It's never been more important to have your voice be heard and the website/app, 5calls.org, makes it incredibly easy. Co-founder Nick O'Neill joins me to talk about how 5calls came about and the importance of calling your representatives. Yes, there is talk about Wawa, the Eagles, and all the tangents you expect to come from this show.

Calling members of Congress is the most effective way to have your voice heard. Calls are tallied by staffers and the count is given to your representatives, informing them how strongly their constituents feel about a current issue. The sooner you reach out, the more likely it is that your voice will influence their position.

Don’t just take it from us:

5 Calls does the research for each issue, determining which representatives are most influential for which topic, collecting phone numbers for those offices and writing scripts that clearly articulate a progressive position. You just have to call.

Calls should take less than a minute. You’ll be speaking to a staffer, so make your point clearly so they can tally your opinion correctly. The provided scripts are useful but you can add your own words.

Be respectful. The staffers that pick up the phone are not looking to challenge you and you should treat them with the same respect you expect from them, regardless of which party they work for.

5 Calls is a volunteer effort. Founded and run by husband & wife team Nick and Rebecca, many dedicated volunteers contribute design, code and issues to the site including: @monteiro, @stewartsc, @liamdanger, @capndesign, @jameshome, @beau, @cdoremus, @ocderby, @mr0grog and more supporters.

Our iOS app is made by @subdigital, @mccarron, @chrisbrandow and more supporters

Our Android app is made by dektar, gregliest and more supporters

Our issues, scripts and social team is @charmbtrippin, sara.n.g, amanda.l, @djpiebob, @theRati, @lhhargrave, amanda.n, @sagerke, Eleanor Wertman, @goldengateblond, @2girls2dogs1dh and more contributors.

We want to make advocacy accessible. We hope 5 Calls will make it effortless for regular people to have a voice when it’s needed most.

We want to make advocacy accessible. We hope 5 Calls will make it effortless for regular people to have a voice when it’s needed most.

That's Entertainment Podcast Network is a group of podcasts with the sole purpose to entertain. From comedy to recaps & reviews to sports to health education and more, we give unique voices a place to be heard. That's Entertainment Podcast Network is committed to making and maintaining an inclusive, welcoming space for podcasters and listeners of all types. To that end, racism, sexism, transphobia, homophobia, ableism, and other related material is unwelcome.

In the first of State of the Pod address, Kev sits down and chats about the future of Everything is Awesome, talks Core Temp Arts, That's Entertainment Podcast Network, Patreon, and more.

CORE TEMP ARTS is the creation of Karly Beaumont, an emerging podcaster, photographer, and filmmaker. A one-stop shop where all our creative endeavors live. Whether through photographs, podcasting, or in films CoreTempArts looks to dive in and create work that showcases the passion, beauty and ridiculousness in the ordinary.

That's Entertainment Podcast Network is a group of podcasts with the sole purpose to entertain. From comedy to recaps & reviews to sports to health education and more, we give unique voices a place to be heard. That's Entertainment Podcast Network is committed to making and maintaining an inclusive, welcoming space for podcasters and listeners of all types. To that end, racism, sexism, transphobia, homophobia, ableism, and other related material is unwelcome.

We've relaunched our Patreon! With your support, That's Entertainment and Everything is Awesome will be able to make upgrades to provide not only higher quality content but more of it.

Thank you in advance for supporting us; it means the world to Kev and Mike. If you're unable to support us on Patreon, consider subscribing to Everything is Awesome on iTunes. Subscribing, and leaving a 5-star text review, uses Apple math to get us in front of more listeners! Word of mouth recommendations is also a tremendous help! Your support helps us do things like live shows, con appearances, and creating high-quality content.

Check out latenight.awesomepodcast.com for info on our future live events!

All this and more on this week's edition of Everything is Awesome!

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At the FIRST ever NecronomiCON, Kev is joined by Mike DeAngelo and Bill Arrowood to discuss the cult classic Army of Darkness.

Necronomicon is a celebration of all things horror with an emphasis on the Evil Dead franchise. In the first year, a small event was held to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Army of Darkness. The Zombcast opened up the event with a LIVE actual play game of The Bite and the screening of Army of Darkness was followed by a quick discussion on Everything is Awesome. Plans are currently underway for a 2019 NecronomiCON.

South Street Cinema brings classic films, cult favorites, campy cinema, anime, and independent features to Philadelphia's bright lights district.

We've relaunched our Patreon! With your support, That's Entertainment and Everything is Awesome will be able to make upgrades to provide not only higher quality content but more of it.

Thank you in advance for supporting us; it means the world to Kev and Mike. If you're unable to support us on Patreon, consider subscribing to Everything is Awesome on iTunes. Subscribing, and leaving a 5-star text review, uses Apple math to get us in front of more listeners! Word of mouth recommendations is also a tremendous help! Your support helps us do things like live shows, con appearances, and creating high-quality content.

Check out latenight.awesomepodcast.com for info on our future live events, like our THIRD appearance at The Philadelphia Podcast Festival on July 1st, 2018! Kicking off the last day of the festival at Tattooed Mom, Everything is Awesome returns to its LATE NIGHT format at 1 pm Eastern! Stay tuned for more details!

All this and more on this week's edition of Everything is Awesome!

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