Ignorance Was Bliss

How do you cope, if you're sad or hurt or scared or angry? What about if someone is making you feel that way on purpose? Stalking is a cruel and pathetic way to spend your time, and if you disagree... stop.Derek (Sometimes Geek, Rolling Misadventures) returned to help me talk about the dregs of humanity who are smart enough to use the Internet but not smart enough to behave like humans.Disclaimer: Paul, from The True Crime EnthusiastPromos: Play Comics, AnxZenity and There Might Be CupcakesSponsors: Sudio Sweden (code IWB for 15% off) and Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off) Merch: bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerch Patreon: patreon.com/IWBpodcast

Patrick A Bowmaster, author of “What the Little Dog Witnessed,” joined me to discuss his previous, current, and future works, on a variety of topics. "During the interview Patrick discusses both his current true crime work, What the Little Dog Witnessed: The True Crime of Ed Hubbard & Willie Roberts from Pulpular Media as well as a book he is writing on his uncle, U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Harry J. Schmitt. He is currently seeking a publisher for this later text." Disclaimer: Michael, from Go Postal Promos: Crime on the Mind and Classic Original Show Sponsors: Sudio Sweden (code IWB for 15% off) and Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off) Merch: bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerch Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcast

Matt, from Wrestling With Fatherhood, and I have very different backgrounds, lifestyles and ideologies. But we do have one big thing in common… prison.Disclaimer: Karla, from Go Postal Promos: Canadian True Crime and American Slacker Podcast Sponsors: Sudio Sweden (code IWB for 15% off) and Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off) Merch: bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerch Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcast

Chris, from Play Comics and Meddling Kids, joined me to talk about the concepts of long-term depression and passive suicidal thoughts, and how to live through both. Disclaimer: Allison & Michael Promos: Brew Crime and A Podcast About Something Sponsors: Sudio Sweden (code IWB for 15% off) and Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off) Merch: bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerch Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcast

Allison Mann and Michael Brodkorb (authors of "The Girls Are Gone") return to the show, to discuss pressures to magically unwrite their book, irrational cyberbullying attacks, and the process of becoming Winonaed.Disclaimer: Courtney, from Cult of DomesticityPromos: Bloody Murder and Corpus DelictiSponsors: Sudio Sweden (code IWB for 15% off) and Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off) Merch: https://bit.ly/iwbmerch Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcast

Mike Fallek talks about the history of pets, pet/human behaviors, and whether we are all underestimating the dangerousness of whales.https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3724905/Disclaimer: Reed Messerschmidt from the Irrationally Exuberant podcastPromos: Evidence Locker and Folklore on the RocksSponsors: Sudio Sweden (code IWB for 15% off) and Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off) Merch: bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerch Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcast

Jennifer, from the Yes, And... podcast, joined me to discuss a controversial form of treatment for some mental struggles: psychedelic therapy.  Disclaimer: WillemPromos: Writing About Crime and Two Broads TalkingSponsors: Sudio Sweden (code IWB for 15% off) and Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off) Merch: bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerch Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcast

Hey, look! Another serial killer nurse! My favorite... or, not, but they just keep insisting on appearing here. This time, my friend Laura joined me to talk about Genene Jones and the inherent awfulness of her mere existence on the planet.Disclaimer: CK from Mirths and MonstersPromos: Two Hexy Mamas and Yeah No YeahSponsors: Sudio Sweden (code IWB for 15% off) and Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off) Merch: bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerch Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcast

What’s lighter than suicide? Well, damn near everything, of course… especially child sociopathy and ways to know whether a kid is likely to turn into a serial killer.   JV Torres (from The Rise of King Asilas) joined me to talk about teaching, parenting, and how to know when it’s not a great idea to let your kid back in the house after a bike ride. Disclaimer: Emily Promos: Wives’ Tales and Cult of DomesticitySponsors: Sudio Sweden (code IWB for 15% off) and Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off) Merch: bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerch Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcast

Suicide is a dark, scary, hurt, broken place to be. Listen in to stories of survival, heartbreak, and courage. Lots. Too many. Because it is scary common, and rarely addressed.   THANK YOU to everyone who contributed. I'm honored and grateful.   Thank you for listening. It's hard and scary. Take breaks. Drink some water. Eat a snack. Come back when you're ready.   Stay sane.   Love.  

Nobody wants a serious and persistent mental illness. Seriously, nobody. But if forced to choose, there are reasonably acceptable ones, and then there is that one really, really bad one. The worst: Schizoaffective Disorder. Sinead, from the Mens Rea podcast, returns to parse out the possibilities of what that’s like. Disclaimer: Mariticide Promos: Mysteries and Urban Legends and Voice of the Victim Sponsors: Sudio Sweden (code IWB for 15% off) and Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off) Merch: bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerchPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcast

”Wrongful conviction” is one of the scariest phrases in the English languages. Don’t believe me? Listen in while Sinead, from the Mens Rea podcast, and I discuss the case of Ron Williamson, arrested and convicted in Oklahoma for a crime he decidedly did not commit.Disclaimer: Roseanne, from Killafornia Dreaming Promos: Rollling Misadventures and Hoosier Homicide Sponsors: Sudio Sweden (code IWB for 15% off) and Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off) Merch: bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerchPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcast

The patriarchy is a thing, but not always a bad thing. Unless you’re talking about the patriarchy in a small college town in the middle of nowhere, a few decades ago. Then, well… maybe it still depends on your perspective. My friend Ted joined me to discuss our different (but not so different) experiences of the same school, around the same time. And it turns out? He’s a lot nicer than I am.Disclaimer: Jami, from Murderish Promos: The True Crime Enthusiast and Strictly Homicide Sponsors: Sudio Sweden (code IWB for 15% off) and Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off) Merch: bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerch

Everybody has a story… and almost nobody gives their own story enough credit.Branden, from Sac ‘Em Up Sundays, shared his with me, and it’s both dark and brilliant.Disclaimer: Derek, from Sometimes Geek and Rolling Misadventures Promos: Murder Mile and Murderous Minors: Killer Kids Sponsors: Sudio Sweden (code IWB for 15% off) and Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off) Merch: bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerch

'Tis the season for torture and rape…. Buckle in, kids, it's a wild ride. When you let me go play with one of my very favorite podcasting couples (Erica and Billy from Martinis and the Macabre), and it's Erica's birthday, and I'm feeling goofy even before the alcohol starts... well...Besides, we needed a little lubrication to be able to cope with the subject matter (serial killer Bob Berdella). Please hear me when I say: LISTEN TO THE DISCLAIMER. Maybe twice. Whooo.Disclaimer: Danielle, from Hoosier Homicide Promos: True Crime Finland and Chewed Gum Sponsors: Sudio Sweden (code IWB for 15% off) and Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off) Merch: bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerch

If you were to find yourself in possession of a good microphone and a better voice, what could you do?Michael Marshall, a voice actor, has one suggestion. He even has a school in mind for appropriate study...Disclaimer: Jessica, from The Asian Madness Podcast Promos: Spoop Hour and Dumb and Busted Sponsors: Sudio Sweden (code IWB for 15% off) and Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off) Merch: bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerch

Many true crime aficionados will tell you that that don’t play favorites. They hurt for all victims, equally, and they share the same hatred for all perpetrators, equally… but, seriously??Erin, from Redrum Blonde Redrum Blonde joined me to talk about Ted Bundy, specifically his later crimes, and why both of us could have been vulnerable to him. Disclaimer: Mark Bullen Promos: The Unseen and The Cult of Domesticity Sponsors: Sudio Sweden (code IWB for 15% off) and Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off) Merch: bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerch

On December 14, 2012, 20 children and 6 adults lost their lives in Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT, USA.It was bad.This is not the story of the shooter, or the society, or a number of other big, bad things. This is 20-some stories of the lost, or the kids, or the small, good things.Please note that there is NOT a disclaimer to this one, but it is the hardest episode I have created and it is even harder to listen to. Even though it's mostly happy. Even though there is no gore or threat. They deserve your time, if you can give it. And if you can't, you can't: no guilt there.Website: https://mysandyhookfamily.org/Music: The Shifting Sun Experiment by Aussens@iter (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. 

Lots of us indulge (or maybe wallow?) in dark humor, from time to time, because we're human and it's kinda funny and many of us are jerks. But there is a special flavor of humor that seems to run in the health care field.Megan works in an ER, and she agreed to come talk to me about her experiences. And maybe share a few totally inappropriate, and completely hilarious, stories...Disclaimer: NicolePromos: Nordic True Crime and The Backrow Fantasy ShowSponsors: Sudio Sweden (code IWB for 15% off) and Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)Merch: bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerch

When you decide it's time to make a major change, is it running away, avoiding or escaping? ...or just self-care?Maxwell, from the Relic podcast, joined me to talk it through.Disclaimer: Voice of the VictimPromos: A Podcast About Something and Bicker BotsSponsors: Sudio (code IWB for 15% off) and BathByBex.com (code CBDkate for 15% off)Merch: bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerch