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Ep. 103 Celeste Birzgalis returns to talk about the expansive world of Pokemon! We're gonna cover the games, the movies, the TV series', cause there's just so much Pokemon in this world. We cover why Pokemon Go is big again and what made this Japanese bug collecting game one of the biggest franchises on the planet! Follow this show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Music credits: Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep. 102 Shawn Gray joins us for the end of our movies set in 2019 series: Geostorm (2017). So technically the bulk of this story is in 2022, but this movie makes no sense, so we're rolling with it! Listen as we attempt to justify how this B-movie scenario could be worse than our own climate collapse! Enjoy as we break down the Unspoken Code of Brothers. Reel in horror at Gerard Butler & Jim Sturgess playing 'Americans'. Follow this show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Music credits: Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep. 101 We're back from our break and we've brought a real doozy of an artifact: Mazes & Monsters (1982) starring Tom Hanks. Listen as Brayden Scobie and I dissect this made-for-TV movie that's CERTAINLY NOT about Dungeons and Dragons. We attempt to understand what causes Tom Hanks' prolonged mental breakdown, to assess how closely this fictionalized story follows the real event, and what is up with Jay Jay's hats! Be sure to go see Brayden in meatspace at Hexagon Board Game Cafe for drop-in D&D, watch his streaming show Tomes & Tombs, and go listen to our podcousins Fanimorphs - The Dork Bajir Chronicles: An Animorphs Podcast  Follow this show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Music credits: Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep. 100! Our very first guest returns to complete the circle, as best we can, Dustin Meisinger joins us to discuss the Star Wars Story we hadn't seen back in episode 1: Solo (2018). He and I work through our feelings on Solo, both the movie and the character. We discuss what works, what doesn't, and where this film falls in our (readjusted) Star Wars rankings. Also we speculate about Episode 9, because of course we do. Follow this show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Music credits: Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep. 99 Sophie Gareau-Brennan is back to talk about another magical blast from the past: 1994's The Pagemaster! We talk about this trippy journey through various genres, mediums, and public domain books. We try to discern the full impact this film had on my psyche, as a child and a grown-ass adult. And, most importantly, we look to the books... Follow this show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Music credits: Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep. 98 Sophie Gareau-Brennan of the We Watch Food podcast is here to talk about a blast from her past: the 1998 TV miniseries Merlin. We discuss how time changes our perspectives on certain media, how well this Sam Neil as Merlin adaptation does (even with it being made-for-90s-TV), and what our personal mentor wizards were growing up. Follow this show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Music credits: Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep. 97 Jodie & Dustin & I are back from our previous episode covering Game of Thrones Seasons 1-7...and now it's time to talk about Season 8. Now that we've had time for the ashes to settle, we break down how we feel about the final season and how it fits into the series overall (numbers included), we address the highs, lows, and middles of these six episodes, and we revisit our hopeless predictions from before the season aired. Follow this show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Music credits: Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep. 96 Designer, illustrator, and spoon-maker Rachel Beyer is here to talk about all that. We discuss the meditative qualities of spending 100+ hours on a single project, the difficulties of brainstorming vs. editing, and how your art can take on a life of its own one way or another. Go follow Rachel on Instagram to see some of her lovely work! Follow this show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Music credits: Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep. 95 Photographer Elise Marie tells us all about lifestyle portraits, boudoir photography, and how they're surprisingly similar - in terms of storytelling. We talk about how one can discover an art form out of nowhere, what goes into creating a space for your models to play within, and how important confidence is for both the photographer and the subject. Be sure to follow Elise on Instagram & Facebook! Follow this show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Music credits: Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep. 94 Poet Gianmarco Visconti joins us to discuss his work as a writer on a collision course with his audience. We go over what makes poetry an engaging form to work with, how obscuring meaning can illuminate one's identity, and what do to with your hands whilst reading poems standing up. Follow this show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Music credits: Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep. 93 Bartender Evan Lloyd is here and he brought drinks (take note future guests)! We talk about what goes into a tasty cocktail, how you can improve your home bartending, and the quirky associations between certain drinks and the world around them. Plus some sweet, sweet, impromptu cocktail ASMR. Follow this show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Music credits: Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep. 92 Alex Perl is here to explain what Live Action Role Playing, or LARPing, is! We discuss how one could get into LARPing, what sessions look like, and what goes into character development. We talk about how the (Edmonton) LARPing community addresses issues of access and expectations. Alex explains what makes for effective storytelling in a LARP and how playing to uplift can be a key for success. Be sure to check out Chronicle LARP's end-of-May event if you're Alberta local, otherwise be sure to find your local LARP crew and see what they have going on! Follow this show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Music credits: Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep. 91 Joel Taras and I attempt to talk about Avengers: Endgame (2019), but there is just so. much. movie. So spoilers. The whole thing. We're talking about what worked, what didn't, characters and the journeys they went on, and what the future of the MCU looks like from now on. Follow this show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Music credits: Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep. 90 Marina Power is here to talk about bodies and how we feel & talk about them. We discuss living within a fatphobic world, how that affects your state of mind and the state of your body. We talk about the difference between how you look and what you can do. We try to untangle the hydra of media depictions of bodies to see if that gets us any closer to an understanding of body diversity & pride in our own meatsacks. Follow this show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Music credits: Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep. 89 Chris Wilson joins me to talk all about his experiences with photography. We focus on his work with Canadian mountain landscapes, traveling to Australia, and doing photoshoots for cosplayers. We talk about the different tactics and techniques that Chris uses for his work. We provide tips and tricks for your own photography, while also figuring out what makes for impactful characters or beautiful natural scenes. Be sure to also see Chris' cosplay photography. Follow this show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Music credits: Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep. 88 Winter has come! Jodie McRobbie & Dustin Meisinger are here to gush about seasons 1-7 of Game of Thrones! Who will win this decade-long series? What has been some of the best (or worst) parts of this journey so far? Who are our favourite characters and who can just get roasted by dragonfire? What about the BOOKS? So give this episode a listen as you build up hype for the final season of Game of Thrones. CW: Game of Thrones involves lots of violence, sexual violence, and the like, so heads-up as we're talking about the whole series. Follow this show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Music credits: Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep. 87 The 2019-set movies keep coming with the Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle The Running Man (1987). Joel Taras is here to talk about it! We discuss how close we are to having a national deathmatch gameshow in our own timeline, because we're really not that far off. Also lots of sweet Arnie-isms, quaint 80's technology, and how - once again - scifi from the late 80's really hit the nail on the head when it comes to assuming we'd be in a dystopia by now. CW: sexual violence - Because it's an 80's action movie, there's 2 scenes in particular that revolve around (the threat of) assault that we discuss. Follow this show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Music credits: Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep. 86 Dustin Meisinger returns to continue our breakdown of movies set in 2019; this week is the grandaddy of them all: Blade Runner (1982). We talk about their trench coats and flying cars, we discuss the impracticalities of pyramidal skyscrapers, and we also try to decode the blurred line between human and robot (by asking a lot of questions about robot genitals). Also we didn't watch 2049, so please ignore our ignorance. CW: This episode involves discussions of consent & sexual assault, because Blade Runner is a film made in the 80's. Follow this show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Music credits: Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep. 85 Dramaturg Lily Climenhaga joins me from Germany to talk about her work & research on Swiss theatre director Milo Rau. We discuss how artists utilize theatrical formats to maximize their impact on audiences, we talk about the balancing act of being a provocative artist without being an egotistical monster, and we look at how controversy can be a useful tool in an artist's strategy. Be sure to support Lily's work on translating Rau's Global Realism and learn more about Milo Rau from the International Institute of Political Murder. Follow this show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Music credits: Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep. 84 Ashley 'Acey' Redwine is here to tell us all about cosplay! What is cosplay, how does one go about choosing a character to go as, and how do you create those lovely toys? We run through Acey's cosplay history to see what challenges she overcame and which ones became personal favourites. Follow this show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Music credits: Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep. 83 Bevin Dooley joins the show to talk all about writing & playwriting. We're trying to suss out how to be an effective storyteller, how to be honest, patient, and gentle with your work, and why playwright (a person who writes plays) has that weird spelling! All that and more on this week's episode! Be sure to follow Bevin on Instagram, Twitter, or at the Alberta Playwrights' Network. Follow this show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Music credits: Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep. 82 Artist Terrena Boss joins us to talk about her work with art, design, and teaching kids those things! We discuss the temporary nature of artworks, Terrena's enjoyment of systems, and how one can avoid the dreaded 'blank page syndrome' when starting a new artistic endeavour. Follow this show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Music credits: Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep. 81 Gordie Lucius & Stephen Robinson come inside to talk all about their nature show: Frick, I Love Nature. We talk about how they developed the series, got it off the ground, and turned it into the delightful outdoorsy program that it is. Learn about behind the scenes antics, puppet building, and the spectacular people these folks got to meet over their journey. Follow Frick, I Love Nature on Instagram! Follow this show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Music credits: Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep. 80 Jarred McClure and I talk about vampires again! This time it's 2009's Daybreakers. In this version of 2019 the world is mostly vampires, but blood is a dwindling resource and only a blood doctor & Willem Dafoe can save the day! We cover the attempted allegories and themes, how vampires rarely work in scifi, and how our 2019 could learn a thing or two from this movie. #morecrossbows Go listen to Jarred's spectacular Collective Legacy show: 2 Nerds in a Basement for all your comic book movie needs! It's also on Twitter! Follow this show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Music credits: Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep. 79 Brayden Scobie returns to, yet again, talk about D&D stuff. This time: Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God (2005). We watched the second D&D movie and it was refreshingly more of a Dungeons and Dragons film than the 2000 one. We discuss how, sometimes, simpler is better; or at least has more personality than a generic fantasy movie with a branded title. Go see Brayden in meatspace at Hexagon Board Game Cafe for drop-in D&D, watch his streaming show Tomes & Tombs, and go listen to our podcousins Fanimorphs - The Dork Bajir Chronicles: An Animorphs Podcast Follow this show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Music credits: Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep. 78 Marina Power is here because Akira (1988) is set in 2019! We go through this groundbreaking film seeking out the ways in which it accurately predicted our current timeline, stuff that didn't quite happen, and for the things we would carry over into our own 2019. Sufficed to say: this Japanese cyberpunk psychic-god-boy story got a surprising amount of things right, or at least less dystopian than the world we currently live in. Follow this show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Music credits: Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep. 77 Alison Brooks-Starks joins us to talk all about Emberwood. We discuss how ecotherapy informs her practice of getting people outside, with group events or solo outings. We talk about the healing powers of different kinds of nature for different kinds of folks. We're gabbing about how you can implement ceremony/ritual into your daily life. Go outside, but before you do, follow Emberwood on Instagram & Facebook to stay up-to-date with all their awesome things. Follow this show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Music credits: Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep. 76 Bill Yong joins us to talk about drama therapy! What is drama therapy, how do we use it, and how can we all connect with our inner clown-child? We try to suss out what makes art, theatre, and roleplaying such therapeutic tactics. Plus we talk about the power of storytelling in all aspects of life. Follow this show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Music credits: Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep. 75 We made it a whole year! So please enjoy this quick update on the status of the podcast & where we will be going over the next year!  Please make sure to give this show a rating and/or a review on your podcast platform as a way to keep supporting the show. I love all you lovely listeners and thank you so much for the wonderful year! Follow this show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Music credits: Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep. 74 The future is now! It's 2019 so Jodie McRobbie & Sophie Gareau-Brennan join me to kick off the New Year with a movie set in this bright & bold future: 2005's The Island. We discuss all the intricacies of clandestine clone factories, the assumptions 2005 made about 2019, and the most important question raised by this film: can Ewan McGreggor look good in white? Follow this show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Music credits: Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep. 73 FrancoAlbertan girl Emilie Duchesne is here to discuss FrancoQueer, a committee focusing on developing resources for Francophone LGBTQIA2S+ youth across the province and beyond. We talk about GSA's (Gay/Straight Alliances [QSAs if you're French]), we talk about how terminology is vital for queer youth, and we offer suggestions of how to be a more effective ally for any peer-group this new year of 2019. You should check out Project AAH on Facebook or Instagram. You can see the awesome handbook we spoke about here. Follow this show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Music credits: Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep. 72 Chelsea Ludwig & Sophie Gareau-Brennan are here cause we need to talk about Harry Potter. Sophie just finished her first read-through of the series, Chelsea's a Potterhead (despite its gross name), and Mitch is somewhere between Book 3 Harry and Professor Lupin. We talk about all our most and least favourite things about the series, as well as our personal Houses, Patronuses, and all other wizardy things. Follow this show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Music credits: Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep. 71 Harlan Bertolin joins me to talk about all things SMASH! We review the Super Smash Brothers franchise from the N64 to the newest Smash Bros: Ultimate release. We speculate on the upcoming DLC fighters, discuss who we main'd in each game, and reflect on this series that's been with us for going-on 20 years. Follow this show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Enjoy I, We, Waluigi: A Post-Modern Analysis of Waluigi by Franck Ribery, along with some other thoughtful pieces about the official DLC pick for SSBU.   Music credits: Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep. 70 Nasra Adem & Liam Coady return to the show to develop an Artists' Survival Guide! We figure out the 10 most challenging things artists of all stripes need to overcome, we put some pithy words towards creative tactics, and we attempt to pass on any sort of artistic wisdom that we've gathered over time. Follow this show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Music credits: Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep. 69 Bethany Hughes, co-founder of Straight Edge Theatre & current Artistic Director of the Walterdale Theatre, joins us to talk about directing theatre! We suss out the ways to approach various directorial challenges one might face; we talk about our own approaches to developing a vision & directing a show; we discuss how theatre plays with vulnerability & the power of presence.  Go see The Great Gatsby December 5th-15th, if you're in Edmonton, AB. You can get tickets right here. Follow this show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Music credits: Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep. 68 Edmonton writer/artist/podcaster/whatever else Nick Ross joins the show to talk about art and comics! We discuss his hero's journey of putting pen to paper, creating illustrations, movie posters, and written works. We go on many comic book-related tangents, while still managing to focus on why the medium is so artistically poignant and how it's come to influence us as fans & creators. Please check out Nick's visual work, as well as his co-production, with friend of the show Devin Smith, Watchful Podcast Follow this show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Music credits: Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep. 67 Dustin Meisinger & I saw Venom (2018) and we're gonna talk about it and the character it was based on. We go over all the weirdness of this Sony film, as well as our own histories with the character, through comics, cartoons, and video games. Not only that, but we speculate as to what could be next for this Spider-Man-less Spiderverse that Sony is brewing up. Follow this show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Music credits: Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep. 66 Let's talk about art! And let's do it at the Art Gallery of Alberta! This episode consists of two conversations: one with the HIVE Youth Council & one with the head of Education and Learning at the AGA: Dara Armsden. Both conversations try to answer the question: what is our relationship with art, as producers and as consumers? We discuss where to find new artistic inspiration, the Edmonton art community, and the blocks that impede our engagement with art. Follow this show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Music credits: Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep. 65 Theatrical designer Sofia Lukie is here to talk all about exactly that! We break theatre design down into some broad categories - lighting, sound, set, costumes, projections - in order to discuss what makes these elements work & what makes them fall flat. We chat about our own personal design tendencies and how designers adapt for modern audiences; the ones who require more than just smoke machines and a spotlight to get their butts into the theatres' seats. Follow this show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Music credits: Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep. 64 Liam Coady returns to tell us his top 5 most memorable video games! We each brought a list of 5 memorable games from our past; not best, not even good, just games that we have a distinct memory of playing for whatever reason. Plus all the honourable mentions that we add in along the way. Get ready for some deep cuts (and some not-so deep ones). Make sure to follow Liam on Instagram and Twitter to get all the updates to his professional going-ons. Follow this show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Music credits: Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep. 63 Substitute teacher by day, blogger by night Sareeta Lopez joins us to talk about her work: Flight & Scarlet. We discuss how she began writing for herself, then others, regarding feminism, financial management, trying to balance personal/professional well-being, and other general 'how to adult' topics. We figure out what the best life-hacks are and whether or not a life-hack is really just something we should've learned in school. Sareeta also survives the very first Lightning Round of random questions I had about goal-setting & organizational methods, so kudos for her. CW: Sexual Assault Be sure to keep up to date on all of Flight & Scarlet's goings-ons by following them on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Follow this show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Music credits: Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep. 62 So spooky! This week we're speaking with the creative director/show designer of CanScare: Brendan James Boyd and Associate Producer: Gennieve Edwards! We discuss all of the frightfully fun work that Brendan & Gennieve are up to creating portable haunted house escape rooms; we talk about balancing storytelling with game mechanics; we try to figure out where the theatre ends and the puzzle begins! You should really follow these folks on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram to stay up to date on all their upcoming events! Follow this show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Music credits: Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep. 61 D&D aficionado Brayden Scobie is here to discuss another vital element of this fantasy universe: the godawful 2000 film Dungeons & Dragons. We watched the movie and we're going to talk about it. So you don't have to. It's rough, baffling, and not really even worth it for the memes. But it WAS worth it for our spectacular attempt at making sense of this movie. If you'd like to hear more from Brayden make sure to listen to the The Dork-Bajir Chronicles podcast, you can see his beautiful face on Tomes & Tombs, or visit him in the real world at Hexagon Cafe for some IRL DM'ing. Follow this show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Music credits: Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep. 60 Sophie Gareau-Brennan and I went to Iceland and now we're going to talk about it at length. We talk about our previous vacation experiences, what it was like getting there, and all the awesome stuff that we did whilst there. Not only do we give you all the insights to how you too can enjoy a trip to Iceland, we also have some very exciting stories that you'll wanna hear: it involves a volcano. So make sure to hit up Sophie via her Twitter if you'd like to ask more about Iceland; or just check out the show we host: We Watch Food Follow this show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Music credits: Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep. 59 WHO? IS? DEADLIEST? Mitchell Sanregret & Dustin Meisinger are here to talk about a show with a dope premise and a fizzle of a finish: it's Deadliest Warrior! We run through all 33 match-ups as Mitch & Dustin try to remember or guess who was the deadliest warrior - at least as the show/Slitherine Studios was concerned. Not only that but we also discuss the video game Chivalry's mod for Deadliest Warrior; the definitive gaming experience for this series. Follow this show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Music credits: Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep. 58 Sophie Gareau-Brennan is here to talk about the 1998 book & the 2003 film Holes. We discuss the differences between the book & movie, the reasons why this story meant so much to us, and the different children's books we would make into movies. Most importantly: Dig it uh oh-oh. Dig it. So make sure to hit up Sophie via her Twitter if you'd like to chat more about Holes or foodstuffs or other children's books; or just check out the show we host: We Watch Food Follow this show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Music credits: Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep. 57 Art educator Emma Wales is here to tell us all about her business: ArtVentures - an Edmonton-based mobile art company for kids and adults! We discuss how one turns a passion for art-making into a fluid, roaming art class; how do you model visual literacy or sustainability in your classroom; and we talk all about the importance of making mistakes and sticking with them! Follow this show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Music credits: Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep. 56 A dynamic duo of artists join the conversation! It's Borys Tarasenko and Hilary Mussell! Together we talk about the different approaches one can take to become a working artist, how much others' work influences you, and how arresting hairless gorillas are to look at. Follow this show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Music credits: Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep. 55 We're talkin' puppets and more with artist Anna Fiddler-Bertig and her short film Spark (360 VR). We explain what this film is, where it came from, and, most importantly, how it's made with puppets & green-screens! We discuss the process of shooting miniatures, characters, sets, and compositing it all into an actual film. We also talk about all of Brendan James Boyd's spectacular work constructing these puppets & environments. Make sure to get in touch with Anna & the rest of their team via their Facebook. Follow this show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Music credits: Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep. 54 Joining us are the two halves of The Unlikely Pear: Daisy Fix & Jill C.! Together they form a space for their collective aesthetic to live and breathe. We talk about where the idea for this project came from, how they decide what becomes a post, and general advice for those looking to cultivate & develop their own style or vibe. You can also find Jill & Daisy over on their Facebook page. Follow this show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Music credits: Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ep. 53 Artist Patrick Higgins is with us to talk all about his art and his upcoming new show On the Green Seesaw. We discuss the tension between realism & representation when creating a static image; we go over Patrick's history as an artist; we also break down the ways in which you can create an engaged audience by obscuring features of your subject. All cool stuff. Speaking of cool stuff, go search Patrick's website for reference to what we're talking about and what you could see at his new show! Follow this show on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! Music credits: Intro sample: “March of the Spoons” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro sample: “Port Horizon” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/