Your Brain On Weird

YBOW45: Hungover in Hell

We went thrifting and found a book on Chinese mythology, where Sam learned about the story of The Monkey King. This satirical legend is full of twists and turns and Sam gave us the best summary they possibly could. Bring your bespoke wands because it's a hell of a ride!
Jess Meducated us this week by giving us an update on cannabis legalization as well as reparations for black families effected by past cannabis convictions. We talked about how a Chicago suburb is starting to set a precedent for the rest of the country.
Special thanks to Robin Rue Simmons and Evanston, IL for working to make change happen.
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YBOW44: Tarot, Pronounced Like Carrot

PSA: Tarot is NOT pronounced like carrot!
To celebrate offering tarot readings again, Jess gave us a rundown of the Major Arcana in tarot, otherwise known as the "Fool's Journey". It's the perfect journey for fools like us! Join us for part one as we go over the history, as well as a brief description of all 21 Major cards.
No Meducation this week, we just talked about a really nice synchronicity that happened this weekend and reminded us that we are exactly where we need to be - smoking lots of weed.
Thanks for listening! You can book a tarot or oracle reading with Jess here: https://readingswithsage.as.me/
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YBOW43: Making a Racket

Trigger Warning: blackmail, torture, sexual assault, sex trafficking
Sam took us back into the "wonderful" world of cults this week with the story of NXIVM. Not to be confused with the heartburn medication, this is a MLM-turned-sex cult that messed with a lot of people's lives. Honestly... There's not that much that's funny about it. But we can join together in collectively hating all of the people involved!
This week's Meducation was about Delta-8 THC, or "Weed Lite". We talked about the difference between it and Delta-9, where it stands now, and why you should NEVER buy your drugs from gas stations and truck stops. Seriously, don't do it.
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YBOW42: Hasta Sativa!

Trigger Warning: sexual abuse and assault, discussions of death, animal mutilation, torture, and murder.
This episode is just full of awful stuff! Don't blame us, blame The Bridgewater Triangle. For Part Two of this series Jess tells us about more crazy stuff that may be related to the paranormal... Or it could just be bad people doing bad things. We also get to complain about the Satanic Panic again which is always fun!
Then we give Maryland a well-deserved congratulations for setting an example for cannabis legalization.
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A Little Weird: Vol. 9

This month's bonus episode is a LOT of weird packed into a little time!
For our February Little Weird we dove into the depths of the internet for some interesting finds and discussion topics! We talked about Halloween costumes and Frisbee-Earth, and had an existential crisis about UFO evidence.
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YBOW41: An Ancient Slip N’ Slide

This week Sam covered a little bit of Greek Mythology with the story of Hades and Persephone (not pronounced like "xylophone"). We talked about olive oil, pomegranates, the seasons, and some inappropriate family relationships. We blame Zeus.
Then Jess read a really fascinating article on how marijuana legalization effects workers compensations claims in the US, and we get an update on legalization. Somewhere out there, New Jersey's smoking weed!
This episode was full of laughs and inspired us to finally switch over to the comedy genre! Also, check out our new blog on our website! Because we're bloggers now!
This episode is dedicated to Persephone and Dionysus.
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YBOW40: Water That Has Not Yet Melted

For our 40th(!) episode, Jess jumped into Part One of The Bridgewater Triangle. This is another one of those places in Weird New England with a dark history where anything can happen. We've got UFO's, Bigfeet, hairy chipmunk men, and more! Be prepared to get a little ~uncomfortable~ this episode...
In a new and exciting Meducation segment, Sam covered Stoner Horoscopes written by Adora Zen. These were pretty accurate and made us realize that our smoking habits may have something to do with our star charts! Sorry in advance to our Scorpio and Sagittarius listeners.
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YBOW39: Your Binnall On Weird (with Tim Binnall)

For this week's special, ad-free episode, we were graced with the presence of Tim Binnall, host of Binnall of America and overall Cool Guy.
Tim gave us a little run down on the history and beliefs of those who subscribe to the Flat Earth theory (spoiler alert: he is not a flat earther.) He told us about some of the people he's met and what he's learned from interacting with them. We also discussed conspiracies, COVID, and what it's like to be involved in the paranormal community.
Special thanks to Tim once again for joining us!
You can find his website at binnallofamerica.com
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YBOW38: Cold and Confused

This week Sam started a discussion about the recent news surrounding the Dyatlov Pass incident. If you don't know the entire story, we recommend listening to the series by Astonishing Legends first - then come back here for our lively debate! Sam told us about the recent developments and we talk about whether or not it checks out for us. Once again we are completely thrown off by shoes, of all things.
Then we are reminded for the Billionth time why hydration is so important, especially if you are a regular cannabis user.
This episode is dedicated to the 9 young people who lost their lives in the Ural mountains.
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YBOW37: Flavinoid Flav

Spoiler Alert! If you haven't listened to Sam's episodes on the Estes Method, or are unfamiliar with it, go listen to episodes 34 and 36 first! This week Jess gave us a quick run-down on what automatic writing is as well as some fun things that have happened related to it throughout history. We then discuss how to do automatic writing and how we plan to incorporate it in future investigating!
Then, for Meducation this week, we talked about Purple Weed and why it's not as special as everyone typically thinks.
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