Ignorance Was Bliss

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228 -- I Hope You Can Help Me -- the tale of June and Jennifer Gibbons -- with Moxie from Your Brain on Facts Feb 04, 2020

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Where do you stop, and your closest friend -- or enemy -- begin? The Gibbons twins have a fascinating story that we try to parse out. Among other rabbitholes.
Guest: Moxie LaBouche, Your Brain on Facts
Intro/Outro: Rachel, We're All Mad Here
Disclaimer: Evan Tess, This Planet Needs a Name
Promos: Scary Stories and Apple for the Teacher
Artwork: Mike and Jen Gagne, Asylum 94 Productions
Facebook group: The Asylum
Network: Himalaya (presented by Heather, Sunshine & PowerCuts)
Sponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off), Sudio Sweden headphones (code IWB15 for 15% off)
Merch: https://bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerch
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcast
Music: DFA by OnlyMeith

227 -- Open Your Worldview -- international perspectives Feb 02, 2020

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How much of your culture forms you, and how much of you is just... you?
Guest: Laura
Intro/Outro: Emma, Husk podcast
Disclaimer: Paige, All the Things That Keep Us Up at Night
Promos: The Short Stories of Augie Peterson and Southern Gothic
Artwork: Karin Heimdahl
Facebook group: The Asylum
Network: Himalaya (presented by Heather, Sunshine & PowerCuts)
Sponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off), Sudio Sweden headphones (code IWB15 for 15% off)
Merch: https://bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerch
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcast
Music: DFA by OnlyMeith

226 -- In Attendance But Not Watching -- PTSD Jan 31, 2020

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PTSD is the diagnosis that encompasses trauma, anxiety and memory in a variety of forms. But what is it like?
Guest: Erik and Vicky, SoundedHeart
Disclaimer: Jennifer, Haunted Happenstance
Promos: Relic and Nordic True Crime
Artwork: Derek Graziano
Facebook group: The Asylum
Network: Himalaya (presented by Heather, Sunshine & PowerCuts)
Sponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off), Sudio Sweden headphones (code IWB15 for 15% off)
Merch: https://bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerch
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcast
Music: DFA by OnlyMeith

225 -- Nuance -- with Tyler Bell from The Westside Fairytales Jan 28, 2020

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There are good guys and bad guys, and it's just that simple... right? Pfft.
Guest: Tyler Bell, The Westside Fairytales
Disclaimer: Rachel, We're All Mad Here
Promos: Murder Mile and Dumb and Busted
Artwork: Sarah A.
Facebook group: The Asylum
Network: Himalaya (presented by Heather, Sunshine & PowerCuts)
Sponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off), Sudio Sweden headphones (code IWB15 for 15% off)
Merch: https://bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerch
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcast
Music: DFA by OnlyMeith

224 -- Play with a Scalpel -- audio drama -- with Vincent from How i Died Jan 27, 2020

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What goes into the making of an audio drama? (Hint: it's more than you might think.)
Guest: Vincent, How i Died
Intro/Outro: Jennifer, Haunted Happenstance
Disclaimer: Mortally Grey
Promos: American Slacker and Corpus Delicti
Artwork: Michelle Barkes
Facebook group: The Asylum
Network: Himalaya (presented by Heather, Sunshine & PowerCuts)
Sponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off), Sudio Sweden headphones (code IWB15 for 15% off)
Merch: https://bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerch
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcast
Music: DFA by OnlyMeith

223 -- Rape Culture -- with Emi and Sebastian from Every98 Jan 24, 2020

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It's not great that rape is so common that it can fill podcasts. But it's pretty great that people are talking about it instead of avoiding the topic.
Guest: Emi and Sebastian, Every98: Anonymous But Brave
Intro/Outro: Chip Michael, The Tales of Sage and Savant
Disclaimer: Sheree, Seven Knots
Promos: The Unseen and The True Crime Enthusiast
Artwork: Mike & Jen Gagne, Asylum94 Productions
Facebook group: The Asylum
Network: Himalaya (presented by Heather, Sunshine & PowerCuts)
Cast Junkie Discord server: https://discord.gg/V287EFn
Sponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off), Sudio Sweden headphones (code IWB15 for 15% off)
Merch: https://bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerch
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcast
Music: DFA by OnlyMeith

222 -- Emotional Soup -- identify and Navajo culture Jan 22, 2020

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How much of who you are is your heritage, and how much is your personality? Both matter, for more than just you.
Guest: Sheree, Seven Knots podcast
Intro/Outro: Natalie, Some Kind of Brown
Disclaimer: Isaiah, The Bird Brain Podcast
Promos: All the Things that Keep Us Up at Night and Vigils in the Dark
Artwork: Mike, Asylum 94 Productions
Facebook group: The Asylum
Network: Himalaya (presented by Heather, Sunshine & PowerCuts)
Cast Junkie Discord server: https://discord.gg/V287EFn
Sponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off), Sudio Sweden headphones (code IWB15 for 15% off)
Merch: https://bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerch
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcast
Music: DFA by OnlyMeith

221 -- Never Give Her Back -- stillbirth and pregnancy loss Jan 20, 2020

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The loss of a pregnancy is a horrible experience... but that doesn't mean it should be kept quiet and avoided. In fact, it makes it that much more important to talk about.
Guest: Heather
Intro/Outro: Paul, Varmints! and Checkin' in with Csomo
Disclaimer: Olivia, Things That Keep Me Up at Night
Promos: The Movie Journey Podcast and Hoosier Homicide
Artwork: Michelle
Facebook group: The Asylum
Network: Himalaya (presented by Heather, Sunshine & PowerCuts)
Cast Junkie Discord server: https://discord.gg/V287EFn
Sponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off), Sudio Sweden headphones (code IWB15 for 15% off)
Merch: https://bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerch
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcast
Music: DFA by OnlyMeith

220 -- Slapping the Ham -- trading stories with the cast of Rolling Misadventures Jan 17, 2020

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Some episodes are harder to summarize than others. This one? Hilarity and inappropriateness and just... yeah. All of the things. Allllll of the things.
Guest: Derek, Megan and Charles, Rolling Misadventures
Intro/Outro: Mike, Boston Harbor Horror
Disclaimer: Helen
Promos: Play Comics and Paycheck & Red
Artwork: Erin Schwartz
Facebook group: The Asylum
Network: Himalaya (presented by Heather, Sunshine & PowerCuts)
Sponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off), Sudio Sweden headphones (code IWB15 for 15% off)
Merch: https://bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerch
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcast
Music: DFA by OnlyMeith

219 -- More Than One Story -- surviving rape and stalking -- with Marissa F Cohen Jan 14, 2020

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Rape isn't always violent. Abuse isn't always obvious. Stalking isn't always dramatic. And recovery is never, never easy.
Guest: Marissa F. Cohen
Intro/Outro: Chriss, The Atomic Library
Disclaimer: Mike, Boston Harbor Horror
Promos: Nothing Rhymes With Murder and A Podcast About Something
Artwork: Minna, True Crime Finland
Facebook group: The Asylum
Network: Himalaya (presented by Heather, Sunshine & PowerCuts)
Sponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off), Sudio Sweden headphones (code IWB15 for 15% off)
Merch: https://bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerch
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcast
Music: DFA by OnlyMeith

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