The Hello Calgary Podcast

The Prophet Esau is joined by his family AKA Thick Boy Jones, Meme Master Eoin and "Mom", to watch and debate the value and integrity of the movie Cuties (2020). This Sundance Film Festival award winning French movie became controversial when it was released internationally on Netflix and was viewed as suggestive and inappropriate for its sexualization of minors.

The Hello Calgary Podcast kicks off its inaugural episode talking everything Calgary, including the inspirational song that defined a generation that this podcast pays homage to.  On Halloween night of 2020, the boys prepare to give out candy to the kids while talking politics, the heinous nature of the R-word, the glory days of the '88 Olympics, the Kids in the Hall, Tegan and Sarah, Ginger Beef, Caesars and everything awesome that is this great home town of ours... Calgary.

Dr J and the Crew keep on keeping on about streaming, commercialism and the lost art of indie film hunting.  This episode includes; impromptu judged poetry readings, Evan gets fomo when nature calls, and a debate over whether popularity and commercialization can ruin the written word.

Follow us down this stream of consciousness as we go against the flow.

The PIDLLP boys plus Dr J delve deeper into the topic of "flow", discussing flow in poetry, music and sports. They debate whether published spoken word can be read in the voice of the author or if some voices are off limits to reader.  Listen up, settle in and go with the flow.  

The PIDLLP Crew is joined by Doctor J in a discussion about poetry and the concept of flow. What is flow? Is it innate, can it be developed? Who has the sickest flow in poetry and in music? Can flow be quantified or formulated? The Doctor is Real In, but before we begin, 5 cents please.

The conversation on poetry continues, as the suspense builds for the elusive poem that Infectious promises to read.  The boys go indepth on rhyming in poetry and music, as well as the proper and best way to cook a steak, which prompts the question, "who makes the best steak in Calgary?" 

The conversation continues with explorations into wine, specifically Peller family vineyards.  The Prophet explains his theory as to why some Peller may be more "equal" than others.  This is accompanied by some poetry readings, all building up to a reading of Infectious’ good friends Tyler Perry's published poems, and discussing his influence on poetry in Calgary.

The original 3 PIDLLP co-hosts are back, here to talk about what originally brought us here to hear all those seasons ago; poetry.  We're gonna talk about “the email”, the recent swell of the  poetry scene in Calgary, and obviously have a few poem readings.  Welcome back!

The second act of the now much acclaimed original hit play THE ORIGINELS, read by The Collective.  This is followed with a debrief and analysis that led to defining changes in the final draft that debuted to rave reviews in Calgary just this past spring.  Enjoy!