Episodes

  • 127. S is for Stranger Danger

    127. S is for Stranger Danger
    Jun 10 2025

    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:

    - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stranger_danger

    - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moors_murders

    - https://www.salon.com/2023/10/21/what-80s-kids-also-remember-on-stranger-danger-satanic-panic-and-generations-of-trickle-down-fear/

    - https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/may-25/etan-patz-milk-carton-kids-goes-missing

    - https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/july-27/adam-walsh-is-abducted

    - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Adam_Walsh

    - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Johnny_Gosch

    - https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2023/12/us/johnny-gosch-missing-iowa-boy-cec-cnnphotos/

    - https://victimsofcrime.org/child-sexual-abuse-statistics/

    - https://books.google.com/books?id=krE1y1SC3uEC&q=9780470471944&pg=PR11#v=onepage&q=9780470471944&f=false
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • 126. I is for Information Overload

    126. I is for Information Overload
    Jun 3 2025
    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_overloadhttps://www.npr.org/2010/11/29/131671951/information-overload-is-not-unique-to-digital-agehttps://hbr.org/2011/03/information-overloads-2300-yeahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_loadhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wps.20617https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20201103-cognitive-load-theory-explaining-our-fight-for-focushttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10648-021-09624-7https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/topics/information-overloadhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/24-hour_news_cyclehttps://www.axiapr.com/blog/pros-and-cons-of-the-24-hour-news-cyclehttps://mvcurrent.com/9837/opinions/how-the-24-hour-news-cycle-is-harmful/https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2799812https://www.connecticutchildrens.org/growing-healthy/how-social-media-impacts-mental-health-and-changes-brain-activity-and-what-dohttps://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-overloadhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34877645/https://www.goodrx.com/health-topic/mental-health/what-is-digital-overload?srsltid=AfmBOoqAc7rXoSgWyWt8W0c9wEi3vCvwyZlEIE0cYLajgLBJyMmQY6pShttps://www.talktoangel.com/blog/effective-ways-to-manage-digital-overloadhttps://shift.com/blog/news/the-dark-side-of-tech-overload-and-burnout/https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21670811.2022.2048187https://www.resiliencelab.us/thought-lab/digital-overloadhttps://novaterratherapy.com/signs-you-may-be-experiencing-digital-overload/https://www.inspirahealthnetwork.org/news/healthyhttps://datareportal.com/reports/digital-2024-deep-dive-the-time-we-spend-on-social-media-living/brain-rot-explained-how-digital-overload-affects-your-mindhttps://datareportal.com/reports/digital-2024-deep-dive-the-time-we-spend-on-social-mediahttps://www.oberlo.com/statistics/how-much-time-is-spent-with-different-forms-of-mediahttps://www.statista.com/statistics/278544/time-spent-with-media-in-the-us/https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-42614-zhttps://news.rpi.edu/2024/03/13/information-overload-personal-and-societal-dangerhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-024-01833-8.epdf?sharing_token=oLDOEjbfhdJ36GPOjzULNdRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0NFoDk3diBFFDQnQAR9f7F12B2POV316p8OIj4GaoUzDBn9C139OmraLmxvtLa7ELMk6GaQiKhUNPgZYFQyPk9wGln-DtJuGOoaTHDEX0FHqq1isgG2q8As9M7fjRlu2tE=https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/cant-pay-attention-youre-not-alone
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • 125. S is for Scuba Diving

    125. S is for Scuba Diving
    May 27 2025

    Like Moana, the line where the sky meets the sea calls Lorien and Katharine, but they find the voice terrifying.

    Sources:

    - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decompression_sickness

    - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scuba_diving

    - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_diving

    - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Boyton

    - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Spence_(frogman)

    - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wreck_diving#:~:text=Wreck%20diving%20is%20recreational%20diving,a%20part%20of%20the%20dive.

    - https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/03/03/dredging-up-the-ghostly-secrets-of-slave-ships

    - https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/divers-recover-ancient-shipwreck-that-sank-2600-years-ago-off-the-coast-of-spain-180985778/

    - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8j7g3e9yvlo

    - https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/shark-attack-verde-island-philippines-b2706861.html

    - https://www.scuba.com/blog/the-history-of-scuba-diving/?srsltid=AfmBOopWvEFy5UhGKt1emocewMbB7yqU-Ieu9ZSrQ6TvSF2OvHf4CJ-K

    - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diving_hazards#The_diving_environment
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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • 124. R is for Rattlesnakes

    124. R is for Rattlesnakes
    May 20 2025

    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/
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • 123. M is for Mass Deportations

    123. M is for Mass Deportations
    May 13 2025

    Katharine takes Lorien on a 100 year historical tour of US mass deportations.


    Sources:

    - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UEhMDAlX1Y

    - https://www.history.com/articles/great-depression-repatriation-drives-mexico-deportation

    - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_Act_of_1924

    - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Repatriation

    - https://www.history.com/articles/operation-wetback-eisenhower-1954-deportation

    - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Wetback

    - https://www.aclu.org/news/immigrants-rights/exiled-obama-administrations-horrifying

    - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriot_Act

    - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11_attacks

    - https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2014/10/02/u-s-deportations-of-immigrants-reach-record-high-in-2013/

    - https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/obama-record-deportations-deporter-chief-or-not

    - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_administration_family_separation_policy

    - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_presidency_of_Donald_Trump#Immigration

    - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deportation_in_the_second_presidency_of_Donald_Trump

    - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-administration-says-it-will-pay-immigrants-in-the-u-s-illegally-1000-to-self-deport

    - 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.

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • 122. G is for Ghost Ships

    122. G is for Ghost Ships
    May 6 2025

    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
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    1 hr
  • 121. V is for Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers

    121. V is for Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers
    Apr 29 2025

    None of these are the fever Peggy Lee was singing about.

    Sources:

    • - https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/25/health/congo-mystery-illness/index.html

      - https://www.wired.com/story/race-to-identify-drcs-mystery-illness-slowed-by-us-aid-cuts-democratic-republic-congo-usaid/

      - https://www.science.org/content/article/mysterious-congo-outbreak-likely-linked-contaminated-water-researchers-say

      - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/congo-mystery-disease-deaths-who-investigation-deepens/

      - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mystery-disease-congo-what-we-know/

      - http://abcnews.go.com/Health/cdc-monitoring-unknown-disease-congo/story?id=119395101

      - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/congo-war-m23-rebels-rwanda-goma-un-warns-gang-rape-summary-executions/

      - https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/ebola#:~:text=What%20is%20Ebola%3F,leaks%20from%20small%20blood%20vessels.

      - https://www.cdc.gov/ebola/about/index.html

      - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebola

      - https://www.cdc.gov/ebola/outbreaks/?CDC_AAref_Val=https://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/history/chronology.html

      - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hot_Zone

      - 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

      - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marburg_virus_disease
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    41 mins
  • 120. U is for Unexploded Ordnance

    120. U is for Unexploded Ordnance
    Apr 22 2025

    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
    • https://www.epa.gov/fedfac/military-munitionsunexploded-ordnance
    • https://www.icrc.org/en/law-and-policy/explosive-remnants-war
    • https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna24441427
    • https://abcnews.go.com/International/160-unexploded-bombs-world-war-ii-found-childrens/story?id=118724569
    • 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
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    1 hr and 2 mins
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