Sisters By Spirit

Fentanyl alone kills 200 people per day. By 2025, we will lose 73,000 lives. Drug overdose is the leading cause of accidental death for people under the age of 50 years. In this episode, I’m taking apart the foundational message in novels themed on drug dependency, addiction, and accompanying issues like mental health issues and the underlying Historical context they’re set in. hope you enjoy! I’m a self-promoted writer! Check out my blog site https://flanneryfilmfiles.blogspot.com/

hello everyone! I'm so happy to be back. everyone has their ideas of what "fairness" looks like. that's political. The Innocent Children's book author Dr.Suess has ideas of his own. In today's episode, we explore that all, as well as his personal marriage and tragic relationship with his first wife, Helen Palmer, and a bonus theory about the storyline of his children's books, summed-up. Thank you so much for listening! and have a wonderful rest of your day

From the Documentary, American Experience: The Poison Squad. In 1903, the Chief of the Agricultural Chemistry Division of Purdue University, Dr. Harvey Washington Wiley sought out 12 Healthy Young Men to test out the effect of adulterated food on human bodies. In tonight’s episode, we discuss the history and controversies of the FDA from before and after it was founded, putting all greedy corporations to shame, from Toxic Infant formula to Infected meat and poultry killing Millions there is NO DOUBT an abundance of horrific stories to be told. After I published the episode on the “Radium Girls” I hit a gold mine in dark secrets surrounding the Progressive Era and Workplace corruption, cover-ups, and mistreatment. This will be among many more cases I talk about, highlighting what has been done and still needs to be done for justice to be served and Knowledge to spread. If you have the chance, I’m a self-promoted writer! Check out my blog site https://flanneryfilmfiles.blogspot.com/ And subscribe to my substack page! At cira flannery garza | Substack

Hey Lotus listeners! In the American Revolutionary War, the National Security Act of 1947, established the CIA as an independent civilian intelligence agency, aiming to collect sensitive information about foreign countries and global insecurities to the National Security Council. This episode was really worthwhile yet challenging to research, outside of so many perplexing conspiracy theories amounted throughout the decades, reliable information about such a secretive organization is not accessible, especially one endorsed by the U.S. government. Despite, the strong morals the CIA was founded on, this organization was facing many complex issues such as counterintelligence, and counterterrorism as disciplines to serve America's security, which was first alerted to the prospect of the Communist use of mind control in 1949 during the trial of Hungarian Cardinal Mindszentry, a known opponent to the Communist regime. Leading to the deep seeded and complex corruption, abuse, and torture coming from this agency. If you liked this episode, please consider supporting me across different platforms I’m a self-promoted writer! Check out my blog site https://flanneryfilmfiles.blogspot.com/ And subscribe to my substack page! At cira flannery garza | Substack

Hi again! In this short episode, I break down the several elements that make up the complicated but entertaining digital horror universe and how they each breed success. The SCP Foundation or the Secure, Contain and Protect Foundation is fictionally based in a horror universe responsible for capturing, containing, and studying various paranormal, supernatural, and other mysterious phenomena unexplained by science (known as "anomalies" or "SCPs"), while also keeping their existence hidden from the rest of human society for our sake of protection and peace. The SCP was created back in 2008 at the middle of the beginning of the technological age of storytelling, particularly the sharing of creepypastas and urban legends shared threw the internet to a mass audience, and has been the background of many creative spinoffs   Thank you so much for listening and If you're not busy... I’m a self-promoted writer! Check out my blog site where I document my work both fictional and non-fictional, as well as the scripts for each of my podcast episodes https://flanneryfilmfiles.blogspot.com/ And subscribe to my substack page! At cira flannery garza | Substack

After the bizarre disappearance of France’s alleged first-ever inventor of the “Kintograph” moving motion camera, a new way of entertainment and culture was born. While the US was in the midst of new progressivism, many were eager to learn how this medium could make a market, and as today’s episode indulges, these “Stars” were prominent during the Silent Film Era from the late 1890s to the 1940s. Many of us don't consider how these girls were treated behind the scenes-How much were they paid? How old were they really? And How long were they expected to work? Today we’ll not only be talking about the obscure origins and corruption playing a role in the silent film era but also the racism, political agendas, exploitation, and criminal negligence with dangerous conditions that led to tragedies, humiliation, and suspicion that still plagues the industry to this day I’m a self-promoted writer! Check out my blogsite https://flanneryfilmfiles.blogspot.com/

Black Swan is a 2010 psychological film directed by Darren Aronofsky and written by Mark Heyman. This episode will be all about the deep sociological concepts such as Perfectionism, Toxic dynamics in Competitive atmospheres, The Infantilization of Woman in the female gaze. This will be the beginning of a new ser about the portrayal of young woman in Cinema, and together we will investigate and analyze how accurate they are to true life.  Sorry about the long months of waiting, I'm a busy student with a demanding schedule and I'm excited to get back to some new uploads. 

hi welcome back!! this episode will simplify the history timeline of the kickstarting events that brought parapsychology to be modernized to the success it is at today. Sharing a few exciting techniques for basic “mind reading” skills and what it takes to completely submerge oneself into another’s mind and character/personality analysis skills. Some modernized psychic phenomenon/ mediums and thought-provoking stories and additionally the reasons why parapsychology will always remain within the pseudoscience gate

hi there! we are no strangers to outlandish religious beliefs, but I would like to make it clear we are in no way trying to shame any people of any religious backgrounds. this first part is an introduction into the two more parts to come about the history and timeline of extreme religious practices and how it was easily normalized during those time periods. thank you so much for listening!  Instagram handle: the_lotus_official credits for this episode (mentioned): https://www.uncommon-travel-germany.com/martin-luther-95-theses.html Exorcisms have been part of Christianity for centuries (theconversation.com)

TRIGGER WARNING: talk about personal experiences with eating disorders, body dysmorphia  today is all about the effect of social media and the slow deterioration it has on our mental, physical and emotional health but also the high responsibility influencers feel to have responsibility of their audience's perception of our society. here are one of many subjects you will learn more about in today's episode- cancel culture, "it girls", cyberbullying, online deception, catfishing, social media addictions, "incels", white supremacy and misogynistic hate groups sources used:  jolene's video playlist- https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQKTOpKKn61XM-Rik3WJTZM7Sw3MyzSzm incel off urbandictionary- Urban Dictionary: incel 6 Dangers of Influencer Marketing | Social Media Today The Psychology of Cyberbullying (verywellmind.com) What Is Cancel Culture? | Psychology Today Toxicity on social media | The Manila Times

Hi, welcome back to the lotus, today’s episode is brought to you by my friend Jolene. You may know her from the second part of the 40 questions and the subliminal episode. billie elilish is a huge figure in the modern pop/alternative scene in the United States. today we will be discussing a sharing some thoughtful stories behind billie elilish's most loved songs from when her career first toke off to today. hope you enjoy! and please help us out by sharing this episode and following our social media platforms! 

Lana Del Rey or Elizabeth Grant was born on June 21st, 1985 in Manhattan, New York. along with a brother and a sister. She began writing music around 18 years old and attended Fordham University. Lana Del Rey became the most popular in between 2010 to 2014, when she released some of her fan-favorite albums such as Sirens and Born to Die, she was labeled as the queen of mid-2000’s alternative and indie music. in 2011 with the viral success of her single "Video Games''; she subsequently signed a recording contract with Polydor and Interscope. She became big on Myspace and Tumblr at the time, being used and shared to those emo-styled accounts with american horror story and gossip girl edits. Now, You can Find Lana’s music everywhere you listen around the country and even globe, On tiktok and Instagram at every moment of teenage angst. Lana Del Rey is now currently working on personal projects and has left social media. https://genius.com/artists/Lana-del-rey --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

hey everyone! this episode today is about a reaccuring phenomenon of fever dreams and modern reaslism in popular culturea cross the internet of the starngly familiar and liminal spaces! I'll be explaining the rise of this sub-genre and what it has to offer about the edges of our conciousness. this was uplifting for me to cover and I hope you all can learn something new today! Thank you all so much for tuning into this episode and please stay tuned for the next to come, with a new analysis on Lana Del Rey lyrics and Euphoria’s disturbing inspiration for storytelling coming up this month. Also Happy Pride Month to all of my LGBTQIA+ listeners. I hope this month is filled with self love and appreciation for you!

today, I am diving into the mystery that lies behind the chernobyl nuclear accident back in april, 26th, 1986, and the effects it has on ukrainian society to this day. what does this mean to the rest of the world? and what really happened that day that was hidden and neglected by the USSR media sources? educate yourself, open your mind and conisder making a donation to the children of chernobyl charity. it goes to keeping them fed, taken care of medically and under a roof during these turbulent and scary times. ➡️ https://www.chernobyl-international.com/ sources used: https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/focus/chernobyl/faqs#:~:text=1.,of%20radiation%20into%20the%20atmosphere. https://www.livescience.com/chernobyl-exclusion-zone https://www.britannica.com/event/Chernobyl-disaster https://euobserver.com/world/21409 https://www.oecd-nea.org/jcms/pl_14152/international-nuclear-law-in-the-post-chernobyl-period?details=true https://www.gao.gov/blog/2019/09/12/how-chernobyl-jump-started-the-global-nuclear-safety-regime http://www.rri.kyoto-u.ac.jp/NSRG/reports/kr21/kr21pdf/Zgersky.pdf --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

this episode was fun to record! make sure by practicing stoicism you still take healthy precautions in managing your emotions, valid or "not"!  follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/siblings_of_thought and subscribe to give us a good review on apple podcasts  https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/siblings-of-thought-cira-flannery-Oy25fcUTmki/#podcast --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

today we are joined by some of Cira's friends  Maya, Jolene, Zoe, Phoebe, and Allison we discuss the history and origination of astrology  and assign ourselves 2 signs each  to research and discuss the 12 zodiac signs and their personality traits, positive and negative, l and the planet they're ruled by. we explain how to read and interpret your birth chart and talk about the signs of our own! :) hope you enjoy --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

today I am joined by a friend. we discuss subliminals and manifestation used in advertising and marketing. subliminals are not only marketing strategies but also used in modern music, tv, social media, brands and pop culture. a really interesting subject!! https://youtu.be/dS_kKbIL4dy https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2002-11674-005

thanks for listening in to my first episode of a new segment, shower thoughts! please consider subscribing and leaving us a good review so we can keep this up! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

thank you so much for tuning into this episode about tribalism and social constructs and separates us from people with opposing view points, physical characteristics and cultural behavior. super quick and easy talk with my co-host! media bias chart in case you were curious enough to see it yourself: https://adfontesmedia.com/product/media-bias-chart-latest-edition/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

I specifically designed these questions to challenge our hypothetical abilities, we have the opportunity to get to know each other and our opinions that reveal themselves as we answer these questions. welcome to our new upgraded series! siblings of thought featuring- maya, jolene, christian, kai and our main host cira --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app