The Anxiety Encyclopedia

Co-hosts Lorien and Katharine talk about what's making them anxious, from bears to Botox and everything in between.

The Anxiety Encyclopedia is a comedy podcast hosted by Lorien Megill and Katharine McNally, with 161 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Lorien Megill and Katharine McNally hosts The Anxiety Encyclopedia, a comedy show with 161 episodes published.

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  Episode #158

  158. F is for Fatal Insomnia

  Aug 18, 202644 minS1

  Lorien shares an anxiety that could keep people up at night. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatal_insomnia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmissible_spongiform_encephalopathy https://www.merckmanuals.com/home/brain-spinal-cord-and-nerve-disorders/prion-diseases/fatal-insomnia#Diagnosis_v8549039 https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/fatal-familial-insomnia/ https://neuroscientificallychallenged.com/posts/know-your-brain-fatal-insomnia https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1781276/ https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/04/team-hits-milestone-toward-prion-disease-treatment/ https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20160118-the-tragic-fate-of-the-people-who-stop-sleeping https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20160118-the-tragic-fate-of-the-people-who-stop-sleeping https://www.cnn.com/2017/09/19/health/fatal-insomnia-family-curse-somethings-killing-me https://www.livescience.com/43049-fatal-insomnia-teen.html https://news.inbox.lv/15000sm-insomnia-claimed-the-lives-of-35-people-from-one-family https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/a-prion-love-story https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/sleep-deprivation https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/23970-sleep-deprivation https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/the-effects-of-sleep-deprivation https://www.sleepfoundation.org/how-sleep-works/how-long-without-sleep https://www.healthline.com/health/sleep-deprivation/sleep-deprivation-stages#takeaway

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  Episode #157

  157. T is for Tuberculosis

  Aug 4, 20261h 9mS1

  Katharine is also inspired by John Green but maybe a little more meaningfully than Lorien was. Also, Katharine just took a vacation to Japan and a lot of things about that made her anxious and joyful. Sources: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/tuberculosis https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/tuberculosis/symptoms-causes/syc-20351250 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuberculosis#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_tuberculosis Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green; 2025.

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  Episode #156

  156. T is for Technology-Facilitated Stalking

  Jul 21, 20261h 2mS1

  A tale of three (?) AirTags Sources: https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/25/tracking-device-domestic-violence-offenders-stalking-apple-find-my-friends https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAC_address https://9to5mac.com/2025/09/29/tile-security-flaws-can-let-both-the-company-and-stalkers-track-your-location/ https://www.wired.com/story/tile-tracking-tags-can-be-exploited-by-tech-savvy-stalkers-researchers-say/ https://9to5mac.com/2025/09/29/tile-security-flaws-can-let-both-the-company-and-stalkers-track-your-location/ https://www.womenslaw.org/about-abuse/abuse-using-technology/ways-survivors-use-and-abusers-misuse-technology/gps-monitoring-0 https://www.stalkingawareness.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/SPARC_StalkngFactSheet_2018_FINAL.pdf https://www.stalkingawareness.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/SPARC-Stalking-Techology-Fact-Sheet.pdf https://www.stalkingawareness.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Identifying-Stalking-as-SLII-Strategies.pdf https://cyber.nyu.edu/2025/10/20/kicking-hitchhiking-stalkers-off-gps/ https://uwpd.wisc.edu/apple-airtags-and-your-safety/ https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/phantom-airtag-alerts-send-iphone-users-on-wild-goose-chases-11651799060 https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/14/the-biggest-security-pros-and-cons-of-using-bluetooth-gps-trackers.html https://cooler.bike/en-us/products/silent-smart-tag-ios-security-tracker?srsltid=AfmBOoo6FyxNeuKk0S9VpXNssASNj-FNf3INY43yKVkCMSJU0dLspGt4 https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/stalkerware-what-know https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2020-09-15/colton-underwood-restraining-order-cassie-randolph https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/posts/colton-underwood-stalking-cassie-restraining-order-details/

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  The Anxiety Encyclopedia

  155. W Is for Whitewater Rafting

  Jul 7, 20261h 8m

  Katharine takes Lorien along for the ride, coming for another fun summer activity. Sources: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafting - https://www.whitewaterrafting.com/rafting-info/history - https://www.whitewatervoyages.com/intro-to-whitewater-rafting - https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/sixth-grader-dies-annual-school-rafting-trip-poconos-rcna347380 - https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/water-activities/professional-raft-guide-career/?scope=initial - https://sageoutdooradventures.com/blog/is-white-water-rafting-dangerous/ - https://mild2wildrafting.com/rafting-blog/extreme-whitewater-rafting-in-us - https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/jul/18/white-water-rafting-near-death-experience - https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-08-06-vw-1596-story.html - https://parks.wa.gov/about/rules-and-safety/boater-education-safety/cold-water-safety - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wesley_Powell

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  Episode #154

  154. C is for Canada Geese

  Jun 23, 202656 minS1

  Diseases, aggression, and bird strike, oh my! Sources: https://www.ncwildlife.gov/species/canada-goose https://www.audubon.org/magazine/10-fun-facts-about-canada-goose https://www.audubon.org/news/learn-tell-cackling-goose-canada-goose https://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/profiles/birds/waterfowl/canada-geese/ https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/a-minnesota-towns-love-hate-relationship-with-giant-geese https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/goose-attack-leaves-ottawa-cyclist-shaken-and-scarred-1.2686751 https://aviancontrolinc.com/blog/federal-regulations-need-know-getting-rid-canadian-geese https://bird-x.com/blog/goose-attack/ https://wildlifehelp.org/solution/district-columbia/canada-goose/how-deal-aggressive-geese/94 https://www.popsci.com/diy/avoid-getting-attacked-by-a-goose/ https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2022/05/rochester-canada-geese-management/629916/ https://www.goosemasters.com/blog-post/what-diseases-are-associated-with-geese https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/16638-e-coli-infection https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/canada-goose' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_strike https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeju_Air_Flight_2216 https://www.britannica.com/topic/US-Airways-Flight-1549-incident https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/07/travel/miracle-on-the-hudson https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/why-china-is-using-guard-geese-to-uphold-its-zero-covid-policy

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