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This was an incredibly difficult episode to have to record. (Content warning: suicide.) Our dear friend and Misfit Star Scott S. took his own life last Thursday, and so that’s what we’re talking about this week.

If you have remembrances, thoughts, or comments — apropos of either Scott’s passing, or suicide more generally — we’re here for you. Please message us in the Misfit Stars Social Network, on Facebook, or send us an email (we give our addresses toward the end of the podcast). We love you guys. ❤️

Our work is becoming progressively less transactional in nature; increasingly, we are relying on the ongoing support of people who believe in what we’re putting into the world. If you feel supportive of our work, we’d appreciate your financial support, in any amount that’s comfortable for you: misfitstars.com/support.

Thank you so much for your support; we couldn’t do any of this without you. ❤️

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Our conversation today takes us into the culture of individualism, and the problems it poses — to addressing systemic problems, and also to societal cohesion writ large.

Here’s that Timothy Snyder piece (which you should absolutely read):
snyder.substack.com/p/floridas-holocaust-problem

And here’s the ticketing link for the festival we’re playing in August:
clatsopunitedway.org/shipwrecked-music-festival/

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We’re back! We spent a refreshing couple of weeks away — first visiting family and friends for the first time since the pandemic, and then making our way back home via the California / Oregon / Washington coasts. And we’re right back to our old tricks! Specifically, our ongoing discussion about how we evolve as a society (heck, as a species) into whatever it is that comes after the world-historic turning point we’ve all just experienced.

Please let us know your thoughts after listening — we’d love to hear them.

And: the ticketing link for the Shipwrecked Music Festival — aka the one show we’re playing this year — is here: https://www.clatsopunitedway.org/shipwrecked-music-festival/

Our work is becoming progressively less transactional in nature; increasingly, we are relying on the ongoing support of people who believe in what we’re putting into the world. If you feel supportive of our work, we’d appreciate your financial support, in any amount that’s comfortable for you: misfitstars.com/support.

Thank you so much for your support; we couldn’t do any of this without you. ❤️

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We are STILL out and about visiting family and friends! We’re relatively sure we’ll be back next week? Stay tuned for the exciting resolution to this cliffhanger!

In the meantime, if you’re not caught up on the extended, ongoing conversation that we’ve been having over the past three weeks’ worth of episodes, now would be a great time to binge those and get current. You can find all our back episodes at misfitstars.com/listen.

Our work is becoming progressively less transactional in nature; increasingly, we are relying on the ongoing support of people who believe in what we’re putting into the world. If you feel supportive of our work, we’d appreciate your financial support, in any amount that’s comfortable for you: misfitstars.com/support.

Thank you so much for your support; we couldn’t do any of this without you. ❤️

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Stop the presses — we’re actually taking some time for ourselves! We’ll be back in a couple of weeks.

In the meantime, if you’re not caught up on the extended, ongoing conversation that we’ve been having over the past three weeks, that would be a fine way to fill the Misfit Stars Podcast-shaped hole in your life. You can catch up on all our back episodes at misfitstars.com/listen.

(With apologies to the late, great Mitch Hedberg for the episode title.)

Our work is becoming progressively less transactional in nature; increasingly, we are relying on the ongoing support of people who believe in what we’re putting into the world. If you feel supportive of our work, we’d appreciate your financial support, in any amount that’s comfortable for you: misfitstars.com/support.

Thank you so much for your support; we couldn’t do any of this without you. ❤️

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The train of thought we got on a couple weeks ago has not yet reached its destination! This week, we use some thoughts from my brilliant cousin Gretchen Siegchrist as jumping-off points for our continued discussion.

Whitney Fishburn’s newsletter, which we cite in this podcast, is here: https://documental.substack.com/p/decolonize-your-mind-make-up-better

Our work is becoming progressively less transactional in nature; increasingly, we are relying on the ongoing support of people who believe in what we’re putting into the world. If you feel supportive of our work, we’d appreciate your financial support, in any amount that’s comfortable for you: misfitstars.com/support.

Thank you so much for your support; we couldn’t do any of this without you. ❤️

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Literally 30 seconds after we stopped taping last week’s episode, Shannon was like, “I HAVE MORE THOUGHTS.” So we’re using last week as a jumping-off point, and continuing forward. THERE MAY BE A THIRD WEEK.

The Ezra Klein piece we talk about in this episode, which you should 100% read, is here: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/13/opinion/stimulus-unemployment-republicans-poverty.html

And our friend Whitney Fishburn’s ‘docu-mental’ newsletter, which you should 100% subscribe to, is here (the basic subscription is free!): https://documental.substack.com/p/creating-herd-immunity-to-anxiety

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We read an amazing essay this week, and we wanted to talk with you about it. Here’s the link for that … please read it, and let us know your thoughts: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/05/post-pandemic-dont-want-to-reenter-society/619045/

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Thank you so much for your support; we couldn’t do any of this without you. ❤️

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Oh my gosh … we finished 2020101! You should go spend some time with the songs and stories at 2020101.net; it’s rewarding. And if you have a story of your own to contribute, send it along to Jamie.

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It’s fundraiser week! So this is a legitimately brief episode; if you want to hear more of us talking, please join us for our fundraiser telethon broadcasts, every night through Thursday, May 27, at facebook.com/shannonkcurtis. We’re on from 7-8pm Pacific Time each night.

We’re raising money to help our dear friend Michelle pay for her cancer treatments, and we’re putting on a variety show each night to help make it happen — live music performances, Jamie-Oke, general silliness … it’s a good time.

See you there!

Our work is becoming progressively less transactional in nature; increasingly, we are relying on the ongoing support of people who believe in what we’re putting into the world. If you feel supportive of our work, we’d appreciate your financial support, in any amount that’s comfortable for you: misfitstars.com/support.

Thank you so much for your support; we couldn’t do any of this without you. ❤️