The Weekly Wine Down

Episode 22 - Just don't be a dick...

Jackie D. (The Literary Lesbian) ~ Stacy (The New Age, Old School Mom) and Stacey (The Political Princess) discuss the anti-vaxxer craze. We also relish in our mutual hatred of Go Fund Me pages. Finally, what we wish we could take from 2017 and burn in the Dumpster fire of 2016. Seriously…how are we still talking about the Kardashians?

Episode 21 - So...Are Head Transplants Going to be a Thing Now?

Jackie D. (The Literary Lesbian) ~ Stacy (The New Age, Old School Mom) and special guests, Kai and Julie discuss the history of Pride, head transplants – no seriously – someone is trying t do this, and movie reviews to balance the conversation out. And, as always, what we are drinking this week and whether or not you should give it a try.

Episode 20 - Stop with Participation Trophies...Seriously

Jackie D. (The Literary Lesbian) ~ Stacy (The New Age, Old School Mom) ~ Stacey D (The Political Princess) discuss participation awards and why they do more damage than good. You finished the 5^th grade, you don’t deserve an award, it’s literally the law for you to complete this portion of childhood. We also talk about the stigma of drug and alcohol abuse and how it clings to people long after a tragic demise. Oh, plus…there’s wine. There’s always wine.

Episode 19 - The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly - Welfare in America

Jackie D. (The Literary Lesbian) ~ Stacy (The New Age, Old School Mom) ~ Stacey D (The Political Princess) discuss the current state of welfare in this country and where it is heading. We also delve into the topic of why the poor are forced to stay poor and how it is designed that way. Is President Trump's Welfare Reform program a good idea? Only time will tell, but we do have some input. 

Episode 18 - Put That in Your Covfefe and Smoke It

Jackie D. (The Literary Lesbian) ~ Stacy (The New Age, Old School Mom) ~ Stacey D (The Political Princess) and special guest, Debbie. We discuss covfefe, because, how do you ignore that? We also talk about the mainstream media and its effect on the way people think. Plus, we play a game where Stacey turns out to be the clear loser.

Episode 17 - Author Nell Stark Orders a Venti Handmaids Tale with Five Pumps of Feminism

Jackie D. (The Literary Lesbian) ~ Stacy (The New Age, Old School Mom) ~ Stacey D (The Political Princess) and special guest, Lesbian Fiction Author, Nell Stark. We discuss Nell’s world, what brought her to writing, her novels, and why she wanted to be a cashier as a child. Then we move on to the prophetic novel, The Handmaids Tale and what it represents in today’s world. Stacey also lets us into her world of overcomplicated drink orders from Starbucks and why five pumps are just the right amount of nonsense.

 

Episode 16 - Free college...YAY! or NOOOO!

Jackie D. (The Literary Lesbian) ~ Stacy (The New Age, Old School Mom) ~ Stacey D (The Political Princess) and special guest, Shelby ~Discuss whether or not college should be free and whether or not we should redefine how we look at the situation. Also, we talk about marriage and whether we think the random 15 facts we found on the internet are true.

Episode 15 - No one warned us about the toe hair...

Jackie D. (The Literary Lesbian) ~ Stacy (The New Age, Old School Mom) ~ Stacey D (The Political Princess) Discuss the thrilling topic of healthcare and why this new bill is the WORST! We also figure out exactly what has changed since we took the hard right into our 30s, and what we like, don’t like…and where did this toe knuckle hair come from?

Episode 14 - 13 Reasons...WHY?

Jackie D. (The Literary Lesbian) ~ Stacy (The New Age, Old School Mom) ~ Cassie (The Candy Queen) ~ and special guest, Alexis (Stacy’s Oldest Daughter) Discuss the new hit Netflix show and book “13 Reasons Why”. Does it promote suicide or does it send a different message? We also discuss the way we learned about sex and what surprised us the most.

Episode 13 - You might be a feminist if...

Jackie D. (The Literary Lesbian) ~ Stacy (The New Age, Old School Mom) and special guest's Bueno and Alexis discuss feminism in today's world. Is it ever okay for a man to hit a woman? And, of course, wine.