A Night In The ASYLUM

Jen and Darren return to talk about pros an cons of returning to school and how it could be done safely - or not - and how training tools for teachers is lacking. And as is typical the conversation drifts to a score of other things: mother-in-laws, getting surgery during COVID, campgrounds during a pandemic, vaccine guinea pigs, vaccine conspiracies, Bill Gates and a Nazi couple from Minnesota banned from Walmart. What more could you ask for?

Medical vs recreational marijuana - what's the difference? Is CBD legal? Are there side effects of either? Jen invites our guest to explore the complex world of medical marijuana and learn about the good, bad, and ugly of this intriguing industry. Season 2 Episode 20.

Tonight Jen and Darren welcome guests Mike Ochsner and his husband Kelly Guerrero Ochsner (also DNR listeners) to talk about "Full Time RV'ing"! They started about a year ago, and tonight they share what why they went full time, what the costs are like, ways to stay cheaper, how to scale back to live in a tighter space, and many likes and dislikes! Season 2 Episode 19.

Last week, Jen began to tell us about her new Tesla 3. She loves it! We decided to expand on that conversation today and spoke about car's we've had and why youth today don't see cars as important. Darren's niece Heather called in to talk about her new car buying experience during COVID - and her accident the first week she had the car! Also spoke about our opinions meeting with elder family members during COVID, and more! Season 2 Episode 18.

Darren and Jen are LIVE to talk politics "Hacking Absentee Ballots". Yes, Trump has made a public call for foreign countries to hack our absentee ballots! Is that Fake News or an interpretation of Trump's actions? We also take a tangent and talk about Jen's new Tesla, and Tesla roofing!? Also listen to our Season 1 Episode 23 show (Oct 19 2019) where we covered "Hacking Voting Machines" https://www.asylum.radio/podcast/s1-e23-hacking-voting-machines.

This week in The Asylum, Jen and Darren welcome a special guest, Elisa Lopez, to talk to us all about Agaves! She is known in the industry as: La Loba Mexicana (https://instagram.com/lalobamexicana) and is the co-host of the podcast Azucar y Limon, or Sugar and Lime (https://www.instagram.com/azucar.y.limon/). Ever wonder about the difference between tequila and mezcal or the deal with the worm? Tune in to get the scoop. Season 2 Episode 16.

Tonight's live episode: Space, the Final Frontier! Darren and Jen kibitz about SpaceX and the Crew Dragon Launch (is Mars next?), our new USA Space Force (or are we talking the TV show?), and the latest Star Trek shows. Season 2 Episode 15.

What started out as topic "Trump Crushes" which would have included Trump Rants and Celebrity Crushes (the latter to get to know each other better), quickly turned into Crushes and Beginning Social Gatherings. For Crushes, Jen focused on childhood physical attractions and Darren focused on adult social attractions (is that a thing?). For Gatherings, Jen shared how her first gathering with friends went, and Darren about his father-in-law's 80th birthday gathering. We were equally concerned about keeping people safe (including ourselves) and each of us had different techniques. Season 2 Episode 14.

Darren, Jen and guest host Michael Pyle talk about Food and Delivery Services that we've used (or would like to) during Lockdown. From old favorites such as Grub Hub (which may soon be owned by Uber Eats), to newer grocery delivery services including InstaCart, we summarize all the majors out there. We also cover Meal Kit Delivery Services like Blue Apron. Season 2 Episode 13.

"Closure" is a highly rated and award winning feature film that was written and directed by Alex Goldberg and produced by Beau J Genot: https://www.amazon.com/Closure-Catia-Ojeda/dp/B07ZMN8GJZ. Beau is a fellow DNR listener and Darren invites him into The ASYLUM to describe how to make and distribute a film on a shoestring or midrange budget. Season 2 Episode 12.