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Jaimee joins Ross to discuss the evolutionary significance of the less than great looking baby and what to say when your friends make you look at their ugly offspring.  Tangents include:  ugly dog pageant;  bonefish; Gerber baby; Ikea Pets; baby lipo; Indiana Mole Women; Steve Buscemi; head shapers; ham in a jar; how parents trick you into making fun of their baby. 

Notes:

1. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/02/210205210627.htm
2. https://www.npr.org/2010/07/05/127937070/the-human-edge-finding-our-inner-fish#:~:text=The%20Human%20Edge%3A%20Finding%20Our%20Inner%20Fish%20%3A%20NPR&text=The%20Human%20Edge%3A%20Finding%20Our%20Inner%20Fish%20One%20very%20important,eventually%20became%20part%20of%20us.
3. https://abcnews.go.com/Health/america-race-birth-rates-suggest-white-majority-minority/story?id=13934948
4. https://biologos.org/common-questions/how-have-christians-responded-to-darwins-origin-of-species
5. https://www.babylist.com/hello-baby/amniotic-fluid
6. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/research-explains-why-you-might-find-newborn-babies-ugly/24CQC3VUTTUH24OYNZIUR3ZV5I/

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Madeline joins Ross to discuss the fascinating world of on-line "chatters" who pretend to be models talking to paid subscribers.  Tangents include:  Otto; taxi dancers; OnlyFans; outsourcing.

Notes:

1. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/16/magazine/e-pimps-onlyfans.html?searchResultPosition=1

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Happy guest Madeline joins Ross to discuss factors that make us "happy".  Tangents include: Pantry happiness;  Costco hotdogs; Satan's camera film; depressed 8 year olds; lilacs; autonomy vs. money; Flagstaff, AZ;  9 year old furniture movers; Jeff Bezos.  

Notes:

1. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/14/opinion/sunday/rich-happiness-big-data.html?searchResultPosition=1

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Hanna Leigh joins Ross and Tracey-the-therapist to discuss the return of in-person speed dating.  Tangents include:  the magic of coffee meet-ups;  dopamine shots; fish bowls; challenges for older daters;  Tracey's "date often, discard early" philosophy.

Notes:

1. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/26/style/speed-dating-new-york-city.html?smid=url-share
2. https://www.vidaselect.com/why-online-dating-doesnt-work/

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Jaimee and Cohost Madeline join Ross to discuss old bosses.  Tangents include:  Naked "Jacuzz"; Bowling Balls; Gold's Gym; Rusty and Gil; Pin Monkeys; hernias; job interviews; Jabba the Hutt; Grade School Election Slogans; Frito fingernails.  Real live boss names like "Rusty", "Gil" and "Thad" are mentioned.

Notes:

1. https://www.tlnt.com/the-one-critical-skill-that-most-managers-never-seem-to-learn/

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Ami joins Ross to discuss "social thirst" and what to do about it.  Tangents include:  Ordering behavior; the magic of Thursdays; Horse steaks; Swanson TV dinners; cinnamon toast; taxidermy; thirst traps; Gatorade; coffee shops; raw hot dogs; potato chip sandwiches.  Ami has mixed results on identifying metaphors.

Notes:

1. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/15/well/mind/love-brain.html?searchResultPosition=1

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Jaimee joins Ross and co-host Madeline to discuss the reasons we like to look up exes on line and/or go to high school reunions.  Tangents include:  Sourdough Toast; Applebees; Old Folks Home;  Jimmy in a box; Amy Grant; the smugness of couples.

Notes:

1. https://lifestyle.allwomenstalk.com/reasons-to-skip-your-high-school-reunion/
2. https://didyouknowfacts.com/15-people-share-bad-things-that-happened-at-their-high-school-reunions/
3. https://www.focusonthefamily.com/family-qa/friending-an-old-flame-on-social-media/
4. https://www.considerable.com/life/people/find-old-crush-facebook/

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Hanna Leigh and Tracey The Therapist join Ross to discuss the secrets of being good at giving and receiving gifts.  Tangents include:    Diamond earrings; cash registries; drones,  giant bows;  surfboards; Kombucha; overnight oats; narcissistic mothers; preppy kid clothes; Horse Country, New Jersey;  love language. Ross has another idea for a "can't miss" business. 

Notes:

1. https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/blog/how-to-be-an-excellent-gift-giver/?searchResultPosition=5
2. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/17/opinion/sunday/good-gifts-psychological-research.html?searchResultPosition=3
3. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/10/style/holiday-gift-etiquette.html?searchResultPosition=4
4. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/15/opinion/sunday/gift-giving-tips-from-scientists.html?searchResultPosition=12
5. https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/gifts-love-language/

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Jaimee joins Ross to discuss aspects of getting older.  Tangents include: pod cars; robot bodies; plastic surgery; ageism, older drivers; Ontario, Canada; elderly communities; golf cart sex; "doobies".

Notes:

1. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/boomers-30/201901/why-do-younger-people-dislike-older-people
2. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/18/well/live/old-drivers.html?searchResultPosition=1
3. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/18/well/live/old-drivers.html

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Ami joins Ross to discuss the benefits of decluttering your physical and psychic space.  Tangents include: Marie Kondo; Saabs; Black Mirror; Thomas Szasz.   Ross estimates how many years Ami has left.

Notes:

1.   https://www.amazon.com/Abundance-Less-Lessons-Simple-Living/dp/1623171326/ref=asc_df_1623171326/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312144625645&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=10766060522767668219&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=200819&hvtargid=pla-434934342141&psc=1
2. https://www.nbcnews.com/better/health/what-swedish-death-cleaning-should-you-be-doing-it-ncna816511

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