Why Would You Ask That?

Listener Billy hit us with an excellent question: would redheads bright coloration indicate potentially poisonous meat? We take you on a journey through pigmentation in nature outside of humans, poison, and people-eating to answer this one. In part two, we're looking at where the redhead genetics came from, how those genes affect the way your body functions, and that will finally lead us to a conversation about cannibals, human meat, and how those genetics might change the taste. Billy, I hope you really like the journey we've taken you on!

-Forgive the delay in publishing, a combination of technical issues (there's still some distortion in Remy's audio), Remy moving (finally finished!), and health stuff really shook up our schedule. Things should be back to normal next week! Thank you for bearing with us.

CW: Cannibalism, Death, Bullying, Various Health Conditions

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Listener Billy hit us with an excellent question: would redheads' bright coloration indicate potentially poisonous meat? We take you on a journey through pigmentation in nature outside of humans, poison, and people-eating to answer this one. How did animals get more brilliant colorations? How did humans get the color palette we have now? That's where we'll take you in part one. Billy's question was so wild that we needed two parts to answer. Hope you like this very serious and somewhat rambling look at your question!

-Forgive the delay in publish, a combination of technical issues related to moving recording platforms (there's still some distortion in Remy's audio, but we're working on it), Remy moving, and health stuff really shook up our schedule. We're back to it now. Thank you for bearing with us.

CW: Cannibalism, Snakes, Spiders, Various Venomous Animals and What Happens When They Use Their Venom

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The glass ceiling has existed in the US for a long, long time— and so have the women who have managed to break through theirs. This episode we talk about two: the first woman to run for president and the first woman to become a millionaire in the US. Against blistering odds, they climbed up into the annals of history and set an example of feminine excellence that others have no choice but to acknowledge.

CW: Racism, Misogyny, Child Exploitation

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Have you ever wondered why the gay pride flag changed through the years? M answers that question today by guiding you through the evolution of the main flag, the rainbow we all know. What do the stripes stand for? What is the meaning behind the new stripes? All covered in this brief mini.

CW: Death

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This is the second part to our conversation on the origins of feminism in the United States. Last week, we talked about First Wave Feminism and the two women largely considered to have started the movement - Susan B Anthony & Elizabeth Cady Stanton - and how problematic they and their movement was for POC. This week, we talked about women of color and their own efforts despite what was against them. At the end, we'll talk about some philosophy around "white feminism" and how to be a better ally.

Sorry for the weird sound quality on my intro sentences in the first 2 minutes. I recorded those lines seperate from the others, and they came out a little muffled.

CW: Misogyny, Racism, Slavery

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Feminism has roots across many cultures, but how did it get its start in the United States? How did we as a culture begin to move forward with the Women's Rights movement? We take a look back at the pillars of feminism and take bites out of the classic stories being told in modern day textbooks regarding the fight for rights. We might even be downright critical of some foremothers who, we think, get a little too much hero worship sometimes. The road is harsh— how can it get better?

** At about 7:15, Remy misspeaks and says "Geraldine Brooks" in reference to the Black poet Gwendolyn Brooks ("We Real Cool", "The Mother" etc). Sorry for the slip-up!

CW: Misogyny, Racism, Slavery, Death, The Use of a 19th Century Racial Slur (while quoting a historic figure, NOT the N-word), at the very end we talk about Intersectional Views which means we touch on in passing Homelessness, Poverty, Privilege

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Don't you wish you can nip out and make it anywhere on foot? Don't you wish that you didn't have to drive forever just to get around the corner? Well, come on in and give 15 minute cities a gander! The good, the bad— we talk about it all in this episode.

CW: COVID-19, the Far Right, Conspiracy Theories

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How does one achieve immortality? Join us today to find out how two women in history have become effectively immortal (but not in the vampire way). These two women have affected the course of human history in remarkable ways, and we also punctuate the end of Black History Month by featuring two Black women to segue into Women's History Month.

CW: Being taken advantage of, poverty, Extensive Cancer talk (after ad break)

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New moves mean new roommates, right? And new health stuff on Remy's end mean that our researcher needs a brain break. So let's talk about weird roommates. Specifically, let's talk serial killers and having one as a roommate. Of the three of us, Remy has a real serial killer story, For this "Blathersode" as M and Karen named it, we're going to discuss serial killers as a media genre, why it's popular, why it's popular with the demographic it is, why we don't hear as much about serial killers in the media as we used to, and then some banter about which ones would make the best and worst roommates.

CW: Murder, SA, All sorts of Violence, Cannibalism

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The joke of "being a Karen" feels like a recent meme, but the idea behind it is as old as feminism has been a movement, and our very own amazing Karen is here to talk to you about it. She's going to address being a white woman named Karen, but really, she's going to talk about white feminists and the origins of the movement, the not so intersectional nature of it, and how people without melanin historically have been Karens toward the POC community. Finally, Karen and M talk about using white privelege to boost black creators and be an ally.

CW: Sexual objectification, oppression

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