Kathryn VanArendonk
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Podcast Appearances
Later in the season, there is a measles case, and this becomes a big and very fraught discussion about vaccines.
Later in the season, there is a measles case, and this becomes a big and very fraught discussion about vaccines.
And then there is this, of course, this huge season arc that's about a mass shooting and that includes a lot of implicit, I would say, commentary on like why, on the role of guns.
And then there is this, of course, this huge season arc that's about a mass shooting and that includes a lot of implicit, I would say, commentary on like why, on the role of guns.
And then there is this, of course, this huge season arc that's about a mass shooting and that includes a lot of implicit, I would say, commentary on like why, on the role of guns.
Yes, I have a theory about this for The Pit in particular. Your brain knows that things are crazy, that the world is very stressful right now. And even when you are seeking escapism, it is very hard to turn off the part of you that is like alarm, alarm, alarm.
Yes, I have a theory about this for The Pit in particular. Your brain knows that things are crazy, that the world is very stressful right now. And even when you are seeking escapism, it is very hard to turn off the part of you that is like alarm, alarm, alarm.
Yes, I have a theory about this for The Pit in particular. Your brain knows that things are crazy, that the world is very stressful right now. And even when you are seeking escapism, it is very hard to turn off the part of you that is like alarm, alarm, alarm.
So things that are purely escapist, things that are like a fantasy world that has absolutely nothing to do with what's going on right now are hard to enter into. Something like The Pit is instead this incredibly comforting fantasy of Competency. Emergencies that are happening that people can deal with, they care about, and they want to deal with in the best way they possibly can.
So things that are purely escapist, things that are like a fantasy world that has absolutely nothing to do with what's going on right now are hard to enter into. Something like The Pit is instead this incredibly comforting fantasy of Competency. Emergencies that are happening that people can deal with, they care about, and they want to deal with in the best way they possibly can.
So things that are purely escapist, things that are like a fantasy world that has absolutely nothing to do with what's going on right now are hard to enter into. Something like The Pit is instead this incredibly comforting fantasy of Competency. Emergencies that are happening that people can deal with, they care about, and they want to deal with in the best way they possibly can.
The world is a mess, but you don't have to care about that. All you care about is what is in the emergency room in front of you at this moment.
The world is a mess, but you don't have to care about that. All you care about is what is in the emergency room in front of you at this moment.
The world is a mess, but you don't have to care about that. All you care about is what is in the emergency room in front of you at this moment.
One million percent. I think that is the nature of this. And I truly cannot emphasize enough, just like, not just that they have your back, but they're so good at their jobs. And like, I cannot imagine anything more gorgeous, fantastical and escapist right now.
One million percent. I think that is the nature of this. And I truly cannot emphasize enough, just like, not just that they have your back, but they're so good at their jobs. And like, I cannot imagine anything more gorgeous, fantastical and escapist right now.
One million percent. I think that is the nature of this. And I truly cannot emphasize enough, just like, not just that they have your back, but they're so good at their jobs. And like, I cannot imagine anything more gorgeous, fantastical and escapist right now.
Yes, they actually have one very, very important thing in common that has directly to do with what you are saying, which is that they are released... TV used to know how to create conversations. And it did that by releasing one episode a week so that your friend could be like, you know what shows really good? The Pit. And you're like, how many episodes are there?
Yes, they actually have one very, very important thing in common that has directly to do with what you are saying, which is that they are released... TV used to know how to create conversations. And it did that by releasing one episode a week so that your friend could be like, you know what shows really good? The Pit. And you're like, how many episodes are there?
Yes, they actually have one very, very important thing in common that has directly to do with what you are saying, which is that they are released... TV used to know how to create conversations. And it did that by releasing one episode a week so that your friend could be like, you know what shows really good? The Pit. And you're like, how many episodes are there?