The Culture Quest

Our humble adventurers take a break from their quest to discuss their personal journeys as music listeners. We get to know each other just a bit better by talking about the songs that helped shape our tastes in music.

The songs discussed on this episode, in order:

• Michael Jackson - Earth Song.
• Michael Jackson - Off the Wall.
• Charlie Parker - Now’s the Time.
• Led Zeppelin - Over the Hills and Far Away.
• Monica Sex - San Jose.
• System of a Down - Chop Suey!
• Bob Dylan - A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall.
• Cradle of Filth - From the Cradle to Enslave.
• Damien Rice - Coconut skins.
• Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit.
• Led Zeppelin - Since I’ve Been Loving You.
• Sia - Soon We'll Be Found
• Frank Zappa - Don’t Eat the Yellow Snow / Nanook Rubs It
• Tom Waits - I Hope That I Don’t Fall In Love With You.
• Joey Pecoraro – I Think I Am Falling In Love.

The Culture Quest Radio playlist is on Apple Music and Spotify! It includes all of the songs that we’ve discussed on previous Tavern Talk segments and this episode.

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‘Celebration’ theme by Alexander Nakarada ( www.serpentsoundstudios.com ).

The episode was recorded on March 12th, and originally released on May 2nd, 2021.

Our humble adventurers discover that they are not always on the exact same page. We read the Watchmen comic series and learn, again, how good comic books can be.

Episode Breakdown:

• On today’s episode - the first installment of our Candy Bar Corner segment! We discuss our favorite snacks, Australia’s assortment of mini grocery items candy and Japanese Kit-Kats. (00;02:16)
• We then introduce this episode’s topic - Watchmen. (00:22:03)
• We discuss our general thoughts about the comic. (00:25:34)
• We bring up the creative storytelling techniques used in the book. (00:33:20)
• We talk about which character we feel got the least development throughout the book. (00:40:54)
• Then we discuss the characters we most related to, our favorite and least favorite characters and Peter’s least favorite moment from the book. (00:43:42)
• Ynon brings up the potential crack in Veidt’s plan. (01:04:28)
• Then Baryo brings up his favorite moments. (01:05:48)
• We talk about the ending of the story. (01:09:08)
• We summarize our thoughts. (01:14:55)
• We vote to see if Watchmen belongs in the CQEG. (01:18:48)
• Ynon introduces the topic of our next episode - Rebel Without a Cause (IMDB). (01:23:21)
• Stick around and listen to a promo for the Hops News Podcast (@geekhops). (01:27:52)

Buying Snacks at the Movies sketch

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'The Times They Are A-Changin' by Bob Dylan, performed by Peter Thomas and Ynon Hermon.

‘Celebration’ theme by Alexander Nakarada ( www.serpentsoundstudios.com ).

The episode was recorded on March 20th, and originally released on April 19th, 2021.

Our humble adventurers learn a bit more about 70s folk music by listening to Joni Mitchell’s Blue album, and then compare it to other albums they’ve listened to.

Episode Breakdown:

• On this first ever Drink Think segment, we’re talking about a case of us! (00:03:18)
• Peter introduces the album - Joni Mitchell’s Blue. (00:23:30)
• We discuss our thoughts about the album and our personal experiences. (00:26:53)
• We then compare this album to two other albums we’ve listened two in the past - CSNY’s Deja Vu and Taylor Swift’s Folklore. (00:39:28)
• We bring up our favorite songs from the album. (00:43:44)
• We then bring up our least favorite songs from the album. (00:48:47)
• We talk about modern artists that remind us of Joni Mitchell. (00:50:54)
• We delicately discuss female artists and the music industry. (00:54:00)
• We talk about the perfect scenario in which this album fits the best. (01:04:00)
• We summarize our thoughts and feelings. (01:06:45)
• We vote and see if Joni Mitchell’s Blue belongs in the CQEG. (01:10:19)
• Baryo introduces the topic of our next episode - Watchmen (Goodreads). (01:11:55)
• Stick around and listen to a promo for the I Had to Say It Podcast (@IhadtosayitThe1). (01:19:00)

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The episode was recorded on Feb. 28th, and originally released on April 4th, 2021.

Our humble adventurers learn that not everything is what it initially seems to be, as they learn about the Finch’s family curse and history.

Episode Breakdown:

• In this episode’s Tavern Talk segment, we’re talking about our phones! (00:04:06)
• Ynon introduces the game - What Remains of Edith Finch. (00:21:47)
• We discuss our general thoughts about the game. (00:26:56)
• We get a bit into the meaning of the game and discuss the Joseph Anderson’s YouTube video The Villain of Edith Finch. (00:36:01)
• We discuss our favorite stories from the game and the stories we liked less. (00:58:05)
• We summarize our thoughts. (01:07:16)
• We vote and see if What Remains of Edith Finch belongs in the CQEG. (00:10:38)
• Peter introduces the topic of our next episode - Joni Mitchell’s Blue. (01:13:31)

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The episode was recorded on Feb. 12th, and originally released on March 21st, 2021.

Our humble adventurers watch a movie that is so slow, that they feel like they’ve fallen through the screen and entered that movie’s universe. That’s how we found out that we’re all the Ugly.

Episode Breakdown:

• In today’s Tavern Talk we discuss the question ‘What’s the wisest saying that you have ever heard?’ (00:01:49)
• We introduce the movie - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. (00:15:47)
• We then talk about our general thoughts about the movie. (00:18:53)
• We go a bit deeper into the movie, the theme it touches and the characters. (00:31:53)
• We bring up the soundtrack of the movie. (00:45:46)
• We discuss the visuals of the movie. (00:48:04)
• Peter brings up a few interesting facts and tidbits about the movie. (00:52:33)
• We summarize our thoughts. (00:59:02)
• We vote and see if The Good, the Bad and the Ugly belongs in the CQEG. (01:04:58)
• Ynon introduces the subject of our next episode - What Remains of Edith Finch (Steam). (01:07:27)
• Stick around for a promo clip for the Assorted Goods podcast (@AssortedGoodsPC), a show that we’ve mentioned a few times before and totally recommend you go and check out! (01:13:19)

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‘Celebration’ theme by Alexander Nakarada ( www.serpentsoundstudios.com ).

Il Buono, Il Cattivo, Il Brutto (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly) (main title), by Ennio Morricone, performed by Nimrod Gavriel (drums), Yohay Nahari (guitar) and Ynon Hermon.

The episode was recorded on Jan. 29th, and originally released on March 7th, 2021.

Our humble adventurers conjure up an old recording they had lying around and try to pass it on as a brand new episode! Time-travel with us back to the past and learn about the mysterious beginnings of the Culture Quest! Episode Breakdown: We start the episode by talking about why we’re playing our first ever recording for this episode. Then, we tell the story of how and when we recorded this pilot episode, which includes the story of how the podcast started. (00:01:54) We let this short recording session come to an end to go and do more important things, as we let our first ever conversation, embarrassing as it may be, take it away. (00:18:07)

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The episode was recorded on Sep. 21st, 2019 and Feb. 12th, 2021, and originally released on Feb. 21st, 2021.

Our humble adventurers are trying to get with the times and listen to music that is actually popular at the moment. We listen to Taylor Swift’s Folklore, an album that we put alongside U2’s War in the Risky Albums category!

Episode Breakdown:

• On Today’s Tavern Talk Segment, we discuss our favorite cover versions of songs! (00:01:37)
• Songs mentioned on this segment:
• Jimmy Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower - Originally by Bob Dylan.
• System of a Down - The Metro - Originally by Berlin.
• The Regrettes - Helpless - Originally from Hamilton.
• Eddie Vedder - Masters of War - Originally by Bob Dylan.
• Sia feat. Miguel & Queen Latifah - Satisfied - Originally from Hamilton.
• Kamasi Washington - Clair De Lune - Claude Debussy.
• Emmylou Harris - Every Grain of Sand - Originally by Bob Dylan.
• Geordie - The House of the Rising Sun - Traditional song, originally recorded by The Animals.
• Sarah McLachlan - Blackbird - Originally by the Beatles.
• Judas Priest - Diamonds and Rust - Originally by Joan Baez.
• Sivan Ben-Nun and Ynon Hermon - Diamonds and Rust - Download song.
• Peter introduces the main subject of the episode - Taylor Swift’s album, Folklore. (00:35:38)
• We discuss our general thoughts about the album and our experience with it. (00:39:18)
• We discuss our favorite songs from the album. (00:48:44)
• We then discuss our least favorite songs from the album. (00:54:28)
• We share our thoughts about the lyrics in the album. (01:01:34)
• We think about whether we prefer this or U2’s war (discussed in episode 33). (01:12:34)
• We summarize our thoughts and feelings. (01:15:05)
• We vote and see if Taylor Swift’s Folklore belongs in the CQEG. (01:18:02)
• Baryo introduces the next step of our quest - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (IMDb). (01:18:52)

The Culture Quest Radio playlist is on Apple Music and Spotify! It includes all of the songs that we’ve discussed on Tavern Talk and the CQ Radio special episode.

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‘Celebration’ theme by Alexander Nakarada ( www.serpentsoundstudios.com ).

This episode’s theme song was based on Taylor Swift’s The 1, performed by Ynon Hermon.

The episode was recorded on Jan. 16th, and originally released on Feb. 7th, 2021.

Our humble adventurers are inspired to achieve their dreams and learn a few important life lessons from the most unexpected source - a bunch of puppets. We discuss the Muppet Movie!

Episode Breakdown:

• On today’s Tavern Talk, we’re discussing the question: You’ve died and arrived at a train station to your afterlife, the trains are marked ‘Animals’, ‘Traditional Heaven’, ‘Rebirth’ and ‘Eternal Nothingness’. Which train do you take and why? (00:02:26)
• Ynon introduces today’s subject - The Muppet Movie. (00:10:30)
• We discuss our general thoughts about the movie. (00:14:02)
• We specifically discuss the ending of the movie. (00:18:50)
• We discuss the puppet-work featured in the movie. (00:22:18)
• We bring up our favorite jokes from the movie. (00:24:11)
• We bring up our favorite characters. (00:26:59)
• This movie had a bunch of celebrity cameos throughout, we bring up the two cameos by people who we’ve discussed in earlier episodes of the podcast. (00:35:54)
• We summarize our feelings towards the Muppet movie. (00:38:20)
• We vote and see if the Muppet Movie belongs in the CQEG. (00:44:09)
• The Kermit-Off! (00:48:05)
• Peter makes us choose the topic of our next episode. (00:52:34)

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‘Celebration’ theme by Alexander Nakarada ( www.serpentsoundstudios.com ).

“Rainbow Connection” by Paul Williams and Kenneth Asher performed by Ynon Hermon for the intro bit.

The episode was recorded on Jan. 1st, and originally released on Jan. 24th, 2021.

Our humble adventurers sit down to discuss the end of one year and the beginning of another in a casual, bonus episode. Have a great 2021!

Episode Breakdown:

• What were your favorite finds from 2020. (00:02:39)
• Stuff we’ve recommended:
• Technology Connections (YouTube).
• What’s Eating Dan (YouTube).
• The Assorted Goods Podcast (Website).
• The Throwback Podcast (Podbean).
• Habitica (Website).
• Kurzgesagt (YouTube).
• Apollo’s Arrow (Goodreads).
• Frank Zappa (Allmusic).
• The Nintendo Switch (Nintendo).
• What are you looking forward to in 2021? (00:17:50)
• What hobby did you start in 2020? (00:25:10)
• If one of the CQP hosts would become a billionaire, who would it be? (00:26:01)
• What’s the worst podcast sponsor you keep hearing? (00:33:12).
• What turns you off a podcast? (00:38:17).
• You are locked in a room for one month, pick your meal, TV show, album and a podcast that you’re trapped with. (00:38:51)
• Would you rather be rich and anonymous or famous and middle class? (00:48:40)
• Who would win in a fight? (00:52:29)

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‘Celebration’ theme by Alexander Nakarada ( www.serpentsoundstudios.com ).

The episode was recorded on Jan. 9th, and originally released on Jan. 22nd, 2021.

Our humble adventurers try to appreciate one of the earlier and most important movies of the Kung Fu genre, Enter the Dragon and on the way, they get to know the story of the legendary Bruce Lee.

Episode Breakdown:

• For Tavern Talk, we’re talking about our favorite title tracks. (00:02:24)
• The songs from this segment:
• Bob Dylan - The Times They Are a Changin'.
• Streetlight Manifesto - Somewhere in the Between.
• Fleetwod Mac - Tusk.
• Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here.
• Asaf Avidan & the Mojos - Poor Boy / Lucky Man.
• Tom Waits - Blue Valentine.
• Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (').
• LP - Lost on You.
• Scorpions - In Trance.
• Baryo introduces today’s topic - Enter the Dragon. (00:33:34)
• We share our general thoughts about the movie. (00:43:38)
• We talk about the story, the acting and the characters in the movie. (00:53:27)
• We talk about the soundtrack and the sound effects. (00:59:59)
• Then, we go on a tangent and discuss voice acting in animated shows. (01:05:03)
• We quickly mention that Jackie Chan was in Enter the Dragon. (01:07:03)
• We talk about Bruce Lee’s life story and death. (01:08:25)
• We summarize our thoughts about this movie and vote to see if it has a place in the CQEG. (01:16:09)
• Ynon introduces the topic of our next episode - The Muppet Movie (IMDb). (01:21:32).
• Stick around and listen to a promo for the Fading Memories Podcast (@jennifer_fink). (01:25:23)

The Culture Quest Radio playlist is on Apple Music and Spotify! It includes all of the songs that we’ve discussed on Tavern Talk and the CQ Radio special episode.

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‘Celebration’ theme by Alexander Nakarada ( www.serpentsoundstudios.com ).

Imperial Forces by Aaron Kenny was used for the ‘Bolo vs the 4 Guards' intro bit.

The episode was recorded on Dec. 18th, and originally released on Jan. 10th, 2021.