The Girlification Of Beta Blockers
The Polyester Podcast
The Polyester Podcast
4.5 • 533 Ratings
🗓️ 16 February 2026
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
“TAKE THAT BETA BLOCKER, GIRL!" exclaims Rachel Sennott on your iPhone from the Oscars red carpet. A couple of years ago, you remember a Kardashian episode dedicated to Khloe taking beta blockers on the back of Kris's advice. Giggly Squad sell you a baseball cap with 'Beta Blockers' emblazoned across it.
This week, hosts Ione and Gina dig into the normalisation of the blood pressure medication for treating anxiety. Is celebs talking about anxiety a net positive? Should we be making more of a fuss about the ease we can dupe online pharmacies? Is Big Pharma using meme culture to exploit us all?
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| 0:21.8 | Hi, Gina. Hi, O'Ne. Hi everyone. I'm Gina, the senior editor-in-tree of Polyester. And I'm I'm Iione, the founding editor-in-chief of polyester, and this is The Polyester podcast, a feminist pop culture podcast dissecting the discourse on a weekly basis. Please make sure to like, rate, subscribe and review. And if you didn't already know, members get a free copy of every zine we put out, as well as lots of extra perks, like one-on-one mentoring. |
| 0:25.8 | A group WhatsApp chat where you can talk to me and Ione, loads, loads more. |
| 0:28.1 | Secret episodes, we just recorded one. |
| 0:29.7 | You're joking me. |
| 0:33.3 | Well, sign up for you the link in our description. |
| 0:35.1 | Do you have any reviews, Ione? |
| 0:36.0 | Do we? |
| 0:41.1 | We have a lovely review. This is by peas clover or it could be oats peas lover um in the u s oates peas sea lover it could be that it could be that |
| 0:50.1 | otopee sea lover thank you for commented well it could be. Anyway, five stars, sharp and thoughtful. |
| 0:57.3 | Ioni and Gina are perceptive and charming hosts. Their banter and friendship adding a delicious |
| 1:02.0 | personal touch that leaves me looking forward to settle in and enjoy their weekly culture critique |
| 1:07.2 | while sipping coffee or painting my nails. Thought-provoking cultural critique sticks with me |
| 1:11.9 | from each episode, influencing how I perceive cultural phenomena, contributing to my conversations |
| 1:17.0 | with friends and catching me up with whatever's happening online. Regarding friction-maxing, |
| 1:22.3 | I agree with Gina's understanding that the main element of humour is surprise. Even if we don't |
| 1:27.2 | feel surprise, in a shocked or obvious sense, what makes a punchline person or situation humorous |
| 1:32.6 | is that in some way, it in some way deviates from what our pattern-seeking brains expect. |
| 1:38.2 | Of course, deviation from what is expected can also come in the form of tragedy and loss. |
| 1:42.8 | This is why we can later laugh at something that was hard in the moment and why horrible |
| 1:46.7 | situations can seem funny in some twisted way. |
| 1:49.7 | Either way, increasing our exposure and ability to handle the discomfort of change and becoming |
| 1:54.3 | conscious of our unconscious expectations allows us to handle all the changes life throws |
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