S5 Ep437: How to Say “No” & A Game of “Disturbing Children’s Movie or Pagan Festival?"

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🗓️ 22 September 2022

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

If you find yourself having a hard time saying “no” to requests, obligations, or another coffee with another friend who needs another round of relationship advice, Kathleen is here for you! She’s armed herself with a list of ways to turn people down (professionally) so you can regain control over your schedule. But are some of them rude or simply direct? Then, Bethany has a new game where she’s describing scenarios and asking you to decide: is it the plot of a disturbing children’s movie or rituals from a pagan festival? (You may be surprised what characters make an appearance.) Then, Engineer Blair comes in to try an artisanal dog biscuit because why the hell not?

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What We Talked About:

14:11 - Saying ‘No’ to an invitation
37:23 - “Disturbing Children’s Movie or Pagan Festival?
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Kathleen’s Sources:
https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch4xWojOJGf/?hl=en

Bethany’s Sources:
“How the West Was Fun”: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110068/?ref_=ttls_li_tt
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_the_West_Was_Fun
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_NeverEnding_Story_(film)
https://bigthink.com/the-past/pagan-holidays/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturnalia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturnalia#Influence
https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/obscure-pagan-festivals-around-the-world
TRAILER: “The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgpfMxYFSmE
https://screencrush.com/strangest-kids-movies/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Watcher_in_the_Woods_(1980_film)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return_to_Oz

Transcript

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0:00.0	Stop laughing, this is erotic.
0:02.0	I'm on a new medication and I think it's making me lose to me.
0:06.0	I would have been a Ted Bundy victim.
0:08.0	Yeah, I had no idea that so many people out there felt the same way.
0:12.0	I didn't.
0:13.0	Now I want a peanut colada.
0:15.0	An acquired taste.
0:18.0	Welcome to an acquired taste podcast.
0:20.0	I'm Kathleen Haney, you're, I finally stood up for myself at the doctor's office.
0:25.0	I bought myself a painting gym suit so I'll stop ruining all of my yoga pants.
0:29.0	I'm behind on my fall planting and I'm wondering if there's still time to grow carrots before Thanksgiving friend.
0:34.0	And I'm Bethany Watson, you're listening to songs from when I was 17 and I'm surprised I'd remember all the words.
0:40.0	Buying all of the black Halloween flowers from Michaels, I just learned about an old satirical soap opera called Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman.
0:48.0	And I'm gonna start watching it non-stop friend.
0:51.0	And every week, Bethany, Bethany and I get together to discuss our lives,
0:56.0	it's weird in the world and we invite you to join us this week.
1:00.0	We're talking about I made up a game, Kathleen.
1:02.0	Oh, I love games.
1:04.0	You can play along as kind of a gentle listener at home.
1:07.0	Multiple listeners, hopefully.
1:08.0	It is called horrifying children's movie or pagan festival.
1:12.0	Well, that is so appropriate because today is September 21st.
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