Murder Of Gray

Hello all! So, this is it. The end of an era, but the beginning of something new a different! This show has been such an amazing experience. We have shared a lot, learned a lot and have truly grown as people because of this show. But it is important to say that this is not good bye. We are just shifting gears to bring a little more light hearted and chaotic energy into the mix. Check out our new show IBS, which we have included the first episode at the end of our goodbye. Search IBS on spotify or where ever you get your podcast! Or follow this link: --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/murder-of-gray/support

Hello All! One thing that we love going over on this show is idioms. They are great little bite sized nuggets of philosophy and make it easy for people to digest those ideas. This week we are discussing optimism and pessimism through the lens of is the glass half empty or half full. As a whole we typically want our lives to be full of optimism and looking toward the future with joy. But here is a question, is it bad to have some pessimism in our lives? -------------------- Please help us out and leave a rating and review on the pod-catcher of your choice. Also, spread the word on the show because that helps us out more than you may ever know. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/murder-of-gray/support

This topic came from a social situation where Christian was concerned with re connecting with family after being away for so long. He had so many ideas and made up stories in his mind of how the interaction may go and how they may feel about him. But that was all just made up. So, this got us thinking about how fiction can shape our reality. And we had no idea how deep this idea really goes. -------------------- Please help us out and leave a rating and review on the pod-catcher of your choice. Also, spread the word on the show because that helps us out more than you may ever know. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/murder-of-gray/support

Hey there Mogpies! We are bringing back an oldy but a goody here. The idea of family is one that we feel we can easily picture in our minds. But that image is most likely different for many people, or we picture something that would be considered the "perfect" family. So what is family to you? Has it changed over the years? Lets talk about family! -------------------- Please help us out and leave a rating and review on the pod-catcher of your choice. Also, spread the word on the show because that helps us out more than you may ever know. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/murder-of-gray/support

Hey there Mogpies! We are looking into procrastination this week. Throughout our entire lives we are told that this is the wrong way to go about getting things done. And it creates a sense of anxiety and dread for us every time we do it. But what if it is not actually bad to procrastinate? What if actively procrastinating on a project actually helps us get to the best outcome for the project we are working on. There have been a good amount of studies done arguing both sides of this conversation. So, lets dive into their findings! -------------------- Please help us out and leave a rating and review on the pod-catcher of your choice. Also, spread the word on the show because that helps us out more than you may ever know. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/murder-of-gray/support

Hey there Mogpies! Communication is key to the development of society, but why is it then that there is so much miscommunication out there? We dive into this idea and the different models of communication, including active listening. We discuss some examples of miscommunication that lead to horrible situations and just try to gain a better understanding of this issue as a whole. -------------------- Please help us out and leave a rating and review on the pod-catcher of your choice. Also, spread the word on the show because that helps us out more than you may ever know. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/murder-of-gray/support

Hello Mogpies! Time for another recast of a classic! Hope everyone enjoyed their holidays! ------------------ We are back this week with another fascinating philosopher from ancient Greece. He was the father of cynicism, lived in a barrel, owned nothing and did what he wanted when he wanted despite how rude it might be. Diogenes is a rather interesting philosopher, he believed that philosophy should be seen through actions rather than theoretical thought. He butted heads and challenged everyone no matter their status in the world. He yelled at people in the street, spat in the face of nobles, challenged philosophers and mocked kings. He did not care what others thought of him, he had no shame and this mind set if what has given us the ideas of cynicism today. But is this the whole story? Were his words cherry picked to create a specific image of him to the masses so he will be more acceptable? And does knowing some of the other things that he argued for change our mindset of Diogenes?  -------------------- Please help us out and leave a rating and review on the pod-catcher of your choice. Also, spread the word on the show because that helps us out more than you may ever know. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/murder-of-gray/support

Hey there Mogpies! We have reached a true milestone here! We have 100 episodes under our belt now and we wanted to take this time to look back at all of the chaos we have made over the last couple years. This show definitely has been a roller coaster of topics and emotions. From outlandish would you rather questions, to crazy medical experiments, to serious examinations of our own lives we have covered a lot over the last 100 episodes. So enjoy this little clip show as we dive into our past! -------------------- Please help us out and leave a rating and review on the pod-catcher of your choice. Also, spread the word on the show because that helps us out more than you may ever know. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/murder-of-gray/support

Weight cutting and combat sports go hand in hand. To some it is just a badge of honor we wear to prove that we belong in those sports. But to others it is a horrible ordeal that people put themselves through for no good reason. And while there are a lot of terrible dangerous outcomes from cutting weight there are some memories that we have that can only be earned by going through that process. -------------------- Please help us out and leave a rating and review on the pod-catcher of your choice. Also, spread the word on the show because that helps us out more than you may ever know. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/murder-of-gray/support

Hey there Mogpies! It is that time again! We are diving into more would you rathers and hypothetical questions. Some of our favorite things to dive into. We have so many crazy ones this week. Would you join a human centipede? Or would you give up 30 years of your life for a stranger? It gets crazy once again! -------------------- Please help us out and leave a rating and review on the pod-catcher of your choice. Also, spread the word on the show because that helps us out more than you may ever know. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/murder-of-gray/support

Hey there Mogpies! The world we live in is vast and mysterious and there is one are in America that exudes mystery and lore, the Appalachian Mountains. This mountain range spans over 2,000 miles and is filled with pockets of mystery. Tales of cryptids, mysterious lights and lost civilizations plague the mountain side and more just keep coming out of the woods everyday! -------------------- Please help us out and leave a rating and review on the pod-catcher of your choice. Also, spread the word on the show because that helps us out more than you may ever know. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/murder-of-gray/support

Hey there Mogpies! We are going to continue this journey through myths and lore from around the states. Last time we explored the South West and this time we are heading east. Myths and lore from Florida, Louisiana and all the places in between. From haunted lighthouses, to Lizard People, to genetically modified flies there is bound to be something here that will shock you! -------------------- Please help us out and leave a rating and review on the pod-catcher of your choice. Also, spread the word on the show because that helps us out more than you may ever know. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/murder-of-gray/support

Hey there Mogpies! This week we are traveling across the south west and checking out the myths from that area. You can find tales of cryptids and urban tales based on local events around the world. But we wanted to start. local and grab some of our favorites from our own backyard. From the Dark Watchers to the Charred Man there is so much to chat about! -------------------- Please help us out and leave a rating and review on the pod-catcher of your choice. Also, spread the word on the show because that helps us out more than you may ever know. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/murder-of-gray/support

Its that time to start spooky season! Grab your masks, candies and a bad horror movie as we dive right in. Throughout our lives we have heard so many stories of razor blades in apples, laced candy and so may other crazy things. So we figured lets check out some other crazy myths and the true history of the phrase "trick or treat"! -------------------- Please help us out and leave a rating and review on the pod-catcher of your choice. Also, spread the word on the show because that helps us out more than you may ever know. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/murder-of-gray/support

Hey Mogpies! We are back from our little break. Christian took a trip out to some National and State parks and had an amazing time exploring the sites. But it did raise a question during his travels. What is the real history behind the parks? So, we did a little digging and found some rather depressing facts about Americas most beautiful places. They. are filled with segregation and racism that. is trying to be covered. And no one is left out of this, not even the beloved Smokey The Bear! -------------------- Please help us out and leave a rating and review on the pod-catcher of your choice. Also, spread the word on the show because that helps us out more than you may ever know. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/murder-of-gray/support

From the past: Welcome back Mogpies! While experiments were needed to get us where we are today, the things they did during those experiments can be sometimes a little too much.  This week we take a look at three different "experiments" throughout history that when you hear them you would think, "well thats common sense that we should not do that", but they do it anyway.  So sit back relax and enjoy potentially the first installment in odd experiments! -------------------- Please help us out and leave a rating and review on the pod-catcher of your choice. Also, spread the word on the show because that helps us out more than you may ever know. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/murder-of-gray/support

From the past: Hello Mogpies! This week we are exploring fears! We discuss our own irrational fears and some that we found the most interesting. There are a lot of interesting ones out there and they all have even more interesting stories attached to them. We really want to say that we are not poking fun at anyones fears, we are just having an outside conversation about these different types of fears. So strap in and enjoy! -------------------- Please help us out and leave a rating and review on the pod-catcher of your choice. Also, spread the word on the show because that helps us out more than you may ever know. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/murder-of-gray/support

Hello Mogpies! Bad science is a topic that we love here on Murder Of Gray and we want to dive into anthropology this week. More specifically cultural anthropology. It is riddled with bias and racism, despite their teachings stating that need to leave their personal bias at home and observe behaviors with an open mind only looking at the surroundings to base their studies on. Now most of the time these problematic studies are from the past, but for some reason anthropology is still a very problematic field. -------------------- Please help us out and leave a rating and review on the pod-catcher of your choice. Also, spread the word on the show because that helps us out more than you may ever know. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/murder-of-gray/support

Hey there Mogpies! We have some fun this week with some classic would you rather questions. Small bite sized dilemmas that are just pure chaos at times, or extremely philosophical. This is truly why we love these guys. But we also dive into a good old Am I The Asshole and something new! Old wives tales! -------------------- Please help us out and leave a rating and review on the pod-catcher of your choice. Also, spread the word on the show because that helps us out more than you may ever know. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/murder-of-gray/support

Hey there Mogpies! Isolation has been a hot topic as of late. With how much. the world has changed in these past few years, and how we are trying to get back to a new norm people have. beenn effected by isolation in many ways. Some were abble to blossom and learn a new skill, whiile others imploded due to being forced indooors. But it makes us wonder just how much. does isolation effect. an individual. There are many contradictory studies out there so let's dissect them! -------------------- Please help us out and leave a rating and review on the pod-catcher of your choice. Also, spread the word on the show because that helps us out more than you may ever know. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/murder-of-gray/support

Hey there Mogpies! First off about this episode, SPOILER ALERT! We are going to be going through the entire season 6 of Black Mirror! It has been a long time coming and this was an interesting season to say the least. This show has been known to really. push. thee boundaries and make us question our futures. Showing us possibilities that are a lot closer than we think. But strangely enough it almost feels like the world has surpassed even the most shocking episode of Black Mirror. So let's dive into this season! -------------------- Please help us out and leave a rating and review on the pod-catcher of your choice. Also, spread the word on the show because that helps us out more than you may ever know. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/murder-of-gray/support

Hey there Mogpies! This week we are talking energy! Climate change is not going away so many are looking for alternative sources of energy to counteract the effects. Many are seen today from solar panels to wind turbines. But this is just the start. The key is making energy generation a part of our day to day lives. What if you could generate power with your breath, or by walking down the street, or even by pooping. Hey everyone does it. There are a multitude of ways to generate energy, and by harnessing all of them we may be able to slow down or even stop the progression of global warming and our dependency on fossil fuels. -------------------- Please help us out and leave a rating and review on the pod-catcher of your choice. Also, spread the word on the show because that helps us out more than you may ever know. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/murder-of-gray/support

Hello Mogpies! Many have heard the phrase "walk a mile in my shoes", but we have never been able to truly do this...until now. VR has given us the ability to experience almost first hand certain situations that would have been lost to us in the past. And many designers are using it as a tool to educate individuals on historical events or personal stories. From going to the wrong bathroom to playing in the Negro Baseball League we can now experience just about everything. But the question here is does this create true empathy or is it more of a gaming experience. Can we truly walk a mile in someone else's shoes using VR? -------------------- Please help us out and leave a rating and review on the pod-catcher of your choice. Also, spread the word on the show because that helps us out more than you may ever know. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/murder-of-gray/support

Hey Hi Hello! It is that time once again! We are traveling through the wacky world of would you rathers once again! They get weird for sure but this time there is a twist. We usually look for lists and pick out some hidden gems. This time however we have enlisted the help of AI to generate our questions. We have talked about AI a lot in this show so it just felt natural to use it for this as well. Especially since it comes to the fact that people are afraid of AI taking their writing jobs. But we have to say do not worry about all that...it gets real weird this episode! -------------------- Please help us out and leave a rating and review on the pod-catcher of your choice. Also, spread the word on the show because that helps us out more than you may ever know. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/murder-of-gray/support

Hey there Mogpies! In the last couple of years we have really began to see how information can be used as a life saving tool, but also as a dangerous weapon. There is more fear now than ever revolving around what information we share and with whom. There is such a fear of someone stealing our ideas or our words being taken out of context. But with how connected the entire world is, why are we not sharing our knowledge with everyone to see what new and exciting thing we can come up with in a fraction of the time it used to take. Look at how fast the vaccine was made for COVID and that is through sharing our finding with one another. But there are those that are holding back this progress, and it is mostly the publishing companies. They want to hold onto all knowledge and block it with a large pay wall. Luckily there are individuals out there that are leaking this information and showing the importance of sharing! -------------------- Please help us out and leave a rating and review on the pod-catcher of your choice. Also, spread the word on the show because that helps us out more than you may ever know. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/murder-of-gray/support

Hello Mogpies! This week we are looking at ourselves and discussing more of our own dilemmas. We are looking at what holds us back in life. There are many reasons someone can make to not make a choice, or not change their life despite how difficult it may be. So we share our personal reasons and hang ups. We also look at what keeps us moving forward and what allows us to quiet our inner voices enough to pursue our dreams and make difficult choices. -------------------- Please help us out and leave a rating and review on the pod-catcher of your choice. Also, spread the word on the show because that helps us out more than you may ever know. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/murder-of-gray/support

Hey there Mogpies! It is no surprise that the government spends money in some surprising ways. In 1975, Senator William Proxmire wanted to bring this crazy spending to the light. So, he invented the Golden Fleece awards. Each month he would call out something silly that the government was spending money on. Things like a $3,000 study to determine if people in the military should carry umbrellas. Or spending $103,000 to watch a fish get drunk. There are a lot of bizarre studies out there that Proxmire gave Golden Fleece awards to. But was he wrong to call out these studies? Did he just not understand the science and was only judging them based on their headline? Let's find out! -------------------- Please help us out and leave a rating and review on the pod-catcher of your choice. Also, spread the word on the show because that helps us out more than you may ever know. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/murder-of-gray/support

Hey Mogpies! It really feels that each day the world gets a more and more crazy. There is so much hate in this world and those that do not fit in others "norm" must be removed. Frankly it has been disgusting and hurtful to see all this hate and misinformation out there. But why now? Why is this such a focus? Is it just a diversion from our real problems? Or is this just the state of our news now. Everything has become so sensational inn recent years where you cannot trust any of the information that is being given to us. But there are so many. out there that. take the "news" at face value and jump on bandwagons of hate just because, even though they do not take the time to understand what they claim to hate. Drag is a beautiful art form that allows so many people to express themselves, how can it be harmful to children? What is really hurting the kids is the normalizing of oppression resion and hate towards those that. do not follow their values. -------------------- Please help us out and leave a rating and review on the pod-catcher of your choice. Also, spread the word on the show because that helps us out more than you may ever know. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/murder-of-gray/support

Hey there Mogpies! The rite of passage is something essential to a community to give their people the mental strength to know that they are an "adult" now. That they can be depended on, that they can provide. All over the world there are various ceremonies that are specific to their world views. But something happened in the United States. It is almost like we have removed or dulled the rite of passage. And this has lead to people feeling lost, or not knowing where they stand in the community. Are they adults? Well by law, yes but in the eyes of their peers they may still seem like children. That is why these ceremonies are so important. It is a way for the community to know and except the individual in their new stage of life. Some of these rites can be looked at as harsh or dangerous, and they very well can be. But they focus in on what is most important to that community or tribe. Whether it is a form of beauty, endurance or being able to withstand pain they all have something so powerful behind them. -------------------- Please help us out and leave a rating and review on the pod-catcher of your choice. Also, spread the word on the show because that helps us out more than you may ever know. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/murder-of-gray/support

Hello Mogpies! Tipping is just another part of our days at this point. It has become so ingrained into our society that there are a multitude of laws made by our government to protect it. But the history of tipping is rather dark. It started as a way for the king to show his servants that he is pleased. It was later brought over to America by rich aristocrats in the 1850s as a way to feel fancy and flaunt their wealth. Then it became a way to create a new form of slavery in our nation. After the abolishment of slavery tipping was one of the only ways freed slaves could earn a living. But rather than giving them a chance it became a way to allow employers to avoid paying them. And to this day it has not changed all that much. From the beginning there has been push back against this practice, but the government finds a way to keep protecting it and allowing it to continue. The rules and laws around tipping are horrible to put it lightly and it needs to be talked about and changed because too many companies are allowed to take advantage of their employees. -------------------- Please help us out and leave a rating and review on the pod-catcher of your choice. Also, spread the word on the show because that helps us out more than you may ever know. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/murder-of-gray/support

Hey There Mogpies! Our environment has a lot of effect on our mental health. The noise and air pollution of a bustling city, to the silence of a rural town there are benefits to each, but there can be some detrimental aspects attached to these living conditions as well. Many architects have been putting more focus on mental health and how our surroundings can affect it and there is one idea that keeps coming up. That is that we need to incorporate more nature into our lives. Nature can be used to break up the monotony of large buildings all looking the same. Giving our brains more external stimulation which in turn helps boost our overall mood. The ways in which nature is being incorporated is rather fascinating so lets talk about it! -------------------- Please help us out and leave a rating and review on the pod-catcher of your choice. Also, spread the word on the show because that helps us out more than you may ever know. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/murder-of-gray/support

Hey, hi and hello Mogpies! Crowdfunding is a tool that has been used across all facets of needs. From medical bills, funerals, vacations, to even making a salad people has used these platforms to ask for money from the masses. And inn most cases these are legitimate requests, but there is a dark side to crowdfunding. Wherever there is money involved there is someone out there trying to game the system and scam people out of their cash and crowdfunding is definitely not safe from this. In fact some of the most horrible lies are being told through crowdfunding in order to make a quick buck. Exploitation of children, blatant racism, animal cruelty, what ever tugs at our heart strings someone has made a scam for it and has tried to get money off people for it. So sit back and listen in to some pretty bad crowdfunding stories. -------------------- Please help us out and leave a rating and review on the pod-catcher of your choice. Also, spread the word on the show because that helps us out more than you may ever know. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/murder-of-gray/support

Hello Mogpies! We have been discussing AI a lot these days. With the advances that OpenAI have given us many people are asking how can we tell if this is a robot or a human. While it is a current dilemma that we are having, this actually goes back about 70 years. In the 1950s Alan Turing developed a test to determine if a human is communicating with a robot or a human. This test is lovingly named the Turing test. The interviewer asks a series of questions to the participant to try and trick them into revealing if they are a robot or not. Now one of the big issues with this test is that it has been beaten and is considered outdated by many. So with the many advances in AI we need to develop more/better tests to stay ahead of its growth. And there are a few things that we can try to test for, such as empathy, intelligence, or self-awareness. These are some of the traits that we as humans have determined are not possible for robots to replicate yet. But that may change in the future...in fact that is what scientists are trying to accomplish. So lets talk about it! -------------------- Please help us out and leave a rating and review on the pod-catcher of your choice. Also, spread the word on the show because that helps us out more than you may ever know. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/murder-of-gray/support

Hey there Mogpies! This week wee are diving into the word of chatGPT, a new software developed by OpenAI. You might remember us talking about them in our AI art episode. They developed Dall-E the ai art generator that is changing the art world. And now they created something else to rattle our cages. ChatGPT is able to deliver text based answers to questions, write papers and articles or hold conversations in real time. It has a vast database from the internet to compose these answers. While this is an amazing thing to see yourself first hand it does raise some red flags. Like what if one side of an argument gets more attention online than the other, does that mean that the text provided by chatGPT will be biased? Well yes, yes it will. We have seen experiments in the past that have tried to accomplish what OpenAi has done here, but their attempt seems to be the most successful so far. Regardless of the outcome this really is becoming the year of AI so we are excited to see what may come next. -------------------- Please help us out and leave a rating and review on the pod-catcher of your choice. Also, spread the word on the show because that helps us out more than you may ever know. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/murder-of-gray/support

Hey there Mogpies! Happy New Years to everyone! And with the new year comes resolutions. Each year we make them to try and better our lives in some way, but each year most of us fail to keep these new goals in mind. Why is that? This week we speculate on why so many fail to keep their resolutions going, and what we can possibly do to make them "easier" . We discuss our own goals for 2023 and even come up with a theme for the year. Let 2023 be the year of the Crow, and let the crow guide you through your mind! -------------------- Please help us out and leave a rating and review on the pod-catcher of your choice. Also, spread the word on the show because that helps us out more than you may ever know. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/murder-of-gray/support

Hello Mogpies! This week on Murder Of Gray we look into something that is a little difficult to discuss and can be triggering for some. Mass shootings are on the rise and there is a strange phenomenon attached to them. The killers are gaining a follower base. There are groups of individuals out there, specifically teens that look at these shooters and find things that they can relate to. Whether it is shared interests or a shared depression there is a common thread that they can grab onto. It is tough to think about and even tougher to think about how to resolve this issue. But it is a conversation that needs to be had in order to start the journey. to finding a potential solution. -------------------- Please help us out and leave a rating and review on the pod-catcher of your choice. Also, spread the word on the show because that helps us out more than you may ever know. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/murder-of-gray/support

Hello Mogpies! This weeks episode is inspired by the new documentary on Netflix "Dont Pick Up The Phone". It tells the story of a hoax caller that convinced more than 100 managers to perform illegal strip searches on their employees, and in most cases it did not end there. Looking at this story it really is difficult to understand how people could fall for such a trick, but we are very trusting in nature. And based on the Milgram Experiment conducted in the 60's people are surprisingly obedient to who they perceive as an authoritative figure. We can see the effects of that experiment in these calls, with how easy it was for the caller to get these people to do really anything he wanted. Well let's dive into this episode, so sit back, listen and enjoy! -------------------- Please help us out and leave a rating and review on the pod-catcher of your choice. Also, spread the word on the show because that helps us out more than you may ever know. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/murder-of-gray/support

Hello Mogpies! This week we dive further into the word of fairy tale. Stories that have been passed down through generations to teach children basic moral rights and wrongs. On the surface they can seem rather simple, teaching an easy lesson for everyone to understand. But what if there is more beneath the surface? What if these stories show us how our minds work and develop rather than "don't talk to strangers in a candy house". Let's dive deeper into this thought in this weeks episode! -------------------- Please help us out and leave a rating and review on the pod-catcher of your choice. Also, spread the word on the show because that helps us out more than you may ever know. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/murder-of-gray/support

Hey Mogpies! This week we discuss real life superheroes. Many kids grow up reading comic books and wishing that there were real superheroes out there, or that they. can be one themself. But since we do not have super powers like our favorite caped crusaders what can we really do? Well there are a group of individuals that are trying to answer that question and show what it means to be a superhero in real life. Most are harmless performing community outreach and volunteering at food banks or toy drives, but some are taking the hero thing a little more serious. They actually try to fight back against crime. But the question is are they doing more harm by getting involved? Let's talk about it! -------------------- Please help us out and leave a rating and review on the pod-catcher of your choice. Also, spread the word on the show because that helps us out more than you may ever know. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/murder-of-gray/support

Hey Mogpies! Throughout history we have always looked for ways to better ourselves and to give the following generations a leg up on the competition. Many scientists have thought that they knew the right path to traverse in order to reach that goal. This week we discuss one scientist that changed professions in order to pursue this goal. In the 80's Robert Graham wanted to ensure that intelligence is grown and cultivated in our society. He thought that the pursuit of intelligence began at conception so he decided, without any training, to start a sperm bank for geniuses so their knowledge can be passed down for generations...Yeah, about that...There was some real issues with this process and it lead to a lot of hate being tossed and Grahams face. So let's see how bad it actually got! -------------------- Please help us out and leave a rating and review on the pod-catcher of your choice. Also, spread the word on the show because that helps us out more than you may ever know. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/murder-of-gray/support

Hello Mogpies! Science is a tool that we use to answer life's greatest questions, to find cures for deadly diseases, connect the entire world through a screen...and discover some of the deadliest things known to man. In hopes of finding various cures to some of our most dangerous diseases some scientists developed an AI powered medical miracle machine. But they began to wonder what else is this technology capable of...sounds like a super hero movie plot, right? Well they reversed the program to instead look for chemical compounds that can do harm rather than help and what they found is rather terrifying. First, it was really simple to do and second this AI discovered new weapons of mass destruction that the world has never seen. Which means that it is untraceable and incurable. Now let's ask that hypothetical question, what would you do if you found a new super weapon? Tell everyone? Share the tech? But what if it got into the wrong hands? Well that is exactly what these scientists had to consider.... -------------------- Please help us out and leave a rating and review on the pod-catcher of your choice. Also, spread the word on the show because that helps us out more than you may ever know. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/murder-of-gray/support

Hello Mogpies! While surfing online many of us enjoy our privacy, we practice safe habits to keep our personal information safe but has anonymity gone too far? It allows us to say what we want, when we want without any real repercussion. This is a really dangerous habit to cultivate especially at a young age. It also allows for a lot of hate speech and harassment to occur online where the culprits can get away with it rather easily. But what would happen if we remove the ability to hide ourselves online? What would we lose? What can be gained? Let's talk about it! -------------------- Please help us out and leave a rating and review on the pod-catcher of your choice. Also, spread the word on the show because that helps us out more than you may ever know. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/murder-of-gray/support

Hello Mogpies! In light of some recent controversy with some bosses in the media, we thought it would be a good idea to look at CEO's of the past to see just how crazy some of these guys are. Some of these stories will shock you, some will disgust you and some will make you go "well thats just weird". But the biggest question you will be asking yourself is just how in the hell did this guys become the heads of some of the biggest companies in the world! -------------------- Please help us out and leave a rating and review on the pod-catcher of your choice. Also, spread the word on the show because that helps us out more than you may ever know. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/murder-of-gray/support

Hello Mogpies! This week we dive into the black hole known as Reddit! The questions that get posted here are insane and really make you question basic human nature. From the disturbing to the bizarre you can really find anything here and these questions may be the greatest philosophical questions of our time. From scary Air BnBs to minor gambling illegally online and getting grounded the possibilities are endless! So sit back and enjoy these insane stories! -------------------- Please help us out and leave a rating and review on the pod-catcher of your choice. Also, spread the word on the show because that helps us out more than you may ever know. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/murder-of-gray/support

Hello Mogpies! Happy Halloween! Welcome back to another fun filled episode. We wanted to introduce a new series here, "Layers Of Gray". In. this series we will dive into our own experiences and discuss them with you. Find out what makes us tick, what motivates us, and just why we are the way we are. There is a lot to dive into here so we are starting small-ish. This week we talk about our childhoods, or at least what we have not blacked out. And if you have a Layer Of Gray story that you want to share please do by reaching out to us on the socials! -------------------- Please help us out and leave a rating and review on the pod-catcher of your choice. Also, spread the word on the show because that helps us out more than you may ever know. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/murder-of-gray/support

Hello Mogpies! We are continuing spooky month here with some scary philosophers and philosophical ideas! These are ideas that are sure to make you question all of reality...or find justification in how you view the world. We might have also found the first emo kid! You'll just have to listen in to find out who it is. Enjoy this weeks episode! -------------------- Please help us out and leave a rating and review on the pod-catcher of your choice. Also, spread the word on the show because that helps us out more than you may ever know. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/murder-of-gray/support

Hey there Mogpies! Let's keep this spooky train going! This week we wanted to talk about how the genre of horror has evolved over the years. A lot has changed since the early films. Things have gotten more intense, the stories have become more real and the viewers have become more desensitized to the content. As we get more habituated to seeing these scenes play out the creators have to come up with new exciting ways to scare us. Now we are in a period of horror with the "elevated horror films". This term can be a little weird for some because it is just horror films but they are giving horror a higher production and tackling some rather intense subjects. -------------------- Please help us out and leave a rating and review on the pod-catcher of your choice. Also, spread the word on the show because that helps us out more than you may ever know. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/murder-of-gray/support

October is the month for spooky shows and frightful stories being brought up again and again. Netflix has jumped on that idea with Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. Instead of the typical documentary style showing of the grizzly events that took place this is a scripted show that is the interpretation of what really happened. These style shows often try to humanize the killer, giving a reason to their madness. Or showing them have remorse for some of their actions. But what is the purpose of this? Are we supposed to feel empathy for someone like Dahmer? Or is this just. re-opening a wound for the victim's families? It is important to remember the victims and remember the horrible things that. happen in this world so we can try. and stop them from ever happening again, but is this type of glorification really helping...Let's talk about it! -------------------- Please help us out and leave a rating and review on the pod-catcher of your choice. Also, spread the word on the show because that helps us out more than you may ever know. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/murder-of-gray/support

Hey there Mogpies! Pattern recognition is a way in which we measure intelligence, it allows us to quickly assess a situation or make decisions. But what happens when we rely on these patterns too heavily and allow them to impact our lives in a negative manner? Is looking for patterns what bring us addiction, patterns of abuse, gambling, mental health issues? While it is undoubtedly important to look for patterns for our survival, especially. when it comes to evolution with "fight or flight" it is equally important to not fully trust your gut and evaluate your instincts. So let's talk about it! -------------------- Please help us out and leave a rating and review on the pod-catcher of your choice. Also, spread the word on the show because that helps us out more than you may ever know. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/murder-of-gray/support

Hello Mogpies! This week we stick to our backyard. California is putting an interesting idea in place and calling it Care Court. This new program will give people with mental illness treatment, whether they. want it or not. There are some skeptics of this program, where some are very excited for this. While on paper it sounds like it can be incredibly beneficial for those that were not able to receive the help they need, but the way it is being handled and distributed is rather concerning. From the long list of people that can give you a court order to be apart of this program and if you fail the program you can then end up hospitalized and/or loose your rights. There is a lot of things that are scary here and we really need to pay attention to this because this could be adopted by. other states as well. And it can just be a way to clear the street legally. -------------------- Please help us out and leave a rating and review on the pod-catcher of your choice. Also, spread the word on the show because that helps us out more than you may ever know. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/murder-of-gray/support

Hello Mogpies! Class warfare is something that we have invented that creates a divide within society. And it is something that is felt around the world in varying degrees. But it is due to a constant fight in which everyone just wants more, including the ones that have the most. It is a constant rat race that will never end. But is this separation in society necessary? Or should we look for ways to remove this mindset from our minds. Is that even possibly at this point? Or have we gone to far? There is a lot to uncover and we found two movies that show off this divide in rather interesting ways. Those being The Platform and Highrise. Both great examples of class warfare and both have extremely different ways of showing this issue. -------------------- Please help us out and leave a rating and review on the pod-catcher of your choice. Also, spread the word on the show because that helps us out more than you may ever know. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/murder-of-gray/support