Savant Garde

Monk S3 E4: Mr. Monk Gets Fired
The Good Doctor S2 E14: Faces
Changing of the Garde: ~41:00

This is the marijuana episode.

Welcome to the Concern Corner, a special flavor of bonus episode in which we share interesting things we learn about all that stuff that we got goin' on.
In this episode, Lucy and Jesse discuss mushy peas and this paper by Fukuda et al. on the existential imbalance between unity and decay in the obsessive-compulsive mind. No need to read before listening unless you really really want to!
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References:
Fukuda, Lívia, Melissa Tamelini, and Guilherme Messas. "Obsessive–compulsive existential type: a dialectical-phenomenological approach." Frontiers in Psychology 14 (2023): 1211598.
Spud truck guy in the UK. Instagram.
A new lawsuit blames ChatGPT for a murder-suicide. NPR.
Alfred North Whitehead. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
Weber, Andreas. "Biopoetics." Towards an Existential Ecology. Berlin (2016). Thriftbooks.
Intro theme is Neon Flash by Ben Elson

Monk S3 E3: Mr. Monk and the Blackout
The Good Doctor S2 E13: Xin
Changing of the Garde: ~56:00

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Monk S3 E2: Mr. Monk and the Panic Room
The Good Doctor S2 E12: Aftermath
Changing of the Garde: ~44:00
CW: brief references to domestic violence in the Good Doctor ep.

Leland hooting like an ape? Hot

References:
David Attenborough with an Orangutan using tools. Youtube.
Existential OCD: Signs, Symptoms, and Treatments. NOCD article.
Australian bat lyssavirus. Australian Centre for Disease Control.

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Monk S3 E1: Mr. Monk Takes Manhattan
The Good Doctor S2 E11: Quarantine pt. II
Changing of the Garde: ~58:00

Be like a stone... never cry...

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