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Oct 2021
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S4 Ep356: Does Your Office Have This Nec...

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About this episode
If you’re heading back into the office (or already have), Kathleen is filling us in on the one thing most offices DON’T have that they should! Does yours? Then, Bethany is talking about nightmares and what awesome movies and books they’ve inspired. Plus, Kathleen and Bethany talk about a letter they received from a frustrated Tastebud who has some feedback. 

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What We Talked About:
Ep. 205 - “The True Story Behind Freddy Krueger & Breathing Techniques for Anxiety” https://audioboom.com/posts/7385944-the-true-story-behind-freddy-krueger-breathing-techniques-for-anxiety 

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Netflix: Squid Games

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KATHLEEN’S SOURCES:
"Employers Have Been Offering the Wrong Office Amenities"- 
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/10/fresh-air-cool-new-office-amenity/620288/

https://www.incomediary.com/top-20-most-awesome-company-offices/

https://www.insider.com/coolest-offices-design-us-2018-5#headquartered-in-sheboygan-wisconsin-acuity-insurance-is-known-for-its-permanent-65-foot-tall-ferris-wheel-2

https://www.totalclean.co.uk/blog/europes-coolest-offices-red-bull-uk-hq-in-london/ 


BETHANY’S SOURCES:
Trailer, “Hausu” https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2997729305?playlistId=tt0076162&ref_=tt_ov_vi
David Lynch Interview & “The Alphabet” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6kLzKgcLew
Trailer, “Dance of Reality” - https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3277503001?playlistId=tt2301592&ref_=tt_ov_vi
“La Villa Strangiato,” Rush - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eK1hmDpa8bo
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/nightmare-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20353515
https://www.ranker.com/list/child-nightmares-films/lisa-a-flowers
https://www.toptenz.net/10-books-and-movies-that-were-inspired-by-dreams.php
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20190418-the-man-who-photographs-his-nightmares
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/6-masterpieces-made-while-artists-slept
https://www.verywellmind.com/why-do-we-dream-top-dream-theories-2795931
http://www.2112.net/powerwindows/transcripts/19780930sounds.htm
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/66007/15-songs-came-dreams
“Classical Composer Reacts to La Villa Strangiato (Rush),” The Daily Doug, Episode 87: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDRAj5jTmzM
“Alex Lifeson 2021 Interview,” Make Weird Music YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrOdzTH1qWQ

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