Totally Unrelated: History, books & banter among friends

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I Got it From EuGENE! Discussing The Gene by Siddhartha Mukherjee - Part 1

How many times have you heard/read this before: 'Look, I know it's not politically correct to say this about X, but this is what the science says.' Well, what does the science say? Turns out, a lot of things, Whether we're talking about gender, race or identity, nuances are a big thing. And as Siddhartha Mukherjee highlights in his book, our understanding on such topics has been distorted in the past by both prejudices and people just doing bad science (looking at you, Galton!) References: Siddhartha Mukherjee - The Gene. An Intimate History Burkhard Bilge, (March 28, 2004): Why Europeans are getting taller and taller-and Americans aren’t., The New Yorker

Before Jordan Peterson - Misogyny & Anti-SJW Rage Among 19th Century Public Intellectuals

Diana and Eliza talk about how time is a flat circle and how - whether you're a 19th century feminist or just a woman on the internet nowadays - you'll often find yourself having the same arguments about the basic humanity of women. We react to a public exchange between Romanian feminist Sofia Nadejde and literary critic and politician, Titu Maiorescu on the topic of female intelligence. The only difference being that back then, it wasn't just incels who were seriously into skull shapes and sizes... Books referenced in this episode: Stefania Mihailescu - Din istoria feminismului romanesc Adrian Dohotaru Socialistii – O mostenire (1835-1921).

Opportunistic Antisemitism | The Case of Karl Lueger, Vienna's Most Popular Mayor

He might have been Vienna's most beloved son, but if there is one group of people mayor Karl Lueger didn't love back it was - yes, you've guessed it - the Jews. Diana and Eliza talk about how Lueger rose through the ranks, switched allegiances, discarded principles that were no longer useful to him and spouted the most fashionable bigotry du jour, all in an effort to become mayor of Vienna. Books and articles referenced in this episode: Brigitte Hamann - Hitler’s Vienna Carl Schorske - Fin-de-siecle Vienna Robert S. Wistrich - Karl Lueger and the Ambiguities of Viennese Antisemitism

Politics & Violence | How Antisemite Georg Schonerer Punched His Way Through Viennese Politics

Hey, we all make mistakes. Vienna, however, has a few more oopsies in its recent history than the average Josef. This episode, Diana and Bogdan discuss the first generation of politicians who left their mom's basement and - drawing inspiration from antisemitic authors like Liebenfels and List - made a career out of inciting violence and hatred against any non-German groups within the empire, but especially the Jews. First up: Georg von Schonerer! Books referenced in this episode: Brigitte Hamann - Hitler’s Vienna Carl Schorske - Fin-de-siecle Vienna

Words... What Are They Even? Calling Bullshit on Willfully Deceitful Language - Part 2

Diana and Irina are back and they're still annoyed with Greg and his defense of the one percent! This time around, it's time to dissect some more Mankiw bullshit about why we can't have (more evenly distributed) nice things. From genoeconomics (bay-beeh!) to why we shouldn't change anything for fear of disturbing the gentle creatures known as job creators, disruptors and other assorted 'people of means,'

Words... What Are They Even? Calling Bullshit on Willfully Deceitful Language - Part 1

Words. These building blocks of communication can be rendered into ever-so-many potholes that will wreak the Chevy of human dialogue. Diana and Irina talk about the academically-sanctioned bad faith arguments of American economist Greg Mankiw, in his essay titled 'Defending the One Percent.'

Bad(ly Written) Relationships - A Primer to Why We Can't Have Nice Things

Irina comes clean about her unhealthy media consumption habits. We complain about the way couple dynamics are portrayed and why so few productions engage with the non-epic side of healthy and loving relationships. We are also definitely showing our age through our references. Know any movies or series that feature well-written couples and would warm our hearts? Shoot us an email at the.totally.unrelated.podcast@gmail.com P.S. The dog was asleep during this episode. If you squint and wiggle your ears you might hear him snore.

From Fanfiction to Fascism - Part 2: Sexy Beasts & The Electron of the Gods

We start off by talking about the wholesome parts of fanfics and fandoms. How they act as a great catalyst for creativity, solidarity and joint action for members. Then we swerve right into the horrible mess that is the work of yet another fash fanfic writer and the not so great community of enthusiasts that Lanz von Liebenfels gathered around himself. P.S. For those of you who told us the dog was the best part of the previous episode, he makes a guest appearance once again, yawning his way through most of our discussion. Books referenced in the episode: Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke - The Occult Roots of Nazism Brigitte Hamann - Hitler’s Vienna

From Fanfiction to Fascism - Part 1: Occultism, Eugenics & Runes

Diana and Irina discuss the parallel rise of eugenicist and occult movements - from Francis Galton to the founder of the Theosophical Society, Madame Blavatsky. They then talk about Austrian writer Guido von List - big fan of runes - who drew inspiration from both occultism and scientific racism for his proto-fascist fanfics that would go on to create the lore of 20th century fascist movements. Books referenced in the episode: Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke - The Occult Roots of Nazism Brigitte Hamann - Hitler’s Vienna

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