Ignorance Was Bliss

How do you know when normal actually isn't all that normal? And how do you bounce back?Disclaimer: AdriennePromos: Sunshine and Power Cuts and Southern GothicFacebook group: The Asylum Sponsors: Sudio Sweden (code IWB15 for 15% off) and Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off) Merch: bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerch Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcast

After a very intense and heavy episode #116, what better way to lighten the mood than with a comic book??Mary Rhoads (@mgrhoads on Instagram)... https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/099904981X?pf_rd_p=1cac67ce-697a-47be-b2f5-9ae91aab54f2&pf_rd_r=CBWCZCSPJX6CQ1ZMSJSVDisclaimer: Kate, Kids on BikesPromos: The Short Stories of Augie Peterson and Out of the ShadowsFacebook group: The Asylum Sponsors: Sudio Sweden (code IWB15 for 15% off) and Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off) Merch: bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerch Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcast

This ran as a Facebook Live video on 17 March 2019, so if you saw that, you've heard this. If not, this is why March is so hard for me. Big bad hard.Disclaimer: Chris, Play Comics and Meddling KidsPromos: Myths and Murders and RelicFacebook group: The Asylum Sponsors: Sudio Sweden (code IWB15 for 15% off) and Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off) Merch: bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerch Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcast

Artists -- including podcasters -- are a special breed. Creative, unusual... and sometimes homicidal. Morgan (The Frankenpod) joined me to talk through a few specific, literary examples.Disclaimer: Mike Morford, from Criminology and The Murder in my FamilyPromos: Killafornia Dreaming and MariticideFacebook group: The Asylum Sponsors: Sudio Sweden (code IWB15 for 15% off) and Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off) Merch: bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerch Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcast

Ben and Kyle (Western Standard Time) join me to talk sports, negotiation, arbitration, podcasting, true crime, Netflix, esports... and it all actually works.Disclaimer: Justin, ObscuraPromos: Livestream for the Cure and Let's Talk About SectsFacebook group: The Asylum 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 

There are few things harder than losing a loved one... especially when you lose their personality and memories before you lose their physical presence.Jennifer (Fading Memories) talks through her personal process here -- then go to her show to hear some more general stories and strategies.Disclaimer: Alex and Ben, MAULPromos: Pod-ful of Sunshine and Great Lakes True CrimeFacebook group: bit.ly/iwbasylum 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

Nate, from Selling Out, is one of the smartest, most well-spoken guys I know... which is a good thing, because he has a hell of a story to tell, from sex to drugs to rock 'n' roll.Disclaimer: Sarah, from Good NightmarePromos: Livestream for the Cure and Conversations with Paycheck and RedFacebook group: bit.ly/iwbasylum 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

Lately, I've talked a lot about stalking. This episode is no exception.Dani, from Incongruity Media (yeah, that one) joined me to share her personal story. I share more of my own, though it can be hard to hear my part because of garbled audio -- I hate this but can't fix it.Disclaimer: Crista, from The Dark DividePromos: FriGay the 13th and The Haunted RideFacebook group: bit.ly/iwbasylumSponsors: 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

Do you believe in ghosts, and psychic abilities, and the paranormal? ...do I??Melissa, from The Haunted Ride, tries to figure it out.Disclaimer: Lee Mellor, from Murder Was the CasePromos: Live Stream for the Cure and ConspearedShoutout: Sinead, from Mens ReaFacebook group: bit.ly/iwbasylum 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

There's a stereotype, of women being attracted to "bad boys." Cassandra and I don't even attempt to investigate whether this is a real thing; we jump directly into a discussion of why it might be.Disclaimer: Mo, from TargetedPromos: Live Stream for the Cure and California True CrimeFacebook group: bit.ly/iwbasylumSponsors: 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

If you experience them, you already know exactly what brainweasels are, even if you've never heard the word before.If you don't, congratulations. Alex (Podcast Candy Review and MAUL) will explain.Disclaimer: Jim, Forgotten News podcastPromos: 33% Pulp and 727: Seven Twenty SevenFacebook group: The Asylum 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

Sometimes you need a break from the heavy, intense stuff... even when it's good stuff, it's still a lot. So listen in while Courtney (Spoop Hour), Linzi (33% Pulp) and I deconstruct "The Phantom of the Opera" on a molecular level.Disclaimer: Jessa and Nick, Getting Off podcastPromos: The IMDB Journey and The Ladies of StrangeFacebook group: bit.ly/iwbasylumSponsors: 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 process of obtaining a diagnosis of mental disorder in adulthood isn't easy. Especially because you have to get there, first.Disclaimer: Nicki, Strictly HomicidePromos: Varmints and Mirths & MonstersFacebook group: bit.ly/iwbasylumSponsors: 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  

Friendship is great and lovely and wonderful... until it's not. Courtney, from The Cult of Domesticity podcast, tells her not-happily-ever-after story.Disclaimer: Paul, from VarmintsPromos: Cutting Class podcast and Fatal-i-teasFacebook group: bit.ly/iwbasylum 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

Unless you die young -- thereby creating extra grief for your loved ones -- you will experience grief. We all do. It's awful.I'm joined by my friend Amy to talk about the experience of grief, the emotions and the process and the lack thereof.Disclaimer: Warbaby, from Murderous MinorsPromos: Oh No Lit Class and The Dirty BitsSponsors: 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

It's a podcast in which I podcast about podcasting... with from Allyson from Dumb and Busted.Shoutouts to Karla (Go Postal) and Tara and Barney (Bloody Murder).Disclaimer: Minna from True Crime FinlandPromos: Murder and Such and Dark HistoriesSponsors: 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

Sometimes you already enjoy someone's personality, and then suddenly you realize they're a complete badass. This time, I thought Danielle (Hoosier Homicide) and I were just discussing a case, when that realization hit.Disclaimer: DonnaPromos: Murderish and the Never Gets Old podcastSponsors: 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

Sometimes it takes a while to get to know someone, to get comfortable enough to talk about difficult topics or open up about personal history.Other times... not so much.Bex (Explain to Me) joined me, on kind of a dare (shout-out to Our True Crime Podcast), to prove that sometimes it just works. And that words matter.Disclaimer: Allyson, from Dumb and BustedPromos: Seeing Red and The Haunted HeartSponsors: 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

100th episode. 200,000+ downloads. One-year podversary. Holy crap, I'm celebrating a lot.I did an Ask Me Anything on Facebook live video last week, which was terrifying, but so, so fun. 10/10 will do again.This is an excerpt from it... because I got seriously drunk and we just don't need to revisit that in painful detail.Thank you guys. Thank you so much.Disclaimer: Heather, from Nature vs NarcissismPromos: I Never Saw That and Yikes! Murder and StuffSponsors: 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

Mike Fallek returns, but this time with minimal pet history. Instead, we talk about the relative prevalence of sex and violence in Western society, and we practice a little conflict resolution along the way.Disclaimer: Bethan, from Seeing RedPromos: Good Nightmare and HoaxSponsors: 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