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Kimberle Crenshaw, a black feminist, civil rights activist, and leading scholar of critical race theory, coined the term "intersectionality" in 1989. It has been defined as the interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender as they apply to a given individual or group, regarded as creating overlapping and independent systems of discrimination or disadvantage.

Hi Teamsters! Thank goodness we now have ethical practices that keep psychologists from instilling fears into young children without parents' consent; unfortunately, Little Albert was not so lucky. Carey Ann explores one root cause of fears and phobias as it relates to classical conditioning. On a lighter note, Allison recounts the causes of the Great Depression locally and worldwide. Stay tuned! Free recipes this episode that are sure to become a family favorite ... or not?

Who knew that Carrie Fisher and Aileen Wuornos would end up in a podcast together? This week, Carey Ann explores the history of electroconvulsive therapy (electro-shock therapy) and how media representations may not be quite as accurate as you'd expect. Allison has researched the last words and meals of some of our favorite serial killers and inmates. Will they find intersections?

Our heroes bring us a new cult and cult classic movie this month in what has quickly become everyone's favorite bonus series. Allie does a deep dive into the first international cult featured on the pod, which truly has a little bit of everything that we love to hate about cults. CA's cult classic movie examines the unconditional nature of true love, even when you're a teenager whose brain has been implanted into an animatronic t-rex. This episode has twists and turns that no one saw coming.

Happy Pride Month, Teamsters!! This week is dedicated to the foundation of love and equality that we all deserve. Join Carey Ann and Allison as they discuss the history of gaybies, same-sex parenting, and queer representation in media. Are you part of the alphabet mafia? How many LGBTQ+ references could you count in this episode?

Could you live in the woods in a foreign country for eleven years, or imagine being confined to one room for your entire life? What do the stories of feral children teach us about humanity? This week Carey Ann discusses these topics and takes a close look at Marie Le Blanc, the feral child of Champagne. Allison serves a lighter topic and does a deep dive into the life and death of William Shakespeare. So many questions are left unanswered. In an episode where finding an intersection is a little tricky, what could these two stories have in common? Keep listening to find out.

This week, join Carey Ann for a little pop psychology fun as she unpacks and debunks the impact birth order may or may not play on your personality. Allison then explores the career of the executioner in the Middle Ages, specifically looking at Franz Schmidt, one such man. Unfortunately, no one knows his place in the Schmidt family birth order.

Starting off with "p*rn," you'd believe that finding an intersection would be easy this week, and you'd be both right and wrong. Carey Ann dives deep into the topic of disability and refers to an expert, the late Stella Young. We discover that there is indeed more to disability than "a bad attitude." Allison leads us through the life and legacy of Hugh Hefner and the history of the iconic "men's lifestyle" magazine, Playboy. Aside from the obvious, how else do these topics intersect?

Welcome to the second cult episode! This month, Allison dives deep into a self-help/multi-level marketing sex cult. Spoiler alert: the heroes of this story are once again, women. Carey Ann spends the majority of the episode talking about David's Bowie, a topic she never thought she would be discussing in such a public forum. Stay tuned as they go from nerdy, to awkward, and just downright weird.

This week, Carey Ann explores the origin of Stockholm Syndrome as well as the Disney movie that may have contributed to an entire generation romanticizing a buffalo. A tale as old as time, true as it is creepy. Next, Allison reminds us to continue to question everything including "dead" celebrities, birds, and if a former president was actually an alien. What is apparent is that there is more to humanity than meets the eye. Tune in for what has been called "their funniest episode yet!"