525 - Snap It Out

Hosts Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark kick off the episode with lighthearted gripes about a flight from SXSW in Austin, where a passenger repeatedly blew his nose into a damp green handkerchief and snapped it out like a picnic blanket, horrifying them both. They recap attending the iHeart Podcast Awards—where Giggly Squad won Podcast of the Year—hanging out with friends like Jake from Disgraceland and Craig Pearl, and shopping at Austin's Feathers vintage store. Plugs for their Exactly Right Media network highlight shows like Two Faced: John of God, That's Messed Up, Buried Bones, and Do You Need a Ride?, plus a spring merch sale.

Oregon State Hospital Poisoning

In 1942 Salem, Oregon, wartime rationing strained the overcrowded Oregon State Hospital, the state's oldest psychiatric facility (site of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest filming). Chronic underfunding left one daytime staffer per 16 patients and one per 150 at night, with 108% staff turnover from 1940-1942. Kitchen staff, prepping meals for 3,000 on 7 cents per patient daily, relied on unpaid patient "trustees" for tasks.