Topics Against my Sanity

Once a week I take a randomly drawn Cards Against Humanity card and use it as a starting point for research and discussion. Join me as I jump into various strange rabbit holes that sometimes lead to places you'd never imagine...and that other times lead to exactly where you think.

Frolicking 08/10/2020

Frolicking On this week’s episode we take a look at the city of Salzburg, Austria, learn about its musical past, and discuss the origins of a particularly unusual form of Christmas frolicking that goes on in the great city. /episode/index/show/topicsagainstmysanity/id/15540305

Holding Down a Child and Farting all Over Him 08/03/2020

Holding Down a Child and Farting all Over Him On this week’s episode we learn about what exactly a fart is, learn about the impacts farting has had on human history, and learn about just what turns on a fart fragrance fetishist. Special thanks to the Doctor who joined me for this episode, who wishes to remain anonymous. /episode/index/show/topicsagainstmysanity/id/15440264

Firing a Rifle into the Air while Balls Deep in a Squealing Hog - Bonus 07/28/2020

Firing a Rifle into the Air while Balls Deep in a Squealing Hog - Bonus On this special bonus episode of the Podcast we hear from Samantha Flowers, a singer, voice actress, and the casting director of the upcoming adult video game Subverse, as she gives us an insider's view on sound design in the adult entertainment world. /episode/index/show/topicsagainstmysanity/id/15389735

Firing a Rifle into the Air while Balls Deep in a Squealing Hog - Part 2 07/27/2020

Firing a Rifle into the Air while Balls Deep in a Squealing Hog - Part 2 On this week’s episode we finish up our discussion on sound design in media by focusing on the art of recreating the sounds of sex, and we learn about a whole new genre of porn that relies entirely on audio and can be, shockingly, kind of wholesome. /episode/index/show/topicsagainstmysanity/id/15361886

Firing a Rifle into the Air While Balls Deep in a Squealing Hog - Part 1 07/20/2020

Firing a Rifle into the Air While Balls Deep in a Squealing Hog - Part 1 On this week’s episode we delve into the creative process of recreating sounds and discuss how pretty much everything you ever hear on your coming from your screen probably isn’t real. /episode/index/show/topicsagainstmysanity/id/15275807

Fading Away into Nothingness 07/06/2020

Fading Away into Nothingness One this week’s episode we discuss the universal human fear of our own mortality, and the extensive lengths people have gone to in the past and present to avoid fading away into the void. /episode/index/show/topicsagainstmysanity/id/15089111

The South - Part 4 06/29/2020

The South - Part 4 On the last episode focusing on The South, we hear the stories of my last two guests and end our discussion on the future of The South, and those that have left it behind. /episode/index/show/topicsagainstmysanity/id/14999090

The South - Part 3 06/22/2020

The South - Part 3 On this week’s episode we hear from 3 more guests and delve heavily into how matters of race and sexuality can be so impactful when living in the South, as well as why it isn’t a good idea to drink milk on a very humid day. /episode/index/show/topicsagainstmysanity/id/14810726

The South - Part 2 06/15/2020

The South - Part 2 On this week’s episode we hear the Southern stories from 3 of my guests, Andrew, Branna, and Desmond. In these stories we learn why river paddling can be seen as encapsulating the South, we try and wade through the weeds of a tangled family tree, and we learn that even the worst aspects of living in the South don’t necessarily define it. /episode/index/show/topicsagainstmysanity/id/14801810

The South - Part 1 06/08/2020

The South - Part 1 This week’s episode we hear from 8 different guests on what they think “The South” is really made of, from the GOOD food to the linger effects of slavery. /episode/index/show/topicsagainstmysanity/id/14735450

An AR-15 Assault Rilfe - Part 2 06/01/2020

An AR-15 Assault Rilfe - Part 2 This week's episode is part 2 of our discussion of the AR-15, and focuses on the rifle’s transition to civilian use, the negative attention it has garnered, and how the same thing viewed from two different perspectives can radically change how it appears. /episode/index/show/topicsagainstmysanity/id/14623919

An AR-15 Assault Rifle - Part 1 05/25/2020

An AR-15 Assault Rifle - Part 1 This week's episode focuses on the history of the AR-15 and it’s messy transition into the M-16 assault rifle, all the while featuring my first guest to the podcast. /episode/index/show/topicsagainstmysanity/id/14543714

Kanye West - Part 3 05/18/2020

Kanye West - Part 3 In the finale of the Kanye West Saga, we see Kanye pick himself up yet again and find God along the way, we learn a bit about what it’s like to work for Kanye West from someone with first hand experience, and we gaze into what the future might hold for the mighty Yeezus. /episode/index/show/topicsagainstmysanity/id/14332037

Kanye West Part - 2 05/11/2020

Kanye West Part - 2 On this week’s episode we continue the saga of Kanye West, following him through his continued rise to fame, his sudden turn towards the controversial, and ending on what might be the lowest point of his career so far. /episode/index/show/topicsagainstmysanity/id/14266559

Kanye West - Part 1 05/03/2020

Kanye West - Part 1 On this week’s episode we look into the origins of Kanye West, from his start in Chicago all the way up to his first major controversy. /episode/index/show/topicsagainstmysanity/id/14252207

Touching a Pug, Right on his Penis 04/26/2020

Touching a Pug, Right on his Penis On this week’s episode we learn about the absurd standards a pug has to reach in order to be considered a show-worthy pug, we get intimate with a certain part of a dog’s body that looks like a crimson space-craft, and finally we learn what pug genitalia and the persecution of homosexuals have in common. /episode/index/show/topicsagainstmysanity/id/14141327

The Make-a-Wish Foundation 04/19/2020

The Make-a-Wish Foundation On this weeks’ episode we delve into the history of the Make-a-Wish Foundation, learn a bit about how they work, and find out that not every charity out there is as good-intended as they might seem. /episode/index/show/topicsagainstmysanity/id/14039411

Grandma 04/05/2020

Grandma One this weeks episode we learn about the role of grannies in folklore, learn that being a eccentric old women in the past really sucked, and finally cover the story of a modern fairy tale witch. /episode/index/show/topicsagainstmysanity/id/13830143

A Minipig Wearing a Tiny Raincoat and Booties 04/03/2020

A Minipig Wearing a Tiny Raincoat and Booties On the first episode of this podcast we delve into the world of pig breeding and discover an archaic form of surgery from our past that might have a big impact on our future. /episode/index/show/topicsagainstmysanity/id/13833032

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