The Anxiety Encyclopedia: Recent Episodes
Lorien Megill and Katharine McNally
Co-hosts Lorien and Katharine talk about what's making them anxious, from bears to Botox and everything in between.
Katharine channels her inner Sarah Koenig to answer serious questions about a wild animal sighting.
Sources:
- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/gray-wolf
- https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/the-wolf-that-changed-america-wolf-wars-americas-campaign-to-eradicate-the-wolf/4312/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaun_Ellis_(wolf_researcher)
- https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=livewith.wolves#:~:text=Don't%20run%2C%20but%20act,using%20the%20wildlife%20encounter%20form.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDhIkoigl-Q
- https://wolf.org/wolf-info/factsvsfiction/are-wolves-dangerous-to-humans/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_attack#:~:text=Wolf%20attacks%20are%20injuries%20to,predatory%2C%20agonistic%2C%20and%20defensive.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenrir
Lorien takes Katharine back to the 1900s for a story of bad science, good journalism, and...soliciting blood at a child' s birthday party.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Wakefield
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancet_MMR_autism_fraud
- https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa021134
- https://www.thetimes.com/uk/science/article/revealed-mmr-research-scandal-7ncfntn8mjq
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8481583.stm
- https://briandeer.com/mmr/lancet-summary.htm
- https://www.democracynow.org/2025/1/31/andrew_wakefield_vaccine
- https://pauloffit.substack.com/p/the-rfk-jr-playbook
- https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/us/politics/rfk-science-vaccines.html
- https://www.brookings.edu/articles/rfk-jr-s-history-of-medical-misinformation-raises-concerns-over-hhs-nomination/
- https://www.nytimes.com/article/rfk-conspiracy-theories-fact-check.html
- https://ca.news.yahoo.com/rfk-jr-doesn-t-medical-142823533.html
- https://www.cdc.gov/measles/about/history.html
- https://www.idsociety.org/ID-topics/infectious-disease/measles/know-the-facts
- https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/03/vaccine-autism-rfk-jr-how-science-proves-vaccines-do-not-cause-autism/
- https://apple.news/AV5bUl2rwQr-Y3oS_9JmG9Q
- https://apple.news/AkXiB-2SYSIax-BASG39_3w
- https://apple.news/AkXiB-2SYSIax-BASG39_3w
- https://www.startribune.com/cdc-leaders-who-resigned-said-rfk-jr-undermined-vaccine-science-risking-lives/601463373
Katharine has big concerns about tiny plastics.
Sources:
- https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/microplastics.html
- https://magazine.hms.harvard.edu/articles/microplastics-everywhere
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microplastics
- https://apple.news/AlNT07D-cT-K1KiKXlFz1Lw
- https://www.wired.com/story/this-startup-promises-to-clean-your-blood-of-microplastics-clarify-clinics/
Lorien gives Katharine TMI (too much information) on TMI (Three Mile Island).
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Mile_Island_Nuclear_Generating_Station
- https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/power/pwrs.html
- https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-cycle/nuclear-power-reactors/nuclear-power-reactors
- https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/meet-oklo-the-earths-two-billion-year-old-only-known-natural-nuclear-reactor
- https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-cycle/nuclear-power-reactors/nuclear-power-reactors#fuelling-a-nuclear-reactor
- https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide
- https://www.npr.org/2024/09/20/nx-s1-5120581/three-mile-island-nuclear-power-plant-microsoft-ai
- https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/fact-sheets/3mile-isle.html#tmiview
- https://www.nrc.gov/info-finder/decommissioning/power-reactor/three-mile-island-unit-2.html
- https://www.kpbs.org/news/2019/sep/20/three-mile-island-nuclear-power-plant-shuts-down/
- https://www.pennlive.com/news/2019/03/save-three-mile-island-what-a-difference-40-years-makes.html
- https://local21news.com/news/local/history-of-three-mile-island
- https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1405170/?page=5
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Mile_Island_accident
- https://www.iaea.org/sites/default/files/publications/magazines/bulletin/bull51-1/51102744649.pdf
- https://www.iaea.org/sites/default/files/ines.pdf
- https://web.archive.org/web/20160814210605/https://www.facingsouth.org/2009/04/investigation-revelations-about-three-mile-island-disaster-raise-doubts-over-nuclear-plant-s
- https://wx1.ans.org/pi/resources/sptopics/tmi/faq.php
- https://www.newsweek.com/do-people-still-work-three-mile-island-live-middletown-pennsylvania-netflix-1704265
- https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/nuclear/nuclear-power-plants.php
- https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/what-is-nuclear-energy-the-science-of-nuclear-power
- https://www.nationalgrid.com/stories/energy-explained/what-nuclear-energy-and-why-it-considered-clean-energy
- https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/nuclear/nuclear-power-and-the-environment.php
- https://www.nrc.gov/waste/high-level-waste.html
- https://greenamerica.org/fight-dirty-energy/amazon-build-cleaner-cloud/10-reasons-oppose-nuclear-energy
- https://greenamerica.org/fight-dirty-energy/amazon-build-cleaner-cloud/10-reasons-oppose-nuclear-energy
- https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/5-fast-facts-about-spent-nuclear-fuel
Katharine tells Lorien not about that one other podcast but about the red scare in the US in the 1920s, 40s, and 50s (we were a little busy in the 1930s).
Sources:
Sources:
- https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/trump-democrats-enemies-within-rcna175628
- https://www.newsweek.com/trump-reacts-zohran-mamdani-nyc-mayor-primary-win-2090781
- https://apnews.com/article/trump-communist-judges-tariff-china-russia-cae626a3699a5411841f646a847c2c7b
- https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/retread-scare-trump-and-other-republicans-evoke-another-era-by-calling-democrats-communists
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/11/12/trump-rally-vermin-political-opponents/
- https://www.eisenhowerlibrary.gov/research/online-documents/mccarthyism-red-scare#:~:text=%5BThe%20American%20Heritage%20Dictionary%20gives,in%20order%20to%20suppress%20opposition.%5D
- https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/mccarthy-more-than-just-a-man/#:~:text=For%20several%20years%20before%20Joseph,Supreme%20Court%20Justice%2C%20William%20O.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCarthyism
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COINTELPRO
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_R._Murrow
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcuYybbehAo
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communism
Lorien and Katharine explore all the cutesy ways we talk about email scams; Katharine plans her own Ocean's 11; she's Danny Ocean.
Sources:
Sources
- https://www.phishing.org/what-is-phishing
- https://www.phishing.org/history-of-phishing
- https://www.ibm.com/think/topics/social-engineering
- https://www.ibm.com/think/topics/business-email-compromise
- https://www.proofpoint.com/us/threat-reference/spear-phishing
- https://www.upguard.com/blog/types-of-phishing-attacks
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/nathanvardi/2016/02/08/how-a-tech-billionaires-company-misplaced-46-7-million-and-didnt-know-it/?sh=33fec58550b3
- https://us.norton.com/blog/emerging-threats/cybersecurity-statistics
- https://www.bluevoyant.com/knowledge-center/8-phishing-types-and-how-to-prevent-them
- https://www.checkpoint.com/cyber-hub/threat-prevention/what-is-phishing/
- https://www.websterfirst.com/blog/what-the-2024-ftc-data-tells-us-about-scam-trends/#:~:text=Fraud continues to be a,compared to the previous year.
- https://www.paubox.com/blog/elara-caring-phishing-attack-exposes-100000-patients-data
- https://www.bluevoyant.com/knowledge-center/8-devastating-phishing-attack-examples-and-prevention-tips
- https://www.hempsteadny.gov/635/Famous-Phishing-Incidents-from-History
- https://www.securityweek.com/us-government-is-investigating-messages-impersonating-trumps-chief-of-staff-susie-wiles/
- https://www.cybsafe.com/value/simulated-phishing/
Katharine takes Lorien on a spinning, potentially uninspected ride.
Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traveling_carnival#:~:text=A%20traveling%20carnival%20(American%20English,after%20a%20period%20of%20time.
- https://www.nationwidechildrens.org/family-resources-education/700childrens/2022/07/carnival-ride-safety
- https://nypost.com/2024/10/29/world-news/horror-moment-gondola-cars-detach-from-fairground-ride-10-hur/
- https://people.com/11-year-old-reportedly-stuck-on-carnival-ride-20-minutes-8716075
- https://www.cpsc.gov/Warnings/1977/Urgent-Warning-Issued-On-Zipper-Amusement-Park-Ride
- https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/07/05/carnival-ride-tips-over-washington-oak-harbor/74309510007/
- https://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/05/17/ctv.martin/
- https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2016/08/24/424278.htm
- https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/two-three-girls-injured-tenn-ferris-wheel-accident-released-hospital-n628836
- https://www.nbc4i.com/news/no-criminal-charges-to-be-filed-in-ohio-state-fair-ride-accident/
- https://www.cnn.com/2017/08/06/us/ohio-state-fair-ride-collapse
- https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/risky-rides-carnival-workers-grueling-hours-may-threaten-safety-n186966
- https://sdlawyers.com/the-dangers-of-fair-rides-what-you-need-to-know/#:~:text=Staying%20Safe%20on%20Fair%20Rides&text=Inspect%20Before%20You%20Ride%3A%20Observe,instructions%20given%20by%20ride%20operators.
Lorien tells Katharine about the baffling human tendency to do danger for fun. (Also, as a fun little bonus: Lorien immediately says the very normal word "bull" weirdly and then spends the next hour spiraling and somehow saying it a little bit different all of the many times she says it.)
Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bull
- https://www.runningofthebulls.com/bull-runner-center/safety/?srsltid=AfmBOoqBg7P-QgNONFWhlM5-NGdB73f-TQuPsh7Xu89ZbN_kVbp-z2NH
- https://www.runningofthebulls.com/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bull_riding
- https://web.archive.org/web/20040227232211/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/02/0225_040225_TVbullrider.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullfighting
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bull-leaping
- https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2024/06/05/he-loved-living-life-bandera-family-shares-memories-of-peter-de-luna-after-tragic-bull-riding-death/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Fighting_Bull
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Running_of_the_bulls
- https://adequatica.medium.com/hemingway-in-spain-6a9118d7dfb3
- https://www.runningofthebulls.com/history-of-the-bulls/running-of-the-bulls-deaths/?srsltid=AfmBOopQPOehZB1_HmrRB2xTwyvBHPh5jrWTlHUZUZMK28fCrnP7WVcb
- https://defenders.org/sites/default/files/publications/MX-wolf-attack-data-infograph.pdf
- https://www.runningofthebulls.com/bull-runner-center/official-rules/
- https://www.sanfermin.com/en/running-of-the-bulls/things-you-should-know-before-taking-part-in-the-running-of-the-bulls/
- https://www.sanfermin.com/en/running-of-the-bulls/quick-guide-what-is-the-running-of-the-bulls/
- https://www.bullrunpamplona.com/blog/runners-guide-to-navigating-pamplonas-dangerous-bull-run-route/
- https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/07/06/spain-running-bulls/455039001/
- https://amigoenergy.com/blog/running-of-the-bulls-history/
- https://www.wisfarmer.com/story/news/2020/09/23/not-everyone-lives-tell-encounter-bull/3492958001/
Katharine tell Lorien about a few crimes that shaped the collective consciousness. Lorien knows the names of more serial killers than she wishes to.
Sources:
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stranger_danger
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moors_murders
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https://www.salon.com/2023/10/21/what-80s-kids-also-remember-on-stranger-danger-satanic-panic-and-generations-of-trickle-down-fear/
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https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/may-25/etan-patz-milk-carton-kids-goes-missing
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https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/july-27/adam-walsh-is-abducted
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Adam_Walsh
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Johnny_Gosch
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https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2023/12/us/johnny-gosch-missing-iowa-boy-cec-cnnphotos/
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https://victimsofcrime.org/child-sexual-abuse-statistics/
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https://books.google.com/books?id=krE1y1SC3uEC&q=9780470471944&pg=PR11#v=onepage&q=9780470471944&f=false
Lorien takes a real meta approach to this week's topic by completely overwhelming herself with information on how overwhelmed most people are by information.
Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_overload
- https://www.npr.org/2010/11/29/131671951/information-overload-is-not-unique-to-digital-age
- https://hbr.org/2011/03/information-overloads-2300-yea
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_load
- https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wps.20617
- https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20201103-cognitive-load-theory-explaining-our-fight-for-focus
- https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10648-021-09624-7
- https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/topics/information-overload
- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/24-hour_news_cycle
- https://www.axiapr.com/blog/pros-and-cons-of-the-24-hour-news-cycle
- https://mvcurrent.com/9837/opinions/how-the-24-hour-news-cycle-is-harmful/
- https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2799812
- https://www.connecticutchildrens.org/growing-healthy/how-social-media-impacts-mental-health-and-changes-brain-activity-and-what-do
- https://www.unc.edu/posts/2023/01/03/study-shows-habitual-checking-of-social-media-may-impact-young-adolescents-brain-development/
- https://thedecisionlab.com/reference-guide/psychology/information-overload
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34877645/
- https://www.goodrx.com/health-topic/mental-health/what-is-digital-overload?srsltid=AfmBOoqAc7rXoSgWyWt8W0c9wEi3vCvwyZlEIE0cYLajgLBJyMmQY6pS
- https://www.talktoangel.com/blog/effective-ways-to-manage-digital-overload
- https://shift.com/blog/news/the-dark-side-of-tech-overload-and-burnout/
- https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21670811.2022.2048187
- https://www.resiliencelab.us/thought-lab/digital-overload
- https://novaterratherapy.com/signs-you-may-be-experiencing-digital-overload/
- https://www.inspirahealthnetwork.org/news/healthy
- https://datareportal.com/reports/digital-2024-deep-dive-the-time-we-spend-on-social-media-living/brain-rot-explained-how-digital-overload-affects-your-mind
- https://datareportal.com/reports/digital-2024-deep-dive-the-time-we-spend-on-social-media
- https://www.oberlo.com/statistics/how-much-time-is-spent-with-different-forms-of-media
- https://www.statista.com/statistics/278544/time-spent-with-media-in-the-us/
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-42614-z
- https://news.rpi.edu/2024/03/13/information-overload-personal-and-societal-danger
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-024-01833-8.epdf?sharing_token=oLDOEjbfhdJ36GPOjzULNdRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0NFoDk3diBFFDQnQAR9f7F12B2POV316p8OIj4GaoUzDBn9C139OmraLmxvtLa7ELMk6GaQiKhUNPgZYFQyPk9wGln-DtJuGOoaTHDEX0FHqq1isgG2q8As9M7fjRlu2tE=
- https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/cant-pay-attention-youre-not-alone
Like Moana, the line where the sky meets the sea calls Lorien and Katharine, but they find the voice terrifying.
Sources:
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decompression_sickness
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scuba_diving
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_diving
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Boyton
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Spence_(frogman)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wreck_diving#:~:text=Wreck%20diving%20is%20recreational%20diving,a%20part%20of%20the%20dive.
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https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/03/03/dredging-up-the-ghostly-secrets-of-slave-ships
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https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/divers-recover-ancient-shipwreck-that-sank-2600-years-ago-off-the-coast-of-spain-180985778/
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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8j7g3e9yvlo
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https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/shark-attack-verde-island-philippines-b2706861.html
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https://www.scuba.com/blog/the-history-of-scuba-diving/?srsltid=AfmBOopWvEFy5UhGKt1emocewMbB7yqU-Ieu9ZSrQ6TvSF2OvHf4CJ-K
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diving_hazards#The_diving_environment
Lorien tells Katharine about rattlesnakes. Katharine assumes New Mexico is carpeted in them.
Sources:
- https://www.reddit.com/r/trailrunning/comments/v1j7k6/what_to_wear_to_protect_against_rattlesnakes/?rdt=34400
- https://www.britannica.com/animal/rattlesnake
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/stereoscopic-vision#:~:text=Stereoscopic vision refers to the,3D) images and thus depth.
- https://www.denverhealth.org/blog/2017/01/rattlesnake-bite-prevention
- https://wildlife.utah.gov/news/utah-wildlife-news/1621-tips-to-help-you-stay-safe-and-avoid-conflict-with-rattlesnakes.html
- https://www.bannerhealth.com/healthcareblog/teach-me/invisible-rattlesnakes
- https://calpoison.org/about-rattlesnakes
- https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/snake-bites#:~:text=All snakebites should be considered,past venomous snakebites and therapy
- https://open.spotify.com/episode/2xjRKUta2YM63r14TfX5zT?si=4775791cfd664304
- https://open.spotify.com/episode/5FLM2gLO5YtgOEPwTBE5me?si=tL68CE-qQmKGg9gmfNNNwA
- https://www.healthline.com/health/rattlesnake-bite#timeline
- https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/life/2024/03/23/rattlesnake-bites-tips-symptoms-prevention/72900851007/#
- https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/life/2024/03/23/rattlesnake-bites-tips-symptoms-prevention/72900851007/#
- https://peecnature.org/rattlesnake-safety/#:~:text=Be aware of your surroundings,pants is a good idea.
- https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Reptiles/Rattlesnakes#:~:text=Rattlesnakes are found in almost every part,deserts, and they are also capable swimmers.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake_handling_in_Christianity
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Went_Hensley#Death
- https://www.messynessychic.com/2017/11/22/americas-last-snake-handling-cults/
Katharine takes Lorien on a 100 year historical tour of US mass deportations.
Sources:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UEhMDAlX1Y
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https://www.history.com/articles/great-depression-repatriation-drives-mexico-deportation
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_Act_of_1924
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Repatriation
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https://www.history.com/articles/operation-wetback-eisenhower-1954-deportation
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Wetback
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https://www.aclu.org/news/immigrants-rights/exiled-obama-administrations-horrifying
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriot_Act
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11_attacks
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https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2014/10/02/u-s-deportations-of-immigrants-reach-record-high-in-2013/
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https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/obama-record-deportations-deporter-chief-or-not
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_administration_family_separation_policy
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_presidency_of_Donald_Trump#Immigration
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deportation_in_the_second_presidency_of_Donald_Trump
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https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-administration-says-it-will-pay-immigrants-in-the-u-s-illegally-1000-to-self-deport
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https://www.migrationpolicy.org/content/explainer-immigrants-and-us-economy#:~:text=Overall%20Economic%20Growth%20and%20Impacts&text=The%20foreign%20born%20also%20start,companies%20were%20founded%20by%20immigrants.
Nothing could be scarier to Lorien than a forever unsolved mystery. Just tell her!
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_ship
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Dutchman
https://www.kingmanyachtcenter.com/an-october-ghost-story-mary-celeste/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/abandoned-ship-the-mary-celeste-174488104/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=Nsjh_QeUL-w
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Celeste
https://www.iflscience.com/are-ghost-ships-really-traveling-the-world-s-oceans-with-no-one-aboard-to-crew-them-67071
https://www.historyextra.com/period/general-history/ghost-ships-famous-stories-list/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Joyita
None of these are the fever Peggy Lee was singing about.
Sources:
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https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/25/health/congo-mystery-illness/index.html
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https://www.wired.com/story/race-to-identify-drcs-mystery-illness-slowed-by-us-aid-cuts-democratic-republic-congo-usaid/
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https://www.science.org/content/article/mysterious-congo-outbreak-likely-linked-contaminated-water-researchers-say
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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/congo-mystery-disease-deaths-who-investigation-deepens/
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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mystery-disease-congo-what-we-know/
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http://abcnews.go.com/Health/cdc-monitoring-unknown-disease-congo/story?id=119395101
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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/congo-war-m23-rebels-rwanda-goma-un-warns-gang-rape-summary-executions/
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https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/ebola#:~:text=What%20is%20Ebola%3F,leaks%20from%20small%20blood%20vessels.
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https://www.cdc.gov/ebola/about/index.html
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebola
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https://www.cdc.gov/ebola/outbreaks/?CDC_AAref_Val=https://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/history/chronology.html
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hot_Zone
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https://newshour-classroom-tc.digi-producers.pbs.org/uploads/app/uploads/2014/09/Excerpt-from-The-Hot-Zone-for-PBS-NewsHour-Education-Random-House.pdf
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marburg_virus_disease
Lorien talks about literal ticking time bombs.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unexploded_ordnance
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controlled_explosion
- https://apple.news/AT8BA2xInTWeIMDQUDcddTA
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- https://abcnews.go.com/International/160-unexploded-bombs-world-war-ii-found-childrens/story?id=118724569
- https://www.hi.org/en/news/landmines--22--more-victims-in-one-year#:~:text=Published on 20 November, the,of the victims were civilians.
- https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/04/1135252
Black mold, and radon, and asbestos, oh my!
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https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/24862-black-mold
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https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/323419#Symptoms-of-black-mold-exposure
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stachybotrys_chartarum
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https://www.webmd.com/lung/can-black-mold-kill-you
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https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/radon-and-health#:~:text=Radon%20is%20a%20radioactive%20gas,and%20produces%20further%20radioactive%20particles.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radon
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https://hsph.harvard.edu/news/millions-in-u-s-exposed-to-dangerous-radon-study-finds/
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https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speaking-of-health/radon-the-odorless-invisible-threat
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asbestos#:~:text=Asbestos%20(/%C3%A6s%CB%88b,%2C%20asbestosis%2C%20and%20lung%20cancer.
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https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tysonbottenus/black-mold-growing-toxic-brain-vacation
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https://www.asbestos.com/news/2025/01/10/raging-california-wildfires-may-spread-toxic-asbestos/
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https://www.epa.gov/asbestos/protect-your-family-exposures-asbestos
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https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/how-toxic-mold-cost-one-austin-family-their-home-health/
In this podcast we hate otters but we love octopuses.
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- https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/the-many-plurals-of-octopus-octopi-octopuses-octopodes
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cephalopod_attack
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akkorokamui
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- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_blue-ringed_octopus
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- https://www.livescience.com/animals/octopuses/octopuses-rewire-their-brains-to-adapt-to-different-ocean-temperatures
- https://www.si.com/more-sports/2021/10/12/seattle-kraken-octopus-wrestling-daily-cover
- https://blog.animalogic.ca/blog/octopus-wrestling-the-lost-and-ancient-sport
Art imitates life imitates art.
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https://www.stylist.co.uk/books/handmaids-tale-true-story/130001
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https://www.penguin.co.uk/discover/articles/margaret-atwood-handmaids-tale-testaments-real-life-inspiration
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https://www.businessinsider.com/handmaids-tale-based-on-real-world-origins-history-events-2019-8#the-forced-separation-of-mothers-and-children-continues-to-occur-in-modern-society-10
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https://www.history.com/news/chamberlain-kahn-act-std-venereal-disease-imprisonment-women
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https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/mary-webster-witch-hadley-survives-hanging/
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Webster_(alleged_witch)
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https://www.history.com/news/magdalene-laundry-ireland-asylum-abuse
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https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/22/us/roe-v-wade-overturned-2-years/index.html
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https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/conservatives-rebranding-pro-life-abortion-1235018370/
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https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/03/19/nx-s1-5312115/margaret-carpenter-indictment-telemedicine-abortion-louisiana-mail-mifepristone-misoprostol
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https://jessica.substack.com/p/republicans-are-redefining-miscarriage
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https://jessica.substack.com/p/after-trump-pardons-clinic-attackers
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https://time.com/7269263/bills-punishing-people-seeking-abortions/
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https://academic.oup.com/book/25660/chapter-abstract/193101621?redirectedFrom=fulltext
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/25/roe-v-wade-abortion-christian-right-america
Lorien takes Katharine on a historical journey to a politically tense time they are not currently living through; in the process, Lorien Slendermans*
*A verb meaning to become so engrossed in a topic that the presenter speaks for far longer than the usual duration of the podcast .
Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truman_Doctrine
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_War#cite_note-1
- https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/short-history/cubanmissile
- https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/jfk-in-history/the-bay-of-pigs
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_Missile_Crisis
- https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/jfk-in-history/cuban-missile-crisis
- https://history.state.gov/milestones/1961-1968/cuban-missile-crisis
They're not America's road rage therapists, so Katharine and Lorien would like to drag race you to the start of this episode .
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_rage
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aggressive_driving
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermittent_explosive_disorder
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https://www.webmd.com/women/features/root-cause-of-road-rage
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https://aaafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/202309_2022-AAAFTS-American-Driving-Survey-Brief_v3.pdf
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https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/10/health/road-rage-survival-tips-wellness/index.html
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https://exchange.aaa.com/safety/driving-advice/aggressive-driving/#:~:text=Examples%20of%20road%20rage%20are,Ramming
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https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1998/08/road-rage-versus-reality/377156/
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https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/gunman-who-killed-las-vegas-mom-four-road-rage-search-n699301 https://abcnews.go.com/US/las-vegas-road-rage-shooting-victims-kids-regret/story?id=36702212
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https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/03/15/593917420/road-rage-driver-who-killed-ex-nfl-player-sentenced-to-30-years-prison
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The Culture of Fear: Why Americans Are Afraid of the Wrong Things. Barry Glassner, 1999.
Katharine does not leave five minutes into the podcast even though she briefly threatens to.
Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locked-in_syndrome
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK559026/
- https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1300432/I-lay-paralysed-unable-speak-18-months--familys-unyielding-loved-brought-true-miracle.html
- https://www.unilad.com/community/life/richard-marsh-locked-in-syndrome-experience-218594-20241119
- https://brainandspinalcord.org/faqs/abi/how-many-people-are-diagnosed-with-locked-in-syndrome-each-year/
- https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/23003-pons
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dasher_(software)
- https://www.science.org/content/article/locked-patients-can-follow-their-noses
- https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/03/22/1047664/locked-in-patient-bci-communicate-in-sentences/
- https://theconversation.com/what-is-locked-in-syndrome-the-extraordinary-stories-that-help-us-understand-this-rare-condition-236371
- https://www.buzzfeed.com/kelley_greene/locked-in-syndrome-survivor-jake-haendel
And now for something completely different.
Sources
- -https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/coverstory/apocalypse-meow-how-a-cult-that-believes-cats-are-divine-beings-ended-up-in-tennessee/article_78fc2367-5596-5a7a-ad8e-edae8c83a594.html
- - https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article101133487.html
- “The Curious Case of… The Doomsday Cat Cult” Season 1, Episode 5. Aired February 17, 2025.
Lorien tells Katharine about when the Queen of Crime became the center of a real-life mystery.
Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissociative_fugue
- https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/symptoms/22836-dissociative-fugue
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agatha_Christie
- https://psychcentral.com/disorders/dissociative-fugue-symptoms#treatment
- https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/crime/article167733012.html
- https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/conditions/dissociative-fugue-psychogenic-fugue
- https://www.merckmanuals.com/home/mental-health-disorders/dissociative-disorders/dissociative-identity-disorder
- https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/dissociative-fugue
- https://www.medicoverhospitals.in/diseases/fugue-state/
- https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/hide-and-seek/201203/dissociative-fugue-the-mystery-of-agatha-christie
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pale_Horse#
- https://www.rosecalendars.co.uk/news/the-strange-disappearance-of-agatha-christie/
- https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/11/books/agatha-christie-vanished-11-days-1926.html
- https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/The-Curious-Disappearance-of-Agatha-Christie/
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-collection/stories/police-report-disappearance-agatha-christie/
The golden retrievers of the open sea!
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https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/orca
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https://us.whales.org/whales-dolphins/facts-about-orcas/
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https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/07/science/orcas-salmon-hat-puget-sound/index.html
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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/us/mother-orca-tahlequah-calf-dead.html
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https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/orcas-puget-sound-salmon-hats-killer-whales
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iberian_orca_attacks
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https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/killer-whale-spain-play-1.7220869
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https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230626-why-are-orcas-suddenly-ramming-boats
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orca
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orca_attacks#Captive_orca_attacks
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamu
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilikum_(orca)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keiko_(orca)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moby_Doll
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SeaWorld
Lorien takes Katharine on a deep dive into the deep sea. The temperatures are low; the pressure is high; the creatures are weird!
Source:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abyssal_zone
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelagic_zone
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_snow
- https://brainly.com/question/43407759#
- https://www.hofmannlawfirm.com/faqs/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-hypothermia-in-cold-water
- https://sciencestruck.com/interesting-facts-about-abyssal-zone
- https://www.sciencing.com/animals-abyssal-ecosystem-19407/
- https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-21520404
- Dumbo octopus image from:https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/explorations/ex1402/logs/apr28/apr28.html
- https://www.iberdrola.com/sustainability/abyssal-creatures
- https://www.livescience.com/59474-lizard-fish-is-deepest-living-superpredator.html
- https://www.nausicaa.fr/en/the-ocean-magazine/14-things-you-just-have-know-about-abyss#
- https://www.whoi.edu/know-your-ocean/ocean-topics/how-the-ocean-works/ocean-zones/abyssal-zone/
- https://www.wri.org/insights/deep-sea-mining-explained https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/about/news-room/opinion/2025/01/15/the-world-currently-lacks-the-ability-to-govern-deep-sea-mining
Katharine gives Lorien a conversation starter, sure to be the hit of any tailgate parties for the big game this weekend.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronic_traumatic_encephalopathy
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https://medicine.iu.edu/expertise/traumatic-brain-injury/what-is-chronic-traumatic-encephalopathy#:~:text=Chronic%20Traumatic%20Encephalopathy%2C%20or%20CTE,concussions%20and%20repetitive%20head%20impacts
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL_concussion_committee
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bennet_Omalu
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/sports/cte-bennet-omalu/#:~:text=But%20across%20the%20brain%20science,about%20the%20disease%2C%20according%20to
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https://www.npr.org/2024/09/23/nx-s1-5121019/nfl-players-cte-survey
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https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/former-nfl-players-denied-compensation-for-brain-trauma#:~:text=In%20a%20landmark%202015%20settlement,joined%20Amna%20Nawaz%20for%20more.
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https://en.as.com/nfl/what-are-the-most-famous-cte-cases-in-nfl-history-n-3/
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https://www.npr.org/2021/12/14/1064130612/phillip-adams-nfl-player-killed-6-people-cte#:~:text=An%20ex%2DNFL%20player%20who,himself%20had%20CTE%2C%20doctors%20say&text=Tom%20Gannam%2FAP-,Former%20San%20Francisco%2049ers%20cornerback%20Phillip%20Adams%2C%20pictured%20in%20this,this%20year%20before%20killing%20himself.
Lorien takes Katharine on a colorful journey that starts in 12th century England.
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https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/The-Green-Children-of-Woolpit/# https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_children_of_Woolpit https://apple.news/A2Km6WVxITYiK1T1n-CQvlg https://www.pajiba.com/tv_reviews/maxs-love-has-won-cult-documentary-and-death-by-colloidal-silver.php https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argyria https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_uses_of_silver#Other_uses https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/colloidal-silver-what-you-need-to-know https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/integrative-medicine/herbs/colloidal-silver https://bartonchronicle.com/silver-woman-tells-story/ https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-779/colloidal-silver https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/consumer-health/expert-answers/colloidal-silver/faq-20058061 https://www.vice.com/en/article/covid-19-is-bringing-back-one-of-the-oldest-and-strangest-fake-cures/ https://www.wired.com/story/does-colloidal-silver-work/
Katharine tells Lorien not to panic. No, really!
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https://www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/situation-summary/index.html
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https://apple.news/ALclU32DPQdi3sPHqzJwLew
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https://apple.news/AGOdB_coeQLO4N1Rh1t9RrA
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https://apple.news/A_Vmb2mUnS7Gd2jPKSG4KyA
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https://apple.news/AWjCbgbaYSFeyJUXVRSPvrA
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https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2025/01/03/hhs-awards-306-million-avian-flu-monitoring-and-preparedness-funding.html
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https://www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/signs-symptoms/index.html
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https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/362527/bird-flu-100-million-chickens-dead-risk-humans
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https://www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/avian-timeline/index.html
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avian_influenza#:~:text=Epidemiology-,History,the%20H5%20and%20H7%20subtypes.
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https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/10/health/california-child-bird-flu/index.html
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https://apple.news/AMccHRIRvShq3Q0tllA31cg
Lorien tells Katharine why we should do our best to keep polio outbreaks in the past.
Sources:
- https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/13/health/kennedy-lawyer-fda-polio-vaccine/index.html
- https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/health/aaron-siri-rfk-jr-vaccines.html
- https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/polio/
- https://www.wptv.com/politics/youre-not-going-to-lose-the-polio-vaccine-trump-says-of-rfks-controversial-policies
- https://www.cdc.gov/polio/about/
- https://www.cdc.gov/polio/vaccines/index.html
- https://www.statnews.com/2024/12/27/polio-vaccine-rfk-jr-lawyer-petition-revoke-approval-reaction-from-indian-americans/
- https://www.statnews.com/2022/07/21/n-y-state-detects-polio-case-first-in-the-u-s-since-2013/
- https://news.northeastern.edu/2024/12/17/polio-vaccine-history/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonas_Salk
- https://www.cedars-sinai.org/health-library/diseases-and-conditions/p/polio-poliomyelitis.html
- https://www.who.int/news-room/spotlight/history-of-vaccination/history-of-polio-vaccination
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2205164/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_lung
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_Lillard
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Alexander_(polio_survivor)
- https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/polio-iron-lung-survivors-photos-lives-inside-ventilators-a8070881.html
Don't lick the walls!
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https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/lead-poisoning/symptoms-causes/syc-20354717
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https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/how-a-doctor-discovered-us-walls-were-poisonous
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https://nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/thisleadiskillingus/index.html
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https://www.epa.gov/archive/epa/aboutepa/lead-poisoning-historical-perspective.html
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_poisoning
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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lead-poisoning-hemorrhoid-treatment-california-death/
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint_water_crisis
Happy New Year! Before you decide to better yourself, listen to Lorien tell Katharine all the reasons it might kills you.
Sources:
- https://www.driveresearch.com/market-research-company-blog/new-years-resolutions-statistics/
- https://www.statista.com/chart/29019/most-common-new-years-resolutions-us/
- https://www.vice.com/en/article/these-puking-bleeding-clowns-are-a-forgotten-part-of-crossfits-past/
- https://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/22/fashion/thursdaystyles/getting-fit-even-if-it-kills-you.html
- https://mobilityfit.com/mythbusters-crossfit-is-dangerous-and-injuries-are-frequent/
- https://www.garagegymreviews.com/is-crossfit-bad-for-you
- https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/lazar-djukic-cause-of-death-crossfit-games-fort-worth-texas/287-bfb4f9a3-b766-4df3-9868-ee74545e4bc0
- https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/rhabdo/about/?CDC_AAref_Val=https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/rhabdo/default.html#
- https://www.cfs.gov.hk/english/
- https://www.fda.gov/food/chemical-contaminants-pesticides/natural-toxins-food#:~:text=In canned and properly cooked,remove and destroy this toxin.
- https://www.oklahoman.com/story/lifestyle/food/2024/12/16/https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/index.html
- https://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/about/index.html
- https://www.axios.com/2024/12/17/food-recalls-2024-increase
- https://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/ponzischeme.asp
- https://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/ponzischeme.asp
- https://www.verywellmind.com/why-new-years-resolutions-fail-6823972#citation-1
- https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2022-12-29/failed-new-years-resolutions
Katharine tells Lorien about yet another way humanity is making questionable choices when it comes to technology. All hallucinations and bad information comes straight from our own brains.
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https://apple.news/AWDIsEbzMTGqPtHZTMsLOiQ
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https://apnews.com/article/chatbot-ai-lawsuit-suicide-teen-artificial-intelligence-9d48adc572100822fdbc3c90d1456bd0
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thejpost.com/business-and-innovation/tech-and-start-ups/article-825936
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https://www.yahoo.com/tech/ex-google-ceo-warns-perfect-172312351.html?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAFGtjCxrMizjgfbKxys8lgIZVjEIxMEFINJAZtc9Ydj-YWwe_8KDDZrLlEoS9oufEKC7q3eI7PDQwnQM1orOwvO1TYmuexc5GgZmZqTIzO207ho33bj5GvQ1S5Y4mzOS6Pde53_W41k9GOaoU_EV7cFNHUvb40P3iAEBnRDwpsRW
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/kimelsesser/2024/10/23/mankeeping--how-shrinking-male-social-networks-may-burden-women/
Lorien thinks the best way to enjoy a ski destination is from inside the lodge with a book, and she's pretty sure we should only talk about pizza and french fries in the context of eating them.
Sources:
- https://web.archive.org/web/20150329044654/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-01/25/content_4098439.htm
- https://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0315/p01s01-woap.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skiing
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grass_skiing
- https://www.conskierge.ski/is-skiing-dangerous
- https://unofficialnetworks.com/2022/10/18/most-dangerous-skiing/
- https://www.outsideonline.com/culture/opinion/skiing-dangerous-sport/
- https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/snow-sports/tree-well-death-snow-immersion-suffocation-powder-day/
- https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/jan/29/lake-tahoe-gondola-woman-trapped
- https://www.aspensnowmass.com/discover/experiences/stories/9-easy-ski-safety-tips-from-our-patrollers
- https://www.travelandleisure.com/best-ski-resorts-in-the-world-8406637
- https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/local/north-carolina/i-figured-id-have-to-jump-or-id-freeze-to-death-teen-tells-ski-lift-survival-story/291-513188725
- https://www.rosenbauminjuryfirm.com/2023-ski-injury-statistics/
- https://health-infobase.canada.ca/winter-sport-injuries/alpine-skiing.html
- https://www.skimag.com/performance/skier-fatalies-demographics-nsaa/
- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny_Bono
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/campaigns/junkie/links/bono.htm
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Schumacher
- https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/65333115
- https://people.com/movies/natasha-richardsons-son-micheal-watches-his-late-moms-films-like-parent-trap-to-remember-her/
Katharine tells Lorien about he who should not be named (but they have to name him quite a lot in the process, sorry).
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https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2023/09/jessica-knoll-on-bright-young-women?srsltid=AfmBOoo4H49ETdUaw62dP_489UNYvqKcIna04L9l6F2WlBMY3NXkuElP
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Bundy
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Cowart
It's our 100th episode! Lorien takes Katharine on an unexpected and spooky exploration, Katharine shares listener anxieties, and Lorien speed reads a very long list of things that bring her joy.
If you’re still listening, we love you--not in a weird way.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jal,_New_Mexico
- https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/14/us/new-mexico-human-skulls.html#
- https://www.ktsm.com/news/investigation-into-skulls-found-in-lea-county-concludes-with-no-legal-significance/
- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/human-skulls-sale-legal-ebay-forensics-science#
- https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/morbid-monday-uses-for-human-bones
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-45738-6#:~:text=Main,organs, bones, and hair.
- https://abcnews.go.com/US/tiktok-user-sells-human-bones-ignites-ethical-debate/story?id=80541972
- https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/nov/29/jonsbones-tiktok-human-bone-seller-jon-ferry
- https://www.npr.org/2006/08/11/5637687/origins-of-exhibited-cadavers-questioned
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_Worlds
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodies:_The_Exhibition#:~:text=Bodies: The Exhibition is an,(which opened in 1995).
- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/jan/23/arts.china
- https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/30/nyregion/30bodies.html
Katharine tells Lorien about social experiments that set about to look at the lengths to which humanity will stoop by stooping to some pretty inhumane lengths.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_prison_experiment
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milgram_experiment
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Third_Wave_(experiment)
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https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2017/03/17/the-wave-that-changed-history/
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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364661322003308
Lorien and Katharine ask the question: How far would you go to avoid a difficult conversation with your spouse or disgruntled customer?
Sources:
- https://apple.news/ATYUaGTqbQ2-QC-0-fLXQnQ
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faked_death
- https://nypost.com/2023/01/04/author-allegedly-faked-suicide-to-promote-romance-novel-beyond-psychotic/
- https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/10/us/susan-meachen-romance-author-alive-death-cec/index.html
- https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2023/01/04/author-announces-susan-meachen-alive-years-after-apparent-suicide/10990200002/
- https://nypost.com/2023/01/16/author-who-faked-her-own-death-reveals-what-lead-her-to-lie/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/HobbyDrama/comments/con504/fiber_crafting_about_a_decade_ago_prominent/
- https://gizmodo.com/the-psychology-of-faking-your-own-death-1830022958
- https://www.vox.com/first-person/2018/6/4/17424666/russian-journalist-who-faked-death-arkady-babchenko
- https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/inside-the-world-of-investigators-who-know-youve-faked-your-death
Katharine gives Lorien (and you) a diversion from current events with an exploration of a decades-old cold case mystery. Sources: https://allthatsinteresting.com/isdal-woman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isdal_Woman https://www.nzz.ch/english/new-leads-in-unsolved-1970-death-lead-to-nazi-allied-swiss-banker-ld.1741613 https://www.wvnstv.com/digital-desk/how-many-missing-persons-are-found-in-the-u-s-yearly/#:~:text=An%20NPR%20interview%20with%20Todd,of%20the%20year%20as%20unresolved.%E2%80%9D&text=This%20is%20much%20the%20same,persons%20cases%20are%20happening%20today.&text=2021%20saw%20the%20least%20ever,and%20less%20to%20worry%20about.
Lorien reminds Katharine that we're all just driving giant killing machines like it's no big deal.
Sources:
- https://newsroom.aaa.com/2021/03/heading-the-wrong-way-with-wrong-way-driving/
- https://www.satterleylaw.com/blog/why-do-people-drive-the-wrong-way/#:~:text=Alcohol impairment is the most,share of wrong-way drivers.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrong-way_driving
- https://highways.dot.gov/public-roads/septemberoctober-2002/stop-youre-going-wrong-way
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrong-way_driving_warning
- https://govcomm.us/wrong-way-vehicle-detection-systems/
- https://www.insideedition.com/23522-what-to-do-if-a-wrong-way-driver-is-coming-your-way-to-avoid-a
- https://www.kbzk.com/news/local-news/2-dead-after-wrong-way-crash-on-i-90e-near-three-forks-sheriffs-office-says
- https://dailymontanan.com/2024/04/16/ratings-montana-worst-for-drunk-driving-fatalities/
- https://azdot.gov/about/transportation-safety/wrong-way-drivers
- https://www.mcmathlaw.com/blog/how-common-are-wrong-way-accidents/
- https://people.com/celebrity/impact-after-the-crash-shares-lessons-from-worst-drunk-driving-crash-in-history/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrollton_bus_collision
- https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/05/12/survivors-recall-deadliest-drunken-driving-crash/2154291/
- https://www.nnlawkc.com/blog/2017/10/what-should-you-do-when-someone-is-driving-the-wrong-way/
- https://www.ncsl.org/transportation/driving-in-the-right-direction-state-efforts-to-combat-wrong-way-driving
- https://www.ncsl.org/transportation/driving-in-the-right-direction-state-efforts-to-combat-wrong-way-driving
- https://kutv.com/news/local/us-40-at-a-standstill-after-crash-closes-eastbound-highway-in-summit-county
Come! We Fly!
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malleus_Maleficarum
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW4XFiHUQAs
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https://www.britannica.com/topic/Malleus-maleficarum
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7x5KesH3dzM
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https://www.law.berkeley.edu/research/the-robbins-collection/exhibitions/witch-trials-in-early-modern-europe-and-new-england/
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https://www.history.com/topics/folklore/history-of-witches
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https://www.thecollector.com/european-witch-hunting/
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witchcraft
Lorien tells Katharine about the scariest thing that turn-of-the-20th century San Jose residents could conjure up: an eccentric, educated widow with too much money.
Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Winchester
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winchester_Mystery_House#San_Jose_house_renovation
- https://winchestermysteryhouse.com/disneys-haunted-mansion-and-more-winchester-mystery-houses-influence-on-pop-culture/
- https://winchestermysteryhouse.com/history/
- https://winchestermysteryhouse.com/timeline/
- https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/here-s-to-you-mrs-winchester-2608169.php
- https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/books/book-review-mrs-winchesters-gun-club-by-douglas-bruton-1407380
- https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/out-of-the-ooze/201801/the-winchester-mystery-house-and-other-haunted-places
- https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/out-of-the-ooze/201511/what-makes-a-house-feel-haunted
- https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/654998/when-harry-houdini-visited-winchester-mystery-house
- Buzzfeed Unsolved, Season 1 episode 3
- https://skepticalinquirer.org/2024/08/the-truth-about-sallie-winchester-and-the-mystery-house-that-never-was/
- https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4824
- https://www.legendsofamerica.com/winchester-mystery-house/
- https://www.sfgate.com/sfhistory/article/the-myth-of-the-winchester-mystery-house-16571653.php
- https://allthatsinteresting.com/sarah-winchester
Katharine dips into the world of cryptids to tell Lorien about a man-sized bird...creature...something?
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https://www.mothmanfestival.com/
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mothman
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https://folklife.si.edu/magazine/mothman-point-pleasant-west-virginia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Bridge
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXHrSFzCH8I
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https://allthatsinteresting.com/history-uncovered/mothman
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https://www.chicagotribune.com/2017/07/29/column-chicagos-mothman-stories-are-good-paranormal-entertainment/
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https://hangar1publishing.com/blogs/cryptids/mothman-ohare?srsltid=AfmBOoo-pLew7fnTdIiUpxeqDySzFkxiQXi2ukOyHSPC6FhtzyDOJ--M
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mothman_Prophecies
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interdimensional_UFO_hypothesis
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https://www.mothmanmuseum.com/
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https://alexandriaghosts.com/mothman-the-harbinger-of-doom/
Lorien tells Katharine about a real-life doctor who neglected to take the Hippocratic Oath.
Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannibal_Lecter
- https://www.latintimes.com/thomas-harris-silence-lambs-author-reveals-hannibal-lecter-was-inspired-real-life-129778
- https://pastebin.com/fuJ70Z0W
- https://www.biography.com/crime/real-life-hannibal-lecter-alfredo-balli-trevino#
- https://www.thetimes.com/article/unmasked-doctor-who-was-real-life-hannibal-lecter-m67hzfp5svq
- https://www.biography.com/crime/real-life-hannibal-lecter-alfredo-balli-trevino#
- https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2003/apr/27/ukcrime
- https://metro.co.uk/2024/03/10/cannibals-brother-says-killer-sibling-will-never-show-remorse-horrific-crimes-20436207/#:~:text=Robert Maudsley has been locked,of maximum security Wakefield Prison.
- https://www.islandecho.co.uk/serial-killer-robert-maudsley-aka-hannibal-the-cannibal/
- https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/hannibal-cannibal-robert-maudsleys-grim-32213159
- https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/brain-eater-killer-robert-maudsley-14888774
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Issei_Sagawa
- https://ew.com/article/1991/03/29/playing-hannibal-lecter/
- https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/oct/13/an-old-friend-for-dinner-why-were-not-scared-of-hannibal-lecter-any-more
- https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/wicked-deeds/201603/our-enduring-love-affair-with-dr-hannibal-lecter
Happy October! Katharine kicks off a month of spooky topics with a haunted (?) wine cabinet.
"October", Robert Frost: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/53084/october-56d23212a5b72
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dybbuk
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dybbuk_box
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https://genius.com/Kevin-mannis-description-of-the-dibbuk-dybbuk-box-for-ebay-annotated
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https://www.travelchannel.com/interests/haunted/articles/haunted-dibbuk-won-on-ebay-causes-bad-luck
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https://newsletter.truman.edu/article.asp?id=7586
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https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/the-dibbuk-box/
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https://www.latimes.com/la-ca-urban-legend-jewish-scroll-cabinet-t-20040725-story.html
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https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/the-possession-jeffrey-dean-morgan-horror-movie-retrospective
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Paranormal Witness, Season 2, Episode 1: “The Dibbuk Box”
Lorien just wants surgeons to be perfect. Is that so much to ask?
Sources:
- https://www.kansascity.com/news/nation-world/national/article290163534.html
- https://www.kcci.com/article/andrea-irwin-iowa-woman-zoll-heart-monitor-lawsuit/61617551
- https://hub.jhu.edu/2016/05/03/medical-errors-third-leading-cause-of-death/
- https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/leading-causes-of-death.htm
- https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db492-tables.pdf#4
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3963345/
- https://baltimoretimes-online.com/living-well/health/2024/05/10/johns-hopkins-study-points-to-medical-errors-as-americas-third-leading-cause-of-death
- https://news.unchealthcare.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/1159/2020/10/TimeOutDocumentationMay2010.pdf
- https://www.who.int/teams/integrated-health-services/patient-safety/research/safe-surgery/tool-and-resources
- https://www.aorn.org/article/wrong-surgeries-up-26--in-2023
- https://globalnews.ca/news/10732577/florida-surgeon-removed-liver-spleen-dr-shaknovsky/
- https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/florida-surgeon-mistakenly-removes-patients-liver-instead-spleen-causi-rcna169614
- https://patientidnow.org/
- https://www.statnews.com/2022/06/22/national-patient-id-essential-patient-safety/
- https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/patient-identification-errors-systems-challenge#:~:text=Of 503 healthcare executives across,standard of 8-10%.
- https://www.taylor.com/blog/12-simple-ways-to-ensure-positive-patient-identification
- https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/wrong-site-wrong-procedure-and-wrong-patient-surgery
- https://www.facs.org/for-medical-professionals/news-publications/news-and-articles/bulletin/2023/june-2023-volume-108-issue-6/study-analyzes-wrong-site-surgery-data-in-medical-malpractice-complaints/
- https://www.phillymalpracticelawyer.com/blog/patient-mix-causes-medical-malpractice-death/
- https://healthjournalism.org/blog/2023/07/medical-errors-are-the-third-leading-cause-of-death-and-other-statistics-you-should-question/
- https://www.puffnstuff.com.au/no-medical-errors-arent-3rd-top-cause-of-us-deaths/70045
Katharine tells Lorien about how a democracy might backslide into authoritarianism. They consider an alternate life path for Lorien, heading up an authoritarian regime.
Sources:
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https://commonslibrary.org/authoritarianism-how-you-know-it-when-you-see-it/
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/commentisfree/2018/jan/21/this-is-how-democracies-die
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https://newrepublic.com/article/183866/americans-want-authoritarian-president-trump
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https://www.vox.com/politics/361136/far-right-authoritarianism-germany-reactionary-spirit
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https://jeffreyianross.medium.com/how-do-democracies-slip-into-authoritarianism-5756f54c17a5
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https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/02/28/who-likes-authoritarianism-and-how-do-they-want-to-change-their-government/
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https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/how-did-adolf-hitler-happen
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authoritarianism#:~:text=Broadly%20defined%2C%20authoritarian%20states%20include,least%20once%20following%20free%20elections.
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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c977njnvq2do
Lorien tells Katharine about a completely relevant, very applicable anxiety.
Sources:
- https://www.nasa.gov/international-space-station/
- https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/nasa-decides-to-keep-2-astronauts-in-space-until-19720734.php
- https://apple.news/AhVvRxYYZTlSkb591d26BIQ
- https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/08/29/astronauts-stuck-space-station/74981756007/
- https://nypost.com/2024/08/30/us-news/boeing-execs-fought-nasa-to-bring-home-stranded-astronauts-in-starliner-sources/
- https://theconversation.com/stranded-boeing-starliner-astronauts-to-stay-six-more-months-in-space-what-this-means-for-the-future-of-commercial-spaceflight-237739
- https://www.newscientist.com/article/2445420-stranded-iss-astronauts-reveal-the-us-space-programme-is-not-in-crisis/
- https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26335032-200-inside-nasas-ambitious-plan-to-bring-the-iss-crashing-back-to-earth/
- https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-selects-international-space-station-us-deorbit-vehicle/
- https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230502-a-fiery-end-how-the-iss-will-end-its-life-in-orbit
- https://apnews.com/article/boeing-space-astronauts-starliner-nasa-df30b94b0463a20eec72ce494d9bccc4
- https://www.cnet.com/science/astronauts-stranded-in-space-how-theyll-be-rescued-when-theyll-be-home/
- https://www.businesstoday.in/technology/news/story/i-miss-her-she-is-my-best-friend-sunita-williams-mother-talks-about-nasa-astronaut-being-stuck-in-space-443271-2024-08-28
- https://www.npr.org/2024/08/24/nx-s1-5087892/nasa-starliner-astronaut-return-iss-spacex
- https://time.com/7014400/nasa-decision-stranded-astronauts-february-home-date/
- https://www.livemint.com/science/news/why-is-sunita-williams-in-space-from-starliner-launch-defects-risks-to-return-plan-nasa-boeing-faq-all-you-need-to-know-11724346145707.html
- https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/how-sunita-williams-butch-wilmore-will-spend-another-7-months-in-space-6435012
- https://www.nasa.gov/reference/international-space-station/
- https://www.nasa.gov/international-space-station/space-station-visitors-by-country/
- https://www.nasa.gov/international-space-station/space-station-facts-and-figures/
- https://www.livemint.com/science/news/sunita-williams-return-what-health-risks-astronauts-may-face-in-space-vision-problem-bone-loss-brain-damage-11723223478278.html
Katharine gives Lorien a historical speed run on book banning and what it looks like today.
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https://newrepublic.com/post/184672/utah-republicans-enact-extreme-school-book-ban
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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/22/books/book-ban-florida.html
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https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/16/books/book-bans-public-schools.html
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https://www.gse.harvard.edu/ideas/ed-magazine/23/11/book-bans-and-librarians-who-wont-be-hushed
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_censorship
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https://smithsonianmag.com/history/a-brief-history-of-banned-books-in-america-180983011/
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https://pen.org/spineless-shelves/
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https://www.ala.org/bbooks/book-ban-data
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https://www.npr.org/2024/04/16/1245037718/book-bans-2023-pen-america
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https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/history-of-book-bans-in-the-united-states
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https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/book-burning
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https://www.gse.harvard.edu/ideas/ed-magazine/23/11/book-bans-and-librarians-who-wont-be-hushed
Lorien tells Katharine about a public health threat that's 4x more deadly than shark bites.
Sources:
- https://slate.com/technology/2024/08/selfie-death-cliff-waterfall-hike.html
- https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-lists/death-by-selfie-11-disturbing-stories-of-social-media-pics-gone-wrong-15091/dont-selfie-and-fly-28999/
- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-14/selfie-related-deaths-are-the-new-public-health-risk/103098002
- https://www.foxnews.com/health/taking-selfies-considered-public-health-problem-requires-safety-messaging-researchers
- https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-46188454
- https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/11/selfies-are-art/281772/
- https://www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/2023/03/dangerous-selfies-aren-t-just-foolish--we-need-to-treat-them-lik
- https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do/lookouts/figure-eight-pools#regular-injuries
- https://www.unsw.edu.au/news/2021/12/selfies--is-your-life-worth-a-few--likes--
- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-03-01/call-to-close-access-to-social-media-favourite-figure-8-pools/10853854
- https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11770353/Gibraltar-Falls-tragedy-Patrick-Prevett-second-days-die-popular-waterfall-near-Canberra.html
- https://the-riotact.com/gibraltar-falls-to-be-fenced-off-after-fatal-falls-last-year/756287
- https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/five-tourists-fall-off-cliff-while-clicking-selfie-in-goa-2-severely-injured/story-YWOtIL9vfmMMewB4ZO6CMN.html
- https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/lifestyle/travel/deadliest-selfie-spots-in-world-picture-selfies-death-grand-canyon-yosemite-park-mahal-travel#
- https://www.euronews.com/travel/2024/01/16/selfies-are-more-lethal-than-shark-attacks-should-more-tourist-destinations-ban-them#:~:text=The selfie craze is now,over the previous 13 years.
- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/07/a-selfie-with-a-weapon-kills-russia-launches-safe-selfie-campaign
- https://www.mygrandcanyonpark.com/photos/bad-selfies/
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/petersuciu/2023/02/03/dying-for-the-perfect-photo-or-video--is-social-media-claiming-lives/
- https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/articles/23536-safe-selfies-get-the-perfect-picture#:~:text=Don't take selfies when,Don't pose with wildlife.
- https://www.expressvpn.com/blog/why-selfies-arent-going-anywhere-anytime-soon/#:~:text=Gen Z takes the most,take 1 selfie per week.
- https://www.outsideonline.com/culture/opinion/selfie-deaths-social-media-not-the-problem/
- https://www.npr.org/2019/05/06/720800572/hundreds-have-died-in-selfie-related-deaths-since-2011
We promise this episode is no atmospheric drag!
Sources:
Sources:
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https://payloadspace.com/astroscale-sees-its-debris/
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https://apple.news/AMWLXbXv-S3SSTbFO1R9xrg
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https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/what-is-space-junk-and-why-is-it-a-problem.html#:~:text=While%20there%20are%20about%202%2C000,if%20they%20hit%20something%20else.
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https://spacenews.com/u-s-satellite-destroyed-in-space-collision/
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https://www.space.com/space-junk-collision-chinese-satellite-yunhai-1-02
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https://www.space.com/kessler-syndrome-space-debris
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https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-01-25/the-surprising-threat-of-debris-in-space
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/11/14/space-junk-nasa-european-agency/71566411007/
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https://www.livescience.com/what-is-space-junk
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https://www.thespacereview.com/article/4837/1
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVzbs81bDy0
We hope you don't acquire an allergy to our podcast after listening to Lorien tell Katharine about the lone star tick.
Sources:
- https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2023/p0727-emerging-tick-bites.html
- https://www.cdc.gov/alpha-gal-syndrome/about/
- https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2023/lyme-disease-isnt-the-only-tickborne-disease-to-watch
- https://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/ticks-and-the-diseases-they-spread
- https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/about/where-ticks-live.html?CDC_AAref_Val=https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/geographic_distribution.html
- https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/after-a-tick-bite/?CDC_AAref_Val=https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/removing_a_tick.html
- https://web.uri.edu/tickencounter/species/lone-star--tick/
- https://www.neregionalvectorcenter.com/lone-star-tick.php
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha-gal_syndrome
- https://www.yalemedicine.org/conditions/alpha-gal-syndrome-ags
- https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2012/06/red-meat-allergy-likely-caused-by-tick-bites/
- https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/prevention/index.html
- https://www.cdc.gov/alpha-gal-syndrome/about/
- https://healthmatters.nyp.org/the-lone-star-tick-what-to-know-about-the-tick-that-causes-a-red-meat-allergy/
- https://tickcontrol.com/blog/which-state-has-the-worst-tick-problem/#:~:text=Alpha-gal carrying ticks are,Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Virginia.
- https://www.wafb.com/2024/05/29/consumer-reports-lone-star-tick-is-spreading/
- https://apnews.com/article/meat-allergy-lone-star-tick-pig-alphagal-edf82b6c1928450da1373ea61e6a3a44
Katharine gets swept up in this natural disaster; Lorien rises from her sick bed to make an extremely brave assertion: Glen Powell looks good in hats.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustnado
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dust_devil
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_whirl
https://www.wesh.com/article/tornado-watch-vs-tornado-warning/45521346#
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tri-State_tornado_outbreak
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/tornadoes
https://www.weather.gov/lmk/tornadoesfaq#:~:text=The%20vast%20majority%20of%20tornadoes,flying%20debris%20in%20the%20wind.
https://www.nssl.noaa.gov/education/svrwx101/tornadoes/faq/
https://www.britannica.com/video/191998/tornadoes
Lorien tells the story of a disaster of gigantic proportions.
Sources:
- https://builtin.com/articles/airships#:~:text=There are three main types,gondola and a propulsion system.
- https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hindenburg
- https://www.dictionary.com/e/zeppelin-vs-blimp-dirigible-airship/#
- https://www.historytoday.com/hindenburg-disaster-and-end-airship-era
- https://www.airships.net/hindenburg/interiors/
- https://www.airships.net/blog/hindenburg-piano/
- https://www.airships.net/hindenburg/interiors/control-car-flight-instruments/
- https://www.airships.net/hindenburg/interiors/crew-areas-keel/
- https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/aftermath-hindenburg
- https://www.airships.net/lz127-graf-zeppelin/
- https://www.airships.net/hindenburg/lz129-hindenburg-detailed-history/
- https://postalmuseum.si.edu/exhibition/fire-ice-hindenburg-and-titanic-exhibition/the-hindenburg-disaster
- https://www.airships.net/hindenburg/flight-schedule/maiden-voyage/passenger-account/
- https://www.airships.net/hindenburg/disaster/
- https://www.airships.net/hindenburg/disaster/myths/
Katharine questions the validity of Reefer Madness.
Sources:
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_(drug)
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https://www.healthline.com/health/is-marijuana-a-gateway-drug#takeaway
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https://www.colorado.edu/today/2023/01/24/gateway-drug-no-more-study-shows-legalizing-recreational-cannabis-does-not-increase
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https://www.teenvogue.com/story/dare-program-reshape-image-police-officers
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https://www.vera.org/news/fifty-years-ago-today-president-nixon-declared-the-war-on-drugs
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_on_drugs
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https://www.history.com/news/marijuana-criminalization-reefer-madness-history-flashback
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reefer_Madness
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https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/dope/etc/cron.html
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https://www.yalemedicine.org/conditions/marijuana-use-disorder
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https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2016/02/401586/years-marijuana-use-linked-some-memory-problems-decades-later#:~:text=For%20every%20five%20marijuana%2Dyears,of%2015%20words%2C%20they%20found.
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https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/05/15/723656629/highly-potent-weed-has-swept-the-market-raising-concerns-about-health-risks
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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-marijuana-bad-for-health-heres-what-we-know-so-far/
Lorien takes Katharine on a historical survey of examples of when beauty was literally pain.
Sources:
- Fashion Victims: The Dangers of Dress Past and Present (2015). Alison Matthews David
- Killer Style: How Fashion Has Injured, Maimed, and Murdered Through History (2019) Alison Matthews David and Serah-Marie McMahon
- https://london-overlooked.com/tyrrell/
- https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/hair-dye-reactions/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistory/comments/10l4qoi/is_there_any_way_to_verify_the_claim_that/
- https://www.stevenveerapen.com/elizabeth-i-the-myth-of-the-makeup
- https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/688690-most-toxic-makeup
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scheele's_Green
- https://www.macleans.ca/culture/arts/deadly-victorian-fashions/
- https://thepragmaticcostumer.wordpress.com/2014/06/11/drop-dead-gorgeous-a-tldr-tale-of-arsenic-in-victorian-life/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isadora_Duncan
- https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/deadly-beauty-the-poisons-used-in-makeup-through-the-ages#
- https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dancer-isadora-duncan-is-killed-in-car-accident
- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/dress-hat-fashion-clothing-mercury-arsenic-poison-history
- https://www.healthline.com/health/mad-hatter-disease#seeking-medical-help
- https://globalhealth.duke.edu/news/when-scarf-meets-bike
- https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/06/22/416487968/painfully-skinny-jeans-land-a-woman-in-the-hospital#:~:text=At the hospital, the woman's,hips and knees were normal.
Katharine dives into a classic eight-legged fear.
Sources:
https://apple.news/ASt8Xq4NUSyKuTs5vKp6SjA
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/millions-of-joro-spiders-are-moving-up-the-east-coast-heres-what-to-expect/ https://www.livescience.com/animals/spiders/giant-invasive-joro-spiders-with-6-foot-webs-could-be-poised-to-take-over-us-cities-scientists-warn
https://animals.howstuffworks.com/arachnids/10-myths-about-spiders.htm#pt4
https://www.britannica.com/list/9-of-the-worlds-deadliest-spiders
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latrodectus
https://www.bps.org.uk/research-digest/fear-spiders-may-have-its-evolutionary-roots-aversion-scorpions
https://www.newsweek.com/brown-recluse-spider-bite-victims-1912786
https://news.fullerton.edu/2020/11/black-widow-spider-research/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_recluse_spider
Lorien keeps buying cars that are supposedly easy to steals. She tells Katharine how bad her odds actually are.
Sources:
- https://wjla.com/features/i-team/dc-maryland-virginia-car-theft-carjacking-crime-fraud-white-collar-auto-industry-thieves-stealing-vehicles-ftc-investigation-federal-trade-commission-bethesda-euro-motorcars
- https://finance.yahoo.com/news/car-theft-statistics-2024-004053127.html
- https://mayor.baltimorecity.gov/news/press-releases/2023-05-11-city-baltimore-files-lawsuit-against-hyundai-kia-over-car-thefts?mf_ct_campaign=yahoo-synd-feed&utm_content=syndication
- https://www.marketwatch.com/guides/insurance-services/car-theft-statistics/
- https://www.tiktok.com/@fordsanders/video/7127086610285382955?_r=1&_t=8jUr3LdIKYV&social_sharing=1
- https://www.nicb.org/news/news-releases/vehicle-thefts-surge-nationwide-2023
- https://insurify.com/car-insurance/insights/most-stolen-cars/
- https://techhq.com/2024/01/tiktok-kia-challenge-kia-boys-cars-stolen-by-teens/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTeVgfPM0Xw&t=187s
- https://www.theverge.com/23742425/kia-boys-car-theft-steal-tiktok-hyundai-usb
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kia_Challenge
- https://www.thezebra.com/resources/driving/worst-us-cities-for-auto-theft/?__cf_chl_rt_tk=6Bng8Y5NrvDhLV77K82_EIL9hikyROrmj1mJWIsOs08-1719000660-0.0.1.1-5396
- https://www.vox.com/technology/2023/6/1/23742757/kia-hyundai-challenge-tiktok-instagram-youtube
- https://greekreporter.com/2024/06/14/north-korea-largest-car-theft-history/#:~:text=SA 2.0/Wikipedia-,North Korea is the culprit of the largest car theft,strongest cars in the world.
- https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2022/08/23/1118457271/someone-stole-my-truck-i-got-a-crash-course-on-the-wild-black-market-for-stolen-
Katharine tells Lorien some chilling stories of familicide.
Sources:
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Familicide
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https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/drumoorhouse/family-annihilators-murdaugh-haight-watts
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todt_family_murders
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_List_(murderer)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_the_Haight_family
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watts_family_murders
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https://allthatsinteresting.com/christian-longo
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https://www.tpr.org/news/2023-08-05/texas-has-highest-rate-of-family-annihilation-cases-in-u-s-new-study-shows
Lorien and Katharine hope the future is more Batmobile and less Christine.
Sources:
- https://www.faistgroup.com/news/autonomous-vehicles-levels/
- https://mashable.com/article/mercedes-benz-level-3-autonomy#
- https://www.synopsys.com/automotive/autonomous-driving-levels.html#:~:text=Level 5 cars won't,available to the general public.
- https://www.extremetech.com/cars/the-5-levels-of-autonomous-driving-explained#
- https://www.itskrs.its.dot.gov/2017-b01175
- https://mashable.com/article/elon-musk-tesla-fully-autonomous-self-driving
- https://www.extremetech.com/cars/341784-california-bans-tesla-from-calling-its-software-full-self-driving
- https://www.tesla.com/support/autopilot
- https://chass.ncsu.edu/news/2024/03/28/what-are-the-risks-and-rewards-of-autonomous-vehicles/
- https://www.tataelxsi.com/news-and-events/securing-the-future-of-mobility-the-role-of-cybersecurity-in-autonomous-vehicles
- https://www.autoweek.com/news/a60043383/autonomous-vehicles-hacking-spoofing/
- https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/business/tractor-trailers-no-one-aboard-self-driving-trucks/3844387/
- https://waymo.com/about/#story
- https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/14/business/self-driving-cars-waymo-zoox-regulators-investigating/index.html#:
- https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/13/business/gms-self-driving-car-unit-restarts-testing-on-public-roads/index.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruise_(autonomous_vehicle)
- https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/inv/2022/INCR-EA22002-14496.pdf
- https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/26/24141361/tesla-autopilot-fsd-nhtsa-investigation-report-crash-death
- https://abc11.com/investigation-feds-tesla-crash-nc-student-injured-halifax-co-school-bus/13103107/
- https://www.nhtsa.gov/vehicle-safety/automated-vehicles-safety
Katharine tells Lorien about the original boogie fever.
Sources:
- https://www.history.com/news/what-was-the-dancing-plague-of-1518
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_plague_of_1518
- https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20220512-the-people-who-danced-themselves-to-death
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hysteria
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirror_neuron
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_psychogenic_illness
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanganyika_laughter_epidemic
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC543940/
Lorien tells Katharine about a concerning college drinking trend. To counter how out of touch this makes them feel, they also take a trip down memory lane to the 1940s and the 2010s.
Sources:
- https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/20/health/borg-blackout-rage-gallon-wellness/index.html
- https://punchdrink.com/articles/the-twisted-history-of-jungle-juice/
- https://vinepair.com/articles/history-of-maximum-cocktails/
- https://fortune.com/well/2023/03/07/borg-tiktok-binge-drinking-trend/
- https://www.alcoholrehabguide.org/resources/college-alcohol-abuse/
- https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/borg-drinking-blamed-as-28-ambulances-are-called-to-massachusetts-campus-party/
- https://www.poison.org/articles/what-is-a-borg
- https://people.com/borg-blackout-rage-gallon-tiktok-college-kids-alcohol-poisoning-8651775
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borg_(drink)
- https://www.provi.com/blog/gen-z-is-drinking-less-but-theyre-drinking-better-how-is-the-beverage-industry-evolving-to-cater-to-their-needs
- https://www.provi.com/blog/gen-z-is-drinking-less-but-theyre-drinking-better-how-is-the-beverage-industry-evolving-to-cater-to-their-needs
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Loko#cite_note-thefix-6
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110429164751/https://www.thefix.com/content/four-loko
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Loko#cite_note-thefix-6
- https://vinepair.com/articles/ntk-four-loko/
- https://www.healthline.com/health/caffeine-and-alcohol#side-effects
- https://www.campustimes.org/2023/01/29/blackout-in-a-can-a-brief-history-of-four-loko/
- https://www.foxnews.com/health/four-loko-black-market-on-the-rise
In this electrifying episode Katharine answers all your burning questions, including: Does lightning strikes twice? Where should I go when I hear thunder roar? Is Fleetwood Mac lying to us?
Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning
- https://www.weather.gov/safety/lightning-safety
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Sullivan
- https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/lightning-strike-learn-threat-sports
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- https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-reveal-where-deadly-lightning-strikes-most-in-the-us
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_strike
- https://fi.edu/en/science-and-education/benjamin-franklin/kite-key-experiment
- https://www.weather.gov/safety/lightning-struck
- https://www.nssl.noaa.gov/education/svrwx101/lightning/faq/
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- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_Dronka_floods_and_lightning_strike
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2017/05/19/21-dead-from-a-single-lightning-strike-and-four-more-new-weather-mortality-records/
- https://weather.com/safety/thunderstorms/news/2020-05-22-struck-lightning-changed-mans-life
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/what-actually-happens-people-who-are-hit-lightning-180952937/
A thrill ride of an episode reaching new heights. The laughs go from 0 to 158 mph in under 5 seconds. Sources: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-roller-coaster-in-america-opens https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switchback_Railway#cite_note-Rutherford-5 https://www.worldsoffun.com/blog/2020/science-of-roller-coasters https://www.npr.org/2017/04/13/523804466/200-years-ago-the-words-first-rollercoaster-debuted-in-paris https://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/coasters/history/start/begin3.shtml#google_vignette https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roller_coaster https://www.tripsavvy.com/the-worlds-fastest-roller-coasters-4163986#:~:text=Superman: Escape from Krypton has,coaster to reach 100 mph. https://www.aceonline.org/page/dips#:~:text=Designed by E.,parks between 1889 and 1922. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leap-The-Dips https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_roller_coaster_rankings https://people.com/cedar-point-magnum-xl-200-roller-coaster-malfunction-forces-evacuation-7569581 https://www.npr.org/2023/07/05/1186003765/roller-coaster-upside-down-wisconsin-fireball https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_amusement_park_accidents https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incidents_at_Universal_parks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_incidents_at_Disneyland_Resort https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=odds+of+being+struck+by+lightning&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8 https://www.farandwide.com/s/worst-amusement-park-accidents-5d2b791956534c7a
Katharine tells Lorien about this scam? cult? extended commitment to the science fiction bit? We eagerly await our cease and desist from one of their many legal departments.
Sources:
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Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief documentary
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientology
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https://www.cnn.com/2017/03/22/us/believer-what-is-scientology/index.html
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https://www.history.com/topics/religion/history-of-scientology
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dianetics
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Snow_White
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Freakout
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hole_(Scientology)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Miscavige
Wallendas are flying! Omelets are flipping! Swords are not being swallowed! Lorien straps Katharine to her back and walks a metaphorical tightrope.
Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tightrope_walking
- https://martywolner.medium.com/the-most-important-thing-to-remember-when-walking-a-tightrope-33a902707dde#:~:text=Practice balance: Balance is key,emotional and work-life balance.
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/what-happens-your-body-when-you-walk-tightrope-180956897/
- https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/an-abridged-history-of-funambulists
- https://balansa-slackline.com/slacklining-history/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Wallenda
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flying_Wallendas
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nik_Wallenda
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/couch-slouch-nik-wallenda-walks-a-fine-line-on-a-tightrope/2012/06/10/gJQASZ0HTV_story.html
- https://www.dispatch.com/story/entertainment/2012/06/15/tightrope-walking-wallendas-have-rich/23822148007/
- https://www.911memorial.org/connect/blog/philippe-petits-high-wire-walk-between-towers
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_Petit
Katharine decries a trend(?) of her youth. Lorien surprises them both by being a proponent of skydiving.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bungee_jumping
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/thailand-bungee-jump-snap-intl-hnk/index.html
https://www.businessinsider.com/bungee-jump-man-died-macau-tower-china-2023-12
https://www.insideedition.com/woman-falls-164-feet-to-her-death-in-freak-bungee-jumping-accident-while-on-date-with-boyfriend
https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/western_colorado/womans-fatal-fall-investigated/article_c7347486-f2af-11e7-bc94-10604b9f1ff4.html
https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20240226050695
https://oregonbungee.com/is-bungee-jumping-safe/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._J._Hackett
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/vanuatu-land-divers/index.html
Lorien tells Katharine non-duplicative stories about cloning (something that Katharine and Lorien are not, despite a classmate, ten years ago calling them interchangeable [never letting it go]).
Sources:
https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/cloning/#
- https://www.geneticsandsociety.org/internal-content/human-cloning-policies#
- https://news.gallup.com/poll/6028/cloning.aspx
- https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2017/02/22/20-years-after-dolly-the-sheeps-debut-americans-remain-skeptical-of-cloning/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Induced_pluripotent_stem_cell
- https://web.archive.org/web/20211111151011/http://dolly.roslin.ed.ac.uk/facts/the-life-of-dolly/index.html
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/20-years-after-dolly-the-sheep-led-the-way-where-is-cloning-now/
- https://www.genome.gov/about-genomics/fact-sheets/Cloning-Fact-Sheet
- https://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/cloning/clonezone
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_cloning#:~:text=As of 2024, there are,Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act).
- https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/03/06/1235944741/resurrecting-woolly-mammoth-extinction
- https://colossal.com/mammoth/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_cloning
- https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-43212343
- https://www.sify.com/science-tech/did-you-know-you-could-clone-your-pet-for-30000/
- https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/02/style/barbra-streisand-cloned-her-dog.html
- https://people.com/pets/influencers-are-cloning-pets-for-social-media/
- https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/16/world/cloned-rhesus-monkey-china-scn/index.html
- https://www.businessinsider.com/ethics-of-human-cloning-scientific-progress-2020-7#:~:text=Narrator: We've been able,marvel we think it is.
- https://www.statnews.com/2020/02/21/human-reproductive-cloning-curious-incident-of-the-dog-in-the-night-time/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raël
Katharine tells Lorien about permafrost and the viruses contained therein; they keep track of how many disaster-movie openings these sciences seem to be trying to stage.
Sources:
- https://www.businessinsider.com/scientists-revived-frozen-zombie-virus-48000-years-infects-other-cells-2023-3
- https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/08/world/permafrost-virus-risk-climate-scn/index.html
- https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/jan/21/arctic-zombie-viruses-in-siberia-could-spark-terrifying-new-pandemic-scientists-warn
- https://www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/zombie-viruses-arctic
- https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/11/18/arctic-permafrost-thawing-deadly-pathogens/71581668007/
- https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/thawing-permafrost-could-leach-microbes-chemicals-into-environment
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2024/siberia-melting-permafrost-climate-photos/
- https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2020-01-27-rewilding-arctic-could-stop-permafrost-thaw-and-reduce-climate-change-risks
- https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2016/08/03/488400947/anthrax-outbreak-in-russia-thought-to-be-result-of-thawing-permafrost
- https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/arctic-permafrost-nuclear-waste-viruses-b1930528.html
Lorien tells Katharine about counterfeit an adulterated supplements. If that sounds upsetting, well, it's not great.
Sources:
- https://foodfraudadvisors.com/fake-counterfeit-health-supplements/
- https://www.crnusa.org/resources/dietary-supplements-safe-beneficial-and-regulated
- https://www.chpa.org/public-policy-regulatory/regulation/regulation-dietary-supplements
- https://www.chpa.org/about-consumer-healthcare/faqs/faqs-about-dietary-supplements-regulations-0
- https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/dietary-supplements
- https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/fda-101-dietary-supplements\
- https://eatfor.life/counterfeit-supplements/
- https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/plain-language/bus09-dietary-supplements-advertising-guide-industry.pdf
- https://www.nutraingredients-usa.com/Article/2023/04/14/NOW-alerts-Amazon-to-counterfeit-supplements-on-its-platform
- https://www.azom.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=23296
- https://qualitymatters.usp.org/5-tips-avoid-adulterated-products-marketed-dietary-supplements
- https://bodyfirst.in/blogs/news/fake-supplements-vs-genuine-supplements
- https://fullscript.com/blog/how-to-tell-if-supplements-are-fake
- https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/what-should-clinicians-know-about-dietary-supplement-quality/2022-05
- https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/some-imported-dietary-supplements-and-nonprescription-drug-products-may-harm-you
- https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/fda-101-dietary-supplements
- https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/adulteration-of-herbal-supplements-continues/
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10570429/
- https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/06/supplements-make-tobacco-look-easy/488798/
- https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/WYNTK-Consumer/
- https://www.opss.org/opss-scorecard-check-your-dietary-supplement
- https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/hsph-in-the-news/dietary-supplements-unregulated-children-health/
- https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2023/01/26/stronger-federal-oversight-of-dietary-supplements-will-protect-consumers-from-unsafe-products
- https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/ephedra#:~:text=The FDA banned dietary supplements,, stroke, and sudden death.
- https://6abc.com/marlton-nj-fake-health-supplements-gutconnect-365-brad-snyder/13835696/
Katharine teaches Lorien about the cat of 1000 (40) names.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cougar
https://www.npr.org/2024/02/19/1232488622/cougar-attack-mountain-bikers-washington-state
https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/cyclists-recount-cougar-attack-washington-fighting-for-my-life/281-d75bd67c-f4e8-469b-8b9f-037dc16290b3
https://westernwildlife.org/cougar-felis-concolor/cougar-safety/
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/dec/20/p-22-mountain-lion-los-angeles-death-reaction
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/03/21/colorado-mountain-lion-attack-hot-tub/11513180002/
https://abcnews.go.com/US/trail-runner-describes-deadly-mountain-lion-attack-worst/story?id=61073157
https://www.ranker.com/list/fatal-mountain-lion-incidents-in-us/jonathan-kantor
What do you say to taking chances...on this episode about a rare disease and also Celine Dion.
Sources
- https://www.today.com/health/celine-dion-health-rcna98154#
- https://people.com/grammys-2024-celine-dion-makes-first-public-appearance-in-three-months-to-present-final-award-8558617
- https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cl5xJY1AjAO/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
- https://people.com/celine-dion-cancels-concerts-until-april-2024-7504532
- https://www.mayocliniclabs.com/test-catalog/overview/81596
- https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/stiff-person-syndrome
- https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiqxPnEkPmEAxUqEkQIHVwJBuYQFnoECBAQAw&url=https://medlineplus.gov/lab-tests/electromyography-emg-and-nerve-conduction-studies/#:~:text=What%20are%20they%20used%20for,diagnose%20nerve%20damage%20or%20disease.&usg=AOvVaw3mUqNC9tfHPpXKDPK9mQmT&opi=89978449
- https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/electromyography
- https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/5023/stiff-person-spectrum-disorder
- https://medlineplus.gov/lab-tests/electromyography-emg-and-nerve-conduction-studies/
- https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/neurology-neurosurgery/specialty-areas/stiff-person-syndrome
- https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/lumbar-puncture
- https://www.yalemedicine.org/conditions/stiff-person-syndrome
- https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/symptoms/17748-ataxia
- https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/6004-dysautonomia
- https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/6076-stiff-person-syndrome
- https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/6076-stiff-person-syndrome
- https://stiffperson.org/
- https://www.medicinenet.com/how_long_can_you_live_with_stiff_person_syndrome/article.htm
- https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/stiff-person-syndrome-sps#:~:text=SPS symptoms do not appear,different symptoms before muscle spasms.
- https://www.today.com/health/celine-dion-health-rcna98154#
Katharine tells Lorien about the troubling industry built around "helping" parents and teens at the ends of their ropes.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primal_therapy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stress_position
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troubled_teen_industry
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/nov/14/us-wilderness-therapy-camps-troubled-teen-industry-abuse
https://www.refinery29.com/en-ca/2021/06/10552478/troubled-teens-programs-industry-problem
https://www.wfae.org/crime-justice/2024-02-16/nc-regulators-shut-down-trails-carolina-camp-after-12-year-old-boy-dies
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2024/02/20/north-carolina-wilderness-therapy-death-12-year-old-boy/72669232007/
https://www.wnct.com/news/north-carolina/restraint-methods-allegedly-used-at-trails-carolina-point-to-link-between-troubled-teen-industry-discredited-attachment-therapy/amp
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2022/04/05/how-utah-became-leading/
https://www.wboy.com/only-on-wboy-com/my-parents-were-taken-advantage-of-by-evil-people-how-the-troubled-teen-industry-manipulates-parents/
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2019/07/10/after-riot-increasing/
https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-the-troubled-teen-industry-preyed-on-this-scared-mom
Lorien tells Katharine about shared delusions, she proves she is bad at a French accent, and they self diagnose.
Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folie_à_deux#cite_note-JNMD1956-6
- https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/conditions/delusional-disorder
- https://www.news-medical.net/health/Delusion-Types.aspx
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Lasègue#cite_note-14
- https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-red-light-district/202204/what-everyone-should-understand-about-shared-delusional-disorder
- https://www.webmd.com/schizophrenia/shared-psychotic-disorder
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31095356/#:~:text=Shared psychotic disorder (folie à,based on a delusional belief.
- https://www.psychiatrist.com/pcc/folie-a-deux-case-husband-children/
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1559622/
- https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/folie-a-deux-murders
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursula_and_Sabina_Eriksson
- https://web.archive.org/web/20140111185624/http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/woman-free/story-12531980-detail/story.html#
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_and_Jennifer_Gibbons
- https://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanbergara/this-is-the-story-behind-the-disappearance-of-the
- https://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/news/video-1326183/Tromp-children-explain-left-family-vehicle.html
- https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4284496/Tromp-family-normal-bizarre-trip.html
- https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-37293494
After Katharine's real life experience, is the jury still out on juries?
Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury#:~:text=Historical%20roots,-The%20Jury%2C%20an&text=The%20modern%20jury%20evolved%20out,Saxon%20England%2C%20juries%20investigated%20crimes.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_nullification
- https://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2007/06/juries.html
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/09/15/juries-sentencing-ignorant-reform/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Kendall_Thaw
- https://www.history.com/news/5-infamous-not-guilty-verdicts
- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-08/ouija-board-juror-misbehaviour-murder-trials/9734868
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bibles-jurors-dont-mix/
- https://eji.org/report/race-and-the-jury/
- https://eji.org/news/study-shows-race-is-substantial-factor-in-wrongful-convictions/
- https://www.theledger.com/story/news/2000/01/15/fugitive-faces-charges-in-gotti-jury-tampering-case/26539371007/
- https://apnews.com/article/alex-murdaugh-appeal-jury-tampering-south-carolina-bb952382dfb1dff5bc655d1a7982e52e
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_tampering
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belva_Gaertner
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_sequestration
- https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/what-it-was-like-when-o-j-simpson-jury-spent-8-12-months-sequestered/
- https://www.pbs.org/video/why-are-there-12-people-on-a-jury-iz8ddn/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_trial_of_O._J._Simpson
Lorien takes Katharine to medieval times (but no dinner and no fun show).
Sources
- https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/medicine/bubonic-plague-first-pandemic
- https://www.verywellhealth.com/epidemic-vs-pandemic
- https://www.britannica.com/science/pandemic
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Death#cite_note-lead_numbers-2
- https://www.history.com/topics/middle-ages/black-death
- https://hosted.lib.uiowa.edu/histmed/plague/
- https://www.cdc.gov/plague/maps/index.html
- https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/
- https://www.cdc.gov/plague/faq/index.html#risk
- https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2024/02/14/1231215446/so-you-think-you-know-all-about-the-plague
- https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2024/02/14/1231215446/so-you-think-you-know-all-about-the-plague
- https://www.woodtv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/bubonic-plague-case-confirmed-in-oregon-will-it-spread/
Katharine tells Lorien about a Bird almost as scary as owls.
Sources:
- https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2022-04-03/bird-scooter-paralyzed-man-accident-suit-legal-fees
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/lime-and-bird-sued-over-alleged-scooter-safety-failures-and-injuries-to-dozens/2020/08/21/15f960d6-e24a-11ea-b69b-64f7b0477ed4_story.html
- https://kyma.com/lifestyle/2023/10/20/big-rise-in-bird-scooter-and-ebike-injuries/
- https://www.wired.com/story/blood-guns-scooters-bird/
- https://www.dailydot.com/news/lime-bird-scooters-icu-nurse-psa/
- https://ellisinjurylaw.com/los-angeles-e-scooter-accident-attorney/how-many-people-have-died-on-bird-scooters/
- https://wallacewins.com/whos-liable-for-injuries-on-bird-lime-e-scooters
- https://www.bestattorney.com/blog/man-paralyzed-in-bird-scooter-accident-faces-frightening-lawsuit-threat/
- https://www.kctv5.com/2023/09/28/bird-scooter-driver-hospitalized-dragged-under-car/
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathankeane/2023/11/01/lime-rolls-out-new-seated-e-scooter/?sh=2b7f13ab6846
- https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2023/aug/13/how-safe-are-lime-scooters-government-agencies-say/
- https://thehill.com/policy/international/4183505-paris-bans-electric-scooters-after-series-of-accidents/
- https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/dec/20/emergency-doctors-call-for-tighter-controls-on-e-scooters-as-melbourne-injuries-skyrocket
- https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/indianapolis/2019/09/20/scooter-lawsuit-indianapolis-rider-says-lime-scooter-caused-injury/2376381001/
- https://www.autoevolution.com/news/vigilante-starts-war-against-rental-scooters-with-clever-but-illegal-idea-189539.html
- https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/28/scooters-california-oakland-los-angeles-bird-lime
Lorien, feeling in need of a boost, talks about the bystander effect theory but then tells Katharine some stories of uncommon kindness.
Sources:
- https://www.nytimes.com/1984/03/12/nyregion/20-years-after-the-murder-of-kitty-genovese-the-question-remains-why.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Kitty_Genovese#cite_note-krajicek-23
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bystander_effect
- https://psychcentral.com/health/bystander-effect#bystander-effect-explained
- https://psychcentral.com/health/bystander-effect#bystander-effect-explained
- https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-07-11/how-often-will-bystanders-help-strangers-in-need
- https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/if_youre_in_danger_will_bystanders_help#:~:text=While the new research—contrary,each observer is to intervene.
- https://www.rd.com/article/kindness-strangers/
Katharine and Lorien go through the things that make them nervous to fly (first time? no, we've been nervous lots of times).
https://youtu.be/QM0ILL7wuxA?si=JX-5lqJH02L3smYo
Sources:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2023/09/07/diarrhea-all-the-way-through-airplane-forces-delta-flight-to-do-u-turn/?sh=1193003d4a53
https://www.afar.com/magazine/is-it-possible-to-open-an-airplane-door-mid-flight
https://www.businessinsider.com/why-airplane-takeoff-landing-are-dangerous-flight-2019-12
https://www.npr.org/2023/03/05/1161196591/turbulence-airplanes-injuries-death-safety
https://www.alternativeairlines.com/most-least-turbulent-flight-routes
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/7-hospitalized-lufthansa-flight-experiences-significant-turbulence-div-rcna73023
https://apple.news/AkZguYJaoQ6-QlOYq9-EfLg
https://danratherjournalist.org/anchorman/breaking-news/twa-flight-847-hijacking
https://katu.com/news/local/alaska-airlines-flight-1282-returns-to-pdx-after-a-depressurization-just-after-takeoff-boeing-737-max
https://abcnews.go.com/US/boeing-alaska-airlines-door-plug-lawsuit/story?id=106417379
https://www.forbes.com/sites/marisagarcia/z024/01/22/faa-finds-boeing-door-plug-faults-beyond-737-max-planes/?sh=34f383e47200
Alaska Airlines jet's door plug is missing bolts meant ...Los Angeles Timeshttps://www.latimes.com › california › story › alaska-airli…
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/03/japan/jal-flight-cleared-tokyo-collision/
https://abcnews.go.com/International/japan-airlines-flight-crew-acknowledged-repeated-permission-land/story?id=106066266
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/09/opinion/alaska-airlines-safety.html
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/yes-airline-flights-are-getting-bumpier-heres-why/#:~:text=Over%20the%20past%20four%20decades,it%20strikes%20with%20no%20warning.
https://www.newsweek.com/southwest-airlines-passenger-jumps-out-emergency-door-flight-1846989#:~:text=A%20passenger%20on%20a%20Southwest,at%20the%20Louis%20Armstrong%20Airport.
https://reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/mistaken-cutting-power-caused-nepal-plane-crash-that-killed-72-report-2023-12-28/
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/air-canada-vomit-apology-scli-intl/
https://www.cnn.com/travel/airline-passenger-air-france-blood/index.html
https://fortune.com/2024/01/24/boeing-criticism-loose-bolts-alaska-airlines-investigation/amp/
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/alaska-airlines-completes-inspections-first-group-boeing-737-max-9-aircraft-2024-01-26/
Lorien buries Katharine in a wave of rapidly moving information.
Sources:
- https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/avalanche/#
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-causes-avalanches-how-to-survive/#
- https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-01-11/deadly-avalanche-at-palisades-tahoe-was-rare-for-u-s-ski-resorts
- https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/01/18/dangerous-avalanches-linked-to-one-weird-night-and-what-you-need-to-know-to-stay-safe/
- https://apnews.com/us-news/avalanches-weather-general-news-eb1f07634ee68947f8e97293c805444f
- https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5444915.pdf
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/avalanche-italy-ski-hotel-rigopianao-gran-sasso-mountain-earthquakes/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigopiano_avalanche#cite_note-TASS_Russian_News_Agency-10
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington,_Washington#:~:text=The Wellington avalanche was the,total death count of 96.
- https://www.aspenpublicradio.org/outdoors/2024-01-18/avalanches-have-killed-more-than-150-people-in-mountain-west-states-since-2013-14
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_Huascarán_debris_avalanche
Katharine tells Lorien about a radiating anxiety.
Sources:
- https://www.history.com/news/atomic-bomb-test-victims-new-mexico-downwinders
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-was-the-manhattan-project/
- https://www.lsu.edu/mediacenter/news/2022/07/07docs_harrison_aguadvances.php
- https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/atomic-bomb-hiroshima
- https://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-53648572
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_arms_race
- https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/radiation/emergencies/getinside.htm#:~:text=If%20you%20are%20indoors%20during,the%20building%20as%20you%20can.
- https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/radiation/emergencies/arsphysicianfactsheet.htm
- https://apnews.com/article/nuclear-waste-cancer-st-louis-army-corps-school-9e1ceb765822fc53fcbc2e42005adef2
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_nuclear_weapons
- https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/8/29/infographic-what-is-the-impact-of-nuclear-tests-around-the-world-interactive
Lorien takes Katharine on a tour of the ticking time bombs in your kitchen. it all kind of falls apart at the very end. Sources: https://www.delish.com/food-news/a45629592/soda-stream-expiration/ https://www.theverge.com/2017/2/21/14688640/sodastream-soda-bottle-recall-explosions https://mashable.com/article/sodastream-recall https://abc7chicago.com/soda-stream-sodastream-product-recall-exploding-bottles/1767472/ https://news.yahoo.com/news/man-rushed-emergency-room-sodastream-171813120.html https://www.delish.com/food-news/a53886/french-lifestyle-blogger-rebecca-burger-died/ https://www.cnn.com/2017/06/22/world/rebecca-burger-whipped-cream-instagram-fitness-model-death-trnd/index.html#:~:text=Rebecca Burger was a French,her into cardiac arrest Sunday. https://www.usfa.fema.gov/prevention/home-fires/prevent-fires/appliance-and-electrical/ https://www.nfpa.org/education-and-research/research/nfpa-research/fire-statistical-reports/home-cooking-fires# https://reynoldsrestoration.com/knowledge-center/which-kitchen-appliances-cause-the-most-fires/ https://www.zdrlawfirm.com/malfunctioning-microwaves-can-be-dangerous/#:~:text=Several microwave owners joined forces,burst into flames without warning. https://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine/2012/03/appliance-fires-is-your-home-safe/index.htm https://www.prolinerangehoods.com/blog/cooking-fire-statistics-safety-tips/ https://www.mistersparky.com/pleasantville/about-us/blog/2021/january/kitchen-appliance-fire-hazards/ https://www.kstatecollegian.com/2022/03/04/why-does-a-microwave-explode-how-best-tips-to-prevent-it/ https://www.repairclinic.com/RepairHelp/How-To-Fix-A-Microwave/74-3--/Ge-Microwave-Turns-On-By-Itself https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/blog/why-microwaves-catch-on-fire/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_OXM4mr_i0&t=100s https://www.firstforwomen.com/posts/life-hacks/microwave-water-dangerous-explosion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osQ1Zb5fYZY https://www.javapresse.com/blogs/stovetop-brewing/moka-pot-safety-and-cleaning https://zaneslaw.com/faq/why-do-pressure-cookers-explode/ https://www.dailydot.com/news/pressure-cooker-explosion-psa/ https://newschannel9.com/news/local/tennessee-family-says-their-slow-cooker-sparked-a-devastating-house-fire# https://www.consumerreports.org/slow-cookers/why-the-slow-cooker-fire-on-this-is-us-is-actually-unlikely/
Katharine tells Lorien about birds of prey (not the Star Trek kind, unfortunately). The Staircase features prominently.
Sources:
- https://www.npr.org/2022/11/02/1133260919/an-owl-twice-attacked-a-washington-woman-a-biologist-says-its-becoming-more-comm
- https://travellingbirder.com/can-an-owl-hurt-a-human/
- https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/norfolk-county/owl-attacks-medfield-man-nearly-snatches-his-dog/AQ2G7FDOIRGJRD4OEMPOVS4GWU/
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/owl-attack-killarney-provincial-park-1.6786893
- https://wildbluepress.com/tiddy-smith-blog-owl-strength/
- https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2023/08/11/woman-attacked-by-owl-while-morning-run-virginia-highland-neighborhood/
- https://www.audubon.org/news/no-barred-owls-are-not-trying-kill-you
- https://www.mprnews.org/story/2017/08/23/angry-bird-signs-owl-attack
- https://www.kare11.com/article/sports/outdoors/mom-of-child-attacked-by-owl-we-heard-no-warning/89-466345419
- https://www.audubon.org/news/was-owl-real-culprit-peterson-murder-mystery
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owl
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Peterson_trial
Kick your new year off with another reason Lorien and Katharine want to get off the grid (and then make their own grid because they could never hack it without the grid).
Sources:
- https://apnews.com/article/ransomware-attack-hospitals-emergency-rooms-0841defe1b881b71eccb8826ed46130e
- https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/health-tech/ardent-health-struggles-get-systems-back-online-hospitals-reopen-emergency-rooms
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malware
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ransomware
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computational_complexity_theory#Intractability
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIDS_(Trojan_horse)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CryptoLocker
- https://www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/feature/The-history-and-evolution-of-ransomware
- https://www.getastra.com/blog/security-audit/ransomware-attack-statistics/
- https://www.statista.com/statistics/1246438/ransomware-attacks-by-country/
- https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/russian-national-charged-ransomware-attacks-against-critical-infrastructure
- https://www.kaspersky.com/resource-center/threats/ransomware-wannacry
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WannaCry_ransomware_attack
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonial_Pipeline_ransomware_attack
- https://www.blackfog.com/most-impactful-ransomware-attacks-of-2023/
- https://www.npr.org/2023/10/20/1207367397/ransomware-attacks-against-hospitals-put-patients-lives-at-risk-researchers-say
- https://www.cisa.gov/stopransomware
Katharine's newly erupted anxiety. Sources: https://www.usgs.gov/programs/VHP/about-volcanoes https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/volcanoes/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-67610326 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-huge-italian-volcano-could-be-ready-to-erupt/ https://metro.co.uk/2023/12/01/scientists-issue-major-warning-worlds-dangerous-volcanoes-19913836/ https://www.newsweek.com/volcano-cataclysmic-1883-eruption-tsunami-1848749 https://theweek.com/world/495053/6-volcanoes-that-could-shut-down-the-world https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/volcanoes/facts.html#:~:text=Volcanoes%20spew%20hot%2C%20dangerous%20gases,drinking%20water%20contamination%2C%20and%20wildfires. https://www.redcross.org/get-help/how-to-prepare-for-emergencies/types-of-emergencies/volcano.html https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/when-sleeping-giant-awakes/ https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/how-can-we-tell-when-a-volcano-will-erupt#:~:text=An%20increase%20in%20the%20frequency,Small%20changes%20in%20heat%20flow https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/why-washingtons-rainier-is-one-of-the-most-dangerous-volcanoes-in-the-united https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anak_Krakatoa https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/survivor-indonesias-marapi-eruption-says-will-never-hike-again-2023-12-07/ https://jmetz.com/2020/05/being-there-first-hand-accounts-of-mt-st-helens/
If you feel like the whole world is on fire, that might be because a lot of it literally is!
Sources:
- https://wfca.com/wildfire-articles/what-is-prescribed-fire/
- https://wfca.com/wildfire-articles/where-do-wildfires-occur/
- https://www.nps.gov/articles/wildfire-causes-and-evaluation.
- https://www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/prescribed-fire
- https://www.fs.usda.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/Rx-Fire-Strategy.pdf
- https://www.nps.gov/articles/wildfire-causes-and-evaluation.htm
- https://www.nifc.gov/fire-information/fire-prevention-education-mitigation/wildfire-investigation
- https://www.doi.gov/wildlandfire/suppression
- https://www.nps.gov/subjects/fire/wildland-firefighting-tactics.htm
- https://sgp.fas.org/crs/misc/IF10244.pdf
- https://www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/fire
- https://www.redcross.org/get-help/how-to-prepare-for-emergencies/types-of-emergencies/wildfire/how-to-prevent-wildfires.html
- https://www.doi.gov/blog/10-tips-prevent-wildfires
- https://cnr.ncsu.edu/news/2021/11/why-is-prescribed-fire-important/
- https://www.bankrate.com/insurance/homeowners-insurance/wildfire-statistics/#wildfire-statistics
- https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-says-it-started-third-new-mexico-wildfire-2022-2023-07-25/#:~:text=The Cerro Pelado Fire began,more-than-yearlong investigation.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_New_Mexico_wildfires#:~:text=Since April 2022, the Calf,Forest northeast of Silver City.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calf_Canyon/Hermits_Peak_Fire
- https://wfca.com/wildfire-articles/negative-effects-of-wildfires/
- https://www.who.int/health-topics/wildfires#tab=tab_1
- https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/drones-shoot-fireballs-help-control-wildfires/#
Red rover, red rover, send your pets...somewhere else?
Sources
- https://purelovepetsitting.com/7-tips-to-help-you-avoid-a-pet-sitting-horror-story/
- https://www.seattletimes.com/business/seattle-pet-care-platform-rover-agrees-to-be-acquired-for-2-3b/
- https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/30/tech/rover-pet-services-app-lost-dead-dogs/index.html
- https://www.caninejournal.com/rover-dog-sitting-reviews/
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/buyer-beware-economist-says-after-edmonton-dog-owner-recounts-nightmare-with-sitter-1.6518582
- https://www.ktnv.com/13-investigates/family-desperately-looking-for-dog-lost-by-online-pet-boarding-service
Lorien and Katharine ponder the horrifying possibility that there's someone in the walls listening to all the silly little songs they sing to their pets.
Sources
- https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/phrogging/
- https://thecinemaholic.com/where-is-phrogging-survivor-tina-bowen-now/
- https://toughnickel.com/scams-fraud/Phrogging-Real-or-just-an-Urban-Legend
- https://metro.co.uk/2008/05/30/woman-hides-in-mans-closet-for-a-year-161924/
- https://retipster.com/terms/phrogging/
- https://www.mylifetime.com/shows/phrogging-hider-in-my-house#
- https://history.denverlibrary.org/news/denver/tale-denver-spider-man?page=1
Join Katharine and Lorien for l'heure verte.
Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absinthe
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Lanfray
- https://www.webmd.com/diet/what-to-know-about-absinthe
- https://sciencehistory.org/stories/magazine/the-devil-in-a-little-green-bottle-a-history-of-absinthe/
- https://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/fact-sheets/alcohol-use.htm#:~:text=High%20blood%20pressure%2C%20heart%20disease,liver%20disease%2C%20and%20digestive%20problems.&text=Cancer%20of%20the%20breast%2C%20mouth,liver%2C%20colon%2C%20and%20rectum.&text=Weakening%20of%20the%20immune%20system%2C%20increasing%20the%20chances%20of%20getting%20sick.&text=Learning%20and%20memory%20problems%2C%20including%20dementia%20and%20poor%20school%20performance.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperance_movement
Lorien tells Katharine about a natural disaster that gives her a sinking feeling.
Sources:
- https://www.usgs.gov/special-topics/water-science-school/science/sinkholes
- https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/how-much-does-sinkhole-damage-cost-each-year-united-states
- https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/what-difference-between-a-sinkhole-and-a-pothole
- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/sinkhole
- https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/what-largest-sinkhole-united-states
- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/140724-sinkhole-pictures-photos-geology-science
- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/140724-sinkhole-pictures-photos-geology-science
- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/100601-sinkhole-in-guatemala-2010-pictures-world
- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/140213-corvette-sinkhole-kentucky-museum-science
- http://www.china.org.cn/travel/2015-10/15/content_36815159.htm
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinkhole
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Hole_(New_Mexico)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suffosion
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boesmansgat
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Not_Coming_Back
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Park,_Florida#The_Winter_Park_Sinkhole
- https://alabamanewscenter.com/2019/12/02/on-this-day-in-1972-the-earth-opened-up-underneath-calera-ala/
- https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2023/05/25/452704/daisetta-liberty-county-second-sinkhole-research/
- https://geoinfo.nmt.edu/publications/periodicals/earthmatters/16/n1/em_v16_n1.pdf
- https://www.kob.com/new-mexico/nmdot-shares-update-on-i-40-sinkhole-repairs/
- https://www.npr.org/2023/04/11/1169178312/texas-residents-wait-and-watch-as-a-sinkhole-in-their-town-grows
- https://www.cnn.com/2013/03/01/us/florida-sinkhole/index.html
- https://www.cnn.com/2013/08/13/us/florida-sinkhole-explainer/index.html
- https://www.clickorlando.com/weather/2022/08/11/sinkholes-in-florida-are-more-common-than-you-think-heres-why/
Katharine walks Lorien through a particularly relevant anxiety.
Sources:
- https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator/a05/teacher-attacked-by-students
- https://www.weareteachers.com/student-violence/
- https://www.npr.org/2022/03/17/1087137571/school-violence-teachers-covid
- https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12580469/Michigan-high-school-student-caught-camera-hurling-metal-chair-teacher-classroom-brawl-charged-felony.html
- https://people.com/crime/15-year-old-girl-sentenced-attack-high-school-teacher/
- https://www.kentreporter.com/northwest/students-assault-on-renton-teacher-raises-district-safety-concerns/
- https://nypost.com/2023/06/13/why-are-kids-assaulting-teachers-for-taking-their-phones/
- https://www.edweek.org/leadership/when-students-assault-teachers-effects-can-be-lasting/2018/02
- https://www.publicschoolreview.com/blog/students-of-color-disproportionately-disciplined-in-schools#:~:text=Nearly%2050%20percent%20of%20preschool,or%20other%20students%20of%20color.
- https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/between-the-lines/201903/nine-criticisms-school-restorative-justice
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positive_Behavior_Interventions_and_Supports
Lorien reveals her neuroses about hotels; she and Katharine are led to ask: what was happening in 2019?
Sources:
- https://primer.com.au/is-a-hidden-camera-secretly-filming-your-airbnb-hotel/
- https://www.reuters.com/article/us-southkorea-spycam/south-korea-arrests-two-for-spy-cameras-that-livestreamed-1600-motel-guests-idUSKCN1R219O
- https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/south-koreas-toilet-spycam-problem-is-huge-says-tiktoker-jazmyn-jennings/KAQ7BQ3DANHSJF2ZWC7OR2IZ6Y/#:~:text=The phenomenon called “molka” refers,being charged for the crime.
- https://www.hotelengine.com/blog/business-travel-guide/cameras-hotel-rooms/
- https://www.ipx1031.com/vacation-rental-property-practices-data-2023/
- https://time.com/5558651/hong-kong-tourist-hidden-camera-australia-hostel/
- https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/resort-employee-secret-camera-to-film-women-showering-allegations-cape-cod/9101/
- https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/electronic-devices-reported-in-some-minneapolis-hyatt-regency-rooms/89-f3b2d25d-f00c-4685-853d-d79479c4f547
- https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/tourist-says-he-found-hidden-cameras-in-miami-airbnb/998/
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/suzannerowankelleher/2020/01/27/why-you-should-start-screening-for-hidden-spy-cameras-when-you-travel/?sh=26315b785afd
- https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/gadgets-news/9-ways-to-find-hidden-cameras-in-hotel-rooms/photostory/101280721.cms
- https://hotelchantelle.com/how-to-find-cameras-in-hotel-rooms/
- https://methodshop.com/reverse-peephole-viewer-review/
- https://deadline.com/2016/03/erin-andrews-wins-55-million-peephole-lawsuit-espn-dancing-with-the-stars-1201715915/
- https://www.dailydot.com/irl/inside-hotel-room-peephole-tiktok/
- https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/mar/08/new-york-woman-secret-apartment-bathroom-mirror
Katharine and Lorien celebrate Halloween the only way they know how: by being a little bit worried about it.
Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poisoned_candy_myths
- https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pins-and-needles/
- https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/razor-blades-poisoned-candy-history-americans-fearing-halloween
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/halloween-candy-tampering-urban-legend-truth-1.5341734
- https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/razor-blade-found-childs-halloween-candy-on-long-island-police/3938838/
- https://abcnews.go.com/US/multiple-razor-blades-found-hidden-childrens-halloween-candy/story?id=92584731
- https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/30/health/halloween-candy-panic-conversation-wellness/index.html
- https://www.history.com/news/how-americans-became-convinced-their-halloween-candy-was-poisoned
- https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/10/26/rainbow-fentanyl-halloween-candy/10554817002/
- https://myfox8.com/news/police-warn-parents-after-finding-halloween-candy-laced-with-thc-that-looks-harmless/
Lorien proves that just because you don't believe in something doesn't mean it can't make you a little nervous.
Sources:
- https://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/amityvillehorror1979.php
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amityville_Horror
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_DeFeo_Jr.
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/ronald-defeo-jr-whose-slayings-of-family-members-launched-the-amityville-horror-dies-at-69/2021/03/16/29bd8f88-8665-11eb-82bc-e58213caa38e_story.html#
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110707134040/http://www.amityvillemurders.com/facts.html
- http://amityvilletruth.freeservers.com/newsday.htm
- http://www.ghostvillage.com/legends/2005/legends36_04122005.shtml
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110707134116/http://www.amityvillemurders.com/lutzvweber.html
- https://www.amazon.com/My-Amityville-Horror-Daniel-Lutz/dp/B00BUJ5KFK
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1979/09/16/the-calamityville-horror/3daedbf6-10e5-46cd-945c-faf52dc4db17/
- https://www.moviemaker.com/amityville-an-origin-story-what-really-happened/
- https://usghostadventures.com/haunted-stories/the-amityville-horror-house/
- https://www.nytimes.com/1992/06/25/nyregion/amityville-prisoner-says-movie-money-tainted-defense.html
Katharine tells Lorien about an unsolved axe murder; they both become obsessed with the idea of eating an entire bread supply.
Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_from_the_Train
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villisca_axe_murders
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinterkaifeck_murders
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axeman_of_New_Orleans
- https://www.criminalattorneycolumbus.com/which-weapons-are-most-commonly-used-for-homicides/
https://www.historicmysteries.com/hinterkaifeck-murders/
Lorien tells Katharine about yet another upsetting thing people are doing online.
Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharenting
- https://help.instagram.com/581066165581870
- https://www.first5la.org/article/making-the-news-sharenting-in-the-modern-world/
- https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304451104577392041180138910
- https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/02/when-kids-realize-their-whole-life-already-online/582916/
- https://wreg.com/news/digital-kidnapping-striking-fear-in-proud-parents/
- https://www.dmlp.org/legal-guide/publication-private-facts
- https://www.parentmap.com/article/kidnappers-kids-photos-digital-kidnapping-social-media
- https://www.demandsage.com/social-media-users/#:~:text=USA-Specific Social Media Statistics&text=The USA has 302.35 million,74.2% of adults using it.
- https://protectyoungeyes.com/digital-kidnapping-your-kids-and-social-media-privacy/
- https://www.couriermail.com.au/lifestyle/digital-kidnapping-will-make-you-think-twice-about-what-you-post-to-social-media/news-story/4dc1c9a22b657f090c25c9393f66fe88
- https://www.couriermail.com.au/lifestyle/digital-kidnapping-will-make-you-think-twice-about-what-you-post-to-social-media/news-story/4dc1c9a22b657f090c25c9393f66fe88
- https://nypost.com/2022/12/15/my-kids-were-digitally-kidnapped-heres-how-moms-can-be-more-careful/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_kidnapping#cite_note-1
- https://www.wvlt.tv/content/news/Digital-kidnapping-found-one-SC-woman-sexually-exploited-and-she-didnt-even-know-it-508012861.html
- https://qz.com/1434858/digital-kidnapping-is-a-reminder-of-the-dangers-of-social-media
- https://whnt.com/news/digital-life/digital-kidnapping-madison-family-finds-their-child-targeted-by-online-photo-thief/
- https://www.justice.gov/usao-edla/project-safe-childhood-0
Katharine and Lorien consider the anxiety of going through painful procedures unmedicated .
Sources:
- https://apple.news/A11JUKU_eSSGji6LkcMbgKA
- https://americanaddictioncenters.org/fentanyl-treatment/fentanyl-abuse-in-the-hospital
- https://www.dallasnews.com/news/investigations/2018/12/02/two-nurses-died-of-overdoses-inside-a-dallas-hospital-what-went-wrong/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_diversion
- https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/99893-healthcare-looks-to-ai-to-prevent-drug-diversion
- https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/29/insider/the-reverberations-of-pain-and-its-dismissal.html
- https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2022/10/17/yale-to-pay-doj-308k-following-fertility-clinic-allegations-dozens-of-victims-move-to-sue/
- https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/04/14/florida-nurse-catherine-dunton-pleads-guilty-swapping-fentanyl-saline/11667821002/
Lorien tells Katharine about the horror of having an uninvited guest inside your actual skull. Also, the Victorians are weird again.
Sources:
- https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/29/science/live-brain-worm-australia.html#commentsContainer
- https://www.yahoo.com/news/neurosurgeon-investigating-patients-mystery-symptoms-054102309.html
- https://www.merckmanuals.com/home/brain,-spinal-cord,-and-nerve-disorders/brain-infections/parasitic-brain-infections
- https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/cysticercosis/gen_info/faqs.html#
- https://www.cnn.com/2015/01/20/health/tapeworms-invade-brain/index.html
- https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/aug/28/live-worm-living-womans-brain-australia-depression-forgetfulness
- https://newsroom.uvahealth.com/2020/07/30/your-brain-parasite-isnt-making-you-sick-heres-why/
- https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/toxoplasmosis/symptoms-causes/syc-20356249#:~:text=Toxoplasmosis (tok-so-plaz,parasite do not have symptoms.
- https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/live-brain-worms-are-rare-heres-how-to-protect-yourself-from-more-common-parasites/ilrbw89ls#
- https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/08/16/tapeworm-weight-loss-scam/2666005/
- https://www.medicinenet.com/pinworms_pictures_slideshow/article.htm
- https://www.healthline.com/health/diet-and-weight-loss/tapeworm-diet#takeaway
- https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-horrifying-legacy-of-the-victorian-tapeworm-diet
It's Katharine's turn to record with Covid. She tells Lorien about a poison that can mimic the symptoms of, well, Covid.
Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shannon_Richardson
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricin
- https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/florida-man-sentenced-for-trying-to-poison-ex-in-ricin-murder-plot/
- https://emergency.cdc.gov/agent/ricin/facts.asp#:~:text=Ricin%20is%20a%20poison%20found,in%20water%20or%20weak%20acid.
- https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64419167
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgi_Markov
Lorien warns Katharine about the sneaky ways water might be able to kill us.
Sources:
- https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/drowning
- https://www.webmd.com/children/features/secondary-drowning-dry-drowning
- https://www.webmd.com/lung/the-facts-about-pulmonary-edema
- https://abcnews.go.com/Health/dry-drowning-year-olds-incident/story?id=54663459
- https://www.foxnews.com/health/be-well-recognize-warning-signs-dry-drowning-take-quick-action
- https://www.cnn.com/2017/06/09/health/texas-toddler-dry-drowning/index.html
- https://www.mother.ly/news/viral-trending/viral-tiktok-dry-drowning-myth/
- https://www.unitypoint.org/news-and-articles/dispelling-myths-about-dry-drowning---unitypoint-health
- https://slate.com/human-interest/2023/07/dry-drowning-symptoms-myth-swimming.html
- https://www.ccjm.org/content/85/7/529#ref-1
- https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/indiana-mom-dies-of-water-toxicity-after-drinking-too-much-water-on-vacation-family-says/3203387/
- https://www.npr.org/2005/11/14/5012154/a-fraternity-hazing-gone-wrong
- https://www.tiktok.com/@michellefairburn
- https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/water/art-20044256
- https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Wellness/family-speaks-after-35-year-woman-dies-water/
- https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/jury-rules-radio-station-jennifer-strange-water-drinking/story?id=8970712
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/strange-but-true-drinking-too-much-water-can-kill/
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK537231/#:~:text=Water toxicity in normal circumstances,water without correcting electrolyte losses.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_cure_(torture)
All who scroll past this episode in their feed shall be doomed to a mirthless day.
Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curse_of_the_pharaohs
- https://www.historytoday.com/archive/months-past/tutankhamuns-curse
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2022/11/04/king-tut-tomb-curse/
- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/curse-of-the-mummy
- https://www.ranker.com/list/ancient-egyptian-curses-unleashed-by-archaeologists/tamar-altebarmakian
- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/mummy-eating-medical-cannibalism-gory-history
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-gruesome-history-of-eating-corpses-as-medicine-82360284/
- https://www.vice.com/en/article/mbqagn/uncovering-dead-victorian-mummy-unwrapping-party
Lorien takes Katharine through a waking nightmare.
Sources:
- https://abcnews.go.com/US/husband-blamed-cold-medicine-pleads-guilty-killing-wife/story?id=58306879#:~:text=Matthew Phelps, 29, will serve,Durham station WTVD-TV reported.
- https://people.com/crime/cold-medicine-killer-pastor-pleads-guilty-murdering-wife/
- https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/news/story/family-woman-killed-cold-medicine-murder-filled-regret-58549513
- https://hellopharmacist.com/questions/does-nyquil-contain-benadryl
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5601090/
- https://www.verywellhealth.com/overdosing-on-cold-and-flu-medications-770673#citation-8
- https://postgradproblems.com/i-had-a-psychotic-episode-last-night-courtesy-of-nyquil/
- https://www.goodrx.com/nyquil/dosage
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK538502/
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK538502/
- https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article149165019.html
- https://www.madinamerica.com/2020/12/narrow-escape-my-prescribed-nightmare/
- https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/17687-serotonin-syndrome
- https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/cough-cold-medicine-abuse
- https://fherehab.com/learning/is-nyquil-addictive
- https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/dxm-trip#tripping-on-dxm
Katharine takes Lorien through the messy memory wars.
CW: Brief mention of child abuse.
Sources:
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https://www.thecut.com/article/false-memory-syndrome-controversy.html
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McMartin_preschool_trial
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plEImKEIRm8
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https://www.encyclopedia.com/law/law-magazines/george-franklin-trial-1990-91
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https://www.nationalchildrensalliance.org/media-room/national-statistics-on-child-abuse/
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repressed_memory
Lorien is a woman on a mission: to change Katharine's mind about otters.
Sources:
- https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/she-steals-surfboards-by-the-seashore-shes-a-sea-otter/
- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-14/sea-otter-841-surfboard-california/102602038#
- https://www.vox.com/2014/4/24/5640890/otters-rape-baby-seals-monsters-bad
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5135530/
- https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/species/mammals/sea_otter/natural_history.html
- https://www.americanoceans.org/facts/river-otters-vs-sea-otters/
- https://www.vox.com/2014/4/24/5640890/otters-rape-baby-seals-monsters-bad
- https://blog.nwf.org/2012/09/sea-otters-more-than-just-a-cute-face/
- https://www.americanoceans.org/blog/otters-holding-hands/
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/otters-attacking-people-dogs-anchorage-alaska/
- https://www.businessinsider.com/otters-mystery-attacking-people-alaska-anchorage-2021-9
- https://nypost.com/2021/12/10/man-attacked-by-gang-of-otters-i-thought-i-was-going-to-die/
- https://www.seaottersavvy.org/what-is-sea-otter-disturbance
- https://www.iflscience.com/otters-are-not-cute-they-are-sick-depraved-jerks-47995
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/hungry-otters-juggle-behaviors-function-remains-mysterious-180974837/
Katharine, despite her best efforts, cannot convince Lorien that anything bad would be allowed to happen on a Hallmark cruise.
Sources:
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Estonia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costa_Concordia_disaster
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Breeze
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Melody
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Dianne_Brimble
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https://www.insider.com/man-fell-off-cruise-ship-ate-bamboo-fought-off-jellyfish-2022-12
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https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tomwarren/sexual-assault-cruises-carnival-princess-disney
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https://www.bu.edu/bhr/2020/07/08/the-case-of-the-diamond-princess-stranded-at-sea-in-a-pandemic/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcGTQPFwdGo
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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/norovirus-outbreaks-surging-cruise-ships-2023-cdc/
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2023/06/08/passengers-crew-disembark-cruise-after-ship-fire/70304020007/
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https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/news/story/passengers-antarctic-cruise-ship-hit-deadly-rogue-wave-94639709
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https://www.justice.gov/usao-ak/pr/utah-man-sentenced-30-years-prison-murdering-his-wife-cruise-ship-southeast-alaska
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https://allthatsinteresting.com/cruise-ship-disappearances/9
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruise_ship
Lorien wonders if the truth is out there; Katharine does not want to believe.
Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unidentified_flying_object
- https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/1947-year-flying-saucer
- https://www.ufofestival.com/about/
- https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/03/politics/chinese-spy-balloon/index.html
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https://houstonherald.com/2023/04/pentagon-releases-video-of-ufos-over-conflict-zones/
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https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/17/us/politics/congress-ufo-hearing.html
- https://www.secretsdeclassified.af.mil/Top-Flight-Documents/Unidentified-Flying-Objects/
- https://www.reuters.com/world/us/ruling-out-aliens-senior-us-general-says-not-ruling-out-anything-yet-2023-02-13/
- https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2023/02/what-ufo-us-shot-down-three-mysterious-objects-interest-and-concern-increase-over-unidentified-craft/383036/
- https://www.britannica.com/topic/unidentified-flying-object
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA's_UAP_independent_study_team
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-domain_Anomaly_Resolution_Office
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Blue_Book
- https://www.deseret.com/23599449/are-ufos-real
- https://www.af.mil/The-Roswell-Report/
- https://www.secretsdeclassified.af.mil/Portals/67/documents/AFD-100713-052.pdf?ver=2016-07-19-142533-113
- https://www.history.com/topics/paranormal/roswell
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/in-1947-high-altitude-balloon-crash-landed-roswell-aliens-never-left-180963917/
Katharine tells Lorien about incels; she may be on a watchlist now.
Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incel
- https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/oct/30/global-incel-culture-terrorism-misogyny-violent-acti on-forums
- https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/16/involuntary-celibates-incels-threat-us-secret-ser vice
- https://www.splcenter.org/news/2023/05/23/after-incel-attack-male-supremacism-growing https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/09/22/incels-rape-murder-study/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43892189
Lorien shares her emotional baggage related to her suitcase and she and Katharine pitch the next Pixar hit.
Sources:
- https://www.allgetaways.com/packing-airport-security/odds-losing-luggage.html
- https://thepointsguy.com/news/lost-baggage-report-2022/
- https://www.bts.gov/topics/airlines-and-airports/number-30a-technical-directive-mishandled-baggage-amended-effective-jan
- https://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/my-money/articles/6-things-to-do-if-an-airline-loses-your-luggage
- https://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/my-money/articles/6-things-to-do-if-an-airline-loses-your-luggage
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/tips/lost-luggage-reimbursement-airline/
- https://www.transportation.gov/lost-delayed-or-damaged-baggage
- https://traveladdicts.net/truth-airline-lost-luggage
- https://www.unclaimedbaggage.com/
- https://bestlifeonline.com/missing-luggage/
- https://www.abc27.com/national/suitcase-study-what-happens-to-unclaimed-luggage/
- https://www.aiqconsulting.com/aiq-news/from-check-in-to-gate-the-journey-of-a-passenger-bag/
- https://simpleflying.com/baggage-airport-journey/
- https://www.themanual.com/travel/worst-airports-in-the-us-for-lost-luggage/
- https://metro.co.uk/2022/06/22/aisling-bea-rocks-dressing-gown-on-jimmy-kimmel-after-luggage-disaster-16870762/
- https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/aer-lingus-lost-luggage-powerpoint-presentation-b2063410.html
- https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/after-24-days-luggage-with-critical-medications-returned-to-red-deer-family
- https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna40596293
- https://www.phillymag.com/news/2023/01/19/lost-luggage-parc-newfoundland/
Katharine and Lorien take this opportunity to share their own wild Airbnb experience.
Content warning: Mention of rape, murder, and sexual assault
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-06-15/airbnb-spends-millions-making-nightmares-at-live-anywhere-rentals-go-away
https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2018/many-airbnb-venues-lack-basic-safety-protections-new-study-suggests
https://www.forbes.com/sites/garybarker/2020/02/21/the-airbnb-effect-on-housing-and-rent/?sh=2b0789412226
Lorien tells Katharine one of the reasons it may not be safe to go back in the water.
Sources:
- https://www.cdc.gov/meningitis/amebic.html#
- https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/68/wr/mm6836a3.htm#:~:text=The case fatality rate for,transmitted by swallowing contaminated water.
- https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/naegleria/treatment.html
- https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1574-695X.2007.00232.x
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4775347/
- https://www.nebraskamed.com/primary-care/5-things-about-the-brain-eating-amoeba
- https://www.npr.org/2023/03/03/1160980794/neti-pot-safety-brain-eating-amoeba
- https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/naegleria/index.html
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5749439/#:~:text=We used epidemiologic risk factors,female) in the United States.
- https://www.insider.com/map-shows-where-brain-eating-amoebas-sickened-and-killed-swimmers-2022-7
- https://www.abqjournal.com/1501514/purging-water-system-of-brain-eating-microbe-to-take-60-days.html
- https://www.npr.org/2022/07/11/1110819300/brain-eating-amoeba-iowa
Katharine tells Lorien about an explosive anxiety, and Lorien calls Katharine the Grinch of summer.
Sources
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https://www.foxla.com/news/lancaster-teens-hurts-fireworks
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11016825/Firework-disaster-kills-seven-year-old-boy-sister-24-Videos-rockets-firing-crowd.html
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https://nypost.com/2022/10/21/gender-reveal-party-goes-up-in-smoke-after-terrifying-firework-disaster/
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https://www.today.com/health/experts-say-no-fireworks-are-safe-set-home-t184601
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https://www.assh.org/handcare/blog/heres-why-fireworks-are-dangerous
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https://www.cpsc.gov/Safety-Education/Safety-Education-Centers/Fireworks
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fireworks
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https://www.livescience.com/62835-weirdest-fireworks-injuries-ever.html
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https://www.injurylawyers.com/blog/10-worst-fireworks-disasters-history/
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https://www.healthline.com/health/burns#thirddegree-burn
Lorien tells Katharine about detox teas, and they come down strongly on the side of not starving and/or actively dehydrating yourself.
Sources:
- https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/statistics-research-eating-disorders
- https://www.therecoveryvillage.com/mental-health/deadliest-psychiatric-disorder/
- https://www.eatingdisorderhope.com/information/anorexia/anorexia-death-rate#:~:text=The anorexia death rate is,and often long-term treatment.
- https://anad.org/eating-disorders-statistics/
- https://flattummyco.com/products/flattummytea
- https://www.stylist.co.uk/beauty/gut-health-tiktok-mlm/713294 https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/aug/29/flat-tummy-instagram-women-appetite-suppressant-lollipops
- https://www.healthline.com/health/detox-tea-side-effects
- https://www.healthline.com/health/detox-tea-side-effects#do-they-work
- https://teacultureoftheworld.com/blogs/all/detox-tea-brew-for-your-well-being#:~:text=Detox tea is one of,, lymphatic system, and skin.
- https://www.abbeyskitchen.com/recent-posts/
- https://www.insider.com/khloe-kardashian-vogue-williams-flat-belly-shakes-instagram-controversy-2020-1
- https://www.insider.com/do-weight-loss-teas-actually-work-detox-dangers-2019-11
- https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/learn/general-information/laxative-abuse
- https://drbillsukala.com/flat-tummy-tea-review/#:~:text=In fact, many “detox”,pesky healthy eating and exercise).
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- https://www.wired.com/story/brief-history-instagram-fitness-tea-ftc-complaint/
- https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/6/21167962/ftc-instagram-diet-tea-endorsements-teami-complaint-health-claims
Katharine tells Lorien about a serial killer who makes her wish we could go back to talk about the people of Atlantis sinking ships.
Content Warning: discussion of violence, animal cruelty, sexual assault, mention of suicide Sources:
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/10/are-serial-killers-more-common-than-we-think/596647/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Keyes https://murderpedia.org/male.K/k/keyes-israel.htm https://www.oxygen.com/crime-time/how-serial-killer-israel-keyes-brutally-killed-bill-lorraine-currier https://alaskapublic.org/2012/12/04/police-release-detailed-account-of-koenig-murder/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Lauren_Spierer
Lorien tells Katharine about her fear of getting TAKEN and some early 80s history.
Sources:
- GQ Oral History: https://www.gq.com/story/iran-hostage-crisis-tehran-embassy-oral-history
- https://www.safetravel.govt.nz/hostage-taking-and-kidnapping
- https://panopticsolutions.com/blog/12-000-to-15-000-people-held-captive-every-year/#:~:text=12 000 to 15 000 People Are Held Captive Every Year&text=Are you aware that up,for ransom or as hostages.
- https://www.statista.com/statistics/250557/number-of-kidnappings-due-to-terrorism/
- https://www.itempnews.org/2022/01/20/kidnappers-abroad/
- https://hostageus.org/media/information-about-kidnapping/#:~:text=Statistics are held by the,are kidnapped overseas each year.
- https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2022/07/19/executive-order-on-bolstering-efforts-to-bring-hostages-and-wrongfully-detained-united-states-nationals-home/
- https://www.gq.com/story/iran-hostage-crisis-tehran-embassy-oral-history
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_hostage_crisis#:~:text=Fifty-two American diplomats and,and took them as hostages.
- https://emergency.yale.edu/be-prepared/hostage-situation#:~:text=If you are taken hostage,Speak normally.
- https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/articles/places-the-us-government-warns-not-to-travel-right-now
- https://www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov/research/hostages_and_casualties#:~:text=Sixty-six Americans were taken,Six more Americans escaped.
- https://www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov/research/hostages_and_casualties#:~:text=Sixty-six Americans were taken,Six more Americans escaped.
- https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/who-we-are/publications/113-prevention-and-coping-strategies-kidnapping-hostage-taking-extortion-attacks/file#:~:text=Kidnappings range from 'express kidnaps,the offenders and security forces.
- https://silentprofessionals.org/hostage-rescue-in-a-foreign-country/
Katharine has A LOT to tell Lorien about Slenderman.
Content warning: discussion of mental illness, violence, and suicide
Sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slender_Man_stabbing
- Slenderman: Online Obsession, Mental Illness, and the Violent Crime of Two Midwestern Girls by Kathleen Hale
Lorien (the real Lorien, definitely not a synthetic Lorien) convinces Katharine they should probably just drop off the grid.
Sources
- https://www.opa.mil/research-analysis/personnel-security/insider-threat/deepfakes-and-unintentional-insider-threats/deepfakes-prepare-for-the-next-challenge-video
- https://www.dhra.mil/Portals/52/Documents/perserec/reports/20220413_PERS_Rpt_RN-21-14_Deepfakes.pdf
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepfake
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_neural_network
- https://www.businessinsider.com/google-ex-fraud-czar-danger-of-deepfakes-is-becoming-boring-2020-1
- https://tech.hindustantimes.com/tech/news/microsoft-launches-video-authenticator-to-detect-deepfake-media-71599114673370.html
- https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-53984114
- https://www.npr.org/2022/03/16/1087062648/deepfake-video-zelenskyy-experts-war-manipulation-ukraine-russia
- https://ai.facebook.com/datasets/dfdc/?fbclid=IwAR0RdEjH7ir-TaWYm233euLOjwHdDKxLXQan-aSqTV26LEZAhMBwe4aSnhQ
- https://www.joblo.com/tom-hanks-robin-wright-ai-program/
- https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25734240-800-we-need-to-accept-that-deepfakes-are-here-to-stay-in-film-and-tv/
- https://www.wipo.int/wipo_magazine/en/2022/02/article_0003.html
- https://knowablemagazine.org/article/technology/2020/synthetic-media-real-trouble-deepfakes
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- https://www.originproject.info/about
Fallis D. The Epistemic Threat of Deepfakes. Philos Technol. 2021;34(4):623-643. doi: 10.1007/s13347-020-00419-2. Epub 2020 Aug 6. PMID: 32837868; PMCID: PMC7406872. - https://insights.sei.cmu.edu/blog/how-easy-is-it-to-make-and-detect-a-deepfake/
- https://www.npr.org/2023/03/23/1165146797/it-takes-a-few-dollars-and-8-minutes-to-create-a-deepfake-and-thats-only-the-sta
- https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/341074/what-is-synthetic-media.html
- https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2023/02/11283094/deepfake-porn-laws-atrioc
- https://www.media.mit.edu/projects/detect-fakes/overview/
- https://detectfakes.media.mit.edu/
- https://lab.witness.org/projects/synthetic-media-and-deep-fakes/
- https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/22/business/media/deepfake-regulation-difficulty.html
Katharine complicates Lorien's feelings about a cozy bear.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_S._Sadler
- https://thoughtcatalog.com/christine-stockton/2021/01/the-insane-true-story-of-the-racist-eugenics-book-your-inspirational-teabag-tag-might-be-based-on/
- https://www.inverse.com/article/10731-cults-conspiracies-and-the-twisted-history-of-sleepytime-tea
- https://www.foodandwine.com/drinks/sleepytime-tea-and-little-known-religion-behind-it
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seventh-day_Adventist_Church#Criticism
Lorien walks Katharine through yet another reason it's better to just stay inside.
Sources:
- https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/02/20/us/alligator-kills-woman-florida/index.html
- https://nypost.com/2023/02/23/terrifying-video-shows-alligator-snatching-florida-woman/
- https://apple.news/AHB3oy27MQkecCPBgU1Kq6Q
- https://www.npr.org/2023/03/07/1161570130/an-unprovoked-alligator-attack-is-extremely-rare-but-the-reptile-is-unpredictabl
- https://www.britannica.com/animal/alligator
- https://www.floridamemory.com/learn/exhibits/photo_exhibits/alligators/
- https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/species/alligator/safety/index.phtml
- https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/american-alligator
- https://www.britannica.com/animal/alligator
- https://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/wildlife/alligator/facts/
- https://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/wildlife/alligator/facts/
- https://www.evergladesholidaypark.com/blog/alligators-and-crocodiles/
- https://www.evergladesholidaypark.com/blog/alligators-and-crocodiles/
- https://a-z-animals.com/blog/the-10-most-alligator-infested-lakes-in-the-united-states/
- https://www.evergladesholidaypark.com/blog/alligators-and-crocodiles/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatal_alligator_attacks_in_the_United_States
- https://www.bayouswamptours.com/difference-between-alligator-crocodile/
Katharine tells Lorien about a close-to-home abduction. Trigger warning: brief mention of physical and sexual abuse of children. Sources: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kidnapped-shawn-hornbeck/ https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/caught-between-parents/2011 12/kidnapping-victims-and-the-psychological-ties-bind https://www.reuters.com/article/us-wisconsin-missinggirl-data/kidnappe d-children-make-headlines-but-abduction-is-rare-in-u-s-idUSKCN1P52 BJ https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/kidnappings/shawn-hornbe ck/ https://fox2now.com/news/true-crime/revisiting-the-missouri-miracle-tw o-decades-after-shawn-hornbeck-disappeared/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/shawn-hornbeck
Lorien tells Katharine about all the ways people can pretend to be you; it's not a joke, Jim.
Sources:
- https://www.experian.com/blogs/ask-experian/what-is-identity-theft/
- https://www.idtheftcenter.org/thank-you-2/
- https://www.experian.com/blogs/ask-experian/identity-theft-statistics/
- https://www.identitytheft.gov/#/
- https://identitytheft.org/statistics/
- https://www.experian.com/blogs/ask-experian/20-types-of-identity-theft-and-fraud/
- https://www.idstrong.com/sentinel/family-identity-theft/
- https://www.experian.com/blogs/ask-experian/what-is-child-identity-theft/
- https://www.experian.com/blogs/ask-experian/how-to-reduce-the-risk-of-identity-theft/
- https://www.investopedia.com/terms/i/identitytheft.asp
- https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2022-10-26/identity-theft-nightmare
- https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/consumer-protection/identity-theft/help-prevent-identity-theft
- https://www.mcafee.com/learn/a-guide-to-identity-theft-statistics/
- https://www.justice.gov/archive/criminal/cybercrime/press-releases/2002/cummingsIndict.htm
- https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2001/mar/21/hacking.security
- https://www.aura.com/learn/identity-theft-stories-cases
- https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2022-10-26/identity-theft-nightmare
Katharine teaches Lorien where Bermuda is.
Sources:
- https://www.history.co.uk/articles/five-of-the-most-mysterious-bermuda-triangle-disapp earances
- https://www.discovery.com/exploration/explore-these-majestic-sand-dunes----in-colorad o
- https://www.vice.com/en/article/zmkyp8/scientists-claim-to-have-solved-the-mystery-of-t he-bermuda-triangle
- https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/bermuda-triangle-mystery-solved-latest-th eories-dr-karl-kruszelnicki-debunked-unexplained-disappearances-ships-planes-aeropla nes-vanish-conspiracy-lost-flight-19-alien-abduction-atlantis-methane-gas-vincent-gaddi s-a7861731.html
- Ancient Aliens: Time Warp in the Bermuda Triangle
Lorien walks Katharine through the likelihood that they or their snacks will just burst into flame.
Sources:
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spontaneous_combustion
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoignition_temperature
- https://www.tastingtable.com/850505/do-pistachios-actually-combust/
- https://www.metaflix.com/a-devastating-look-at-the-1937-fox-vault-fire/
- https://www.npr.org/2017/04/10/523237767/whats-the-issue-with-nitrate-film-stock-its-combustible
- https://unwritten-record.blogs.archives.gov/2018/12/10/film-preservation-101-is-nitrate-film-really-dangerous/
- https://cinematographomania.wordpress.com/the-infamous-fox-vault-fire/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1937_Fox_vault_fire
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080509123432/http://www.wa-hay.org/publications/Spontaneous Combustion in Hay Stacks.pdf
- https://wildwoodsurvival.com/survival/fire/spontaneouscombustion/rbjul05/index.html
- https://www.nps.gov/articles/fire-prevention-52-spontaneous-combustion.htm
- https://www.mfs.sa.gov.au/community/safety-and-education/fact-sheets-and-brochures/fact-sheet-pages/self-heating-and-spontaneous-combustion
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spontaneous_human_combustion
- https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/564288/charles-dickens-bleak-house-spontaneous-combustion-death
- https://www.britannica.com/story/is-spontaneous-human-combustion-real
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Reeser
- https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-15032614
- https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/spontaneous-human-combustion-woman-who-suffered-burns-in-germany-spurs-debate-about-controversial-phenomenon-a6722166.html
- https://www.businessinsider.com/is-spontaneous-human-combustion-real-or-myth-scientific-evidence
Katharine tries to figure out if the Last of Us is actually a nature documentary.
Sources:
- https://www.npr.org/2023/01/30/1151868673/the-last-of-us-cordyceps-zombie-fungu s-real
- https://www.vox.com/culture/2023/1/21/23561106/last-of-us-fungus-cordyceps-zomb ie-infect-humans
- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/cordyceps-zombie-fungus-takes- over-ants
- https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-11723735/Vaccine-fights-range-fungal-infe ctions-100-effective-preventing-severe-infection.html
- https://www.cdc.gov/fungal/candida-auris/candida-auris-qanda.html https://www.cdc.gov/fungal/diseases/aspergillosis/index.html https://www.cdc.gov/fungal/diseases/pneumocystis-pneumonia/index.html
A mildly Covid-y Lorien tells Katharine how the first five minutes of one episode of ER scarred her for life. Sources https://www.analoxgroup.com/blog/carbon-monoxide-v-carbon-dioxide-do-you-know-difference https://www.cdc.gov/dotw/carbonmonoxide/index.html https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/carbon-monoxide/symptoms-causes/syc-20370642 https://www.texastribune.org/2021/04/29/texas-carbon-monoxide-poisoning/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5848400/ https://myhealth.alberta.ca/Health/Pages/conditions.aspx?hwid=hw193731 https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/hyperbaric-oxygen-therapy/about/pac-20394380 https://www.careservicesinc.com/blog/how-to-tell-if-carbon-monoxide-is-leaking-from-your-furnace-in-falling-waters-wv https://getjerry.com/home-insurance/can-opening-a-window-stop-carbon-monoxide-poisoning
Katharine tells Lorien about a secret society that also loves to throw parades.
Sources:
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/06/07/ellie-kemper-apology-debutante-ball/
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https://www.stltoday.com/news/archives/veiled-prophet-symbol-of-wealth-power-and-to-some-racism/collection_8076f8b4-98a5-5935-9b57-134bcda6068e.html#24
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https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/09/fair-st-louis-and-the-veiled-prophet/379460/
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veiled_Prophet_Parade_and_Ball
Lorien's Old Yeller trauma and fear of tiny rabbits come out as she tells Katharine about rabies.
Sources:
- https://www.cdc.gov/rabies/about.html
- https://www.who.int/health-topics/rabies#tab=tab_1
- https://www.cdc.gov/rabies/animals/bats/index.html
- https://www.batcon.org/about-bats/bats-in-homes-buildings/
- https://www.americanhumane.org/fact-sheet/rabies-facts-prevention-tips/
- https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/rabies/symptoms-causes/syc-20351821:
- https://www.news-medical.net/health/Why-is-the-Rabies-CFR-So-High.aspx
- https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/rabies
- https://www.who.int/health-topics/rabies#tab=tab_1
- https://www.thisamericanlife.org/319/transcript
- https://blog.ketchummfg.com/rabies-tags/rabies-popular-culture/
- https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00000572.htm
- https://www.chop.edu/centers-programs/vaccine-education-center/vaccine-details/rabies-vaccine
- https://www.tuckahoevet.com/post/a-history-of-rabies#:~:text=Other barbaric cures for rabies,or ingested by the patient.
- https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/rabies/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20351826
Katharine causes Lorien to have an existential crisis regarding her Target cardigan collection.
Sources:
- https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2022/10/shein-workers-paid-3p-per-garment-for-18-hour-days-investigation-reveals/
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/marketplace-fast-fashion-chemicals-1.6193385
- https://www.thecut.com/2022/10/shein-is-treating-workers-even-worse-than-you-thought.html
- https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/06/business/china-shein-labor-conditions-investment-hnk-intl/index.html
- https://inews.co.uk/news/consumer/shein-fast-fashion-workers-paid-3p-18-hour-days-undercover-filming-china-1909073
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_fashion#Economics
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Rana_Plaza_factory_collapse
- https://www.npr.org/2022/03/31/1089819609/fast-fashion-sustainability-european-commission
Lorien invites Katharine to sleepwalk this way through an exploration of the disorders that can make people talk, walk, and maybe even murder (?) other people in their sleep.
Sources:
- https://stanfordhealthcare.org/medical-conditions/sleep/nighttime-sleep-behaviors/confusional-arousals.html
- https://www.sleepfoundation.org/stages-of-sleep
- https://www.sleepfoundation.org/parasomnias/sleepwalking
- https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/sleepwalking/symptoms-causes/syc-20353506
- https://www.brainfacts.org/thinking-sensing-and-behaving/sleep/2019/is-it-dangerous-to-wake-a-sleepwalker-101119
- https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/the-sleepwalking-detective-who-convicted-himself-of-a-murder-e1f882f213f1
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-case-of-the-sleepwalking-killer-77584095/
- https://www.addictioncenter.com/sleeping-pills/ambien/
- https://www.seattletimes.com/life/wellness/does-ambien-cause-sleepwalking-what-about-sleep-driving/'
- https://www.acsh.org/news/2018/07/04/lets-put-ambien-sleepwalking-myth-sleep-13154
- https://www.healthline.com/health/side-effects-of-taking-ambien#2
- https://medium.com/thrive-global/how-sleepwalking-went-from-a-spiritual-oddity-to-a-medical-issue-94a25c118495
- https://livesofsleep.com/2021/04/12/sleepwalkers-witches-troubled-souls-and-sleep-murders/
- https://www.brainfacts.org/thinking-sensing-and-behaving/sleep/2019/is-it-dangerous-to-wake-a-sleepwalker-101119
- https://dsc.duq.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1017&context=dclj
- https://books.google.com/books?id=BZ3QAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA484&lpg=PA484&dq=Colonel+Culpepper+shooting+someone+in+sleep&source=bl&ots=0VAKa6bsRP&sig=ACfU3U2o7qk45pohjK2tQgZLcO90N5kMtg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjeqf_P9rH8AhXXmWoFHQIKDgEQ6AF6BAgqEAM#v=onepage&q=Colonel Culpepper shooting someone in sleep&f=false
- https://medium.com/snipette/murder-or-mistake-da9088976ebc
- https://toronto.citynews.ca/2006/10/27/man-acquitted-of-sleepwalking-murder-running-for-school-trustee-in-durham/
- https://medium.com/exploring-history/the-police-detective-who-caught-himself-7b7bcda1caf2
- https://twitter.com/lolrakshak/status/1481180222896885760?lang=en
Both of this podcast’s hosts have equally lovely dads; however, both equally lovely dads did not equally understand the assignment.
Katharine tells Lorien about the worst thing you can get in the mail.
Sources:
https://www.cdc.gov/anthrax/basics/index.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_anthrax_attacks
https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/amerithrax-or-anthrax-investigation
https://www.propublica.org/article/new-evidence-disputes-case-against-bruce-e-ivins
https://www.cdc.gov/anthrax/bioterrorism/threat.html
Lorien and Katharine Botox about shooting toxin into our faces. (I'm so sorry for that pun.)
Sources:
Jennifer Coolidge Cinderella Story botox
- https://youtu.be/20apo9Tf8C4
What is Botox?
- https://medlineplus.gov/botox.html
- https://www.cdc.gov/botulism/general.html
Plastic Surgery Statistics
- https://www.plasticsurgery.org/documents/News/Statistics/2020/plastic-surgery-statistics-full-report-2020.pdf
Uses and Risks
- https://dystonia-foundation.org/living-dystonia/treatment/botulinum-toxin-injections/
- https://www.womenshealthmag.com/beauty/a20066298/injectable-horror-stories/
- https://www.allure.com/story/why-you-should-always-get-botox-from-a-board-certified-dermatologist
Whitney Buha:
- https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/stephaniemcneal/influencer-botched-botox
Bai L, Peng X, Liu Y, Sun Y, Wang X, Wang X, Lin G, Zhang P, Wan K, Qiu Z. Clinical analysis of 86 botulism cases caused by cosmetic injection of botulinum toxin (BoNT). Medicine (Baltimore). 2018 Aug;97(34):e10659. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000010659. PMID: 30142749; PMCID: PMC6112997.
Katharine talks about bears and consequently confirms Lorien's lifelong commitment to stay mostly indoors.
Sources:
https://www.nps.gov/subjects/bears/safety.htm
https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/bear-attacks-woman-walking-dogs-plays-dead-crunched-skull
https://www.bearsmart.com/blog/how-dangerous-are-bears/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sankebetsu_brown_bear_incident
Grizzly Man documentary
Tooth and Claw Podcast: https://www.toothandclawpod.com
Lorien outlines for Katharine the many perfectly valid reasons she has for staying far away from dating apps. SourcesArticles on Tindr Swindler: https://people.com/crime/the-tinder-swindler-true-story/ https://themovieculture.com/the-tinder-swindler-documentary-film-review-and-summary/Federal Trade Commission article on love scams: https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/what-know-about-romance-scamsArticles on dating app murderers: https://2date4love.com/dangers-of-online-dating-statistics/ https://nypost.com/2022/04/05/man-accused-of-murdering-nyc-nurse-allegedly-had-sex-with-corpse/ https://www.cridlandhua.com/the-death-of-warriena-wright/ — https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2020/01/gable-tostee-man-acquitted-of-warriena-wright-s-death-removed-from-woman-s-house-in-queensland.html https://www.statista.com/topics/2158/online-dating/#dossierContents__outerWrapper
Katharine tells Lorien about the terrible exploits of "nice guy" CEO, Dan Price. TW: Discussion of physical and sexual assault.
Sources:
- https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2015-gravity-ceo-dan-price/
- https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/18/technology/dan-price-resign-social-media.html
Lorien and Katharine ask the question on everyone’s mind: is my garage door plotting my demise?
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Sources:
- Parts of a garage door:
https://www.overheaddoorpdx.com/parts-of-garage-door/: - Garage Door Injury Numbers:
http://www.dynamicgaragedoor.com/garage-door-injuries-numbers/ - Injury Statistics:
http://EzineArticles.com/8853944 - Garage Spring Door Accidents:
https://www.shouselaw.com/ca/blog/garage-door-spring-accidents/ - Video about kid getting picked up by his hoodie:
https://m.facebook.com/MikeHolmesInspections/videos/garage-door-accident/328839789381162/ - Cantaloupe being annihilated by a garage door spring:
https://www.actiongaragedoor.com/blog/springs-dangerous-part-garage-door/ - Quora Q&As:
https://www.quora.com/How-often-do-people-get-injured-by-garage-door-springs-Is-there-a-difference-in-likelihood-of-injury-between-torsion-springs-and-other-types - Sweet grandpa checks item off bucket list:
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/watch-91-year-old-man-crash-car-through-garage-door/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7Dc6hAPgLI
Katharine tells Lorien about the terrifying Seattle Tsunami.
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Sources
- Washington State Department of Natural Resources: https://www.dnr.wa.gov/programs-and-services/geology/geologic-hazards/Tsunamis#tsunami-evacuation-maps
- “Washington is at high risk of tsunamis and waves up to 42 feet tall. Here’s how to prepare” by Alyse Messmer-Smith https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/state/washington/article264564391.html
- “The Really Big One” by Kathryn Schulz
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/07/20/the-really-big-one
Cohosts Katharine McNally and Lorien Megill introduce their brand new podcast: The Anxiety Encyclopedia. Each week, they'll talk about one thing they're afraid of and how afraid they actually need to be.