Prosecco Theory

Megan and Michelle dig into common denominators, chizza, fragile egos, patterns, victim mentality, foster fuckboys, self-sabotage, intrinsic memory, and getting the ick.

Sources:
- The Common Denominator Is You
- Are you the Common Denominator in Your Failed Relationships?
- Maybe You're the Common Denominator
- The Common Denominator

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Megan and Michelle decipher misinformation, disinformation, echo chambers, satire, false memories, clown shows, control, meme drops, deep fakes, and bagfuls of babies

Fact Checking Sites:
Snopes.com
FactCheck.org
PolitiFact.com
FullFact.org
MediaBiasFactCheck.com
AllSides.com

Resources:
- How and why does misinformation spread?
- What psychological factors make people susceptible to believe and act on misinformation?
- News: Fake News, Misinformation & Disinformation
- Social Media Algorithms Distort Social Instincts and Fuel Misinformation
- Social Media Algorithms Warp How People Learn from Each Other
- As social media guardrails fade and AI deepfakes go mainstream, experts warn of impact on elections
- How memes transformed from pics of cute cats to health disinformation super-spreaders
- What Is the Misinformation Effect?
- Digital misinformation / disinformation and children
- 9 tips to debunk false claims made by friends and family

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Megan and Michelle gossip about gossip, maintaining alliances, creepy uncles, dirty secrets, the dark triad, betraying trust, celebrity deaths, and the need for validation.

Resources:
The Evolution of Gossip
Psychologists say gossiping is a social skill. Here's how to know if you're doing it right.
Why People Like To Gossip
The Science of Gossip: Why We Can't Stop Ourselves
The Science Behind Why People Gossip—And When It Can Be a Good Thing
Better Than Its Reputation? Gossip and the Reasons Why We and Individuals With “Dark” Personalities Talk About Others
How Patriarchy Redefined “Gossip” to Be a Women’s Thing

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Megan and Michelle catch up with Alisha about dating, losing your prime, dry spells, talking to plants, negative reinforcement, preferences, the spirit realm, “why not” makeouts, and the village of spinsters.

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Megan and Michelle lose their shit over Freudian slips, crapuccinos, thought suppression, smashed candy canes, parapraxis, menstruating birds, and masturbating gummy bears.

Resources:
What's Really Happening When You Have a Freudian Slip
The Psychology of the Freudian Slip (Parapraxis)
What’s the Deal with Freudian Slips?
Redditors Share Their Most Embarrassing Freudian Slip And They Are More Common Than You Think

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Megan and Michelle contemplate adult babysitting, traditions, feeling overwhelmed, pinball eating, fixed mindsets, editing, animal kingdom, walking on eggshells, and respecting the room.

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Megan and Michelle discuss people pleasers, video game spectators, comfort zones, playing soccer, saying yes, fixers, unattractive vaginas, and keeping the peace.

Resources:
How to Stop People-Pleasing
How to Stop People-Pleasing (and Still Be Nice)
Are you a chronic people-pleaser? Here’s how to be kinder to yourself.
10 Signs You're a People Pleaser
People Pleaser: Definition, Signs, & How to Stop

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Megan and Michelle reminisce about wardrobe malfunctions, puritanical bullshit, lady parts, rompers, party energy, Nipplegate, rotated thongs, holding grudges, split pants, and respecting your environment.

Resources:
- "Malfunction" Reveals New Information about Janet Jackson's Infamous Superbowl Halftime Performance (Esquire)
- Malfunction: The Dressing Down of Janet Jackson (NYT Documentary)
- Janet Jackson (TV Series)

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Megan and Michelle are awed by Amanda Knox, sensationalized theories, sex games, hitting rock bottom, trusting the police, acceptance, The Innocence Project, dining room tables, and finding a path forward.

Labyrinths (podcast)
The Innocence Project
Washington Innocence Project

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Megan and Michelle share stories of mistaken identity, naughty pajamas, opening lines, celebrity lookalikes, home intruders, and entertaining mediocrity.

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Megan and Michelle break down “Nice Guys,”  insecurity, manipulation, slumming it, kindness, entitlement, unrequited love, the friend zone, and craving validation.

Resources:
The sinister logic behind 'Nice Guy Syndrome', explained by psychologists
Nice Guys: What To Do if a Guy Turns Out Not To Be So Nice
What's the Matter with "Nice Guys"?
Nice Guy Syndrome: 8 Signs & How To Stop
Nice Guys: A Background, Common Traits & The Psychology
Nice Guy (wikipedia)
The Difference Between Being Nice and Being Kind
Are You Raising Nice Kids or Kind Kids?

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Megan and Michelle reminisce about traditions, musical memories, soup dumplings, nostalgia, community dances, feeling melancholy, cemetery rubbings, naming trees, and kids who don’t care.

This episode is dedicated to our dear friend Tami, who we lost far too soon. Fuck cancer.

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Megan and Michelle dive deep into bitterness, perceived injustice, winning therapy, the vulnerability movement, resentment, throwing cheese, blame, contempt, and a pile of unfairs.

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Megan and Michelle are grossed out by MLMs, Twin Flames Universe, pink Cadillac, restraining orders, chain letters, charismatic leadership, the upline, and being garage qualified.

Resources:
Inside the Always Online, All-Consuming World of Twin Flames Universe (Vanity Fair)
Multi-Level Marketing Groups Operate Much Like Cults (Psychology Today)
Understanding Multi-Level Marketing (Forbes)
How MLMs And Cults Use The Same Mind Control Techniques (Huff Post)
When Multilevel Marketing Met Gen Z (The Atlantic)
The MLM Master List (MLMtruth.org)
Multilevel Marketing: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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Megan and Michelle laugh about girl math, boy math, sick burns, time Tetris, girl dinner, charcuterie, rationalizations, store credit, and that hot girl summer.

Resources:
“Girl” trends and the repackaging of womanhood
Is It a Meal? A Snack? No, It’s ‘Girl Dinner.’
Brutal ‘Boy Math’ Meme Skewers Men's Illogical Reasoning For Problematic Behavior
‘Girl math’ was a fun social media joke. Then it got complicated
Why Are People Making Jokes And Memes About 'Boy Math'? The Backlash Against The 'Girl Math' Trend Explained

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Megan and Michelle welcome Pamela back to dig into Silver Singles, needs versus wants, amazing sluts, falling off cliffs, skinny dipping, the “right” people, chemistry, stand up comedy, and begging for handjobs.

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Megan and Michelle learn about symbols, avoiding censorship, illegal camping, secret societies, RV park orgies, barbershop poles, and magical testicle powers.

Resources:
6 Famous Symbols That Don't Mean What You Think
8 Historic Symbols That Mean The Opposite of What You Think.
The Secret Language of Sneakers
Underground Railroad Secret Codes

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Megan and Michelle welcome special guest, Erin, to dissect patriarchy, the Barbie movie, internalized misogyny, bespoke parties, collective power, gender role policing, ridiculous outrage, flawed systems, disproportionate representation, and trading bananas.

Resources:
How did the Patriarchy actually begin?
The age of patriarchy: how an unfashionable idea became a rallying cry for feminism today
What is patriarchy?
What ‘Barbie’ Says About the Gender Wars
‘Barbie’ triggers heated discussions over patriarchy and feminism in China
The Negative Reactions to ‘Barbie’ Only Prove the Movie’s Point
Anti-Woke ‘Barbie’ Backlash Failed Miserably
‘Barbie’ isn’t about the matriarchy or the patriarchy. It’s about fantasy vs. reality
‘Barbie’ review: Sometimes corporate propaganda can be fun as hell
What are matriarchies, and where are they now?
Stop using the excuse that ‘boys mature slower than girls’ for bad behaviour
Believing girls mature faster than boys hurts everyone
Women, Patriarchy and Health Inequalities: The Urgent Need to Reorient Our Systems
Gender Bias and the Patriarchy’s Impact on Mental Health Advocacy
Gender and Health
Gender Equality in Sports Media

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Megan and Michelle are sucked into the world of real-life vampires, porphyria, Renfeild’s syndrome, willing donors, haematomania, sanguinarians, fashion vampires, and the Rocky Mountain Picture Show.

Resources:
- Vampire myths originated with a real blood disorder
- Interview with a real-life vampire: why drinking blood isn't like in Hollywood
- Clinical Vampirism
- There Are Communities of People Who Call Themselves Vampires
- 30 Stories About People Who Genuinely Believe They’re Vampires, Werewolves, Or Aliens
- The Bloody Truth About Vampires
- Coming Out of the Coffin: Vampires Among Us

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Megan and Michelle are befuddled by jailhouse romance, stupid decisions, hybristopihlia, prison church, penpal sites, controlled environments, resilient relationships, bad boys, and lots of guitars.

Resources:
What Romance in Prison Actually Looks Like
Prison Romances, Standing the Test of (Hard) Time and Cameras
Alex Murdaugh Receives Love Letters in Prison: 'I Think About You All Day, Every Day'
Details revealed in Alabama jailhouse romance including an anticipated shootout with police
Prison Letters and Why Women Love Men in Prison

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