Why are we fascinated by disasters/ Is it survival or superiority or both? Host of Congressional Dish, Jennifer Briney shares her love of disaster porn. If you want to hear two people explain why they like movies like 2012, this is your show folks! Featuring Tom Merritt and Jennifer Briney. Links:<a href="https://congressionaldish.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Congressional Dish</a> Podcast<a href="https://werenotwrong.fireside.fm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">We're Not Wrong</a> Podcast<a href="https://amzn.to/3xpp89P" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Big Ones: How Natural Disasters Have Shaped Us</a>

Disaster - Jennifer Briney

Medieval times were not stinky or even technologically backward. In fact is it possible we could have a second medical era? Historian Eleanor Janega talks to us about that and more. Featuring Tom Merritt and Eleanor Janega. <a href="https://amzn.to/3h4gg4p" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Middle Ages: A Graphic History</a><a href="https://amzn.to/3Nu8CfS" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women's Roles in Society</a><a href="https://going-medieval.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Going Medieval</a>.com

Medieval - Eleanor Janega

How do we learn? What role does empathy play in it? How we unlearn and why that's important. We talk about learning with YouTube educator Michael Kinney. Yeah, he was also Coach Armstrong in Degrassi. Don't worry. We'll address that too. Featuring Tom Merritt and Michael Kinney. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/michaelkinney" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Youtube</a><a href="https://twitter.com/michaelkinney" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>

Learn - Michael Kinney

What does it mean to immigrate? We talk to Josh Grisdale who immigrated from Canada to Japan. Featuring Tom Merritt and Josh Grisdale. Links:<a href="https://www.accessible-japan.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Accessible Japan</a><a href="https://www.tabifolk.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TabiFolk</a><a href="https://twitter.com/JoshGrisdale" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@JoshGrisdale on Twitter</a><a href="https://www.turning-japanese.info/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Turning Japanese</a>

Immigrate - Josh Grisdale

What does it mean to be scared? Cass Khaw talks to us about what scares them, and when it's good and when it's bad to be scared. Featuring Tom Merritt and Cass Khaw. <a href="https://amzn.to/3rxa32U" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Breakable Things</a><a href="https://amzn.to/3CxLGIF" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nothing but Blackened Teeth</a>

Scare - Cass Khaw

What is Identity? Political scientist Andrea Jones-Rooy talks about how we decide our identities, what they mean how complex they are and whether they are as important as we think they are. Also why her neighbors keep playing New York New York!Featuring Tom Merritt and Andrea Jones-Rooy.Links:<a href="http://www.jonesrooy.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.jonesrooy.com/</a><a href="https://twitter.com/jonesrooy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/jonesrooy</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/jonesrooy/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/jonesrooy/</a>

Identity - Andrea Jones-Rooy

It's just Tom this time, talking about how driving is an example of how people follow rules even if they don't really need to. Featuring Tom Merritt.

Driving - Tom Merritt

C-SPAN Communications Director and author Howard Mortman talks about Transparency. Can you have too much transparency? What is the role of transparency in your everyday life. And why is transparency important at all? Featuring Tom Merritt and Howard Mortman. Links:<a href="https://t.co/rTpk9IgSkq" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">whenrabbisblesscongress.com</a>

Transparency - Howard Mortman

Mallory O'Meara doesn't just do research, she enjoys it. We find out about data legitimacy, filtering through multiple resources, and why Mallory has an empty shelf in her office.Featuring Tom Merritt and Mallory O'Meara. Links:<a href="http://www.malloryomeara.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.malloryomeara.com/</a><a href="https://amzn.to/3KfGFXr" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Girly Drinks: A World History of Women and Alcohol</a><a href="https://amzn.to/3PMebWn" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick</a>

Research - Mallory O'Meara

There's no end to people out there telling you what to think. But what about HOW to think? Tom Merritt talks with his guests about HOW they think about the world. How do they filter information and decide what to trust? It's a confusing world and we could all benefit from sharing the ways we all deal with it.

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