This week, Madeline and David talk about the TSA, 9/11, and what we could do with $8 billion per year! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared BOOK: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722726/i-survived-capitalism-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt-by-madeline-pendleton/ SOURCES: https://www.statista.com/chart/24599/passenger-screenings-at-us-airports https://www.americanactionforum.org/research/insulin-cost-and-pricing-trends/ https://www.theverge.com/c/23311333/tsa-history-air...
Mar 11, 2024•2 hr 25 min
This week, Madeline and David talk about Milton Friedman, ultra capitalism, and how the United States staged a coup in Chile PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared BOOK: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722726/i-survived-capitalism-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt-by-madeline-pendleton/ SOURCES: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/25/economic-forecasts-have-been-very-wrong-lately-but-thats-really-nothing-new.html https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/nov/19/us-economists-wron...
Mar 04, 2024•2 hr 17 min
This week, Madeline and David talk about Stockholm Syndrome, apartment hunting in LA, and why cops are so scared of acorns! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared MADELINE'S BOOK: http://tinyurl.com/ymzv3xas SOURCES: https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/what-is-stockholm-syndrome https://theprepared.com/emergencies/guides/kidnapping/ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-23/is-stockholm-syndrome-a-myth/102738084 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1600-0447.2007.01112.x https:/...
Feb 19, 2024•2 hr 55 min
This week, Madeline and David talk about Rhodesia, settler colonialism, and violent apartheid! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared MADELINE'S BOOK: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722726/i-survived-capitalism-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt-by-madeline-pendleton/ SOURCES: https://www.britannica.com/place/Rhodesia https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2022/12/2/how-british-colonial-policy-killed-100-million-indians https://zimfieldguide.com/harare/pioneer-column%E2%80%99s...
Feb 12, 2024•2 hr 21 min
This week, David hosts and teaches Madeline all about the 1877 Train-Workers Strike and how it led to St. Louis being a commune for like three or four days? PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared BOOK: http://tinyurl.com/ymzv3xas SOURCES: Phililp Foner, The Great Labor Uprising of 1877 Robert Bruce, 1877: Year Of Violence Mike Davis, Prisoners of the American Dream Leon Fink, Workingman’s Democracy Kevein Kenny, Making Sense of the Molly Maguires Bruce Laurie, Artisans into Workers An...
Feb 05, 2024•2 hr 21 min
This week, Madeline and David get into the second half of our deep dive on Ronald Reagan -- the presidential years! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared BOOK: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722726/i-survived-capitalism-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt-by-madeline-pendleton/ SOURCES: SOURCES https://www.lse.ac.uk/research/research-for-the-world/economics/tax-cuts-for-the-wealthy-only-benefit-the-rich-debunking-trickle-down-economics https://millercenter.org/president/re...
Jan 22, 2024•2 hr 31 min
This week, Madeline and David dive into part 1 of our 2-part series on Ronald Reagan! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared BOOK: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722726/i-survived-capitalism-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt-by-madeline-pendleton/ SOURCES: https://astro-charts.com/tools/birth_chart/?name=Ronald+Reagan&location=Tampico%2C+Illinois%2C+United+States&geo_pk=85357&date=1911-2-6+12-0&place=Tampico%2C+Illinois%2C+United+States&month=02&da...
Jan 15, 2024•2 hr 27 min
This week's episode is about parental alienation syndrome, the intersection of misogyny and grifting, and the worst man in the world Richard Gardner. BOOK PRE-ORDER: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722726/i-survived-capitalism-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt-by-madeline-pendleton/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/AB2THZNBYWZPWYJ3HWYQ/full?target=10.1080%2F09649069.2020.1701941& Gardner, R. (1998). The parental alienat...
Jan 08, 2024•2 hr 47 min
This week, Madeline and David talk about PETA, cute animals, and the ultimate trolls! BOOK PRE-ORDER: https://tinyurl.com/ymzv3xas PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-023-00795-w https://tinyurl.com/24cwurts https://www.britannica.com/biography/Peter-Singer https://tinyurl.com/2syn2jpp https://tinyurl.com/5266sskc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3kyfLjyBzo&t=46s https://tinyurl.com/3b8hsm9j https://tinyurl.com/mrypbbs2 https://se...
Dec 18, 2023•2 hr 44 min
This week, Madeline and David talk about Henry Kissinger, international diplomacy, and blood lust! BOOK PRE-ORDER: https://tinyurl.com/ymzv3xas PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/kissinger-henry-a https://history.state.gov/milestones/1969-1976/arab-israeli-war-1973 Henry Kissinger, White House Years , quoted in Mosely “The Search for Purpose” Kissinger A World Restored Barry Gewen, “Kissinger’s Moral Example” The National...
Dec 04, 2023•2 hr 42 min
This week, Madeline and David talk about the MOVE bombings, being vegan, and how much cleaning you have to do to be a good neighbor! BOOK: https://tinyurl.com/yc4e4xwr PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/move-bombing/ https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/8/8/20747198/philadelphia-bombing-1985-move https://onamove.com/about/ https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2015/05/18/407665820/why-did-we-forget-the-move-bombing https://billy...
Nov 27, 2023•2 hr 39 min
This week, Madeline and David talk about the Cult of the Great Eleven, girlbosses, and Bakersfield California! BOOK PRE-ORDER: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722726/i-survived-capitalism-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt-by-madeline-pendleton/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://discoverbooks.com/products/cult-of-the-great-eleven-1502782588 https://www.britannica.com/topic/Lost-Generation https://eyeondesign.aiga.org/how-the-occult-shaped-brandings-obs...
Nov 20, 2023•2 hr 20 min
This week, Madeline and David talk about the sweet, sweet love between two colonial powers: The United States and Israel! BOOK PRE-ORDER: https://tinyurl.com/yc4e4xwr PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://tinyurl.com/mwsje56e https://tinyurl.com/bdzjf46v https://tinyurl.com/28spdhj4 https://tinyurl.com/4aetwxu7 https://tinyurl.com/4kbpde7h https://tinyurl.com/5c5phctn https://tinyurl.com/dk2umfdx https://tinyurl.com/5atwue6c https://tinyurl.com/fsbz6636 https://tinyu...
Nov 13, 2023•2 hr 28 min
This week, Madeline and Torrey talk about alcohol, bars, and why some yeast floats to the top! BOOK PRE-ORDER: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722726/i-survived-capitalism-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt-by-madeline-pendleton/ SOURCES: https://tinyurl.com/4pwvvjy8 https://tinyurl.com/k5ennkfb https://tinyurl.com/28zz3tuw https://tinyurl.com/3hxwum25 https://tinyurl.com/mxsdrbet https://tinyurl.com/3ywdzaa6 https://tinyurl.com/mrxyah2y https://tinyurl.com/2s3h6s5x https://tinyurl.co...
Nov 06, 2023•3 hr 47 min
This week, Madeline and Lizzie talk about dignity, why being a hater is cheap, and flat screen TVs! BOOK PRE-ORDER: https://tinyurl.com/yc4e4xwr PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/201311/the-problem-rich-kids https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/dignity https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-human-rights https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/dignity/#LegaHistDign https://link.springer.com/chapter/...
Oct 30, 2023•2 hr 23 min
This week, Kenna is out so Madeline and their bff Kennedy discuss makeup, the science of attraction, and why men think the most fashionable thing women can do is wear a red lip! BOOK PRE-ORDER: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722726/i-survived-capitalism-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt-by-madeline-pendleton/ SOURCES: https://www.britannica.com/story/why-did-we-start-wearing-makeup https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/meet-catch-and-keep/201502/5-research-backed-reasons-we-wear-m...
Oct 23, 2023•2 hr 23 min
This week, Madeline and David talk about masculinity, hairy chests, and the beautiful city of Merced, California! MADELINE'S BOOK PRE-ORDER: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722726/i-survived-capitalism-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt-by-madeline-pendleton/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://tinyurl.com/425y3y7b https://tinyurl.com/48v853mp https://tinyurl.com/3wdx8jsv https://www.webmd.com/sex-relationships/what-is-toxic-masculinity https://menscente...
Oct 16, 2023•3 hr 19 min
This week, Madeline and Kenna talk about democracy, grey floors, and the Roman Empire! MADELINE'S BOOK PRE-ORDER: https://tinyurl.com/5d3zer27 PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://tinyurl.com/mrxm89h4 https://tinyurl.com/2pfpecvj https://tinyurl.com/ya6vf2r9 https://tinyurl.com/342w5mwy https://tinyurl.com/3jjjvfrd https://tinyurl.com/35c5dze4 https://tinyurl.com/yx3k59km https://tinyurl.com/dnwp9hz3 https://tinyurl.com/8stavp6y https://tinyurl.com/5amututf https://...
Oct 09, 2023•2 hr 57 min
This week, Madeline and Kenna talk about libraries, the Americanization of immigrants, and third spaces! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared BOOK PRE-ORDER: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722726/i-survived-capitalism-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt-by-madeline-pendleton/ SOURCES: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Stoics https://www.britannica.com/topic/library https://www.rsl.ru/en/4readers/about-the-rsl https://lis653.wordpress.com/2020/11/04/soviet-library...
Sep 11, 2023•2 hr 46 min
This week, Madeline and Kenna talk about getting fired, at-will employment, and how terrible U.S. labor protections are! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared BOOK PRE-ORDER: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722726/i-survived-capitalism-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt-by-madeline-pendleton/ SOURCES: https://erd.dli.mt.gov/labor-standards/wage-and-hour-payment-act/wage-and-hour-faq https://www.kingsleykingsley.com/examples-of-wrongful-termination https://ins-globalconsult...
Sep 04, 2023•1 hr 41 min
This week, Madeline and Kenna talk about the Jeju Massacre, the US' involvement in Korea, and just a lot of honestly really horrifying things. :/ MADELINE'S BOOK: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722726/i-survived-capitalism-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt-by-madeline-pendleton/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Opium-Wars https://tinyurl.com/sza8sj7 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3867849/ https://www.britannica...
Jul 31, 2023•2 hr 14 min
This week, Madeline and Kenna talk about poverty, joikin' it, and how many high speed trains you can build in a day! MADELINE'S BOOK PRE-ORDER: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722726/i-survived-capitalism-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt-by-madeline-pendleton/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://tinyurl.com/mvhnksua https://federalsafetynet.com/poverty-statistics/ https://tinyurl.com/5n8a7bp5 https://tinyurl.com/y3ht78rr https://tinyurl.com/39t57rtv ht...
Jul 24, 2023•3 hr
This week, Kenna is out but Madeline and Lizzie talk about sponsored content, the evils of Flat Tummy Tea, and how advertising is making us all miserable! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://tinyurl.com/nx9dcdp9 https://tinyurl.com/dc52u7e3 https://tinyurl.com/2sr8tua3 https://tinyurl.com/2zpuuwnt https://tinyurl.com/3n9smhat https://tinyurl.com/ywyp3s6c https://tinyurl.com/3bjehd73 https://tinyurl.com/bddbf3tx https://tinyurl.com/5dtb54sv https://tinyurl.com/yc6za...
Jul 17, 2023•2 hr 59 min
This week, Madeline and Kenna talk about dogs, cats on leashes, and being too punk rock for zoo camp! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://tinyurl.com/yypr9jp4 https://tinyurl.com/4f25metd https://tinyurl.com/yszzmmut https://tinyurl.com/bdk8tk6v https://tinyurl.com/ypmh3dwe https://tinyurl.com/jk94pz2s https://tinyurl.com/y4t2h273 https://tinyurl.com/m6kpy784 https://tinyurl.com/46eestt7 https://tinyurl.com/mrx9w6fv https://tinyurl.com/yc7bbrr2 https://tinyurl.com/...
Jul 10, 2023•2 hr 32 min
This week, Madeline and Kenna talk about the IMF, colonization, and being blonde! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://tinyurl.com/vn2kz473 https://tinyurl.com/3dkjhacp https://tinyurl.com/4k3msmd7 https://tinyurl.com/yc3yd7fy https://tinyurl.com/yc32mtac https://tinyurl.com/3afpxpj2 https://tinyurl.com/yryhhbmw https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/argentina-and-imf https://tinyurl.com/mu9x9an3 https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2016/06/ostry.htm https://t...
Jul 03, 2023•1 hr 48 min
This week, Madeline and Kenna talk about CEO pay, cage fights, and why rich guys love tubes so much! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.statista.com/statistics/261463/ceo-to-worker-compensation-ratio-of-top-firms-in-the-us/ https://onlinemasters.ohio.edu/blog/ceo-vs-owner/ https://www.bizjournals.com/bizjournals/how-to/human-resources/2018/11/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-ceo.html https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/20/harvard-study-what-ceos-do-all-day.html https://www.rfr...
Jun 26, 2023•1 hr 59 min
This week, Madeline and Kenna talk about the mental health industrial complex, iPhones causing dyslexia, and how we are NOT doctors!!! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.madinamerica.com/2019/06/systemic-violence-mental-health-industrial-complex/ https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0022167819830516 https://tribune.com.pk/story/2379778/therapy-industrial-complex https://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/medica...
Jun 20, 2023•2 hr 24 min
This week, Madeline & Kenna talk about student loans, the military budget, and why our congresspeople are are straight up freaks! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.businessinsider.com/how-the-great-recession-affected-millennials-2019-8#the-recession-has-contributed-to-the-rise-in-crippling-student-loan-debt-5 https://thecollegeinvestor.com/32031/average-student-loan-debt-by-year/ https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/01/30/house-gets-younger-senate...
Jun 12, 2023•2 hr 16 min
This week, Madeline and Kenna talk about aliens, UFOs, and horny air pirates! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://tinyurl.com/264mdeuz https://www.axios.com/2021/07/06/aliens-exist-poll https://tinyurl.com/23rhyry8 https://www.history.com/news/ufo-sightings-credible-modern https://tinyurl.com/jnea7sj3 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/28/us/politics/ufo-military-reports.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/24/us/politics/pentagon-ufos.html https://www.nytimes.com/202...
May 22, 2023•2 hr 16 min
This week, Madeline and Kenna talk about the Panama Papers, how hard it is to get into the show Succession, and why we need a general strike! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8951058/ https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/04/04/472985787/heres-what-you-need-to-know-so-far-about-panama-papers https://www.whistleblowers.org/news/five-years-on-the-panama-papers-still-demonstrate-the-importance-of-whistleblowers/ https://www.investopedia....
May 15, 2023•2 hr 19 min
