In Episode 17 we discuss how the pressures and foibles of the singing life work to instill certain ubiquitous traits in many unsuspecting singers. Plus: Is the anti-diva the new diva? And where's the line between bitter and practical?Opera singers get a bad rap (this is distinct from being bad at rap [http://youtu.be/uIjauW5xSOg]) in the world library of stereotypes; "diva" is almost synonymous with "singer", for one thing, and there's also this pesky rumour that we are impossibly fragile.While the truth about any group of people is more slippery than can be conveyed with a single outdated pejorative, Chris and Isaiah believe** that, in general, the reputation is unwarranted. Neverthess, FEAR NOT! We've got a whole new set of stereotypes to erect in its place. **All findings anecdotal-=-Show notes-=-Britten - A Midsummer Night's Dream, Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Midsummer_Night's_Dream_%28opera%29Leah Alfred on Twitterhttps://twitter.com/leahsoprano'The Really Big One', by Kathryn Schulzhttp://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/07/20/the-really-big-oneUrban Dictionary - PFOhttp://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=PFOWikipedia - Butter Tarthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butter_tartYouTube - Veritasium - Learned Helplessnesshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMPzDiraNnAYouTube - Brian Johnson - Learned Optimism by Martin Seligmanhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me9TI9JhvZwArticle - 'Overcoming “Special Snowflake Syndrome” as a Millennial', by Leah Bentley (Loughran) | Medium.comhttps://medium.com/@leahbent/overcoming-special-snowflake-syndrome-as-a-millennial-2c3b83272e2b#.hx2y2vphwLise Lindstrom, Sopranohttp://liselindstrom.com/Book - Valley of the Dolls, by Jacqueline Susann http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/581811.Valley_of_the_Dolls