Gloria Ramirez's illness had strange symptoms causing people to believe it was otherworldly. This episode explores possible explanations and theories surrounding her baffling case.
The podcast discusses how medicine, as an institution, has deep systemic issues and how sometimes good faith actors are misunderstood due to a lack of information and medical knowledge. It also talks about a case where a patient died due to medical misjudgment because of the lack of knowledge and advancement in medicine during that time.
The Magic Castle's traditional gender norms and expectations have led to a lack of diversity in the performers, mostly male and older men dressed in suits, but there are women breaking barriers in the industry and being just as adept in magic and sleight of hand skills as their male counterparts.
Mental health disorders have varying levels of severity ranging from nearly functional to completely dysfunctional and even fatal. The most rigorous studies examine individuals through structured psychiatric interviews but self-reported numbers show even higher rates of prevalence beyond 25%.
This podcast episode discusses the recent recognition of misophonia as a separate disease and its comorbidity with other mental illnesses. Estimations range from 0.4% to 5% of the general population dealing with misophonia.