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S5 Ep436: Help! My Husband Blows Off My Birthday! & Things You Won’t Miss About Your Ex Sep 15, 2022

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“Allegra” needs some advice, stat. Her otherwise fabulous husband always fails to celebrate her birthday. This year, he failed in a hurtful way. What do you do when your partner doesn’t celebrate your big day, even when they know it’s important to you? Then, two different Tastebuds are suddenly single so to mark the occasion, Kathleen is crowdsourcing reasons why people won’t miss their exes. (Who knew that chess was such a big deal??)
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What We Talked About:
13:54 - Help! My husband doesn’t celebrate my birthday!
28:39 - Thank God You Broke Up!
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PATREON Dates in September + October:
September 19th - Live Show @ 7:30 PM ET
October 2nd - Book Club @ 10:30 AM ET
October 3rd - Live Show @ 7:30 PM ET
October 5th - Study Buds @ 1:00 PM ET
October 24th - Live Show @ 7:30 PM ET
October 30th - Halloween Book Club!
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S5 Ep435: Dollywood, Dyin' & Dog Treats - Bonus Sep 12, 2022

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It's a loosey-goosey bonus, Buds! What's the one rule Kathleen has about amusement park rides? (Make your will beforehand!) And Bethany ate WHAT out of spite?
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Next PATREON Date:
September 13th - Live Show @ 7:30 PM ET
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S5 Ep433: Essential Cozy Mystery Lessons & The Church of Health + Wealth Sep 08, 2022

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Bethany’s been binging the old Agatha Christie show “Poirot” because she’s an old lady, and she’s learning some VERY useful lessons from it! Listen in and take notes because your life may depend on it! Then, Kathleen’s opening the doors of the School of Health + Wealth, giving the class tidbits on what actually defines our health, why teenagers are in danger online, and more!
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What We Talked About:
13:52 - Cozy Mastery Lessons
35:23 - The Church of Health and Wealth
Get your tickets to Bethany’s staged reading of “The Sex King!” —> https://www.merryallcenter.org/event-details/remembering-playwright-screenwriter-bill-c-davis
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PATREON Dates in September + October:
September 7th - Study Club @ 1:00 PM ET
September 8th - YA Book Club @ 8 PM ET
September 13th - Live Show @ 7:30 PM ET
September 19th - Live Show @ 7:30 PM ET
October 3rd - Live Show @ 7:30 PM ET
October 5th - Study Buds @ 1:00 PM ET
October 24th - Live Show @ 7:30 PM ET
October 29th - Book Club @ 10:30 AM ET
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KATHLEEN’S SOURCES:
https://www.wellandgood.com/what-does-it-mean-to-be-fit/
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-31/bed-bath-beyond-secures-financing-reveals-plan-to-cut-costs
https://www.instagram.com/oatsfairy/?hl=en
https://www.marketingbrew.com/stories/2022/08/30/making-it-real-how-pop-ups-and-in-person-experiences-are-the-new-table-stakes-for-franchises
https://neurosciencenews.com/teen-health-news-21314/
BETHANY’S SOURCES:
“Agatha Christie’s Poirot” on Britbox
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agatha_Christie%27s_Poirot

S5 Ep432: Kinky Sex Lists + Walking Corpse Syndrome Sep 01, 2022

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Fall means cozying up and Kathleen is going to make that cozying extra sexy! She’s talking about making a Kink List, what that could include, and how to discuss it with your partner! (Bring on the egg beater.) Then, Bethany found three fascinating mental delusions that you may not have heard of before including one where the person believes they’re already dead!
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What We Talked About:
15:32 - Making Your Kink List (*MATURE CONTENT*)
35:55 - Strange Psychological Disorders
Cosmo Mag: A Yes/No/Maybe List Might Be Just the Thing Your Sex Life Is Missing - https://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/a40943040/yes-no-maybe-sex-list/
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PATREON Dates in September + October:
September 7th - Study Club @ 1:00 PM ET
September 8th - YA Book Club @ 8 PM ET
September 13th - Live Show @ 7:30 PM ET
September 19th - Live Show @ 7:30 PM ET
October 3rd - Live Show @ 7:30 PM ET
October 24th - Live Show @ 7:30 PM ET
October 29th - Book Club @ 10:30 AM ET
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Solo Stove - Right now, you can get big discounts on all fire pits during Solo Stove’s Labor Day Sale. And use promo code “TASTE” at solostove.com for an extra $10 off. (But hurry! The Labor Day Sale ends September 11th.)
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KATHLEEN’S SOURCES:
https://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/a40943040/yes-no-maybe-sex-list/
https://www.glamour.com/story/fall-starbucks-drinks-2022
BETHANY’S SOURCES:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2911387/Teenager-spent-three-years-life-thinking-DEAD-Walking-Corpse-Syndrome.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fregoli_delusion
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3357570/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6370465/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capgras_delusion

S5 Ep431: Adult Onesies For the Sexy Sex - Bonus Aug 30, 2022

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Bethany bought two outfits for an aerial photo shoot that ended up being for a VERY different purpose. Can Kathleen guess what that purpose is? Plus, Kathleen is reminding the class about all of the perks, benefits, and rewards available to us that we’re not! taking! advantage! of! Pull up a Delta Lounge comfy chair and an 18-ounce pour of Sauvignon Blanc because it’s a bonus episode, baby!
Plus, hear all the 'Bonus Buds' names at the end!
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What We Talked About:
Bethany guests on the Nicolas Cage episode of the L8 Night Ghouls podcast - https://www.buzzsprout.com/2021114/11173126-the-nicolas-cage-episode-with-bethany-watson
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PATREON Dates in August + September:
August 29th - Live Show @ 7:30 PM ET
August 31st - Book Club @ 8:00 PM ET
September 1st - Study Club @ 1:00 PM ET
September 8th - YA Book Club @ 8 PM ET
September 13th - Live Show @ 7:30 PM ET
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S5 Ep429: The Alien in the Freezer & Why Sea Otters are Evil Aug 25, 2022

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WARNING: This episode contains some conversations about animal deaths that some listeners may find upsetting.
Fresh from an Alaskan adventure, Kathleen is on her third case of Covid (one more and she gets a free goldfish!) so the ladies are chatting long-distance. First, Bethany brings a fascinating tale of a man who says he saw an alien literally vaporize his dog, so he put the alien in his freezer. What happens next? Who’s Gary? And why is this man covered in feces? Then, Kathleen learned the hard truth about why you should absolutely fear otters. You’ll be shocked what some of these furry little a**holes do. (Otters! They’re just like us!) Plus, move over Ichabod Crane. Jesus is in town!
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What We Talked About:
14:13 - The Alien in the Freezer
38:51 - Sea Otters Are Evil
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PATREON Dates in August + September:
August 29th - Live Show @ 7:30 PM ET
August 31st - Book Club @ 8:00 PM ET
September 1st - Study Club @ 1:00 PM ET
September 8th - YA Book Club @ 8 PM ET
September 13th - Live Show @ 7:30 PM ET
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BETHANY’S SOURCES:
Photo of the "alien" - https://extraterrestrials.fandom.com/wiki/Reed_Case?file=Reed_Alien_hoax.jpg
Dark Matter Files: Art Bell interviews Dr. Jonathan Reed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVWBNeld4Qs
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/man-probes-alien-claims-caught-8700795
"Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files," S1E9: Sasquatch Spring/Alien Attacker - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhFrjlii-YU
https://www.amazon.com/Link-Extraterrestrial-Jonathan-Raith-Robert/dp/B000GR81NK
https://groups.google.com/g/rec.music.classical.guitar/c/vlk3W9Pnhu4
KATHLEEN’S SOURCES:
https://www.doi.gov/blog/12-facts-about-otters-sea-otter-awareness-week#:~:text=Sea%20otters%20have%20the%20thickest%20fur%20of%20any%20animal.&text=Unlike%20most%20other%20marine%20mammals,grooming%20and%20conditioning%20their%20fur.
https://www.iflscience.com/video-shows-otters-drown-and-kill-a-monkey-at-a-zoo-39111#:~:text=A%20video%20from%20a%20few,otters%20and%20Javan%20lutung%20monkeys.
https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/uploads/kenaifjordsnpottereatingmusselsannelangannpsphoto.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epUk3T2Kfno
https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/he-was-humping-it-it-was-so-bizarre-exposing-the-aberrant-nature-of-a-sea-otters-sex-life
https://www.livescience.com/otter-attacks-in-alaska

S5 Ep428: How NOT to Move & Why We Overshare on Social Media Aug 18, 2022

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Fully saturated with paint fumes, Bethany is floating down to earth long enough to share some moving tips she learned the hard way, especially if you have a U-Haul in your future. Then, Kathleen’s digging into a listener email involving using Facebook as a journal and Mom getting mad. Why do we overshare on social media, anyway? Plus, the ocean just presented another nightmare. How DARE you, The Ocean?
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What We Talked About:
16:05 - Moving Tips (& more horror stories!)
40:15 - Oversharing on Social Media
Horrifying crawlspace video (Mr. Nightmare, Jake H): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vvy66yWT-DY
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PATREON Dates in August + September:
August 29th - Live Show @ 7:30 PM ET
August 31st - Book Club @ 8:00 PM ET
September 1st - Study Club @ 1:00 PM ET
September 8th - YA Book Club @ 8 PM ET
September 13th - Live Show @ 7:30 PM ET
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Bethany's Sources:
https://www.rd.com/list/moving-day-horror-stories/

https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/moving-horror-stories

https://dolly.com/blog/moving-horror-stories/

https://extramile.thehartford.com/home/buying-and-selling/moving-horror-stories/

https://www.movingoptions.com/blog/3-influencers-moving-horror-stories/

https://www.rd.com/list/never-put-on-moving-truck/

Kathleen's Sources:
https://medium.com/illumination/the-problem-with-oversharing-aa6f1adda004#:~:text=Oversharing%20and%20the%20world%20of%20social%20media&text=These%20people%20are%20often%20posting,have%20been%20able%20to%20before.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-4933338/People-reveal-cringeworthy-examples-oversharing.html
https://www.makeuseof.com/stop-oversharing-social-media/
https://www.learning-mind.com/oversharing-on-social-media-reasons/

S5 Ep427: A Bizarre Meth Addiction Commercial & Twitter Sucks (According To Kathleen)- Bonus Aug 15, 2022

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Bethany is playing Kathleen a *crazy* anti-meth ad that seems to have been pulled from TV immediately. Kathleen's fallen in love with a robo caller who gave her his "personal" desk number, the two figure out if frog skin is a barrier to an LTR, and Kathleen is LIVID about Twitter...?

S5 Ep425: The Urban Legend of “Evil Otto” & How to Admit You’re Wrong Aug 11, 2022

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Back in the 1980s, video games were new and people didn’t quite know what kind of impact they’d have on the world. Enter: Evil Otto. He was an arcade game baddie who is rumored to have caused 3 REAL deaths! Bethany digs into the story behind the unnerving smiling face. Then, Kathleen’s pulling up to the dinner table because she’s ready to eat her words. What is she admitting she was wrong about? And why are we programmed to not want to admit we’re wrong?
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What We Talked About:
9:20 - Evil Otto
30:35 - How to Admit You’re Wrong
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PATREON Dates in August + September:
August 29th - Live Show @ 7:30 PM ET
August 31st - Book Club @ 8:00 PM ET
September 1st - Study Club @ 1:00 PM ET
September 8th - YA Book Club @ 8 PM ET
September 13th - Live Show @ 7:30 PM ET
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Bethany's Sources:
https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Evil_Otto

https://gaming-urban-legends.fandom.com/wiki/Evil_Otto_is_Real

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFr-fdML15E

https://gaming-urban-legends.fandom.com/wiki/Evil_Otto_is_Real?file=BerzerkNews.png

https://gotgame.com/2013/12/27/gamebusters-myth-7-berzerk/

https://retrobitch.wordpress.com/2015/11/04/dying-to-play-the-berzerk-curse-fact-or-fiction/

Music: “In the Labyrinths of Hell,” Leva (via artlist.io)
Kathleen's Sources:
https://www.vox.com/even-better/23198698/how-to-admit-youre-wrong
https://inspiringtips.com/humble-ways-to-admit-you-wrong/
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/22/smarter-living/why-its-so-hard-to-admit-youre-wrong.html

S5 Ep424: The Hyper-Femininity Movement & Moving Nightmares Aug 04, 2022

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Maybe Elle Woods had it all figured out! Kathleen is covering the topic that, for Millennials at least, brings back vivid memories and maybe some judgment: hot pink everything, fluffy pencil toppers, and sexy silhouettes. Is ultra femme still stigmatized? Then, Bethany wipes her brow, puts down the moving boxes, and takes you on a journey through some nightmare-moving stories. (Don’t forget your keys!)
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What We Talked About:
13:32 - Hyperfemininity and the Girly-Girl Movement
39:28 - Moving Horror Stories
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KATHLEEN’S SOURCES:
https://www.nylon.com/life/hyperfemininity-tiktok-feminism-movement
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1471-6402.1999.tb00385.x#:~:text=hyperfemininity%2C%20which%20was%20defined%20as,used%20to%20maintain%20this%20relationship.
BETHANY’S SOURCES:
https://www.rd.com/list/moving-day-horror-stories/
https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/moving-horror-stories
https://dolly.com/blog/moving-horror-stories/
https://extramile.thehartford.com/home/buying-and-selling/moving-horror-stories/
https://www.movingoptions.com/blog/3-influencers-moving-horror-stories/
https://www.rd.com/list/never-put-on-moving-truck/

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