Digging For Peanuts

Posted on May 28, 2018 by admin

This week on a very special episode of Secretly Timid, we remain Sarahless but she sent us a comforting care package.Â This comes in handy when Megan discusses how the government doesn’t care about your student loan debit and Otieno suggests there’s a concerted attempt to overwhelm the progressive US electorate with garbage data.Â But hey, vote Blue ya’ll.Â Seriously.Â For now.

This week’s Hot Topics include:

Student Loan Forgiveness

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/05/23/your-money/public-service-loan-forgiveness-apply.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur

Hypernormalization Excerpt:

https://youtu.be/-fny99f8amM?t=2h16m51s

The Christian Nationalist Blitz

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/26/opinion/project-blitz-christian-nationalists.html

Life Expectancy and Health Care Expenditure Over Time

https://twitter.com/joncstone/status/998309880183377926

Preview YouTube video HyperNormalisation 2016

Photo Credit: Emilio Mesa https://www.instagram.com/_ee_emm/

This week’s featured song is “Wait for You” by Somogyi.

Please consider donating to her GoFundMe campaign to record her debut album. Support local music.

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Sticky Dark Web

Posted on May 15, 2018 by admin

â€‹This week on a very special episode of Secretly Timid, Megan still hasn’t gotten any dick pics but only as a matter of semantics, Jon gets a cold sore from a CPR dummy, Otieno is apoplectic about intellectual dishonesty and Sarah counsels us all through it.

Links:

https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/07/books/review/Margonelli-t.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Inconnue_de_la_Seine

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unethical_human_experimentation_in_the_United_States

https://www.thisamericanlife.org/610/grand-gesture

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/08/opinion/intellectual-dark-web.html

photo by Cal Quinn

This week’s featured song is “Holy Ghost Blues” by Silas Nello

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On A Mission

Posted on May 8, 2018 by admin

On this week’s special episode of Secretly Timid, Megan, Sarah, Otieno, and Jon discuss Michelle Wolf’s explosive set at the White House Correspondent’s Dinner and Rudy Giuliani’s recent talk show appearances.

This week’s Hot Topics include:

photo by BandStalkerFW

This week’s featured song is “Going Up To Space” by Shadows of Jets

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Cuddle Party

Posted on April 30, 2018 by admin

This week on a very special episode of Secretly Timid Sarah finds out sheâ€™s sapiosexual, Megan watches Get Out (againâ€¦sorta), Otieno gets snuggly, and Jon is gets a tattoo. We also get an assist via screenwriter Michael Varrati and film critic Alonso Duralde on LGBTQ survivors in horror films.

Here is a sampling:

The Invitation
Rift
Thelma
Brides to Be
All About Evil

Oh, and we didn’t get a chance to talk about it but Michelle Wolf slayed. Fuck the haters.

This week’s Hot Topics include :

This week’s featured song is “Fine Line” by Parker Millsap from the album,Â Other Arrangements, which is available May 4th. He’ll be playing the Granada Theater in Dallas on Tuesday, May 8th.

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Your Own Personal Manatee

Posted on March 5, 2018 by admin

On this week’s episode of Secretly Timid, Otieno, Megan, and special guest Sarah discuss beavers, parasites, parasite inspired super powers, and dicks. You know, the uje.

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This week’s featured song is “Hallelujah (So Low)” by The Editors.

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Zero Tolerance

Posted on November 20, 2017 by admin

On this week’s show, Regina, Megan, Jon, and Otieno share advice on how to discuss politics with family, and Jon reads some listener advice on the same subject. Later the quartet discuss whether or not Al Franken should resign following sexual harassment allegations, the Republican tax plan, Net Neutrality/FCC/Sinclair media, and Otieno watched Fox News so you won’t have to.

This week’s featured song is “Hawaiian Sucker Punch” byÂ Cab Ride Home

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Raccoons

Posted on May 30, 2017 by admin

On this week’s episode, Jon, Megan, and Regina discuss 90’s fashion and Trump’s trip overseas. The also discuss the special “women only” screening of Wonder Woman.

This week’s featured song is “Breathe into me” byÂ MammÃºt

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Bed Bugs

Posted on May 9, 2017 by admin

On this week’s show, Cindy discusses a bed bug situation, Megan talks Appalachia, and Jon frets over calling 9-11.

Resolutions

Posted on January 9, 2017 by admin

On this week’s episode, Jon and Regina share their New Year Resolutions and read some listener mail. Also, Jon invests in Bitcoin and talks a bit about addiction.

This week’s Hot Topics include:

Trump’s cabinet picks are being ramrodding through their confirmation hearings
A ‘Young Justice’ hero may become the first openly LGBTQ cartoon character
Pharma Bro Martin Shkreli gets booted from Twitter after he harasses and stalks journalistÂ
A child finds a porn DVD instead of her Wii game

This week’s featured song is “Future Boy Today/Man of Tomorrow” by Tobin Sprout. Check out this preview of his new album, The Universe and MeÂ via Stereogum and be sure to pick up the album January 27!

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Are you There God? It’s Me, Secretly Timid

Posted on August 29, 2016 by admin

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On this week’s episode, Nan, Jon, and Faith are joined by special guest Philip Washingtron, aka Cygnus. Topics include touring Europe, flying on airplanes, the ethics of artificial intelligence, and God.