Shenanigans with Rick Welbanks

We kick off the show with some career advice for Adam, Rick reads a written rant from the internet about bearded hipsters tarnishing manliness, and then we get a bit existential with some life wisdom. Oh, and Rick talks about some guitar pedals.

Nicki Daniels' Blog Post: "An Open Letter To Bearded Hipsters: Stop Ruining My Beard Fetish"http://sabotagetimes.com/life/an-open-letter-to-bearded-hipsters-stop-ruining-my-beard-fetish/

Rick drops into Adam's apartment to let everyone know just what the hell happened to him last week - ie how a cat can make you homeless. Then we talk about being a decent human being (again, it bears repeating), and outer space. Rick insists everyone should watch the Cosmos reboot with Neil DeGrasse Tyson.

Rick has informed me that circumstances for him have taken a sudden and dramatic turn and he is unsure of when he will be able to record again, indefinitely. As he has alluded to before, his living situation has been kind of precarious for a while, and apparently shit hit the fan last night. I don't know when or if he'll be able to record again.

On this episode, we talk about The Last of Us, a fantastic PS3 game that Rick has played several times, and Adam watched like a movie via YouTube. Then Rick tells us about the actual origins of the term "pussy" as a pejorative, and we discuss the more gender neutral term "asshole".

After missing a week due to illness, this week it's two half-sick but still punchy podcasters having a half random, half intellectual conversation about jesus freaks, idiots in bars, being moderate on taboo issues, Liam Neeson movies and more.

Friend of the show Zubin calls in while on a break from training in the Canadian Forces, and tells us what he's been up to since last we spoke.

If you've made it this far, give yourself a pat on the back. This is the homestretch. In the final part, we talk about IQ tests and how they work differently for people on the spectrum, problems with the DSM and psychological diagnoses, gifted kids being stuck in boring classes and acting out, thinking styles, being detail oriented vs big picture, two different visual thinking styles, and finally a brief summary and takeaways.

http://www.curiositycrossroads.com/culture-clarity/autism-myths-misconceptions-science-upside-future.html

We talk about Autism some more, continuing from Adam's notes about Dr. Temple Grandin's book The Autistic Brain. We talk about social difficulties and behaviour problems for children, we talk about the sensory issues people on the spectrum face, why 50 shades of grey is a terrible example of BDSM and what being non-verbal means in the Autistic sense.

http://www.curiositycrossroads.com/culture-clarity/autism-myths-misconceptions-science-upside-future.html

Sort of like a book club this week, Adam brings his notes about Dr. Temple Grandin's book "The Autistic Brain" to go over with Rick and Meka. We talk about misconceptions about Autism, how it is Neurological not Psychological, how people on the spectrum experience things differently and briefly get into the sensory issues.

Rick and Adam have a semi-aimless discussion about a variety of things including music nerdery, we talk about a mummy you probably haven't heard of, modern diets, we get into autism briefly and then why you should try to be a better person and how to do that.