A TARDIS of One’s Own

E44: The Next Doctor & underestimation

We're turning the bus around, trying to get our lives back on track, and also some semblance of podcasting schedule. It's a work in progress!
In this ep, we talk about the 2008 Christmas Special, The Next Doctor, where Cybermen stalk Victorian London and a lot of men underestimate a woman leading to all sorts of trouble. So, we talk about society's unfortunate habit of underestimating women and minorities.
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Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz.
We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we record.
Our music is by the amazing Scott Buckley. Find him here.
If you have any feedback or thoughts, please let us know at atardisofonesown@gmail.com 
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Here's the reference list for this ep:
Does society underestimate women? Evidence from the performance of female jockeys in horse racingAuthor links open overlay panel - Alasdair Brown, Fuyu Yang (Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization)
Assume That I Can | Global World Down Syndrome Day 2024 - Canadian Down Syndrome Society (YouTube)
And remember we have another podcast That's on my watchlist here.

E43: The Stolen Earth/Journey's End & strength in numbers

Sorry, sorry, life got in the way of editing these but we have been recording them, so we'll post them as soon as we can, we promise. Thanks for listening, and for your patience, we really appreciate it!
In this episode, we're discussing the two part finale of season 4 and because we have so many of the Doctor's companions making cameos to face the daleks, we talk about the benefit of having strength in numbers.
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Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz.
We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we record.
Our music is by the amazing Scott Buckley. Find him here.
If you have any feedback or thoughts, please let us know at atardisofonesown@gmail.com 
You can also find us on Instagram here.
Thank you for listening and subscribing!
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No references this episode...
...but you can find our other podcast That's on my watchlist here.

E42: Turn left & fate and preordained paths

In this episode, you can hear Jen have an existential breakdown in real time! What a treat! 
This episode asks what would happen if Donna never met the Doctor? How would Earth handle the Racnoss, the falling Titanic or the Sontarans? Spoiler: not well. Meanwhile, we ask what it means to just follow the path you think you have to walk because society tells you to.
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Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz.
We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we record.
Our music is by the amazing Scott Buckley. Find him here.
If you have any feedback or thoughts, please let us know at atardisofonesown@gmail.com 
You can also find us on Instagram here.
Thank you for listening and subscribing!
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No references this episode...
...but you can find our other podcast That's on my watchlist here.

E41: Midnight & being challenged

It's time to watch Jen's fave New Who episode, Midnight. Apologies the sound is a bit dodgy on this one, but hang in there!
In this ep, the Doctor hops on an all-day tour to the Saphire Waterfall which quickly goes wrong when one of the passengers is seemingly possessed. Paranoia and fear run rampant as the Doctor struggles to find a solution. The Doctor's fellow passengers really struggle with accepting the reality they find themselves, and some deny what's happening is even possible, so we're unpacking the idea of being challenged - whether that's your world view, or your reality.
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Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz.
We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we record.
Our music is by the amazing Scott Buckley. Find him here.
If you have any feedback or thoughts, please let us know at atardisofonesown@gmail.com 
You can also find us on Instagram here.
Thank you for listening and subscribing!
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No references this episode...
...but you can find our other podcast That's on my watchlist here.

E40: The Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead & who gets to write stories/history

Time for an absolute New Who classic this week as we dive into the two-parter, Silence in the Library and Forest of the Dead. Donna and the Doctor visit a planet-sized library. Here we meet River Song for the first time, Donna faces an alternate reality, and the Doctor grapples with not knowing everything. Since we're talking about books and stories, we had to ask who actually gets to tell their stories, and what do we lose when only one particular type of voice records our history? 
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Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz.
We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we record.
Our music is by the amazing Scott Buckley. Find him here.
If you have any feedback or thoughts, please let us know at atardisofonesown@gmail.com 
You can also find us on Instagram here.
Thank you for listening and subscribing!
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Reference list
Popular history writing remains a male preserve, publishing study finds - Alison Flood (The Guardian)
You can find our other podcast That's on my watchlist here.

E39: The Unicorn and the Wasp & Women as Problem Solvers

This week we dive headfirst into the fun murder mystery romp that is the Unicorn and the Wasp. As the Doctor and Donna join Agatha Christie to solve a murder, and more, we contemplate the pressure on women to be problem solvers, or at least to be 'fixers' of feelings. Think about all that 'soft skill' stuff that fall predominantely on women. Why? 
 
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Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz.
We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we record.
Our music is by the amazing Scott Buckley. Find him here.
If you have any feedback or thoughts, please let us know at atardisofonesown@gmail.com 
You can also find us on Instagram here.
Thank you for listening and subscribing!
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Reference list
No real reference list this ep but here's more on the Dogtanian show Jen talks about.
You can also find our other podcast That's on my watchlist here.

E38: The Doctor’s Daughter & Having Kids

First up, apologies for the lack of episodes. Life got a bit hectic there for a bit. We'll hopefully be back on schedule now, so thanks for being patient with us. We appreciate you!
In this episode, the Doctor, Donna and Martha find themselves in a war and the Doctor gets a surprise daughter. Cloning! What a time! This made us think about having kids, and the motivation to do so. Do you really want them or are you concerned with your legacy? Do you think it's the next logical thing to do? Does having kids make you less stressed about mortality or more? We don't have answers, but we like talking about it. Also LOTS of chat about cloning, of course.
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Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz.
We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we record.
Our music is by the amazing Scott Buckley. Find him here.
If you have any feedback or thoughts, please let us know at atardisofonesown@gmail.com 
You can also find us on Instagram here.
Thank you for listening and subscribing!
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No real reference list this ep but you can find our other podcast That's on my watchlist here.

E37: The Sontaran Stratagem/The Poison Sky & Groupthink

We've got a great topic for discussion this ep as we dive into the first two parter of season 4, The Sontaran Sratagem and The Poison Sky. We're untangling groupthink - when is it good, when is it bad, and is it necessary for military success? Join us for the vibes. In these episodes, The Doctor and Donna are back on Earth where they meet up with Martha and UNIT to respond to a new alien threat. The Sontarans are trying to poison the earth with a little help of Tech Bro Luke Rattigan.
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Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz.
We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we record.
Our music is by the amazing Scott Buckley. Find him here.
If you have any feedback or thoughts, please let us know at atardisofonesown@gmail.com 
You can also find us on Instagram here.
Thank you for listening and subscribing!
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No real reference list this ep but you can find our other podcast That's on my watchlist here.

E36: Planet of the Ood & Subjegation

Pretty heavy topic this week! But hard not to talk about slavery and subjegation when you see the Oods' plight - in this week's episode, The Doctor and Donna find themselves on the Ood-Sphere planet in the 42nd century, and discover the truth over the Ood's willingness to serve humankind.
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Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz.
We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we record.
Our music is by the amazing Scott Buckley. Find him here.
If you have any feedback or thoughts, please let us know at atardisofonesown@gmail.com 
You can also find us on Instagram here.
Thank you for listening and subscribing!
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No real reference list this ep but you can find our other podcast That's on my watchlist here.

E35: The Fires of Pompeii & Conquering

Can't talk about Romans without talking about conquest so that's what we're leaning into this episode as we watch the Fires of Pompeii. In this ep, the Doctor tries taking Donna to ancient Rome for her first trip in the TARDIS, but instead they find themselves in Pompeii in 79 AD, on the eve of the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius, and we ask ourselves what it takes to conquer fear and thought.
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Please be aware that we can be a bit sweary. Soz not soz.
We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa New Zealand, where we record.
Our music is by the amazing Scott Buckley. Find him here.
If you have any feedback or thoughts, please let us know at atardisofonesown@gmail.com 
You can also find us on Instagram here.
Thank you for listening and subscribing!
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No real reference list this ep but you can find our other podcast That's on my watchlist here.