Friends with Elephants

Intro- 00:00 Ivana and Jay take a trip down memory lane, so thankful for two years of Friends With Elephants. They’ll revisit the first episode, building forts, having guests, the many tributes and some of their favourite segments. New Podcast Announcement: 50:01 Find More Than Movies at http://morethanmovies.net On iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/more-than-movies/id1202113243 Google Play – https://play.google.com/music/m/Iwecz6ru2p6nkz75ue23cenc2qe?t=More_than_Movies Or… Read More »S02E26 – Final Episode

Intro – 00:00 This is our second last episode and it’s a mini-sode. Not too tiny but we’ll only be doing 2 segments today. Top 3 Turf War – 00:46 Top 3 Most anticipated films of 2017!!!!! Movies – 17:03 Ivana and Jay watch Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. Outro – 27:00 Reach out to… Read More »S02 E25 – 2017 Films & Honey I Shrunk the Kids

Intro – 00:00 We’re back! After an extended absense we return with a special New Years episode. Jay and I discuss our hiatus and share some new and exciting news! Top 10 Turf War: Top 10 *NEW* TV Shows of 2016 – 02:21 Jay and I celebrate the New Year by taking a look back… Read More »S02 E24 – Top 10 TV of 2016

Minisode!!! This is our second minisode! Hope you like it! Nerd Battle – 00:21 Ivana: The Dark Knight’s Joker V. Jay: The Wizard of Oz’s Wicket Witch of the West TV Talks – 13:19 The Night Of… Outro – 27:20 Reach out to us via twitter @jesterjay & @itsivana or email us at friendswithelephants@mail.co

Top 3 Turf War – 02:06 The world lost a prolific and influential Writer/Producer/Director last week. Gary Marshall passed away at the age of 81 due to pneumonia complications.   We thought that we would take the time to honour his career and contribution to both the small and large screens by deciding the /3… Read More »S02 E22 – Gary Marshall, Shomi Streaming Club, Pokemon Go! & Silicon Valley

Star Trek: Beyond opens this weekend and Ivana is a devoted Trekkie so we knew that this episode had to be special. So we decided to have a Space themed episode to celebrate!!! Anton Yelchin It was obvious that we couldn’t do an episode inspired by Star Trek without first talking about a recent tragedy… Read More »S02 E21 – Star Trek Beyond, Space Movies, Jupiter, Rogue One

Nerd Battle – 3:16 What movie is the most realistic representation of what will happen if Aliens invade? Him-Possible & Her-Possible Trivia – 14:33 5 questions in 45 secs It’s App Time – 20:09 Jay and Ivana discuss the mobile games that keep them coming back for more. Movies – 28:24 The Matrix Outro –… Read More »S02 E20 – Aliens, Trivia, Mobile Games, The Matrix

Top 3 Turf War – 1:27 Finding Dory opens this Friday so we started asking ourselves – what are the best animated sequels of all time.   Tech Talk – 15:30 It’s all over the internet and so obviously we needed to put in our two cents about the now famous Elon Musk theory that… Read More »S02 E19 – Best Animated Sequels, The Matrix, Yoga Hosers

Pitch a Flick – 1:21 In this new segment Ivana and Jay take a theme/idea/genre and each pitch a movie idea. Warcraft comes out this Friday. So… we’ve decided to pitch a video game movie. Tech-tiquette – 21:23 What are the rules of Emoji? For example, years ago emoji’s weren’t used in professional environments but… Read More »S02 E18 – Pitch a Flick, Emoji, Series Survival

Top 3 Turf War Popstar is coming out this Friday. It looks pretty darn funny, so Jay and I started asking ourselves – which SNL alumni had the best career. Or more importantly, what are the Top 3 Movies in which a former SNL cast member stars? Series Survival Ivana and Jay revisit their predictions… Read More »S02 E17 – SNL Alum. Movies, Series Survival & Voice Manipulation

Nerd Battle – 01:57 Unreal returns to TV’s on June 6th @ 10pm on Lifetime.  And since unReal portrays many grey characters like Quinn King (Constance Zimmer) or Rachel Goldberg (Shgiri Appleby) – we thought we’d battle TV Character you Love to Hate Most. Tech-tiquette – 13:21 Let’s talk about a super old-school tech item… Read More »S02 E16 – Best “Bad” Characters, Email, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

Top 3 Turf War – 00:46 Neighbours 2 comes to theatres this Friday.  So Blake and Ivana examine the Top 3 Seth Rogan Films. Go-Go Gadget – 15:29 Jay and Ivana explore a new camera to come to the market of small and portable HD cameras that makes great picture.     Trailer Trash –… Read More »S02 E15 – Seth Rogan Movies, Portable HD Cameras, The Accountant and more

Top 3 Turf War – 1:05 The Boy comes out on DVD on Tuesday, so we thought we’d count down the top 3 creepy kids in movies. Marry, Do, Ditch – 12:57 The Met-Gala recently passed and there are lots of celebrity photos floating around. So we thought we’d play a round of MDD: A-listers… Read More »S02 E14 – Creepy Kids in Movies, Met-Gala, Captain America, Series Survival, Quantico

Fantasy Fights – 00:49 A New Game! The rules? Ivana & Jay draft a super-team and then talk-through an epic fight to the death. This week we draft from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. 5 Things YOU Should Know From Last Week! – 18:15 It’s not just sleep we need, also darkness. An early trailer dropped… Read More »S02 E13 – Marvel Universe Death Match, Killing Joke, Everlasting Batteries & Supergirl

Top 3 Turf War – 1:34 Mother’s Day (the movie)  opens this weekend, so we count down the Top 3 Multi-Narrative films. Tech Talk – 24:13 A quadriplegic man regains hand motion by melding brain with computer. Tech-tiquette – 34:19 Recently engaged, Jay learned that big news is hard to keep a secret in a… Read More »S02 E12 – Multi-narrative films, computer-brain technology, announcing life events on Facebook

Top 3 Turf War – 00:49 Jungle Book just opened in theatres to fantastic reviews and #1 in box office charts. So we thought it would be fun to decide on the top 3 Disney Movies that could use a Reboot. It’s App Time – 16:30 We take a look at the wonderful world of… Read More »S02 E11 – Disney Reboots, Food Apps, Real O’Neals

Nerd Battle – 01:05 We figured that since Melissa McCarthy’s latest move The Boss, is getting such bad reviews we’d have a Nerd Battle to decide the worst boss that has ever graced the television screen. Jay fights on behalf of Ari Gold from Entourage and Ivana fights for J. Peterman from Seinfeld. Reboot Rumours… Read More »S02 E10 – TV Bosses, Jungle Book: Origins, Speedy Gonzales, National Lampoons, Plastic Eating Bacteria, Dredd.

Intro – 00:00 Top 3 Turf War – 00:38 Best Vacation Travel Movies Would We Survive? – 11:02 A new segment! Jay & Ivana outline two scenarios and review survival options. 2 times Tech – 17:10 Are tablets dead? And there’s a new app let’s you delete drunk texts! Trailer Trash – 21:46 The Shallows… Read More »S02 E9 – Top 3 Vacation Movies, Survival Games, Are Tablets Dead, Delete Drunk Texts, The Shallows

Top 3 Turf War – 00:48 Top 3 Ben Affleck Performances Trailer Trash – 13:39 Captain American: Civil War What’s Your Beef – 29:57 Spam Dialing! Fuller House- 35:45 Outro – 55:28 Reach out to us via twitter @jesterjay & @itsivana or email us at friendswithelephants@mail.com or viafacebook.com/friendselephants or www.friendselephants.com.

Top 3 Turf War – 00:57 Top 3 TV Procedurals Him-Possible & Her-Possible Trivia Questions – 19:46 5 questions in 45 seconds. Trailer Trash – 25:51 Ghostbusters – – – the internet lost their damn minds! Sex in the News – 37:26 An ex-boyfriend discovered his ex was pregnant because of Google Play’s review transparency.… Read More »S02 E7 – TV Procedurals, Ghostbusters, Trivia, Google Play Reviews

Intro – 00:00 Nerd Battle – 1:35 Best Candy – Willy Wonka’s Runts v Real Fruit Troubled Tech – 11:20 Oh no! The google car side swiped a bus.   And a teacher is forced to resign after a student takes her phone and discovers private nude photos.   Movies – 21:23 Ivana and Jay… Read More »S02 E6 – Deadpool, The Americans, Google Car, Best Candy Ever

Ivana and Jay recap the Oscars, their predictions and shocking winners.

  Intro – 00:00 IT’S THE OSCARS EPISODE — WARNING LOTS OF SPOILERS AHEAD. If you do not want to hear spoilers, this episode may not be for you. Movies Jay didn’t see Beasts of No Nation,  Trumbo, Carol, Anomalisa, The Danish Girl, When Marnie Was There,  Joy, Dope Movies Ivana didn’t see Beasts of… Read More »S02 E5 – Special Oscars Episode

Intro – 00:00 Ivana & Jay must apologize that they were not able to publish or record an episode last week. Ivana was ill. Boo colds. Top 3 Turf War – 02:48 After watching this time-lapse video of zombies through the ages, Ivana & Jay decided to battle the Top 3 Zombies. 5 Things YOU… Read More »S02E04 – Zombies, Deadpool, Primaries, Apple Court Order, Spotlight

Nerd Battle This week Jay and Ivana battle to uncover the Best Disney Princess!!! Let’s Drop some Science Now we understand that some people are genetically inclined to DISLIKE these veggies more than others? Why? Due to a  compound called goitrin. Article #1 Article #2 Hot Topic in TO! Superbowl ads have come early, and… Read More »S02E03 – Disney Princesses, Goitrin, Bitter Compunds, Superbowl, Smart Toilets, Electromagnetic Suspensions, Bose , Revenant

Intro – 00:00 Welcome to Season 2, Episode 2 Top 3 Turf War – 1:52 Ivana and Jay review the top 3 CES technologies of 2016. Discussion Refers to: Sennheiser’s Orpheus Successor Reboot Rumors – 16:03 There is so much news on Reboots and reimaginings lately…We wanted to bring the discussion to FWE. Anne of… Read More »S02-E02 – CES 2016, Reboot Rumors, Suicide Squad, Advice

Intro – 00:00 Friends with Elephants is back for a second season!!! Please join us for more fun and antics throughout 2016. Top 10 Turf War – 05:03 We take a look back at the best TV of 2016 and compile a top 10 list of epic proportions. Keep an eye out because we’ll be… Read More »S02 E01 – Top 10 TV of 2015, New Years Resolutions & Star Wars:The Force Awakens

Top 3 Turf War -00:03:22 Top 3 Distopian Movies. It’s App Time – 00:13:34 Ivana and Jay chat about Onavo Extend. Trailer Trash – 00:23:38 The Night Before Trailer has dropped. Is this movie going to be amazing or stale? Reddit Advice Corner – 00:28:19 Rocky-Help asks for advice after learning that his younger sister has… Read More »Episode 38 – Distopias, The Night Before, Onavo Extend, Reddit Advice, Screen Junkies Plus

Poppy Tips – 00:43 Does your poppy keep falling off? 5 Things You Should Know From Last Week – 02:25 Justin Trudeau is already knocking it out of the park as our Prime Minister. Check out his response to why he chose a gender equal cabinet. The parody instagram account: hipster barbie is calling it quits.… Read More »Episode 37 – Remembrance Day, Justin Trudeau, Google Drone Deliveries, War Films, Burton

Nerd Battle- 04:12 Once again we have a referee to judge our Nerd Battle in real time! And this week Jay and Ivana fight: Beer vs Wine. Himpossible & Herpossible Trivia – 12:34 Jay hosts his favourite schedule as Chuck and Ivana face off. Storytime With Chuck – 18:08 Ivana & Jay turn the tables on… Read More »Episode 36 with Special Guest Chuck McPhail – Beer, Wine, Trivia, Sense 8 & Famous Geniuses

Top 3 Turf War – 2:59 Best Slasher Flicks It’s App Time – 11:41 Dub Smash & Teevee 3 Top 5 Things You Should Know From Last Week – 16:23 People think Trudeau is hawt– Racist people are outraged there aren’t enough white men in the Star Wars trailer. YouTube Red Consumer Reports receive negative questionnaire results.… Read More »Episode 35 – Slashers, Dub Smash, TeeVee 3, Trudeau, Star Wars, Red = Jealousy

Top 3 Turf War – 2:21 Top 3 Halloween movies of all time. Tech-tiquette – 8:32 When is it appropriate to mix food and cell phones? When should you put away your phone and when should it be at the table? Ivana Vs Nature – 12:40 Jay is heading into the wood this weekend and… Read More »Episode 34 – Halloween Movies, Food & Cell Phones, Ivana vs. Nature, Nightmare on Elm St., Work Advice

Top 3 Turf War: 04:35 We have discovered that 50% of our Ele-Friends are listening from the USA! So, we thought it would be appropriate to pay homage to America’s greatest pastime, Baseball! Plus it’s playoff time and the Blue Jays are in for the first time in 22 years! 5 Things You Should Know From… Read More »Episode 33 – Baseball Movies, Surface Book Pro, Theresa May, Nobel Physics Prize, Horror Heroes, The Forest, LGBT Slang

Ivana & Jay welcome their first guest, Chris Schapcotte! Chris works as an imaging producer in radio; he also is a founder and program director of then.fm. He’s also recently launched a photography business named Shapshots! Nerd Battle – 02:28 It’s time for the most anticipated nerd battle of Friends with Elephants, and Jay and… Read More »Episode 32 – Android vs. iPhone, iWatch Vibrator, Trainwreck, Selfies, Series Survival

Top 3 Turf War – 02:09 Jimmy Kimmel & John Stamos collaborated on an awesome how-to video, instructing people about acting in a sitcom opener. So let’s reflect on the best TV openers of all time and select the top 3. Top 3 TV Openers Ever! 2 Times Tech – 10:58 At 12.2 inches, Samsung’s Galaxy Tab… Read More »Episode 31 – Best TV Openers, Galaxy Tab, Fuel Cells, Trivia, Series Survival & Jungle Book

Top 3 Turf War – 05:15 Top 3 Songs of 1985  – in honor of our thirtieth episode we revisit the top 100 billboard hits of 1985. Interested in listening? Check out our spotify playlist. Two Times Tech – 16:49 In January 2017 Star Trek explores the sea. Ivana & Jay weigh in on the newly released… Read More »Episode 30 – 1985 Music, Cohabitation, Mr. Robot, Star Trek Cruise, Windows 10

Top 3 Turf War Back to School Movies  – we did make a stipulation that it would have to be taking place over the course of a school year and a school needs to be present in the flick. Reddit Advice Ewe_dontknowme has cheated on her husband after just four months of marriage, but the… Read More »Episode 29 – Back to School, Cheating, The Program, F.lux, Ash v Evil, Series Survival, Mr. Robot

Nerd Battle – 2015 Movie in need of a Sequel New Segment: Series Survival – which fall shows will last to season 2? Quantico (ABC) The Frankenstein Code (Fox) Lucifer (Fox) Trailer Trash – Victor Frankenstein Teaser  New Segment: Sex in the News – Ivana & Jay share thoughts about Vanity Fair’s new Tinder Expose

Top 3 Turf War Best Buffy Episodes. 5 Things You Should Know From Last Week 5 – Disney has announced that they will be building a Star Wars amusement park! 4 – The Portland Pooper is pooping all over Portland 3 – Mattie Witman is the winner of the 2015 Miss Teen Oklahoma City/Tulsa pageant,… Read More »Episode 27 – Best Buffy Episodes, Star Wars Theme Park, Portland Pooper, Mattie Witman, Glaciers, Trump & New Fall Series

After a one-week hiatus Jay and Ivana are happy to back, and with all new segments!!! Top 3 Turf War –  best #2 movies. 5 Things you Should know from last week. 1 – STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON can’t be watched IN COMPTON 2 – A Space elevator with inflatable tower has been patented in Pembroke,… Read More »Episode 26 – #2 Movies, Space Elevator, Donald Trump, Wet Hot American Summer & Study Advice.

Jay and Ivana are so excited to have produced 25 episodes of Friends with Elephants! So… they’re taking a brief vacation and will be back before the end of August with their next episode. Nerd Battle: Is Requiem for a Dream a film to watch once or multiple times? Marry Do Ditch: Politician Edition Finally, Ivana watched… Read More »Episode 25 – Vacation, Requiem for a Dream, Republican Debate, Ant Man, Awkward Sexist Interviews

Jay and Ivana review online video subscription services, and all subscription services overall. Nerd Battle: Best movie world in which to vacation for one week: This is the End vs. Jurassic World Jay demonstrates Guy Body Language Cues as Ivana harnesses her training in body language to analyze his demonstrations. Marry Do Ditch: Celebrity Crushes Good news… Read More »Episode 24 – Body Language, Vacations in Movies, Netflix & Crave TV, FX & swearing off women

Firstly a public service announcement – brush up on the list of foods dogs CANNOT EAT. Ivana’s pup, Marshall, ate raisins and had to be hospitalized. Luckily she’s perfectly healthy now. Nerd Battle: Which original 90210 Character would win in Hunger Games? Rovio is releasing Angry Birds 2 this week – but shouldn’t it be Angry… Read More »Episode 23 – 90120 Hunger Games Face-Off, Angry Birds 2, Action Heroes, Ex_Machina & Wedding Ceremonies

Nerd Battle: Best geek to chic makeover – Clueless vs. Crazy Stupid Love Ivana & Jay get excited about Pluto and discuss rules of the Mars One Mission. Marry Do Ditch: Comicon Wrap-Up. Jay & Ivana review Awkward. In Reddit Advice Corner, Ivana & Jay answer ThrowAwayEtc’s question about lying on his job application. Reach out to us via twitter @jesterjay &… Read More »Episode 22 – Geek to Chic, Pluto, Mars One, Comicon 2015, Awkward & Lying

Nerd Battle: 90’s Cartoon Face-off: Sailor Moon vs. Reboot After a standard tinder date, Michelle received a hurtful email from her date, but instead of letting his opinion erode her self-confidence she shared his message (but not identity) with the world. Jay & Ivana discuss this blog post, attraction and appropriate ways to break things off.… Read More »Episode 21 – Sailor Moon, Reboot, Fat-Shaming, How I Met Your Mother & Stand By Me

Nerd Battle: Best Muppet! Toronto is hosting the Pan Am Games and to help facilitate the needs of our athlete’s we’ve temporarily added High Occupancy Lanes (HOV or Carpool) for the month of July. Is this a good thing or a bad thing and why do Torontonian’s feel the need to complain so much? Marry Do… Read More »Episode 20 – Muppets, Pan Am Games, unReal, Canadian Stars & Office Affairs

Nerd Battle: Best Movie that featured James Horner music. Cacoon vs. Braveheart. Jay and Ivana explore the topic of how someone can distinguish between dates and friendly hang-outs. How can you tell? Marry Do Ditch: Hollywood Nerds Jay & Ivana weigh in on the 2014 thriller, The Loft. In Reddit Advice Corner, Ivana & Jay try to answer… Read More »Episode 19 – James Horner, Hollywood Nerds, Shitty Roommates and How Do You Know if You’re on a Date?

Nerd Battle: Best Pixar Film of All Time Are you chronically late? Scientists have discovered there are personality types which can be attributed to this. Marry Do Ditch: Movie Villains (excluding superhero and fantasy movies) Jay & Ivana chat about the brilliant comedy Burning Love. In Reddit Advice Corner, Ivana & Jay try to answer Darthnut‘s question regarding friend infidelity.… Read More »Episode 18 – Pixar Genius, Chronic Tardiness, Burning Love and Infidelity

Nerd Battle: Gwen Stacy vs. Mary Jane? Are you a believer (in paranormal stuff?) and is it important to you that your significant other is also a believer? If so, this dating site is definitely for you. Jay & Ivana chat about this site and get really side-tracked talking about other worldly things too. Marry… Read More »Episode 17 – Gwen Stacy, Mary Jane, Paranormal Passions, TV Managers & Jurassic Park

After two weeks of audio issues, Jay and Ivana have finally resolved their noob status with their awesome new sound gear. Nerd Battle: Who would win in a fight: Batman or Iron Man? Did you know that Bug guts splattering airplane wings was a big enough problem to warrant NASA involvement? Looks like non-stick airplane’s… Read More »Episode 16 – Bug Guts, Batman vs. Iron Man Battle, Wayward Pines, Advice is Back!

Jay will only go to your party if you have enough chairs. Nerd Battle: best disaster movies (San Andreas recently released) Nano technology that can potentially give you superhuman vision; clearly Ivana and Jay needed to discuss the potential. Marry Do Ditch: Cartoon Characters Wow! Mad Max: Fury Road was definitely an exciting ride. Reach out to us… Read More »Episode 15 – Chairs, Superhuman Vision, Cartoons & Mad Max: Fury Road