice and Ellie with guest Deborah as we discuss the perpetuation of toxic relationship ideals within young relationships today. Discussing manipulative behavior, codependency and clinginess, as well as how how it is facilitated by the media, we take a deep dive into the expectations around puppy love and what it means for us in our everyday lives.

And... we're back! Join Ellie and Beatrice this week as we chat about inspirational young people in honor of International Youth Day. From seasoned Olympians like Tom Daley to Olivia Rodrigo and Amanda Gorman, we talk about the importance of having young people at the forefront of innovation and change. 

This episode is marked explicit, listener discretion is advised as it discusses violence and racism rather blatantly. In the aftermath of the rising hate crimes and hate rhetoric against Asians and Pacific Islanders, Beatrice makes a statement to speak out against it.  This was an unprecedented deviation in the content creation, however we, as co-hosts, feel that such as statement is necessary in order to address some of the injustice, abuse and injury which has been circulating in countries across the world.  Keep listening to Asian creators, keep speaking up about Asian causes and keep standing up for Asians: not just today, but everyday. 

Welcome Wesley to The Wafflers Podcast! With our first guest, we discuss our experiences being International Baccalaureate (IB) students, and shine a light on the immensely competitive and demanding journey today's youth go through to apply to university. We deconstruct the notion of 'playing the race card', 'doing it for the CV' and detail the toxic nature of grind and hustle culture. Interspersed within are personal anecdotes from our time in IB as well as a reminder that even the seemingly most complete and put-together of people all struggle with these issues. 

Disclaimer: this episode is marked explicit as discusses sex in some detail. It is not gratuitous in nature, but we recommend that younger listeners skip this episode and join us next week as it is more mature than recent episodes.  To teach students about sex or to not teach students about sex... that is the question! In this episode, we talk about the importance of comprehensive, complete and inclusive sex education within schools which discusses the physical, emotional and cognitive aspects of sex. We delve into ideas of consent, representation and more as we share our own experiences with sex-ed (or lack thereof).  Most excitingly, stay tuned for a Part 2 as we visit ideas around virginity and slut-shaming in the context of sex education and gender, coming later this month!  As always, we recommend listeners to read around the issue prior to, whilst, or after listening to this podcast. There are a multitude of experiences which are impossible to cover in half an hour - we are not experts and we encourage you to listen to the experts too! 

With the feminist presence in the media rising with campaigns such as #MeToo, a topic of contention is the notion of toxic masculinity - and more recently, that of femininity. In an attempt to dissect this, we touch on issues such as 'mansplaining', being a woman in STEM and internalized misogyny - from the biggest manifestations of this such as assault and abuse to the smallest of things such as clothing and expression. Our discussion revolves around the central question of why we allow this type of behavior to perpetuate in the 21st century, and most pressingly: how can we overcome it?

This week's episode features the full team for the first time as we tackle how racism can manifest in POC cultures and societies through stereotyping and colorism. In addition, we explore the implications of 'reverse racism' - and how these prejudices differ from systemic, institutionalized and widespread racism which prevalently affects BIPOC folks.  As always, we encourage you to form your own opinions and read around the subject - we are not experts, merely a team of young people who hope to normalize these taboo conversations! Enjoy this week's episode. 

Welcome to the first episode of the Wafflers Podcast! In this episode, join three-fourths of our Wafflers team as we delve into the idea of 'pretty privilege', the notion that being attractive is a form of privilege - we discuss the impacts of colonialism and colorism on the standards of beauty in Asian and Western societies along with our own experiences.