Pixie & Ogre

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Two domestically partnered lesbians share their opinions and insights on everything from pop culture to religion to politics.

Pixie & Ogre


    • Dec 12, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 47m AVG DURATION
    • 20 EPISODES


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    Episode 19 Let's Ruin The Holidays Part 2 of 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2020 24:42


    Continuation ... TikTok: @raynemcgowan 11-13 https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/compassion-matters/201207/recognizing-complex-trauma https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5862650/ https://www.nctsn.org/what-is-child-trauma/trauma-types/complex-trauma#:~:text=Complex%20trauma%20describes%20both%20children's,as%20abuse%20or%20profound%20neglect. https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/addiction/what-is-addiction https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/obsessive-compulsive-disorder-ocd/index.shtml https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/common-eating-disorders#avoidant

    Episode 19 Let's Ruin The Holidays Part 1 of 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2020 30:33


    Laura & Mel discuss mental illness, trauma, addiction, and eating disorders.

    Episode 18 I'll Eat To That

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2020 54:51


    Laura & Mel discuss diet culture, fat-shaming, and fat-phobia. https://greatist.com/live/toxic-diet-culture#1 https://christyharrison.com/blog/what-is-diet-culture#:~:text=Diet%20culture%20is%20a%20system,the%20impossibly%20thin%20%E2%80%9Cideal.%E2%80%9D https://www.insider.com/weight-watchers-pros-cons-2018-8#:~:text=%22Someone%20might%20do%20Weight%20Watchers,body%20weight%2C%20according%20to%20Gage. https://www.intuitiveeating.org/definition-of-intuitive-eating/ https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/forefront/health-and-wellness-articles/ketogenic-diet-what-are-the-risks

    Episode 17 - A Notch Below Pig Sh*t

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 49:49


    Laura & Mel do their first listener-requested topic (thanks, Tina!) and discuss race, class, and socioeconomic status in relation to meat processing plants, specifically in North Carolina. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_American_Trilogy_(book) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smithfield_Foods#Lawsuits https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/employees-nc-smithfield-plant-afraid-go-work-after-co-workers-test-positive/Q5TXJMI2WFC6HNC2GMSCCF6MEM/ https://thefern.org/2019/12/rural-north-carolinians-won-multimillion-dollar-judgments-against-the-worlds-largest-hog-producer-will-those-cases-now-be-overturned/ ***TRIGGER WARNING*** CONTENT IN THIS LINK INCLUDES ANIMAL CRUELTY AND MEAT PROCESSING https://youtu.be/QqXxwYEkF1s Follow us! IG: pixieandogrepod Facebook Fan Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1051379478626868/ Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/add/pixie_ogre20 Twitter: @pixieandogrepod Or email us at: pixieandogrepod@gmail.com

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    Episode 16 - We Are Family

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2020 45:04


    Laura & Mel discuss the importance of community, intersectionality and inclusivity for LGBTQIA+ people, especially today - Election Day in the US. https://uwm.edu/lgbtrc/support/integrating-identities/ https://bioneers.org/gender-inclusivity-and-the-importance-of-community-support/ https://www4.shu.ac.uk/mediacentre/sense-community-important-lgbt-people?filter=Gender-and-sexuality#:~:text=Feeling%20part%20of%20a%20lesbian,life%2C%20according%20to%20new%20research. https://www.wssu.edu/strategic-plan/documents/a-summary-of-equity-vs-equality.pdf Follow us! IG: pixieandogrepod Facebook Fan Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1051379478626868/ Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/add/pixie_ogre20 Twitter: @pixieandogrepod Or email us at: pixieandogrepod@gmail.com

    Episode 15 - (Not So) Guilty Pleasures

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2020 53:16


    Laura & Mel open up about their guilty pleasures, some (cough cough, Ogre) are more embarrassed than others. Links to Pixie's not so guilty pleasures are below! https://www.youtube.com/user/lucas https://www.youtube.com/user/jacobcruik https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCupBt3NY_LZ5svBHbXm8-aw https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=vanilla+ham+ham https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK2ZIpAgJhHRH5Ex2j3Nw-A https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB7Te5Pb6LOTFV7i0Rzp8dg Follow us! IG: pixieandogrepod Facebook Fan Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1051379478626868/ Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/add/pixie_ogre20 Twitter: @pixieandogrepod Or email us at: pixieandogrepod@gmail.com

    Episode 14 - Body Count

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2020 52:33


    ***TRIGGER & CONTENT WARNING*** THIS EPISODE CONTAINS GRAPHIC DISCUSSION OF CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN AND ANIMALS, INCLUDING BEASTILITY, SEXUAL ABUSE|ASSAULT, TORTURE, AND MURDER LISTENER DISCRETION ADVISED! Laura & Mel discuss disturbing murder cases, including the Watts Family Murders and Fred & Rosemary West. https://allthatsinteresting.com/boy-in-the-box https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boy_in_the_Box_(Philadelphia)#The_woman_known_as_%22Martha%22_or_%22M%22 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watts_family_murders https://apnews.com/article/e882628897100266022155db2fbbaa67 https://canoe.com/news/crime/she-couldnt-fight-back-killer-chris-watts-details-how-he-strangled-wife https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Familicide#:~:text=If%20only%20the%20parents%20are,referred%20to%20as%20family%20annihilation. https://psychcentral.com/news/2013/08/14/characteristics-of-4-types-of-family-murderers/58475.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Downs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Smith https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Yates Follow us! IG: pixieandogrepod Facebook Fan Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1051379478626868/ Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/add/pixie_ogre20 Twitter: @pixieandogrepod Or email us at: pixieandogrepod@gmail.com

    Episode 13 - Creepy Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2020 46:38


    Laura & Mel discusses unexplained phenomenon, including fairy rings, Fermi Paradox, the unexplained death of Elisa Lam and the disappearances of the Sodder children and the Beaumont children. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy_ring#Oral_tradition_and_folklore https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_the_Beaumont_children https://jonahastroblog.wordpress.com/2018/04/30/an-answer-to-the-fermi-paradox-elon-musks-simulation-theory/ Follow us! IG: pixieandogrepod Facebook Fan Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1051379478626868/ Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/add/pixie_ogre20 Twitter: @pixieandogrepod Or email us at: pixieandogrepod@gmail.com

    Episode 12 - Cheez-Itz or Cheez-It?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2020 42:40


    Laura & Mel discusses Mandela effects and the implications of theories suggesting they're proof of an alternate universe or a glitch in the simulation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SACHK-W4o1E (Start at timestamp 3:45 for the footage of Tank Man and prepare to have NO answers) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_memory https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/mandela-effect#symptoms https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank_Man https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/g28438966/mandela-effect-examples/?slide=32 https://www.readersdigest.com.au/true-stories-lifestyle/thought-provoking/44-mandela-effect-examples-that-are-seriously-mind-bending Follow us! IG: pixieandogrepod Facebook Fan Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1051379478626868/ Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/add/pixie_ogre20 Twitter: @pixieandogrepod Or email us at: pixieandogrepod@gmail.com

    Episode 11 - Aliens, Moon Landings and Jeffrey Epstein

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2020 57:49


    Laura & Mel discuss conspiracy theories and which ones they believe in! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_conspiracy_theories Follow us! IG: pixieandogrepod Facebook Fan Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1051379478626868/ Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/add/pixie_ogre20 Twitter: @pixieandogrepod Or email us at: pixieandogrepod@gmail.com

    Episode 10 - Politics Y'all!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2020 48:45


    Laura & Mel discuss voting in America, the Orange Menace and moving to Canada, eh? https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/why-people-dont-vote/ https://freakonomics.com/2014/01/27/why-do-we-vote-so-we-can-tell-people-we-voted/ Follow us! IG: pixieandogrepod Facebook Fan Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1051379478626868/ Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/add/pixie_ogre20 Or email us at: pixieandogrepod@gmail.com

    Episode 9 - Gen X vs. Millenial

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2020 58:30


    Laura & Mel discuss their generational differences. http://www.wmfc.org/uploads/GenerationalDifferencesChart.pdf https://www.buzzfeed.com/kaylayandoli/teen-movies-millennials-gen-zers-and-gen-xers-are-100

    Episode 8 - Cleavage Tarts and Drunken Subways

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2020 57:53


    Laura & Mel reminisce about their most bizarre and entertaining tales of days gone by.

    Episode 7 - F*ck 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2020 53:57


    Laura & Mel discuss the ongoing shitshow of 2020 and why the hope of 2020 was so personal for them. Articles: https://english.alarabiya.net/en/features/2020/06/04/A-rough-year-for-America-10-bad-things-to-happen-in-2020 https://sayevery.name/ https://www.saytheirnamesmemorials.com/

    Episode 6 - Movie Review "Evil Eye"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2020 37:40


    Laura & Mel review Amazon Prime's movie "Evil Eye." Movie: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=evil+eye&i=prime-instant-video&ref=nb_sb_noss

    Episode 5 - Labels Aren't Just For Underwear

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2020 59:24


    Laura & Mel engage in a passionate debate about labels and their necessity. comprehensive list of LGBTQIA+ terms/words: https://www.itspronouncedmetrosexual.com/2013/01/a-comprehensive-list-of-lgbtq-term-definitions/

    Episode 4 - Everyone Has a Bad Ex

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2020 45:30


    Laura & Mel share a listener letter that segues into discussions of their own "bad ex" experiences. If you would like to share a story, experience, topic, or need advice e-mail us at: pixieandogre@gmail.com

    Episode 1 - Strippers and Fast Food

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2020 33:58


    Laura and Mel comment on current & unusual news stories, including a man who shot his brother over bringing him the wrong fast food order and a Portland Strip Club who adapts in an interesting way to the pandemic. News articles: Alex Masmej: https://decrypt.co/25980/alex-mamsej-fractional-shares-ethereum Lucky Devil Lounge: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1202551 Follow us on Instagram at: pixieandogrepod

    Episode 3 - Lying Lies

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2020 42:35


    Laura and Mel navigate the topic of lying, perception, memory, and masking chronic illness symptoms. Trauma: The Lie Whisperer : https://psychcentral.com/blog/trauma-the-lie-whisperer/ 6 Reasons People Lie When They Don't Need to: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/women-who-stray/201701/6-reasons-people-lie-when-they-don-t-need Spoon & Fork Theory: https://medium.com/invisible-illness/spoon-theory-and-fork-theory-fce7b5602f1a

    Episode 2 - Mel was in a cult

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2020 52:45


    In this episode, Laura and Mel discuss the cult NXIVM depicted by the HBO series "The Vow" and shout out to True Crime Obsessed and their Patreon from making Mel aware of this docuseries. Mel also talks about her own cult experience at age 18. BITE Model: https://freedomofmind.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/BITE-Model-Handout-9-23-16.pdf ICOC: https://freedomofmind.com/international-churches-of-christ-icoc/ The Vow: https://www.hbo.com/the-vow True Crime Obsessed Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TrueCrimeObsessed/posts True Crime Obsessed website: https://www.truecrimeobsessed.com/

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