Best Tracie Bush Podcasts (2025)

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Encounters With Spirits & A Dogman & More... 48:56

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A protective ghost of an ancestor, the spirit of one overly possessive ghost and a dogman encounter. These are the three encounter stories and more talks in this episode of "In The Dark All Things Supernatural!"

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Your Therapist Needs Therapy 122 - These Books are for Everybody with Cree Myles 58:28

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In this episode, Jeremy gets to chat with all around awesome human and book influencer Cree Myles about her journey into book advocacy. They explore how literature, hip-hop, and good mentors in higher education shaped Cree’s worldview. They talk about how great Ursala K Le Guin is, how content creation under capitalism feels gross sometimes, and ho…

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Odd Sighting In The Sky Last Night As I Was Out Working. Turn the sound down if it bothers you. 0:50

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So here's the weird thing about this video. That high pitched squealing you hear wasn't in the video. I had music playing and I was talking. I was out working last night and I was standing there talking to one of my customers and she started looking up at the sky questioning what we were looking at. I grabbed my phone and started filming and there …

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Just Sharing A Beautiful Night With You 1:54

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Beautiful Crisp Windy Night With Bright Moon. If you are unable to view this on here catch it on Youtube.

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NASA's Gemini Space Program With Jeffrey Kluger 37:50

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Send us a text Let's launch! Jeffrey Kluger joins me to talk Gemini: Stepping Stone to the Moon, the Untold Story. Buy Gemini Support the showBy Brendan Dowd

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Your Therapist Needs Therapy 121 - Grounded in the Wilderness with Hatie Parmeter 55:26

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This week Jeremy talks with Hatie Parmeter, soon-to-be licensed therapist and current communications director for the Climate Psychology Alliance of North America, about her journey from fashion journalism and outdoor guiding to finally landing in mental health. They explore the mental wellness needs of guides and first responders, the idea that co…

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Elizabeth I, James I, and the Death of the Tudor Dynasty With Tracy Borman 38:29

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Send us a text Let's succeed! Tracy Borman joins me to talk The Stolen Crown: Treachery, Deceit, and the Death of the Tudor Dynasty. Buy The Stolen Crown Check out Tracy's website Support the showBy Brendan Dowd

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Intimate Encounter With A Dark Entity, Children Encounter A Dogman & More.. 43:52

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This is a touchy episode dealing with a sexual encounter with a demonic entity. Anyone sensitive to this kind of encounter story please be prepared to cringe a bit. Also an encounter with a dogman by two children playing in the woods and more....

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Your Therapist Needs Therapy 120 - Conversion Therapy Is, Was, and Always Will Be Harmful 28:47

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Jeremy talks about his least favorite topic this week, the Supreme Court. The christofascists on the court are going to overturn a Colorado ban on conversion therapy in Chiles v Salazar. I’m not a political prognosticator, but they are, because it’s part of Project 2025. And Jeremy breaks down why the court will do this for much larger purposes tha…

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Teddy Roosevelt with Bret Baier 23:55

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Send us a text Let's act like a bull moose! Bret Baier joins me to talk his book To Rescue the American Spirit: Teddy Roosevelt and the Birth of a Superpower. Buy To Rescue the American Spirit Check out Bret's website Support the show

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Your Therapist Needs Therapy 119 - How Neurodivergent Brains Survive High-Control Religion with Michelle F Moseley 59:34

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Jeremy is joined this week by returning guest Michelle Moseley, a therapist specializing in religious trauma, to explore the intersection of neurodivergence and high-control religious environments. They discuss how undiagnosed neurodivergent traits often align with the rigid structures and black-and-white thinking rewarded by churches, while also m…

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The Exoneration Fight of Leo Schofield With Pulitzer Prize Winner Gilbert King 40:20

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Send us a text Let's get him out! Pulitzer Prize Winner Gilbert King joins me to talk his book Bone Valley: A True Story of Injustice and Redemption in the Heart of Florida. Buy Bone Valley Check out Gilbert's website Support the showBy Brendan Dowd

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Your Therapist Needs Therapy 118 - The System Wasn’t Built to Heal Us with Dr Rae Anne Ho Fung 1:10:21

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Jeremy is joined this week by Dr Rae Anne Ho Fung, a veteran, former teacher, and psychologist who founded The Balanced Collective. They discuss her healing journey from childhood adversity and military service to navigating systemic failures in education, healthcare, and the military-industrial complex, and how those experiences shaped her trauma-…

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The Zorg, The Slave Ship That Ignited Abolition with Siddharth Kara 41:29

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Send us a text Let's start a movement! Siddharth Kara joins me to discuss The Zorg: A Tale of Greed and Murder That Inspired the Abolition of Slavery. Buy The Zorg Support the showBy Brendan Dowd

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Your Therapist Needs Therapy 117 - No Ethical Billionaires (Taylor’s Version) 43:12

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In this solo episode of Your Therapist Needs Therapy, Jeremy Schumacher critiques the ethics of wealth and fandom through the lens of Taylor Swift’s celebrity empire, arguing that she—like Jeff Bezos and other billionaires—profits from systemic exploitation and capitalist excess. He unpacks the contradictions of therapists and progressive individua…

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The Trial of Al Qaeda Terrorist Spin Ghul with Jake Tapper 40:48

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Your Therapist Needs Therapy 116 - Tylenol Does Not Cause Autism 37:01

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Because, obviously, right? JFC, what is even happening. But f’real, in this episode, Jeremy dismantles the Trump administration’s claim that Tylenol causes autism, explaining how the argument relies on bad science, a misuse of correlation, and misogynistic political agendas. He highlights how the ban is another act of political violence against wom…

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The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald with John Bacon 40:43

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Send us a text Let's remember the Mighty Fitz! John Bacon joins me to talk The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Buy The Gales of November Check out John's website Support the showBy Brendan Dowd

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Your Therapist Needs Therapy 115 - Irreverent Devotionals and Sacred Rebellion with The Transvangelical 1:01:48

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This week Jeremy talks with Alycea, aka the Transvangelical, about deconstruction, biblical translation, and the ways Christianity has been weaponized against marginalized people. They unpack how purity culture, evangelical teachings, and figures like James Dobson shaped harmful beliefs about sex, gender, and power, while Alycea highlights how cont…

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Deadwood with Peter Cozzens 32:49

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Send us a text Let's strike gold! Peter Cozzens discusses his book Deadwood: Gold, Guns, and Greed in the American West. Buy Deadwood Check out Peter's website Support the showBy Brendan Dowd

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Your Therapist Needs Therapy 114 - Being a Full-Time Propagandist is Political Violence 46:43

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Jeremy uses the shooting of Charlie Kirk to examine the hypocrisy in how political violence is defined and discussed in America. He argues that hateful rhetoric, propaganda, and systemic oppression are themselves forms of violence, and that mourning propagandists like Kirk ignores the ongoing harm they inflicted on marginalized communities. The epi…

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The Special Counsel Cases of Nixon, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Biden, and Trump with Elie Honig 51:09

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Send us a text Let's get legal! CNN's Elie Honig talks his book When You Come at the King: Inside DOJ's Pursuit of the President, from Nixon to Trump. Buy When You Come at the King Support the showBy Brendan Dowd

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Your Therapist Needs Therapy 113 - Untangling Guilt and Shame with Kelsey Philippi 59:06

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This week Jeremy sits down with returning guest Kelsey Philippi to dive into the tangled relationship between guilt, shame, and dissociation, exploring how these experiences show up in therapy and everyday life. They discuss the systemic and cultural roots of shame, especially for neurodivergent and queer clients, and how authenticity and safety of…

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1999 with Ross Benes 33:42

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Send us a text Let's revisit the 90s! Author Ross Benes joins me to talk 1999: The Year Low Culture Conquered America and Kickstarted Our Bizarre Times. Buy 1999 Check out Ross' website Support the showBy Brendan Dowd

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Hearing Growl Outside, Seeing Entities By My Bed & More... 32:43

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Coming back in to podcasting. Been awhile. In this episode I talk about having some sightings of entities by me while sleeping, a growl I heard out in my yard and many other things including some cute stories of my nature animals around my house.

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Your Therapist Needs Therapy 112 - Escaping Evangelical Cult Leaders with Margaret Bronson 57:02

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This week Jeremy talks with Margaret Bronson, founder of Deconstruction Doulas, about her journey out of Doug Wilson’s high-control religious group and how she now supports survivors of similar environments. Margaret shares how online communities, secure attachment, and body awareness helped her leave and heal, while highlighting the systemic abuse…

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"Pirate" Captain William Kidd with Samuel Marquis 39:01

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Send us a text Let's hang'em from the yardarm! Samuel Marquis joins me to talk his book Captain Kidd: A True Story of Treasure and Betrayal. Buy Captain Kidd Check out Samuel's website Support the showBy Brendan Dowd

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Your Therapist Needs Therapy 111 - Good Riddance to James Dobson 26:49

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This week Jeremy celebrates the death of awful human, James Dobson. James Dobson built Focus on the Family into one of the most powerful engines of evangelical control, peddling authoritarian parenting, rigid gender roles, and relentless attacks on queer people. His so-called “biblical counseling” left generations with shame, fear, and deep religio…

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The World War II Women of the Italian Resistance with Suzanne Cope 40:25

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Send us a text Let's tell the Germans arrivederci! Suzanne Cope joins me to talk Women of War: The Italian Assassins, Spies, and Couriers Who Fought the Nazis. Buy Women of War Check out Suzanne's website Support the showBy Brendan Dowd

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Your Therapist Needs Therapy 110 - Play, Pleasure, and Permission with Veronica Dress 47:05

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Jeremy is joined this week by certified sex educator Veronica Dress. Veronica shares her journey from growing up with Catholic sex misinformation to becoming a queer, trauma-informed sex educator and intimacy coach. She and Jeremy discuss the political and cultural barriers to comprehensive sexuality education, the role of creativity and play in in…

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Catholic Saints and Canonization with Kate Sidley 30:44

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Send us a text Let's get canonized! Kate Sidley joins me to discuss her book How to Be a Saint: An Extremely Weird and Mildly Sacrilegious History of The Catholic Church's Biggest Names. Buy How to Be a Saint Check out Kate's website Support the showBy Brendan Dowd

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Your Therapist Needs Therapy 109 - From Savior Complex to Healthy Boundaries with Jane Kennedy 46:14

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Jeremy is joined this week by Australian therapist Jane Kennedy, who shares her journey from church ministry and humanitarian work into private practice specializing in religious trauma, exploring how burnout, deconstruction, and the “white savior” mindset shaped her career shift. She and Jeremy discuss the cultural differences and surprising simil…

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Saint Thomas More with Joanne Paul 50:25

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Send us a text Let's make our own utopia! Joanne Paul joins me to talk her book Thomas More: A Life. Buy Thomas More: A Life Check out Joanne's website Support the showBy Brendan Dowd

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Your Therapist Needs Therapy 108 - Deconstruction Drama or Ethical Red Flag With Emily Maynard 57:34

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This week Jeremy is joined by returning guest Emily Maynard to unpack the ethical complaints against Dr. Laura Anderson, a prominent figure in the deconstruction space. Together they explore the nuance between licensed therapy and coaching, the risk of recreating harmful power dynamics after leaving evangelicalism, and how survivors can cultivate d…

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Scott Anderson on the Iranian Revolution 52:51

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Send us a text Let's predict a revolution! Scott Anderson joins me to discuss his book King of Kings: The Iranian Revolution: A Story of Hubris, Delusion and Catastrophic Miscalculation. Buy King of Kings Support the showBy Brendan Dowd

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Your Therapist Needs Therapy 107 - Touch Not God's Annointed Predator 52:52

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This week Jeremy looks at how the church covers up abuse and protects predators, and how those same tactics of spiritual bypassing and DARVO are being employed by Mike Johnson to protect our pedophile in chief. We look at examples of institutional coverups like Bill Gothard's grooming and abuse at the IBLP and of course we look at the catholic chur…

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Argentina's Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo Who Fought to Find Their Lost Grandchildren with Haley Cohen Gilliland 48:48

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Send us a text Let's find family! Haley Cohen Gilliland joins me to talk A Flower Traveled in My Blood: The Incredible True Story of the Grandmothers Who Fought to Find a Stolen Generation of Children. Buy A Flower Traveled in My Blood Check out Haley's website Support the showBy Brendan Dowd

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Your Therapist Needs Therapy 106 - Neo-Nazi Terrorism and Countercultural Fascism with Spencer Sunshine 1:11:26

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This week Jeremy is joined by very special guest Dr Spencer Sunshine, author of Neo-Nazi Terrorism and Countercultural Fascism: The Origins and Afterlife of James Mason's Siege. This delightful book covers some of the lesser known movers and shakers of the Neo-Nazi movement before becoming the online terrorism-loving, capital-building storming move…

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Amelia Earhart and Her Husband George Putnam with Laurie Gwen Shapiro 54:54

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Send us a text Let's take to the skies! Laurie Gwen Shapiro joins me to talk The Aviator and the Showman: Amelia Earhart, George Putnam, and the Marriage that Made an American Icon. Buy The Aviator and the Showman Check out Laurie's website Support the showBy Brendan Dowd

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Your Therapist Needs Therapy 105 - What Too Many Therapists Are Getting Wrong 56:30

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In this week’s episode, Jeremy Schumacher vents about systemic and interpersonal failures in the therapy profession, from exploitative 1099 contracts to outdated, trauma-ignoring treatment models. He critiques how therapists perpetuate harm by misdiagnosing trauma, clinging to rigid or blank-slate modalities, and failing to collectively organize fo…

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The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln and the People Overlooked in Civil War History with Scott Ellsworth 37:45

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Send us a text Let's look a different way! Scott Ellsworth joins me to talk his book Midnight on the Potomac: The Last Year of the Civil War, the Lincoln Assassination, and the Rebirth of America. Buy Midnight on the Potomac Support the showBy Brendan Dowd

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The Murders of the London Blitz with Amy Helen Bell and Roosevelt to Roosevelt with Stan Haynes 56:10

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Send us a text Let's have two! In our first ever double episode, Amy Bell joins me to talk Under Cover of Darkness: Murders in Blackout London. Then Stan Haynes joins me to talk Roosevelt to Roosevelt: Presidential Nominating Conventions from 1904 to 1944. Buy Under Cover of Darkness Check out Amy's website Buy Roosevelt to Roosevelt Check out Stan…

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Your Therapist Needs Therapy 104 - Normalizing Evil: The Overton Window’s Lurch Right 41:36

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In this episode Jeremy unpacks the Overton Window—a concept describing how public discourse shifts to define what's acceptable—and how it's been deliberately dragged rightward by fascists, religious zealots, and media oligarchs. Jeremy links this political shift to worsening mental health outcomes, especially for marginalized communities, emphasizi…

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The Roosevelt Brothers' Search for the Elusive Giant Panda with Nathalia Holt 29:35

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Send us a text Let's find a panda! Nathalia Holt joins me to discuss her book The Beast in the Clouds: The Roosevelt Brothers' Deadly Quest to Find the Mythical Giant Panda. Buy The Beast in the Clouds Check out Nathalia's Website Support the showBy Brendan Dowd

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Your Therapist Needs Therapy 103 - Religious Trauma Peer Support 7:15

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This week Jeremy takes a break from celebrating his birthday to share the upcoming religious trauma peer support group. This has been in the works for a bit, and launches in July! You can sign up directly here or head over to wellnesswithjer.com/religioustrauma As always, Jeremy has all his practice info at Wellness with Jer, and you can find him o…

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The Viking Age and the Lives of Everyday Norsemen with Eleanor Barraclough 1:00:03

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Send us a text Let's pillage (but also more than that)! Eleanor Barraclough joins me to talk her book Embers of the Hands: Hidden Histories of the Viking Age. Buy Embers of the Hands Check out Eleanor's website Support the showBy Brendan Dowd

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Your Therapist Needs Therapy 102 - The System Wasn’t Made For Us with Sara Rahn 43:15

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In this episode of Your Therapist Needs Therapy, Jeremy Schumacher interviews Sara Rahn, a Milwaukee-based trauma therapist and advocate for disability representation in mental health care. Sara shares her personal journey into the field, shaped by her experiences as both a disabled person and a clinician, highlighting the lack of disability awaren…

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The Greatest Monsters of History Including Vampires, Rougarou, Dragons, and Even Godzilla with Nick Jubber 42:06

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Send us a text Let's go monster hunting! Nicholas Jubber Returns to talk his book Monsterland: A Journey Around the World's Dark Imagination. Buy Monsterland Check out Nick's website Support the showBy Brendan Dowd

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Your Therapist Needs Therapy 101 - Pride is Still a Protest 40:39

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In this solo Pride Month episode Jeremy reflects on Pride as both protest and celebration, emphasizing its radical roots and the urgent need for resistance against rising authoritarianism and anti-LGBTQ+ policies. He shares his experience at Milwaukee Pride, where he attended and offered free religious trauma screenings—gathering informal data reve…

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Ted Bundy, the Rise of Serial Killers, Pacific Northwest Life, and the Lead Crime Hypothesis with Pulitzer Prize Winner Caroline Fraser 36:44

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Send us a text Let's talk the age of serial killers! Pulitzer Prize winner Caroline Fraser joins me to talk her book Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers. Buy Murderland Check out Caroline's website Support the showBy Brendan Dowd