The Essentials with Maddie Flint

Disney has jumped on board with progressive social currents in many ways- feminism: making the female characters independent and not needing a prince, including gender fluidity, and being more open with big changes in puberty, which could get 5 year old's asking their parents questions they're not ready to answer. But they're seriously lacking in the representation of Black America! Disney, do better! Tune in for more. 

This episode, let the air be crisp and the flannels be worn. It's fall! Join me for a cozy coffee conversation, and an in-depth look at tick-borne problems so that when you go hiking to see the early foliage you'll know what drink to bring, and how to dress. Tune in here!  

Normalize men in crop tops, normalize women not wanting kids, normalize saying no- there doesn't seem to be too much wrong right? Join me in this episode of The Essentials where I'm discussing the darker side of normalization culture, and how it could turn out to be used for the wrong reasons, rather than to help people overcome insecurities.

Get into science mode for this episode of The Essentials, because I'm talking about evolutionary, social, and environmental ecology! It's okay if you don't have a PhD degree in ecology, neither do I! Anyone can take part in science discussions. Listen to learn about seasonal environmental factors, an analogy that will make you crave apple turnovers, and more!

Recipe: 

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/59124/apple-turnovers/ 

Why do Sciences use Darwin's Theory of Evolution as the basis for everything? Absolute fact and Theory are two different things, my college chemistry textbook even says so. In this episode I'm talking about both Biblical Creation: why we shouldn't disregard it, and Darwin's Theory of evolution: it's observations of the living things in the natural world. Tune in to learn more!

There's always something, sometimes more than one something that is causing you to stress out, and it's never fun. This episode covers ways to ease, reduce, and manage stress, as well as a look at the neurobiology at play in the background. Listen to learn more!

Grab a coffee and a seat on the couch for this episode that's all about the generations of America. If we learn about each other based on our gen, we can learn to understand differing perspectives, and outlooks on society. Descriptions, experiences, quotes from a GenZ college student, traditions, advances in society- it's all here! Listen now

Join me for a mini deep dive on these two cities, which both made the list on Travel + Leisure's Best Cities in America this year. Charleston snatching 1st place, and NYC coming in at #6. We're talking demographics, economies, the arts, and politics. The luxury cars and food, homelessness, and unemployment of the glittering Big Apple and the oppressive humidity, colorful buildings, and Let's Go Brandon merch of the Holy City discussed in one episode. 

Let's talk about how art and science work together, and teach effective note taking. In this episode, I cover the foundations of what makes an engaging piece of art, the elements of the scientific method, effective note taking strategies, a Dante quote, and much more! Listen here

Join me in a discussion about what causes variants to originate within genetic replication. Listen to hear answers on how much a variant can change viral symptoms, are we in a pandemic, or an endemic- and more!