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The Anxiety Encyclopedia

Lorien Megill and Katharine McNally

Co-hosts Lorien and Katharine talk about what"s making them anxious, from bears to Botox and everything in between.

comedy

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00:51:26

118. O is for Octopuses

The Anxiety Encyclopedia ·

2025/04/08

In this podcast we hate otters but we love octopuses.

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00:55:50

117. H is for Handmaid's Tale

The Anxiety Encyclopedia ·

2025/04/01

Art imitates life imitates art.

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01:25:24

116. C is for the Cuban Missile Crisis

The Anxiety Encyclopedia ·

2025/03/25

Lorien takes Katharine on a historical journey to a politically tense time they are not currently living through; in the process, Lorien Slendermans* *A verb meaning to become so engrossed in a topic that the presenter speaks for far longer than the usual duration of the podcast

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01:02:24

115. R is for Road Rage

The Anxiety Encyclopedia ·

2025/03/18

They're not America's road rage therapists, so Katharine and Lorien would like to drag race you to the start of this episode .Sources:

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00:53:27

114. L is for Locked-In Syndrome

The Anxiety Encyclopedia ·

2025/03/11

Katharine does not leave five minutes into the podcast even though she briefly threatens to. Sources:

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00:47:07

113. D is for Doomsday Cat Cult

The Anxiety Encyclopedia ·

2025/03/04

And now for something completely different. Sources -https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/coverstory/apocalypse-meow-how-a-cult-that-believes-cats-are-divine-beings-ended-up-in-tennessee/article_78fc2367-5596-5a7a-ad8e-edae8c83a594.html- https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article101133487.html“The Curious Case of… The Doomsday Cat Cult” Season 1, Episode 5. Aired February 17, 2025.

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00:50:49

112. D is for Dissociative Fugue

The Anxiety Encyclopedia ·

2025/02/25

Lorien tells Katharine about when the Queen of Crime became the center of a real-life mystery. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissociative_fugue https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/symptoms/22836-dissociative-fugue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agatha_Christie https://psychcentral.com/disorders/dissociative-fugue-symptoms#treatment https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/crime/article167733012.html https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/conditions/dissociative-fugue-psychogenic-fugue

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01:07:29

111. O is for Orcas

The Anxiety Encyclopedia ·

2025/02/18

The golden retrievers of the open

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00:57:14

110. A is for Abyssal Zone

The Anxiety Encyclopedia ·

2025/02/11

Lorien takes Katharine on a deep dive into the deep sea. The temperatures are low; the pressure is high; the creatures are

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00:50:20

109. C is for CTE

The Anxiety Encyclopedia ·

2025/02/04

Katharine gives Lorien a conversation starter, sure to be the hit of any tailgate parties for the big game this weekend.

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00:52:40

108. C is for Colloidal Silver

The Anxiety Encyclopedia ·

2025/01/28

Lorien takes Katharine on a colorful journey that starts in 12th century England. Sources: https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/The-Green-Children-of-Woolpit/# https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_children_of_Woolpit https://apple.news/A2Km6WVxITYiK1T1n-CQvlg https://www.pajiba.com/tv_reviews/maxs-love-has-won-cult-documentary-and-death-by-colloidal-silver.php https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argyria https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_uses_of_silver#Other_uses

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01:08:49

107. B is for Bird Flu

The Anxiety Encyclopedia ·

2025/01/21

Katharine tells Lorien not to panic. No, really

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00:59:48

106. P is for Polio

The Anxiety Encyclopedia ·

2025/01/14

Lorien tells Katharine why we should do our best to keep polio outbreaks in the past.Sources: https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/13/health/kennedy-lawyer-fda-polio-vaccine/index.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/health/aaron-siri-rfk-jr-vaccines.html https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/polio/ https://www.wptv.com/politics/youre-not-going-to-lose-the-polio-vaccine-trump-says-of-rfks-controversial-policies https://www.cdc.gov/polio/about/

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00:48:57

105. L is for Lead Poisoning

The Anxiety Encyclopedia ·

2025/01/07

Don't lick the walls! Sources:

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00:54:05

104. N is for New Year's Resolutions

The Anxiety Encyclopedia ·

2024/12/31

Happy New Year! Before you decide to better yourself, listen to Lorien tell Katharine all the reasons it might kills you. Sources: https://www.driveresearch.com/market-research-company-blog/new-years-resolutions-statistics/ https://www.statista.com/chart/29019/most-common-new-years-resolutions-us/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/these-puking-bleeding-clowns-are-a-forgotten-part-of-crossfits-past/

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00:56:06

103. A is for AI Girlfriends

The Anxiety Encyclopedia ·

2024/12/24

Katharine tells Lorien about yet another way humanity is making questionable choices when it comes to technology. All hallucinations and bad information comes straight from our own brains. Sources:

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00:53:32

102. S is for Skiing

The Anxiety Encyclopedia ·

2024/12/17

Lorien thinks the best way to enjoy a ski destination is from inside the lodge with a book, and she's pretty sure we should only talk about pizza and french fries in the context of eating them. Sources: https://web.archive.org/web/20150329044654/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-01/25/content_4098439.htm https://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0315/p01s01-woap.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skiing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grass_skiing https://www.conskierge.ski/is-skiing-dangerous

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01:15:03

101. T is for Ted Bundy

The Anxiety Encyclopedia ·

2024/12/10

Katharine tells Lorien about he who should not be named (but they have to name him quite a lot in the process, sorry). Sources: - https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2023/09/jessica-knoll-on-bright-young-women?srsltid=AfmBOoo4H49ETdUaw62dP_489UNYvqKcIna04L9l6F2WlBMY3NXkuElP - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Bundy - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Cowart

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00:59:12

100 B. is for Buying Human Bones

The Anxiety Encyclopedia ·

2024/12/03

It's our 100th episode! Lorien takes Katharine on an unexpected and spooky exploration, Katharine shares listener anxieties, and Lorien speed reads a very long list of things that bring her joy. If you’re still listening, we love you--not in a weird way. Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jal,_New_Mexico https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/14/us/new-mexico-human-skulls.html# https://www.ktsm.com/news/investigation-into-skulls-found-in-lea-county-concludes-with-no-legal-significance/

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01:14:10

99. S is for Social Experiments

The Anxiety Encyclopedia ·

2024/11/26

Katharine tells Lorien about social experiments that set about to look at the lengths to which humanity will stoop by stooping to some pretty inhumane lengths. Sources:

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