EPISODE · Jan 6, 2026 · 54 MIN
142. A is for Anxiety Potpourri
from The Anxiety Encyclopedia · host Lorien Megill and Katharine McNally
Like a raccoon stealing shiny trash or a squirrel collecting nuts for the winter, Lorien has been collecting small anxieties to sustain her through the winter months. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colloidhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quicksandhttps://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2005/09/29/1471116.htmhttps://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2010/08/terra_infirma.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry_quicksandhttps://westsidesalvage.com/grain-entrapment/https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Archimedes-principle/599600https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-quicksand-and-how-to-escape-it-4163374https://wildlandtrekking.com/blog/is-quicksand-real/https://ksltv.com/local-news/hiker-rescued-after-hours-stuck-in-quicksand-in-arches-national-park/855476https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_nuthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selenium#Toxicityhttps://www.mdlinx.com/article/a-popular-nut-with-a-dangerous-toxin/11MiGRAzCC4OCfxOUU3wjLhttps://www.mdlinx.com/article/a-popular-nut-with-a-dangerous-toxin/11MiGRAzCC4OCfxOUU3wjL#LFC_Sourceshttps://www.cdc.gov/angiostrongylus/about/index.htmlhttps://www.news-medical.net/health/Rat-Lungworm-Disease-in-Hawaii.aspxhttps://www.biisc.org/pest/rlw/https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2023/12/18/stressed-snails-rat-lungworm/https://health.hawaii.gov/news/newsroom/rat-lungworm-disease-detected-on-kauaʻi/https://health.hawaii.gov/news/newsroom/rat-lungworm-disease-detected-on-kauaʻi/https://www.usf.edu/health/public-health/news/2024/cc-ladder-safety-march-2024.aspxhttps://www.americanladderinstitute.org/page/NationalLadderSafetyMonthLadderAccidentsintheHomeArePreventablehttps://www.americanladderinstitute.org/page/BasicLadderSafetyhttps://rosenjustice.com/blog/common-fall-from-ladder-injuries/#Statistics_on_Ladder_Accidentshttps://www.ehstoday.com/safety/news/55262291/ladder-incidents-have-decreasedhttps://blog.ansi.org/ansi/common-causes-ladder-incidents/#:~:text=Missing the last step and,and top of the ladder.https://www.readersdigest.in/features/story-i-survived-falling-in-quicksand-127478https://people.com/i-survived-getting-partially-swallowed-by-quicksand-on-the-beach-8667623
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Like a raccoon stealing shiny trash or a squirrel collecting nuts for the winter, Lorien has been collecting small anxieties to sustain her through the winter months. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colloidhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quicksandhttps://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2005/09/29/1471116.htmhttps://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2010/08/terra_infirma.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry_quicksandhttps://westsidesalvage.com/grain-entrapment/https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Archimedes-principle/599600https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-quicksand-and-how-to-escape-it-4163374https://wildlandtrekking.com/blog/is-quicksand-real/https://ksltv.com/local-news/hiker-rescued-after-hours-stuck-in-quicksand-in-arches-national-park/855476https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_nuthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selenium#Toxicityhttps://www.mdlinx.com/article/a-popular-nut-with-a-dangerous-toxin/11MiGRAzCC4OCfxOUU3wjLhttps://www.mdlinx.com/article/a-popular-nut-with-a-dangerous-toxin/11MiGRAzCC4OCfxOUU3wjL#LFC_Sourceshttps://www.cdc.gov/angiostrongylus/about/index.htmlhttps://www.news-medical.net/health/Rat-Lungworm-Disease-in-Hawaii.aspxhttps://www.biisc.org/pest/rlw/https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2023/12/18/stressed-snails-rat-lungworm/https://health.hawaii.gov/news/newsroom/rat-lungworm-disease-detected-on-kauaʻi/https://health.hawaii.gov/news/newsroom/rat-lungworm-disease-detected-on-kauaʻi/https://www.usf.edu/health/public-health/news/2024/cc-ladder-safety-march-2024.aspxhttps://www.americanladderinstitute.org/page/NationalLadderSafetyMonthLadderAccidentsintheHomeArePreventablehttps://www.americanladderinstitute.org/page/BasicLadderSafetyhttps://rosenjustice.com/blog/common-fall-from-ladder-injuries/#Statistics_on_Ladder_Accidentshttps://www.ehstoday.com/safety/news/55262291/ladder-incidents-have-decreasedhttps://blog.ansi.org/ansi/common-causes-ladder-incidents/#:~:text=Missing the last step and,and top of the ladder.https://www.readersdigest.in/features/story-i-survived-falling-in-quicksand-127478https://people.com/i-survived-getting-partially-swallowed-by-quicksand-on-the-beach-8667623
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