Infodumping

This week, Liz invites a special guest onto the show to discuss an aspect of their spiritual practice. Join them in learning about one of the oldest practices known to man.  Support the show

This week, Liz discusses one of their childhood special interests, the Loch Ness Monster. Join them on a fun journey through sightings and theories of what Nessie could really be. Support the show

In this week's episode, Liz discusses the intersection of transgender activism and autistic activism.  Support the show

This week, Liz is too stressed to discuss an in-depth topic so they chose The Sims, one of their favorite video games which is also a special interest of theirs. The subject of the first part in this multi-part series is the Goth family, an iconic townie family from the Sims.  Support the show

This week, Liz discusses the reproductive systems of women and other people assigned female at birth, as well as the importance of bodily autonomy. Conservative snowflakes need not listen. Or maybe DO listen and get a better perspective on things.https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/talk-about-menstruation.html#:~:text=Most%20girls%20get%20their%20first,that%20it%20will%20start%20soon.https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8514342/#:~:text=Abstract,no%20access%20to%20prenatal%20care.https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2020/nov/maternal-mortality-maternity-care-us-compared-10-countries#:~:text=Maternal%20Mortality%20and%20Timing%20of%20Deaths&text=In%202018%2C%20there%20were%2017,income%20countries%20(Exhibit%201).https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26100131/https://www.valuepenguin.com/cost-prenatal-care-health-insurance#:~:text=The%20amount%20your%20obstetrician%20charges,can%20cost%20more%20than%20%242%2C500.https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr67/nvsr67_03.pdfhttps://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/cost-giving-birth-in-united-states/#:~:text=The%20average%20hospital%20bill%20for%20giving%20birth%20in%20Georgia%20is%20%2414%2C776.https://consideringadoption.com/pregnant/about-adopted-children/are-babies-given-up-always-adopted/https://aspe.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/2021-08/infant-foster-care-brief.pdfhttps://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/transcripts/2816miracle.html#:~:text=It's%20estimated%20that%20more%20than,fertilized%20eggs%20fail%20to%20develop.https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/pregnancy-loss-miscarriage/symptoms-causes/syc-20354298#:~:text=About%2010%20to%2020%20percent,even%20know%20about%20a%20pregnancy.https://www.marchofdimes.org/complications/ectopic-pregnancy.aspx#:~:text=Without%20treatment%2C%20an%20ectopic%20pregnancy,the%20United%20States%20is%20ectopic. Support the show

This week, Liz talks about our furry flying friends, bats, dispelling harmful rumors and introducing the listener to several fun species along the way. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110131133323.htmhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/bats-evolution-history-180974610/https://northamericannature.com/how-and-when-did-bats-evolve/https://ucmp.berkeley.edu/vertebrates/flight/bats.htmlhttps://www.doi.gov/blog/13-facts-about-batshttps://www.merlintuttle.org/2015/12/22/photographing-north-americas-rarest-bat/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/batshttps://www.boredpanda.com/strange-species-of-bats/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organichttps://blog.nature.org/science/2019/10/14/meet-the-worlds-10-coolest-bats/https://www.doi.gov/blog/9-coolest-bat-species-united-stateshttps://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/animals/bats.shtmlhttps://tolgabathospital.org/microbats/https://www.virginiabatpros.com/blog/the-differences-between-megabats-and-microbats/https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/home/gardening/a20706363/how-to-attract-bats/https://www.nps.gov/subjects/bats/help-bats.htmhttps://friendoftheearth.org/conservation-project/save-the-bats/https://www.batcon.org/https://www.batgoods.com/

In this week's episode, Liz discusses the gifted and talented programs that are common in school systems throughout many regions today, with an emphasis on the negative effects that they have on gifted children who are also autistic. This one's pretty emotional. Sources:https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED535140.pdfhttps://shannonlitt.medium.com/the-toxic-consequences-of-gifted-programs-5367b2401b7dhttps://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-gifted-education-history-models-issues.html#:~:text=Gifted%20education%20is%20a%20type,opening%20in%20Massachusetts%20in%201901.https://www.understood.org/en/articles/gifted-childrens-challenges-with-learning-and-thinking-differenceshttps://www.davidsongifted.org/gifted-blog/burnout-in-gifted-children/#:~:text=What%20is%20Gifted%20Kid%20Burnout,or%20few%20to%20no%20breaks.https://autisticempath.com/speaking-as-a-former-gifted-kid/https://medium.com/age-of-awareness/why-gifted-kid-burnout-is-a-thing-c55432bb33c1https://www.hikiapp.com/hiki-blog/2021/4/13/a-former-gifted-kids-reflections-on-burnouthttps://psychcentral.com/autism/autistic-and-gifted-supporting-the-twice-exceptional-child#define-giftednesshttps://www.readandspell.com/us/signs-of-a-gifted-child#:~:text=Giftedness%20is%20often%20defined%20as,abilities%20relative%20to%20their%20peers.https://www.scarymommy.com/parenting/gifted-kid-burnouthttps://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/03/autism-and-addiction/518289/https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2021-10-25/people-with-autism-at-higher-risk-for-suicide-self-harm-study

This week, Liz discusses a popular urban legend involving possible supernatural entities masquerading as children, and peppers it with their own anecdotes about the supernatural, including something that happened during the production of this episode.

In this episode, Liz discusses one of their personal special interests, sharks! They explain the evolution of sharks, give an overview of a few different species of sharks, and discuss the importance of sharks in ocean conservation efforts. Shark conservation websites:https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/sharks/ FPSRhttps://www.leonardodicaprio.org/protecting-threatened-sharks-and-rays/ Leonardo DiCaprio Foundationhttps://www.ocearch.org/tracker/?list OCEARCHhttp://predatorsinperil.org/ Predators In Perilhttps://www.projectaware.org/ Project Awarehttps://www.seashepherdglobal.org/ Sea Shepherd Source material about sharks: https://www.britannica.com/animal/sharkhttps://www.sea.museum/2020/01/16/ten-interesting-facts-about-sharks#:~:text=1.,mass%20extinctions%20%E2%80%93%20now%20that's%20impressive.https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/shark-evolution-a-450-million-year-timeline.html#:~:text=The%20earliest%20fossil%20evidence%20for,during%20the%20Late%20Ordovician%20Period.https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/megalodon--the-truth-about-the-largest-shark-that-ever-lived.html#:~:text=The%20earliest%20megalodon%20fossils%20(Otodus,just%203.6%20million%20years%20ago.https://saveourseas.com/worldofsharks/how-do-sharks-matehttps://www.sharktrust.org/shark-reproduction#:~:text=Viviparity%20is%20the%20most%20advanced,have%20to%20fend%20for%20themselves.https://www.sharks.org/shark-finninghttps://wild-hearted.com/save-the-sharks/http://www.elasmo-research.org/education/ecology/deepsea-goblin.htm 

In the first episode of Infodumping, Liz explains the purpose of the podcast and discusses autism spectrum disorder and the autistic community.