This week, we’re talking about self-care post Orlando, surprising celebs who used to date, and a married woman who hid her secret lover in her attic for a decade!

We start things off by reflecting on the Orlando tragedy:

http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2016/06/13/why-the-orlando-shooting-isnt-as-surprising-as-it-should-be/

And exploring how and why pop culture helps us heal during hard times:

http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2016/06/21/just-keep-swimming-quotes-songs-and-other-pop-culture-bits-that-help-during-hard-times/

Then we follow the “Just keep swimming” advice from Finding Nemo and keep it rolling with a quiz on celebrity couples never knew were a thing. Shia LaBeouf and Carey Mulligan aren’t mentioned in the episode, but they should have been:

Our Obligatory News Story of the Week is about a married woman named Walburga, who kept a secret lover in her attic for a decade:

http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2016/06/29/meet-walburga-the-married-woman-who-hid-a-secret-lover-in-her-attic-for-a-decade/

And we cap things off with “Alaska,” a song that made Pharrell cry, by NYU student Maggie Rogers:

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http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2016/06/21/dear-listeners-of-the-cooler-please-take-our-cute-little-survey/

Until next week!

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