Join Rebecca, Lora, and Heather, where Heather discusses the neuroscience behind pedophilia, discussing research (notably by Dr. James Cantor) showing structural brain differences in offenders—particularly in the frontal lobe, right temporal lobe, and amygdala—that suggest the condition may be congenital rather than a choice, while also covering gender differences in offending, common psychiatric comorbidities, the effectiveness of treatment programs like Washington State's SOTAP (which lowered recidivism from 7.4% to 2.1%).

References:

BBC News

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-34858350

Paris Brain Institute

https://parisbraininstitute.org/news/frontal-lobe-brain-conductor

National Library of Medicine

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4478390/

LIBD

https://www.libd.org/the-amygdala-secrets-behind-fear-joy-and-mental-illness/

Cleveland Clinic

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/24894-amygdala

JAMA Psychiatry

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/482315

Science Direct

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0301008214000884

Journal of Psychiatric Research

https://www.antoniocasella.eu/dnlaw/poeppl_2013.pdf

This is a podcast episode hosted by Lora, Heather and Rebecca. Where they explore Alien abductions and UFO sightings asking if they are real or fabricated? Lora opens by stating she's personally skeptical of extraterrestrials visiting Earth, but finds the stories fascinating. Lora also traces alien sightings from ancient Egypt through 1947 — Kenneth Arnold's famous flying saucer sighting and the Roswell incident — and covers the US military's Project Blue Book and a few famous cases of extraterrestrial encounters. A warning at the end explains a Brazilian psychic's prediction that 700 people will be abducted at the FIFA World Cup leads to a lighthearted tangent about Heather's husband attending the US game in Seattle.

Join Rebecca, Heather and Lora where Heather discusses the deadliest U.S. national parks, then focuses on Glacier National Park's history of fatal accidents, unsolved disappearances (like the 1969 Mount Cleveland avalanche and 1924 Whitehead brothers case), and bear/mountain lion attacks. With closing reassurances from the Three Sisters that hiking is safe if you're prepared.

Resources:

The Most Dangerous U.S. National Parks

https://www.panish.law/nevada/deaths-in-us-national-parks/

Hungry Horse News

https://hungryhorsenews.com/news/2019/jul/24/at-least-12-people-have-gone-missing-in-10/

Flathead Beacon: Lost, Never Found by Tristan Scott

https://flatheadbeacon.com/2014/08/06/lost-never-found/

Glacier National Park Incident reports from 1989-2025

https://npshistory.com/morningreport/incidents/glac.htm

Flathead Living: Missing on Mount Cleveland

https://flatheadbeacon.com/2026/05/13/missing-on-mount-cleveland/

Hosts Lora, Heather, and Rebecca dive deep into the world of orca, also known as killer whales. Lora explains that orca are technically the largest members of the dolphin family, and breaks down the different ecotypes found in the Pacific (resident, transient, offshore) and Antarctic. She highlights the matriarch-led social structure of resident orca, their remarkable intelligence, specialized hunting techniques (including the dangerous beaching method), and their highly specific diets.

The episode also covers two emotionally resonant stories: marine biologist Dr. Ingrid Visser, who swims alongside orca in New Zealand, and Tahlequah, the Salish Sea orca who carried her deceased calf for 17 days in mourning. The hosts passionately discuss the ethics of keeping orca in captivity, referencing the documentary Blackfish and the story of Keiko (the whale from Free Willy). The episode wraps up with a lighter story about Atlantic orca near the Strait of Gibraltar who have been sinking boats — apparently just for fun.

Join Rebecca, Lora and Heather, Where Heather covers PG&E's (Pacific Gas & Electric) long history of negligence and criminal conduct in California.

Sources:

Timeline: PG&E’s Disasters since 2010 By ABC 10 News

https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/wildfire/timeline-pges-disasters/103-980fbb37-

2675-4cc5-a99f-62f1d2e837d4

https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/wildfire/run-to-failure-what-pge-knew-and-

when/103-e4654585-1036-47bb-9078-137893ac242d

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGFh9vB0Nvg

Scenic America

https://www.scenic.org/take-action/resources/undergrounding-

resources/undergrounding-resources-and-white-papers/undergrounding-case-study-

pacific-gas-electric-pge/

California Public Utilities Commission

https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/regulatory-services/safety/gas-safety-and-reliability-

branch/san-bruno-incident

Out of Line

https://sma.nasa.gov/docs/default-source/safety-messages/safetymessage-2012-03-05-

sanbrunopipelineexplosion.pdf?sfvrsn=81ae1ef8_4

Lora, Rebecca and Heather are cautiously open-minded — hopeful about the technology's potential but concerned about the FBS issue, safety unknowns, and whether lab-grown meat can replicate the taste of traditionally raised animals. The conversation drifts into food waste, preservatives, Impossible Meat, black bean burgers, and cooking habits.

Join Rebecca, Lora, and Heather, where Heather discusses how Coca-Cola and the broader beverage industry deliberately dismantled the environmentally superior refillable glass bottle system in favor of single-use plastic.



References:

Why Coke Stopped Using Glass Bottles By Susan Messer

Environmental historian Bart Elmore from Ohio State University.

Story of Stuff website