Shower Curtains & Porn Revisited

Thanksgiving Reflections & History

• 🦃 The hosts revisit older podcast episodes for Thanksgiving, reflecting on their friendship and past content.
• 💡 Crystal Echo Hawk discusses the true history of Thanksgiving, highlighting it as a myth built on genocidal colonization, slavery, and massacres of Indigenous peoples like the Pequot.
• 🗺️ She recommends using native-land.ca to learn about the indigenous land one occupies, encouraging a deeper understanding of history.
• 🥕 Peter Singer's "Consider the Turkey" is mentioned, arguing that the consumption of turkey is ethically bankrupt due to the miserable lives of factory-farmed turkeys.

The American Shower Curtain Obsession

• 🚿 David expresses his long-standing frustration with American shower curtains, which he finds stick to the body, get dirty, and are prone to mildew.
• 📰 Even the New York Times reviews shower curtains, highlighting their prevalence and the detailed consideration given to them in American culture.
• 🔬 Scientists, like Professor David Schmidt, have studied the "shower curtain effect," explaining the phenomenon of curtains blowing inward due to air pressure and vortices.
• 💰 The persistence of shower curtains is attributed to their lower cost compared to glass doors, and the issue of hard water in over 85% of American homes making glass difficult to maintain.

Pornography: Industry & Impact

• 📊 Pornhub data reveals significant traffic spikes during election day, suggesting people use it for stress relief or a "quick session" before chaos.
• 🎬 David recounts his visit to a porn film set, observing the mechanical and orchestrated nature of production, including detailed consent forms and health & safety briefings.
• 🧠 Performers require mental strength to maintain performance under pressure, with Lucas, a male talent, noting the challenges of seven years without performance enhancers.
• ⚠️ The discussion touches on the unrealistic and potentially harmful portrayals in pornography, such as normalized choking or incest scenarios, and the challenges parents face with children's easy access to explicit content.
• 🎭 The cultural impact of shower curtains is humorously linked to iconic movie scenes like Psycho and Euphoria, suggesting their dramatic role in American storytelling.