Ignorance Was Bliss

Knowing who you are and how you function in the world isn't an easy thing... especially when it changes or doesn't fit the assumptions others may make.Guest: Blue Neustifter, azurefemme.itch.ioUnknown Number: https://twitter.com/Azure_Husky/status/1420177932518137862------------------------Promo: Witchever Path podcast (excellent time to binge, FYI)Disclaimer: Mike, Boston Harbor HorrorArt: Landen, Autopsy podcastMusic: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/------------------------Facebook group: The Asylum -- https://bit.ly/iwbasylumDiscord server: Ignorance Was Bliss Satellite Campus -- https://bit.ly/iwbdiscordMerch: https://bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerchPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcastTikTok (@iwbpodcast): Podcast ChecklistSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)Sponsor: InsPrana Yoga (code IWB25OFF for 25% off your first session)

Where is the overlap between faith, marketing and creativity?Guest: John Follis, Leaving God documentary and True Stories in Advertising------------------------Promo: Diary of a Space ArchivistDisclaimer: Monsters of the MidwestArt: Laura UrquhartMusic: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/------------------------Facebook group: The Asylum -- https://bit.ly/iwbasylumDiscord server: Ignorance Was Bliss Satellite Campus -- https://bit.ly/iwbdiscordMerch: https://bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerchPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcastTikTok (@iwbpodcast): Podcast ChecklistSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)Sponsor: InsPrana Yoga (code IWB25OFF for 25% off your first session)

Some episodes just defy description. But it's been a rough week, and this was exactly the kind of fun and silliness that I needed, when I didn't even know I needed it. What are your top three?Guest: Eyþór, Kessi, Volanda and Neil, from Four Top Threes------------------------Promo: Livestream for the Cure 2022Disclaimer: KarenArt: Erin, Arts UndoneMusic: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/------------------------Facebook group: The Asylum -- https://bit.ly/iwbasylumDiscord server: Ignorance Was Bliss Satellite Campus -- https://bit.ly/iwbdiscordMerch: https://bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerchPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcastTikTok (@iwbpodcast): Podcast ChecklistSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)Sponsor: InsPrana Yoga (code IWB25OFF for 25% off your first session)

If life handed you lemons -- not just one or two, but a whole pile -- would you be able to transform? Not just your life but your relationships and your outlook?Guest: Tony Copeland-Parker, runningwithcat.com------------------------Promo: It's Murder Up NorthDisclaimer: Sharon LebellArt: Erin Schwartz, Arts UndoneMusic: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/------------------------Facebook group: The Asylum -- https://bit.ly/iwbasylumDiscord server: Ignorance Was Bliss Satellite Campus -- https://bit.ly/iwbdiscordMerch: https://bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerchPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcastTikTok (@iwbpodcast): Podcast ChecklistSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)Sponsor: InsPrana Yoga (code IWB25OFF for 25% off your first session)

When starting a new podcast, there's one important question we need to ask ourselves: "Is this even worth it?" And the answer, if you're a smart person with a good heart... is yes.Guest: Kevin, The Jury Room and Addicted------------------------Promo: Monsters of the MidwestDisclaimer: Minna, True Crime FinlandArt: Laura UrquhartMusic: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/------------------------Facebook group: The Asylum -- https://bit.ly/iwbasylumDiscord server: Ignorance Was Bliss Satellite Campus -- https://bit.ly/iwbdiscordMerch: https://bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerchPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcastTikTok (@iwbpodcast): Podcast ChecklistSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)Sponsor: InsPrana Yoga (code IWB25OFF for 25% off your first session)

The concept of "transgender" doesn't mean the same thing for everyone, anymore than the concept of having dark hair, living in Minnesota, or eating breakfast means the same thing for everyone. Here is one man's perspective.Guest: Micah Roldan, Taboo Shoes podcast and Realistically Free on YouTube------------------------Promo: California True CrimeDisclaimer: Heather SmithArt: Ursula Nic SuibhneMusic: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/------------------------Facebook group: The Asylum -- https://bit.ly/iwbasylumDiscord server: Ignorance Was Bliss Satellite Campus -- https://bit.ly/iwbdiscordMerch: https://bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerchPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcastTikTok (@iwbpodcast): Podcast ChecklistSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)Sponsor: InsPrana Yoga (code IWB25OFF for 25% off your first session)

If I made a checklist of the qualities I most appreciate in a true crime podcast, and the podcaster who creates it, Charlie would probably cross off all of the boxes. Guest: Charlie, Crimelines------------------------Promo: 3 Spooked GirlsDisclaimer: Ana M.Art: Landen, Autopsy podcastMusic: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/------------------------Facebook group: The Asylum -- https://bit.ly/iwbasylumDiscord server: Ignorance Was Bliss Satellite Campus -- https://bit.ly/iwbdiscordMerch: https://bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerchPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcastTikTok (@iwbpodcast): Podcast ChecklistSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)Sponsor: InsPrana Yoga (code IWB25OFF for 25% off your first session)

"What do you want to be when you grow up?" ...do we really need to have just one answer to that question? (No. No, we don't.)Guest: Edie Weinstein -- opti-mystical.com------------------------Promo: Don't Wreck YourselfDisclaimer: Ted PanczyszynArt: Karin HeimdahlMusic: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/------------------------Facebook group: The Asylum -- https://bit.ly/iwbasylumDiscord server: Ignorance Was Bliss Satellite Campus -- https://bit.ly/iwbdiscordMerch: https://bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerchPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcastTikTok (@iwbpodcast): Podcast ChecklistSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)Sponsor: InsPrana Yoga (code IWB25OFF for 25% off your first session)

How well do you know the story of John Wayne Gacy? Of Anthony Garcia? Of really any case? Do you know what really happened... or what Netflix tells you?Guest: Bob Motta, Defense Diaries------------------------Promo: Tapes from the DarksideDisclaimer: Mike MorfordArt: Erin SchwartzMusic: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/------------------------Facebook group: The Asylum -- https://bit.ly/iwbasylumDiscord server: Ignorance Was Bliss Satellite Campus -- https://bit.ly/iwbdiscordMerch: https://bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerchPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcastTikTok (@iwbpodcast): Podcast ChecklistSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)Sponsor: InsPrana Yoga (code IWB25OFF for 25% off your first session)

Not all life-changing moments are positive, but even the negative ones can lead to growth.Guest: Dr. Howard RankinBook: Falling to Grace -- https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B09KHK9ZC1/------------------------Promo: The Monster's PlaybookDisclaimer: Charles, The WeirdMusic: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/------------------------Facebook group: The Asylum -- https://bit.ly/iwbasylumDiscord server: Ignorance Was Bliss Satellite Campus -- https://bit.ly/iwbdiscordMerch: https://bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerchPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcastTikTok (@iwbpodcast): Podcast ChecklistSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)Sponsor: InsPrana Yoga (code IWB25OFF for 25% off your first session)

Where is the overlap between being a bodyguard, a music producer and an author? Perhaps there's more in common than you'd think...Guest: Kevin HorakBook: Mildred the Crazy Cat Lady -- https://smile.amazon.com/Mildred-Crazy-Cat-Lady-Horak/dp/0955776961/------------------------Promo: The Waffling Taylors video game podcastDisclaimer: Ando ValentineMusic: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/------------------------Facebook group: The Asylum -- https://bit.ly/iwbasylumDiscord server: Ignorance Was Bliss Satellite Campus -- https://bit.ly/iwbdiscordMerch: https://bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerchPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcastTikTok (@iwbpodcast): Podcast ChecklistSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)Sponsor: InsPrana Yoga (code IWB25OFF for 25% off your first session)

Chronic pain, medical conditions and disability are a lot, all by themselves. But they're also so much more than labels and discomfort.Guest: Jessica------------------------Promo: PNW Haunts and HomicidesDisclaimer: Cass, Moonbase Theta, OutArt: Landen, Autopsy podcastMusic: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/------------------------Facebook group: The Asylum -- https://bit.ly/iwbasylumDiscord server: Ignorance Was Bliss Satellite Campus -- https://bit.ly/iwbdiscordMerch: https://bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerchPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcastTikTok (@iwbpodcast): Podcast ChecklistSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)Sponsor: InsPrana Yoga (code IWB25OFF for 25% off your first session)

How do true crime podcasters handle the darkness of their subject matter? Both, how do they handle the creation and how do they maintain a semblance of sanity?Guest: Dawn, Method and Madness------------------------Promo: What's With the Neighbors?Disclaimer: Michael, Invisible ChoirArt: DawnMusic: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/------------------------Facebook group: The Asylum -- https://bit.ly/iwbasylumDiscord server: Ignorance Was Bliss Satellite Campus -- https://bit.ly/iwbdiscordMerch: https://bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerchPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcastTikTok (@iwbpodcast): Podcast ChecklistSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)Sponsor: InsPrana Yoga (code IWB25OFF for 25% off your first session)

Filmmaking, family, and turning a childhood classic into a horror film... so much to learn about the mind behind a new Indiegogo campaign.Guest: Hilton Ariel RuizYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFnR6p42WPYs6yCFDumYs_AIndiegogo: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/zombie-with-a-shotgun-part-2#/------------------------Promo: Goodniks podcastDisclaimer: Harlan, Dice Shame and Malevolent podcastsMusic: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/------------------------Facebook group: The Asylum -- https://bit.ly/iwbasylumDiscord server: Ignorance Was Bliss Satellite Campus -- https://bit.ly/iwbdiscordMerch: https://bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerchPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcastTikTok (@iwbpodcast): Podcast ChecklistSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)Sponsor: InsPrana Yoga (code IWB25OFF for 25% off your first session)

When it comes to psychic abilities and the supernatural, are you a believer or a skeptic? Do you have to be one or the other?Guest: Jasob Zuk, The Social Psychic------------------------Promo: Four Top ThreesDisclaimer: Chip MichaelArt: Erin, Arts UndoneMusic: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/------------------------Facebook group: The Asylum -- https://bit.ly/iwbasylumDiscord server: Ignorance Was Bliss Satellite Campus -- https://bit.ly/iwbdiscordMerch: https://bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerchPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcastTikTok (@iwbpodcast): Podcast ChecklistSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)Sponsor: InsPrana Yoga (code IWB25OFF for 25% off your first session)

Because everyone wants more things to lose sleep over… especially on April Fool’s Day!Promo: Things That Keep me up at NightPart of #OperationSwitcherooDisclaimer: Moxie, Your Brain on Facts (and organizer of Operation Switcheroo)————————Facebook group: The Asylum — https://bit.ly/iwbasylumDiscord server: Ignorance Was Bliss Satellite Campus — https://bit.ly/iwbdiscordMerch: https://bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerchPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcastTikTok (@iwbpodcast): Podcast ChecklistSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)Sponsor: InsPrana Yoga (code IWB25OFF for 25% off your first session)

Under some circumstances, a conversation about gender disparity in podcasting might be a serious conversation. But why keep it serious between friends?Guest: Tara, World's Dumbest Criminals------------------------Promo: AutopsyDisclaimer: DevonArt: Minna, True Crime FinlandMusic: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/------------------------Facebook group: The Asylum -- https://bit.ly/iwbasylumDiscord server: Ignorance Was Bliss Satellite Campus -- https://bit.ly/iwbdiscordMerch: https://bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerchPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcastTikTok (@iwbpodcast): Podcast ChecklistSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)Sponsor: InsPrana Yoga (code IWB25OFF for 25% off your first session)

If you thought one of your loved ones was the victim of murder, foul play, a cover-up, or simple lack of attention... how far would you go to get answers?Guest: Debbie Heater, Justice for Courtney Heater (FB) / https://www.change.org/p/justice-for-courtney-heater------------------------Promo: Defense DiariesDisclaimer: AllysonMusic: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/------------------------Facebook group: The Asylum -- https://bit.ly/iwbasylumDiscord server: Ignorance Was Bliss Satellite Campus -- https://bit.ly/iwbdiscordMerch: https://bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerchPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcastTikTok (@iwbpodcast): Podcast ChecklistSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)Sponsor: InsPrana Yoga (code IWB25OFF for 25% off your first session)

Let's get philosophical. Not rhetorically or figuratively, but literally. Let's see how the Stoics do things.Guest: Simon Drew (simonjedrew.com), The Walled Garden------------------------Promo: For the TreesDisclaimer: Micah -- @realisticallyfree on YouTubeMusic: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/------------------------Facebook group: The Asylum -- https://bit.ly/iwbasylumDiscord server: Ignorance Was Bliss Satellite Campus -- https://bit.ly/iwbdiscordMerch: https://bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerchPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcastTikTok (@iwbpodcast): Podcast ChecklistSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)Sponsor: InsPrana Yoga (code IWB25OFF for 25% off your first session)

Acting, creating music, traveling, and podcasting... these are all ways for Katie Chonacas to explore the meaning of self and divine femininity.Guest: Katie Chonacas, Saint Kyriaki (music) and She's All Over the Place (podcast)------------------------Promo: Livestream for the Cure 2022Disclaimer: NycciArt: NatalieMusic: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/------------------------Facebook group: The Asylum -- https://bit.ly/iwbasylumDiscord server: Ignorance Was Bliss Satellite Campus -- https://bit.ly/iwbdiscordMerch: https://bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerchPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcastTikTok (@iwbpodcast): Podcast ChecklistSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)Sponsor: InsPrana Yoga (code IWB25OFF for 25% off your first session)