Hi Listeners! Scientology will be back next week, we promise! This week, Ash teaches us all about the Freedom of Information Act. Since this entire podcast is all about educating ourselves, we figured we'd bring you some info on how to make requests from government agencies for documents, and share the history of how FOIA came to be.

Sources

https://www.usa.gov/#all-topics-header

https://www.foia.gov/

https://www.foia.gov/faq.html

https://www.foia.gov/foia-statute.html

https://www.archives.gov/foia

https://www.state.nj.us/dep/opra/

https://www.njlm.org/710/Open-Public-Records-Act-OPRA

https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/opra

https://www.nj.gov/grc/public/docs/Citizen%27s%20Guide%20to%20OPRA%20(July%202011).pdf

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_Information_Act_(United_States)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Register

This week we are taking a small break from Scientology and giving you some hypothetical situation questions. Ashley judges between Katy and Katy's husband, Mike, on who has the best answers. Attention Mike's Aunt Susan... maybe skip this episode, your nephew gives some *unhinged* responses.

The topic of Scientology has turned into a bigger project than we thought it would, so here's an episode where we go over the players in the game, we give some more context to things we learned about in part 1, and we really dive deep into how Scientology took on the IRS.

Sources

Going Clear HBO Documentary

https://www.scientology.org/ (WARNING: THIS IS THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE. TREAD LIGHTLY)

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Scientology

https://www.history.com/topics/religion/history-of-scientology

https://www.smh.com.au/national/scientology-is-shrinking-fast-and-getting-richer-how-is-this-possible-20210326-p57ea3.html

https://fortune.com/2015/04/08/scientology-tax-exempt/#

"Panorama" The Secrets of Scientology (TV Episode 2010)

Ruthless: Scientology, My Son David Miscavige, and Me by  Ron Miscavige  (Author), Dan Koon  (Author)

Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology By Leah Remini 

A Billion Years: My Escape From a Life in the Highest Ranks of Scientology by  Mike Rinder  (Author)

https://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/story?id=3184003&page=1

Katy is starting a deep dive into some different cults, and this week we are starting with Scientology! We learn about the beginnings of the "religion" in this week's episode. We discuss the ways in which L. Ron Hubbard began his journey with Scientology by using a special type of therapy that is very similar to the cognitive behavioral therapy that is common today, and how that morphed into what we now know Scientology to be.

Sources

This week we learn about the history and current systems of naming hurricanes.

Here are some mutual funds to help support Maui in the wake of the fires:

Donate DIRECTLY to Citizens of Maui: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lExatubPl6zvsDcy4qUd3Sv1PvvKrzMhUyOzaKuId0o/htmlview

Maui Nui Strong: https://www.mauinuistrong.info/support

Maui Food Bank: https://mauifoodbank.org/

Chef Hui: https://www.chefhui.com/

Maui Humane Society: https://www.mauihumanesociety.org/

Sources

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-do-hurricanes-get-their-names-who-chooses-and-why-list/

https://public.wmo.int/en/programmes

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutnames_history.shtml#:~:text=The%20NHC%20does%20not%20control,is%20repeated%20every%20sixth%20year

https://earthsky.org/earth/how-do-hurricanes-get-their-names/

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO_phonetic_alphabet

https://time.com/5696288/hurricane-names/

https://www.google.com/search?channel=fenc&client=firefox-b-1-d&q=how+many+hurricane+names+have+been+retired

https://pressofatlanticcity.com/weather/2023-atlantic-hurricane-season-storm-names/collection_2a34fc16-d989-11ed-85d7-5b20a69139b0.html#3

This week we have a fantastic discussion with Clara Sterling about the writers and actors strikes, specifically in Los Angeles. Clara has been spilling the strike tea through her TikTok account, and today we go a little more in depth on some of the aspects of the strikes that she has reported on. Clara has been participating in the picket lines, and we urge you to check out her social media for accurate updates on what is going on with the strikes. You can find Clara on TikTok @thatclarafied & on Instagram @clarafied33.

To our listeners in The Bahamas, this episode is dedicated to you! For months now, you have keep us in the Top 100 Society & Culture Podcasts for your country on Apple Podcasts. The love does not go unnoticed, ever. We get so excited every week when we receive our chart update email. This week, we learn about the negative effects that climate change is having on your beautiful islands. The majority of the blame falls on larger countries, who have a bigger impact on our climate, when it comes to the extreme weather and rising sea levels that are impacting the Bahamas. We also discuss the different actions that the leadership of The Bahamas are taking to lessen their own carbon footprint.

Sources

https://coastalcare.org/2023/06/in-the-bahamas-a-constant-race-to-adapt-to-climate-change-the-new-york-times/

https://www.greenclimate.fund/document/developing-climate-resilient-health-system-bahamas

https://cert-net.com/files/2022AMSC_A.Wright_N.Rolle_A.Clarke_CERT.pdf

https://www.ub.edu.bs/ccarr/#1503694756078-76484bd4-5772

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/11092019/poverty-climate-change-bahamas-hurricane-dorian-risk-recovery-global-warming/

https://www.climate-policy-watcher.org/global-climate-2/bahamas.html

https://www.paho.org/en/documents/health-and-climate-change-country-profile-2021-bahamas

https://www.cepal.org/en/publications/38601-assessment-economic-impact-climate-change-tourism-sector-bahamas

https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/NDC/2022-06/Bahamas_COP-22%20UNFCCC.pdf

https://climatepromise.undp.org/what-we-do/where-we-work/bahamas

https://www.irena.org/About/Vision-and-mission

https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/NDC/2022-11/Bahamas%20Updated%20Nationally%20Determined%20Contribution.pdf

https://www.centralbankbahamas.com/publications/working-papers/global-warming-and-the-bahamas

https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/bahamas-will-work-reduce-impact-climate-change-needs-help-pm-2022-02-24/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/22/why-rising-sea-levels-pose-existential-threat-to-the-bahamas-extract-christina-gerhardt

https://www.adaptation-undp.org/explore/caribbean/bahamas

https://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/bahamas.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricanes_in_the_Bahama_Archipelago

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Commonwealth-association-of-states

https://panamajack.com/blogs/travel-and-leisure/the-world-s-7-largest-coral-reefs

https://www.preventionweb.net/publication/bahamas-national-policy-adaptation-climate-change

https://www.preventionweb.net/files/60986_5b2b9776d.pdf

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/24/climate/bahamas-climate-change.html

https://www.friendsoftheenvironment.org/about

https://moorecharitable.org/where-we-work/bahamas/

https://thegeep.org/learn/countries/bahamas

https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/where-we-work/caribbean/bahamas/

This week, Katy tells us all about the ethics, or really the lack thereof, behind donating your body to science. We hear very real examples of what can go wrong when there aren't guidelines and checks & balances in place for these kinds of organizations. It is not all doom and gloom though! Stick around til the end to hear about the places that are doing right by the dead & their families.

Sources

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/dismembered-body-parts-sewn-together-frankenstein-donation-center-fbi-found-n1035131

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/11/20/arizona-human-chop-shop-sold-body-parts-experiments/

https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/4-charged-in-harvard-morgue-body-part-theft-scheme/3068131/

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/4-charged-stealing-selling-human-body-parts-harvard-medical-school-mor-rcna89357

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/harvard-human-remains-case-highlights-need-body-donation-regulations-e-rcna90524

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-mistreatment-donated-bodies-20230607-2stxbebqg5gs5gkb7i447u2b3u-story.html

This week, Ash leads us through a discussion based episode. We talk all about the societal pressure to have your shit together, what it looks like to have your shit together, and if we think the notion is real or not. Ash asks Katy 6 questions during the episode. We would love to hear your answers, please share them with us on our Instagram and Tiktok accounts!

Sources

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/30/homeownership-eludes-millions-of-millennials-heres-why.html

https://www.couragecompasstherapy.com/blog/4reasonsyoudonthaveittogether

We apologize for no episode this week. We hope after you hear the update on Chalupa that you can understand why we are taking a week off. We love you all, listeners.