Should I Worry About This? Podcast

Episode 066: Should I Worry About... Death?

Catherine Oddy & Eden Robins — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 07:49:31 -0600

Well well well. Here we are at our last episode. But we’re not dead, we’re just… uh, taking a very long nap. What’s on the other side is anybody’s guess.

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Episode 065: Should I Worry About... Failure?

Catherine Oddy & Eden Robins — Mon, 22 Feb 2016 09:01:16 -0600

You get knocked down, but you get up again… or maybe you just roll around on the floor moaning about how you’re no good at anything. Which is more inevitable… failure or your reaction to it?

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Episode 064: Should I Worry About... Mosquitoes?

Catherine Oddy & Eden Robins — Mon, 15 Feb 2016 09:00:58 -0600

Really stop and think about whether mosquitoes have any redeeming qualities. Go ahead, we’ll wait.

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Episode 063: Should I Worry About... The Orgasm Gap?

Catherine Oddy & Eden Robins — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 11:56:28 -0600

Before you know whether you need to worry about the orgasm gap… you probably need to know what it is. But it sounds worrisome, right?

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Episode 062: Should I Worry About... Brain Aneurysms?

Catherine Oddy & Eden Robins — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 09:01:06 -0600

Today, in the long list of things we can’t really control but worry about anyway - the possibility of our brains exploding! Yes, brain aneurysms are terrifying, but what are they, exactly? And will knowing the answer to that question make us feel better or worse?

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Episode 061: Should I Worry About... Birth Control Pills?

Catherine Oddy & Eden Robins — Mon, 25 Jan 2016 09:01:04 -0600

When you think about it, hormonal birth control is nothing short of a miracle that has changed the course of civilization. On the other hand, Cat and Eden just can’t get enough of worrying about things.

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Episode 060: Should I Worry About... Land Animals?

Catherine Oddy & Eden Robins — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 16:17:40 -0600

The natural companion to last week’s episode… since wild animals are most commonly known as “sharks of the land.” But assuming you’re not trying to hunt or befriend them, how dangerous are they really? And how many creatures out there are really worth worrying about?

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Episode 059: Should I Worry About... Dying in the Ocean?

Catherine Oddy & Eden Robins — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 13:50:21 -0600

Between drowning and all the crazy/deadly creatures that live in the ocean, one wonders why we would even go near the thing. Or, at least, that’s what Cat wonders. Ocean - is it friend or foe?

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Episode 058: Should I Worry About... Drugs in the Water Supply?

Catherine Oddy & Eden Robins — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 09:01:23 -0600

Who needs to go to a pharmacy when you have everything you need… coming out of your kitchen tap! Only problem is, you have no control over what drugs you’re taking… or how much. But hey, talk about convenient, amirite?

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Episode 057: Should I Worry About... Diet Soda?

Catherine Oddy & Eden Robins — Mon, 21 Dec 2015 09:01:24 -0600

Cat and Eden are always excited to skewer a health fad, and diet soda seemed like an easy target. But… the results of our ever-cursory research were surprising. Is it time to toss the Tab, or start guzzling it by the gallon?

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Episode 056: Should I Worry About... Aliens?

Catherine Oddy & Eden Robins — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 09:01:21 -0600

From waifish, big-headed sweethearts to all manner of grotesque murderous monsters… we’ve got a wild imagination when it comes to aliens. But what will they really be like, if indeed they exist at all?

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Episode 055: Should I Worry About... Guns?

Catherine Oddy & Eden Robins — Wed, 09 Dec 2015 09:01:04 -0600

In tackling an issue that probably can’t be solved using logic or historical context, Cat and Eden try to at least… understand what’s happening with guns and mass shootings and those who are, for some reason, anti-gun control. Come on, it’ll be fun.

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Episode 054: Should I Worry About... Abortion Becoming Illegal?

Catherine Oddy & Eden Robins — Mon, 30 Nov 2015 09:01:29 -0600

The Supreme Court will be hearing its first abortion case since 2007, and the fate of reproductive rights more or less hangs in the balance. Spoiler alert… you should be worried. But reproductive rights were supposed to be a done deal.. how did we get here in the first place?

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Episode 053: Should I Worry About... Eating Sugar?

Catherine Oddy & Eden Robins — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 09:01:22 -0600

What’s one teeny, tiny, little… entire bag of gummy worms in the scheme of things, really? Sugar is natural! It comes from plants! And yet we’re supposed to “cut down” on it because it “causes disease” and “obesity.” But who trusts “science” these days anyway?

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Episode 052: Should I Worry About... Adult-Onset Food Allergies?

Catherine Oddy & Eden Robins — Mon, 16 Nov 2015 09:01:17 -0600

For our one year anniversary, we tackle a topic that’s on everyone’s lips. Will your body suddenly break down and decide that food is the enemy? Or is it overblown hype perpetrated by Big Food to get you to buy a bunch of gluten-free crap?

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Episode 051: Should I Worry About... Revenge Porn?

Catherine Oddy & Eden Robins — Mon, 09 Nov 2015 09:01:21 -0600

So you wanna take some sexy photos and show them to your honey. These days, that typically involves uploading your bits to the internet, and the internet can keep a secret, right? RIGHT?

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Episode 050: Should I Worry About... Being Left-Handed?

Catherine Oddy & Eden Robins — Mon, 02 Nov 2015 09:00:59 -0600

Wrong. Clumsy. Sinister. Evil. Lefties have been bizarrely maligned for, as it turns out, EVER. But are there actual downsides to being left-handed? Could being a southpaw actually be… dangerous?

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Episode 049: Should I Worry About... Chemicals In My Cosmetics?

Catherine Oddy & Eden Robins — Mon, 26 Oct 2015 09:01:12 -0500

You can’t pronounce the chemicals in your face lotion, but does that necessarily mean they can kill you? Is the internet right in its hysteria that anything you put on your body is slowly eating you away from the outside? Or is the truth a little more… complex?

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Episode 048: Should I Worry About... Getting A Flu Shot?

Catherine Oddy & Eden Robins — Mon, 19 Oct 2015 09:01:12 -0500

Man oh man, you thought the flu was bad… try the flu SHOT! Anyway, that’s what the fearmongerers of the world would have you believe. But what do the wet blanket facts say? Cat and Eden discuss the pros and cons of getting poked once a year.

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Episode 047: Should I Worry About... Regretting Not Having Kids?

Catherine Oddy & Eden Robins — Mon, 12 Oct 2015 10:55:31 -0500

On the one hand, why else are we on this here planet if not to reproduce? On the other hand, hey man, don’t tell me what to do with my life! Cat and Eden discuss happiness, regret, and the fate of their dusty ovaries.

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