Cannot wait to calve some time to listen. How fascinating the depth and breadth of humanity and the animal kingdom is indeed!
Although...this comes just when enough time had passed since the last bout of wierd cannibal stuff I watched/read for the algorithms to stop suggesting wierd cannibal stuff on YouTube... Dammit it was finally safe to let my kids back on my YouTube!
I'm always relieved to know that others are interested in this stuff (as in the concept of cannabalism not the act 😬) and it's not a terrible character flaw of mine. Although I tend towards survival cannabalism content because I often find the misogyny inherent in most true crime content (and often the way the journalistic lens perpetuates or at least leaves it unchallenged) more off-putting, funnily enough, than the idea of cannabalism itself.
Can highly recommend Caitlin Doughty's (Ask a Mortician) "Cannabalism Trilogy" on YouTube for people interested but uncomfortable with sensationalism. Also, for others who might struggle with a lot of true crime in the age of metoo and centering women, can recommend Hallie Rubenhold's triumph of a book The Five. Rubenhold tells the stories of the five known victims of Jack the Ripper and gives their murderer almost no "airtime" at all. It paints a fascinating and deeply sad portrait of the lives of Victorian women and has changed irrevocably the way I look at true crime content.
I love every episode of this podcast. I hope you guys take more left turns like this in the future, this subject is fascinating. Was just talking to my friend at work this week about her Koi who have spawned and out of hundreds only 2 babies were not eaten.
I really appreciated that Schutt’s book refused to do like human cannibal psychopaths (maybe not the right term). In the USA I can’t give blood because I might have prions from being born in England during the mad cow outbreak. When I learned that at 16, I became absolutely obsessed with communicable diseases.
Ohhh I want to tell you about the outtakes of the final scene but I don't want to spoil anyone either. There are outtakes on YouTube, and there are more that Bryan has never released.
I have always found people's horror at cannibalism fascinating. I think some folk tend to forget humans may be good hunters but we are not at the top of the food chain, and said food chain also has lateral movement. Everything in nature that can be eaten will eaten by something.
I read a short history of cannibalism (which I found at the hard to find book shop) that had a great insight into cultures forming habits around eating enemies, family members and just whoever they could, um, sink their teeth into. The most interesting pice of the book I found is that during almost all wars fought by humans there have been cases of cannibalism, sometimes a market is set up even. I find it good to remember everyday, that humans are really just animals with very convoluted social controls that govern us all, and when this breaks down the animal is always there.
Cannot wait to calve some time to listen. How fascinating the depth and breadth of humanity and the animal kingdom is indeed!
Although...this comes just when enough time had passed since the last bout of wierd cannibal stuff I watched/read for the algorithms to stop suggesting wierd cannibal stuff on YouTube... Dammit it was finally safe to let my kids back on my YouTube!
I'm always relieved to know that others are interested in this stuff (as in the concept of cannabalism not the act 😬) and it's not a terrible character flaw of mine. Although I tend towards survival cannabalism content because I often find the misogyny inherent in most true crime content (and often the way the journalistic lens perpetuates or at least leaves it unchallenged) more off-putting, funnily enough, than the idea of cannabalism itself.
Can highly recommend Caitlin Doughty's (Ask a Mortician) "Cannabalism Trilogy" on YouTube for people interested but uncomfortable with sensationalism. Also, for others who might struggle with a lot of true crime in the age of metoo and centering women, can recommend Hallie Rubenhold's triumph of a book The Five. Rubenhold tells the stories of the five known victims of Jack the Ripper and gives their murderer almost no "airtime" at all. It paints a fascinating and deeply sad portrait of the lives of Victorian women and has changed irrevocably the way I look at true crime content.
I love every episode of this podcast. I hope you guys take more left turns like this in the future, this subject is fascinating. Was just talking to my friend at work this week about her Koi who have spawned and out of hundreds only 2 babies were not eaten.
Just listening to the episode now - loving it as usual - and then halfway through Monica and Dax did an ad for McDonalds French fries 😂😂
I really appreciated that Schutt’s book refused to do like human cannibal psychopaths (maybe not the right term). In the USA I can’t give blood because I might have prions from being born in England during the mad cow outbreak. When I learned that at 16, I became absolutely obsessed with communicable diseases.
Sharks are so awesome. Young men is sad that animorphs didn’t do them justice.
I'd like to say something intelligent but can only manage jfc. Those sharks are brutal. I'm more astounded by that than by the rare morgue ribs.
Ohhh I want to tell you about the outtakes of the final scene but I don't want to spoil anyone either. There are outtakes on YouTube, and there are more that Bryan has never released.
I have always found people's horror at cannibalism fascinating. I think some folk tend to forget humans may be good hunters but we are not at the top of the food chain, and said food chain also has lateral movement. Everything in nature that can be eaten will eaten by something.
I read a short history of cannibalism (which I found at the hard to find book shop) that had a great insight into cultures forming habits around eating enemies, family members and just whoever they could, um, sink their teeth into. The most interesting pice of the book I found is that during almost all wars fought by humans there have been cases of cannibalism, sometimes a market is set up even. I find it good to remember everyday, that humans are really just animals with very convoluted social controls that govern us all, and when this breaks down the animal is always there.