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Figure It Out
by Figure it out
Two long time best friends on opposite sides of the world tackle tough issues and try to become well rounded adults.
Episodes
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30. A Portland Mystery Part II
Okay sorry this is a week late, it's genuinely not my fault it's Spotify's fault. I spent an insanely long amount of time editing this one (she's complex) just to have Spotify stop working when I went to upload which forced me to take a week long break in frustration. Happens to the best of us!...
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29. A Portland Mystery Part I
Are we so back? Only time will tell, but let’s just say that if we were so back it would be at astronomical levels. This episode Marlena has fallen down a rabbit hole and she intends to drag us down with her. Here’s the sitch: someone in Portland has been hanging strange flyers advertising a...
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28: Ufology
GREY ALERT!!! Are we being fucking invaded?? This week the girls are following up on their espionage episode with another possible angle: aliens. The girls talk about the history of UFO sightings and explore some possible explanations for why we see things in the sky. They explain some famous UFO...
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27: Zoos
CW: We do talk about animals being hurt and killed in this episode, so heads up if that's not something you want to listen to! This week (or rather a few weeks ago when we recorded this) the girls are talking about zoos! They talk about some of the ways zoos can be harmful, included some fun...
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Trailer
Welcome to Figure It Out! The podcast where two long time best friends living on opposite sides of the world get together to try to figure things out! Topics range from recent news stories to general concepts.
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26: Spies and Lies
Trying to figure out what’s going on with those Chinese Spy Balloons?? Great news! This week, the girls are discussing espionage and intelligence strategies! Marlena goes over several modern intelligence methods and Linna tells the tale of an infamous Swedish spy! The girls also discuss…
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25: Nuclear Energy
In this episode the girls try to discuss climate change but as is often the case the conversation ends up being only about nuclear energy. The girls discuss the good, the bad, and the glamorous about the Atomic Era, the history of nuclear in Sweden, and the possibility of a nuclear future. Strap…
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24: Botox
The girls are fighting! Marlena tells her story about getting botox and Linna explains why that makes her feel icky. The girls explore the relationship between personal self esteem and societal pressure, and relate botox to everyone's personal relationship with climate change. Sources:...
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23: True Crime and Kristin Smart
We're back baby! Hopefully for good this time! We'll have info to follow on our new episode schedule but for now enjoy this episode we recorded a few weeks ago on the current trial against Paul and Ruben Flores and the role of true crime media in society. In this episode Marlena analyzes the…
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22: Swedengate
Learn about #Swedengate from an actual Swedish person! And then learn about the real Swedengate (the Amber Heard trial) from an actual Forensic Psychology Master who apparently can't pronounce the word "defamation"! Plus, in their first episode recorded since their hiatus, the girls attempt to...
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21: Historical Gossip
I'm sorry we were gone, but look we made you some content! This is a slightly old recording that we're just now releasing. We've been on a bit of an impromptu break, we both went on vacation and had a few other things going on. But we'd like to offer this episode we recorded before our break as a...
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20: Consent
This week the girls are getting sexual and talking all about consent. Marlena covers the legal side of consent and Linna covers the social side of consent. They both discuss how consent can be sexy and what you can do to promote healthy conversations about sex and consent and how everyone can…
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19: Sports
Because we record weeks before we release episodes, the girls' once topical sports episode is now no longer relevant. But regardless, this week the girls talking about sports. They talk about the Olympics and the Super Bowl, two events that were just ending when we recorded. Linna talks about the...
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18: Natural Disasters
This week the girls are back and talking about some of the natural disasters that have and could effect them! Despite all the different types of natural disasters, they're somehow both talking about earthquakes/tsunamis. Marlena covers some quakes on the west coast and Linna talks about a tsunami...
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17: Problematic Faves
In their longest episode to date the girls discuss problematic faves: why people are problematic, who their problematic faves are, and what to do when you have a problematic fave. Linna talks about Taylor Swift and Marlena covers the broad genre(s?) of Male Manipulator Music. They also discuss…
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16: Success
Just in time for the inevitable fall in new years resolution motivation, the girls are back to try and help you find success! The girls talk about some successful people, the "Napoleons" of past, present, and future as they say, what makes someone successful, and how to define success.
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15: Crime and Punishment
This week the girls are covering criminal justice! Linna explains the current political climate surrounding crime and punishment in Sweden and explains how it got to this point. Marlena tells a very sad story very badly, but explains her possibly controversial opinions about the sex offender...
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14: Video Games
It's you it's you it's all for you! Today we're covering video games and for the first time in FIOH (Figure It Out History) we have a guest on the pod! The girls talk about all the things the video game industry is doing wrong and right in this episode and they have an actual gamer boy weigh in...
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13: Disordered Eating
We're back with our first real, researched episode of the year! Lucky episode 13! As promised, we're doing Diets 2: 2 Dieting 2 Survive this episode and talking about the ugly alter ego of diets: disordered eating. The girls talk about what disordered eating is as well as why it's so common. It's...
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End of Year Q&A
Happy New Year! In this episode the girls forgo research and shoot the shit while answering some listener submitted questions. It's good, sleepover vibes fun with maybe even a bit of insight and advise. Thanks for spending the past few months with us!
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12: Mount Everest
This week the girls are sticking with a somewhat wintery topic and talking about the glory and horrors of snowy Mt. Everest (Mountain Everest??). They talk about some of the early expeditions on Mt. Everest as well as the first two men to make it to the top, then they talk about why you SHOULDN’T...
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11: Christmas Traditions
In this special holiday episode the girls talk about the typical christmas traditions in their corners of the world as well as some weirder christmas traditions around the world. They also briefly allude to their shared distrust of Australians and Marlena makes a few disappointing confessions....
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10: Cannibalism
Happy 10th Episode!! This week the girls are talking cannibalism. Weirdly, these two long time vegetarians come out pro-cannibalism in the end, Linna gives some information on cannibalism in the animal kingdom, and Marlena talks cannibalism in the homo- species. The talk about prion diseases, but...
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9: Waterslides
Hey everyone! Get ready to slide into this new, bizarrely summery Thanksgiving episode of Figure It Out! This week we slip into the deep, watery world of waterslides! That’s right, we’re talking about your favorite summer activity as a hapless, naive child! The girls make a splash this week when...
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8: Hair
We’re back, babes! And this week, after a brief hiatus, we’re talking hair! The girls talk about their own hair, all the ways women are controlled through hair, and learn a fact so shocking it had to be double checked AGAIN during editing just because it sounds so fake: you can get pubic lice…
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7: Ghosts (Spooky Halloween Episode!!)
Happy Halloween girls, gays, theys, ghoulies, and ghosties!! After a lot of technical difficulties the girls are back and talking ghosts! They discuss why so many ghosts are women and what makes them so spooky and then they delve into deciding once and for all if ghosts are even real. Marlena…
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6: Roommates
This week the girls argue about whether or not roommates are good or bad. They talk about loneliness, student loan debt, and--weirdly--American Girl Dolls. Note: We had a lot of sound issues in this episode so please excuse our pops and crackles. We're still learning! Sources:...
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5: Clowns
Beep beep Richie! In this episode the girls are talking clowns. They also talk Bills, Hader and Skarsgard. They go over a long and grueling history of clowns to come to the conclusion that clowns are sad and scary and they might murder you. Grab a blankie and some apple cider and strap in for a...
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4: Diets
The girls do their best… they just really do their best in this one. They talk about why diets are bullshit and why nobody should try them. And they get pretty depressed about everything. CW: Dieting, ED Sources: https://gastropod.com/weve-lost-diet-episode-2/...
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3: Cryptids
The girls decide aliens are NOT cryptids but they can’t decide why. They tell the stories of their favorite cryptids and Marlena presents a case for Deaths-head Hawkmoths as fun, lovable babies. The girls become rapidly obsessed with John Acorn and they manage to once again laugh at a dog dying....
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2: Abortions
The girls get depressing and talk about the grim state of abortion in America as well as how birth control is used in Sweden. It gets sad and the girls are not happy. Somehow they make it through the entire episode about unwanted pregnancy without mentioning sluts. CW: Abortion, violence against...
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1: Witches
The girls alienate half of their nonexistent audience by admitting to be radical cat people and then piss off the other half by realizing they're actually the assholes in this situation. Witches are discussed and of course so is feminism and, the girls favorite, sluts. CW: rape, incest, animal...
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