Schauer Thoughts

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Ukraine, Russia, and a Smattering of Health Literacy! Oct 15, 2026

Show notes

Welcome back to Schauer Thoughts, this week we’re covering vast expanses of the topical board, and yes, I checked my medication and realized I did not take my Vyvanse. Thanks to that ADHD misstep we will be going over: a *potential* case of securities fraud, the ins and outs of heart failure, erectile tissue in the nose, what’s happening with Russia and what it means for American elections, as well as a new documentary coming out on *slams head against wall* Elon Musk.

Thank you all for your continued support, it means the absolute world to me. I would just like to say, if your child was automatically enrolled into a Trump Kids Account, please strongly consider picking up “The Second Estate” (listed below) as it’ll give you an amazing primer into why the Trump Kids accounts are a bad idea and potential ways to navigate the situation. There will be a separate episode on that coming soon.

Hope you all enjoy this weeks episode!

ShopMy Books:

https://shopmy.us/shop/sarahschauer?tab=collections&Section_id=2145383

Books:

Tech Agnostic: How Technology Became the World’s Most Powerful Religion, and Why It Desperately Needs a Reformation - Greg M. Epstein

The Exquisite Machine: The New Science of the Heart - Sian E. Harding

The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth - Zoe Schlanger

The Cancer Journals - Audre Lorde

Gerontocracy in America: How the Old Are Hoarding Power and Wealth — and What to Do About It - Samuel Moyn

The Second Estate: How the Tax Code Made an American Aristocracy - Ray D. Madoff

Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It - Cory Doctorow

How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence - Michael Pollan

Sources:

HeartMate Email in Ep Files

https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA00102513.pdf

Susan Harriman, July 13, 2019 if the link doesn’t work

Gerardo Reyes (journalist)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerardo_Reyes_(journalist)

HeartMate II and 3 LVADs Recalled Due to Potential for Outflow Graft Obstruction (April 2024)

https://www.tctmd.com/news/heartmate-ii-and-3-lvads-recalled-due-potential-outflow-graft-obstruction

FDA announces another new recall involving Abbott’s HeartMate 3 LVADs after 70 injuries, 2 deaths (May 2024)

https://cardiovascularbusiness.com/topics/clinical/heart-failure/fda-new-recall-abbott-heartmate-3-lvad-implant

HeartMate 3 LVAD Linked to 16% risk of stroke, other neurological issues — what heart failure specialists should know (2026)

https://cardiovascularbusiness.com/topics/clinical/heart-failure/heartmate-3-lvad-linked-16-risk-stroke-other-neurological-issues-what-heart-failure-specialists

Abbott Agrees to Pay Over $384M to Settle Allegations Related to Contaminated Infant Formula

abbott-agrees-pay-over-384m-settle-allegations-related-contaminated-infant-formula

Should You Take Daily Aspirin?

https://health.clevelandclinic.org/do-you-need-daily-aspirin-for-some-it-does-more-harm-than-good

Anatomy, Head and Neck, Nasal Concha

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/books/NBK546636/

ENT Surgeon Dharambir Sethi tells Joan Chew Why Some People Get Nasal Blockages During Sex

https://drsethi.com.sg/the-nose-mechanic/

What Is Honeymoon Rhinitis?

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-50899-9_6

Did Ukraine’s strikes on data centers really silence Russian bots?

https://mashable.com/tech/ukraine-strikes-yandex-data-center-bot-traffic-decline

The Many Ways Trump is Trying to Tip the Scales for the Midterms

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/07/02/us/politics/trump-midterm-election-strategies.html

U.S. accuses Russia of sophisticated influence campaigns against U.S. voters (2024)

https://www.npr.org/2024/09/04/nx-s1-5100329/us-russia-election-interference-bots-2024

Reduced trolling on Russian holidays and daily US Presidential election odds

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8966999/

Free Course on Calling BS (Not Sponsored):

Calling Bullsh*t: Data Reasoning in a Digital World

https://callingbullshit.org/index.html

For the syllabus: https://callingbullshit.org/syllabus.html

News Regarding Medical Devices and Recalls

Device Events

https://deviceevents.com

Please check this out if you’re a physician.

Socialist Voting Guide (CA)

https://www.instagram.com/p/DeIITtIEvVQ/?vrfl=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

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Birthday Recap, SoCal Check-In, and Reproductive Health Discussion! Oct 09, 2026

Show notes

Welcome back to Schauer Thoughts, this week we’re covering my 32nd birthday, what Donald Trump said about Los Angeles and San Diego, as well as going over some climate-related menstrual nuance. Is that a wide range of discussion points? Yes, but that is the essence of Schauer Thoughts, so get ready to go on a topical saga! Thank you all for accepting that I am a human being on SSRIs in a heat wave so tears (light Schauers) are normal. I appreciate you all and can’t wait for you to listen to this week’s episode.

ShopMy Book Curations

https://shopmy.us/shop/sarahschauer?Section_id=2145383&tab=collections

Again, thank you for all the birthday wishes!!!

Books

This Is Your Brain On Birth Control: How the Pill Changes Everything - Sarah E. Hill, PhD

Arab Routes: Pathways to Syrian California - Sarah M.A. Gualtieri

Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst - Robert Sapolsky

Notes on Complexity: A Scientific Theory of Connection, Consciousness, and Being - Neil Theise

Future Tense: Why Anxiety Is Good for You (Even Though It Feels Bad) - Tracy Dennis-Tiwary, PhD

Cities for a Shared Planet: The Emergence of Multispecies Cooperation - Marina Alberti

Sources

Trump Under Fire for Saying Iran Could “Take Out” LA, San Diego

https://www.axios.com/2026/10/06/trump-iran-take-out-la-san-diego

Newsom calls for 25th Amendment After Trump’s Remarks on California

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6132137-newsom-calls-trump-mentally-ill/

The Science That Has Oil Companies Running Scared

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/opinion/oil-companies-supreme-court.html

MIT, University of Colorado Denver, and the Clue App publish largest women’s health study documenting air pollution’s impact on menstrual cycles

https://helloclue.com/articles/press/mit-university-of-colorado-denver-and-the-clue-app-publish-largest-women-s-health-study-documenting-air-pollution-s-impact-on-menstrual-cycles

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We Are All Jane Doe Sep 30, 2026

Show notes

Welcome back to Schauer Thoughts, this week we will be discussing the “Cornell 7” and the horrific gang rape of Jane Doe. I am so mad and you should be too, rape is a systemic issue and we all need to stand up and demand answers, demand accountability, and demand a world where justice can swiftly and with the full force of the law be served.

Discussion of the “Cornell 7” does begin at the later half of the episode but please know it’s not because I am pushing it’s importance to the back, it’s because this exact thing has happened to me and I’m allowed to discuss it at my own pace. Thank you for understanding.

Nuance for my rant on Jimmy Carter: He did try more than *one* environmental initiative and did create CERCLA (I appreciate that) but he could have done so much more and did not. If my direct communities - farmers and those I’ve been elected to represent (the people of the United States) lives were on the line, I would have done so much more.

SA Resources Substack Post

https://substack.com/home/post/p-218383219

The letter count wouldn’t let me add all these resources so I put them into a Substack post - please visit for resources and ways to get involved.

Sarah’s ShopMy

https://shopmy.us/sarahschauer/shelves

If you’d like to shop the books mentioned in this episode check out my ShopMy.
It is taking me awhile to upload (and get items approved by the ShopMy team, so please hang tight for all book curations - they are coming though)

Sarah’s Venmo: Sarah-Schauer

(Yes, my hair is blonde in the profile picture)

Just for anyone who’d like to wish me a happy birthday, absolutely no pressure. Thank you if you do send me anything.
Also I swear this is not meant to pressure anyone but since I am discussing sexual assault and an ongoing case I do feel like this video will be demonetized, so I can not stress enough how grateful I am if you do send me anything.

Book on Sexual Assault mentioned at the end:

Sexual Citizens: A Landmark Study of Sex, Power, and Assault on Campus - Jennifer S. Hirsch and Shamus Khan

MIT Books:

(Not sponsored, however these books were sent to me) - all of these are in the Sept. 30 ShopMy curation.

They Knew: The Us Federal Government’s Fifty-Year Role in Causing the Climate Crisis - James Gustave Speth

Cities for a Shared Planet: The Emergence of Multispecies Cooperation - Marina Alberti

The Exquisite Machine: The New Science of the Heart - Sian E. Harding

The Disappearance of Insight: When Technology Undermines How and Why - Frank C. Keil

This is Why You Love Lego - Jess Uhre Rahbek

Other Books:

Paradise Falls: A Deadly Secret, a Cover-Up, and the Women Who Forged the Environmental Movement - Keith O’Brien

The Knowledge Illusion: Why We Never Think Alone - Steven Sloan & Philip Fernbach

Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep & Dreams - Matthew Walker, PhD

All About Allergies: Everything You Need to Know About Asthma, Food Allergies, Hay Fever, and More - Zachary Rubin, MD

This Is Your Brain on Birth Control: How the Pill Changes Everything - Sarah E. Hill, PhD

Sources:

Cornell, Chi Phi Sued by Victim of Alleged Gang Rape, Drugging in 2024

https://www.cornellsun.com/article/2026/09/tccsuykuvb4z

Editorial | Cornell Won’t, We Will

https://www.cornellsun.com/article/2026/09/editorial-cornell-won-t-we-will

Hormone-disrupting herbicide contaminating 25% of continental US rivers, report finds

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/28/atrazine-herbicide-pollution-rivers

Mesabi Metallics, company behind Iowa steel plant, has troubled past

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/business/2026/10/01/mesabi-metallics-company-iowa-steel-plant-lee-county/92004068007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=false&gca-epti=z114926p118550l000450c118550u002227e008350v114926&gca-ft=51&gca-ds=sophi

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Taking a Look at Overlapping Chronic Conditions! Sep 23, 2026

Show notes

Hello guys! This episode of Schauer Thoughts truly is just a mental free for all, we will be discussing predominantly ME/CFS and registering to vote for the Midterm elections though. I do apologize for not getting to Boomers committing mass tax fraud and identity theft - that will be covered in a later episode. Hopefully there was some semblance of coherence here and I would like everyone to know with chronic conditions and chronic pain conditions that I will continue to raise awareness and just care in general because it is unacceptable that you all have been forced to go this alone. We all can do better.

Thank you all so much for listening!

Make sure to register to vote! — Vote.org

To learn more about ME/CFS and other chronic conditions, visit: https://batemanhornecenter.org/

Books:

Gerontocracy in America: How the Old Are Hoarding the Wealth — and What to Do About It - Samuel Moyn
The Secret of Scent: Adventures in Perfume and the Science of Smell - Luca Turin
Every Living Creature: How Xenotransplantation Will Change Our Lives - Joshua D. Mezrich, MD
This Is Your Brain on Birth Control: How the Pill Changes Everything - Sarah E. Hill, PhD
All About Allergies: Everything You Need to Know About Asthma, Food Allergies, Hay Fever, and More - Zachary Rubin, MD
The Irritable Heart: The Medical Mystery of the Gulf War - Jeff Wheelwright
Growing Papaya Trees: Nurturing Indigenous Roots During Climate Displacement - Jessica Hernandez, PhD - Not sponsored, however this book was sent to me by North Atlantic Books.
Reading in the Brain: The New Science of How We Read - Stanislas Dehaene - We actually read this book for my book club!

Sources:

A Shared Biology Underlies 5 Major Fatigue-Causing Illnesses, Scientists Suggest

https://www.sciencealert.com/a-shared-biology-underlies-5-major-fatigue-causing-illnesses-scientists-suggest

When are the 2026 Midterm Elections? And What is Their Purpose?

https://www.usvotefoundation.org/when-are-2026-midterm-elections-and-what-their-purpose

State Ballot Measures 2026

https://ballotpedia.org/2026_ballot_measures

Key Races (Volunteer Blue)

https://volunteerblue.org/key-races-2026/

Of course I’m not about to share any Republican related info.

2026 Voter Guide - Cal Matter

https://calmatters.org/california-voter-guide-2026/

Democratic Socialist Voter Guide 2026

https://voterguide.dsa-la.org/

How having a disability became cool

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/09/05/disability-became-cool/

Absolute nonsense

Elon Musk is Running a Fake Voter Registration Site Designed to Steal and Sell Data

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/elon-musk-running-fake-voter-130639289.html

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We Can All Be the Next Erin Brockovich! Sep 18, 2026

Show notes

Gather round, Schauer crew, this week on the podcast we’re discussing a potentially beneficial legal flub from the Trump Administration and what it could mean for major polluters and your community.

I would like to thank everyone for their patience, I was with my family last week and needed a quick break, hopefully y’all didn’t miss me too much. Make sure to check out all the links below to get a fuller rundown on what’s happening with environmental litigation at the moment and be sure to weigh your options (that’s right! The people finally have more options! Huzzah!)

I can’t wait to talk to you all next week, I hope you have a great one!

Learn More About Standing Up for Science!

https://www.standupforscience.net/

Books:

Ten Drugs: How Plants, Powders, and Pills Have Shaped the History of Medicine - Thomas Hager

The Secret of Scent: Adventures in Perfume and the Science of Smell - Luca Turin

The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth - Zoe Schlanger

Chain Reaction: How Chemistry Shapes Us and Our World - Ijeoma Uchegbu

All About Allergies: Everything You Need to Know About Asthma, Food Allergies, Hay Fever, and More - Zachary Rubin, MD

Gerontocracy in America: How the Old Are Hoarding Power and Wealth — and What To Do About It - Samuel Moyn

New King James Bible (Just in case someone’s like “you didn’t cite all your sources!”) - Luke 8

Links:

Request for Information on Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure on DOE Lands

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/04/07/2025-05936/request-for-information-on-artificial-intelligence-infrastructure-on-doe-lands

Tech whistleblowers warn AI could wipe out humanity. Doomspeak or not, we must take these claims seriously — (Opinion piece)

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/11/risky-ai-research-pause-humanity

US boomers now sit on a whooping $85.4T in wealth. Why they may be leaving younger generations ‘worse off’

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-boomers-now-sit-whooping-130000865.html

The article where I got “Boomers hold about 51% of total household wealth” — the information is also available via Federal Reserve data

Trump Exempted Some of the Nation’s Biggest Polluters From Air Quality Rules. All It Took Was an Email

https://www.propublica.org/article/clean-air-act-exemptions-trump-emails

EPA endangerment repeal could expose industry to legal blowback

https://www.eenews.net/articles/epa-endangerment-repeal-could-expose-industry-to-legal-blowback/

February article.

EPA rollback may worsen Trump’s Supreme Court climate headache

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/14/epa-rollback-trumps-supreme-court-01074999

September article.

Florida Goes to Court and Asserts That OpenAI and Sam Altman Are Legally a Public Nuisance

https://www.forbes.com/sites/lanceeliot/2026/08/19/florida-goes-to-court-and-asserts-that-openai-and-sam-altman-are-legally-a-public-nuisance/

Health Alert Issues for Island Park Reservoir after confirming Cyanobacteria

https://localnews8.com/news/2026/07/25/health-alert-issued-for-island-park-reservoir-after-confirming-cyanobacteria/

AI is about to collide with Idaho’s water crisis, and we’re not ready for the consequences — (Commentary piece)

https://idahocapitalsun.com/2026/05/18/ai-is-about-to-collide-with-idahos-water-crisis-and-were-not-ready-for-the-consequences/

6 data centers hit by lawsuits as Microsoft, xAI battle millions in damages — dozens of gas turbines bypassing dBA monitors plague two US states

https://www.techradar.com/pro/6-data-centers-hit-by-lawsuits-as-microsoft-xai-battle-millions-in-damages-dozens-of-gas-turbines-bypassing-dba-monitors-plague-2-us-states

I’m so devastated I forgot to read this article during the episode but please take time to read it now

Want to Act?

(Not sponsored, just concerned)

Data Center Noise Pollution, Water Contamination Lawsuits

https://www.classaction.org/data-center-noise-water-pollution-lawsuit

Please feel no pressure to reach out.

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Actually the US Government Owes You Universal Healthcare! Sep 03, 2026

Show notes

Welcome back to the weekly Schauer, I hope you’re ready to get angry because we are talking about the sheer amount of health-related dangers that the US government and corporations are putting us all at risk of! I do apologize for the late upload, this week has been hectic but we’re here now.

Please know that it is never too late to help the environment and reduce/reverse climate change. This episode may seem daunting, but rest assured there are a lot of people working on this and fighting for this, however they do need our help. We are all stronger and more capable together, thank you for taking the time to listen to this episode and thank you to everyone fighting climate injustice.

Nuance:

Apologies for not talking about the conversion process of ethylene and ethylene oxide, I have a strong sense that if I did Youtube would take this video down. Please feel free to research for yourself if you’d like to know more.

Also, a full dedicated podcast episode on prison “labor” and Superfund sites is coming up, I am absolutely not done talking about that.

Hospital of Emotions

https://tickets.hospitalofemotions.com/events/hospitalofemotions

Such a fun and cool experience, if you’re in LA or visiting, make sure to check out the Hospital of Emotions - the exhibits are fabulous and the artists are incredible! (Not sponsored, just adored it)

Books:

Frostbite: How Refrigeration Changed Our Food, Our Planet, and Ourselves - Nicola Twilley

Pages 131 - 134

The Second Estate: How the Tax Code Made an American Aristocracy - Ray D. Madoff

Gerontocracy in America: How the Old Are Hoarding Power and Wealth - and What to Do About It - Samuel Moyn

Support the Cause:

Trump’s Climate and Clean Energy Rollback Tracker

https://www.actonclimate.com/trumptracker/

Provided by Climate Action Campaign - Please check out this site and support the Climate Action Campaign!

Trump Administration Rolls Back Safeguards Limiting Release of Cancer-Causing Air Pollutant Ethylene Oxide

https://www.ucs.org/about/news/trump-administration-rolls-back-ethylene-oxide-rules

Article from the Union of Concerned Scientists - Please also check out and support their work. Science, like the US, are under attack from the current administration and we need to support science (and public) led initiatives now more than ever!

Additional Sources:

Federal judge strikes down New York’s $75 Billion ‘Superfund’

https://www.thecentersquare.com/new_york/article_8122bfde-17c3-43a4-9ceb-b6c7b67f7e4a.html

Miasma theory (Wikipedia)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miasma_theory

Ethylene Oxide Exposure Claims

https://www.elglaw.com/ethylene-oxide/

Not sponsored or affiliated at all with this litigation group.

Regulatory Relief for Certain Stationary Sources to Protect American Security with Respect to Sterile Medical Equipment

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/07/regulatory-relief-for-certain-stationary-sources-to-promote-american-security-with-respect-to-sterile-medical-equipment/

Straight from the horses mouth.

Environmental pollution is associated with increased risk of psychiatric disorders in the US and Denmark

https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3000353#pbio-3000353-t001

Association of Air Pollution Exposure with Psychotic Experiences During Adolescence

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30916743/

Environmental pollution and risk of psychotic disorders: A review of the science to date

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0920996416304467

Inhalant-Induced Psychotic Disorder: A Case Report

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/397446736_Inhalant-Induced_Psychotic_Disorder_A_Case_Report

Building Prisons on Toxic Land has Devastating Consequences

https://www.vera.org/news/building-prisons-on-toxic-land-has-devastating-consequences

The Health and Safety of Incarcerated Workers: OSHA’s Applicability Prison Context

https://www.americanbar.org/groups/labor_law/resources/journal/37-1/health-safety-incarcerated-workers-oshas-applicability-prison-context/

If I have forgotten any resources, please let me know and I will update this list.

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Hitting All the Notes: Dolly Parton, Dyslexia, and Disease! Aug 27, 2026

Show notes

I’m really hoping that Dolly enjoys the triple D’s in the title, she was and will forever be an icon musically, philanthropically, and surgically. This episode is dedicated to the incredible women, incredible people, who, like Dolly, live their truth and uplift facts yet do not shy away from speaking passionately and genuine emotion.

Save 20% Off Honeylove by going to https://honeylove.com/SCHAUER ! #honeylovepod

Sure, it may take “a lot of money to look that cheap,” but there’s not enough cash in the world that could purchase Dolly Parton’s integrity and integrity IS the purest expression of beauty.

You will be missed dearly, Miss Parton. We will always love you.

Please take some time to check out Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, it’s celebrating 31 years and 300,000,000+ books gifted (free of charge) to children from birth to age five in the US, Canada, UK, Australia, and Republic of Ireland!

Visit: https://imaginationlibrary.com/

Support the show (and your chest):

Save 20% Off Honeylove by going to honeylove.com/SCHAUER !

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Books:

Living Well With Orthostatic Intolerance: A Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment - Peter C. Rowe, MD

Most Delicious Poison: The Story of Nature’s Toxins - From Spices to Vices - Noah Whiteman

Clean: The New Science of Skin and the Beauty of Doing Less - James Hamblin

Scent: A Natural History of Fragrance - Elise Vernon Pearlstine

Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer’s - Charles Piller

Sources:

Dolly Parton, Queen of Country Music, Dies at 80

https://variety.com/2026/music/news/dolly-parton-dead-dies-country-music-1236842727/

Can You Smell a Disease? Exploring the Link Between Odor and Sickness

https://myacare.com/blog/can-you-smell-a-disease-exploring-the-link-between-odor-and-sickness

Human perception of Parkinson’s disease body odor in comparison to the volatile organic compounds of Parkinson’s disease

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1353802024011039

Food Recalls:

FreshRecall

https://freshrecall.com/

Has images for easy reference, what class of recall, if its ongoing, recalls for different states as well as hazard type
Includes recalls by allergen
The data is sourced from the FSIS USDA and the FDA

RecallScope

https://recallscope.com/

App available in the App Store and on google play
Allows you to track products and scan VINs and barcodes as well as get alerts
The app is free but there are ads.

If you would like to send me any additional information on any topic, whether you think it sounds related or like something I should know, please feel free. I love listening and learning.

Wishing all of you the best, please treat yourself kindly.

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A Potential Recipe for Alzheimer’s? Aug 20, 2026

Show notes

You read that right, a recipe for Alzheimer’s. This week on Schauer Thoughts we’re doubling back on a previous episode with some new and very interesting information!

Join me on a journey through the body to the brain and out again and please, tip your waiter.

“Why is this caption so short?”

Because I have limited letter allowance and a lot of sources.

86 that attitude and enjoy!

Previous episode I keep referring to:

July 22, “The Good, The Bad, the Incredibly Nuanced”

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0FrRNutkWpakiUg8i0ANi6

I would strongly prefer you listen to this first.

Toxic Thoughts Stand Up Event Link

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/toxic-thots-a-queer-comedy-show-tickets-1997497195884?aff=oddtdtcreator

Books:

A Silent Fire: The Story of Inflammation, Diet & Disease - Shilpa Ravella

Loved this book, 10/10. Most of my information on inflammation, LDL cholesterol, fatty acids (long chain vs short chain) and much more I discuss can be found in this book broken down with exquisite detail.

The Human Brain Book: A Visual Guide to Structure and Function - Rita Carter

Anything I mentioned about brain functioning, signaling, neurotransmitters, olfaction, etc. can be found in this book. I would highly recommend this one if you’re looking to learn a lot on the brain.
Pg. 204 - the adult brain
Pg. 206 - the aging brain
Pg. 208 & 209 - Parkinsons, Dementia, & Alzheimer’s information

Plastic: The Secret History and Shocking Future of Big Oil’s Biggest Bet - Beth Gardiner

All of the information on the history of plastic, microplastics in the brain and body, as well as petrochemical points are in this book.

The Menopause Brain: New Science Empowers Women to Navigate the Pivotal Transition with Knowledge and Confidence - Lisa Mosconi, PhD

Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer’s - Charlies Piller

Loving this book so far, it’s also great at breaking down the basics of Alzheimer’s and treatment directions if you’d like to know more.

Sources Online:

An Unexpected Way to Upcycle: Plastic Waste Transforms into Soap

https://news.vt.edu/articles/2023/08/science-plastics-upcycle-soaps-guiliang-greg-liu.html

Scientists Turn One of the World’s Hardest-To-Recycle Plastics Into Engine Oil

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-turn-one-of-the-worlds-hardest-to-recycle-plastics-into-engine-oil/

Virginia Tech researcher finds a new method for recycling polystyrene

https://news.vt.edu/articles/2022/08/one-industrys-trash-polystyrene.html

Developing synthetic polymers to study neurological diseases

https://news.vt.edu/videos/k/2023/03/1_u4j8cu1b.html

Bioaccumulation of microplastics in decedent human brains

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-024-03453-1

What does disease smell like?

https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/what-does-disease-smell-like

Carvone: One Molecule, Two Different Scents and Flavors

https://www.acsh.org/news/2018/08/01/carvone-one-molecule-two-different-scents-and-flavors-13255

Side note, if you’re in LA and want to learn more about different scents and how to do scent analysis, I would highly recommend checking out a course at The Institute of Art and Olfaction, I’ve taken a couple classes there and I loved it. https://artandolfaction.com/

Evaluation of neurobiochemical and behavioral responses to carvone nanoemulsion: A neuroprotective approach for Alzheimer’s disease-associated dementia in a rat model

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0006899326000016

PEG Lipids: Definition, Structure & Key Applications

https://www.biochempeg.com/article/429.html

Arachnoid Granulation Morphologies Associate with B-Amyloid and Tau Pathology in Older Adults

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12622154/

Reminder: This is a pre-print!

Amyloid, APP, and Electrical Activity of the Brain

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7222965/

Inhaling high-dose CO2 clears Alzheimer’s proteins from the brain

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2580471-inhaling-high-dose-co2-clears-alzheimers-proteins-from-the-brain/

Effects of the Percutaneous Carbon Dioxide Therapy on Post-surgical and Post-traumatic Hematoma, Edema, and Pain

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10753674/

(Orthopaedics)

Transcutaneous Carbon Dioxide Treatment is Capable of Reducing Peripheral Vascular Resistance in Hypertensive Patients

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6365751/

Please! If you have the time, take a look at this article as well as the reference section, it’s such an incredible deep dive.

A Common Cholesterol Treatment May Also Remove PFAS and Microplastics from Blood

https://www.sciencealert.com/a-common-cholesterol-treatment-may-also-remove-pfas-and-microplastics-from-blood

If I missed anything, please let me know and I’ll update this list!

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Good Grief! Musings on the Neuroscience and Experience of Grief Aug 13, 2026

Show notes

Welcome to Schauer Thoughts, this episode we’re taking a long and winding journey through the land of loss and grief. I do appreciate everyone’s patience as this episode is going out Thursday - I sincerely hope you enjoy it.

I would also like to take the time to thank everyone who’s been so kind to me, we are strangers and the internet can be so cruel, but you guys haven’t been. I know sad comments get me down sometimes but I also see the kind messages and those have profoundly impacted me. I am grateful for y’alls kindness, support, and even just your time. I hope nothing but good things for each and every one of you - if you are grieving, please do not rush yourself, but know that there are options to “unstick,” even just for a moment. I am sending all the positive vibes I can muster and I can’t wait to chat next week.

Also, no pressure, but if you’d like to see me do stand up, this is the link for the show! I’m nervous but excited and can’t wait to get back into in-person comedy.

Toxic Thoughts Stand Up Event Link

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/toxic-thots-a-queer-comedy-show-tickets-1997497195884?aff=oddtdtcreator

Sources:

The Tragedy of North Birmingham

https://www.propublica.org/article/bluestone-jim-justice-north-birmingham

Birmingham, AL Superfund

https://semspub.epa.gov/work/04/11121096.pdf

Opinion Article: The body does not keep the score: trauma, predictive coding, and the restoration of metastability

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/systems-neuroscience/articles/10.3389/fnsys.2026.1812957/full

Hydraulic brain: Body motion linked to fluid movement in the brain

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-hydraulic-brain-body-motion-linked.html

Vagus Nerve Gut Signals Drive Spatial Memory

https://neurosciencenews.com/vagus-nerve-gut-signals-memory-31135/

My TikTok on “Reason vs Excuse”

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTDRHrue6/

Lol quoting myself as a source but I did say I would link the Tiktok because the gestures and point are easier to communicate visually.

Attentional failures after sleep deprivation are locked to joint neuromuscular, pupil and cerebrospinal fluid flow dynamics

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-025-02098-8

I do apologize for misspeaking on the ADHD and CSF flow dynamics, this was about sleep deprivation but honestly *concerning ADHD and attention switching* this should be something our (as I do have ADHD) community should look into further. I think sleep is important for everyone, absolutely, but this point really drives home the importance of sleep for everyone with attention difficulties.

Books:

Geometry of Grief: Reflections, Mathematics, Loss, and Life - Michael Frame

Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience - Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Queer Expressions: Expressive Art and Somatic Therapy Practices for Healing Body Trauma - Wednesdae Reim Ifrach, REAT, ATR-BC, CLAT

This Is What It Sounds Like: A Legendary Producer Turned Neuroscientist on Finding Yourself Through Music - Susan Rogers and Ogi Ogas

To learn more about your default mode network and music preferences, I highly recommend this book. It’s incredible and I chose it last year for book club and everyone seemed to like it.

The Story Grid: What Good Editors Know - Shawn Coyne

I really recommend this book for anyone writing a novel, I haven’t written one myself but I was at a script reading one time and the author (who was speaking) was asked about what book helped them write their story and they said “The Story Grid” and *with just how they were hyping it up* and the murmurs of agreeance from the room, I think it may be an industry favorite. But of course, this is just a recommendation, no pressure.

Bargaining for Advantage: Negotiation Strategies for Reasonable People - G. Richard Shell

This book has nothing to do with grief, it is written more for business negotiations, but at the time of picking it up I was in a “mental economy” (and very literal thinking) autism headspace. It’s an unconventional read for grief but it did help me and is currently helping me with the “bargaining” stage.

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We’re Talking About the Disability Rights Movement! (Pt. 2) Aug 06, 2026

Show notes

Welcome back to Schauer Thoughts, this week we’re continuing our discussion of the Disability Rights Movement - we’re covering the late 80’s, 90’s, and where we’re at today! There’s so much going on concerning Disability Rights but I hope what’s covered here, as well as all the resources discussed and linked below, fill your soul with some semblance of hope for the future. I do feel incredibly hopeful and I’m also incredibly determined and ready to keep applying pressure to this administration, directly or indirectly (we truly can do both.)

That being said, please also visit this website to stay up to dat on all anti-trans bills currently being introduced across the country.

2026 Anti-Trans Bills Tracker

https://translegislation.com/

Thank you all so much for listening and joining me in this discussion, it’s incredibly important that we remain informed and engaged on all topics concerning civil rights as none of us are free until we are all free.

Also, apologies for the late upload, I have had a lot going on. Thank you for your patience.

Books:

Disability Pride: Dispatches from a Post-ADA World - Ben Mattlin

Every Living Creature: How Xenotransplantation Will Change Our Lives - Joshua D. Mezrich, MD

A Silent Fire - Shilpa Revella

Phenology - Theresa M. Crimmins

Most Delicious Poison - Noah Whiteman

Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer’s- Charles Piller

Frostbite - Nicola Twilley

A History of Transgender Medicine - Carolyn Wolf-Gould, Dallas Denny, Jamison Green, Kyan Lynch, Editors

Sources:

The Movement for Disability Rights and Justice