Nurture and Support

We are joined by our good friend Alicia and recommend some great music, dark humor, and some reading that features dog men!  We also learn more than we wanted to about Kelly’s strange fear of a naked Daniel Radcliffe.

Kelly’s Recommendation:

Vinyl: David Bowie’s album: Scary Monsters and Super Creeps (1980)

* Bowie’s first album after the “Berlin Trilogy” with Brian Eno.

* Robert Fripp and Pete Townsend lend their guitar prowess to the album.

* If you don’t have a turntable, you can check the album out on Spotify

Plus, Ashes to Ashes has a pretty amazing video…

 

Alicia’s Recommendation:

TV Series: A Young Doctor’s Notebook and Other Stories (2013)

* A British Dark Comedy starring Daniel Radcliffe and Jon Hamm set during the Russian Revolution

* They play the same character only at different times in his life AND they interract!

* Now available on Netflix

Mel’s Recommendation:

Book: Gunlaw by Mark Lawrence

* It’s FREE right now on Wattpad!

* It’s a weird Western with Gunslingers, Hex Witches, Dog Men, Cat People, Corpsers, Minotaurs, and GIANT SENTIENT BUGS!

* Wattpad is a free community for readers and writers that works in your web browser or in the app.

 

Kelly’s Social Media Corner:

Check out all the #BadStarWars8Names!

 

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This week Mel and Kelly recommend a couple of outstanding TV series.

Mel’s Recommendation:

TV Series: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt:

* A Fun sitcom about a woman who was kidnapped as a teenager and locked underground by an Apocalypse Cult Preacher.

* What? That doesn’t sound like a sitcom? Well, it is. It adorable and fun, and very life-affirming without being horrifyingly silly.

* It also has one the best Songify type Theme Songs EVER!

 

 

 

Kelly’s Recommendation:

TV Series: Better Call Saul Season 1

* Did you know we do a recap show about Better Call Saul? You didn’t?! Well get this Blu-ray set and then go here and watch us discuss every episode on A Saul and Battery.

* There are loads of extras on this Season 1 set, that really make this a great buy for every Better Call Fan.

* The new season starts mid- February, so hurry up!

Here’s a Blooper Reel from Season 1 —- WARNING—- STRONG LANGUAGE—- VERY STRONG LANGUAGE—

 

Social Media Recommendations:

SadAnimalFacts on Instagram

These are the 9 most-liked sad animal facts from this year in case you missed any or wanted to see what they look like really small. ✨ Here’s to a depressing and informative 2016! #sadanimalfacts #2015best9 #2015top9 #2015bestnine

A photo posted by sad animal facts (@sadanimalfacts) on Dec 31, 2015 at 8:18am PST

 

 

@gaileyfrey: Burr Shot First: The awesome is strong with this one.

All my Star Wars 4-6 first-watch livetweets, in order: https://t.co/Wpy4PXkcEz https://t.co/x3BX06H05r https://t.co/gDkJo0HoB8

— Burr Shot First (@gaileyfrey) December 27, 2015

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There’s not much to say about this one, folks. We talk about Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens.  A lot.

Recommendation: 

Movie: Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens

DANGER WILL ROBINSON, DANGER! THERE ARE SPOILERS!

Speaking of Spoilers, Mel actually had a Social Media Recommendation this week! It’s also full of Spoilers for The Force Awakens, so tread lightly.

 

 

Social Media Recommendation:

@KyloR3n: Emo Kylo Ren – Just in case you didn’t think Kylo Ren was emo enough in the movie…

fine I will go to the dance dad but I will not dance I will wear a dark peacoat and stand in a corner with hux passing judgment on everyone

— Emo Kylo Ren (@KyloR3n) December 23, 2015

 

 

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Of course we would have Star Wars recommendations this week!

Mel’s Recommendation:

Book: Star Wars: Aftermath (Journey to The Force Awakens #1) by Chuck Wendig

* a new book series that bridges the gap between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens

* It features a large cast of interesting characters, including a kick-ass battle droid named Mister Bones. I want a Mister Bones of my very own. We have a slightly bratty overly clever teenager, a kick ass fighter pilot mom, a Zabrak bounty hunter, and a former Imperial Loyalty Officer. Oh, and Wedge Antilles.

* There has been a little bit of controversy around this book from some folks who claim this book has some sort of Gay Agenda. I looked really hard folks, but I failed to find a Big Gay Jedi Agenda. So draw your own conclusions.

* It’s a fun action packed caper. Give it a read and let me know who your favorite character was. Mine was Sinjir.

Gaming, genius… good golly!

Kelly’s Recommendation:

Game: Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory

* a free team-based multi-player online pc game developed by Splash Damage.

* It works on PC, Mac, and even Linux systems. Go here to download.

* Pick a server, a side (Axis or Allies), and then your character class (there are 5 types) and join a game.

* Thanks to @TonySolo for bringing this one to our attention!

* Give it a try even if your pc is a little (or a lot) old. Splash Damage says it will work even on a Win 98 machine!

Mel’s Recommendation:

Documentary: Slingshot

* This doc is about Dean Kamen (the inventor of the Segway… and lots of other things) and his journey to create a machine to bring clean water to the world. That machine is called the SlingShot.

* It’s available on Netflix and is really an inspiring, uplifting documentary. And really, Mel doesn’t find much “uplifting”.

 

Kelly’s Social Media Corner:

Follow any of the lady’s with @TexansCheer: The Houston Texans Cheerleaders. Start with @HTC_SarahC and go from there!

Helping play Santa with the #LadyTexans … This little cutie was so excited about her Barbie and Princess Scooter!! pic.twitter.com/tTDu0p8pBX

— HTC_Sarah C (@HTC_SarahC) December 9, 2015

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A holiday, a super bad movie, and cocoa awesomeness this week from Mel & Kel

Happy Belated HARBOR DAY!

Check out the official FB group. And here’s the New Yorker article that awarded Harbor Day it’s National Holiday Status.  But you probably won’t.  We knew that.  It is difficult to simply click a link, isn’t it?

Mel’s Recommendation

Food/Drink: Crio Bru

* This is a delicious cocoa bean drink. It could be called a “Coffee alternative” in that it claims to provide energy with only trace amounts of caffeine.

* It’s full of good stuff like antioxidants and lots of healthy sounding things, but the real take here is that it’s made from the same stuff chocolate comes from!

* The cool part? It brews up much like coffee. You can make it in your automatic drip coffeemaker, or a French Press. Personally,. I think the flavor is better from the French Press, but is the best from my Aeropress (though this is a slightly more difficult process).

 

Kelly’s Recommendation

Movie/Documentary: The Creeping Terror and The Creep Behind the Camera

The Creeping Terror:

* The Creeping Terror just may be the worst movie ever made, but you can watch it for free on YouTube.

* It kind of defies words…a large alien carpet very slowly devours a bunch of people. Said people could easily run away, but for some reason don’t.

* William Thourlby (aka the original Marlboro Man) was in it for some reason.

* This charming movie was made by a very less than charming person named Vic Savage. His story is told in The Creep Behind the Camera. Seriously, he made the actors pay him to be in the movie.

The Creep Behind the Camera

* This documentary tells the story of Vic Savage who was well, creepy. “Like a demonic Bill Pullman”.

* While it’s an interesting story, it may be hard watching for some. Vic is … abusive.

* There’s also a Charles Manson connection.

* If you are an Amazon Prime member you can watch this one for free here.

Kelly owes this Creeping gem to Late Night Movie Club that is hosted by Patrick aka @TheClurichaun over at SyFyDesigns.com every Saturday night. Hit Patrick up if you want to join. It’s great fun!

 

Kelly’s Social Media Corner:

Amy @AmyRushall: One of the newest members of team Harbor Day! She really brought her best passive-aggressive game to the group.

 

 

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Well, well, well. Here’s some more Alice Cooper and post-apocalyptic gaming for you from Kelly and Mel!

Kelly’s Recommendation:

Album: The Hollywood Vampires by The Hollywood Vampires

* Wait for it ….. Alice Cooper!

* This is Alice’s tribute to his old cohorts from the first Hollywood Vampires and features quite a few awesome musicians (Brian Johnson, Paul McCartney, Perry Farrel, Dave Grohl, Joe Perry, Joe Walsh, Johnny Depp, and more!)

* The entire album is available on Spotify.

 

Mel’s Recommendation:

Game: Fallout 4 by Bethesda

* This one’s available on PC AND all of the consoles!

* Journey through a Post Apocalyptic Wasteland with a dog named Dogmeat, and your robot butler named Codsworth.

* This features one of Mel’s other loves, Retro Futurism. Think 1950s version of the future. Also Diamond City radio plays some awesome tunes. Butcher Pete by Roy Brown is disturbing (so many dirty songs here folks

We start off our next set of 100 podcasts with a great app and more on a musical genius.

Mel’s Recommendation:

App: Serial Box

* A new app that delivers choice serialized novels to you in both text and/or audio versions on your phone or tablet.

* There are 2 current ongoing novels, with a third starting in January.

* A new episode is released every week, and you can buy the new episode right from within the app.

* I really prefer this experience to the way the Kindle handles serials, so check it out.

* It’s available on iOS and Android.

 

Kelly’s Recommendation:

Documentary: Brian Eno – 1971-1977: The Man Who Fell To Earth

* This Doc covers Brian Eno’s career after he left Roxy Music from 1971-1977

* Available on Amazon Prime Video or over on YouTube (in 16 parts!).

* Covers the 3 albums that he did with David Bowie; his own albums, such as Another Green World (a MUST listen); collaborations with folks like Robert Fripp; and his emergence into ambient music.

* He also starts his own record label during all of this!

 

Kelly’s Recommendation Corner:

@AshleyElizabeth: a very funny Live Tweeter of Gotham and The Walking Dead (just to name a few). HAIL HYDRA!

I miss Merle, man. He was a terrible person but he was so. complex. and. interesting. And I love Rooker. #TheWalkingDead @AMCTalkingDead

— George Glass (@AshleyElizabeth) November 16, 2015

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The week long wait is OVER!!!

We hope you enjoyed part 1 of show 100 and finally you will find out the winner of RECOMMENDATION MADNESS!!

To take us through the Braavos and Dorne backets, we were joined by @Atypical_Ashley, @ohalchemygirl, MattShivers_VO and @missdestructo (!!!)

Careful listeners will note a brief visit from @sean_schick as well during Matt’s picks (sorry).

Once we got down to 8 remaining recommendations, @HeleMcGe  and @mcgenva joined us to wrap this up and name a champion!

In the spirit of NO SPOILERS, we will wait to send out a congratulatory post sometime later.

The special YouTube version of this show is also now available on our playlist and suitable for framing.

Again, we would like to thank all of you who have listened, supported and/or joined us on our little podcast.  You are the ones that make it fun to do.

And again, except Sean.  Because… jerk.

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To celebrate our 100th podcast, we decided to do something different from our usual format, so we set up a tournament featuring past recommendations and asked a bunch of our friends to help us out.

64 recommendations… 10 guests… 3 near evictions… cellos… Alice Cooper… and MORE!

So MUCH more in fact – we had to make this show into two parts.  This week you will hear the “King in the North” and “Clegane” brackets.  Next week we go through the “Braavos” and “Dorne” brackets AND the final rounds taking us to the …

RECOMMENDATION MADNESS WINNER!!

 

In addition,  we are using a limited edition theme song that combines the two we have used during past shows…  plus a corgi (of course).  Regular listeners may recall that usually the YouTube version of the show just displays the Nurture and Support logo.  For these two shows we spiced the video version up a little bit too.  Just a little, you’ll have to wait until the picks start being made.  Be sure to check it out.

Special thanks to the “pickers” for this week’s show, @katefrost_inc, @officialpagan, @GeraldWebb, and @Sean_Schick

Because we recorded this over several weeks and these great folks made the time to help us when their schedules permitted, you will also hear a bit from @ohalchemygirl (while Gerald is picking) and @MattShivers_VO (while Sean is picking) this week… and much more from them next week