The Observation Deck
by The Observation Deck
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About this podcast
From the Nora Ephron and Eve Babitz of looking at their phones a lot: criticism and analysis for the algorithmically optimized era. Spanning the majorly trivial to the dubiously significant, The Observation Deck is a podcast about internet and popular culture hosted by Rosa Addario and Saskia Kowalchuk. Produced by Nelson Graves.
Find us on Instagram @observationdeckpod
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Episodes
The newest 20 of 32 episodes
- Punishment Workouts · 1 h 11 min · Season 3 Episode 5Why do men like girls who only do pilates with other women? Why are influencers waking up at 3 AM to go to their tortuous fitness class? Rosa and Saskia investigate the rise of…
- Y’all Know I’m Canada Down w/ Rosie Long Decter · 1 h 15 min · Season 3 Episode 4From Heated Rivalry to Mile End Kicks and Katy Perry dating former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, why has 2026 been the year of (seemingly) everyone being “Canada Down” and what…
- Recession Consumerism · 1 h 2 min · Season 3 Episode 3What can corporate work vlogs tell us about the current state of rampant consumerism? Starting off with quick observations on a recent trip to Toronto and yoga mishaps in…
- Dishing on Food Culture: 22 Little Plates · 1 h 0 min · Season 3 Episode 2Have you dined with us before? For tonight's meal, Saskia and Rosa dish on the state of algorithmic food culture. With safe sleazy dive bars on every corner in Montreal and the…
- Balcony Hang Gossip Sesh · 1 h 5 min · Season 3 Episode 1After much anticipation, Saskia and Rosa are back for our newest season with big news! Join the girlies for a chatty summer balcony hang where they dish on the films and books…
- Hegemonic Blondness: On Taylor Swift and "Wuthering Heights" w/ Biddy O'Neil · 1 h 24 min · Season 2 Episode 13In our Season 2 finale, the girlies are joined by friend of the pod Biddy O'Neil to discuss the career of our favourite mirror ball pop sensation: Taylor Swift. Via a long detour…
- Pop-Mormonism · 1 h 18 min · Season 2 Episode 12Why do Mormons seem to be everywhere now? From the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City to the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, Saskia and Rosa explore the link between the…
- Sports Spectacular · 1 h 27 min · Season 2 Episode 11Grab your hockey stick and put on your jersey, the girlies are hitting the ice! In the midst of Ottawa Senators drama, Heated Rivalry madness, and the 2026 Winter Olympics…
- Happy Old Year II · 1 h 18 min · Season 2 Episode 10Wrapping up another year of the Observation Deck pod, Saskia, Rosa, and special guest Nelson share their collective musings on 2025, including their take on Wicked: For Good and…
- The Secret Life of a Sephora Tween · 1 h 33 min · Season 2 Episode 912 year olds buying luxury anti-aging serums, 30$ lip treatments as far as the eye can see, and the most overstimulating shopping experience known to man: Sephora has us in a…
- Sister Lessons w/ Anya Kowalchuk · 1 h 34 min · Season 2 Episode 8Sister of the pod Anya joins the girlies to talk about the TV series Charmed with plenty of digressions along the way. Discussing sisterhood, Christian morality, and #MeToo, our…
- The Mallrats Project · 1 h 8 min · Season 2 Episode 7A week full of psychosexual high tea and film festival musings animate Saskia and Rosa’s discussion of North American mall culture. From olfactory memories of the food court to…
- Fall Reads II: The Return of Reading Week · 1 h 11 min · Season 2 Episode 6Rosa and Saskia are back from Fall break to talk about their favourite reads of 2025. After catching us up on all of their goings on since last recording, the girlies dive into…
- Letterboxd Politics w/ Sam Thompson · 1 h 31 min · Season 2 Episode 5Film scholar and friend of the pod Sam Thompson joins the girlies to chat about Letterboxd. Using their own Letterboxd entries from the Amazon Prime original The Map that Leads…
- The Girliepop-ification of Anti-Work · 1 h 23 min · Season 2 Episode 4Turn your volume up over the sound of the 17 year cicada brood and dive into Saskia and Rosa’s analysis of this post-feminist critique of late capitalism. Are the girlies lost in…
- YApocalypse Now w/ Jessica Ward · 1 h 22 min · Season 2 Episode 3Here’s to the side braid seen all around the world. Rosa and Saskia welcome Jessica Ward to the pod to talk all your favourite YA dystopias past and present. Jess’ letterboxd…
- Instagram Meme History · 1 h 18 min · Season 2 Episode 2Saskia and Rosa take us on a trip through Instagram meme history and share their own philosophies on meme posting, exploring the ever evolving platform and the nature of memes…
- Park Hang Gossip Sesh · 48 min · Season 2 Episode 1Saskia and Rosa make their triumphant return for Season 2 of the Observation Deck! The girlies are kicking off this season with a casual convo in the park following what they've…
- [Trailer] Season 2 Coming July 18, 2025 · 5 minHey Deckheads! Rosa and Saskia are back with Season 2 on July 18, 2025. Follow us on Instagram @observationdeckpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Reality TV Part 3: The Finale · 1 h 54 min · Season 1 Episode 12In our season finale, producer Nelson makes another on mic appearance with the girlies to chat about TLC's brand of freak show reality. And to cap off the season, some sweet…
