Join The Daily Tism writers Sara Gibbs, Elsa Williams and Sarah Amero as they wax lyrical about getting make-up advice from child beauty pageants, the worst Chappell Roan song to play at a funeral and whether your Christian primary school was actually a cult.
Autistic Women Oversharing is the podcast where everything is autistic and nothing is off limits. It’ll make you laugh, cry and say “thank God I’ve got my headphones in”.
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Season 1
Season 1, Episode 1 – Weird Celebrity Crushes
In this very first episode of Autistic Women Oversharing, we’re talking about past and present celebrity crushes. From sexual awakenings via the Cell Block Tango to beastly boyfriend material, we’ve got enough strange attractions to fill a theme park. Pack a change of underwear – you’re going to need it.
Season 1, Episode 2 – Childhood Special Interests
The Daily Tism writers are back for another overshare-a-thon! In our latest bid to get ourselves cancelled, we’re talking about our (deeply concerning) childhood special interests. Whether you spent your younger years dreaming of fame and fortune on the beauty pageant circuit, pondering deadly snake bites, or waiting for the Spice Girls to come and pick you up, you’re in good company.
Season 1, Episode 3 – Red Flags
From crying at the Colosseum to moonlighting as a cheese-slinging chatbot, it’s a wonder we all went undiagnosed for so long. In this week’s episode, recorded during one of our members-only live events, we talk about all the reasons we should have been identified sooner. And if you’re looking for something to drink while you listen, might we recommend a strawberry milkshake lovingly handmade (read: mashed) by a small child?
Season 1, Episode 4 – Norms
Today, we’re taking on all the social norms, cultural conventions and strange human rituals that we just can’t quite crack. In this week’s episode, Sara has a funerary Femininomenon, Sarah offers a scathing critique of the wedding industry, and Elsa educates her colleagues on the realities of childbirth. A very merry Special Day to all who celebrate!
Season 1, Episode 5 – Phobias
This week, we’re talking all about our worst fears. Expect country musicians, planes carried on the backs of angels, (bog) mummy issues, the prospect of going to Whitby, being bitten by Leslie Nielsen, and treacherous, treacherous mayonnaise.
Season 1, Episode 6 – Strongly Disagree Part 1
It’s a two-parter! This week, we’re taking the first half of the Autism Quotient test together — and, in true Daily Tism fashion, absolutely ripping it to shreds. Unlike a certain autism researcher, we’re asking all the right questions: What does it even mean to ‘slightly disagree’? Did a single autistic person consult on this thing? And what kind of degenerate has a birthday picnic?
Season 1, Episode 7 – Strongly Disagree Part 2
We’re finishing off the Autism Quotient this week and, spoiler alert, it doesn’t get much better in the second half. Hear us cope with being boring, friendless autistics by: trying not to give people the stink eye during Teams meetings (Elsa), trying to go five minutes without mentioning we went to drama school (Sarah), and writing a post-watershed body-horror sitcom called Yoga Fart (who else but Sara?). At the end, we reveal our scores and crown The Ultimate Autistic*.
*We don’t actually. Even if we believed such a thing existed, none of us think we’d qualify.
Season 1, Episode 8 – Not All Autistics
Elsa’s not here today! Left to improvise a co-host out of an octopus costume and a Cockney accent, Sara and Sarah get thoroughly weird about all the things they thought their autism would explain – but just turned out to be horrifying personal quirks. Learn how to lose friends and alienate people with tales of magical racist elves, cold baked beans and itchy teeth, and solve the locked room mystery of Andrew Hickey’s eggy trousers.
Season 1, Episode 9 – Oversharing
Buckle up, terrible autistics, it’s the season finale! Sara, Elsa and Sarah put on their Very Special Episode hats and ruminate on the concept of oversharing: what it feels like to spill our guts, how to stay well fed during an accidental orgy and what to do if your haemorrhoid becomes sentient (stay calm and open Snapchat).
