Your Brain On Weird

YBOW63: Lobotomy Season

We recorded in the morning after caffeinating ourselves, so we were on another level this time. Sage started with some crazy numerology realizations about our friendship, leading us once again to talk about how we may or may not be losing our minds. It's our own personal Hellier!
Sam shared the truly awful but fascinating story of Norwich State Hospital for the Insane. We swear we haven't talked about this one before! It's just another place where they ruined a lot of people's lives, experimenting with bodies and what not. It's also super haunted, what remains of it anyway.
Then It's time to catch these hands... Of knowledge! We revisited the concept of The Entourage Effect and Sage explained how THC, CBD, terpenes, and all of that good stuff can help you feel your best.
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YBOW62: Just an Axe-ident

CW: violent murder, discussions of abuse
We've returned from our east coast road trip with some wild stories and synchronicities! The days leading up to this episode were certainly a wild ride. Sometimes you just need a sign from the universe that you're on the right track!
As a result of all of this, Sage decided to talk about the Lizzie Borden house - and things just got even more wild. Sage gave us a timeline of the murders of Abby and Andrew Borden, then we discussed what we think really happened back in the 1890's. Was Lizzie acting out of defense for her safety and sanity, or did a stranger murder her parents? Perhaps we'll get the chance to ask the ghosts at the Borden House what really happened.
For Meducation this week, we checked in on the progress of cancer research. Sam told us about how a company in the UK is using CBD and THC in order to help those with fatal diagnoses.
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YBOW61: Botany Cannabis Lately?

We're back, this time with another Satanic icon that we certainly don't want to mess with. Sam told us the legend of the Jersey Devil just in time for our road trip, so we will be stocking up on torches and pitchforks (and locking the doors at night). They also told us about a crazy conspiracy theory involving Ben Franklin that Sage could definitely subscribe to.
In between Sam's story and our Meducation section, we discussed some weird things that have happened to us personally recently, including possible missing time and gifts from our bird friends. Then Sage told us 5 plants that are related to cannabis in a short section on cannabis botany!
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YBOW60: Munchies For Your Brain

This week we dove back into the world of hauntings with the story of the Wyrick family. If you've heard this story before, it's because there's a 2013 movie based on it! Sage gave us a rundown of what we know to be the facts of the story, without any of the extra movie fluff. We talked about what it was like for Heidi to experience all of these things, and how the family was able to deal with it.
This week's Meducation was about another weird weed holiday, 7/10! Which apparently, is "oil" if you flip it upside-down. Sam gave us a quick rundown on concentrates - call it Dabs 101! Finally, another excuse to get high!
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YBOW59: Mermaid Magick

Drink a sip of water every time we say "water" this episode.
Please excuse us in advance, our pets kept interrupting as usual. However, we did get a special guest appearance from both of Sage's cats! Then Sam gave us the history and magick behind mermaids! Some of them are nice, some of them are not-so-nice. We talked about the power of water, kelp, sea salt, and more water!
The Sage gave us some tips on how to get high and beat the heat at the same time! Did you know that cannabis can help with heat tolerance? We certainly didn't. We also apparently sometimes forget how to make brownies, judging by Sam's recent brownie making fiasco.
Stay hydrated, but don't drink the bong water!
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YBOW58: Eels, Elephants, and Entities, Oh My!

CW: brief mention of suicide, animal death
Welcome to Part Two of the Loch Ness Monster! We asked a few questions this episode, including: Is Nessie a shark? Short answer, no. But how sure of that are we? Maybe it's just a supernatural entity summoned by Aleister Crowley at the Boleskine House. It could be an exploding log, an elephant that got left behind, or even a ghost of a dinosaur!
Then we ask the very important and relevant question: Is Weed Gay? Sam has the answers. (Short answer, yes) We discussed substance abuse in marginalized communities and why there's not many older gay people.
For the end of Pride Month, we urge everyone to do some research on what the AIDS epidemic did to the queer community.
Happy Pride once again from us, and a reminder to be your most authentic self year-round.
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YBOW57: 1920’s Zines

We're winding down from a busy week last week with some mead & weed, as well as an update on our future ghost investigating plans! We started out this episode with some exciting news, then Sam told about the Coral Castle in Florida. We learned all about how to build our own weird sculptures out of limestone, as well as how to successfully distribute zines!
This week for Meducation we talked about purple weed from the dispensary, Sam and Nick's personal plant, and how legalization is going for New England. Then Sage gave us some tips on how to calm down when you get a little too high. Remember, Spicy = Focus!
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YBOW56: The Otter Man Empire

Sorry y'all, this episode isn't about the elusive Otter Man. Or is it?
This week we actually talked about Nessie! Sage gave us part one of a multi-parter on the Loch Ness Monster. We discussed most of the sightings dating back to the 6th century (yikes) and talked about what people think Nessie is.
Then for Meducation this week we welcomed a special guest! Nick, Sam's husband, hopped on the mic and told us about curing and drying weed. He's here to cure us of our lack of weed knowledge!
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YBOW55: An Entourage of Ghosts

Welcome to episode 55! This week Sam told us all about the terrible things that happened at Castillo San Felipe Del Morro, including war, murder, and dysentery! There's missing soldiers, ghost ships, and our favorite, ghostly wailing and crying! We also decided that we'll have to level up our Guts before we venture into this place ourselves.
For Meducation this week we did the Cannabis Crossword in the back of our copy of High Times! We actually learned a lot from doing this, including what it's called when your cannabis comes snapping down the alleyway at you.
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YBOW54: Sustainable Clothing for Aliens

Hold on to your underwear and grab your doodlebugs! This episode was wild. We started out with some fun divination magick, PSAs about COVID and fireworks; then Sage got really angry about UFOs! *WARNING: lots of swearing!* It's okay though because she channeled her rage into talking about Roswell. Through this conversation we learn that Sam's garden is a UFO, possibly made of floral duct tape and dreams.
For Pride Month, Sam gave us some tips on how we can show up for Black and Trans people in the cannabis community. Don't forget to check out these links below for how you can help out:
The Last Prisoner Project: www.lastprisonerproject.org
Trans Woman of Color Collective: https://www.twocc.us/
The Okra Project: https://www.theokraproject.com/
Khadijah Adams: www.khadijahadams.com/about
Other resources will be posted to our Twitter @Weird_Pod and on our website!
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