You know, we love to drink milkshakes here at Yapping. Especially that from the Milkshake Man himself, Go-Jo. But we also love espresso macchiatos. Just not the kind Tommy Cash serves. In Yapping's longest episode yet, we talk even more about Eurovision. Due to our editor being stuck in Sweden for two weeks (and did not end up meeting Azealia Banks, Robyn, Loreen or KAJ), this episode was recorded before Eurovision started, but it is being released a week AFTER Eurovision ended... So keep that in mind, please!

LIVE FROM THE STEPPES OF UR, inside the Ziggurat of Ur lies the esteemed Miss Ishtar's irrigation class, where the legendary Madonna will bring to you a concert like you've never seen before! Step aside, o gods and goddesses of Mesopotamia, for the Queen of Pop herself is descended from heaven for a once-in-an-eternity performance!

For one divine night only, the sacred steps of the Ziggurat of Ur will conjure flames of glory, courtesy of the fire priests of the ziggurat, accompanied by drums and lyres, dancers on golden chariots, and, of course, the voice of a generation, Madonna herself. Rising court jester Elton John will be opening the show! Tickets can be purchased from the Oracle at the ziggurat.

But do not linger, for you shall hear crazed whispers of the future - a world where an orange-haired madman is plunging city-states into trade wars at a whim, electronic automatons are taking over civilization, and, a weekly podcast hosted by three homosexuals in the lowlands of Europe performing a ritual known as "yapping" - its mere mention sends the Oracle into insanity, so quiet your lips and hand over 5 bunches of barley and 3 bars of silver to obtain a ticket to the concert of a lifetime!

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Editor's note: at 56-57 minutes we were talking about Newgrange, a prehistoric monument in County Meath in Ireland. During the winter solstice (around December 21st), the rising sun shines directly along the long passage and illuminates the inner chamber.

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What does it mean to be a singer, a dancer, a performer—or none of the above? Can the Tate McRaes of this world ever rise up to become vocalists? Do they need to? This week, we break down the layers of artistry and performance, from raw talent to the illusion of stage presence. But beyond the spectacle, we dive into the complexities of power, desire, and discrimination in both personal and systemic ways.

We start by recounting Petar's disturbing encounter with a creepy man which leads us to exploring a psychosexual post-colonial theory that unpacks the lasting impact of power dynamics, and examine how pushback against modesty culture is tied to racism and hypersexualization. The conversation turns to the insidious ways discrimination manifests on Grindr and how the app reflects deeper issues within queer spaces. We also discuss misogyny in Japan, the way economic systems ensure the persistence of racial injustice, and the dystopian potential of Elon Musk’s Cyberlink.

Of course, we take a moment to reflect on the lighter (yet still questionable) aspects of our lives—like our Pinterest feeds... before going right back into how social media’s toxicity is more about its users than the platforms themselves.

Tune in for a deep, unfiltered discussion that connects the personal to the systemic, one bussy at a time.