In this episode we talk about the book Being Mortal by Atul Gawande and talk about our opinions and experiences related to the topics in the book.




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Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

In this episode we recap our viewing of Interview with the Vampire and dive into the Children of God cult. We almost didn't make it back up for air. This one was deep.

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http://vamped.org/2014/11/11/20-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-the-interview-with-the-vampire-movie-pt-1/

https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/a29374581/children-of-god-cult-joaquin-phoenix-rose-mcgowan/

https://timeline.com/children-of-god-5245a45f6a2a

https://pubs.xfamily.org/text.php?t=3059 

Netflix Documentary: Children of God

https://reelrundown.com/movies/Interview-With-The-Vampire-is-Actually-About-Domestic-Life

In this episode we discuss Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk and dive into Beauty Ideals in society.


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https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/quest/towards-a-better-society/beauty.aspx 

http://www.jpe.ox.ac.uk/papers/the-neglected-harms-of-beauty-beyond-engaging-individuals/ 

In this mini episode we recap our viewing of the 2015 film Suffragettes and dive into the lives of the women the movie is based on.

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Suffragette 2015 film
https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/transformingsociety/electionsvoting/womenvote/overview/startsuffragette-/ 
https://www.biography.com/news/suffragette-movie-history 
https://spartacus-educational.com/Wfreedom.htm 

In this episode we discuss the book Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel. Then we dive into survivalist culture and cults. Do you prep?

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• Station 11 by Emily St. John Mendel
• https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/it-cult-or-new-religious-movement
• Zablocki, Benjamin David; Robbins, Thomas (2001). Misunderstanding Cults: Searching for Objectivity in a Controversial Field.  
• Richardson, James T. 1993. "Definitions of Cult: From Sociological-Technical to Popular-Negative." Review of Religious Research 
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivalism 

In this mini episode we discuss the 2013 film Night Train to Lisbon and dive into the history of the Carnation Revolution.

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Night Train to Lisbon, 2013 film

WHY APRIL 25TH IS A HOLIDAY - THE CARNATION REVOLUTION AND THE EVENTS OF 1974, 24 April 2019

Antonio Salazar: A Quiet Autocrat Who Held Power in Portugal for 40 Years

By Alden Whitman, July 28, 1970

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estado_Novo_(Portugal)

In this episode we discuss select tales from the book This is Going to Hurt by Adam Kay. We share some of our own similar stories from working in healthcare. Then we dive into the NHS and what motivated Kay to write the book. 

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This is Going to Hurt by Adam Kay

“NHS junior doctors to stage five consecutive days of strikes in September”

Written by Haroon Siddique published on 31 Aug 2016

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/aug/31/bma-announces-further-strikes-junior-doctors

In this mini episode we talk about the 2020 Hulu film Shirley and we dive a little into the life of Shirley Jackson.

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https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/10/17/the-haunted-mind-of-shirley-jackson 

Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life (2016) By Ruth Franklin 

Shirley, 2020 film

In this episode we discuss The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson. Then we dive into haunted locations and some haunted whipping.

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https://www.insider.com/most-haunted-places-america-2017-10  

https://www.thespruce.com/oleander-2681587

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life (2016) By Ruth Franklin 

This mini episode covers the film The Joy Luck Club based on the novel of the same name by Amy Tan. Afterwards we dive into an interesting and influential legal case involving arranged marriage. 

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Publisher: Cambridge University Press

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781316563021.003