152. Nazis, Cookies, and Ronald Reagan -- Pt. 1
Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.
Madeline Pendleton and David Roberts
4.8 • 783 Ratings
🗓️ 3 November 2025
⏱️ 118 minutes
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Summary
This week, Madeline and David talk about the history of American intervention in Ukraine!
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https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared/posts
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Pick Me Up, I'm scared. The podcast. |
| 0:28.2 | I'm your host Madeline. I'm your co-host, David. |
| 0:30.1 | And this is our second time recording the intro. |
| 0:31.6 | Because it sounded teny. |
| 0:32.7 | It sounded too tinny. |
| 0:34.3 | I always sound teny. |
| 0:35.1 | I don't think that... Someone told me the other day that I have a deadpan voice. You do have a deadpan. That was... I do not think they meant it as a compliment. I don't think they're negative. I mean it's a... It's literally neutral. I'm trying to be more expressive. With your voice. Can't you tell? No, not at all, but I respect it. |
| 0:56.0 | We have, so you said the first time, we have a controversial topic. |
| 1:00.0 | We have a controversial topic. |
| 1:02.0 | Football hooligans. |
| 1:03.0 | Kind of yes. |
| 1:04.0 | My favorite. |
| 1:05.0 | I've been getting into French oi. |
| 1:07.0 | It's not gonna happen, David. |
| 1:10.0 | No, there is a... |
| 1:11.7 | There are so many good Frencholly bands right now. |
| 1:14.4 | When? |
| 1:15.0 | Like, right now. |
| 1:16.2 | I do not believe anything good is coming out of France right now. |
| 1:19.4 | That's, yeah. |
| 1:20.4 | I mean, they got that new guy that's not Macron. |
| 1:24.1 | Oh, yeah. |
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