Well, Eggheads, do we have a deep topic to cover today. And, it barely matters since the events of the 13th. In the light of the Supreme Court's ruling on the former president's immunity, we decided we wanted to voice our thoughts and those of several impassioned writers on Medium! Which I will list now:

1. The Discord Among Democrats Is Only Natural and Makes Me Proud to Vote Blue by Ben Ulansey
2. This Country Is Screwed by TAM
3. With fear for our democracy by Dan Canon*
4. It’s Worse Than You Think by Robert W Ahrens*
5. 21st Century Divine Right to Rule by Author, D. Denise Dianaty*
6. SCOTUS Crowns Trump as King by Caren White*
7. Ten Things Biden Can Do Now That He Has Immunity by Charles Bastille*
8. House Democrats are Taking on the Supreme Court by Caren White

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The Great Nominator himself, Gerald Sturgill, was The Hidden Egg's first interview of the season. A friend of the podcast, TheSturg (as many know him) has been a force to be reckoned with on Medium for years now. We were honored to be able to ask him about his journey to get here. We get to hear his difficulties, his successes, and his favorite articles. Let's all give some reads to this criminally under-boosted mainstay of Medium and check out some of his work! There's enough there to keep you entertained for hours or days or weeks!

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For this episode, TAM and mort decided to explore a corner or two of the 'manosphere.' What started as a quest researching men's issues turned into a revelation that so much of what men are writing about has to do with the ideas of 'toxic masculinity' and how that affects men.

Our main attractions were:

1. It’s Time to Stop Idolizing Extreme Men by Daniel Midson-Short
2. Not All Masculinity is Toxic by Matthew Maniaci
3. Can’t Make it as an Alpha Male? Here Are Some Options by Patrick Metzger

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The Hidden Egg podcast returns with the first episode of Season 5! Happy Pride, eggheads! This installment, we focused our search through Medium to articles telling us about LGBTQIA+ issues and experiences.

We shared a writer who is a part of our discord community, Murphy's Law, having his sexuality challenged by a well-written character, and marched right into Nanie Hurley telling us how LGBTQIA+ folks are dismantling toxic traditions. Our 3rd author, I Napoleon B. gave us a very intimate seat to get a taste of his relationship with one of his best friends, and the special bond of gay friendships.

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For this special between-the-seasons episode of the Hidden Egg podcast, we did a shallow dive into three YouTube channels that are all about rescuing animals! From three very different perspectives, we saw selfless humans donating their time, care, and attention to the health and happiness of some very vulnerable furry and feathery friends.

The YouTube channels we checked out were Rocky Kanaka, A Chick Called Albert, and Tabby Tail's Cat Rescue. We ooh'd and aah'd through this Special Episode and we hope that you enjoy it! :D

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For the first time in the history of The Hidden Egg, TAM and mortal welcome special guest, Ben Ulansey!! (applause noises here)

We talked with Ben about his experiences with Medium since he started on the platform. As someone that has been recognized by the platform many times, we wanted to get to know the writer and what his art meant to him. We went a few different places with our first interview, discussing Ben's views on technology and the internet and what it all means for our futures and touching on some of the articles he wrote about popular media. We even took a brief dive into one of his articles on religion. It was a wonderful time, with a fantastic writer and we hope you enjoy the talk!

(Ben asks that listeners forgive the audio quality of his iPhone during the interview.)

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TAM & mort (that's us) discovered several banger articles dealing with parenthood that we wanted to share with you all! As parents ourselves, vulnerable articles about raising a human connects with us very closely and we just had to give you this little peak at some of the great content on Medium!

We started this week's episode with author Jacqueline Dooley heart-breaking, yet uplifting recounting of how she got through the death of her child. This week's middle child gave us a detailed view of what it is like for a mother of 6 to be diagnosed with Bipolar I, written by Lindy Vogel. Our feel-good ending article was written by Michelle A. Cmarik taking us through her decision to split her family, for the sake of everyone's happiness, and the struggles along the path. We hope you enjoy listening and that you find smiles! :D And follow yourself, always.

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eternallymortal & TAM found articles dealing with some of the struggles that women are going through. For this HIdden Egg episode, come with us as we delve deeper into what it is like to be a woman.

We kicked off the episode with author Ajah Hales teaching us about Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder with an emotional and also educational article. Our middle article by Aabha Gopan walked us through the nightmare of having to make one of the most difficult choices to make. And we rounded out with Bonnie J Sludikoff's piece about the Netflix series "Baby Reindeer' and how it made her feel, having had a relating experience.

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