Long bedrest has long been known to have deleterious physiological effects such as muscle atrophy and other forms of deconditioning. It can also result in altered distribution of body fluids. And it's a major cause of thrombosis mainly by reducing blood flow in the legs. So yeah, it's not great if you lay around all the time and don't do anything.
We double-dip a bit in this week's show, reading two short stories and proving that you don't have to have a ton of time to read something thought-provoking. The theme is "female authors writing about controversial-at-the-time ideas," and the stories are The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and The Lottery by Shirley Jackson.
One is about a misdiagnosed "hysterical" woman slowly going insane through lack of mental stimulation, one is about a seemingly innocuous small town that is slavishly devoted to its own traditions. Both remain subversive and retain their impact even today.
Oh yeah and we also talk about which grocery store animal mascot would win in a fight.
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