Podcasts about five dates

Hey Fuller House Fans, Angela Bowen here, the host of Oh Mylanta Holy Chalupas: An Unofficial Full House Fuller House Podcast. Today, I covered S5E8: Five Dates With Kimmy Gibbler, which aired on December 6, 2019. In this episode Ramona introduces Rocki to Ethan and she suspects that they already know each other, Lisa Loeb turns up in DJ and Matt's veterinary clinic which draws Steph to get Lisa to listen to a song she wrote. This was a funny and cute episode. Love Steph's song and also Ethan and Rocki pretending that they don't know each other and they used to hang out. I also covered S5E11: Three Weddings and a Musical, which aired on June 2, 2020. In this episode while Steve babysits, DJ, Steph and Kimmy head to a wedding expo and wind up walking the runway. Jackson and Ramona audition for the school play. The wedding dresses were horrible looking (IMO), triple weddings/triple the drama, but I loved the plot with Jackson and Ramona and the musical, Jackson sounding like Josh Groban. Both episodes were adorable and sweet. I hope you enjoy them and have a great holiday!

Hey Fuller House Fans, Angela Bowen here, the host of Oh Mylanta Holy Chalupas: An Unofficial Full House Fuller House Podcast. Today, I covered S5E8: Five Dates With Kimmy Gibbler, which aired on December 6, 2019. In this episode Ramona introduces Rocki to Ethan and she suspects that they already know each other, Lisa Loeb turns up in DJ and Matt's veterinary clinic which draws Steph to get Lisa to listen to a song she wrote. This was a funny and cute episode. Love Steph's song and also Ethan and Rocki pretending that they don't know each other and they used to hang out. I also covered S5E11: Three Weddings and a Musical, which aired on June 2, 2020. In this episode while Steve babysits, DJ, Steph and Kimmy head to a wedding expo and wind up walking the runway. Jackson and Ramona audition for the school play. The wedding dresses were horrible looking (IMO), triple weddings/triple the drama, but I loved the plot with Jackson and Ramona and the musical, Jackson sounding like Josh Groban. Both episodes were adorable and sweet. I hope you enjoy them and have a great holiday!

Hey Fuller House Fans, Angela Bowen here, the host of Oh Mylanta Holy Chalupas: An Unofficial Full House Fuller House Podcast. Today, I covered S5E8: Five Dates With Kimmy Gibbler, which aired on December 6, 2019. In this episode Ramona introduces Rocki to Ethan and she suspects that they already know each other, Lisa Loeb turns up in DJ and Matt's veterinary clinic which draws Steph to get Lisa to listen to a song she wrote. This was a funny and cute episode. Love Steph's song and also Ethan and Rocki pretending that they don't know each other and they used to hang out. I also covered S5E11: Three Weddings and a Musical, which aired on June 2, 2020. In this episode while Steve babysits, DJ, Steph and Kimmy head to a wedding expo and wind up walking the runway. Jackson and Ramona audition for the school play. The wedding dresses were horrible looking (IMO), triple weddings/triple the drama, but I loved the plot with Jackson and Ramona and the musical, Jackson sounding like Josh Groban. Both episodes were adorable and sweet. I hope you enjoy them and have a great holiday!

Cameron Esposito is a very popular and very funny comedian and the host of the Queery podcast right here on the Maximum Fun network. She has also been to a lot of concerts and while concerts can be noisy, talking about them doesn't have to be. In this soothing episode, Cameron fills us in on five memorable shows and her five memorable dates for those shows. Is Neil Diamond on the list? Yes. Taylor Swift? Well, it's mandatory in modern media to talk about T-Swizzle so yes. And who else? Tune in to find out and see if you can stay awake for all five. Hey Sleepy Heads, is there anyone whose voice you'd like to drift off to, or do you have suggestions on things we could do to aid your slumber? Email us at:  sleepwithcelebs@maximumfun.org.Follow the Show on:Instagram @sleepwcelebsTwitter @SleepWithCelebsTikTok @SleepWithCelebsJohn is on Twitter @johnmoe.John's acclaimed, best-selling memoir, The Hilarious World of Depression, is now available in paperback.Join | Maximum FunIf you like one or more shows on MaxFun, and you value independent artists being able to do their thing, you're the perfect person to become a MaxFun monthly member. 

Getting dates is great (yes!) What's NOT great? Struggling with what to say, and dealing with long… awkward… silences (nooooo!) In this episode of the Dating Transformation Podcast, listen in on a coaching session that coach Connell has with his client Tom. Tom has gone from getting ZERO dates to landing as many as FIVE DATES a week! Just one problem: He's still struggling with what to say and how to flirt. Listen now, as Connell gives some practical tips to avoid awkward silences and keep the conversation flowing and flirty. Plus: how to go for the first kiss!Quotes"I take pride in being a great listener, allowing others to express themselves fully."-Tom"I value girls sharing their thoughts, it helps me listen & understand." - Tom"A genuine connection can be established by steering the conversation back on track, and women will genuinely appreciate your effort in doing so." - Connell BarrettFeatured in the episodeTom(Guest)Connell Barrett(Host)Founder and Executive Coach of Dating TransformationWebsite: https://datingtransformation.comInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/datingtransformationChapters00:27 Introduction07:22 Navigating Fatigue and Enhancing Engagement on Dates12:12 Conversational Tips: Avoiding Awkward Silences22:15 Authenticity and Sincerity: Keeping the Conversation Real24:45 Emotional Vulnerability: Overcoming the Fear of Opening Up29:21 Taking Chances and Embracing Vulnerability34:55 Charming Responses: Deflecting Personal Relationship Questions43:44 Keeping the Date Focused on Each Other49:27 From Lighthearted to Genuine: Building Deeper Connections58:05 Geeky Banter and Smooth Date Requests: A Bumble Success Story58:05 Building Emotional Connection: Before Asking for a Date01:06:18 Outro

Paul Raschid, director of FMV games/interactive movies such as The Complex, Five Dates, Ten Dates and The Gallery joins Seoirse for aa coffee (but crucially not for an 11th date!) to talk about how he started making games. He also talks about and the different kinds of choices in games and how makes the choices in his games matter as well as his approach to making games. Paul also compares making traditional films and Interactive FMV games and the benefits and difficulties of working on both and how they made Five Dates entirely over Zoom in lockdown. All that and much more!Aviary Studios Official SiteThe Gallery Official SiteThe Complex Official SiteFive Dates Official SiteTen Dates Official SiteWASD Official SiteAdventure Games Podcast Official SiteIf you would like to stay up to date make sure you subscribe to the podcast. You can subscribe and listen to this podcast on Itunes and Spotifyand all other major Podcast Platforms! You can also subscribe to our Youtubechannel for extra video content such as video reviews, video interviews, trailers and gameplay.You can also support the podcast at our PatreonYou can review this podcast here: https://ratethispodcast.com/adventuregamespodcastYou can also find this podcast on our social media below:Facebook Twitter Instagram DiscordYou can also find the RSS feed here: http://www.adventuregamespodcast.com/podcast?format=rssLogo created by Siobhan. You can find her on Twitterand InstagramMusic is Speedy Delta (ID 917) by Lobo Loco and can be found here:http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lobo_Loco/Welcome/Speedy_Delta_ID_917_1724

In what might have quickly become Crispy's favourite episode of the podcast to date, Troy and Crispy finally do a full playthrough of the 2020 video game Five Dates, a dating game set during the UK lockdowns featuring everyone's favourite good hearted weirdo-lover, Mandip Gill! Crispy plays through the full series of dates with her character, Shaina, in a new format for Who's There which combines our usual podcast setup with a video game playthrough. It's an experimental episode, for sure - but one that turned into be something VERY fun... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/redcrispypro/message

Corey, Erica, Jade, Caroline and Jocelyne discuss a viewer question regarding the viewer receiving a complaint from a girl about him being on dating apps after five dates. Click "Follow" For The Best Self-Reliance Tips, News & Information. Subscribe To My Newsletter To Read My eBooks “3% Man” & “Mastering Yourself” Free: http://bit.ly/CCWeBooks Follow Erica on Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/thesaltybaeyoga/⁠ Follow Jocelyne on Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/jocym14/⁠ Follow Jade on Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/jadeannchanel/⁠ Follow Caroline on Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/carolinevelsss/⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/coachcoreywayne/support

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Tim and Blessing talk about a possible Dead Space movie in the works, Skull & Bones getting a release date "soon" and the future of Assassin's Creed. Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Start 00:07:00 - “By the end of the PS5 console era, which PlayStation studio do you think will have published the most games?” - Parker 00:13:21 - Housekeeping A new episode of The Blessing Show is up right now on youtube.com/KindaFunnyGames. A new KF Next Gen podcast is going up on Patreon this Saturday, it's a Fantasy Movie Draft episode. This morning on Patreon we also got a brand new Kinda Feudy and today we're posting a new episode of The Shit List. On Monday the 16th, the Kinda Funny Football League returns! The playoffs are here and Game 1 will feature a Quarterback duel between Phil Spencer's Seahawks and Andrea Rene's Vikings. In game 2, your KF 49ers are taking on Gary Whitta, Parris Lilley and the Buccaneers. Tune in Monday for all the first round action. The playoffs are here, baby. Get with the program u fucking loser. The Roper Report  - 00:15:30 - A Dead Space movie could be in the works 00:25:33 - Assassin's Creed fans were hungry for a smaller-scale game, says Mirage director 00:29:32 - A New Skull and Bones release date coming ‘very soon' 00:32:22 - Ad 00:33:25 - High On Life And Rick And Morty Creator Facing Domestic Violence Charges 00:35:52 - Google and Nvidia Join Sony in Questioning Xbox's Attempted Activision Acquisition 00:39:15 - Five Dates is getting a sequel called Ten Dates 00:45:19 - Out today  Reader mail  - 00:47:20 - “What video game franchise would you like to take on an “Insert Franchise Here” versus Predator movie?” - Gavataris 00:49:59 - You‘re Wrong Monday's Hosts: Greg & Kahlief Adams!

This episode explores the evolution in interactive filmmaking with filmmaker Paul Raschid and Ru Howe, the Founder of Stornaway.io the development tool for interactive video. Paul is the director of a number of branching narrative feature film/FMV games including 2022's THE GALLERY - comprising of over four and a half hours of video content. In this conversation, Paul and Ru share insights of how they took a 450 scene 'FMV Game' script into the finished feature film utilising Stornaway's bespoke platform. We also talk distribution and audiences and how releasing the film on gaming platforms has provided Paul with greater control over the releasing of his storytelling. About Paul Rashid Prior to his work in the interactive format, Paul's second feature as a writer-director was 'White Chamber', which was shot in 12.5 days. In 2018, the sci-fi thriller/horror/drama played 10 film festivals around the world including Edinburgh, Sitges, Frightfest, Mumbai, BIFAN and Brussels. Lead actress Shauna Macdonald received the BAFTA Scotland Best Actress award for her tour-de-force performance. Between August 2019 and February 2021, the film was available to stream on Netflix in the UK, USA, Canada, Israel, Australia and New Zealand. Paul entered the interactive arena in 2019 when he directed 'The Complex', a sci-fi interactive feature film/ FMV video game, which released in 2020 on all major gaming platforms. Penned by Lynn Renee Maxcy, it stars Michelle Mylett, Kate Dickie and Al Weaver. It was produced by John Giwa-Amu and Jade Alexander. In 2020, Paul wrote and directed 'Five Dates', a romantic interactive feature film/ FMV video game. It was being made entirely remotely during the UK's national lockdown due to the Covid-19 global pandemic. It stars an ensemble cast including Mandip Gill (Doctor Who), Georgia Hirst (Vikings) and Marisa Abela (Industry). In 2021, Paul wrote and directed 'The Gallery' - an interactive hostage thriller that contains two narratives - before the film begins, the viewer must choose between a female protagonist (whose narrative is set in 1981 London) or a male protagonist (whose narrative is set in 2021 London). The cast is headlined by Anna Popplewell ('Chronicles Of Narnia' & 'Reign') and George Blagden ('Versailles' & 'Vikings'), who interchange roles as both protagonist and antagonist across the two narratives. It is set to release on major gaming platforms in September 2022. Paul is also in post-production for 'Ten Dates', a sequel to ‘Five Dates' following its critical and commercial success. About Ru Howe Rupert started trying to code his first “Choose Your Own Ending” video game aged 9 years old. Frustrated with the limits of technology, he began working as a director and producer in TV and film making award-winning 16mm short dramas and documentaries including “The Real Bridget Jones” series for C4. From 2004, he began experimenting with interactive films online and became a pioneer videoblogger and online video artist. He was featured in Trine Bjorkmann Berry's PhD Thesis “The Film of Tomorrow (pp 19-25) as the world's first mobile video blogger and created YouTube's first interactive video story “Indecision” in 2008. From 2010-2018, he worked as a creative workflow consultant, leading digital transformation & workflow projects for the BBC, Disney, News UK, the Financial Times and Melody VR. Stornaway.io is his design. A unique application to enable creative producers to map, script, edit and deliver interactive stories, simply and easily with no coding.

We're serving up game criticism on a half shell and trashing like a million Foot Clan conscripts as we discuss TMNT: Shredder's Revenge, Tribute's modern take on Konami's classic beat-em-up series.Also: Mailbag's full! Let's dump it on out. Also discussed: Fall Guys, Fortnite, Yakuza 0, Rogue Legacy 2, Pokemon Shield, Five Dates

I am grateful to have had a bevy of beautiful conversations this year, but my conversations with Mike Foster stand alone. They have changed me, changed the way I understand the world, and changed my relationships. CONVERSATIONS WITH MIKE FOSTER DO THIS, PEOPLE. I can't wait for you to listen in on what Mike has learned over many years doing his valuable work and, in turn, what he's able to teach us. Known as the Mr. Rogers of self-development, Mike Foster is a best-selling author, speaker, and executive counselor empowering people to build strong lives by turning their setbacks into superpowers. Mike is a Certified Experiential Specialist recognized by the International Society For Experiential Professionals. He is skilled in utilizing creativity and interactive elements to help people maximize their growth. Like a grace-flavored snow cone on a hot, judgmental day, Mike's chart-topping and highly acclaimed Fun Therapy podcast and STRONGEST workshop will give you the one-two punch you need to stop making excuses and start living a stronger, better life. Mike is the author of several best-selling books including Freeway and Wonderlife. His wildly popular Five Dates fun-books for couples empowers relationships to build a strategy of togetherness. His new book The 7 Primal Questions: The Real Reason Why You Do Anything and How It Changes Everything will release in the summer of 2022. His work has been featured on Good Morning America, FOXNews and the New York Times. He lives in San Diego with his wife Jennifer and their fluffy dog. You can find him online at MikeFoster.TV and @MikeFoster2000. Visit KimberlyStuart.com/podcast for more from this episode.

Reviews of Obi-Wan Kenobi, the latest Stranger Things and Five Dates a Week.

The Radio Times Podcast, hosted by Jane Garvey with TV expert Rhianna Dhillon, is the place for your trusted TV recommendations each week.This episode:Jane and Rhianna are live at the BFI in front of an enthusiastic audience to review Five Dates a Week, Pistol, Emergency and talk to Kit Connor, star of the Netflix hit – Heartstopper. You can find the programmes mentioned as follows: Five Dates A Week Channel 4, Sunday 29th May at 10pm. Also released as a boxsetEmergency Prime Video on 27th MayPistol Disney+ on Tuesday 31st May Heartstopper Netflix, available now We'd love to hear from you. You can send us an email anytime to podcast@radiotimes.com or find us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @RadiotimesThe Radio Times Podcast is produced by Somethin' Else for Immediate Media. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sony had revealed a number of launch games for its All-new PlayStation Plus service, but are they enough? Now that Pete and Steve have the Steam Deck, Sony's retro offerings don't seem quite as appealing. Chapters 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:17 - Five Dates and FMV Games 00:15:49 - What Pete's Playing 00:32:47 - PS Plus Line-Up Revealed Find Us Online FlipScreen.games Website YouTube Credits Pete Imbesi Stephen Radford Theme Music by AdhesiveWombat

FMV games are the big pass time this week as we discuss Telling Lies, Dark Nights with Poe and Munroe, and Five Dates. As for news, of course we talked about the recent Nintendo Direct, some updates on Call of Duty's future, and a possible Jak and Daxter TV series. Enjoy the show? Consider supporting it at https://www.patreon.com/topdownperspective

On this episode of Attack the Backlog, Marc goes on a handful of online dates in Five Dates, a game about, well, online dating that is, surprisingly, nowhere near as cringey as it could have been. Your buddy may be a bit of a weirdo creep, but the dates you go on are far from weird and creepy, so if you want that online dating action without actually online dating, Five Dates is the game for you! Anyway, something-something, Shaina is the best, don't settle for anyone less, cheers and enjoy the...wait for it...show! Anyway, that's it and that's all folks. You can get an even more in-depth discussion by listening to the podcast and, if you're feeling extra generous, you can become a patron, donate a little something, or subscribe to show your support for the site, the podcasts, the streaming, the videos, the art, and everything in between. Thank you for taking the time out of your day to consume any of the content I make and thank you for being a fan. I can't begin to express how much I appreciate each and every one of you. Cheers.

In this humdinger of an episode, the Good Time Boys (and Giuseppe the Ventriloquist Dummy) talk Stephanie's career path, 21 Gorilla Street, and Kirk Cameron & Columbo, a.k.a. Kirklumbo! Join Mark Greene, Zach Horowitz, and Harrison Bloom each week as they use their newly afforded free time to watch and analyze every episode of the hit Netflix series Fuller House. For the latest updates, follow us @FullestHousePod on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Our email is: fullesthousepod@gmail.com. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

On this episode of Attack the Backlog, Marc goes on a handful of online dates in Five Dates, a game about, well, online dating that is, surprisingly, nowhere near as cringey as it could have been. Your buddy may be a bit of a weirdo creep, but the dates you go on are far from weird and creepy, so if you want that online dating action without actually online dating, Five Dates is the game for you! Anyway, something-something, Shaina is the best, don't settle for anyone less, cheers and enjoy the...wait for it...show!

Martyn is joined by Alex Lightman and Julie Dray, the director and lead actress in the new interactive film on Steam. In Night Book, an online interpreter is tricked into reading an ancient book that summons a demon into her home. Night Book is an interactive occult thriller from the publishers of The Complex, Five Dates and Maid of Sker. The podcast is available from all good podcast services, such as but not limited to Spotify, Amazon Music, Podchaser, Player FM, Stitcher, and Apple Podcasts. We also have a Smartlink. Artwork by Penny Smallshire. We sound familiar can be found here. Comedians talking about football can be found here. Equipment used in the creation of this feature was purchased through a grant from Graeae and The Paul Hamlyn Foundation. If you'd like to support the show, then please shop via our Amazon link. A small percentage goes our way, at no extra cost to you. We also have a Ko-Fi. Socials: Twitter: Martyn – @BadWilf Gerrod –@InGerrodsMind Pete – @BeeblePete Sam-@SamJMichael Chris-@ChrisWalkerT Instagram: Podcast-@TheBWPodcast Martyn-@BadWilf Chris-@ChrisWalkerThomsonofficial Sam-@Sammichaelol TikTok Martyn-@BadWilf Sam-@SamMichaelol

This week we finally get to talk about Guilty Gear Strive! Adrian has been obsessed with the game and stuck in the training lab honing his skills. Don't worry, before we dive into the Strive Cast, we talk about dating. Yes, dating. Thanks Adrian for playing Five Dates, it actually ended up being a great conversation! All that and a little news on this week's episode! Enjoy! Leave a review on iTunes or your podcast service of choice! Let us know your thoughts by leaving us a voice message via Anchor.fm/ugpcast or a shout out on Twitter, @UGP_cast. YouTube & SNS links: http://streamerlinks.com/ugp_cast Music Credits from OC Remix: Opening: Undertale "Golden Flowers" by Level 99, OceansAndrew, OverClocked University Ending: Donkey Kong Country "Drowning in Brambles" by 744 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ugpcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ugpcast/support

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Welcome back to our Valentine's weekend get away! The dating sims continue with FIVE DATES, an interactive feature film / FMV game all about finding true love online!

Welcome back to our Valentine's weekend get away! The dating sims continue with FIVE DATES, an interactive feature film / FMV game all about finding true love online!

Mike Foster, also known as “the Mr. Rogers of self-development,” has worked with thousands of leaders, and his talks and books are internationally renowned. In this episode of Leaders in Living Rooms, Mike helps us unpack the hard parts of life and leadership, like dealing with our pain before it deals with us, finding our primal questions, and redefining church leadership success. Who is Mike Foster? Mike Foster is a best-selling author, speaker, and executive counselor empowering people to build strong lives by turning their setbacks into superpowers. Like a grace-flavored snow cone on a hot, judgmental day, Mike’s chart-topping and highly acclaimed Fun Therapy podcast and STRONGEST workshop give listeners and participants the one-two punch they need to stop making excuses and start living stronger, better lives. Mike is the author of several best-selling books including Freeway and Wonderlife. His wildly popular Five Dates his/her workbooks empower couples to build togetherness strategically, and his latest book, You Rise Glorious, is the essential guide to breaking shame and living free. He lives in San Diego with his wife Jennifer and their fluffy dog. FREE DOWNLOAD: Brain Detox

Games: Planet Coaster: Console Edition and Five Dates.Entertainment: What we have been watching.

This week, Tomas enjoys short point and click adventure game Enypnion and what he’s calling one of his games of the year so far, The Last Show of Mr Chardish. Meanwhile Seoirse insists he isn’t cheating or assassinating people in interactive point and click adventure Bleeding Moons, but he does go on Five Dates along with Laura - or at least they play the new FMV interactive rom-com out under that name! They both also enjoy a 90s nostalgia trip with traditional point-and-click game (with dinosaurs!) Zniw Adventure. Plus, news of the Monkey Island 30th Anniversary Anthology from Limited Run Games and lots of great games to look forward to in December.

In a collaboration between Six One Indie and DualShockers, Mike Towndrow and Mario Rivera sit down with Five Dates' writer and director Paul Raschid to discuss the creative process behind creating the an indie FMV rom-com remotely during lockdown. The Six One Indiecast records live on Twitch on Saturdays at 9PM EST, alternating weeks with Dollar Slice, and publishes to all major podcast services the following Monday at 6AM EST. Want to be a part of the conversation? Join our Discord! https://discordapp.com/invite/SBUcDZk @SixOneIndie | www.SixOneIndie.com Mike: @MixTowndrow Kyle: @MrKStep Matt: @NerdyIsland Jake: @JakeP47 Please support the show by rating us 5 stars on podcast services, following us on Twitch, and subscribing on YouTube. These small, quick, free actions mean everything to an ever-growing community. Six One Indiecast is a Six One Indie podcast.

Is it normal to not get the shift after five dates? #Dilemma

On today's show, Marc starts off talking about their updated thoughts on the new consoles--the good, the bad, and the ugly--and then jumps into what they've been playing. They talk about Slide Stars, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, Hotshot Racing, Five Dates, Poker Club, Bubble Bobble 4 Friends: The Baron is Back, and more. After that, there is nothing after that. Anyway, something-something kind of creepy and a little bit weepy, cheers and enjoy the anime-zing(ly wet) show. Anyway, that's it and that's all folks. If you're feeling extra generous, you can become a patron, donate a little something-something, or subscribe to show your support for the site, the plentiful podcasts, the various videos, the absurd art, and all of the other nonsense we make over here at Pixelated Sausage. Thanks for being a fan.

On today's show, Marc starts off talking about their updated thoughts on the new consoles--the good, the bad, and the ugly--and then jumps into what they've been playing. They talk about Slide Stars, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, Hotshot Racing, Five Dates, Poker Club, Bubble Bobble 4 Friends: The Baron is Back, and more. After that, there is nothing after that. Anyway, something-something kind of creepy and a little bit weepy, cheers and enjoy the anime-zing(ly wet) show. The Talking Points: Slide Stars, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, Hotshot Racing, Five Dates, Poker Club, Bubble Bobble 4 Friends: The Baron is Back, Rusty Spout Rescue Adventure

Are you riding the Hype of New Consoles, loads of New Games and Trophies galore. Or perhaps a little overwhelmed and looking for a guide then pull up a chair, settle back and join us as #1 Croatian Trophy Hunter & Content Creator Overhyped Gamer drops in for a chat. We take a look at PS5, some launch titles, a little trophy spam all while getting to know a little about this awesome human and his work to help us all take down those Plats. Push2Plat ..... we got a few Plats. Coverage includes : Astro's Playroom, Bugsnax, Five Dates, Call Of Duty Black Ops Cold War, Vera Blanc : Full Moon plus plenty more Come say Hi at Push2Plat Discord : discord.gg/77AANTw Want to support us check out our Push2Plat Podcast's Patreon Page www.patreon.com/user?u=30056040 Push2Plat wishes to thank all our Patreon supporters without your support this show would not be possible. Push2 Plat acknowledges the continued support of all our Patreons with special thanks to our Producers and Warriors below. Patreon Producers ZadorVp, Redbeard-Rik, Ready to E-Beg, Emzynitro_ Patreon Warriors DatOneSeagull, Twitter @push2plat Email us at push2plat@gmail.com Jump in to our Playstation 4 Community Push2Plat Platinum Club for all our weekly plat shoutouts. Overhyped Gamer can be found on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN0tDkHv30t-0d0PywU7d0w Twitter @OverhypedG Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/overhypedg Instagram overhyped_gamer Cj can be found on PSN : AffectatiousDonk or Gwyn'sCandle on Xbox Twitter : @push2plat Push2Plat is written, conceived and edited by Cj with audio production in Adobe Audition

DuelShockers' own Mario Rivera joins the Indiecast this week as we share our week one impressions with the PS5. Additionally, Mike gushes over the sleeper launch hit The Pathless, we lose our minds over Five Dates, we drop a mix in Fuser, and we talk Bugsnax spoilers. The Six One Indiecast records live on Twitch on Saturdays at 9PM EST, alternating weeks with Dollar Slice, and publishes to all major podcast services the following Monday at 6AM EST. Want to be a part of the conversation? Join our Discord! https://discordapp.com/invite/SBUcDZk @SixOneIndie | www.SixOneIndie.com Mike: @MixTowndrow Kyle: @MrKStep Matt: @NerdyIsland Jake: @JakeP47 Please support the show by rating us 5 stars on podcast services, following us on Twitch, and subscribing on YouTube. These small, quick, free actions mean everything to an ever-growing community. Six One Indiecast is a Six One Indie podcast.

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In an impromptu mini-episode, Martyn was lucky enough to get 10mins with Georgia Hirst. Georgia Hirst is perhaps best known for her role as Torvi in the hit show, Vikings. The duo talks about Vikings, going on the convention circuit and, her new interactive film Five Dates. The podcast is available from all good podcast services, such as but not limited to Amazon Music, Podchaser, Player FM, Stitcher, and Apple Podcasts. If you'd like to support the show, then please shop via our Amazon link. A small percentage goes our way, at no extra cost to you. Check out our Youtube. Check out We Sound Familiar. Check out Comedians talking football. Twitter: Georgia-@Gee_Hirst Martyn – @BadWilf Gerrod –@InGerrodsMind Pete – @BeeblePete Sam-@Sammichaelcomic Chris-@ChrisWalkerT

Martyn is joined by the director and, two actors from the new interactive film 'Five Dates'. Entirely conceptualised, filmed and developed during lockdown – Vinny, a millennial from London, joins a dating app for the first time while living in lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic. With five potential female matches, Vinny explores whether compatibility, chemistry and connections are still possible in a world where physical touch is no longer an option. He must pluck up the courage to video date with wildly different personalities. The viewer's choices will define Vinny's interactions with each date and their interest in seeing him again. Vinny is faced with digital game dates, awkward scenarios and unexpected truths. Five Dates is an exploration of the unpredictable modern dating experience. Through his journey, the decisions the viewer makes for him will challenge their own conceptions of attraction and compatibility. Throughout the game, your choices and your interactions will either strengthen or weaken your relationship with your date. The relationship scores are calculated from the start right through to the very end and will affect certain scenarios as well as having consequences in the concluding scenes. The film stars Taheen Modak (Two Weeks To Live), Demmy Ladipo (The Last Tree, Enterprise), Mandip Gill (Doctor Who, Suspicion, The Flood), Georgia Hirst (Vikings, Ravers), Georgia Small, Marisa Abela (Lena Dunham's Industry, Cobra) and Sinéad Harnett (UK singer/influencer). The podcast is available from all good podcast services, such as but not limited to Amazon Music, Podchaser, Player FM, Stitcher, and Apple Podcasts. Equipment used in the creation of this feature was purchased through a grant from Graeae and The Paul Hamlyn Foundation. If you'd like to support the show, then please shop via our Amazon link. A small percentage goes our way, at no extra cost to you. Check out our Youtube. Check out We Sound Familiar. Check out Comedians talking football. Twitter: Martyn – @BadWilf Gerrod –@InGerrodsMind Pete – @BeeblePete Sam-@Sammichaelcomic Chris-@ChrisWalkerT

Hey Friends! Welcome back To-The-Point episode of Kara and Caleb. If you haven't listened to episode 10 with Mike Foster, then I highly recommend you take the time to do so. Not only is it our most popular episode but it leads us in to this conversation that's all about establishing and honoring your boundaries.I love this short 17 minute episode for so many different reasons, but if you are learning what it looks like to define and communicate your boundaries, then you'll love what Mike has to say.I really loved how Mike took the time to explain how boundaries are like rubber bands and not like a wall or fence. You get to decide how flexible you want to be with your boundaries and still not enter into self betrayal.Anyways, if you don’t know, Mike is a gifted communicator, author and executive counselor dedicated to helping people build strong lives and relationships. He is a student of the human heart and soul and a nationally recognized expert in helping people turn their setbacks into superpowers. He is a self-described “friend of imperfectionists” and his approach is often referred to as a combination of Mr. Rogers and a Navy Seal. He is the author of “You Rise Glorious” and “Five Dates” which helps couples create strength and connection in their relationships. His chart-topping and highly acclaimed “Fun Therapy” podcast helps individuals build self-compassion, confidence and unstoppable stories of hope. His work has been featured on Good Morning America, FOXNews and the New York Times.You can learn more about Mike at his website: MikeFoster.tvInstagram: MikeFoster2000Twitter: @MikeFosterIf you have any questions that you would like to be answered on the podcast, you can ask them here.Lastly, it would mean so much to us if you took the time to share this podcast with at least one person!Follow Caleb here.Follow Kara here.Learn more here.

What do I need? One of the most basic but profound questions we could ever ask ourselves. And, if you’re like us than asking the basic question of ‘what do I need’ can be hard because we spend so much of our time living for other people. But, when we ask that question, we inevitably have to do the hard work of tuning into our own hearts, setting boundaries, and finding the courage to live from a place of love and no longer fear.And, that’s exactly what we cover with Mike on this episode.If you don’t know, Mike is a gifted communicator, author and executive counselor dedicated to helping people build strong lives and relationships. He is a student of the human heart and soul and a nationally recognized expert in helping people turn their setbacks into superpowers. He is a self-described “friend of imperfectionists” and his approach is often referred to as a combination of Mr. Rogers and a Navy Seal. He is the author of “You Rise Glorious” and “Five Dates” which helps couples create strength and connection in their relationships. His chart-topping and highly acclaimed “Fun Therapy” podcast helps individuals build self-compassion, confidence and unstoppable stories of hope. His work has been featured on Good Morning America, FOXNews and the New York Times. You can learn more about Mike at his website: MikeFoster.tvInstagram: MikeFoster2000Twitter: @MikeFosterIf you have any questions that you would like to be answered on the podcast, you can ask them here.Follow Caleb here. Follow Kara here. Learn more here.

Sam is back to discuss how she screens before dates, her current dating life, and her thoughts on monogamy and open relationships. The post Talk Dating to Me: Pre-Date Screening, Five Dates in Seven Days, and Monogamy appeared first on Chapelboro.com.

Mike Foster is a gifted communicator, author and executive counselor dedicated to helping people build strong lives and relationships. He is a student of the human heart and soul and a nationally recognized expert in helping people turn their setbacks into superpowers. He is a self-described "friend of imperfectionists" and his approach is often referred to as a combination of Mr. Rogers and a Navy Seal. He is the author of "You Rise Glorious" and "Five Dates" which helps couples create strength and connection in their relationships. His chart-topping and highly acclaimed "Fun Therapy" podcast helps individuals build self-compassion, confidence and unstoppable stories of hope. His work has been featured on Good Morning America, FOX News and the New York Times. He lives in San Diego with his wife and two children. You can learn more about Mike at his website: MikeFoster.tv Social Media: Instagram: MikeFoster2000 Twitter: @MikeFoster Websites: MikeFoster.tv FiveDates.co SecondChance.org Are you ready to start dreaming big? CLICK HERE to receive your free Dream Big Workbook. ————————— On the episode: Producer : Haley King Engineer : Jackson Carpenter Co-host : Scott Schimmel

Mike Foster is a gifted communicator, author and executive counselor dedicated to helping people build strong lives and relationships. He is a student of the human heart and soul and a nationally recognized expert in helping people turn their setbacks into superpowers. He is a self-described “friend of imperfectionists” and his approach is often referred to as a combination of Mr. Rogers and a Navy Seal. He is the author of “You Rise Glorious” and “Five Dates” which helps couples create strength and connection in their relationships. His chart-topping and highly acclaimed “Fun Therapy” podcast helps individuals build self-compassion, confidence and unstoppable stories of hope. His work has been featured on Good Morning America, FOX News and the New York Times. He lives in San Diego with his wife and two children. You can learn more about Mike at his website: MikeFoster.tv Social Media: Instagram: MikeFoster2000 Twitter: @MikeFoster Websites: MikeFoster.tv FiveDates.co SecondChance.org This month we also have a free resource giveaway you can easily download to help you learn how to face setbacks like a boss.. ————————— Also on the episode: Producer : Haley King Engineer : Jackson Carpenter Co-host : Scott Schimmel

Mike Foster is a gifted communicator, author and executive counselor dedicated to helping people build strong lives and relationships. He is a student of the human heart and soul and a nationally recognized expert in helping people turn their setbacks into superpowers. He is a self-described "friend of imperfectionists" and his approach is often referred to as a combination of Mr. Rogers and a Navy Seal. He is the author of "You Rise Glorious" and "Five Dates" which helps couples create strength and connection in their relationships. His chart-topping and highly acclaimed "Fun Therapy" podcast helps individuals build self-compassion, confidence and unstoppable stories of hope. His work has been featured on Good Morning America, FOX News and the New York Times. He lives in San Diego with his wife and two children. You can learn more about Mike at his website: MikeFoster.tv Social Media: Instagram: MikeFoster2000 Twitter: @MikeFoster Websites: MikeFoster.tv FiveDates.co SecondChance.org This month we also have a free resource giveaway you can easily download to help you learn how to face setbacks like a boss.. ————————— Also on the episode: Producer : Haley King Engineer : Jackson Carpenter Co-host : Scott Schimmel

In episode 46, we meet Jennifer and Mike Foster, a couple who is all about creating togetherness. They are the Co-Authors of Five Dates, his and her workbooks to create connection! Mike is a speaker, author, and the podcast host of Fun Therapy. They have been married for 20+ years with two kids. Mike and Jennifer are fun, kind, and full of stories from their lifetime. They don't shy away from pain, and they encourage us all to "whatever it takes." Listen out for their most recent fight and how what they thought they were fighting about was actually something completely different. To learn more about their work: https://fivedates.co https://www.mikefoster.tv/podcast Welcome to the Love or Work Podcast, hosted by Andre Shinabarger (Physician Assistant, Grady Hospital) and Jeff Shinabarger (Social Entrepreneur and Founder of Plywood People). They are asking the question: Is it possible to change the world, stay in love and raise a healthy family? 100 interviews where Jeff and Andre learn from other working families in the journey of marriage, purpose and parenting. Website: www.loveorwork.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/loveorwork Love or Work is a project of Plywood People. Plywood is a non-profit in Atlanta leading a community of start-ups doing good. www.plywoodpeople.com

We’re asking a slightly different question this week—what should I work on instead of my marriage problems? Because we all have marriage problems and it seems like we can get stuck on working those out instead of actually enjoying the time with our spouse. For this discussion, we invited Mike Foster to the podcast. Mike is an author, speaker, and host of the Fun Therapy podcast. Through his books, workshops, and best-selling group curriculum, Mike teaches people how to crush shame and live each day as God's beloved. Mike lives in San Diego, California with his wife, Jennifer.  Interview Can you tell us a little about yourself? I help individuals and couples build strong relationships. My wife and I published a book a year ago called Five Dates, which is a his and her guide to help couples create togetherness. We also created a video series called Extraordinary Couples. We like to think of it as little protein bars for your relationship. Our whole strategy for couples and marriages is to be very simple, very action oriented and take micro steps toward change.  What made you go from the classic way to working on the more positive stuff? There’s a lot of resources that say you have to work on your problems. The research shows that most successful couples have ongoing, chronic problems in their relationship. It’s OK to have problems and not to have a perfect marriage. Both my wife and I were the victims of trying to work on our problems and we failed miserably. We realized even though we have problems in our relationship, we’d work to fix them and they’d only get worse. Sometimes trying to work on problems can lead to even bigger problems. There are problems in relationships that need to be worked on, but usually they involve a third party. If you have big problems, get in to see a counselor.  We tend to see our spouse as the problem and spend a lot of time trying to fix that person. We’re big believers that ‘healthy people make healthy relationships’. My advice is usually to start working on your own heart. I’ve realized I can’t change my wife—I’ve tried. Reorienting the energy we put away from the problems and the fixing and trying to get our spouse to change. Instead, let’s focus on our togetherness. What are problems we need to let go of, and problems we need to take to counseling? There are a few things that would certainly pop up right away—addiction, infidelity, anything where there’s strong breaks in trust. You’d certainly want to bring a third party in.  Also, the trending of the relationship in general—if you’re on a path that just keeps getting worse and worse and you see an outcome that’s not going to end well, I’d certainly reach out to a counselor. Why did your problems get worse when you tried to work on them? Years ago, Jennifer and I went to a marriage retreat. We were married seven or eight years at the time and had young kids. We’re not doing well and she comes up with an idea to go to a marriage retreat in the mountains. It was a complete disaster for us. The speakers were well meaning, but as we sat in this retreat they talked about things that were so idealistic. We went to work on our marriage and I felt more frustrated, irritated, and angry. It led to one of the biggest fights of our marriage. I think we got connected to the wrong tool. We want to create a lot of room and freedom to use the tools we create as they would benefit you in your context. When we talk about ‘dating,’ that could be a fancy dinner or it could be on your back porch. We always encourage couples to find the things that work for you and start small.  Why do you encourage couples to go to counseling? For the past 15 years, I’ve been counseling people in all kinds of situations. Typically, the problems in our relationships stem from the problems in our own heart. We transfer our pain to our spouse instead of doing our own work. When I’m counseling couples, there’s a lot about the relationship, but there’s more about your personal work. One of the things we talk about in Five Dates is family of origin. So many of the problems in our relationships has nothing to do with what’s going on today and so much to do with what happened in the family we grew up in. You have to have two healthy people in order to have a healthy relationship. Why do people think the problem lies with their spouse? Brene Brown says, “Blame is a quick way to discharge pain.” When I try to fix my wife, that’s a quick, easy solution for me to feel less pain in my life. The reality is, it’s easier for me to blame, point fingers and have an external focus for why I’m unhappy than doing the inner work. Sometimes we talk about marriage as something we work on and that’s the narrative. But we forget that working on yourself is even more important than working on your marriage. What happens when people take ownership of their own problems? Unfortunately, there are a lot of stories are where people have not gotten it. The thing Jennifer and I love to see is when people have permission to know that it’s very normal stuff—having issues or conflict. The permission to start small. It brings us great joy to see couples engaging and trying. The worst thing you can do as a couple is to do nothing. What is the difference between working on your problems and working on togetherness? I could sit down with Jennifer and we could dive into a problem. That problem could be not clearly defined or there’s layers to that problem that both of us are confused by and not even qualified to deal with the real truth. Working on togetherness is developing a rhythm where you hug your spouse three times a day for twenty to thirty seconds. Physiologically, your body will start releasing hormones and chemicals into your body at about the twenty second spot where you will feel more connecting and loving toward your spouse. That is a perfect example of a togetherness strategy. We could talk about problems or we could talk about things we’re grateful for. Both involve words, both involve talking, both involve sitting down and making time for this conversation. But which conversation would you rather have? Why aren’t couples usually qualified to talk about their problems? Part of the couple’s problem is they have static energy. There’s no momentum in the relationship. Then they use the energy they have to work on a problem, which sends them backwards instead of hugging, having gratitude, going on dates, or other small things. That’s going to create momentum and positive energy in a relationship. One of the things we saw is we had several couples in our friendship group who raised their kids, sent them off to college, and after twenty plus years they get a divorce. They put the marriage on hold for 18 or 19 years while they raised kids and then tried to pick it back up. I encourage couples to start small—my wife and I will grab a Starbucks for thirty minutes during a busy week to spend a few minutes together. Show Closing If you want more from Mike Foster, you can find his Five Dates at fivedates.co, his guided video series at extraordinarycouples.net or his website mikefoster.tv. Thanks for joining us for the Married People Podcast. We hope you’ll subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and leave a review – they help us make the podcast better. We want to hear from you! Share with us on Facebook, Instagram or our site.  If you want more resources, check out the Married People membership or Ted’s book Your Best Us.  

On this week's episode, we make some important arrangements for Kelly's return, plus Max teaches us a few things about raccoons and their soft little paws & sharp little claws. Plus - what exactly is a human lie detector? Did Tenille get a fair edit? Who is Termaloaf? And what does Brooke's 'big reveal' teach us about Australia's views on sexuality?[Click here to download MP3.]

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I am so excited to have Mike Foster with us on the podcast today! I believe that it is important for this mainly woman-centric podcast to have some male perspective on life, marriage, and how to thrive. So let’s welcome his wonderful perspective today! Mike is an author, speaker, and therapist. He has his own podcast, “Fun Therapy”, which dives into people’s stories, but with a smile. Each episode is somewhat of a therapy session with different individuals. Mike, along with his wife, Jennifer, published “Five Dates” this year. “Five Dates” is a workbook for couples to help work through connection in marriage. Mike also has a book, "People of the Second Chance", which is a powerful book on his own life journey. We begin the podcast diving into what Mike does and how what he does now was shaped by his story and the things that happened in his past. Because of his own personal struggles in inadequacy, shame, fear, and perfectionism, Mike now wants to walk with others through those feelings and help them work towards freedom. He talks about wanting to help people see God’s goodness in the midst of their storm. Mike defines thriving as dwelling in being exactly who God has created us to be. Often we walk around trying to be a “version” of ourselves, which inevitably leads to failure and exhaustion. Instead, the Lord wants us to align our lives with the gifts, strengths, and visions He has created us to have. Mike also believes we cannot truly be thriving without being in true, vulnerable community with others. We are created to be in community. Mike shares some wonderful perspective on the roles men play in life and marriage, and how the world can twist what God’s calling on men’s lives truly is supposed to be. He speaks on the prejudices our culture puts on men, the distorted picture of masculinity today in our western society, and says what “being a man” is versus what God’s word says men are. The core needs of men and women are the same, but the avenue to get to those core needs is different. We even discuss on the podcast a healthy view of sex within the bonds of marriage and what true intimacy is. He discusses that this is an area of marriage that needs to be stewarded and that it is an issue that affects every area of marriage. We end with how wives can help husbands in their roles as men in the relationship. We discuss how wives can be encouragers, affirmers, and a safe place for their husbands to come and tap into their feelings. Mike wisely shares that couples need to first work on togetherness before they can ever think about discussing the larger issues within their relationship. You will not want to miss this podcast. Grab a cup of coffee and come join us today on Thriving Beyond Belief!

THE END OF THE WORLD IN FIVE DATESby Claire HumphreyI: May 21, 2011 (according to Harold Camping)Robin called it an apartment, but it was really part of an old carpet factory in the Junction: an echoing space where one of the looms used to be, furnished with a broken church pew, two wheelchairs, and the bench seat from a minivan.The smells of paint and dust were good, banishing the phantom smells of antiseptic and latex gloves from my nose.  I leaned in the doorway of the breakroom and watched her sweep.  “Where’s everyone going to sit?”“On the floor,” she said.  “That’s why I’m sweeping it.” A full transcript appears under the cut.----more----[Intro music plays]Hello! Welcome to GlitterShip episode five for May 7th, 2015. I’m your host, Keffy, and I’m super excited to be sharing this story with you.To start off, a quick reminder for any writers who are listening: GlitterShip is currently open for submissions of both previously published and unpublished fiction as of May 1st. Check out our Submission Guidelines on the GlitterShip.com website for more information.GlitterShip has also been accepted as a feed via iTunes, so you can now subscribe through the iTunes store. Also, if you have been enjoying GlitterShip so far, you can leave comments and ratings.”TheOur story for today is “The End of the World in Five Dates” by Claire HumphreyClaire Humphrey lives in Toronto, where she works in the book business. Her stories have appeared in many magazines including Apex, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, and Strange Horizons, as well as several anthologies, most recently the Locus Award nominated Long Hidden. She is also the reviews editor at Ideomancer. Her first novel, SPELLS OF BLOOD AND KIN, is coming out in 2016 from Thomas Dunne.  THE END OF THE WORLD IN FIVE DATESby Claire Humphrey I: May 21, 2011 (according to Harold Camping)Robin called it an apartment, but it was really part of an old carpet factory in the Junction: an echoing space where one of the looms used to be, furnished with a broken church pew, two wheelchairs, and the bench seat from a minivan.The smells of paint and dust were good, banishing the phantom smells of antiseptic and latex gloves from my nose.  I leaned in the doorway of the breakroom and watched her sweep.  “Where’s everyone going to sit?”“On the floor,” she said.  “That’s why I’m sweeping it.”“And you’re cooking dinner on this thing?”  I gestured over my shoulder at the twelve-burner gas range; eleven of the burners were clotted with molasses-brown grease and a surcoat of dog hair.“Petra’s bringing food.  You’ll like Petra.”“No, I won’t.”Robin threw the broom down with a clatter, and marched over to the dentist’s cabinet in the corner.  “Jesus,” she said.  “You need an attitude adjustment, stat.”She handed me a bottle of Crown Royal, about a third full.  I poured some into one of the paint-stained mugs from the work table.  The paint didn’t come off into the whiskey, so I drank it.“Now,” Robin said, picking up the broom again, and sweeping the pile of dust and filings underneath the work table.  “You are going to love Petra.  Know why?  Because she’s extremely fucked up.”“Oh.  Great.”“Shut up and drink!  She’s fucked up and she’s my oldest friend, and you can’t mess around with her.  Be good to her.  Got it?  Even if you can’t be good to yourself.”“It’s not about being good to myself, for fuck’s sake.  If this is confirmed, it means surgery and chemo and all kinds of unpleasant bullshit and there’s just no point to it.”“But you don’t know for sure!  What if you’re wrong?  If it really is cancer, Cass, you can’t just leave it alone–”“Watch me.”“Cass,” Robin said.  “I’m sorry.  Let’s talk later, when you’ve had a bit more time to get used to it.”“Right.  Sure.”  As if.“Are you sure you’re okay to stay for dinner?  Promise you’ll tell me if you need anything?”I raised the mug to her, and made a face.  My knee hurt, the way it had for ages, but it didn’t hurt enough to warrant anything stronger than drink.  It only felt different because I knew what it might be, now.The bell rang: a great big clanging handbell Robin had mounted outside the factory door.  I slugged some more of my whiskey, brushed off Robin’s hand and went to answer.Petra, first sight: collarbones standing out from a boat-neck sweater, hair cropped in a pixie cut that made her eyes look huge.  She had three giant takeout bags from the Tikka House, and a box of red wine.“Happy Rapture,” she said, and kissed my cheek, although we had never met before.“I’m Cassandra,” I said to the side of her face as she slipped past me to hug Robin.Two other women crowded in behind; Robin’s cousin Kate and her ex Laurie.  We all lounged around on the bare concrete floor and ate samosas and dipped naan in tarka daal.  Everyone  handed Petra their cups to be filled with wine from the box.“To endings,” I said, raising my mug.Robin frowned at me.  I ignored her.Petra giggled, lifted her plastic tumbler of wine, and tilted it against mine.Dinner was messy.  I got tamarind sauce on my cuff, whiskey on my arm and wine all over the floor beside me.  I watched Petra’s lips: the gloss was all licked off and replaced with the shine of ghee and a few crumbs of chickpea flour.  She smiled a lot, but in between smiles she looked sad.When she laughed, her eyes and nose wrinkled up and her upper lip lifted off her teeth, and then she would follow it up with a self-conscious press of hand to mouth.  The third time she did it, I touched her wrist and drew her hand back down and set a pakora in it, which made her laugh again.When everyone was stuffed we piled all the takeout dishes under the table and Robin put Patti Smith on the stereo.  I went out for a cigarette.  When I came back in, Petra was just exiting the bathroom.  She paused in the doorway and gave me a wide-open look.  I crowded her back in and pushed her against the inside of the door and said, “I’ve been wanting to kiss you all night.”That laugh again, and then she tilted her head back, and so I pressed my lips to hers.“Is this an end-of-the-world thing?” she said.  “Not that I’m complaining.”“I’ve seen the end,” I said.  “This isn’t it.”A bright purple-white light.  Newspaper sheets scattered on the floor, dated 2013.  Thunderous noise.  Pain in my knee eclipsed, meaningless.Petra pouted.  “Does that mean I’ll have to worry about whether you’ll call me in the morning?”I paused, hand inside her sweater, other hand at her waist.  “Assume I won’t.”She thought about it for a second, and shrugged.  “Still in.”I laughed against the fine skin of her belly, and I kept her there until I heard Kate or Laurie, outside, counting down to midnight.  (“It’s not New Year’s–” “Come on, bubbly is always appropriate–“)We stumbled out.  Laurie was pouring prosecco into all of the remaining paint mugs.  I kept hold of Petra’s hand.  From the other side of the work table, Robin glared at me, and turned up the volume on “Dancing Barefoot”.She came around and took Petra’s hand and uncoupled it from my own.  “If you’re going to hang out with Cass,” she said, “there’s some stuff I should tell you.”“No, Robin, shut up,” I said.  “It’s not your business, shut up.”But she led Petra away, and Petra followed, and I stood there against the wall, watching Robin’s mouth form words, watching Petra’s face change as she listened. II: October 21, 2011 (again according to Harold Camping)“Cassandra, good to see you,” Petra said, clearly meaning the opposite.  She was looking away from me already, at the passing cars on Harbord.  We were taking advantage of one of the last warm evenings of the year on a bistro patio.“Her name’s not really Cassandra,” Robin said.  “Right, Chrissie?”“Seriously?” said the other woman at the table, my date, Aminata.  “Like Chrissie Hynde?”“Exactly like Chrissie Hynde,” I said, “only without the ‘e’,” and I showed her my driver’s license.She laughed, wide-open throat.  “Why wouldn’t you keep a name like that?”“Gonna make you, make you, make you notice,” Petra sang, in a nasty whine.I tilted my chin at her.  “That’s why.”Aminata laughed some more, to get us over the awkward spot.  I really liked Aminata.  “Why Cassandra, though?” she said.“The vision thing,” Robin said.  “Didn’t she tell you?  She sees the future.”“Only a bit of it,” I said, to the placemat in front of me.“The worst bit,” Petra said.  “And it’s not even true.  Prophecies never are.”“Case in point,” Robin put in, “did you see the news?  All the people setting up lawn chairs in Times Square?  End times tourists.  You’d think they would’ve learned their lesson back in May.”“It’s like they’re hoping against hope,” Aminata said.“Well, if they were right, it would mean going to heaven,” I said.“But they aren’t right,” Petra said.  “And now they have to face the facts.  They gave up their homes and trashed their lives on this earth and now they’ve got to live in the aftermath.”  She slammed her wine glass down on the table so hard the stem cracked and the bell dropped.  Wine flooded across the table onto Aminata’s lap.“Whoa,” Robin said, grabbing for a napkin.“That’s a Coach,” Aminata said sadly, looking at the dull red stain across her suede bag.  She beckoned a waitress, and asked for some club soda.Petra covered her mouth with her hand and looked away.I saw blood on her fingers.  I pulled at her wrist and made her open her hand so I could press a napkin to the cut.“I thought you were just mad at me, about the way we left things,” I said, low, only to her.  “But there’s something else going on, isn’t there?”Petra shook her head.  “I’m just so sad.  I’m so sad, Cass, and I don’t know what to do.”“Hey,” I said.  “Hey.”  I stroked her hair, across the table.“Your date’s leaving,” she said.  I looked out and saw Aminata’s stained bag, slung over Aminata’s round shoulder, proceeding away along Harbord, in the last of the sunset.“She would’ve anyway,” I said.  “People mostly do, when they hear about the prophecy thing.”“That’s not why,” Petra burst out.  “Don’t you get it?  I don’t give a shit about your prophecy thing!  I just didn’t want to watch you let yourself die.”  Her eyes overflowed.  She hid her face in the bloodied napkin.“Look, no one knows for sure that it’s cancer.  It was just a recommendation for me to follow up.  Anyway, there’s no way you’re this sad over me,” I said.  “You haven’t even seen me in how long?  Get checked for depression.  Get some meds, or something.”“You’re such an asshole,” Petra said.  She dropped the napkin on the floor, grabbed her bag and walked out.Robin and I sat there, empty chairs to either side, table wine-stained and scattered with shards.“Don’t say it,” I said.Robin shrugged, and didn’t say it. III: May 27, 2012 (according to Ronald Weinland)“It was what you said.  You got me thinking.”  Petra looked different.  I glanced again and again as she spoke.  I figured out she’d gained weight, all over, the frail angles replaced by sturdier curves.  Her cheeks looked more cheerful, her belly rounded a little over her belt, and I was pretty sure she’d gone up a bra size.“What I said,” I echoed, trying to remember what we’d been talking about, and when.  We were in a Starbucks, in the rear corner; they had Jeff Buckley on the stereo, beneath the noise of the espresso machine.“I cockblocked your date,” she said, “and you were kind of shitty about it.”“Oh yeah.  Aminata.  ‘S okay, it wasn’t going anywhere.”  I heard the words, I heard my voice, normal and dry, but it seemed like someone else, speaking in another room.“It never is, with you, right?” Petra said, and laughed, a little sadly.  “So, yeah.  I went and got checked for depression, and what do you know, I had it.  So I got meds.  Best thing I’ve done for myself in ages.  I figured I’d look you up and say thanks.”“Um.  You’re welcome.”“Did you just wake up, or something?”I nodded, sucked at my coffee, heard the liquid whiffle through the opening of the plastic lid.“Have you eaten?  Want a scone to go with that?”“I could go for a scone.”  I couldn’t go for a scone.  There was no way I could eat.  My mouth still tasted of blood where I’d scored the inside of my cheek with my teeth.Her phone call had raised me from another one of those dreams: torn pages of the Star scattered on the floor, dated next year; grinding pain in my knee, worse than now.  The flash of light, devastating.  The avalanche-roar that I thought was the whole city falling.The day was getting closer.  I still hadn’t figured out how to live in its shadow.I watched her return to the lineup, point to the pastry case, fumble for her wallet.  “Hey, Petra,” I said, when she came back to the table.  “I’m going to Europe.  Want to go with me?”She raised her eyebrows.  “Bucket list?  I thought you’d already done Europe.”I shrugged.  “By myself.  And there was a lot of stuff I didn’t see.”“Yeah, well.  It is an entire continent.”I tore a piece off my scone and put it in my mouth.  It tasted like ash.“Every time I go a couple of months without seeing you, I forget what a jackass you can be,” Petra said.She didn’t look mean while she said it, though.  I figured I was growing on her.“You still haven’t followed up with the doctor yet.  Have you?”I shook my head.  My knee didn’t really feel any worse than it had since I first went to ask about it.  It hurt, and I limped a bit, but I didn’t need a cane.  I could definitely go on like this for another eight months.“Bucket list,” I reminded her.  “It doesn’t include spending the Last Days on medical bullshit.”I was expecting her to roll her eyes.  But she just looked at me, and sat back a little, her feather earrings swinging against her neck.“Have you ever had any other visions?” she said.So I told her about my parents.  I’d been right about that one.  I’d even told them.  And it hadn’t made any difference at all.At the end of the telling, my coffee had gone lukewarm, and the torn edge of the scone had gone dry.Petra reached across the table.  I thought she was going to touch my hand, but she swept up the uneaten scone and crumpled the paper bag around it and dumped it in the nearby garbage.“That’s kind of freaky,” she said.  “I mean, I’m really sorry for your loss, and I can see why you think the way you do.  I’m not a believer.  But… You told me to go get checked for depression.  You were right about that.”“No.  You would’ve made the same decision anyway,” I said.  “I don’t even know why you listened to me.  You were right, I was being a jackass.”“Look,” she said.  “I don’t really want to, but I give a shit about you.  I want you to stick around.”“I gave notice on my apartment yesterday.”“So stay with Robin.  Stay with me.  Whatever.  Even if you’re right, don’t you want to spend your time with the people who give a shit about you?”I pictured eight months of concerned glances, eight months of printouts about alternative cancer treatments, eight months of scones I didn’t want.“Even if I’m wrong,” I said, “it takes kind of a long time to see all of Europe.” IV: December 21, 2012 (according to the Mayan Calendar)The Prado was full of pictures and the Plaza de Oriente was full of statues and the Palacio Real, I never found out about, because I’d been to half the capitals of Europe and I was tired of sights and I just sat down at a table in a plaza and asked for wine.The day was chilly and I was the only person sitting outdoors.  A waiter came out with my wine and a plate of pimientos, these little green peppers they fry in olive oil and then sprinkle with salt.  I ate them and drank my wine and looked at whatever architecture I could see without turning in my seat.Another world-ending.  At home, Robin would be having a party.  She and Petra and Kate and what’s-her-name and whoever else.  It was good that I wasn’t there.  No one wanted to hear about the real end of the world.My knee really fucking hurt.  I thought I could feel the swelling of a tumour if I pressed on the right spot, except that made it hurt more, so I didn’t do that.Walking made it hurt more, too.  It was kind of getting in the way of completing my bucket list.When my phone rang I was halfway through my second plate of pimientos–maybe I couldn’t figure out the big stuff, but some of those little pleasures were really great, anyway.“Petra,” I said.  “Hey.  Hey from Spain.”“Happy Apocalypse,” she said.  “Hope you don’t mind me calling.  It’s kind of a tradition now, you and me and the end of the world.”“I’m coming home,” I blurted.“Yeah?”  Her voice lifted happily.  Behind it, there was music, something choral and ancient-sounding.“Yeah,” I said, and I pressed my free hand to my eyes to keep them dry in the chilly Spanish wind. V: January 23, 2013 (according to Chrissie “Cass” Hynd)I didn’t tell Petra it was the day.  She woke in a good mood, and I didn’t want to spoil it.  She went around the apartment humming Neko Case, making me coffee and pancakes, setting out a painkiller beside my plate.She had something due for a client and she spent the morning on the sofa with her laptop and a headset.  I read the paper, every page, even the classifieds, and when I was done, I folded it up neatly and set it on the coffee table in the centre of Petra’s living room.She’d made up the sofa for me at first, but the last couple of weeks I’d been sleeping in her bed.  When I had the nightmare–most nights, now–she would wrap her arms around me without waking.I killed most of the day like any other day.  It was too late to do any more of the stuff on my bucket list.  I just wanted to drink some tea, do a crossword, listen to Petra’s half of her client call, watch the clouds gather outside.It happened in the early evening.  Petra was in the kitchenette, making a stir-fry; she had a colander full of bean sprouts and a brick of tofu and a mound of green onions chopped fine.  I could smell sesame oil.I was in the living room, with my leg propped up on the sofa and a beer in my hand, just watching rain on the window-glass.  Dark had fallen early on an unseasonably warm day.I heard thunder in the distance, or something else.  I rose and stood by the window and took a deep breath.  The hairs on my arm pricked to life.The power went out.“What the fuck?” Petra said from the kitchen.  I heard the clatter of a knife or something falling into the sink.“No,” I said.  “No, shit, no.”  I turned to go to her.  In the dark I smashed my bad knee against the coffee table.  Pain like a starburst.  I heard the table go over.“Cass?  Cass, are you okay?”And there was the light, a vast electric-purple flare, and there was the sound, a roar like the whole city falling, and beneath it I heard myself cry out.And Petra laughed, a high surprised whoop.  “That was close!  Cass, did you see?  I think it hit right next door!”  She rushed to the window.  “Thunderstorms in January–fucking climate change, wow.  I can’t see any fire, can you?  Holy crap.  I’ve never been that close to it before!”My eyes were dazzled still, tear-filled and blinking.  I saw her shape towering dim against the dark outside, against the city without power.Then the light blinked on, and she was just Petra-sized again, and I was lying on the floor beside the overturned coffee table, amid the scattered sheets of today’s paper.Petra turned and saw me there.  She came and helped me up.  She hissed through her teeth when she saw my hands uselessly clenching over the bad place on my knee, and she brought me another painkiller.Then she figured it out.  I saw her face change.  I must have told her about the light, at some point, or maybe she could see it on me somehow.“Today was your day,” she said.  “You didn’t tell me.”“There wasn’t anything I could do to change it,” I said.“I would have held your hand more,” Petra said.“Hold it now,” I said.  “Please?”She came and wrapped her arms around my shoulders and pressed her lips to my hair and whispered into it, “I’m so glad you were wrong.” VI: January 24, 2013I did not have the dream.  I did not dream at all.  I woke up with my arm gone to sleep under Petra’s weight, and weak sun angling in.I lay until Petra’s alarm went off.  It was Thursday.  Petra kissed me and rolled over and padded to the shower.  She had nothing on.  I saw the dimples at the base of her spine, the comfortable weight at her hips, the long muscles of her thighs.I did not have a job to go to.  I did not have a place of my own.  I had a backpack and a drawer of clothes in Petra’s dresser and a few cartons of books in Robin’s garage.I had a terrible pain in my knee.  I had a business card in my wallet.In the bathroom, Petra turned on the shower and began humming to herself.  Her singing voice, I had found, was surprisingly high and sweet.I pulled on a mostly-clean t-shirt and a pair of flannel boxers, and I went to the living room.We had left the table overturned, the papers strewn.  Yesterday’s date on every one of them.I kicked them into a messy pile with my bare foot, and then grabbed them all up and dumped them into the recycling bin.That part was easy.  The next part needed a bit more.  I spent a moment just taking deep breaths.But Petra wouldn’t be in the shower forever, and I wasn’t sure I wanted an audience for this conversation.I picked up my phone and I looked at the business card and I dialed the number there.“Hi, yes.  My name’s Chrissie Hynd.  I got a referral a while ago and I haven’t followed up, but now I’m–yes, that’s right.  I’m supposed to schedule an MRI.  Yes, please.  For my knee.  Yes–yes, that works, I’ll put it my calendar.  Thanks.”When I hung up the phone I felt this pressure behind my eyes, so intense I thought it was a vision coming, and I worked my hands together and hauled in a breath and waited for it.Nothing came, though.  Nothing from outside.  Just the slow tick of the engine of logic in my brain, telling me that although the world had not ended, I could still die.  And in response, the faster engine of my heart, telling me it would beat, and beat, and beat, and keep beating. END “The End of the World in Five Dates” was first published in issue 58 ofApex Magazine in March 2014.This recording is a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives license, which means you can share it with anyone you’d like, but please don’t change or sell it. 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