Shit Gets Deep

Psychological experiments can be looked at several ways. Especially when considering the reasons they are being conducted. Is it for the enrichment of people, to better understand what it is that makes us tick or what could help us be happier? Or is it to understand how we think, and how we can be manipulated into certain behavioral patterns? Maybe benevolent, maybe sinister, or maybe just for the sake of science. The first true psychological experiments were thought to be performed by Wilhelm Wundt in 1879, and since then countless studies have taken place. One such experiment was conducted by Stanley Milgram and it produced some WILD results. The testing took place in the early 1960’s with the purpose of testing peoples obedience to authority figures, and the resulting outcome was nothing short of shocking (there’s a pun here, tune in to enjoy). So please, join us for the ride as we go down the rabbit hole on how humans react to authority figures and the propensity to obey when you are told to do so. It should give you all some insight to things that are still taking place in our current state of affairs. THEY LIVE might just be a documentary… CHEERS!!!

In life, we all decide which direction we take in the “choose your own adventure book” that becomes known as our life’s path. Nobody does it quite like the next person. And even if you try to follow in someone else’s footsteps, chances are you’re not going to end up at the same destination anyhow. This week’s episode, the boys decide to explore the notion of how sometimes the smallest thing sends one’s life on a tangent that forever changes who they are and where they end up. And also have some fun recollecting their own lives paths and how hindsight is certainly 20/20 when looking in the rear view mirror. Hopefully you can enjoy looking back on your ride, and smile about where you are currently. And with some luck, stare down your future and end up just where you wanted to be. Cheers!!!

The time honored tradition of sport and competition happens every 4 years in the spectacle we refer to as the Olympics. In the not so recent past, the Olympics were a HUGE part of the news cycle and garnered the attention of most of us for the better part of a month. We loved the build up! The torch may have made its way through your town, and there was a focus placed on the games in all forms of media. It was splattered across the headlines of local and national newspapers, Olympians graced the covers of all the major magazines, and the nightly news was Olympic heavy for the month leading up to the games and then most likely several weeks afterward recapping the recent events. So we ask…. WHAT THE HECK HAPPENED? Maybe Just Scott and Tyner The Pirate Chef are just out of touch and not paying attention, but the Olympics seem to have lost some of their luster. Gone are the days of Bart Connor and Mary Lou Retton being national heroes and the focus of conversation at dinner tables around the country. Join us this week to remember what the Olympics once were, and try to figure how they have fallen out of the limelight in the blink of an eye. Light up that giant torch and enjoy, CHEERS!!!

Who enjoys having their brain melted by facts and figures that explain the very reality we exist in? Or finding out that the only way to travel to far distant galaxies is to bend space and time to circumvent the pesky speed of light dilemma? Soooo many questions, and oddly enough our guest today… returning for his second SGD appearance… Todd “The String Supreme” Kundrat not only had the answers to those questions, he was able to back those answers up with SCIENCE and Mathematics! It’s definitely a far cry from the last time Todd joined us to talk about all things Punk Music (Episode #49 Punk Rock 101) but hey, nobody likes driving in just one lane. Variety is the spice of life! So please, join us on a journey through the cosmos, wrapped in String Theory, and drenched in the sweat pouring off The Pirate Chef’s brow as his ears were smoking due to the grinding gears of his underpowered brain. Today SHIT GETS DEEP quite literally. So please, enjoy the show. CHEERS!!

Old man winter showed up in the Western Basin of Lake Erie and finally did not disappoint us with the amount of snow and cold he brought with him. Tyner The Pirate Chef braved the elements and in the midst of the storm, and somehow (using 4x4) made it down to Studio B to get this week’s episode in. We definitely didn’t want to leave you all episodeless for a week, so we discussed our current meteorological situation. Who doesn’t love a SNOW DAY!?! Now… did we veer off the winter path and talk about Food and Music the whole time??? Yes we did (seems to be pretty standard for us at this point). Anyhow, bundle up… hop on your snow machine… and put er in low eh? It’s winter conditions. Cheers!!!

In our first conversation about Antarctica a couple weeks ago, we covered the incredible natural occurrences and unbelievable features of the continent we know as Antarctica. Nature’s wonder is incredible all by itself (without even a mention of Nazi bases and entrances to center earth). Aside from a bit of talk about Operation Highjump, we attempted to keep things on the straight and narrow for the most part. We held our tongues about the craziness that has long been discussed in certain circles as “known facts” or at least researchable rumors. There are definitely some bread crumbs and Reese’s Pieces that can be followed that produce some pretty incredible results once you connect some dots. So, yeah…. we know we are speaking some wild, out there, speculative “facts” on today’s episode. And yeah, we also know that sometimes the sensationalism of Alien crafts under the ice and Arctic Pyramid complexes is too far out there for the majority of the general population. BUT THAT’S NOT WHAT WE DO!!! So please, put on one of Troy’s Tin Foil Hats… and dive deep with us into what promises to be one of the weirdest, wildest, most out there, and most conspiracy soaked episodes we have ever recorded. So please, enjoy the ride… Pindar is waiting to meet you at the end of this one, sweet Hugo Boss outfit and all. Cheers!!!

Buckle up buttercups, today we chose to venture into the land of awake vs. asleep. In a completely philosophical sense of course. A true study in perspective. Are you sleeping or are you awake? The Awake vs. Asleep debate is used as a euphemism for how you decide to stroll through life. Do you tend to put on blinders and walk with the herd, or do you sit on the overlook and observe the herd’s movements (usually wondering…. Why in the world would they do that!)? It seems that today, there are a lot of people who are opening their eyes for the very first time. And once you have done so, it becomes more and more obvious when you interact with someone who has yet to crack open an eyelid. Things have seemed to go full speed ahead into the land of life being stranger than fiction, and it seems to have really jolted a large group out us out of our sweet sweet ignorant slumber. And is ignorance bliss? That is truly the other side of the equation. Everyone falls somewhere on the spectrum of what they chose to see, not see, or unsee. And after this discussion, Science Scott and Tyner The Pirate Chef were sure of one thing… being awake definitely has its pitfalls, and being asleep might just be the easier path to walk. Which way do you chose? Please, join us and decide for yourself. CHEERS!!!

Antarctica, the frozen continent, the most barren landscape known to man…. There’s nothing down there except Ice, several scientific research based outposts, a waterfall that flows with the blood of tortured souls, and penguins. OR IS THERE…. Of course we know Antarctica is a wild place, maybe the wildest of them all. Perhaps it is our lack of knowledge on the place which makes it so intriguing to those of us who have heard the rumors. Or tales of strange phenomena taking place around or on this uninhabited continent. Really, when it comes right down to it, and if you’ve been paying attention. We don’t know much, and we aren’t told much, because nobody is allowed in! Or over for that matter, it’s a pretty exclusive club. We also know that thanks to friend of the show Pires Reis, someone not all that long ago, knew of Antarctica in a time BEFORE there was a nice frosting of ice several miles deep covering the southern pole and surrounding areas. There are many many odd things about that large swath of land way way down under. Come join in on the fun this week as Science Scott and The Pirate Chef try to unravel some of its mysteries. And of course also throw out some wild speculation about things we have absolutely no idea about. Cheers!!!

As per usual, the fellas ventured back into deep waters this week with an episode about something that most everyone… if not all of us have probably wondered about since we were kids. How and why did someone or something, create beautiful geometric shapes into golden fields of grains. Some designs are more elementary. Yet some are so complex it takes a mathematical scholar to decipher what message is hidden within the large work of agricultural art that somehow was “printed” (for lack of better terms) onto terra firma. Various theories exist, the most obvious being that Aliens did it. And there have also been pranksters who have claimed to have done every single crop circle since 1976. Sure there’s copycats out there, and sure those fellows probably did a few themselves. But once you dive a little deeper and realize that not all crop circles are created equally, that’s when the fun really starts. Come along and join us for this week’s episode, and make up your mind for yourself. Cheers!!!

Greetings and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! 2022 is obviously going to be the best year ever so we decided to start it off with a bang. Episode #86 will not disappoint, our guest should probably have been on the show before now, but late to arrive is better than never right? We are joined by our pal Scott to form the podcast Voltron of Scott Squared and The Pirate Chef. We covered a lot of ground, ranging from Scott’s previous life as a podcaster in the early days of podcasting, to the band that TPC, Just Scott and Other Scott played in together one winter for shits and giggles. Much fun was had, many topics were covered, and most of all. WE’RE BACK!!! And we are feeling good about a new year and a fresh start. So please, enjoy and of course… CHEERS!!!