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January 02 BONUS EPISODE UNLOCKED: Welcome to the Concern Corner
Welcome to the Concern Corner, a special flavor of bonus episode in which we share interesting things we learn about all that stuff that we got goin' on.
In this episode, Lucy and Jesse discuss mushy peas and this paper by Fukuda et al. on the existential imbalance between unity and decay in the obsessive-compulsive mind. No need to read before listening unless you really really want to!
Not a bonus listener yet? No matter! We unlocked this one for everyone. Subscribe for just three beans a month to hear the episodes where we watch some dumb bullshit like The Grunch.

References:
Fukuda, Lívia, Melissa Tamelini, and Guilherme Messas. "Obsessive–compulsive existential type: a dialectical-phenomenological approach." Frontiers in Psychology 14 (2023): 1211598.
Spud truck guy in the UK. Instagram.
A new lawsuit blames ChatGPT for a murder-suicide. NPR.
Alfred North Whitehead. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
Weber, Andreas. "Biopoetics." Towards an Existential Ecology. Berlin (2016). Thriftbooks.
Intro theme is Neon Flash by Ben Elson
1 hr 8 min
December 07, 2025 Jail Goo: S3 E2 / S2 E12
Monk S3 E2: Mr. Monk and the Panic Room
The Good Doctor S2 E12: Aftermath
Changing of the Garde: ~44:00
CW: brief references to domestic violence in the Good Doctor ep.

Leland hooting like an ape? Hot

References:
David Attenborough with an Orangutan using tools. Youtube.
Existential OCD: Signs, Symptoms, and Treatments. NOCD article.
Australian bat lyssavirus. Australian Centre for Disease Control.

Next bonus: something festive! Something befitting the holiday season!
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1 hr 18 min
November 21, 2025 Hey, I'm Monkin' Here: S3 E1 / S2 E11
Monk S3 E1: Mr. Monk Takes Manhattan
The Good Doctor S2 E11: Quarantine pt. II
Changing of the Garde: ~58:00

Be like a stone... never cry...

Next bonus: that episode of Girls where Hannah has OCD (S2 / E8)
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1 hr 33 min
November 10, 2025 Dick Cheney, Asshat: S2 E16 / E10
Monk S2 E16: Mr. Monk Goes to Jail
The Good Doctor S2 E10: Quarantine pt. I
Changing of the Garde: ~46:00
Mild spoilers for the film Weapons ~ 1:10:00-1:15:00

This is the crazy episode..

Upcoming BONUS episode: Dexter
Specifically, this complication of him trying to act normal.

1 hr 34 min
October 28, 2025 Leland Battlemage: S2 E15 / E9
Monk S2 E15: Mr. Monk Gets Married
The Good Doctor S2 E9: Empathy
Changing of the Garde: ~51:00
CW for Good Doctor half: hold onto your hats because this is... a rough one... discussions on pedophilia and self-harm... throughout...
Fucks SAKE.
Just like
fuckin
drop us in that cave with Adrian
seal us up like some kind of
cask of aMonktillado

References:
Relationship OCD (ROCD): Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment. NOCD.
Fear of Sexual Perversion in OCD. NOCD.
Video shows ICE with 5-year-old girl while agents attempt to arrest her father. NBC.
Houston immigration policy under scrutiny after teen with autism is detained by ICE. Houston Public Media.

1 hr 38 min
October 17, 2025 A Feast for Beans: S2 E14 / E8
Monk S2 E14: Mr. Monk and the Captain's Wife
The Good Doctor S2 E8: Stories
Changing of the Garde: ~51:00
CW for Good Doctor half: not explicit, but some weird shit around reporting workplace sexual assault generally in the last 25 mins or so.

Tumor that makes you commit adultery?

References:
Comparison of the effects of diseases and the side effects of vaccines on the National Immunisation Program, Australian Government
RFK Jr. denies comments on ‘ethnically targeted’ Covid-19 were anti-Semitic, Politico
RFK, Jr., Says Tylenol Use for Circumcision Causes Autism. Here’s Why That Claim Is Flawed, Scientific American
1 hr 30 min
September 30, 2025 The Final Request of a Dying Cuck: S2 E13 / E7
Monk S2 E13: Mr. Monk and the Missing Granny
The Good Doctor S2 E7: Hubert
Changing of the Garde: ~43:00

They killed Hubert.

References:
CUCKQUEAN Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

Next bonus episode: something spooky o0o0o0o0o0o0o0oo0o0o
Special thanks to sagescroll from the Boonta Vista discord for the Changing of the Garde theme "Not Happy Shaun"!
1 hr 22 min
September 25, 2025 On That Good Kush and Tylenol: S2 E12 / E6
Monk S2 E12: Mr. Monk and the TV Star
The Good Doctor S2 E6: Two-Ply (or Not Two-Ply)
Changing of the Garde: ~48:00

We had some technical diffyculties in the very last bit of this episode, but I left it in because I thought it was funny.

References:
Scientific American: Does Tylenol Use during Pregnancy Cause Autism? What the Research Shows

Next bonus episode: something spooky o0o0o0o0o0o0o0oo0o0o
Special thanks to sagescroll from the Boonta Vista discord for the Changing of the Garde theme "Not Happy Shaun"!
1 hr 23 min
September 13, 2025 Fizzy Urine: S2 E11 / E5
Monk S2 E11: Mr. Monk and the Three Pies
The Good Doctor S2 E5: Carrots
Changing of the Garde: ~40:00
CW for most of The Good Doctor half: general fatphobia and discussion around eating disorders.

References:
Hedgehog rescue 'overjoyed' it can stay open

Next bonus episode: Rain Main (1988)
Special thanks to sagescroll from the Boonta Vista discord for the Changing of the Garde theme "Not Happy Shaun"!
1 hr 15 min
September 03, 2025 The Hubris of Goofy: S2 E10 / E4
Monk S2 E10: Mr. Monk and the Paperboy
The Good Doctor S2 E4: Tough Titmouse
Changing of the Garde ~41:00

Randy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1 hr 11 min

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Hosted by Lucy Valentine (Boonta Vista) and Jesse Black (Sludgefest). Savant-Garde is almost certainly the world’s only podcast where one autistic ex-wife and one OCD ex-husband unpack the…