War in Ukraine? and Wordle

Different Things Can Be Sad

Happy 2022! We're kicking off the first month of the year by chatting about the potentially tenuous situation on the Ukrainian AND the phenomenon that is Wordle. If you believe variety is the spice of life, you've come to the right place!

Find us on Instagram as @dtcbspodcast, @yazminelomax, and @majkahahn.

Listen to our very first episode (mentioned in this episode) here.

Reading

• The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
• A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
  • Thank you to Brooklyn and Bailey for recommending this series here
• My Body by Emily Ratajkowski
  • Buying Myself Back, the essay mentioned in this episode, can be read here
• Seven Days in June by Tia Williams

Watching

• Emily in Paris S2 on Netflix
• The Tragedy of Macbeth
• Bright Star

Listening

• Crimes of the Centuries
• The Big Hit Show
• Collapsed in Summer by Arlo Parks

Politics

• https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/conflict-ukraine
• https://globalnews.ca/news/8538732/ukraine-russia-ndp-mps/
• https://globalnews.ca/news/8536644/ukraine-russia-crisis-explainer/
• https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/conflict-ukraine
• https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-news-01-27-22/index.html
• https://www.nytimes.com/news-event/ukraine-russia?name=styln-russia-ukraine

Pop Culture

• All About Wordle: https://www.cnet.com/how-to/wordle-explained-everything-you-need-to-know/
• Millenial Shade: ​​https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/what-is-wordle-what-to-know-about-the-popular-game-among-millennials
• Knoll-Gate: https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2022/01/wordle-was-hard-today-and-youre-not-the-only-one-who-struggled.html
• Origins of Wordle: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/03/technology/wordle-word-game-creator.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes
• HQ Trivia: https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-51528801
• The Angelus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Angelus_(Irish_broadcast)
• Pokemon Go: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Go
• Spelling Bee: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times_Spelling_Bee