Similar to the rest of the world, Rebecca and Adam can't stop thinking or talking about the 2020 election, so they're bringing you their takeaways. It's been a difficult year for us all, but we're looking forward to turning a new leaf and “building back better”! Show Notes “A lesson from the US election: we'll never understand voters just by looking at polls" - The Guardian "Florida Amendment 2, $15 Minimum Wage Initiative (2020)" - Ballotpedia "How Progressives Flipped the Script on Medicaid Expansion" - New York Times "Joe Biden bullish but down-ballot races deliver disappointment for Democr ..read more

Rebecca and Adam tackle the discussion surrounding transgender athletes participating in competitive sports. It's a topic with little resolution but plenty of points of view to take into consideration.  Show Notes Crumb: "Transgender rights - Letting trans women play in women's sports is often unfair" - The Economist Transgender People In Sports - Wikipedia "This Gender Neutral Athlete Wants to End Sex Segregation in Sports" - Vice Bonus Crumb: “Ready or Not” on HBO Max Bonus Crumb: “Lucifer” on Netflix Credits Logo by Thomas Freeman Royalty free music from Hooksounds ..read more

On this week's episode, Adam and Rebecca tackle the pressing issues surrounding our democracy through the lens of the “All In” documentary on Amazon Prime. They discuss voter suppression and voter registration, solutions to improve the current system, and the importance of participating in elections.  Show Notes Crumb: “All In: The Fight for Democracy” - Amazon Prime Christian Siriano's "Vote" dress The Voting Rights Act (1965)  14th Amendment 15th Amendment   19th Amendment   Automatic Voter Registration - National Conference of State Legislat ..read more

Adam and Rebecca are back with a brand new episode! We're breaking our COVID hiatus to bring you an episode about social media and its effect on democracy and society. To regulate or not regulate? To delete the app or not? These are some the hard-pressing questions we seek to answer.  Crumb: The Social Dilemma - Netflix "Lawmakers seem confused about what Facebook does — and how to fix it" - Vox "Younger Americans are better than older Americans at telling factual news statements from opinions" - Pew Research Center "How to Regulate (and Not Regulate) Social Media" - Knight ..read more

Adam and Rebecca continue to shelter in place and avoid talking about COVID-19 by discussing additional shows and books that they’ve discovered over the past two weeks. They also bring in a few of their friends to talk about how they’re keeping busy without leaving home. Show Notes What to watch “Hunters” - Amazon Prime “Making the Cut” - Amazon Prime “MasterChef" - FOX “Insecure” - HBO “Little Fires Everywhere” - Hulu “Ozark” - Netflix “Unorthodox” - Netflix “The West Wing” - Netflix What to read “The Immortalists” by Chloe Benjamin “On Living” by Kerry Egan “In Five Years” by Rebecca ..read more

As we continue in this strange time of COVID-19, Adam and Rebecca share some of the shows, reads, and activities they're doing to stay busy and mentally healthy.  Show Notes What to watch "Lego Masters" - FOX "Hillary" - Hulu "I Am Not Okay With This" - Netflix "The Outsider" - HBO  "McMillions" - Hulu ”Frozen 2” - Disney+ What to read "The Woman in the Window" by AJ Finn "When Life Gives you Lululemons" by Lauren Weisberger ”Little Fires Everywhere” by Celeste Ng ”The Great Believers” by Rebeccah Makkai What to do Go ..read more

In the episode about the nuclear family, Adam and Rebecca take a brief detour into ethical non-monogamous relationships. In this episode, they dive right in to explore the different expectations and potential difficulties related to this evolution in relationships. Show Notes Crumb: "First ‘throuple’ appears on HGTV’s ‘House Hunters’" - New York Pos "6 Varieties of Ethical Non-Monogamy" - HuffPost "The Ultimate Guide to Open Relationships - How to Be in an Open Relationship" - Cosmopolitan "How People in Open Relationships Make It Work" - GQ "Polyamory Works for Them" New York Times "Jealou ..read more

Adam and Rebecca discuss the rise and fall of the nuclear family, reasons that potentially made subsequent generations steer away from this structure, and how society has evolved toward a broader definition of family.  Show Notes Crumb: "The Nuclear Family Wasn’t Built to Last" - The Atlantic Crumb: "David Brooks: The Nuclear Family Was a Mistake" - The Atlantic "Will the American nuclear family die out?" - ozy.com "The rise of ethical non-monogamy" - GQ Australia "S2E2: Millennial Burnout" - Culture Crumbs Bonus Crumb: To All The Boys: P.S. I Still Love You  Bonus Crumb: To Die For by Sam ..read more

Rebecca and Adam talk about the beauty and challenges of cross-racial friendships. Tune in to learn more about why it's important to build relationships with people who are different from you and how it helps us progress toward a more equal and equitable country.  Show Notes Crumb: ‎Code Switch: Ask Code Switch: What About Your Friends? Between Friends: Your Stories About Race and Friendship | Death, Sex & Money “S2E16: White Privilege - Part 1” - Culture Crumbs “S2E17: White Privilege - Part 2” - Culture Crumbs  "Instead of More Conversations About Race, We Need More Cross-Racial Frien ..read more

New year, new season! Adam and Rebecca are back and discussing one of the most pressing issues of our time: sugar dating. Unsurprisingly, this conversation touches on gender, white privilege and everything else that you’ve come to expect from this podcast. Show Notes Crumb: “Searching for Sugar Daddy” - GQ Magazine “The Sex Worker Next Door” - Death, Sex & Money Podcast “S2E9: Legalizing Sex Work” - Culture Crumbs Podcast “S2E3: Toxic Masculinity” - Culture Crumbs Podcast “S2E19: New Masculinity” - Culture Crumbs Podcast Bonus Crumb: “Just Mercy” movie Bonus Crumb: “Red, White and Roya ..read more