The Whole Shebang

Bailey and Raquel host The Whole Shebang podcast episode 48 and, after forgetting to find campfire horror stories, use AI/ChatGPT prompts to generate spooky stories starring themselves as ditzy, very bad ghost investigators plus a sarcastic talking dog. They read and riff on multiple escalating horror-comedy outputs: a haunted cabin with a dead owner, shadow figures, a demon-like entity, and the dog’s eventual name (Barnaby) and backstory; the AI unexpectedly turns it into a romance between Raquel and Bailey, then a haunted castle investigation dominated by an argument about poisonous mushrooms; and a breakup plot where Raquel summons a demon, leading to reconciliation, Barnaby’s demon “father,” and a wedding where Bailey arrives in a chicken costume. They conclude AI can be fun for brainstorming and comedy but fails at pacing, consistency, and scene setting, and warn not to use it to write real stories due to word-vomit structure and repetitive AI phrasing.

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 Podcast, hosts Bailey and Raquel interview author Rick London about his novel The Dancing Wolfman, a werewolf fiction story inspired by a memory of an eerie country road and American Werewolf in London. London explains his unique twist: the wolfman, Titus, is a music teacher whose consciousness is preserved by music, turning the “curse” into a potential blessing and making him a protector rather than a killer, blending urban fantasy, supernatural thriller, and light comedy. Set in the San Francisco Bay Area/Marin County, the plot includes love interest Nicole, ally-turned-antagonist Everett, heightened-senses transformation buildup, themes of duality, morality, friendship, and minimal gore/profanity. London discusses writing challenges (the ending), sequel plans, prequels, and where to buy (dancingwolfman.com, Amazon eBook).

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Bailey and Raquel host The Whole Shebang podcast episode 46 as a Halloween-themed ghost hunt, filmed for YouTube at Cloud Bay Cemetery, a small remote graveyard where Bailey has relatives and they visit annually to leave flowers. They share their cheap Amazon ghost-hunting setup—EMF meter, blue light flashlight, motion-activated “cat ball,” Thermal Master camera, mics, plus holy water—and discuss future cryptid hunts (Bigfoot/Sasquatch, mermaids, giants) under a planned “The Whole Shebang: Unexplained Adventures” playlist. After returning, they report visiting two cemeteries (Cloud Bay and Sunset Memorial Gardens); both seemed peaceful and “not haunted,” though they tested the EMF meter, thermal footage, and pendulum, joked throughout, and note Sunset was built on swampy ground where caskets may need extra weight.

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Bailey and Raquel host episode 45 of The Whole Shebang podcast with returning guest Judy to share their top anime favorites and discuss “gateway” anime. Judy lists rewatchable picks like Yu-Gi-Oh! (especially 5Ds), Ascendance of a Bookworm, Fairy Tail, Vivy: Fluorite Eye’s Song (android singer tasked with stopping an android apocalypse), Kamisama Kiss, and Death Parade (arbiters judge souls through games). Bailey shares DNAngel as her first anime, plus That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Tokyo Revengers, To Your Eternity, and Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, with rom-com bonuses Horimiya and My Love Story. They also mention Demon School Iruma, Apothecary Diaries, Snow White with the Red Hair, Romantic Killer, Spy x Family, Solo Leveling, and villainess series, then invite listeners to share their top five and follow on Instagram/Discord.

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On The Whole Shebang podcast episode 44 (part two of an education series), hosts Bailey and Raquel interview Vicky and Raquel’s brother Griffin about their education journeys, careers, and advice. Vicky describes starting at Lakehead University for social work, switching to Confederation College for an advanced diploma in interactive media development, then returning to university for a history undergrad and entering teacher’s education; she now supplies in the Thunder Bay area and uses media/graphic skills to build lesson plans, while also holding certifications like safe food handling, CPR, lifeguarding, and PADI Mermaid. She discusses college vs university pressure, realistic job expectations, networking, attitude, and career growth. Griffin explains completing a two-year heavy equipment technician diploma at Northern College, becoming a painter, recommending apprenticeships and residential painting to learn quality, and says college wasn’t financially worth it for heavy equipment work.

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Bailey and Raquel introduce a two-part Whole Shebang podcast series on education journeys, comparing their “polar opposite” paths before interviewing guests. Bailey finished Grade 12, was accepted to culinary school and university for psychology/philosophy, attended university for about a month during COVID, then left to run her dog grooming business; she discusses learning style, possible grooming-related certifications, and advises new groomers to keep learning and consider training at PetSmart. Raquel outlines her long academic route from an Associate of Arts, BA in Ancient Mediterranean Studies with anthropology and museum studies, then a master’s and ongoing PhD in Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations; she warns museum/academia jobs are scarce and stresses transferable skills. They debate university vs college pressure, applied vs academic streaming, and whether their choices were worth it. Guest Judy describes starting registered nursing at Lakehead, switching to practical nursing at Confederation College, preferring hands-on clinical learning, recommending college for support and fit, and working in home care nursing.

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In episode 42 of The Whole Shebang podcast, Raquel gives a brief museum history and public history overview, explaining how museums grew from colonial-era “cabinets of curiosity” filled with taxidermy, minerals, art, ethnographic objects, and mythical “specimens,” and how wealthy collectors led to public institutions like the British Museum. She connects early collecting to the origins of archaeology in Egypt and Mesopotamia, including Victorian mummy unwrapping parties and the British Museum–funded excavations of Leonard Woolley at Ur, alongside Howard Carter’s Tutankhamun discovery. The episode also covers Canadian museum studies experiences at UBC’s Museum of Anthropology, Indigenous heritage, language revitalization via Nuuchah-nulth radio, and BC treaty history. They discuss cultural heritage crime, looting, museum thefts (Louvre, British Museum), provenance research, the Hudson’s Bay charter auction, and repatriation debates (e.g., Parthenon/Elgin Marbles).

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In Whole Shebang Podcast episode 41 hosts Bailey and Raquel talk with Mermaid Viktoria about her 10-year mermaid journey, what being a mermaid means as a lifestyle, and how mermaids connect to water conservation, environmental education, and protecting local waterways like Lake Superior and area rivers. Viktoria explains pop-culture confusion between mermaids and sirens, references mythology (including Triton), and discusses historic “mermaid” sightings like manatees and unicorn-related myths such as narwhal horns. The group shares favourite mermaid movies (Aquamarine, The Little Mermaid), mermaid book recommendations (including the traumatic Lost Voices trilogy, Jennifer Donnelly’s series, and the lighter Forgive My Fins). Viktoria describes teaching swim lessons and specialized mermaid lessons, promoting brands like Fin Fun and Fin Folk, mermaid journaling, beach cleanups, and eco topics like sunscreen impacts. She recounts a memorable mermaid birthday party at McKenzie Falls and how creating “magic” becomes lasting core memories.

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On The Whole Shebang podcast (Episode 40), hosts Bailey, Raquel, and Judy do a  fandom episode about Avatar: The Last Airbender, starting with which bending elements they’d choose (fire, water/healing, earth). They share how they discovered ATLA via Nickelodeon, DVDs, and marathons, discuss The Legend of Korra’s more modern setting, adult themes, and Avatar State origin story, and mention expanded lore through comics and novels (Kyoshi, Roku). They talk Fan Expo Canada panels and voice actors, name favorite characters (Azula, Zuko, Iroh, Toph, Sokka) and hybrid animals (Appa, platypus bear, polar bear dog), and joke about cactus juice and fan fiction creations. They review Netflix’s live-action adaptation, praising casting and Air Nomad genocide depiction but criticizing CGI (Appa) and character changes, and they discuss the upcoming animated ATLA movie with older Aang, Katara, and Sokka and voice cast expectations.

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Bailey and Raquel host The Whole Shebang Podcast episode 39 on conspiracy theories, how they start, and why they spread. They cite research arguing conspiracies often arise during societal crises (e.g., 9/11, WWII) when people feel powerless, lack facts, and seek someone to blame, with a historical example from Nero and the Great Fire of Rome. They discuss how the Cold War fueled modern themes (aliens, moon landing, Hitler escaping to Argentina, celebrity deaths), and how the internet, social media, and AI deepfakes amplify misinformation. Topics include Antarctica “ice wall,” hidden worlds and pyramids, Ancient Aliens and pyramid “chambers” claims they say were debunked, early writing as cave paintings, extraterrestrial life probability, giants/Nephilim, simulation/Matrix and quantum physics, elite/secret society theories (Freemasons, Illuminati), Pizzagate, clones, and Epstein-related speculation, plus conspiracies tied to racism and antisemitism. They invite viewers to suggest conspiracies for future deep dives.

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