Podcasts by Sicker Sadder World
Hosts Brittany Ashley and Laura Zak rewatch episodes of MTV's classic show "Daria" and relate it to our current world.
Further podcasts by Brittany Ashley & Laura Zak
Podcast on the topic Gesellschaft und Kultur
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S1E01 Esteemsters from 2023-12-13T14:53:14.976534
On the first episode of "Sicker Sadder World", hosts Brittany and Laura discuss Helen Morgendorffer's allure, Laura's "Singled Out" style high school assembly and the rollbac...
ListenS1E05 Malled from 2023-12-13T14:53:14.959821
While the students of Lawndale visit the Mall of the Millennium, Brittany and Laura discuss shoplifting, beanie babies, and toxic masculinity.
ListenS1E09 Too Cute from 2023-12-13T14:53:14.948548
In this episode, a plastic surgery epidemic hits the Fashion Club and hosts Laura & Brittany chat about beauty standards, saving old love letters, and strange men who touch our tattoos.
ListenS1E10 The Big House from 2023-12-13T14:53:14.945219
Daria and Quinn are grounded for disobeying their curfew. Hosts Brittany and Laura discuss Britt's deadly curfew tale, post-humous idealization and Laura is totally fine.
ListenBONUS EPISODE from 2023-12-13T14:53:14.933923
In this short bonus ep, Laura and Brittany watch the 5 minute pilot presentation of Daria and give thoughts on how the show evolved from there. cznf7ve8
ListenS2E04 I Don't from 2023-12-13T14:53:14.896726
Quinn & Daria are bridesmaids in their cousin's wedding and family drama is at an all-time high. Ours hosts discover Brittany's psychic powers & Laura's deep crush on Daria's Aunt Amy.
ListenS2E08 Gifted from 2023-12-13T14:53:14.886907
Daria and Jodie visit Grove Hills Gifted School and come to realize each other's struggles within Lawndale. Hosts Brittany and Laura discuss friends and babysitters who need affirmation, Laura r...
ListenS2E12 Pierce Me from 2023-12-13T14:53:14.871406
It's Jane's birthday and Trent wants to surprise Jane with a present but instead pressures Daria into getting her belly button pierced. Meanwhile Brittany is hungover and a teenage boy while Lau...
ListenS3E03 Depth Takes A Holiday from 2023-12-13T14:53:14.860305
Most likely conceived of during an LSD trip, this episode features Cupid and a leprechaun soliciting Daria’s help to return Christmas, Halloween, and Guy Fawkes Day to Holiday Island. Hosts Brit...
ListenS3E08 Lane Miserables from 2023-12-13T14:53:14.842574
The rest of the Lane clan returns home from their myriad travels, forcing Jane & Trent to escape to the Morgendorffer’s house. Hosts Brittany & Laura discuss emotional labor, dopey Dad t...
ListenS3E11 The Lawndale File from 2023-12-13T14:53:14.801606
Daria and Jane think aliens are taking over Sunnydale. Hosts Brittany and Laura think emotions are taking over their hearts. This episode was sponsored by Songfinch.com - use promo code SICKERSA...
ListenS4E05 The F Word from 2023-12-13T14:53:14.785154
When Mr. O’Neil encourages his students to fail as part of a school project, Jane embraces her plain side. Brittany & Laura discuss the logic gaps within Harry Potter World, Ms. Barch’s favo...
ListenS4E09 Mart of Darkness from 2023-12-13T14:53:14.774390
The Lawndale regulars find themselves wandering the purgatory of a big box grocery store. Laura recalls a role-playing game she was once forced to perform in a Costco and Brittany gets a mean cr...
ListenS4E13 Dye! Dye! My Darling from 2023-12-13T14:53:14.761903
In the series' most dramatic finale yet, the building tension in the love triangle between Daria, Jane, and Tom comes to a head. Hosts Brittany & Laura, strap in, strap on, and make sweet lo...
ListenS5E02 Sappy Anniversary from 2023-12-13T14:53:14.749922
Tom forgets his anniversary with Daria which makes her question her needs. Jake starts his job at BuzzDome, an internet start-up (kill me). Hosts Brittany and Laura share their love language, La...
ListenS5E03 Fat Like Me from 2023-12-13T14:53:14.746137
After a nasty fall down a staircase, Sandy gains a negligible amount of weight, disqualifying her as president of the Fashion Club. Daria and Jane place bets on the Club's fate, while Brittany a...
ListenS5E07 Art Burn from 2023-12-13T14:53:14.702846
A caricature artist's rendering sends the Fashion Club into a self-esteem panic, while Jane sells out her art to help rebuild the Lane family gazebo, a sentimental fixture of their home. Brittan...
ListenIs It College Yet Part 2 of 2 from 2023-12-13T14:53:14.671830
In the series finale of "Sicker Sadder World," hosts Brittany & Laura share a pizza, celebrate the graduating class of Lawndale High, experiment with one more ASMR session (audio w...
ListenSPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS BONUS EP! from 2018-09-13T01:14
We're stopping by to say hello, where's your head at, we miss you, and to let you know limited edition "Sicker Sadder World" t-shirts are now available to purchase until Sept 18th! Go ...
ListenIs It College Yet Part 1 of 2 from 2018-07-31T21:55
In the first half of the two-part podcast finale, hosts Brittany and Laura discuss "Is It College Yet" in which our Lawndale friends confront the realities of their lives beyond high s...
ListenS5E13 Boxing Daria from 2018-07-24T22:04
The ambitious final episode of the regular series contains sweetness, depth, and some major character development for Daria; when a fridge box triggers a troubling memory, Daria starts to questi...
ListenS5E12 My Night At Daria's from 2018-07-17T19:46
When Quinn starts a rumor at school that Daria and Tom had sex, Daria confronts whether her relationship is ready for that level of intimacy. Hosts Brittany and Laura recollect their own clunky ...
ListenS5E11 Prize Fighters from 2018-07-10T23:22
Daria, Jodie and Upchuck compete for a scholarship from a racist and sexist corporation, which makes Jane questions Daria's morals. Also for some stupid reason, Jake has a LOT of hot dogs to get...
ListenS5E10 Aunt Nauseum from 2018-06-27T04:30
Aunt Amy's back! Helen's sister Rita reaches out for help with a family crisis, reuniting their temperamental band of sisters. While weathering the family drama, Daria pushes Tom away but gets c...
ListenS5E09 Life In The Past Lane from 2018-06-19T19:30
When Jane starts dating a Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Daria wonders if she and Tom are in a rut. Also, Stacy gives us an Oscar-worthy performance. Meanwhile, hosts Brittany and Laura discuss ghosts of...
ListenS5E08 One J At A Time from 2018-06-12T23:07
Helen wants Tom to join them for dinner but Daria is worried Tom will wipe the floor with Jake. In a stunning turn of events, Daria's monogamy makes Quinn feel pressured to find a steady boo of ...
ListenS5E06 Lucky Strike from 2018-05-29T23:15
When Principal Li refuses to raise the teacher's salaries, they go on strike. After a creepy substitute teacher gets let go, Daria is the interim teacher of Quinn's English class. Meanwhile, Bri...
ListenS5E05 The Story of D from 2018-05-22T21:53
Daria makes herself vulnerable to rejection when she submits a story to a literary magazine of high repute, the Fashion Club tries to give back, and Helen plots to keep Tom and her daughter from...
ListenS5E04 Camp Fear from 2018-05-15T12:00
Trent and Jane drive a resistant Daria to her 5 year summer camp reunion where they're all surprised to meet a Daria super-fan named Amelia. Even at camp, Quinn is popular per usual, and everyon...
ListenS5E01 Fizz Ed from 2018-04-24T22:05
When Principal Li goes off the rails selling out Lawndale High to a soda company, Daria must overcome her own comfortable complacency to do something about it. Things seem back to normal between...
ListenIs It Fall Yet Part 2 of 2 from 2018-04-17T17:48
Is Jane into Alison? Are Tom and Daria going to break up? Is Quinn falling for David? Brittany and Laura get far too stoned and try to find the strength to keep on track. Also, surprise guest ap...
ListenIs It Fall Yet Part 1 of 2 from 2018-04-11T04:42
Between Seasons 4 and 5, the angels from above gave us the full-length feature film "Is It Fall Yet?" Our favorite Lawndale kids are out of school for the summer: Daria is running a ki...
ListenS4E12 Fire! from 2018-03-27T17:30
When Jake sets their kitchen on fire, the Morgendorffers have to stay at a hotel for the next two weeks. Meanwhile, tension between Daria, Jane and Tom gets EVEN MORE TENSE. Tense tension, I say...
ListenS4E11 Groped By An Angel from 2018-03-21T04:50
Quinn has a guardian angel and Brittany's dad and step-mom throw a party to celebrate her C- grade average. Laura & Brittany experience a spooky number of synchronicities and talk about the ...
ListenS4E10 Legends of the Mall from 2018-03-13T18:15
Sandi, Trent and Jane recount the urban legends that still haunt Lawndale. Meanwhile, Brittany fails to remember the plot points of horror film "Urban Legend", Laura talks about her Di...
ListenS4E08 Psycho Therapy from 2018-02-28T02:04
The family heads to a Spa for the Soul and has a major breakthrough. Meanwhile Brittany and Laura are on the case of the missing milk carton children.
ListenS4E07 Of Human Bonding from 2018-02-20T04:56
Daria accompanies Jake to a business conference while Helen crashes a Fashion Club slumber party. Hosts Brittany & Laura are nearly murdered by an intruder and discuss dad stuff, Laura’s air...
ListenS4E06 I Loathe a Parade from 2018-02-14T06:29
Wow. We honestly apologize for how high Laura is but also we don't because it's the most pure version of her. Daria gets caught in a parade and ends up spending quality time with an unlikely com...
ListenS4E04 Murder, She Snored from 2018-01-31T05:45
Daria plays Angela Lansbury in this gripping murder mystery involving Kevin's death. Just like the nonsensical pattern of dreams, this episode with hosts Brittany and Laura is all over the place...
ListenS4E03 A Tree Grows In Lawndale from 2018-01-24T01:46
Kevin stars in this episode after a motorbike accident leaves him questioning his identity and sending Lawndale’s reputation down the tubes. Brittany & Laura explore the nature vs nurture di...
ListenS4E02 Antisocial Climbers from 2018-01-16T05:13
Thanks to Principal Li, the Lawndale students embark on a wilderness adventure to get more funding for who knows what. Meanwhile Brittany is sick so her voice sounds hot and Laura reminisces abo...
ListenS4E01 Partner’s Complaint from 2018-01-10T06:39
Daria is still angsty about Jane’s new relationship with Tom and she takes out her big feelings on a school project with Jodie. Meanwhile, host Brittany is genuinely mad at Laura and questions h...
ListenS3E13 Jane's Addition from 2017-12-20T05:59
Daria and Jane have a class project due but tensions run high when Jane ditches Daria for her new boy. Hosts Brittany and Laura discuss Daria's sexuality, sing a few tunes and get visited by a g...
ListenS3E12 Just Add Water from 2017-12-12T21:29
It's Casino Night on the Princess Fairy and Quinn needs a date. Meanwhile, hosts Brittany and Laura accidentally get stoned and Brittany's paranoia about Laura being mad at her is at an all-time...
ListenS3E10 Speedtrapped from 2017-11-29T06:23
Daria finally passes her driving test just in time to bail Jane and Trent out of jail. Brittany & Laura chat about the gendered socialization around bowel movements on vacation, crying over ...
ListenS3E09 Jake of Hearts from 2017-11-14T01:44
When Jake suffers a heart attack and his mom comes to town, the Morgendorffer women make changes to their personalities and future plans. Daria takes on two skeezy radio DJs and hosts Brittany &...
ListenS3E07 Daria! from 2017-10-31T18:22
Happy Halloween and it's the musical episode! When a hurricane hits Lawndale, the residents of the town just can't stop sangin'! Hosts Brittany and Laura sing a lot in this episode but only beca...
ListenS3E06 It Happened One Nut from 2017-10-25T00:46
After a career aptitude test says Daria will become a mortician, her parents pressure her into a job at the Lawndale Mall. Brittany & Laura talk drag costumes, high school jobs, workplace ge...
ListenS3E05 The Lost Girls from 2017-10-17T18:11
Daria wins a contest to spend a day with Val, the creator of VAL magazine. Meanwhile, Laura speaks about her near-death experience and Brittany philosophizes about the current state of youth-obs...
ListenS3E04 Daria Dance Party from 2017-10-11T01:43
Quinn has to decide if she'll honor her commitment to being on the dance committee while Brittany and Kevin break-up and hosts Brittany and Laura relive a homecoming nightmare, a sleeping prom d...
ListenS3E02 The Old&The Beautiful from 2017-09-26T19:10
When Lawndale students are forced to do volunteer work, Daria finds she's just as unpopular at the nursing home as she is in high school. Hosts Brittany & Laura discuss tennis lesbians, hair...
ListenS3E01 Through A Lens Darkly from 2017-09-19T21:17
Oh man, what an adventure of an episode. While Daria decides if getting contacts will ruin her "zero fucks" reputation, hosts Brittany and Laura contend with a technical difficulty tha...
ListenS2E13 Write Where It Hurts from 2017-09-12T17:36
For once in her life, Daria is stumped by a writing assignment that forces her to turn her friends & family into fictional characters. Hosts Brittany & Laura dive into the inspiration fo...
ListenS2E11 See Jane Run from 2017-08-29T17:25
When Jane joins the Lawndale track team, we all get a little lesson in athletic privilege. Hosts Brittany and Laura chat about gym class, quitting sports teams and how homoerotic football is. Th...
ListenS2 Live Show for "Malled" from 2017-08-23T16:27
Hosts Brittany and Laura decide to trade in Brittany's podcast studio in her bedroom for a live episode at the beautiful Ace Hotel downtown in front of more human beings. They're joined by some ...
ListenS2E10 Fair Enough from 2017-08-15T20:54
Lawndale High hosts a medieval fair to raise money for a new library & Quinn beats out Brittany & Sandy for the lead role in the "Canterbury Tales." Hosts Brittany & Laura ...
ListenS2E07 The New Kid from 2017-07-25T20:11
When Daria joins yearbook, she meets Ted, the sheltered but kind photo editor who has never tried gum before. Hosts Brittany and Laura discuss the married straights of Lawndale, being the new ki...
ListenS2E06 Monster from 2017-07-18T16:57
Daria & Jane use a class assignment as an excuse to expose the depths of Quinn's shallowness to the entire school. Hosts Laura & Brittany discuss Twizzlers, sex toys, crushes on dads, &a...
ListenS2E05 That Was Then, This Is Dumb from 2017-07-11T18:32
Helen and Jake hang out with their old college buddies Willow and Coyote and glamorize their past selves. Meanwhile, hosts Brittany and Laura talk Hanson & Dream, debate whether or not Britt...
ListenS2E03 Quinn the Brain from 2017-06-27T00:15
When Quinn's essay gets intellectual recognition, Daria's identity comes into question. Hosts Brittany and Laura discuss past dreams of being sex hotline operators, saltines and Mean Girls paral...
ListenS2E02 The Daria Hunter from 2017-06-20T23:25
Lawndale High plays paintball to learn the Art of War. Hosts Brittany & Laura discuss school bus politics, Theo Epstein, and ask the age-old question: Are You Mad At Me?
ListenS2E01 Arts n Crass from 2017-06-13T07:29
When an art competition comes to Lawndale, Daria and Jane collaborate on a shocking poster. Hosts Brittany and Laura talk fat-shamey 5th graders, triggering pasta and the times when Brittany bea...
ListenS1E13 The Misery Chick from 2017-05-30T18:26
In the Season 1 finale, the untimely death of a local hero/douchebag causes a grief-stricken Lawndale to turn to Daria for advice. Hosts Brittany & Laura tackle confronting mortality, the hi...
ListenS1E12 The Teachings of Don Jake from 2017-05-23T18:12
When Jake has a nervous breakdown, the Morgendorffers take a camping trip. Meanwhile Jane and Trent attend a family reunion. In this episode, hosts Laura and Brittany talk high school reunions, ...
ListenS1E11 Road Worrier from 2017-05-16T20:22
Alternapalooza! Daria's crush on Trent reaches new heights and Helen & Jake get freaky. Hosts Brittany & Laura do some improv and discuss foot fetishes, insecurity, and vintage porn.
ListenS1E08 Pinch Sitter from 2017-04-25T15:23
In this episode, Daria babysits for two sheltered children while Quinn learns about commitments. Hosts Brittany and Laura discuss their past babysitting gigs and their looming sadness.
ListenS1E07 The Lab Brat from 2017-04-18T19:44
In this episode, Daria and Kevin get paired up as lab partners by their man-hating science teacher. Hosts Brittany and Laura discuss self-help books, wealthy girlfriends and the Pigskin channel....
ListenS1E06 This Year's Model from 2017-04-11T16:47
Modeling recruiters come to Lawndale High and Brittany and Laura discuss their own experiences with scam artists. Plus, an appearance by the 90s rock rapper Everlast!
ListenS1E04 Cafe Disaffecto from 2017-03-28T04:47
In this episode, the students at Lawndale have to fundraise for their cyber cafe. So hosts Brittany and Laura discuss Mary Kay pyramid schemes, slam poetry and communism.
ListenS1E03 College Bored from 2017-03-21T15:55
In the third episode, Quinn and Daria visit their parents' alma mater and hosts Brittany and Laura discuss the taboo of student/teacher relationships. Secrets are revealed.
ListenS1E02 The Invitation from 2017-03-12T23:38
In the second episode, hosts Brittany and Laura discuss sexual tension between characters, how one of Brittany's friends tagged along on a first date to sketch her, and an unfortunate incident w...
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