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E36 - Open Mic!!!!!! Laura & Sunil did a standup open mic... It was Laura's first time back in several years, and Sunil's 6th one this year after a 5 year hiatus. They talk about how it went. ====== Listen anywhere you get podcasts! Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/y2upzbce Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/y494qpa2 Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/6orgxkz4 Google Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/y6capqna RSS: https://pinecast.com/feed/embrace-yourself ====== Email us at [email protected] ====== Embrace Yourself is a member of Planet Ant Podcasts. https://planetantpodcasts.com Find out more at https://embrace-yourself.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/embrace-yourself/99c16c7b-b83b-4436-af1d-650be65d382b This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

E35 - MORAL PANIC! Laura surprises Sunil with the topic of moral panic and they discuss the various forms of moral panic that have swept across this great land of ours, these United States. ====== Listen anywhere you get podcasts! Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/y2upzbce Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/y494qpa2 Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/6orgxkz4 Google Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/y6capqna RSS: https://pinecast.com/feed/embrace-yourself ====== Email us at [email protected] ====== Embrace Yourself is a member of Planet Ant Podcasts. https://planetantpodcasts.com Find out more at https://embrace-yourself.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/embrace-yourself/271d661a-bc62-418d-bb66-111620e53106 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

E34 - PUNK ROCK!!!!!! Laura & Sunil talk about the ethos, aesthetic, music, and what it is to be "punk rock". Tune in to find out if Laura really loves Rancid, or if she's just saying she does. Discussion inspired by "Endless, Endless: A Lo-Fi History of the Elephant 6 Mystery" by Adam Clair https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/adam-clair/endless-endless/9780306923944/ Stuff from the episode: @payblacknow on instagram - https://www.instagram.com/payblacknow/ Rancid - Ruby Soho -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeFr4_CADp4 PUP - DVP - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVuB1ZASrGw ====== Listen anywhere you get podcasts! Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/y2upzbce Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/y494qpa2 Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/6orgxkz4 Google Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/y6capqna RSS: https://pinecast.com/feed/embrace-yourself ====== Email us at [email protected] ====== Embrace Yourself is a member of Planet Ant Podcasts. https://planetantpodcasts.com Find out more at https://embrace-yourself.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/embrace-yourself/7de90a8d-52a7-49db-a9b7-c3524dfe5b96 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

E33 - Sunil's Tribute to Larry Bird Sunil talks about what's been up in the last year after we were on a roll, what with doing 2 episodes in a row in February 2022! WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED???!!! Diseases were battled, new jobs were acquired, Larry Bird was #33, new year, new us. Go listen to A Lady Never Tells, the project Laura and I did in 2012. https://aladynevertells.bandcamp.com/ ====== Listen anywhere you get podcasts! Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/y2upzbce Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/y494qpa2 Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/6orgxkz4 Google Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/y6capqna RSS: https://pinecast.com/feed/embrace-yourself ====== Email us at [email protected] ====== Embrace Yourself is a member of Planet Ant Podcasts. https://planetantpodcasts.com Find out more at https://embrace-yourself.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/embrace-yourself/4bebe66e-dc1a-4ed5-b14f-2c43790ced51 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

E32 - Connection Laura and Sunil talk about connection, support groups, online communities, and get into the nitty gritty of getting a bad thyroid diagnosis. Listen anywhere you get podcasts! Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/y2upzbce Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/y494qpa2 Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/6orgxkz4 Google Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/y6capqna RSS: https://pinecast.com/feed/embrace-yourself ====== Email us at [email protected] ====== Embrace Yourself is a member of Planet Ant Podcasts. https://planetantpodcasts.com Find out more at https://embrace-yourself.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/embrace-yourself/7c2520bd-7dbb-4a39-9354-3cc467fcc087 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

E31 - Identity Laura and Sunil talk about identity, what it consists of, how people create their identities, a case of someone losing their identity bit by bit, and a lot more! Article discussed: https://www.wired.com/story/lee-holloway-devastating-decline-brilliant-young-coder/ Outro: "Are You Scientific? (My Body My Choice)" ====== Listen anywhere you get podcasts! Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/y2upzbce Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/y494qpa2 Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/6orgxkz4 Google Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/y6capqna RSS: https://pinecast.com/feed/embrace-yourself ====== Email us at [email protected] ====== Embrace Yourself is a member of Planet Ant Podcasts. https://planetantpodcasts.com Find out more at https://embrace-yourself.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/embrace-yourself/9f727cf1-b43b-424b-8ce3-7335679e2a10 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

E30 - The Year 2030 Laura and Sunil wrap up some loose ends from the past year and then discuss some predictions for the year 2030 from futuretimeline.net! ====== Listen anywhere you get podcasts! Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/y2upzbce Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/y494qpa2 Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/6orgxkz4 Google Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/y6capqna RSS: https://pinecast.com/feed/embrace-yourself ====== Email us at [email protected] ====== Embrace Yourself is a member of Planet Ant Podcasts. https://planetantpodcasts.com Find out more at https://embrace-yourself.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/embrace-yourself/6249b2a5-db08-4ff7-8843-47d2f45dde37 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

E29 - What's Your Game, Pal? Laura and Sunil talk about the gamification of everything for a while, and a bunch more! Sorry about the audio issues in the first few minutes, I have no idea what was going on with my microphone(s)! ====== Listen anywhere you get podcasts! Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/y2upzbce Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/y494qpa2 Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/6orgxkz4 Google Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/y6capqna RSS: https://pinecast.com/feed/embrace-yourself ====== Email us at [email protected] ====== Embrace Yourself is a member of Planet Ant Podcasts. https://planetantpodcasts.com Find out more at https://embrace-yourself.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/embrace-yourself/52183128-65ae-44b0-8588-99a669e97057 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

E28 - Odd One Out Laura & Sunil talk about their experiences being the "odd one out" in situations throughout the history of time. ====== Listen anywhere you get podcasts! Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/y2upzbce Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/y494qpa2 Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/6orgxkz4 Google Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/y6capqna RSS: https://pinecast.com/feed/embrace-yourself ====== Email us at [email protected] ====== Embrace Yourself is a member of Planet Ant Podcasts. https://planetantpodcasts.com Find out more at https://embrace-yourself.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/embrace-yourself/9eeaa48c-4fca-4aff-9860-aaf0886ffec0 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

E27 - Motivation Heeeeey girlfriends! Laura and Sunil talk about motivation, how multi-faceted it can be, stacking paper, getting cheddar, the usual. ====== Listen anywhere you get podcasts! Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/y2upzbce Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/y494qpa2 Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/6orgxkz4 Google Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/y6capqna RSS: https://pinecast.com/feed/embrace-yourself ====== Email us at [email protected] ====== Embrace Yourself is a member of Planet Ant Podcasts. https://planetantpodcasts.com Find out more at https://embrace-yourself.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/embrace-yourself/dc594d36-5ab8-4978-99f3-623211a4c3cd This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

E26 - Instinct Laura and Sunil talking about everything to do with instinct, animal instinct, human instinct, the existence of human instinct, what's the blend of learning and inborn that makes up instinct, and then they inexplicably talk about that donut shop documentary. ====== Listen anywhere you get podcasts! Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/y2upzbce Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/y494qpa2 Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/6orgxkz4 Google Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/y6capqna RSS: https://pinecast.com/feed/embrace-yourself ====== Email us at [email protected] ====== Embrace Yourself is a member of Planet Ant Podcasts. https://planetantpodcasts.com Find out more at https://embrace-yourself.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/embrace-yourself/cdaa63a3-0b09-4f74-9cd0-506aa92fdfc4 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

E25 - A Quarter Century of Podcasting! "No feelings, just talking." Laura and Sunil get caught up after having a Smooth Brain Summer and celebrate Earth Overshoot Day! ====== Listen anywhere you get podcasts! Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/y2upzbce Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/y494qpa2 Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/6orgxkz4 Google Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/y6capqna RSS: https://pinecast.com/feed/embrace-yourself ====== Email us at [email protected] ====== Embrace Yourself is a member of Planet Ant Podcasts. https://planetantpodcasts.com Find out more at https://embrace-yourself.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/embrace-yourself/26cb8323-bab8-46dc-98b3-038dbf68d634 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

E24 - Lying Laura and Sunil talk about lies big and small, why people lie, famous liars, and more! ====== Listen anywhere you get podcasts! Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/y2upzbce Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/y494qpa2 Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/6orgxkz4 Google Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/y6capqna RSS: https://pinecast.com/feed/embrace-yourself ====== Email us at [email protected] ====== Embrace Yourself is a member of Planet Ant Podcasts. https://planetantpodcasts.com Find out more at https://embrace-yourself.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/embrace-yourself/c6a7db96-239b-4b94-b619-157233862136 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

E23 - Memory Laura and Sunil talk about sensory, short term, and long term memory, mnemonic devices, "forgive and forget", and a bunch more! ====== Listen anywhere you get podcasts! Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/y2upzbce Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/y494qpa2 Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/6orgxkz4 Google Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/y6capqna RSS: https://pinecast.com/feed/embrace-yourself ====== Email us at [email protected] ====== Embrace Yourself is a member of Planet Ant Podcasts. https://planetantpodcasts.com Find out more at https://embrace-yourself.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/embrace-yourself/35fa194f-c2fb-4c00-afac-d10d056be9e9 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

E22 - Justice Laura and Sunil talk about justice, policing, how Sunil's house isn't on fire, and other aspects of our Cool Society (tm). ====== Listen anywhere you get podcasts! Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/y2upzbce Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/y494qpa2 Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/6orgxkz4 Google Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/y6capqna RSS: https://pinecast.com/feed/embrace-yourself ====== Email us at [email protected] ====== Embrace Yourself is a member of Planet Ant Podcasts. https://planetantpodcasts.com Find out more at https://embrace-yourself.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/embrace-yourself/1636df22-40be-4e2f-a9d5-1644d1747aa8 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

E21 - Lateral Thinking ("There has to be a better way!") Laura and Sunil talk about the idea of lateral thinking (vs. vertical thinking), its application to improv comedy, its lack of application to actual everyday problem solving, and also do some lateral thinking puzzles from a book Sunil had on his shelf from 1994. ====== Listen anywhere you get podcasts! Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/y2upzbce Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/y494qpa2 Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/6orgxkz4 Google Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/y6capqna RSS: https://pinecast.com/feed/embrace-yourself ====== Email us at [email protected] ====== Embrace Yourself is a member of Planet Ant Podcasts. https://planetantpodcasts.com Episode Notes Notes go here Find out more at https://embrace-yourself.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/embrace-yourself/96a26dfc-cd04-4be9-89e9-2f938626276b This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes Laura and Sunil get reacquainted with the podcasting format for the year 2021. Music at the end is CAKE's "Frank Sinatra" performed by Sunil. Questions, comments, whatever else? Email us at [email protected] Find out more at https://embrace-yourself.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/embrace-yourself/32ca92d0-56ee-4dfe-93bc-74477852bc45 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes E19 - Public Trust / The Vaccine Laura and Sunil talk vaccines, Jonas Salk, (jim) Justice, Parler, Kevin Sorbo, and more! ====== Listen anywhere you get podcasts! Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/y2upzbce Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/y494qpa2 Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/6orgxkz4 Google Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/y6capqna RSS: https://pinecast.com/feed/embrace-yourself ====== Email us at [email protected] ====== Embrace Yourself is a member of Planet Ant Podcasts. https://planetantpodcasts.com Find out more at https://embrace-yourself.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/embrace-yourself/9e5f76fd-d37c-4833-8f37-f3784ad7a085 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes Episode 18 - Urine! Laura and Sunil talk old dogs peeing, Rudy Giuliani, COVID Holidays, Randy Newman, and more! Questions, comments, whatever else? Email us at [email protected] Find out more at https://embrace-yourself.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/embrace-yourself/6a1c75a3-6c37-47ea-89dc-7db23b9e68f3 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

E17 - Societal Collapse (Trust your VR helmet!) Laura and Sunil talk loss of creativity in a society, problem solving, edge cases, Marco Polo, and more! Outro music in this episode: "Hard Drive", by Evan Dando / Ben Lee; played by Sunil. ====== Listen anywhere you get podcasts! Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/y2upzbce Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/y494qpa2 Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/6orgxkz4 Google Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/y6capqna RSS: https://pinecast.com/feed/embrace-yourself ====== Email us at [email protected] ====== Embrace Yourself is a member of Planet Ant Podcasts. https://planetantpodcasts.com Find out more at https://embrace-yourself.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/embrace-yourself/2522c076-8d96-4416-b256-d5c5a58a63b1 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode 16 - Potpourri Laura and Sunil talk Zamrock, dystopian fiction, debates, voting, living in a community, giant bathtubs, and more! Questions, comments, whatever else? Email us at [email protected] Find out more at https://embrace-yourself.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/embrace-yourself/5f142ccb-02a1-4ee5-9cfd-421ce9957afd This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

E15 - Gender / Morality (Aren't we all straddling masculinity?) Laura and Sunil took the gender test and the morality test at idrlabs.com and discuss the very odd questions and interesting results. https://www.idrlabs.com/gender-coordinates/test.php https://www.idrlabs.com/morality/6/test.php Outro music in this episode: "Best Imitation of Myself", by Ben Folds Five; performed by Sunil. ====== Listen anywhere you get podcasts! Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/y2upzbce Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/y494qpa2 Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/6orgxkz4 Google Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/y6capqna RSS: https://pinecast.com/feed/embrace-yourself ====== Email us at [email protected] ====== Embrace Yourself is a member of Planet Ant Podcasts. https://planetantpodcasts.com Find out more at https://embrace-yourself.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/embrace-yourself/f945d035-e3f3-4c6d-8883-06eea2ca295f This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Empathy (How dark do you think you are?) Laura and Sunil talk about the Dark Triad, the Light Triad, and a bunch of stuff related to empathy! Questions, comments, whatever else? Email us at [email protected] Find out more at https://embrace-yourself.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/embrace-yourself/357a18b7-87cb-4e1a-9f8d-95d754c12d2b This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Comedy (How are you doing? Coronavirus.) Laura and Sunil talk about entering the Cool Zone, as well as the new-ish albums from Andy Kindler and Eddie Pepitone. Questions, comments, whatever else? Email us at [email protected] Find out more at https://embrace-yourself.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/embrace-yourself/e254a396-919f-443f-97cc-557508c008e3 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Therapy (ALF ate cats, that's all I know) Laura and Sunil discuss existential nihilism and living in a "post-therapy" world. Questions, comments, whatever else? Email us at [email protected] Outro music in this episode: "Dead", by They Might Be Giants; performed by Sunil & Friend. Find out more at https://embrace-yourself.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/embrace-yourself/6dcf90b9-4f53-44f3-bde0-77a275e0f094 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Reminding You We Still Exist (Hi!) How are you? Sunil is 4 years sober. Questions, comments, whatever else? Email us at [email protected] Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/embrace-yourself/8461ef02-7fe9-4c38-8a8c-a1472d848dfb This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Uncertainty (Our Ticket To A Webby!) Laura and Sunil talk uncertainty, tone-deafness, and dogs, and celebrate their 10th episode! Questions, comments, eh who has the time anymore? Email us at [email protected] Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/embrace-yourself/ba2b2d2e-d79e-41dd-b653-a8af9507e322 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode 9 - Leadership - Don't Just Throw Your Damn Ticket In The Lake! Laura and Sunil talk about leadership, good leadership, bad leadership, the lack of leadership, and the usual worries of all humans right now. Questions, comments, tea leaves? Email us at [email protected] Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/embrace-yourself/bf1124de-013d-4f85-b68f-1d16ccd8eaf9 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode 8 - Gratitude - The New Normal Laura and Sunil try remote podcasting for the first time (it goes pretty well), discuss pandemic issues, and the things they are grateful for despite the odd times we are in. Questions, comments, toilet paper? Email us at [email protected] Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/embrace-yourself/5331fea6-a6ee-4889-befa-8bf167442a71 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode 7 - Fear - We're Scared Laura and Sunil discuss pretty much the messed up state of America and the world and humans and we're scared. Questions, comments, some good news? Email us at [email protected] Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/embrace-yourself/cc5e801f-e8bf-4404-a27a-b1150e10ec8e This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode 6 - Creativity - You're Either A Painter Or You're In The Lab Laura and Sunil discuss the albatrosses around their necks, Lynda Barry, how no one reads Prince Valiant, how amazing amateurs artists are, and also, they rear end someone and punch a dude in the face. Questions, comments, maps of Tallahassee? Email us at [email protected] Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/embrace-yourself/50619224-1a53-44eb-811d-c5e218469847 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode 5 - Cults - Turn Your Grindr App On Laura and Sunil discuss Laura's insane real estate deal, Jim Jones, Waco, Aryans, and how they don't believe in astrology at all. Questions, comments, dubious gardening advice? Email us at [email protected] Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/embrace-yourself/1596b32d-0dc9-4bd5-9de0-27cc77e342c1 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode 4 - Happiness - Til Death Do I Elephant Ride Laura and Sunil talk about fucking the police, the classical definition of happiness, handicapped permit guilt, and introduce the "new" segment "That's Not New!" Questions, comments, tales of corruption and greed? Email us at [email protected] Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/embrace-yourself/3e446ae8-f9a8-4ada-a45b-fcc8ffe606bf This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode 3 - Nutrition - We're Datsun Now! Laura and Sunil talk about melted Kit Kats, nutrition's impact on mental health (and vice versa), advertising, and they take a call from Nikola "Elon Musk" Tesla. Questions, comments, weed? Email us at [email protected] Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/embrace-yourself/60b8fc63-ad5c-4401-8fa6-a9859fdba610 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode 2 - Aging - It's Probably A Dark Web Thing Laura and Sunil talk about being 40, quality of life as one ages, how poorly they both eat, as well as take letters from listeners! (Sorry about the audio issues scattered about this episode! Laura sounds like a cool robot during them, AT LEAST.) Questions, comments, 11 hot ways to please your man? Email us at [email protected] Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/embrace-yourself/ecbdaf8b-022f-4211-bc20-dc8859b1d7a1 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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