'Coffee' by Cambo

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It's time to get yourself off social media. Here's why.

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'Coffee' by Cambo

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Cambo/~/Coffee_1919

"What do you get when you cross a mentally ill loner with a society that abandons him and treats him like trash?" In this episode we take a look at the latest incarnation of the Joker, from psychopathology to political impact. In a harrowing character study we watch Arthur Fleck slip under the surface of society and the Joker re-emerge. Todd Phillips, the director, says the character is based on Freudian theory, so we ask who is the id and who is the ego? We also get into pathological laughter, the impact of loneliness, and why protestors across the world have donned the villain's face-paint. Infused with Edinburgh Gin, we get under the skin of Arthur Fleck in episode 11 of Abstracts.

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Music

Coffee by Cambo

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Cambo

Media

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rPvrQGx8Ww

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2l98OMyDrqU

This week, we boldly go where no-one has gone before... Wait, hang on. This week, we go back to a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away to discuss the psychology and mythology of Star Wars. Is the dark side really all that bad? Have the Sith any genuine grievances? Does fear really lead to anger, hate, and suffering? Over a smashing Canadian Gin, Matt and Andy discuss archetypes, spirituality, and genocide in this exciting new instalment to the Abstracts universe.

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Coffee by Cambo

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Cambo

Media

Star Wars Episode V: George Lucas On The Force (2010)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44H1zWYubmM

In part two, we turn the lens on the USA. From injecting immortal cancer cells into unsuspecting patients, to forcing gonorrheal pus into the eyes of the mentally ill; the USA has a dark history of abuse. We round off the two-parter by moving from the biological to the psychological, investigating MK Ultra, a declassified military project trying to weaponise mind control. We continue the journey over a bottle of Lone Wolf cloudy lemon gin in episode 8 of Abstracts.

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Coffee by 'Cambo'

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Cambo

Media

MK Ultra brainwashing program: Former patients fight for settlement (1985) - The Fifth Estate

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNPTLKzqjuM

Pres. Clinton's Remarks on Human Radiation Experiments (1995)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StId27Dmx78

New Year’s resolutions. We’ve all made them, we’ve all broken them, so how do we set better ones? From riding around on emotional elephants to the mental shotgun, we chat about our thoughts on tackling the year ahead. We get into the relationship between order and chaos, and what it might have to do with setting meaningful resolutions. More importantly, we discuss our own resolutions for 2020, from fixing our bodies to swinging into the roaring 20s.

In the first Anecdotal episode of Abstracts, we explore a new format in which we put the citations and sources to one side in favour of a relaxed and free flowing discussion. Our serving suggestion: Season with a pinch of salt and serve with plenty of gin.

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'Coffee' by Cambo

https://www.freemusicarchive.org/music/Cambo

This time we follow on from episode 6, looking at the psychology of Christmas. We find out just how robust our beliefs in Santa Claus really are with the Candy Witch experiments, whether there is a neural basis for Christmas spirit, and what all these decorations are doing to our collective identities. We put our Scroogeconomist hats on and find out just how much value is destroyed by gift giving (and the psychologists in us ask if ‘value’ is even the point). Most importantly of all, we find out who the jolliest Europeans are at Christmas time! Armed with a glass of Kopparberg’s Strawberry and Lime gin, we get festively merry in episode 7 of Abstracts.

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'Coffee' by Cambo

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Cambo

http://abstractspodcast.com

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eObVoC0dOp0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NM3xkUuOzo

In this episode we take a look at the history of Christmas. We explore the various ingredients that make up our present-day festivities. Despite our belief that a modern winter holiday is uniquely abundant and materialistic, people have been complaining about it since 4 AD! While some traditions have stayed the same, some have changed a little... Why did Saint Nicholas have a horned monster (Krampus) whip the naughty children? What does carol singing have to do with the Pagans? Why is the tomb of Saint Nicholas in Italy, and why is he also considered the Saint of Seafaring Men? Where is Santa still travelling up from Spain on his steamboat to a televised reception? The development of Christmas is a fascinating trip through mythology, astrology, and religion. Armed with a glass of Kopparberg’s Strawberry and Lime gin, we get festively merry in episode 6 of Abstracts.

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'Coffee' by Cambo

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Cambo

http://www.abstractspodcast.com

In part one, we take a dark journey through bioethical history, starting with the Russians, Nazis, and Japanese during WWII. We look at everything from attempts to crossbreed chimpanzees and humans, to the Japanese plague-bombs that were dropped on Chinese citizens by Unit 731. From sewn-together Mengele twins to innocent victims being dragged out into the nearest field and cut open for analysis, this episode is not for the faint of heart. Along the way we will consider how institutions enable evil, why the Japanese were granted immunity despite committing crimes against humanity, and how fascist imperialism sowed the seeds of WWII. In part 2 we turn the lens around on the USA, with terrifying results. We get into it over a bottle of Lone Wolf gin in episode 5 of Abstracts.

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Music

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Cambo

Media

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx7loRv70y8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFpcFScVKog

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWGtSGIxyBQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcpUi7KBxz0&t=1679s