That's Kinda Wavy

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That's Kinda Wavy

A podcast featuring queer besties who discuss a variety of topics ranging from pop culture, movies, and music, to deep dives into psychology and the constant crazy sh!t happening around us. New episode every month.

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    Ep 69- The Psychology of Liking Bad Movies

    Hiiiiiii :) In today's episode, the girlies discuss what makes a movie bad, good-bad, and we like them! As always, thanks for listening <3

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    Ep 68- The Ethics of Streaming Platforms

    hiiii! This week Gill + Sheysel discuss the ethics and moral quandaries of using music & visual media streaming platforms. Thank you for listening :)

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    Ep 67- Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy (PAT)

    Hiiiii! In today's episode, the girlies give a brief overview of psychedelic-assisted therapy. Thank you for listening :)

  4. 65

    Ep 66- Digital Detoxing

    Hiiiiii :) Sooooooo this episode is actually from ~September 2025 and it just never got posted, oopsies! In today's episode, we talk about digital detoxing, dopamine detoxing, and the social currency of it all. As always, thanks for listening <3

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    Ep 65- Greige Everything: Brutalism and Modern Celeb Aesthetic

    Hiiiiiii :) In today's episode, the girlies discuss the origin of the fugly, colorless greige aesthetic (think Kim Kardashian's Architectural Digest). As always, thanks for listening <3

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    Ep 64- The Kids Are NOT Alright: Gen Z & Conservatism

    hiiiiiiii!The kids are absolutely NOT okay! In today's episode, Gill + Sheysel discuss the rise of conservatism in Gen Z.As always, thanks for listening :)

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    Ep 63- Dead Internet Theory

    hiiiiii :) Is anything on the internet even real anymore? In today's episode, the girlies discuss dead internet theory + more. thanks for listening <3

  8. 61

    Ep 62- Moral Contagion

    wait... is this thing on???hiiiiiii :) did you miss us? Because we missed talking about all things wavyyy. In today's episode, the girlies discuss moral contagion on social media. Thanks for listening <3

  9. 60

    Ep 61- Deep Dive: iPad Kids Pt. 1

    Hiiiiiiiiii! Did you miss us? :)In today's episode, we discuss iPad kids, the origin of this phenomenon, and its implications. As always, thanks for listening :)

  10. 59

    Ep 60- What Makes a Good Teen TV Show?

    Hiiiii! In today's episode, the girlies talk about the history of teen tv shows, what we think makes a good teen show, and some of our faves. As always, thanks for listening :) And happy new year!

  11. 58

    Ep 59- 2023's It-Girl Moments

    Hiiiiiii! In today's episode, we discuss some of 2023's iconic pop culture + personal moments. As always, thanks for listening :) and happy new year!!!

  12. 57

    Ep 58- What Makes a Chick-Flick?

    Hiiiiiiii! In today's episode, we discuss what makes a chick-flick, the evolution of rom-coms, and more. As always, thanks for listening :)

  13. 56

    Ep 57- Cuddles-R-Us

    Hiiiiiiiii! Did you miss us? In today's episode, the girlies discuss cuddling services, the loneliness epidemic, and more.As always, thank you for listening <3

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    Ep 56- Best of: Horror Films

    Hiiiiiiii! In today's episode, the girlies talk about recent + some all-time fave horror films in the spirit of the best holiday every year! As always, thanks for listening :)

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    Ep 55- Award Shows—Who Needs 'Em!

    Hiiiiiii! In today's episode, the girlies were curious about what really goes on in the world of award shows, exploring the Grammys, Academy Awards, Tony's, and EGOTs. As always, thanks for listening :)

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    Ep 54- Rewind: Xtra Queer + Xtra Silly Goofy Mood

    Hiiiiiiii! This week, the girlies and theydies are hitting you with a rewind episode circa Pride! Our conversation is all over the place so strap in ;) As always, thanks for listening :)

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    Ep 53- Cinema isn't Dead!!!

    Hiiiiiii! Did you miss us?In today's episode, we discuss theater attendance throughout the years, some cinema history, and the the cultural phenomenon that is Barbenheimer. As always, thanks for listening :)

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    Ep 52- Queer Lore: Queer-Coded Villains

    Hiiiiiiiii! In today's episode, the girlies, femmes, and theys briefly discuss the history of queer-coding and why so many of our fave villains have evolved into queer icons! As always, thanks for listening :)

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    Ep 51- Queer Lore: Lesbian Bars

    Hiiii! In continuation of our early Pride series, the queer besties are talking about lesbian bars, safe spaces for fellow sapphic babies throughout history, and current sapphic event collectives to watch out for in the Chicago + Buffalo area, including: CHICAGO: Sonido Asesinx, Elixir, SmallWORLD Collective, Slo Mo, Party Noire, Fortune Dance Party, and more! In BUFFALO: Dyke Nyte Buffalo!As always, thanks for listening! :)

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    Ep 50- Gay Lore: Bathhouses + Saunas

    Hiiiiii! We're starting off Pride a little early (because we're queer and we can) by talking about the history of and present-day use of gay bathhouses and saunas, as well as some questions about why places like this don't exist for queer femmes >:( As always, thanks for listening :)

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    Ep 49- The Psychology of Celebrity Hate: Pt. 3

    Hiiiiiiii! In today's episode, we conclude our deep dive into celeb hate culture by discussing the psychology of hatred + why we think it's easy to hate on celebs. As always, thank you for listening :)

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    Ep 48- Getcha Tabloids Here! Pt. 2

    Hiiiiiiii! :) In today's episode, we continue our deep dive into celebrity + tabloid culture, all leading up to an exploration of our theories on why people are so obsessed with celeb hate + sensationalization. As always, thank you for listening!

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    Ep 47- The Origins of Celebrity + Tabloid Culture: Pt. 1

    Hiiiiiiiii! Did you miss us?We were on a brief break because....life, but the nb's and girlies are back to start our latest episode series on celebrity + tabloid culture. We're kicking off this series by discussing a broad overview of the origins of celeb + tabloid culture, dating back to Ancient Greece.As y'all know, we LOVE dissecting pop culture and are very excited for our latest deep dive. As always, thanks for listening :)

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    Ep 46- Walkable Cities

    Hiiiiiiii! In today's episode, we discuss the concept of walkable cities, the societal factors that have limited walkability, and the psychological consequences. As always, thanks for listening :)

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    Ep 45- A Few of Our Favorite Things

    Hiiiiii! :) To start the new year, we thought we'd have a special episode where we talk about some of our silly little —and some not-so-silly-little— favorite things. Think of it as a little check-in with us and for y'all, too <3 We got some exciting things in store this year! As always, thanks for listening :)

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    Ep 44- Holiday Movie Tier List

    Hiiii!!!! In today's belated holiday episode, the she's/ze's/and they's rank their fave and not-so-fave holiday movies. DM us your thoughts on insta and twitter @thatskindawavy. As always, thank you for listening :)

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    Ep 43- Maybe Love is *Not* Blind

    Hiiiiiii! In today's episode, we discuss Love is Blind and psychoanalyze reality dating shows. Thanks for listening y'all :) Posted from Istanbul, Turkey rn, hehe

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    Ep 42- Daylight Savings: Yet Another Arbitrary Social Construct

    Hiiiiiiii! In today's episode, we discuss the arbitrary concept that is daylight savings (we recorded this on the day of hehe). Thank you for listening :)

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    Ep 41- Sleep Paralysis, Nightmares, and Terrors, Oh My!

    Hiiiiiiii! I'm (Sheysel) so sorry for the late spooky post, but learning about dreams, nightmares, and more is still cool! In today's episode, we discuss dreams, nightmares, night terrors, sleep paralysis, and everything in between. As always, thanks for listening :)

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    Ep 40- You Believe in Ghosts? Name Three of Their Hauntings

    Hiiiiiiii! In today's episode, we discuss the atrocity that is the Dahmer biopic, if we believe in ghosts, and more. As always, thanks for listening :)

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    Ep 39- Not the Chiropractic Seance

    Hiiiiiiii! Did you miss us?In today's episode, we discuss the sus ghostly origin of chiropractic care along with other ghosty thoughts and theories. As always, thanks for listening :)

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    Ep 38- Sensationalizing. Mental. Health. Crises. Is. Not. Cute. ft. Isabella

    Hiiiiiiiiiii! In today's episode, we discuss the sensationalization of celebrity mental health crises due to recent events with Gabbi Hanna. It's also a very special episode, as we have our first guest: Isabella :). As always, thank you for listening :)

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    Ep 37- Rat Mental Landscapes Be Like

    Hiiiiiiii! :) Have you ever wondered what's going on inside a rat's head? Look no further! We decided to talk about something a little lighter that we know you've alllll been dying to know more about: Rat Psychology. As always, thanks for listening!

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    Ep 36- Pedophilia in Hollywood: Why Hollywood?

    Hiiii! In today's epsiode, we wrap up our Pedophilia in Hollywood series by discussing our theories about why Pedophilia is so rampant in Hollywood (but like, in a non Q-Anon way because ew). Thank you for listening :)

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    ***SPECIAL EPISODE*** Strangest Things

    Hiiiiiiiiii! WARNING: spoilers ahead. We are back from our brief lil break to discuss the one and only Stranger Things. We'll be continuing our Hollywood in Pedophilia series in our next episode, but we simply had to discuss this amazing show while it's at its peak in pop culture! As always, thank you for listening :)

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    Ep 34- Pedophilia in Hollywood: Psychology Edition

    Hiiiiiii! Today's episode is the third installment in our Pedophilia in Hollywood series. We define different types of Pedophilia based on age group, Pedophilic Disorder, and theories aiming to understand the psychological mechanisms correlated with Pedophilia. As always, thanks for listening :)

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    Ep 33- Pedophilia in Hollywood: It's Giving Child Abuse

    Hiiiiii! In part 2 of our Pedophilia in Hollywood series, we discuss abuse that's commonly experienced by child actors :(. It feels wrong to say this directly after that lol but as always, thank you for listening :)

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    Ep 32- Pedophilia in Hollywood: We Need a Child Actor's Union

    Hiiiiii! Today's episode is the first episode in our Pedophilia in Hollywood series. We thought it would be a good idea to set this up by learning about some of the laws—or lack thereof—in place to "protect" child actors. This is just the very beginning of this series that we're really excited to delve into! As always, thanks for listening :)

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    Ep 31- THE TEST

    Hiiiiiiiiii! In today's episode we take ~the test~, a quasi-philosophical horror game that Nikki found through Markiplier, aka the love of her life! This is one of my (Sheysel) favorite episodes to date, so I hope y'all enjoy listening to it as much as we did making it. As always, thanks for listening :)

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    Ep 30- Scammercore

    Hiiiiiiiii! In today's episode, we discuss notorious scammers, including the OG Mr. Ponzi, the Mcdonald's lottery scammer, Elizabeth Holmes, and more. Listen to us ponder how tf they got away with it.

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    Ep 29- POV: You're a White Man on a Raw Meat Diet

    Hiiiiiiiiiii! In today's episode, we discuss some of the origins and followers of the ridiculous raw meat diet. We wish we were joking, too. As always, thanks for listening :)

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    Ep 28- Fake Influencers- Like, Actually

    Hiiiiiii! In today's episode, we discuss the concept of fictional influencers: influencer personas created by companies for who knows what reason, but it's certainly sketchy! As always, thanks for listening :)

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    Ep 27- What Ever Happened to Parody Movies?

    Hiiiiiii! In today's episode, we discuss the rise and fall of that weird ass period of time where every movie was a parody movie. These include Scary Movie, Disaster Movie, Dance Flick, and most other films making fun of pop culture phenomena. As always, thanks for listening :)

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    Ep 26- Casper the Ghost (Kitchen)

    Hiiiiii! In today's episode, Gill, Sheysel, and Nikki are in a silly goofy mood and talk about ghost kitchens because what even are those? Thanks for listening :)

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    Ep 25- Benjamin Button (Remix)

    Hiiiiiiii! In today's episode, we discuss the theory that kids are getting older, younger. As always, thanks for listening :)

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    Ep 24- Gorgeous Gorgeous Girls Love Horror

    Hiiiiiii! Happy new year, y'all! In today's episode, we discuss a little bit about the psychology of liking horror. Thanks for listening :)

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    Ep 23- Holly Jolly Silly Goofy Gals

    Hiiiiiiiiii! Remember when your teachers would bring out the tv the week before winter break? How great that felt? Well you're in luck because we did the same with today's "Get High With Us" episode! Hear us talk about Spiderman: No Way Home, FNAF, a new spooky national parks podcast, and more. As always, thanks for listening :)

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    Ep 22- Yellow Deli Meat Gang

    Hiiiiiiiii! In today's episode we talk about The Yellow Deli which is run by a....cult? Oh? Listen to us talk about The Twelve Tribes and why they're terrible. Thanks for listening :)

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    Ep 21- Spotify Wrapped

    Hiiiiiiiiii! In today's episode we talk about the second (Halloween being first, duh) best holiday of the year: Spotify Wrapped! Get to know us via our music stats (and wtf we were each going through this year). Thanks for listening :)

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    Ep 20- On Some Familiar Shit

    Hiiiiiiiii! In today's episode we discuss the history of animal familiars and get on our hear ye shit. Thanks for listening :)

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

A podcast featuring queer besties who discuss a variety of topics ranging from pop culture, movies, and music, to deep dives into psychology and the constant crazy sh!t happening around us. New episode every month.

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Gill + Sheysel

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