Sicker Sadder World

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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 warning included), lose the thread of what they're talking about a couple of times, and generally get sappy about this show and their listeners. Commemorative t-shirt coming soon at sickersadderworld.com!

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 school. A mistaken marriage proposal, Quinn in the workforce, and plenty of nepotism are just some of the nuggets that fill out the film's first half.

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 question herself and who her antisocial behavior has most affected in her life. Hosts Brittany & Laura chat about their own podcast journeys, young Helen's hair, and visceral childhood memories. They keep the sappy goodbyes at bay... for now.

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 introductions to sex, discuss the continually coded queerness of Daria's friendship with Jane, and enjoy the sweet sounds of Savage Garden.

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 off his hands. Meanwhile, hosts Brittany and Laura discuss Brittany's second grade makeout, Laura's PTSD from college applications and The Head makes an appearance. You can find us @britt27ash, @la_wa and @sickersadder. Also at sickersadderworld.com

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 closer to Quinn. Hosts Britttany & Laura rank the characters by their BDE and discuss Quinn's character development and the pleasure of online stalking former MTV Real World stars. They avoid saying much of anything about our terrifying actual real world.

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 straight relationships' past and the magician who ruined Brittany's life. You can follow us @sickersadder, @britt27ash and @la_wa. Or check out our website sickersadderworld.com

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 her own, leading to the best days of the three Js lives. Brittany & Laura talk about couple-specific language and embarrassing parents, and blame their mental health issues on demons.

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. Brittany & Laura lavish their listeners with love, ponder why we only get caricatures drawn of ourselves when we're at our most physically awkward, and celebrate the best ever ending of a "Daria" episode.

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, Brittany and Laura talk about the cinematic classic "Teaching Mrs. Tingle", try to get better than a B+ on a Romeo & Juliet essay question and Laura sees pictures of Brittany's hair in high school. Testimonial provided by Ashley Wronski, chillest bud ever. Check us out at @sickersadder, on sickersadderworld.com or at Patreon.com/sickersadderworld.

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 doing the dirty. Brittany & Laura discuss the silver lining of failure, erotic fiction, middle school friend drama, and Laura beasts out on steroids. Featuring another revealing testimonial from high school friend Meghann Murphy.

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 everyone is terrorized by Skip, the nostalgia tyrant. Hosts Brittany & Laura discuss ceaseless synchronicities, creepy men in parking lots, and the blessing & curse that is tiny hands.

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 and Laura side-eye this episode's many problems, the beauty myth, and patriarchy in general. Laura apologizes for her pesky sniffles and common-cold caused delirium.

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, Laura's throat monster reappears and Brittany relives the horror of BuzzDome. This episode of "Sicker Sadder World" was sponsored by Sudio, fashionable headphones with high-tech sound quality at a fraction of the price.  Use discount code SSW15 to get 15% off any purchase. You can click here!  https://goo.gl/mhwLja

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 Jane and Daria as Brittany and Laura discuss the feminine wiles of Fruitopia, the redundancy of plot points, and the false extremism of the 90s. This episode of "Sicker Sadder World" was sponsored by Sudio, fashionable headphones with high-tech sound quality at a fraction of the price. Use discount code SSW15 to get 15% off any purchase. You can click here! https://goo.gl/mhwLja

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 appearance from Brittany's girlfriend who they dragged into the room when they were too high to figure out how to start the episode. Sorry for all the chewing.

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 kid's camp with Mr. O'Neill, Kevin and Brittany are (bad) lifeguards, Jodie and Mack hardly see each other, Quinn gets Carson Daly as a tutor and Jane and Bif Naked hit it off. Check out Part 2 next week, where hosts Brittany and Laura get (pretty) stoned and recap the rest of the film.

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 love to this episode by exhaustively processing an episode that's filled with exhaustive processing.

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! Hosts Brittany and Laura try to conclude that Trent is probably bi. Check us out on Twitter @sickersadder or our website at sickersadderworld.com

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 times Ali Larter and St. Vincent flirted with them in the most names-dropping episode yet. Follow us @sickersadder or visit our website at SickerSadderWorld.com

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 Disney kink, and they both recall their childhood horror stories. If the episode sounds a little different, it's because it's our FIRST EPISODE on our new software. Be gentle.

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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 craving for mall-bought BBQ.

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.

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 djembe career, and the sexual tension between Sandy & Quinn.

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 companion.

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 favorite sex position, and the blessings in disguise of past & present failures.

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 and they recognize their tangents.

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 dimensions of talent and learn some nasty surprises about each other (cough cough Britt doesn’t like Harry Potter).

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 about horse camp.

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 her commitment to her New Year’s resolutions. Featuring a very special guest appearance by Dog Laura. This episode was sponsored by Wing Press. You can find them at wingpress.com for all your printing needs.

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 ghost (a leaf blower).

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 high.

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 SICKERSADDERWORLD for a discount at checkout.

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 catalogues, and big news about their new coworker. This episode is sponsored by Songfinch.com- visit the site and use promo code SICKERSADDERWORLD for $20 off personalized song-writing services.

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 & Laura take on ASMR practice, a potential shared future as mental health practitioners, and the patriarchy (per usual).

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 tropes, and lesbians who own parrots while also trying their best not to get distracted by the dogs in the room.

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 because they were infected by the spirit of the music.

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 gender discrimination, and cord pulling their exes (again).

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-obsessed media.

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 date and catch up while Brittany is out of town.

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 Brittany & Laura discuss cord pulling, ex-girlfriends who still dream about us, creepy children’s books, and how capitalism tricked us into liking candy.

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, haircuts, a bad volunteer named Jimmy, and experiment with ASMR.

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 that erased half of their episode so they have to record hungover while getting a jury summons and getting dumped.

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 for Brittany's stomach tattoo. This episode was sponsored by Video Blocks. Go to videoblocks.com/sickersadderworld to get all the stock video you can imagine for $149 a year and to try a 7-day free trial!

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 Laura reminisces on her own belly button piercing.

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. This might be our butchest episode yet!

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 very special guests like Mindy Jones who sings her cover version live for the audience. Brittany and Laura have conversations with Susie Lewis (co-creator of Daria), Navid Sinaki (writer, filmmaker, Daria fanatic) and Ira Madison III (culture writer). They reminisced on the season 1 episode favorite "Malled"

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 debate who'd they'd ask out from the Fashion Club and Brittany's super cool days in Madrigal Club. Special guest appearance by Pizza the Dog.

When Daria ends up in the hospital with a mysterious rash, her family, friends, and a hot doctor rally by her side. Brittany surprises Laura with a personalized song from songfinch.com Our listeners get $20 off their own Song Finch tune by entering code SICKERSADDERWORLD

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 reminisces on her Prep School days and Brittany interviews Chantal Rochelle, Jodie Landon aficionado and creator of the viral video paying homage to sweet Jodie. You can follow Chantal @chantalrochelle on Twitter/IG.

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 kid and if it's possible to be a Ted in 2017. Follow us on Twitter @sickersadder, support us on Patreon or check out our website at sickersadderworld.com

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, & Brittany inches closer to a life of mindfulness.

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 Brittany has any more emotional capacity and reminisce on AOL chat room catfishing.

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.

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 parallels. This episode is sponsored by Jules & James, a serialized fiction podcast.

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?

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 beat the shit out of neighborhood boys. Also: Is Jake Daddy?

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

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 hierarchy of closeness, and the essential duality of pain & pleasure. Y'know, light stuff.

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, alternative looks and they both have their own nervous breakdowns about LGBT representation!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

While the students of Lawndale visit the Mall of the Millennium, Brittany and Laura discuss shoplifting, beanie babies, and toxic masculinity.

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.

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.

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 when Laura drank her brother's urine. Also, a guest segment of "Quinn the Feminist" with Gaby Dunn discussing Quinn's polyamorous ways.

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 rollback on protection for transgender students. Also included is a guest segment titled "Quinn the Feminist" with Gaby Dunn, makes us wonder: Is Quinn actually the most feminist of them all?