In this episode, Kenna hosts and talks about Utopia! What is it and why are there no jobs in utopia? SHOW NOTES: https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Concept_of_Utopia/PZSvlrCri6AC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=utopia&pg=PR9&printsec=frontcover https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1531855841/springbranchisdcom/x2ah4ijftreakownscaa/Summer-Read-9-Eng1-Utopias.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utopia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utopia_(book) https://www.google.com/books/edition/Utopianis...
Sep 27, 2021•1 hr
In this episode, Madeline & Kenna talk about IQ tests, eugenics, and the effects of stress on your brain! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.verywellmind.com/history-of-intelligence-testing-2795581 https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/resources/indicator/2013/05/poverty-dropouts https://www.masslegalservices.org/system/files/library/The_Relationship_between_Poverty_and_Mass_Incarceration.pdf https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/articles/200107/iq-the-test?page=2 htt...
Sep 21, 2021•57 min•Season 1Ep. 13
This week, Madeline and Kenna talk about the history of capitalism, The Grapes of Wrath, and how creepy the open hand truly is! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://tinyurl.com/dxr2nexh https://tinyurl.com/4ftybfvc https://tinyurl.com/4pjw57tk https://tinyurl.com/443mcb7m https://tinyurl.com/2z72myce https://tinyurl.com/xm7nrde8 https://tinyurl.com/u8kej6c3 https://tinyurl.com/4zkbsn9m https://tinyurl.com/3zb77mby https://tinyurl.com/5ch7dr5t https://tinyurl.com/27a...
Sep 13, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 12
This week, Madeline and Kenna talk about lobbying, how the Tea Party was a psy-op campaign, and how to care about the little stuff when the big stuff seems so much more pressing! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://represent.us/action/5-facts-lobbyists/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2015/04/16/what-we-get-wrong-about-lobbying-and-corruption/ https://www.politico.eu/article/why-lobbying-in-america-is-different/ https://tinyurl.com/44c933e6 https...
Aug 30, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 11
This week, Madeline & Kenna talk about the housing crisis, Finland, and why we should just give people houses already! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://tinyurl.com/k4f2mjnh https://tinyurl.com/82zbdbyk https://www.vox.com/2014/5/30/5764096/homeless-shelter-housing-help-solutions https://tinyurl.com/ye2c6b76 https://calmatters.org/housing/2019/04/housing-first/ https://tinyurl.com/4xz6t7cz https://endhomelessness.org/ https://www.ahuri.edu.au/research/ahuri-b...
Aug 23, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 10
This week, Madeline and Kenna talk about TikTok, robot overlords, and how white tech bros really are! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://nautil.us/issue/55/trust/are-algorithms-building-the-new-infrastructure-of-racism https://medium.com/science-and-philosophy/can-algorithms-be-racist-8fd370374e90 https://www.whitecase.com/publications/insight/algorithms-and-bias-what-lenders-need-know https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/10/algorithmic-bias-especially-...
Aug 11, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 9
This week, Kenna and Madeline talk about The Olympics, competitive house-building, and why the LA School District has a literal tank. PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-schools-weapons-20140917-story.html https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/WYNpCgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PT7&dq=history+of+the+olympics https://nolympicsla.com/faq/ https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/want-understand-1992-la-riots-start-1984-la-oly...
Aug 02, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 8
This week, Madeline & Kenna talk about misogyny, hotness, and the First Wives Club! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://metro.co.uk/2019/02/22/men-regardless-age-will-always-attracted-women-early-20s-8718590/ https://www.yourfertility.org.au/everyone/age https://blog.dol.gov/2021/03/19/5-facts-about-the-state-of-the-gender-pay-gap https://theoutline.com/post/6061/older-men-younger-women-evolution-or-bullshit https://medium.com/@okcupid/the-case-for-an-older-wom...
Jul 26, 2021•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 7
This week, Madeline & Kenna talk about military overspending, Nicholas Cage, and how much money you should spend on grenade launchers to defend your 1 bedroom apartment! PATREON https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/its-time-to-rein-in-inflated-military-budgets/ https://www.defensenews.com/2015/01/23/dod-business-panel-proposes-125b-in-savings/ https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2020/02/overspending-pentagon-wont-make-us-safer/162927/ https...
Jul 19, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 6
In this episode, Madeline and Kenna talk about prison abolition, the 13th amendment, and who profits off of our fear! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://tinyurl.com/4wym9hep https://www.prisonpolicy.org/scans/e199912.htm https://www.history.com/news/bacons-rebellion-jamestown-colonial-america https://www.nps.gov/articles/quakerpetition.htm https://tinyurl.com/3wp555ux https://tinyurl.com/r7fa88hf https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/black-codes https://tin...
Jul 10, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 5
In this episode, Madeline and Kenna talk about public transportation, walking in LA, and the anarchist moon utopia! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared Sources: https://www.vox.com/2015/8/10/9118199/public-transportation-subway-buses https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-your-citys-public-transit-stacks-up/ https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2018/9/26/17903146/mass-transit-public-transit-rail-subway-bus-car https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-10/why-public-transportation-...
Jul 02, 2021•53 min•Season 1Ep. 4
In this episode, an unusually sleepy Madeline & Kenna talk about serial killers, politicians being evil, and eating paint chips! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared Sources: https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/02/12/boomers-silents-still-have-most-seats-in-congress-though-number-of-millennials-gen-xers-is-up-slightly/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/296974/us-population-share-by-generation/ https://www.vox.com/2015/2/13/8032231/crime-drop https://www.brookings.edu/bl...
Jun 29, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 3
In this episode, we talk labor unions, anarchists, and the need for shorter work weeks! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared Sources: https://www.businessinsider.com/history-of-the-40-hour-workweek-2015-10 https://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/column-why-we-need-to-redefine-full-time-work.html https://www.atspoke.com/blog/hr/40-hour-work-week/ https://b.3cdn.net/nefoundation/f49406d81b9ed9c977_p1m6ibgje.pdf https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/325529 https://businessworkspa...
Jun 21, 2021•58 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Welcome to the first episode of our podcast! In this episode: Madeline smacks her lips a lot (sorry, we're new to this) and we talk about front lawns, community spaces, geodesic domes, and the housing crisis. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared Sources: 1) https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/anthropology-in-practice/the-american-obsession-with-lawns/ 2) https://www.businessinsider.com/americas-biggest-crop-is-grass-2016-2 3) https://www.businessinsider.com/where-grass-lawns-came-f...
Jun 15, 2021•53 min•Season 1Ep. 1
