Happy New Year, y'all! We continue our annual tradition of checking in about what pop-culture is "sparking joy” in January, our favorites of 2023, and what we’re looking forward to in 2024.
(CW: discussion of parental and sibling death.)
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Show Notes:
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SLL is a podcast relishing the romantic, the sexy, and the scandalous in pop-culture. English academics by day and podcasters by night, hosts Ayanni and Corinne take a semi-scholarly look at why the “sex-stuff” in media matters in the bedroom—and beyond.
Episode Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:58 Opening Bander
09:11 What's Sparking Joy
16:37 2023 Joy Sparked - Rapid Fire
36:06 2023 Joy Sparked - Deeper Dive
1:02:37 Looking Forward to 2024 Joy
1:14:24 Pop-Culture Predictions
1:22:28 Closing Out/Future SLL Episodes