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Smells Like Humans is a weekly podcast dedicated to bringing a humorous perspective to quirky and curious aspects of human behavior. Each show, the SLH crew will focus on a different topic, and share personal stories and observations in a way that sounds like you’re hanging out with your funny friends. The stories and commentary are presented with humor and warmth, since let’s face it: we all smell like humans. (Contact us: contactSLH19581980@gmail.com)
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One day, Ilham East stumbles upon the abandoned ruins of Nottingham Castle, where she meets a team of artists and curators, who are ready for a revolution. Set in the not-too-distant future, this dystopian podiobook explores a bleak future of museums, as well as themes of rebellion and the role of museums as activists.
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Send us a Text Message. Caitlin, a self-described "witch enthusiast" joins Ross to discuss witches and witchcraft and many related topics. Tangents include: Ursula the Sea Witch; Wizard of Oz trivia and mayhem; the myth of the hanging munchkin; manosphere; intention as ritual; creepy London; Peter and the Wolf; the trials and tribulations of Margar…
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CHRISTMAS SONGS AND MOVIES WE LIKE, DON'T LIKE, AND ARE EMBARRASSED TO ADMIT WE LIKE
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Send us a Text Message. Jaimee joins Ross to discuss songs and movies of the season. Tangents include: black Christmas trees; Christmas shoes game; Muppets Origin Story; Funky-Ass Christmas; problematic lyrics. Take a sip of boozy cider every time you hear Jaimee say "nostalgia button", AND whenever Ross says "is that a movie?". Support the Show. C…
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IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH ME IF I LIKE BEING SINGLE?
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Send us a Text Message. Tracey joins Ross to explain why choosing to be single is not only okay, but comes with benefits. Tangents include: Pet dating; Koi ponds; Pippi the new dog; The Power of NOW; marinating in discomfort; anthropomorphizing; taxidermy. Notes: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/living-single/202109/why-certain-people-love-b…
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Send us a Text Message. Jaimee joins Ross to discuss the "ripples" caused by our choices. Tangents include: Harambe the Gorilla; invasive species; pigs in disguises; pharmacy etiquette; Pablo Escobar; sinking cruise ships; bedbugs. Notes: https://www.history.com/news/invasive-species-list-mammals-birds-aquatic https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/14/us/…
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Send us a Text Message. Tracey joins Ross to discuss whether sometimes positive comments to others can do more harm than good. Tangents include: Slim Jims; Friend contracts; sarcastic Jesus; sympathy vs empathy; meat sandwiches; worst kid names ever. Ross tries to get Tracey to explain her fear of clowns. Notes: https://parade.com/980089/marynliles…
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ARE YOU BRAVE ENOUGH TO ATTEND A WEDDING ALONE?
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Send us a Text Message. Caitlin joins Ross to discuss strategies for feeling ok at a wedding by yourself. Tangents include: Winnebago's; bamboozling Canadians; Bonded by Proxy; the inherent risk of talking to older people; Iceland's Penis Museum; Mai Tai's; the link between ice skating and serial killing. Notes: Winnebago: https://www.google.com/se…
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"YOU ARE GETTING SLEEPY". LET'S TALK ABOUT HYPNOTHERAPY.
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Send us a Text Message. Hypnotherapist and all around cool person Kira joins Ross to discuss the benefits of hypnotherapy. Tangents include: Pat Collins; baby feet; sharp tools. Take a sip of your favorite beverage every time you hear "Bark like a dog". Notes: How to find Kira: https://www.evernewhypnosis.com/ Kira's insta: https://www.instagram.co…
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Send us a Text Message. Jaimee joins Ross to discuss all things Mandela Effect and whether it is proof that we are in a computer simulation. Tangents include: Cheese Nips; punchable cartoon faces; The chimp from "Nope"; x-rated parodies; Casablanca; Darth Vader on Bumble; Deja Vu; another high school date story. Notes: https://www.scientificamerica…
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DO "DECEMBER-MAY" RELATIONSHIPS CREEP YOU OUT?
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Send us a Text Message. Jenny joins Ross to discuss the perceptions of couples mismatched on age. Tangents include: Jenny's wedding recap; Chuck Berry encounters; crooners; Tony Bennett; "How Stella Got Her Groove Back"; old vampires; "Party Cabin"; Ross continues to wonder what a "lido deck" is. Notes: https://slate.com/human-interest/2016/11/why-…
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Send us a Text Message. Caitlin joins Ross to discuss whether sometimes it's better to change how you live before changing where you live. Tangents include: Rabies in the UK; Baby Toes Johnson; old men; movers and hot dogs; TSA; cat litter smugglers; and if you are patient, maggots. Support the Show. Contact us: contactSLH19581980@gmail.com…
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BRAND NEW HALLOWEEN EPISODE JUST IN TIME FOR HALLOWEEN!!
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Send us a Text Message. Jaimee joins Ross to discuss whether traditional trick or treat is dying out. Tangents include: "Phrogging"; parents and vodka; black plants; gothic gardens; movie recommendations; "trunk or treat"; panic costumes; marsh mellow peanuts; Bride of Frankenstein costume; jail bathroom procedure; serial killer unemployment. This …
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IF YOU WANT TO FEEL GOOD, TRY BEING JUST A LITTLE BAD
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Send us a Text Message. Anees joins Ross to discuss if mini-transgressions can help you feel more free and in control of your life. Tangents include: Naps; bathtub fries; mini-sandwiches; "Love Sack"; mini-eclairs; iced television; game birds; laughing on the altar; ditching people. Support the Show. Contact us: contactSLH19581980@gmail.com…
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WHAT IF YOU COULD SPOT THE BEGINNING OF A BREAK-UP LONG BEFORE IT HAPPENS?
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Send us a Text Message. Emily joins Ross to discuss the earliest warning signs that a break-up is coming. Tangents include: Book club; vegans; house fire analogies; "quenching juice"; cigarette company spin; retail therapy; "yes anding"; futons; groupers. Notes: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/rediscovering-love/201904/8-behaviors-signal-re…
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WHERE DO YOU DRAW THE LINE ON PUBLIC DISPLAYS OF AFFECTION?
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Send us a Text Message. Robb joins Ross to discuss PDA's and whether they sometimes cross a line. Tangents include: "samplers"; The Shining; Lia Beldam; Tattoos; Hume Cronyn/Jessica Tandy; animal PDA's; elderly PDA's; problems with managing short pants; Sweden vs Switzerland; Robb's grandfather's "home" movies; Mr. Peanut. Notes: https://www.vice.c…
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Send us a Text Message. Kira checks in from Florida and joins Ross to discuss the issues involved in cloning pets and celebrities (and celebrities cloning pets). Tangents include: "Spray Burn"; Moper dogs; Custody battles; Lula; Moper kids; Vincent Van Gough; personal pan Taylor Swift; sheep as pets; "Diaper" Bjork; Friedrich the dog; closet clones…
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THE ANTI-BUCKET LIST: (things you DON'T have to do before you die)
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Send us a Text Message. Jenny joins Ross to discuss liberating yourself from completing a list of extraordinary accomplishments. Tangents include: Competitive softball; pitch witch; nut punching; death by horse; yak consent; plants vs. birds; Hamilton the musical; SOYBOMB; concubine 401k's; Emily Wilding Davison. Notes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wik…
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Send us a Text Message. Anees joins Ross to discuss the idea that everyone, even the rich and famous, deals with insecurity. Tangents include: Squirrels; Disney VIP; quinceanera, chivalry; quick sand; chamber buckets; Folgers coffee commericals; Killer Bees; low hanging fruit; diapered mini-horses. Notes: Folgers Coffee Commercials: https://www.you…
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HEY BOSS, I DESERVE A RAISE! (...I mean if that's ok with you...I don't want to seem greedy)
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Send us a Text Message. Human Resources expert Emily joins Ross to discuss strategies for getting a raise. Tangents include: Peter Principle; Cruise Ship mishaps; Mai Tais; Harry Potter, Joe or Jo or Jough. Notes: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/14/business/how-to-ask-for-a-raise.html?searchResultPosition=1 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/13/busine…
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Send us a Text Message. Madeline joins Ross to discuss the role of noise in our lives. Tangents include: Genitalia confidence; getting in trouble for cheering at a baseball game; Hamnet; Tim's Vermeer; childbirth TKO; Karmic Boomerangs; why silence is terrifying; more pickle ball tension; remodeling revenge plan. Notes: https://www.nytimes.com/inte…
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Send us a Text Message. Madeline joins Ross to discuss the latest trend in hangover remedies: The IV drip. Tangents include: Taylor Swift; emotional regularity; magical thinking; banana bags; sphincters; tinctures; loose door handles; GATOR-AIR; snake oil; The Jetsons; "blood ghosts", wellness industry, Gwyneth Paltrow. Notes: https://www.nytimes.c…
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Send us a Text Message. Jaimee joins Ross for the most tangent-heavy podcast of all time, ostensibly about fashion. Tangents include: Jaimie's secret love affair; Sinbad; Sylvester Stallone; Applebee's; Soylent Green; Charlton Heston; Donny Osmond; The Mandela Effect; Flash Gordon; airport clothes; flammable sweat suits; Whitney Houston. Notes: htt…
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Send us a Text Message. Jaimee joins Ross to discuss the realities of the wedding night. Tangents include: Canada Day; bedding ceremonies; sex at other people's weddings; Ross' weird neighbor; wedding warning signs; airport hotels; Solo bachelorette parties; GLOW; JaImie's "morning bang" plan. Notes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedding_ceremony h…
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Send us a Text Message. Madeline and Azalea join Ross to discuss whether college is still the most cost-effective way to learn how to be a human. Tangents include: Gumption monkeys; student loan debt; curating an alternative college experience; whether parents are goons. Notes: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/01/is-college-worth-it-what-the-research-s…
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Send us a Text Message. Ami joins Ross to discuss how often we should say the magic words, "I LOVE YOU" to partner's, spouses, and children. Tangents include: Ticklers; types of "I love you's"; idolizing kids; metaphorical bike helmets; "SPECIAL" VS "PRECIOUS". Ross' Love installment plan and simple relationship advice are discussed. Support the Sh…
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I NEED TO KNOW IF YOU ARE LYING TO ME! (PART TWO)
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Send us a Text Message. Jaimee joins Ross to continue the "groundbreaking" discussion on the influence of AI technology on our ability to determine what is real and what is fake. Tangents include: Pope in a puffy coat; fake Drake; Shaggy; Time machines; Ship of Theseus; witch hunts; zombies; vampires; baby blood. Notes: https://www.nytimes.com/2023…
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I NEED TO KNOW IF YOU ARE LYING TO ME! (PART ONE)
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Send us a Text Message. Jaimee joins Ross to discuss how it is getting harder and harder to figure out what is real. This is part one of an amazing two part episode. Tangents include: Big Fish; lying children; rating the skin doctor experience; George Santos; Seinfeld; cardboard ribs; petting zoos; lying to the waiter; Ross' fabulist dad; Munchause…
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Send us a Text Message. Jaimee joins Ross to discuss the "Fude" naked dinner experience; the latest naked dining fad. Tangents include: Ray Liotta; hard pants vs soft pants; Cocaine Bear; Godfather; finger painting with the devil; food dribbles; swimming in a tuxedo; naked bike ride; Ross' 6.5 second theory of nakedness. Notes: https://www.nytimes.…
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YOU MIGHT BE A BAD TIPPER AND NOT EVEN KNOW IT
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Send us a Text Message. Azalea and Madeline join Ross to discuss the often confusing expectations around tipping. Tangents include: Door Dash delivery people; convenience store tip line; customer hate; cab culture; coffee shop tip jar; $2,000 oyster; Australians as tippers; hotel tipping. Support the Show. Contact us: contactSLH19581980@gmail.com…
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Send us a Text Message. Jaimee joins Ross to discuss nostalgia and "90's Con". Tangents include: costume problems; Cocaine Bear; dino steaks; being stuffed in a trunk; the smell of mud; Dee Snider; Melissa Joan Hart; affairs; jnco jeans; blue thighs; The Masked Singer; oldies as mind control. Notes: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/31/style/90s-con.…
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IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH ME IF I DON'T EXACTLY LIKE MY ENTIRE FAMILY?
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Send us a Text Message. Tracey the therapist gives Ross the straight dope on family estrangement. Tangents include: Elevator clowns; wooing; generational trauma; small books; family systems. Notes: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/americans-falling-out-with-family-opinion-poll/ Support the Show. Contact us: contactSLH19581980@gmail.com…
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Send us a Text Message. Madeline joins Ross to discuss high end dining clubs. Tangents include: hobnobbing; tip jobs; bag lunch; hoi polloi; Arby's Tooth; Palm Beach, Florida; sadness holes; Portland grunge; salt lick; blowing one's cabbage; Harold and Kumar; sink holes, the "third place". Support the Show. Contact us: contactSLH19581980@gmail.com…
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Send us a Text Message. Jaimee joins Ross to discuss "high-end" matchmakers, including Ross' first hand experience with one (a low-end one). Tangents include: the danger of single people "work-arounds"; sofa analogies; Brooke Shields; pig analogies; kleptomania; Applebees; unwieldy coffee tables; fabric benches; rude bill collectors. Notes: https:/…
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THIS TITLE SHOULD BE READ IN A VOICE JUST ABOVE A WHISPER (ASMR)
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Send us a Text Message. Tracey the therapist joins Ross to discuss the world of Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response or ASMR. Tangents include: Bob Ross; wooden legs; sound bath; MDMA; mukbang; Helper Girl; golf whisper; Maria; misphonia; screaming dogs; bad laughs. Notes: https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/science-and-technology/2022/03/asmr-or-…
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THE MOST WONDERFUL FOOD FIGHT IN THE WORLD
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Send us a Text Message. Madeline joins Ross to discuss a fabulous food fight ritual. Tangents include: fontanelles; headless tyrants; community; the shroud of Turin; Honda Civic; Torta 900; emotional sausage casing; dangerous Iceland; Pliny the Elder (again) and yet another example of Ross' misspent youth. Notes: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/21/…
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ROSS GOES TO PALM SPRINGS AND LEARNS SOME THINGS
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Send us a Text Message. Jaimee joins Ross to talk about what he learned during a recent trip to Palm Springs, California. Tangents include: nice - middle - kill modes; dinner parties gone wrong; rimless bucket hats; bohemians; bears; Parliament; reaper side hugs; old people concerts; fantasy friendships. Notes: https://us.shein.com/Solid-Bucket-Hat…
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Send us a Text Message. Roller derby therapist Joan joins Ross to discuss the benefits and risks of ICE PLUNGING and the influence of the "wellness" industry. Tangents include: meatballs; Gwyneth Paltrow; vampire facials; Humphrey Bogart; McDonald's apple pie; leech therapy; vaginal eggs; children smoking pipes. Notes: https://www.independent.co.uk…
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Send us a Text Message. Jaimee joins Ross to discuss the benefits/risks of separate beds for people in relationships. Tangents include: "Fatty" Arbuckle; the one foot rule; Lucy and Ricky; eight yards of television; toddler beds; Hays Code; blanket slapping; mummy gripping. Notes: https://www.sheknows.com/entertainment/articles/1042865/an-evolution…
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SORRY NOT SORRY: WHAT IS YOUR "APOLOGY LANGUAGE"?
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Send us a Text Message. Roller derby therapist Joan joins Ross to discuss apology languages. Tangents include: dining etiquette; panic apology; pulled pork sandwiches in bed; tip of the iceberg apology; coin sacks vs cookie jars; apologizing for existing; check writing; eyeball scanning; conjunctions. Notes: https://www.inc.com/cameron-albert-deitc…
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Send us a Text Message. Ami joins Ross to talk about what selfishness really means. Tangents include: Salvos; dogs; pork chop theory; Ami's drug fancy; Abe Lincoln; supermarket etiquette; Rear Window; Presbyterians; Gordon Gekko; do-gooders; airplane mask procedures and selfishness; THE GAPES. Notes: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/cui-bono…
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Send us a Text Message. Jaimee joins Ross to discuss the fact that humans love a good hoax. Tangents include: Balloon Boy; guitar nipple; face smoothing; kidney game shows; naked animals; mirth vs joy; dog clothes; Walter Cronkite; Buck Henry; Corgis. Notes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_hoaxes Support the Show. Contact us: contactSLH195819…
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Send us a Text Message. Jaimee explains the world of dating shows to Ross. Tangents include: Milf Manor; The Dating Game; serial killers; "dating bone"; trash tv; tube socks; Wet Naps; Gladiators; Marsha Brady; "second hand embarrassment"; Flava Flav; The Bachelorette; Thirteen Lives. Notes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dating_game_show https://al…
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Send us a Text Message. Madeline joins Ross to talk about the pros and cons of making middle schoolers shower after gym. Tangents include: flying uterus; chicken fat; magic kingdom wait times; middle school henchmen; alien lighthouses; jock straps; naked old guys; MERSA; Bodman body spray. Ross suggests PE alternatives. Notes: https://www.orlandose…
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THE SECRET TO AGING GRACEFULLY MIGHT JUST INVOLVE CHICKEN POT PIE
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Send us a Text Message. Jaimee joins Ross to discuss aging and how it should be done. Tangents include: Diaper Butt; Old People nicknames; AED's; Public Dancing Etiquette; Convex mirror selfies; THE BEAST. Notes: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/19/well/live/aging-tips-margareta-magnusson.html?action=click&algo=bandit-all-surfaces-shadow-lda-unique-…
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PEOPLE SEEM EXCITED ABOUT "PICKLE BALL", SO WE LOOKED INTO IT
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Send us a Text Message. Madeline joins Ross to discuss the "Pickle Ball" craze. Tangents include: throw pillows; D&D; Bainbridge Island; "Mackinaw/Mackinac"; bowling shoes; egg launching; extreme bocce; golf nerds; corn hole; star wars Stratego; boomer trends. Notes: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/oct/05/blame-threat-and-clash-the-war-betwe…
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Send us a Text Message. Jaimee joins Ross to discuss the possibility of robots taking over the world. Tangents include: Frank L. Baum; gynoids; Roomba; sex-bots; Billie Eilish; Son of Sam; Robo-pets; 90 day fiance; Popeil Pocket Fisherman. Potential robo jobs are discussed. Notes: https://www.emergingedtech.com/2019/11/10-cool-technologies-the-jets…
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I DREAMED TINA FEY WAS MY GIRLFRIEND...WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
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Send us a Text Message. Jaimee joins Ross to discuss the magic of dreams. Tangents include: Cube pillows; C-Pap machines; shape shifting; THE TING TINGS; Paula Dean; butter; baby orcas; dog dreams; actor's nightmare; "smudging"; palo santo. Ross forgets his "pop filter" so there are a lot of popped p's. Notes: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blo…
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Send us a Text Message. Jaimee and Ross discover that they have too many pet peeves. Tangents include: ear pillows; snack holes; chat bots; sidewalk etiquette; how to get a free coffee maker; banana sounds; bad drivers; Grim Reaper; train wreck chewing; cranky old man baby. Support the Show. Contact us: contactSLH19581980@gmail.com…
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Send us a Text Message. Jaimee joins Ross to discuss the pros and cons of New Years Eve. Tangents include: grapes; babies; onions; biking to Bali; vodka martinis; clam dip; lucky underwear; long noodles; rituals; smokers and beach walks; itchy lips. Support the Show. Contact us: contactSLH19581980@gmail.com…
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Send us a Text Message. Jaimee joins Ross to discuss our perception of furry and not so furry creatures. Tangents include: car trouble; Williard the movie; bubble bath dogs; black market guinea pigs; pizza rat; croc's snacking on feral pigs; ugly bugs; top ten smartest animals; baby deposit window. Ross explains his "chef's hat" theory. After this …
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YOU DID A NICE THING, BUT DIDN'T GET A "THANK YOU"...NOW WHAT?
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Send us a Text Message. Madeline joins Ross to discuss what happens when we don't get the "thank you's" we deserve. Tangents include: Pan's Labyrinth; Orlando Airport; Jimmy Buffett; youngish women; etiquette; ferrets; Tiny Tim; expectation setting. Notes: https://www.southernliving.com/culture/no-thank-you-note-for-gift Support the Show. Contact u…
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