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Blendover Episode 128:
As seen in the 2014 4chan / Tumblr raid, “Trigger Warnings” has been spreading on the internet, and now creeping into the mainstream. Andy Sorcini joins Blendover in a discussion about triggers, how they began as helpful notices to people with PTSD, yet have evolved into a tool to stifle free speech. Also on this show: TSA, The Rolling Stones, and new movies from Terry Gilliam and Ridley Scott.
Topics Discussed:
- Shout-Outs
- Trigger Warnings
- TSA
- The Rolling Stones
- The Zero Theorem
- Exodus: Gods and Kings
- WTF: Man loses phone in OK, gets it back from Japan
- WTF: Potato Salad Kickstarter
- Fatboy Slim
- Alice Cooper
BlendoveR is the “trendover” podcast, bringing you the news that the news isn’t covering. Presented by Greg Davies, we focus on topics that are not trending across the web and in the mainstream media, and have a knack accurate predictions of coming events, trends, and media coverage.
Shout-Outs
Wikipedia: World Population Day
Trigger Warnings
1990 KISS Interview: Paul and Gene Talk PMRC, and more
A trigger warning is a spoiler alert for reality
Addictions: Identifying and Managing Triggers
Building Resilience in a Turbulent World
Bullying and Suicide Risk — Building Resilience
Geek Feminism Wiki: Trigger Warning
How The Trigger Warning Took Over The Internet
How To Bully Proof Your Children by Building Their Resilience
In Defense of Being Offensive: Jonathan Rauch on the New Threats to Free Thought
Know Your Meme: 2014 Tumblr – 4chan Raids
New Edition Of Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Removes The N-Word
PTSD, Cutting, and Other Forms of Self-Injury
The Illusion of Safety / The Safety of Illusion
The trouble with trigger warnings
That all users of Tumblr be labelled as mentally handicapped landwhales
Treatment, Not Trigger Warnings
Trigger warnings on classic literature are one small step from book banning
We’ve gone too far with ‘trigger warnings’
What’s Really Important About ‘Trigger Warnings’
Why I Stopped Rolling My Eyes at Trigger Warnings
TSA
New T.S.A. Rules for Electronics on Flights Bound for U.S.
TSA alternatives: Israeli airport screening methods suggested for U.S. by some
T.S.A. Fees for Air Trips to Rise
The Rolling Stones
45 years ago: Rolling Stones guitarist Brian Jones found dead
45 year ago: The Rolling Stones play Hyde Park
Marquee Club, London, July 12, 1962
World Cup 2014: Brazil fans blame ‘curse of Mick Jagger’ for their 7-1 defeat to Germany
The Rolling Stones – Official Site
The Rolling Stones @ Wikipedia
The Zero Theorem
Exodus: Gods and Kings
Exodus: Gods and Kings – Trailer
Exodus: Gods and Kings @ Wikipedia
Independence Day Sequels: ID Forever Parts I and II
Fox Orders Independence Day 2 Script Rewrite
Wikipedia: Independence Day – Sequels
WTF: Man loses phone in OK, gets it back from Japan
Unbelievable journey: Chickasha man loses phone, gets it back from another continent
WTF: Potato Salad Kickstarter
Potato Salad is serious business on Kickstarter
Q&A: Why This MIT PhD Candidate Backed the Infamous Potato Salad Kickstarter
The Kickstarter Potato Salad Guy Just Lost Nearly $30,000
Fatboy Slim
Alice Cooper
Music Featured:
- “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” by The Rolling Stones from the album Out of Our Heads
- “Confessin’ the Blues” by The Rolling Stones from the compilation 12 x 5
- “Sympathy for the Devil” [Fatboy Slim Remix] by The Rolling Stones from the digital EP Sympathy for the Devil: Remix
- “Triggerman” by Alice Cooper from the album Dragontown