Telyn Tales

Can a wavy line change our entire society? In this episode, I speak perhaps too quickly about the way curved edges in park paths give us deeper, more spiritual thoughts than straight paths. As the Midwestern states of the US are filled with straight highways and gridline subdivisions, our way of life is structurally at odds with nature.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3502202/https://www.britannica.com/animal/mastodonhttps://www.nps.gov/natr/learn/historyculture/chickasaw-history-a-summary.htmhttps://www.chickasaw.tv/events/the-creek-warhttps://bpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com/voices.uchicago.edu/dist/d/1690/files/2019/10/61A-thought-in-the-park_The-influence-of-naturalness-and-low-level-visual-features-on-expressed-thoughts.pdf

What is something someone has done that you cannot understand? What is something you have done that you are struggling to understand? This episode divulges my personal story of learning to understand myself, through the bad and the ugly, in order to lead a more bountiful and genuine existence. This episode was expanded from my short essay given to the Wisconsin Empathy Project Spring class of 2024 through the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee's Honors College.

TW: Rape, eating disorders, AIDSI discuss the goths: Germanic, Victorian era, and modern goth subculture along with the way we perceive shadows.MACFARLANE, ROBERT. The Wild Places. GRANTA BOOKS, 2023. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/shadows-and-illusions/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28285176/https://www.atmostfear-entertainment.com/lifestyle/fashion/origin-development-creative-goth-subculture/https://www.artsy.net/gene/shadowshttps://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/releases/how-you-think-about-death-may-affect-how-you-act.html#:~:text=Researchers%20had%20people%20either%20think,for%20society%20by%20donating%20blood.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gisellehttps://www.britannica.com/biography/P-T-Barnum

Learn about how the tasteful sexuality of flowers reminds us to live bountiful and productive lives. This episode also discusses the comparison of flaunting plant reproductive parts and shaming human reproductive parts, the giant Earth brain, bouquet making and the Victorian language of flowers, the Palm Springs airport, and an uplifting interaction on an airplane.

Have you experienced sleep paralysis? Did you know it causes hallucinations, out of body experiences, and even death?This episode explains neurophysiological and psychological underpinnings of sleep paralysis down to 3 scenarios: Intruder, Incubus, and Unusual Bodily Experiences. Further, I briefly unwrap why getting good sleep is essential to controlling your dreams and manifesting them into reality. Just your typical podcast stuff. Works CitedCheyne, J.Allan, et al. “Hypnagogic and Hypnopompic Hallucinations during Sleep Paralysis: Neurological and Cultural Construction of the Night-Mare.” Consciousness and Cognition, Academic Press, 25 May 2002, www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S105381009990404X.Cox, Ann M. “Sleep Paralysis and Folklore.” JRSM Open, SAGE Publications, 28 July 2015, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5167075/#sec4-2054270415598091title.Denis, Dan, et al. “A Systematic Review of Variables Associated with Sleep Paralysis.” Sleep Medicine Reviews, W.B. Saunders, 8 June 2017, www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1087079217301120.Elliot, Josh K. “Why the Paralyzing 'Sleep Demon' Still Haunts Humans in the Age of Science.” Global News, Global News, 20 Apr. 2019, globalnews.ca/news/5177498/sleep-paralysis-demon-science/.Fuseli, Henry. The Nightmare. 1781, Detroit Institute of Arts, Midtown Detroit. Wikipedia,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nightmare#Exhibition.Jaiswal, Samiksha. “Night Hag - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia.” Alchetron.com, 6 Feb. 2018, alchetron.com/Night-hag.Madrigal, Alexis C. “The Dark Side of the Placebo Effect: When Intense Belief Kills.” The Atlantic, Atlantic Media Company, 14 Sept. 2011, www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2011/09/the-dark-side-of-the-placebo-effect-when-in tense-belief-kills/245065/.Munger, Ronald G. “Sudden Death in Sleep of Laotian-Hmong Refugees in Thailand: a Case-Control Study.” American Journal of Public Health, vol. 77, no. 9, Sept. 1987, pp. 1187–1190., doi:10.2105/ajph.77.9.1187.

TW: Physical abuse, discussion of racist imageryEver wondered why kids are so naughty and what makes them nice? This episode details cultural shifts of naughty behaviors, punishment, and even Christmas monsters that shape a child's worldview. I also discuss how social isolation has led to a rise in claiming neurodivergence.Email telyntales@gmail.com for source and reference materials.