In which Jeff plays a clip of President Obama's inspiring speech from the Democratic National Convention; Jeff and KC discuss his previous life as an anti-war activist and labor leader; we consider the possible danger of a Trump presidency; and Jeff makes up a little song.
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In which The Trouble With Trivia's own Eric Anderson returns to bro down with the squad, indulging in a flurry of pop culture topics as well as some deeper subjects; Prince demolishes Bowie at Skate Club; Stranger Things is a good show; Jeff and KC return to Creative Colloquy; Eric plays tabletop D & D in an online forum; Eric has two kids; his old webseries lives on in the zombie crypt that is myspace; we learn how Eric and Mike made their acquaintance; the topic of plagiarism is explored; Trump makes no sense and doesn't seem to care; Eric explains why Trump's supporters make him so angry; optimists are often late; Eric explains the concept of the "negative optimist"; monkey minds and monks square off; Dan Harmon and Seeso bring forth cartoon nerdery; Pokemon go crazy; cats and backpacks; Eric gives us a peek at his upcoming graphic novel; strong women in nerdy pop culture; Zara steals from artists and sells clothes; Eric and Misha have a movie podcast in the works; Destiny City Comics is still the best place for comics; some plugs are thrown; Eric throws shade on Sublime (pre Rome); Jimmy Cliff has a sweet record with Tim from Rancid; and more!
Songs in this episode:
"Carnage" and "TOVirus" - Eric Anderson
"Blast" - Clams Casino
In which Jeff and KC check in with singer/songwriter Jason Kaminski in his hotel room; we learn that the desert is hot; Jeff's cat Creampuff returns to the studio, safe and healthy, if a bit perturbed; America gets weird; we get to know Jason the man; his dad had some sweet records, including Bowie, Lou Reed, and the Beatles; Columbia House returning with vinyl? Warm 106.9 was the soundtrack for KC's childhood; Jason strives to be the kind of teacher he wished he had had; KC gets political; Jeff reveals his desire to live the rock star life; Jason also mentions he has a band, Stalemate, who also have a new record out; writing deep feeling songs that express his realness is the Kaminski Method; Polish Vikings were the best Vikings; it's nice when people tell you how their music moved you; Walking the Room comes to an end; Jason's students sometimes ask to hear his music; and he recommends a podcast called Lousy Weather Media, from Akron, Ohio.
Songs included in this episode:
"Fireflies" and "New Orleans" - Jason Kaminski
"Breadwinner" and "Bright Lights, Salty Mouths" - Stalemate
"Ziggy Stardust" - David Bowie (RIP)
Hey guys! Jeff wrote a new blog post. Here tis: https://awesomepod.squarespace.com/the-blog/2016/7/16/going-off-meds
In which Jeff and KC experience the highs and lows of Independence week in America; Jeff luxuriates in vacation-related relaxation; KC draws parallels between planning methods and eating candy in the health-food aisle; KC gets splashed on her tan; Lil Lady Mormont earns her own spin-off show; Jeff gets in a car accident; KC describes a great new documentary, The Beginning of Life; Gisele Bunchen-Brady gots some good childrearin idears; we honor Alton Sterling, RIP, but don't go deep into the issue (stay tuned, we have thoughts); Jeff reads friend of the show Erica Knapp's latest blog post, and gets some dust in his eyes; KC reads a fresh new poem, "The Tundra Sea"; and plugs are made and podcasts extolled (including Historiography, American Mythology, Hug Life, Mental Illness Happy Hour, and Everything is Awesome with Nerdy Kev).
Closing Song: "Cold In The Sun" - Jason Kaminski
In which the host of awesome podcast, American Mythology, Greg Carlock visits the studio via the magic of the internet; discussion of various and sundry topics affecting our lives as Americans takes place; Jeff japes while KC waxes poetical; and we cover other great podcasts doing it nearly as well as this one.
Closing Song: "Flood on the Floor" - Purity Ring
Check out Greg's rad podcast, and kick a few listens his way!
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In which Fred, Tabitha, and Caleb join Jeff and KC to experience the Season Finale of Game of Thrones "The Winds of Winter"; predictions are made (and challenged); Dorn!; spears and guys with spears; huge twists requested, huge twists received; the introduction of 'Lil Stabby; the burning of that wack church; one "bloop" to the kidney; Tommen takes a tumble; we ponder Cersei's next move; Sam and Gilly find the liberry; Jon doesn't seem to wonder why the Knights were taking their sweet time to join the battle; Davos finds the magic stag and gets real P.O.ed; winter decides to show up (finally); crop rotation in the Seven Kingdoms; Olenna rocks some sweet sweet baldspot-covering hats; Denaerys leaves Dario for sexier climes; [the crew forgets to mention Tyrion and Danaerys are broin down like old school homies]; Arya timelapses and serves a delicious Frey facepie; [SPOLIER DELETE]; Sansa's like nah whatever; Lil Lady Mormont gives a badass speech; we get that Targaryen information; Jon Snow gets just what he always wanted; Cersei's Oscar dress is iced out and bangin; the crew engages in a substantive discussion of Westerosian Geography; teleportation and dragon-ridin Varys; Jeff tells quite possibly the most hilarious jokes in show history; and another season of television awesomeness is at an end. Til next year, throners!
Song this episode: Game of Thrones Soundtrack Season 6X10 - Ramin Djawadi