In this episode of Fairy Gaymothers Sorta, Kat and Hunter enrol in another instalment of their extremely rigorous (and completely self-appointed) curriculum: Know Thy Hobbies. Yes girls and gays, we’re getting introspective… but like, fun about it. This week’s syllabus tackles the age-old question plaguing our generation: do we actually have hobbies, or are we just scrolling with conviction?

First on the agenda, Kat and Hunter report back with their recurring fieldwork segments: The Hinge Cringe and Crash / Bit / Bang. Hunter attempts to defend her matchmaking abilities (the evidence scarce), while Kat explains her deeply held philosophy of joy by proxy, specifically through the time-honoured practice of watching SMOSH videos like they’re prestige television. From there, we enter the main lecture: hobbies. Hunter and Kat unpack their own personal hobbies, the mysterious state of Gen Z hobbies as a whole, and why so many of us feel like we’re supposed to have enriching personal interests but instead just have… screen time reports. Does scrolling count as a hobby? Are we doomed to live hobbyless lives? It’s up to us to investigate.

Plus, a surprisingly earnest exploration of something radical in the year of our lord 2026: being alone. What happens when you actually spend time with yourself? Is solitude scary, powerful, healing, or all three? Kat and Hunter discuss the quiet art of getting to know yourself, and why it might be the most important hobby of all. It’s hobbies. It’s existential. It’s extremely unserious self-improvement. 🧚‍♀️📓

Mahayosnand, P. P., & Sabra, S. M. (2024). Generation Z: Increasing self-perceived employability and well-being through serious leisure. GILE Journal of Skills Development, 4(3), 87-92. Yağmur, Y. (2024). An Exploratory Research to Reveal the Habits, Motivations, and Tendencies of Generation Z to Use Social Media Platforms as A Leisure Activity. Advances in Hospitality and Tourism Research (AHTR), 12(2), 172-199. https://doi.org/10.30519/ahtr.1452356

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In this episode of Fairy Gaymothers Sorta, Kat and Hunter enrol in a brand-new instalment of their self-imposed curriculum: Know Thy News. Yes, girls and gays, we’re getting journalistic (loosely). This week’s syllabus includes the most pressing events in pop culture right now, from baffling celebrity discourse to the stories that have taken over everyone’s timelines. As always, we report back with our crashes, bits, and bangs of the week, because staying culturally literate is a full-time job.

We dive into the newest Wuthering Heights adaptation starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi (our personal enemy), unpack the unexpected fan fiction ecosystem emerging around The Pitt, and attempt a groundbreaking academic exercise: using the Lesbian Web™ to properly place the chaotic characters and actors of Hulu’s Tell Me Lies. Naturally, things only get more unhinged from there.

Plus, a deep dive into the internet’s favourite pastime: celebrity conspiracy theories, including the strange and suspicious online narratives swirling around Selena Gomez. Are these theories based in fact, fiction, or pure chronically-online energy? The girls investigate. It’s news. It’s nonsense. It’s cultural reporting of the highest (and lowest) order. 🧚‍♀️📰

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In this episode of Fairy Gaymothers Sorta, Kat and Hunter enrol in a brand-new instalment of their self-imposed curriculum: Know Thy Crime or Do Thy Time. Yes, girls and gays, we’re getting investigative. This week’s syllabus includes cold cases, serial murderers, and the ever-growing cultural obsession with true crime. They dig into the ethics of it all: Who gets centred in these stories? Is consuming true crime a form of advocacy, or are we all just a little too comfortable treating real tragedy like prime television?

It’s camp. It’s crime.

Plus: we premiere a brand-new segment, The Hinge Cringe, where the girls bravely (and foolishly) read the most horrifying dating app messages they’ve ever received — digital artifacts so unsettling they deserve to be sealed in a vault beneath the earth. Consider this your formal warning.

Please note: Unfortunately, there was some technical difficulties with the microphones towards the end of the video (homophobic, we know) and we apologize in advance if it disturbs the listening experience!

Resources mentioned in the episode below:

Available on Google Scholar;

Gray, H. Obsessed with Murder: True Crime and Gender.

Dhaliwal, M. (2025). CONSTRUCTIONS OF SERIAL KILLERS AND VICTIMS: ANALYSIS OF TRUE CRIME DOCUSERIES.

Links:

https://daily.jstor.org/bloody-history-of-true-crime-genre/

https://crimereads.com/a-brief-history-of-the-rise-and-evolution-of-true-crime-books/

https://creativenonfiction.org/writing/our-long-standing-obsession-with-true-crime/

https://www.unc.edu/posts/2024/01/11/why-are-we-fascinated-by-true-crime/

https://www.thecollector.com/what-are-the-origins-of-the-true-crime-genre/

Janelle Monáe’s Dirty Computer Emotion Picture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdH2Sy-BlNE

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In this episode of Fairy Gaymothers Sorta, Kat and Hunter enroll in a brand-new installment of their self-imposed curriculum: Know Thy Slur. Yes, girls and gays, we’re getting academic. This week, the syllabus includes curse words, cultural context, and the ever-evolving perception of “bad language” in society. What makes a word scandalous? What makes it reclaimed? What makes it… absolutely not fit for human consumption?

The Fairy Gaymothers dive into the delicate art of discernment: which slurs are camp, which are c*nty (complimentary), and which ones should stay locked in the dusty archives of 2007 Twitter discourse where they belong. It’s a playful (and mildly chaotic) exploration of linguistics, power, and knowing when a word slays… and when it nays.

Kat delivers a passionate update on Canada’s iconic bronze medal moment for Piper and Paul, and takes us on a scenic tour through Lady Gaga’s discography like the pop scholar she is. Hunter, on the other hand, fully crashes out over memories she has apparently erased from her own hippocampus, prompting an investigation into whether nostalgia is real or just gay propaganda.

Class is in session. Grab your notebooks and watch your mouth.

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This episode of Fairy Gaymothers, Sorta is brought to you by multiple organ failure, mysterious vitamins, and the horrors that visit you at 3 a.m. Kat and Hunter crash out about the chaos of their bodies slowly breaking down and the absolute confusion that is the supplement industrial complex - b12? metamucil? lexapro? Who knows.

Listen as they discuss and nominate Meghan Trainor and Tom Sandoval as the official sleep paralysis demons of the week, because some images simply cannot be unseen.

They also unpack the cultural moment we’re trapped in, from the “skinny epidemic” and the renewed pressure on women to shrink themselves (both literally and metaphorically) to the oppressive resurgence of body standards we thought we left in the 2000s.

Come for the cultural commentary, stay for the bodily decay, existential dread, and whatever other lessons we manage to learn along the way.

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Vogue Business Reports: https://www.vogue.com/article/the-vogue-business-spring-summer-2025-size-inclusivity-report

https://www.vogue.com/article/the-vogue-business-spring-summer-2026-size-inclusivity-report

https://closeronline.co.uk/celebrity/news/thighbrow-top-10-pictures-latest-celebrity-body-trend/?utm_source=Pinterest&utm_medium=organic#image-9

https://www.papermag.com/kim-kardashian-1427448936

Ayo Edebiri SNL: https://youtu.be/mbOYSKH8Sjk?si=hFGVZ6x_J2KpM_xZ

Sorority Study: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/19963644_Social_Contagion_of_Binge_Eating

Media Representation: https://therepproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022AllBodies_FatWomenInHollywood_Report_V2_TypoFixed.pdf

In this episode of Fairy Gaymothers Sorta, Kat and Hunter share their take on popular romance tropes and what your trope of choice can say about you. Coming from the perspective of two women who don’t date men, they evaluate how they’d approach different romance tropes, which tropes they avoid, and how tropes can teach you what you want in a relationship. Plus, they play a fun game where Hunter explains the main conflict in a popular book, and Kat reacts with the appropriate amount of concern for straight people. This week’s lesson in the self-imposed curriculum is Know Thy Trope. Tune in to hear us crash out over the devastating loss of Catherine O’Hara, recount the fun that was had on Hunter’s champagne birthday, and more.

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In this episode of Fairy Gaymothers Sorta, Kat and Hunter share their top-secret intelligence on dating apps. Coming from a generation that hasn’t known dating without app-based mediation, they weigh in on everything from algorithms to “talking stages” to love letters. Plus, they share their tips for using the apps and actually dating without wanting to pull your hair out. This week’s lesson in the self-imposed curriculum is Know Thy Matchmaker. Tune in to hear us crash out over the recent loss of Marbles, rave about the masterpiece that is One of Them Days, divulge our dating app experiences, and more.

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Tinder announced that they were expanding their protections for trans users in 2019, but it’s difficult to find any specific evidence of this. While they have introduced a feature that notifies LGBTQ+ people if they are entering a country where the LGBTQ+ community may be penalized, this does little to help queer people in their everyday lives attempting to use the app.

Study on Queer Canadian Adults’ experiences using dating apps here: https://2slgbtqhealthhub.ca/research/dating-app-use-and-wellbeing-among-queer-adults-in-canada-a-mixed-methods-study

Further reading: https://www.concordia.ca/cunews/main/items/the-conversation/2025/more-than-just-a-bad-date--navigating-harms-on-lgbtq--dating-app.html

Jenna Marbles: https://www.youtube.com/@JennaMarbles

https://www.instagram.com/juliensolomita/?hl=en

Tiny Horse: https://youtu.be/z53ZoWGZtyw?si=Me0WLYKtyE74WdJU

In this episode of Fairy Gaymothers Sorta, Kat and Hunter delve into the hit Crave show, Heated Rivalry. They discuss everything from Ilya’s gluteus maximus routine to the nuances of the NHL’s supposed “support” of the show and the LGBTQ+ community. The only thing longer than the situationship between Ilya and Shane is how long Kat and Hunter can talk about this show. This week’s lesson in the self-imposed curriculum is Know Thy Frenemies. Tune in to hear us crash out over the masterpiece that is Heated Rivalry, the incredible cast, horrible men with podcasts, and more.

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Nico Carney: https://www.instagram.com/nicocarney/

https://www.nicocarney.com/

Sinai Health Foundation: https://www.sinaihealth.ca/foundation

Weston and O’Born Centre for Mature Women's Health: https://www.sinaihealth.ca/areas-of-care/wih/mature-womens-health

Vanessa Oly Wellness Instagram Account: https://www.instagram.com/vanessaolywellness?igsh=aWZxdWtnbGU5emVl

Official Heated Rivalry Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/heatedrivalrycrave?igsh=MWJ5OHNtZXY0NjFzaw==