Madeline Pendleton and David Roberts

Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.

Society EN ↓ 173 episodes

A Guide to Surviving Life, Love, and Capitalism. By Madeline Pendleton and David Roberts. Find us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared

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Madeline Pendleton and David Roberts

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Sep 28, 2026

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Episodes

48. Haunted and Loving It 04.07.2022

This week, Kenna is still out but Madeline hosts with her friend David and talks about ghosts, aliens, UFOs, and who exactly decides what's paranormal or normal! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/creator-home SOURCES: https://www.history.com/news/native-american-cahokia-chaco-canyon https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/23780231221084775 https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/09/wh...

47. Need For Speed(y Fashion) 20.06.2022

This week, Kenna is out and Madeline talks about fast fashion, synthetic versus natural fibers, and how much blame we should take for the conditions of capitalism we're forced to make imperfect choices in! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://tinyurl.com/3xfcsz8f https://tinyurl.com/3r65njsd https://tinyurl.com/2p8nmnbu https://tinyurl.com/2297ny54 https://tinyurl.com...

46. Revisiting Utopia 13.06.2022

This week, Madeline and Kenna construct an ideal society, try to figure out if laws should actually be laws or just really strong suggestions, and tell you why you shouldn't trust anyone you see covered in glitter! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES:  https://tinyurl.com/2p8maekh https://tinyurl.com/y75zwn7a https://tinyurl.com/24vutbk9 https://tinyurl.com/5n6e4pna https://t...

45. Radio Free Whatever 06.06.2022

This week, Madeline and Kenna talk about Radio Free Asia, the CIA's propaganda campaigns, and what corporation we'd want to own California! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: SOURCES https://www.wklaw.com/stealing-government-property/ https://ballotpedia.org/PBS#:~:text=President%20%26%20CEO%2C%20WFYI-,Finances,the%20Corporation%20for%20Public%20Broadcasting. https://www.np...

44. Love Fraud Island 30.05.2022

This week, Madeline and Kenna talk about romance scams, minions, and what's a normal amount of money lending between lovers! PATREON:  https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://tinyurl.com/5bwky88m https://tinyurl.com/yc6hewmt https://tinyurl.com/4fuvmze4 https://tinyurl.com/3mmm5p2x https://tinyurl.com/yc47jwh3 https://tinyurl.com/bdhaz822 https://tinyurl.com/4bpt8t6r https:/...

43. North Atlantic Treaty Disorganization 23.05.2022

This week, Madeline and Kenna talk about NATO, Somali pirates who are sick of our nuclear waste, and why you should not just chew it! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://tinyurl.com/yc7b47jt https://tinyurl.com/2p8vj97z https://tinyurl.com/552unr82 https://tinyurl.com/n68nz4hh https://tinyurl.com/yc7b47jt https://tinyurl.com/y9cjhevr https://tinyurl.com/4znnuphs http...

42. Who's Hot, Who's Not? 16.05.2022

This week, Madeline and Kenna talk about beauty standards, Jennifer Lopez, and selling bottles of shampoo! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://tinyurl.com/3jmk6epd https://tinyurl.com/5efehvp5 https://tinyurl.com/3nf9ee7t https://tinyurl.com/39pcva7m https://tinyurl.com/496n9ckw https://tinyurl.com/2p8dt73v https://tinyurl.com/27xms54n https://tinyurl.com/2u3rxvwj ht...

41. You Better Work! 09.05.2022

This week Madeline and Kenna talk about labour rights around the globe, the Big Mac Index, and how broke Americans really are! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://tinyurl.com/2p99dubb https://tinyurl.com/3wwu8s3h https://tinyurl.com/22m3emhd https://tinyurl.com/yjb7843b https://tinyurl.com/mrxtuawf https://tinyurl.com/5z9prk7t https://fxssi.com/big-mac-index/ https:/...

40. The Government Wants to Torture Your Teens 02.05.2022

This week, Madeline and Kenna talk about the Troubled Teen Industry, what exactly freedom means, and what we all have in common with Paris Hilton! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://tinyurl.com/bdhfwh7m https://tinyurl.com/4j9c326k https://tinyurl.com/2ha49ttj https://tinyurl.com/3ys3fxsx https://tinyurl.com/ya7t9mc9 https://tinyurl.com/3bhjj8y7 https://tinyurl.com/...

39. ACAB Includes Quirky Geniuses at Police Crime Labs 25.04.2022

This week, Madeline and Kenna talk about forensic science, the weird world of quirky geniuses, and how you shouldn't use witchcraft to put people in prison! PATREON:  https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://tinyurl.com/y8ta9k3b https://tinyurl.com/5ybpv66b https://tinyurl.com/2bkhu8nc https://tinyurl.com/y6avxd89 https://tinyurl.com/2p8yrtv2 https://tinyurl.com/hrt8vcba https://t...

38. Garbage Gravy and Other Things You Can Make With Your Toilet Brush! 18.04.2022

This week, Madeline and Kenna talk about garbage, Danny DeVito, and Big Trash! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://tinyurl.com/2p8carut https://tinyurl.com/ycku3nch https://tinyurl.com/2jw9nhe7 https://tinyurl.com/585kbeka https://tinyurl.com/2rm9fv9r https://tinyurl.com/2p8b9u83 https://tinyurl.com/ycknr5fm https://tinyurl.com/52xctaek https://tinyurl.com/yckrspcy h...

37. Module Mayhem 11.04.2022

This week, Madeline and Kenna talk about Prefab Housing, Betsey Johnson, and ice cream cone utopia! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://tinyurl.com/225jpc6s https://tinyurl.com/mts345vu https://tinyurl.com/2p9cvrs5 https://tinyurl.com/yc6ywzmy https://tinyurl.com/2p85ev99 https://tinyurl.com/43nkyzjt https://tinyurl.com/4utw4akv https://tinyurl.com/2kdda5nz https://t...

36. I Love the Smell of Commerce in the Morning! 04.04.2022

This week, Madeline and Kenna talk about shopping malls, stealing things from Hot Topic, and why every mall should probably just be an ice rink! PATREON:  https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://tinyurl.com/mwx5785s https://www.eurozine.com/shopping-town-usa-2/ https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Bazaar https://multiglom.com/2013/06/27/passage-du-caire/ https://www.hi...

35. The FBI Man In Your Computer! 28.03.2022

This week, Madeline and Kenna talk about COINTELPRO, the Black Panther Party, and the difference between Secret Police and Undercover Police! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://vault.fbi.gov/cointel-pro https://www.britannica.com/topic/COINTELPRO https://tinyurl.com/3mw58n8j http://depts.washington.edu/moves/CP_map-members.shtml https://www.britannica.com/topic/New-...

34. Bitcoin -- It's Like Regular Money, But It Wears JNCOs! 21.03.2022

This week, Madeline and Kenna talk about cryptocurrency, JNCO jeans, and our lord and savior Sandra Bullock! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/definition/cryptography https://tinyurl.com/msk2c8 https://tinyurl.com/yc2ra7rx https://tinyurl.com/5n6cexs3 https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf https://money.usnews.com/investing/articles/the-h...

33. Unionize the Trolls to Fight Elon Musk 07.03.2022

This week, Madeline and Kenna talk about internet trolls, fighting with strangers in public, and astroturf!  PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://firstsiteguide.com/cyberbullying-stats/#:~:text=According%20to%20Statista%20research%2C%2038,%2C%20chat%20rooms%2C%20and%20blogs. https://www.ditchthelabel.org/cyber-bullying-statistics-what-they-tell-us/ https://www.theguar...

32. Show Me the Money! 28.02.2022

This week, Madeline and Kenna talk about competition-based reality tv shows, that movie Gamer, and how the internet will ruin your life! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://tinyurl.com/4m8wb5ub https://tinyurl.com/2p87u8mu https://tinyurl.com/yckzb6ph https://tinyurl.com/y8edpk9y https://tinyurl.com/ajnd8b2x https://tinyurl.com/ycxacvja https://tinyurl.com/4mzb95ru h...

31. American Psycho Groupie Cocaine Crazy! 21.02.2022

This week, Madeline & Kenna talk about psychopathy, Cluster B Personality Disorders, and why Kenna is an evil criminal mastermind that needs to be locked up for good!  ***Correction in this episode: Madeline thought OCD and OCPD were the same thing, whoopsies and sorry!*** PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared  SOURCES:  https://tinyurl.com/tmhztp8h  https://tin...

30. Playing the Gig 14.02.2022

This week, Madeline & Kenna talk about the gig economy, why Uber hates unions, and how beavers build dams! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://tinyurl.com/4485a3ae https://tinyurl.com/9jk5nbyd https://tinyurl.com/3hx2nu7x https://tinyurl.com/2p9a96hp https://tinyurl.com/m9md3xy8 https://tinyurl.com/4zbb3rvd https://tinyurl.com/2p8fruf9 https://tinyurl.com/mr4y9mv2 ht...

29. Don't You Want Somebody to Love? 07.02.2022

This week, Madeline & Kenna talk about dating, brain scans, and how to make love stay! PATREON:  https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://tinyurl.com/yckuzav5 https://tinyurl.com/ywaczk9r https://tinyurl.com/yc7ajtwr https://tinyurl.com/2wsjeu8w https://tinyurl.com/3hctht5h https://tinyurl.com/yckwwkm4 https://tinyurl.com/yc2aszaa https://tinyurl.com/48r3yzrm https://tinyurl.com/2...

28. The CIA’s Plot to Destroy Fidel Castro’s Beard! 31.01.2022

This week, Madeline & Kenna talk about the CIA, LSD, and why these government dudes are so horny?! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://tinyurl.com/mrx43cbe https://tinyurl.com/mtn6nx3a https://tinyurl.com/2k8wtudy https://tinyurl.com/yhytu55v https://tinyurl.com/bddh73jc https://tinyurl.com/58732kcf https://tinyurl.com/4ehr4s5n https://tinyurl.com/bd4e5pck https://ti...

27. Upzone This! 24.01.2022

This week, Madeline and Kenna talk single use residential zoning, retirement planning, and why Duncan McDuffie is such a terrible name! Featured guest: Georgie barking incessantly in the background for some reason, sorry! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://tinyurl.com/3rb3kfd2 https://tinyurl.com/ytk4ahc8 https://tinyurl.com/38mkjnvk https://tinyurl.com/2p9a5uce htt...

26. 1-877-COPS-4-KIDS 18.01.2022

This week, Madeline & Kenna talk about the school-to-prison pipeline, racist sorting hats, and the devil himself Ronald Reagan! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://tinyurl.com/2p95mtb7 https://www.npr.org/transcripts/884989263 https://tinyurl.com/yc34vbwd https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2681083/ https://tinyurl.com/4h2u4457 https://tinyurl.com/5ye3hb...

25. I Just Can Drive 55 10.01.2022

This week, Madeline and Kenna talk about speeding, becoming a train in Sacramento, and why people in BMWs are SUCH jerks. PATREON:  https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://www.iihs.org/topics/fatality-statistics/detail/state-by-state https://www.drive-safely.net/driving-statistics/ https://tinyurl.com/2p8kt7mc https://tinyurl.com/bsbujz8n https://tinyurl.com/2p87dcpz https:/...

24. Heaven Is Not Having to Worry About Paying Your Phone Bill 13.12.2021

This week, Madeline & Kenna talk about communism, the red scare, and why nobody has room for nuance anymore!  PATREON:  https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared  SOURCES: https://tinyurl.com/39semu2v https://tinyurl.com/2p99xftc https://tinyurl.com/3a59wdym https://tinyurl.com/yusndj7r https://tinyurl.com/2p8rsj4a https://www.jstor.org/stable/2775559 https://tinyurl.com/2p8mxpna...

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