would resolve?
I think we felt it was important to
tell the story because by telling
it we thought:
1) That it would help people to
see their thoughts differently,
and
2) That it would help to demystify and regularize OCD with
harming obsessions, which is
something that people absolutely should not be afraid of.
With this in mind, will future episodes also dig into topics that
could be as uncomfortable?
Alix: A number of the shows feature stories that are about people with conditions most people
have never heard of. And we
talk to people who have these
experiences because it helps us
to step back and talk about the
broader issues that affect us all.
I think you’re right - we don’t do
it in a sensationalistic way at all
- we do it because it helps us to
talk about broader issues that
are difficult to see and talk about.
Can you let our readers know
what future topics are coming
up for the show?
Alix: We have a show about expectations which features this
man who is blind who makes a
(strangely convincing) argument
that if the world just had differ-
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