Toxic Waste of Time
Have you ever reflected on your relationships and wondered - Is this toxic? Sure, many of us have experienced toxic friendships, romantic relationships, or family members. But what about your relationship between you and your phone? You and your favorite Pop Star? The relationship between your cat and that one blue jay who won't stop dive-bombing him in the back yard? (That one's probably toxic.)
After detoxing from a nightmare boss, and a toxic work environment, voice actors Ivy Hensley and Katie Boothe weigh in on relationships of all kinds. What do you need to detox from?
Podcasting since 2025 • 27 episodes
Toxic Waste of Time
Latest Episodes
But Daddy I Love Him: Toxic Relationships in Media Part 2
This week, Ivy and Katie continue their conversation about toxic relationships in media, focusing on music, musicals, and social media.
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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44:54
That Effed Me Up Real Good: Toxic Relationships in Media, Part 1
Ivy and Katie had some messed up conceptions of what relationships were supposed to be when they were young. They mostly blame the media...In this episode, they call out some of the books, movies, and TV shows that had a major impact on what we...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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44:32
We're in Love, She Just Doesn't Know Me Yet: Parasocial Relationships
From our first crushes in Teen Beat, to Beatlemania and Stan, Ivy and Katie discuss what a parasocial relationship is, and how they can be both beneficial and harmful to us. But are they toxic? And how do we know when we need to come back to Ea...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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53:12
"He was a Menace": Our Relationships to our Pets
In this lighthearted episode, we chat about our relationships to animals of all kinds. Whether they offer us emotional support, or they bite the shit out of us...or both, pet ownership has increased dramatically post pandemic. And we can see wh...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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1:01:19
The Tea on Toxic Tech: Relationships to Technology in Recent Generations.
Are Boomers really hopeless at technology? Is Gen Alpha the sticky iPad Generation? We break down what supposedly defines recent generations' relationship to changing technology, and share our hottest takes. sound effects...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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1:05:19
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