The Anxiety Encyclopedia
autor: Lorien Megill and Katharine McNally
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163. W is for Werewolves
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Co-hosts Lorien and Katharine talk about what's making them anxious, from bears to Botox and everything in between.
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- 163. W is for Werewolves · 59 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 163For this Halloween week, Katharine tells Lorien about the history of werewolves. Sources: • https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/moon-bodies-health-sleep-menstruati…
- 162. B is for Bigfoot · 1 h 8 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 162Lorien and Jane Goodall tentatively believe in Bigfoot. Katharine definitively believes in bears. Sources: • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bigfoot •…
- 161. N is for Nightmare Haunted Attractions · 1 h 6 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 161Katharine takes Lorien on a virtual tour of places she does not want to go. Sources: Sources: • https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/oct/30/extreme-haunted-house-masochi…
- 160. C is for Cryonics · 59 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 160Okay, but what if Walt Disney's head IS frozen under Pirates of the Caribbean?! (It's not.) Sources: • https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/how-a-strange-rumor-of-walt-disneys-d…
- 159. S is for Secret Societies · 1 h 3 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 159You CAN sit with us while Katharine talks about groups you can't sit with. Sources: • https://www.wired.com/story/leak-exposes-members-of-peter-thiels-secretive-dialog-society/…
- 158. F is for Fatal Insomnia · 44 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 158Lorien shares an anxiety that could keep people up at night. Sources: • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatal_insomnia •…
- 157. T is for Tuberculosis · 1 h 9 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 157Katharine is also inspired by John Green but maybe a little more meaningfully than Lorien was. Also, Katharine just took a vacation to Japan and a lot of things about that made…
- 156. T is for Technology-Facilitated Stalking · 1 h 2 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 156A tale of three (?) AirTags Sources: • https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/25/tracking-device-domestic-violence-offenders-stalking-apple-find-my-friends •…
- 155. W Is for Whitewater Rafting · 1 h 8 minKatharine takes Lorien along for the ride, coming for another fun summer activity. Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafting…
- 154. C is for Canada Geese · 56 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 154Diseases, aggression, and bird strike, oh my! Sources: • https://www.ncwildlife.gov/species/canada-goose • https://www.audubon.org/magazine/10-fun-facts-about-canada-goose •…
- 153. H is for Hippos · 56 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 153Katharine tells Lorien about those big, dangerous, goofy, majestic (?) river horse. Sources: • https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/animals/general-animals/ten-hippo-facts/ •…
- 152. H is for Hantavirus · 54 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 152Lorien learned a lot of rodent-related facts she doesn't like. She shares them with Katharine. Sources: Sources • https://www.instagram.com/p/DYPeDuARj29/ •…
- 151. M is for the Manosphere · 58 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 151A Katharine classic! Sources: - https://www.merriam-webster.com/slang/manosphere - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manosphere#:~:text=The%20manosphere%20is%20a%20varied%20collection…
- 150. M is for Mushrooms · 52 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 150Lorien tells Katharine about mystery mushrooms, magic mushrooms, and mushroom foraging (and reveals that the hunter/gatherer gene skipped her). Sources •…
- 149. A is for Asteroids · 57 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 149Like much of the country of late, Katharine has space on the brain. Sources: • https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/how-an-asteroid-caused-extinction-of-dinosaurs.html •…
- 148. A is for Alpine Divorce · 51 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 148Lorien has discovered another reason not to go hiking. Also, Lorien says she's not going to give away the ending to a 130-year-old short story and then immediately does, so…
- 147. T is for Trains · 48 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 147Join us on the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe as Katharine tells Lorien about trains. Sources: • https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clye22ljxw4o •…
- 146. S is for Sovereign Citizens · 1 h 3 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 146Lorien tells Katharine about a group that dares to ask the question: what if the only laws that count are the ones I like? Sources •…
- 145. T is for TikTok Challenges · 1 h 0 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 145This episode is more filling and less toxic than a Tide pod. Sources: Sources: • https://www.npr.org/2022/09/22/1124252556/nyquil-chicken-challenge-fda-warning •…
- 144. G is for Greenland · 58 min · Řada 1 Epizoda 144Lorien gives Katharine a quick and dirty history lesson on the largest island in the world for...absolutely no specific reason at all... Sources: Sources: •…
