Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.

This week, Madeline & Kenna talk about universal healthcare, wisdom teeth, and China!

PATREON:

https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared

SOURCES:

https://www.americanprogress.org/article/truth-wait-times-universal-coverage-systems/

https://www.carevoyance.com/blog/healthcare-wait-times-by-country

https://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/waiting-times.htm

https://tinyurl.com/5h5wcbz3

https://tinyurl.com/tncnsye4

https://tinyurl.com/tncnsye4

https://tinyurl.com/yajwx7bu

https://tinyurl.com/jrdezbsv

https://tinyurl.com/yd4495hm

https://tinyurl.com/j9b6enu2

https://tinyurl.com/35rm6mez

https://tinyurl.com/2pn7hnzu

https://rightcarealliance.org/activities/insulin/

https://tinyurl.com/ppnr3v4f

https://tinyurl.com/78kxkc7b

https://tinyurl.com/rs72eede

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7054854/

https://tinyurl.com/3f6h2f6n

https://tinyurl.com/2zw43z6c

https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/12/health/us-cant-afford-health-care-trnd/index.html

https://tinyurl.com/kvumt3cw

https://tinyurl.com/9dysevbp

https://tinyurl.com/s6fd9ytx

https://tinyurl.com/wmtjcttp

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/19/business/tuition-free-college.html

https://tinyurl.com/3rjz3wes

om/42kay8je

https://tinyurl.com/4suc9ktf

https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/DEU/germany/healthcare-spending

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/health-care-wait-times-by-country

https://tinyurl.com/xuym9aky

This week, Madeline & Kenna talk about danger, fear, and hot surfaces and substances!

PATREON:

https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared

SOURCES:

https://tinyurl.com/tfr2s2sx

https://injuryfacts.nsc.org/all-injuries/preventable-death-overview/odds-of-dying/

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/282929#suicide

https://www.pnas.org/content/116/34/16793

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2778234

https://tinyurl.com/4rewsz23

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/12/life-expectancy/548981/

https://tinyurl.com/3cy82dfu

https://www.cbc.ca/news2/interactives/portugal-heroin-decriminalization/

https://tinyurl.com/wy5ct879

https://tinyurl.com/ynun923n

https://tinyurl.com/n8e325de

https://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america

https://tinyurl.com/222y8j4c

https://www.pnas.org/content/116/34/16793

https://tinyurl.com/yeu32wfv

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/racism-in-healthcare

https://tinyurl.com/6evuh9jx

https://tinyurl.com/2wbxfcef

https://www.safehome.org/home-safety/american-fear-study/

https://tinyurl.com/bdtzcn44

https://ncadv.org/STATISTICS

https://tinyurl.com/fpzw4vjn

https://tinyurl.com/nmupktzr

https://polarisproject.org/myths-facts-and-statistics/

https://humantraffickinghotline.org/human-trafficking/recognizing-signs

https://www.ncjrs.gov/ovc_archives/ncvrw/2005/pg5l.html

https://tinyurl.com/cd9n9kvy

https://www.vox.com/2015/2/13/8032231/crime-drop

https://tinyurl.com/4nfc95rb

https://happiful.com/what-is-mean-world-syndrome/

https://tinyurl.com/65ns9pv8

https://www.earthday.org/5-terrifying-climate-change-facts-scare-halloween/

This week, Madeline & Kenna talk about the racist origins of tipping culture, how bad our memories are, and how you too can exploit the labor of others for the low, low, price of just $2/hour! 

PATREON: 

https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared

SOURCES:

https://scotscoop.com/canadian-middle-class-surpasses-u-s-middle-class/

https://www.epi.org/blog/the-minimum-wage-has-lost-21-of-its-value-since-congress-last-raised-the-wage/

https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/poverty-rate-by-state

https://tinyurl.com/45wdxswu

https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/state/minimum-wage/tipped

https://www.ef.com/wwen/blog/language/10-things-no-one-tells-you-about-tipping-in-the-us/

https://www.travelchannel.com/interests/food-and-drink/photos/how-to-tip-around-the-world

https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/tipping-customs-around-the-world

https://upgradedpoints.com/travel/tipping-etiquette-around-the-world/

https://www.verdictfoodservice.com/insight/tipping-trends-us-world/

https://tinyurl.com/fffxp666

https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/12/magazine/12tipping-t.html

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tipping-jobs-history-slave-wage-cbsn-originals-documentary/

https://tinyurl.com/ua3kp55w

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/03/11/business/tipping-sexual-harassment.html

https://www.npr.org/transcripts/696421086

https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2017/08/15/why-americas-tipping-culture-is-actually-bad-for-restaurants/?sh=4aaea44e13d1

https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/07/17/william-barber-tipping-racist-past-227361/

https://tinyurl.com/yz7uxny8

https://www.bls.gov/opub/reports/minimum-wage/2019/home.htm

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/05/opinion/minimum-wage-racism.html

https://www.eater.com/a/case-against-tipping

https://www.povertylaw.org/article/the-racist-history-behind-americas-tipping-culture/

https://www.npr.org/2021/03/22/980047710/the-land-of-the-fee

https://tinyurl.com/39m7jjks

https://tinyurl.com/n2p3mc2r

https://www.motherjones.com/food/2016/04/restaurants-tipping-racist-origins-saru-jayaraman-forked/

This week, Madeline & Kenna talk vikings, executioners, cavemen, and other gangs of the LA sheriff's department!

PATREON:

https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared

SOURCES:

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/sexual-assault-remains-dramatically-underreported

https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/19/us/police-sexual-assaults-maryland-scope/index.html

https://www.fatherly.com/love-money/police-brutality-and-domestic-violence/

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01846-z

https://www.dgso.org/faqs/8-faqs/dgso-faqs/33-whats-the-difference-between-a-sheriffs-office-and-a-police-department#:~:text=A%20sheriff's%20office%20provides%20law,%2C%20city%2C%20town%20or%20village.

https://online.csp.edu/career-outcomes-2/career-profile-deputy-sheriffs/#:~:text=The%20role%20of%20a%20deputy,emergency%20and%20non%2Demergency%20calls.

https://lasd.org/pdf-lasd-museum/timeline/1850%20-%201859.pdf

https://lasd.org/lasd-employees-are-now-mirroring-la-county-demographics/

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/09/l-a-county-sheriffs-department-has-a-gang-problem.html

https://www.foxla.com/news/rep-maxine-waters-demands-federal-investigation-into-lasds-executioners-gang

https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-compton-sheriff-shooting-20180710-story.html

https://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-sheriff-clique-20120420-story.html

https://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-sheriff-deputy-tattoos-20190330-story.html

https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-community-meeting-sheriff-tattoo-compton-20180811-story.html

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-mar-24-mn-20461-story.html

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/los-angeles-sheriffs-department-gangs-rand-report-1225982/

https://knock-la.com/

This week, Madeline & Kenna talk about #vanlife, the housing crisis, and that band The New Radicals!

PATREON:

https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared

SOURCES:

https://nypost.com/2020/07/18/corporations-are-buying-houses-robbing-families-of-american-dream/

https://www.epi.org/publication/charting-wage-stagnation/

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/23/how-much-housing-prices-have-risen-since-1940.html

https://outboundliving.com/van-life-statistics/

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/04/24/vanlife-the-bohemian-social-media-movement

https://calmatters.org/california-dream/2019/07/van-life-california-millennial-communities-housing-crisis/

https://www.salon.com/2020/02/29/is-van-life-a-freedom-movement-or-an-economic-crisis/

https://whereyoumakeit.com/converted-vehicles/stats/

https://archive.curbed.com/2019/4/3/18264579/van-life-millennials-campers-sprinter-air-stream-thor

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/08/11/home-buyers-face-increased-competition-investors/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/11/07/ghost-towns-america-zip-codes-highest-vacancy-rates/38371381/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2020/10/14/van-life-americans-ready-try-covid-19-pandemic-financial-insecurity/3649407001/

https://parade.com/643064/beckyhughes/working-homeless-population-grows-in-cities-across-the-u-s/

https://www.theguardian.com/society/shortcuts/2019/oct/21/van-homes-arent-romantic-they-are-proof-of-our-horrifying-housing-crisis

https://slate.com/business/2018/08/vehicular-homelessness-is-on-the-rise-should-cities-help-people-sleep-in-their-cars.html

https://newrepublic.com/article/161807/van-life-nomadic-living-housing-affordability

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2021/02/12/covid-unemployment-layoffs-foreclosure-eviction-homeless-car-rv/6713901002/

This week, Madeline & Kenna talk about ICE, the CIA, and G-Dub!

PATREON: 

https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared

SOURCES:

https://publicintegrity.org/accountability/osama-bin-laden-how-the-u-s-helped-midwife-a-terrorist/

https://tinyurl.com/rwxz2mwf

https://www.ice.gov/features/history

https://tinyurl.com/yj88fctf

https://www.hrw.org/reports/2002/usahate/usa1102-04.htm

https://www.history.com/topics/21st-century/war-on-terror-timeline

https://tinyurl.com/2rjwnpt7

https://govinfo.library.unt.edu/911/staff_statements/staff_statement_1.pdf

https://tinyurl.com/3brsaktp

https://trac.syr.edu/immigration/quickfacts/

https://tinyurl.com/5mzr59c

https://www.texasobserver.org/ice-hsi-letter-kirstjen-nielsen-criminal-civil-deportation-zero-tolerance/

https://time.com/5325492/abolish-ice-history/

https://tinyurl.com/547jpv93

https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/why-america-still-needs-abolish-ice-ncna1243293

https://tinyurl.com/2zwf93nk

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/immigration-deportation-abolish-ice/

https://www.pnas.org/content/117/51/32340

https://cmsny.org/publications/jmhs-orrenius-zavodny-070219/

https://tinyurl.com/3munbn5d

https://abcnews.go.com/US/tourist-shot-face-ice-agent-family-friends-arrest/story?id=69076417

https://tinyurl.com/e393ms9

https://www.fwd.us/news/immigration-facts-the-positive-economic-impact-of-immigration/

https://tinyurl.com/76wrsty8

This week, Madeline and Kenna talk Modern Monetary Theory, magic wallets, and why real estate is a multi level marketing scheme!

PATREON:

https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared

SOURCES:

https://www.buzzfeed.com/alexalisitza/us-run-out-of-money-twitter-reactions

https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/28/economy/debt-ceiling-deadline-yellen/index.html

https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/27/politics/senate-debt-limit-shutdown-vote/index.html

https://www.thebalance.com/who-owns-the-u-s-national-debt-3306124

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/27/us/politics/us-debt-ceiling.html

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/01/us-deficit-to-total-3-trillion-in-fiscal-2021-budget-panel-says-.html

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/h/heterodox-economics.asp

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/functional-finance.asp

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/chartalism.asp

https://www.investopedia.com/modern-monetary-theory-mmt-4588060

http://moslereconomics.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Soft-Curency-Economics-paper.pdf

https://www.businessinsider.com/modern-monetary-theory-mmt-explained-aoc-2019-3

https://tinyurl.com/kncuudc

https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2019/4/16/18251646/modern-monetary-theory-new-moment-explained

https://www.fraserinstitute.org/studies/primer-on-modern-monetary-theory

https://theconversation.com/modern-monetary-theory-the-rise-of-economists-who-say-huge-government-debt-is-not-a-problem-141495

https://www.thebalance.com/what-is-quantitative-easing-definition-and-explanation-3305881

https://www.carinsurance.org/15-startling-facts-about-americas-infrastructure/

https://www.dosomething.org/us/facts/11-facts-about-education-america

https://tinyurl.com/sndusv79

https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/10296/economics/top-co2-polluters-highest-per-capita/

https://tinyurl.com/5dh62662

In this episode, Kenna hosts and talks about Utopia! What is it and why are there no jobs in utopia? 

SHOW NOTES:

https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Concept_of_Utopia/PZSvlrCri6AC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=utopia&pg=PR9&printsec=frontcover

https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1531855841/springbranchisdcom/x2ah4ijftreakownscaa/Summer-Read-9-Eng1-Utopias.pdf

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utopia_(book)

https://www.google.com/books/edition/Utopianism_A_Very_Short_Introduction/xgA69UImZu8C?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA21&printsec=frontcover

https://www.depauw.edu/sfs/backissues/16/williams16art.htm

https://www.blerd.com/what-is-afrofuturism-why-is-it-important/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_(Plato)

https://www.nps.gov/articles/utopias-in-america.htm

https://www.google.com/books/edition/Utopianism_A_Very_Short_Introduction/xgA69UImZu8C?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA21&printsec=frontcover

In this episode, Madeline & Kenna talk about IQ tests, eugenics, and the effects of stress on your brain!

PATREON: 

https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared

SOURCES:

https://www.verywellmind.com/history-of-intelligence-testing-2795581

https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/resources/indicator/2013/05/poverty-dropouts

https://www.masslegalservices.org/system/files/library/The_Relationship_between_Poverty_and_Mass_Incarceration.pdf

https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/articles/200107/iq-the-test?page=2

https://www.usnews.com/news/healthiest-communities/articles/2020-01-27/higher-poverty-tied-to-increased-youth-suicide-risk-study-shows

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-dance-connection/201109/the-truth-about-your-iq

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.2466/pr0.1963.12.3.691

https://www.the-ard.com/archives/unpack-the-history-of-iq-testing-anti-racism-daily

https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2019/08/14/statistics-show-iq-disparities-between-races-heres-what-that-really-means/?sh=f2c007449092

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/making-sense/analysis-how-poverty-can-drive-down-intelligence

https://www.businessinsider.com/iq-tests-dark-history-finally-being-used-for-good-2017-10

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/mar/02/the-unwelcome-revival-of-race-science

https://www.stanforddaily.com/2020/09/22/the-racist-and-classist-roots-of-standardized-testing-found-a-home-at-stanford-and-they-still-endure-today/

https://rethinkingschools.org/articles/an-untold-story-of-resistance/