Great Distraction

Americans are currently throwing away 22 billion plastic water bottles every year. That's just Americans and that's just water bottles. Which barely touches on the vast topic that is humanities over use and wastefulness of plastic. But in this episode we discuss how much bottled water we drink, what it's doing to our bodies and planet, and what's being done to compensate for so much waste. If you use plastic bottles of any kind, you should definitely listen to this one!

What is sleep and why does it feel like most of the time we can never get enough of it? Why do we even need it at all? And why do we fight it even though it makes us feel worse? So many simple questions about something we all spend a third of our lives doing. In this episode we discuss this important part of the human condition and add in a few suggestions on how to get a better nights sleep that we found helped us.

Another new series we're adding to our topics list will focus on subjects that are considered "taboo" in our society. We'll be kicking off this series with the topic of our first episode being on one of the oldest taboos in our culture; sex. We've always found it perplexing why one of the most important and major parts of being human is also one of the most inappropriate to talk about. In this episode we'll talk about why that is and cover some possibilities from various angles ranging from anthropology and psychology to culture and religion.

Starting up another new series for us, this one dealing with addiction and various substances and behaviors that are or can become addictive. Our first step into this series deals with what is for many, actually a two part addiction. Coffee, among other ingredients, contains two addictive substances: caffeine and sugar. We discuss a bit of the nature of each as well as some interesting facts about coffee consumption that you might not be aware of. So sit down, pour yourself a cup of coffee and have a listen!

Introducing another new series for us where we discuss topics related to sex. We kick off our first episode in this series covering an interesting relationship that is growing between sex toys and an emerging technology called virtual reality. The sex toy and porn industry have both seen a lot of growth and changes over the last few years. Specific to this episode, if you've seen the movie Ready Player One and can imagine tying that to porn and sex toys, you'd be on the right track! It's pretty amazing and hilarious the type of stuff this relationship has spawned! Definitely some interesting food for thought!

This is the first episode of a new series for us called "Altered States" and we kick it off with discussing a very common drug in America, alcohol. Using a standard format we cover background on the drug, its effects both good and bad, why people use it, how society views it and finally some personal experiences from the group under the influence. We hope you'll find this series as informative as it is interesting!

Lonely? Having trouble meeting that special someone in your town/city/state/country? Have you considered looking abroad? Have you considered... a mail order bride?

Since the 1800's American men have imported wives from all over the world. It's an industry. We take a look into the modern adaptation of the "mail order bride" business and discuss how it works, if it's real and whether or not it can actually work for the long term. We found some interesting and humorous information that ended up being pretty entertaining!

How safe are we really? From the TSA and home alarm systems to locks on doors and our money in banks, what really is "safe"? We take a look as some areas of life that are commonly thought to be secure and pick apart the reality of what is and isn't. Then we discuss who stands to gain from our concern for security. A lot of interesting things to think about in this episode!

We kick off the first of our "series" topics with one from our Conspiracy Theory series. The belief that the Earth is actually flat seems to be gaining in popularity. The number of followers is increasing and the views on videos and social media are in the millions now. We discuss what the theory entails and how its followers make sense of it and continue to believe despite huge backlash from everyone else.

Water has become the new gold. Large corporations are draining aquifers as fast as they can to sell it back to us at a high markup. In some cases its left entire towns without fresh water. No this isn't happening in third world countries, it is going on right here in the US. If you haven't heard that buying bottled water is bad, you should check out this episode.