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Two married artists - an actor and a jazz musician - muse about current affairs, relationship issues, and what it takes to be successfully married to another working artist & teacher

Paul Thompson & Chris Laitta


    • Dec 29, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 29m AVG DURATION
    • 36 EPISODES


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    #34 - WONDER WOMAN 1984

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2020 34:55


    SPOILER ALERT: WW84 We sit down as soon as the movie is over to talk about our reactions. Chris is a bit emotional in this one so excuse the nose blowing. LOL. Wonder Woman forever!!

    #33 - 2020 BYEEEE

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2020 31:25


    In this episode we look back at all the things that were good during this dumpsterfire of a year. Let's look back and have "fun" reliving an insane year and look forward to better things in 2021!

    #32 - Santa Claus is Coming to Town

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2020 21:53


    We share some of favorite Christmas memories. We look back at meeting Santa and our favorite Rankin & Bass moments. Come join us on memory lane enjoying simple Christmas memories!

    #31 - Arguments, Election Results, and more Arguments

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2020 43:40


    #30 - The Karaoke Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2020 40:34


    Today, WE SING for your amusement! We also discuss all things THE WIZ and Olivia Newton-John's masterpiece, XANADU and the happiness of singsong. One of us is great at it. The other....well...not so much.

    #29 - COVID-life

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2020 33:30


    Last time I checked, we were STILL DEALING WITH A PANDEMIC, right?! This episode we talk about the reality of COVID-fights and COVID-making up, COVID-teaching, the COVID-time-matrix, and moving forward into COVID-21. Lots to unpack here, but lots of hope on the horizon.

    #28 - TOTALLY 80's!!!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2020 20:32


    Are you old enough to remember the decade of reeboks, big hair, and Bill & Ted?! In this episode we reminisce about the salad days before watching the brand-new Bill & Ted movie right in our own living room! #spoileralert--we LOVED it. Join us! It'll be TUBULAR TO THE MAX!

    #27 - Keep Showing Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2020 24:03


    Days have been dark. We all feel like crap. We're insecure. We feel ugly. We're stuck. This one is for the next you "get knocked down"...

    #26 - R.I.P. Radio Shack

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2020 36:33


    This one's about our legacy, time capsules, and the infamous portable TV I owned as a youngster. Also, eating out again because we live for that crap. #federalgalley #yummmm

    #25 - The BIG ART SALE!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2020 13:16


    What does one do with one's newfound love of oil painting discovered during lockdown? Put over 100 paintings outside in the driveway and sell them to donate to a #BLM charity, of course!! Listen to Chris' amazing journey to becoming the prolific painter she has become!!

    #24 - Creativity, Mapquest, and Our Little Louvre Secret

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2020 23:26


    What's with all this CREATIVITY happening at home during the pandemic?! Let's talk about it and about how much we miss driving around without GPS. We also get into some friendly Mars-Venus chat before disclosing our extra-super-secret about the most famous museum in the world. Join us!

    #23 - A Tale of Two Businesses

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2020 15:02


    Good and bad business. We've all dealt with it, but in a world where a pandemic still exists, there are ways to do it--and ways NOT to do it. #staysafe

    #22 - The Importance of Being Silly

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2020 15:55


    Sometimes it's necessary to let go and have fun. On this episode we talk about the importance of letting go, laughing and just being silly. We talk about our new favorite bad movie, Skatetown USA, and Highlights Magazine to name a few. We hope you join us for a good laugh and some silly talk.

    #21 - Ain't No Stoppin Us Now

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2020 18:10


    C & P riff about current events, life, surviving pandemic and more importantly surviving each other.

    #20 - A Frank Discussion About Race

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2020 35:48


    Building on the last episode, we continue our discussion on current events and being black. What's it like to be in the 10 percentile in a mostly-white working environment? What is giving us hope, and what is making us nervous? What does "privilege" mean to a black person? Let's talk it out, or at least get the conversation started.

    #19 - What's Going On?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2020 37:18


    Taped after the Chauvis arrest but before the national protests over the weekend, we finally get political on our podcast. What is an African American feeling right now in America? What does it feel like to watch people die? What does it feel like to be an interracial couple? Real talk, people and #blacklivesmatter--for real.

    #18 - CP Time with Sharon Eberson

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 47:40


    Our first guest on the show! Join us on our front lawn during a socially distant visit with journalist Sharon Eberson of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. We had a wonderful time talking about her amazing history as a journalist, our love of theatre, and she even shared an incredible Comic-Con story that has to be heard to be believed! We had a blast making this one. Enjoy!

    #17 - The Big Gig and Sonny Rollins

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2020 11:10


    In this episode, Paul talks about his big solo streaming music gig this weekend and Chris waxes poetic about her feelings for Sonny Rollins' music.

    #16 - A Day In the Life

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2020 32:17


    Yoga and trail walks and crabacakes--OH MY!

    #15 - Dinnertime with CP

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2020 9:57


    Join us for this special microdose of CP Time where we talk about Mom's secret Mother's Day gift, Con Alma (the jazz club), and we tell the painting story--all with our mouths full! So, preheat the oven, break out the salmon, and enjoy this little appetizer before our next full episode!

    #14 - You Gotta Kill the Baby

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2020 30:54


    What does it mean to be an artist? What does it take to be creative? What is good on Amazon Prime? We answer these and several other fascinating questions in 30 minutes, including our boys (cats) and yoga for dummies. Join us!

    #13 - Surviving Quarantine a.k.a. "The Tipsy One"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2020 25:57


    For our lucky 13th episode, we decided, with our special guest Prosecco, to talk about what's keeping us going during this extended time at home. So, raise a glass to #goals, online connections, and the 5th Dimension. There may be some singing on this one...

    #12 - Video Games, Jurisdictions, and Ye Olde Reality Shows

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2020 22:24


    We're back to more engaging topics on the 'cast, including gaming, chores, and the BBC's lasting contribution to the world. Join us for some funny conversation (again)!

    #11b - Lawsuits & Swingers & Bears - OH MY!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2020 38:36


    How much worse can Tiger King get? Apparently, a lot worse. Carol flexes her legal muscle, Joe (probably) sets his own fire, and swingers swoop in to make a bad situation worse. As if you needed another reason to wash your hands like a crazy person.

    #11a - Of Course Carol Did It

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2020 26:07


    In our ongoing Tiger King pause-and-comment series, we tackle episode #3 and the alleged Carol Baskin crime of passion. This is getting juicy, and the songs are getting worse.

    #11 - TIGER KING

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2020 34:46


    O..M..G.. We finally started watching the Official TV Show of the 2020 Quarantine on Netflix and were so blown away that we decided to do a play-by-play, pause-and-comment podcast for Episode #2. So sit down with all your wives, grab some expired bologna from Walmart and join us. You can't stop watching if you tried.

    #10 - How We Almost Got Stuck in Belgium (and Wonder Woman Saved Us)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2020 25:21


    Thinking of the thousands of American travelers trying desperately to get home right now harkens back to an "adventure" we got to have a few years ago--a time when we almost didn't make our flight home from Europe. You know all those "worst case scenarios" you imagine happening on the way home from a trip? Yeah...they all happened at once to us.

    #9 - Tea Cakes, Our Cats and Why We Love Them So Much

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2020 45:49


    In a quite emotional episode, we talk about our fur babies through the years--what we love about them, how much they mean to us, our two cats now, and our babies that have crossed the rainbow bridge. Grab some Kleenex.

    #8 - ROCK OF AGES

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2020 36:18


    The story of my indoctrination into an 80's Hair band, and how it was the greatest gig of my life. **sorry about the 'hiss' - we couldn't figure out how to get rid of it! Enjoy!

    #7 - On The Road

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2020 20:20


    We're all getting a little cabin fever, so we decided to take our show on the road and do a (micro) podcast while taking a beautiful afternoon drive today. Join us for a virtual trip past the (now abandoned) airport and worst Rick Seback impression you'll ever hear!

    #6 - Food, Glorious Food

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2020 24:59


    Really, our relationship has been all about the food. We spend this episode musing about our favorite places to eat in the 'Burgh. Let us know which are your favorites around town. This one was a blast to make! Yum.

    #5 - What I Like About You

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2020 27:04


    We talk about what we love about each other and what keeps up coming back in our relationship.

    #4 - How We Met (a.k.a. "Disco Inferno")

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2020 29:32


    Disco provides the soundtrack to us getting together and kissing...a lot.

    #3 - Travels

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2020 31:00


    Stories of our travels around the world and the amazing friends we make while doing it.

    #2 - Shopping During the End of Days

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2020 25:08


    The adventures of going out to buy food and liquor during an outbreak/quarantine.

    #1 - Coronavirus, Charlie Batch, and Bollywood

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2020 52:37


    Stuck at home and stream-of-consciousness discussion about some of our favorite things!

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