Smells Like Innocence

Ep 47 starts with Susie's kids' sports schedules that has become more complex as her husband is now a coach for their younger daughter's basketball team.  Susie is very particular about her alarm clock times. Susie's dad thought being told that Susie was a "busy body" during parent-teacher conferences was a compliment. Ed got a mild case of gout from not being able to stop eating Korean fried chicken - in addition to making dakdoritang (Korean spicy stewed chicken).  Susie gives her opinion on Stanley cups and talks about her new Owala water bottle.  Ed understands cuteness-aggression because of Archie and can't stop smelling him because of the "puppy scent".  A white man adopts a Black baby and asks "Black Tik Tok" to educate him on his adopted baby's hair - transracial adoptions require a lot of thought and education. An American teenager about to start college is murdered in Gaza after going to see the land of his grandfather.  A woman ditches her date after getting a feeling that he may be racist and the man follows her home.  The woman from Houston - Rho - who alleged she got hit with a brick turned out to have lied about the brick - but even if she hit first it does not justify hitting a woman.  Susie recalls her experience as a woman and the assessments women have to make in nanoseconds of meeting a man.  Ed and Susie read a couple of listener write-ins... A non-Asian listener writes in about her experience as a white woman and how she is able to relate.  Another listener writes in relating to Ed's experience - spoiler alert - Ed cries again. UPCOMING FOOD WRITE-IN: We want to hear from you about your cultural food stories! Tell us any stories you have (funny, sad, happy, nostalgic, traumatizing, etc) regarding cultural foods. Make sure to detail the dish, and the circumstances surrounding the story with all the best details!  Susie and Ed are looking to do a future episode reading your stories while eating those same cultural dishes. So make sure to include all the details including your name (or let us know if you want to remain anonymous). We love to hear from you so write to us!  Also feel free to write in about AITA stories or any questions/advice for us! Email your questions and stories to: [email protected] SUPPORT THE PODCAST & BECOME A PRODUCER! What in the Shibal Patreon Follow Soogia:Tik TokInstagramYouTube Follow Ed:Tik TokInstagramYouTube Follow WhatintheShibal:Tik TokInstagramYouTube