Algis comes right out this episode by having a quick laugh about bowler Pete Weber's famous clip, but then takes a bit more of a serious tone in lieu of more gun violence news in America. She discusses her opinions on guns in America, before pivoting back out of the serious stuff into some funny observations on the weather - yes, the WEATHER! - before concluding with a touching tale of a recent first-time experience she had dancing the night away at a rave!

Have a good week if you're a good person and a bad week if you're a bad person, but always remember that morality is never so simple and that civilians shouldn't have such easy access to murder weapons and that America is the only country in the world with this very obvious problem! <3

Hello there! Grab your bag (for the last grab-baggin' time?) and join Algis for a heavin' helpin' of PodGis!

She kicks off the episode talking about vocal feminization training, then recalls her favourite 3 second YouTube clip that always stands out in her head. She then excitedly shares some reflections on being in a band and performing alongside profoundly skilled musicians. She talks about her insecure impulses, about her love for blues-inspired music, some songs that annoy her and make her deliberately bad-faith misinterpret the lyrics, about how angry the Bachelor/Bachelorette contestants make her. She ends the podcast with a salute to boom mic operators and setting a trap for a funny prank on future Algis.

Have a good week, but only if you're a good person!

Uh Oh! SPOILER ALERT! This episode is so fun so sorry if you weren't sure whether or not this PodGis would be fun! I SPOILED IT.

SPOILER ALERT Algis (AKA Al Val) starts out in a weird little mood but never addresses it until the very end SPOILER ALERT but instead rips right into an exciting musing about SPOILER ALERT PodGis eventually moving to video format! And then SPOILER ALERT she talks about doing the Just For Laughs Festival and also showcasing (auditioning) for them, but SPOILER ALERT she also talks about 'stealing' a comedian's 'essence' and SPOILER ALERT about the richest comedians in the world, and then SPOILER ALERT she makes some slight changes to "Clanker of the Week" (but SPOILER ALERT not really I guess in retrospect) before she SPOILER ALERT talks about a shocking spike in her temper and also SPOILER ALERT finishes with a (SPOILER ALERT) show of appreciation for a particular type of person in the new (spoiler alert) "Thanker of the Week"!

SPOILER ALERT Al Val will return (spoiler alert) next week for another episode of (SPOILER ALERT) "PodGis"!

Hello hello get your bag and away we gooooo

Val AKA ALGIS Kicks off the podcast in a dirty dirty way, commenting on her waterless predicament and how difficult a time she's been having lately combobulating her life together. She then proceeds to talk about commercial auditions and doing them over Zoom, being accused of doing "womanface", and spends a while on a few clankers of the week, including dogpilers, a stranger who defensively shared an insulting video, and an abusive "trans ally" on TikTok.

Val also ANNOUNCES HER NAME CHANGE! I HAVE A NEW NAME NOW!!!! :D <3

Please have a good week, but only if you're a good person!

Ahoy there! It's time for Algis to get really BUSINESSGIS and give you the business! Because she's a BUSINESS GIRL!

Val kicks off this episode by ripping into a meandering riff about why old movies and old things in general suck and that things are all better now; Val's inability to keep her mouth shut during movies; buying her a coffee on Ko-fi; socialism; two absolute Clankers involving the Z-cup-sized trans impostor and a host that disrupted Val's set; a recent improv riff onstage; vocal feminization exercises, and struggling with ego.

Have a good week if you're a good person and if you're not, maybe work on yourself, I dunno!

Hello there and welcome welcome to another bangin' episode of PodGis! Featuring Al Val AKA ALGIS (cue cool DJ scratches)...

In this episode, Algis wastes no time gathering your bags and getting going, promoting her iconic role in "Drag Heals" (streaming on OutTV/Apple TV every Friday at 8:30pm EST, and available to stream anytime after episodes air!); she then discusses being a trans spokesperson for the entertainment industry, does another segment of "Clanker of the Week" (pitting "Clanker in the News" vs. "Clanker in my Grill"), and talks about doing things that some people think are stolen, including doing a rockin' guitar slide because TWINE! She also ends on a conspiracy theory involving leading sunscreen brands.

Have a good week (but only if you're a good person!)

Hey you! Grab your bags and get in the car because we're going on a journey through an absolute HONK HONK silly billy time! Val opens right out the gate with an excitable intro to match her excitement that PodGis will be expanding to a video platform! So stay TUNED! After that, Val kicks off a new weekly segment called "Clanker of the Week" in which she highlights a particularly clankacious person who deserves to put a pot on their head and give it a good clankaround. After that, Val discusses growing up wishing she had an angelic soprano singing voice, Muppet Treasure Island and the Donkey Kong TV show, and then Val ends on a Banana Slamma by celebrating Rebecca Black's triumphant redemption arc. Have a good week if you're a good person!

In this icy cold week in the barren Canadian winterscape, Val cozies up with all kinds of subject matter, including:

Watching a comedy show that she is not booked on; the difficulty of posing for photos; the clueless but well-intentioned TikTok commenter; her new accidental funhouse mirror that makes everything SO wide; the time her friend got in trouble for yelling something really innocuous at a teacher; her new Instagram scammer/impersonator; and naming your kids ridiculously mockable names.

Have a good week, but only if you're a good person!

Algis comes in fresh from a viewing of "The Last of Us" and comments on her emotional reaction from the third episode (don't worry, no spoilers!). Despite her emotionally charged state, she has a blast of a bees knees time discussing her recent doctor's appointment that made her misrepresent herself as a 'troubled person'; "Invisible Briefcases"; some more lamentations on online dating and how difficult it is to navigate "sex talk" with strangers; an Uber ride that involved a race against time, a "total shithorn", and an anxious driver; and then she concludes with a brief tale about an absolute heavyweight champion DORKUS M'LORKUS on the subway.

Have a good week (if you're a good person!)

Welcome to a VERY special episode of PodGis, indeed! For just the second time in the history of PodGis, Val invites a special guest to join her in the "studio" to hang out, chit-chat and have the silliest time!

This episode's guest is Val's dear friend (and oft-mentioned PodGis character) Noah, who is a very talented actor in Toronto. Noah and Algis get into it right away, discussing houses designed to make you uncomfortable, yet focused; Noah defends their palate and the two have a taste test of a favourite scotch of Noah's; they discuss scents, and what smells their hypothetical 'celebrity perfumes/colognes' would smell like; they share an embarrassing experience involving a residual bodily fluid on Algis' chest; they discuss an evocative piece of art in Algis' room; they do a reverse-tasting of a classic Algis drink of choice - a bizarre novelty brand of Mountain Dew; they share a touching moment reliving the "origin story" of their friendship; and then they end on a silly bit!

Guests on PodGis are very special, and Noah is no exception! Meet and fall in love with Algis' friend!