Welcome back the fourth episode of "Where's the Mic"! In this episode we explore the much used, and much loved expression "cool as a cucumber".

This episode tries to break down the meaning of what it actually is to be cool, and if your 16 year old self would deem you worthy of that title now.

We cover everything including; catphishing, meditation, weed consumption and habits, stress, anxiety and whether you are a "cool" or "crazy girlfriend. As always we’ve linked below any references of mentioned articles.

• Cucumba song - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVfNrNcvlto
• Where "cool" comes from - https://www.neh.gov/humanities/2014/julyaugust/feature/how-did-cool-become-such-big-deal-0#:~:text=Chaucer%2C the Oxford English Dictionary,mean something like 'intensely good
• Meditation stats - https://disturbmenot.co/meditation-statistics/
• Headspace app - https://www.headspace.com/headspace-meditation-app
• Weed consumption - https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/317777#THC-and-the-stress-response
• THC vs CBD - https://firstcrop.com/the-difference-between-cbd-and-thc/
• Stress 
  • 74% of UK 'overwhelmed or unable to cope' at some point in the past year https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/news/stressed-nation-74-uk-overwhelmed-or-unable-cope-some-point-past-year
  • The fear of not being stressed - https://thriveglobal.com/stories/why-are-we-so-stressed-have-we-gone-soft/
• Anxiety 
  • Women anxiety 2x more likely than men - https://theconversation.com/women-are-far-more-anxious-than-men-heres-the-science-60458

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