Shed Dogs

In their first ever Christmas Special episode, the Dogs get festive! In the video you can see the costumes and decorations and in the podcast you can feel the warmth as we read listener mail, reflect on a very COVID Christmas, and pick up a couple of fun facts about fake trees. In this episode too, real dogs bark, and the Dogs simply remember their favourite things and then they don’t feel so bad. The Dogs’ dogs are also called out by their mildly disapproving handlers; they clearly don’t know that Christmas in 2020 isn’t the same as all the others. Lucky them.

Links: Shed Dogs; this episode on YouTube; are fake trees green?; Chicago hot dogs (scroll to bottom); Mustie1 and the Beetle engine.

This episode finds your Shed Dogs grappling with unsettlingly convincing images of human faces that are pure fiction. We are so thrown by the implications that we consider life-affirming work as wedding officiants. Would that make us officious? More reassuringly, we’re able to hear about KJ’s first shoots on his new job and also offer a PSA on how to use subtitles (good) and overdubbing (not good) while enjoying foreign content. RJ tips us to a useful home handy person tool! It’s an existential crisis!

Links: Shed Dogs; This Person Does Not Exist; wood touchup markers (Home Depot).

As we recover from the glorious high that was our 100th episode, the Shed Dogs in Episode 101 indulge in a deep stack of fine listener mail on topics such as The Hat, consideration for Karens, social introversion, A19, house prices, condiments, and why the pandemic is the best time to get married. We also take a close look at, and smell of, some ancient Chinese medicine, and of course that conversation made no sense without a discussion of the music player used for PJ’s plaza dancing. RJ then executes an absolutely world-class segue to allow us to review “The Queen’s Gambit” from Netflix. It’s a cerebral yet satisfying, deep but shallow, and appetizing yet revolting tour de farce with the Dogs!

Links: Shed Dogs; the Vienna Beef hot dog kit; The Queen’s Gambit on Netflix.

The long-awaited milestone arrives, and we celebrate 100 episodes of Dogfoolery by indulging in more. In this soon-to-be classic episode we walk through the plot of Dirty Dancing for PJ’s benefit, we discuss our latest adventures in entertainment, and we hear RJ asking to see the manager at a Home Depot. We look at how wonderful Facebook Marketplace is, at PJ’s ongoing Plaza Dancing adventures, and we reminisce with KJ about Stu’s Ball Hall in the old home town. We laugh a little (okay, a lot), we cry a little (no we don’t), and we learn a couple of things (true!). Come along with us to Kellerman’s Resort for the laughs, and stay for the tips!

Note: You can use your podcast app to view the photos we discuss in Marketplace starting at 17:02.

Links: Shed Dogs; Dirty Dancing; Mustie1 (on YouTube); the Xbox 360 red ring of death; Ted Lasso; Itaewon Class.

In Episode 99, our listeners will hear the Shed Dogs predict the outcome of the BC provincial election from way back on Oct. 5—how did we do? We also get to hear about KJ’s new Lorne Michaels gig, about why bad movies get made anyway, and about PJ’s appetite to bring Western dance to his plaza group. It’s a topsy turvy past and present time trip that’ll challenge your temporal skills but not your patience!

Link: Shed Dogs

Hey everybody, we have a special pre-US election episode up on YouTube this morning, with Shed Dogs resident political correspondent, Griffin of Burnaby. You can learn more in these 21 minutes than you can watching hours and hours of cable news. Have a listen!

Links: Shed Dogs; fivethirtyeight

Faithful listener Garry of Nelson (he sent us underwear—that’s faithful!) sends us a clip from the old Rossland Miner that leads to discourse on curling, on the old local team name and possibly unwoke logo, on Harry Pepper, and on hockey road trips in the old days. We look through the deadliest jobs in the US (NB: podcaster didn’t make the Top 10), anachronistically touch on plaza dancing, and end up talking a bit of politics. That said, the treat is RJ’s encounter with a rock star while at the dog park, of all places! Sign up and lock in!

Links: Shed Dogs; The Warriors keep their indigenous logo; top 10 dangerous jobs (in US); best joke ever; crowd noise at NHL games; Nature Of; Plaza Dancing; Birdman; the 2020 Democratic National Convention; Understanding Race and Privilege.

First, we get the results wrap up on months of work selling a house, right down to heavy action at the bargaining table. Then we’re off into veganism, smoked prime rib, a bunch of great listener mail, the aroma of Beyond Meat burgers, and more! You’ll need to focus, people, focus!

Link: Shed Dogs

In the midst of a provincial election, we reflect on our just-published interview with NDP candidate Bowinn Ma as well as on our own potential as political pundits. In the usual rigidly logical progressIon, that leads to talking about Thompson Rivers University, the Canucks, giant light bulbs, Facebook Marketplace, and plaza dancing. You probably saw that all coming, but you’ll find it a worthwhile trip. This episode is also on YouTube with bonus content—dance, PJ, dance!

Links: Shed Dogs; Thompson Rivers University; Chintz & Co; Beyond Meat; music streaming; Cobra Kai; plaza dancing (a.k.a. Chinese square dancing, a.k.a. granny dancing); Facebook Marketplace; CERB.

Faithful listeners will know that PJ has been a longtime fan of Bowinn Ma, the NDP MLA for North Vancouver-Lonsdale. In episode 95, we chat with Bowinn about her start in politics, what drives the work she does as an MLA, ranked choice voting, what her future plans may be, and how life would be on a Social Democratic island. Although we think she has a good shot, she is not, for now, planning to rule the world, but is definitely up as incumbent in the upcoming election. As a bonus you get to hear how she’d run her own private island, if she had one. It’s a good personal look at a modern politician that’s sure to take some of the edge off PJ’s political cynicism. The Dogs want to volunteer!

Links: Shed Dogs; this episode on YouTube; Bowinn Ma: Wikipedia, website; #WestVan song; West Van rejects the North Shore B-Line.