Ep. 43

Happy Pride Month!

Our first guest this month is Jacob Holloway, who joins us to talk all about his experience becoming a drag queen.

We discuss what drag is/can be, how do develop your own drag, and why women are dope & why boys can wear nail polish.

You should follow Jacob's drag: Puddin' on Instagram to keep note of when she'll be out on the town.

Follow this show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook!

Music credits:
Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Ep. 42

Continuing our adventure into the 1997 series Mummies Alive!, Dustin Meisinger joins us to explore what ancient Egypt was really like.

We also discuss merchandizing ideas, circuitous poisons, and how easy it is to work up a protest or two when it comes to your local Egypt museum.

Make sure to message Dustin on Twitter about all of your Mummies Alive! theories and questions.

Also check out our NEWEST SHOW for Collective Legacy: We Watch Food - a podcast about food TV, movies, and YouTube channels every Saturday.

Music credits:
Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Ep. 41

Dustin Meisinger's back and he's here just in time for the Stanley Cup finals to teach us all about hockey.

We talk all about how hockey works as a game, why even plebs like me can understand the story of a game, and why now is the PERFECT time to dive into the sport & try it out. We also predict who will win the 2018 Stanley Cup, so listen to this episode if you'd like to hear our prophetic discussion.

Dustin has a Twitter - let's make him use it.

Music credits:
Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Ep. 40

Emily Southall joins us to explain what interior design is and why it's so cool.

We talk all about "inside architecture": how to use the design of a space to guide your users, how to impart a mood or an idea through construction, and how interior design is the unsung art form that we all interact with everyday.

Make sure to check out all the great work from Wolski Design if you were intrigued by our conversation!

Music credits:
Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Ep. 39

Working artist Julie Ferguson is on the show to talk about performance art & the work that they do to support it.

We discuss how to manipulate audience engagement through movement & design; how one goes from having a weird idea to having a performance that people pay you money to see; and we talked all about how performance art, in particular, elicits complex conversations with(in) the audience.

So make sure to check out Julie's Instagram & website for all of their NIUBOI work - past, present, and future.

Music credits:
Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Ep. 38

Devin Smith is back and she's here to talk all about veganism!

We discuss what drives someone to be a vegan, the semantics behind meat substitutes, and what simple changes could be done if you're inspired to adjust your own lifestyle.

Make sure to send only vegan-appropriate GIFs & pics to Devin's Twitter & Instagram; or to thank her for recommending Jonathan Safran Foer's book Eating Animals.

Music credits:
Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Ep. 37

Sophie Gareau-Brennan is back and here to talk about the very definition of modern cuteness: Netflix's Aggretsuko & the aesthetic culture of kawaii [neat & cute].

We give our backgrounds with anime, talk about how awesome Aggressive Retsuko is, and Sophie teaches Mitch all about the intertwined history of Sanrio and kawaii.

If you enjoyed Sophie & Mitch talking about things, then you'd probably also enjoy them talking about food on their podcast: We Watch Food. They've got an Instagram, a Twitter, and a Facebook.

Music credits:
Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Ep. 36

Joel Taras is back for more in-depth movie analysis! Today's subject of discussion: Roadhouse (1989) is a movie about cuckolding. 

Specifically we break down how explicit this film is in its deconstruction & reassessment of masculinity, sexual fidelity, and the fame of local bartenders. This movie legitimately tackles these issues with some deftness, while also being a ridiculous 80's action movie - it's spectacular.

That all being said, despite this being a pretty light discussion of sexually charged/explicit subject matter from a silly movie, there is some content discussed within regarding sexual violence - so if that's something you'd prefer to avoid, use your discretion with this episode & this movie. Content Warned.

Music credits:
Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Ep. 35

Shawn Gray is back yet again! This time to break down those insane decomposers: mushrooms.

We talk about how to use them in your cooking, how they're not quite vegetables nor animals, how they may have informed the development of the human species, and so much more! Seriously, we'll be doing another episode on this because there was so much that we didn't even talk about.

Make sure to check out Shawn's group Edmonton Garbage Warriors to ensure the mushrooms aren't the only ones cleaning things up out there this season!

Music credits:
Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Ep. 34

Two movies. Two debaters. One judge. One winner.
Two of the original "Wenghsters" are here: Dustin Meisinger & Shawn Gray in order to figure out which movie written & directed by Stephen Sommers is better!
Dustin is arguing for 1999's The Mummy, while Mitch battles uphill for 2004's Van Helsing. Shawn will chew on their words, to then spit out the definitive answer to which is the greater film.

Music credits:
Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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