Teach Me Tiger

If you didn't consider the title of this episode disclaimer enough, consider yourself DISCLAIMED: this episode is about SEX and we kindly ask that children, prudes, exes and immediate family members steer clear of this one. Now, for the rest of you perverts, are you ever in for a treat! Melody and best bud/former cohost, Sarah Wright, are sitting down with Casey Easton of Erotic Embodiment for the Teach Me Tiger season finale to talk all things ORAL SEX and more! We cover cunnilingus and blowjobs, obvi...but also, we get balls-deep in deep throating, gag-prevention, communication for lubrication, 69ing, dating as a confident grown-ass woman, how to relax and enjoy oral, consent...and then! A real live dick shows up to the party and gives us the penile perspective. What a sexy show, what a hot finale!

Viara Mileva, PhD is back, with our good buddy Liz Cooper, to unpack childhood attachment styles, and pontificate on how they affect us and our interpersonal relationships as adults. Viara is wearing her former academic hat (she works now as a photographer,) as she spent years in the lab studying how primary caregivers and small children interacted and bonded (or in some cases, how they didn't do those things.) We break down the different attachment styles, how they're formed, and what they mean. We discuss whether one can work around these labels, or even overcome them. We also get into the importance of taking these labels with a grain of salt, and recognizing the complex series of factors that go into any and all of our behaviours. Attachment styles are but a piece of the puzzle, but they're an important piece and we've all got them. Let's get vulnerable, baby! We do mention several books on the subject. If you'd like to delve deeper, we recommend these: Attached by Amir Levine and Rachel Heller, The Jealousy Cure by Robert Leahy and Paul Gilbert, and Wired For Dating by Stan Tatkin.

Back by popular demand, it's Melody's father Justin - and just in time for Father's Day. He's been working on a list of tales yet untold, and he's here to share them with us all (ever lucky!) Justin has been interviewed in several previous episodes of Teach Me Tiger - Episode 44, My Daddy Is A Ballerina, Episode 55, Trying Different Things, and Episode 58, The Hippie Years - telling stories from his wildly eventful and interesting life. Justin felt he'd left some good ones out, so here we are! Let's all hope he remembers more tales that he must recant in another future episode. In this episode, we hear a bit about Justin's own father, debacles onstage, his libidinous pursuits, and more. He's charming as ever. Enjoy and Happy Fathers Day!

Originally aired February 28, 2019. Hustle, hustle, hustle, baby! Kim Murphy, the ultimate healing hustler, is here to help us simplify our highly saturated lives. How do we tune in, instead of tuning out? What do we really want? Where in our lives are we leaking energy? WHO ARE WE?? AND WHERE THE HELL AM I??? After a real fun game of Icebreakers, we dive deep into the Millennial-and perhaps Xennial-condition that we’ve dubbed Millennialitis. We talk about detecting, avoiding and dealing with BURNOUT. And Kim gives us some great advice on how to romance ourselves to up-level our energy, restore vitality and improve our overall mental health. You can find Sarah at instagram.com/justthetiphandpoketattoos  and Melody at melodystarkweather.ca. To support the show, go to patreon.com/teachmetigerpodcast. And of course, it always helps us if you rate and review us and, BEST OF ALL, TELL YOUR FRIENDS! Thank you so much.

Best friends make the best fun, and we've all missed the BEST FUN with former co-host of the show and Melody's longtime good buddy, ELIZABETH COOPER! (Insert airhorns here.) This episode is a bit of a departure, in that it's not educational in the slightest, but you know what?! It's a global pandemic, the world's on fire, and we're going rogue! In today's epi, we are reflecting on the last 13 months of pandemmie life - unexpected perks, phone addiction, pandemic-tainment, a mental health corner, personal growth, excessive alone time, and wild new hobbies. We also go through a few of Arthur Aron's '36 Questions To Fall In Love' and not only do we fall deeper in love, but we get real vulnerable and intimate. Oh, and funny! We get funny, too.

Originally aired July 12, 2018. Holy Moly, it’s the Fab Four (Feminist Fathers.) Episode 10 boasts the hunkiest Dad panel in all the land: Greg Aarons, Chris Chambers, Kaajuk Kablalik and Brent Maguire. Ever lucky! These progressive pappies sit with us to talk about impending fatherhood, filthy earholes, invisible housewives, coffee romance and BBQ bromance. Swooooon!!! Find Chris at www.ottawaaquariums.ca or www.twitter.com/chris_rchambers, Kaajuk at www.kaajuk.ca, and Brent at www.heritagebikesandrentals.com Sarah can be found at www.instagram.com/justthetiphandpoketattoos and Melody at www.melodystarkweather.ca

Welcome to our comedy-cast, featuring the hilarious and ever clever Claire Haus, who we'll call a comedy "semi-pro." Claire tells Melody about all the wild stuff she's been up to since their time together in Toronto, and how she made her way into stand-up comedy in London, UK. We discuss why the popular kids don't get to be comics, how to get into improv, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, neverending failures, favourite comedians, online dating, thick skins and so much more! If you would like to support the show, please subscribe, rate and review it on your favourite podcast platform. You can also support us monetarily for as little as $2/month, which grants you special access to all of our bonus material (and there's a bonus episode for each new one we air.) You can't afford not to!

Lemme axe you something: have you ever been curious about why axe murder is such a thing in pop culture? We were curious too, and although we may not have all the answers, we have a great time pontificating on the question. Meet Scarlet Christiaans. She's pod host Melody's dear childhood friend. She's also very funny and smart and obviously devastatingly good-looking. In this episode, Melody and Scarlet talk about the history of the axe and axe murder. They tell the fascinating stories of the Villisca Murders and Lizzie Borden. There's also a fun game of Would You Rather - Axe Edition. It's a real axe-citing episode! If you would like to support Teach Me Tiger, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts! Tell your friends! Or go to patreon.com/teachmetigerpodcast/ to donate a couple bucks to the cause and reap the members-only rewards. Thanks, Tigers!

They're BACK! It's Sarah Wright and your host Melody slinging salacious jokes and talking tattooing. If you forgot or if you're just tuning in, Sarah co-created the show with Melody and it's always a great time when the original dream team is reunited. We learn about some different types of tattoos, misconceptions about stick-n-poke, truly wild tattoo stories, tattoo history, and Sarah even gives us actionable pointers on getting into the art. So grab your rusty olfa knife and get out your ink - we're going to Tatooine!

Was 2020 a dumpster fire? Yes. Yes, it was. But you know what? We managed to release some pretty stellar episodes in spite of all of that. There were technical challenges as we moved to remote recording for all of our guests. There were social challenges as well - as in, we all wanted to play with our friends! Listening through the episodes we released this past year, however, helped us remember that 2020 wasn't a total wash. It had its peaks (and valleys) and it wasn't totally traumatic to revisit. This 2020 round-up features clips on heavy metal, conspiracies, Mormons, sex tips, dolphins on drugs, American Pie, puppets, serial killers and more! Happy New Year, Tigers!

Online dating! What a racket! Kim Angell (from Episode 4 - Body Break!) guest hosts on this episode. We discuss our own experiences, share some of your stories, set up a freshie fresh Tinder profile, demystify some 2020 online dating slang, sanitize some glory holes and even discuss some ways to hack the system and make your profile stand out. Also, Kim wants to set you up on a date. Apply within! Kim wants your spare holiday change and goodwill to go to Lanark County Interval House, at https://lcih.org. You can find Melody at melodystarkweather.ca. And support the show at patreon.com/teachmetigerpodcast.

Originally aired October 10, 2019. UFOs! Aliens! Strange things in the sky! This week we talk to serious expert, Laura Thursby, PhD, on the history and culture of extraterrestrial lore. She gives us the scoop on Roswell, Area 51, the UFO/cold war connection, abduction story tropes, and more! We hear some listener stories, and your pals Melody and Liz present some light Google research. And of course, our resident cinephile can’t help but give us a little tour of some cinematic aliens and space crafts through the ages. Liz is at lizzography.com and Melody is at melodystarkweather.ca. We are on Patreon at patreon.com/teachmetigerpodcast. There is much much more bonus material from this episode over there, and you can access that and all bonus episodes for as little as $2 a month! MERCI MES PETITS TIGRES!

Originally aired October 23, 2019. We are getting spooky this Halloween with ghost stories from our friends, as well as some spine-chilling stories of our own. We’ve brought in our favourite spooky couple, Jenna and Kaajuk Kablalik (check them out in episode 25, What The Folk?, and also hear Kaajuk in The Dadisode, episode 10.) Oh and Sarah Wright, our former co-host, is sitting in for Liz this week. And by “sit in,” we mean that these harrowing tales made them crap their pants and now they’re sitting in it! This Halloween episode features accounts of haunted institutions, horrible hotels, apartment specters, talking animals and so much more in what’s both a terrifying and hilarious episode. Grab your anti-anxiety meds and adult diapers; you’re in for a real ride! Find Kaajuk @kaajuk on Instagram and Facebook. Sarah’s on Instagram @justthetiphandpoketattoos, and Melody is at melodystarkweather.ca. If you would like to support the show, please leave us a 5 star review wherever you get your pods! Or go to patreon.com/teachmetigerpodcast to give us the monetary type of support (which will in turn get you patron-only perks.) Thank you!

Originally aired September 13, 2018. We’re BAAA-AAACK with more of your spooky scary ghost stories. In the second instalment of this juicy two-parter, we visit haunted BnBs, cottages, family homes, bars and even haunted dreams. We also touch on the Dibic box, Annabelle the haunted doll, death portraits at vegan cafes and Dear David. Oh, and we talk a lot about farts. (What’s new?) Find Justine at instagram.com/the.lifted.sisters and on youtube.com. Sarah is at instagram.com/justthetiphandpoketattoos and Melody is at melodystarkweather.ca.

Originally aired Sept. 6, 2018. Good Golly, this one's a doozy! This here is the chilling first instalment of our long-awaited ghost ep, featuring our creepiest neighbour Justine Cruise-Campeau, the spooOOoOooky Melody Starkweather, and the totally spooked Sarah Wright. We've got YOUR tales of ghosts and ghouls from all walks of the afterlife, not to mention a few harrowing accounts of our own. Grab your protective pendant and a couple Ativan - you're about to get GHOSTED. I mean scared. Find Justine at instagram.com/the.lifted.sisters and on youtube.com. Sarah is at instagram.com/justthetiphandpoketattoos and Melody is at melodystarkweather.ca.

This week, Melody is joined by co-host Chris Chambers and special guest, Emmet L. F. Cameron, to talk about cool stuff that was happening for queer people in the Weimar Republic, and how the Nazis ruined it, like they ruin everything. Emmet sets the stage with some depictions of the scene in popular culture - Sound of Music or Cabaret, anyone? We learn about key players Magnus Hirschfeld and his two nice boyfriends Karl Giese and Li Shiu Tong. We learn all about the Institute of Sexology, founded in Berlin by Hirschfeld, which carried out super important work in the queer community and beyond. And we learn about how the stupid Nazis and stupid Hitler destroyed much of his work, and murdered many of his friends. And at the end of the story, there's a more contemporary Canadian connection, which acts as a nice little palette cleanser for that terrible Nazi aftertaste. You can find Emmet and their pod at Gays In The Woods or check 'em out on Patreon at www.patreon.com/emmlf. On that note, check us out on Patreon! $2 a month gets you access to all of our bonus content (new bonus content with every new episode!) www.patreon.com/teachmetigerpodcast.

This week Melody is joined by cohost (and podcast co-creator) Sarah Wright, in conversation with Jim McEwen & Ryan Urquhart. On the semi-educational scale, this rates low. We are mostly just shooting the shit, as they say. We talk a bit about how Jim isn't a writer, despite doing lots of author-type things. We also surprise Ryan with messages from some of his nearest and dearest wishing him well on his impending move to Western Canada. And we tell some Ryan stories of our own. There's an egregiously long segment in which we discuss noises that we like to work and/or make love to. We each recount some of our big moves. And by the end of it, we convince Jim to talk about his book, just a little. You can find Sarah at justthetiphandpoketattoos.com or instagram.com/justthetiphandpoketattoos/ Support the show by sharing it with your friends! Or go to patreon.com/teachmetigerpodcast/ to throw us a couple bucks and get that sweet sweet patreon bonus content.

We've finally arrived at the long-awaited Hippie Years episode in the 3-part series on Melody's father Justin Starkweather. (Part 1 is Episode 44 and Part 2 is Episode 55.) Justin gives us the scoop on life in the late 60s/early 70s at Twin Oaks, a commune in rural Virginia, USA. He discusses commune life, the division of labor and how people lived. We talk sex, drugs and rock n roll, and a number of interesting accompanying characters. Of course, as in Justin's other episodes, we encounter celebrities too - Patch Adams and Glenn Frey, to name a couple. There are also cockroaches, skinny dipping, giant snakes, yummy yeast, parties, and a lot of hard, hard work. Oh! And we finally learn the story of why Justin changed his name from John. What a guy; what a legend! Note: Melody's recipe for Golden Gravy, recanted from memory, was a bit off - find the recipe here: https://www.food.com/recipe/golden-gravy-312205 If you would like to support the podcast, please subscribe, rate and review us (positively, pretty please) on your favourite podcast platform! Or head over to patreon.com/teachmetigerpodcast to throw us a couple bucks. We appreciate all of your love and support in whatever form it may take!

This week, Melody is cohosting with Nikki Rochon Kaiser, and they are talking to their new internet bestie, Diz! Diz hosts the Astrocast by Diz Microcast, and comes slinging all kinds of astrological knowledge. She explains some of the workings of astrology - charts, rising signs, moon signs, MERCURY FRIGGIN RETROGRADE! And more! So put on your space helmet, dear {insert your astrological sign here}, because today, we are exploring the astroverse! Find Astrocast by Diz at any of the links listed here: https://linktr.ee/astro.cast You can support the show by subscribing, and telling your friends! Or visit patreon.com/teachmetigerpodcast if you have a couple of bucks to spare. Thank you!

Melody and Liz are back at it, nerding out on another research project for your listening pleasure. This week we're talking about some seriously problematic filmmakers: Roman Polanski, Leni Riefenstahl and even a touch of the Woody Allen. Undeniably talented, they all have experienced huge levels of success in their careers. Polanski (and Allen) have gone on to work with A-list actors and receive accolades and major awards still to this day. Leni Riefenstahl, AKA Hitler's Filmmaker, didn't make another feature film after the war was over, despite her huge success before and during WW2. There's a lot to dig into and a lot of for these filmmakers to dig themselves out of. The Roman Polanski AP Timeline Liz referred to can be found at https://apnews.com/e087fdee79e74caf99caa27edd8a8887/A-timeline-of-Roman-Polanski's-4-decade-underage-sex-case If you enjoy the show, please tell your friends about us, rate, review and subscribe, or toss us a toonie at patreon.com/teachmetigerpodcast. Thank you!

Melody's Dad is back in the New York groove. Justin Starkweather is the star of this episode, which picks up where we left off in 1960s NYC in Episode 44 - My Daddy Is A Ballerina. (If you haven't yet listened to 44, we'd recommend starting there.) In this period of soul searching and "trying different things," Justin gets into Sufi whirling, or Dervish turning, where he searches for his deep self....and finds it. Although meditation didn't come naturally at that time, it plays a prominent role in his contemporary life and comes up a lot throughout our chat. In this period, he also tries his hand at a couple of different careers in the arts. He gets into puppeteering and is given an opportunity to meet the then unknown Jim Henson, but regrettably says, "nahhhhh." And he has some adventures and success in filmmaking - but ends up saying "nah" to that too. Books, having greatly influenced a lot of his interests are what brought him to Montessori. He trained at a convent under Mother Isabel, who learned from Maria Montessori herself. But then came the teaching, and in practise, it got another big "nah." If you can believe it, there's another huge life change looming on Justin's horizon, sparked by yet another book, that involves long hair, a strange beard and a bunch of hippies - but we will get into that in our next installment. Enjoy this glimpse of the past from the coolest guy ever (seriously tho, the COOLEST), Justin Starkweather. I LOVE YOU DAD!

Another from the vaults in our homesteady series and this one's all about BEES! And it's with Liz Cooper. DON'T YOU LOVE LIZ? Originally aired August 1, 2019. Buzz buzz! This episode features bee enthusiast, Jacklyn Wright, who not only really cracks up Mel and Liz, but also teaches us all A LOT about bees! Tune in, dear listeners, to learn about Jack’s favourite bee facts, setting up a hive from scratch, how bees make honey, messy and violent bee copulation, saving our pollinators (and save the world) and how to catch a swarm of bees. Oh, and Game of Thrones: Bee Edition. Please consider supporting the pod on Patreon! Alternatively, we’d love it if you would leave us a review/rating on your favourite podcasting platform. It really helps us, in terms of making to pod more visible to fresh listeners. Thank you!! Find Liz at lizzography.com and Melody at melodystarkweather.ca.

We promised homesteady episodes, and here is a real classic that'll surely help you prepare for the apocalypse. It's EPISODE SEVEN, baybeee! (Remastered with love, 'cause we are better at editing now.) Originally aired May 31, 2018. This epi is all about tiny homes and big ideas. And we all know what they say about “big ideas,” amiright?? Join us in conversation with Bridget O’Flaherty (sustainability consultant and textile artist) and Meghan Robinson (tiny-home-steader and hoop dancer.) These two have REALLY “BIG IDEAS.” We chat smelly privies, large dogs, power sources, building costs and more MORE MORE (because size really does matter.) Find Meghan on Insta @spindancefly and @clarendonherbals for her new-since-this-originally-aired herbal apothecary business. Bridget is @buildingsciencegirl and @bridgetoflaherty_textileartist . Sarah is @justthetiphandpoketattoos and justthetiphandpoketattoos.com. Melody as always is at melodystarkweather.ca. And you can support the pod at patreon.com/teachmetigerpodcast or by sharing it with your friends! And by leaving nice reviews and giving us all the stars! Thank you so much!!

Homesteaders, doomsday preppers and wannabe farmers: this one's for you! Originally aired August 9, 2018. Hop into the henhouse, dear listeners, for some Chick Chat and Cock Talk with fan favourite and Number One Fan, Justine Cruise-Campeau! And guess who your chicken experts are this week. You’ll never guess. It’s us! We cover coop setup, the dinosaur connection, best monikers, duck wangs, the cloaca kiss, purring chickens, predator defense and nose pockets. And so much more! Thanks to our sponsor Just The Tip Handpoke Tattoos. Go check 'em out!

Social media is a pandemic lifeline, especially for us hustlers. Cat and Toby James of Cat's Cove Communications are with us this week to impart tips, knowledge and talk strategy for small business owners braving the big bad online world. Sarah Wright joins Melody in this epi, for a fun- and revelation-filled social media coaching sesh. Listen up to learn about the biggest mistakes Cat and Toby see businesses making online, how to hack the algorithm, which apps to focus our energy on, why Facebook and Instagram seem to be listening in on our convos, how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed business, why you should be on Tik Tok AND MORE! Find Cat's Cove Communications on Instagram @catscovecomm, on Facebook at facebook.com/catscove/ or the old-fashioned way, at www.catscovecommunications.com/ We are supported by Just The Tip Handpoke Tattoos, which is...our very own Sarah Wright! Go check out their work at instagram.com/justthetiphandpoketattoos or justthetiphandpoketattoos.com. You can support the show by sharing it with your friends, or if you enjoy the show, leaving us a nice review (pretty please!) And if you're rolling in toonies, go to patreon.com/teachmetigerpodcast to throw one our way and gain access to all of our bonus material. Thanks so much!

Grab your tin foil hats! This week Melody and her husband Chris talk to Chris' very longtime bestest pal, Mr. Mike Freeman. Mike gives us the lowdown on Chemtrails, MK-Ultra and HAARP and Chris jumps in with some COVID-19 conspiracy theories. Annnndddd we get a little bit into Jeffrey Epstein, Lizard People and New Coke. Mike also enlightens us on Psy-Ops and Wreckers. Don't know what those are??! Tune in, baby! You can support Teach Me Tiger by sharing it with your friends! Or leaving us a nice review and rating in your podcatcher of choice! Or if you are a high-roller and can spare two bucks a month, you can help over at patreon.com/teachmetigerpodcast. Patrons there gain access to all kinds of bonus material. THANK YOU SO MUCH! This episode is sponsored by Just The Tip Handpoke Tattoos. Check 'em out at justthetiphandpoketattoos on Instagram, or at justthetiphandpoketattoos.com.

We're still on lockdown with all of this pandemic nonsense, so let's keep talking about animals - AMAZING ANIMALS! OG buds Liz Cooper, Nikki Rochon Kaiser, and your reggo host Melody Starkweather get together on the interwaves and share findings from their isolation research. We talk about octopuses, crows, dolphins, gorillas and parrots and how unbelievably clever they are! Hear stories of 'scientific' studies and wild animal hijinks, and learn about some celebrity creatures: Koko the Gorilla, Peter the Dolphin and Alex the Parrot. This is predominantly a feel-good episode, although we have some ethical questions about animal research. You will too, after hearing about their complex emotional lives. You know what, though? This podcast is not about friggin' COVID-19, so YOU'RE WELCOME. If you like the show, please tell your friends! Subscribe to Teach Me Tiger wherever you get your pods, and PLEASE please please leave us a nice review. It helps other people to find us. We're also over at patreon.com/teachmetigerpodcast/ if you might have a couple bucks to throw our way. Merci!

This week, Liz and Melody are diving into the ocean deep with aquarium expert Thomas Burton and marine biologist (and Melody’s husband and sometimes cohost) Chris Chambers. The boys give us the lowdown on many marine creatures: electric eels, deep sea isopods, giant squid, octopi, what Melody calls a "Puppy Dog Fish" and the fascinating and prehistoric coelacanth, just to name a few. We also go deep in the Marianas Trench and discuss the coral reef and how people are working to save it. Thomas and Chris answer the burning question, "Is a coral's mouth the same as its butt?" And so much more! We are supported by Just The Tip Handpoke Tattoos. Check 'em out!

Here we all are, in self isolation, many of us with our kids. And because of this, we took these last couple of weeks off from podcasting, which means, it's time for a COVID Classic! We present to you, Cubs On The Loose, featuring some of our very favourite kids, talking about kid stuff! We've made this one kid-friendly, so you can listen together, although BEWARE - the topic of sex does come up in the podcast. Also, we are sponsored by Just The Tip Handpoke Tattoos. There is an ad upfront, and although it may seem obvious, maybe it's not: we don't endorse children getting tattoos. We do however endorse Sarah's Just The Tips on COVID-19 2020 Fashion in our fresh intro. Enjoy!!

It's The Pie-Cast featuring two of our most experty pie-preneur pals, Kassy Boulay and Josh Reil of the Perth Pie Company. We get the Pi Day party started with the humble pie's origin story, and then get into some wacky pie facts, favourite pies, pie crust hacks, surprise pies, pie-litical assault pies and more! Grab a slice and join the party, 'cause you are at least 3.14 times more likely to have a deliciously great time with us in your ears than you will without. PIE! Find the Perth Pie Company at 12 Gore St E, in beautiful Perth, ON, Canada. They are online at perthpieco.ca and on insta @perthpieco. This episode was brought to you by Just The Tip handpoke tattoos. Thank you, JTT! Find them at justthetiphandpoketattoos.com or on insta @justthetiphandpoketattoos. Join us on Patreon at patreon.com/teachmetigerpodcast, where for as little as $2 a month, you will gain access to all of our bonus episodes and will help a sister out.

This one might have you covered for your commute and back. It's a little lengthy but SO totally worth it. Liz Cooper is back with Melody Starkweather and they're covering two completely fascinating true crime stories: The Zodiac Killer, a bizarre and compelling Bay Area serial killer case that's gone completely cold AND Charles Starkweather, the rampage killing James Dean lookalike who murdered 11 people and 2 dogs with his 14-year-old girlfriend in the winter of '57/'58. We've gone full Murderino here and we're not ashamed to admit it. WE LOVE YOU KAREN AND GEORGIA! Hold yer butts, this one's a wild ride. DISCLAIMER: this episode covers murder and violent crimes. Listen with discretion. Find Liz on Instagram @lizzouse and her website is lizzography.com. Melody is at melodystarkweather.ca. You can support the show by telling your friends! Subscribe, rate and review us wherever you get your pods! That helps us a lot. Or go to patreon.com/teachmetigerpodcast and toss us a couple bucks AND gain access to all our bonus epis. THANK YOU, WE LOVE YOU.

Oh Helllll yessssss. It's another sexpisode, this time featuring the delightful Miss Jones. Co-creators of TMT Melody Starkweather and Sarah Wright sit down with holistic sexual wellness educator Miss Jones and talk about soooo much: sex buckets and bucket lists, squirting, big dick energy, yoni and lingam massage, kegel exercises, edging, body image issues, fun foods, sex toys and so much more. Disclaimer: THIS EPISODE IS ALL ABOUT SEX. Find Miss Jones on Facebook at facebook.com/H.S.W.Educator.MissJones/ or on Insta @missjaimejones or @orgasmik_living_w_miss_jones. Thank you so very much to our sponsor Just The Tip Handpoke Tattoos. Check them out at justthetiphandpoketattoos.com or on Insta @justthetiphandpoketattoos. If you would like to support the podcast, please subscribe, rate and review it where you get your pods! Or head over to patreon.com/teachmetigerpodcast to join and receive members-only perks, starting at only $2 a month!

Let's talk about Mormons! Melody's bud from work Megan Lefebvre joins her in this chat with ex-Mormon and ex-Utahn Stephanie McGee. We start out with a quick primer on Mormonism and the American Jesus. Steph tells us about her upbringing and how her Mormon "shelf" came crashing down. We cover Joseph Smith's death mask, different levels of Hell, coffee as a gateway drug, Mormon underwear, performance reviews, the teachings of South Park and much, much more. There's also a super fun Mormon Quiz! Although we'd think it obvious not to listen to this with your children, be warned there are Santa Clause and Tooth Fairy spoilers, so extra-extra DON'T LISTEN TO THIS ONE WITH YOUR KIDS! If you like the show, please subscribe, rate and review it on your favourite podcatcher and give us some money at patreon.com/teachmetigerpodcast/ THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!

This week we are getting loud and thick and heavy with Steve Needham, who needs some ham. (And on that note, he needs a better nickname, too.) Nikki Rochon Kaiser joins Melody and Steve for this heavy metal deep dive. We talk metal origins, terminology, best intros, guitar shredding, Satanic Panic, Slayer (of course), Indonesian metal, and more. Do some neck warm-ups, tiger babies, 'cause we are going headbanging! You can find Steve and his band Eve of Uprise on YouTube here or on Spotify here. And you can support the show at patreon.com/teachmetigerpodcast, where for as little as $2 a month, you get access to all of our bonus episodes.

Happy New Year, Tigers! May we all put the teens behind us and forge ahead victorious into the Roaring Twenty-Twenties. Before we do that, though, maybe we should reminisce a little about our last year as a teenager. In this 2019 wrap-up, Chris Chambers co-hosts the pod. Melody and Chris walk listeners through a Teach Me Tiger top ten countdown with clips from our favourite episodes. There are great stories, jokes jokes jokes and a whole lotta fun facts. Tune in for the best of 2019, baybeeee! Chris is at ottawaaquariums.ca and Melody is at melodystarkweather.ca Support the show at patreon.com/teachmetigerpodcast! Thank you.

This is a special holiday episode, featuring a very special man in Melody's life: her dad Justin. Justin Starkweather (formerly John) worked in New York City in the late 50s to early 60s as a dancer, actor, film editor, puppeteer and stage-manager. He was a member of the original Camelot lineup on Broadway, with Julie Andrews and Richard Burton, and also rubbed elbows with many other successful performers. In this episode, he paints us a picture of a very different life and time. He tells us about some of his more famous connections, his legendary $60/month apartments, numerous burglaries, scary run-ins, his full dating calendar and his absolute love of dance. Hop on board the Justin train and come with us to 1960s NYC!

We've finally got an expert, who ADMITS TO BEING AN EXPERT! Meet Viara Mileva, PhD, who studied genetics, maternal behaviour, child-parent attachment and bedsharing. She knows a lot of sciencey stuff about mothering, and is also just a badass mother. (And a badass photographer!) After some auxiliary chat about limb loss and California, Viara gives us the science-based lowdown on SIDS, attachment, and bedsharing and then pontificates on technology and Cardi B. Here is a link to a video on the Strange Situation Test Viara told us about and it features Viara's 2 post-doc supervisors. Find Viara on Instagram @viaramileva and @quirkylovephotography. Liz is at lizzography.com and Melody is at melodystarkweather.ca.

What do you get when you put three adult women and BFFs in a Days Inn to catch up over Prosecco? F*cking hilarity! And some fun facts! Melody and her old (but obviously very young and hot) Toronto roommates Katerina Theodorelos (of Episode 1) and Nikki Rochon Kaiser (of Episode 33) got together, mic'ed up, and just had the best time ever. Although Kat fell asleep (cause there's always one that falls asleep at the slumber party) she managed first to tell us some wild and crazy stories about happenings in hotels - celebrity and civilian. Nikki talks sleep facts and dispels a nasty internet rumour. Melody tells the girls (well the one that was awake) about haunted hotels. It's a good one! Perhaps even a little raunchier than normal...because Prosecco. Cheers!

Power up and plug in. Liz is back this week for a gametacular episode featuring her main squeeze JM and his best friend of 20+ years Richard. It also features a lot of animal noises, because Liz and JM live in a zoo. (Please note that all burps and farts may be attributed to said animals.) What a topic; what a world! We discuss favourite childhood video games, widely-held myths about gamers and gaming, and the very nebulous Gamergate of 2014. The boys also explain some internet lingo and phenomena. And we rock out to some sweet video game tunes. Find the podcast at facebook.com/teachmetigerpodcast, instagram.com/teachmetigerpodcast and patreon.com/teachmetigerpodcast. Liz is at lizzography.com and Melody is at melodystarkweather.ca. If you enjoy this podcast, please share it with everyone you know, and leave us a 5 star review on iTunes or wherever you listen! Thank you, merci!!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Enjoy this Patreon bonus episode because we love you and we love Halloween. We would recommend listening to the full episode 40 before this one. And if you would like more of these bonus episodes, go see us at patreon.com/teachmetigerpodcast/ THANKS AND HAPPY HALLOWEINER! Hey Tigers! This Patreon bonus episode, just in time for Halloween, features a couple more listener and personal spooky stories from Melody, Jenna, Kaajuk and Sarah. We discuss crows and ravens' association with death, as well as other ways death can be signified in nature. We also cover the origins of the very spooky and very-inappropriate-for-children children's game Blood Mary.

We are getting spooky this Halloween with ghost stories from our friends, as well as some spine-chilling stories of our own. We've brought in our favourite spooky couple, Jenna and Kaajuk Kablalik (check them out in episode 25, What The Folk?, and also hear Kaajuk in The Dadisode, episode 10.) Oh and Sarah Wright, our former co-host, is sitting in for Liz this week. And by "sit in," we mean that these harrowing tales made them crap their pants and now they're sitting in it! This Halloween episode features accounts of haunted institutions, horrible hotels, apartment specters, talking animals and so much more in what's both a terrifying and hilarious episode. Grab your anti-anxiety meds and adult diapers; you're in for a real ride! Find Kaajuk @kaajuk on Instagram and Facebook. Sarah's on Instagram @justthetiphandpoketattoos, and Melody is at melodystarkweather.ca. If you would like to support the show, please leave us a 5 star review wherever you get your pods! Or go to patreon.com/teachmetigerpodcast to give us the monetary type of support (which will in turn get you patron-only perks.) Thank you!

UFOs! Aliens! Strange things in the sky! This week we talk to serious expert, Laura Thursby, PhD, on the history and culture of extraterrestrial lore. She gives us the scoop on Roswell, Area 51, the UFO/cold war connection, abduction story tropes, and more! We hear some listener stories, and your pals Melody and Liz present some light Google research. And of course, our resident cinephile can't help but give us a little tour of some cinematic aliens and space crafts through the ages. This episode is lengthy, but OMG there is SO MUCH TO TALK ABOUT! Liz is at lizzography.com and Melody is at melodystarkweather.ca. We are on Patreon at patreon.com/teachmetigerpodcast. There is much much more bonus material from this episode over there, and you can access that and all bonus episodes for as little as $2 a month! MERCI MES PETITS TIGRES!

Oh yeah! It's Liz's big sister Louise Cooper, AKA Coop De Loop or Coop Du Jour, and she's here to have a great time and talk to us about her experiences as one of the original Kingston Roller Derby Girls. She gives us a quick breakdown of the game, tells us how we can get into it ourselves, and reminisces about her own (super badass) derby days. We talk gender, inclusivity, derby names, halftime shows, costumes, injuries and more! Liz also defines "furries" fur any interested parties. Oh yeah, and before we get to any of that, we play a rousing and hilarious game of Icebreakers, which ends in each of us admitting to being "a smelly puddle of urine." Find Liz at lizzography.com and Melody at melodystarkweather.ca. You can support the show by liking, rating, subscribing, sharing, reviewing, and all of that good stuff! We are also at patreon.com/teachmetigerpodcast, where for as little as $2 a month, you gain access to all of our bonus content (and there's a bonus epi for every free one!) Thank you! xo Melody and Liz

Originally aired February 14, 2019. This Valentines Day, we bring you romantic tragedies, local lore, northern mythology, and wild personal stories about mysterious beings. Legendary couple Jenna and Kaajuk Kablalik join us for this episode. It's beautiful. It's scary. It's folklore, baby. We discuss the Watson's Corners Kangaroo, Selkies, Sedna, Shadow People, Sasquatch, the Old Hag, Jackalopes and Wolpertingers. Join our "I Believe In Unicorns Club" and tune in! For more of Kaajuk, tune into the Dadisode and see his work at instagram.com/kaajuk. Sarah is at instagram.com/justthetiphandpoketattoos and Melody at melodystarkweather.ca. 

We are back with a new epi. This week, we are talking about MUSHROOMS. Our friend Steev Morgan joins us to teach us all about fungi. We learn about fruiting bodies, bespoke antibiotics, the mycelial network, micro-dosing, and the Santa Connection. And as always, much much (mush mush?) more! Grab your hardhat, because your mind is about to be BLOWN! You can find Steev at mycognosis.com or brookemediaarts.ca. Liz is at lizzography.com and Melody is at melodystarkweather.ca. We are over on Patreon at patreon.com/teachmetigerpodcast if you have a couple bucks burning a hole in your pocket. If you don't have pockets or money, please spread the word about the show by telling your friends, or leaving us a rating/review on your chosen podcasting app. Every little bit helps. Thanks so much.

Originally aired August 23, 2018. Joining us this week is a very special guest all the way from Detroit, MI (and also from Sarah and Melody’s crazy 20s), the lovely and foxy Deveri Gifford. Pull up a stool as we listen to your stories of crazy and terrible dates, as well as recant some wild tales of our own. And make sure to listen all the way through as there is a surprise late addition from Deveri that’ll have you tooting your pants! Special thanks to Purest Gluten Free for being our amazing snack sponsors. Find them at purest.ca or instagram.com/purest.gf. Thanks also to our pal and mega-babe Kristina Koski for chatting with us – find her eavesdropping at instagram.com/eavesdroppingonfirstdates Find Deveri at www.brooklynstreetlocal.com. Find Sarah at instagram.com/justthetiphandpoketattoos and Melody at melodystarkweather.ca

Buzz buzz! This episode features bee enthusiast, Jacklyn Wright, who not only really cracks up Mel and Liz, but also teaches us all A LOT about bees! Tune in, dear listeners, to learn about Jack's favourite bee facts, setting up a hive from scratch, how bees make honey, messy and violent bee copulation, saving our pollinators (and save the world) and how to catch a swarm of bees. Oh, and Game of Thrones: Bee Edition. Please consider supporting the pod on Patreon! Alternatively, we'd love it if you would leave us a review/rating on your favourite podcasting platform. It really helps us, in terms of making to pod more visible to fresh listeners. Thank you!! Find Liz at lizzography.com and Melody at melodystarkweather.ca.

Originally aired October 25, 2018. In this very NSFW episode, the follow-up to last week’s very NSFW episode, we talk about non-monogamy, “sexy time” management, swingers clubs, working through sexual trauma, butt plugs and more (!) with sexpert Casey Easton of Erotic Embodiment. We uncover a lot, and by “uncover,” I mean do a filthy strip-tease. The bulk of this was recorded with a handheld recorder, so the sound isn’t up to snuff, but we hope you’ll forgive us, since this is such a f*cking good episode. Love you, Tigers! You can find Casey at www.eroticembodiment.ca or www.caseyeaston.com. Sarah and Melody are at the usual places. Also, friends: we are on Patreon! We’d deeply appreciate it if you could support us for as little as $1/month. Check out www.patreon.com/teachmetigerpodcast. Thank you so much!

Originally aired October 18, 2018. We had the good fortune of sitting down with sex educator and amazing superwoman Casey Easton of Erotic Embodiment for this titillating episode. In Part One, Casey gives her top five Just The Tips for better sexual health and pleasure, and you won’t believe the wealth of knowledge she shares with us. This is seriously like a TED Talk on intimacy, sex, relationships and body positivity. Ugh, it is just SO GOOD! You will not want to miss it. We should all hear it, and our partners should all hear it too. Tune back in, in a week for even more, when we bring you Part Two. You can find Casey at www.eroticembodiment.ca or www.caseyeaston.com. Also, friends: we are on Patreon! We’d deeply appreciate it if you could support us for as little as $1/month. Check out www.patreon.com/teachmetigerpodcast. Thank you!

Deep dive into the sensual folds of the brain with Alicia Peltsch and her sexy neuroscience PhD. She helps unpack the science of zombies, gives us her opinion on farts, discusses brain injuries in contact sports, explains how she accidentally named her kid after Number One, tells us her favourite brain disorder, teaches us about Alzheimers, and finally puts to rest the age-old debate: which is better, alcohol or pot? And more! So much more! You can support the podcast at patreon.com/teachmetigerpodcast, or by spreading the word, and leaving great reviews, and all of that fun stuff! Find Liz on Instagram @lizzouse or at lizzography.com and Melody is, as always, over at melodystarkweather.ca, her internet lair.

Melody and Liz welcome comedy enthusiast and part-time stand-up hobbyist Jared MacKay into the tiger den this week to nerd out about comedy and comedians, both good and bad. We discuss joke-writing, comedy consumption, body biases, burning complaints, intermittent rewards and the psychology of comedy, as well as Steve Martin, Mitch Hedburg, Taika Waititi, Anthony Jeselnik, Jim Gaffigan, Bo Burnham, Hannah Gadsby, Nicole Byer, Robin Williams, Marc Maron, and more! Find Liz @lizzouse on Instagram and Melody at melodystarkweather.ca. The podcast is of course at teachmetigerpodcast.ca, and you can support us over at patreon.com/teachmetigerpodcast. Thanks so much!