Your Trash Pals

On this episode of the pod, the pals welcome Wren’s childhood best friend Sylvia to talk all about hacking in media. From Skyfall to Captain America: Winter Solider, the friends decrypt all of the encryptions by typing on their keyboards simultaneously.

Also on this episode:

• Wren and Sylvia introduce Van to Skibidi Toilet…little do they suspect this will have disastrous consequences in the future
• Van opens up Jigsaw’s Junk Drawer to play Your Pal’s Trash with these two childhood best friends
• Sylvia provides a third-party perspective on Wren’s middle school crush
• We wonder whether child racism is when you’re racist to kids or when it’s the kids that are being racist

You can find Vannotes at www.vannotesbooks.com and Wren at wren.best. You can find ways to listen to the podcast at https://rss.com/podcasts/ytp/. You can support the podcast at https://ko-fi.com/yourtrashpals.

On this episode of the pod, Wren and Van dive into the second third of the 36 Aron questions AKA the series of questions scientifically designed to take you from stranger to close friend. This time it gets DEEP as Van tells Wren about the prediction someone with “the gift” made about his love life, getting licenses to operate large vehicles, peeing your pants in middle school, and what the pals like about each other.

Also on this episode:

• The half-life of fast food burgers
• Van’s 180 degree turn on Plus-Sized Elf
• Wren’s taste in Balder’s Gate guys is questioned…especially bisexuals who practice magic

You can find Vannotes at www.vannotesbooks.com and Wren at wren.best. You can find ways to listen to the podcast at https://rss.com/podcasts/ytp/. You can support the podcast at https://ko-fi.com/yourtrashpals.

It’s a Hollow Earth Day Extravaganza and we’re celebrating with tokusatsu enthusiast Kimerson! The pals dive deep into Godzilla (1998), evaluating this clear product of the Clinton Administration for its bizarre positioning of France as the villain of the film, the sheer volume of attack helicopters, and the “diversity” of New York City. Finally the most divisive question of all is asked…is Godzilla (1998) better than the Spawn movie?

Also in this episode:

• Wren gives closing thoughts on this season of RuPaul’s Drag Race
• We discuss Watcher Entertainment’s proposed streaming service and Van doesn’t get what the big deal is
• Jigsaw’s Junk Drawer is opened for a round of Hollow Earth trivia

You can find Kimerson at https://www.thekimersonshow.com/, Vannotes at www.vannotesbooks.com, and Wren at wren.best. There’s many ways to listen to the podcast at https://rss.com/podcasts/ytp/. You can support the podcast at https://ko-fi.com/yourtrashpals.

Are you ready to discover the one true religion that will cure you of mental illness and relieve you of your money? Welcome to SPECTRVM, the color energy cult from Your Trash Pals! On this episode of the podcast, Vannotes and Wren decide to cash in and start their own spiritual movement. This includes the development of SPECTRUM’s organizational structure, the doctrine of money being evil…unless we have it, and shipping cult members together using s*x prisms.

Also in this episode:

• Prohibition’s over and we’re cracking brewskies!
• Wren continues an in-depth investigation of James Corden…with few results
• Answering a controversial question originally posed by A Twink and a Redhead about romantic prospects and their Sims creations

You can find Vannotes at www.vannotesbooks.com and Wren at wren.best. You can find ways to listen to the podcast at https://rss.com/podcasts/ytp/. You can support the podcast at https://ko-fi.com/yourtrashpals.

Jellicle cats come one, come all! On this episode of Your Trash Pals, trash connesseuir Mey Rude comes on the podcast to espouse the virtues of Cats (2019). The pals talk about Ian McKellen’s incredible performance as Gus the Theater Cat, debunk the butthole edit, determine their jellicle names, and dive into gay taxonomy.

Also on this episode:

• Wren watches a video about a Netflix show with the hottest singles you can imagine
• Van watched Bros and now understands the importance of queer history
• Jigsaw’s Junk Drawer opens and the pals play “Demon, Twink, or Demon Twink,” evaluating the great chaotic twinks of history

You can learn more about Mey Rude at https://www.meyrude.com/. You can find Vannotes at www.vannotesbooks.com and Wren at wren.best. You can find ways to listen to the podcast at https://rss.com/podcasts/ytp/. You can support the podcast at https://ko-fi.com/yourtrashpals.

On this episode of the pod, Wren and Van dive into the first third of the 36 Aron questions AKA the series of questions scientifically designed to take you from stranger to close friend. From who they’d invite to dinner, old brains vs. robot bodies, and printing out explicit Wikihow articles, they dive deep into this meaningful question and answer session.

Also on this episode:

• Wren tries to explain Smosh to Van and he’s so confused
• Van proselytizes the merits of the dumpster fire that is Godzilla X King Kong: The New Empire and how movies should make you want to buy toys

You can find Vannotes at www.vannotesbooks.com and Wren at wren.best. You can find ways to listen to the podcast at https://rss.com/podcasts/ytp/. You can support the podcast at https://ko-fi.com/yourtrashpals.

After the pals dove into the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City over the last couple of weeks, they needed a true expert to guide them through the Housewives multiverse. Thankfully Arik Hardin, Official Housewives Correspondent, came on to provide his insights. From the best quotes of all time, stupidest fights, to a ranking of wealth by franchise, the pals cover the full gamut of Housewives lore.

Also on this episode:

• Wren’s Sims mod saga continues…
• Topical Hunger Games analysis in 2024
• Van problematically presents Captain Underpants as a victim of “No Kink at Pride” discourse

You can find Arik Hardin’s podcast Slush at https://slushpod.com/. You can find Vannotes at www.vannotesbooks.com and Wren at wren.best. You can find ways to listen to the podcast at https://rss.com/podcasts/ytp/. You can support the podcast at https://ko-fi.com/yourtrashpals.

On this episode, the pals thought they were going to deep dive into Adult Swim but ended up covering the gamut of adult cartoons. From Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law to China, IL, the pals explore their love for that Rick and Morty South Park humor for stoner teen boys.

Also on this episode:

• Wren’s arduous week of trying to play The Sims
• Old weird comic deep dives of Wacky Witch and Son of Vulcan
• The pals not being well suited to submarine life

You can find Vannotes at www.vannotesbooks.com and Wren at wren.best. You can support the podcast at https://ko-fi.com/yourtrashpals.

It’s an extra sexy episode of the podcast as Carta Monir comes on to talk about Forced Womanhood magazine. Wren and Vannotes are delighted as letter pages are recited, women force their husbands to see licensed professionals, and we learn the ingredient list of the pills needed to become a real woman!

Also:

• We slowly become a RuPaul’s Drag Race recap podcast
• ABC sitcoms with Disneyland promotional episodes
• Van opens up Jigsaw’s Junk Drawer and the Stankometer returns. This time it’s all about classic comic strip characters. Polarizing opinions about Blondie’s stank levels are shared.

Note: This episode contains discussion of outdated terminology and imagery pertaining to transgender people in the context of fetish. This language is presented within a historical context by queer creators.

Carta Monir’s work can be found at www.cartamonir.com. You can find Vannotes at www.vannotesbooks.com and Wren at wren.best. You can support the podcast at https://ko-fi.com/yourtrashpals.

On this episode, we’re yeeing and hawing all about country music! With Beyoncé’s country album forthcoming, Vannotes gives Wren the rundown on country music and its history. We talk about the dynamics of the industry vs. its performers, country music posers, and Van’s connection to Loretta Lynn. Will Van convert Wren from an “I like all music, but country” girlie? Listen to find out!

Also in this episode:

• Wren is up-to-date on RuPaul’s Drag Race and now knows what everyone’s talking about
• We discuss the New Yorker article (so fancy) “A Professor Claimed to Be Native American. Did She Know She Wasn’t?” by Jay Caspian Kang
• Van opens Jigsaw’s Junk Drawer and we play a game of “Your Pal’s Trash - Music Edition”
• We come up with the clickbait article “Lizzo Hates Babies”

You can find Vannotes at www.vannotesbooks.com and Wren at wren.best. You can support the podcast at https://ko-fi.com/yourtrashpals.