Tales of Insecurity
by LiA Lindsaychen
You're not afraid of spiders. You're not afraid of snakes, zombies, ghosts, heights, germs, or fear itself. You don't fear death. Mortality is a philosophical exercise for you, a game of solitaire to kill some time. You fear no monsters, nor violence. You're afraid of time. You're afraid of your mother. You're afraid of being seen, and of not being seen. Not tales of the crypt, but tales of the cryptic. These are your horrors: you. These are: Tales of Insecurity. Here are some little skits and music made by a maudlin trans woman who is sacrificing everything to say something that you'll most likely never hear or understand. It's a comedy variety show! It is as indie as you can get. Even punk rock was embraced by corporations. True independence has no market value whatsoever.May we all be innocent again someday.
Episodes
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Episode 35: Starting Over Again (Again)
Sometimes moving forward isn't an option, despite your best intentions. You don't reset to get your bearings, but because the rug keeps getting pulled out from under you. You're back to basics, even with all your complexes. How many licks does it take to find your center, before you find a...
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Episode 2:01 Starting Over, Again
Tales of Insecurity Returns on a bi-weekly schedule and a new optimistic view! Everything is going to be better! Hooray! All this hope everywhere. The birds are singing, the bees are chirping, let's all be the best people we can be until we fail again. Transcript available here:...
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Episode 10: How to Be (with LiA Lindsaychen)
Tales of Insecurity is still on hiatus, but will be returning soon. For now, here is a filler episode, getting down to basics. Being alive, what a challenge. Tales of Insecurity is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://talesofinsecurity.com/
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Episode X – How to be a Nothing (with Michael Liam Abbott)
Tales of Insecurity is on a brief hiatus, but in the meantime, here is an interview LiA did in an effort to reach out to the community. Whatever community there is. Is that a meaningful term? Is it something anyone has? LiA doesn't really know what people have. Tales of Insecurity is made with...
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Episode 8: House of Glass
LiA has been a bit too self-indulgent lately, and realizes she needs an outside perspective on her show. She likes having all this creative control, but completely unchecked, maybe her thoughts are off somewhere where no one can understand them. Consequently, she has outsourced this week's…
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Episode 7: You’re Too Kind
Do you think about the people around you? Do you worry that you're making too much noise, and that you might accidentally activate your long-term partner's PTSD while you're recording your podcast? This might be a reasonable fear, but maybe you can't practice your accordion because you worry any...
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Episode 6: Limited Liability Corporation
The one advantage that you can't have when you're holding all the cards is you no longer get to say, "That's not fair!" And yet, you still can, as much as you want. Did you know that unarmed schoolchildren are trying to take our guns away? We're all the heroes of our own stories, and heroes have…
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Episode 5: Protesting Just Enough
Are you doing okay? Sure, sure. Good to hear. You have to convince yourself all the time, though if you sound like you're trying to convince yourself, that sounds even less convincing than nothing at all. How do you say anything in a way that sounds authentic? How do you find your place in the...
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Episode 4: Addiction by Subtraction
What if you thought your depression was virtuous, and decided anything that made you happy was destroying a deeper satisfaction you gain from a sense of moral superiority? What if you did that? What if you never enjoyed anything else because you felt an intrinsic loss of your independence any…
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Episode 3: Doctors Without Boundaries
Why don't you try solving all your problems? Why even have problems in the first place? It's all about ableism this week, and LiA has the flu. She recorded a podcast anyway, just to prove what willpower can do. All the doctors say it works, and they went to school a long time. Tales of Insecurity...
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Episode 2: Some Achieve Gender
This week, LiA is joined by special guest Michael Abbott to discuss gender dysphoria. Michael Abbott doesn't know anything, and has dumb opinions, and why would anyone revive him just to mock him? What a dumb idea. Tales of Insecurity is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every…
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Episode 1: A Tingly Numbness
You're modern. You are media-savvy and hardened by the drama you've come to depend on to compensate for the lack of direction in your own life. You have a few feelings left though. Humiliation maybe? Guilt? You're still determined to be nice to the people around you, and there must be a feeling…
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About this show
You're not afraid of spiders. You're not afraid of snakes, zombies, ghosts, heights, germs, or fear itself. You don't fear death. Mortality is a philosophical exercise for you, a game of solitaire to kill some time. You fear no monsters, nor violence. You're afraid of time. You're afraid of your mother. You're afraid of being seen, and of not being seen. Not tales of the crypt, but tales of the cryptic. These are your horrors: you. These are: Tales of Insecurity. Here are some little skits and music made by a maudlin trans woman who is sacrificing everything to say something that you'll most likely never hear or understand. It's a comedy variety show! It is as indie as you can get. Even punk rock was embraced by corporations. True independence has no market value whatsoever.May we all be innocent again someday.
Hosted by
LiA Lindsaychen