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The Anxiety Encyclopedia
Hosted by Lorien Megill and Katharine McNally · EN
Co-hosts Lorien and Katharine talk about what's making them anxious, from bears to Botox and everything in between.
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137. K is for Killer Clowns
Oct 2801:02:17Tap to summarizeKatharine tells Lorien about a seasonally appropriate phobia, and then grants her an honorary doctorate that they're sure is legit. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_clown_sightings#:~:text=The%202016%20clown%20sightings%20were,stunt%20for%20a%20horror%20film. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/21835-coulrophobia-fear-of-clowns https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-weird-reason-were-afraid-of-clowns/ https://time.com/4518456/scary-clown-sighting-attack-craze/ https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/oct/31/the-great-clown-panic-of-2016-a-volatile-mix-of-fear-and-contagion#:~:text=It%20began%20in%20the,for%20adults%20and%20children%20alike. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/10/03/merrimack-college-lockdown-reports-blame-armed-clown-sightings/91511098/ https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/clown-mask-prank-may-have-led-to-deadly-stabbing-of-teen/ https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2016/09/nine_clown_arrests_so_far_in_a.html https://www.clickorlando.com/news/2016/11/02/man-recounts-halloween-night-attack-at-hands-of-costumed-mob/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wayne_Gacy
Transcribe →136. G is for the Ghost Light
Oct 1400:55:10Tap to summarizeIt's October! So Lorien tells Katharine some theatre ghost stories. Sources: https://www.shakespearetheatre.org/watch-listen/feeling-superstitious-ghost-lights-and-whistling-backstage/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_light_(theatre)#cite_note-1https://www.nida.edu.au/news/ghost-lights-asks-the-world-to-interact-and-keep-the-spirit-of-theatre-alive/https://www.thestar.com/news/insight/a-ghost-light-has-brightened-the-stage-for-more-than-a-month-at-the-royal/article_600d04b1-5859-54f9-a8ce-ac35da5f4483.htmlhttps://www.news-press.com/story/entertainment/2020/08/12/covid-florida-ghost-lights-keep-burning-at-theaters-in-fort-myers-naples-cape-coral/5500672002/https://www.broadsheet.com.au/sydney/entertainment/article/leave-ghost-light-me-age-old-theatre-tradition-illuminating-sydneys-stages-during-coronavirus-erahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Amsterdam_Theatrehttps://www.wnyc.org/story/ghost-olive-thomas/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olive_Thomashttps://www.onstageblog.com/editorials/2020/3/25/the-history-of-the-ghost-lighthttps://ny.curbed.com/2016/10/19/13333506/haunted-nyc-palace-theatre-broadwayhttps://afterthefinalcurtain.net/2020/10/31/haunted-theatres/https://www.americantheatre.org/2019/10/31/5-tales-of-haunted-theatres-to-give-you-a-fright/https://www.americantheatre.org/2016/10/31/phantoms-of-the-theatre/https://www.cabq.gov/artsculture/kimo/history-of-the-kimo/kimo-history/ghosthttps://www.newspapers.com/article/albuquerque-journal/15197249/?locale=en-UShttps://www.legendsofamerica.com/nm-kimotheatre/https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/is-albuquerques-kimo-theatre-haunted/https://www.legendsofamerica.com/nm-kimotheatre/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KiMo_Theaterhttps://www.reddit.com/r/Theatre/comments/1c8swcr/appeasing_the_theater_ghosts/
Transcribe →135. W is for Wolves
Sep 3001:15:50Tap to summarizeKatharine channels her inner Sarah Koenig to answer serious questions about a wild animal sighting.Sources: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/gray-wolf https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/the-wolf-that-changed-america-wolf-wars-americas-campaign-to-eradicate-the-wolf/4312/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaun_Ellis_(wolf_researcher)https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=livewith.wolves#:~:text=Don't%20run%2C%20but%20act,using%20the%20wildlife%20encounter%20form. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDhIkoigl-Q https://wolf.org/wolf-info/factsvsfiction/are-wolves-dangerous-to-humans/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_attack#:~:text=Wolf%20attacks%20are%20injuries%20to,predatory%2C%20agonistic%2C%20and%20defensive. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenrir
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