Kate Wallinga

Ignorance Was Bliss

Society EN ↓ 501 episodes

A podcast about how we become who we are. Almost anything can seem normal. Are you sure you really want to know?

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Kate Wallinga

Episodes

374 -- Burden of Proof -- with Jessa Nicholson Goetz 29.11.2021 38:57

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 Darkside Disclaimer: Josh, Earthdawn Survival Guide Ar...

373 -- Being Taken -- with Dale E. Walsh 24.11.2021 1:00:08

What's the difference between living with schizophrenia... and **living** with it? Guest: Dale E. Walsh -- dewlivelove.net Mental Health Warriors YouTube channel (of which Dale is a member): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4Lg5LECYvq7HR7xdzzyt_Q Books on Amazon: https://smile.amazon.com/s?i=stripbooks&rh=p_27%3AMr.+D.+E.+Walsh ------------------------ Promo: Horrifying History Disclaimer: Isaiah...

372 -- Narrate This -- with TZ Borden 21.11.2021 1:23:17

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 Talking Disclaimer: The Dark Divide Art: Isaac -- https://www.instagram.com/the.inkspot/ Music: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/ ------------------------ Facebook group: The Asylu...

371 -- Hopeful Upbeat Zombies -- with Damian Szydlo 18.11.2021 1:17:27

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 Undone Disclaimer: Shane, Dungeon Digressions Art: Karin Heimdahl, Y2K Music: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/ ------------------------ Facebo...

370 -- Bring the Light Back -- with Family Plot 15.11.2021 1:05:42

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 Mech Disclaimer: Ana, Apple for the Teacher Art: Erin Schwartz Music: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/ ------------------------ Facebook group: The Asylum -- https://bit.ly/iwbasylum Discord server:...

369 -- Every Number Equals Four -- AMA #7 10.11.2021 1:00:59

You asked, I answered: In honor of 750,000 (!!!) downloads, it's AMA time! ------------------------ Promo: Seen and Not Heard Disclaimer: TZ, Tapes from the Darkside Art: Erin Schwartz Music: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/ ------------------------ Facebook group: The Asylum -- https://bit.ly/iwbasylum Discord server: Ignorance Was Bliss Satellite Campus -- https://bit.ly/iwbdiscor...

368 -- Messy Human Emotions -- with Danyelle Ellett 05.11.2021 1:26:37

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 Gothic Disclaimer: Ted Panczyszyn Music: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/ ------------------------ Facebook group: The Asylum -- https://bit.ly/iwbasylum...

367 -- Taking Care -- with Mike Browne 02.11.2021 1:12:20

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 podcast Book: 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: Murderific Disclaimer: Autop...

366 -- Day of the Fred -- with Autopsy Podcast 01.11.2021 1:10:56

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 Podcast Disclaimer: Jacob, Crime of Your Life Art: Fred Music: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/ ------------------------ Facebook group: The Asylum -- https://bit.ly/iwbasylum Discord server: Ignorance Was Bliss S...

365 -- Up in my Head -- with Chancellor K. Jackson 26.10.2021 57:38

Have you ever been truly isolated and alone? How do you know you still matter? Guest: Chancellor K. Jackson Book: 14 Days in Beijing -- https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B092P777XZ/ ------------------------ Promo: Tu Tía Bruja Disclaimer: Mike Henneberger Music: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/ ------------------------ Facebook group: The Asylum -- https://bit.ly/iwbasylum Discord s...

364 -- Writing on the Wall -- with JV Torres 24.10.2021 1:17:23

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/X3VLCT5 Promo: Red Dirt D&D Disclaimer: Brooke, Curly Conspiracies Art: Michelle Barkes Music: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/ ------------------------ Face...

363 -- Making Noises With Your Face -- with Kennedy Phillips 21.10.2021 1:07:18

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 Story YouTube trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3v2N46LdmA Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/magusserling/clutchkobolds Note: There is a change in audio about 4 minutes into the main conversation (...

362 -- Neck Injuries Are Not Required -- with Kendall and Sarah from Appalachian Mysteria 16.10.2021 1:10:29

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://...

361 -- How Can We Ever Know for Sure? -- with Robin Warder 13.10.2021 1:33:46

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: Oklahomacide Disclaimer: Roseanne, Killafornia Dreaming Art: Asylum 94 Music: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/ ------------------------ Facebook gr...

360 -- Trains of Thought -- with Jeff Feightner 10.10.2021 1:08:39

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 Week Disclaimer: Amy, Yes But Why podcast Art: Natalie Evans Music: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/ ------------------------ Facebook group: The Asylum -- htt...

359 -- Change the World -- with Jacob Randall 06.10.2021 1:03:16

The humanity of friendship and the ethics of True Crime podcasting... and an upcoming project... Guest: Jacob Randall, Crime of Your Life and Happy Horror Time ------------------------ Promo: Crime and Compulsion Disclaimer: Mary Virginia Music: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/ ------------------------ Facebook group: The Asylum -- https://bit.ly/iwbasylum Discord server: Ignorance...

358 -- The Scariest Thing I Ever Did -- with Caleb Schadeck 01.10.2021 1:03:54

What's the hardest, most intense, scariest thing you've ever done? Often it's less stereotypical than a haunted house or horror movie... Guest: Caleb, The Paranormal Burrito and That's Not Fair podcasts ------------------------ Promo: Street Writers Disclaimer: Doyle King Art: Caleb Music: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/ ------------------------ Facebook group: The Asylum -- https:...

357 -- Public Aggression and Milestones -- with Justin Drown 29.09.2021 1:21:18

When a rough year gets rougher, sometimes friendship is the key to avoiding complete insanity. ------------------------ Guest: Justin Drown, Obscura ------------------------ Promo: Voice of the Victim Disclaimer: Amy Art: Autopsy podcast Music: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/ ------------------------ Facebook group: The Asylum -- https://bit.ly/iwbasylum Discord server: Ignorance W...

356 -- Sad, Funny, Beautiful and Weird -- with Jarod Cerf 25.09.2021 1:17:47

To round out the recent trend of authors and writers, I talk with someone who is both an author and a writing coach. We get deeply philosophical and highly cerebral... Guest: Jarod Cerf, Here Be Tygers and Odder Worlds podcasts ------------------------ Promo: ReRun Retrospect Disclaimer: Eric Berry Music: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/ ------------------------ Facebook group: The...

355 -- The Tension Mounts -- with Bob Van Laerhoven 21.09.2021 1:22:53

What does the regime of Pinochet have in common with present-day United States? ...perhaps more than we like to imagine... Guest: Bob Van Laerhoven -- www.bobvanlaerhoven.be ------------------------ Promo: Strangeful Things podcast Disclaimer: JP Mackey Music: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/ ------------------------ Facebook group: The Asylum -- https://bit.ly/iwbasylum Discord ser...

354 -- Improperly Prepared for Eating -- with Tyler Bell 17.09.2021 1:51:27

When considering horror and dark fiction, it's helpful to remember that the non-fiction world -- socially, politically, parentally, podcast-ily -- is often just as scary... ------------------------ Guest: Tyler Bell, Westside Fairytales Book: The Eyes Beneath my Father's House -- https://www.amazon.com/Eyes-Beneath-My-Fathers-House-ebook/dp/B09BYWDLVV/ ------------------------ Promo: That's So F*c...

353 -- You Can't Cry at a Drag Show -- with Jaimie Sherling 15.09.2021 1:00:52

Coping with stress and unhappiness can come in many forms. Therapy... self-care (whatever that means for you)... meditation... going to a drag club... Guest: Jaimie Sherling Book: From Queens to QUEENS -- https://www.amazon.com/Queens-QUEENS-Madison-Community-Saved-ebook/dp/B09FYMJP1R/ ------------------------ Promo: Killafornia Dreaming Disclaimer: Lee Music: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.ban...

352 -- The Order and the Chaos -- with Tom Vater 13.09.2021 1:36:29

There are some very short roads that lead from creativity to criminal justice... from helplessness to violence... from capitalism to serial killing... Guest: Tom Vater -- tomvater.com ------------------------ Promo: I Hate Your Taste in Movies Disclaimer: AndromedaDear Music: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/ ------------------------ Facebook group: The Asylum -- https://bit.ly/iwbas...

351 -- Dirty and Brilliant -- with Nikky from Dear Nikky 12.09.2021 1:17:28

Over the past 350 episodes, I've talked a lot about violence, and far less about sex. This time, it's time to switch things up. Guest: Nikky, from the Dear Nikky podcast (formerly In Bed with Nikky) ------------------------ Promo: Killer Fun Disclaimer: Dean, Family Plot podcast Art: Asylum 94 Music: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/ ------------------------ Facebook group: The Asylu...

350 -- Nothing Else That Can Be Done -- the death of Cindy James -- with Robin Warder and Dr Jules 08.09.2021 2:58:17

In the 1980s, a Canadian nurse endured an extended and terrifying ordeal, ending in her death in 1989. We unpack the known timeline, the rampant speculation, and the unanswered questions around one woman's life and loss. Guests: Robin Warder (The Trail Went Cold) & Jules (Riddle Me That) -- both of The Path Went Chilly Timeline and photos: https://bit.ly/iwb350 ------------------------ Promo: Dark...