In this episode, we dig into why people travel. Is it for work, pleasure or escaping their life? Athena has some criticisms of escapism and traveling to get away from it all. Phelyx shares a Juicy Bit about a heated debate online about traveling to far off places. Tune in to discover different reasons for traveling and which category you fit into. Enjoy!

0:09 Why do you travel?

3:54 Why we travel

7:31 Criticisms of escapism

8:56 Phelyx Juicy Bit

14:02 Why should anyone travel?

16:25 Are you practicing escapism?

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We’re back with another series to appease your curiosity about the lives of career performers—Hell Gigs and Horror Stories! Athena and Phelyx plan to dish on their most terrifying gigs to date in this special series.

What happens when a burlesque show goes south due to poor attendance? What does a mentalist do when his gig runs 2 hours late? Watch the episode to find out how they fared when exposed to these hellish gigs as entertainers. Have horror stories of your own? Share yours below!

0:39 What is a Hell Gig?

3:03 Athena’s Hell Gig at a Biker Bar

9:01 Phelyx’s Hell Gig at a Private party

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What Makes You a Pro? Letting go of academia is one of the toughest things to master as a professional, whether you are in the arts or not. Taking that leap into mastery of your profession takes more than just a paycheck.
One of the hot-button topics that Athena and Phelyx discuss at home regularly is the subject of being a professional. While professionalism has a big part in being a professional artist, magician, dancer, etcetera, there is something more that is required that takes the student to pro. In this episode, Athena and Phelyx dig into what happens when a person is stuck in the academic approach to their craft and fails to cross that line into being a true artist or professional. 

Being an entertainer comes with a few perks, and the higher you get on the ladder of fame, the greater the perks! In this episode, Athena and Phelyx discuss what Phelyx calls “Getting Paid in Privilege.” He coined the term to describe the perks that he has enjoyed over the years of being a career magician. And while some of these perks may not seem like a great trade for the 9-5 corporate life, some performers count on these perks to keep themselves in the game. Watch to learn what the perks are and hear two Juicy Bits from Phelyx about celebrities cashing in on their celebrity status in the real world.

1:40 What does it mean to be paid in privilege?

4:42 Showgirls Life Podcast https://www.showgirls.life/podcast/

4:44 Las Vegas performer’s privilege

9:49 Why do entertainers get paid in privilege?

18:36 Phelyx Juicy Bit 1

20:12 Phelyx Juicy Bit 2

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Art and craft runs deep in this family, which is why our family created a special night each week called Art Jam. Essentially, Art Jam is what creatives do together in lieu of game night or movie night. Listen in to hear how we started this tradition, how we kept it going for two years and how our favorite (and least favorite) sessions played out. If you start your own Art Jam, let us know! We’d love to cheer you on!

0:47 The family tradition that brought us closer together

5:45 Athena’s Juicy Bit

6:50 What happens in an Art Jam?

8:09 Link to the vegan gingerbread and frosting recipes

9:03 How did Art Jam start?

11:28 Athena Juicy Bit

12:39 Lauren Alane birds

15:22 Art Jam failures and successes

22:01 Why do Art Jam?

27:51 How to get your family involved in Art Jam

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This is a topic discussed more than most in this household—MONEY. More specifically when money is discussed, we talk about worth, value and deciding what to charge as an entertainer. In this episode, Athena and Phelyx dish about their rates, how they came up with them and what factors need to be considered when setting your rates in the first place. This episode is not just for entertainers, but for all that are tired of getting paid less than they are worth. This information can be used to raise your current hourly or salary if you are an employee or help you set rates as a business owner. Listen now to learn what to charge as an entertainer or business owner. 

0:50 A surprise for Athena

3:15 Getting paid as a performer

5:45 What Showgirls used to get paid

8:42 The cost of doing business

9:48 Athena’s Seaside act cost 

15:05 How should we charge?

20:42 Why we need to get out of an hourly mindset

24:00 Phelyx Juicy Bit

26:00 Athena Juicy Bit

35:45 When to have variables in your rates

40:54 Phelyx’s new website 

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What would a travel series be without the mention of the topic of security? Security Theatre is a term coined by Bruce Schneier ​​https://www.schneier.com/tag/security-theater/ about how security at the airport is more about making people feel safe without actually effectively providing security. Athena and Phelyx dive into the topic today from their own lens as performers and dig into what methods are actually ineffective and why. Listen to the episode to hear about badges and the people that wear them, the “Show” of security, and a couple of Juicy Bits from Athena about her personal experiences of going through TSA at DIA for her job. Enjoy!

2:06 What is Security Theatre?

12:08 Why does Security Theatre work?

14:02 Why do badges cause people to behave differently?

19:25 How is going through security a “show”?

22:05 Does it really make people feel safe?

32:32 Systems aren’t broken, they’re set up to fail

37:15 Athena Juicy Bit #1

39:24 Athena Juicy Bit #2

44:40 The Show of Security

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Here’s a relevant topic for discussing Capers—Travel! Since this is such a huge topic in our realm, we decided to start a series for it. This particular installment has to do with How NOT to dress for travel. In other words, why does the airport look like people are on their way to a sleepover? Athena and Phelyx take great care in their appearance, no matter where they happen to be going. In this episode we discuss the current state of dress for travel, what it used to be like and why you might want to adjust your appearance while traveling anyway.

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3:09 How people dress for travel these days

6:00 Why Phelyx dresses how he does for travel

11:32 Travel tip #1

21:07 Phelyx Juicy Bit

21:56 People are judging you based on your appearance

27:45 Phelyx Juicy Bit #2

30:22 How the Bluebell dancers became famous while traveling Europe

36:53 The REAL reason Phelyx dresses as he does

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We’ve noticed you really enjoy our relationship videos, so we decided to do another one! This is a subject that we don’t have much personal experience in, but have heard horror stories from actual participants. Online dating seems to have become a gamified way for some to just “hook up” with people with no intention of forming a rewarding relationship. Why are we doing this? In this episode, we discuss the state of online dating, what could happen to our population if we continue this way of disconnection, compatibility, and romance in dating, as well as where we go from here. As usual, there is no end to this discussion, but we hope to give you plenty of food for thought if you are one of the participants (or former participants) of the dating apps looking for a way out of it. Enjoy!

2:20 Link to first relationships episodes 

Ep 005 Embracing Differences in Relationships part 1 https://youtu.be/C04BWm30Zxw

Ep 006 Embracing Differences in Relationships part 2 https://youtu.be/yi7BqI3R1y0

2:47 The current state of online dating

9:35 How do you meet people?

11:15 The dangers of online dating

13:09 Ways to meet people

16:26 Not making the time vs. not having enough time

18:34 Where do we go from here?

22:10 Phelyx Juicy Bit

25:22 What’s happened to romance in dating?

29:21 What about compatibility?

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Dressing up and going out is a huge part of the foundation of Phelyx and Athena’s relationship. Their love of fashion, being in the spotlight, and spending quality time makes this activity a big part of their capers. Not being afraid to express themselves through clothing, is a fun way to get noticed and uplift others while out on the town. In this episode, they discuss how not to dress for a date night if you want to be a wallflower, how they plan out their date nights, and how much fun it is to turn up the dial on their dress to get reactions and (hopefully) inspire others to have more fun with their outfits on their regular date nights.

3:08 How Athena and Phelyx treat dates

5:51 Athena Juicy Bit

8:12 The visibilidate we haven’t done yet

10:03 Inspired by Andy Warhol

11:45 Photo of Phelyx in the newspaper

14:58 Turning up the dial

18:32 Athena Juicy Bit

19:28 Photo of Athena and Phelyx at the Auction

22:41 The adjustment period of dressing up

26:27 Using dates to nurture a relationship

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