Episodes
We’re back - kind of! Tune in for our traditional year in review episode, plus an update on where we’ve been and future programming.    DTCBS forever!  Reading The Rachel Incident - Caroline O’Donoghue  Tom Lake - Ann Patchett  In the Unlikely Event - Judy Blume  Wifey - Judy Blume  Really Good, Actually - Monica Heisey  I Have Some Questions for You - Rebecca Makkai  Happy Place - Emily Henry  Watching  Movies  Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret  May...
Published 01/02/24
Published 01/02/24
We're celebrating the start of summer with a bumper Reading, Watching, Listening episode! That's right; we're sharing alllll our favorite summer books, movies, TV shows, and albums so you can get into the spirit of the season!   Share your summer recommendations with us on Instagram: @dtcbspodcast, @majkahahn & @yazminelomax   May Reading  Happy Place by Emily Henry Preloved by Lauren Bravo May Watching  Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. The Other Two  May Listening  Books...
Published 05/31/23
This month, we're rounding up a selection of upcoming elections as well as all the latest romance news! Come get your fix! Follow us on Instagram as @dtcbspodcast, @majkahahn, and @yazminelomax.    Reading NSFW by Isabel Kaplan Watching Jury Duty Blackberry Listening  The Walkmen (on tour now!) One Wayne G by Mac DeMarco    
Published 05/07/23
For the first time in almost a year, we're recording together in person...so a very special game of Would You Rather is in order!   Follow us on Instagram as @dtcbspodcast, @yazminelomax, and @majkahahn.  Reading  Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer  I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makai Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey All This Could Be Different by Sarah Thankam Mathews Paris: The Memoir by Paris Hilton  Watching  The Grizzlie Truth Succession  Listening  Hyperromantic...
Published 04/06/23
Let's recap the shortest month of the year through the lens of politics and pop culture! This month we're chatting book banning, those viral shoes, and all the things we read, watched, and listened to! Follow us on Instagram as @dtcbspodcast, @majkahahn, and @yazminelomax.    Reading Ancestor Trouble: A Reckoning and a Reconciliation by Maud Newton The Secret History by Donna Dartt Watching  Fixer Upper One Fine Morning Listening  Sentimental Garbage Gilmore Girls mini-series Paper Towns...
Published 03/01/23
Welcome to 2023! We're kicking the year off with a Jacinda Arden as PM retrospective and a breakdown of *that* Andrew Garfield x Amelia Dimoldenberg red carpet interview. Enjoy!   Follow us on Instagram as @yazminelomax, @majkahahn, and @dtcbspodcast.   Reading The No Show by Beth O’Leary A Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J. Maas Heartburn by Nora Ephron Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li  Watching That 90s Show Catherine Called Birdy The Royal Tenenbaums  Ginny and Georgia Season...
Published 01/31/23
It's time for our favorite episode of the year! For our third annual DTCBS Awards show, we're celebrating the books, movies, TV shows, podcasts, albums, and politics and pop culture stories that defined 2022.   Reading  Every Summer After by Carley Fortune Book Lovers by Emily Henry Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin The Love Songs of W.E.B. Dubois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers Watching (Movies) Top Gun: Maverick Everything Everywhere All at Once I Want You Back The...
Published 01/02/23
We're recapping objectively the best month of the year: October! Tune in to hear us talk about the books we read, shows we watched, and albums we listened to as well Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter and boyband BTS' enlistment in the South Korean army. Follow us on Instagram as @yazminelomax, @majkahahn, and @dtbspodcast!   Reading The Long Road Home: Blackness and Belonging by Debra Thomspon  Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid  Watching The Sex Lives of College Girls on...
Published 11/07/22
September has ended so it's time to wake up (geddit?) and listen to our recap episode! Majka is covering European politics and Yaz is talking about the Queen's death, celebrity cheating scandals, and the return of The Kardashians...all through a baby-focused lens. And if that isn't enough, you can join us on Instagram as @dtcbspodcast or individually as @yazminelomax and @majkahahn!   Reading  House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland A Bright Ray of Darkness by Ethan Hawke Pizza Girl by...
Published 10/05/22
Happy September, folks! The end of August got a little crazy but we MADE IT and now we're ready to discuss Sanna Marin's dancing, Linda Evangelista's British Vogue cover, and much, much more!   Reading  Throne of Glass series by Sarah J Maas How the Word is Passed by Clint Smith  Watching  Charade Breaking Away The Rehearsal on HBO Listening  Normal Gossip  Room on Fire by The Strokes (vinyl re-release from Vinyl Me...
Published 09/07/22
July was a big one: the Pope visited Canada, Bennifer got married, and we're here to recap it all!   Keep up with us before our next episode on Instagram as @dtcbspodcast, @majkahahn, and @yazminelomax.   Reading  Every Summer After by Carley Fortune A Map to the Door of No Return by Dionne Brand  Watching  Nope Leave Her to Heaven  Listening  Unreal: A Critical History of Reality...
Published 08/02/22
As Bon Jovi once said, we're halfway there! "There" being the year 2022, which makes this our June episode. This month has been a tough one for a lot of people so we hope this episode offers some reprieve while still being educational. We also encourage you to join us in donating to abortion funds in the United States, which you can find right here: https://abortionfunds.org/funds/   Follow us on Instagram as @dtbspodcast, @yazminelomax, and @majkahahn.   Reading The Switch by Beth...
Published 07/01/22
Surprise! We're together IRL again and ready to blow your mind (but hopefully not your eardrums) with reading, watching, and listening recs as well as all the details on upcoming elections and *that* celebrity wedding.    Reading  Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo Beach Read by Emily Henry  Reputation by Lex Croucher  Watching Petite Maman  Heartstopper on Netflix Conversations with Friends on Hulu Listening  I’ve Felt All These Things by Anna Leone  Dear God by Hamilton...
Published 06/01/22
Just like your place of work, we're back in-person! That's right; for the first time since 2018, we've recorded an entire episode in the same room. Tune in to hear us deviate from our usual politics and pop culture format, and instead, take things down a more personal--and dare we say, scenic?-- route.    Follow our IRL adventures together on Instagram where we post as @dtcbpodcast, @majkahahn, and @yazminelomax.    Reading Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell  House of Sky and Breath (Crescent...
Published 05/06/22
This episode mentions the Oscars a lot but doesn't rehash The Thing That Happened at the Oscars. You're welcome.   Follow our upcoming reunion on Instagram as @dtcbspodcast, @yazminelomax, and @majkahahn.   Reading Live, Laugh, Kidnap by Gabby Noone The Love Songs of W.E.B. Dubois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers Watching Life of Beth  Abbott Elementary  Everything, Everywhere, All at Once  The Batman Turning Red Listening  As it Was by Harry Styles  Coolest F*****g Bitch in Town by Haley...
Published 04/06/22
The past month has been...a lot. Particularly in politics. So, we're attempting to make even a sliver of your day a little lighter by focusing on the politics of language revitalization and the drama over at Peloton. We hope this can serve as a small escape for you!   Reading Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi  Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller Watching Top of the Lake Parallel Mothers  I Want You Back Picnic at Hanging...
Published 03/03/22
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....
Published 02/02/22
Another bizarre year is over and we’re waving it goodbye by drinking festive cocktails and recapping some of our top things of the year!   Reading House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland  How to Break Up with Fast Fashion by Lauren Bravo Crying in H-Mart by Michelle Zauner Detransition, Baby by Torrey Petters Beautiful World Where are You by Sally Rooney  Watching Zola To All The Boys: Always and Forever Mitchell’s vs the Machines  Bergman Island  Worst Person in the...
Published 12/26/21
In one of our final episodes for 2021, we’re discussing our NYC reunion, The Hunger Games (in painstaking detail), the art collective who just won the Turner Prize, and budding romance between Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson. Enjoy!  Reading Crying in H-Mart by Michelle Zauner Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters Out of Love by Hazel Hayes The Ballad of Snakes and Songbrids by Suzanne Collins  Watching  House of Gucci Holiday Home Makeover with Mr Christmas  The Hunger Games...
Published 12/04/21
How was your spooky szn, friends? Tune into this episode to find out how ours was and learn about two very different events that happened this October: the hunger strike for climate justice taking place outside the White House and British girl band Little Mix's very public feud. Stay in the loop on all things Different Things Can Be Sad by following us on Instagram as @dtcbspodcast, @majkahahn, and @yazminelomax. Trigger warning for this episode: discussions of depression, eating...
Published 11/03/21
Welcome to spooky szn! Let's kick it off together by looking back on the things that made September 2021, well, September 2021!  Catch us at the same time, same place next month. And in the meantime, follow us on Instagram as @dtcbspodcast,@yazminelomax, and @majkahahn (who is also on Twitter as @majkahahn). Reading Beautiful World Where Are You by Sally Rooney  Crying in the H Mart by Michelle Zauner Watching  Breaking Bad  El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie  Jen Lilley Hallmark...
Published 10/05/21
August did it again--it slipped away into a moment in time! And did so like a bottle of wine! So here we are again, recapping all things politics and pop culture that happened in August. More specifically, the headline issues that Majka has been pondering and Molly-Mae Hague's appointment as Creative Director of Pretty Little Thing. Enjoy!   Can't get enough? Follow us on Instagram as @dtcbspodcast, @yazminelomax, and @majkahahn (who is also on Twitter).   Reading  The Anthropocene...
Published 09/02/21
Happy summer, pals! This episode, we're looking back at the month that was July 2021 -- from the start of the very contentious Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games to the likes of Blake Lively and Gigi Hadid calling out paps for snapping photos of their kids. So find a hammock, grab a frozen margarita, and enjoy!   Find us on Instagram at @dtcbspodcast. Keep up with Majka on Instagram and Twitter as @majkahahn, and Yaz as @yazminelomax on Instagram.    Reading Reproduction by Ian Williams...
Published 08/05/21
We're not gonna beat around the bush here. We're releasing this episode on Canada Day 2021 and encourage you to head straight to the resources Majka has shared so you can learn more about Canada's residential "schools", including what you can do to support survivors and the families of victims.  Reading Rachel Lindsay article: https://www.vulture.com/article/rachel-lindsay-the-bachelor-franchise.html Lowlands by Jhumpa Lahiri  One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston  Watching  In the...
Published 07/02/21