Spring 2026 Media Update

It's episode 230 and time for us to talk about media we've been enjoying! We discuss music, video essays, movies, comics, books, crafts, and more! You can download the podcast directly , find it on Libsyn , or get it through Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray 🦇 | Jam Edwards Things We're Enjoying: Matthew The Music Video Is Dead, Long Live The Music Video by Patrick (H) Willems Hobtown Mystery Stories, vol. 2: The Cursed Hermit by Kris Bertin and Alexander Forbes, colour by Jason Fischer-Kouhi Witchy Stitching: 25 Patterns to Haunt Your Home by Meg Black The Witchy Stitcher Meghan KEXP " Me more cowboy than you " by the Brudi Brothers Glass Beams (full set) Angine de Poitrine (full set) The kerfuffle Meghan mentioned Live on KEXP podcast Live music at local venues Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker Jam New music highlights ( YouTube playlist ): The Apple Tree Under the Sea by Hemlocke Springs Nothing's About to Happen to Me by Mitski " 23 " by Lime Garden " Bend Your Knees " by Henry Mansfield " ça pik un peu quand même " by Miki Jam's full Jan-Feb 2026 New Music Playlist (spreadsheet will be shared in our Discord) Hundreds of Beavers (2022 movie) Raspberry and almond sourdough cake Based on the "Cherry and Almond Bake" recipe from 10-Minute Sourdough by Vanessa Kimbell Anna Twinkleby Nicole Rudolph Who Cursed us with Popcorn Ceilings? The Myth of a Clean Home They're selling us AI floor plans (with @AbbyCox ) TMFD Alum Spotlight: Nicole Rudolph, Fashion Historian Webtoons Love is Loading (mature) by 97pieces Love is Loading (all ages) Our Sunny Days by Jeong Seokchan Our Sunny Days, vol. 1 Other Media We Mentioned Michael Jackson - Thriller Childish Gambino - This is America Beyoncé - Formation Lambrini Girls on KEXP triple j - Like a Version playlist Jam's music podcast The Apothecary Diaries Links, Articles, and Things Artemis II Beyoncé explains why she stopped making music videos YouTube Ditches the Billboard Charts 15 Non-Fiction Books about Psychology by BIPOC Authors: Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers' Advisory Podcast chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here . Patterns That Remain: a Guide to Healing for Asian Children of Immigrants by Stacey Diane Arañez Litam Break the Cycle: A Guide to Healing Intergenerational Trauma by Mariel Buqué Flourishing Kin: Indigenous Wisdom for Collective Well-Being by Yuria Celidwen Inferno: A Memoir of Motherhood and Madness by Catherine Cho What My Bones Know: a Memoir of Healing From Complex Trauma by Stephanie Foo The Pain We Carry: Healing from Complex PTSD for People of Color by Natalie Y. Gutiérrez Empire of Madness: Reimagining Western Mental Health Care for Everyone by Khameer Kidia But What Will People Say? Navigating Mental Health, Identity, Love and Family Between Cultures by Sahaj Kaur Kohli How I Know White People Are Crazy and Other Stories: Notes From a Frustrated Black Psychologist by Johnathan Mathias Lassiter Decolonizing Therapy: Oppression, Historical Trauma, and Politicizing Your Practice by Jennifer Mullan Life in Three Dimensions: How Curiosity, Exploration, and Experience Make a Fuller, Better Life by Shigehiro Oishi Autistic and Black: Our Experiences of Growth, Progress and Empowerment by Kala Allen Omeiza Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind by V.S. Ramachandran and Sandra Blakeslee All the Little Monsters: How I Learned to Live with Anxiety by David A. Robertson Permission to Come Home: Reclaiming Mental Health as Asian Americans by Jenny T. Wang Give us feedback! Fill out the form to ask for a recommendation or suggest a genre or title for us to read! Check out our Tumblr , join our Discord Server , or send us an emai

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