Ep. 38 | Public Outrage: Tragedy in Florida, True Crime & Gamers
Selective Ignorance with Mandii B
The Black Effect and iHeartPodcasts
4.6 • 3.4K Ratings
🗓️ 18 November 2025
⏱️ 84 minutes
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Summary
In this gripping episode of Selective Ignorance, Mandii B alongside super producer A-King and journalist Jayson Rodriguez, opens with her signature energy, spotlighting current projects and inviting listeners into another layered and thought-provoking conversation [00:00 Introduction and Book Promotion]. She quickly shifts gears, venturing into the eerie and unsettling true crime stories emerging from Florida, examining how the state has become a breeding ground for some of the most bizarre and tragic narratives [00:55 Exploring Florida's Dark Side].
The discussion turns deeply investigative as Mandii dissects the Netflix documentary “The Perfect Neighbor,”unpacking the disturbing case, its psychological twists, and the broader themes of manipulation, gender, and societal blind spots [20:09 The Perfect Neighbor Documentary Discussion]. The true crime analysis continues with “Eileen: Queen of Serial Killers,” where Mandii explores the intersections of trauma, systemic neglect, and the blurred lines between victimhood and villainy [29:45 Eileen: Queen of Serial Killers Documentary Discussion].
Transitioning from crime to culture, Mandii examines the modern complexities of relationships, breaking down how societal expectations shape conversations around emotional vulnerability, gender roles, and attraction [41:25 Exploring Relationships: Women and Men Dynamics]. This leads into an honest dialogue on commitment, marriage, infidelity, and the realities people avoid discussing in relationships [47:25 The Complexity of Commitment: Marriage and Infidelity].
From there, she unpacks how financial independence and shifting gender roles have transformed modern relationship dynamics, particularly how women’s autonomy is reshaping expectations in love, dating, and partnerships [51:23 The Shift in Independence: Women and Financial Expectations].
The episode dives into a surprising but insightful discussion about the role of gaming and the rise of digital intimacy, exploring relationships in the era of virtual connection, online communities, and the emerging “metaverse of dating” [55:49 Gaming and Relationships: The New Metaverse of Dating].
Mandii then reacts to various celebrity opinions on music, dating standards, and relationship expectations, analyzing how high-profile commentary influences public perception and romantic ideals [01:00:16 Celebrity Opinions: Music and Relationship Standards]. Finally, she closes the episode with a reflective conversation on navigating past relationships, emotional growth, and choosing partners with future alignment, offering thoughtful insight into modern love [01:09:13 Navigating Modern Dating: Past Relationships and Future Prospects].
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:04.0 | Hey guys, welcome to another episode of Selective Ignorance. |
| 0:06.8 | However, before we get to this week's episode, I want to remind you guys to purchase my book, |
| 0:12.5 | No Host Bard, a dual manifesto of sexual exploration and power. |
| 0:16.1 | So feel free to go to your local bookstores, preferably queer-owned, black-owned, or woman-owned to support |
| 0:22.6 | them, but also just click the button on Amazon, Barnes and Nobles, or wherever you read your books. |
| 0:29.6 | Again, that is Noteholds Bard, a dual manifesto of sexual exploration and power written by |
| 0:35.6 | yours truly, and my co-host of the decisions decisions |
| 0:38.4 | podcast weasy make sure y'all get that now let's get to this week's episode this is mandy b welcome |
| 0:44.5 | to selective ignorance a production of the black-upac podcast network and iart radio what's up y'all it's your |
| 0:50.3 | girl mandi b and we are back with another episode of selective ignorance where we |
| 0:56.2 | know better but sometimes we just choose not to do better you know today's episode and this is |
| 1:01.7 | America we're heading right back into the ghetto of all ghettos yes I'm using that word on purpose |
| 1:07.3 | despite me not wanting to use the word ever again because we're talking |
| 1:11.0 | Florida. |
| 1:12.1 | Yes, the Sunshine State that I am born and raised in, but always embarrassed by. |
| 1:17.8 | Spoiler alert. |
| 1:19.0 | Spoiler alert. |
| 1:20.3 | We're getting into not one, but two of the Netflix docs that just released down and took place |
| 1:26.5 | in Florida. |
| 1:26.9 | So we're talking the perfect neighbor and Eileen, Queen of Serial Killers, both tragic, both wild, |
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