S2E6- 🌕♋️ {Severance} Season Synchronicities- A friendly chat w/ Jamie

(This season contains spoilers for the show“Severance”- season 1 aired in 2022 on Apple)

In what ways does Santa prime kids for the blind obedience to authority and black and white purity thinking that fascism requires?  How can stories help us overcome our fear response and reach for things we deeply yearn for?  Are reality TV shows (like Love Island) just another high demand group keeping us dysregulated and disconnected?  Is it even possible to untangle the web of fascism, diet culture, and Christian fundamentalism?

Kristyn with a Why sits down for a friendly chat with her BFF Jamie to discuss the synchronicities that have arrived since they invited Severance into their lives.

0-6:00: Introduction

6:00: Santa Claus as Milchek

11:48: The radical and uncomfortable task of creating more spaciousness from the demands of our jobs

24:30: Jamie connectsS2E3 to Love Island and reality TV

35:00: Jamie connectsS2E3 to Diet Culture and Christian Fundamentalism

43:36: Kristyn connectsS2E3 to the November election in the USA

48:41: Kristyn updates on the state of her marriage postS2E2

55:28:S2E4- how Subversive Smut can prepare the masses to confront “Big Lies”

57:00: Burt’s invitation to return to the “1st edition” of stories and intuitive connections with the divine fromS2E5

1:06:30: Stories as a way to connect and companion ourselves in our shared human experience

1:10:00 Outro

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Grateful for all the learning and inspiration alluded to in today’s episode:

Tia Leving’sInstagram andSubstack

Carmen Spagnola’sPodcast on Fascism

Sophie Strand’s novel:“The Madonna Secret”

Roadmap to Liberation withRev. angel Kyodo williams

As always:----------------------------------

Thankful for the musical inspiration for the theme song:

Hadestown by Anais Mitchell, specifically“Our Lady of the Underground” andOrpheus’ Song

“Hedwig’s Theme” by John Williams

Shout out for the artistic assistance of:

Matt Schubbe (Logo)

Kevin Carlow (Music and sound editing)