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Wet and Confused: A Deep Dive into Mermaid Delusion.

Stevie & Jacklynn Episode 27

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Hold your breath until your vision gets spotty, because Jacklynn and Stevie are plunging into the brine to figure out why everyone wants to skinny dip with a predatory fish-human hybrid. This week, we’re investigating Mermaids: the original gaslighters of the sea. Why do they want our voices? Why are their bras made of non-supportive mollusks? And why, God, why, did someone sew a primate to a fish and call it "art"?

In this chaotic deep sea plunge we’re tackling:

The Original Catfish: We trace mermaid origins back to when sailors were so lonely they started flirting with manatees. It wasn’t "enchantment," Dave, it was scurvy and a desperate need for a hug.

The Fiji Mermaid Trauma Ward: A deep dive into the taxidermy nightmare that proves humanity will believe anything if you put it in a glass case and charge a nickel.

Professional Mermaiding: We discuss the "Industrial Kelp Complex" where people voluntarily zip themselves into $3,000 silicone death-socks for the sake of the 'gram.

Atlantis: The Ultimate Gated Community: Is it a lost civilization, or did they just see where humanity was heading and decide to fake their own deaths?

Warning: This episode contains high levels of salt, zero actual marine biology, and heavy realization that the ocean is 95% "Nope."

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