Episode 21: Food Sensitivities, Colonial Myths, and the Chaos of Family Tables

Matt and Erin are back this week with a Thanksgiving episode that’s… honestly, a lot. Food sensitivities, MCAS, sensory overload, historical truth-telling, and why beige food is basically an autistic love language. We also get into the real history behind the holiday, the weirdness of family gatherings, and how to make eating day actually work for your nervous system.We cover:Why Thanksgiving foods can be a sensory minefield (taste, texture, histamines, executive functioning)Family chaos: noise, politics, racist Uncle Bob, and the pressure to “just suffer through it”Autistic food stories: McNugget platters, stuffing experimentation, bread-only buffets, and the rise of the Soft Taco EraMCAS, histamine responses, estrogen shifts, and why your throat might randomly decide “nope”Environmental overwhelm: hardwood floors, too many people, wrong-size spoons, and bringing your own silverwareAlso: Snoopy’s questionable turkey ethics, preschool plays involving the USS Enterprise, Samwise running through a field of potatoes, Mystery Science Theater 3000 marathons, friendly dogs, biker ninjas (allegedly), and Matt almost getting run over by his own car.Take what you need this eating day. Skip what you can’t. And if all you manage is bread and cookies, you’re doing fine. This is the way.