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The Cordial Discourse Boys of Comedy™ continue the third part of the Political Compass survey.

What if instead of thinking about politics as two-sided, we considered where we might fall within four quadrants of a political compass?  Sometimes we might be surprised where we fall on a given issue when we actually talk through each one.  Even when people always vote one way, it is often the case that their views on a specific issue are less one-sided than we assume.

Although The CDBC™ generally avoid the usual political conversations and current events that dominate social media and cable news, we found it constructive to have some philosophical conversations about some of the broader topics that influence our sense of morality, laws, and government.

If you enjoy this third free episode and want to hear our results, you can watch/listen to the final part as our monthly bonus episode available on Patreon.

The Slightly Morbid and Extremely Curious Boys of Comedy™ new costumes for a second Halloween episode.

This week, we talk about the psychology of horror.

Most life on earth tends to avoid scary situations.  So why are so many humans drawn toward horror movies, haunted houses, and other situations where we intentionally confront fear, violence, death and disgust for recreation?

To find out, The SMECBC™ take horror researcher, Coltan Scrivner’s, ‘Morbid Curiosity Scale’.

Would you like to see a head transplant?  How about watching Gladiators?  Would you enjoy interviewing serial killers?  Are you into Voodoo? 

We find out how morbidity is categorized, where we rate in the 4 dimensions, and maybe gain a new appreciation for horror.

The Spooky Voids and Visionaries of Comedy™ release the first of two Halloween episodes.

This week Shane and Ramin get dressed up in their finest morph suits to discuss the origins and evolution of Halloween.

How did seasonal change influence the morbid themes of this centuries-old tradition?  How did the ancient practices of witchcraft go from being the respected, genderneutral medical care of the time to the demonization of women?  How much was the black plague a catalyst for the unimaginably horrifying witch trials of the Middle Ages?

It’s easy to understand the evolution of a fear of spiders, but what about many of the other things we associate with Halloween?  How were the ideas of ghosts and zombies influenced by grave robbing?  Where did trick or treating come from?  Why do we wear costumes?  Was bobbing for apples originally a mating ritual?

I hope all you MUMies enjoyed our costumes because as it turns out, spending hour in a morph suit made The SVVC™ feel like a very uncomfortable batman.  Special thanks to our Patreon follower Shauna Gardner for suggesting that we do a Halloween episode.  We had so much fun we will be doing another next week where we wear different costumes and take the Morbid Curiosity Scale!

If there is anything you should be scared of this Halloween season, it is the justified fear of missing out on these episodes.

The Mindful Boys of Comedy™ meditate on meditation.

Shane recently had a wonderful mushroom trip that he was trying to use as a reset before Sober October.  In the process he started getting back into meditation, so we thought it was the perfect time to explore the topic.

We discuss what meditation and mindfulness mean to us.  Hear how we got into mediation, what different apps and practices have we tried, what we have learned, and how often we practice.

Much like meditation, The MBC™ go off on plenty of tangents.  Are those distractions from the goal of the episode or much of The Mind Under Matter Podcast about the side quests along the way? 

The Mindful Boys of Comedy™ meditate on meditation.

Shane recently had a wonderful mushroom trip that he was trying to use as a reset before Sober October.  In the process he started getting back into meditation, so we thought it was the perfect time to explore the topic.

We discuss what meditation and mindfulness mean to us.  Hear how we got into mediation, what different apps and practices have we tried, what we have learned, and how often we practice.

Much like meditation, The MBC™ go off on plenty of tangents.  Are those distractions from the goal of the episode or much of The Mind Under Matter Podcast about the side quests along the way?