A Hill to Die On

CW: Explicit language This episode Caragh & Josie discuss their childhood interest in the Bermuda Triangle and wonder whether we should still be concerned about it as adults. Links: Bermuda Triangle lost at sea (1990) Drain The Bermuda Triangle (2014) Man is missing in Atlantic (1969) SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM Bermuda Triangle experiment (1978) You can find A Hill to Die On elsewhere on: Twitter Instagram Facebook Patreon Website

CW: Explicit language, talk of animal abuse This episode Josie is joined by Sarah, the host of It Came From The Sea to discuss how ethical aquariums are. Sarah goes away to learn more about large-scale, corporate aquariums while Josie focuses on home aquariums. Should betta fish really live in plastic cups? What's wrong with having whale sharks in tanks anyway? If you want to see the photos Sarah shows Josie in the epsiode, head to the Hillpod Twitter account. You can find A Hill to Die On elsewhere on: Twitter Instagram Facebook Patreon Website Show Notes & Sources: Josie guests on It Came From the Sea Corals in the city: cultivating ocean life in the Anthropocene. Where are they all from? – sources and sustainability in the ornamental freshwater fish trade. How to make sure your aquarium fish are ethical (commentary) Survey of pet stores regarding medical advice provided for pet fish and the potential impact on welfare. Global trade in ornamental fish from an Australian perspective: The case for revised import risk analysis and management strategies Patterns and drivers of aquarium pet discharge in the wild. Barcoding and Border Biosecurity: Identifying Cyprinid Fishes in the Aquarium Sea for yourself: the ethics of aquariums Alice, longest-tenured whale shark at Georgia Aquarium, dies Currently accredited zoos and aquariums - AZA Comparing length-measurement methods and estimating growth parameters of free-swimming whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) near the South Ari Atoll, Maldives Whale sharks in the Kuroshio Sea tank The Truth About Aquariums: Don't Lie To Our Children (5-minute version) [video] Learning outcomes measured in zoo and aquarium conservation education

CW: Explicit language, talk of violence, homicide, animal cruelty, etc. For the bed-pissers, firestarters and puppy-punters out there: this episode is for you. Josie and Caragh suss out whether the MacDonald triad is a useful tool to predict violent offending. You can find A Hill to Die On elsewhere on: Twitter Instagram Facebook Patreon Website Sources: Browne, K. D., Beech, A. R., Craig, L. A., & Chou, S. (Eds.). (2017). Assessments in forensic practice : A handbook. Fox, D. J. (2015). Antisocial, borderline, narcissistic and histrionic workbook : Treatment strategies for cluster b personality disorders. Leary, T., Southard, L., Hill, Joe, I.,II, & Ashman, J. (2017). The Macdonald Triad Revisited: An Empirical Assessment of Relationships between Triadic Elements and Parental Abuse in Serial Killers. North American Journal of Psychology, 19(3), 627-640. Macdonald, J. M. (1963). The threat to kill. American Journal of Psychiatry, 120(2), 125-130. https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.120.2.125 Parfitt, C. H., & Alleyne, E. (2020). Not the sum of its parts: A critical review of the MacDonald triad. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 21(2), 300–310. https://doi.org/10.1177/1524838018764164 Ryan, K. (2009). The Macdonald triad: Predictor of violence or urban myth? [Dissertation]. Fresno State University. Simon, Ü. G. (2015). The Traits and the Thrill of Serial Killers. Internal Security, 7(2), 33-42. http://dx.doi.org/10.5604/20805268.1212110 Wilson, D., Yardley, E., & Lynes, A. (2015). Serial killers and the phenomenon of serial murder : A student textbook. Waterside Press.

CN: Explicit language, brief mention of murder Josie & Caragh suss out whether you can predict a person's personality based on their music taste alone. Caragh listens to Weird Al Yankovic the most - what does this mean? Josie listens to everything from Gregorian chant music and her favourite genre is 90's Midwest Emo - perhaps she's more of a Samantha? You can find A Hill to Die On elsewhere on: Twitter Instagram Facebook Patreon Website

CN: Explicit language, discussions around diet, body image and medical procedures The third of four episodes exploring different genres and subgenres of reality television and whether they are helpful. Josie takes weight loss reality shows to task while Caragh casts a critical eye towards medical reality shows. Do we learn anything by seeing chicken wings piled up in peoples kitchens? What does a close up of a persons stank butt do for us, exactly? You can find A Hill to Die On elsewhere on: Twitter Instagram Facebook Patreon Website

Audio note: Due to technical difficulties (Josie), one persons audio is very bad (also Josie) CW: Explicit language, discussions of state harms, racial violence, brief mention of rape This episode Josie is joined by Joe Kassabian - historian, author, and host of Lions Led By Donkeys - to discuss whether Scared Straight crime prevention programs prevent crime. Does yelling at children in carceral settings deter offending behaviour? Surely nothing could go wrong when grown men scream in the faces of young children, right? Joe draws upon his own experiences as a poor kid from Detroit while Josie looks at the unambiguous literature spanning decades. Sources: Case, S., & Haines, K. (2021). Abolishing youth justice systems: Children first, offenders nowhere. Youth Justice, 21(1), 3–17. https://doi.org/10.1177/1473225419898754 Maahs, J., & Pratt, T. C. (2017). “I hate these little turds!”: Science, entertainment, and the enduring popularity of scared straight programs. Deviant Behavior, 38(1), 47-60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01639625.2016.1190619 McCarty, W. P. (2011). Scared straight programs. In W. J. Chambliss (Ed.), Juvenile crime and justice (pp. 226-238). SAGE. Petrosino, A., Turpin-Petrosino, C., Hollis-Peel, M. E., & Lavenberg, J.G. (2013). 'Scared straight' and other juvenile awareness programs for preventing juvenile delinquency. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 4, 1-37, DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD002796.pub2 Scared Straight documentary (1999 release) Welsh, B. C., & Rocque, M. (2014). When crime prevention harms: a review of systematic reviews. Journal of Experimental Criminology, 10, 245-266. DOI 10.1007/s11292-014-9199-2 You can find A Hill to Die On elsewhere on: Twitter Instagram Facebook You can also listen, subscribe, rate & review through any of these platforms. If you’re enjoying the show & want to support it, you can now make a monthly donation through our Patreon.

CN: Explicit language The second of four episodes exploring different genres and subgenres of reality television and whether they are helpful. Caragh investigates real estate shows that centre around the purchasing of houses while Josie checks out the dynamics of house flipping & renovation shows. Does anyone learn anything useful from shows like 'Location, Location, Location' or 'The Block'? What explicit and implicit messaging is delivered through these shows? You can find A Hill to Die On elsewhere on: Twitter Instagram Facebook Patreon Website

NOTE: Audio difficulties between 23:18 and 53:36 CN: Explicit language, police violence, Black deaths in custody, sewage The first of four episodes exploring different genres and subgenres of reality television and whether they are at all helpful. In this episode Josie digs into policing-based reality shows such as Cops and Border Security. Caragh investigates courtroom-based reality shows such as Judge Judy and The People's Court. What do Bad Boys do when 'they' come for them? Are Judy's rulings truly final? Is it actually her courtroom? Is her name even Judy? You can find A Hill to Die On elsewhere on: Twitter Instagram Facebook Patreon Website

CN: Explicit language, brief mention of war crimes Will AI enslave us? Will AI decide we're too fickle to keep around? Will AI make paperclips out of our bowels? This episode Josie & Caragh ask whether artificial intelligence will actually take over the world one day. Sources: AI Takeover Wiki Page Abu Ghraib and Witches: What Might go Wrong if we let AI Predict Violence from Images Boston Dynamics Dancing Robots (Copaganda) How to Prevent AI From Taking over the World Rebooting AI: Building Artificial Intelligence we can Trust Will AI take over? Quantum theory suggests otherwise Will AI Take Over the World? Worried about AI taking over the world? You may be making some rather unscientific assumptions You can find A Hill to Die On elsewhere on: Twitter Instagram Facebook Patreon Website

CN: Explicit language, eating disorders, body & gender dysphoria, sexual violence, police violence This episode Caragh and Josie ask whether the body positivity movement is actually positive. After spitballing their opinions in the first portion of the show, they come back and discuss what they learned during the 'research period'. Themes discussed: - skinny shaming - 'the promotion of obesity' - the origins of the movement - alternative questions to ask rather than, 'Is this actually body positive?' - capitalist infiltration - how to support trans folks in a body positive way & more Show notes: - 'Why Diets Make Us Fat' by Sandra Aamodt - 5 Questions to Ask Instead of 'Is this really body positive?' - 4 'Body Positive' Phrases that Exclude Trans People (And What to Say Instead) - Lazuka, W. (2020). Are We There Yet? Progress in Depicting Diverse Images of Beauty in Instagram’s Body Positivity Movement. Body Image, 34, 85–93. You can find A Hill to Die On elsewhere on: Twitter Instagram Facebook Patreon

CW: Explicit language, mention of r*pe, homicide & sexual references relating to Bigfoot Josie & Caragh give a recap on the first year of A Hill to Die On. Changed positions, updates & how episodes have impacted daily life are discussed. Here's to 2021, baybeeee. You can find A Hill to Die On elsewhere on: Twitter Instagram Facebook You can also support the show on Patreon.

CW: Explicit language, talk of suicide, war, genocide, and domestic homicide. Did Hitler really die in the bunker? Where did this narrative come from & why? Did Hitler actually die from doo doo ass on his way to Argentina? Josie & Caragh try to suss out what the go is. You can find A Hill to Die On elsewhere on: Twitter Instagram Facebook You can also support the show on Patreon.

CN: Explicit language, horrific audio quality from Josie, implications that your pet may not be as clever as you believe This episode Caragh & Josie try to figure out whether our pets can understand us and if they can, what those boundaries are. You can find A Hill to Die On elsewhere on: Twitter Instagram Facebook You can also support the show on Patreon.

CN: Explicit language, reference to bathing with a toaster This week Caragh & Josie try to work out whether MLMs are a viable way to earn money. The results will SHOCK you (or you know, won't). You can find A Hill to Die On elsewhere on: Twitter Instagram Facebook You can also support the show on Patreon.

CW: Explicit language, brief mention of racial violence This episode Caragh & Josie check out the abundance of alleged evidence of Bigfoot et al to determine if they exist. Have people truly been blessed by the presence of the large, hairy cryptid or did they just meet a stoner with dreadlocks on the way through Nimbin? You can find A Hill to Die On elsewhere on: Twitter Instagram Facebook You can also support the show on Patreon.

CW: Explicit language This episode Josie & Caragh try to figure out if the full moon effect is real or not. Does the moon actually influence human behaviour, or did a man come into Caragh's place of work with a steak wrapped in toilet paper simply because that's the way his life was going? You can find A Hill to Die On elsewhere on: Twitter Instagram Facebook You can also support the show on Patreon.

CN: Explicit language As a bit of a break from heavy content Josie & Caragh just shoot the shit about food-related Hot Takes. A Molehill to Die On are relaxed format bonus episodes for patrons but youse deserve this one.

CW: explicit language, mentions of death, murder, state violence, racial violence, r*pe This episode Caragh & Josie look at the different arguments for & against the use of capital punishment and whether they hold up. Should we reserve the death penalty for the worst offenders? What does the future of capital punishment in the US look like? Do we ever get it wrong? Resources: This nun isn’t done fighting against the death penalty Stop the federal killings, Sister Helen Prejean We need to talk about an injustice - Bryan Stevenson TED talk Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson Equal Justice Initiative You can find A Hill to Die On elsewhere on: Twitter Instagram Facebook You can also support the show on Patreon.

CW: explicit language This week Caragh & Josie suss out whether or not they've been doing it all wrong by not washing brand new clothes before wearing them. What's the worst that could happen anyway? You can find A Hill to Die On elsewhere on: Twitter Instagram Facebook You can also support the show on Patreon.

CN: Explicit language, racial violence, homicide This episode Caragh & Josie discuss whether or not you can get vibes from people. This episode is a far more serious one as it deals with unconscious bias (racism) informing our perceptions of people as well as the scientific side of what we call 'vibes'. You can find A Hill to Die On elsewhere on: Twitter Instagram Facebook You can also support the show on Patreon.