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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.

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01:03:40

98. F is for Faked Deaths

The Anxiety Encyclopedia ·

2024/11/19

Lorien and Katharine ask the question: How far would you go to avoid a difficult conversation with your spouse or disgruntled customer? Sources: https://apple.news/ATYUaGTqbQ2-QC-0-fLXQnQ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faked_death https://nypost.com/2023/01/04/author-allegedly-faked-suicide-to-promote-romance-novel-beyond-psychotic/ https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/10/us/susan-meachen-romance-author-alive-death-cec/index.html

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01:08:28

97. I is for Isdal Woman

The Anxiety Encyclopedia ·

2024/11/12

Katharine gives Lorien (and you) a diversion from current events with an exploration of a decades-old cold case mystery. Sources:

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01:02:18

96. W is for Wrong Way Drivers

The Anxiety Encyclopedia ·

2024/11/05

Lorien reminds Katharine that we're all just driving giant killing machines like it's no big deal. Sources: https://newsroom.aaa.com/2021/03/heading-the-wrong-way-with-wrong-way-driving/ https://www.satterleylaw.com/blog/why-do-people-drive-the-wrong-way/#:~:text=Alcohol impairment is the most,share of wrong-way drivers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrong-way_driving https://highways.dot.gov/public-roads/septemberoctober-2002/stop-youre-going-wrong-way

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01:03:09

95. W is for Witches

The Anxiety Encyclopedia ·

2024/10/29

Come! We Fly! Sources:

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00:59:08

94. W is for Winchester Mystery House

The Anxiety Encyclopedia ·

2024/10/22

Lorien tells Katharine about the scariest thing that turn-of-the-20th century San Jose residents could conjure up: an eccentric, educated widow with too much money. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Winchester https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winchester_Mystery_House#San_Jose_house_renovation https://winchestermysteryhouse.com/disneys-haunted-mansion-and-more-winchester-mystery-houses-influence-on-pop-culture/ https://winchestermysteryhouse.com/history/

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00:50:11

93. M is for Mothman

The Anxiety Encyclopedia ·

2024/10/15

Katharine dips into the world of cryptids to tell Lorien about a man-sized

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00:54:47

92. H is for Hannibal Lecter

The Anxiety Encyclopedia ·

2024/10/08

Lorien tells Katharine about a real-life doctor who neglected to take the Hippocratic Oath. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannibal_Lecter https://www.latintimes.com/thomas-harris-silence-lambs-author-reveals-hannibal-lecter-was-inspired-real-life-129778 https://pastebin.com/fuJ70Z0W https://www.biography.com/crime/real-life-hannibal-lecter-alfredo-balli-trevino# https://www.thetimes.com/article/unmasked-doctor-who-was-real-life-hannibal-lecter-m67hzfp5svq

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01:01:31

91. D is for Dybbuk Box

The Anxiety Encyclopedia ·

2024/10/01

Happy October! Katharine kicks off a month of spooky topics with a haunted (?) wine cabinet."October", Robert Frost:

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00:50:37

90. M is for Medical Errors

The Anxiety Encyclopedia ·

2024/09/24

Lorien just wants surgeons to be perfect. Is that so much to ask? Sources: https://www.kansascity.com/news/nation-world/national/article290163534.html https://www.kcci.com/article/andrea-irwin-iowa-woman-zoll-heart-monitor-lawsuit/61617551 https://hub.jhu.edu/2016/05/03/medical-errors-third-leading-cause-of-death/ https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/leading-causes-of-death.htm https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db492-tables.pdf#4 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3963345/

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01:04:05

89. A is for Authoritarianism

The Anxiety Encyclopedia ·

2024/09/17

Katharine tells Lorien about how a democracy might backslide into authoritarianism. They consider an alternate life path for Lorien, heading up an authoritarian regime. Sources:

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00:55:07

88. S is for Stuck in Space

The Anxiety Encyclopedia ·

2024/09/10

Lorien tells Katharine about a completely relevant, very applicable anxiety. Sources: https://www.nasa.gov/international-space-station/ https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/nasa-decides-to-keep-2-astronauts-in-space-until-19720734.php https://apple.news/AhVvRxYYZTlSkb591d26BIQ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/08/29/astronauts-stuck-space-station/74981756007/

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00:52:02

88. B is for Book Bans

The Anxiety Encyclopedia ·

2024/09/03

Katharine gives Lorien a historical speed run on book banning and what it looks like today. Sources:

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00:51:09

86. S is for Selfie Deaths

The Anxiety Encyclopedia ·

2024/08/27

Lorien tells Katharine about a public health threat that's 4x more deadly than shark bites.Sources: https://slate.com/technology/2024/08/selfie-death-cliff-waterfall-hike.html https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-lists/death-by-selfie-11-disturbing-stories-of-social-media-pics-gone-wrong-15091/dont-selfie-and-fly-28999/ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-14/selfie-related-deaths-are-the-new-public-health-risk/103098002

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00:53:12

85. S is for Space Junk

The Anxiety Encyclopedia ·

2024/08/20

We promise this episode is no atmospheric

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01:01:11

84. L is for Lone Star Ticks

The Anxiety Encyclopedia ·

2024/08/13

We hope you don't acquire an allergy to our podcast after listening to Lorien tell Katharine about the lone star tick. Sources: https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2023/p0727-emerging-tick-bites.html https://www.cdc.gov/alpha-gal-syndrome/about/ https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2023/lyme-disease-isnt-the-only-tickborne-disease-to-watch https://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/ticks-and-the-diseases-they-spread

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01:11:34

83. T is for Tornadoes

The Anxiety Encyclopedia ·

2024/08/06

Katharine gets swept up in this natural disaster; Lorien rises from her sick bed to make an extremely brave assertion: Glen Powell looks good in hats. Sources:

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00:53:14

82. H is for Hindenburg

The Anxiety Encyclopedia ·

2024/07/30

Lorien tells the story of a disaster of gigantic proportions.Sources: https://builtin.com/articles/airships#:~:text=There are three main types,gondola and a propulsion system. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hindenburg https://www.dictionary.com/e/zeppelin-vs-blimp-dirigible-airship/# https://www.historytoday.com/hindenburg-disaster-and-end-airship-era https://www.airships.net/hindenburg/interiors/ https://www.airships.net/blog/hindenburg-piano/

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00:59:50

81. C is for Cannabis

The Anxiety Encyclopedia ·

2024/07/23

Katharine questions the validity of Reefer Madness. Sources:

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00:54:04

80. D is for Deadly Fashion

The Anxiety Encyclopedia ·

2024/07/16

Lorien takes Katharine on a historical survey of examples of when beauty was literally pain. Sources: Fashion Victims: The Dangers of Dress Past and Present (2015). Alison Matthews David Killer Style: How Fashion Has Injured, Maimed, and Murdered Through History (2019) Alison Matthews David and Serah-Marie McMahon https://london-overlooked.com/tyrrell/ https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/hair-dye-reactions/

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00:57:14

79. S is for Spiders

The Anxiety Encyclopedia ·

2024/07/09

Katharine dives into a classic eight-legged fear.Sources:

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