The girls and gays (and straight men) are yearning: why are we playing it cool? (video essay)
Description
Fiji and Autumn check in this week with having great friends, Quiet on Set and the backlash, Baby Reindeer, not being able to work out, and new jobs taking over my life.
Next, we dive into this week’s topic: yearning. Why is yearning trending so much online? What are we all yearning for? Can the yearning ever be satisfied?
We’re talking: Saltburn, One Day, office core, the yearning emoji, yearning and rotting, rom-coms, the connection between yearning and art, wholesomeness, romanticism, the scarcity of genuine connection, the problems with instant gratification, family and community, meaning and purpose, acceptance and understanding, situationships and playing it cool, wearing your heart on your sleeve, yearning for men who yearn, the queer yearn, yearning music, is yearning inherently feminine, protecting men who yearn, limerence, crushes on people you can’t have, Fletcher, sapphic yearning, your first queer love, self-love, listener stories, and more!👀
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Intro 00:00:00 - 00:02:23
What’s got us s0 wet and s0 dry this week 00:02:23 - 00:10:04
Defining yearning: the emotions involved and the connection to art 00:10:04 - 00:16:32
Yearning trending online and in the media 00:16:32 - 00:22:43
How common is yearning? 00:22:43 - 00:25:47
Why do we yearn? Are we yearning more now than ever? 00:25:47 - 00:29:19
What are we yearning for? 00:29:19 - 00:32:55
Situationships and playing it cool 00:32:55 - 00:36:27
Women are yearning for men who yearn 00:36:27 - 00:42:23
Is yearning inherently feminine 00:42:23 - 00:45:13
Protecting men who yearn 00:45:13 - 00:50:37
Yearning for someone you can’t have and limerence 00:50:37 - 00:54:47
Marginalized communities yearning for acceptance, self-love, and freedom 00:54:47 - 00:58:53
Fletcher and the gay yearn 00:58:53 - 01:03:09
Bisexual and sapphic yearning 01:03:09 - 01:14:00
Yearning for purpose, meaning, and happiness 01:14:00 - 01:19:04
Yearning for a non-capitalist society 01:19:04 - 01:22:07
Can the yearning ever be satisfied? 01:22:07 - 01:25:32
How to cope with yearning 01:25:32 - 01:30:07
Why do we yearn and can we stop the yearning 01:30:07 - 01:37:09
Listener Story: My boyfriend has sensory issues and won’t eat my pussy 01:37:09 - 01:43:10
What’s got us wet, dry, and still confused about yearning 01:43:10 - 01:52:41
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