Prepare thy mouths for a tasty little shmorg. This Bagel Bite, Kristin is a hero to the people and celebrates some very exciting big life news, while Grace shares a new research study regarding autistic communication from the University of Edinburgh that falls solidly in the category of “duh,” but still, it’s nice to be validated.      

Resources

Information transfer within and between autistic and non-autistic people - PubMed

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Open up your earholes and prepare for another silly Just Segs, because we still haven’t gotten our giggles out and we could all use a good guffaw in these trying times. 

This episode, we’re all over the place as we autistically brainstorm ways to correct someone calling you by the wrong name, pitch a high-risk high-reward reality show in Businesses Someone Should Start, Just Not Us, share our opposing AuDHD needs in Alternative Segments, and get into the ins and outs of bird law and emergency breaks in Pizza Secrets.

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On this podcast you’ve learned about bonsais, indoor plants, and composting. Now, it’s time to put it all together and enter the great outdoors for some seed math and sunshine. 

This episode, Kristin is hitting the dirt to teach you about beginner gardening. She’ll walk you through the materials you need to get started, how to figure out what and how much to grow, and the many pearls of wisdom she’s gained from her gardening failures of past, present, and future. 

Also, we share our safety songs and crush some Lil’ Accomplishments, Kristin can’t stop stress-swallowing gum in I’m So Quirky, Grace defends her soccer pre-season defiance in Pizza Secrets, and more. 

Remember, Big Boy Gardening for Big Boys isn’t about being a boy, and it isn’t even necessarily about big gardens. Regardless of the gender of the gardener or size of the plot, B.B.G.F.B.B. is about a can-do attitude and a belief that, if you’re planting things in dirt, baby, you’re gardening. 

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Rise and grind those half-caff coffee beans because we’re talking ADHD and caffeine and it’s all about moderation. 

This episode, professor Kristin is continuing her ADHD & addiction series with a big ol’ infodump about our nation’s lifeblood–caffeine. She’s getting into the science behind what caffeine is, how it works, the effects it has on the ADHD brain, and whether it can be used as a primary ADHD treatment. 

We’re also sharing our icky day rituals, revealing our status as certified tossers, and encouraging society at large to stop normalizing unnecessary enemas and start normalizing routine colonoscopies.

References:

Effects of Caffeine Consumption on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Treatment: A Systematic Review of Animal Studies

Caffeine and ADHD: Is This Natural Treatment Safe & Effective?

ADHD and Caffeine: Understanding the Effects

Caffeine improves spatial learning deficits in an animal model of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) – the spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR) | International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology | Oxford Academic

US Coffee Consumption Statistics And Facts In 2024 - DrinkStack

CV Pharmacology | Adenosine

Caffeine Half-Life Calculator: How Long Does Caffeine Stay in Your System?

streak-breasted scimitar babbler - Search

Turn off the music and prepare for the emotional equivalent of an unaccompanied karaoke performance in front of strangers, because we’re diving into the topic of embarrassment and it’s sure to bring up some squirm-worthy memories. 

This episode, Grace is walking you through the science behind embarrassment–firsthand, secondhand, and beyond. She’s covering what goes on in the brain during moments of embarrassment, why secondhand embarrassment seems to plague AuDHDers more than most, and strategies for releasing your internal judgement of yourself and others. 

Remember, you can’t be embarrassed if you’re not embarrassed, so come join us as we work on letting our freak flags fly. 

Resources

The Science Behind Embarrassment

https://neurolaunch.com/extreme-embarrassment-autism/

Vicarious embarrassment - Wikipedia

Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD): Symptoms & Treatment

Wild Life Videos - Fluffy-backed tit-babbler

In part 2, the surgeon cap is coming off and the pizza apron is going on. This episode, Pizza Dad hopeful Ted opens up about his son’s recent ADHD diagnosis at 15. 

He shares his own internal journey accepting his son’s ADHD diagnosis, his concerns about stimulants and how that’s evolved over time, and the positive changes he’s seen in his son so far. 

We also discuss the potential of sexy aliens, add a new centaur sleeping position to the list of possibilities, and get into Ted’s many Quirks, along with a pepperlicious Pizza Secret that’s sure to clear a room.  +-

Light up your candy cigarettes and pack a lip of Big League Chew, because we’re welcoming vascular surgeon and Kristin’s former boss, Dr. Ted McGillicuddy, into the podloft to discuss the lesser-known harms of smoking. 

Dr. Ted shares who he is and how he got into medicine before tossing on the ol’ lab coat and teaching us about the vascular system. He’s giving a crash course in Vascular Disease 101 and expanding on Kristin’s smoking and addiction series with his own words of wisdom. He’s also answering listener questions such as, “what can people do to take care of their vascular systems?” and, “have you ever tried whippits?”

Plus, we bicker over teeth-brushing styles, agree about the importance of giving children hygiene lessons (it’s hard to unbecome the smelly kid), discuss the sacredness of the mental health walk, and more. 

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Bird Call - Pheasant-Tailed Jacana

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We’re gearing up for another set of guest episodes, but in between all the intellectual conversations we wanted to take a break and get back to our nonsensical roots. 

This Bagel Bite, we’re kicking things off by debuting what just may be the song of the summer before getting into pet psychics, ‘Lil ‘Plishes, the tragedy of celebrity veneers, the role shame plays in losing a hyperfocus/special interest, and more Lucky Charms talk than you could ever hope for. 

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Saddle up and settle in for part two of our conversation with Kylie, where we’re riding the proverbial hobby horse train full steam ahead into silly segments.

We share Who We Are Now before Kylie takes center stage (finally) and reveals her definitely-not-OCD-related Quirks, her hot takes on Things That Are Embarrassing for No Reason, and gets a sneaky Pizza Secret out into the world and off her conscience. 

Plus, we jam on the kazoo, Kristin gets to ask a hug-neutral person her hugging questions, and Kylie and Grace share a few bonus Pizza Secrets from their early twenties that aren’t wild and crazy so much as…odd.

Resources

Follow Kylie on Instagram: @kyliealow

Listen to Dark Downeast: Dark Downeast | Podcast on Spotify

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Lace up your Bean’s boots and get ready to fangirl, because we’re parting the ol’ felt curtains to welcome our close friend and New England’s favorite true crime podcaster, Kylie Low, into the pod loft. 

Kylie is the creator and host of the hit podcast Dark Downeast, but her talents extend far beyond her journalism skills. 

In Part 1, she shares how navigating grief while becoming a first-time mother impacted her executive functioning, the strategies she uses to avoid ‘If You Give a Moose a Muffin’ mode, how an anxiety diagnosis helped her start to understand herself, and what else might be going on up there. 

We also veer way off course with discussions of bounce houses, pierogi outfits, baby dimensions, Elle Woods autism, labor and delivery tangents, and so much more. 

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Listen to Dark Downeast: Dark Downeast | Podcast on Spotify

BOD: Brown sicklebill sounds

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