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Hosted by bohemian layabouts Anna Khachiyan and Dasha Nekrasova. Weekly dispatches from the cultural margins — film, politics, sex, scandal — recorded between Lower Manhattan and the New Russia.

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Episode · May 28, 2026 · 03:41

Practices in Podcasting w/ Sigh Swoon *TEASER*

Gabi Abrão aka Sigh Swoon stops by the pod to discuss posting, freebleeding, spirituality, and her new book, Practices in Apparition.

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Pratt Summer *TEASER*

The ladies discuss the threat of hantavirus, the return of Spencer Pratt, and Olivia Rodrigo's "pedobaiting."

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Met Gala Fashion Police w/ Elena Velez

Elena Velez is back to review Met Gala 2026 looks with the ladies.

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May 2, 2026 · 02:19

Shoplifters of the Third World *TEASER*

The ladies discuss the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooter and shoplifting as political protest.

 Podsick
Apr 24, 2026 · 02:17:30

Podsick

The ladies review Lena Dunham's new memoir Famesick.

 Eric Swolewell *TEASER*
Apr 24, 2026 · 03:12

Eric Swolewell *TEASER*

The ladies discuss the demise of the girlboss, Eric Swalwell's lukewarm MeToo, and Trump's feud with the Pope.

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Apr 8, 2026 · 01:58:24

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The ladies discuss Trump's civilizational shittest, Kristi Noem's crossdressing husband, the rise of AI veg slop, and Ronan Farrow's Sam Altman takedown.

 Chappell Trap House *TEASER*
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Chappell Trap House *TEASER*

The ladies discuss the death of millennial feminism, the rise of the dinergoth, and the cancelation of Chappell Roan.
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