Ignorance Was Bliss

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118 -- Dangling Over the Banister -- narcissism and weaponized religion Mar 25, 2019

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How do you know when normal actually isn't all that normal? And how do you bounce back?
Disclaimer: Adrienne
Promos: Sunshine and Power Cuts and Southern Gothic
Facebook group: The Asylum
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117 -- Acknowledge the Ridiculousness -- with Mary Rhoads Mar 22, 2019

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After a very intense and heavy episode #116, what better way to lighten the mood than with a comic book??
Mary Rhoads (@mgrhoads on Instagram)... https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/099904981X?pf_rd_p=1cac67ce-697a-47be-b2f5-9ae91aab54f2&pf_rd_r=CBWCZCSPJX6CQ1ZMSJSV
Disclaimer: Kate, Kids on Bikes
Promos: The Short Stories of Augie Peterson and Out of the Shadows
Facebook group: The Asylum
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116 -- I Miss Me -- loss and recovery Mar 19, 2019

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This ran as a Facebook Live video on 17 March 2019, so if you saw that, you've heard this.
If not, this is why March is so hard for me. Big bad hard.
Disclaimer: Chris, Play Comics and Meddling Kids
Promos: Myths and Murders and Relic
Facebook group: The Asylum
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115 -- That is How a Murderbird Do -- writers who kill -- with Morgan from The Frankenpod Mar 15, 2019

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Artists -- including podcasters -- are a special breed. Creative, unusual... and sometimes homicidal.
Morgan (The Frankenpod) joined me to talk through a few specific, literary examples.
Disclaimer: Mike Morford, from Criminology and The Murder in my Family
Promos: Killafornia Dreaming and Mariticide
Facebook group: The Asylum
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114 -- True Sports -- with Ben and Kyle from WST Mar 13, 2019

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Ben and Kyle (Western Standard Time) join me to talk sports, negotiation, arbitration, podcasting, true crime, Netflix, esports... and it all actually works.
Disclaimer: Justin, Obscura
Promos: Livestream for the Cure and Let's Talk About Sects
Facebook group: The Asylum
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113 -- Confessions and Caregiving -- with Jennifer from Fading Memories Mar 11, 2019

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There are few things harder than losing a loved one... especially when you lose their personality and memories before you lose their physical presence.
Jennifer (Fading Memories) talks through her personal process here -- then go to her show to hear some more general stories and strategies
.Disclaimer: Alex and Ben, MAUL
Promos: Pod-ful of Sunshine and Great Lakes True Crime
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112 -- Disintegration -- with Nate from Selling Out Mar 09, 2019

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Nate, from Selling Out, is one of the smartest, most well-spoken guys I know... which is a good thing, because he has a hell of a story to tell, from sex to drugs to rock 'n' roll.
Disclaimer: Sarah, from Good Nightmare
Promos: Livestream for the Cure and Conversations with Paycheck and Red
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111 -- Still Surrounded by Trees -- stalking -- with Dani from Incongruity Media Mar 06, 2019

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Lately, I've talked a lot about stalking. This episode is no exception.
Dani, from Incongruity Media (yeah, that one) joined me to share her personal story. I share more of my own, though it can be hard to hear my part because of garbled audio -- I hate this but can't fix it.
Disclaimer: Crista, from The Dark Divide
Promos: FriGay the 13th and The Haunted Ride
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110 -- Skepticism and Woo -- with Melissa from The Haunted Ride Mar 04, 2019

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Do you believe in ghosts, and psychic abilities, and the paranormal? ...do I??
Melissa, from The Haunted Ride, tries to figure it out.
Disclaimer: Lee Mellor, from Murder Was the Case
Promos: Live Stream for the Cure and Conspeared
Shoutout: Sinead, from Mens Rea
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109 -- Put the Pineapple Away -- hybristophilia -- with Cassandra Mar 02, 2019

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There's a stereotype, of women being attracted to "bad boys." Cassandra and I don't even attempt to investigate whether this is a real thing; we jump directly into a discussion of why it might be.
Disclaimer: Mo, from Targeted
Promos: Live Stream for the Cure and California True Crime
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