Why do people pretend to be someone they’re not?

Admin — Wed, 30 Jun 2021 13:01:00 +0000

Have you ever pretended to be someone else? Michelle hasn’t – although there was the time she told some d*ck who was hitting on her in a bar that she was rich because she produced Barbie Girl for Aqua. Does that count?

This week, Geordie and Michelle wanted to look at people who pretend to be someone else and honestly, the two cases the pair bring to the Eavesdroppin’ table are nothing alike, more than both are bizarre and strange. Totally up the Eavesdroppin’ alley, then.

So… Case Number 1 is the seemingly motiveless cases of con artist and impersonator Samantha Azzopardi. She’s Australian, she often pretends to be a 14 year old, even though she’s in her mid 30s, she often claims she’s pregnant, or a Russian gymnast or a talent scout for Pixar – and she’s confused and baffled authorities all over the world with claims that she’s a sex-trafficking victim who’s escaped from a life of abuse. It’s heartbreaking, really, when you think about it because there’s something more profoundly disturbing going on that just a woman wanting to create mischief… Best listen to the episode if you want to know more.

Then there’s the gender fraud case of Gayle Newland. If you managed to miss this one in the British news, you can catch all the details in the episode, which will include things like: Gayle pretended to be a guy called Kye to bag the girl she fancied called Chloe… And in a bizarre twist of events, which include bandages, blindfolds and handcuffs, Chloe and ‘Kye’ had SEX. And then it all gets weird from there… Sex, lies and strap-ons is all we’re gonna say.

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14: HOARDERS: grim cases and a look at the psychology behind it

Admin — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 02:00:00 +0000

Hoarders: Junk. Actual sh*t. Animals. Stuff. That’s what this week’s episode is all about… yes, we’re talking about HOARDERS! Trigger warning: This week’s episode contains swearing (as usual) and stories relating to the mistreatment of animals. Proceed with caution…

Geordie talks about her husband taking stuff off the street and drinking unknown murky liquids. Michelle talks about the time a childhood visit to a hoarder house scared the poop out of her. Geordie accuses Michelle of being a clothes hoarder. The pair delve into the psychology of hoarding and why hoarders hang on to stuff. Is there a difference between hoarding and collecting?

The pair talk about celebrity hoarders including Andy Warhol, the Bouvier sisters and Grey Gardens, the Collyer Brothers, plus Rhonda in the Chris Lilley series Lunatics and Susan Random in the British series Toast of London. Michelle delves into the difference between hoarder brains and non-hoarder brains. TRIGGER WARNING – Michelle outlines the case of Terry, the cat hoarder, which turns out to be horrific. (Apologies for the shock-disbelief-laughter – it was a case of hysterical laughing or crying). The case of Rat Man gets a mention – with a gruesome ending. Shanna the poo hoarder also gets some airtime, and quite frankly, it’s shocking. Geordie wraps up with the case of the Honeycheck sisters and that’s about it from the Eavesdroppin’ duo.

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LINKS:

Grey Gardens: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HNhlry-ggg&list=PLKHCtZGOtY8ekZgou0-_vzdjgWSYXtM7a

A little bit more on the Collyer Brothers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81jV9D8FiFA

The Declan O’Rourke song about the Collyer Brothers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKGyC0gr-SE

More on the Andy Warhol time capsules: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-29125003

Joyce from Lunatics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cecb9xxSt8o

If you’ve never seen Toast of London, here are some best bits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t97eE2fst4A

Want to know more about Mushroom Coffee? https://londonnootropics.com

Stats on animal hoarding: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/09/animal-hoarding-its-own-mental-disorder-study-argues

Study on how hoarding affects the brain: https://www.livescience.com/22140-hoarders-brain-why-they-cant-ditch-stuff.html

Shanna the poop hoarder: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xY7m4KzYR4Q

Terry the cat hoarder: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VPZKvuDcIo

Glenn the Rat Man rat hoarder: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsITgqGQgj4

Clip of the Honeycheck sisters in Detroit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qMBAgkyqcY

Bob & Lizzie Gibbons and their sex dolls: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORIRmLgV9-c

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Why do people pretend to be someone they’re not?

14: HOARDERS: grim cases and a look at the psychology behind it