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A segment from our recent live show in Brooklyn! We investigate one man's obsession with an incredibly charismatic performer.  Please consider becoming a Hyperfixed premium member - you will get bonus episodes and access to our discord and much more, in addition to supporting independent journalism.  hyperfixedpod.com/join LINKS:  In Memoriam for "Minnie" Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Introducing Rethinking Purpose from How God Works: The Science Behind Spirituality. Follow the show: How God Works: The Science Behind Spirituality These days, it seems like advice for how to “find your purpose” is everywhere. But what if purpose isn’t some hidden answer waiting to be found? And what if anxiously searching for our one true calling actually makes it harder to live with purpose? On this episode, we explore some other approaches to the problem. Clinical psychologist Ross White tells us about how psychological flexibility can help us form purpose over time, and stay connected to it, even as our lives change. And we talk to philosopher Edward Slingerland about what early Chinese thinkers like Confucius and Zhuangzi would have made of our modern obsession with inventing a meaningful path from scratch.  Ross White is an Honorary Professor of Clinical Psychology at Queen’s University, Belfast and the Founding Director of Strive2Thrive. He is the author of the book The Tree That Bends: How a flexible mind can help you thrive, as well as the article “Your purpose isn’t something you find, it’s something you form.” Edward Slingerland is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia and a Visiting Professor in the Department of Religion at Dartmouth. He is the author of many books, including Trying Not to Try and the forthcoming title, Learning to See: Literature, Moral Perception and Early Confucian Virtue Ethics. Find out more about his work on his website. DISCLAIMER: Please note, this is an independent podcast episode not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in conjunction with the host podcast feed or any of its media entities. The views and opinions expressed in this episode are solely those of the creators and guests. For any concerns, please reach out to [email protected].

This week, an extended interview with Academy award winner Mark Mangini as he shares his history in the industry, some more detail to his experience making the movie Weeds (featured in the Hyperfixed episode Captive Audience) and he tells us how he came up with some of his favorite sounds LINKS:  Sound Designer Ben Burtt on his Star Wars sound design, from the documentary Empire of Dreams.

This week, we're unlocking an episode from our premium feed: an interview with Kate Downey, Host and Creator of the CRAMPED podcast.Get tickets for the Hyperfixed live show! If you like this episode and would like to hear more like it, as well as join our discord and get discounts on merch, you can support us by going to https://www.hyperfixedpod.com/join.  LINKS:  CRAMPED podcast Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Last year, we solved a problem for a listener that unearthed a slew of complicated issues within prison policy, specifically as it pertains to communications within prisons.  Please don't forget about our live show! Tickets are going fast, get yours today. tickets.hyperfixedpod.com LINKS: Prison Policy Initiative

Alice was browsing the stock audio in Adobe premiere, when she found dozens of audio marked "prison." Were they actually recorded in prison? By actual prisoners? And if so, was it voluntary? We investigate. Reminder! There are only two weeks until Hyperfixed live in Brooklyn! Buy tickets HERE Hyperfixed is completely independent and can only exist with the support of our listeners. Please consider becoming a premium Hyperfixed member. You'll get bonus episodes, discounts on merch and live shows, and much more. You can join by following THIS LINK LINKS: Watch Weeds on TUBI Max Cerda's Non-Profit, BUILD Latino Reentry Integration Services Space! The Game Show Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

"Round Them Up and Burn Them" and Other Adrian Fisher Stories

In 2022, Amber’s favorite podcast came to an abrupt and shocking end, and now, its archive of episodes has started disappearing from the internet. So she’s come to the Hyperfixed team to find out how to preserve what’s left, and answer a question that's been haunting her for years: is her favorite podcast host ok? LINKS:  ReTell Pharmacy PodcastWe are doing a LIVE SHOW in Brooklyn in September, get your tickets here http://tickets.hyperfixedpod.com/ Please consider becoming a hyperfixed premium member. Your support keeps our show alive. https://www.hyperfixedpod.com/join Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

This week, an extended interview with Henry Eliot, author of the book Follow This Thread about his experiences with mazes, Greg Bright, and Adrian Fisher.  LINKS: Our main feed episode, The Master of Mazes vs. The Big Green Monster Follow This Thread by Henry Eliot

Three years ago, Becca was seeing double. Her hometown's hedge maze had an uncanny resemblance to a famous maze in England, but no one seemed to realize it except her. So Becca wants to know if the maze is, indeed, a copy. And if she's right, she wants credit where credit is due.LINKS: - Adrian Fisher's book: The Amazing Book of Mazes- Henry Eliot's book: Follow This Thread- Honey Pot Hill Orchards in Stow - Photo of the Longleat Hedge Maze - Photo of the Big Green Monster in Stow,  Massachusetts- Photo of the sign at the Big Green Monster at Honey Pot Hill We are doing a LIVE SHOW in Brooklyn in September, get your tickets here http://tickets.hyperfixedpod.com/ Please consider becoming a hyperfixed premium member. Your support keeps our show alive. https://www.hyperfixedpod.com/join Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Sometimes we work on a story that never makes it to air, but an interview we did for it was so compelling, we still want you guys to hear it. This week, an interview with Kate Downey, the host of a podcast called Cramped, which is a podcast about period pain, and the backstory behind starting the podcast in the first place - her own period pain diagnosis odyssey.  Please don't forget about our live show! Tickets are going fast, get yours today. tickets.hyperfixedpod.com Links: Cramped Podcast

This week we're cooking up a couple stories in the lab so while you wait, please check out Panic World, a fantastic podcast hosted by friend of the show Ryan Broderick. ----- Why are cats so popular on the internet? It started with cat memes like I Can Haz Cheezburger and Keyboard Cat, then we became enamored with cat celebrities like Lil Bub, Grumpy Cat, and Princess Monstertruck. And now, we’re witnessing the next evolution in cat internet content: “cute cat AI.” Our guest and host of American Hysteria, Chelsey Weber-Smith, calls it a “Kitty Horror Picture Show.” Chelsey joins Ryan and Grant to tell us about the explosion of really weird AI-generated cat videos depicting cat families that’s all over TikTok and YouTube right now — much like Elsagate once did in 2014. Then, Ryan takes us back even further, to cover an older cat-based moral panic: Bonsai Kittens. Together, we look at how though technology has changed, we’ve pretty much always wanted to show each other freaky stuff on the internet — whether real or fake. Our guest Chelsey Weber-Smith hosts American Hysteria, a show that explores the fantastical thinking and irrational fears of Americans. Check it out here or wherever you listen to podcasts.  LINKS Garbage Day Newsletter Panic World American Hysteria Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Emma was watching Downton Abbey one day, and the characters appeared to treat the word "weekend" (or "week-end" as they pronounced it) like a dirty word. But why? We sit down with John of the Working Class History podcast to learn more about the history of the weekend, and why it would be such a dirty word to the gentry of turn of the century England, and we also learn a bit about producer Emma Courtland's labor rights lineage. LINKS: See pictures of Emma Tenayuca Working Class History Podcast

Earlier this year, David's mouse suddenly stopped working, which wouldn't be that weird, were it not for the fact that people across the world were reporting the same issue with the same mouse. What happened, and why? The Hyperfixed Team investigates. We are doing a LIVE SHOW in Brooklyn in September, get your tickets here http://tickets.hyperfixedpod.com/ Please consider becoming a hyperfixed premium member. Your support keeps our show alive. https://www.hyperfixedpod.com/join LINKS:  The Lever (David's investigative news website) Consumer Reports Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Andy Didorosi is a fixer in the purest sense of the word. No matter where he sees a problem, whether it be a car with a faulty alternator or the failures of the Detroit’s public transit system, he seems to relish the challenge. This week we talk to him about his attempt to fix his most daunting problem yet: He wants to bring automotive manufacturing back to Detroit.  Links: Mutiny Motors (Andy's Car Company)  Andy's YouTube Andy's TikTok Andy's Instagram Sign up for Andy's Discord