Infodumpies

It's Mini Dumps! Violet and Brianne take a dump on each other. Brianne talks about the mighty, noble chihuahua. Violet talks about the mystical world of Bookland, which exists only in an ISBN. Brianne talks about the wrestler Asuka. Violet discusses tautologies, inspired by an instagram reel Brianne made where she raged about "assless chaps". Website: https://www.mixgnomer.com/ Discord Server: htt...

Violet takes a dump! Violet talks about "girl games" - games marketed to and intended for girls and women. She talks about the recurring themes (survival games, weirdly?), the shitty market research, the horse games (which Brianne played, natch), and games not marketed towards women- but popular with women nonetheless. She talks about cozy games, and an upcoming first person shooter marketed towar...

Brianne Takes a Dump! Okay, so the title is reductive- but Brianne gives evidence to support this hypothesis. Brianne dumps about how Star Trek birthed the genre of slash fic, early fandom video edits, the first conventions, and the old school ways you'd get your fanfic by mail. Brianne discusses the role that fanfic and zines played in keeping the trekkie community thriving- in a time when the sh...

It's a solo dump! Brianne talks about alexithymia- trouble naming and describing emotions- and it's prevalence amongst autistic people. She talks about the connection this has to autistic interoception differences (awareness of what's going on in your body), and how working on improving that can help us better process emotions. Website: https://www.mixgnomer.com/ Discord Server: https://discord.gg...

Violet takes a dump! Violet dumps about the complex lore of her favorite video game, Elden Ring. Partly written by George R.R. Martin, this lore is deep- BALLS DEEP. There's a dragon with 40 sacks. There's a lady whose name sounds like " 'Merica". There's a lady made of fingers. Brianne gets unfathomably stoned. Website: https://www.mixgnomer.com/ Discord Server: https://discord.gg/8bJN9g4QYa Patr...

Brianne takes a dump! Brianne saw a comment that said "You should do more skincare episodes," and that's all it took for her to work on an episode about her second favorite skincare ingredient family - Retinoids! Brianne talks about what they are, why you'd want to use them, the most commonly available ingredients under the retinoid family, and how they work! Slap on your sunscreen, and give it a...

Mini Dumps! Violet talks about a shitty dude so good at lying, he got a movie made about him by Steven Spielberg. Brianne talk about two cryptids of her new home state of Minnesota- Pepie the Lake Monster and The Minnesota Dogman. Violet talks about the brave, intrepid animals who have journeyed into space. Website: https://www.mixgnomer.com/ Discord Server: https://discord.gg/8bJN9g4QYa Patreon:...

Send us a text Violet takes a dump! Did you know about the parasitoid creature that feeds on the plastic surrounding baked goods and pastries in most retailers? I bet you do. Occlupanids- also known as "bread clips" - are ubiquitous in modern culture.  Violet talks about occlupanids, occlupanology, their "evolution", and HORG (the Holotypic Occlupanid Research Group).  Learn ab...

Send us a text Brianne takes a dump! Since this is an audio medium, you probably don't know that Brianne is almost always wearing a battle vest. From punk to metal, battle jackets are intrinsically linked to music and subcultures, with their own rules and customs. Brianne talks about the history of the battle jacket, the cultural significance, and ideas for making your own.  Website: https://...

Send us a text Brianne takes a solo dump! This is a special episode, suggested by one of Brianne's clients. Do you want to understand autistic communication better? Do you have a non-autistic (allistic) loved one who could use some help understanding autistic communication? Are you autistic and want to know why allistic people can be so confusing? Brianne is here to help! Brianne covers some...

Send us a text Violet takes a dump! Violet talks about Jake Perry, the man who not once, but TWICE raised a cat who broke the Guinness record for "World's Oldest Cat". Learn about the special diet he fed them, their cat train, movie theater, and all the other ways Jake raised his old kitties. Learn about Granpa Rexs Allen- the cat found waiting at an intersection, who loved horror m...

Send us a text Brianne takes a dump! Inspired by a conversation in the Mixgnomer Discord Server, Brianne talks about the basics of weight lifting! She's not a personal trainer or a doctor of liftology, just an autistic bitch who loves lifting weights. She talks about the biological adaptations that happen when you lift different amounts of weight, the myriad reasons you might want to lift wei...

Send us a text Max takes a dump! Max is in his final year of dental school, and came to school us about teeth. He talks about ways you can make the dentist easier as an autistic person, shares some fun facts about historical dentistry, and he solves the 32 year old mystery of why Violet was born without wisdom teeth and one of her adult premolars. Learn about how dentists getting stoned for shits...

Send us a text Mini Dumps! This is a weird one. Violet had 2 dogs she wanted to talk about, and Brianne has a meandering (yet worthwhile), medium sized dump about polygamy. We don't have an episode format called "medium dump" (yet), so here polygamy topic is sandwiched between two dogs. The first dog, Pickles, is a British hero and BASICALLY a private eye.  Brianne talks about polyg...

Send us a text Violet takes a dump! Don't let the episode title fool you, there's more than malapropisms: eggcorns, dogberryisms, yogisms, mondegreens, malaphors, generonyms, and more! Violet talks about all of the ways we fuck up words, both deliberately and accidentally, and how those fuck ups can lead to permanent language changes. This sounds like it would have been a Brianne epiosde...

Send us a text Brianne takes a Dump! What if we told you that Mulder and Skully could get called to investigate Alf? What if we told you that Buffy the Vampire Slayer is in the same universe as Frasier? What if a xenomorph stopped by Cheers to get a drink? Enter: The Tommy Westphall Universe! It's an entire universe of interconnected televisions shows, born out of a single scene of a non-spea...

Send us a text Brianne and Violet take some dumps! It's a mini-dump episode! Brianne dumps about bufotenine- the psychedelic compound found in some toads- and also autistic peoples' pee? What? Violet talks about a void- not a spiritual or emotional void, a literal void. Violet talks about Boötes Void, and technically, that means she's talking about nothing- but we swear it's in...

Send us a text Brianne takes a solo dump! Brianne talks about some core concepts and tips to keep in mind, when you're an AuDHDer trying to build a routine. AuDHD brains need both predictability and novelty- they need structure while not having too many demands. How tf are you supposed to balance what both neurotypes need? Brianne shares some tips that have worked for her and her clients, and...

Send us a text Violet takes a dump! Violet shares all she learned in her deep dive about the Paralympics. She talks about the history of the event, the sports exclusive to disabled players, the pretty shitty stuff the athletes have to go through to qualify, and the sweet changes they make to traditional versions of sports to make them accessible. We learn about Goalball, Boccia, and the most badas...

Send us a text Brianne takes a dump!  Hi! It's been a ROUGH month in the Leeson-Lantz household, so Brianne asked her friends on IG which "easy for Brianne" topic they'd like an episode about the most. 83% said skincare routine! Brianne goes through her skincare routine, giving an explanation of what ingredients she uses and why. Ingredients of interest: L-Ascorbic acid, hyalur...

Send us a text Sean's back, and he's taking a dump- ABOUT HELL.  Sean walks us through Dante's Inferno. He talks about old timey Italian politics, Dante bragging about his geography skills, why the book was so popular at the time, and how Dante's Bible fanfic paved the way for future fictional representations of hell.  Also, Pope Boniface VII is a Fugly Slut! Do NOT trust her! ...

Send us a text We take some mini dumps! Join Brianne and Violet as they take mini dumps. Brianne presents you with some weird animal facts, including the fucked up mating habits of anglerfish. Violet tells the tale of a hero donkey named Diesel, and his family of elk. Brianne tells of her search to find the first podcast in the world. Violet gives you two options, if you're looking to get as...

Send us a text Violet takes a dump! Violet talks about film photography, the science, its origins, and its resurgence. Learn about daguerreotypes, the Leica One, and how to get started in the hobby for yourself! (here's a hint- mention cameras in front of your dad) Website: https://www.mixgnomer.com/ Discord Server: https://discord.gg/8bJN9g4QYa Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Mixgnomer Info...

Send us a text Brianne takes a dump! Do you know where crochet originated? Neither do we, or the experts- wait! Don't leave! We promise it's still a fun episode, even if we don't find out where crochet came from.  Learn about Shepherd's Knitting, Tambour Embroidery, "crochet in the air", and all the other weird things we've done with a hook and yarn, that led to...

Send us a text Our friend Luzy drops in to teach us about Makerspaces! Have you ever wanted to try 3d printing? Have you been interested in laser cutting? Have you wanted to design embroidered things, but lack the technology? Did you know there's a magical land called a Makerspace, where you can share that very expensive equipment with smart, creative people?  Come learn about what Makerspace...