Foolish Wits Fini

By Jeff Richardson & Rachel Aanstad

A now defunct podcast that was a wide-ranging comedic podcast with Jeff Richardson and Rachel Aanstad blathering endlessly with humor and aplomb.... more

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How many episodes does Foolish Wits Fini have?

The podcast currently has 37 episodes available.

Foolish Wits Fini episodes:

May 29, 2022 Episode 36: A Space Outside of Language
In this episode, Rachel's out sick so Jeff sits down with the tremendous poet, game designer, and graduate student Kazumi to get into education, Native American poetry, racist themes in roleplaying games, and more!

We are:

Jeff Richardson
@eljefetacoma

Kazumi
@kazumiochin

Listen to our other shows:

Shattered Worlds RPG
The War for the Tower
Actually Autistic
Everything is Awesome with Jeff and ?
Twelfth Night Podcast by Rose City Shakespeare
Intro and Outro: "Detectives" by The Glass Notes ©️2012, under license
Buy Rachel's Book! Midsummer Night’s Dream Illustrated Handbook & Encyclopedia by R.K. Aanstad

Drill down in the details:

teaching as research
Native American studies
developing curriculum
teaching 2nd generation kids
legislation to pay for Native kids to go to college
the trouble with being an activist
Layli Long Soldier
"Let them eat grass"
sometimes poems don't require words
reductive tension
Poems That Kill
being an angsty teen
finding meaning and putting words to it
how discourse affects the craft of writing poetry
Linkin Park
Audre Lorde
Adrienne Rich
This Bridge Called My Back
Third world feminism
Mahmoud Darwish
Palestinian poets
Tommy Pico
nature poems from a native perspective
prison abolition
Poems on Angel Island
roleplaying games
Everything Everywhere All At Once
Asian American culture
Yazeba's Bed and Breakfast
...more
1h 25min
May 16, 2022 Episode 35: Quiet Down, Demon!
In this episode, Jeff and Rachel tackle a variety of topics, including conditional vs unconditional love, Shakespeare's last will and testament, tips for good rpg player interactions, and more!

We are:
Jeff Richardson
@eljefetacoma
Rachel Aanstad
Listen to our other shows:
Shattered Worlds RPG
The War for the Tower
Actually Autistic
Everything is Awesome with Jeff and ?
Twelfth Night Podcast by Rose City Shakespeare
Intro and Outro: "Detectives" by The Glass Notes ©️2012, under license
By Rachel's Book! Midsummer Night’s Dream Illustrated Handbook & Encyclopedia by R.K. Aanstad
Drill down in the details:

sun tea
what is conditional love?
Shakespeare's will
Henry the Eighth
Mother Theresa's mistreatment of patients
Kazumi Chin on being a better rpg player
autistics speaking their minds
Father Brown
Our Flag Means Death
Blackbeard
Stede Bonnett
Doctor Strange
money equals junk
dickering with ourselves
...more
1h 1min
May 08, 2022 Episode 34: Anti-Gravitas
In this episode, Jeff and Rachel discuss wrapping up a DnD campaign, Romeo and Juliet and xenophobia, viewing Shakespeare's tragedies as farce, and more!

We are:
Jeff Richardson
@eljefetacoma
Rachel Aanstad
Listen to our other shows:
Shattered Worlds RPG
The War for the Tower
Actually Autistic
Everything is Awesome with Jeff and ?
Twelfth Night Podcast by Rose City Shakespeare
Intro and Outro: "Detectives" by The Glass Notes ©️2012, under license
By Rachel's Book! Midsummer Night’s Dream Illustrated Handbook & Encyclopedia by R.K. Aanstad

Drill down in the details:

Father Brown
Doctor Who
Darling Buds of May
ending a Dungeons and Dragons campaign
Descent in Avernus
players living in the weeds
The Sunless Citadel
Shakesperts
the Mini Ice Age
Mel Brooks
Queen Elizabeth
Meelon Clusk
...more
56min
May 02, 2022 Episode 33: Bubble Crash
In this one, Jeff and Rachel consider the impending end of civilization as we know it.

We are:
Jeff Richardson
@eljefetacoma
Rachel Aanstad
Listen to our other shows:
Shattered Worlds RPG
The War for the Tower
Actually Autistic
Everything is Awesome with Jeff and ?
Twelfth Night Podcast by Rose City Shakespeare
Intro and Outro: "Detectives" by The Glass Notes ©️2012, under license
By Rachel's Book! Midsummer Night’s Dream Illustrated Handbook & Encyclopedia by R.K. Aanstad

Drill down in the details:

Facebook algorithm
society breaking down
Ayn Rand
Atlas Shrugged
wealthy megalomaniacs
COVID grammar school
Little House on the Prairie
Elon Musk
Twitter
dominance-based education
future learning
Doctor Who
the labor movement
David Geffen
Clive Davis
Father Brown
Streisand Airways
housing market
the very rare bubble crash
the ancient Greeks

...more
1h 4min
April 24, 2022 Episode 32: The Actually Autistic Crossover Episode!
Jeff appears as a guest on Rachel's podcast, Actually Autistic, to talk about his own autism journey and things we can all do to comfort ourselves and others in a world that isn't set up for neurodivergent minds. Stay tuned to the end for some hilarious bloopers!

We are:
Jeff Richardson
@eljefetacoma
Rachel Aanstad
Listen to our other shows:
Shattered Worlds RPG
The War for the Tower
Actually Autistic
Everything is Awesome with Jeff and ?
Twelfth Night Podcast by Rose City Shakespeare
Intro and Outro: "Detectives" by The Glass Notes ©️2012, under license
By Rachel's Book! Midsummer Night’s Dream Illustrated Handbook & Encyclopedia by R.K. Aanstad
...more
41min
April 19, 2022 Episode 32: She Died Mad About It
[Content Warning: estranged families, death of a loved one, sexual assault]
In this one, Rachel and Jeff discuss the passing of Rachel's grandmother, depression in history, the transformation of schools, and more!

We are:
Jeff Richardson
@eljefetacoma
Rachel Aanstad
Listen to our other shows:
Shattered Worlds RPG
The War for the Tower
Actually Autistic
Everything is Awesome with Jeff and ?
Twelfth Night Podcast by Rose City Shakespeare
Intro and Outro: "Detectives" by The Glass Notes ©️2012, under license
By Rachel's Book! Midsummer Night’s Dream Illustrated Handbook & Encyclopedia by R.K. Aanstad

Drill down in the details!

running for office in Portland
Jeff’s many skeletons
Rachel’s family trouble
long calls with Grandma
The Sheer Petty Malice
Mary Tudor
narcissistic parents
Petty to the Grave
She Died Mad About It
Can a Podcast Be a Meme?
Quite Interesting
Oscar Wilde
people believe rhymes
depression and melancholy
It’s All Fucked Up
the end of grammar school
allistically designed schools
That Was the Preshow, People!
done with the gamemaster’s segment
Monster Factory
the McElroy Brothers
Critical Role
James D’Amato
Campaign
Rude Tales of Magic
Backwater Bastards
Critical Bits
Pretend Friends
Adventure.EXE
Spout Lore
Brits On Bikes
Eve
Woot!
Lula Rich
NFTs
...more
1h 25min
April 12, 2022 Episode 31: A Pearls Before Swine Situation
In this episode, Jeff and Rachel tackle podcasters with annoying politics, Will Smith and the history of duels, Romeo and Juliet, and more!

We are:
Jeff Richardson
@eljefetacoma
Rachel Aanstad
Listen to our other shows:
Shattered Worlds RPG
The War for the Tower
Actually Autistic
Everything is Awesome with Jeff and ?
Twelfth Night Podcast by Rose City Shakespeare
Intro and Outro: "Detectives" by The Glass Notes ©️2012, under license
By Rachel's Book! Midsummer Night’s Dream Illustrated Handbook & Encyclopedia by R.K. Aanstad
Drill down in the details!

Midsummer Night's Dream
Romeo and Juliet
abusive parents
dueling formalized murder
Markku Peltonen
social code based on rhetoric
Baz Luhrmann
we are a deceit-based culture
allistics didn't always dominate
what is violence since the Oscars
Will Smith gave Chris "the lie"
Chris Rock
Alec Baldwin
Mark Wahlberg
Tom Hanks
Ricky Gervais
Jussie Smollett
Chicago PD lies
people used to spin, knit, whittle, sing, and walk on their toes
the cult of politeness
making fun of Asians is apparently still fine for neoliberals
Dragon's Drama
Galaxy Quest documentary
Never Surrender
Jeff should renew his ID (spoiler: he already had)
nobody's wearing masks anymore
...more
1h 51min
April 03, 2022 Episode 30: The Best Toilet Paper™
In this one, we tackle making humans better, darkness in media, a need for new fungus, and more!

We are:
Jeff Richardson
@eljefetacoma
Rachel Aanstad
Listen to our other shows:
Shattered Worlds RPG
The War for the Tower
Actually Autistic
Everything is Awesome with Jeff and ?
Twelfth Night Podcast by Rose City Shakespeare
Intro and Outro: "Detectives" by The Glass Notes ©️2012, under license
By Rachel's Book! Midsummer Night’s Dream Illustrated Handbook & Encyclopedia by R.K. Aanstad

Drill down in the details!

Jeff sees eagles
Rachel lets the chickens roam
The Forbidden Country
dogs get meat
muting twitter terms
People’s Convoy
COVID update
darkness in a crisis
Antarctica heating up
Star Trek: Picard
Guinan’s lament
the problem is human beings
how do we make better human beings?
Vulcan Juice
hallucinogens to improve humankind
we need new fungus
positive poisonings
Jeff’s doctor appointment
Rachel advocates for respirators
HVAC repairs at work
Open Source Shakespeare
That Shakespeare Life
Sir Robert Carey Mysteries
PF Chisholm
writing Elizabethan mystery
Jeff’s editing update
Tamara Ann Alba
the worst blind date ever
Ultimate RPG Game Master’s Guide to Worldbuilding by James D’Amato
subtle enforcers
they wield ordinary people
multiple targets, nonlethal violence
shadow blocking
egging
The IT Crowd
Actually Autistic
Rachel’s off to garden
...more
1h 3min
March 28, 2022 Episode 29: Let it Flow
In this one, we cover Turning Red, muting words on twitter, antisemitism in Harry Potter, and more!

We are:
Jeff Richardson
@eljefetacoma
Rachel Aanstad
Listen to our other shows:
Shattered Worlds RPG
The War for the Tower
Actually Autistic
Everything is Awesome with Jeff and ?
Twelfth Night Podcast by Rose City Shakespeare
Intro and Outro: "Detectives" by The Glass Notes ©️2012, under license
By Rachel's Book! Midsummer Night’s Dream Illustrated Handbook & Encyclopedia by R.K. Aanstad
Drill down in the details!

Twitter muted words
Ukraine
Azov Battalion
lowered recruiting standards
Hitler’s good vitamins
the positives of masking
Amy’s Kitchen safety boycott
Turning Red
talking about menstruation in media
Rachel’s first period
the Tampon Lady
Let it Flow
Space Kings
Coyote and Crow
character deaths in RPGs
Critical Role
climbing is hard
antisemitic Harry Potter Legacy
John Pertwee
Doctor Who
orphans as lazy tropes
the Matrix
We Love You in Theory
The Sky is Boring
The Doctor’s Daughter Big Finish audio
Jeff is blond
George RR Martin
Jordan Jesse Go
Actually Autistic updates for April
Star Trek Adventures
new werewolf strain of COVID
...more
1h 20min
March 20, 2022 Episode 28: Making Bread in Your Bed
In this one we discuss Shakespeare's rap battles, avoiding the news, and inscrutable comedy from the past!

We are:
Jeff Richardson
@eljefetacoma
Rachel Aanstad
Listen to our other shows:
Shattered Worlds RPG
The War for the Tower
Actually Autistic
Everything is Awesome with Jeff and ?
Twelfth Night Podcast by Rose City Shakespeare
Intro and Outro: "Detectives" by The Glass Notes ©️2012, under license
By Rachel's Book! Midsummer Night’s Dream Illustrated Handbook & Encyclopedia by R.K. Aanstad
Drill down in the details!

donuts
The Donut King
making pastry
avoiding the news
Autism Awareness Month
the crying place
editing Jeff’s book
Tamara Ann Alba
new segments!
Shakespeare Corner
The Poets War
Ben Jonson
Christopher Marlowe
Robert Carey mysteries
socianism
Twelfth Night
Queen Elizabeth
Midsummer Night’s Dream
It Can’t Happen Here
Elizabethan diss tracks
Darling Buds of May
Paul Larkin
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Gene Roddenberry
Twin Peaks
What We Do in the Shadows
Gamemaster’s Worldbuilding Guide
Return of the Defiler
Grit City Podcast
Critical Role
Tim Powers’ Declare
Taylor Bonzer
Rude Tales of Magic
...more
1h 9min

FAQs about Foolish Wits Fini:

How many episodes does Foolish Wits Fini have?

The podcast currently has 37 episodes available.