PodGis with Ava Val

Fresh from a weekend in which she got a standing ovation, Al Val riffs and raps about the sun, fun patronizing love games, treating her lovers as she would have liked to be treated while she was in the closet, and of course, standing ovations. Al then establishes her legendary "Horseshoe Theory" of bad movies, using M. Night Shyamalan's recent movie "Old" and the first "Suicide Squad" film.

This is the kind of podcast that will make you stand up from your chair and raucously applaud with all your might.

Al Val's schedule is BONKERS, DAWG! Just ALL over the place! So we've got another mid-week episode coming atcha, whether you like it... or love it.

In this one, Al Val talks about a baseball player named Catfish Hunter; how to drink juice in a classy way; Val's obsessive love for Monty Python; her bidet conundrum; Tickly Nose Hair Syndrome; being Gulliblegis (+ eating a pigeon); the 'JFL Stool Story'; and a video Al watched involving gorillas and soccer moms.

It's ASS time! Count up the "asses" and you get a prize!

In this episode, Al Val discusses her voice, online haters, the nature of being a "badass", people who like to cause scenes and make noises in public, using 10% of your brain and the hazards of getting punched in the head, and Al ends on a story about a Quebecois MMA coach.

First of all, rest in peace Andrew Albert - a longtime Canadian comic I had the pleasure of meeting only once but had an enormous reputation for kindness, empathy, selflessness, and of course, humour.

In this episode, Al talks her chronic neck pain, people who have taken an odd amount of credit for her accomplishments, a little bit about weed and CBD, sweat stink and hormonal changes to it, and she closes strong by going after Olympic events like 'speed walking' and the 'clean and jerk'.

Here Al is, on the other side of her whirlwind weekend at the "Just For Laughs" Festival in Montreal! Al recaps her adventures in the beautiful city of Montreal, taking you through the weekend: the man on the plane with separation anxiety from his wife, the fine art gallery, the "New Faces Showcase" itself and one particular adoring fan, and the concluding Flair airlines disaster.

In this episode, Al comes hot out the press with a BIG announcement about a show she's in on Friday July 30th! She has been selected for Just For Laughs' annual "New Faces Showcase", a very prestigious and high-profile show for breakthrough comics. As such, she reflects for a bit on her career before moving on to the regularly scheduled programming of silliness, talking about violent games she used to 'play' with her older brother, texts with mom, and domesticated animals and their future.

HUSKY ATE A BABY BYE

We're back to the usual antics! "You can't stop my antics" - that's what I always say!

In this episode, Al Val talks about her shitty memory (forgive her if she's spoken about this before), swallowing pills, time travel in movies and tv, funny air instruments, more complaints about movies, tv and Batman, wrangling children/the Harambe incident, and a brief story about Al's brother and a carpet store.

IT'S THE PSYCHOLOGY EPISODE! This episode's got a new flavour to it, so put on your snuggest pants and firmest thinking cap! We're getting all academic on your ass, dudes!

In this episode, Al Val dives into the deepest recesses of her memory bank to pull out one intellectual nugget after another, drawing upon her University degree in Psychology in order to explain various social psychological phenomena. Some parts are dark, some parts are funny, but most parts are informative - and PodGis is all about surprising listeners at every turn! So sit back and enjoy Al Val's particular brand of... 'edutainment'... as she talks about The Bystander Effect, Phineas Gage, The Stanford Prison Experiment and the Milgram Experiment. It sounds dry, but come on! You know Al Val is almost as entertaining as Brian Smith, the most interesting man in the world.

Since Algis' frenetic delivery on the last PodGis, she's decided to slow it down as much as her attention span will allow, breezing through such silly and personal topics as memories triggered simply by the word "Hello"; reintegrating as a non-passing trans woman in society; European national anthems, and how to write one; wearing spandex around the house; and Jason Statham movies.

I know nobody asked, but this episode is THE most strem of consciousness episode of PodGis, EVER! Hang on for dear life as Al Val sorts through her conflicted emotional state in real time, soaked in true crime documentaries and canned peach juice!

Al Val bounces all over the place, discussing through the theme of her debilitating childishness: online age checks for 'mature' content; her first set of business cards; people who wait for days in line outside Apple stores for the latest phone, and belligerent, passionate 'Android vs. Apple' brand loyalty; "The Bowl Cut Laser Helmet That Does Not Work but Refuses to Quit"; a brief aside about the film "The Mummy"; then a sober, insightful concluding reflection on Al's relationship with you, the audience.

Strap in, it's going to be a bumpy ride.