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Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.144. The Magonistas, Pt. 1!This week, David and Madeline talk about the Magonistas!PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared/postsSOURCES:Hernandez, Kelly Lytle. Bad Mexicans: Race, Empire, and Revolution in the Borderlands. W. W. Norton & Company, 2022.2025-06-171h 35Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.143. LaRouche -- Pt. 3!This week, Madeline and David talk about the ICE protests in Los Angeles and finish up our three part episode on Lyndon LaRouche!PATREON:http://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscaredSOURCES:https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1986/10/26/larouches-call-to-quarantine-aids-victims-trails-in-california/f79e0d33-02be-4fad-a643-08bf0d462f95/https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP90-00806R000100640021-7.pdfhttps://schillerinstitute.com/blog/2022/10/14/conference-build-the-new-paradigm-defeat-green-fascism/https://archive.org/details/larouchenewamericanfascismhttps://larouchepub.com/pr/2022/20221102_hinkle.htmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20110713184401/http://larouchewatch...2025-06-101h 51Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.142. LaRouche -- Pt. 2!This week, we talk more about Lyndon LaRouche and the Marxists that never were, and David tries to cajole Madeline into saying a slur (Madeline does NOT).PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/c/pickmeupimscared/postsSOURCES: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1986/10/26/larouches-call-to-quarantine-aids-victims-trails-in-california/f79e0d33-02be-4fad-a643-08bf0d462f95/https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP90-00806R000100640021-7.pdfhttps://schillerinstitute.com/blog/2022/10/14/conference-build-the-new-paradigm-defeat-green-fascism/https://archive.org/details/larouchenewamericanfascismhttps://larouchepub.com/pr/2022/20221102_hinkle.htmlhttps...2025-06-032h 03Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.141. LaRouche -- Pt. 1!This week, Madeline and David talk about Lyndon LaRouche!PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/c/pickmeupimscared/postsSOURCES: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1986/10/26/larouches-call-to-quarantine-aids-victims-trails-in-california/f79e0d33-02be-4fad-a643-08bf0d462f95/https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP90-00806R000100640021-7.pdfhttps://schillerinstitute.com/blog/2022/10/14/conference-build-the-new-paradigm-defeat-green-fascism/https://archive.org/details/larouchenewamericanfascismhttps://larouchepub.com/pr/2022/20221102_hinkle.htmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20110713184401/http://larouchewatch.com/ugliest-larouche-rant.pdfhttps://www.cosmonautmag.com/2025/04/praxis-of-alienation-and-enmity-on-the-american-communist-party/2025-05-262h 27Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.140. AFRICOM -- Pt. 2!This week, Madeline and David wrap up our two-part episode about AFRICOM, Burkina Faso, and Traore!PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared/postsSOURCES: https://www.defense.gov/About/combatant-commands/https://hoodcommunist.org/2022/09/29/a-guide-to-shutdownafricom/amp/https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/03/16/afri-m16.htmlhttps://www.communistpartyofkenya.org/87-recent-news/246-oint-statement-of-the-communist-party-of-kenya-and-the-zimbabwe-communist-party-on-the-expansion-of-africomhttps://mronline.org/2021/10/05/building-a-movement-to-shutdown-africom/https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/africomhttps://hoodcommunist.org/2020/10/01/africom-and-nato-are-terrorist/amp/https://monthlyreview.org/2024/06/01/the-actuality-of-red-africa/https://www.marxists.org/history/etol/newspape/socialist-viewpoint-us...2025-05-122h 08Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.139. AFRICOM -- Pt. 1!This week, Madeline & David talk about AFRICOM, Kony 2012, and whether or not X is a rockabilly band!PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared/postsSOURCES:https://www.defense.gov/About/combatant-commands/https://hoodcommunist.org/2022/09/29/a-guide-to-shutdownafricom/amp/https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/03/16/afri-m16.htmlhttps://www.communistpartyofkenya.org/87-recent-news/246-oint-statement-of-the-communist-party-of-kenya-and-the-zimbabwe-communist-party-on-the-expansion-of-africomhttps://mronline.org/2021/10/05/building-a-movement-to-shutdown-africom/https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/africomhttps://hoodcommunist.org/2020/10/01/africom-and-nato-are-terrorist/amp/https://monthlyreview.org/2024/06/01/the-actuality-of-red-africa/https://www.marxists.org/history/etol/newspape...2025-05-052h 00Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.138. Riding the Crimson Wave: Biennio Rosso and the Failed Revolution -- Pt. 2This week David and Madeline finish our two part episode about the Italian syndicalists!PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared/SOURCES:⁠Anderson, Considerations on Western Marxism⁠ ⁠Clark, Antonio Gramsci and the Revolution That Failed⁠⁠Gramsci, The Antonio Gramsci Reader: Selected Writings 1916-1935⁠⁠Emmerson, “Gabriele D’Annunzio’s Fiume Escapade.”⁠⁠Bertrand, “The Biennio Rosso: Anarchists and Revolutionary Syndicalists in Italy, 1919-1920.”⁠⁠Lenin, “Terms of Admission into Communist International.”⁠⁠Trudell, “Gramsci: The Turin Years.”⁠ ⁠Trotsky, “Speech in Discussion of the Italian Question.”⁠2025-04-081h 56Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.137. Riding the Crimson Wave: Biennio Rosso and the Failed Revolution -- Pt. 1This week, David and Madeline talk about Italy, Biennio Rossa, and what age is too young to not know how to put your phone on silent!PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/c/pickmeupimscared/SOURCES:Anderson, Considerations on Western Marxism Clark, Antonio Gramsci and the Revolution That FailedGramsci, The Antonio Gramsci Reader: Selected Writings 1916-1935Emmerson, “Gabriele D’Annunzio’s Fiume Escapade.”Bertrand, “The Biennio Rosso: Anarchists and Revolutionary Syndicalists in Italy, 1919-1920.”Lenin, “Terms of Admission into Communist International.”Trudell...2025-04-012h 00Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.136. USAID - Pt. 2!This week, Madeline and David wrap up our second part of our discussion about USAID!PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/c/pickmeupimscared/postsSOURCES:https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2025/02/14/usaid-controversy-live-updates-judge-orders-trump-administration-to-temporarily-restore-foreign-aid-funding/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-blocks-trump-administration-from-canceling-foreign-aid-awards-in-place-before-his-inauguration/https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP74B00415R000300070019-8.pdfhttps://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP79T00975A027700010040-0.pdfhttps://digitalcommons.csp.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1038&context=hmong-studies_hohphttps://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP85T00875...2025-03-102h 57Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.135. USAID -- Pt. 1This week, Madeline and David discuss USAID!PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/c/pickmeupimscared/postsSOURCES:https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2025/02/14/usaid-controversy-live-updates-judge-orders-trump-administration-to-temporarily-restore-foreign-aid-funding/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-blocks-trump-administration-from-canceling-foreign-aid-awards-in-place-before-his-inauguration/https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP74B00415R000300070019-8.pdfhttps://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP79T00975A027700010040-0.pdfhttps://digitalcommons.csp.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1038&context=hmong-studies_hohphttps://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP85T00875R001000080025-2.pdfhttps://www.cia...2025-02-181h 44Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.134. The Haitian Revolution, Pt. 3!This week, David and Madeline wrap up our three-part series on the Haitian Revolution!This episode is a little louder than usual so start it quieter to be kind to your ears because Madeline's voice is SHRILL.PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared/postsSOURCES:http://piketty.pse.ens.fr/files/Henochsberg2016.pdfhttps://jacobin.com/2017/01/haiti-reparations-france-slavery-colonialism-debt/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/20/world/americas/haiti-history-colonized-france.htmlhttps://nyujilp.org/frances-overdue-debt-to-haiti/#_ftn3https://www.jstor.org/stable/44148455https://www.jstor.org/stable/428437152025-02-111h 32Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.133. The Haitian Revolution -- Pt. 2!This week, David and Madeline talk about the Haitian Revolution! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/pickmeupimscared/ SOURCES: ⁠http://piketty.pse.ens.fr/files/Henochsberg2016.pdf⁠ ⁠https://jacobin.com/2017/01/haiti-reparations-france-slavery-colonialism-debt/⁠ ⁠https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/20/world/americas/haiti-history-colonized-france.html⁠ ⁠https://nyujilp.org/frances-overdue-debt-to-haiti/#_ftn3⁠ ⁠https://www.jstor.org/stable/44148455⁠ ⁠https://www.jstor.org/stable/42843715⁠ ⁠https://www.cadtm.org/The-evolution-of-wealth-inequalities-over-the-last-two-centuries⁠ ⁠https://www.projectmanifest.eu/the-french-society-of-friends-of-black-people-1788-1799-en-fr/⁠ ⁠https://revolution.chnm.org/d/290⁠ ⁠https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/20/world/haiti-wall-street...2025-01-282h 10Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.132. The Haitian Revolution - Pt. 1!This week, David and Madeline talk about the Haitian Revolution! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/pickmeupimscared/ SOURCES: http://piketty.pse.ens.fr/files/Henochsberg2016.pdf https://jacobin.com/2017/01/haiti-reparations-france-slavery-colonialism-debt/ https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/20/world/americas/haiti-history-colonized-france.html https://nyujilp.org/frances-overdue-debt-to-haiti/#_ftn3 https://www.jstor.org/stable/44148455 https://www.jstor.org/stable/42843715 https://www.cadtm.org/The-evolution-of-wealth-inequalities-over-the-last-two-centuries https://www.projectmanifest.eu/the-french-society-of-friends-of-black-people-1788-1799-en-fr/ https://revolution.chnm.org/d/290 https://www.nytimes...2025-01-202h 07Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.131. The Case for Letting Malibu BurnThis week, Madeline & David talk about the Los Angeles fires, prison labor, and climate change! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared/posts SOURCES: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14269289/arsonist-arrested-starting-la-kenneth-fire.html https://longreads.com/2018/12/04/the-case-for-letting-malibu-burn/ https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1935/10/27/87883221.html?login=smartlock&auth=login-smartlock&pageNumber=13 https://www.latimes.com/projects/la-me-malibu-wildfire-history/ https://malibutimes.com/article_be86d151-e381-5db5-9a85-66cc05586070 https://retrospectjournal.com/2023/11/26/the-flammable-nature-of-malibu-beach-a-brief-history-of-californias-wildfires-in-the-early-20th-century/ https://www.firehouse.com/operations-training/article/10545036/californias-calabasas-malibu-fire 2025-01-132h 14Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.130. The Potato Famine - Pt. 2!This week, Madeline & David wrap up part 2 of our series on the Potato famine! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared/posts SOURCES: https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt1p6qp8j https://www.jstor.org/stable/30006815 https://www.jstor.org/stable/27724246 https://www.jstor.org/stable/175367 https://www.jstor.org/stable/43920279 https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2023/12/27/jane-ohlmeyer-ireland-served-as-a-laboratory-for-the-british-empire/ https://the-past.com/feature/the-tudor-conquest-of-ireland/ https://daily.jstor.org/britains-blueprint-for-colonialism-made-in-ireland/ https://escholarship.mcgill.ca/concern/theses/bc386...2025-01-061h 58Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.129. The Potato Famine, Pt. 1This week, Madeline and David talk about the history of the colonization of Ireland leading up to the potato famine! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt1p6qp8j https://www.jstor.org/stable/30006815 https://www.jstor.org/stable/27724246 https://www.jstor.org/stable/175367 https://www.jstor.org/stable/43920279 https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2023/12/27/jane-ohlmeyer-ireland-served-as-a-laboratory-for-the-british-empire/ https://the-past.com/feature/the-tudor-conquest-of-ireland/ https://daily.jstor.org/britains-blueprint-for-colonialism-made-in-ireland/ https://escholarship...2024-11-112h 02Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.128. The Politics of Horror, Pt. 4!This week, Madeline and David wrap up our 4-part series on the politics of horror by talking about horror movies and disability, plus horror movies and the domestic space! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/pickmeupimscared/posts SOURCES: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2757926/ https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2023/10/08/one-of-us-tod-brownings-freaks-disability-culture-and-the-criterion-for-inclusion/ https://www.nyfa.edu/student-resources/how-horror-movies-have-changed-since-their-beginning/ https://www.jstor.org/stable/431308?read-now=1&seq=8#page_scan_tab_contents https://daily.jstor.org/the-horror/ https://medusacreatives.com/2020/10/31/normal-people-dont-scare-me-a-history-of-ableism-in-the-horror-genre/ https://collider...2024-11-042h 46Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.127. The Politics of Horror, Part 3!This week, Madeline and David talk about race and class in the politics of horror movies! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2757926/ https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2023/10/08/one-of-us-tod-brownings-freaks-disability-culture-and-the-criterion-for-inclusion/ https://www.nyfa.edu/student-resources/how-horror-movies-have-changed-since-their-beginning/ https://www.jstor.org/stable/431308?read-now=1&seq=8#page_scan_tab_contents https://daily.jstor.org/the-horror/ https://medusacreatives.com/2020/10/31/normal-people-dont-scare-me-a-history-of-ableism-in-the-horror-genre/ https://collider.com/horror-movies-transphobia/ https://wildezine.com/3806/opinion/its-not-about-the-dress-a-brief-history-of-transphobia-in-horror-movies/ https://williamsinstitute.law...2024-10-212h 15Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.126. The Politics of Horror, Pt. 2!This week, David and Madeline start a journey exploring the politics of horror movies! We do a brief overview of the transition from horror literature to horror film and the key trends of horror films by decade. Next week, we will tackle the politics of horror by topic and explore specific film titles! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: ⁠https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2757926/⁠ ⁠https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2023/10/08/one-of-us-tod-brownings-freaks-disability-culture-and-the-criterion-for-inclusion/⁠ ⁠https://www.nyfa.edu/student-resources/how-horror-movies-have-changed-since-their-beginning/⁠ ⁠https://www.jstor.org/stable/431308?read-now=1&seq=8#page_sca...2024-10-142h 12Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.125. The Politics of Horror Movies -- Pt. 1!This week, David and Madeline start a journey exploring the politics of horror movies! We do a brief overview of the transition from horror literature to horror film and the key trends of horror films by decade. Next week, we will tackle the politics of horror by topic and explore specific film titles! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2757926/ https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2023/10/08/one-of-us-tod-brownings-freaks-disability-culture-and-the-criterion-for-inclusion/ https://www.nyfa.edu/student-resources/how-horror-movies-have-changed-since-their-beginning/ https://www.jstor.org/stable/431308?read-now=1...2024-10-071h 50Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.124. Free Tibet, Pt. 2!This week, Madeline & David wrap up our 2-part episode about the CIA and the Free Tibet Movement! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: ⁠https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP80R01731R000200110047-1.pdf⁠ ⁠https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP82-00457R007100010009-7.pdf⁠ ⁠https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP79R00890A001100090004-2.pdf⁠ ⁠https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP78-02771R000300470002-3.pdf⁠ ⁠https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP79R00890A001100040024-5.pdf⁠ ⁠https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP82-00457R001800890009-0.pdf⁠ ⁠https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/C...2024-09-302h 48Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.123. Free Tibet Pt. 1!This week, Madeline and David talk about the Free Tibet movement, the Dalai Lama's friendship with a Nazi, and Rockabilly for 2025! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP80R01731R000200110047-1.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP82-00457R007100010009-7.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP79R00890A001100090004-2.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP78-02771R000300470002-3.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP79R00890A001100040024-5.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP82-00457R001800890009...2024-09-242h 09Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.122. Air America, Pt. 2!This week, Madeline and David finish up our 2-part episode all about the CIA's airline, Air America! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.britannica.com/place/Vietnam/The-two-Vietnams-1954-65 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/14672715.1973.10406346 https://www.hamptonthink.org/read/from-stolen-land-to-riches-us-neo-colonialism-in-south-korea https://time.com/archive/6949003/the-hmong-and-the-cia/ https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA243492.pdf https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/197002_os.pdf https://media.defense.gov/2019/Jul/02/2002153035/-1/-1/0/B_0156_CELESKI_SPECIAL_AIR_WARFARE_%20AND_THE_SECRET_WAR_IN_LAOS_AIR_COMMANDOS_1964_1975.PDF https://renincorp.org/bookshelf/politics-of-heroin-in-south.pdf ...2024-09-161h 39Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.121. Air America, Part 1!This week, David and Madeline talk about the CIA's very own airline, Air America! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: Killing Hope William Blum Politics of Heroin in Southeast Asia Alfred McCoy Air America Christopher Robbins https://adst.org/2013/04/the-year-of-living-dangerously-indonesia-and-the-downed-cia-pilot-may-1958/ https://www.archives.gov/exhibits/a_people_at_war/prelude_to_war/flying_tigers.html https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP90-00806R000100680006-0.pdf https://stlreporter.com/2017/05/13/the-cias-french-connection-and-other-other-footnotes-to-history/ Anderson, Benedict R. O’G. “Looking Back.” The Wilson Quarterly (1976-), vol. 5, no. 2, 1981, pp. 112–25. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/40256090. Accessed 9 Sept. 2024. ...2024-09-091h 29Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.120. The Olympics 2028!This week, David talks about the Olympics and Madeline definitely does NOT sexually harass anyone! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://repository.uclawsf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1230&context=ca_ballot_props Al Stump “The Hopeless Dream of William May Garland”, https://digital.la84.org/digital/api/collection/p17103coll1/id/33885/download https://www.pbssocal.org/shows/lost-la/a-boosters-dream-come-true-l-a-and-the-1932-olympics Mike Davis, City of Quartz Pg. 36. https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/tlatelolco-massacre/ https://www.npr.org/2008/12/01/97546687/mexicos-1968-massacre-what-really-happened https://www.radiodiaries.org/audiohistory/storyimages/mexico/doc1.pdf https://nsarchive2.gwu...2024-08-051h 55Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.119. The USAGM Pt. 3 -- Radio Free Asia, Radio & TV Marti, and Middle Eastern Broadcasting Networks!This week, Madeline and David wrap up our multi-part dive into the US Agency for Global Media -- the USA's propaganda wing! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vQMU0LMIbnXB64R6EYyMxkaqbfGYD09C7fYAsYAks-E/2024-07-302h 33Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.118. The USAGM Pt. 2 -- Radio Free Europe & Radio Liberty!This week, Madeline and David get into part 2 of our look at the US Agency for Global Media -- the USA's propaganda arm -- by examining Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vQMU0LMIbnXB64R6EYyMxkaqbfGYD09C7fYAsYAks-E/2024-07-222h 09Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.117. American Propaganda & The USAGM! Pt. 1 -- Voice of AmericaThis week, Madeline and David talk about the U.S. Agency for Global Media, the branch of the U.S. government that oversees American propaganda efforts around the globe! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vQMU0LMIbnXB64R6EYyMxkaqbfGYD09C7fYAsYAks-E/edit?usp=sharing2024-07-092h 14Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.116. Microplastics Pt. 2!This week, Madeline and David talk about microplastics and personal safety! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.npr.org/2024/05/23/nx-s1-4970522/new-research-suggests-that-microplastics-could-be-affecting-male-fertility https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10151227/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7068600/ https://pubs.acs.org/doi/epdf/10.1021/envhealth.3c00052 https://magazine.hms.harvard.edu/articles/microplastics-everywhere https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/heart-matters-magazine/news/behind-the-headlines/microplastics-stroke https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-024-02968-x ...2024-07-032h 57Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.115. Microplastics! pt. 1This week, Madeline and David are back (with better audio quality than last week!!!) to talk about MICROPLASTICS! They're everywhere! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.npr.org/2024/05/23/nx-s1-4970522/new-research-suggests-that-microplastics-could-be-affecting-male-fertility https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10151227/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7068600/ https://pubs.acs.org/doi/epdf/10.1021/envhealth.3c00052 https://magazine.hms.harvard.edu/articles/microplastics-everywhere https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/heart-matters-magazine/news/behind-the-headlines/microplastics-stroke https://www...2024-06-241h 56Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.114. The Heritage Foundation & Project 2025 -- Pt. 2!This week, Madeline and David do part 2 of our Heritage Foundation episode and get into Project 2025 PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/09/the-fall-of-the-heritage-foundation-and-the-death-of-republican-ideas/279955/ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/21/magazine/heritage-foundation-kevin-roberts.html https://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/brian-walsh/2013/09/12/the-senate-conservative-fund-and-the-heritage-foundation-profit-from-attacking-republicans https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/20/magazine/trump-government-heritage-foundation-think-tank.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2022/02/07/heritage-foundation-trump-republicans/ https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/09/15/too-hot-for-heritage-00116094 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/20/us/politics/republican-president-2024-heritage-foundation.html https://www.project2025...2024-06-172h 20Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.113. The Heritage Foundation & Project 2025 -- Pt. 1!This week, Madeline and David talk about The Heritage Foundation and Project 2025! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/09/the-fall-of-the-heritage-foundation-and-the-death-of-republican-ideas/279955/ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/21/magazine/heritage-foundation-kevin-roberts.html https://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/brian-walsh/2013/09/12/the-senate-conservative-fund-and-the-heritage-foundation-profit-from-attacking-republicans https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/20/magazine/trump-government-heritage-foundation-think-tank.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2022/02/07/heritage-foundation-trump-republicans/ https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/09/15/too-hot-for-heritage-00116094 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/20/us/politics/republican-president-2024-heritage-foundation.html https://www.project2025.org/policy/ ...2024-06-102h 04Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.112. School of the Americas -- Pt. 2!This week, Madeline and David finish up the second part of our two-parter on the School of the Americas, a.k.a. WHINSEC! Warning: Contains mention of SA, violence against children, and torture PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://jacobin.com/2019/11/shut-down-school-of-the-americas-whinsec-ice-border-patrol https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/08/spanish-trial-of-soldiers-behind-uca-atrocity-raises-hopes-of-ending-impunity-in-el-salvador https://www.britannica.com/biography/Juan-Peron https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2012/3/1/el-salvadors-brutal-civil-war-what-we-still-dont-know https://www.nytimes.com/1992/02/21/world/roberto-d-aubuisson-48-far-rightist-in-salvador.html https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/cifamerica/2010/nov/18/us-military-usa2024-06-032h 45Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.111. School of the Americas -- Pt. 1!This week, Madeline and David talk about the School of the Americas -- where the USA trains future dictators of the world! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://jacobin.com/2019/11/shut-down-school-of-the-americas-whinsec-ice-border-patrol https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/08/spanish-trial-of-soldiers-behind-uca-atrocity-raises-hopes-of-ending-impunity-in-el-salvador https://www.britannica.com/biography/Juan-Peron https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2012/3/1/el-salvadors-brutal-civil-war-what-we-still-dont-know https://www.nytimes.com/1992/02/21/world/roberto-d-aubuisson-48-far-rightist-in-salvador.html https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/cifamerica/2010/nov/18/us-military-usa https://www.nrc.no/perspectives/2015/nr-4/colombias-bloody-history/ https://www...2024-05-272h 10Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.110. Coca-Colonization Pt. 2This week, Madeline and David finish our episode about Coca-Colonization in Mexico! BOOK:  https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722726/i-survived-capitalism-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt-by-madeline-pendleton/  PATREON:  https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared  SOURCES:  https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/coca-cola-mexico-wells-dry-bottled-water-sucking-san-felipe-ecatepec-chiapas-a7953026.html https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/15/coca-cola-country-in-southern-mexico-photo-essay https://www.indigenousmexico.org/articles/chiapas-forever-indigenous?format=amp https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/jul/28/water-is-the-real-thing-but-millions-of-mexicans-are-struggling-without-it https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/15/coca-cola-country-in-southern-mexico-photo-essay https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/14/world/americas/mexic...2024-05-061h 55Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.109. Coca-Colonization Pt. 1!This week, Madeline and David talk about Coca Cola's colonization of Mexico, part 1 of a 2-parter! BOOK:  https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722726/i-survived-capitalism-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt-by-madeline-pendleton/  PATREON:  https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared  SOURCES:  https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/coca-cola-mexico-wells-dry-bottled-water-sucking-san-felipe-ecatepec-chiapas-a7953026.html https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/15/coca-cola-country-in-southern-mexico-photo-essay https://www.indigenousmexico.org/articles/chiapas-forever-indigenous?format=amp https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/jul/28/water-is-the-real-thing-but-millions-of-mexicans-are-struggling-without-it https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/15/coca-cola-country-in-southern-mexico-photo-essay htt...2024-04-292h 13Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.108. NED Pt. 2!This week, Madeline and David wrap up our two-part episode on NED -- the second, smaller CIA! BOOK: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722726/i-survived-capitalism-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt-by-madeline-pendleton/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1A1xOGFEcb2-Iy_ZUuNVx_9tdJtnMdjpTMYQfEHnuPRM/edit?usp=sharing2024-04-242h 47Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.107. NED -- Like the CIA but Cuter! Pt. 1This week, Madeline and David talk about the tinier CIA: The National Endowment for Democracy! Part 1. BOOK: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722726/i-survived-capitalism-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt-by-madeline-pendleton/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1A1xOGFEcb2-Iy_ZUuNVx_9tdJtnMdjpTMYQfEHnuPRM/edit?usp=sharing2024-04-081h 57Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.106. Trump Was Sent By Heaven to Destroy the Communist Party!This week, Madeline and David talk about Shen Yun, Falun Gong, The Epoch Times, and Li Hongzhi! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared BOOK: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722726/i-survived-capitalism-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt-by-madeline-pendleton/ SOURCES: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OFqFIW1ejobai9MrY3ksBc96Jr5lfoW5YeyPzzjkDm8/edit?usp=sharing2024-04-013h 05Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.105. Further Right Than West VirginiaThis week, David and Madeline talk about the West Virginia coal mining wars, deputizing orthodontists to shoot the poors, and maybe the only okay cop to ever exist -- maybe! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared BOOK: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722726/i-survived-capitalism-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt-by-madeline-pendleton/ SOURCES: Savage, Lon: Thunder in the Mountains: The West Virginia Coal Mine War 1920-1921 Shogon, Robert: The Battle of Blair Mountain Hubert, Patrick: Rednecks and Red Bandanas Wheeler, Hoyt: What Did the Coal Miner See Amsden...2024-03-251h 47Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.104. The TSA Wants To Know What's In Your Pants!This week, Madeline and David talk about the TSA, 9/11, and what we could do with $8 billion per year! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared BOOK: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722726/i-survived-capitalism-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt-by-madeline-pendleton/ SOURCES: https://www.statista.com/chart/24599/passenger-screenings-at-us-airports https://www.americanactionforum.org/research/insulin-cost-and-pricing-trends/ https://www.theverge.com/c/23311333/tsa-history-airport-security-theater-homeland https://www.cnn.com/2015/06/01/politics/tsa-failed-undercover-airport-screening-tests/index.html https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/shoe-bomber-richard-reid-flight https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/19/us/politics/underwear-bomber-lawsuit-prison-treatment.html https://www.npr...2024-03-112h 24Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.103. Milton Friedman, Enfant TerribleThis week, Madeline and David talk about Milton Friedman, ultra capitalism, and how the United States staged a coup in Chile PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared BOOK: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722726/i-survived-capitalism-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt-by-madeline-pendleton/ SOURCES: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/25/economic-forecasts-have-been-very-wrong-lately-but-thats-really-nothing-new.html https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/nov/19/us-economists-wrong-predictions https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/7/19/20699366/interest-rates-unemployment-globalization-minimum-wage-deficit https://www.montpelerin.org/event/429dba23-fc64-4838-aea3-b847011022a4/websitePage:6950c74b-5d9b-41cc-8da1-3e1991c14ac5 https://www.businessinsider...2024-03-042h 16Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.102. Stockholm Syndrome & Other Horrors of The PatriarchyThis week, Madeline and David talk about Stockholm Syndrome, apartment hunting in LA, and why cops are so scared of acorns! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared MADELINE'S BOOK: http://tinyurl.com/ymzv3xas SOURCES: https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/what-is-stockholm-syndrome https://theprepared.com/emergencies/guides/kidnapping/ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-23/is-stockholm-syndrome-a-myth/102738084 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1600-0447.2007.01112.x https://books.google.com.au/books?id=OPTvgIUIEyAC&q=rises+to+95+percent&redir_esc=y...2024-02-192h 55Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.101. Blonde Women Love Guns in Rhodesia!This week, Madeline and David talk about Rhodesia, settler colonialism, and violent apartheid! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared MADELINE'S BOOK: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722726/i-survived-capitalism-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt-by-madeline-pendleton/ SOURCES: https://www.britannica.com/place/Rhodesia https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2022/12/2/how-british-colonial-policy-killed-100-million-indians https://zimfieldguide.com/harare/pioneer-column%E2%80%99s-march-macloutsie-mashonaland https://www.britannica.com/topic/British-South-Africa-Company https://www.britannica.com/place/Mashonaland https://www.britannica.com/event/Gun-War https://www.britannica.com/biography/Cecil-Rhodes https...2024-02-122h 21Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.100. If You Love Communism So Much, Move to St. LouisThis week, David hosts and teaches Madeline all about the 1877 Train-Workers Strike and how it led to St. Louis being a commune for like three or four days? PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared BOOK: http://tinyurl.com/ymzv3xas SOURCES: Phililp Foner, The Great Labor Uprising of 1877 Robert Bruce, 1877: Year Of Violence Mike Davis, Prisoners of the American Dream Leon Fink, Workingman’s Democracy Kevein Kenny, Making Sense of the Molly Maguires Bruce Laurie, Artisans into Wo...2024-02-052h 21Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.99. Reagan Youth! Pt. 2This week, Madeline and David get into the second half of our deep dive on Ronald Reagan -- the presidential years! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared BOOK: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722726/i-survived-capitalism-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt-by-madeline-pendleton/ SOURCES: SOURCES https://www.lse.ac.uk/research/research-for-the-world/economics/tax-cuts-for-the-wealthy-only-benefit-the-rich-debunking-trickle-down-economics https://millercenter.org/president/reagan/foreign-affairs https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/474669-how-ronald-reagan-won-the-cold-war/ https://merip.org/1988/11/saudi-arabia-and-the-reagan-doctrine/ https://www.politico.com/story/2013/02/this-day-in-politics-feb-6-1985-087212 https://merip.org/1987/03/ethiopias-contras/ ...2024-01-222h 30Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.98. Reagan Youth! Pt. 1This week, Madeline and David dive into part 1 of our 2-part series on Ronald Reagan! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared BOOK: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722726/i-survived-capitalism-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt-by-madeline-pendleton/ SOURCES: https://astro-charts.com/tools/birth_chart/?name=Ronald+Reagan&location=Tampico%2C+Illinois%2C+United+States&geo_pk=85357&date=1911-2-6+12-0&place=Tampico%2C+Illinois%2C+United+States&month=02&day=06&year=1911&hour=12&min=00&timeRadio=pm https://web.archive.org/web/20131206105843/http://www.ronaldreagantrail.net/Pages/ReaganTrail.php?city=2&page=Dixon https://www.chicagotribune...2024-01-152h 26Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.97. Parental Alienation SyndromeThis week's episode is about parental alienation syndrome, the intersection of misogyny and grifting, and the worst man in the world Richard Gardner. BOOK PRE-ORDER: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722726/i-survived-capitalism-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt-by-madeline-pendleton/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/AB2THZNBYWZPWYJ3HWYQ/full?target=10.1080%2F09649069.2020.1701941& Gardner, R. (1998). The parental alienation syndrome: A guide for mental health and legal professionals. Cresskill, NJ: Creative Therapeutics, Inc. https://www.familylawyersdw.com.au/how-to-recognise-the-17-signs-of-parental-alienation/ https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23909317-true-and-false-accusations-of-child-sex-abuse?r...2024-01-082h 46Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.96. PETAThis week, Madeline and David talk about PETA, cute animals, and the ultimate trolls! BOOK PRE-ORDER: https://tinyurl.com/ymzv3xas PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-023-00795-w https://tinyurl.com/24cwurts https://www.britannica.com/biography/Peter-Singer https://tinyurl.com/2syn2jpp https://tinyurl.com/5266sskc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3kyfLjyBzo&t=46s https://tinyurl.com/3b8hsm9j https...2023-12-182h 43Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.95. Kissinger of DeathThis week, Madeline and David talk about Henry Kissinger, international diplomacy, and blood lust! BOOK PRE-ORDER: https://tinyurl.com/ymzv3xas PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/kissinger-henry-a https://history.state.gov/milestones/1969-1976/arab-israeli-war-1973 Henry Kissinger, White House Years, quoted in Mosely “The Search for Purpose”  Kissinger A World Restored Barry Gewen, “Kissinger’s Moral Example” The National Interest, 4/17/2017. https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/document/30320-document-71-white-house-telcon-summary-kissinger-conveying- nixon-order-commence https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/sites/default/files/virtuallibrary/documents/haldeman-diaries/37-hrhd-journal-vol01-19690318.pdf  https://time...2023-12-042h 41Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.94. The MOVE BombingsThis week, Madeline and David talk about the MOVE bombings, being vegan, and how much cleaning you have to do to be a good neighbor! BOOK: https://tinyurl.com/yc4e4xwr PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/move-bombing/ https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/8/8/20747198/philadelphia-bombing-1985-move https://onamove.com/about/ https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2015/05/18/407665820/why-did-we-forget-the-move-bombing https://billypenn.com/2021/04/21/move-bombing-penn-museum-bones-remains-princeton-africa/ https://www.teenvogue.com/story/history-black-radical-group-move-infamous-bombing-by-police https://www.nytimes.com/1987/05/06/us/new-houses-don-t-finish-rebuilding-of-bombed-neighborhood.html https://www.phillymag.com/news/2015/05/12/move-30-year-anniversary/ https://www.nytimes.com/1985/05/19/us/philadelphia-officials-vary-in-explaining-siege-tactics.html https://www.democracynow.org/2010/5/13/25_years...2023-11-272h 39Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.93. The Cult of the Great ElevenThis week, Madeline and David talk about the Cult of the Great Eleven, girlbosses, and Bakersfield California! BOOK PRE-ORDER: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722726/i-survived-capitalism-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt-by-madeline-pendleton/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://discoverbooks.com/products/cult-of-the-great-eleven-1502782588 https://www.britannica.com/topic/Lost-Generation https://eyeondesign.aiga.org/how-the-occult-shaped-brandings-obsession-with-color/ https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2017/08/an-interview-with-historian-eric-kurlander-about-his-book-hitlers-monsters-a-supernatural-history-of-the-third-reich.html https://yalebooksblog.co.uk/2017/06/30/hitler-obsession-occult-kurlander/ https://www.pdxmonthly.com/news-and-city-life/2018/12/a-century-ago-portland-s-elite-were-obsessed-with-the-occult https://www.museumoftolerance.com/education/archives-and-reference-library/online-resources/simon-wiesenthal-center-annual-volume-3/annual-3-chapter-9...2023-11-202h 19Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.92. Nobody is Allowed to Commit War Crimes but Me and Maybe the Boy!This week, Madeline and David talk about the sweet, sweet love between two colonial powers: The United States and Israel! BOOK PRE-ORDER: https://tinyurl.com/yc4e4xwr PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://tinyurl.com/mwsje56e https://tinyurl.com/bdzjf46v https://tinyurl.com/28spdhj4 https://tinyurl.com/4aetwxu7 https://tinyurl.com/4kbpde7h https://tinyurl.com/5c5phctn https://tinyurl.com/dk2umfdx https://tinyurl.com/5atwue6c https://tinyurl.com/fsbz6636 https://tinyurl.com/r6nryj26 https://tinyurl.com/2ckkbae2 https://tinyurl.com/mtr9zxuj https://tinyurl.com/d9k8uh7d https://tinyurl...2023-11-132h 28Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.91. I'm Not As Think As You Drunk I AmThis week, Madeline and Torrey talk about alcohol, bars, and why some yeast floats to the top! BOOK PRE-ORDER: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722726/i-survived-capitalism-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt-by-madeline-pendleton/ SOURCES: https://tinyurl.com/4pwvvjy8 https://tinyurl.com/k5ennkfb https://tinyurl.com/28zz3tuw https://tinyurl.com/3hxwum25 https://tinyurl.com/mxsdrbet https://tinyurl.com/3ywdzaa6 https://tinyurl.com/mrxyah2y https://tinyurl.com/2s3h6s5x https://tinyurl.com/2s4cjw53 https://tinyurl.com/547nhm8z https://tinyurl.com/mumka6vk https://tinyurl.com/49traxcs https://tinyurl.com/4bpfmavj https://tinyurl.com/3pwmd6xa https://tinyurl.com/2v3bbdsz https://tinyurl.com...2023-11-063h 46Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.89. Red LipThis week, Kenna is out so Madeline and their bff Kennedy discuss makeup, the science of attraction, and why men think the most fashionable thing women can do is wear a red lip! BOOK PRE-ORDER: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722726/i-survived-capitalism-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt-by-madeline-pendleton/ SOURCES: https://www.britannica.com/story/why-did-we-start-wearing-makeup https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/meet-catch-and-keep/201502/5-research-backed-reasons-we-wear-makeup https://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/cosmetics/index.cfm https://www.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2020/feb/15/male-makeup-signals-move-away-rigid-gender-roles-body-image-issues https://www.yourtango.com/self/45-percent-men-think-makeup-major-turn-off ...2023-10-232h 23Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.88. The Dude Abides!This week, Madeline and David talk about masculinity, hairy chests, and the beautiful city of Merced, California! MADELINE'S BOOK PRE-ORDER: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722726/i-survived-capitalism-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt-by-madeline-pendleton/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://tinyurl.com/425y3y7b https://tinyurl.com/48v853mp https://tinyurl.com/3wdx8jsv https://www.webmd.com/sex-relationships/what-is-toxic-masculinity https://menscenter.org/toxic-masculinity/ https://tinyurl.com/3upjy97m https://tinyurl.com/37raac88 https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki...2023-10-163h 19Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.87. Vote, Baby, Vote?This week, Madeline and Kenna talk about democracy, grey floors, and the Roman Empire! MADELINE'S BOOK PRE-ORDER: https://tinyurl.com/5d3zer27 PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://tinyurl.com/mrxm89h4 https://tinyurl.com/2pfpecvj https://tinyurl.com/ya6vf2r9 https://tinyurl.com/342w5mwy https://tinyurl.com/3jjjvfrd https://tinyurl.com/35c5dze4 https://tinyurl.com/yx3k59km https://tinyurl.com/dnwp9hz3 https://tinyurl...2023-10-092h 56Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.86. Check This Out!This week, Madeline and Kenna talk about libraries, the Americanization of immigrants, and third spaces! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared BOOK PRE-ORDER: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722726/i-survived-capitalism-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt-by-madeline-pendleton/ SOURCES: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Stoics https://www.britannica.com/topic/library https://www.rsl.ru/en/4readers/about-the-rsl https://lis653.wordpress.com/2020/11/04/soviet-library-classification-schemes/ https://www.nonviolenceny.org/post/exotic https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-homestead-strike https://www.jaha.org/attractions/johnstown-flood-museum/flood-history/the-club-and-the-dam/ ...2023-09-112h 45Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.85. You're Fired!This week, Madeline and Kenna talk about getting fired, at-will employment, and how terrible U.S. labor protections are! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared BOOK PRE-ORDER: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722726/i-survived-capitalism-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt-by-madeline-pendleton/ SOURCES: https://erd.dli.mt.gov/labor-standards/wage-and-hour-payment-act/wage-and-hour-faq https://www.kingsleykingsley.com/examples-of-wrongful-termination https://ins-globalconsulting.com/news-post/terminate-employment-europe/ https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/at-will_employment http://tinyurl.com/mr2xwwtu ⁠https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/the-most-unionized-states-in-america⁠ ⁠https://www.pongoresume.com/articles/493/does-a-union-job-provide-security-.cfm⁠ http://tinyurl.com/2wx53vk3 ⁠https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w24343/w24343.pdf⁠ http://tinyurl.com/5jcnzyk4 http://tinyurl.com/v45twdwt...2023-09-041h 40Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.84. USA Bad (The Jeju Massacre & Imperialism in Korea)This week, Madeline and Kenna talk about the Jeju Massacre, the US' involvement in Korea, and just a lot of honestly really horrifying things. :/ MADELINE'S BOOK: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722726/i-survived-capitalism-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt-by-madeline-pendleton/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Opium-Wars https://tinyurl.com/sza8sj7 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3867849/ https://www.britannica.com/event/First-Sino-Japanese-War-1894-1895 https://history.state.gov/milestones/1899-1913/portsmouth-treaty https://www.history.com...2023-07-312h 13Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.83. Stop Being Poor!This week, Madeline and Kenna talk about poverty, joikin' it, and how many high speed trains you can build in a day! MADELINE'S BOOK PRE-ORDER: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722726/i-survived-capitalism-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt-by-madeline-pendleton/ PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://tinyurl.com/mvhnksua https://federalsafetynet.com/poverty-statistics/ https://tinyurl.com/5n8a7bp5 https://tinyurl.com/y3ht78rr https://tinyurl.com/39t57rtv https://tinyurl.com/23r7jrs4 https://tinyurl.com/mpueu248 https...2023-07-243h 00Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.75. Panama (Not The Van Halen Song!)This week, Madeline and Kenna talk about the Panama Papers, how hard it is to get into the show Succession, and why we need a general strike! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8951058/ https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/04/04/472985787/heres-what-you-need-to-know-so-far-about-panama-papers https://www.whistleblowers.org/news/five-years-on-the-panama-papers-still-demonstrate-the-importance-of-whistleblowers/ https://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/panama-papers.asp https://www.britannica.com/topic/Panama-Papers https://www.bbc.com/news/world-35954224 https://www.theguardian.com/news/2016/apr/03...2023-05-152h 19Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.73. Dr. Phil Gaslit Me Into Being a Narcissist!This week, Kenna is out but Madeline talks about pop psychology, monkeys talking on telephones, and what exactly Madeline's positivity ratio is! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://tinyurl.com/3a9v445x https://tinyurl.com/4vyhhh77 https://tinyurl.com/4sx4ke3n https://tinyurl.com/bdcnk95k https://tinyurl.com/2kpx8xdy https://tinyurl.com/yc3btprf https://tinyurl.com/36us4shv https://tinyurl.com/2p8wdmxn https://tinyurl.com/5n75x9532023-04-1757 minPick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.66. No War But Secret War (AKA "What We Do Is Secret, Secret" - The CIA, Probably)This week, Madeline and Kenna talk about the Secret War in Laos, colonization, and how sexy Madeline's voice is or isn't right now! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.legaciesofwar.org/legacies-library https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki https://www.britannica.com/place/Vietnam/The-two-Vietnams-1954-65. https://www.ncpedia.org/anchor/vietnam-war-timeline https://factsanddetails.com/southeast-asia/Laos/sub5_3a/entry-2935.html https://factsanddetails.com/southeast-asia/Laos/sub5_3a/entry-2936.html https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/jfk-in-history/laos https://pbswisconsin.org/news-item/how-did-hmong-people-find-their-way-to-wisconsin-the-answer-has-roots-in-americas-secret-war/ https://tinyurl.com/3znc4pzf https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/preserving-history-americas-secret-war-laos-rcna28893 https...2023-02-061h 44Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.55. Credit Check Yourself Before You Wreck YourselfThis week, Madeline & Kenna talk about credit scores, homemade Coffee Coke, and David Graeber! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://tinyurl.com/y74muct2 https://tinyurl.com/2p8jnd4d https://tinyurl.com/yf2y94dz https://tinyurl.com/5yk56wpz https://tinyurl.com/4wc4wstu https://tinyurl.com/ebtdx6b5 https://tinyurl.com/fmzuyw94 https://tinyurl.com/bddyvtpy https://tinyurl.com/39ssncjn https://tinyurl.com/2p87zfyc https://tinyurl.com/5n77d32p https://tinyurl.com/3zhwa8dy https://tinyurl.com/2sxpa4kv https://tinyurl.com/ys4bbjza https://tinyurl.com/jsjnphzy https://tinyurl.com/y9n5...2022-09-192h 26Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.51. Alan Mask Wants to Impregnate MarsThis week, Madeline & Kenna talk about Elon Musk, seducing Mars, and villain origin stories! Also: Madeline has the 'vid so we're recording remotely -- forgive any sound issues please! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://tinyurl.com/2p8end7p https://tinyurl.com/y2hcmd4w https://tinyurl.com/msyepdev https://tinyurl.com/yb62rrkw https://tinyurl.com/2p9fnebk https://tinyurl.com/2p963umb https://tinyurl.com/k8darju3 https://tinyurl.com/ypjyvhmz https://tinyurl.com/yztd9hxx https://tinyurl.com/ydbe9c5u https://tinyurl.com/2s3rjx3c https://tinyurl.com/53k5zph2 https://tinyurl...2022-07-252h 12Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.48. Haunted and Loving ItThis week, Kenna is still out but Madeline hosts with her friend David and talks about ghosts, aliens, UFOs, and who exactly decides what's paranormal or normal! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/creator-home SOURCES: https://www.history.com/news/native-american-cahokia-chaco-canyon https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/23780231221084775 https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/09/why-do-people-believe-in-ghosts/379072/ https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-secular-life/201411/why-education-corrodes-religious-faith https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2019/10/17/in-u-s-decline-of-christianity-continues-at-rapid-pace/ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/28/style/do-you-believe-in-ghosts.html https://www.businessinsider.com/why-do-people-believe-in-ghosts-2015-10 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3551208/ https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/why-your-brain-wants-to-believe-in-ghosts-and-the-supernatural https://www.psychologytoday.com/us...2022-07-042h 02Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.34. Bitcoin -- It's Like Regular Money, But It Wears JNCOs!This week, Madeline and Kenna talk about cryptocurrency, JNCO jeans, and our lord and savior Sandra Bullock! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/definition/cryptography https://tinyurl.com/msk2c8 https://tinyurl.com/yc2ra7rx https://tinyurl.com/5n6cexs3 https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf https://money.usnews.com/investing/articles/the-history-of-bitcoin https://tinyurl.com/2p8djaad https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/shitcoin.asp https://triple-a.io/crypto-ownership-usa/ https://tinyurl.com/2p94pjtu https://tinyurl.com/szd5pauk https://tinyurl.com/4wfh6wr6 https://tinyurl.com/3rpk76a8 https://fortunly.com/statistics...2022-03-211h 23Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.BONUS EPISODE: Tarot Readings About the Downfall of CapitalismThis week, Madeline and Kenna share one of our bonus episodes from our Patreon! For $2 per month, you can access 1-2 casual bonus episodes per month just like this. We hope to see you there! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared2022-03-1446 minPick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.33. Unionize the Trolls to Fight Elon MuskThis week, Madeline and Kenna talk about internet trolls, fighting with strangers in public, and astroturf!  PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://firstsiteguide.com/cyberbullying-stats/#:~:text=According%20to%20Statista%20research%2C%2038,%2C%20chat%20rooms%2C%20and%20blogs. https://www.ditchthelabel.org/cyber-bullying-statistics-what-they-tell-us/ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/cifamerica/2010/oct/25/tea-party-koch-brothers https://theinternationalpsychologyclinic.com/psychology-of-trolling-why-people-troll-online/ https://www.verywellmind.com/who-are-internet-trolls-and-should-you-confront-them-5210035 https://www.verywellmind.com/mental-health-effects-of-reading-negative-comments-online-5090287 http://www.bestpsychologyschoolsonline.com/internet-trolls/ https://www.newsweek.com/internet-trolls-psychology-behavior-anonymity-invisibility-cloak-562150 https://www.warrington-worldwide.co.uk/2020/04/10/the-effects-of-internet-trolling/2022-03-071h 24Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.32. Show Me the Money!This week, Madeline and Kenna talk about competition-based reality tv shows, that movie Gamer, and how the internet will ruin your life! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://tinyurl.com/4m8wb5ub https://tinyurl.com/2p87u8mu https://tinyurl.com/yckzb6ph https://tinyurl.com/y8edpk9y https://tinyurl.com/ajnd8b2x https://tinyurl.com/ycxacvja https://tinyurl.com/4mzb95ru https://tinyurl.com/mtuby5ah https://tinyurl.com/e7mvhe6f https://tinyurl.com/3mfp87t3 https://tinyurl.com/2p8jy4z9 https://tinyurl.com/4vbj5unx https://tinyurl.com/2p84v2x6 ...2022-02-281h 24Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.31. American Psycho Groupie Cocaine Crazy!This week, Madeline & Kenna talk about psychopathy, Cluster B Personality Disorders, and why Kenna is an evil criminal mastermind that needs to be locked up for good!  ***Correction in this episode: Madeline thought OCD and OCPD were the same thing, whoopsies and sorry!*** PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared  SOURCES:  https://tinyurl.com/tmhztp8h  https://tinyurl.com/257y7nj8  https://tinyurl.com/2736c289  https://tinyurl.com/rcdny2bm  https://tinyurl.com/4n52z7ck  https://tinyurl.com/4dr2kzbz  http...2022-02-211h 17Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.30. Playing the GigThis week, Madeline & Kenna talk about the gig economy, why Uber hates unions, and how beavers build dams! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://tinyurl.com/4485a3ae https://tinyurl.com/9jk5nbyd https://tinyurl.com/3hx2nu7x https://tinyurl.com/2p9a96hp https://tinyurl.com/m9md3xy8 https://tinyurl.com/4zbb3rvd https://tinyurl.com/2p8fruf9 https://tinyurl.com/mr4y9mv2 https://tinyurl.com/nhezc64e https://tinyurl.com/w6uyd839 https://tinyurl.com/bdctun5c https://tinyurl.com/mr56k3s4 https://tinyurl.com/bdhnpfxx https://tinyurl.com/5n7x8khe ...2022-02-141h 27Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.29. Don't You Want Somebody to Love?This week, Madeline & Kenna talk about dating, brain scans, and how to make love stay! PATREON:  https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://tinyurl.com/yckuzav5 https://tinyurl.com/ywaczk9r https://tinyurl.com/yc7ajtwr https://tinyurl.com/2wsjeu8w https://tinyurl.com/3hctht5h https://tinyurl.com/yckwwkm4 https://tinyurl.com/yc2aszaa https://tinyurl.com/48r3yzrm https://tinyurl.com/246pb3z3 https://tinyurl.com/2p8nswez https://tinyurl.com/2p8cvze9 https://tinyurl.com/47zpd339 https://tinyurl.com/y4dnytrc https://tinyurl.com/2p8v6rst https://tinyurl.com/2p9ac547 https://tinyurl.com/ys9byukv h...2022-02-071h 31Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.28. The CIA’s Plot to Destroy Fidel Castro’s Beard!This week, Madeline & Kenna talk about the CIA, LSD, and why these government dudes are so horny?! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://tinyurl.com/mrx43cbe https://tinyurl.com/mtn6nx3a https://tinyurl.com/2k8wtudy https://tinyurl.com/yhytu55v https://tinyurl.com/bddh73jc https://tinyurl.com/58732kcf https://tinyurl.com/4ehr4s5n https://tinyurl.com/bd4e5pck https://tinyurl.com/bddjh626 https://tinyurl.com/mpn5tvc https://tinyurl.com/2cya2hcs https://tinyurl.com/2p8r9krs https://tinyurl.com/2p9xucdn https://tinyurl.com/5n6ztwyt https://tinyurl.com/5fhpey2...2022-01-312h 06Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.27. Upzone This!This week, Madeline and Kenna talk single use residential zoning, retirement planning, and why Duncan McDuffie is such a terrible name! Featured guest: Georgie barking incessantly in the background for some reason, sorry! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://tinyurl.com/3rb3kfd2 https://tinyurl.com/ytk4ahc8 https://tinyurl.com/38mkjnvk https://tinyurl.com/2p9a5uce https://tinyurl.com/3dy8329w https://tinyurl.com/2p86kzzy https://tinyurl.com/2p86nmbz https://tinyurl.com/2p9h6zdm https://tinyurl.com/2p96cp3e https://tinyurl.com/2rtah5zm https://tinyurl.com/yzk7s6v3 https://tinyurl...2022-01-2457 minPick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.26. 1-877-COPS-4-KIDSThis week, Madeline & Kenna talk about the school-to-prison pipeline, racist sorting hats, and the devil himself Ronald Reagan! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://tinyurl.com/2p95mtb7 https://www.npr.org/transcripts/884989263 https://tinyurl.com/yc34vbwd https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2681083/ https://tinyurl.com/4h2u4457 https://tinyurl.com/5ye3hbx9 https://tinyurl.com/y27v2us3 https://tinyurl.com/2p8jby5y https://tinyurl.com/32nbuaca2022-01-181h 06Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.25. I Just Can Drive 55This week, Madeline and Kenna talk about speeding, becoming a train in Sacramento, and why people in BMWs are SUCH jerks. PATREON:  https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.iihs.org/topics/fatality-statistics/detail/state-by-state https://www.drive-safely.net/driving-statistics/ https://tinyurl.com/2p8kt7mc https://tinyurl.com/bsbujz8n https://tinyurl.com/2p87dcpz https://tinyurl.com/2jxtt6mz https://insurify.com/insights/dangerous-driving-states-2021/ https://tinyurl.com/2p88t7nh https://tinyurl.c...2022-01-101h 18Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.24. Heaven Is Not Having to Worry About Paying Your Phone BillThis week, Madeline & Kenna talk about communism, the red scare, and why nobody has room for nuance anymore!  PATREON:  https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared  SOURCES: https://tinyurl.com/39semu2v https://tinyurl.com/2p99xftc https://tinyurl.com/3a59wdym https://tinyurl.com/yusndj7r https://tinyurl.com/2p8rsj4a https://www.jstor.org/stable/2775559 https://tinyurl.com/2p8mxpna https://tinyurl.com/yxc2z7za https://tinyurl.com/nhfy8xz6 https://tinyurl.com/yy895u8s https://tinyurl.com/v6y6v49j https://www.jstor.org/stable/1184494 https://tinyurl.com/yc8...2021-12-131h 22Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.23. Sixteen Personality Types & All of Them Are Maladjusted!This week, Madeline and Kenna talk about personality tests, the red scare, and what type of bread you think you'd be if you were a bread! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: SOURCES: https://www.livescience.com/62515-hippocrates.html https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hippocrates https://www.simplypsychology.org/wundt.html https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-introspection-2795252 https://openpsychometrics.org/tests/WPI.php https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/first-personality-test-was-developed-during-world-war-i-180973192/ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/23562101_A_history_of...2021-12-061h 22Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.22. Miss Universal HealthcareThis week, Madeline & Kenna talk about universal healthcare, wisdom teeth, and China! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.americanprogress.org/article/truth-wait-times-universal-coverage-systems/ https://www.carevoyance.com/blog/healthcare-wait-times-by-country https://www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/waiting-times.htm https://tinyurl.com/5h5wcbz3 https://tinyurl.com/tncnsye4 https://tinyurl.com/tncnsye4 https://tinyurl.com/yajwx7bu https://tinyurl.com/jrdezbsv https://tinyurl.com/yd4495hm https://tinyurl.com/j9b6enu2 2021-11-2253 minPick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.21. Who Profits From Our Fear?This week, Madeline & Kenna talk about danger, fear, and hot surfaces and substances! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://tinyurl.com/tfr2s2sx https://injuryfacts.nsc.org/all-injuries/preventable-death-overview/odds-of-dying/ https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/282929#suicide https://www.pnas.org/content/116/34/16793 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2778234 https://tinyurl.com/4rewsz23 https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/12/life-expectancy/548981/ https://tinyurl.com/3cy82dfu https://www.cbc.ca/news2/interactives/portugal-heroin-decriminalization/ ...2021-11-161h 06Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.20. Anti-Tipping Society of America!This week, Madeline & Kenna talk about the racist origins of tipping culture, how bad our memories are, and how you too can exploit the labor of others for the low, low, price of just $2/hour!  PATREON:  https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://scotscoop.com/canadian-middle-class-surpasses-u-s-middle-class/ https://www.epi.org/blog/the-minimum-wage-has-lost-21-of-its-value-since-congress-last-raised-the-wage/ https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/poverty-rate-by-state https://tinyurl.com/45wdxswu https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/state/minimum-wage/tipped https://www.ef.com/wwen/blog/language/10-things-no-one-tells-you-about-tipping-in-the-us/ ht...2021-11-081h 04Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.19. Free Craigslist 4 President!This week, Madeline & Kenna talk about non-monetary economies, decorative rocks, and Free Craigslist! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://tinyurl.com/werhc59m https://tinyurl.com/ya82sxj7 https://tinyurl.com/29m9457m https://tinyurl.com/8e5vxcd8 https://tinyurl.com/b68kx38 https://tinyurl.com/5hxpv4n6 https://tinyurl.com/d7snafpk https://tinyurl.com/4vm7mzu8 https://tinyurl.com/4xev6c5k https://tinyurl.com/tv4m3k3d https://tinyurl.com/28npa786 https://tinyurl.com/xafhdwnm https://tinyurl.com/5hy9z9s4 https://tinyurl.com/5edz5fk https://tinyurl.com/37ubm3js https://tinyurl.com/444...2021-11-021h 21Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.18. Google LASD GangsThis week, Madeline & Kenna talk vikings, executioners, cavemen, and other gangs of the LA sheriff's department! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/sexual-assault-remains-dramatically-underreported https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/19/us/police-sexual-assaults-maryland-scope/index.html https://www.fatherly.com/love-money/police-brutality-and-domestic-violence/ https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01846-z https://www.dgso.org/faqs/8-faqs/dgso-faqs/33-whats-the-difference-between-a-sheriffs-office-and-a-police-department#:~:text=A%20sheriff's%20office%20provides%20law,%2C%20city%2C%20town%20or%20village. https://online.csp.edu/career-outcomes-2...2021-10-251h 39Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.17. Vanlife & Other Dystopian Late Capitalist Nightmares!This week, Madeline & Kenna talk about #vanlife, the housing crisis, and that band The New Radicals! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://nypost.com/2020/07/18/corporations-are-buying-houses-robbing-families-of-american-dream/ https://www.epi.org/publication/charting-wage-stagnation/ https://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/23/how-much-housing-prices-have-risen-since-1940.html https://outboundliving.com/van-life-statistics/ https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/04/24/vanlife-the-bohemian-social-media-movement https://calmatters.org/california-dream/2019/07/van-life-california-millennial-communities-housing-crisis/ https://www.salon.com/2020/02/29/is-van-life-a-freedom-movement-or-an-economic-crisis/ https://whereyoumakeit.com/converted-vehicles/stats/ https://archive.curbed.com/2019/4/3/18264579/van-life-millennials-campers-sprinter-air-stream-thor https://www.washingtonpost.com...2021-10-1949 minPick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.16. ICE, ICE BabyThis week, Madeline & Kenna talk about ICE, the CIA, and G-Dub! PATREON:  https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://publicintegrity.org/accountability/osama-bin-laden-how-the-u-s-helped-midwife-a-terrorist/ https://tinyurl.com/rwxz2mwf https://www.ice.gov/features/history https://tinyurl.com/yj88fctf https://www.hrw.org/reports/2002/usahate/usa1102-04.htm https://www.history.com/topics/21st-century/war-on-terror-timeline https://tinyurl.com/2rjwnpt7 https://govinfo.library.unt.edu/911/staff_statements/staff_statement_1.pdf https://tinyurl.com/3brsaktp h...2021-10-1157 minPick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.15. $1 Trillion Coin HeistThis week, Madeline and Kenna talk Modern Monetary Theory, magic wallets, and why real estate is a multi level marketing scheme! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.buzzfeed.com/alexalisitza/us-run-out-of-money-twitter-reactions https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/28/economy/debt-ceiling-deadline-yellen/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/27/politics/senate-debt-limit-shutdown-vote/index.html https://www.thebalance.com/who-owns-the-u-s-national-debt-3306124 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/27/us/politics/us-debt-ceiling.html https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/01/us-deficit-to-total-3-trillion-in-fiscal-2021-budget-panel-says-.html https://www.investopedia.com/terms/h/heterodox-economics.asp2021-10-0459 minPick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.13. It's Nice to Be Smart, But It's Smart to Be NiceIn this episode, Madeline & Kenna talk about IQ tests, eugenics, and the effects of stress on your brain! PATREON:  https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.verywellmind.com/history-of-intelligence-testing-2795581 https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/resources/indicator/2013/05/poverty-dropouts https://www.masslegalservices.org/system/files/library/The_Relationship_between_Poverty_and_Mass_Incarceration.pdf https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/articles/200107/iq-the-test?page=2 https://www.usnews.com/news/healthiest-communities/articles/2020-01-27/higher-poverty-tied-to-increased-youth-suicide-risk-study-shows https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-dance-connection/201109/the-truth-about-your-iq 2021-09-2156 minPick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.12. Serf Punks vs. CapitalismThis week, Madeline and Kenna talk about the history of capitalism, The Grapes of Wrath, and how creepy the open hand truly is! PATREON:  https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://tinyurl.com/dxr2nexh https://tinyurl.com/4ftybfvc https://tinyurl.com/4pjw57tk https://tinyurl.com/443mcb7m https://tinyurl.com/2z72myce https://tinyurl.com/xm7nrde8 https://tinyurl.com/u8kej6c3 https://tinyurl.com/4zkbsn9m https://tinyurl.com/3zb77mby2021-09-131h 28Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.11. Big Oil Wants to Psy-Op You into the Boom Boom RoomThis week, Madeline and Kenna talk about lobbying, how the Tea Party was a psy-op campaign, and how to care about the little stuff when the big stuff seems so much more pressing! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://represent.us/action/5-facts-lobbyists/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2015/04/16/what-we-get-wrong-about-lobbying-and-corruption/ https://www.politico.eu/article/why-lobbying-in-america-is-different/ https://tinyurl.com/44c933e6 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2017/10/11/lobbying-is-growing-in-the-us-more-information-may-be-the-best-regulation/ https://www.healthline.com/health/do-cigars-cause-cancer#cigars-and-cancer https...2021-08-301h 16Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.10. Oh My God, Just Give People Houses AlreadyThis week, Madeline & Kenna talk about the housing crisis, Finland, and why we should just give people houses already! PATREON:  https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://tinyurl.com/k4f2mjnh https://tinyurl.com/82zbdbyk https://www.vox.com/2014/5/30/5764096/homeless-shelter-housing-help-solutions https://tinyurl.com/ye2c6b76 https://calmatters.org/housing/2019/04/housing-first/ https://tinyurl.com/4xz6t7cz https://endhomelessness.org/ https://www.ahuri.edu.au/research/ahuri-briefs/what-is-the-housing-first-model https://tinyurl.com/26v...2021-08-231h 13Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.9. The Racist Ghost in the MachineThis week, Madeline and Kenna talk about TikTok, robot overlords, and how white tech bros really are! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://nautil.us/issue/55/trust/are-algorithms-building-the-new-infrastructure-of-racism https://medium.com/science-and-philosophy/can-algorithms-be-racist-8fd370374e90 https://www.whitecase.com/publications/insight/algorithms-and-bias-what-lenders-need-know https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/10/algorithmic-bias-especially-dangerous-teens/616793/ https://www.uclalawreview.org/injustice-ex-machina-predictive-algorithms-in-criminal-sentencing/ https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/07/17/1005396/predictive-policing-algorithms-racist-dismantled-machine-learning-bias-criminal-justice/ https://innocenceproject.org/facts-racial-discrimination-justice-system-wrongful-conviction-black-history-month/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7810137/ https...2021-08-111h 03Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.8. Olympic Tank BrigadeThis week, Kenna and Madeline talk about The Olympics, competitive house-building, and why the LA School District has a literal tank. PATREON:  https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-schools-weapons-20140917-story.html https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/WYNpCgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PT7&dq=history+of+the+olympics https://nolympicsla.com/faq/ https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/want-understand-1992-la-riots-start-1984-la-olympics/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/made-by-history/wp/2017/08/06/the-1984-olympics-fueled-l-a-s-war-on-crime-will-the-2028-games-do-the-same/ https://knock-la.com/why-did-casey-wassermans-mother-donate-to-david-ryu-before-the-la-2028...2021-08-021h 06Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.7. All of Our Grandpas Are CreepsThis week, Madeline & Kenna talk about misogyny, hotness, and the First Wives Club! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://metro.co.uk/2019/02/22/men-regardless-age-will-always-attracted-women-early-20s-8718590/ https://www.yourfertility.org.au/everyone/age https://blog.dol.gov/2021/03/19/5-facts-about-the-state-of-the-gender-pay-gap https://theoutline.com/post/6061/older-men-younger-women-evolution-or-bullshit https://medium.com/@okcupid/the-case-for-an-older-woman-99d8cabacdf5 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/do-older-men-prefer-younger-women-new-study/ http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_GGGR_2020.pdf https://www.businessinsider.com/george-clooney-effect-attraction-and-age-2015-4 http://www.appstate.edu/~steelekm/classes/psy3100/Documents/buunk2001.pdf https://www.autostraddle.com/lesbians-love-older-women-survey-says-168964/ https://blog.dol.gov/2021/03/19/5-facts-about-the-state-of-the-gender-pay-gap https://www.fertstert.org/article/S0015-0282(16)00152-7/fulltext https...2021-07-2659 minPick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.6. Big Gun Starring Nicholas CageThis week, Madeline & Kenna talk about military overspending, Nicholas Cage, and how much money you should spend on grenade launchers to defend your 1 bedroom apartment! PATREON https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/its-time-to-rein-in-inflated-military-budgets/ https://www.defensenews.com/2015/01/23/dod-business-panel-proposes-125b-in-savings/ https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2020/02/overspending-pentagon-wont-make-us-safer/162927/ https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2019/03/12/use-it-or-lose-it-dod-dropped-46-million-on-crab-and-lobster-and-9000-on-a-chair-in-last-minute-spending-spree/ https://brownpoliticalreview.org/2021/03/the-nuances-of-the-united-states-military-budget-what-to-cut/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/262742/countries-with-the-highest-military-spending/ https://www.statista.com...2021-07-1948 minPick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.5. Keep Your Community Safe, Abolish Your Local PrisonIn this episode, Madeline and Kenna talk about prison abolition, the 13th amendment, and who profits off of our fear! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://tinyurl.com/4wym9hep https://www.prisonpolicy.org/scans/e199912.htm https://www.history.com/news/bacons-rebellion-jamestown-colonial-america https://www.nps.gov/articles/quakerpetition.htm https://tinyurl.com/3wp555ux https://tinyurl.com/r7fa88hf https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/black-codes https://tinyurl.com/52vfwpr6 https...2021-07-101h 00Pick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.4. Take the Subway to the Anarchist Moon UtopiaIn this episode, Madeline and Kenna talk about public transportation, walking in LA, and the anarchist moon utopia! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared Sources: https://www.vox.com/2015/8/10/9118199/public-transportation-subway-buses https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-your-citys-public-transit-stacks-up/ https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2018/9/26/17903146/mass-transit-public-transit-rail-subway-bus-car https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-10/why-public-transportation-works-better-outside-the-u-s https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-08-31/why-is-american-mass-transit-so-bad-it-s-a-long-story https://www.apta.com/news-publications/public-transportation-facts/ https://www.wired.com/2013/12/brt-middle-class/ https://360.here.com/15-minute-cities-infrastructure2021-07-0252 minPick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.3. Everyone In Power Has Lead PoisoningIn this episode, an unusually sleepy Madeline & Kenna talk about serial killers, politicians being evil, and eating paint chips! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared Sources: https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/02/12/boomers-silents-still-have-most-seats-in-congress-though-number-of-millennials-gen-xers-is-up-slightly/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/296974/us-population-share-by-generation/ https://www.vox.com/2015/2/13/8032231/crime-drop https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2017/06/01/new-evidence-that-lead-exposure-increases-crime/ https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2016/02/lead-exposure-gasoline-crime-increase-children-health/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5703470/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0014498316300109 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190123112330.htm https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/campaigns/get_the_lead_out/pdfs/health/Lead_Exposure_Linked_to_Violent_Crime.pdf https://www...2021-06-2950 minPick Me Up, I\'m Scared.Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.1. The Grass is Always GreenerWelcome to the first episode of our podcast! In this episode: Madeline smacks her lips a lot (sorry, we're new to this) and we talk about front lawns, community spaces, geodesic domes, and the housing crisis.  Patreon:  https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared Sources:  1) https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/anthropology-in-practice/the-american-obsession-with-lawns/ 2) https://www.businessinsider.com/americas-biggest-crop-is-grass-2016-2 3) https://www.businessinsider.com/where-grass-lawns-came-from-2016-5#and-in-drought-stricken-regions-out-west-its-not-worth-all-the-water-to-grow-a-yard-full-of-plants-from-rainy-england-in-southern-california-stick-with-a-native-grass-instead-16 4) https://www.nrdc.org/experts/tracy-quinn/why-lawn-must-die 5) https://www.cnn.com/style/article/lawns-american-yard-us/index.html 6) htt...2021-06-1552 min