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Welcome to Season 14 Episode 20 of the ParentingAces Podcast! In this week's episode, we take a deep dive into a new app designed to help players and parents better manage their training and tournaments.Alli Barnes and Jaime Sullivan have been friends since childhood. After Jamie's last child left the proverbial nest, she was ready to let loose her entrepreneurial spirit so she reached out to Alli to collaborate on an app that combined her love of tennis with Alli's love and expertise in the health and wellness arena. TennisIQ was born!We've done a couple of podcasts in the recent past on the importance of journaling, so I won't rehash the details of the value in it. That said, TennisIQ takes journaling to a whole new level, including a voice-to-text feature, mindfulness prompts, and the use of AI to devise pre- and post-match audio to help players - and parents! - come to each practice and each match fully prepared to give their best.Whether you need to get advise from your personalized in-app coach, track your opponents, manage your matches, or view past journal entries, this app has you covered. And I will be recording some helpful modules for parents so you can use and benefit from TennisIQ as well.TennisIQ is available in the Apple App Store for iOS users and as a web app for Android users. Jaime and Alli have set up a 50% off code for the ParentingAces community which you can redeem as follows:Go to: www.tennisiq.appClick on "Get Started" button.Enter the promo code: ACES at check out Complete your checkout to lock in the discount.Once you've redeemed your code on the website:Head to the App StoreSearch for “Tennis IQ”Download the app and log in with the account you just created.That's it! You're ready to start training your tennis brain with Tennis IQ — anytime, anywhere.To connect with Jaime and Alli and TennisIQ, here are some links for you:Email: Hello@tennisiq.appInstagram @tennisiq_appFacebook: Tennis IQ App Linkedin: Tennis IQ AppWebsite: https://www.tennisiq.appAs always, I am available for one-to-one consults to work with you as you find your way through the college recruiting process. You can purchase and book online through our website at ⁠https://parentingaces.com/shop/category/consult-with-lisa-stone/⁠.If you're so inclined, please share this – and all our episodes! – with your fellow tennis players, parents, and coaches. You can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or via your favorite podcast app. Please be sure to check out our logo'd merch as well as our a la carte personal consultations in our online shop.CREDITSIntro & Outro Music: Morgan Stone aka STØNEAudio & Video Editing: Lisa Stone

Theatre is on the brain this week here on this video game podcast that is rapidly becoming more and more of a theatre-podcast by each episode (listen... Gay for PLAY is a double entendre; walk with me...) Our main topic this week the stunning pro-shot of the West End production of Next to Normal: the 2009 Pulitzer-prize winning musical about a woman's mental health and its impact on her and her complicated family. It's a show we forgot how much we loved and we're thrilled to have this new version to chew over and analyze. Before that, we also get into the Patti LuPone drama that shook the theatre world this week, and Eric discusses his latest theme park adventures which you can follow along with on his new YOUTUBE channel! (Watch and Subscribe HERE!)On the video game front, this week we share some more thoughts on Blue Prince now that Eric has played a good deal more & Laurence as rolled credits. We also touch on LOK Digital, a lovely little word/puzzle game we've been playing on mobile. But mainly, we're focused on the video games of days past this week as we both have been having fun with some Emulators across our various devices! We discuss Chibi-Robo, Silent Hill 2, Golden Sun, Twilight Princess, and a host of other classics that we've been revisiting with the power of technology.What Else We're Gay For:ERIC - RuPaul's Drag Race All-Stars 10LAURENCE - Vine: Six Seconds that Changed the World========Get in touch with us!EMAIL US at gayforplaypodcast@gmail.comFOLLOW G4P (& Message us on any of our socials for a link to our Discord!)Twitter: @GayForPlayPodInstagram: @GayForPlayPodTwitch: twitch.tv/gayforplaypod========CREDITSIntro and outro music by Connor Marsh (@connorjmarshmallow)Show art by Benny Kessler (@retro.spectacle.studio) 

Welcome to Season 14 Episode 19 of the ParentingAces Podcast! In this week's episode, father-son duo, Scott and Bode Campbell, are back to take a look at their Junior Tennis Journey as Bode prepares to play college tennis in the Fall.Scott has been a long-time follower of ParentingAces! This is not his and Bode's first time to appear on our podcast. They were here a little over a year ago sharing their perspective on the journey - you can find that podcast at https://parentingaces.com/podcasts/a-parent-player-perspective-on-parentingaces-ft-scott-bode-campbell/.Now that Bode is graduating high school and heading into his first year as a College Tennis Student-Athlete at Xavier University in Ohio, they asked if they could share some of the challenges and solutions they faced with the help of our platform. Of course, I said yes!You will hear from them both about Bode's college recruiting process and how he came to choose Xavier, dealing with injury last summer, Bode's high school tennis experience, working through some of the mental aspects of the game utilitizing tools from Apeak and 7ShotTennis, and how parents can work together to ensure a more positive experience for their children.If you'd like to reach out to Scott directly, he's always willing to help! His email is sccsearch@msn.com. You can find both Scott and Bode on Instagram as well. Scott is https://www.instagram.com/scottcoulter5/ and Bode is https://www.instagram.com/bodecampbell_tennis/.As always, I am available for one-to-one consults to work with you as you find your way through the college recruiting process. You can purchase and book online through our website at ⁠https://parentingaces.com/shop/category/consult-with-lisa-stone/⁠.If you're so inclined, please share this – and all our episodes! – with your fellow tennis players, parents, and coaches. You can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or via your favorite podcast app. Please be sure to check out our logo'd merch as well as our a la carte personal consultations in our online shop.CREDITSIntro & Outro Music: Morgan Stone aka STØNEAudio & Video Editing: Lisa Stone

Welcome to Season 14 Episode 18 of the ParentingAces Podcast! In this episode, Case Western Reserve University Head Men's Tennis Coach, Todd Wojtkowski, offers a little calm after the perfect storm of our last episode. This podcast was filmed live from Claremont Mudd-Scripps in Claremont, CA, host to the 2025 NCAA DIII Men's & Women's Tennis Championships.Todd Wojtkowski has built the Case Western Reserve University men's tennis team into one of the top programs in all of Division III during his 16 seasons at the team's helm, which includes guiding the squad to the NCAA Division III Championship in 2023, the first-ever team title won by a CWRU team in any sport. The National Championship came on the heels of back-to-back finishes at the NCAA Championship each of the previous two years, including in 2021 when he was named the Wilson/ ITA National Coach of the Year. Wojtkowski went on to lead the Spartans back to the NCAA quarterfinals for the fourth consecutive season in 2024. Now they find themselves back in the Elite 8 as they compete for the 2025 title.I first met Todd about 10 years ago. We had been corresponding electronically since the beginning of ParentingAces, so it was a real treat to run into him at Indian Wells and put a face to a name. We've stayed in contact over the years, but, recently, Todd's name has come up in multiple conversations I've had with industry leaders, other college coaches, and even Tennis Parents, so I was thrilled to learn he'd be with his team only an hour from my home and was willing to sit down and talk tennis with me.Todd's approach to the sport is so balanced and so heartfelt and 100% aligned with what we are trying to accomplish with ParentingAces. I hope you enjoy hearing his thoughts on the DIII experience, what he looks for in a recruit, and the future of not only college tennis but tennis in its entirety.Coach Wojtkowski has generously offered to take part in a follow-up Q&A with the ParentingAces community to answer any questions or concerns that may pop up as you listen to our conversation. Please email your questions to me at lisa@parentingaces.com so we can compile them into a future discussion.And please join me in wishing the Spartans - and all the teams competing - all the best this week!As always, I am available for one-to-one consults to work with you as you find your way through the college recruiting process. You can purchase and book online through our website at ⁠https://parentingaces.com/shop/category/consult-with-lisa-stone/⁠.If you're so inclined, please share this – and all our episodes! – with your fellow tennis players, parents, and coaches. You can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or via your favorite podcast app. Please be sure to check out our logo'd merch as well as our a la carte personal consultations in our online shop.CREDITSIntro & Outro Music: Morgan Stone aka STØNEAudio & Video Editing: Lisa Stone

Welcome to Season 14 Episode 17 of the ParentingAces Podcast! In this week's episode, Lisa is joined by Markus Dayton and John Parsons, both actively working in the college tennis space.With the House vs NCAA settlement still being negotiated, there are a lot of unanswered questions, both for existing college tennis players as well as those junior players aspiring to play college tennis. There has been a lot of discussion online about the various aspects of the settlement and its impact on facets of college tennis including the transfer portal, roster limits, scholarships, and international recruiting.Both Mark Dayton and John Parsons work daily in the college tennis space and have been actively trying to shed light on the settlement and its possible short- and long-term effects. We tackle a variety of questions in this podcast and hope it clarifies and gives listeners the push to formulate a plan for any junior players who have college tennis on their list of goals.To reach Mark, join his College Tennis Recruitment Video Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/808424032556193.To reach John, follow him on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/noadnoproblem/ and subscribe to the No Ad, No Problem podcast at https://noadnoproblem.buzzsprout.com/.As always, I am available for one-to-one consults to work with you as you find your way through the college recruiting process. You can purchase and book online through our website at https://parentingaces.com/shop/category/consult-with-lisa-stone/.If you're so inclined, please share this – and all our episodes! – with your fellow tennis players, parents, and coaches. You can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or via your favorite podcast app. Please be sure to check out our logo'd merch as well as our a la carte personal consultations in our online shop.CREDITSIntro & Outro Music: Morgan Stone aka STØNEAudio & Video Editing: Lisa Stone

Welcome to Season 14 Episode 16 of the ParentingAces Podcast! In this week's episode, Coach Jim Harp is back to discuss not only his philosophy of junior tennis development but also his latest passion project, Roots to Racquets.Jim Harp is a highly accomplished tennis coach and the founder of Harp Performance Tennis Inc., established in 2004 in Cumming, Georgia, where he continues to reside with his wife, daughter, and a variety of pets. Renowned for his expertise and dedication to the sport, Jim holds prestigious certifications as a PTR Master Coach and an ITPA Certified Performance Specialist. He is also a graduate of the USTA's High Performance Program and is recognized as a USPTA Elite Coach. As a coach developer for both the PTR and USTA, Jim is committed to training the next generation of tennis coaches, sharing his extensive knowledge and experience in the sport. His coaching journey began in earnest in 2001, and he quickly made a name for himself as a 1994 NJCAA All-American player from Dekalb College.Jim founded Roots to Racquets in 2024 to create an affordable healthy living initiative for all families through the lessons of sport performance, nutrition, education and lifestyle.Its goal is to create a new age health and wellness environment where the entire family comes to learn and play together.In addition to world class tennis instruction, information on nutrition, exercise and sport performance will be available both online and in person! By providing access to these programs for the entire family, the Roots to Racquets program will provide better opportunity for success in the classroom, at work, in sports and most importantly at home for every member of the family.If you are interested in making a tax-deductible donation to Roots to Racquets, click https://www.rootstoracquets.org/donate/.To reach Jim directly:jim@harptennis.comwww.harptennis.comhttps://www.instagram.com/harptennis/404-213-9282If you're so inclined, please share this – and all our episodes! – with your fellow tennis players, parents, and coaches. You can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or via your favorite podcast app. Please be sure to check out our logo'd merch as well as our a la carte personal consultations in our online shop.CREDITSIntro & Outro Music: Morgan Stone aka STØNEAudio & Video Editing: Lisa Stone

It doesn't take much to get us to talk about Lady Gaga and Beyoncé, but what a joy to have a legit reason to do so! Laurence recently saw Gaga's "Mayhem in the Desert" at Coachella, and Eric is fresh off of seeing night 1 of Bey's "Cowboy Carter and the Rodeo Chitlin' Circuit". We've gathered here, in a conclave of two, to discuss both! (Our own personal "Telephone Part 2", if you will). On top of that, we have a stellar video game to discuss this week! We share our first thoughts on BLUE PRINCE, a puzzle adventure game about a young boy exploring a shapeshifting manor in a quest to earn his inheritance. It's scratching our brains sooo good and is an early GOTY contender that we know we'll be talking about much more throughout the year.Also in What Else We're Gay For: Laurence is watching an anime (Frieren: Beyond Journey's End) and Eric is reading a book (Woodworking)! Woooo!! We hope you're ready to eat what we're serving. Order UP, Divas!========Get in touch with us!EMAIL US at gayforplaypodcast@gmail.comFOLLOW G4P (& Message us on any of our socials for a link to our Discord!)Twitter: @GayForPlayPodInstagram: @GayForPlayPodTwitch: twitch.tv/gayforplaypod========CREDITSIntro and outro music by Connor Marsh (@connorjmarshmallow)Show art by Benny Kessler (@retro.spectacle.studio) MUSIC THIS WEEK: Stories of All Manor (Blue Prince) - by Trigg & Gusset

Welcome to Season 14 Episode 15 of the ParentingAces Podcast! This week's conversation is all about the mental side of tennis and how we can help junior players and their parents develop the necessary tools to have a successful Tennis Journey.Damon Valentino is a mental strength coach and former D1 Tennis Player at Michigan State University. He holds a Masters in Sport & Performance Psychology and is the founderof SIDE STREET Performance Coaching. He is globally renowned as a high performance coach, facilitator and keynote speaker working with professional tennis players and coaches, ITF juniors and parents, as well as D1 tennis players and coaches. Damon is the Director of Mental Fitness for the PTPA and head mental strength coach for Baylor University's men's tennis team. Damon is passionate about bridging the gap between high performance and wellbeing. To reach out to Damon directly, you can email him at damon@sidestreetcoaching.com. You can also follow him on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/damon_valentino/. Damon's website is online at https://www.sidestreetcoaching.com/.Damon has graciously offered a 10% discount off his performance coaching services which you can redeem at https://app.acuityscheduling.com/catalog/6d7b2925/?productId=1965414&clearCart=true.If you're so inclined, please share this – and all our episodes! – with your fellow tennis players, parents, and coaches. You can subscribe to the podcast on Spotify or via your favorite podcast app. Please be sure to check out our logo'd merch as well as our a la carte personal consultations in our online shop.CREDITSIntro & Outro Music: Morgan Stone aka STØNEAudio & Video Editing: Lisa Stone

Welcome to Season 14 Episode 14 of the ParentingAces Podcast! In this week's episode, we hear from the Senior Vice President of UTR Sports and former college coach, Chase Hodges.Before coming to UTR Sports, Chase was the head Men's and Women's Tennis Coach at Georgia Gwinnett College where he led his teams to 15 national championships. Chase knows college tennis and he understands what junior players need in order to be ready for its challenges.Now, in his role at UTR Sports, Chase is very involved in the junior and collegiate side of things. He is always willing to answer questions and shed light on how families can best use UTR events and ratings to help their junior players become their best selves.In this episode, Chase talks about the best way to use the various ratings and rankings and the best way to take full advantage of the team and individual events and tournaments that UTR Sports currently has on offer. Whether its organized match play, leagues, college tournaments, or prize money tournaments, UTR Sports can provide junior players with a wide variety of opportunities to test their mettle and improve their competitive skills.UTR Sports has also taken an active role in High School Tennis around the US. Thirty state high school athletic associations now report match scores to UTR Sports, helping high school players build a profile to make themselves marketable to college coaches. UTR Sports continues to lead the elevation of college tennis with the new UTR Sports College Team Rankings, a definitive ranking system showcasing the top-ranked college teams across Division I, Division II, Division III, and NAIA. The UTR Sports College Team Rankings provide a groundbreaking, data-driven approach to ranking the nation's top men's and women's teams. The rankingsfactor in a team's UTR Power 6, win-loss record, and strength of schedule. The new rankings will be used for seeding at the UTR Sports NIT Championships (May 7-9 in Rome, GA).From the College Corner on UTRSports.net, anyone can view the new UTR Sports College Team Rankings in the “College Rankings” tab, filtering by division, conference,location, and gender. Rankings will be updated weekly on Wednesdays. College Corner is a one-stop shop for college coaches to view rankings for teams and individual college players and class rankings for rising junior players. “This is a game changer for the collegiate tennis landscape,” said Chase. “UTR Sports has now established themost accurate college team rankings in addition to the most accurate individual pro, collegiate, and junior prospect player rankings.”Chase has graciously offered to field your questions regarding UTR rating and/or events via email. You can reach him at chase.hodges@utrsports.com.If you're so inclined, please share this – and all our episodes! – with your fellow tennis players, parents, and coaches. You can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or via your favorite podcast app. Please be sure to check out our logo'd merch as well as our a la carte personal consultations in our online shop.CREDITSIntro & Outro Music: Morgan Stone aka STØNEAudio & Video Editing: Lisa Stone

From katecherrell.com:- Dr Kate Cherrell is a writer, researcher and broadcaster specialising in paranormal history and popular séance. A former cemetery worker, she is the creator of BurialsAndBeyond.com, a blog exploring the stranger sides of life, death and what's left behind. She has been internationally published, writing both commercially and academically about paranormal history, and her debut novel ‘Begotten' is due to be published by Roundfire in May 2025. She has co-hosted Haunted Homecoming with Jack Osbourne and Jonathan Ross (Discovery, 2022, 2024), Unexplained: Caught on Camera (Discovery, 2023), and has provided historical expertise on television shows for both the BBC and National Geographic. She has edited her blog Burials and Beyond since 2017 and – when not exploring cemeteries or haunted locations – she can usually be found in some dark, dusty corner with a big glass of wine and a good book.I chat to Kate about her paranormal origins, childhood hauntings, new book, tv shows and much more.Kate will be appearing at The Festival Of The Unexplained in September this year.Tickets are available here:- https://www.festivaloftheunexplained.com/venue/CreditsIntro & outtro music by Tom CookeUnderscore by Kevin McCleod- Giant Wyrm

Welcome to Season 14 Episode 13 of the ParentingAces Podcast! In this week's episode, we continue our discussion of what it takes to become a great coach and how great coaches bring out the best in their players. Coach Chris Marquez is our guest.Chris Marquez is a nationally respected tennis coach with a career built on passion, perseverance, and a deep understanding of player development. A self-described late bloomer, Chris didn't pick up a racquet until age 11—but by 16, he was ranked among Florida's top 15 juniors, earning wins over top-10 players, all while coming from a modest, middle-class background. With his love for the game, Chris also found success on the national level and competed internationally as well.He went on to play Division I college tennis at the University of South Florida, where he competed in both singles and doubles and helped lead the team to a conference championship. After college, Chris stepped into coaching, quickly rising through the ranks to become a Director of Player Development and Group Leader at the prestigious Palmer Academy in Tampa Fl. His coaching journey has taken him around the world, working with top U.S. juniors, international prospects, and traveling on the WTA Tour coaching at Grand Slams, Tour Events and Challengers.Currently, Chris serves as the Head Tennis Professional and High Performance Coach at the Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club and is based in St. Petersburg, Florida. He's coached players at the junior Grand Slam level, numerous top national and international junior players, and helped countless athletes find success at the NCAA Division I level.A pioneer in his field, Chris was recognized on-air by Tennis TV personality Dave Kozlowski for reviving clay court tennis at the collegiate level. He founded and directed the Lakewood Ranch Dick Vitale Intercollegiate Clay Court Championships—widely considered one of the best ITA fall college events in the country, drawing top men's and women's programs from all Power 5 conferences and the Ivy League.With decades of experience nurturing talent from the earliest stages to the professional and collegiate level, Chris brings insight, energy, and a genuine love for the game to everything he does.If you would like to get in touch with Coach Chris Marquez, you can email him at collegetourn@gmail.com. You can also follow him on social media:FacebookInstagramLinkedInIf you're so inclined, please share this – and all our episodes! – with your fellow tennis players, parents, and coaches. You can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or via your favorite podcast app. Please be sure to check out our logo'd merch as well as our a la carte personal consultations in our online shop.CREDITSIntro & Outro Music: Morgan Stone aka STØNEAudio & Video Editing: Lisa Stone

Recorded on April/19/2025==========In today's episode of The MBS Show, Norman Sanzo does the show solo and tries not to flub his lines. Join us as we talk and discuss the MLP news of the week and more. It's going to be an awesome episode!!!==========CreditsIntro & Outro Song- Title: The MBS Show Theme Song- Artist: Andy "MandoPony" Stein

Welcome to Season 14 Episode 12 of the ParentingAces Podcast! If you've been watching/listening to this podcast for any length of time, you've heard me talk about the importance of mentoring. In this week's episode, Coach Aaron Rusnak of Innovative Tennis Coaching is back with us to discuss his transition from full-time on-court coaching to mentoring those coaches coming up behind him to ensure a better Junior Tennis Experience for coaches, players, and parents.Aaron has been coaching tennis for 30 years following a stint on the USTA Pro Circuit. Recognized as one of the Top 25 Coaches in the U.S. by Tennis Channel and Top Spin Magazine (2021), Aaron brings a unique combination of high-level playing experience, advanced certifications, and a deep commitment to helping athletes reach their full potential.  Aaron has been a popular staple on tennis social media for several years now. He loves to post videos discussing the various aspects of the game, especially through the lens of an experienced coach. He realized he could help the next generation of coaches be more effective and find more joy through sharing his own philosophy and approach to junior development. For more information, you can follow Aaron on LinkedIn and Instagram. You can also email him at rushandcrush@prodigy.net. If you're so inclined, please share this – and all our episodes! – with your fellow tennis players, parents, and coaches. You can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or via your favorite podcast app. Please be sure to check out our logo'd merch as well as our a la carte personal consultations in our online shop.CREDITSIntro & Outro Music: Morgan Stone aka STØNEAudio & Video Editing: Lisa Stone

Welcome to Season 14 Episode 11 of the ParentingAces Podcast! This week's episode is all about High School Tennis!Scott Gerber's two children both grew up playing tennis in Ohio, including playing on their respective high school teams. As Scott watched his kids compete for their schools, he realized high school tennis wasn't getting the respect it deserved in terms of media coverage and reporting of player and match statistics. Like many resourceful parents, Scott took matters into his own hands and set up a website to track all high school tennis players and all high school matches. That was the beginning of Ohio Tennis Zone.Now, Scott has grown the OTZ website into a one-stop-shopfor anyone interested in the world of Ohio High School Tennis. Every player has their own profile with stats which they can use for college recruiting. Every school can see its player and match history. Rankings are updated each week across all divisions. What Scott has created here is invaluable to coaches, players, parents, and school districts, and he's more than happy to speak with anyone who is interested in creating something similar in their own state.Taking a look at a player's profile page, I love the FAQ section:Why create this report? OhioTennisZone.com is a data rich site that can overwhelm people who are not numbers-savvy. This report allows relatives, busy college coaches, and friends to quickly see how you are doing. Some of you may find it beneficial to link to this page from your Facebook and TennisRecruiting.net accounts.How do I get a page like this for me? Sign-up for a paying membership and then pay. Once your payment has been received, your account will be permissioned to allow you to edit a page for yourself. You can pay via check or PayPal. Using PayPal could get you online in a day.How much does this cost? For now, this is part of the $27.95 seasonal fee. This may increase based on how much time and effort it takes to maintain it.May I use a different picture? For now, I prefer retrieving the individual picture from the team picture. I may decide to charge an extra fee to use a different picture. Of course, if the player is blinking, I would be happy to use a different, non-blinking picture.To get in touch with Scott, you can email him at scottgerber@cs.com. Be sure to check out the OTZ website at https://ohiotenniszone.com/.If you're so inclined, please share this – and all our episodes! – with your fellow tennis players, parents, and coaches. You can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or via your favorite podcast app. Please be sure to check out our logo'd merch as well as our a la carte personal consultations in our online shop.CREDITSIntro & Outro Music: Morgan Stone aka STØNEAudio & Video Editing: Lisa Stone

This past week, Nintendo lifted the veil and gave us our first in-depth look at their new console, the Nintendo Switch 2, beckoning the two of us back to the airwaves to ask the question: "Will I spend 450+ USD on this?" The answer? Well... we'll see. At this point it's unclear when we'll even be able to consider preordering one! (Girl, the tariffs...) For now though, a Nintendo Direct about what the Switch 2 will have to offer in its launch days has us with plenty of exciting things to talk about! Open world Mario Kart! Kirby Air RIDERS

Recorded on February/15/2025==========In today's episode of The MBS Show, Norman Sanzo does the show solo and tries not to flub his lines. Join us as we talk and discuss the MLP news of the week and more. It's going to be an awesome episode!!!==========CreditsIntro & Outro Song- Title: The MBS Show Theme Song- Artist: Andy "MandoPony" Stein

The Nintendo Switch 2 got announced yesterday. However, we recorded this episode a day *before* that announcement. So instead we, as gay people, talked about a bad movie we are obsessed with. (Which is honestly the best thing one can do for themselves sometimes in times of crisis! It's been a rough week for us amidst the LA wildfires, the impending incoming presidential administration, etc.) The bad movie in question being Emilia Pérez, the controversial musical melodrama that beat out Wicked at the Golden Globes for Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical. It's a movie that is not particularly good, and arguably downright offensive to both the Mexican and Trans community, but did leave us with plenty of worms in our brains to warrant hopping on the mic and making it our main discussion topic this week.Later in the episode, we share our predictions for the Switch 2 (topical!), our gaming resolutions for 2025, Eric's foray into VR gaming, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, RHOSLC, The Traitors S3, and more! A few links to help support the victims of the Palisades and Altadena Wildfires:United American Indian InvolvementAltadena GirlsGiveDirectly========Get in touch with us!EMAIL US at gayforplaypodcast@gmail.comFOLLOW G4P (& Message us on any of our socials for a link to our Discord!)Twitter: @GayForPlayPodInstagram: @GayForPlayPodTwitch: twitch.tv/gayforplaypod========CREDITSIntro and outro music by Connor Marsh (@connorjmarshmallow)Show art by Benny Kessler (@retro.spectacle.studio)

Recorded on January/11/2025==========In today's episode of The MBS Show, Norman Sanzo does the show solo and tries to not flub his lines. Join us as we talk and discuss the MLP news of the week and more. It's going to be an awesome episode!!!==========CreditsIntro & Outro Song- Title: The MBS Show Theme Song- Artist: Andy "MandoPony" Stein

Recorded on January/05/2025==========In today's episode of The MBS Show, Norman Sanzo does the show solo and tries to not flub his lines. Join us as we talk and discuss the MLP news of the week and more. It's going to be an awesome episode!!!==========CreditsIntro & Outro Song- Title: The MBS Show Theme Song- Artist: Andy "MandoPony" Stein

For our last episode of 2024, we share our thoughts on The Game Awards and then have a good ol' fashioned GOTY chat on our favorite games of 2024!Listen... if we're being real, we honestly didn't play *too* many games released this calendar year, but the ones we did play were bangers nevertheless! Including an undisputed choice for our joint Game of the Year. Join us as we give the girls their flowers and talk about what vibed with us the most.Thanks for sticking with us through another year of G4P! We'll be back in your ears in 2025!What Else We're Gay For this week:Eric: Hundreds of Beavers (dir. Mike Cheslik) Laurence: Doechii's Tiny Desk Concert, Gracie Abrams "That's So True", Kurt Vonnegut on Making Art ========Get in touch with us!EMAIL US at gayforplaypodcast@gmail.comFOLLOW G4P (& Message us on any of our socials for a link to our Discord!)Twitter: @GayForPlayPodInstagram: @GayForPlayPodTwitch: twitch.tv/gayforplaypod========CREDITSIntro and outro music by Connor Marsh (@connorjmarshmallow)Show art by Benny Kessler (@retro.spectacle.studio)MUSIC THIS WEEK:Final Fantasy VII Rebirth -  Salmon's Theme (Bow Wow Wow) by Masashi Hamauzu and Mitsuto Suzuki I Am Astro Bot (ASTRO BOT Remix) by Kenneth C M Young

Laurence and Eric work in tandem as they are joined this week by their partners, Hector Barajas (first time guest!) and Gerry Tonella (returning from our Olympics episode) to hold space for the musical/cultural blockbuster event of the year –  WICKED (part one). Full spoilers ahead for the movie, the stage musical, the book kinda, the source material (The 1939 film The Wizard of Oz) and the source material's source material (another book) as we discuss all things swankified in the Oz, Shiz, and beyond. We *are* in queer media so, naturally we have an Emerald City's worth of thoughts to share about this formative musical and its superb film adaptation. Then later in the episode, we share tales of our respective recent couples' vacations: Eric and Gerry recount their trip to Walt Disney World, and Laurence and Hector about their trip to Mexico City.Put your pointy hats on and vogue on down to the Ozdust Ballroom & enjoy this episode!========Get in touch with us!EMAIL US at gayforplaypodcast@gmail.comFOLLOW G4P (& Message us on any of our socials for a link to our Discord!)Twitter: @GayForPlayPodInstagram: @GayForPlayPodTwitch: twitch.tv/gayforplaypod========CREDITSIntro and outro music by Connor Marsh (@connorjmarshmallow)Show art by Benny Kessler (@retro.spectacle.studio)

This week, on what is approximately our 4th(!) anniversary of the pod (we launched on Thanksgiving Day 2020), we gather to discuss the future of the pod, games we've been playing, the Game Awards nominations, theatre we've been holding space for, and ruminate on some of our favorite albums of the year as the year rapidly draws to a close!Games discussed: Pokémon TCG Pocket, Death Stranding: Director's Cut, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Mario Party Jamboree, Mario & Luigi: Brothership, Metaphor Re:Fantazio================Get in touch with us!EMAIL US at gayforplaypodcast@gmail.comFOLLOW G4P (& Message us on any of our socials for a link to our Discord!)Twitter: @GayForPlayPodInstagram: @GayForPlayPodTwitch: twitch.tv/gayforplaypod========CREDITSIntro and outro music by Connor Marsh (@connorjmarshmallow)Show art by Benny Kessler (@retro.spectacle.studio)

Recorded on November/17/2024==========In today's episode of The MBS Show, Norman Sanzo does the show solo and tries to not flub his lines. Join us as we talk and discuss the MLP news of the week and more. It's going to be an awesome episode!!!==========CreditsIntro & Outro Song- Title: The MBS Show Theme Song- Artist: Andy "MandoPony" Stein

Recorded on November/03/2024==========In today's episode of The MBS Show, Norman Sanzo does the show solo and tries to not flub his lines. Join us as we talk and discuss the MLP news of the week and more. It's going to be an awesome episode!!!==========CreditsIntro & Outro Song- Title: The MBS Show Theme Song- Artist: Andy "MandoPony" Stein

Recorded on October/27/2024==========In today's episode of The MBS Show, Norman Sanzo does the show solo and tries to not flub his lines. Join us as we talk and discuss the MLP news of the week and more. It's going to be an awesome episode!!!==========CreditsIntro & Outro Song- Title: The MBS Show Theme Song- Artist: Andy "MandoPony" Stein

Recorded on October/20/2024==========In today's episode of The MBS Show, Norman Sanzo does the show solo and tries to not flub his lines. Join us as we talk and discuss the MLP news of the week and more. It's going to be an awesome episode!!!==========CreditsIntro & Outro Song- Title: The MBS Show Theme Song- Artist: Andy "MandoPony" Stein

Recorded on October/07/2024==========In this week's episode review, Norman Sanzo, Silver Quill & Jakob Fon Torkar review the first season of MLP Tell Your Tale Episode 13 Dumpster Diving. Join us for an entertaining review, it's gonna be an amazing show!!!Izzy Moonbow is hard at work rebuilding Sunny Starscout's old lantern as a surprise present for Maretime Bay Day, using parts from around the Crystal Brighthouse. In order to complete the lantern, she needs a small, ring-shaped part. - Episode: Season 1 Episode 13 Dumpster Diving- Airdate: June 8, 2022- Writer: Alex Collier- Storyboard Artists: Glen Bosiwang and Kamalia M.A. - Music: Benjamin Pinkerton, Andrew Martino (song)==========CreditsIntro & Outro Song- Title: The MBS Show Theme Song- Music: Andy "MandoPony" Stein- Art: Lightning-Bliss

Recorded on October/07/2024==========In today's episode of The MBS Show, Norman Sanzo does the show solo and tries to not flub his lines. Join us as we talk and discuss the MLP news of the week and more. It's going to be an awesome episode!!!==========CreditsIntro & Outro Song- Title: The MBS Show Theme Song- Artist: Andy "MandoPony" Stein

Recorded on September/22/2024==========In today's episode of The MBS Show, Norman Sanzo does the show solo and tries to not flub his lines. Join us as we talk and discuss the MLP news of the week and more. It's going to be an awesome episode!!!==========CreditsIntro & Outro Song- Title: The MBS Show Theme Song- Artist: Andy "MandoPony" Stein

Recorded on September/29/2024==========In today's episode of The MBS Show, Norman Sanzo does the show solo and tries to not flub his lines. Join us as we talk and discuss the MLP news of the week and more. It's going to be an awesome episode!!!==========CreditsIntro & Outro Song- Title: The MBS Show Theme Song- Artist: Andy "MandoPony" Stein

Recorded on September/15/2024==========In today's episode of The MBS Show, Norman Sanzo does the show solo and tries to not flub his lines. Join us as we talk and discuss the MLP news of the week and more. It's going to be an awesome episode!!!==========CreditsIntro & Outro SongTitle: The MBS Show Theme SongArtist: Andy "MandoPony" Stein

Recorded on September/08/2024==========In today's episode of The MBS Show, Norman Sanzo does the show solo and tries to not flub his lines. Join us as we talk and discuss the MLP news of the week and more. It's going to be an awesome episode!!!==========CreditsIntro & Outro Song- Title: The MBS Show Theme Song- Artist: Andy "MandoPony" Stein

Recorded on September/01/2024==========In today's episode of The MBS Show, Norman Sanzo does the show solo and tries to not flub his lines. Join us as we talk and discuss the MLP news of the week and more. It's going to be an awesome episode!!!==========CreditsIntro & Outro Song- Title: The MBS Show Theme Song- Artist: Andy "MandoPony" Stein

Recorded on August/11/2023==========In today's episode of The MBS Show, Norman Sanzo does the show solo and tries to not flub his lines. Join us as we talk and discuss the MLP news of the week and more. It's going to be an awesome episode!!!==========CreditsIntro & Outro Song- Title: The MBS Show Theme Song- Artist: Andy "MandoPony" Stein

Recorded on May/12/2023==========In this week's episode discussion, Norman Sanzo, Silver Quill, and Jakob Fon Torkar talk about how they built their character in the medium that they know. Join us for an entertaining discussion, it's going to be a fantastic show!==========CreditsIntro & Outro Song- Title: The MBS Show Theme Song- Artist: Andy "MandoPony" Stein

Recorded on June/09/2023==========In today's episode of The MBS Show, Norman Sanzo does the show solo and tries to not flub his lines. Join us as we talk and discuss the MLP news of the week and more. It's going to be an awesome episode!!!==========CreditsIntro & Outro Song- Title: The MBS Show Theme Song- Artist: Andy "MandoPony" Stein

Recorded on May/12/2024==========In today's episode of The MBS Show, Norman Sanzo does the show solo and tries to not flub his lines. Join us as we talk and discuss the MLP news of the week and more. It's going to be an awesome episode!!!==========CreditsIntro & Outro Song- Title: The MBS Show Theme Song- Artist: Andy "MandoPony" Stein

Recorded on April/23/2024==========In today's episode of The MBS Show, Norman Sanzo does the show solo and tries to not flub his lines. Join us as we talk and discuss the MLP news of the week and more. It's going to be an awesome episode!!!==========CreditsIntro & Outro Song- Title: The MBS Show Theme Song- Artist: Andy "MandoPony" Stein

Recorded on April/07/2024==========In today's episode of The MBS Show, Norman Sanzo does the show solo and tries to not flub his lines. Join us as we talk and discuss the MLP news of the week and more. It's going to be an awesome episode!!!==========CreditsIntro & Outro Song- Title: The MBS Show Theme Song- Artist: Andy "MandoPony" Stein

Recorded on March/17/2024==========In today's episode of The MBS Show, Norman Sanzo does the show solo and tries to not flub his lines. Join us as we talk and discuss the MLP news of the week and more. It's going to be an awesome episode!!!==========CreditsIntro & Outro SongTitle: The MBS Show Theme SongArtist: Andy "MandoPony" Stein

Recorded on February/12/2024==========In today's episode of The MBS Show, Norman Sanzo does the show solo and tries to not flub his lines. Join us as we talk and discuss the MLP news of the week and more. It's going to be an awesome episode!!!==========CreditsIntro & Outro Song- Title: The MBS Show Theme Song- Artist: Andy "MandoPony" Stein

Recorded on January/14/2023==========In today's episode of The MBS Show, Norman Sanzo does the show solo and tries to not flub his lines. Join us as we talk and discuss the MLP news of the week and more. It's going to be an awesome episode!!!==========CreditsIntro & Outro Song- Title: The MBS Show Theme Song- Artist: Andy "MandoPony" Stein

Recorded on December/31/2023==========In this week's podcast, we look at what was fun and entertaining from 2023 and learn from it, improving us moving forward. Join us for an amazing show!!!==========CreditsIntro & Outro Song- Title: The MBS Show Theme Song- Music: Andy "MandoPony" Stein- Art: Lightning-Bliss

Recorded on December/18/2023==========In today's episode of The MBS Show, Norman Sanzo does the show solo and tries to not flub his lines. Join us as we talk and discuss the MLP news of the week and more. It's going to be an awesome episode!!!==========CreditsIntro & Outro Song- Title: The MBS Show Theme Song- Artist: Andy "MandoPony" Stein

Recorded on November/26/2023==========In today's episode of The MBS Show, Norman Sanzo does the show solo and tries to not flub his lines. Join us as we talk and discuss the MLP news of the week and more. It's going to be an awesome episode!!!==========CreditsIntro & Outro Song- Title: The MBS Show Theme Song- Artist: Andy "MandoPony" Stein

Recorded on November/12/2023==========In today's episode of The MBS Show, Norman Sanzo does the show solo and tries to not flub his lines. Join us as we talk and discuss the MLP news of the week and more. It's going to be an awesome episode!!!==========CreditsIntro & Outro Song- Title: The MBS Show Theme Song- Artist: Andy "MandoPony" Stein

Recorded on October/29/2023==========In today's episode of The MBS Show, Norman Sanzo does the show solo and tries to not flub his lines. Join us as we talk and discuss the MLP news of the week and more. It's going to be an awesome episode!!!==========CreditsIntro & Outro Song- Title: The MBS Show Theme Song- Artist: Andy "MandoPony" Stein

Recorded on September/30/2023==========In today's episode of The MBS Show, Norman Sanzo does the show solo and tries to not flub his lines. Join us as we talk and discuss the MLP news of the week and more. It's going to be an awesome episode!!!==========CreditsIntro & Outro Song- Title: The MBS Show Theme Song- Artist: Andy "MandoPony" Stein

Recorded on September/24/2023==========In today's episode of The MBS Show, Norman Sanzo does the show solo and tries to not flub his lines. Join us as we talk and discuss the MLP news of the week and more. It's going to be an awesome episode!!!==========CreditsIntro & Outro Song- Title: The MBS Show Theme Song- Artist: Andy "MandoPony" Stein

Recorded on August/29/2023==========In today's episode of The MBS Show, Norman Sanzo does the show solo and tries to not flub his lines. Join us as we talk and discuss the MLP news of the week and more. It's going to be an awesome episode!!!==========CreditsIntro & Outro Song- Title: The MBS Show Theme Song- Artist: Andy "MandoPony" Stein