SPLANCHNICS: The Society for the Preservation of Literature, the Arts, Numinosity, Culture, Humor, Nerdiness, Inspiration, Creativity & Storytelling

Clare and Hannah take on Jekyll and Hyde in a battle of Victorian proportions. In other words, we slink furtively through darkened doorways, scandalize young housemaids sitting up past their bedtime, and write letters to our lawyers with the tantalizing instruction: "Do not open until I have died or disappeared under mysterious circumstances."   Get your own copy of this Robert Louis Stevenson classic, here at Clare's Bookshop.org store [https://bookshop.org/shop/claretwalker]!  Or, since Jekyll & Hyde is in the public domain, you can read it online for FREE at Project Gutenberg [https://www.gutenberg.org/files/43/43-h/43-h.htm].  Here’s a clip from the Jekyll & Hyde musical, where Dr. Jekyll confronts his evil alter ego, Mr. Hyde: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1Pyjw_ZnD8 [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1Pyjw_ZnD8] Note the impressive use of stunt hair!! Support the show [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/splanchnics] We provide links and other resources to help you find and enjoy the things we talked about on this episode! Note that some of these may include “affiliate” links to books and other products. When you click through and purchase, the price of the item is the same for you. In fact, most of the time you’ll get a discount! But the company gives us a little somethin’ somethin’ to say “thanks” for sending you their way! This helps you enjoy the website and the podcast EVEN MORE by eliminating intrusive advertisements. Thanks for clicking! Theme music: “Splanchnics Riff” composed and performed by Clare T. Walker

This is a very serious episode. Clare and Hannah tackle a topic that is probably far beyond them, but that's never stopped them before. Today we discuss the difference between tragedy and evil. Hannah brings up vampires because at least she knows something about those. Support the show [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/splanchnics] We provide links and other resources to help you find and enjoy the things we talked about on this episode! Note that some of these may include “affiliate” links to books and other products. When you click through and purchase, the price of the item is the same for you. In fact, most of the time you’ll get a discount! But the company gives us a little somethin’ somethin’ to say “thanks” for sending you their way! This helps you enjoy the website and the podcast EVEN MORE by eliminating intrusive advertisements. Thanks for clicking! Theme music: “Splanchnics Riff” composed and performed by Clare T. Walker

Clare and Hannah each share another song that rocked their worlds. Clare's song is a universal story about the plight of the working poor, just as relevant today as it was forty years ago. Hannah spends most of her allotted time describing what happens if you trespass at a war vet's house and pester his wife (You get shot, that's what). Also, her song made both of us cry a little. Hannah’s song: “I Can’t Help But Wonder” [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBfT0E6oF6I&list=PLbqsLXjyXw3iDPFOcGU13VL0E7lEtlup7&index=40] by Jorge Rivera-Herrans Clare’s song: “Fast Car” written and performed by Tracy Chapman [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIOAlaACuv4]. And here is a live performance of the song: Luke Combs’s cover [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr7oYjnt3bM]. Theme music: “Splanchnics Riff” composed and performed by Clare T. Walker Support the show [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/splanchnics] We provide links and other resources to help you find and enjoy the things we talked about on this episode! Note that some of these may include “affiliate” links to books and other products. When you click through and purchase, the price of the item is the same for you. In fact, most of the time you’ll get a discount! But the company gives us a little somethin’ somethin’ to say “thanks” for sending you their way! This helps you enjoy the website and the podcast EVEN MORE by eliminating intrusive advertisements. Thanks for clicking! Theme music: “Splanchnics Riff” composed and performed by Clare T. Walker

Clare and Hannah look back on 2024 as the year that blew their minds every other day. A few examples: * The day that Israel blew the pants off their enemies. * The presidential candidate who almost got his head blown off on live television. * Amazing health discoveries that will keep you from blowing up the bathroom at your in-laws' house. Links: “Stopping or reducing dietary fiber intake reduces constipation and its associated symptoms [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3435786/]” (Sorry if that’s TMI…) The Brilliance of ‘Operation Grim Beeper [https://www.hudson.org/technology/brilliance-operation-grim-beeper-lebanon-pager-explosion-israel-iran-michael-doran]’ Toxins: Toxic Superfoods [https://bookshop.org/a/10679/9780593139585] by Sally K. Norton, MPH. Change Your Diet, Change Your Mind [https://bookshop.org/a/10679/9781538739075] by Georgia Ede, MD. Glyphosate (Round Up) is sprayed on crops just before harvest as a dessicant and/or mold retardant. Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying discuss this [https://rumble.com/v2yshvi-bret-and-heather-182nd-darkhorse-podcast-livestream.html#] on Darkhorse Podcast Episode 182, beginning at 1:39:50.  June 27, 2024: Presidential debate [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqG96G8YdcE] “Atrazine induces complete feminization and chemical castration in male African clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis) [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2842049/]”  Dangers of “heart-healthy” vegetable oils made from seeds [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBhbg11rd6g] such as soy, peanut, corn, cottonseed, sunflower, safflower, rape seed (Canola oi), grape seed The first assassination attempt [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7KV76I-tNs]: July 13, 2024 The second assassination attempt [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj4dw7q71g7o]: September 15, 2024 “Controlling Sugar Cravings & Metabolism with Science-Based Tools [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAEzZeaV5zM]” | Huberman Lab Podcast #64. “American Health and Nutrition: A Second Opinion [https://rumble.com/v5fy7bv-american-health-and-nutrition-a-second-opinion.html]” - Senator Ron Johnson’s roundtable discussion - September 23, 2024. Begins at 30:50.  The worm in RFKJ's brain [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-do-people-get-parasitic-brain-worms-like-the-one-rfk-jr-had/] Good Energy [https://bookshop.org/a/10679/9780593712641] by Casey Means, MD. Also: Dr. Means in a key interview [https://rumble.com/v5b73od-calley-and-casey-means-the-truth-about-ozempic-the-pill-and-how-big-pharma-.html]. The Kiffness “Eating the Cats [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BrCvZmSnKA]” featuring Donald J. Trump (Debate Remix) Aliens emerging from the sea [ https://petapixel.com/2022/12/19/photos-of-aliens-emerging-from-the-sea-sparks-panic/] Support the show [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/splanchnics] We provide links and other resources to help you find and enjoy the things we talked about on this episode! Note that some of these may include “affiliate” links to books and other products. When you click through and purchase, the price of the item is the same for you. In fact, most of the time you’ll get a discount! But the company gives us a little somethin’ somethin’ to say “thanks” for sending you their way! This helps you enjoy the website and the podcast EVEN MORE by eliminating intrusive advertisements. Thanks for clicking! Theme music: “Splanchnics Riff” composed and performed by Clare T. Walker

Clare and Hannah read H.G. Wells' "The Island of Dr. Moreau," and discuss universal themes like the hubris of science, the true nature of humanity, and their uncanny ability to shoehorn a C.S. Lewis shoutout into any discussion.  Get your own copy of The Island of Dr. Moreau [https://bookshop.org/a/10679/9780553214321]. Support the show [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/splanchnics] We provide links and other resources to help you find and enjoy the things we talked about on this episode! Note that some of these may include “affiliate” links to books and other products. When you click through and purchase, the price of the item is the same for you. In fact, most of the time you’ll get a discount! But the company gives us a little somethin’ somethin’ to say “thanks” for sending you their way! This helps you enjoy the website and the podcast EVEN MORE by eliminating intrusive advertisements. Thanks for clicking! Theme music: “Splanchnics Riff” composed and performed by Clare T. Walker