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Special guest and former Mormon Jaimee, and former Catholic Ross, discuss the forces that drove them away from religion and toward a flaming eternity.  Tangents include:  Charles Manson; Ant farms; Hitler; Mother Theresa; Nun Cars; Church Bouncers; worm troughs; polygamy; and gay dads. 

SIDE NOTE:  Ross refers to the "Act of Contrition" when he really means "Apostles' Creed".  

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Ami and Ross discuss and tell personal break-up stories and explore whether there is a good way to end a relationship.  Tangents include: "Ghosting" (regular and slow); Different ways to pronounce "Puma"; Neil Sedaka; manual transmission; Plymouth Reliant; coyotes; side salad vs. side meat; and Saucer Chairs.

Notes:

1.  https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/i-hear-you/201902/7-essential-psychological-truths-about-ghosting

2.  Neil Sedaka: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbad22CKlB4

3.  https://time.com/5406794/how-to-break-up-with-someone/

4.  https://www.her.ie/life/its-not-you-its-me-13-of-the-most-cliche-lines-used-to-dump-someone-165336

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Special guest and Disney expert Anees joins Ross to discuss why a lot of humans get off on all things Disney.  Tangents include:  Hidden Mickeys; Club 33; Long Beach Pike;  spreading human remains on rides; Tummy Butt Gangs; and the magic of Giant Turkey Legs.

Notes:

1.  https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/08/travel/disney-parks-moms-panel.html

2. https://www.buzzfeed.com/ariellecalderon/crazy-things-people-have-witnessed-at-disney

3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pike

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Special guest and true crime lover Jaimee, joins Ross for a discussion about why some humans love and consume the true crime genre.  Tangents include:  "Hand Cart Jesus"; Ted Bundy's "light hole" trick;  Mormons;  90 Day Fiancee; serial killer nostalgia; and Space Aliens in RV's.

Notes:

1. IDENTITY AND RITUAL: THE AMERICAN CONSUMPTION OF TRUE
CRIME.   https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1014&context=etdr#:~:text=%E2%80%9Creal%E2%80%9D%20name.-,True%20Crime%3A%20An%20American%20Genre,as%20such%20in%20the%201970s.

2.  https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/559256/why-we-love-true-crime

3.    https://www.buzzfeed.com/mikespohr/19-reasons-datelines-keith-morrison-is-televisions-greatest?utm_term=.jiyDgRQm9#.ch163Qwpj

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We discuss how clothing makes us feel and whether we would be better off going naked.  Tangents include:  Robb's anatomical curiosities; naked activities from biking to cooking; Ami's cheerleader tryouts; Under appreciated Star Wars t-shirts; and Ross' big shoe lie.

Notes:

1. https://www.travelportland.com/events/naked-bike-ride/

2.https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/25/fashion/free-the-nipple-video.html

3.  https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/04/dining/nudist-cooking-naked.html

4.  https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/27/realestate/naked-gardening

5. https://brainfodder.org/psychology-clothes-enclothed-cognition/

6.  https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/19/style/garment-workers-around-the-world.html

7.  https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/commentisfree/2019/apr/22/who-made-my-clothes-stand-up-for-workers-rights-with-fashion-revolution-week

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Ross and Ami discuss the ins and outs of internet dating.  Tangents include:  The "Pina Colada Song"; dating profile mysteries; flavored moonshine;  head staples; Abe Lincoln's squeaky voice; and what NOT to do in the back seat on your first date. In addition, Ami makes a confusing sports reference.

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We discuss travel misadventures and Ross wrestles with the question of whether travel is actually worth all the trouble.  Tangents include: whether the movie "The Evil Dead" is a vacation movie; gambling with small children; vending machines and monkey traps; "Pocari Sweat";  Disney meltdowns; and prodigal passports.   Ami makes up a town in Arkansas.

Notes:

1.  https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2019/08/28/what-does-america-have-against-vacation/

2.  https://www.worldpackers.com/articles/common-travel-problems-and-how-to-deal-with-them

3.https://www.bootsnall.com/articles/7-common-travel-disasters-how-to-avoid-them-and-what-to-do-if-one-happens-to-you.html

4.https://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/nutraceutical/products/pocarisweat/

5. https://www.visitftcollins.com/

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Ami and Ross discuss how things often went wrong on family camping trips, and how they sometimes produced both moments of heroism and redemption.  Tangents include: Dingoes; potted meat; Scouting irregularities; Death Valley;  back-up kids; Wild Boars; and dune buggies.

Notes:

1.  https://www.reserveamerica.com/outdoors/a-short-history-of-camping.htm

2.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dingo

3.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potted_meat_food_product

4.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salton_Sea

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We discuss notable things that have happened at work and then review a fantastic yet very attainable way to make real money.  Tangents include:  Pasties; Vampire co-workers; Kama Sutra; Ham fingers; perhaps the only time "haggis" has been used in a simile; porn closet; Pugilistic Santa; and what happens when you hear "three double dings".

Notes:

1.  https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/10/style/findom-kink.html?searchResultPosition=1

2.  This is a picture of the stuff that you grease a car with: https://images.app.goo.gl/MHHz5uDdQaADdKom6

3.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kama_Sutra

4.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haggis

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Special guest Madeline helps us evaluate questionable parenting choices.  Tangents include: "Bat Boy"; Magic Mountain Jesus; Eddie Haskell; Pig Nose; dirt spaces; secret cars; parabolas; and chin flaps.

Notes: 

1.  https://www.sixflags.com/magicmountain (Say "Hi" to Roy if you see him).


2.  Picture of a Parabola: https://images.app.goo.gl/pRX5XhsFRHkGUTYE7

3. Eddie Haskell  https://images.app.goo.gl/kDegubiULaQmk6t57




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