Ignorance Was Bliss

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269 -- A Milestone and a Kidney Stone -- AMA for 500K Jun 28, 2020

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Holy CRAP, y'all. Half a million downloads?? Unreal. Things get as rowdy, and personal, as one might expect for this type of celebration.
Interrogator: Willem Wallinga
Disclaimer: Karin, Y2K podcast
Promo: Mysteries and Urban Legends
Art: Emily
Music: Jake Pierle
Facebook group: The Asylum -- https://bit.ly/iwbasylum
Sponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)
Merch: https://bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerch
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcast

268 -- Extra Wrinkly -- history and serial crimes of Gilles de Rais - with Carl Antonowicz Jun 24, 2020

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L'histoire d'un tueur en série français: long ago, there was a man named Gilles de Rais. He was... awful. A serial killer, and then some.
Guest: Carl Antonowicz
Episode script(...ish): https://bit.ly/deRais-script
Emily's war project (as mentioned late in the episode): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKJa1qp3byY
Link to A World Lit Only by Fire: https://www.amazon.com/World-Lit-Only-Fire-Renaissance/dp/0316545562
Disclaimer: Ted Panczyszyn
Promo: Bloody Murder
Artwork: Carl Antonowicz
AMA survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9FN9BLN -- join the live recording in my FB group on Friday, 26 June 2020!
Facebook group: The Asylum -- https://bit.ly/iwbasylum
Sponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)
Merch: https://bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerch
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcast
Music: DFA by OnlyMeith

267 -- No FOMO -- acting and improv -- with Jo Anna Van Thuyne Jun 22, 2020

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Where does comedy come from? Especially at the end of the world?
Guest: Jo Anna Van Thuyne, Apocalypse... Now? podcast, MezzaMortaWebSeries.com
Mentioned in episode: Robot Chicken giraffe
Survey for upcoming AMA: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9FN9BLN
Disclaimer: Carl Antonowicz
Promo: Terrible Book Club
Artwork: Allan Hopfensperger
Facebook group: The Asylum -- https://bit.ly/iwbasylum
Sponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)
Merch: https://bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerch
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcast
Music: DFA by OnlyMeith

266 -- Unnecessarily Provocative -- sexism, racism and power differentials -- with Tommy from Curiosity Hour Jun 14, 2020

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Talk of power differentials, fairness versus reality, and how we need to do better.
Books mentioned in this episode: Between the World and Me ... Hillbilly Elegy
Podcast shoutouts: Mike, Mike and Oscar ... Joe vs the Minute
Guest: Tommy, The Curiosity Hour
Disclaimer: Brooke, Curly Conspiracies
Promo: Harpy Hour
Artwork: Asylum 94
Facebook group: The Asylum -- https://bit.ly/iwbasylum
Sponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)
Merch: https://bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerch
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcast
Music: DFA by OnlyMeith

265 -- Kings Doing King Stuff -- comics and personality -- with Jeffrey (Tsujigo) Jun 04, 2020

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How does an artist find their style? And how do their style and their taste in media interact?
Note: This was recorded at the end of April, when representation in entertainment seemed more like an ongoing effort, rather than an imminent crisis. I was wrong.
Guest/Artwork: Jeffrey
Disclaimer: Alicia
Promo: A Ninth World Journal
Facebook group: The Asylum -- https://bit.ly/iwbasylum
Sponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)
Merch: https://bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerch
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcast
Music: DFA by OnlyMeith

264 --Monitor the Crazy -- non-romantic stalking -- with Heather May 25, 2020

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We're told that imitation is the highest form of flattery. Newsflash: it's not.
Guest: Heather
Disclaimer: Michael Hutchinson, The True Presbyterian podcast
Promo: Crispy Pickles
Artwork: Erin Schwartz, Still Dreaming podcast
Facebook group: The Asylum -- https://bit.ly/iwbasylum
Sponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)
Merch: https://bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerch
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcast
Music: DFA by OnlyMeith

263 -- Lifting of Invisible Grapefruits -- with Paris from Terrible Book Club and Rolling Misadventures May 19, 2020

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The fine art of Not Being a Dick can appear in many different forms…
Guest: Paris, Terrible Book Club and Rolling Misadventures podcasts, lead singer of Concilium
Disclaimer: Lauren Samples
Promo: Livestream for the Cure 2020 — livestreamforthecure.com
Artwork: Courtney Brooke
Facebook group: The Asylum
Sponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)
Merch: https://bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerch
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcast
Music: DFA by OnlyMeith

262 -- Most Countries Are Wonderful -- with Georgie from Nothing Rhymes With Murder May 17, 2020

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Multiculturalism, globalism, empathy... and true crime. Because while there are some approaches to true crime that bother me, there are still podcasters that approach it thoughtfully.
Guest: Georgie, Nothing Rhymes With Murder
Disclaimer: Branden Ushio, Fandom 5
Promo: Shadows of Saint Fleur
Artwork: Alicia Tully
Facebook group: The Asylum
Sponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)
Merch: https://bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerch
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcast
Music: DFA by OnlyMeith

261 -- Oopsy Daisy Pandemic -- coping through stress -- with Megan Danger May 12, 2020

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What do drugged cats and coping with the pandemic have in common? ...yeah, I'm not fully sure, either. But somehow it works.
Guest: Megan, Oh No! Lit Class and Rolling Misadventures
Disclaimer: Nycci, Crispy Pickles podcast
Promo: Monster Hour
Artwork: t0sty
Facebook group: The Asylum
Sponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)
Merch: https://bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerch
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcast
Music: DFA by OnlyMeith

260 -- Fish Cover Everything -- quarantine -- with Clay Groves from Fish Nerds May 10, 2020

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Whether it's the whole world or a single individual, coping with illness means a lot of different things.
Guest: Clay, Fish Nerds
Disclaimer: Eric, Stories Telling Stories
Promo: Curly Conspiracies
Artwork: Asylum 94 Productions
Facebook group: The Asylum
Sponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)
Merch: https://bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerch
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcast
Music: DFA by OnlyMeith

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