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Why hobbies matter in a capitalist world
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- Feb 16, 2026
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- 3040
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Summary
Get "Liberate Your Business" by Becky Mollenkamp https://liberateyourbusiness.com/ In this episode of Messy Liberation, Becky Mollenkamp and Taina Brown start with the cultural moment — unpacking the Bad Bunny halftime performance — and end up somewhere deeper: a conversation about care, creativity, and what it means to live inside systems that don’t value our humanity. They explore revenge bedtime procrastination, why so many of us push the things we love to the edges of our day, and how capitalism teaches us to dismiss anything that doesn’t generate income. Becky shares a personal story about caring for her injured dog and the emotional labor that often goes unseen — especially in relationships — while Taina reflects on creative work, attention, and honoring what matters. Together, they ask big questions: • What if hobbies aren’t frivolous? • What if care work is real work? • What does it look like to honor our emotional lives instead of minimizing them? • And how do we navigate relationships when we experience the world differently? This conversation weaves culture, feminism, mental health, and lived experience into an honest exploration of being human in a productivity-obsessed world. If you’ve ever stayed up too late chasing a moment of freedom… felt unseen in your care work… or wondered why rest feels so hard to claim — this one’s for you. 🎤 JOIN US IN THE FEMINIST PODCASTERS COLLECTIVE