We Should Unpack ThisExplicit
by Mickey & Aaron Atkins
The podcast where Mickey and Aaron take mental health and therapy from abstract theory to real ass life by sharing our lives and airing our dirty laundry!
Podcast episodes
Season 1
65 D&D Hot Takes | Best Game Ever
This week we're talking about D&D because it's Mickey's hyperfixation and because Reddit has a looooot to say! We're sharing some of our hottest takes about the game and the ttrpg hobby in general so don't leave us out here alone! Share your own controversial takes and feelings about D&D in the comments! Obviously we get lost along the way and take some tangents to talk about The Secret Life of the American Teenager AGAIN, Mickey's conspiracy theories about Meta platform ads and how AI and social media are fueling propaganda! What a fun and totally cohesive episode! See ya next week!
64 We're Fighting Over Potatoes?? | Potato Head Blues
This week we're delving into the world of potatoes! Not just because Mickey has some weirdly apt info to dump but also because we have strong opinions about the spud as two neurodivergent weirdos that we want to share with y'all! We get into the history of potatoes, including a tangent into the Irish potato "famine", rank our favorite ways to prepare the veg and get into some heated debate that Mickey is absolutely and totally right in! Share your potato lists with us below so we can all fight about it!
63 This Paul & Morgan Video is SCARY | Bad Romance
These week we're permitting Paul a few minutes out of timeout merely to discuss his latest glaring example of what terrible communication, failing as a partner, and coercive behavior could look like. In theory. This latest Paul and Morgan vlog is really concerning so we're unpacking the issues with it and setting the record straight about how to handle these hypothetical situations in a way that promotes the safety and empowerment of everyone! Because it's us we also get sidetracked talking about our misadventures at the used book store, the time our cat pooped in the car, and our latest reality tv obsession. It's all related I swear! We hope you all enjoy the episode and don't forget to like it and leave us reviews! See ya in two weeks!
62 Radical Unschooling is WILD | Positively Lost Me
This week we're unpacking the topic of radical unschooling because @SAVYWRITESBOOKS made a video about the topic that absolutely blew my mind. We spend some time talking about what a terrible trend this is and the potential impact of it on things like politics and culture but of course we take some tangents too. We get lost talking about Mickey's hatred of the DFW airport, our obsession with DanDaDan (and the intro music) and our hope for the future and our ability to connect with one another! We hope you enjoy the episode!
61 Microtransactions Are Rotting Our Brains & Another Guessing Game! | Price Tag
This week we're unpacking Mickey's undying hatred for the way that corporations are gamifying everything to try and co-opt our attention spans! What an uplifting topic, I know. Don't worry though because while we're going to complain a lot about microtransactions, our lowered threshold for understimulation and dopamine we're also going to paradoxically play a silly little guess the object game like last week! We, of course, get distracted and take some tangents to talk about the latest trends in Mormon hanky panky, a rant about high control religions, and our pitch for not starting the new year until Spring! We hope y'all enjoy the episode!