Thoughts and Feelings

In the most nonchalant episode ever, according to Bea, the girls talk about their favorite things. Mostly about how much they love Memphis and all of its outdoor events. Sit down with the girls and catch up on what they’ve been up to during their most recent hiatus. 🌳💖🏕️🌞

Join Bea and Fran as they explore women in sportsss🤸🏻🎀. They discuss how American women’s basketball🏀 came about and the evolution of the business. The girls talk money💵💰, rules🗒️ and most importantly 👎🏼inequality👎🏼. Resources:https://home.heinonline.org/blog/2023/03/ball-hers-the-history-of-womens-basketball/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Su_8OPlHoHwhttps://youtu.be/gGChKp_Ehhkhttps://www.wnba.com/news/inside-the-w-with-michelle-smith-50-years-of-title-ixhttps://www.britannica.com/sports/sports https://www.wsn.com/nba/nba-vs-wnba/   https://www.marca.com/en/basketball/nba/2025/05/14/6824a1d3268e3e14738b45c4.html https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/jul/21/wnba-players-say-theyre-not-paid-what-theyre-owed-are-they-right

The bestinas invite you over to sit on the couch and yap with them about anything and everything. Enjoy this exclusive insight into the middle school internet personas of Bea & Fran and comment what you think our fanbase should be named for a TBH👀

Bea & Fran are BACK after a looooong and eventful hiatus to bring you their first episode of a new mini series “Backyard Horror Stories.” The girls are refreshed from summer & ready to speak their truth on Japanese Internment camps and America’s latest immigration detention center, Alligator Alcatraz. (SCARY)Resources:https://densho.org/learn/introduction/looking-like-the-enemy/ https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/high-school-life-rohwer-war-relocation-center https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/high-school-life-rohwer-war-relocation-center  https://guides.loc.gov/latinx-civil-rights/california-proposition-187  https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/01/us/what-is-alligator-alcatraz-florida  https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dhs-has-begun-flying-migrants-out-floridas-alligator-alcatraz-desantis-announces https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR6IYUM-DJA

Bea and Fran have mastered the art of tag-teaming the cards to create an optimal look into the future, so the girls decided to bring it to the pod. Listen as we read each other's tarot collaboratively!

Bea and Fran chat and dissect the brain's relationship with color. Join us as we see what colors we associate ourselves with and venture into color psychology. PS meet us at your local bar to get your Luscher readingSources:https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/08/19th-century-insight-into-the-psychology-of-color-and-emotion/261261/  https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/a-brief-200-year-history-of-synesthesia/  https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7027086/ https://psytests.org/luscher/lus8en-run.html https://kimcampion.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/The-Luscher-Color-Test.pdf https://psytests.org/result?v=lcta1Idkug8r

The girls are finally back with the long-awaited episode discussing the enthralling lore of their favorite albums. Fran starts us off with the raunchy and intriguing making of Rumours. Followed by Bea's song-by-song analysis of Lemonade.**yes Fran is shouting into the microphone a lot in this one**Sources:https://slate.com/culture/2024/04/fleetwood-mac-stevie-nicks-rumours-taylor-swift-stereophonic-daisy-jones.html  https://www.grammy.com/news/ken-caillats-truth-about-fleetwood-macs-rumours https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/r563/ https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/fleetwood-macs-rumours-10-things-you-didnt-know-121876/ https://www.biography.com/musicians/fleetwood-mac-rumours-album https://issuu.com/candicebenbow/docs/lemonade_syllabus_2016?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=libguides.mica.edu https://www.bustle.com/articles/156559-transcript-of-beyonces-lemonade-because-the-words-are-just-as-important-as-the-music https://www.thefader.com/2016/04/24/beyonce-lemonade-michael-brown-trayvon-martin-forward-black-lives-matter https://medium.com/nappy-head-club/lessons-from-lemonade-a-celebratory-reflection-on-beyonc%C3%A9s-impactful-album-on-black-women-s-74b848eee66f https://speakola.com/political/malcolm-x-speech-to-black-women-1962 https://usso.uk/research/beyonces-lemonade-a-complex-and-intersectional-exploration-of-racial-and-gendered-identity/ https://www.npr.org/2016/02/08/466036710/beyonces-formation-is-a-visual-anthem

Grab a drink and tune in as Fran takes us through the top destinations for Spring Breakers in the US and abroad! The girlies share all their thoughts & feelings on what happens when spring break goes to the extreme... Plus, the gals listen to YOUR spring break stories!! Resources:  https://www.miamibeachfl.gov/mbrealitycheck/  https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida/2025/02/27/florida-spring-break-fort-lauderdale/https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/miami-beach-mayor-back-year-after-breaking-spring-119337766#:~:text=Most%20of%20the%20problems%20experienced,violence%20last%20year%2C%20Johnson%20said.   https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/miami-beach/article286247885.html#storylink=cpy https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/miami-beach/article287302830.html https://pcbeachspringbreak.com/ https://globaledge.msu.edu/blog/post/57362/the-business-of-fun--how-spring-break-fuels-global-economic-growth#:~:text=About%201.5%20million%20U.S.%20college,dollars%20in%20global%20economic%20activity. https://skift.com/2024/03/19/mexico-tops-americans-spring-break-travel-plans/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281341278_Spring_break's_social_impacts_and_residents'_attitudes_in_Cancun_Mexico_a_qualitative_approach https://www.thecrimson.com/column/bending-the-arc/article/2018/3/30/reyes-spring-breaking-on-the-islands/https://time.com/7204771/bad-bunny-debi-tirar-mas-fotos-interview-2025/

Pop on your shades and relax as Bea takes us through the modern history of spring break!!! Discover the origins and evolution of what has become an essential element of college party culture. https://thetrumpetwlu.org/662/culture/the-history-of-spring-break/ https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/49472/how-did-spring-break-get-its-start  https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/2023/03/02/daytona-beach-spring-break-brought-mayhem-in-mtv-fueled-heyday/69962342007/  https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/girls-gone-wild-founder-joe-francis-exposed-peacock-docuseries-1236234040/  https://www.atlantamagazine.com/90s/freaknik-the-rise-and-fall-of-atlantas-most-infamous-street-party/  https://www.britannica.com/topic/Freaknik  https://www.npr.org/2024/03/23/1240462403/a-look-back-at-freaknik-atlantas-iconic-hbcu-spring-break-party-of-80s-and-90s  https://scholarworks.uno.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1856&context=td   https://time.com/archive/6914290/spring-break/ 

The girls dive into the history of attachment and how the 4 main styles (anxious, avoidant, secure, and disorganized) came to be!! Listen as Bea & Fran talk all things development & socialization and discuss the effects that early childhood experiences have on adult romantic relationships. TAKE THE QUIZ HERE!!!!!!!!!: https://quiz.attachmentproject.com/  Resources:https://psychology.psy.sunysb.edu/attachment/online/inge_origins%20DP1992.pdf https://www.attachmentproject.com/attachment-theory/ https://labs.psychology.illinois.edu/~rcfraley/attachment.htmhttps://www.attachmentproject.com/blog/four-attachment-styles/https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/document?repid=rep1&type=pdf&doi=9daf1c13f86720000e9ddcde238ab3756cc0847b https://www.bc.edu/content/dam/bc1/schools/lsoe/faculty%20%26%20research/Publications/Morelli/Morelli_AttachmentReconsidered_2015.pdf https://psychology.psy.sunysb.edu/attachment/measures/content/ss_scoring.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlEfeQEe1jE https://www.attachmentproject.com/blog/secure-attachment/https://www.attachmentproject.com/psychology/abandonment-issues/https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED369003

Besties bea and fran welcome you to Thoughts and Feelings with Bea & FranThe girlies sit down for their premier episode to discuss the infamous world of online dating. Join Bea & Fran as they talk the history and cultural relevance of finding love online and share their perspectives on how dating has been reduced to an endless cycle of swiping and situationships.Resources:https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/06/26/about-half-of-lesbian-gay-and-bisexual-adults-have-used-online-dating/sr_2023-06-26_lgb-online-daters_1-png/ https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20250206-the-rocky-1960s-origins-of-online-dating -https://sundial.csun.edu/168529/arts-entertainment/the-evolution-of-online-dating/ https://www.datingadvice.com/online-dating/history-of-online-dating https://web.stanford.edu/~mrosenfe/Rosenfeld_et_al_Disintermediating_Friends.pdf https://edition.cnn.com/2024/09/29/style/operation-match-patsy-jeff-tarr/index.html  https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-47668951https://medium.com/@yeasinarifin/swipe-right-the-history-and-evolution-of-tinder-57a1300f45c  https://hinge.co/press  https://sifted.eu/articles/hinge-ceo-founder-lessons  https://ir.bumble.com/overview/default.aspx  https://www.businessinsider.com/bumble-dating-app-company-history-2021-ipo-2020-9 https://www.npr.org/2024/05/06/1249296671/bumble-dating-apps-women-opening-moves