Laura & Mel discuss voting in America, the Orange Menace and moving to Canada, eh?

https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/why-people-dont-vote/

https://freakonomics.com/2014/01/27/why-do-we-vote-so-we-can-tell-people-we-voted/

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Laura & Mel discuss their generational differences.

http://www.wmfc.org/uploads/GenerationalDifferencesChart.pdf

https://www.buzzfeed.com/kaylayandoli/teen-movies-millennials-gen-zers-and-gen-xers-are-100

Laura & Mel reminisce about their most bizarre and entertaining tales of days gone by.

Laura & Mel discuss the ongoing shitshow of 2020 and why the hope of 2020 was so personal for them.

Articles:

https://english.alarabiya.net/en/features/2020/06/04/A-rough-year-for-America-10-bad-things-to-happen-in-2020

https://sayevery.name/

https://www.saytheirnamesmemorials.com/

Laura & Mel review Amazon Prime's movie "Evil Eye." 

Movie: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=evil+eye&i=prime-instant-video&ref=nb_sb_noss

Laura & Mel engage in a passionate debate about labels and their necessity. 

comprehensive list of LGBTQIA+ terms/words: https://www.itspronouncedmetrosexual.com/2013/01/a-comprehensive-list-of-lgbtq-term-definitions/

Laura & Mel share a listener letter that segues into discussions of their own "bad ex" experiences. 

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Laura and Mel comment on current & unusual news stories, including a man who shot his brother over bringing him the wrong fast food order and a Portland Strip Club who adapts in an interesting way to the pandemic.

News articles: 

Alex Masmej: https://decrypt.co/25980/alex-mamsej-fractional-shares-ethereum

Lucky Devil Lounge: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1202551

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Laura and Mel navigate the topic of lying, perception, memory, and masking chronic illness symptoms. 

Trauma: The Lie Whisperer : https://psychcentral.com/blog/trauma-the-lie-whisperer/

6 Reasons People Lie When They Don't Need to: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/women-who-stray/201701/6-reasons-people-lie-when-they-don-t-need

Spoon & Fork Theory: https://medium.com/invisible-illness/spoon-theory-and-fork-theory-fce7b5602f1a

In this episode, Laura and Mel discuss the cult NXIVM depicted by the HBO series "The Vow" and shout out to True Crime Obsessed and their Patreon from making Mel aware of this docuseries. Mel also talks about her own cult experience at age 18. 

BITE Model: https://freedomofmind.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/BITE-Model-Handout-9-23-16.pdf

ICOC: https://freedomofmind.com/international-churches-of-christ-icoc/

The Vow: https://www.hbo.com/the-vow

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