Episode 25: The Lunar New Year and the Chinese Zodiac

Per Danny's husband Dwight's request, we’re ringing in the Lunar New Year the Hyperfixation Time way. This week Danny looks into the traditions, myths, and how different countries celebrate the holiday. Think of this as your friendly deep dive into one of humanity’s oldest and most meaningful annual celebrations. Let us know what you learned or how your community celebrates it!

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https://www.fengshuiweb.co.uk/characteristics-of-the-water-rooster/https://www.fengshuiweb.co.uk/characteristics-of-the-water-monkey/https://www.vancouverliondance.com/post/dragon-dance-vs-lion-dance

https://www.chinahighlights.com/festivals/lantern-festival.htm

https://www.travelchinaguide.com/intro/social_customs/zodiac/horse.htmhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Chinese-New-Year

https://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/festivals/when-chinese-new-year.html

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https://www.zykfa.org/

Episode 24 - Are Love Languages a breakthrough, or just astrology for people in relationships? This week on Hyperfixation Time, we dig into what this wildly popular framework gets right, what it oversimplifies, and how it shows up in our real lives. From acts of service to words of affirmation, we talk about how we try to love, how we want to be loved, and why those two things don’t always line up.**FOLLOW US! We will release a historical video of the two of us that will either be cute or really cringe or maybe both, but only WHEN we reach 500 followers on one platform. So please like and subscribe!

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**DISCLAIMER** Please note: Erin and Danny are not experts, just two curious people who love diving into topics they find fascinating. Some details may be simplified or not 100% precise, and that’s okay. They’re here to have fun, learn along the way, and bring you with them.SOURCES:https://www.psychiatrist.com/news/study-refutes-concept-of-love-languages/https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/self-made/202501/love-languages-what-science-actually-says-about-relationshipshttps://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/29/how-the-5-love-languages-stays-relevant-30-years-after-publication.html#:~:text=Gary%20Chapman%20says%20he%20and,person%20expresses%20or%20experiences%20love:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Five_Love_Languages

Episode 23 - This week, Danny takes us inside her favorite band, AJR. We dive into their history, their unmistakable sound, their ties to theater, and what makes them such ridiculously lovable human beings. From big feelings to bigger hooks, philanthropism to the importance of a trappers' hat, this episode is all about why AJR’s music hits so hard and sticks around in your brain. If you like pop songs with heart, honesty, and a lot of personality, stick around. You might just leave with a new favorite band.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AJR#cite_note-16

https://www.iheart.com/content/2022-12-09-ajrs-jack-met-reveals-how-many-of-the-hat-he-really-has/

https://www.songfacts.com/facts/ajr/3-oclock-things

https://www.reddit.com/r/AJR/comments/f2tl6p/the_voice_saying_here_we_go_and_metronome_in_bang/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wu0zXXkbEb8

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1TgBaC2jbRtKmJW0RZZTSK?si=1be5278a1bb24fa1

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1FY2aqJYgZJIde77J2Jlqh?si=b28088635e414dc8

https://www.adammet.net/amplify

Episode 22: What if simply standing up felt like sprinting a mile?

In this episode of our POTScast...(get it?), we have our first guest presenter! Erin invited her sister, Dr. Katie who is an expert in POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome) to unpack a condition that turns everyday movements into full-body events.

We explore what POTS actually is, how it affects the nervous system, why it’s often misunderstood or misdiagnosed, and what daily life looks like for people living in dysregulated bodies that don’t follow the rules.

This isn’t a medical lecture. It’s a human story about invisible illness, resilience without romanticizing suffering, and what it means to live in a body that operates on a different operating system.

We talk symptoms, neuroscience, stigma, coping tools, impacts, and the quiet strength of navigating a world that expects you to function like nothing’s wrong.

Because sometimes survival looks like sitting down.And sometimes bravery looks like standing up anyway.

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Episode 21 - Yoga has traveled a long way. In this episode, Danny explores the roots of yoga, its spiritual foundations, and how it’s been reshaped in the modern world. We dive into breathwork, intention, accessibility, and the complicated space between tradition and commercialization, with honesty, curiosity, and zero pressure to touch your toes.**FOLLOW US! We will release a historical video of the two of us that will either be cute or really cringe or maybe both, but only WHEN we reach 500 followers on one platform. So please like and subscribe!If you like this podcast, feed our coffee addictions at: https://buymeacoffee.com/hyperfixationtimeInstagram: ⁠⁠⁠@hyperfixationtime (www.instagram.com/hyperfixationtime/⁠⁠⁠)YouTube: @HyperfixationTimePod⁠⁠⁠ (⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@HyperfixationTimePod)TikTok: @hyperfixationtimepodcast⁠⁠⁠ (⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@hyperfixationtimepodcast⁠⁠⁠)Email: ⁠⁠⁠hyperfixationtimepodcast@gmail.com⁠**DISCLAIMER** Please note: Erin and Danny are not experts, just two curious people who love diving into topics they find fascinating. Some details may be simplified or not 100% precise, and that’s okay. They’re here to have fun, learn along the way, and bring you with them.Sources:https://psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2016.16080853https://assets.press.princeton.edu/chapters/i9565.pdfhttps://vedanta.org/what-is-vedanta/https://www.arhantayoga.org/blog/5-fundamental-upanishads-in-yoga-philosophy-explained/#:~:text=This%20Upanishad%20connects%20theistic%20devotion,)%2C%20and%20self%2Dcontrol.https://www.hinduamerican.org/blog/who-was-patanjali-and-what-are-the-yoga-sutrashttps://www.arhantayoga.org/blog/ashtanga-yoga-vs-ashtanga-vinyasa-yoga/https://www.yogajournal.com/yoga-101/history-of-yoga/whos-who-in-the-future-of-yoga/https://www.diyogi.com/blogs/diyogi-yoga-mat-articles-info/bikram-yoga-what-is-it-and-what-are-the-benefitshttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/03/yoga-white-wellness-industry-21st-century-colonialismhttps://yogawithadriene.com/https://liveyogateachers.com/business-of-yoga/yoga-with-adrienehttps://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/9-benefits-of-yogahttps://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/providers/digest/yoga-for-health-science

Episode 20 - Pop punk didn’t just soundtrack the 2000s, it rewired an entire generation. From Warped Tour parking lots to MySpace top eights, this era turned power chords, emotional chaos, and eyeliner into a cultural movement. Some of us may still be missing that era and continuing to try and bring out the 15 year old "goth" or "emo" side of them... (*spoiler - both Danny and Erin still are.)

In this episode of Hyperfixation Time, we dive into how pop punk exploded from scrappy punk roots into a chart-topping, Hot Topic dominating force. We’re talking Death Cab for Cutie, Blink 182, My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy, Paramore, Panic! at the Disco, All Time Low, and all the beautifully dramatic feelings they made socially acceptable to scream in public.

We unpack why these songs hit so hard, how the scene became an identity instead of just a genre, and what led to its slow fade from the mainstream in the 2010s. If you ever posted cryptic song lyrics as a Facebook status, owned at least one studded belt, or still get chills when the guitar kicks in on your favorite emo anthem, this one’s for you.

Plug in. Cry a little. Hyperfixate responsibly.

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Sources:

https://www.yellowbrick.co/blog/music/the-rise-of-2000s-pop-punk-exploring-the-genres-evolution

https://www.soundoflife.com/blogs/mixtape/history-of-pop-punk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0erusa8Y9qA&t=118s

https://thesundae.net/2022/04/24/seven-ages-of-pop-punk/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop-punk
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000s_in_music

Episode 19 - Welcome back to Hyperfixation Time - Episode 19! From ancient cities carved into stone to modern marvels that feel almost unreal, the New Seven Wonders of the World are proof that humans are pretty ambitious. Danny takes us on a whirlwind tour of these iconic landmarks and their history.

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Sources:

https://www.sevencorners.com/blog/travel-destinations/the-seven-wonders-of-the-world

https://www.chichenitza.com/mayan-ball-game

https://www.britannica.com/list/new-seven-wonders-of-the-world

https://artsandculture.google.com/story/the-ballcourts-of-chich%C3%A9n-itz%C3%A1-the-british-museum/ugUB3Od_Jhnpnw?hl=en

https://about.new7wonders.com/

https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/travel/machu-picchu-new-7-wonders-latam-intl

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#podcast #sevenwonders #hyperfixation #newpodcast #sevenwondersoftheworld

Episode 18 - New Year’s isn’t just glitter and countdowns. Around the world, it’s also a night for strange visitors, ancient omens, and creatures said to slip through the cracks of the calendar. In this episode, we dive into the mythical beings tied to New Year traditions, where they came from, and why fresh beginnings so often come wrapped in fear.

**Also we will release a historical video of the two of us that will either be cute or really cringe or maybe both, if we reach 500 followers on one platform. So please like and subscribe!

**DISCLAIMER** Please note: Erin and Danny are not experts, just two curious people who love diving into topics they find fascinating. Some details may be simplified or not 100% precise, and that’s okay. They’re here to have fun, learn along the way, and bring you with them.

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