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My Year in Mensa

My Year in Mensa

By: iHeartPodcasts and Jamie Loftus
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 Jamie Loftus takes you through her year in the high-IQ Mensa society, from taking the test as a joke to spending the Fourth of July with 2000 angry Mensans in Phoenix. Chaos reigns, but at least it tests well.2025 iHeartMedia, Inc. © Any use of this intellectual property for text and data mining or computational analysis including as training material for artificial intelligence systems is strictly prohibited without express written consent from iHeartMedia Social Sciences
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  • Episode 3: Hotel Meetings, Mead Guys and MAGA Hats

    Episode 3: Hotel Meetings, Mead Guys and MAGA Hats
    Jan 1 2020

    Welcome to My Year in Mensa, episode three!

    NOTE: ALL NAMES IN THIS PIECE HAVE BEEN CHANGED. This is a first-person account based on my own writing and experience within the group, and the rest is sourced below. If you have further questions, feel free to reach out at myyearinmensa@gmail.com.

    Theme song by Sadie Dupuis (@sad13)

    Featuring the voices of Miles Gray, Caitlin Durante, Jacquis Neal, Anna Hossnieh, Danl Goodman, Ify Nwadiwe, Dani Fernandez, Maggie Mae Fish, Shereen Lani-Younes, Isaac Taylor, and Jack O'Brien.

    Music used in this episode:

    "Through the Crystal" by Jeremy Blake: from the free YouTube Audio Library

    "Absolutely Nothing" by Jeremy Blake: from the free YouTube Audio Library

    "Lost and Found" by Jeremy Blake: from the free YouTube Audio Library

    Sheldon Cooper Sexist Joke: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMQZuBytY4Q

    "Unseen Horrors" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

    License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    "Pooka" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

    License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    "Scheming Weasel (faster version)" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

    License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    "Pixelland" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

    License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    All sources for this series can be found at: http://jamieloftusisinnocent.com/myyearinmensasources

    --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jamie-loftus/message

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    43 mins
  • Episode 4: Scottish Hooters and the Death of the Mensa Slut

    Episode 4: Scottish Hooters and the Death of the Mensa Slut
    Jan 1 2020

    Welcome to My Year in Mensa, episode final!

    NOTE: ALL NAMES IN THIS PIECE HAVE BEEN CHANGED. This is a first-person account based on my own writing and experience within the group, and the rest is sourced below. If you have further questions, feel free to reach out at myyearinmensa@gmail.com.

    Theme song by Sadie Dupuis (@sad13)

    Featuring the voices of Miles Gray, Caitlin Durante, Jacquis Neal, Anna Hossnieh, Danl Goodman, Ify Nwadiwe, Dani Fernandez, Maggie Mae Fish, Shereen Lani-Younes, Isaac Taylor, and Jack O'Brien.

    Music used in this episode:

    "Through the Crystal" by Jeremy Blake: from the free YouTube Audio Library

    "Absolutely Nothing" by Jeremy Blake: from the free YouTube Audio Library

    "Lost and Found" by Jeremy Blake: from the free YouTube Audio Library

    "Highland, Bagpipe, Joyful Song": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_ZqBSq7_GA

    Licensed to YouTube by Epidemic Sound (on behalf of Epidemic Sound); Epidemic Sound Publishing

    "Scheming Weasel (faster version)" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

    License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    "Clean Soul" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

    License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    “Your Call" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

    License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    "The Time of My Life" Karaoke (Fair Use): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGAW18eoevk

    "Pixelland" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

    License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    "Official National Anthem" by Jingle Punks: from the free YouTube Audio Library

    All sources for this series can be found at: http://jamieloftusisinnocent.com/myyearinmensasources

    --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jamie-loftus/message

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    45 mins
  • Episode 2: Phoenix in July

    Episode 2: Phoenix in July
    Jan 1 2020

    Welcome to My Year in Mensa, episode two!

    NOTE: ALL NAMES IN THIS PIECE HAVE BEEN CHANGED. This is a first-person account based on my own writing and experience within the group, and the rest is sourced below. If you have further questions, feel free to reach out at myyearinmensa@gmail.com.

    Theme song by Sadie Dupuis (@sad13)

    Featuring the voices of Miles Gray, Caitlin Durante, Jacquis Neal, Anna Hossnieh, Danl Goodman, Ify Nwadiwe, Dani Fernandez, Maggie Mae Fish, Shereen Lani-Younes, Isaac Taylor, and Jack O'Brien.

    Music used in this episode:

    "Through the Crystal" by Jeremy Blake: from the free YouTube Audio Library

    "Absolutely Nothing" by Jeremy Blake: from the free YouTube Audio Library

    "Lost and Found" by Jeremy Blake: from the free YouTube Audio Library

    "Run Amok" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

    License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    "Onion Capers" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

    License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    "Sightlines" by Jeremy Blake: from the free YouTube Audio Library

    "Official National Anthem" by Jingle Punks: from the free YouTube Audio Library

    "Pixelland" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com

    License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

    "Welcome to HorrorLand Kevin MacLeod" (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    All sources for this series can be found at: http://jamieloftusisinnocent.com/myyearinmensasources

    --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jamie-loftus/message

    Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    39 mins

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A good insight into Mensa

I had thoughts on looking into Mensa and now I know to avoid. Loved that the presentation was intertwined with comedy with a side of sarcasm.

if you're interested in listening keep in mind that of the 4 eps, episode 4 and 3 are in each other's spots. So after ep 2 you will need to manually skip to 3 then back up to 4

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