I'm probably pronouncing it wrong...but that barely matters when you find out about this incredible (potential) cure for addiction. Small talk can be hard, so here's another topic that will give you something besides the weather to talk about. 

Share your thoughts in the comments or email me some ideas you have for future episodes at [email protected]

Sources:

https://time.com/5951772/ibogaine-drug-treatment-addiction/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28402682/

https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-440/iboga

This episode we do a little dive into who John Wayne Gacy was rather than focusing on his actual crimes. Some of what you'll hear comes from the best profilers in the business, as well as psychological assessments that were performed on Gacy. 

Sources:

Flowers are so passé...or were, I suppose. This episode is everything I could find about celery vases, the ultimate wedding gift for any young couple in Victorian times. 

Sources: 

https://mitziscollectibles.typepad.com/mitzismiscellany/2011/11/spooners-celery-vases-101-1.html#:~:text=Celery%20vases%20were%20a%20fixture,were%20a%20sign%20of%20hospitality.

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

Was Hitler a drug addict? Yes! Find out what he was taking and why - and the interesting relationship he had with his personal doctor. 

Sources:

Documentary: Hitler the Junkie (Disney plus - National Geographic)

https://medium.com/weird-history/was-adolf-hitler-a-drug-addict-26ed213553b9

On the bus and a stranger clearly, wants to talk to you? But small talk just isn't your thing, so what topic could you possibly bring up?!

The Ship of Theseus is what! This is philosophy - and a thought experiment that might make your brain explode. 

Sources:

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

My brain

Trouble talking to strangers? Me too! Maybe Hybristophilia is a topic you can bring up at your next awkward encounter at the water cooler or at a work event - or maybe not...

Hybristophilia is a sexual interest in and/or attraction to people who commit crimes.

Sources:

https://dictionary.apa.org/hybristophilia

https://www.womenshealthmag.com/health/a27397635/ted-bundy-hybristophilia-definition/

https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Richard_Ramirez