Calm Down

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Gil (17) & Wil (46) take turns to debrief on their little and not-so-little niggles in life. Categorized as 'comedy' because 'comedy??' wasn't an option, and 'society & culture' seems like a biiiiig stretch. Trigger warning: Low production values.

Gil and Wil


    • Aug 18, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 5m AVG DURATION
    • 9 EPISODES


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    Crooler's brassiere

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2018 8:24


    Wil complains about the mammaliocentrism and the misapplication of undergarments in Chima. Gil is disturb by the thought that Eris might lay eggs in her spare time. Also discussed: How lack of access to adequate psychotherapy was probably a key part of the downfall of the Jedi Order.

    Calm Down - Ep. 8: Baths in dank hair

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2018 3:09


    Gil discusses the unpleasant experience of bathing in hair water. Wil denies culpability.

    Calm Down - Ep.7: Woman walks head first into cultural appropriation

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2018 4:23


    Wil complains bitterly about a movie he's never seen. Gil agrees.

    Calm Down - Ep.6: Pastoral Neglect and the Rise of Fascism at Hogwarts

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2018 10:32


    Part 2: The thrilling conclusion of Gil’s take down of Hogwarts, where he ask: What about the children? Rather than calming him down, Wil is swept along with the hysteria.

    CalmDown - Ep. 5: Crimes Against Lupin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2018 6:04


    Part 1 of an earth-shattering two-part take down of Harry Potter. Gil bemoans the gay whitewashing of Remus Lupin. Wil tries his best to understand.

    CalmDown - Ep.4: Theme Tune Plagiarism

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2018 2:18


    Gil complains about how he had wasted several minutes of his life making a podcast that may need to be deleted because Wil unwittingly stole the theme tune from "Blue's Clues". Wil changes the theme tune very slightly as a salve.

    CalmDown - Ep.3: The Little Sex Pistols

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2018 7:09


    Wil complains bitterly about the lack of good science in the children's television programme: "The Little Einsteins". Also, their faces. Gil tries to make things better by reminding Wil that the best episodes had crocodiles. Show notes: The original, massively misused research on Mozart's music and IQ - Rauscher FH, Shaw GL, and Ky CN. (1993). "Music and spatial task performance". Nature. 365 (6447): 611. doi:10.1038/365611a0. PMID 8413624. Turns out the original study wasn't about babies at all, and Wil's memory of this research is completely different that what it really involved.

    CalmDown - Ep.2: Chatty teachers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2018 4:02


    Gil reminisces about his time when he was a real boy in real school and had to cope with teachers talking. Wil is unhelpful.

    CalmDown - Ep.1: Gluten Free Water

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2018 4:08


    Wil offloads his distress about the apparent market for gluten free water. Gil tries to provide good counsel.

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