Infodumpies

Send us a text It's a Solo Dump! Brianne talks about some early steps she took to accommodate for herself after he autism diagnosis, and attempts to make sure they aren't things you've heard on tiktok a million times already. If you've just learned your autistic, and you don't really know where to start, give this episode a listen! You might find some new ways to take care...

Send us a text Violet takes a dump! Violet teaches us about camping! She takes us through the history of some of the most ubiquitous camping gear, the history of national parks, and the barriers to access that some people might face when wanting to try camping. She also came prepared with a long list of camping themed dad jokes. Website: https://www.mixgnomer.com/ Discord Server: https://discord.g...

Send us a text Brianne takes a dump! Brianne talks about her favorite superhero - Doreen Alene Green aka "The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl". Brianne talks about the history of the character, the 2015 Squirrel Girl book that made her a fan, and how Infinity War would have never happened, if they had put Doreen in the movies.  Website: https://www.mixgnomer.com/ Discord Server: https://discord...

Send us a text Taryn Takes a Dump! Taryn teaches us about the illustrator Charles Dana Gibson, "The New Woman," Evelyn Nesbit, and her role in "The Trial of the Century". We also learn that Thomas Edison was a pervert who made a recording of the murder to be played for money?? WHAT??  Taryn’s Links https://linktr.ee/tarynmgray Website: https://www.mixgnomer.com/ Discord Server:...

Send us a text Brianne and Violet take a dump together! It's a minidumps episode! In this episode, Brianne talks about an urban legend born from a Sephora review, about a lotion that ALLEGEDLY makes spiders horny. Violet talks about the history of wifi, and how it was kind of invented by three different people. Brianne talks about ASMR, but NOT in an ASMR inducing voice. Violet talks about da...

Send us a text Violet takes a dump! Violet talks about Ape Escape- the late 90's Playstation game that kicked ass, but was killed as a series by capitalist greed and too many spin-offs. She discusses them renaming and casting new voice actors for each region, an ape version of Solid Snake, and how Ape Escape informed the video game controllers we all use today. Also- Try to turn off the part...

Send us a text Brianne takes a dump! Did a guy ever come to your school, tear a phone book in half, and then tell you to not do drugs? Brianne takes a dump about The Power Team- an anti-gang, anti-drug, anti-bullying, anti-premarital sex, and undercover group of evangelical strong dudes. They're like Street Sharks- if Street Sharks had conservative values and twisted the Bible to uphold the s...

Send us a text Our guest Brent takes a dump! Has a piece of media ever changed your worldview? Were you ever drawn in to said piece of media, by your healthy curiosity for a nice set of boobs that seem to change size at random? Of course you have. Even though we've all been there, come listen to our friend Brent dump about One Piece, and how his curiosity over the changing boobs on some Nami...

Send us a text Brianne takes a solo dump! In this episode, Brianne talks about the occupational therapy tool called a "sensory diet". Brianne is not an occupational therapist, nor does she play one on TV- but she's an autistic peer support specialist who crafted her own sensory diet, to help with self regulation and meltdowns. A sensory diet is a highly customized plan, filled with...

Send us a text Violet takes a dump! Violet isn't a "hey mamas" car lesbian, but she does like cute li'l things (like Brianne) and stickers. Learn about Tamiya Mini 4WD Racing - the Japanese, tiny car racing hobby. Violet discusses first learning about Tamiya cars through the video game Yakuza. She discusses how the IRL teeny cars inspired Mario Kart, and Brianne plans to craft...

Send us a text Brianne takes a dump! (inspired by an actual dump) Listen to the harrowing story of a woman who forgot her phone, and was resigned to reading bottles in the bathroom, like it's 1998. Brianne is sent down a rabbit hole, trying to figure out wtf is up with the labels on Dr. Bronner's products.  She finds an unexpectedly touching story about neurodivergence, family, and attem...

Send us a text Guest Dump! with Sean Turner  Sometimes terrible people make great art. Sean takes us back to France in the 1800's, where the world's most successful incel, Hector Berlioz, writes one of the most groundbreaking symphonies of the Romantic Era. It's like a proto-concept album- written by a guy who won't stop harassing you on Hinge.  Website: https://www.mixgnomer.c...

Send us a text Two Girls, One Dump!  We're trying a new type of episode! Brianne and Violet BOTH dump this episode, sharing topics that are interesting- but not enough content for a full episode of the show.  In this episode- Brianne talks about weird things that are determined by genetics, like whether or not you get smelly asparagus piss, how stinky your BO is, and what type of ear wax you...

Send us a text Brianne takes a dump! We're getting deuterocanonical! Come take a sip of this nutritious Septuagint! Brianne talks about The Book of Judith, and the history of Judith's representation in visual art. We talk about the dudes who seemed to want to paint her butt-ass nekkid, and we talk about Artemisia Gentileschi  - the icon who turned Judith into a symbol of female rage. We...

Send us a text Violet takes a dump!  Violet was so excited about this episode, she was crying looking at pictures of Spunky Squirrel. Take a journey through the history of forestry mascots- from the iconic Smokey Bear, to a cursed little man named Herman I. Cautious. You'll meet a log that loves war, and a tree that is positively horny to be cut down and turned into paper products. And hey- w...

Send us a text It's a guest dump! Join us as we learn about Bela Lugosi, from our friend Bobby (aka, @lugositheatre on tiktok).  We learn about Bela's early life in the real Transylvania, his tumultuous journey to the United States, his early theatre work, and the road to becoming Dracula. Bobby tells us about Bela's storied career, his bougie orange juice habit, and his contributio...

Send us a text Brianne takes a dump! Brianne's a little skin freak who loves her sumptuous greases and emollient elixirs. (Dermatology/Skincare is one of her special interests) The most cherished of her unguents and potions? Sunscreen! Topics include: - The history of sun protection and sunscreen - How the sun do (Types of light, UV rays, and what they do to your skin.) - How SPF is tested (a...

Send us a text Violet takes a dump! Hey, you wanna hear about the bravest twink in all of Hyrule, from a lady who has a degree in game design? For real, she has a degree in video games.  Violet talks about the origin of The Legend of Zelda, groundbreaking video game features we owe to the franchise (and are in almost every game since), and how Tears of the Kingdom expands on the franchise's s...

Send us a text Brianne dumps solo! Did you know that a single person can't be neurodiverse? Did you know that "neurodivergent" doesn't just mean autism and/or ADHD? Did you know that you're more than likely neurodivergent? In this solo dump, Brianne talks about the history of the terms neurodiversity and neurodivergent. She talks about what the terms mean and what they don...

Send us a text Taryn Takes a dump! Our guest Taryn Gray tells us about Bigfoot taxonomy, stink apes, the categories of Bigfoot hunters, Sasquatch's hometown, cryptozoology, and sightings that describe Bigfoot as "thicc". Taryn, Violet, and Brianne form the official Bigfoot Defense Squad.  Taryn’s Links https://linktr.ee/tarynmgray Website: https://www.mixgnomer.com/ Discord Server:...

Send us a text Violet takes a dump! Expert 90's hacker babe, Violet, teaches Brianne that hacking wasn't invented when the movie Hackers came out. Going far beyond Matthew Lillard's ouvre, Violet teaches us about phone phreaking, how the movie War Games changed federal law, ransomware, wtf "Eternal Blue" is, and giant bitcoins.  Website: https://www.mixgnomer.com/ Discord...

Send us a text Brianne takes a dump! After checking to see if her nightly tea ritual was supporting a sleepy cult leader, Brianne discovers that there are MULTIPLE tea companies run by cult members. We dig into the companies, what their cults believe, and Brianne formulates a theory as to WHY THE HELL there's more than one tea company owned by members of cults. Mary Betsey Teami Blends/Scient...

Send us a text Are you autistic and/or ADHD? Are you neither, but you think people are they best when they talk about things they love? Join Brianne (AuDHD) and Violet (ADHD) for some well curated infodumps. They follow their interest based nervous systems down research rabbit holes to give you the full poop on topics they love. They also invite autistic and ADHD guest buds to dump about their spe...