We hope this episode *finds you well in these unprecedented times* and, y’know, that you like it! If you do and you want more Different Things Can Be Sad in your life, make sure to follow our podcast Instagram @dtcbspodcast, as well as our personal accounts @yazminelomax and @msclearwater.   Reading On Beauty by Zadie Smith Black Sunday by Tola Rotimi Abraham  So You Want To Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo   Watching  The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019)  Michael Clayton (2007)  The Babysitters Club on Netflix    Listening  Women in Music Part III by Haim  Folklore by Taylor Swift   Politics (If you’d like to skip this section, jump to 41:35) Gender and Covid research: https://www.genderandcovid-19.org/ Turkey: https://www.arabnews.com/node/1714741/middle-east https://www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releases/turkey-convention-combating-violence-against-women-must-not-be-abandoned http://bianet.org/english/male-violence/228290-istanbul-convention-what-is-it-what-is-it-not  Poland: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-poland-politics/heightening-eu-frictions-poland-queries-pact-on-violence-against-women-idUSKCN24V1UU https://www.dazeddigital.com/politics/article/49844/1/how-lgbtq-rights-are-under-threat-in-poland-and-how-to-help-fight-it https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-53538205 https://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/-/poland-should-not-withdraw-from-the-istanbul-convention-says-secretary-general   Pop Culture  Rolling Stone article that explains why albums are being pushed back: https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/features/album-delays-caused-by-covid-19-973870/ Phoebe Bridgers’ New Yorker profile: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/05/25/phoebe-bridgers-frank-anxious-music Cousin Greg’s pandemic song: https://variety.com/2020/music/news/succession-cousin-greg-nicholas-braun-song-antibodies-1234720585/ Grey’s Anatomy featuring coronavirus next season: https://ew.com/tv/greys-anatomy-season-17-coronavirus/ Newsletter recommendation! Maybe Baby by Haley Nahman: https://haleynahman.substack.com/ Not Without My Sister podcast: https://www.thewarren.ie/not-without-my-sister Pants2Bags: https://www.instagram.com/pants2bags/?hl=en Sundae Service: https://www.instagram.com/sundaeservice.nyc/?hl=en