Church Mouse Chronicles

What does it take to make our Orthodox wizard-mice snap? Is it parking issues? Is it petty drama over things we know nothing about? Or are those energy vampires that breed in your chatroom? The answer is yes. Join us in this spiritual successor to our award-winning Ban Ban Banana episode, and in the end, you just might learn a powerful new spell to help you in your workplace!*

*Your mileage may vary. Caveat emptor!

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https://churchmouse.show/episodes/deflecto-blameo-it-trolls-and-dark-saints

Today are mice are awake. They have been awake for quite some time now. Each mouse is sleep deprived for different reasons - whether it's work and kids, or unhealthy amount of content creation, we could all use a good night's rest. A several good nights of rest, actually. 

We discuss how we'd like to sleep to sleep more, steps we've undertaken to improve our lives, and more!

Well, our mice have a lovely ride today. Join us on the rollercoaster of emotion, where we go steep down (depression), then down some more (Serbian society and Serbian YouTubers), then up (discussing Serbian patron saint days and Fr. Peter Gillquist), and we finally plunge to abyss as we talk about Depression Quest, the game behind the Gamergate controversy. Just don't expect us to comment on the controversy, because we don't understand it ourselves. Dungeons & Dragons gets a passing reference in order to justify episode title. 

You can check out Fr. Peter Gillquist's amazing book here:

You can play Depression Quest here:

Our mice share about their work. It’s mostly boring... But also super fun! Did you know B used to work with M? Or that IT people in Serbia all want to start organic food production? Or how to vanquish mosquitoes in the most dangerous way possible?

B: “Happy birthday M! Let’s talk about work!” M:“Sure, B”. The mice talked about books, birthdays and CVs... Did you know M remembers a birthday present he got from B 10 years ago!? Was it a good one? Nah, but hilarious 🙃

Home of the Lame Selfie Bee: https://floccinaucinihilipilificationa.tumblr.com/

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With both M & B back from their respective vacations, it's time to move on with the podcast! And where better to start then with some YouTuber drama and a little bit of Twitter love n' hate! Also, B is petty and M is not a fan of conflict.

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As you already know M & B are from Serbia, which is a part of a geographical area called the Balkans (the Balkan peninsula that is). The time has come for our mice to share what makes their Serbian brains tick - and not just their brains, Balkan brains at large! They put something in our water, we tell ya! So, we share our best and our worst of our famous Balkan mentality!

It's a long ride.

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https://churchmouse.show/episodes/on-the-balkan-mentality-vol1

We have a guest again! His name is awesomeeeee! But it's in Serbian. So we'll have to translate for you.

Our guest Ognjen (try reading it if you dare) is passionate about old video games. Our mice are occasional gamers and share some of the passion.

Hint: The name "Ognjen" literally translates to "Fiery" as if "surrounded by fire" or "made out of fire" or "burning". Kinda makes sense it people used to name their children like this in the old old days to keep them safe from "bad spirits" and all that...

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https://churchmouse.show/episodes/old-games-good-games-guest-episode

Our mice go to vacation. Obviously things don't go smoothly. That's what you get when you:

Belgrade, Serbia... What a city! Our mice M & B live here since birth but have never even begun to unravel the mysteries of this old and history-rich place. Fortunately, their wonderful guest Vladana is not shy to share :)

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Hint: Our guest's last name translates to "Traveler".

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