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Jul 20, 2023 • 42min

SIO371: When Christian Nationalists Crash Your School Board Meetings

It's part 2 with Adrienne Martin! Her story just does not quit! We haven't even gotten to her viral video moment, and on the way there she tells us about a Christian Karen who is a main force behind the attempted book bans, and her gay son she disowned who fought back. Are you an expert in something and want to be on the show? Apply here! Please please pretty please support the show on patreon! You get ad free episodes, early episodes, and other bonus content!
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Jul 17, 2023 • 44min

SIO370: Adrienne Martin - Suburban Mom Hairstylist Turned Superstar Activist

"The speakers speaking about what great Christians they are? Great. Go tell your pastor. Our schools are not your church." If you happen to recognize those words, that means you've seen the viral video in which Adrienne Martin fought back against moral panicking conservatives at a Texas school board meeting. But how did she get here? There's so much to it, and it makes for a really fascinating and inspiring story. Listen to how this, in her words, "typical suburban mom" went from hairdresser to superstar activist! And also still a hairdresser. It's not like grassroots activism is super lucrative or something... Are you an expert in something and want to be on the show? Apply here! Please please pretty please support the show on patreon! You get ad free episodes, early episodes, and other bonus content!
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Jul 13, 2023 • 37min

SIO369: Stress Increases Alzheimer's Risk in Women... But Not Men?

Today's guest is Hannah Edwards, a neuroscience grad student at Washington University in St. Louis, and part of the Cirrito Lab, which has released a new study on Alzheimer's and stress in mice. Stress causes the levels of Alzheimer's proteins to rise in females' brains but not males' brains. This difference may shed some light on the greater risk of developing Alzheimer's disease that women have. Hannah will take us through the study and also teach us a bit of the basics on Alzheimer's along the way! Are you an expert in something and want to be on the show? Apply here! Please please pretty please support the show on patreon! You get ad free episodes, early episodes, and other bonus content!
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Jul 10, 2023 • 1h 4min

SIO368: The Euclid Space Telescope Just Launched! What Will It Teach Us and How?

Don't worry, Euclid hasn't been canceled or anything this is JUST about the science! Dr. Bryan Gillis joins us to talk about the fascinating science behind the Euclid Space Telescope! How does it work? What data are we looking to get? How will it be interpreted? Is the universe infinite? Are there aliens? WAIT those last two were part of the conversation available for patrons only! That's right, this episode has an extendo version for patrons! And it contains the most interesting stuff imaginable, not to overpromise or anything. So make sure to pledge at the link below! Are you an expert in something and want to be on the show? Apply here! Please please pretty please support the show on patreon! You get ad free episodes, early episodes, and other bonus content!
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Jul 6, 2023 • 56min

SIO367: Science Says Slurs Are Bad, No Matter the Context

Maybe this sounds like a "no duh" but it's not neceessarily so straightforward. There are plenty of people who believe that not saying certain words gives them more power and we ought not to be afraid of them. Specifically, when the context is informational and not at all meant to be offensive. Dr. Alan Smerbeck is here to present the science of slurs and bad words and the effects they can have on us. Plus, there's plenty of interesting stuff along the way! The website Stormy recommended at the end was https://bethematch.org/. I'm thinking I'll sign up too! Are you an expert in something and want to be on the show? Apply here! Please please pretty please support the show on patreon! You get ad free episodes, early episodes, and other bonus content!
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Jul 3, 2023 • 1h 5min

SIO366: Learning Styles Are BS?!

Oh come on, ANOTHER thing we thought we all knew was true isn't? That's what today's expert, Madalyn Wilson-Fetrow, says! They are a PhD student in learning sciences at the University of New Mexico and they are here to explain what the science actually says! But it's not only a debunk, Madalyn also has some very useful info for us on how to ACTUALLY learn things more effectively! You don't want to miss it! (also I said this was 367 but I got mixed up from all the WTWing. It's 366.) Are you an expert in something and want to be on the show? Apply here! Please please pretty please support the show on patreon! You get ad free episodes, early episodes, and other bonus content!
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Jun 29, 2023 • 55min

WTW2 part 2

Now here's the second half of the monster part 2 of WTW2! This one's a beast so I'm breaking it in two here, but you can get it all at once over at the Where There's Woke patreon or main feed! Reminder, once we get to July the podcasts will fully go to their separate corners and we'll be on a regular schedule for both shows independently!
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Jun 29, 2023 • 57min

WTW2 part 1

We're starting on the second episode of Where There's Woke! This one's a beast so I'm breaking it in two here, but you can get it all at once over at the Where There's Woke patreon or main feed! Reminder, once we get to July the podcasts will fully go to their separate corners and we'll be on a regular schedule for both shows independently!
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Jun 26, 2023 • 1h 15min

Huge Announcement! A New Podcast Has Entered the Chat

Yayyyyyyy I'm finally getting this out to you! Listen for the details, but this podcast is splitting in two. The other half will become Where There's Woke. I'm so excited! Please, pretty please check it out and support at patreon.com/wherethereswoke
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Jun 18, 2023 • 34min

SIO365: I Finally Get To Defend Myself. A Little.

Hey folks, this is an episode related to the crap. Just be forewarned this isn't like a normal standard expert interview one. Thank you for listening. Andrew's counter suit stuff Docs backing up everything I'm saying.

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