References:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9517665/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8702154/

https://pubs.aip.org/asa/jasa/article/152/1/172/2838285/Effects-of-spatialized-water-sound-sequences-for

https://www.healthyhearing.com/report/53430-Noise-colors-white-pink-brown-tinnitus-hearing

https://www.history.com/topics/early-us/whiskey-rebellion

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/image/906269001 

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3502202/

https://www.britannica.com/animal/mastodon

https://www.nps.gov/natr/learn/historyculture/chickasaw-history-a-summary.htm

https://www.chickasaw.tv/events/the-creek-war

https://bpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com/voices.uchicago.edu/dist/d/1690/files/2019/10/61A-thought-in-the-park_The-influence-of-naturalness-and-low-level-visual-features-on-expressed-thoughts.pdf

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This episode was expanded from my short essay given to the Wisconsin Empathy Project Spring class of 2024 through the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee's Honors College.

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I discuss the goths: Germanic, Victorian era, and modern goth subculture along with the way we perceive shadows.

MACFARLANE, ROBERT. The Wild Places. GRANTA BOOKS, 2023. 

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/shadows-and-illusions/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28285176/

https://www.atmostfear-entertainment.com/lifestyle/fashion/origin-development-creative-goth-subculture/

https://www.artsy.net/gene/shadows

https://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/releases/how-you-think-about-death-may-affect-how-you-act.html#:~:text=Researchers%20had%20people%20either%20think,for%20society%20by%20donating%20blood.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giselle

https://www.britannica.com/biography/P-T-Barnum

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This episode explains neurophysiological and psychological underpinnings of sleep paralysis down to 3 scenarios: Intruder, Incubus, and Unusual Bodily Experiences.

Further, I briefly unwrap why getting good sleep is essential to controlling your dreams and manifesting them into reality. Just your typical podcast stuff.

Works Cited

Cheyne, J.Allan, et al. “Hypnagogic and Hypnopompic Hallucinations during Sleep Paralysis: Neurological and Cultural Construction of the Night-Mare.” Consciousness and Cognition, Academic Press, 25 May 2002, www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S105381009990404X.

Cox, Ann M. “Sleep Paralysis and Folklore.” JRSM Open, SAGE Publications, 28 July 2015, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5167075/#sec4-2054270415598091title.

Denis, Dan, et al. “A Systematic Review of Variables Associated with Sleep Paralysis.” Sleep Medicine Reviews, W.B. Saunders, 8 June 2017, www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1087079217301120.

Elliot, Josh K. “Why the Paralyzing 'Sleep Demon' Still Haunts Humans in the Age of Science.” Global News, Global News, 20 Apr. 2019, globalnews.ca/news/5177498/sleep-paralysis-demon-science/.

Fuseli, Henry. The Nightmare. 1781, Detroit Institute of Arts, Midtown Detroit. Wikipedia,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nightmare#Exhibition.

Jaiswal, Samiksha. “Night Hag - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia.” Alchetron.com, 6 Feb. 2018, alchetron.com/Night-hag.

Madrigal, Alexis C. “The Dark Side of the Placebo Effect: When Intense Belief Kills.” The Atlantic, Atlantic Media Company, 14 Sept. 2011, www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2011/09/the-dark-side-of-the-placebo-effect-when-in tense-belief-kills/245065/.

Munger, Ronald G. “Sudden Death in Sleep of Laotian-Hmong Refugees in Thailand: a Case-Control Study.” American Journal of Public Health, vol. 77, no. 9, Sept. 1987, pp. 1187–1190., doi:10.2105/ajph.77.9.1187.

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Ever wondered why kids are so naughty and what makes them nice? This episode details cultural shifts of naughty behaviors, punishment, and even Christmas monsters that shape a child's worldview. I also discuss how social isolation has led to a rise in claiming neurodivergence.

Email telyntales@gmail.com for source and reference materials.

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https://www.sdu.dk/en/om_sdu/fakulteterne/naturvidenskab/nyheder2018/2018_10_29_eelgrass#:~:text=The%20ecosystem%20storing%20most%20carbon,mangrove%20forests%20and%20salt%20marshes.

https://hakaimagazine.com/features/when-whales-and-humans-talk/

https://digitalcommons.du.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1913&context=djilp#:~:text=Every%20part%20of%20the%20whale,activities%20associated%20with%20the%20whale.

https://umistapotlatch.ca/objets-objects/index-eng.php?nojs=true&object=02.05.008

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/312626

https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/fandd/issues/2019/12/natures-solution-to-climate-change-chami

https://time.com/5733954/climate-change-whale-trees/

https://www.whalefacts.org/whales-in-mythology/

https://hakaimagazine.com/features/in-the-mind-of-a-whale/

https://ocul-yor.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991008157239705164&context=U&vid=01OCUL_YOR:YOR_DEFAULT&lang=en

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WEZvOhEu15gVBRcJs3ZmYed9SAkF77IPCAEi08hSPME/edit

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9226434/

https://anthropology.mit.edu/sites/default/files/documents/helmreich_genders_of_waves_color.pdf

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/orcas-killer-whales-menopause-grandmothers

https://www.southernliving.com/garden/trees/manchineel-poison-tree

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This episode details the history of Palestine's colonization preceding 1948 and how Britain's colonization of Ireland has unexpected ties to Palestine. Sinéad O'Connor's song "If You Had A Vineyard" (link below) takes lyrics from the Book of Isaiah in the Hebrew Bible to discuss the implications of colonization and war. Some neuroscience of our perception of beauty being tied to a preference of nature and how children are resilient through play in the face of terror and destruction. Psychology of wealthy people finding less meaning in life than impoverished people. How land is not simply land, how war is more than just killing human beings. How a show called Teenage Bounty Hunters is giving me strength in this time. And finally, an impulsive rant about people who celebrate Christmas before Thanksgiving, but then finding compassion for those who need holiday cheer in our darkest days.

If You Had a Vineyard by Sinéad O'Connor:

Youtube: https://youtu.be/Kf24-rgyOeI?si=PS_Yz6_IzWDmGGCq

Website: https://www.sineadoconnor.com/

Environmental Preferences in Children and Adults, Perception of Beauty:

https://voices.uchicago.edu/bermanlab/research-the-external-environment/

Oishi, S., & Diener, E. (2014). Residents of poor nations have a greater sense of meaning in life than residents of wealthy nations. Psychological Science, 25(2), 422–430. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797613507286

Teenage Bounty Hunters:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10584608/

History of Palestine:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sykes%E2%80%93Picot_Agreement

https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100040636618.0x000002#:~:text=It%20is%20written%20in%20French,contributing%20to%20their%20economic%20development.

Viorst, Milton (2016). Zionism: The Birth and Transformation of an Ideal. p. 80. ISBN 978-1-4668-9032-9.

Bull, P. (1993). The significance of the nationalist response to the Irish land act of 1903. Irish Historical Studies, 28(111), 283-305. doi:10.1017/S0021121400011056

https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2018/11/2/more-than-a-century-on-the-balfour-declaration-explained

https://jcpa.org/article/the-evolution-of-israels-boundaries/

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If you are confused about your own spirituality, how to pray, or the practicality of having a spiritual relationship with the universe, this episode will shine light on the topic of prayer, religious tradition, and spiritual identity in 2023.

Tangents include tattoos in Judaism, minor vs major keys in worship music, the Jewish celebration of the birthday of trees, and connecting with the inner child to access the simplicity of spirituality.

P.S. Jess was a a UWM HARPY officer!

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This episode reviews the history of golf from Scotland to the United States, highlighting the sport's societal impacts of racism and sexism, particularly with country clubs. Further, the environmental impacts of golf courses are all tied together with the tidy & clean American Dream, or illusion, dare I say.

References:

https://www.ngf.org/golf-industry-research/

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsoc.2021.630558/full

https://www.cartbarn.com/blog/what-is-the-history-of-the-golf-cart--48038

https://www.theringer.com/2021/4/7/22370057/golf-diversity-issues-history-pga-lpga-the-masters

https://www.top100golfcourses.com/golf-course/burning-tree-club

http://montgomeryhistory.org/pdf/46-4.pdf

https://fisherpub.sjf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1338&context=ur

https://www.golfpass.com/travel-advisor/articles/grass-over-garbage-golf-courses-give-landfill-sites-a-second-life

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2003/12/07/golf-courses-multiplying-on-formerly-unusable-landfills/9d1e97d4-77ab-4230-9d20-605b99053b23/

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Discussion includes: -a forest soundscape

-initial tree observations

-hot take on "hiking", industrial aesthetics, and farm-to-table restaurants

-history of tree hugging

-tree folklore

-spread of religion with pomegranates/forbidden fruit

-cognitive benefits from trees

-trees do more (and I mean WAY more) than just capture C02

-can trees solve the gen z identity crisis?

References:

MAGAN, MANCHAN. Listen to the Land Speak: A Journey into the Wisdom of What Lies beneath Us. GILL BOOKS, 2022. 

(TRN), Mancuso, Stefano/ Viola, Alessandra/ Pollan, Michael (FRW)/ Benham, Joan. Brilliant Green: The Surprising History and Science of Plant Intelligence. Island Pr, 2018. 

https://womensearthalliance.org/wea-voices/the-original-tree-huggers-let-us-not-forget-their-sacrifice-on-earth-day/

https://www.villagesquare.in/khejri-the-wonder-tree-of-thar-desert/#:~:text=The%20Khejri%20leaves%2C%20locally%20called,thrive%20on%20the%20khejri%20tree.

https://www.britannica.com/plant/pomegranate

https://www.asor.org/anetoday/2019/02/Golden-Pome/#:~:text=In%20Mycenean%20and%20later%20Greek,Western%20border%20of%20the%20world.

https://www.americanyawp.com/reader/the-new-world/indian-creation-stories/

https://time.com/5733954/climate-change-whale-trees/

https://www.fs.usda.gov/psw/publications/documents/psw_gtr151/psw_gtr151_09_franco.pdf

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Tune in to see how Aristotle defined self love, how we compare it to today's concept of self empathy, and how we can apply self empathy to better ourselves within a divided and isolated community.

Topics include processing traumatic memories, moral injury from the 2020 pandemic, Arthur Brooks on loving our enemies, my personal & vulnerable confession of contempt, the Wisconsin Empathy Project chapter at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, applying self empathy in light of informal OCD diagnosis.

*Note - I am not a psychologist or expert on this topic*

References

Brooks, A. C. (2019). Love your enemies: How decent people can save America from the culture 

of contempt. Broadside Books.

Neff, K.D., Dahm, K.A. (2015). Self-compassion: What it Is, what it does, and how it relates to 

mindfulness. In: Ostafin, B., Robinson, M., Meier, B. (eds) Handbook of mindfulness and 

self-regulation. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2263-5_10

Sherman, N. (2014). Recovering lost goodness: Shame, guilt, and self-empathy. Psychoanalytic 

Psychology, 07369735, 20140401, 31, 2.

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The theory of synchronicity, backed up with quantum mechanics, connects each coincidence and supernatural scenario of your life to form one massive and important storyline. And that one animal that you feel spiritually connected to? Its folkloric history may reveal more than you could imagine about who you are and what your purpose is.

I specifically discuss my personal connection with the rabbit and how my experiences seamlessly integrate with rabbit and hare folklore.

Tangents include: pronunciation of "telyn", quantum entanglement, starling murmuration, three hares motif, bad omens for a wedding, the integration of living systems, creating the best capitalistic system with synchronicity of the human animal, the garden giving birth to me

Billings, L. (2022, October 4). Explorers of Quantum Entanglement win 2022 Nobel prize in 

physics. Scientific American. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from 

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/explorers-of-quantum-entanglement-win-202

2-nobel-prize-in-physics1/

Caltech Faculty. (2023). What is entanglement and why is it important? Caltech Science 

Exchange. Retrieved March 29, 2023, from 

https://scienceexchange.caltech.edu/topics/quantum-science-explained/entanglement 

Chinese Language Institute. (2023, January 23). Year of the rabbit: The complete guide: Chinese 

zodiac. CLI. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from 

https://studycli.org/chinese-zodiac/year-of-the-rabbit/ 

Cluysenaar, A., & Schwenk, N. (2004). The hare that hides within: Poems about St. Melangill. 

Parthian. 

Greeves, T., Andrew, S., & Chapman, C. (2016). The three hares a curiosity worth regarding. 

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Griffioen, R. E., Steen, S., Verheggen, T., Enders‐Slegers, M. J., & Cox, R. (2019). Changes in 

behavioural synchrony during dog‐assisted therapy for children with autism spectrum 

disorder and children with down syndrome. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual 

Disabilities, 33(3), 398–408. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12682 

Hoehl, S., Fairhurst, M., & Schirmer, A. (2020). Interactional synchrony: Signals, mechanisms 

and benefits. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 16(1-2), 5–18. 

https://doi.org/10.1093/scan/nsaa024 

Pérez, A., Carreiras, M., & Duñabeitia, J. A. (2017). Brain-to-brain entrainment: EEG interbrain 

synchronization while speaking and listening. Scientific Reports, 7(1). 

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-04464-4 

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dynamics by large-scale climate: Semantic scholar. Nature. Retrieved March 28, 2023, 

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amics-by-Post-Forchhammer/db3d5dfe9505d8a7c282797659a2f5d1e286c35b

Smithsonian Magazine Editors. (2018, February 21). When scientists "discover" what indigenous 

people have known for centuries. Smithsonian.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from 

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ditional-knowledge-180968216/

Yaden, D. B., & Newberg, A. B. (2022). Synchronicity experiences. The Varieties of Spiritual 

Experience. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190665678.003.0011 

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Random little welcome episode on how I started and where I'm going!

Telyn Tales is a podcast that incorporates intersectional interests including psychology, neuroscience, folklore, ecology, and my personal contemporary takes with background harp accompaniment. 

I'm your host, Sofia Mattson. I act as a scop, an Old English word pronounced kind of like "shop". I can be a scientific scop or a poetic scop. The allure of the harp may either draw you into the subject matter or lure you to sleep. Either way, I hope you enjoy as you get to know my mind's eye.

Tangents include: Dekalb corn, aesthetic of Milwaukee, WI, facts and feelings are one of the same, shoutout UWM Honors College HARPY

~please excuse the mediocre audio quality~

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