Ignorance Was Bliss

From the All-American Redheads to Red vs Blue, and somehow it all fits together...Guest: Howard RankinPromo: Papa PhDDisclaimer: Caroline MincksArt: Kim ErwinMusic: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/Ignorance Was Bliss online: https://linktr.ee/iwbpodcastSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)

What does success look like, as a writer? And is it crucial to stay within one genre or is it safe to consider other stories?Guest: Dan B. FiercePromo: Nameless MonstersDisclaimer: Dean, Family Plot PodcastMusic: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/Ignorance Was Bliss online: https://linktr.ee/iwbpodcastSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)

Once you've written a memoir, where do you go from there? And does it have to become an infinite loop or can you step off the merry-go-round?Guest: Jaimie SherlingBook: I'm Tough... And I Cry a LotPromo: Curly ConspiraciesDisclaimer: Invasion of the RemakeMusic: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/Ignorance Was Bliss online: https://linktr.ee/iwbpodcastSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)

If you find yourself known for one specific aspect of your life -- an act, a job, a trait, etc -- would you be able to use it as a jumping-off point or would it feel like an anchor?Guest: Kirk NurmiPromo: Wicked DeedsDisclaimer: ErinnArt: Troy Larson, untilnightfalls.comMusic: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/Ignorance Was Bliss online: https://linktr.ee/iwbpodcastSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)

A look at the overlap between journalistic integrity, podcasting, fiction writing, personality and character...Guest: Matt WittenNew Book: Killer StoryPromo: Murderous RootsDisclaimer: Roseanne, Killafornia Dreaming podcastMusic: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/Ignorance Was Bliss online: https://linktr.ee/iwbpodcastSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)

"True Crime" isn't just a concept; it's real life. And it's not just murdery and tragedy porn, but the end result can be very similar... how do people get through the consequences?Guest: Brent Cassity, A Nightmare Success In and Out podcastBook: A Nightmare SuccessPromo: Murder BucketDisclaimer: Christopher Gronlund, Not About Lumberjacks podcastMusic: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/Ignorance Was Bliss online: https://linktr.ee/iwbpodcastSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)

How well do you know your loved ones? How well do you know yourself? And what do you do if that knowledge shifts?Guest: Amanda QuickBook: The Sex Trafficker's WifePromo: Always Time for True CrimeDisclaimer: AlexMusic: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/Ignorance Was Bliss online: https://linktr.ee/iwbpodcastSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)

What's the difference between reality, fact and truth, and what does MTV have to do with it?Guest: Vinnie Potestivo, I Have a PodcastPromo: Technically a ConversationDisclaimer: Johannes GuldenschuhMusic: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/Ignorance Was Bliss online: https://linktr.ee/iwbpodcastSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)

Crime is a common headline in the news right now... and pretty much always. So let's have a primer in correctional/forensic psychology, both what it is and what it isn't.Guest: Dr. Joni JohnstonPromo: The True Crime FilesDisclaimer: Frank, I Like the Sound and Ragbag PresentsArt: BradMusic: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/Ignorance Was Bliss online: https://linktr.ee/iwbpodcastSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)Sponsor: InsPrana Yoga (code IWB25OFF for 25% off your first session)

Is it possible for faith and mental illness to coexist? To be more than good enough even when the brainweasels insist otherwise? To deserve some grace even if you don't really know how to give it to yourself?Guest: Michael ScholtesAmazon page: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Michael-J.-Scholtes/author/B0B3GKT9P1Promo: Mission: RejectedDisclaimer: Suzanne H.Art: Karin HeimdahlMusic: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/Ignorance Was Bliss online: https://linktr.ee/iwbpodcastSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)Sponsor: InsPrana Yoga (code IWB25OFF for 25% off your first session)

Wherein authors and creators sit around talking about TERFs, ASMR, hypnosis, Salem, crime and the... War on Drugs? It's a ride.Guest: Bitter Karella, author of The Midnight Society on Twitter, podcaster at A Special Presentation, or Alf Will Not Be Seen Tonight, and comics/games at bitterkarella.itch.io/Promo: Play ComicsDisclaimer: Jen Keefe, Real Women's Work podcastArt: QuinMusic: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/---------------------------------Ignorance Was Bliss online: https://linktr.ee/iwbpodcastSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)Sponsor: InsPrana Yoga (code IWB25OFF for 25% off your first session)

There are phrases like "law of unintended consequences" and "malicious compliance." Sometimes those are illustrated in a single Tweet...Guest: Sean Morrow, More Perfect UnionVideo of Tweet/response: https://twitter.com/MorePerfectUS/status/1595186750363963392?s=20&t=LAUHOVHjAtITKFROrosSNwPromo: Beyond 6 SecondsDisclaimer: JV Torres, The Rise of King AsilasArt: Isaac, https://www.instagram.com/the.inkspot/Music: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/Ignorance Was Bliss online: https://linktr.ee/iwbpodcastSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)Sponsor: InsPrana Yoga (code IWB25OFF for 25% off your first session)

Can you make the world better by playing a game? By watching a Twitch stream? By... you know... thinking?Guest: Jason Myers, Memester of the Week podcastWatch him on Live from the Apocalype's stream to raise funds for the International Rescue Committee (rescue.org), 17 December 2022 at 7.30p ESTPromo: Shrimp & CritsDisclaimer: Carolyn, Beyond 6 SecondsArt: Landen, Autopsy podcastMusic: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/Discord server: Ignorance Was Bliss Satellite Campus -- https://bit.ly/iwbdiscordMastodon: Ignorance Was Bliss – bit.ly/iwb-mastodonFacebook group: Fallout Shelter -- https://bit.ly/iwb-fbMerch: https://bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerchPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcastTikTok (@iwbpodcast): Podcast ChecklistSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)Sponsor: InsPrana Yoga (code IWB25OFF for 25% off your first session)

It's a rough time of... year? decade? century?? Anyway, people are struggling. Is happiness really possible?Guest: Monique Rhodes -- moniquerhodes.comPromo: Unknown and Mysterious CreaturesDisclaimer: Dawn Gandhi, Method and Madness podcastArt: Nycci HorrickMusic: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/Discord server: Ignorance Was Bliss Satellite Campus -- https://bit.ly/iwbdiscordMastodon: Ignorance Was Bliss – bit.ly/iwb-mastodonFacebook group: Fallout Shelter -- https://bit.ly/iwb-fbMerch: https://bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerchPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcastTikTok (@iwbpodcast): Podcast ChecklistSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)Sponsor: InsPrana Yoga (code IWB25OFF for 25% off your first session)

Can algae be interesting? (Hint: Yes. Yes, it can.) Can it save the world? (Hint #2: Also yes.) Give this a listen. It matters.Guest: Corinna Bellizzi, caremorebebetter.com , orlonutrition.com and naturalcare.worksPromo: Counterbalance podcastDisclaimer: Sarah ManheimArt: Landen, Autopsy podcastMusic: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/Discord server: Ignorance Was Bliss Satellite Campus -- https://bit.ly/iwbdiscordMastodon: Ignorance Was Bliss – bit.ly/iwb-mastodonFacebook group: Fallout Shelter -- https://bit.ly/iwb-fbMerch: https://bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerchPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcastTikTok (@iwbpodcast): Podcast ChecklistSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)Sponsor: InsPrana Yoga (code IWB25OFF for 25% off your first session)

What is love, exactly? What's the opposite of love? Why does it matter?Guest: Kim Sorrelle, kimsorrelle.comPromo: $2 Creature FeatureDisclaimer: Bobbie HarrisMusic: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/Discord server: Ignorance Was Bliss Satellite Campus -- https://bit.ly/iwbdiscordFacebook group: Fallout Shelter -- https://bit.ly/iwb-fbMerch: https://bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerchPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcastTikTok (@iwbpodcast): Podcast ChecklistSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)Sponsor: InsPrana Yoga (code IWB25OFF for 25% off your first session)

Mindfulness, character, tranquility, the quality of life... and the question of, "Are humans fundamentally good?"Guest: Sharon Lebell, sharonlebell.comPromo: PowerPivot, intensivesinstitute.comDisclaimer: JD LauriatArt: Verne Walton, instagram.com/pinkratartMusic: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/Discord server: Ignorance Was Bliss Satellite Campus -- https://bit.ly/iwbdiscordFacebook group: Fallout Shelter -- https://bit.ly/iwb-fbMerch: https://bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerchPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcastTikTok (@iwbpodcast): Podcast ChecklistSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)Sponsor: InsPrana Yoga (code IWB25OFF for 25% off your first session)

Creativity, writing, and coping with medical issues...Guest: Jennifer Steil -- https://www.jennifersteil.net/Disclaimer: Allison Mann & Michael BroadkorbIntro/outro: SP Rupert / Stargate PioneerMusic: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/Discord server: Ignorance Was Bliss Satellite Campus -- https://bit.ly/iwbdiscordFacebook group: Fallout Shelter -- https://bit.ly/iwb-fbMerch: https://bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerchPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcastTikTok (@iwbpodcast): Podcast ChecklistSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)Sponsor: InsPrana Yoga (code IWB25OFF for 25% off your first session)

How important are comments/reviews... either inside your head or out in the world?Guest: Anna Willett -- www.annawillett.info/Intro/outro: Jeff AlderDisclaimer: CristaMusic: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/Discord server: Ignorance Was Bliss Satellite Campus -- https://bit.ly/iwbdiscordFacebook group: Fallout Shelter -- https://bit.ly/iwb-fbMerch: https://bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerchPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcastTikTok (@iwbpodcast): Podcast ChecklistSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)Sponsor: InsPrana Yoga (code IWB25OFF for 25% off your first session)

Writing, talking, thinking about True Crime changes when you've experienced it, yourself.Guest: M. William PhelpsIntro/outro: Tara, World's Dumbest CriminalsDisclaimer: Ben, Dark HistoriesArt: Erin, Arts UndoneMusic: Jake Pierle -- https://jakepierle.bandcamp.com/Discord server: Ignorance Was Bliss Satellite Campus -- https://bit.ly/iwbdiscordFacebook group: Fallout Shelter -- https://bit.ly/iwb-fbMerch: https://bit.ly/iwbpodcastmerchPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/IWBpodcastTikTok (@iwbpodcast): Podcast ChecklistSponsor: Bath By Bex (code CBDkate for 15% off)Sponsor: InsPrana Yoga (code IWB25OFF for 25% off your first session)