Ignorance Was Bliss

Whether it happened in the early 1800s or late 2021, things become part of history: everyone's and your own. Where do these events hit for you?Guest: Kiki, Mission Spooky------------------------Promo: The Shit Show: A Half Assed True Crime PodcastDisclaimer: Dan, Assorted Goods podcastArt: 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)

Sometimes different paths can have unexpected parallels and surprising intersections...Guest: Lucinda Sage-Midgorden, Story Power podcast and Sage Woman blog------------------------Promo: Assorted GoodsDisclaimer: Audrey GardnerArt: 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)

A quick update on why I haven't been around lately, and why I won't quit.--------------------Artwork: Skyler –- https://www.facebook.com/UnapologeticArtist/Music: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/Facebook group: The Asylum -- https://bit.ly/iwbasylumDiscord server: Ignorance Was Bliss Satellite Campus -- https://bit.ly/iwbdiscord

Ethics in true crime, criminal justice policy, and psychopathology... plus media, gender roles, and wishing we knew how to prevent someone from making the leap from frustration to murder...Guest: Bernadette, Murderific True Crime------------------------Promo: Method & MadnessDisclaimer: Paige, Reverie True CrimeArt: Karin, Y2K 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)

Humans are complicated. So if I tell you I talked to the guy from theblindblogger.net, it's a safe assumption that we talked about his sight-related experiences. But wait, there's more...Guest: Maxwell Ivey------------------------Promo: The Dead Game book, by Susanne LeistDisclaimer: Sally Olewe-Richards, My Red Quilt bookArt: 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)

It's possible to accept a jury's verdict and still not love it. I have nuanced views on all kinds of things... even when it results in me getting yelled at on social media. Rockstar and friend Jessa joined me to parse out a recent example: the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict.Guest: Jessa Nicholson Goetz------------------------Promo: Tapes from the DarksideDisclaimer: Josh, Earthdawn Survival GuideArt: IsaacMusic: 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's the difference between living with schizophrenia... and **living** with it?Guest: Dale E. Walsh -- dewlivelove.netMental Health Warriors YouTube channel (of which Dale is a member): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4Lg5LECYvq7HR7xdzzyt_QBooks on Amazon: https://smile.amazon.com/s?i=stripbooks&rh=p_27%3AMr.+D.+E.+Walsh------------------------Promo: Horrifying HistoryDisclaimer: Isaiah, The Bird Brain PodcastArt: 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)

If you were told you had to create a true crime podcast, where would you even begin? What factors would you need to consider?Guest: TZ Borden, Tapes From the Darkside------------------------Promo: Nerds TalkingDisclaimer: The Dark DivideArt: Isaac -- https://www.instagram.com/the.inkspot/Music: 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's your story? Where does it start, and how will you know when it ends?Guest: Damian, Cybernautica and Hannahpocalypse"What Teachers Make," by Taylor Mali: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGKm201n-U4------------------------Promo: Arts UndoneDisclaimer: Shane, Dungeon DigressionsArt: Karin Heimdahl, Y2KMusic: 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)

Could you create a podcast with your family? Could you maintain sanity while doing so?Guests: Dean, Laura and Krysta, Family Plot podcast------------------------Promo: Bring Your Own MechDisclaimer: Ana, Apple for the TeacherArt: 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)

You asked, I answered: In honor of 750,000 (!!!) downloads, it's AMA time!------------------------Promo: Seen and Not HeardDisclaimer: TZ, Tapes from the DarksideArt: 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)

Humans are kind of a mess at the best of times. Add in family, children, and the journey to parenthood, and that mess is beautiful and unpredictable.Guest: Dany Ellett, Good Pointe podcasts------------------------Promo: Southern GothicDisclaimer: Ted PanczyszynMusic: 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)

Is it possible to delve into the darkest corners of human behavior and still be genuinely caring in the process? ...yes. Yes, it is.Guest: Mike Browne, Dark Poutine podcastBook: Murder, Madness and Mayhem: Twenty-Five Tales of True Crime and Dark History -- https://www.amazon.com/Murder-Madness-Mayhem-Twenty-Five-History/dp/1443461598/------------------------Promo: MurderificDisclaimer: AutopsyMusic: 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 is Día de los Muertos? Why don't most Americans acknowledge its importance? Why should we?Guest: Fred, Autopsy Podcast------------------------Promo: Our True Crime PodcastDisclaimer: Jacob, Crime of Your LifeArt: FredMusic: 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)

Have you ever been truly isolated and alone? How do you know you still matter?Guest: Chancellor K. JacksonBook: 14 Days in Beijing -- https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B092P777XZ/------------------------Promo: Tu Tía BrujaDisclaimer: Mike HennebergerMusic: 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 happens when you create something that uncannily reflects subsequent reality?Guest: JV Torres, The Rise of King Asilas------------------------Survey for next AMA (30 October 2021, 8p EST): https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/X3VLCT5Promo: Red Dirt D&DDisclaimer: Brooke, Curly ConspiraciesArt: Michelle BarkesMusic: 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)

World-building is a concept that can apply to games, to fiction, to story-telling, and to actual travel. Wherever the magic is...Guest: Kennedy, Magus Elgar and Clutch! A Kobold StoryYouTube trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3v2N46LdmAKickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/magusserling/clutchkoboldsNote: There is a change in audio about 4 minutes into the main conversation (specific timestamp will vary based on ads). Technology is its own destructive gremlin and it tried, but ultimately failed, to destroy itself.------------------------Promo: Tavern GeekDisclaimer: Pete, Mission RejectedArt: 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)

When a conversation touches on podcasting, journalism, ethics, ethos, decapitation and cryptids, despite my unabashed fangirling? It's good stuff.Guests: Kendall and Sarah, Appalachian Mysteria (Jam Street Media)Book: The WVU Coed Murders: Who Killed Mared and Karen? -- https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B09G8Q9FNL/------------------------True Crime Podcast Reviews and Recommendations group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/201821154596270Promo: Crime of Your LifeDisclaimer: Melanie, Mask of SanityMusic: 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)

Join us on a rapid-fire tour through some of the most- and least-known cases of mysterious disappearances, deaths and wrongful convictions.Guest: Robin Warder, The Trail Went Cold and The Path Went Chilly------------------------Promo: OklahomacideDisclaimer: Roseanne, Killafornia DreamingArt: Asylum 94Music: 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)

Take two podcasters, add a healthy dose of subversive thought, subtract any sense of agenda, and what do you get? This. You get this.Guest: Jeff Feightner, Verboten Productions------------------------Promo: Memester of the WeekDisclaimer: Amy, Yes But Why podcastArt: Natalie EvansMusic: 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)