Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.

Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.

By Madeline Pendleton and David RobertsSociety & Culture
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Pick Me Up, I'm Scared. episodes

  • 21. Who Profits From Our Fear?

    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/

    1 hr 7 min
  • 20. Anti-Tipping Society of America!

    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/

    1 hr 5 min
  • 19. Free Craigslist 4 President!
    This week, Madeline & Kenna talk about non-monetary economies, decorative rocks, and Free Craigslist!
    PATREON:
    https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared
    SOURCES:
    https://tinyurl.com/werhc59m
    https://tinyurl.com/ya82sxj7
    https://tinyurl.com/29m9457m
    https://tinyurl.com/8e5vxcd8
    https://tinyurl.com/b68kx38
    https://tinyurl.com/5hxpv4n6
    https://tinyurl.com/d7snafpk
    https://tinyurl.com/4vm7mzu8
    https://tinyurl.com/4xev6c5k
    https://tinyurl.com/tv4m3k3d
    https://tinyurl.com/28npa786
    https://tinyurl.com/xafhdwnm
    https://tinyurl.com/5hy9z9s4
    https://tinyurl.com/5edz5fk
    https://tinyurl.com/37ubm3js
    https://tinyurl.com/444t4ppr
    https://tinyurl.com/4ew3ruaf
    https://tinyurl.com/497defj9
    https://tinyurl.com/58aeaxbd
    https://tinyurl.com/2ypn2xja
    https://tinyurl.com/j3p8dv6s
    https://tinyurl.com/jkz9hhsy
    https://tinyurl.com/cyjsy663
    https://paradism.org/
    https://tinyurl.com/jsjfm5km
    https://tinyurl.com/zfyhmhha
    https://tinyurl.com/yrk5capc
    https://tinyurl.com/2kcvwyay
    https://tinyurl.com/25ajf48e
    1 hr 22 min
  • 18. Google LASD Gangs

    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/

    1 hr 40 min
  • 17. Vanlife & Other Dystopian Late Capitalist Nightmares!

    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/

    50 min
  • 16. ICE, ICE Baby

    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

    58 min
  • 15. $1 Trillion Coin Heist

    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

    1 hr
  • 14. UTOPIA...OR ELSE!

    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

    1 hr 1 min
  • 13. It's Nice to Be Smart, But It's Smart to Be Nice

    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/

    57 min
  • 12. Serf Punks vs. Capitalism

    This week, Madeline and Kenna talk about the history of capitalism, The Grapes of Wrath, and how creepy the open hand truly is!

    PATREON: 

    https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared

    SOURCES:

    https://tinyurl.com/dxr2nexh

    https://tinyurl.com/4ftybfvc

    https://tinyurl.com/4pjw57tk

    https://tinyurl.com/443mcb7m

    https://tinyurl.com/2z72myce

    https://tinyurl.com/xm7nrde8

    https://tinyurl.com/u8kej6c3

    https://tinyurl.com/4zkbsn9m

    https://tinyurl.com/3zb77mby

    https://tinyurl.com/5ch7dr5t

    https://tinyurl.com/27apdzre

    https://tinyurl.com/rp8cf268

    https://www.bbc.com/news/business-36599316

    https://projects.propublica.org/bailout/

    https://tinyurl.com/as9ex5vw

    https://tinyurl.com/48daeyce

    https://tinyurl.com/3kcz8med

    https://tinyurl.com/ruf8a3k

    https://www.escr-net.org/digital-timeline-capitalism

    https://www.investopedia.com/terms/l/labor-theory-of-value.asp

    https://firstindustrialrevolution.weebly.com/working-and-living-conditions.html

    https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/chicago-eight-anarchists/

    https://www.history.com/topics/great-depression/1929-stock-market-crash

    https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/black-codes

    https://www.historic-newspapers.com/blog/great-depression-timeline/#1933

    https://www.thebalance.com/too-big-to-fail-3305617

    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/16b-of-bank-bailout-went-to-execs/

    https://www.history.com/topics/great-depression/1929-stock-market-crash

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

    https://www.statista.com/forecasts/1171540/gini-index-by-country

    https://www.businessinsider.com/walmart-employees-pay

    https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/11/learning/are-ceos-paid-too-much.html

    https://www.apartmentlist.com/research/rent-growth-since-1960

    https://courses.lumenlearning.com/atd-herkimer-westerncivilization/chapter/feudalism/

    1 hr 29 min

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A Guide to Surviving Life, Love, and Capitalism. By Madeline Pendleton and David Roberts. Find us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared