Binchtopia

Happy New Year, binchies!! In case you're looking to shake up ya life in 2026, we're releasing this formerly Patreon-only episode onto the main feed! Join Julia and Nick as they unveil The Ten Commandments of Shaking Up Ya Life and counsel past and future shakestresses on their journeys. Digressions include Nick's updates from the dildo factory, society's declining birth rates, and living full time in Colonial Williamsburg. To support the podcast on Patreon and access 50+ bonus episodes, mediasodes, and more, visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today.  

In the final episode of the year, Julia and Nick deliver our annual pop culture recap, revisiting the most absurd moments of 2025, including Hawk Tuah insisting she did a Zoom in North Korea, JoJo Siwa's straight rebrand, and the birth of Aquaman Moses Paytas-Hacmon. Digressions include: Nick's Looney Tunes–ass passport horrors, modern headphone dependency, and the importance of having mutuals with a baby. This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Kylie Finnigan and edited by Livi Burdette. If you're looking for ways to get involved, support your community, or stay connected: RESOURCES: Find local actions, rallies, trainings, phone banking opportunities, and community events near you here: https://www.mobilize.us/ To find, join, or start mutual aid efforts ranging from food support to community care: https://www.mutualaidhub.org/ Connect with a national grassroots network organizing in solidarity with marginalized communities through civic education and political action: https://indivisible.org/ Resources for families facing deportation, including legal support and community assistance: https://immigrantsrising.org/support-for-immigrant-families-targeted-for-deportation/  

This week Julia and Nick bring you a holiday horrors episode full of festive chaos! They unpack their own holiday traditions and react to cursed listener stories including a dad who got too kooky, a dramatic dog on a mission, and a girl who received heartbreaking news about her dentist. Digressions include the tooth fairy's terrible work life balance, the beautiful lives of leaf cutter ants, and Oil. This is a teaser for a Patreon-exclusive episode. To listen to the full episode and access over 50 bonus episodes, mediasodes, and our monthly news broadcast What the Hell Sure NEWS, visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today.

Julia and Eliza are back in the stu for a deep dive into hostile architecture, unpacking the spikes, slopes, bars, and billion-dollar "design choices" that quietly shape our cities and public spaces. In analyzing bisected benches, shadeless streets, and the Evil of Robert Moses, the girlies consider what it means to live in a world built to restrict movement and community. Digressions include the sacred magic of knitting tutorials, NYC's food poisoning themed Erewhon, and Eliza staying bricked up. This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Kylie Finnigan and edited by Livi Burdette. To support the podcast on Patreon and access 50+ bonus episodes, mediasodes, and more, visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today. SOURCES Behavioral designs defined: how to understand and why it is important to differentiate between "defensive,"  "hostile," "disciplinary", and other designs in the urban landscape' Cities Are Spending More to Brutalize Homeless People Than It Would Cost to House Them  City Beautiful Movement  Defending Suburbia Examining Anti-Homeless Architecture  Fortress LA by Mike Davis (excerpt from City of Quartz)  Hostile Architecture: Behind the Buzzword  Hostile Architecture in the United States: Productive or Harmful?  Hostile urban architecture: A critical discussion of the seemingly offensive art of keeping people away How Valuable Is Public Space? Priceless, Argues a New Book by Setha Low  Jane Jacobs, a Rebel with a Cause Setha Low | Why Public Space Matters | Fast Forward 2022  The Economic Value of Health Benefits Associated with Urban Park Investment?  The Highway That Sparked the Demise of an Iconic Black Street in New Orleans  The Inescapable Robert Moses  The Right to the City The Power Broker by Robert Caro Understanding Hostile Architecture: The Cause and Effect of Restricting Public Space  Understanding Urban Renewal  

Julia cozies up in her childhood bedroom for her first-ever solo episode, providing a little life update from the trenches of her PhD program and giving the binchies some sage advice. Digressions include whatever the hell is going on with the Wicked cast, New York apartment vermin, and the strange comfort of magical thinking. This is a teaser for a Patreon-exclusive episode. To listen to the full episode and access over 50 bonus episodes, mediasodes, and our monthly news broadcast What the Hell Sure NEWS, visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today.