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Now displaying: March, 2017

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Mar 29, 2017

In the second installment of a terrific episode, Jeremy Henson returns to talk about blogging, meeting Craig, and other fun stuff.

 

Closing Song: "No Below" - Speedy Ortiz

 

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Mar 26, 2017

In which Jeff calls up Jeremy Henson, cohost of the Eureka Podcast; Jeff praises KC Kaos; Jeff tells the story of how she became the cohost of Everything is Awesome; Jeremy and his wife go to New Orleans the week before Mardi Gras and receive a surplus of beads; the wife has important news regarding her physical state; Jeremy gets into community theater; in his town they don't even have Dominos!; Jeff talks Gig Harbor politics; Jeremy talks about his progression from the city to small towns; he can be happy anywhere; Pittsburg, Kansas has no "h"; small town drivers have trouble with 4-way stops; his wife has a twin; the Henson family has a church; and more!

 

Plugs:

Listen to the Eureka Podcast!

Jeremy's also appearing on Nerd Out Loud!

March 18th - Dockyard Derby Dames Championship Bout, Steillacoom WA

April 15th - Black Lives Matter march, Seattle WA

April 23rd - One Laugh at a Time, Comedy Underground, Seattle WA

 

Podcasts:

 

The Mike O'Meara Show

I Doubt It with Jesse Dollemore

Nerd Out Loud

Eureka Podcast

The Adventure Zone

The Dollop

The Greatest Generation

Liar City

Last Podcast on the Left

 

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Mar 20, 2017

In which KC and Jeff make the acquaintance of one Mr. Cameron W. Kobes, author, student, and escaped farmboy; Cameron takes up writing at age 12; he describes the difference between rural life and university life; boludos and Argentina stories; Red Walls mice and rodents as the enemy; he didn't know about the gritty fairy tale trend; Baskin-Robbins is a wrist workout; kc speaks some silly words; Cameron comes home to find sub-par transit; Jeff and KC meet Cameron at Creative Colloquy; KC has Cameron's birthday deja vu; Cameron lived on a farm til age 18; work ethic is different between farmboys and the higher classes; Cameron is the only non religious one; the church of the invisible pink unicorn; he works writing like a job; Jeff remembers meeting KC, so fly; the power of spoken word heard in the proper setting; and more!

 

 

Closing Song:  "Fluorescent Adolescent" - Arctic Monkeys

 

Plugs:

 

Buy Cameron's book! Tales of Cynings, Volume I on Amazon.com

March 18th - Dockyard Derby Dames Championship Bout, Pierce College, Steillacoom, WA

 

Podcasts:

 

ADHD Rewired
Risk
The Trouble With Trivia Podcast
 
 
 
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Mar 16, 2017

In this thrilling mini episode, KC joins Jeff on a trip to a roller derby bout and they get to talkin'; KC makes sure Jeff knows it's Southside Revolution not "South Sound" Revolution; the event is called Dr Who, the Unearthly Bout; we learn all the names of the Revolution and Marysville Derby Demons skaters; KC and the windshield get frosty; KC wonders when the Tacoma Dome will get a Warhol facelift, while Jeff thinks it should be more O'Keefe-y; KC sees a Warhol monument in Las Vegas; Jeff makes a new hit song; it's a pretty drive to the place; it's coed derby so we talk gender identity; KC kills it on the mic as an announcer; KC talks about the push and pull between making derby inclusive and letting people speak freely; and more!

 

Closing Song: "Edge of Town" - Middle Kids

 

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Mar 13, 2017

In which Jeff continues his chat with Amy Sheppard of the Earbuds and Earworms Podcast; he shares with her the song that means the most to him; Amy gets whimsical with the literal jams; it's a new Amy's Book Club selection; Jeff reads a poem about jaded journalists; getting rid of stuff; Jeff's life is much less cluttered; Amy wants to give these guys a hug; Tennessee Liquor Laws; it's Amy and her husband's anniversary; and she didn't have to invite either mom for the occasion!

 

Closing Song: "Rescue" - Alysha Brilla

 

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Mar 12, 2017

In which Jeff welcomes podcaster, TBTL ten, and all-round groovy chick Amy Sheppard to the world of Everything is Awesome; Jeff has seen LEGO Batman and it is legit; KC and Jeff are fixin to sing a song from the movie; KC wants to learn the ukelele; Amy thinks guitarists look cool; Amy has a podcast (Earbuds and Earworms); Amy clowns on Jason's love of Deep Purple; Everything is Awesome has a rich history of audio screwups; the only iMacs Amy thinks of are the big blueberries; Memphis is all blues and Elvis; Nicole Kidman can't clap cause she's Nashvillian; Amy has a lot of alcohol; fun "facts" about alcoholism; bleedin heart liberals surrounded by Trump voters; Amy counsels "don't look at twitter before you go to sleep"; Amy goes on a treasure hunt with maps made by a child; they found a worm, a spider, and a classic bottle of pop; don't sniff the inside of the bottle; Amy prices things low to move product; she has a helpful mailman; Jeff talks Zine Symposium, Neely Bat Chestnut and Mend My Dress publishing; KC is in New Orleans; she hasn't found a ghost yet; Amy had a sweet roller derby name for the league she didn't start; Jeff has a new derby name: High Larryous; it's the first time Jeff and KC have been apart in a year; Jeff luxuriates slobstyle; that feeling when your food baby doesn't leave in the morning; meeting Luke Burbank and Andrew Walsh in Chicago; meeting Christy and Jeremy in St. Paul, Minnesota; her mom saw a lot of shooting victims; "It's midtown Memphis. They're probably gunshots"; Jeff recalls his drug dealin neighbor; mom was a trauma nurse, and a sociopath; dudes get more love for the fiber arts; Trump can't wear clothes right; Hitler wasn't that bad (wha?!!! jkjk); Amy's cat attacks her; Sphinxes are the sweetiest, ugliest cats; "I've got my bourbon, my mint, I'm ready"; Amy tells her tale of woe; her kid loves getting xmas trees as presents; Methodists believe in drinkin and donuts; Tumblr porn and selfies; Gaga gets political; December is Mental Illness Awareness Month; oh btw Amy was in a psych ward once nbd; and more!

 

Closing Song: "With Your Two Hands" - The Wind and the Wave 

Plugs: 

 

Earbuds and Earworms - the podcast for people who like music, and the two goons that host it! eandepod.com

 

Podcasts:

 

Rank and Vile

TBTL

Little Red Bandwagon

ADHD Rewired

 

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Mar 5, 2017

In which KC travels to New Orleans, leaving Jeff to enjoy the city of Tacoma alone; Jeff drives to Destiny City Comics for the Winter Zine Symposium; turns out Tacoma needs more condos; Jeff meets zine distributor and author Neely Bat Chestnut; we learn about Mend My Dress Press and their various offerings; Mike has Pyramid Head from Silent Hill 2 and it's terrifying; Jack Cameron and Mimi Levenson say hi; KC reminds the listener that Jeff used to have an embarrassing last name; everyone in New Orleans calls each other "bebe"; the Lyft driver has a "Daddy"; Ocean Sauce at Adolpho's is super good; Creole food like Jambalaya and Gumbo is all over; KC gets a selfie with Bianca del Rio; baby alligators are adorable; KC gets scientific with the people and the culture; there was some snapping; Andrew Jackson did something at the Battle of New Orleans; Madame Le Veau lived where they stayed; we learn some cool Napoleonic history; there's some strong military history in  New Orleans; Jeff gets rabbit hole-y; and more!

 

Closing Song: "Bless the Telephone" - Labi Siffre

 

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