Podcasts about after school specials

Tread Perilously's month of AfterSchool Specials concludes with Schoolboy Father. When high school junior Charles Elderberry learns his summer camp girlfriend gave birth to a son, he learns it is his and attempts to do everything he can to block an adoption. The frustrated social worker gives him one week to learn the ropes of being a parent while also still being a high school student. Will Charles Elderberry grow up in just seven days or will he accept the wisdom his ex already understood after nine months of bringing a child to term? Also, why is Charles Elderberry's friend, Jeff, so into Mrs. Elderberry? Erik, literally, cannot get over the presence of Rob Lowe. A long conversation about the actor follows. Justin calls Schoolboy Father the most "AfterSchool Special" of the specials they watched this month. Erik praises the use of a novel as source material as it creates texture that would be missing from an original teleplay. Justin recalls summer camp movies. Jennifer Connelly and Optimus Prime become the greatest spokespeople for the mini generation after Gen X. Dana Plato is fondly remembered. Geography Corner centers on the San Fernando Valley and 1980s supermarkets. Also, the pair examine the unique way the special's message is presented.

Turn the TV dial back to the '70s and '80s as Scott and Michael take a trip back in time to discuss animated episodes of The ABC Afterschool Special, The ABC Weekend Special, and CBS Storybreak, as well as some animated Public Service Announcements. Tune in for all the flashback fun! Find more From Pencils to Pixels: The Animation Celebration Podcast at: www.rf4rm.com Follow the show on X: @pencil2pixel Follow the hosts on social media: Scott on X: @scotthopkins76 Michael on X: @mlyonsfl I Michael's website: www.wordsfromlyons.com Rate, review, & subscribe to From Pencils to Pixels on Apple podcasts I Google Play I Stitcher

Tread Perilously returns to ABC AfterSchool Specials with What Are Friends For? After Amy moves across the country to Santa Monica, CA following her mother's divorce, she meets Michelle Mudd -- a neighbor girl whose mother is also a divorcee. None of the other girls in the building like Michelle Mudd very much, but Amy is strangely drawn to her. Michelle Mudd likes to lie, steal, and dabble in the dark forces of the hoary underworld. But will Amy catch on that their friendship may just be another Michelle Mudd's playthings? And will she learn what friends are for? Sarah Madden returns after a long absence to chat with Justin and Erik about the special. Erik confirms director Stephen Gyllenhaal is exactly who you think he is. Justin tries to determine if the book the special is based on was published in the late 1960s or 70s. Sarah determines the answer to the special's key question. Michelle Mudd's father is re-imagined as a used car salesman while her mother "owns a boutique." The presence of Melora Hardin is surprising even as she acquits herself well. The Santa Monica setting throws Geography Corner for a loop and Sizzler becomes a recurring topic of conversation. Also: Sarah gets confused by the Paul's King of Big Screen sponsorship.

Tread Perilously's month of AfterSchool Specials takes a detour into a CBS Schoolbreak Special with Ace Hits the Big Time. When Horace Hobart moves from an unnamed New Jersey city to Manhattan, he is offered two choices: join the Purple Falcons or get "chewed up" by a rival gang called the Piranhas. Instead, he creates a third option by reinventing himself as "Ace" on his first day at school. Soon, the Falcons see him as the protection they need from the Piranhas. But all of that takes a back seat when "Ace" gets the Falcons parts in a movie. Or, is all of this in Horace's head? Erik and Justin get lost as the episode feels more like the afterschool special format's death spiral than a genuine hour of television. Justin tries to find the moral. Erik gets obsessed with the plot's "violence gang" understanding of inner-city crime and tries to determine if the Falcons were invited to Cyrus's meeting. The name "Horace Hobart" inspires a lot of riffing. The actor who plays him, Rob Stone, does not. The pair remember Sunny Delight and explain New York's "brown bag" rule. They also try to determine if Horace had a gang affiliation back in Jersey. Also: Gene Simmons appears to promote a new KISS product.

Tread Perilously finally returns to the ABC Afterschool Specials for a month featuring YA novels before YA became a thing, surprising guests stars, and one special that did not air on ABC. It all begins with Sara's Summer of the Swans. Riding out what she claims to be the worst summer of her life, Sara Godfrey's bad attitude is about the be adjusted by the disappearance of her younger brother, Charlie. Is he at the lake to see the swans before they leave south for the winter? Is he in the forest? And will a helpful Christopher Knight be the key to Sara finding Charlie and feeling better about her bummer of a summer? Erik and Justin debate whether or not a certain surprise guest is a surprise guest. Geography Corner leads to various Los Angeles locales that could play as the Midwest. Justin notes the huge change in YA fiction across the last 50 years. He also recalls his old AfterSchool Specials column on The Satellite Show blog. A character's choice to dye her shoes leads to a lot of tangents. Erik and Justin both recall going into the woods unsupervised as children -- both literally and metaphorically. A wild Eve Plumb appears and an invitation to an end-of-summer party leads to a potent running joke.

So many lessons learned in this episode! We learned how to avoid being abused by Andy's dogs. Is killing someone in the name of love a red flag? Rest in peace to After School Specials. While we're at it, rest in peace to wallet chains. Contract or no, we will not bow down to any sponsor. Pour yourself a shot of motor oil whiskey and join us! But remember… you drink, you drive, you lose!Support the show

We continue our special about AFTER SCHOOL SPECIALS with host Nate Wyckoff's favorite one, "THE DAY MY KID WENT PUNK" from 1987!Originating as the season 8, episode 7, entry into the long-running "ABC Afterschool Specials" series, the flick stars JAY UNDERWOOD as an earnest young man who leaves for a summer job and redefines himself as a makeup-faced, guitar-shredding punk! This is much to the chagrin of his straight-laced father, played by sour-faced BERNIE COPEL!Prepare yourself for a surprisingly honest take on what it means to be who you want to be! Listen: Wherever you get your podcasts & at cultandclassicfilms.com/Watch: @cultandclassicfilms Subscribe at patreon.com/cultandclassicfilms for EXCLUSIVE cult movies sent to you every month!Buy exclusive films at cultandclassicfilms.com/ Host: Nate WyckoffPanelists: Tad Mastroianni & Greg Johnson#abc #afterschoolspecial #jayunderwood #berniecopel #thedaymykidwentpunk #punk #tvmovie #afterschoolspecial #parenting #punkrock #punkmusic

The new school year has started, and for those of us slowly turning into old people, that always means AFTER SCHOOL SPECIALS!Our first special has more animated guest cameos than WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT?, SPACE JAM 2, and WRECK-IT RALPH all put together! It's the very wild and very rare anti-drug special "CARTOON ALL-STARS TO THE RESCUE" (1990)!This is your only chance to see Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, the animated ALF, Garfield, select Muppet Babies, Slimer of The Real Ghostbusters, Winnie the Pooh and Tigger too, Alvin and the Chipmunks, and party-dude ninja turtle Michelangelo all in one place! Oh, and every kid's favorite, GEORGE C. SCOTT!Learn the deep secrets of this wild McDonald's-funded feature on Part 1 of our "AFTER SCHOOL SPECIALS SPECIAL" in this week's special rebroadcast of CULT AND CLASSIC FILMS Podcast! Listen wherever you get your podcasts and at https://cultandclassicfilms.com/!Listen: Wherever you get your podcasts & at cultandclassicfilms.com/Watch: @cultandclassicfilms Subscribe at patreon.com/cultandclassicfilms for EXCLUSIVE cult movies sent to you every month!Buy exclusive films at cultandclassicfilms.com/ Next week: Part 2 - “THE DAY MY KID WENT PUNK!" (1987)!Host: Nate WyckoffPanelists: Tad Mastroianni & Greg Johnson#garfield #afterschoolspecial #alf #teenagemutantninjaturtles #ghostbusters #alvinandthechipmunks #mcdonalds #cultandclassicfilms #cartoonallstarstotherescue #winniethepooh #bugsbunny

THE ANGEL BABIES SHOW - Haley Dortch, Fantine in Les Misérables Today the Elise & Ava Lynn welcome Haley Dortch, Fantine in Les Misérables! Elise talks about health tips for performing and acting choices with Haley. Ava & Elise quiz each other on famous movie quotes, “Guess the Movie?” Game Ava Lynn premieres her A Capella group's new single" The After School Specials premiere "Everybody Wants You" Ava Lynn chooses the music soundtrack today and explains what each song means to her personally. Featuring music from @OliviaRodrigo, @MorganWallen, @halcyon, @TedeschiTrucksBand, @ElvisPresley, @JazmineSullivan, @TheAfterSchoolSpecials Elise on Instagram: @elisethuresson Ava Lynn on Instagram: @avalynnthuresson Hosts - Elise Thuresson & Ava Lyn Thuresson 
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This week Dottie & Orly talk about Making The Grade. Don't worry we aren't going to test you on anything but are you making the most of Back To School? This might be a Back Pack Drive, setting up After School Specials, or programs for students/teachers. With back to school comes lots of opportunities for your center.

What a CreepSeason 21, Episode 3Beatrice Sparks (Go Ask Alice & Jay's Journal)In the 1970s & 1980s--entertainment designed to reach teenagers (and cure them of society's ills) fell to YA writers, TV Movies, and “After School Specials.” One of the most compelling stories was the subject of 1971's Go Ask Alice. Based supposedly on the true story of a teen girl who delved into drugs and ultimately lost her life, it was designed to scare the audience, and the 1973 film cemented its importance as a tool for communicating between generations.Beatrice Sparks billed herself as an adolescent psychology expert with an uncanny ability to write stories based on true-life journals and in-person interview sessions (thousands, she claimed.) But how true were her supposed nonfiction works? Trigger warnings: Addiction and discussion of suicideSources for this episode: Quillette:Beatrice Sparks WikipediaEsquire magazineJezebelRolling StoneNew York TimesSalt Lake City Weekly (1998)Houston Public MediaSalt Lake City TribuneSydney Morning HeraldRick Emerson: Unmask Alice: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World's Most Notorious Diaries”The New YorkerSlateVanity FairBe sure to follow us on social media. But don't follow us too closely … don't be a creep about it! Subscribe to us on Apple PodcastsTwitter: https://twitter.com/CreepPod @CreepPodFacebook: Join the private group!Instagram @WhatACreepPodcastVisit our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/whatacreepEmail: WhatACreepPodcast@gmail.comWe've got merch here! https://whatacreeppodcast.threadless.com/#Our website is www.whatacreeppodcast.comClaudia Gomez-Rodriguez created our logo. Follow her on Instagram @ClaudInCloudThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5394615/advertisement

Today is part 1 of a 2 part episode where the boys cover after school specials from the 1940's and 50's. On part 1, we learn how to be popular in the late 1940's, followed by how to protect yourself from a diddler in the 1950's. For part 2, where we cover "Good Eating Habits" and "How to protect yourself from homosexuals", join our Patreon where we upload exclusive content every month. Catch new episodes of the Where to Stick It Podcast every Tuesday and Thursday. If you like the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon where we upload exclusive content each month for only $3 a month.

April 20-26, 1985 This week Ken welcomes host of Arne Pod (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/arne-pod/id1454163890) and purveyor of the fun TikTok account @arnepod, Chris Arneson.  Ken and Chris discuss what we did at the start of the pandemic, Chris' birthday, being born in 1993, why 1985 is one of Ken and Chris' favorite years, Back to the Future, podcasting, Manhunter, Evil Dead, horror flicks, horror comedy, John Hughes, celebrity vibes, Rob Lowe, background acting, John Candy's death, The Great Outdoors, Uncle Buck, Deborah Shelton, tobacco pouches, "dippin", cigarettes, mouth cancer, mixing facts with fiction, docudrama, the truth vs the legend,  baseball, why Stone Cold may be the greatest action movie of all time, The Seattle Seahawks, Charles in Charge, Mr. Mom, E/R vs ER, on set deaths, Cover Up, Faces of Death, monkey brains, Cheap Seats, baseball mustaches, BASEKetball, ESPN2, TVs Bloopers and Practical Jokes, Skabba the Hut, After School Specials, Whale Watches, Mid-Season Replacements, Hail to the Chief, a woman president!?, Double Dare with Billy Dee Williams, when Dennis Eckersley called Ken a "little dick", Product Unbecoming, Sunset Limousine, John Ritter, the lotto, Roller Derby, Rollerball, Rock n Roller Games, seeing a bear in your back yard, NH Pet stores, selling gators, parrots, the time Ken got slapped because he was blamed for a parrot's wolf whistle, Strawberry Shortcake ripoff Rose Petal Place, world's best coaches, Pat Riley, Tommy Lasorta, ice bucket motivation, Lifetime's Hot Properties, Merv, NBA Playoffs, warnings of right wing media takeovers, Stinky Pete and nicknames.

March 25-31, 1989 This week Ken welcomes old friend, new fan, writer (film blog www.film5000.com) and host/producer of The Brattle Film Podcast Ian Brownell. Ken and Ian discuss Siskel and Ebert, podcast heroes, movie freaks, the religion of cinema, growing up outside of New Bedford, Providence RI stations, growing up on a farm, not having cable, Evening Magazine, The Big Dan's Rape Trial, Big Pinball, The Accused, going to boarding school, Jim Henson, The Storyteller, The Jim Henson Hour, being obsessive, not being able to watch things out of order, how the magic is gone after the creator leaves, voice actors aging, A Muppet Family Christmas, only being moved to tears by television, having two VCRs, anthology shows, film directors moving to television, The Oscars, the first gay Oscars, the infamous Snow White opening, a hatred of LA, Drew Barrymore's substance abuse struggles, After School Specials, CBS Playhouse, 15 and Getting Straight, campaigning for yourself, Bob Hope's Easter Vacation in the Bahamas, Red Skies, Satan's Children, Easter, Star Trek Original Series,  Ken Burns, The Golden Girls, Beyond Tomorrow, being a life long Saturday Night Life nerd, The Smithereens, Quantum Leap, It's Gary Shandling's Show, The Tracy Ulman Show, LGBQT representations on television, The Wire, Fringe, Rex Reed, Barbara Eden in Your Mother Wears Army Boots, Private Benjamin, Bonnie Hunt, how crazy it is that Ken gets to talk to and befriend his heroes, Barney Miller, Kate & Allie, Larraine Newman, Who's the Boss, Soap, Matlock, Roseanne, taping comedy specials off HBO, tornados, Anything But Love, Ann Magunson, My So-Called Life, Bess Armstrong, Barbara Walters, bad drawings of Nick Nolte, Cheers, Taxi, Friends, bad comedy, Family Ties, dumb characters, Scott Valentine, Unsolved Mysteries, how good spirited pranks make bad TV, and the legend of Dana Hersey's TV38 Movie Loft. 

We are exploring the infinite feedback loop between television and society with pop culture historian/author Herbie J Pilato and Eric Scott, who played Ben on The Waltons. Herbie's newest book is called Retro Active Television: An In-Depth Perspective on Classic TV's Social Circuitry which includes a forward written by Eric!We hear about Eric's childhood adventures with his fellow Walton kids on the studio lot, how his relationship with his own parents ensured that his experience as a child actor was a positive one and why our social atmosphere in the 70s was open to positively receiving a warm and cozy show about a family weathering the Great Depression of 1930s. Herbie then gives us his extensively researched and passion-fueled perspective on the life-affirming TV shows of the past as he encourages us to avoid today's darker content while embracing and revisitng the charm and magic of Golden Era TV which is so readily available to us now, across many platforms.We talk about Kung Fu, TV Westerns, sit-coms then and now, the dawn of the miniseries event, After School Specials (some of which featured Eric!) and TV as an educational and inspiring resource. We address the urban/rural divide, the changing late night landscape, and Eric takes on a round of Waltons trivia!Plus, Fritz and Weezy are recommending Little Richard: I am Everything on Apple and Amazon Prime and Judy Blume's Are You There, God? It's Me Margaret, now in theaters.Path Points of Interest:Herbie J PilatoRetro Active TelevisionHerbie's Amazon Author PageEric Scott on IMDBEric Scott on WikipediaEric Scott on FacebookHerbie + Eric Book SigningsAt Barnes & Noble in Burbank on May 11:And Book Soup in Los Angeles on June 12: Little Richard: I am Everything on Apple and Amazon PrimeAre You There, God? It's Me Margaret - FilmAre You There, God? It's Me, Margaret - Book by Judy BlumeJudy Blume Forever Documentary on Prime

October 31 - November 6, 1987 This week Ken welcomes new old friend, award-winning and critically acclaimed author of the young adult novels Here to Stay, Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel, and the Lambda Literary award winning If You Could Be Mine, which was named one of TIME magazine's 100 Best YA Books of All Time, Dead Flip and My Buddy Killer Croc Sara Farizan. Ken and Sara discuss matchmaker Meredith Goldstein, how Ken and Sara are essentially the same person, growing up in the Boston suburbs, Christine Else, Karen Duffy, Janeane Garofalo, Christine Lakin, Ken's weird skillset, breaking down barriers, mentioning something that taps into a deep emotional memory bank, 1987, 1992, the love of sci-fi/horror comedy, Gremlins, Monster Squad, Eerie Indiana, the fun of doing research to make historical fiction, writing and making art for your younger self, all the fears and issues young people today have that we didn't, how easy it is to watch listen to or read anything ever made, non heroic characters doing heroic things, a dislike of dark anti-heroes, representation, navigating adults as a kid, child stars sacrificing their childhood so we can have happy ones, Box Brown's book, Halloween, television and the 1992 elections, appreciating Courtney Cox, Misfits of Science, Cagney and Lacey, not being a cop show person, being bad at being a lesbian (media wise), liking character over procedure, Loving Care for Kittens and Cats, Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future, Saturday Morning cartoons, advertising to kids, the wonders of Winterbeast, The Outer Limits in Waltham, The Midnight Hour, Dance Til Dawn, My Sister Sam, Women in Prison, Echoes in Darkness, Family Ties, having a crush on Stacey Keenan, Our House, Patrick Duffy's week, Mercedes McCambridge, family epics, Giant from 1956, Growing Pains, when Sandy died, very special episodes, generating dialog among families, After School Specials, ABC Tuesdays, Crime Story, The Iron Sheik, Perfect Strangers, Iranian immigrants loving WWF Wrestling, the early days of TGIF, Head of the Class, Donna Reed, working at Newbury Comics, Ken being fired from Newbury Comics because nobody liked him, being terrified of a Chucky Doll, Twilight, the wonder of being able to thank people face to face, Killer Croc, complicated fond memories of The Cosby Show, nice comedy and how difficult it is to do, Sledge Hammer, Hulk Hogan's Rock n Wrestling, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Lipstick and Dynamite, Carrie, Rags to Riches, I Married Dora, Jackie Gleason's lack of Emmys, and being fine with butts, even if you're not specifically looking for them. 

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"Ring-a-ding-ding!" The bell happily rings at the end of yet another long school day! Yay! Afternoons right after class is dismissed back in the day, just weren't complete without looking forward to & enjoying the great memories baked into specialized, specific programming for young ones through the wonderful, educational life lessons showcased in this nostalgic anthology series broadcast in the afternoons. Join The Caramel Apples as they reminisce this week about ABC Afterschool Specials! Subscribe and leave us a shining review/ feedback if you liked what you heard this week! If you have any suggestions, requests or experiences you'd like to have featured in future episodes, please let us know & send us a message at Anchor--> https://anchor.fm/the-caramel-apples or email us at stickycaramelapples@gmail.com We're now on social media! If you would like to reach out, stop by and say hi! Tell us how we're doing & share with us some of your favorite retro topics. Twitter: @CaramelApples16

James Watts and Jimmie Tramel talk about a lot of upcoming anniversaries: The 60th anniversary of Johnny Carson as host of "The Tonight Show;" the 50th anniversary of "M*A*S*H" and the ABC after school special; and the 40th anniversary of "Cheers." Related content: Tulsa State Fair: Mark Calderon revisits Color Me Badd's career before performance New foods to try at the Tulsa State Fair Steaks are the 'stars of the show' at The Hemingway and for good reason FarmBar offers a la carte menu; Velvet Taco announces winning taco recipe Devery Jacobs of 'Reservation Dogs' honored by Time Upcoming features: Award-winning Tulsa screenwriter Paul W. Cooper dies 'Hadestown' a bit of musical theater heaven 'Fire Guy' turns up the heat for Tulsa State Fair audiences Scene Writer Jimmie Tramel: Email | Twitter | Follow his stories Scene Writer Grace Wood: Email | Twitter | Follow her stories Scene Writer James Watts: Email | Twitter | Follow his storiesSupport the show: https://tulsaworld.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Please enjoy this sample of Amye's Variety Hour, a Patreon-only show featuring interviews, games, poetry, and some possible fighting with Jennie. In this sample, Amye talks all things Gen X with the multi-talented Erin Martin, co-host of Pink Shade.If you like what you hear, sign up for Patreon today for as little as 5$ a month. You will have access to our entire back catalog including Blockbusters, Love Boat, Afterschool Specials, My So-Called Life, and much more. Sign up here: https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/5506301visit us at www.genxthisiswhy.com for merch and other news! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ABC Afterschool Special was a television anthology series that aired on ABC from1972, to 1997. Younger Baby Boomers, Gen-Xers, and even "Elder" Millennials might remember coming home to these very special programs created for teens.  First, we revisit an afterschool drink, Capri Sun! We learn about the origins of the foil-pouched drink and then dive into the fascinating history of the Afterschool Special, which started on ABC and was quickly replicated by CBS and NBC in a fight for teenage viewers! Steve recalls thinking the specials were ridiculous, Megan remembers everyone in middle school talking about them, and then we recap "Andrea's Story: A Hitchhiking Tragedy" and "It's No Crush, I'm in Love." Did we love the shows? Did we hate them? Did we think the entire concept was ridiculous? Tune in to find out!   Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions related to drugs, alcohol, abuse, and sexual assault. If these are topics you'd rather not hear discussed, please skip this one and tune in next week.    Links to listen can be found at www.stopruiningmychildhood.com    #ABC #Afterschool #VerySpecialEpisode #1970s #1980s #1990s   #stopruiningmychildhood #80s #1980s #1980sTV #1970sTV #YALit #Back2School #GenX #80sBaby #90sKid #TBT #ThrowbackThursday #tbthursday #CapriSun

The PCPS is thrilled and honored to talk with Melissa Gilbert about her new memoir, “Back To The Prairie: A Home Remade, A Life Rediscovered” as well as other GenX fun! Join us as we discuss Melissa's “graceful evolution” into her natural self and a more simple life, and why getting older means getting better. Then stick around as she gives us some great “Battle of The Network Stars” intel, tells us what game she and Rob Lowe liked to play, and hear 17-year-old Melissa's sweet opinion of her 58-year-old self. Become a Patreon supporter at the Solid Gold or Bicentennial level and get even more fun with our video discussion of Afterschool Specials and Made-For-TV-Movies! (Spoiler: She gets just as excited about them as we do!) Just click here for all the details.Purchase Melissa's book “Back To The Prairie: A Home Remade, A Life Rediscovered” at Bookshop.org, Amazon and Barnes & Noble.Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter & TikTokSupport us on Patreon

March 31- April 6, 1979 This week Ken welcomes the  man behind the Pop Arena YouTube Channel and the force behind Nick Knacks, Greg Stevens to the show. Ken and Greg discuss Idaho, the I states, growing up in CA but moving to the midwest, the birth of Nickelodeon, MTV, the cutthroat nature of the cable business in the 1970s, cigarettes, shared experience, the 80s and 90s boom of VCR driven television preservation, the lost media of the 21st Century, prescient and haunting articles about Robin Williams on Mork and Mindy, the news, After School Specials, The Baby with Four Fathers, Filmation Live Action, Roller Derby, Saturday Mornings, Hollywood Teen, how the Bad News Bears TV series is the best Bad News Bears, LA's Channel 18 KSCI owned by The transcendental Medication Movement, positive programming, Dynaman, Night Flight, hatred of 80s teen comedies, Delta House, love boat, Easter programming, Kraft Food Hints, demon fruit plates, Space Junk Yard Men looking for scrap, Andy Griffith, Conversations with Charlie Lutes, WKRP, the mystery of "Slim Skins", Cliffhangers, Dracula, offensive pulp images, Taxi, Disney Cartoons, Lucha Libre, Police Woman, Night Gallery, Dear Detective and how Mr. Wizard shows you how to make giant turtles attack people. 

This week, we're breaking down the 1995/1999 romantic comedy erotic thriller(?) "My Teacher's Wife." We try to figure out what genre of movie this is supposed to be, wonder how they landed on "gigantic metal sculpture artist" as a defining character trait for Tia Carrere, come up with a bunch of ways to make this into a watchable movie, and discuss some of the oddest premises for 90s After School Specials. As always, be sure to subscribe, rate, review, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @RecapNGownPod, and join our Facebook group, the Recap and Gown Fan Club! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Danielle and Adam loved researching and recording this episode, which feels refreshingly different from most other episodes. The two talk all about their memories of such campaigns as "stranger danger," "D.A.R.E," "Fire Prevention," assemblies, After School Specials, and so much more! If you were a child of the 1970s and 1980s you aren't going to want to miss this fun, interesting and nostalgic discussion! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Our callers have a lot to say about our most recent episodes, including talking back to previous callers. The best way to shave legs? Setting makeup with hairspray? We're getting feedback on the feedback! We also discuss the difference between GPAs from 1989 to the present, Afterschool Specials on YouTube, scandalous doings in the Merry Go Round dressing rooms, and so much more -- including a call from a friend of the podcast about the otherwise unmemorable January 1989 quiz, What's Your Sports IQ? Hear all about it in our latest episode!QUICK LINKS

Our callers have a lot to say about our most recent episodes, including talking back to previous callers. The best way to shave legs? Setting makeup with hairspray? We're getting feedback on the feedback! We also discuss the difference between GPAs from 1989 to the present, Afterschool Specials on YouTube, scandalous doings in the Merry Go Round dressing rooms, and so much more -- including a call from a friend of the podcast about the otherwise unmemorable January 1989 quiz, What's Your Sports IQ? Hear all about it in our latest episode!Call The Hotline☎️ Leave your questions, comments and Sassy stories on the hotline at 720-SASSY-GOContact Us

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Why did ABC launch its Afterschool Specials programming? What were the hot topics in Afterschool Specials (and how did Degrassi do it better)? Join Cristen and Caroline to learn more about how Afterschool Specials addressed race, sexuality and gender in this classic episode. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Dancing with Myself discusses the drama and suspense that was After School Specials as well as a not so delicious candy treat then the show wraps up with the Show Biz showdown between two rival pizzeria arcades in the 1980s!

Check out the Video Episode!Welcome back to Here's What I Don't Get, now with 100% less guests! That's right, no more of those zany neighbors joining in like Steve Urkel! Now it's back to the no-nonsense, serious life advice/true crime podcast you once loved.- Average Movie Goers- Dhar Mann Videos- People Delaying You Fixing the Problem- The TurnYour average movie goer isn't the brightest. They've seen dozens of movies, just like us chad cinephiles, but for some reason their smooth brains won't let them recognize bad dialogue, poor CGI, continuity errors, or the terrible wooden acting of Brie Larson. For them it's "ooh shiny" moving pictures to keep their brain at just above consciousness. It's why they didn't "get" The Matrix in 1999 or Inception in 2010. It's why there's hundreds of shat-out YouTube videos "explaining" obvious aspects of movies.Apparently YouTube is in a content drought. Despite millions and millions of videos on every imaginable subject, you average YouTube viewer just needs something easy to binge watch and keep them barely awake. I guess that's why this weirdo makes dozens of "family-friendly" "kid-approved" short films that are just Afterschool Specials. Four of these a week, of kids getting shamed for being poor, people bullied for being homeless, autistic kids getting made fun of, you know all things to instantly make you go "good guy", "bad guy". It's the plebian's daily dose of "INSTANT KARMA, YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENS NEXT".You know, I love when I'm working on a problem that's driving me up a wall, taking all of my years of experience to tackle, and the doofus who hired me, who maybe knows a thing or two about a thing or two, comes up and asks me how long it's gonna take, or even worse, starts up with "have you tried this thing?". Yes, Dave, I have. It's the first thing I did. And the longer you hover around me, with me needing to explain the things I learned years ago just to bring you up to speed on the subject, let alone what I've already tried, IS MAKING THE PROBLEM LAST LONGER.No messiah is safe from their religion. If Jesus came down to Earth, and turned out to be a gay, weed-smoking, tattooed, pierced, abortion-performing, warmonger whose first act was to burn down all churches, he would be tried and executed that day, then erased from every bible and replaced with Kirk Cameron. All this and more on this week's episode! Don't forget to join us on DISCORD, and support us on PATREON or by BUYING A SHIRT!

Tammie and Nicole take you back to the Afterschool Specials of the 70s and 80s, and talk about blackouts and brownouts. Thanks for hanging out with us, sober and sober curious sisters!

September 7-11, 1987 Today Ken welcomes long time friend, fellow depression sufferer, fellow Bostonian, and comedic hero Gary Gulman to the show. Ken and Gary discuss Rhoda, bedtimes, writing books, not having children, Jewish women, Valerie Harper, Mary Tyler Moore, being replaced with Sandy Duncan, AIDS, Dungeons and Dragons, Frank Welker, renting a movie, Charles Kuralt, the soothing nature of TV News Anchors, 60 Minutes, Married...with Children, This Old House, driving around, parent jokes, nice parts of town, It's Your Move, Kate & Allie, Newhart, how great Julia Duffy is, The Great Depresh, revolting Swiss Colony, The A-Bomb, Max Headroom, Moonlighting, being not cool, hating things that are popular, always knowing you'll be a writer, After School Specials, being too empathetic, crying, Chris Elliot as Rags Maloney on the Equalizer, how laughter is our only weapon, Bill Boyers, how great Adam Resnick is, YO! MTV Raps, Highway to Heaven, Saturday Morning Preview specials, sports, and the wonder of The Boondocks.

Desi tells us all about After School Specials this week, Brendan gives his commentary, Desi tells us what she ate in Arizona, and more! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Well, there's one excellent performance in Enemy Mine -- but it's not Dennis Quaid's, and it's not the script's. This clumsy Dennis Of Arabia In Space joint with the ending of A New Hope stapled onto the back sees DQ "overmatched in almost every way": lots of traipsing, LOTS of goo, a turgid voiceover, and...space-funeral processing. Grab a lint-anemone wig and have a listen! Overall score: 3.5 QQQ score: 2.5 SHOW NOTES Get EVEN MORE Qontent (...sorry) at our Patreon page (https://www.patreon.com/quaidinfull) If we're not going to hear The Dennissance (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dennissance/id1503394153), one of y'all should Janet Maslin's review (https://www.nytimes.com/1985/12/20/movies/screen-enemy-mine.html)

On this episode of Movie Date Podcast, hosts David Carson and Stacy Nye discuss After School Specials, Storyboarding, Clive Barker's Books of Blood, and talk about 1992's CANDYMAN, starring Virginia Madsen as graduate student Helen Lyle, who is completing a thesis on the urban legends and folklore leading her to the legend of the "Candyman".

We’ve all been there - poorly prepared for something. Sure, MM could blame it on her kids remote learning schedule or the stress of the Holiday season upon us. But in reality, she was too busy watching Nick Jonas fight MMA on Netflix to concern herself with podcast topics. While we may be winging it, we still find our way to important topics like After School Specials, scary movies, Janettes BB confession and MM’s recent poor parenting mishap. All this and more on the freshest of fresh Chick Chat episodes.

October 11-17, 1975 This week Ken welcomes writer, drummer, actor and all around great guy Frank Whaley to the show. Ken and Frank discuss Ken's mispronunciation, upstate New York, being "Evicted Boy" in Spenser for Hire, being 24 and pretending you are 16, being dirt poor, getting commercials, The Freshman, getting to act with the best actors, Marlon Brando, Burt Lancaster, Field of Dreams, After School Specials, James Earl Jones, how Little Monsters put Born on the 4th of July in jeopardy, gambling on baseball, bookies, bowling, Cornhole on TV, being a punk kid, making rednecks angry, garbage bags full of drums, sleeping on an ottoman in a sublet, the dangers of New York, trying to self sabotage, luck, The Jimmy Show, stand up comedy, doing improv in Career Opportunities, John Candy, having Burt Reynolds rub your inner thigh, making out with Ann-Margaret, loving disco, Soul Train, The Midnight Special, planning private time, loving Cher, The Bay City Roller, variety shows, loving all the women of Mary Tyler Moore, The Last Picture Show, not being Frank Gorshin, Good Times, having a crush on Mr. Kotter's wife, lifetime achievement awards, not being able to watch yourself any more. Luke Cage, Ironsides, Columbo, defective detectives, great theme songs, Barretta, Mannix, throwing your slipper at a TV, being shocked by Kojack on an ill advised family vacation, Chico and the Man, Andy Kaufman breaking character, Ray Donovan and how Jon Voight is the world's biggest asshole.

The 1981 TV movie that netted Mickey Rooney an Emmy AND a Globe, Bill is a lot better than we expected: not too much Afterschool Special speechifying about mainstreaming (the movie), and not too much cringing (us). But it's not perfect -- character development occurs in an evening, and is denoted by The Shawl-Collar Sweater Of Adulthood -- and we struggled to rate the Quaidiferousness of a film that had Dennis Quaid in every scene, doing decent work...but miscast. Failing to listen to the Dennissance, grumbling about the cop-wife trope, and fantasy-costuming the Chippenquaids are just a few of the toupees we perched on this episode, so listen now. Overall score: 6.25 QQQ score: 5 SHOW NOTES Want to help defray the costs of the pod, like getting a print of that Baretta episode made? Throw a few bucks in the hat at QIF's GoFundMe page (https://t.co/MItcWMHOPU?amp=1)! If we're not going to hear The Dennissance (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dennissance/id1503394153), one of y'all should Bill and the sequel on DVD (https://www.amazon.com/Bill-His-Own-Mickey-Rooney/dp/B00NXUKAOU/ref=tmm_dvd_title_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=) The FB page for a documentary about the RL Bill Sackter (https://www.facebook.com/BillSackter/posts/you-can-now-see-the-full-length-television-movie-bill-1981-starring-mickey-roone/10150494402779945/)

Mark and Andrew begin their month-long look at After School Specials by raising their self-confidence. And there's no better way to do that than by instilling COSMIC AWARENESS. And there's no better way to do THAT than by watching ABC's "The Amazing Cosmic Awareness of Duffy Moon." From 1976, this special will teach you the skills of making funny faces, hearing sexy ladies chant your name, and busting up the union of local kids doing odd jobs for neighbors. Truly a sight to behold. Get your pet crow, puff out your cheeks and listen in, how about?

October 19-25, 1985 This week Ken welcomes the hosts of the 75Reads Podcast, Jo Bozarth and April Bowlby. Ken, Jo and April discuss jacuzzin', Ken's bad jokes, growing up in California, no bedtimes, screen time, The Furchester Hotel, Star Track star makers, Hollywood, Universal Studios, The Best of Times, Robin Williams, Mork, Taxi, the dark 70s, the perfection of the 1980s, dating baseball players and musicians, loving Niles, fat camp, pregnancy on TV, Cheers, Ted Danson, Golden Girls, Facts of Life, Backdoor pilots, roommates later in life, spin-offs, The Tortellis, 227, Designing Women, how kids hate being tricked, Hunks, beefcake Calendars, Glim Glim, Monsters, Tales from the Darkside, The Twilight Zone, the cotton candy defense, murder, The Brady Bunch, Three's Company, The Regal Beagle, filming locations, visiting the A-Team van by accident, Barney Miller, Night Court, After School Specials, having a fake baby in school, egg babies, Erin Grey, Wait Til Your Father Gets Home, Nick at Nite, Patty Duke, Valley of the Dolls, Dragnet, Westerns, loving basketball, Gidget, Back to the Beach, Kate & Allie, Cagney and Lacey, the Lakers, boxing, Red Vines vs Twizzlers, Alec Baldwin TV movies, bad kissing, the Red Sox blowing it, TV series based on movies, the mystery of Hunk Block, Pat Sajak, Mr. Belvedere, and the wonder of Judith Light.

Emberheart and Tangletongue dive deeper into the start of A Dangerous Path as the book is going in an unexpected direction? At least to Tangletongue, but maybe that’s just cuz she’s really tired. Meanwhile, a familiar face visits the clan, much to Tangletongue and Emberheart’s delight. Book: Warriors #5: A Dangerous Path (Warriors: The Prophecies Begin) Music - Happy Boy Theme Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

A uninteresting and deeply problematic TV movie with a horror-movie shell and an Afterschool Special center, Are You In The House Alone? introduces me to the concept of the Un-Quaidy Valley -- and introduces the rest of the world to David Keith. Schoolyard doowop, a brawl in an art-supplies closet, a visit to the Oversight Committee on the occasion of Mr. Quaid's engagement, and more! SHOW NOTES Want to help defray the costs of the pod, like getting a print of that Baretta episode made? Throw a few bucks in the hat at QIF's GoFundMe page (https://t.co/MItcWMHOPU?amp=1)! Watch Are You In The House Alone? (https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B009OVB0RI/ref=atv_dl_rdr?autoplay=1) Reviews (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077174/externalreviews?ref_=tt_ql_op_5)

A conversation with filmmaker, screenwriter and professor Claude Kerven on the current state and future of the screenwriting and filmmaking industry. Claude Kerven’s career began with the debut of his short film "Candy Store," which won an Academy Award for Best Dramatic Student Film. In 1982, he directed a series of Afterschool Specials for ABC-TV, including the Emmy Award winning "Starstruck" and the Director's Guild of America-nominated "High School Narc." Kerven also directed over 25 short films for Saturday Night Live, including the much celebrated "Synchronized Swimmers." His most recent directorial work, "They Never Found Her," starred Elisabeth Moss and Fargo's Peter Storemare. Kerven also co-authored "Mortal Thoughts," for Columbia Pictures, starring Bruce Willis, Harvey Keitel and Demi Moore. As Chair of the 1-Year and 2-Year Filmmaking Programs at the New York Film Academy, a role he has held since 1994, Kerven has developed and implemented innovative course objectives to engage and effectively teach students in the areas of directing, screenwriting, acting for film, cinematography, editing, production workshops and producing.

This week Ken welcomes Tracy Tofte (formerly Wells) of Mr. Belvedere to the show. Ken and Tracy discuss real estate, loving the San Fernando Valley, traffic, acting with your sister, The Bad Seed, stage moms, being in a Pepsi Commercial with Michael Jackson, Pennies from Heaven, being a dancer, ABC, Growing Pains, guest starring, After School Specials, No Means No, if things are better or worse now, Very Special episodes, difficult discussions, ton shifts, being in Gremlins, getting cut out of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, the tough lessons learned while acting as a kid, keeping mementos, being famous and not knowing it, the fizzle out cancellation of Belvedere, being cast as the best friend, navigating the loss of a parent, strangers being at your birthday for publicity, losing a role to Hilary Swank, guesting on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, how there's enough business for everybody, saying goodbye, having Belvedere reunions, missing out on the social aspect of actually going to High School, shooting in front of live audiences, building a show around Bob Uecker, warm up comics, movie actors vs. TV actors, movie stars, having trouble watching yourself, cooking shows, Good Eats, Julia Child, being a chef, shared experiences, James at 15, acting horror stories, going back to civilian life, Hollywood History, murder houses, Ben and Matt and Ken's strange relationship with the Wahlbergs.

One of our favorite Bob's episodes yet is about fraud in the form of gasoline-scented, eternally-wet-inked trading cards featuring slugs. So of COURSE, we spend time talking about After School Specials, the proper amount of booze in a martini on Tuesday, the correct (and so not correct) way to be a Dungeon Master, and that summer when Briddany was a blue horse with pink hair and French accent and Jen gave a book report that consisted of nothing more than the lyrics to I Am the Walrus (not kidding, that happened). This all ties to Bob's Burgers and this episode. Promise. We mean, as much as anything on this podcast ever does.

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March 10 - 16, 1979 Today Ken welcomes singer/songwriter Juliana Hatfield to the show. Ken and Juliana discuss suburban potholes, garbage collection, the TV room, Six Million Dollar Cliff Hangers, James at 15, market research, Lance Kerwin, After School Specials, Dukes of Hazard, "Southern" TV, Love Boat, Mary Tyler Moore, The Comforting ritual of television, the revelation of the sexy librarian, Vietnam, Law and Order, Iraq War vets, loving Donny & Marie, Coma, The Rockford Files, Father/Son relationships, different actors playing the same character, soap opera understudies, Dirk Benedict, Battlestar Gallactica, dreamy Richard Hatch, In Search Of, Starsky & Hutch, goofy pimps, why the Six Million Dollar man is infinitely boring, The Bionic Woman's superiority, revisiting your childhood, McMillan and Wife, Rock Hudson, real couples on camera, the Night Stalker, why TV is better when pretty people aren't on it, Miami Vice, store brand generic music on TV, Bugsy Malone, Foxes, Over the Edge, Happy Days, Laverne and Shirley, One Day at a Time, the wonders of television hair, Eight is Enough, the Facts of Life theme, The Jeffersons, Farah Fawcett, Charlie's Angels, Mork & Mindy, Jonathan Winters, Quincy M.E., mustache free Dads, Magnum P.I., The Day My Kid Went Punk, Donna Reed, The Incredible Hulk, shredded indestructible pants, Dallas, aspirational television, and the ritual of Dr. Phil.

Welcome back friends! This week we watched The Last Starfighter, from 1984. We talked about Wil Wheaton and Robert Preston movies, the tv show Friends, Cop Rock, and After School Specials.

March 16-22, 1991 Today Ken welcomes writer/comedian Caitlin Durante to the show. Ken and Caitlin discuss geographic issues, being a mature 4 year old, rural Western PA, developing poor television viewing skills, Star Wars, not liking Seinfeld, the early days of DVD players, screenwriting, stand up New York, The Wizard of Oz, Netflix discs, stupid film students, Barbara Walters as a Ninja Turtle ally, Voices that Care, The Gulf War, The Black Eyed Peas changing of history, Big Bird's Birthday, the world after The Real World, Fox's High School Documentary experiment "Yearbook", earthquakes, America's Funniest Home Videos, Indiana Jones, Wilfred Brimley and Ricky Schroeder: Cowboys, John Carpenter, The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, Made-for-TV movies, The Princess Bride, Return of the Jedi, Major Dad, TV edits, Repo Man, disecting fetal pigs, pulling teeth out of cow heads, the power of Alan Thicke, local haunted houses, The Danvers State Mental Hospital, John Waters, Unsolved Mysteries, After School Specials, 2001 A Space Odyssey, Babes, Babe Pig in the City, Maniac Mansion, TGIF, Dark Shadows, Perfect Strangers, sitcom porn parodies and development deals for murderers.

This week Ken welcomes actress Kelli Maroney (Chopping Mall, Night of the Comet) to the show. Ken and Kelli discuss Boston accents, losing your native accent through paying old women to fall asleep, Minnesota, Shakespeare, Ryan's Hope, Manhattan, Soap Opera snobbishness, 50s New York vs. 80s New York, Night of the Comet, being the inspiration for Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Jim Wynorski, being Kimberly, improving with F. Murray Abraham and William H. Macy, impostor syndrome, Family Feud, being a master of quiet suppression, Maria Bamford, Prince, Star Trek, The Brady Bunch, watching old black and white movies with your mom, Hollywood Glamour, Bette Davis, Mary Woronov, Chopping Mall, Barbara Crampton, keeping your personal life personal, Law and Order, marathoning television when you're sick, innovation in low budget movies, ripped from the headlines, cannon fodder, the original Dawn of the Dead's superiority to the remake, After School Specials, Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic, Scott Baio is Stoned, the convention circuit, YouTube stars, the importance of Unions, being branded as an "80s actress", and the 21st Century's aversion to story development.

Douglas Poirier takes the Game School crew through the epicness of Thunder! A new fantasy based RPG based around classic role-playing but with some new innovations and fresh concepts. Chad and Satine are joined by two guest players for the demo. Together they travel to the village of Kurnbi to investigate why no one has heard from the town in some time. When they arrive, they find the town coated in a thick and unnatural fog. What lies in the fog ahead and what is causing it? You’ll have to listen to find out. The demo adventure was actually much longer and will be continued this summer as one of the Afterschool Specials.   System: Thunder: Classic Role Playing Hosts: Satine Phoenix, Chad Parish Additional Players: Mike Kafes, Frank Sapia http://www.mythwits.com https://www.instagram.com/cydneysavia/ Guest: Douglas Poirier http://www.thunderrpg.com/ https://www.facebook.com/ThunderClassicRoleplaying/ http://drivethrurpg.com/product/173460/Thunder-Classic-Role-Playing--v32

We had the splendiferous Alisha Ratan (@AlishaRatan, California Improv Festival, Femprovisor Fest) and the dazzling Kristofer Royer (@KristoferRoyer, Arizona's Funniest Comedian Finalist, Bird City Comedy Festival) on the Golden Girls podcast! It was an adventure in placid land. We watched the one where Rose's new boyfriend just can't get a boner. Also, Sophia is on a mission to carry out an old vendetta. We talked about senior citizen After School Specials, rosebuds and Danny Bonaduce. Music by Mike Dennison (@mikd33) and Brian Kokernak (@kokernutz).

This is part two of the Pathfinder episode. Linda Zayas-Palmer runs Satine, Chad, Kyle, and Peter trough a sample adventure in one of the many lands of Pathfinder. This is 38 minutes of a two hour session. The rest of this adventure will e released this summer as part of the After School Specials. 

In this episode recorded LIVE! at the NorthEast ComicCon Ken welcomes Claudia Wells (Back to the Future, Fast Times) and John Wesley Shipp (The Flash, Dawson's Creek, The Flash) to the show. First up, Ken and Claudia discuss Fast Times, modeling for the Sears Wishbook and JC Penny Catalogs, Family, growing up in San Francisco, starring in Martin Sheen's directorial debut as a fake pregnant teen, After School Specials, Off the Rack, The Brady Bunch, kissing everyone but Peter, when even Ed Asner can't get you out of a contract, Back to the Future, the divide between television stars and movie stars, Christopher Lloyd, Claudia's Scientist Father, the Back to the Future Video game, BTTF Animated Series, having Michael J. Fox in your back pocket, being shocked where you end up, owning Armani Wells Men's Clothing store for the last 25 years, the changing face of men's fashion, being recognized in civilian life, the difficulties of playing a role already played by someone else in a movie, sneaking into clandestinely see BTTF II and III, meeting and not meeting Elizabeth Shue, Sister Wives, CSI, Grey's Anatomy, the strange world of being a teenage actor, not being asked to the prom, Paparazzi, Jonathan Silverman, the pace of television, having Bob Gale as your travel agent, Family Ties, and having Private Eyes tail you. Next up Ken welcomes John Wesley Shipp to the show. Ken and John Wesley discuss soap opera acting and the pace of soaps, musicals, working with teleprompters, the difficulty of memorizing huge amounts of pseudo-science babble, Fantasy Island, picking up Suand Lucci, The Flash (1990), the expense, making a movie every week for TV, why shows made by true fans are better, David Hasselhoff's music career, having fans at the Zoo, why soap opera fans are the most rabid, The Flash (current), the evolution of special effects, red leotards, celebrity culture and secret identities, how the baseball playoffs and the Gulf War hurt the 1990 Flash, Amanda Pays, the power of serialized drama and the human element, how the "will they won't they" can be an asset and a curse, the problems with metal helmets, Grant Gustin: Superhuman in real life, why Henry Allen left, niche audiences, and the thrill of playing a villain on TV.

Moi/The Skirt/Rhett Thompson fights The 'Itis after African American Eat Lunch With Your Child Day. Chefs vs Cooks. After School Specials. Be yourself lessons. Walking on by The Popular Girls. Cookies, weightism, and racism. Mediation vs Knuckle Sandwiches. Career Day pressure. Comedy material for elementary school. Happy McDonalds. Hand sanitizer pumps. Three things I learned. Originally recorded February 2015. Hit me up on the social media, chippys! twitter: @BlackanesePod @RhettThompson email: BlackanesePod@gmail.com website: www.BlackaneseChick.com All tunes by 3 Keys Music. twitter: @3KeysMusic

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