On being the black sheep of the family, how it makes you stronger, and how to recover. Also: Morrissey, family troubles, and making a name for Julie Sprankles!

References:

Black Sheep Origin: Patricia O’Connor and Stewart Kellerman

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The Psychological Effects Of Being The Black Sheep In A Family: Edward Robinson

The Hidden Cost Of Being A Cycle Breaker: by Julie Sprankles

CYCLE BREAKER: WHAT IT MEANS AND HOW TO BECOME ONE: Laura K. Connell

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It's the black and gold/blue and white dress all over again! Why we can't trust our perception, how our brain does weird stuff to protect us, and what Aldous Huxley wrote about on mescaline. Also: Dueling William S. Burroughs impressions!

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Laura annoys me with an internet guy I've never heard of. We take turns telling him to go screw.

NYU.COM: About Scott Galloway What I’ve Learned: Andrea Cuttler

Notes On Being A Man: Scott Galloway

The Jordan Harbinger Show: Scott Galloway

F The Nice Guy Podcast: Scott Galloway

Natalie Garrett-Woodruff: Tik Tok

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Scammers. Liars. Flimflam men. Crooks. What makes us susceptible to scams, and what mental issues do scammers have?

References:

Think and Grow Rich: Napoleon Hill

Yes Man: Danny Wallace

The Art Of Extreme Self Care: Cheryl Richardson

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Are pranks a harmless pastime, or traumatic abuse? We find out Laura's history with pranks, many of which were played by Virginia.

References:

Tik Tok: Cali: Paint Prank

Beck, The Feminist Lawyer: Turkey Trot Prank

Reddit: AITA for getting hurt and upset over a"harmless prank" that my husband pulled?

Don't Be Gaslit by Social Media "Pranksters": Stephanie A. Sarkis Ph.D.

Is it a Joke? Or is it Abusive? When Jokes Become Harmful: (Jersey Battered Women’s Services): JBWS.org

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When Mary Beard appeared on TV, she got death threats and demands that she shut up- she traced idea all the way back to the Odyssey.

References:

Women and Power, Mary Beard

Calypso, Suzanne Vega

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Well...what are you afraid of, anyway?

References:

The Shadow Work Journal: A Guide To Integrate and Transcend Your Shadows

How Evolution Designed Your Fear: Mathias Clasen

Why do people worry?: Mark Freeston

Wikipedia: Urbach–Wiethe disease

The rare disease that stops people from feeling fear: Jasmin Fox-Skelly

Rare Brain Disorder Prevents All Fear: Laura Sanders

Why worrying doesn’t work — and what to do instead: Mary Heineke

A New Explanation for Why Some People Worry So Much: Arash Emamzadeh

Tackling your worries: NHS.uk

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We can figure out why a fascist is surrounded by rich friends, and we've discussed how they get regular people to do their dirty work-in OBEY- but we don't talk about the need for loyal losers in any autocrat's mid-level bureaucracy! Pete Hegseth? RFK? Matt Gaetz? Who are these idiots?

References:

"The engines of autocracies? Mediocre employees"-By Amanda Taub

“Making a Career in Dictatorship,” -Adam Scharpf and Christian Glassel

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