Aug 23, 2026 · 22 min · 9 segments
On this episode of Antispiral, I’m diving into Natalie Harp’s bizarre devotion to Trump and how on brand it is with the increasingly unhinged behavior of his supporters. But also why her obsession…
Emma SilvermanHost
I'm Emma Silverman and welcome back to Anti-Spiral, your weekly dose of hope, wins, and reality checks all broken down so you don't spiral too hard.
I don't know about you, but I really only do a puzzle once and then it sits on a shelf and collects dust.
And rather than donating it to somewhere like Goodwill, where I don't think people actually go to shop for puzzles, recently I've been donating them to an elderly care facility down the street from me.
And this facility also cares for people with dementia, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's, which puzzles are very good for.
So if you are also someone who just does a puzzle once, maybe look up if you have any of those kind of facilities near you.
But that's really all I had for housekeeping, so let's get on to our first segment, Headache of the Week.
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I'm Emma Silverman and welcome back to Anti-Spiral, your weekly dose of hope, wins, and reality checks all broken down so you don't spiral too hard.
I don't know about you, but I really only do a puzzle once and then it sits on a shelf and collects dust.
And rather than donating it to somewhere like Goodwill, where I don't think people actually go to shop for puzzles, recently I've been donating them to an elderly care facility down the street from me.
And this facility also cares for people with dementia, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's, which puzzles are very good for.
So if you are also someone who just does a puzzle once, maybe look up if you have any of those kind of facilities near you.
But that's really all I had for housekeeping, so let's get on to our first segment, Headache of the Week.