We can't stop streaking.
Plus, exclusive US election content for newsletter readers ONLY, Holly on 'the day you disappear', and the song Jessie has on repeat. Here's everything you might've missed from your favourite podcast.
Hiii Outlouders, Em Vernem here 🙋🏾♀️
I have one question: What’s your Outlouders newsletter reading streak? Every week I hope.
If you have no idea what I’m talking about, on Wednesday’s show, Mia, Holly and Jessie discussed the gamification of habit-building and the point at which self-improvement becomes an addiction.
*cough cough* (guilty).
After listening, I’ve had to (unfortunately) confront my own habit streaks. More on that further down but first, here are your weekly reccos.
Weekly Reccos 📺 📖 🎧
Here’s what our Out Loud hosts suggest we watch and listen to.
Mia wants you to watch
In Vogue: The 90s on Disney+. It’s a three-part documentary series that explores the fashion industry in the ‘90s as it intersects with legendary pop culture moments of the era. The series features a huge A-list cast including Vogue’s very own Anna Wintour.
“[Kate Moss] decided a long time ago not to give interviews, and this is one of the only interviews I've ever heard her give. And so she was able to sort of create this air of mystery and iconic status.”
Holly wants you to watch
Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont Spelling Bee on ABC iview. Comedians Guy Montgomery and Aaron Chen host an adult spelling bee. They invite Aussie comedians on as contestants as they battle it out to win the most unconventional and hilarious game show.
“I'm like, falling off the couch laughing, but I can't tell you why.”
AND she also wants you to read
Tilda is Visible by Jane Tara. Jane joined Holly on the Mid podcast this week to discuss the mid-life act of suddenly being invisible. Tilda is Visible follows a woman who (quite literally) begins to disappear and how she brings herself back into view. Not just the world's, but crucially, her own.
“It's a very clever, brilliant Australian fiction book.”
Jessie wants you to listen to
Missy Higgins’ new album The Second Act. Jessie went to see Missy Higgins perform live a few months ago where she played some songs from her new album. Jessie said she never usually likes songs the first time she hears them at a concert but this time it was very different.
“There is something about Missy Higgins' songwriting that feels like I'm reading a book that's so narrative and so evocative.”
So? Come on, tell us! Did we nail this week’s reccos? Let us know what you think by clicking the button below.
ICYMI. 👩💻
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From Holly ❤️
'The day you disappear.'
I can do a neat trick.
I can disappear at will.
You probably can, too. It's a skill that wasn't available to us, when we were younger and eyes first turned in our direction. Sliding over us on the street, at work, in shops and bars and any space where we dared to exist us to judge, slice, categorise, conquer.
But now? Now we can slip through shops barely turning a head. Vanish instantly when leaning on a bar. And our voices, when offering an opinion? Only dogs can hear it… Continue reading.
For your eyes only 👀
You have been loving our subscriber US election edition episodes with Amelia Lester (deputy editor of Foreign Policy magazine) so we’ve got a little treat for you. After we recorded the episode, Amelia, Holly and Jessie… kept talking. They discussed the influence of Taylor Swift and whether her endorsement will make a difference to young voters.
Here’s what they said, Enjoy!
Make sure you listen to the entire episode and are caught up on all of our US politics updates.
Do you have a question you want Amelia to answer in the next episode? You can leave a comment, post it in the Outlouders Facebook Group or email it through at outloud@mamaia.com.au
My deepest, darkest, streaket.
I don’t know about you, but after listening to Wednesday’s show, I panicked. Why? Because it made me realise that what was once my feel-good self-improvement habit had now turned into an insidious addiction. The addiction in question… is my daily journaling.
I’m pausing here to allow you to laugh at me.
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Are you done? Okay good— Hear me out.
I suffer from depression and one of the daily rituals is journalling every night. I journal about anything and everything. It’s basically a brain dump of everything that’s swirling around my head. It helps me clear my mind before I go to bed and tackle the next day. I recommend journalling to EVERYONE.
However, I’ve now become obsessed with it to the point where I’ve built it up to be the most exciting part of my day (lame, I know).
I didn’t realise how out of control my journalling habit was until I caught myself saying out loud over drinks with my friends “I can’t wait to journal about this later.”
It was a humbling experience.
After that “event” and listening to Wednesday’s show, I’ve been trying to pull back on the journalling. I still do it every day but I guess I’ve stopped… idolising it? Look— the brain is weird okay, lucky for me, I can blame this all on my therapist for making me journal in the first place (only joking (kinda)).
🎧 Make sure you listen to the full conversation. The “streaking” segment starts at the 21:49 mark.
We just know that you have a friend that can relate to the addiction of not breaking a streak. Share this with them (and then tell us what they said 👀).
We have a very important question to ask you.
Do you own an iron?
We posted what we thought was a very nice photo in the Outlouders group. Here it is:
However, the top comment was… this.
Which, of course, invoked iron chat that went on for a bit longer than it needed to..
So please tell us in the comments below: Iron— Y/N?
I clean houses and do ironing for living. 25 years behind a mop and a steam station. I do between anywhere from 6 to 12 hours of ironing per week. It’s hard work particularly in summer but hey that what air con is for right 🤷♀️I get to listen to my favourite music and watch all my favourite movies and tv series while I work. Not too bad really. I iron everything from bed linen to tablecloths and tea towels, business shirts, polo shirts, kids stuff, dresses….you name it I’ve ironed it.
Of course! If I can fold things straight out of the dryer if I haven’t hung them in the clothes line I will. But at least the outfit at the start of the day needs to be not look like it’s been dragged out of the bottom of the basket.