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Who Has Time For This?
by Who Has Time For This?
Just two BFFs yapping about complex topics through the lens of our own unique perspectives...even though we don't have time for **waves around** this.
Episodes
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Episode 22: This is What Happens When You Stop Being a Good Neighbor
We're all so busy trying to hack and individualize every aspect of our lives that we forgot what it means to be good neighbors! Caitlin and Katie examine the societal and political fallout of this shift and how we can get back into that Mr. Rogers mindset. Resources: The Anti-Social Century by...
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Episode. 21: Individuality > Individualism
Late-stage individualism. Hyper individualism. Toxic individualism. Whatever you want to call it, individualism has gone off the rails, and it's a problem we need to talk about. Sources: Why Individualism Makes it Hard to Be a Villager by Ayushi Thakkar Personal Branding is the Enshittifcation of...
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Episode 20: Do Kids Belong at Breweries?
This question is apparently a touchy one for a lot of people. Caitlin and Katie explore the topic, complete with a dramatic reading of Facebook comments left on a local brewery's post about its family-friendly policies. Sources: A Child-Free Life, Not a Child-Free World by Ellen Fitzgerald The…
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Episode 19: Staying Sane in a World Gone to Shit, Part 2
How do you cope with the world around you? Katie and Caitlin get into it again!
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Episode 18: Staying Sane When the World's Gone to Shit, part 1
How do you keep yourself grounded while the world burns?
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Episode 17: Millennial Optimism with a Dash of Leslie Knope
In the words of U.S. Rep. Sarah McBride (D-Delaware), we're in a slingshot moment in history. How do we, the regular folk, make an impact? These two eternally optimistic millennials show you the way. Featuring: Leslie Knope, "Parks & Recreation" Amanda's Mild Takes Emily in Your Phone &…
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Episode 16: Two Lefties Walk into a Bar
Get to know your Who Has Time For This? hosts Caitlin and Katie: where they came from, what they stand for today, and how their upbringing, education, media consumption, and more have come to shape their political beliefs. Normalize having these kinds of conversations with YOUR friends and family!
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Episode 15: Why Can't We Have Nice Things? (Yes, this is about Stranger Things)
Well, for better for for worse, Stranger Things has ended. Join us as we delve into the faults of its ending and how they tie in to bigger societal issues, such as: Capitalism’s war on authentic art, and how this has led to the general acceptance of slop media Casual misogyny, and how viewing…
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Episode 14: Can I Have Your Attention, Please?
We're back for the second season of the Who Has Time For This? Podcast! In this episode, we unpack how American media became an attention economy built on clicks, conflict, and constant stimulation – and how that shift changed not just journalism, but us. Why you’re being fed political content on...
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Episode 13: George Bailey - HOT TAKES (The Christmas Episode)
What if “It’s a Wonderful Life” is actually a guide for surviving the political and cultural chaos of life right now? In this episode, we use “the George Bailey rubric” as a framework for decision-making: choosing long-term good over short-term comfort, community over convenience, and...
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Episode 12: Stranger Things 5 Vol 1, Our Top 50 Thoughts
Say hello to our first special guest! In this episode we invited our god friend Perrine to help us go through our top 50 observations, analyses, and predictions from Stranger Things 5 Vol. 1. Follow us on social media for more: Instagram and Youtube: @whohastimeforthispodcast Sources: Will's red...
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Episode 11: An Ode to Running from Back-of-the-Pack Runners
Not every runner is chasing a PR. Some of us are just chasing ourselves. We present an ode to running from two back-of-the-pack runners, and explore the psychology that keeps us coming back for more. Who Has Time For This? is hosted by Caitlin Bagley and Katie Kelly. Follow Who Has Time for This?...
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Episode 10: Oh the Horror! How Horror Movies Represent Us and Our Collective Fears
Just in time for Halloween, we are tackling horror movies! We are going to look at the history of horror in America and analyze how these movies have represented our societal fears, but also how they have represented (or misrepresented) us as people. Who Has Time for this is hosted by Caitlin...
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Episode 9: The Hobbies Will Save Us All
What if the way out of our polarized era isn’t through more politics, but more hobbies? In a time when everything feels divided, hobbies might just be the thing that brings us back together (or at least a little more tolerant of our different backgrounds, perspectives, and algorithms). We explore...
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Ep. 8: Where Do We Go From Here? Charlie Kirk, Violence & the Future of Discourse
In this **special edition** episode, Caitlin and Katie process the assassination of Charlie Kirk and its aftermath, dissecting the conversations happening in real time on social media and in the news, and navigating our way out of what feels like our country's modern rock bottom. Sources: “An…
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Episode 7: Stranger Things Deep Dive
Join us for a very special episode where we deviate from our usual formula to analyze the hit TV show Stranger Things! Though this episode is mostly for fun, we do still bring politics and culture into the discussion- we just can't resist! Follow Who Has Time for This? on social media for more:...
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Episode 6: AI Versus the People
In today's episode, we tackle AI in an admittedly existential way by asking ourselves, how does this technology affect our humanity? Follow Who Has Time for This? on social media for more: -Instagram: @whohastimeforthispodcast -Youtube: @whohastimeforthispodcast --------------------------------...
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Episode 5: Harry Potter and the Problem with Problematic Faves
What do you do when your favorite artist/writer/celebrity turns out to be… problematic? We dig into the messy gray areas of separating art from the artist, with J.K. Rowling, her role in the trans rights debate, and "Harry Potter" as our central case study. From social media outrage cycles to...
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Episode 4: What Citizenship Means to Us
What does it mean to really be a citizen? In this episode, we unpack the idea of citizenship – not just as a legal status, but as a shared responsibility, a way of thinking, and a form of belonging. From protesting injustice to pushing back on consumer-first solutions, we explore how citizenship...
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Episode 3: Bodies Bodies Bodies
In today’s Episode, we are tackling bodies. Is the body positivity movement done for? Thin is back in- is this just a simple changing of beauty trends or is there something deeper going on? What can bodies tell us about fascism and oppression? Quite a bit, as it turns out! Follow Who Has Time for...
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Ep. 2: [Girl] Everything
In today’s video, we explore the rise of gendered trends in social media like girl dinner and girl math, and ask the question- are these simply harmless little jokes, or is there something deeper afoot? Follow Who Has Time for This? on social media for more: Instagram: @whohastimeforthispodast...
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Ep. 1: The Death of Nuance
Welcome to the Who Has Time For This? Podcast! In our first episode, Caitlin and Katie take on the lost art of nuance. From the news cycle to political debates to heated social media discourse, we’re losing the ability to sit and think in the gray areas. Why is everything so black and white these...
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