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Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-would-you-ask-that--5784165/support.]]>enHistoryCopyright Why Would You Ask That?https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/b615ae323f692a2b2d6ed942d952f8e8.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/show/why-would-you-ask-thatTue, 11 Aug 2026 19:43:20 +0000Why Would You Ask That?Why Would You Ask That?whywouldyouaskthatpod@gmail.comRemy, Karen, and M answer your bizarre questions! We will talk everything from trivia to true crime to paranormal fun— and when we get questions, we'll ask our own and pile on. We HAVE to know.
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CW: Whaling, Survival Situation Talk

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CW: Whaling, Survival Situation Talk

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CW: Simulated Cannibalism (including of children), Poverty, Surgery, Medical Harm, Brief discussion of Pedofilia during the section about Brass Eye

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CW: Simulated Cannibalism (including of children), Poverty, Surgery, Medical Harm, Brief discussion of Pedofilia during the section about Brass Eye

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CW: Sleep Paralysis, Fear, Blood Mention (a few seconds), Choking

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CW: Sleep Paralysis, Fear, Blood Mention (a few seconds), Choking

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CW: Explosions, Gun Use, House Fires, Exploitation of Women, Talk of the Military

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CW: Explosions, Gun Use, House Fires, Exploitation of Women, Talk of the Military

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CW: Classism/Poverty, Food Insecurity, Politics

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CW: Classism/Poverty, Food Insecurity, Politics

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CW: violence, racism, kidnapping, dehumanization, non-consensual sexualization of women, medical abuse, suicide, and child exploitation

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CW: violence, racism, kidnapping, dehumanization, non-consensual sexualization of women, medical abuse, suicide, and child exploitation

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CW: Ableism / Disability exploitation, LGBTQ+ discrimination, Sexual content (brief/legal context), Death (brieth), Religion

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CW: Ableism / Disability exploitation, LGBTQ+ discrimination, Sexual content (brief/legal context), Death (brieth), Religion

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CW: Government Spying and Privacy Violation, War, Brief talk of 9/11

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CW: Government Spying and Privacy Violation, War, Brief talk of 9/11

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CW: Child Sexual Abuse/Statutory Rape Allegations, Grooming, Coerced Abortion Allegations, Domestic Violence, Manipulation, Religious exploitation, Demonic and Paranormal topics, Death

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CW: Child Sexual Abuse/Statutory Rape Allegations, Grooming, Coerced Abortion Allegations, Domestic Violence, Manipulation, Religious exploitation, Demonic and Paranormal topics, Death

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CW: Harm to Animals

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CW: Harm to Animals

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CW: Murder, Death, Religious Trauma 

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CW: Murder, Death, Religious Trauma 

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CW: Animal Harm (super briefly), Colonialism 

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CW: Animal Harm (super briefly), Colonialism 

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CW: Murder, Discussion of Mental Illness

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CW: Murder, Discussion of Mental Illness

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CW: Implied Harm to Animals, Death, Brief mention of Covid-19

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CW: Implied Harm to Animals, Death, Brief mention of Covid-19

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CW: Animal Cruelty, Racism (briefly)

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CW: Animal Cruelty, Racism (briefly)

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CW: Big Fish with Big Teeth, Deep Water Talk, Brief Talk of Murder and SA (maybe 30 seconds)

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CW: Big Fish with Big Teeth, Deep Water Talk, Brief Talk of Murder and SA (maybe 30 seconds)

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CW: Bugs (Bees, Spiders, Mites, Flies mostly)

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CW: Bugs (Bees, Spiders, Mites, Flies mostly)

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CW: Poop, About 5 minutes of Sex Talk

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CW: Poop, About 5 minutes of Sex Talk

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CW: Non-consensual dynamics, Kink talk, The Whole Episode is About Sex

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CW: Non-consensual dynamics, Kink talk, The Whole Episode is About Sex

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CW: Death, Cannibalism, Bodily Harm, Eating A Fetus, Moter Vehicle Accident, Harm to Animals (brief mention)

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CW: Death, Cannibalism, Bodily Harm, Eating A Fetus, Moter Vehicle Accident, Harm to Animals (brief mention)

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CW: Death, Cannibalism, Bodily Harm, Body Waste, Body Fluids, Medical Harm

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CW: Death, Cannibalism, Bodily Harm, Body Waste, Body Fluids, Medical Harm

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CW: Genocide, Racism, War, Desecration of Corpses

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CW: Genocide, Racism, War, Desecration of Corpses

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CW: Death, Dead Bodies, Desecration of Corpses, War

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CW: Death, Dead Bodies, Desecration of Corpses, War

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CW: Death, Desecration of Corpses

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CW: Death, Desecration of Corpses

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CW: Poverty, Child Death, War, Xenophobia, Murder (Poison, Stabbing, Gun Violence, Physical Beatings)

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CW: Poverty, Child Death, War, Xenophobia, Murder (Poison, Stabbing, Gun Violence, Physical Beatings)

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CW: miscarriage, pedophlia, grooming, domestic abuse, brief mention of Nazis

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CW: miscarriage, pedophlia, grooming, domestic abuse, brief mention of Nazis

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CW: domestic abuse, emotional manipulation, sexual assault, pedophilia, racism, death

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CW: domestic abuse, emotional manipulation, sexual assault, pedophilia, racism, death

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CW: animal abuse (bullfighting, sharks, safari hunting), misogyny, war, cancer, alcoholism. transphobia, homophobia, suicide attempt, mental illness, death

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CW: POOP, Butt Stuff, People Doing Things With Their Butts

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CW: Blood, Gore, Death

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CW: Societal Racism (nothing too bad)

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CW: Nazis, Torture, Death, Sexual Assault 

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CW: Nazis, Torture, Death, Sexual Assault 

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CW: Drug Use

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CW: Death, Disease, Dead Bodies, Decomposition

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CW: Death, Disease, Dead Bodies, Decomposition

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]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62401797Mon, 21 Oct 2024 05:05:01 +0000Why Would You Ask That?Time for a good ol' spooky episode! We have a listener question that delves into the vampire burial rites— how did the people in vampire times deal with the horrible and terribly common problem of the dead rising, hungry for the lifeblood of the...
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]]>2692ancient-vampire-burials,vampire-archaeology,vampire-burial-methods,vampire-forensics,vampire-panic,vampires,vampires-buried-with-stakes,vampires-buried-wooden-stakes,were-vampires-buried-stakestrue116fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/braxie-the-flatwoods-monster--62237542
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CW: Abuse, Death (by OD, Car Accident), Conspiracy

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CW: Super brief mention of slavery, Drug Use, Police

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CW: Super brief mention of slavery, Drug Use, Police

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CW: Death (by Fire, Drowning, Oil, Choking, Poison), Religious Persecution

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CW: Death (by Fire, Drowning, Oil, Choking, Poison), Religious Persecution

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CW: Fish Death/Harm

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CW: violence, mental illness, murder, mass murder, suicide, suicide by police (mostly all after the ad break)

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CW: Medical Procedure, Genocide

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CW: Death, Decay, Medical Procedures

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CW: Death, Decay, Medical Procedures

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CW: Murder, Infant Harm

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CW: War, Needles, Loss of Bodily Control

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CW: War, Needles, Loss of Bodily Control

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CW: Sex Trafficking, Sexual Exploitation, Pedophila, Cult Mentality

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CW: Sex Trafficking, Sexual Exploitation, Pedophila, Cult Mentality

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]]>1626american-history,celestial-bed,dr-james-graham,historic-fake-doctors,sex-history,sexology,sex-psychology,sex-studies,sexual-history,temple-of-hymantrue92fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/american-messiahs-joseph-smith-s-angels--59136681
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In Memorium of Bob Bemer, without whom Turbo and the others wouldn't have had 20 years of work to build off of to fix the Y2K issue in the first place. February 8, 1920-June 22, 2004

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In Memorium of Bob Bemer, without whom Turbo and the others wouldn't have had 20 years of work to build off of to fix the Y2K issue in the first place. February 8, 1920-June 22, 2004

CW: Racism, Anti-Semitism, Nazis, Hate Groups, Death, Mass Casualty, Tiny Mention of Covid, A Minute or Less Discussion of a Racial Slur, Religion, The Entire Episode is About Anxiety

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CW: War

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CW: Colonization, Human Sacrifice, Death, Very Tiny Mention of Slavery, General Conversation Around Oppression, Religion

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CW: Colonization, Human Sacrifice, Death, Very Tiny Mention of Slavery, General Conversation Around Oppression, Religion

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CW: Death, Native Exploitation, Very Brief Mention of Sexual Assault, Kidnapping, Domestic Abuse

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CW: Death, Native Exploitation, Very Brief Mention of Sexual Assault, Kidnapping, Domestic Abuse

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CW: Grooming, Pedophilia, General Mistreatment, Discussion of Closeted Sexuality

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CW: Grooming, Pedophilia, General Mistreatment, Discussion of Closeted Sexuality

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CW: Grooming, Pedophilia, General Mistreatment, Death

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CW: Grooming, Pedophilia, General Mistreatment, Death

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So sorry about the static in Remy's audio! The recorder switched to the wrong mic, and we didn't notice during recording.

CW: Colonization, Discrimination, Death

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So sorry about the static in Remy's audio! The recorder switched to the wrong mic, and we didn't notice during recording.

CW: Colonization, Discrimination, Death

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CW: Guns, Police, Worms, Death, Bugs

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CW: Guns, Police, Worms, Death, Bugs

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There's a Special Content Warning attached to this episode. Starting at the 1 hour (60 minute) mark and lasting 6 minutes, we will be talking about some true crime from the triangle. The true crime events are only about 30 years old, so we felt the need to set the warning aside like this. Again, this section last from 60-66 minutes. This section will contain: Animal Mutilation, Cult/"Satanic" Cult Activity, Blood, Creepy Dolls, Kidnapping, Harm to a Teenage Girl (minor details discussed for about 5 seconds).

Regular CW: Mistreatment of Indigenous Peoples, War, Death, 1 Line Mention of Injury to a Child During the War Discussion (no details), Suicidal Ideation, Medical Mistreatment

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There's a Special Content Warning attached to this episode. Starting at the 1 hour (60 minute) mark and lasting 6 minutes, we will be talking about some true crime from the triangle. The true crime events are only about 30 years old, so we felt the need to set the warning aside like this. Again, this section last from 60-66 minutes. This section will contain: Animal Mutilation, Cult/"Satanic" Cult Activity, Blood, Creepy Dolls, Kidnapping, Harm to a Teenage Girl (minor details discussed for about 5 seconds).

Regular CW: Mistreatment of Indigenous Peoples, War, Death, 1 Line Mention of Injury to a Child During the War Discussion (no details), Suicidal Ideation, Medical Mistreatment

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CW: Doomsday Talk, Animal Death

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CW: Doomsday Talk, Animal Death

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CW: Doomsday Talk

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CW: Doomsday Talk

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Karen's equipment was malfunctioning a little which resulted in a little static and echo, but we've done our best to remove most of it.

CW: Death and Dying

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Karen's equipment was malfunctioning a little which resulted in a little static and echo, but we've done our best to remove most of it.

CW: Death and Dying

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CW: Abortion!, Miscarriage, Medical Experimentation (just a brief mention), Slavery (the general practice and one rude quote), Sexist Attitudes, Talk of Religion

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CW: Abortion!, Miscarriage, Medical Experimentation (just a brief mention), Slavery (the general practice and one rude quote), Sexist Attitudes, Talk of Religion

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CW: Vague Bigotry Towards Indigenous Peoples, Colonization, General Religion Talk

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CW: Vague Bigotry Towards Indigenous Peoples, Colonization, General Religion Talk

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CW: Illness and Health Conditions (food related)

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CW: Illness and Health Conditions (food related)

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CW: Slavery, Murder, Gun Fights, Imprisonment, Death

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CW: Slavery, Murder, Gun Fights, Imprisonment, Death

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CW: Murder, Sex/Sex Work, Nazis, Deportation

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CW: Murder, Sex/Sex Work, Nazis, Deportation

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CW: Free fall (I couldn't think of more so if you want one added, let us know!)

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CW: Free fall (I couldn't think of more so if you want one added, let us know!)

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This episode is extra long, so enjoy those extra minutes!

CW: Religion, Vague Cosmic Horror, Ocean Peril, Aliens

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This episode is extra long, so enjoy those extra minutes!

CW: Religion, Vague Cosmic Horror, Ocean Peril, Aliens

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CW: Extensive talk of Christianity / God, Manipulation

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CW: Extensive talk of Christianity / God, Manipulation

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CW: Alcohol Use/Being Drunk, Some Slight Bullying, Animal Testing/Experimentation

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CW: Alcohol Use/Being Drunk, Some Slight Bullying, Animal Testing/Experimentation

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CW: Bugs (general), Flies, Bees, Spiders (house, jumping), Animal Experiments, Covid

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CW: Bugs (general), Flies, Bees, Spiders (house, jumping), Animal Experiments, Covid

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CW: Train Wreck, Death, Bodily Harm, Eye Trauma

Special Credit to Scott Joplin's "the Great Crush Collision March" from 1896 for the extra music this episode.

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CW: Train Wreck, Death, Bodily Harm, Eye Trauma

Special Credit to Scott Joplin's "the Great Crush Collision March" from 1896 for the extra music this episode.

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CW: Mental Health, Body Issues, Microaggressions, Sex Work

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CW: Mental Health, Body Issues, Microaggressions, Sex Work

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CW: Death, Microaggressions, Sex Work, Financial Issues

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CW: Death, Microaggressions, Sex Work, Financial Issues

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CW: Homophobia, Transphobia, Violence, Police Brutality, Anti-Sex Work Attitudes / Discussions of Survival Sex Work, Death

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CW: Homophobia, Transphobia, Violence, Police Brutality, Anti-Sex Work Attitudes / Discussions of Survival Sex Work, Death

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CW: Premature Birth and the Struggles of it, The Potential of Baby Death (but none actually happens), A Brief bit of Anti-Semitism

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CW: Premature Birth and the Struggles of it, The Potential of Baby Death (but none actually happens), A Brief bit of Anti-Semitism

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CW: Slavery, Racism, Bigotry, Unpleasant Historic Quotes (no slurs)

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CW: Slavery, Racism, Bigotry, Unpleasant Historic Quotes (no slurs)

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This week, we reached 50 episodes, and it's been a journey! We've grown our listeners by leaps and bounds and gotten them from countries all over the world. We've finally started getting listener questions, and they've been amazing. For episode 50, enjoy this supersized whale of a listen!

CW: Animal Death, WW1 / WW2, Wounds


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This week, we reached 50 episodes, and it's been a journey! We've grown our listeners by leaps and bounds and gotten them from countries all over the world. We've finally started getting listener questions, and they've been amazing. For episode 50, enjoy this supersized whale of a listen!

CW: Animal Death, WW1 / WW2, Wounds


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CW: Shipwreck

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CW: Shipwreck

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-Forgive the delay in publishing, a combination of technical issues (there's still some distortion in Remy's audio), Remy moving (finally finished!), and health stuff really shook up our schedule. Things should be back to normal next week! Thank you for bearing with us.

CW: Cannibalism, Death, Bullying, Various Health Conditions

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-Forgive the delay in publishing, a combination of technical issues (there's still some distortion in Remy's audio), Remy moving (finally finished!), and health stuff really shook up our schedule. Things should be back to normal next week! Thank you for bearing with us.

CW: Cannibalism, Death, Bullying, Various Health Conditions

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-Forgive the delay in publish, a combination of technical issues related to moving recording platforms (there's still some distortion in Remy's audio, but we're working on it), Remy moving, and health stuff really shook up our schedule. We're back to it now. Thank you for bearing with us.

CW: Cannibalism, Snakes, Spiders, Various Venomous Animals and What Happens When They Use Their Venom

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-Forgive the delay in publish, a combination of technical issues related to moving recording platforms (there's still some distortion in Remy's audio, but we're working on it), Remy moving, and health stuff really shook up our schedule. We're back to it now. Thank you for bearing with us.

CW: Cannibalism, Snakes, Spiders, Various Venomous Animals and What Happens When They Use Their Venom

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CW: Racism, Misogyny, Child Exploitation

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CW: Racism, Misogyny, Child Exploitation

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CW: Death

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CW: Death

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Sorry for the weird sound quality on my intro sentences in the first 2 minutes. I recorded those lines seperate from the others, and they came out a little muffled.

CW: Misogyny, Racism, Slavery

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Sorry for the weird sound quality on my intro sentences in the first 2 minutes. I recorded those lines seperate from the others, and they came out a little muffled.

CW: Misogyny, Racism, Slavery

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** At about 7:15, Remy misspeaks and says "Geraldine Brooks" in reference to the Black poet Gwendolyn Brooks ("We Real Cool", "The Mother" etc). Sorry for the slip-up!

CW: Misogyny, Racism, Slavery, Death, The Use of a 19th Century Racial Slur (while quoting a historic figure, NOT the N-word), at the very end we talk about Intersectional Views which means we touch on in passing Homelessness, Poverty, Privilege

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** At about 7:15, Remy misspeaks and says "Geraldine Brooks" in reference to the Black poet Gwendolyn Brooks ("We Real Cool", "The Mother" etc). Sorry for the slip-up!

CW: Misogyny, Racism, Slavery, Death, The Use of a 19th Century Racial Slur (while quoting a historic figure, NOT the N-word), at the very end we talk about Intersectional Views which means we touch on in passing Homelessness, Poverty, Privilege

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CW: COVID-19, the Far Right, Conspiracy Theories

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CW: COVID-19, the Far Right, Conspiracy Theories

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CW: Being taken advantage of, poverty, Extensive Cancer talk (after ad break)

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CW: Being taken advantage of, poverty, Extensive Cancer talk (after ad break)

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CW: Murder, SA, All sorts of Violence, Cannibalism

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CW: Murder, SA, All sorts of Violence, Cannibalism

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CW: Sexual objectification, oppression

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CW: Sexual objectification, oppression

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