S5 Ep457: The Truth About Lab-Grown Diamonds + Spooky Rituals & Games

An Acquired Taste Podcast

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🗓️ 1 December 2022

⏱️ 94 minutes

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Summary

Happy Engagement Season! Kathleen’s coming in with hard facts about lab-grown diamonds. Are they better for the environment? Are diamonds made in a lab REAL diamonds? And can Bethany get a diamond grown in the shape of her face? Then, Bethany is going through some spooky rituals and games that you can play alone, with friends & family, and even THE OTHER SIDE (bwahahaha). Get ready to evacuate your apartment building! Plus, what’s the real difference between a psychopath, a sociopath, and a cat?

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What We Talked About:

16:21 - Lab Grown Diamonds
44:27 - Spooky Rituals & Games

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KATHLEEN’S SOURCES:
https://www.voguebusiness.com/sustainability/are-lab-grown-diamonds-really-the-sustainable-future-pandora-de-beers
https://www.7centerpieces.com/planning/lab-created-diamonds/
https://www.cnn.com/2012/04/26/world/africa/blood-diamonds
https://www.cleanorigin.com/blog/dark-side-mined-diamonds/
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/marketing-luxury-goods-as-green-isnt-black-or-white/3209314/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZhRjh3Vg7w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MuUNj0XT_M
Environmental Impacts of Mined Diamonds

http://www.imperial-consultants.co.uk › 2021/02
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CamKXuF7mug&t=720s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pySBjce1mh0&t=155s
https://www.brides.com/sustainable-diamonds-5116317

BETHANY’S SOURCES:
Book: “Dangerous Games to Play in the Dark: A Guide to Summoning Spirits, Divining the Future, and Invoking the Supernatural.” Lucia Peters. Copyright 2019, Chronicle Books.
https://www.uncommongoods.com/product/dangerous-games-to-play-in-the-dark?_br_psugg_q=dangerous%2Bgames

Transcript

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0:00.0	Stop laughing, this is erotic.
0:02.0	I'm on a new medication and you 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 did.
0:14.0	Now I want a peanut colada.
0:16.0	And a quiet taste.
0:18.0	This is an acquired taste podcast.
0:20.0	I'm Bethany Watson, your 24-hundred mile road trip taking.
0:25.0	Hampton Inn, free hot breakfast eating.
0:28.0	Our cat is amazing in the car and we're doing the trip again for Christmas friend.
0:33.0	And I'm Kathleen Haney, your dumpster diving at Pottery Barn Outlet,
0:37.0	eating soup for every meal.
0:39.0	I am crushing so hard on King Triton, nam nam fishy fishy.
0:44.0	And every week Kathleen and I get together to discuss our lives and what's weird in the world
0:48.0	and we invite you to join us.
0:49.0	Kathleen, what are you talking about today?
0:51.0	Today I am discussing the truth about lab-grown diamonds.
0:56.0	Oh my goodness.
0:58.0	Are these, would these be considered conflict-free diamonds?
1:01.0	Yes, Bethany.
1:02.0	They would be considered conflict-free, although they do not come without their caveats.
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