{"podcast":{"title":"Crazy Together","slug":"crazy-together-7119114","podcast_index_feed_id":7119114,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/crazytogetherpod/feed.xml","website_url":"https://www.crazytogetherpod.com/","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/19402746/CrazyTogether_2000Sq.png","author":"Marcus & Esme O’Kayvius","episode_count":100,"summary":"If you’re sick and tired of listening to the negative talk track playing in your head, then why not listen to us instead? We are Marcus and Esme O’Kayvius (not our real names), a married, neurodivergent couple with a lot of experience managing our own mental health issues while raising a daughter and navigating the dystopic hellscape that is corporate America. Join us each week as we discuss trending mental health issues and explore how they impact our health and wellness. We’ll also examine the myths and misconceptions associated with mental health and what we can do about them. Visit our website: crazytogetherpod.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T20:21:41.766304+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crazy-together-7119114"},"episode":{"title":"124. The Bottom-Up & Top-Down Thinking EXTRAVAGANZA","slug":"124-the-bottom-up-top-down-thinking-extravaganza","published_at":"2026-07-15T19:42:13+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crazy-together-7119114/124-the-bottom-up-top-down-thinking-extravaganza","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crazy-together-7119114","url":"https://crazytogetherpod.podbean.com/e/the-title-of-ct_124_botto_up_topdown_classicbh3m2/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/fpmrawnumcjdcz6r/CT_124_Botto_Up_TopDown_CLASSICbh3m2-e9mp25-Optimized.mp3","summary":"Why do neurodivergent and neurotypical people often think and behave differently from one another, and why do they struggle to see things from each other’s perspective? While there are a variety of reasons that might explain these differences, Marcus and Esme explore one that they think is particularly impactful: thinking styles. In this special, vacation week edition, Marcus and Esme revisit the topics of bottom-up and top-down thinking. In doing so, they ask the audience to help them figure out: 1) Do Marcus and Esme hate jigsaw puzzles, or are they just mildly annoyed by the imperfect use of jigsaw puzzle assembly as a metaphor for bottom-up thinking? 2) What is tiger derangement syndrome, and how does it reflect society’s attitudes towards and assumptions about bottom-up thinking? 3) How does Boeing’s recent difficulties keeping some of their planes from plummeting to earth represent a worst-case scenario for the outcomes of enforced top-down thinking?","meta_description":"Why do neurodivergent and neurotypical people often think and behave differently from one another, and why do they struggle to see things from each other’…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5423,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/crazy-together-7119114/episodes/124-the-bottom-up-top-down-thinking-extravaganza/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crazy-together-7119114/124-the-bottom-up-top-down-thinking-extravaganza.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}