Ignorance Was Bliss

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078 -- Satanic Panic -- with Phil Rood Dec 07, 2018

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If life is all a game... who are the good guys? Who are the bad guys? *Are* there good/bad guys?
I still don't have an answer, but I'm joined by Phil Rood (Brokebot Mountain podcast) in an effort to figure it out.
Tipper Gore's 1980s and the Satanic influences within them were not the enemy. Maybe.
Shoutout: Paul from Varmints
Disclaimer: IsabellePromos: Sometimes Geek and The Rise of King Asilas
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077 -- Don't Steal Kids -- with Allison Mann and Michael Brodkorb Dec 04, 2018

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Two girls go missing in the middle of the night. That's a pretty horrible sentence, all by itself... but there is a simple way to make it worse: their mother was at fault.
Allison Mann and Michael Brodkorb joined me to talk about their new book, "The Girls Are Gone," and we find some deep and very dark rabbit holes in the process.
Disclaimer: My dad
Promos: Rolling Misadventures and Forgotten News
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076 -- Infinite Whack-a-Mole -- cyberbullying, hacking and other bad behavior Dec 01, 2018

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Once upon a time, I was on the cutting edge of online technology. I used BBSes, before the Internet was a thing.Now? I'm too old for this.
So I asked Derek (from the Sometimes Geek and Rolling Misadventures podcasts) to help me sort out some of the bigger crimes and dangers lurking on the web today. And we remembered something very important: people suck.
Disclaimer: Cambo, from True Crime Island
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075 -- The Unicorn -- Trish Heinrich on writing Dec 01, 2018

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What did you want to be when you grew up? Or... maybe, more accurately, what DO you want to be... someday??
I had a chat with author Trish Heinrich about her process of figuring out what she wanted to do, and how she wanted to do it. She's pretty great.
Disclaimer: Shamus, from Chewed Gum and Crime in Movies
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074 -- Jolly Jane -- Jane Toppan -- with Sarah from Good Nightmare Nov 27, 2018

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I'm sure that my extra-high level of disdain directed toward killer nurses has nothing to do with my extensive medical history, with literally months at a time in the hospital, vulnerable and totally dependent on the benevolence of nurses. Nothing to do with it. Right.
Sarah from the Good Nightmare podcast joins me to chat about another awful, awful nurse -- this one from right here in Boston -- and our general ick toward her.
STOP AND LISTEN TO HER EPISODE FIRST!! That's background; this is the afterparty.
Disclaimer: Martinis and the Macabre
Promos: Minds of Madness and Michael Marshall (voice actor)
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073 -- Distracting Your Brain -- Panic Disorder -- with Gerald from AnxZenity Nov 26, 2018

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I've covered anxiety a few times already. I really, really wish that was enough... but it's not. Because there are too many stories, and perspectives, and experiences.
So we keep talking, because sometimes it's all we can do.
This time, I'm joined by Gerald, from the AnxZenity podcast, who talks about a next-level sort of anxiety: panic disorder. It's hard and scary and his story is important. Listen.
Disclaimer: Tyler, from Minds of Madness
Promos: Eye for an Eye and Western Standard Time
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072 -- A Master's Degree in Nothing -- substance abuse and sobriety from the outside Nov 22, 2018

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We've talked about substance abuse (specifically alcoholism) and sobriety more than once, here, and we're about to do so again. Kind of.
But this time, there's an added element: my 18-year-old, who has yet to indulge in illegal substances to excess -- as far as I know -- and has not yet come remotely near addiction.
As any good teenager does, she has lots of opinions and thoughts on the matter... some of which are actually pretty insightful, while others are happily clueless. And her compassion is well beyond her years.
So, while you enjoy a Thanksgiving break, or just another Thursday, here's what I'm thankful for: all of you, for listening and putting up with me... my family and friends... and these brave, strong, beautiful women (Kim, Karla, Danielle and Emily).
Disclaimer: Red, from Conversations with Paycheck and Red
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071 -- You Need to Give a Damn -- education -- with Mark Vincent Nov 20, 2018

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There are a lot of ways you could approach things like, say, being a podcaster... being a professor... being an author... being human... But, at the heart of it, basically, you need to give a damn.
Mark Vincent, an author and lecturer at the University of East Anglia, talked with me about all of the above... and then some.
Disclaimer: Kate, from Kids on Bikes
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070 -- Schrodinger's Rapist -- rape kit backlogs -- with Rhonda Spazioni Nov 16, 2018

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Talk of rape, and rapists, and safety, and the horrific, unknown backlog of rape kits yet to be processed... it's not funny or light, but it's really important and so please listen.
Rhonda, from Spaz on Wine and Spaz on Health, joined me to talk it through.
Disclaimer: Michael Marshall
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069 -- A Venn Diagram of Hell -- Beverley Allitt -- with Seeing Red Nov 14, 2018

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When our babies are sick, we are terrified and alone and sad. We look to their caregivers to keep them safe. Most of the time, that's an excellent idea. But sometimes...
Bethan and Mark, from the Seeing Red podcast, walked me through the case of Beverley Allitt, a horrible terrible no good very bad person.
Disclaimer: Paul, from the Varmints podcast
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