Lorien learned a lot of rodent-related facts she doesn't like. She shares them with Katharine.

Sources:

Sources

• https://www.instagram.com/p/DYPeDuARj29/
• https://www.instagram.com/laurel__bristow/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthohantavirus
• https://www.lung.org/lung-health-diseases/lung-disease-lookup/hantavirus-pulmonary-syndrome/symptoms-diagnosis
• https://www.lung.org/lung-health-diseases/lung-disease-lookup/hantavirus-pulmonary-syndrome/treatment
• https://www.nmhealth.org/publication/view/general/5072/
• https://www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/data-research/cases/?CDC_AAref_Val=https://www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/surveillance/index.html
• https://www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/media/pdfs/2025/01/HantavirusBrochure-508.pdf
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andes_virus
• https://thepreamble.com/p/the-daily-brief-may-15-2026
• https://www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/about/andesvirus.html
• https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/health/hantavirus-outbreak-quarantine.html
• https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/14/cdc-no-us-hantavirus-cases-people-monitored.html

• https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/14/hantavirus-cruise-ship-outbreak-where-is-it-what-to-know.html

A Katharine classic!

Sources:

- https://www.merriam-webster.com/slang/manosphere

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manosphere#:~:text=The%20manosphere%20is%20a%20varied%20collection%20of,that%20feminists%20promote%20misandry%20(hatred%20of%20men).

- https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2026/03/world/expose-rape-assault-online-vis-intl/index.html

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

- https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-64125045

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

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

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

- https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/aug/26/men-going-their-own-way-the-toxic-male-separatist-movement-that-is-now-mainstream

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

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men%27s_rights_movement

- Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere, 2026, Netflix.

Lorien tells Katharine about mystery mushrooms, magic mushrooms, and mushroom foraging (and reveals that the hunter/gatherer gene skipped her).

Sources

• https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a70698051/mushroom-bizarre-hallucination/
• https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260121-the-mysterious-mushroom-that-makes-you-see-tiny-people
• https://www.dea.gov/sites/default/files/2020-06/Psilocybin-2020.pdf
• https://calpoison.org/about-magic-mushrooms-psilocybin-safety
• https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/308850#summary
• https://attheu.utah.edu/facultystaff/psychoactive-psilocybins-evolution-in-magic-mushrooms/
• https://www.beckleyretreats.com/blog/types-of-psychedelic-mushrooms
• https://food52.com/story/6306-eugenia-bone-on-mushrooms-myths-and-foraging
• https://food52.com/story/20860-an-illustrated-guide-to-mushroom-foraging-10-earthy-savory-recipes
• https://food52.com/story/20860-an-illustrated-guide-to-mushroom-foraging-10-earthy-savory-recipes
• https://barebonesliving.com/blogs/gardening-foraging/foraging-for-mushrooms-a-complete-guide?srsltid=AfmBOoojEexVoJOsvnKbJRLZO04G53F-0SldhYROYYivS88zdLBz3qVQ
• https://melissaknorris.com/podcast/5rulesforforagingwildedibles/?srsltid=AfmBOood16NZQUcHRepd1lL60a10Pk1P8mc3Cm2j0wkz7qpHMTW6x4Mk
• https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/blog/how-to-hunt-mushrooms/
• https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/02/deadly-mushroom-arrives-canada/581602/
• https://www.npr.org/2025/12/10/nx-s1-5639775/death-cap-mushrooms-california
• https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/four-dead-and-three-receive-liver-transplants-after-eating-death-cap-mushrooms-in-california
• https://www.npr.org/2025/07/07/nx-s1-5451735/erin-patterson-mushroom-murder-sentence