Trashedlight

There's a lot of heavy sighing in this episode - it's a reflection of the time of year and how bad this chapter is.

Here's the SparkNotes for R&J if you need a plot refresher: https://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/romeojuliet/

Apologies again for the audio quality - beep boop bop I'm a robot now.

This episode has a section with content warnings for substance abuse, suicide, and suicidal ideation. If you or a friend or loved one ever feel like you need help, please talk to someone. The AFSP is a great place to start: https://afsp.org/ 

A thousand apologies (again) for the audio quality... you get what you pay for I guess...

This week that well spent money will buy you: multiple rants/anecdotes from Colleen, and multiple uses of the word "woof" unironically from Rebecca. 

This episode abounds with song references...so I guess it's business as usual over here at Trashedlight, Inc. Also, Science Facts with Rebecca are back!! 

As silly and insane as we sound at the beginning of this one, we do dive into some serious and important subjects that, as usual, surround us giving out PSAs about abusive men like flyers from an environmental group outside a Trader Joe's.

Reductress article mentioned: https://reductress.com/post/this-man-is-happy-he-owned-up-to-past-however-triggering-it-may-be-for-you/

Rebecca cries from laughter during this one. I hope you do too, dear listener. And now, our plethora of show note links -

Article on trauma and how it affects the body: https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/emotional-trauma-18/emotional-trauma-mind-body-connection

Hell's Angels helping victims of child abuse: https://harleyliberty.com/2018/08/03/biker-organization-supports-protects-children-of-abusepolice-concerned-about-rise-of-hells-angels-puppet-clubs/

Hugh Jackman magazine covers: https://themarysue.tumblr.com/post/58716099250/jadelyn-enterprisingly-this-is-the-same

Welcome to our most positive episode yet folks! "Into the woods to see the glen so Edward talks in my head again..."

(Any other/better Into the Woods parodies can be sent to [email protected] for approval by your favorite podcasting duo)

We have a special guest! Big thanks to Archer for reading a full chapter of this garbage and then hanging out with us to talk about it.

For those interested, from 0:35-1:13 in this video is the fun ~hand-holding~ scene in the New Moon movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nijGK0Qw-e0

This episode is... mostly an angry helmet PSA from your favorite podcasting duo. We're not sorry about it and you're welcome that we didn't make it an even longer, angrier PSA.

Here is the Margaret Atwood quote we reference, but only read it if you're ready to be haunted by it every day for the rest of your life: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/329778-male-fantasies-male-fantasies-is-everything-run-by-male-fantasies 

Ah, the friend zone. Ya hate to see it -- and we don't in this chapter!!

Here is a link to the full text of "The Yellow Wallpaper"

Here is the Wikipedia article on it, which provides some nice context.

And here is an article about drug abuse in rural America.