Ignorance Was Bliss

A podcast about how we become who we are. Almost anything can seem normal. Are you sure you really want to know?

Episodes

498 -- Uncompromising -- a personal message and a conversation with Leela Sinha

January 27, 2024 • 94 mins

This is a two-part episode: (1) a hard and raw update of the state of my life right now, and (2) a conversation with Leela Sinha, who persistently believes there are ways to make the world a better place event when I'm whimpering in a corner.

Guest: Leela Sinha, https://intensivesinstitute.com/

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Art: Laura Eccott
Music: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/

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January 1, 2024 • 1 min

Health, and the lack thereof, have not been kind to the podcast.

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497 -- Putting Together the Puzzle -- with Gary Edgington

November 26, 2023 • 63 mins

When you have a lifetime's worth of experience in the criminal justice and military, you've accumulated some stories. Some are never to be told, due to privacy or intensity or just the inability to speak the words. Others are shifted into fiction, to give space to say what you need to say without quite as many roadblocks...

Guest: Gary Edgington, https://garyedgingtonauthor.com/

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496 -- Connection and Hibernation

September 28, 2023 • 4 mins

Just an update on where I've been and expressing my fervent hopes that I'll be able to return to some version of normal within the foreseeable future...

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495 -- Context and Connections -- with Barbara Ann Mojica

August 29, 2023 • 54 mins

Lots of us went through school thinking of history as just a series of facts to memorize for the test... but it actually matters on a greater scale, and kids are fully able to understand that.

Guest: Barbara Ann Mojica
Books: Amazon page

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Promo: Madison on the Air
Disclaimer: Kennedy Phillips
Music: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/

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494 -- Producer -- with Reena Friedman Watts

August 19, 2023 • 70 mins

Being a producer -- one who creates, brings about, makes available -- could mean any number of things, even within the slice of life called podcasting and pop culture.

Guest: Reena Friedman Watts, Better Call Daddy podcast

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Promo: Blood Rose Island (novel) by Amy Koto
Disclaimer: Bex, Tu Tía Bruja
Art: Kim Erwin
Music: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/

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493 -- The Crash -- with Nicole Angelique Kerr

August 2, 2023 • 55 mins

Every life has defining before/after moments; things that that change everything. What's yours, and how do you place meaning on it?

Guest: Nicole Angelique Kerr, author of You Are Deathless

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Promo: The Compulsive Storyteller
Disclaimer: Colin, The Podcast Host
Music: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/

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492 -- A Case-By-Case Basis -- with Elizabeth Harris

July 25, 2023 • 70 mins

What do you do when your child (or your self) is sick but the doctors are getting it wrong?

Guest: Elizabeth Harris, whatswrongwithmychild.com

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Promo: And Then Suddenly
Disclaimer: Jason Myers
Art: Julia
Music: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/

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491 -- Defining Typical is Very Difficult -- with Joel Bouchard

July 21, 2023 • 51 mins

How do you know who you are, or aren't? How do you know what you're good at? What is "typical," anyway?

Guest: Joel Bouchard, From Nowhere to Nothing podcast
Spotify: Joel Bouchard

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Promo: Omen
Disclaimer: Mike Gagne
Art: Kim Erwin
Music: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/

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490 -- An Honest Book About Lying -- with Robert Kerbeck

July 19, 2023 • 49 mins

How vulnerable are you to giving away personal or corporate secrets? How likely are you to try and gather that information from others?

Guest: Robert Kerbeck
Book: https://www.robertkerbeck.com/book/ruse/

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Promo: Our True Crime Podcast
Disclaimer: Kristen, Murder She Told
Music: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/

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489 -- Your Own Color Code -- with Catherine Bell

July 17, 2023 • 49 mins

Connection and belonging are tremendously important, as are the knowledge of your own value and a sense of awareness of your space in the world. So... how do you get those things?

Guest: Catherine Bell, The Awakened Company
The Enneagram Institute Type Descriptions: https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/type-descriptions

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Promo: Witches Talking Tarot
Disclaimer: Audrey
Art: Minna
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488 -- Everyone Has a Story -- with Shirley B Novack

July 12, 2023 • 55 mins

How much do you really know about your family history? And how would you handle it if you learned something big after it was too late to ask more questions?

Guest: Shirley B Novack
Book: The Story Of...

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Promo: Fellowship of the Geeks
Disclaimer: Chris, Play Comics
Music: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/

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487 -- Professional Patient -- with Edward Miskie

July 10, 2023 • 56 mins

How much do you trust the medical system, especially when they've gotten things wrong more than once? And how do you move on, once you're no longer defined by an illness?

Guest: Edward Miskie
Book: Cancer, Musical Theater & Other Chronic Illnesses

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Promo: Western Standard Time
Disclaimer: Rachel, All Bad Things
Music: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/

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486 -- Something That is Incredibly Right -- with Figs OSullilvan

July 8, 2023 • 57 mins

Sometimes the things we think will be the easiest -- relationships, communication, empathy -- actually take a lot of work.

Guest: Figs O'Sullivan, empathi.com

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Promo: Don't Wreck Yourself
Disclaimer: E.T.
Art: Julia
Music: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/

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485 -- Patriotism is Learning Both Sides -- with David Fleming

July 3, 2023 • 63 mins

While you're busy with picnics or fireworks or side-eyeing Americans, stop and think: does the 4th of July actually hold historical significance? And if it doesn't, what else are we getting wrong?

Guest: David Fleming, author of Who's Your Founding Father?

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Promo: Beyond 6 Seconds
Disclaimer: Sarah Rhea Werner
Music: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/

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484 -- Do You See the Light? -- with Kevin Lowe

June 30, 2023 • 46 mins

Here's your chance to find out what happens when the blind lead the deaf... and how you can be a better human without even trying.

Guest: Kevin Lowe, Grit, Grace and Inspiration

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Promo: Discover More
Disclaimer: Adam, Snyder's Return
Art: Erin Schwartz
Music: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/

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483 -- From Podcasting to Society -- with Adam Powell

June 27, 2023 • 57 mins

How do you own the status of podcaster? Where is the right balance of tension and drama, online or off? And when is it time to hit "publish?"

Guest: Adam Powell, Snyder's Return podcast

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Promo: CHAIKA
Disclaimer: Arthur T.
Art: Troy Larson
Music: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/

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482 -- Not Pretentious and Contrived -- with the cast of The Rise of King Asilas

June 20, 2023 • 58 mins

Creativity can be a solo act, or it can be a room full of friends. What matters is the joy in the process, the pride in the outcome, and exactly who ends up with Adrian at the end.

Guest: The cast of The Rise of King Asilas and other projects

Promo: OctoberPod's Guide to Fishing
Disclaimer: Jennifer, Haunted Happenstance
Art: Troy Larson
Music: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/

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481 -- Horrific Hope -- with Josh Burkey

June 12, 2023 • 49 mins

Are there ways that movies can help improve the world? Even horror movies? Of course there are...

Guest: Josh Burkey, victimsandvillains.net
DISCOUNT CODE FOR ENTRANTS: Bliss24 for 15% off submissions for 2024's Horrific Hope Film Festival

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Promo: Doomsday: History's Most Dangerous Podcast
Disclaimer: Josh Harrison, Earthdawn Survival Guide podcast
Art: Troy Larson
Music: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/

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480 -- Life Got in the Way -- with Avanti Centrae

June 1, 2023 • 48 mins

How can writing, ancient history and modern forensic psychology interact? Let me count the ways...

Guest: Avanti Centrae

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Promo: Curious Cat
Disclaimer: Gemma Harris
Music: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/

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497 -- Putting Together the Puzzle -- with Gary Edgington

496 -- Connection and Hibernation

495 -- Context and Connections -- with Barbara Ann Mojica

494 -- Producer -- with Reena Friedman Watts

493 -- The Crash -- with Nicole Angelique Kerr

492 -- A Case-By-Case Basis -- with Elizabeth Harris

491 -- Defining Typical is Very Difficult -- with Joel Bouchard

490 -- An Honest Book About Lying -- with Robert Kerbeck

489 -- Your Own Color Code -- with Catherine Bell

488 -- Everyone Has a Story -- with Shirley B Novack

487 -- Professional Patient -- with Edward Miskie

486 -- Something That is Incredibly Right -- with Figs OSullilvan

485 -- Patriotism is Learning Both Sides -- with David Fleming

484 -- Do You See the Light? -- with Kevin Lowe

483 -- From Podcasting to Society -- with Adam Powell

482 -- Not Pretentious and Contrived -- with the cast of The Rise of King Asilas

481 -- Horrific Hope -- with Josh Burkey

480 -- Life Got in the Way -- with Avanti Centrae

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