The Math of You

For the second week of the Math of You Summer Hiatus, it’s a bonus episode with comic book writer, critic and podcaster Juliet Kahn. Along the way, we discuss realising the coffee monkey’s on your back, the Secret Chicago Tamale Squad, and the best goddamn cannoli in Boston.

Follow Juliet on Twitter at @prynnette, follow the show at @TheMathOfYou, and my wacky adventures at @lokified. If you'd like to be a guest on the show, send an email to [email protected].

If you like the music on the show, go to bit.ly/TheMathOfYou

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For the first week of the Math of You Summer Hiatus, it’s a bonus episode with podcaster and indigenous media critic James Leask. Along the way, we discuss a terrifying logic puzzle involving a fox, a bag of grain, a baby and a shopping centre, we discuss some spurious product placement on WWE programming, and I introduce James to the natural successor of the Littlest Hobo.

Follow James on Twitter at @Leask, follow the show at @TheMathOfYou, and my wacky adventures at @lokified. If you'd like to be a guest on the show, send an email to [email protected].

If you like the music on the show, go to bit.ly/TheMathOfYou

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Writer, podcaster and co-host of the Smash Fiction podcast Miles Schneiderman is here to talk about newspaper comics, with a focus on Calvin & Hobbes. Along the way, we discuss trying and succeeding to be a middle-school asshole, the Mystery of The Enshortening, and how comics have the power to deliver joy and heartbreak like no other medium.

Signature Cocktail: Calvinball

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Music journalist, critic and blogger Lisa-Marie Ferla is here to talk about the music of her childhood. Along the way, we discuss the short but powerful musical career of David Duchovny, the rise and fall of the Britannia Music Club, and the second coming of the British Invasion thanks to Byker Grove.

Signature Cocktail: The Paisley Grooove

So let us rest here like we used to/In a line of late afternoon sun.

1oz dark rum

1/2oz 151 rum

1/2oz coconut syrup

1/4oz coffee liqueur

1/2oz lime juice

4oz orange juice

Cherry, for garnish

Combine ingredients in a shaker with ice, and shake to combine. Pour into a cocktail glass and garnish with cherry.

Follow Lis on Twitter at @lastyearsgirl_, follow the show at @TheMathOfYou, and my wacky adventures at @lokified. If you'd like to be a guest on the show, send an email to [email protected].

Lis made a post about her father and the Britannia Music Club, which can be found here: http://lastyearsgirl.pixlet.net/songs-father-taught-fathers-day-2016-redux/

If you like the music on the show, go to bit.ly/TheMathOfYou

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Comic book author Vita Ayala is here to talk about… well, all sorts of things. Along the way, we discuss how even muggers don’t deserve the DMV, reading complicated literature written for simple people, and how the story of Puerto Rican Wonder Woman shows that representation really matters.

Signature Cocktail: The Avenue C

Gimme an action, gimme an emotion, and get the hell out of my way.

1.5oz Scotch

1/2oz sweet vermouth

1/4oz maraschino liqueur, like Luxardo

lemon twist, for garnish

Build ingredients in a rocks glass full of ice, stir rapidly, and garnish with a lemon twist.

Follow Vita on Twitter at @definitelyvita, follow the show at @TheMathOfYou, and my wacky adventures at @lokified. If you'd like to be a guest on the show, send an email to [email protected].  

If you like the music on the show, go to bit.ly/TheMathOfYou

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Illustrator and concept artist Emily Pearson is here to talk about art, comics books and how to go from one to the other. Along the way, we laud the power of a comic book layout, how every comic could be someone’s first, and how zombies made of flowers are nowhere near as cute as you’d think.

Signature Cocktail: The Violet Zombie

A restrained version of the overpowered knockout punch of yesteryear, and far less likely to leave you feeling like the living dead.

1oz white rum

1oz dark rum

1 1/2oz orange juice

1oz lemon juice

1/4oz lime juice

1/4oz grenadine

1oz blue curaçao

Crushed ice

spring of mint for garnish

Combine ingredients in a blender with ice, and pulse to combine. Pour into a hurricane glass and garnish with mint.

Follow Emily on Twitter at @Emishlyart, follow the show at @TheMathOfYou, and my wacky adventures at @lokified. If you'd like to be a guest on the show, send an email to [email protected].  

If you like the music on the show, go to bit.ly/TheMathOfYou

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Comedian and podcaster Joseph Scrimshaw is here to talk about comics books and Twin Peaks. Along the way, we discuss the consequences of throwing a cheese curd at a mummy, how Dale Cooper as a role model for non-toxic masculinity, and the careful balance of a story set halfway between horror and hope.

Signature Cocktail: The Diane

When the will is invoked, the recuperative powers of the physical body are simply extraordinary. Just give me a couple of drinks to get dressed.

2oz botanical gin

1/2oz dry vermouth

1/2oz sweet vermouth

1 dash green chartreuse*

Lemon twist, for garnish

Combine ingredients in a shaker with ice, and shake vigourously (or stir, if you’re a purist). Strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with a twist of lemon.

*Depending on your taste, you can vary the amount of Chartreuse from just a dash to a full teaspoon.

Follow Joseph on Twitter at @JosephScrimshaw, follow the show at @TheMathOfYou, and my wacky adventures at @lokified. If you'd like to be a guest on the show, send an email to [email protected].  

If you like the music on the show, go to bit.ly/TheMathOfYou

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Singer and songwriter Juliana Finch is here to talk about musical influencers and Lilith Fair. Along the way, we discuss werecorgis and pug costumes, how Tom Cruise and the Beach Boys can teach you geography, and how we contain multitudes, but still don’t have a hairbrush.

Signature Cocktail: The DiFranco

A single snowflake is just a drop in the fountain, but avalanches move mountains.

2oz bourbon
1/2oz dry vermouth
1/4oz Amaro Montenegro (or Amer Picon)
1/4oz Luxardo maraschino liqueur
a cherry, for garnish

Combine ingredients in a beaker or mixing glass with ice, and stir. Strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with a cherry.

Follow Juliana on Twitter at @writeplayrepeat, follow the show at @TheMathOfYou, and my wacky adventures at @lokified. If you'd like to be a guest on the show, send an email to [email protected].  

If you like the music on the show, go to bit.ly/TheMathOfYou

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Literary scholar and writer Dr. Osvaldo Oyola is here to talk about the intersection of comics and hip-hop in popular culture. Along the way, we discuss the limits of well-meaning white people, whether Slick Rick really needed that eyepatch, and chronicalling the quest for diversity in the origins of comics.

Signature Cocktail: The Knockout

Don't you call this a regular drink. It's gonna rock this land.

1 1/2oz Calvados apple brandy

1/4oz Amaretto

1oz/2 tbsp applesauce

3oz brut champagne 

Combine ingredients in order in a champagne coupe, and stir. 

Follow Osvaldo on Twitter at @themiddlespaces, follow the show at @TheMathOfYou, and my wacky adventures at @lokified. If you'd like to be a guest on the show, send an email to [email protected].  

If you like the music on the show, go to bit.ly/TheMathOfYou

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Writer, filmmaker and teacher Dr. Daniel Binns is here to talk about letting Indiana Jones into your life. Along the way, we discuss a perfect sequence of cinema, how to make a proper adventure movie, and the long career of noted Harrison-Ford-puncher Pat Roach.

Signature Cocktail: The Ravenwood

This is a drink that knows how to show someone a good time. Boy, it’s something.

1 1/2oz blended scotch*

1oz grapefruit juice

1/2 oz lemon juice

3 dashes Mr. Bitters Fig & Cinnamon Bitters**

1 tsp demerara or brown sugar

1 dash soda water

citrus peel for garnish

Combine sugar and bitters in a rocks glass and stir until sugar dissolves. Add juices, scotch, and soda water, add a large ice cube, and spin the glass twice. Twist a citrus peel over the drink, rub along the edge of the glass, and serve.

*specifically something middle of the road. Nothing too fancy (your 10-year-old Laphroaig will drown in these big flavours), but not bottom shelf garbage either. 

**If you can’t get this, see if you can find Brooklyn Hemispherical Black Mission Fig Bitters. It’s available in the US and Australia.

Follow Dan on Twitter at @binnsy, follow the show at @TheMathOfYou, and my wacky adventures at @lokified. If you'd like to be a guest on the show, send an email to [email protected].  

If you like the music on the show, go to bit.ly/TheMathOfYou

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