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Today we revisit the Framing Britney documentary and the reason society loathes beautiful women. We discuss the doxxing of a paramedic who had an OnlyFans account. Susie describes the strangest TEDTalk she's ever seen that wants to change the alphabet song. We learn about a relative of former President Warren G. Harding who wants to exhume his body for a reality tv show. We debate whether kids should be on reality tv, and why some parents defend it. We hear how narcissism is no inborn and can actually be cured. Plus, Sarah describes a psychological test on a baby that made her cry. Join our book club, shop our merch, sign-up for our free newsletter, & more by visiting The Brain Candy Podcast website: Connect with us on social media: BCP Instagram: Susie's Instagram: Sarah's Instagram: BCP Twitter: Susie's Twitter: Sarah's Twitter: More podcasts at WAVE:
Over the years, legends of super secret Presidential knowledge been spun into a variety of different tales, the most fun of which is probably the legend of The Book of Secrets. As you may have guessed from the telltale name, The Book of Secrets is just that; a book where every President in history jots down the most mindblowing secrets that come his way while in office. The idea is that after his term is up, he can pass them down to the next guy, who will then proceed to take his turn both adding new secrets and guarding the old ones against the eyes of mere mortals. As cool a story as it is, however, does the President's Book of Secrets actually exist? Maybe. Maybe not. Music: In Suspense by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Sources: http://theunexplainedmysteries.com/Presidents-Book-of-Secrets.html https://www.al.com/entertainment-press-register/2009/08/book_of_secrets_obama_says_hes.html https://www.quora.com/Does-the-Presidents-Book-of-Secrets-exist?top_ans=14557157 https://bradmeltzer.com/TV-Kids-and-More/921/the-presidents-greatest-secret https://m.ranker.com/list/the-presidential-book-of-secrets/genevieve-carlton https://www.history101.com/president-book-of-secrets-universal-mysteries/amp/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Is a learning game on a tablet a good idea? What about video games? How about watching TV? Kids use screens in so many ways at various ages. MaryRuth has researched the latest studies on how screens affect brain development. You might be surprised at what you find out in this episode. Parenting Smarts blends together the science of child development and the realities of family life. We hope it helps you. Be sure to subscribe, download, and share with other people you know who could use some Parenting Smarts!
The Houston Astros and Mattress Mac marketing; the secret of the Grand Slam; preview of this week's Fed Meeting: 88% chance of rate cut; The Roberts' House is better than reality TV: Kids and cars and girlfriends; article tease on margin debt; Answers to YouTube Questions: Powell reset of inflation target, and whether banks are colluding to rob the Fed; the thorny origin of the REPO liquidity issue--is the Fed quietly bailing out someone? Margin Debt: Why everyone is so sensitive to rate hikes: Everyone is over-leveraged.
The Houston Astros and Mattress Mac marketing; the secret of the Grand Slam; preview of this week's Fed Meeting: 88% chance of rate cut; The Roberts' House is better than reality TV: Kids and cars and girlfriends; article tease on margin debt; Answers to YouTube Questions: Powell reset of inflation target, and whether banks are colluding to rob the Fed; the thorny origin of the REPO liquidity issue--is the Fed quietly bailing out someone? Margin Debt: Why everyone is so sensitive to rate hikes: Everyone is over-leveraged.
Bush and Richie ask for new TV Kids shows they could pitch to a commisioner, Things you do before you head to work and we meet Edna the Owl
Where we discuss a friendly neighbor boy, a homicidal baby, and a badass orphan. We had a computer malfunction that cut off our recording at the end, but I promise we didn't say anything funny or interesting, as usual.
In Episode 53, Quinn & Brian ask: How the hell do we pull clean drinking water out of thin air? Our guest is Dr. Shing-Chung “Josh” Wong, a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Akron In addition to pursuing bio-inspired materials research, he has worked on mechanical behavior and functional properties of polymers, electrospinning, processing-structure-property relationships, coatings, bio- and nano-materials, and composites. Dr. Wong has authored and co-authored over 70 archived articles in book, journal, and patent literatures, and in 2007, he was selected as a recipient for the prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award. There are a lot of words you may not understand in that bio – don’t worry, you’re not alone – but the reason Josh is awesome and we wanted him on the show comes down to one simple fact: he has invented some very cool shit that benefits anyone who enjoys being alive on Earth. He comes from a place of such moral integrity, constantly striving to use his capacity for innovation and discovery to help other people... a trait that is almost staggeringly uncommon these days, to our detriment. Trump’s Book Club: Biography of a Chairman Mao Badge: The Creation and Mass Consumption of a Personality Cult by Professor Melissa Schrift Links: Contribute to the University of Akron Foundation (with a note that it’s a gift to support water harvesting research by Professor Josh Wong): https://www.uakron.edu/treasurer/uaf.dot Check out Josh’s water harvester: https://www.uakron.edu/engineering/me/me-news-detail.dot?newsId=c1f0c8d5-a992-468b-bb91-7ba9e3ea4597&pageTitle=Recent%20Headlines&crumbTitle=Engineering%20professor%20to%20present%20freshwater%20research%20at%20ACS%20national%20meeting Brad Meltzer’s incredible books for kids: http://bradmeltzer.com/TV-Kids-and-More/Kids-Books Connect with us: Subscribe to our newsletter at ImportantNotImportant.com! Intro/outro by Tim Blane: timblane.com Follow Quinn: twitter.com/quinnemmett Follow Brian: twitter.com/briancolbertken Like and share us on Facebook: facebook.com/ImportantNotImportant Check us on Instagram: instagram.com/ImportantNotImportant Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/ImportantNotImp Pin us on Pinterest: pinterest.com/ImportantNotImportant Tumble us or whatever the hell you do on Tumblr: Support this podcast
This week it's all about kids, starting with the TV kids who make us roll the eyes and go "ugh, TV kids" the most. Then we wrap up our Stranger Things edition of TV Book Club, talking about everything we liked and a handful of things we wish had been handled differently. Here's looking forward to season two!