Ignorance Was Bliss

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010 -- The Delusion of Reality ...or... The Reality of Delusion (with Lee from Murder was the Case) Apr 26, 2018

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And now we get down to it. This is what makes me happy: talking, occasionally inappropriately, about Mean People Doing Bad Things. Playing with the specificities of diagnosis. Including slang and pop culture references into a conversation that otherwise could almost pass as official.
Thank you, again and several more times, to Lee from Murder was the Case, for giving me a chance to play. Hoping there is a next time, and the sooner the better.
Shout-outs to Gen Why and Reveal for their different approaches to the case; this episode is already more than long enough, so knowing that there are other podcasters that have more than adequately addressed some angles lets me slide over big chunks of the narrative without worrying that important things are being left unsaid.
Promos from People Are Wild and True Crime Island. Of course you're already listening to them both, obsessively, right?? Of course you are.
Scans of Holmes' journal can be viewed here: http://extras.denverpost.com/trial/docs/notebook.pdf (turns out that, yes, the whole thing is online). E
xtra props to Emily for putting together scarily accurate episode art this week, despite final projects and high school graduation plans and general adultiness (she turned 18 nine days ago, yikes!).
Remember that you can get stickers, a shout-out, eternal fabulosity, etc, if you attend IMUNURI's Boston show! (Because ohbytheway that's my BIRTHDAY WEEKEND!!)
Overwhelming, general love and thanks to you all.

009 -- Two Academics Walk into a Podcast Apr 24, 2018

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Nothing is sacred -- not the simplicity of a Hallmark card or the complexity of someone's Lucky Shirt for his Favorite Team -- when two scholars are allowed to ponder without careful supervision.
This was intended to be an interview about a specific case, but we quickly realized there were several extra words we needed to get out of the way first.
We'll be back with that actual, originally intended, case soon.
Enjoy a promo from my friends Quinn and Ember at Fiercely Altered Perspective, and, possibly even more exciting, I have new music from IMUNURI.com!!
My favorite track is called "Nostalgia," off their brand-new album, Elephant Shaped Trees. They'll be performing in Boston on May 27... will I see you there??

008 -- My Mom is Badass-er Than Your Mom -- clinical social work, hospice social work, career choices, genetic badassery Apr 23, 2018

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I've been meaning to ask my mom for a long time, why does she keep finding jobs that would depress the sheer hell out of me, or send me over the ever-shaky edge into homicidality: political activism, at-risk youth, geriatrics, now hospice??
What better time to ask than when she's out visiting and my microphone has this fabulous little "ON" button?Enjoy!
Promos this week from Of Myth and Mercy and The True Crime Enthusiast, plus shout-outs to Murder was the Case, Mysterious Circumstances and Wining About Crime, several wildly talented podcasters that I am almost cool enough to consider friends. ;)
Art, as always, from Emily. You ask her why.

007 - Ballgowns and Roller Coasters - PTSD and Dissociative Identity Disorder Apr 16, 2018

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I really, really didn't think I would ever get this episode out to you all. Like, really.
First of all, it's the result of a crossover with Billy & Erica, from Martinis and the Macabre, and I was so freaking fangirl-y the whole time that I wasn't sure I'd say a thing that made sense.
Then, there's the fact that I'm still crap at the whole sound editing thing, so this is the best I could do.
THEN, while I was in the process of trying to edit it in time to coincide with their release, my brain decided to explode. No, like, literally, I started feeling really, really unwell, so I made it up two flights of stairs just in time to let my husband know that I was feeling Really Gross, and I dropped with a grand mal seizure.
Yeah.
So I can't re-narrate any of my stuff, because I bit my tongue bad enough that, five days later, I still don't have SSSS-sounds. Or a bunch of others.
So. Please, please enjoy this. Please think it's interesting. Because I like it, well enough to hit publish.
And, for more of the conversation you hear here, check out Martinis & the Macabre: Episode 36 -- Richard Chasin' Walkin' Tacos.
Promos are for MAUL and for Based on a True Crime.
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006 -- Routine Crisis -- example ER crisis assessment Apr 07, 2018

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How do we know when it's time to go to the ER?
Sometimes, we're bleeding heavily, or losing consciousness, or spiking a fever. Other times, it's harder to know, because the same organ that is primarily responsible for making that call is the one that is hurting the worst: your brain.
Learn a little about what happens, after you get through the lead-up (see episode 5), and the crisis evaluation begins.
Promos from Lustmordia and Nature vs Narcissism.
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005 -- Extraordinary ER Nurse Extraordinaire -- crisis assessments (with Kim from People Are Wild) Apr 04, 2018

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Lots of people know that you're supposed to go to the ER when you're experiencing a mental health crisis, but how many really know what the process is like?
In this episode, Kim, the ER nurse of the People Are Wild podcast, joins me to talk about the first several hours of a typical (assuming there is any such thing) mental health crisis assessment in an emergency room.
Promos by the Getting Off and Eye for an Eye podcasts.
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004 -- The Other Hysteria -- creepypastas, ARGs and teens Mar 19, 2018

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You know that thing where you try to make sense of a topic, and it simply refuses to click?
I have that about certain corners of the internet, specifically the weird ones where creepypasta, ARGs and Cursed Images are formed.
I also have that about teenagers.
So what better way to try to make sense of it all than to combine those things, by asking my 17-year-old daughter to join me and explain her mysterious online life?? I'm not sure I succeed in applying rational thought to much here, but I manage to sneak in a word about the Slenderman assault in Wisconsin, and groupthink, and even the Salem Witch Hysteria.
I feel a little... mush-brained... after editing this one, but I hope it makes sense to one or two of you out there. There are bigger, more organized things are in the works, but I didn't want you to have to wait for those things.
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Promos this week from Martinis and the Macabre and Best Forevers.
Links as referenced in episode:
Night Mind channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC58IKuPHnZkdCZ6T5mSRGCg
Nightmare Expo Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpFFItkfZz1qz5PpHpqzYBw
The Wyoming Incident: Supposed original tv broadcast hijacking footage: https://youtu.be/IBHkW0aKHRc
The Wyoming Incident Explained: https://youtu.be/UghBGvPepSQ
The Human Pet Explained: https://youtu.be/vjyC8TqYCgA
Marble Hornets full original series: https://youtu.be/IBHkW0aKHRchttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCACDEE1E71FC8E5E
AlanTutorial Explained: https://youtu.be/MVExoZ5QMWs
Mushroomland Explained: https://youtu.be/1HRiXT6-z3U
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003 -- Cocktail PTO McDonalds Party -- Schizophrenia Mar 08, 2018

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What does it mean to actually have schizophrenia? Not just, what might it mean or what does it look like, but what does it feel like?
Enormous sloppy THANK YOU to my supporters on Patreon!! I had absolutely no expectations that anything would come of setting up a page, so I'm already blown away. Options for stickers, a master key, and other perks at the IWB Asylum available at http://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcast .
Promos from the Blood on the Rocks and Spoop Hour podcasts. Gratitude just for listening. So much gratitude.

002 -- Safe at Home -- Half and Susanne Zantop Mar 01, 2018

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Sometimes, you're in your home. The doors are locked. You're careful about who you let in... and yet tragedy finds you anyway. A huge and grateful shout-out to Dick from the True Crime Brewery podcast for his patience and feedback about this case. Promos from the Mens Rea and Asian Madness podcasts... thanks for trusting me with your voices! This episode derived significant information from the 2003 book "Judgment Ridge," by Mitchell Zuckoff and Dick Lehr. I might have reached different conclusions about the boys, but I fully admire the depth of their research and thought. Other sources include the Boston Globe, the New Hampshire Union Leader and WMUR. Thank you for listening. Please send feedback my way, through your podcatcher of choice, on Facebook/Twitter/Instagram at IWBpodcast, or by email at IWBpodcast@gmail.com.

001a -- Forgotten News Valentine's Day Special... or, the potential weirdness of a Pagan V-Day... or, the sad tale of a good Catholic girl g Feb 15, 2018

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Jim and Kit, from the Forgotten News Podcast, were gracious enough to invite me to play along, despite my utter cluelessness in the matter of contributing to compilation type shows. My segment is here, or you can go to http://podbay.fm/show/1260175711/e/1518655469 for the whole episode.
Enjoy!

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