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The Gifted Kid ComplexCher's birthday bonus with Jenny S.The TGKC team put a series of (for the most part, not at all) anonymous messages together for Cher! Moderated by assistant writer/researcher Jenny S. (Oxford French and Philosophy), this is the most blatantly self indulgent instalment of the show to date. It's almost laughable how easy the vast majority of these messages were for Cher to identify. Still, she did get tripped up by the low effort ad hominem that inevitably had to be said.CREATOR/DIRECTOR, PRODUCER: Cher C.CO-HOSTS, PRIMARY WRITER/RESEARCHERS: Cher C. and Teia C.PRIMARY EDITOR...2023-11-0719 min
The Gifted Kid ComplexThe Halloween SpecialBoo!It’s our first ever joint hosted episode, just in time for Halloween! This episode, Cher and Teia both wrote games for the debut of this truly co-hosted installation of TGKC. Leaning hard into the philosophy this season, Cher talks philosophical zombies, otherwise known as p-zombies (yes, really) and subjunctive possibility; Teia takes a turn with another academically spooky Connect the Dots.Cher’s word of the day: qualia, /ˈkwɑːliə, ˈkweɪ-/Noun: the subjective or qualitative properties of experiences. Definition from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.Teia’s quote of the day: “Ge...2023-10-3141 min
The Gifted Kid ComplexJust a little scuttlebuttAhoy, ye landlubbers!This episode, Teia and Cher test out terrible pirate accents that would send them straight to Davy Jones’ locker, do some pirate mythbusting, and sail the seven seas in an exploration of pirate linguistics. Of course, we also pay our must needed homage to the iconic Zheng Yi Sao, and delve into the depths of East Asian thalassocratic piracy.Teia’s word of the day: Scuttlebutt, /ˈskʌtəlbʌt/Noun: a cask of drinking water; slang for gossip. Definition by WikipediaSources for this episode:https...2023-10-2446 min
The Gifted Kid ComplexCher's updates before Season 2!TL;DR, some stuff is changing.Regular schedule changeMoving to a fortnightly release schedule for our main episodes.The seasons will be six months long and not three; this season should begin on the 24th of October with an episode hosted by Teia (launch is postponed due to illness). After will be our first joint episode on Halloween, and Cher’s first main episode of the season will be the episode two weeks after that.There will be a mini episode for Cher’s birthday on the Tuesday in between!2023-10-1007 min
The Gifted Kid Complex"The Milk Episode" with Jenny S.It’s the season finale of the first season of TGKC!If you think about it, milk is a terrifying concept. Really ruminate upon it. We’ve normalised it so much in our dairy aisles, but it's a mammalian bodily secretion. Milk and its derivatives are in our food everywhere, and it’s a staple in most cultures (haha dairy joke). Why have humans decided to take the milk from other animals? Why have we continued to consume it past infancy when most adults don’t possess the ability to digest it? One more question, what if we take...2023-09-2633 min
The Gifted Kid ComplexBeyond the scope of the sensescapeThis episode, Teia and Cher explore the frontiers of the sense-scape by looking at psychological studies on synaesthesia, ‘sixth’ senses on our earthly kingdom, but also powerful fatidical, clairvoyant women in global history and culture.Only coming up with this theme in the middle of the season, Teia realised that she would have had to tackle both sight and sound in this episode (she miscalculated). So, she took the opportunity to go off-the-rails as a conclusion to her mini-series - and in the end was left with more questions than answers! However, that is, after all, always the...2023-09-1944 min
The Gifted Kid ComplexThe London Beer FloodCher here. If you know me, you know I love IPA. The International Phonetic Alphabet, that is. In fairness, before I went sober, I did enjoy a pint at the pub or at the pool table. Still, India pale ale was never my thing, I was always more of a Lager enjoyer.Today, we explore the story of an accident involving an absolutely absurd quantity of beer in a rookery of London that occurred on the 17th of October in 1814, right by where UCL is now. Let’s dive into the history of Horse Shoe Brewery....2023-09-1235 min
The Gifted Kid ComplexSmelling and storytellingYou might have caught the scent of where Teia’s going with her episodes this season. A new game, and a flip of the format has Teia and Cher trying to understand diseases that even scientists today don’t fully understand, crafting sordid and slanderous tales, and plumbing the depths of their childhood memories. Why is it that our sense of smell makes us so existential? We’re going to sniff out the answer.(Teia would like to apologise for being so liberal with the nose-related puns in the shownotes.)Teia’s word of the day: Kak...2023-09-0529 min
The Gifted Kid ComplexFolkloric Creatures and Where You Can't Find ThemFrom mythology to cryptids, today we talk about the most unscientific theories about the real world. Yes, we all know by now that Cher is a science nerd - even despite what her philosophy degree would make you think. Most of the episodes she’s written have been science based in some way. Not only is this episode not about anything factually accurate, it’s about that which straight up does not exist. No conspiracy theories here on The Gifted Kid Complex.Cher’s word of the day: preternatural; /ˌpɹiː.təˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə)ɹ.əl/existing outside of nature...2023-08-2944 min
The Gifted Kid ComplexTouching (grass)This episode, Teia and Cher talk touch on a long-distance, online podcast. Why is it that touch feeds so deeply into a sense of ‘primalness’, or seen as something animalistic? We’d consult our respective pets if we could. We also talk through Cher’s extensive collection of high end fidget toys, and Teia’s deep desire for scented slime.Teia’s quote of the day: “First of all, the face that should be decorated with hair is as bald as a kettle.” -I am a Cat, by Natsume Sōseki.Sources for this episode:https://en.w...2023-08-2131 min
The Gifted Kid ComplexHeresy, hot irons, and haemorrhoids In a sick twist of The Gifted Kid Complex canon, Cher hosts a history based episode! That's right, it's a hard divergence from her usual interests, but she tackles Teia's territory in her own way. First, we’ll uncover one story codified in the Takenouchi documents, setting a very well known religious figure somewhere barely anyone would think to place him. To carry on from historical strange twists, Cher quizzes Teia on categorising whether the outdated remedies for various ailments were genuinely used, or if our team made them up.Cher’s word of the day: panacea, /ˌpæn.ə...2023-08-1537 min
The Gifted Kid ComplexOver art's dead body?This episode, Teia and Cher illustrate (ha!) that art, in its creation, appreciation, but also destruction, tells us a lot about the ethical and psychological consequences of ‘expressing yourself’ in this day and age. They also chat sh*t about the kinds of art they like, because it’s their podcast, and they make the rules.Teia’s quote of the day: “Good artists exist simply in what they make, and consequently are perfectly uninteresting in what they are.” The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde.Sources for this episode:Physical Works:Manganiell...2023-08-0133 minThe Gifted Kid ComplexUwus and uvulas - Bonus episodeHere's the full version of us discussing the fun facts (I promise they are fun) we covered in 'Blue eyes are a lie'!Capillaries:https://training.seer.cancer.gov/anatomy/cardiovascular/blood/classification.htmlUvulas and their human uniqueness:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1408233/Blue eyes and structural colour:https://www.aao.org/eye-health/tips-prevention/your-blue-eyes-arent-really-blueDescartes on the pineal gland:https://n.neurology.org/content/94/15_Supplement/914The Patella:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PatellaThe...2023-07-3112 min
The Gifted Kid ComplexBlue eyes are a lieAnatomy is strange. Etymology can be even stranger. This episode, Cher implores Teia to attempt identifying parts of the body based solely on their namesake If you know anything about root words, they can appear absolutely out of pocket. What part of the body do you think is named ‘big hole’?We talk about teleological arguments, undoing vasectomies, and doughnut topology. To escape the highbrow nonsense, we also play a few rounds of Innuendo, making the most incredibly crass, raunchy - and hopefully witty - euphemisms and pick up lines.Cher’s quote of the day: “...2023-07-2530 minThe Gifted Kid ComplexAztecs, Incas, and a Teia takeover - Bonus episodeCher wrote a game that contained an Aztec myth. Teia turned the tables and educated Cher about not only Aztecs, but additionally about Incas too, rubbing salt in the wound. Jokes aside, enjoy our first bonus content episode, taken from Episode 1, 'The beginning of an era'.Sources for this bonus episode:The Florentine Codex, Book 12, Chapter 1: https://enl.wired-humanities.org/fcbk12ch01Compiled by Bernardino de Sahagun and many indigenous Nahua scribes in the mid 16th century in the Colegio de Santa Cruz.Translated by A. J. O. Anderson and C...2023-07-2104 min
The Gifted Kid ComplexDon't yuck my yumThis episode, Teia and Cher try not to yuck your yum (or yum your yuck) by discussing how we taste food, whether or not we think we would like some weird foods eaten in history, and the gustatory experience in its full qualitative glory. We apologise for the budget ASMR conducted in this episode - we sincerely hope you don’t mind.Teia’s word of the day: Slumgullion /slʌmˈɡʌljən/Noun: a meat stew. [Definition from Merriam-Webster]Sources for this episode:Tyromancy:https://backyardbanshee.com/divination/tyromancy...2023-07-1837 min
The Gifted Kid ComplexThe beginning of an eraIt’s the first ever episode of The Gifted Kid Complex! In this episode hosted by Cher, we introduce and talk about the meta of the show, about beginnings and myths, then have a bit of a silly laugh at the end talking about an iconic figure of Early Modern Philosophy with whom UCL is scarily, and frankly, concerningly obsessed.Cher’s word of the day: Prolegomenon, /prəʊlɛˈɡɒmɪnən/Noun: a preliminary discussion; introductory essay, as prefatory matter in a book; a prologue. Definition from Oxford Languages.Sources for this episode:...2023-07-1145 min
The Gifted Kid ComplexTattoos and transhumanismTeia takes the reins in this episode of The Gifted Kid Complex, as she and Cher attempt to tackle what it feels like living in a body with (hopefully) some success. We contemplate some of the science behind transhumanism, and some of the fiction behind it too, and the scope of what it could do for us in the not so far future.Teia’s quote of the day: ‘Why should our bodies end at the skin, or include at best other beings encapsulated by skin?’Donna Haraway, ‘A Cyborg Manifesto’Full Citation: Donna J. H...2023-07-1138 min
The Gifted Kid ComplexThree 'C's of the seasI don’t know about you, but I am both fascinated and scared shitless by the ocean. Granted, I’m not one of those old timey seamen standing on the deck yelling that the sea calls to me and that I love her, but I still believe marine biology is truly a marvel. Deep sea gigantism and whale falls, anyone? Something that keeps me up at night though, is that we’ve only explored around 5% of the oceans so far, and even scarier shit is definitely down there.Cher’s word of the day: Bathypelagic, /bæθ.ɪ.pəˈlædʒ.ɪk/2023-07-1134 min
The Gifted Kid ComplexA confession: Cher's thievery of show formatsIt's the first bonus (and first overall) episode of The Gifted Kid Complex! This episode is hosted by the creator of the show, Cher C. (UCL Philosophy BA) and presented with Teia C. (Oxford History BA), who hosts every other episode. In this bonus episode, Cher talks Teia through the meta and all the formats she's written for the show, as well as from where all of her ideas were stolen.Three full episodes are to be published together for the launch of our show on either the 4th or the 11th of July depending on time...2023-06-3029 min
The Gifted Kid ComplexThe Gifted Kid Complex: A TrailerSurprise! It’s the trailer for The Gifted Kid Complex, the show where the panellists were gifted kids and refuse to move on. Today, we briefly introduce the hosts, the structure, and concept for the show; namely, to satirically take on intellectual elitism by having the most (tongue-in-cheek) inane, pedantic, and convoluted conversations every week. Each episode will be hosted by either the creator of the show, Cher C. (UCL Philosophy BA) or by Teia C. (Oxford History BA); we will be individually writing the episodes that we host so we can surprise each other, and part of our jo...2023-06-2903 min
The Focused Mindset Podcast1 Black Woman, 1 White Woman, Racism and Change with Coach TeiaListen to black entrepreneur, life coach, and mother Coach Teia www.coachteia.com share her story of how her family has been directly affected by racist actions of those in authority including the police and teachers. She used those moments to help her family rise above the hate so the next generation can love ALL people regardless of color. Learn priceless lessons on how to make lasting change in order to create a future we want for our kids, free of bioses and racism. Teach your child resilience and acceptance by purchasing the BIG LIFE JOURNAL today. Don...2020-07-1651 min
Family Seasons by Coach TeiaA Black Mom, A White Mom - Different, Yet Alike with Cher KretzIn this episode, I have a conversation with a fellow mom who I recently met when she stepped out of her comfort zone and reached out to me. We instantly connected on so many levels, both professionally and personal.
Cher and I have many similarities such as being in the field of serving families, being life coaches, and completely passionate about serving others. We both love our families and have similar religious beliefs. We’re fellow podcasters and love talking about everything related to life.
Cher is a white mom raising white daughters. I am black mom raising black daughters.
We...2020-07-1444 min