Collected Possibilities

Imagine: you're driving down the road in Loveland, Ohio and decide to take a quick detour to the riverbed. You round the corner, and almost hidden in plain sight is an honest to god Castle - built brick by brick, stone by stone, by one man (by hand) - which is now maintained and managed by his former boy scout troupe turned official order of knighthood, the Knights of the Golden Trail. Well it's not a hoax, not an imaginary tale, and that's where we're going! Joined by our very first two time guest, the artist behind Little Britt Pottery and my girlfriend - BRITTANY TRUSKE, we're taking a trip inside a stone anachronism to talk about how ghosts are created, just how much is an Order of Knighthood like or not like a cult, and the power and burden of a life's purpose. All that plus swords, meteorites, and a dungeon! Is Loveland Castle and Museum something you have to do before you die? Listen and find out! COLLECTED POSSIBILITIES - E-Mail: [email protected] - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/collectedpossibilities/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/collectedpossibilities LITTLE BRITT POTTERY - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/littlebrittpottery/ LOVELAND CASTLE AND MUSEUM - Website: https://lovelandcastle.com/

Pickled Punks. A singing tumor. A ray gun built to murder birds. All this and more are on display at Trundle Manor, a house of curiosities that pays tribute to the creepy, grotesque, and bizarre. But could this macabre collection actually be a surprising tribute to love?

Dr. ARI RABKIN, a Pediatric Neuropsychologist, joins us as we journey to Pittsburgh, PA and the suburban home of the mysterious Mr. Arm and Velda Von Minx. Along the way we dive into the noveltization of violence and murder, terror management theory, and normalizing death. We also get a personal tour from Velda herself!

Is Trundle Manor something you have to do before you die? Listen and find out!

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TRUNDLE MANOR - Website: https://trundlemanor.com/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trundlemanor/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/trundlemanor

It's a special super-sized episode this week as we welcome Collected Possibilities co-founder DAVID PRATT to the show for the first time! The Circus is in town and we have no choice but to answer the call and see if it lives up to the reputation of "the greatest show on earth."

Along the way we excavate David's hereditary disdain for clowns, explain the existential danger of the octopus, and do an open and intimate deep dive into mental health. Where else are you going to find a vulnerable exploration of depression and anxiety crossed with an in depth analysis of the spectacular celebration of the human body?

Is Fl!p Circus something you have to do before you die? Listen and find out!

COLLECTED POSSIBILITIES - E-Mail: [email protected] - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/collectedpossibilities/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/collectedpossibilities

DAVID PRATT - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/david.pratt.2020/

FL!P CIRCUS - Website: https://www.flipcircus.com/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flipcircususa/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FlipCircus/

THE ZEAL CORORATION - Twitter: https://twitter.com/CorporationZeal

You say there's a magical place that not only houses the remains of a shuttered and abandoned amusement park of old, but where we can also pet the adorable perfection that is baby goats? Well heck on a handle, you don't have to tell me twice, let's get a going!

I'm joined by Professional Wrestler and goat enthusiast ALL NATURAL ASHLEY on a trip to Clark's Elioak Farm, a family farm in Ellicot City, Maryland. The farm features a petting zoo, hay rides, and the restored set pieces from the Enchanted Forest - a fairy tale and storybook theme park that used to compete with Disneyland! Along the way we meet a surly and possibly misogynistic emu, deep dive in whether or not plants have souls, and Ashley has a positively life affirming experience holding baby goats for the first time.

Is the Enchanted Forest at Clark's Elioak Farm something you have to do before you die? Listen and find out!

COLLECTED POSSIBILITIES - E-Mail: [email protected] - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/collectedpossibilities/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/collectedpossibilities

ALL NATURAL ASHLEY - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ashley.america.332 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allnaturalashleywrestling/

CLARK'S ELIOAK FARM - Website: http://www.clarklandfarm.com/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ClarksElioakFarm - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allnaturalashleywrestling/

What secret temple to apotropaic magic dwells deep inside in the heart of suburbia?

It's Vanadu Art House! This week we journey to an arts-installation meets attraction that doubles as a home in an otherwise regular neighborhood; filled with found object statues and art cars that resemble an aesthetic mix of steampunk, woodstock, and Ghostbusters.

Joining us on our trip, and visiting from Scotland, is history lecturer ANDREW JOHNSTONE-DIDYMUS (or "J-Stone" for short)! Jason and J-Stone talk about who is more likely to get captured and turned into a walrus by a stranger, building structures to ward off the residue of trauma, and the Evil Eye. We also had the honor and privilege of meeting and talking to CLARKE BEDFORD, the artist behind the house, and learn how being diagnosed with leukemia has or hasn't changed his perspective on life, art, and death. It's a remarkably on theme episode this week.

Is Vanadu Art House something you have to do before you die? Listen and find out!

COLLECTED POSSIBILITIES - E-Mail: [email protected] - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/collectedpossibilities/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/collectedpossibilities

VANADU ART HOUSE - Website: https://www.vanaduarthouse.org/

This week we explore two hangars worth of military aviation vehicles, outer space exploration, and questioning our place in the universe at the National Air and Space Museum's Udvar-Hazy Center!

AMI NEWMAN-PAUL shares his passion for things that go vroom as we also dive into the origin of Jason's obsessive fear of death, learn how to get your stuff back from would be robbers, and test our mettle as fighter pilots. Two best buds from high school reunite to feel small in the face of both nature and human achievement. What's not to love?

Is the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center something you have to do before you die? Listen and find out!

COLLECTED POSSIBILITIES - E-Mail: [email protected] - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/collectedpossibilities/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/collectedpossibilities

THE UDVAR-HAZY CENTER - Website: https://airandspace.si.edu/udvar-hazy-center

Two Maryland boys go to the State Fair as Technical Director and Performer CHRISTIAN SULLIVAN joins the show for an afternoon of food, fun, and first aid.

This episode is wild, with Christian showing why he's the one you want with you during an emergency as things go off the rails immediately upon arrival at the fairgrounds. We also talk Maryland food (Old Bay, Pit Beef, and Stuffed Hams), culture, and the distinct look of terror Jason has when he thinks he's about to be stuck on a ride.

Is the Maryland State Fair something you have to do before you die? Listen and find out!

*Content Warning: this episode contains both live recording and discussion of an active medical emergency. We checked in after the incident and were assured the person in question ended up okay, but if that content may be triggering, please be advised and forewarned.

COLLECTED POSSIBILITIES - E-Mail: [email protected] - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/collectedpossibilities/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/collectedpossibilities

CHRISTIAN SULLIVAN - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/isthistwerking/

THE MARYLAND STATE FAIR - Website: http://www.marylandstatefair.com/

Our very first Bonus Episode, featuring actor, librarian, combat artist (and Episode 14 guest) MEGAN REICHELT!

Megan shares what she describes as her bisexual journey; taking us through the process of her dawning awareness of that essential part of her identity, and her empowerment in coming out and proudly owning and sharing that part of herself. We also talk about bi-erasure, religion, super-heroes, and more. It's a super cool conversation that deserved it's own spotlight as the launch of our bonus "Interludes" series. Make sure to check out Megan's metal adventure full of badassery and crafts in EPISODE 14: MARYLAND IRON FESTIVAL, available now on this very feed. COLLECTED POSSIBILITIES - E-Mail: [email protected] - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/collectedpossibilities/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/collectedpossibilities MEGAN REICHELT - Website: https://meganreichelt.wixsite.com/home?fbclid=IwAR2-j4Ebo44hx4Ul9YROSwvNDCWmJjIjGxJr_P5N0o2Im9raUCr-P111hb8

In quite literally our most metal episode yet, badass librarian and combat artist MEGAN REICHELT joins us for the Maryland Iron Festival!

We talk all about the nature of attraction, our relationship to our bodies, and the lifelong process of developing an identity. Along the way we perform feats of strength, cover a hot dog in crab dip, and discover that Jason hates doing arts and crafts. It's an exploration into Badassery with one of the coolest people we know on a hot, hot day.

Is the Maryland Iron Festival something you have to do before you die? Listen and find out!

And make sure to listen to our very first Bonus Episode, also with Megan, as she shares her bisexual journey in a special interlude that also dives into religion, bi-erasure, and super heroes - available now on this very feed!

COLLECTED POSSIBILITIES - E-Mail: [email protected] - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/collectedpossibilities/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/collectedpossibilities

MEGAN REICHELT - Website: https://meganreichelt.wixsite.com/home?fbclid=IwAR2-j4Ebo44hx4Ul9YROSwvNDCWmJjIjGxJr_P5N0o2Im9raUCr-P111hb8

CATOCTIN FURNACE HISTORICAL SOCIETY - Website: https://catoctinfurnace.org/

Do you believe in Centrifugal Force?

We'll make a believer out of you as we spend the day at the carnival with the founder and promoter of Fury Pro Wrestling, our editor, and the most romantic man in the world: MIKE VALENTYNE! And not just any carnival - a mall parking lot carnival, as we chase joy just outside a dying monument to capitalism.

This is a fun one as the boys encounter two different unconscious people over the course of their travels, learn the importance of the illusion of safety, and navigate how to have fun with motion sickness and back problems. Plus Mike really, really likes bucket hats.

Is the Westfield Wheaton Mall Carnival something you have to do before you die? Listen and find out!

COLLECTED POSSIBILITIES - E-Mail: [email protected] - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/collectedpossibilities/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/collectedpossibilities

JOLLY SHOWS - Website: https://marylandcarnivals.com/

WESTFIELD WHEATON MALL - Website: https://www.westfield.com/wheaton

FURY PRO WRESTLING - Website: https://www.furyprowrestling.com/ - Watch Previous Shows and Matches: https://furyprowrestling.pivotshare.com/home - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfehhZAKFFl_JqONXn8pb0w

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