Mom’s Gone QAnon

Binchtopia

Julia Hava & Eliza McLamb

Society & Culture

4.8 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2025

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

In part two of our no contact series, the girlies zero in on the emotional and psychological fallout of cutting family ties, discussing the rise of no contact as a cultural norm, the complicated path to reconciliation, and the intra-polarization of the American family. Digressions include the stunning foresight of Kim Kardashian, a cursed image of Justin Timberlake, and how the right bra can truly change your life.

If you're currently no contact with family or considering this step, you're not alone; connect with Stand Alone, Together Estranged, and Family Support Resources for community and support.

This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Eliza McLamb and edited by Allison Hagan. Research assistance from Kylie Finnigan.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to Binchotopia. We hope you enjoy your stay.
0:15.0	Hi everybody. Welcome back to Binchotopia. Hello and welcome back. I'm Julia Hava. I'm Eliza McLean. If you would like to support
0:22.6	us on Patreon and get access to our Patreon bonus episodes, our media sods and our monthly zooms,
0:29.1	you can go to patreon.com slash bingeotopia. Nick and I have just released a gorgeous bonus episode
0:34.3	sharing the 10 commandments of how to shake up your life. So if you've been thinking or maybe
0:38.3	wanting to do that, get your knowledge of those commandments first. So true. I cannot wait to tap in
0:43.8	and listen to those. It's like going to church. Exactly. And we just recorded a gorgeous
0:48.4	media sode. Everything's coming together on Patreon. It's beautiful. Everything is coming up
0:53.0	Binchopia. And we're being a little scrappy today. We're recording virtually.
0:58.0	Oh, my God. I'm, like, feeling the flu, like, come upon me. Like, this is, like, the time I recorded when I'd cope. I'm, like, feeling myself get more ill, like, through the... I'm like, my bones are starting to feel weary.
1:11.2	They're cracking.
1:12.6	Yeah.
1:13.1	This flu season has been so fucking crazy.
1:15.8	Like, it's been RSV norovirus.
1:19.8	Yep.
1:20.1	Regular ass flu.
1:21.7	COVID.
1:22.4	It's like a quadrupledemic.
1:24.8	And everybody I know has gotten so severely sick. This like had a flu that was like COVID level and it
1:30.3	wasn't COVID. Yeah. Everyone I know is like sick right now and I'm deathly. I'm literally locking myself up like I'm in a
1:36.3	fucking catacomb so I'm going to record my album next week and I'm like the studio is so expensive. I've paid
1:41.3	people to travel and like you're like do not forsake me Do not. Like, I'm not going anywhere. Like,
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