Listen... I'm Scared

Jessica and Claire confront their fear of confrontation, including their own default behaviors: Jess gets upset and Claire gets enraged. Thankfully, they talk about some better ways to confront someone besides tears and fury.
Also, just as an aside, don’t ever tell someone they’re “precious” while they’re trying to have a serious conversation with you.
Sources:

• https://nickwignall.com/confrontations/

This week, Jess and delves into her fear of being wrongfully convicted after listening to Season 1 of the podcast Serial and the continuation of the case on Undisclosed. They also discuss other famous cases of wrongful convictions, including the Central Park 5, the West Memphis Three, and Jessica's ALLEGED theft of Hershey's Sundae pies from an alleged fast food restaurant while she was allegedly in high school. Allegedly.
Sources:

• Serial podcast, from the creators of This American Life, by Sarah Koenig, plus the Undisclosed podcast
• Central Park 5 - Netflix: When They See Us, plus the Ken Burns Documentary, Central Park 5
• West Memphis 3 - Wikipedia page, plus the excellent Truth & Justice Podcast with Bob Ruff
• Deadline.com
• eji.org
• innocenceproject.org

The girls take a break from their regularly scheduled programming to talk about something near and dear to their hearts: ghost movies! They spoil their top three favorite flicks (don't worry, there are spoiler alerts for those who can't enjoy a movie when they know how it ends) and a few honorable mentions to sweeten the deal. Be sure to check these movies out and share your thoughts on Instagram and Twitter!
Sources:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Mungo_(film)
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Christmas_Carol
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unfriended
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Lies_Beneath
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blair_Witch_(film)
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteen_Ghosts
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casper_(film)
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grave_Encounters
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell_House_LLC

This week, Claire and Jess explore intrusive thoughts - the ideas and voices that pop in your head and canNOT be controlled. Has that happened to you? Turns out, you're not alone! It's pretty normal to have some odd (and even disturbing) thoughts every now and then. Learn what some of the most common are, why some people think we have them, and even debunk some completely unrelated urban myths. Also, we'll talk about why you should never snap your fingers around Jessica.
Sources:

• https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/intrusive-thoughts
• https://adaa.org/learn-from-us/from-the-experts/blog-posts/consumer/unwanted-intrusive-thoughts
• https://www.calmclinic.com/anxiety/signs/intrusive-thoughts

Extra Special Note: If you suffer from intrusive thoughts and they are impacting your life, they might be a sign of a more serious issue, like depression or anxiety (not that we're trying to diagnose anybody - we're not doctors). If you're interested in talking to a therapist but don't know what to do, you can start here, at PsychologyToday.com.

On today’s episode, Claire shares her fear of dying a stupid and pointless death, and introduces Jessica to the Darwin Awards. Jessica, meanwhile, discovers her new life motto and remembers all the times she’s died on the inside after doing something stupid. They’ve also decided to become an okapi appreciation podcast, so look forward to that!
Sources:

• The Darwin Awards
• “F*ck that gator!” Article