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Every other week, Berly and LA research a topic in which they wish to know more. Then, they exchange ideas over drinks. Sci-fi? True crime? Unexplained phenomena? Anything goes on the exchange. Now, let's get tipsy!
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Every other week, Berly and LA research a topic in which they wish to know more. Then, they exchange ideas over drinks. Sci-fi? True crime? Unexplained phenomena? Anything goes on the exchange. Now, let's get tipsy!
Help the Tipsy Exchange get more exposure by rating this episode and leaving a review. Visit www.thetipsyexchange.com for socials, merch and additional episodes.

It's our final recap for the season!  Join Berly and LA as they reminisce on previous episodes this year and look forward to season two.

Every other week, Berly and LA research a topic in which they wish to know more. Then, they exchange ideas over drinks. Sci-fi? True crime? Unexplained phenomena? Anything goes on the exchange. Now, let's get tipsy!
Help the Tipsy Exchange get more exposure by rating this episode and leaving a review. Visit www.thetipsyexchange.com for socials, merch and additional episodes.

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Every other week, Berly and LA research a topic in which they wish to know more. Then, they exchange ideas over drinks. Sci-fi? True crime? Unexplained phenomena? Anything goes on the exchange. Now, let's get tipsy!
Help the Tipsy Exchange get more exposure by rating this episode and leaving a review. Visit www.thetipsyexchange.com for socials, merch and additional episodes.

Tell us something, friend. Have you ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight? We haven't. But we did dig up something almost as dangerous: our very first recording, ever.

Before The Tipsy Exchange was The Tipsy Exchange, Berly and LA got inspired (and tipsy) watching BuzzFeed Unsolved and decided they could totally do a podcast. The original plan? A drunken watch-along of Tim Burton's Batman and Batman Returns. It was a disaster. Editing it nearly broke us. But we kept the recording, and now, for the first time, you can hear it. Welcome to the lost episode.

Before we roll the tape, we catch up on what's changed since then, including Michael Keaton's rumored return to the cowl in The Flash and a Kurt Russell remake we will not be paying to see. Then it's back in time for a deep dive into Batman (1989). We'll tell you about the young comic fan who fought for years to get a dark Batman made when the studio only cared about Superman, and the casting choice that had fans so furious they sent 50,000 letters of protest. There's also the actress Keaton reportedly vetoed (and why), the reels that were stolen right off the set, and the Tim Burton threequel we never got. Plus, a surprising actor who was once in the running to play Batman. We can't picture it either.

Along the way, we coin a very important film term, capeography, and ask the question that still haunts us years later: what is the deal with that giant bowl of popcorn? Watch the movie again and you'll see it. Once you notice it, you can't stop noticing it.

This week's toast: A nostalgic cheers to Batman, Tim Burton, and Michael Keaton's cape, which deserves its own billing. Cheers!

A note on audio: This was our very first recording, so it's rough around the edges. We were rookies, and it shows. Be kind. We've grown!

Tell us what you think! Who's your favorite Batman: Keaton, Bale, Kilmer, Affleck, Pattinson, or (we won't judge) Clooney? Did the popcorn disturb you too? Would you watch a Burton-Keaton Batman 3 if they made it today? Tell us in the comments. And if you enjoyed hearing where it all began, please leave a rating and review on your favorite podcast app. It really helps new listeners find the show.

Please drink responsibly.

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The Tipsy Exchange is a comedy podcast where besties Berly and LA pour a drink, raise a toast, and dive into true crime, mysteries, the paranormal, and pop culture, with plenty of tangents along the way. It's like happy hour with your funniest friends. Leave us a review, send us your topic and toast ideas on Twitter and Instagram, and follow the show at thetipsyexchange.com. Cheers!

What if you've been here before? This week, Berly and LA explore reincarnation, the idea that a soul can be reborn in a new body. The definition is so simple, it's our toast.

First, a little background. We discuss the professor who spent decades collecting thousands of children's past-life memories from around the world, and why some of them are so hard to explain away. We also argue about whether vegetables are real (Berly says they aren't; Google it). And we get a reminder that Berly's family will never, ever let her live down "Juneau."

Then we each bring a case. LA tells the story of Shanti Devi, a little girl in 1930s India who told her mother, "You're not my real mama," and then started describing a husband, a home, and a life in a city she'd never visited. When people finally tested her memories, the results were uncanny. (LA would like to apologize in advance for her pronunciations.)

Berly tells the story of Dorothy Eady, a British girl who took a nasty fall as a toddler, woke up a different person, and spent the rest of her life insisting she belonged to ancient Egypt. She didn't just talk about it; she built a whole career around it. And some of what she knew is very hard to explain.

So, do your hosts believe? You'll hear where we land, plus why neither of us wants to come back as a germ, why life as a tiger is less appealing than it sounds, and a creepy Nicole Kidman movie that we both found deeply oogie.

This week's toast: The definition of reincarnation: "The rebirth of a soul in a new body." Simple. To the point. Cheers!

Tell us what you think! Do you believe in reincarnation? Have you ever had a déjà vu moment you couldn't explain, or a kid who said something eerily specific about "before"? Tell us in the comments. We want to hear it. And if this episode got you thinking, please leave a rating and review on your favorite podcast app. It really helps new listeners find the show. In this life and the next.

Please drink responsibly.

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The Tipsy Exchange is a comedy podcast where besties Berly and LA pour a drink, raise a toast, and dive into true crime, mysteries, the paranormal, and pop culture, with plenty of tangents along the way. It's like happy hour with your funniest friends. Leave us a review, send us your topic and toast ideas on Twitter and Instagram, and follow the show at thetipsyexchange.com. Cheers!

Halloween is almost here, and your hosts are getting in the spirit! First, a trip down memory lane: a friend's legendary Game of Thrones costume that won a year of free beer, and the Workaholics group costume Berly and LA wore before anyone knew who the Workaholics were. We're still proud. Nobody recognized us. Worth it.

Then it's time for our quarterly true crime episode, and LA is taking us somewhere new: 15th-century Scotland (Hello, McAvoy. Hello, McGregor.). Meet Sawney Bean, a man whose legend makes Hannibal Lecter look downright polite. He and his wife moved into a seaside cave, and they didn't exactly open a bed and breakfast. Over two decades, travelers along the Scottish roads kept disappearing, body parts kept washing up on shore, and the Bean family kept… growing. A lot. In ways we'd rather not describe. By the time a king and 400 men showed up at the cave, what they found was straight out of a horror movie. Which, as it turns out, is exactly what it inspired. You'll find out which one at the end.

Along the way, you'll hear why Berly can't take a Stephen Fry audiobook seriously (thanks, 18th-century vocabulary), a heartfelt appreciation for Hannibal's very charged dynamics, a horror movie whose sound effects still haunt LA, and a reminder that Kurt Russell can still get it. Even as Santa.

Content warning: This episode discusses cannibalism, incest, murder, and graphic historical executions. Please take care while listening. Maybe not over dinner.

This week's toast: We forgot to open with one (again!), so we closed with words of wisdom from Dr. Hannibal Lecter himself: "Whenever feasible, one should always try to eat the rude." Cheers!

Tell us what you think! Do you think the Sawney Bean legend is true, or just a really good Scottish horror story? What's the best Halloween costume you've ever worn? Tell us in the comments. Bonus points if nobody recognized you either. And if you enjoyed this spooky season true crime, please leave a rating and review on your favorite podcast app. It really helps new listeners find the show.

Please drink responsibly.

Sources: https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/Sawney-Bean-Scotlands-most-famous-cannibal/ 

Support the show

The Tipsy Exchange is a comedy podcast where besties Berly and LA pour a drink, raise a toast, and dive into true crime, mysteries, the paranormal, and pop culture, with plenty of tangents along the way. It's like happy hour with your funniest friends. Leave us a review, send us your topic and toast ideas on Twitter and Instagram, and follow the show at thetipsyexchange.com. Cheers!

Happy October! To kick off spooky season, Berly and LA hit the road for their first on-location episode in Jefferson, Texas, often called the most haunted town in the state. And yes, we spent the night in a haunted hotel. Recorded on location, in the dark, a little tipsy. What could go wrong?

First, a travel guide. Jefferson is a tiny East Texas town, about a three-hour drive from Dallas, that's packed with history. We'll tell you about a free museum run by a surveyor who kept us talking for 30 minutes (we never got his name), streets lined with antiques, a cute general store, and a barbecue joint whose brisket and sweet potato fries Berly would drive back for. Pro tip: don't go in August. There is no shade. None.

Then we get spooky. We share our ghost tour experience, which came with way more people than expected and one extremely unsettling kid on a bike. (We have a suggestion for how the tour should use him.) Next, we take you inside two historic haunted hotels with completely opposite vibes. One of them would rather you didn't mention the ghosts. The other has a room full of antiques, a creepy doll, and a YouTube channel full of evidence. And we're staying in the room where a famous director reportedly got his luggage thrown back at him. By a chair.

So did anything happen overnight? Let's just say an ice run went sideways, our camera setup failed us, and one of us felt something that may or may not have been ghostly company in the bed. We come back the next morning to report everything. You be the judge.

This week's toast: Two toasts for a road trip episode! We start with a Tom T. Hall line raising a glass to the people who wave and smile along the way. Then we end the trip by toasting yesterday's dreams and drunken toasts, which are today's ghosts. Cheers!

Tell us what you think! Have you been to Jefferson, Texas? Stayed in a haunted hotel? Had your own ghostly experience in a creaky old room? Tell us in the comments. And if you enjoyed tagging along on our road trip, please leave a rating and review on your favorite podcast app. It really helps new listeners find the show. And the ghosts, apparently.

Please drink responsibly.

Visit https://theexcelsiorhouse.com/ or https://www.historicjefferson.com/ for more information on the two main features of this episode.

Support the show

The Tipsy Exchange is a comedy podcast where besties Berly and LA pour a drink, raise a toast, and dive into true crime, mysteries, the paranormal, and pop culture, with plenty of tangents along the way. It's like happy hour with your funniest friends. Leave us a review, send us your topic and toast ideas on Twitter and Instagram, and follow the show at thetipsyexchange.com. Cheers!

Berly and LA catch up, discuss Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, make a few show announcements then recap this quarter's episodes.  Special thanks to our Patron of the quarter, Pat Mom, as well as JV Chamary; read his article at www.forbes.com/sites/jvchamary/2019/04/30/avengers-endgame-time-travel.

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Other sources:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oona_Chaplin

Every other week, Berly and LA research a topic in which they wish to know more. Then, they exchange ideas over drinks. Sci-fi? True crime? Unexplained phenomena? Anything goes on the exchange. Now, let's get tipsy!
Help the Tipsy Exchange get more exposure by rating this episode and leaving a review. Visit www.thetipsyexchange.com for socials, merch and additional episodes.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Every other week, Berly and LA research a topic in which they wish to know more. Then, they exchange ideas over drinks. Sci-fi? True crime? Unexplained phenomena? Anything goes on the exchange. Now, let's get tipsy!
Help the Tipsy Exchange get more exposure by rating this episode and leaving a review. Visit www.thetipsyexchange.com for socials, merch and additional episodes.

Berly and LA discuss Neil Gaiman's The Sandman as well as it's new audio book and Netflix adaptations.
Sources:
The Sandman (comic book)
The Sandman by Neil Gaiman, Dirk Maggs | Audiobook
The Sandman: Act II by Neil Gaiman, Dirk Maggs | Audiobook
'The Sandman': Landmark Comic Series Gets A Rigidly Faithful Audio Drama Adaptation
The Sandman | Behind The Scenes Sneak Peek | Netflix
Everyone who's been cast in The Sandman and who they're playing
Netflix's 'The Sandman': Filming Wrapped Up & What We Know So Far
Neil Gaiman talks 'Sandman' Audible adaptation, how it differs from upcoming Netflix show
Everything You Need to Know to Get Into 'The Sandman', One of the Best Comics Ever

Every other week, Berly and LA research a topic in which they wish to know more. Then, they exchange ideas over drinks. Sci-fi? True crime? Unexplained phenomena? Anything goes on the exchange. Now, let's get tipsy!
Help the Tipsy Exchange get more exposure by rating this episode and leaving a review. Visit www.thetipsyexchange.com for socials, merch and additional episodes.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Every other week, Berly and LA research a topic in which they wish to know more. Then, they exchange ideas over drinks. Sci-fi? True crime? Unexplained phenomena? Anything goes on the exchange. Now, let's get tipsy!
Help the Tipsy Exchange get more exposure by rating this episode and leaving a review. Visit www.thetipsyexchange.com for socials, merch and additional episodes.

Tennant versus Tenet: one is a Time Lord, the other is a Christopher Nolan movie that requires at least three viewings. This week, Berly and LA attempt a scientific discussion about time travel. We want to stress the word "attempt."

Berly takes on Doctor Who and the real science behind traveling through time. Why do some particles seem to age more slowly? What happens if one twin goes to space and the other stays home? (Berly already has her petty comeback ready.) Why is it so much harder to go back in time than forward? And could a wormhole ever be stretched open wide enough for a TARDIS? Some explanations came with very helpful hand gestures that you unfortunately can't see.

Then LA tackles Tenet. What are those turnstiles actually doing, and why is it a little suspicious where the movie claims one is hidden? She also explains the real physics theory that inspired Nolan's inversion concept, and why that backwards fight scene took twice the choreography. Then she tries to make antimatter make sense. It… mostly works.

We also have to mention the sidebars. There's a man who claimed he came from the future, a very suspicious Dairy Queen Blizzard, a campaign for the next Doctor, a Sherlock watching assignment LA will complete, a show we know is bad but can't stop watching, and the real reason your hosts want to move to Switzerland (Switzerland is in Sweden… right? Err… oops). Plus, Berly's new comfort-height toilet. You're welcome.

By the end of the episode, we're both begging our favorite Forbes science writer to come explain it all to us properly. JV Chamary, if you're listening, please call us.

This week's toast: From The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, courtesy of Ford Prefect: "Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so." Don't forget your towel. Cheers!

Tell us what you think! Scientists and Whovians, how'd we do? Can you explain time travel better than we did? (Please. We're begging.) Who should be the next Doctor? And how many times did it take you to understand Tenet? Tell us in the comments. And if this episode made your brain hurt in a good way, please leave a rating and review on your favorite podcast app. It really helps new listeners find the show.

Please drink responsibly.

Support the show

The Tipsy Exchange is a comedy podcast where besties Berly and LA pour a drink, raise a toast, and dive into true crime, mysteries, the paranormal, and pop culture, with plenty of tangents along the way. It's like happy hour with your funniest friends. Leave us a review, send us your topic and toast ideas on Twitter and Instagram, and follow the show at thetipsyexchange.com. Cheers!

It's time for our quarterly true crime episode! LA promised this one would be different from our first (you remember Ronald Gene Simmons). This time there's American history involved, and a name you probably know from architecture class, not murder podcasts.

Frank Lloyd Wright is arguably the most famous American architect of the last century (Berly thought he was one of the airplane guys; he is not). LA walks us through the scandal that led Wright to build Taliesin, his Wisconsin home, and the staff who lived and worked there. Then, on one August day in 1914, everything went horribly wrong. What happened at lunch that day, and why? LA pieces together the tension that built up to it, the chaos that followed, and the questions that remain more than a century later.

We also have to talk about the sidebars. There's the legendary horror director who shares a nickname with a key figure in this story, Berly's girl crush on Jessica Chastain (is it narcissism if she looks like you?), and a post-pandemic patience rant we suspect a lot of you will relate to. Plus, Berly has a new strategy for ending relationships that she picked up from this case. It's… not advisable.

And if you're an architecture fan, LA's got some Frank Lloyd Wright recommendations for you, including a very stylish set of cocktail glasses.

Content warning: This episode discusses a mass murder, including the deaths of children, and a suicide attempt. Please take care while listening.

This week's toast: We forgot to open with one (again), so we closed with this: Here's to mental health. We hope you're able to reach out and get the help you need, when you need it. And there's no shame in that. Cheers.

Tell us what you think! Had you ever heard of the Taliesin murders? Do you have a lesser-known true crime story we should cover next quarter? Tell us in the comments. And if you're here for true crime with a side of tipsy tangents, please leave a rating and review on your favorite podcast app. It really helps new listeners find the show.

Please drink responsibly.

Support the show

The Tipsy Exchange is a comedy podcast where besties Berly and LA pour a drink, raise a toast, and dive into true crime, mysteries, the paranormal, and pop culture, with plenty of tangents along the way. It's like happy hour with your funniest friends. Leave us a review, send us your topic and toast ideas on Twitter and Instagram, and follow the show at thetipsyexchange.com. Cheers!