Brain Junk

CONTEST! Rate and Review us on iTunes (and leave a social media contact) for a chance to win an Amy's mom, mom-made scrunchy! 5 random winners will be announced on next Tuesday's podcast!

Also, when you listen to this episode, you might hear us calling it something completely different. Our original title was, Everything About Female Beauty Aids. But here's the thing, the more we explored beauty, the more we realized that we're all part of the struggle to look/be our best selves, no matter what our gender or sex. Whether it's wearing absurd wigs or inlaying our teeth with precious stones or putting beauty marks all over our faces (thank you small pox and the 18th century), trying to look one's best isn't just for women -- and it never has been.

 

CONTEST! Rate and Review us on iTunes (and leave a social media contact) for a chance to win an Amy’s mom, mom-made scrunchy! 5 random winners will be announced on next Tuesday’s podcast!

Also, when you listen to this episode, you might hear us calling it something completely different. Our original title was, Everything About Female Beauty Aids. But here’s the thing, the more we explored beauty, the more we realized that we’re all part of the struggle to look/be our best selves, no matter what our gender or sex. Whether it’s wearing absurd wigs or inlaying our teeth with precious stones or putting beauty marks all over our faces (thank you small pox and the 18th century), trying to look one’s best isn’t just for women — and it never has been.

 

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit brainjunkpodcast.substack.com

Looking for a more creative way to insult that guy who cut in front of you in the coffee line? Try some 15th century flyting to use your poetry skills and mince him into tiny pieces. Or, maybe you’d rather try a few choice Yo Mama jokes? If you’re feeling particularly daring, you could moon him. Just remember, it’s not our fault if the barista kicks you out of the coffee house.

Learn about all that and more in this episode of Brain Junk.

A very merry un-birthday to all of us! Brain Junk is lighting the candles so make a wish and give this episode a listen. Slurp a longevity noodle, take an extra large slice of cake and come with us around the world to explore how we all celebrate getting older.

We've all fallen down an internet rabbit hole, landed on a fact and thought...this can't possibly be true! But, every once in a while, those strange facts actually are. If you've ever wondered about hippo's having pink sweat or if you're more evolved than your friends, we have the answers. Amyalso explores the amount of insects we're allowed to have in our food...coffee tastes so much better when it's cricket flavored.

Welcome to our first episode! Have you ever thought about how dinosaurs managed to sit on their eggs without squishing them? Or maybe wondered at what an ant sees when it looks in the mirror? Today we are going to answer those questions and more as Amy and Trace explore the strange and cool world of animals.

We’d also like to thank Andrea Parrish and Jeremiah Puhek at A Thousand Things to talk About for all their help with learning how to podcast.

Show Notes: http://brainjunkpodcast.com/2018/05/21/animals-podcast-shownotes/

Looking for a more creative way to insult that guy who cut in front of you in the coffee line? Try some 15th century flyting to use your poetry skills and mince him into tiny pieces. Or, maybe you’d rather try a few choice Yo Mama jokes? If you’re feeling particularly daring, you could moon him. Just remember, it’s not our fault if the barista kicks you out of the coffee house.

Learn about all that and more in this episode of Brain Junk.

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit brainjunkpodcast.substack.com

A very merry un-birthday to all of us! Brain Junk is lighting the candles so make a wish and give this episode a listen. Slurp a longevity noodle, take an extra large slice of cake and come with us around the world to explore how we all celebrate getting older.

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit brainjunkpodcast.substack.com

We’ve all fallen down an internet rabbit hole, landed on a fact and thought…this can’t possibly be true! But, every once in a while, those strange facts actually are. If you’ve ever wondered about hippo’s having pink sweat or if you’re more evolved than your friends, we have the answers. Amyalso explores the amount of insects we’re allowed to have in our food…coffee tastes so much better when it’s cricket flavored.

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit brainjunkpodcast.substack.com

Welcome to our first episode! Have you ever thought about how dinosaurs managed to sit on their eggs without squishing them? Or maybe wondered at what an ant sees when it looks in the mirror? Today we are going to answer those questions and more as Amy and Trace explore the strange and cool world of animals.

We’d also like to thank Andrea Parrish and Jeremiah Puhek at A Thousand Things to talk About for all their help with learning how to podcast.

Show Notes: http://brainjunkpodcast.com/2018/05/21/animals-podcast-shownotes/

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit brainjunkpodcast.substack.com