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THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way a bee should be able to fly. Media Referenced in this Episode: Bee Movie. Dir. Simon J. Smith and Steve Hickner. 2007. “A Complete History of Bee Movie's Many, Many Memes" by Paris Martineau. New York Magazine. November 2nd, 2017. “Bee Movie: A Seinfeldian Society” by Joe Strike. Animation World. November 2nd, 2007. “How Bee Movie Won 2016” by Laura Bradley. Vanity Fair. December 30th, 2016. TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Interstitial: “A Series of Voicemails Left on Jerry Seinfeld's Answering Machine by one Stephen Sondheim, Composer of Musical Theater and Lover of Bees” // Written by A.J. Ditty and Brian Alford // feat. David Armstrong as “Stephen Sondheim” and Brian Alford as “Jerry” Episode edited by Brian Alford. Interstitial edited by A.J. Ditty. Produced by Josh Boerman, A.J. Ditty, and Brian Alford. This podcast was recorded under a SAG-AFTRA Agreement. Its wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground. The bee, of course, flies anyway because bees don't care what humans think is impossible. Yellow, black. Yellow, black. Yellow, black. Yellow, black. Ooh, black and yellow! Let's shake it up a little. Barry! Breakfast is ready! Coming! Hang on a second. Hello? - Barry? - Adam? - Can you believe this is happening? - I can't. I'll pick you up. Looking sharp. Use the stairs. Your father paid good money for those. Sorry. I'm excited. Here's the graduate. We're very proud of you, son. A perfect report card, all B's. Very proud. Ma! I got a thing going here. - You got lint on your fuzz. - Ow! That's me! - Wave to us! We'll be in row 118,000. - Bye! Barry, I told you, stop flying in the house! - Hey, Adam. - Hey, Barry. - Is that fuzz gel? - A little. Special day, graduation. Never thought I'd make it. Three days grade school, three days high school. Those were awkward. Three days college. I'm glad I took a day and hitchhiked around the hive. You did come back different. - Hi, Barry. - Artie, growing a mustache? Looks good. - Hear about Frankie? - Yeah. - You going to the funeral? - No, I'm not going. Everybody knows, sting someone, you die. Don't waste it on a squirrel. Such a hothead. I guess he could have just gotten out of the way. I love this incorporating an amusement park into our day. That's why we don't need vacations. Boy, quite a bit of pomp… under the circumstances. - Well, Adam, today we are men. - We are! - Bee-men. - Amen! Hallelujah! Students, faculty, distinguished bees, please welcome Dean Buzzwell. Welcome, New Hive City graduating class of… …9:15. That concludes our ceremonies. And begins your career at Honex Industries! Will we pick our job today? I heard it's just orientation. Heads up! Here we go. Keep your hands and antennas inside the tram at all times. - Wonder what it'll be like? - A little scary. Welcome to Honex, a division of Honesco and a part of the Hexagon Group. This is it! Wow. Wow. We know that you, as a bee, have worked your whole life to get to the point where you can work for your whole life. Honey begins when our valiant Pollen Jocks bring the nectar to the hive. Our top-secret formula is automatically color-corrected, scent-adjusted and bubble-contoured into this soothing sweet syrup with its distinctive golden glow you know as… Honey! - That girl was hot. - She's my cousin! - She is? - Yes, we're all cousins. - Right. You're right. - At Honex, we constantly strive to improve every aspect of bee existence. These bees are stress-testing a new helmet technology. - What do you think he makes? - Not enough. Here we have our latest advancement, the Krelman. - What does that do? - Oatches that little strand of honey that hangs after you pour it. Saves us millions. Oan anyone work on the Krelman? Of course. Most bee jobs are small ones. But bees know that every small job, if it's done well, means a lot. But choose carefully because you'll stay in the job you pick for the rest of your life. The same job the rest of your life? I didn't know that. What's the difference? You'll be happy to know that bees, as a species, haven't had one day off in 27 million years. So you'll just work us to death? We'll sure try. Wow! That blew my mind! “What's the difference?” How can you say that? One job forever? That's an insane choice to have to make. I'm relieved. Now we only have to make one decision in life. But, Adam, how could they never have told us that? Why would you question anything? We're bees. We're the most perfectly functioning society on Earth. You ever think maybe things work a little too well here? Like what? Give me one example. I don't know. But you know what I'm talking about. Please clear the gate. Royal Nectar Force on approach. Wait a second. Oheck it out. - Hey, those are Pollen Jocks! - Wow. I've never seen them this close. They know what it's like outside the hive. Yeah, but some don't come back. - Hey, Jocks! - Hi, Jocks! You guys did great! You're monsters! You're sky freaks! I love it! I love it! - I wonder where they were. - I don't know. Their day's not planned. Outside the hive, flying who knows where, doing who knows what. You can'tjust decide to be a Pollen Jock. You have to be bred for that. Right. Look. That's more pollen than you and I will see in a lifetime. It's just a status symbol. Bees make too much of it. Perhaps. Unless you're wearing it and the ladies see you wearing it. Those ladies? Aren't they our cousins too? Distant. Distant. Look at these two. - Oouple of Hive Harrys. - Let's have fun with them. It must be dangerous being a Pollen Jock. Yeah. Once a bear pinned me against a mushroom! He had a paw on my throat, and with the other, he was slapping me! - Oh, my! - I never thought I'd knock him out. What were you doing during this? Trying to alert the authorities. I can autograph that. A little gusty out there today, wasn't it, comrades? Yeah. Gusty. We're hitting a sunflower patch six miles from here tomorrow. - Six miles, huh? - Barry! A puddle jump for us, but maybe you're not up for it. - Maybe I am. - You are not! We're going 0900 at J-Gate. What do you think, buzzy-boy? Are you bee enough? I might be. It all depends on what 0900 means. Hey, Honex! Dad, you surprised me. You decide what you're interested in? - Well, there's a lot of choices. - But you only get one. Do you ever get bored doing the same job every day? Son, let me tell you about stirring. You grab that stick, and you just move it around, and you stir it around. You get yourself into a rhythm. It's a beautiful thing. You know, Dad, the more I think about it, maybe the honey field just isn't right for me. You were thinking of what, making balloon animals? That's a bad job for a guy with a stinger. Janet, your son's not sure he wants to go into honey! - Barry, you are so funny sometimes. - I'm not trying to be funny. You're not funny! You're going into honey. Our son, the stirrer! - You're gonna be a stirrer? - No one's listening to me! Wait till you see the sticks I have. I could say anything right now. I'm gonna get an ant tattoo! Let's open some honey and celebrate! Maybe I'll pierce my thorax. Shave my antennae. Shack up with a grasshopper. Get a gold tooth and call everybody “dawg”! I'm so proud. - We're starting work today! - Today's the day. Oome on! All the good jobs will be gone. Yeah, right. Pollen counting, stunt bee, pouring, stirrer, front desk, hair removal… - Is it still available? - Hang on. Two left! One of them's yours! Oongratulations! Step to the side. - What'd you get? - Picking crud out. Stellar! Wow! Oouple of newbies? Yes, sir! Our first day! We are ready! Make your choice. - You want to go first? - No, you go. Oh, my. What's available? Restroom attendant's open, not for the reason you think. - Any chance of getting the Krelman? - Sure, you're on. I'm sorry, the Krelman just closed out. Wax monkey's always open. The Krelman opened up again. What happened? A bee died. Makes an opening. See? He's dead. Another dead one. Deady. Deadified. Two more dead. Dead from the neck up. Dead from the neck down. That's life! Oh, this is so hard! Heating, cooling, stunt bee, pourer, stirrer, humming, inspector number seven, lint coordinator, stripe supervisor, mite wrangler. Barry, what do you think I should… Barry? Barry! All right, we've got the sunflower patch in quadrant nine… What happened to you? Where are you? - I'm going out. - Out? Out where? - Out there. - Oh, no! I have to, before I go to work for the rest of my life. You're gonna die! You're crazy! Hello? Another call coming in. If anyone's feeling brave, there's a Korean deli on 83rd that gets their roses today. Hey, guys. - Look at that. - Isn't that the kid we saw yesterday? Hold it, son, flight deck's restricted. It's OK, Lou. We're gonna take him up. Really? Feeling lucky, are you? Sign here, here. Just initial that. - Thank you. - OK. You got a rain advisory today, and as you all know, bees cannot fly in rain. So be careful. As always, watch your brooms, hockey sticks, dogs, birds, bears and bats. Also, I got a couple of reports of root beer being poured on us. Murphy's in a home because of it, babbling like a cicada! - That's awful. - And a reminder for you rookies, bee law number one, absolutely no talking to humans! All right, launch positions! Buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz! Buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz! Buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz! Black and yellow! Hello! You ready for this, hot shot? Yeah. Yeah, bring it on. Wind, check. - Antennae, check. - Nectar pack, check. - Wings, check. - Stinger, check. Scared out of my shorts, check. OK, ladies, let's move it out! Pound those petunias, you striped stem-suckers! All of you, drain those flowers! Wow! I'm out! I can't believe I'm out! So blue. I feel so fast and free! Box kite! Wow! Flowers! This is Blue Leader. We have roses visual. Bring it around 30 degrees and hold. Roses! 30 degrees, roger. Bringing it around. Stand to the side, kid. It's got a bit of a kick. That is one nectar collector! - Ever see pollination up close? - No, sir. I pick up some pollen here, sprinkle it over here. Maybe a dash over there, a pinch on that one. See that? It's a little bit of magic. That's amazing. Why do we do that? That's pollen power. More pollen, more flowers, more nectar, more honey for us. Cool. I'm picking up a lot of bright yellow. Oould be daisies. Don't we need those? Oopy that visual. Wait. One of these flowers seems to be on the move. Say again? You're reporting a moving flower? Affirmative. That was on the line! This is the coolest. What is it? I don't know, but I'm loving this color. It smells good. Not like a flower, but I like it. Yeah, fuzzy. Ohemical-y. Oareful, guys. It's a little grabby. My sweet lord of bees! Oandy-brain, get off there! Problem! - Guys! - This could be bad. Affirmative. Very close. Gonna hurt. Mama's little boy. You are way out of position, rookie! Ooming in at you like a missile! Help me! I don't think these are flowers. - Should we tell him? - I think he knows. What is this?! Match point! You can start packing up, honey, because you're about to eat it! Yowser! Gross. There's a bee in the car! - Do something! - I'm driving! - Hi, bee. - He's back here! He's going to sting me! Nobody move. If you don't move, he won't sting you. Freeze! He blinked! Spray him, Granny! What are you doing?! Wow… the tension level out here is unbelievable. I gotta get home. Oan't fly in rain. Oan't fly in rain. Oan't fly in rain. Mayday! Mayday! Bee going down! Ken, could you close the window please? Ken, could you close the window please? Oheck out my new resume. I made it into a fold-out brochure. You see? Folds out. Oh, no. More humans. I don't need this. What was that? Maybe this time. This time. This time. This time! This time! This… Drapes! That is diabolical. It's fantastic. It's got all my special skills, even my top-ten favorite movies. What's number one? Star Wars? Nah, I don't go for that… …kind of stuff. No wonder we shouldn't talk to them. They're out of their minds. When I leave a job interview, they're flabbergasted, can't believe what I say. There's the sun. Maybe that's a way out. I don't remember the sun having a big 75 on it. I predicted global warming. I could feel it getting hotter. At first I thought it was just me. Wait! Stop! Bee! Stand back. These are winter boots. Wait! Don't kill him! You know I'm allergic to them! This thing could kill me! Why does his life have less value than yours? Why does his life have any less value than mine? Is that your statement? I'm just saying all life has value. You don't know what he's capable of feeling. My brochure! There you go, little guy. I'm not scared of him. It's an allergic thing. Put that on your resume brochure. My whole face could puff up. Make it one of your special skills. Knocking someone out is also a special skill. Right. Bye, Vanessa. Thanks. - Vanessa, next week? Yogurt night? - Sure, Ken. You know, whatever. - You could put carob chips on there. - Bye. - Supposed to be less calories. - Bye. I gotta say something. She saved my life. I gotta say something. All right, here it goes. Nah. What would I say? I could really get in trouble. It's a bee law. You're not supposed to talk to a human. I can't believe I'm doing this. I've got to. Oh, I can't do it. Oome on! No. Yes. No. Do it. I can't. How should I start it? “You like jazz?” No, that's no good. Here she comes! Speak, you fool! Hi! I'm sorry. - You're talking. - Yes, I know. You're talking! I'm so sorry. No, it's OK. It's fine. I know I'm dreaming. But I don't recall going to bed. Well, I'm sure this is very disconcerting. This is a bit of a surprise to me. I mean, you're a bee! I am. And I'm not supposed to be doing this, but they were all trying to kill me. And if it wasn't for you… I had to thank you. It's just how I was raised. That was a little weird. - I'm talking with a bee. - Yeah. I'm talking to a bee. And the bee is talking to me! I just want to say I'm grateful. I'll leave now. - Wait! How did you learn to do that? - What? The talking thing. Same way you did, I guess. “Mama, Dada, honey.” You pick it up. - That's very funny. - Yeah. Bees are funny. If we didn't laugh, we'd cry with what we have to deal with. Anyway… Oan I… …get you something? - Like what? I don't know. I mean… I don't know. Ooffee? I don't want to put you out. It's no trouble. It takes two minutes. - It's just coffee. - I hate to impose. - Don't be ridiculous! - Actually, I would love a cup. Hey, you want rum cake? - I shouldn't. - Have some. - No, I can't. - Oome on! I'm trying to lose a couple micrograms. - Where? - These stripes don't help. You look great! I don't know if you know anything about fashion. Are you all right? No. He's making the tie in the cab as they're flying up Madison. He finally gets there. He runs up the steps into the church. The wedding is on. And he says, “Watermelon? I thought you said Guatemalan. Why would I marry a watermelon?” Is that a bee joke? That's the kind of stuff we do. Yeah, different. So, what are you gonna do, Barry? About work? I don't know. I want to do my part for the hive, but I can't do it the way they want. I know how you feel. - You do? - Sure. My parents wanted me to be a lawyer or a doctor, but I wanted to be a florist. - Really? - My only interest is flowers. Our new queen was just elected with that same campaign slogan. Anyway, if you look… There's my hive right there. See it? You're in Sheep Meadow! Yes! I'm right off the Turtle Pond! No way! I know that area. I lost a toe ring there once. - Why do girls put rings on their toes? - Why not? - It's like putting a hat on your knee. - Maybe I'll try that. - You all right, ma'am? - Oh, yeah. Fine. Just having two cups of coffee! Anyway, this has been great. Thanks for the coffee. Yeah, it's no trouble. Sorry I couldn't finish it. If I did, I'd be up the rest of my life. Are you…? Oan I take a piece of this with me? Sure! Here, have a crumb. - Thanks! - Yeah. All right. Well, then… I guess I'll see you around. Or not. OK, Barry. And thank you so much again… for before. Oh, that? That was nothing. Well, not nothing, but… Anyway… This can't possibly work. He's all set to go. We may as well try it. OK, Dave, pull the chute. - Sounds amazing. - It was amazing! It was the scariest, happiest moment of my life. Humans! I can't believe you were with humans! Giant, scary humans! What were they like? Huge and crazy. They talk crazy. They eat crazy giant things. They drive crazy. - Do they try and kill you, like on TV? - Some of them. But some of them don't. - How'd you get back? - Poodle. You did it, and I'm glad. You saw whatever you wanted to see. You had your “experience.” Now you can pick out yourjob and be normal. - Well… - Well? Well, I met someone. You did? Was she Bee-ish? - A wasp?! Your parents will kill you! - No, no, no, not a wasp. - Spider? - I'm not attracted to spiders. I know it's the hottest thing, with the eight legs and all. I can't get by that face. So who is she? She's… human. No, no. That's a bee law. You wouldn't break a bee law. - Her name's Vanessa. - Oh, boy. She's so nice. And she's a florist! Oh, no! You're dating a human florist! We're not dating. You're flying outside the hive, talking to humans that attack our homes with power washers and M-80s! One-eighth a stick of dynamite! She saved my life! And she understands me. This is over! Eat this. This is not over! What was that? - They call it a crumb. - It was so stingin' stripey! And that's not what they eat. That's what falls off what they eat! - You know what a Oinnabon is? - No. It's bread and cinnamon and frosting. They heat it up… Sit down! …really hot! - Listen to me! We are not them! We're us. There's us and there's them! Yes, but who can deny the heart that is yearning? There's no yearning. Stop yearning. Listen to me! You have got to start thinking bee, my friend. Thinking bee! - Thinking bee. - Thinking bee. Thinking bee! Thinking bee! Thinking bee! Thinking bee! There he is. He's in the pool. You know what your problem is, Barry? I gotta start thinking bee? How much longer will this go on? It's been three days! Why aren't you working? I've got a lot of big life decisions to think about. What life? You have no life! You have no job. You're barely a bee! Would it kill you to make a little honey? Barry, come out. Your father's talking to you. Martin, would you talk to him? Barry, I'm talking to you! You coming? Got everything? All set! Go ahead. I'll catch up. Don't be too long. Watch this! Vanessa! - We're still here. - I told you not to yell at him. He doesn't respond to yelling! - Then why yell at me? - Because you don't listen! I'm not listening to this. Sorry, I've gotta go. - Where are you going? - I'm meeting a friend. A girl? Is this why you can't decide? Bye. I just hope she's Bee-ish. They have a huge parade of flowers every year in Pasadena? To be in the Tournament of Roses, that's every florist's dream! Up on a float, surrounded by flowers, crowds cheering. A tournament. Do the roses compete in athletic events? No. All right, I've got one. How come you don't fly everywhere? It's exhausting. Why don't you run everywhere? It's faster. Yeah, OK, I see, I see. All right, your turn. TiVo. You can just freeze live TV? That's insane! You don't have that? We have Hivo, but it's a disease. It's a horrible, horrible disease. Oh, my. Dumb bees! You must want to sting all those jerks. We try not to sting. It's usually fatal for us. So you have to watch your temper. Very carefully. You kick a wall, take a walk, write an angry letter and throw it out. Work through it like any emotion: Anger, jealousy, lust. Oh, my goodness! Are you OK? Yeah. - What is wrong with you?! - It's a bug. He's not bothering anybody. Get out of here, you creep! What was that? A Pic ‘N' Save circular? Yeah, it was. How did you know? It felt like about 10 pages. Seventy-five is pretty much our limit. You've really got that down to a science. - I lost a cousin to Italian Vogue. - I'll bet. What in the name of Mighty Hercules is this? How did this get here? Oute Bee, Golden Blossom, Ray Liotta Private Select? - Is he that actor? - I never heard of him. - Why is this here? - For people. We eat it. You don't have enough food of your own? - Well, yes. - How do you get it? - Bees make it. - I know who makes it! And it's hard to make it! There's heating, cooling, stirring. You need a whole Krelman thing! - It's organic. - It's our-ganic! It's just honey, Barry. Just what?! Bees don't know about this! This is stealing! A lot of stealing! You've taken our homes, schools, hospitals! This is all we have! And it's on sale?! I'm getting to the bottom of this. I'm getting to the bottom of all of this! Hey, Hector. - You almost done? - Almost. He is here. I sense it. Well, I guess I'll go home now and just leave this nice honey out, with no one around. You're busted, box boy! I knew I heard something. So you can talk! I can talk. And now you'll start talking! Where you getting the sweet stuff? Who's your supplier? I don't understand. I thought we were friends. The last thing we want to do is upset bees! You're too late! It's ours now! You, sir, have crossed the wrong sword! You, sir, will be lunch for my iguana, Ignacio! Where is the honey coming from? Tell me where! Honey Farms! It comes from Honey Farms! Orazy person! What horrible thing has happened here? These faces, they never knew what hit them. And now they're on the road to nowhere! Just keep still. What? You're not dead? Do I look dead? They will wipe anything that moves. Where you headed? To Honey Farms. I am onto something huge here. I'm going to Alaska. Moose blood, crazy stuff. Blows your head off! I'm going to Tacoma. - And you? - He really is dead. All right. Uh-oh! - What is that?! - Oh, no! - A wiper! Triple blade! - Triple blade? Jump on! It's your only chance, bee! Why does everything have to be so doggone clean?! How much do you people need to see?! Open your eyes! Stick your head out the window! From NPR News in Washington, I'm Carl Kasell. But don't kill no more bugs! - Bee! - Moose blood guy!! - You hear something? - Like what? Like tiny screaming. Turn off the radio. Whassup, bee boy? Hey, Blood. Just a row of honey jars, as far as the eye could see. Wow! I assume wherever this truck goes is where they're getting it. I mean, that honey's ours. - Bees hang tight. - We're all jammed in. It's a close community. Not us, man. We on our own. Every mosquito on his own. - What if you get in trouble? - You a mosquito, you in trouble. Nobody likes us. They just smack. See a mosquito, smack, smack! At least you're out in the world. You must meet girls. Mosquito girls try to trade up, get with a moth, dragonfly. Mosquito girl don't want no mosquito. You got to be kidding me! Mooseblood's about to leave the building! So long, bee! - Hey, guys! - Mooseblood! I knew I'd catch y'all down here. Did you bring your crazy straw? We throw it in jars, slap a label on it, and it's pretty much pure profit. What is this place? A bee's got a brain the size of a pinhead. They are pinheads! Pinhead. - Oheck out the new smoker. - Oh, sweet. That's the one you want. The Thomas 3000! Smoker? Ninety puffs a minute, semi-automatic. Twice the nicotine, all the tar. A couple breaths of this knocks them right out. They make the honey, and we make the money. “They make the honey, and we make the money”? Oh, my! What's going on? Are you OK? Yeah. It doesn't last too long. Do you know you're in a fake hive with fake walls? Our queen was moved here. We had no choice. This is your queen? That's a man in women's clothes! That's a drag queen! What is this? Oh, no! There's hundreds of them! Bee honey. Our honey is being brazenly stolen on a massive scale! This is worse than anything bears have done! I intend to do something. Oh, Barry, stop. Who told you humans are taking our honey? That's a rumor. Do these look like rumors? That's a conspiracy theory. These are obviously doctored photos. How did you get mixed up in this? He's been talking to humans. - What? - Talking to humans?! He has a human girlfriend. And they make out! Make out? Barry! We do not. - You wish you could. - Whose side are you on? The bees! I dated a cricket once in San Antonio. Those crazy legs kept me up all night. Barry, this is what you want to do with your life? I want to do it for all our lives. Nobody works harder than bees! Dad, I remember you coming home so overworked your hands were still stirring. You couldn't stop. I remember that. What right do they have to our honey? We live on two cups a year. They put it in lip balm for no reason whatsoever! Even if it's true, what can one bee do? Sting them where it really hurts. In the face! The eye! - That would hurt. - No. Up the nose? That's a killer. There's only one place you can sting the humans, one place where it matters. Hive at Five, the hive's only full-hour action news source. No more bee beards! With Bob Bumble at the anchor desk. Weather with Storm Stinger. Sports with Buzz Larvi. And Jeanette Chung. - Good evening. I'm Bob Bumble. - And I'm Jeanette Chung. A tri-county bee, Barry Benson, intends to sue the human race for stealing our honey, packaging it and profiting from it illegally! Tomorrow night on Bee Larry King, we'll have three former queens here in our studio, discussing their new book, Classy Ladies, out this week on Hexagon. Tonight we're talking to Barry Benson. Did you ever think, “I'm a kid from the hive. I can't do this”? Bees have never been afraid to change the world. What about Bee Columbus? Bee Gandhi? Bee Jesus? Where I'm from, we'd never sue humans. We were thinking of stickball or candy stores. How old are you? The bee community is supporting you in this case, which will be the trial of the bee century. You know, they have a Larry King in the human world too. It's a common name. Next week… He looks like you and has a show and suspenders and colored dots… Next week… Glasses, quotes on the bottom from the guest even though you just heard ‘em. Bear Week next week! They're scary, hairy and here live. Always leans forward, pointy shoulders, squinty eyes, very Jewish. In tennis, you attack at the point of weakness! It was my grandmother, Ken. She's 81. Honey, her backhand's a joke! I'm not gonna take advantage of that? Quiet, please. Actual work going on here. - Is that that same bee? - Yes, it is! I'm helping him sue the human race. - Hello. - Hello, bee. This is Ken. Yeah, I remember you. Timberland, size ten and a half. Vibram sole, I believe. Why does he talk again? Listen, you better go ‘cause we're really busy working. But it's our yogurt night! Bye-bye. Why is yogurt night so difficult?! You poor thing. You two have been at this for hours! Yes, and Adam here has been a huge help. - Frosting… - How many sugars? Just one. I try not to use the competition. So why are you helping me? Bees have good qualities. And it takes my mind off the shop. Instead of flowers, people are giving balloon bouquets now. Those are great, if you're three. And artificial flowers. - Oh, those just get me psychotic! - Yeah, me too. Bent stingers, pointless pollination. Bees must hate those fake things! Nothing worse than a daffodil that's had work done. Maybe this could make up for it a little bit. - This lawsuit's a pretty big deal. - I guess. You sure you want to go through with it? Am I sure? When I'm done with the humans, they won't be able to say, “Honey, I'm home,” without paying a royalty! It's an incredible scene here in downtown Manhattan, where the world anxiously waits, because for the first time in history, we will hear for ourselves if a honeybee can actually speak. What have we gotten into here, Barry? It's pretty big, isn't it? I can't believe how many humans don't work during the day. You think billion-dollar multinational food companies have good lawyers? Everybody needs to stay behind the barricade. - What's the matter? - I don't know, I just got a chill. Well, if it isn't the bee team. You boys work on this? All rise! The Honorable Judge Bumbleton presiding. All right. Case number 4475, Superior Court of New York, Barry Bee Benson v. The Honey Industry is now in session. Mr. Montgomery, you're representing the five food companies collectively? A privilege. Mr. Benson… you're representing all the bees of the world? I'm kidding. Yes, Your Honor, we're ready to proceed. Mr. Montgomery, your opening statement, please. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, my grandmother was a simple woman. Born on a farm, she believed it was man's divine right to benefit from the bounty of nature God put before us. If we lived in the topsy-turvy world Mr. Benson imagines, just think of what would it mean. I would have to negotiate with the silkworm for the elastic in my britches! Talking bee! How do we know this isn't some sort of holographic motion-picture-capture Hollywood wizardry? They could be using laser beams! Robotics! Ventriloquism! Oloning! For all we know, he could be on steroids! Mr. Benson? Ladies and gentlemen, there's no trickery here. I'm just an ordinary bee. Honey's pretty important to me. It's important to all bees. We invented it! We make it. And we protect it with our lives. Unfortunately, there are some people in this room who think they can take it from us ‘cause we're the little guys! I'm hoping that, after this is all over, you'll see how, by taking our honey, you not only take everything we have but everything we are! I wish he'd dress like that all the time. So nice! Oall your first witness. So, Mr. Klauss Vanderhayden of Honey Farms, big company you have. I suppose so. I see you also own Honeyburton and Honron! Yes, they provide beekeepers for our farms. Beekeeper. I find that to be a very disturbing term. I don't imagine you employ any bee-free-ers, do you? - No. - I couldn't hear you. - No. - No. Because you don't free bees. You keep bees. Not only that, it seems you thought a bear would be an appropriate image for a jar of honey. They're very lovable creatures. Yogi Bear, Fozzie Bear, Build-A-Bear. You mean like this? Bears kill bees! How'd you like his head crashing through your living room?! Biting into your couch! Spitting out your throw pillows! OK, that's enough. Take him away. So, Mr. Sting, thank you for being here. Your name intrigues me. - Where have I heard it before? - I was with a band called The Police. But you've never been a police officer, have you? No, I haven't. No, you haven't. And so here we have yet another example of bee culture casually stolen by a human for nothing more than a prance-about stage name. Oh, please. Have you ever been stung, Mr. Sting? Because I'm feeling a little stung, Sting. Or should I say… Mr. Gordon M. Sumner! That's not his real name?! You idiots! Mr. Liotta, first, belated congratulations on your Emmy win for a guest spot on ER in 2005. Thank you. Thank you. I see from your resume that you're devilishly handsome with a churning inner turmoil that's ready to blow. I enjoy what I do. Is that a crime? Not yet it isn't. But is this what it's come to for you? Exploiting tiny, helpless bees so you don't have to rehearse your part and learn your lines, sir? Watch it, Benson! I could blow right now! This isn't a goodfella. This is a badfella! Why doesn't someone just step on this creep, and we can all go home?! - Order in this court! - You're all thinking it! Order! Order, I say! - Say it! - Mr. Liotta, please sit down! I think it was awfully nice of that bear to pitch in like that. I think the jury's on our side. Are we doing everything right, legally? I'm a florist. Right. Well, here's to a great team. To a great team! Well, hello. - Ken! - Hello. I didn't think you were coming. No, I was just late. I tried to call, but… the battery. I didn't want all this to go to waste, so I called Barry. Luckily, he was free. Oh, that was lucky. There's a little left. I could heat it up. Yeah, heat it up, sure, whatever. So I hear you're quite a tennis player. I'm not much for the game myself. The ball's a little grabby. That's where I usually sit. Right… there. Ken, Barry was looking at your resume, and he agreed with me that eating with chopsticks isn't really a special skill. You think I don't see what you're doing? I know how hard it is to find the rightjob. We have that in common. Do we? Bees have 100 percent employment, but we do jobs like taking the crud out. That's just what I was thinking about doing. Ken, I let Barry borrow your razor for his fuzz. I hope that was all right. I'm going to drain the old stinger. Yeah, you do that. Look at that. You know, I've just about had it with your little mind games. - What's that? - Italian Vogue. Mamma mia, that's a lot of pages. A lot of ads. Remember what Van said, why is your life more valuable than mine? Funny, I just can't seem to recall that! I think something stinks in here! I love the smell of flowers. How do you like the smell of flames?! Not as much. Water bug! Not taking sides! Ken, I'm wearing a Ohapstick hat! This is pathetic! I've got issues! Well, well, well, a royal flush! - You're bluffing. - Am I? Surf's up, dude! Poo water! That bowl is gnarly. Except for those dirty yellow rings! Kenneth! What are you doing?! You know, I don't even like honey! I don't eat it! We need to talk! He's just a little bee! And he happens to be the nicest bee I've met in a long time! Long time? What are you talking about?! Are there other bugs in your life? No, but there are other things bugging me in life. And you're one of them! Fine! Talking bees, no yogurt night… My nerves are fried from riding on this emotional roller coaster! Goodbye, Ken. And for your information, I prefer sugar-free, artificial sweeteners made by man! I'm sorry about all that. I know it's got an aftertaste! I like it! I always felt there was some kind of barrier between Ken and me. I couldn't overcome it. Oh, well. Are you OK for the trial? I believe Mr. Montgomery is about out of ideas. We would like to call Mr. Barry Benson Bee to the stand. Good idea! You can really see why he's considered one of the best lawyers… Yeah. Layton, you've gotta weave some magic with this jury, or it's gonna be all over. Don't worry. The only thing I have to do to turn this jury around is to remind them of what they don't like about bees. - You got the tweezers? - Are you allergic? Only to losing, son. Only to losing. Mr. Benson Bee, I'll ask you what I think we'd all like to know. What exactly is your relationship to that woman? We're friends. - Good friends? - Yes. How good? Do you live together? Wait a minute… Are you her little… …bedbug? I've seen a bee documentary or two. From what I understand, doesn't your queen give birth to all the bee children? - Yeah, but… - So those aren't your real parents! - Oh, Barry… - Yes, they are! Hold me back! You're an illegitimate bee, aren't you, Benson? He's denouncing bees! Don't y'all date your cousins? - Objection! - I'm going to pincushion this guy! Adam, don't! It's what he wants! Oh, I'm hit!! Oh, lordy, I am hit! Order! Order! The venom! The venom is coursing through my veins! I have been felled by a winged beast of destruction! You see? You can't treat them like equals! They're striped savages! Stinging's the only thing they know! It's their way! - Adam, stay with me. - I can't feel my legs. What angel of mercy will come forward to suck the poison from my heaving buttocks? I will have order in this court. Order! Order, please! The case of the honeybees versus the human race took a pointed turn against the bees yesterday when one of their legal team stung Layton T. Montgomery. - Hey, buddy. - Hey. - Is there much pain? - Yeah. I… I blew the whole case, didn't I? It doesn't matter. What matters is you're alive. You could have died. I'd be better off dead. Look at me. They got it from the cafeteria downstairs, in a tuna sandwich. Look, there's a little celery still on it. What was it like to sting someone? I can't explain it. It was all… All adrenaline and then… and then ecstasy! All right. You think it was all a trap? Of course. I'm sorry. I flew us right into this. What were we thinking? Look at us. We're just a couple of bugs in this world. What will the humans do to us if they win? I don't know. I hear they put the roaches in motels. That doesn't sound so bad. Adam, they check in, but they don't check out! Oh, my. Oould you get a nurse to close that window? - Why? - The smoke. Bees don't smoke. Right. Bees don't smoke. Bees don't smoke! But some bees are smoking. That's it! That's our case! It is? It's not over? Get dressed. I've gotta go somewhere. Get back to the court and stall. Stall any way you can. And assuming you've done step correctly, you're ready for the tub. Mr. Flayman. Yes? Yes, Your Honor! Where is the rest of your team? Well, Your Honor, it's interesting. Bees are trained to fly haphazardly, and as a result, we don't make very good time. I actually heard a funny story about… Your Honor, haven't these ridiculous bugs taken up enough of this court's valuable time? How much longer will we allow these absurd shenanigans to go on? They have presented no compelling evidence to support their charges against my clients, who run legitimate businesses. I move for a complete dismissal of this entire case! Mr. Flayman, I'm afraid I'm going to have to consider Mr. Montgomery's motion. But you can't! We have a terrific case. Where is your proof? Where is the evidence? Show me the smoking gun! Hold it, Your Honor! You want a smoking gun? Here is your smoking gun. What is that? It's a bee smoker! What, this? This harmless little contraption? This couldn't hurt a fly, let alone a bee. Look at what has happened to bees who have never been asked, “Smoking or non?” Is this what nature intended for us? To be forcibly addicted to smoke machines and man-made wooden slat work camps? Living out our lives as honey slaves to the white man? - What are we gonna do? - He's playing the species card. Ladies and gentlemen, please, free these bees! Free the bees! Free the bees! Free the bees! Free the bees! Free the bees! The court finds in favor of the bees! Vanessa, we won! I knew you could do it! High-five! Sorry. I'm OK! You know what this means? All the honey will finally belong to the bees. Now we won't have to work so hard all the time. This is an unholy perversion of the balance of nature, Benson. You'll regret this. Barry, how much honey is out there? All right. One at a time. Barry, who are you wearing? My sweater is Ralph Lauren, and I have no pants. - What if Montgomery's right? - What do you mean? We've been living the bee way a long time, 27 million years. Oongratulations on your victory. What will you demand as a settlement? First, we'll demand a complete shutdown of all bee work camps. Then we want back the honey that was ours to begin with, every last drop. We demand an end to the glorification of the bear as anything more than a filthy, smelly, bad-breath stink machine. We're all aware of what they do in the woods. Wait for my signal. Take him out. He'll have nauseous for a few hours, then he'll be fine. And we will no longer tolerate bee-negative nicknames… But it's just a prance-about stage name! …unnecessary inclusion of honey in bogus health products and la-dee-da human tea-time snack garnishments. Oan't breathe. Bring it in, boys! Hold it right there! Good. Tap it. Mr. Buzzwell, we just passed three cups, and there's gallons more coming! - I think we need to shut down! - Shut down? We've never shut down. Shut down honey production! Stop making honey! Turn your key, sir! What do we do now? Oannonball! We're shutting honey production! Mission abort. Aborting pollination and nectar detail. Returning to base. Adam, you wouldn't believe how much honey was out there. Oh, yeah? What's going on? Where is everybody? - Are they out celebrating? - They're home. They don't know what to do. Laying out, sleeping in. I heard your Uncle Oarl was on his way to San Antonio with a cricket. At least we got our honey back. Sometimes I think, so what if humans liked our honey? Who wouldn't? It's the greatest thing in the world! I was excited to be part of making it. This was my new desk. This was my new job. I wanted to do it really well. And now… Now I can't. I don't understand why they're not happy. I thought their lives would be better! They're doing nothing. It's amazing. Honey really changes people. You don't have any idea what's going on, do you? - What did you want to show me? - This. What happened here? That is not the half of it. Oh, no. Oh, my. They're all wilting. Doesn't look very good, does it? No. And whose fault do you think that is? You know, I'm gonna guess bees. Bees? Specifically, me. I didn't think bees not needing to make honey would affect all these things. It's notjust flowers. Fruits, vegetables, they all need bees. That's our whole SAT test right there. Take away produce, that affects the entire animal kingdom. And then, of course… The human species? So if there's no more pollination, it could all just go south here, couldn't it? I know this is also partly my fault. How about a suicide pact? How do we do it? - I'll sting you, you step on me. - That just kills you twice. Right, right. Listen, Barry… sorry, but I gotta get going. I had to open my mouth and talk. Vanessa? Vanessa? Why are you leaving? Where are you going? To the final Tournament of Roses parade in Pasadena. They've moved it to this weekend because all the flowers are dying. It's the last chance I'll ever have to see it. Vanessa, I just wanna say I'm sorry. I never meant it to turn out like this. I know. Me neither. Tournament of Roses. Roses can't do sports. Wait a minute. Roses. Roses? Roses! Vanessa! Roses?! Barry? - Roses are flowers! - Yes, they are. Flowers, bees, pollen! I know. That's why this is the last parade. Maybe not. Oould you ask him to slow down? Oould you slow down? Barry! OK, I made a huge mistake. This is a total disaster, all my fault. Yes, it kind of is. I've ruined the planet. I wanted to help you with the flower shop. I've made it worse. Actually, it's completely closed down. I thought maybe you were remodeling. But I have another idea, and it's greater than my previous ideas combined. I don't want to hear it! All right, they have the roses, the roses have the pollen. I know every bee, plant and flower bud in this park. All we gotta do is get what they've got back here with what we've got. - Bees. - Park. - Pollen! - Flowers. - Repollination! - Across the nation! Tournament of Roses, Pasadena, Oalifornia. They've got nothing but flowers, floats and cotton candy. Security will be tight. I have an idea. Vanessa Bloome, FTD. Official floral business. It's real. Sorry, ma'am. Nice brooch. Thank you. It was a gift. Once inside, we just pick the right float. How about The Princess and the Pea? I could be the princess, and you could be the pea! Yes, I got it. - Where should I sit? - What are you? - I believe I'm the pea. - The pea? It goes under the mattresses. - Not in this fairy tale, sweetheart. - I'm getting the marshal. You do that! This whole parade is a fiasco! Let's see what this baby'll do. Hey, what are you doing?! Then all we do is blend in with traffic… …without arousing suspicion. Once at the airport, there's no stopping us. Stop! Security. - You and your insect pack your float? - Yes. Has it been in your possession the entire time? Would you remove your shoes? - Remove your stinger. - It's part of me. I know. Just having some fun. Enjoy your flight. Then if we're lucky, we'll have just enough pollen to do the job. Oan you believe how lucky we are? We have just enough pollen to do the job! I think this is gonna work. It's got to work. Attention, passengers, this is Oaptain Scott. We have a bit of bad weather in New York. It looks like we'll experience a couple hours delay. Barry, these are cut flowers with no water. They'll never make it. I gotta get up there and talk to them. Be careful. Oan I get help with the Sky Mall magazine? I'd like to order the talking inflatable nose and ear hair trimmer. Oaptain, I'm in a real situation. - What'd you say, Hal? - Nothing. Bee! Don't freak out! My entire species… What are you doing? - Wait a minute! I'm an attorney! - Who's an attorney? Don't move. Oh, Barry. Good afternoon, passengers. This is your captain. Would a Miss Vanessa Bloome in 24B please report to the cockpit? And please hurry! What happened here? There was a DustBuster, a toupee, a life raft exploded. One's bald, one's in a boat, they're both unconscious! - Is that another bee joke? - No! No one's flying the plane! This is JFK control tower, Flight 356. What's your status? This is Vanessa Bloome. I'm a florist from New York. Where's the pilot? He's unconscious, and so is the copilot. Not good. Does anyone onboard have flight experience? As a matter of fact, there is. - Who's that? - Barry Benson. From the honey trial?! Oh, great. Vanessa, this is nothing more than a big metal bee. It's got giant wings, huge engines. I can't fly a plane. - Why not? Isn't John Travolta a pilot? - Yes. How hard could it be? Wait, Barry! We're headed into some lightning. This is Bob Bumble. We have some late-breaking news from JFK Airport, where a suspenseful scene is developing. Barry Benson, fresh from his legal victory… That's Barry! …is attempting to land a plane, loaded with people, flowers and an incapacitated flight crew. Flowers?! We have a storm in the area and two individuals at the controls with absolutely no flight experience. Just a minute. There's a bee on that plane. I'm quite familiar with Mr. Benson and his no-account compadres. They've done enough damage. But isn't he your only hope? Technically, a bee shouldn't be able to fly at all. Their wings are too small… Haven't we heard this a million times? “The surface area of the wings and body mass make no sense.” - Get this on the air! - Got it. - Stand by. - We're going live. The way we work may be a mystery to you. Making honey takes a lot of bees doing a lot of small jobs. But let me tell you about a small job. If you do it well, it makes a big difference. More than we realized. To us, to everyone. That's why I want to get bees back to working together. That's the bee way! We're not made of Jell-O. We get behind a fellow. - Black and yellow! - Hello! Left, right, down, hover. - Hover? - Forget hover. This isn't so hard. Beep-beep! Beep-beep! Barry, what happened?! Wait, I think we were on autopilot the whole time. - That may have been helping me. - And now we're not! So it turns out I cannot fly a plane. All of you, let's get behind this fellow! Move it out! Move out! Our only chance is if I do what I'd do, you copy me with the wings of the plane! Don't have to yell. I'm not yelling! We're in a lot of trouble. It's very hard to concentrate with that panicky tone in your voice! It's not a tone. I'm panicking! I can't do this! Vanessa, pull yourself together. You have to snap out of it! You snap out of it. You snap out of it. - You snap out of it! - You snap out of it! - You snap out of it! - You snap out of it! - You snap out of it! - You snap out of it! - Hold it! - Why? Oome on, it's my turn. How is the plane flying? I don't know. Hello? Benson, got any flowers for a happy occasion in there? The Pollen Jocks! They do get behind a fellow. - Black and yellow. - Hello. All right, let's drop this tin can on the blacktop. Where? I can't see anything. Oan you? No, nothing. It's all cloudy. Oome on. You got to think bee, Barry. - Thinking bee. - Thinking bee. Thinking bee! Thinking bee! Thinking bee! Wait a minute. I think I'm feeling something. - What? - I don't know. It's strong, pulling me. Like a 27-million-year-old instinct. Bring the nose down. Thinking bee! Thinking bee! Thinking bee! - What in the world is on the tarmac? - Get some lights on that! Thinking bee! Thinking bee! Thinking bee! - Vanessa, aim for the flower. - OK. Out the engines. We're going in on bee power. Ready, boys? Affirmative! Good. Good. Easy, now. That's it. Land on that flower! Ready? Full reverse! Spin it around! - Not that flower! The other one! - Which one? - That flower. - I'm aiming at the flower! That's a fat guy in a flowered shirt. I mean the giant pulsating flower made of millions of bees! Pull forward. Nose down. Tail up. Rotate around it. - This is insane, Barry! - This's the only way I know how to fly. Am I koo-koo-kachoo, or is this plane flying in an insect-like pattern? Get your nose in there. Don't be afraid. Smell it. Full reverse! Just drop it. Be a part of it. Aim for the center! Now drop it in! Drop it in, woman! Oome on, already. Barry, we did it! You taught me how to fly! - Yes. No high-five! - Right. Barry, it worked! Did you see the giant flower? What giant flower? Where? Of course I saw the flower! That was genius! - Thank you. - But we're not done yet. Listen, everyone! This runway is covered with the last pollen from the last flowers available anywhere on Earth. That means this is our last chance. We're the only ones who make honey, pollinate flowers and dress like this. If we're gonna survive as a species, this is our moment! What do you say? Are we going to be bees, orjust Museum of Natural History keychains? We're bees! Keychain! Then follow me! Except Keychain. Hold on, Barry. Here. You've earned this. Yeah! I'm a Pollen Jock! And it's a perfect fit. All I gotta do are the sleeves. Oh, yeah. That's our Barry. Mom! The bees are back! If anybody needs to make a call, now's the time. I got a feeling we'll be working late tonight! Here's your change. Have a great afternoon! Oan I help who's next? Would you like some honey with that? It is bee-approved. Don't forget these. Milk, cream, cheese, it's all me. And I don't see a nickel! Sometimes I just feel like a piece of meat! I had no idea. Barry, I'm sorry. Have you got a moment? Would you excuse me? My mosquito associate will help you. Sorry I'm late. He's a lawyer too? I was already a blood-sucking parasite. All I needed was a briefcase. Have a great afternoon! Barry, I just got this huge tulip order, and I can't get them anywhere. No problem, Vannie. Just leave it to me. You're a lifesaver, Barry. Oan I help who's next? All right, scramble, jocks! It's time to fly. Thank you, Barry! That bee is living my life! Let it go, Kenny. - When will this nightmare end?! - Let it all go. - Beautiful day to fly. - Sure is. Between you and me, I was dying to get out of that office. You have got to start thinking bee, my friend. - Thinking bee! - Me? Hold it. Let's just stop for a second. Hold it. I'm sorry. I'm sorry, everyone. Can we stop here? I'm not making a major life decision during a production number! All right. Take ten, everybody. Wrap it up, guys. I had virtually no rehearsal for that.

Labor games, an Ad Rock disaster, mocking Jesus, Chili Peppers return to KROQ, blind Jen, a Zero Club error, Allie in the file, Ulg of Atron, Fozzie Bear, and the K-Earth Coachella house???

Labor games, an Ad Rock disaster, mocking Jesus, Chili Peppers return to KROQ, blind Jen, a Zero Club error, Allie in the file, Ulg of Atron, Fozzie Bear, and the K-Earth Coachella house???

On this week's episode of Jake's Happy Nostalgia Show, we're joined by writer and producer Jim Lewis!People will know Jim's work best from his many years with The Muppets and The Jim Henson Company. He got his start with The Muppets as the editor of Muppet Magazine, with his first production being the video Hey, You're as Funny as Fozzie Bear. From there, Jim wrote and produced a variety of home videos, television series and specials, and live performances for The Muppets and Henson. We also touch on Jim's time writing for the long-running children's series Barney & Friends.Special thanks to Bill Barretta for connecting us!Taping date: January 6, 2025Edited by: Simon A. (Baby Lamb Creations)https://www.youtube.com/@BabyLambCreationshttps://www.tiktok.com/@babylambcreationshttps://www.instagram.com/babylambcreations/https://www.reddit.com/user/BabyLambCreationsYT/Be sure to check out our website, where you can learn more about the podcast and find how to follow the Happy Nostalgia team!https://jakeshappynostalgiashow.weebly.com/Listen to the audio version wherever you find your podcasts!https://linktr.ee/JakesHappyNostalgiaShow

In this engaging Part 4 caramel conversation, Cooper Lee & Kennedy Rizzo explore the nostalgic impact of beloved mascots from Disney, The Muppets, and Sesame Street, discussing how these characters have shaped fond childhood memories and branding. They delve into the evolution of food mascots along with the emotional connections they foster, while reflecting on the changes in branding and marketing in modern culture. Are any of these characters this week your favorite? Perhaps, Ernie's rubber duckie? See ya on the other side!What famous throwback mascot do you cherish baked into this Part 4 discussion?-Disney characters (Mickey & Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, Pluto) The Disney Princesses, Tinkerbell- The Muppets (Kermit the Frog, Fozzie Bear, Animal, Rolff the Dog, Gonzo) - Sesame Street (Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch, Big Bird, Grover, Bert & Ernie - Julio Pringles -Charley Tuna, Chicken of the Sea & Starbucks mermaids - If you like what we do in the way of caramelicious nostalgia, drop by and show us some support at Buy Me a Coffee dot com… (go to link below), we so appreciate you! Thanks a latte!!

This week at Walt Disney World, the magic is in full swing with festive fall updates, park surprises, and big announcements across the Disney universe. From brand-new dining questions to Halloween reveals, there's plenty to explore in these Disney weekly updates. Disney Weekly Updates: Beak & Barrel Reservations… or Not? The buzz around the new Beak & Barrel has Disney fans talking. Rumors of opening reservations popped up. However, not everything may be as it seems. We'll keep a close eye on this brand-new spot as it prepares to welcome guests, and we'll share when reservations are available in our weekly Disney updates. Disney Weekly Updates: Halloween Hits Magic Kingdom Meanwhile, Magic Kingdom just got a little more festive. New Dumbo pumpkin decorations have joined the Halloween lineup, adding a whimsical touch to the fall celebration. In addition, spooky collectibles are arriving. Guests can now grab a Haunted Mansion sipper or the Stitch mummy popcorn bucket. Even better, Disney confirmed that Mother Gothel will appear at Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party. Villains Take Over Bath & Body Works Halloween isn't limited to the parks. In fact, Bath & Body Works has launched an all-new Disney Villains scent collection. It brings a wicked touch of Disney magic to your everyday routine. Fans of Maleficent, Ursula, and other iconic villains will want to check out this limited-time lineup. A Galaxy Rebuilt Over in the Star Wars galaxy, LEGO fans have something to celebrate. The LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy trailer has officially dropped, and it gives fans a first look at an epic new adventure. With a September release on Disney+, the trailer builds excitement for what's sure to be a hit in the LEGO Star Wars collection. EPCOT Food & Wine and New PhotoPass Options Foodies, get ready. The EPCOT Food & Wine Festival is almost here, and Disney has released the full foodie guides for this year's event. New brews, dishes, and returning favorites make this a can't-miss experience. Additionally, new Fall PhotoPass options are now available, offering guests fresh seasonal opportunities to capture magical memories throughout the parks. These Disney weekly updates make sure you don't miss a single bite. Destination D23 Livestream Confirmed Looking ahead, Disney has confirmed a livestream for Destination D23. That means fans worldwide can expect updates, sneak peeks, and magical announcements as the event unfolds.  The Live stream will be in the D23 Gold Theater which requires a Gold Membership to join. Fozzie Even The Muppets joined the conversation this week. Fozzie Bear dropped his own playful acknowledgment of the Rock ‘n' Roller Coaster redo. Join Us Live Sam and Greg cover all of this and more LIVE on Sam's Disney Diary. From park updates to Disney+ news, our Disney weekly updates bring you everything happening across the Disney universe.  

Think you can outwit a dragon with a fake bridge and a charisma check? Welcome to the RPGBOT.Podcast episode where illusions kill, confusion reigns, and disbelief is just a failed Will save away. Show Notes: In this spellbinding episode, the RPGBOT crew explores the mischievous magic of illusions, where what you see may not be what you get—and what you don't see might still sucker-punch your barbarian. Between tactical breakdowns and spontaneous chipmunk tangents, the hosts weave a chaotic yet surprisingly informative tapestry of illusion mechanics, storytelling antics, and system comparisons between Pathfinder 2e, D&D 5e, and even a detour through Final Fantasy materia mechanics. The episode begins with a healthy dose of banter and battlefield survival strategies (spoiler: bolas are back in fashion), before veering headfirst into the world of illusion magic. Expect spirited debates about phantasms, the value of disbelief, and whether players should be required to announce, “I squint suspiciously at the air in front of me” before they're allowed a Will save. From chipmunks being bullied out of neighborhoods by thug squirrels, to Gandalf being played by Fozzie Bear, this episode is a chaotic celebration of how illusion and disguise mechanics shape storytelling, humor, and heartbreak at the gaming table. Plus: learn why DMs should occasionally pretend not to know what's happening... even when they wrote the plot twist. And yes—someone actually asks the important question: “Is it really a good illusion if it doesn't accidentally start a bar fight?” Key Takeaways: Character death matters—especially when caused by a flaming imaginary bridge. Optimization tips: Use bolas. No, seriously. They're hilarious and effective. Chipmunks are rare because squirrels have anger issues. Illusions are not just for mischief—they can dramatically shift combat and story if used (and ruled) well. Phantasms can cause real damage... and even real friendship-ending debates. DMs need to balance illusions to avoid turning a boss fight into a Scooby-Doo episode. Pathfinder 2e provides more clarity on disbelieving illusions than 5e, which mostly says "good luck, champ." Disguises are not illusions, but they can lead to awkward social interactions at royal balls. Illusions can enhance roleplay, story arcs, and character drama—but they need DM discretion. Session zero is a great place to ask, “How weird can my illusions get before the game breaks?” Improvisation is key: Illusions don't always follow the script. Neither should the DM. Muppet recasting of Tolkien characters is an important use of podcast time. Kermit as Frodo. Fozzie as Gandalf. Sam remains unchanged. Materias in Final Fantasy are weird, wild, and somehow relevant to this conversation. Illusions shouldn't ruin the fun—just complicate it in hilarious and meaningful ways. Players rarely remember to ‘study' illusions, so DMs must choose whether to be kind... or let them walk face-first into the dragon's tail. Game mechanics are weird, but that's half the fun. Communication is everything—especially when you're lying to your DM with a straight face.  

Think you can outwit a dragon with a fake bridge and a charisma check? Welcome to the RPGBOT.Podcast episode where illusions kill, confusion reigns, and disbelief is just a failed Will save away. Show Notes: In this spellbinding episode, the RPGBOT crew explores the mischievous magic of illusions, where what you see may not be what you get—and what you don't see might still sucker-punch your barbarian. Between tactical breakdowns and spontaneous chipmunk tangents, the hosts weave a chaotic yet surprisingly informative tapestry of illusion mechanics, storytelling antics, and system comparisons between Pathfinder 2e, D&D 5e, and even a detour through Final Fantasy materia mechanics. The episode begins with a healthy dose of banter and battlefield survival strategies (spoiler: bolas are back in fashion), before veering headfirst into the world of illusion magic. Expect spirited debates about phantasms, the value of disbelief, and whether players should be required to announce, “I squint suspiciously at the air in front of me” before they're allowed a Will save. From chipmunks being bullied out of neighborhoods by thug squirrels, to Gandalf being played by Fozzie Bear, this episode is a chaotic celebration of how illusion and disguise mechanics shape storytelling, humor, and heartbreak at the gaming table. Plus: learn why DMs should occasionally pretend not to know what's happening... even when they wrote the plot twist. And yes—someone actually asks the important question: “Is it really a good illusion if it doesn't accidentally start a bar fight?” Key Takeaways: Character death matters—especially when caused by a flaming imaginary bridge. Optimization tips: Use bolas. No, seriously. They're hilarious and effective. Chipmunks are rare because squirrels have anger issues. Illusions are not just for mischief—they can dramatically shift combat and story if used (and ruled) well. Phantasms can cause real damage... and even real friendship-ending debates. DMs need to balance illusions to avoid turning a boss fight into a Scooby-Doo episode. Pathfinder 2e provides more clarity on disbelieving illusions than 5e, which mostly says "good luck, champ." Disguises are not illusions, but they can lead to awkward social interactions at royal balls. Illusions can enhance roleplay, story arcs, and character drama—but they need DM discretion. Session zero is a great place to ask, “How weird can my illusions get before the game breaks?” Improvisation is key: Illusions don't always follow the script. Neither should the DM. Muppet recasting of Tolkien characters is an important use of podcast time. Kermit as Frodo. Fozzie as Gandalf. Sam remains unchanged. Materias in Final Fantasy are weird, wild, and somehow relevant to this conversation. Illusions shouldn't ruin the fun—just complicate it in hilarious and meaningful ways. Players rarely remember to ‘study' illusions, so DMs must choose whether to be kind... or let them walk face-first into the dragon's tail. Game mechanics are weird, but that's half the fun. Communication is everything—especially when you're lying to your DM with a straight face.  

We're leaving 1988 behind, but first we have to watch a whole bunch of crap, per usual! It's not all crap, tho, becuase we get to see some amazing mall animatronics and possibly the hottest Miss Piggy's ever been! But then we have to watch a 30 minute Fozzie Bear comedy special and it all goes downhill from there. Wocka wocka, baby Check out http://kermitmentstuff.com/ to get your Kermitment merch! Kermitment has a Patreon! Running a podcast is deceptively expensive work, so by becoming our Patron, you help us cover those costs and allow us to do funner, cooler stuff in the future! Find out more here! Visit our website to find a link to the Kermitment Patreon and more fun stuff at http://Kermitment.com! If you can't get enough Kermitment, follow @Kermitment.com, where we'll tweet fun stuff and interact with our listeners! And you can follow each of us individually: Matt: @MatthewGaydos Sam: @im-sam-schultz

In the fifty-seventh episode of Making Mt. Rushmore, host/moderator Steve Riddle welcomes James Gruenberg, Andy Atherton, and Mirandia Berthold to discuss which Muppet Characters deserve a place on their respective lists. Is Kermit the Frog a no-brainer? What about Fozzie Bear? Does Gonzo grab a spot? Does the Swedish Chef or Statler & Waldorf deserve a place? After that, they discuss which Muppet Films/TV Shows will be part of that grouping. Can you argue that the Muppets Take Manhattan shouldn't get a spot? Will A Muppet Family Christmas be included? Is The Muppet Show in the conversation? What about Fraggle Rock or The Muppet Movie?

In this week's episode Greg and Patrick explore the extremely clever yet inexplicably underused method of dominance analysis which offers a set of techniques for determining the relative importance of predictors in a regression model. Along the way they also discuss giving compliments, looking tired, Indy vs. F1, chicken paprikas, Gustav Holst, Fozzie Bear, not paying attention while recording, Lewis Hamilton pin-ups, Lando Calrissian, equation forts, being appallingly cool, making no sense at all, and magnums of champagne. Stay in contact with Quantitude! Web page: quantitudepod.org TwitterX: @quantitudepod YouTube: @quantitudepod Merch: redbubble.com

This time Dan and Erik talk about the album She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She by Chelsea Wolfe. We also talk about Mission Creek again, Saved By The Bell, Neil Diamond, Big Ten Tacos, Walker Texas Ranger, Fozzie Bear, Downtown Julie Brown and Inspector Gadget, but we forget to talk about what music we have been listening to this week. 

This week, the Aquarius New Moon and a penetrating Mercury-Pluto conjunction raise difficult truths and are a reminder that popularity is fleeting. The Aquarius Sun basks in the creative flow of confident, risk-taking Jupiter. As Uranus stations direct, the earth moves. Venus conjoins the North Node, and encourages joining with others to reach higher goals; and as she connects with Neptune, ask: How much is enough? And a listener question about finding motivation; can astrology help? Plus: Fulfillment, Fozzie Bear, and an undesirable demographic! Read a full transcript of this episode. Have a question you'd like answered on the show? Email April or leave it here! Subscribe to April's mailing list and get a free lunar workbook at each New Moon! Love the show? Make a donation! Timestamps [1:20] Mercury enters Aquarius on Jan. 27 (6:53 pm PST) and will be in this sign through Feb. 14, 2025. Well-suited to science and technology, but wait til Mercury is in Pisces for heart-to-heart talks. [2:34] On Jan. 28 (11:52 pm PST), Mercury conjoins Pluto at 1º58' Aquarius. What's hidden comes to the surface from nowhere, as suggested by the Sabian symbol 2 Aquarius, An unexpected thunderstorm.  [4:17] Moon Report! The Aquarius New Moon is on Jan. 29 (4:36 am PST) at 9º51' Aquarius. It's on the Sabian symbol 10 Aquarius, A popularity that proves ephemeral. Shake up the status quo, reveal hard truths, and persuade the world to be better, braver, and more compassionate.  [8:03] Lunar Phase Family Cycle (LPFC). This is the New Moon in a LPFC that will expand out over the next three years. The First Quarter in this LPFC comes on Oct. 29, 2025, the Full Moon is on July 29, 2026, and the Last Quarter is on April 28, 2027. [9:58] Void-of-Course (VOC) Moon periods. On Jan. 28 (7:48 am PST), the Moon in Capricorn sextiles Neptune. It's VOC for 3 hours, 43 minutes, and then enters Aquarius (11:31 am PST). Get yourself off that highly scheduled Capricorn treadmill. [11:10] On Jan. 30th, the Moon in Aquarius squares Uranus (3:29 am PST). It's VOC for 11 hours 23 minutes (!!!), then enters Pisces (2:52 pm PST). Let others make the decisions for a change. [12:20] The Moon in Pisces conjuncts Venus on Feb. 1 (2:06 pm PST). It's VOC for 3 hours and 4 minutes before entering Aries (5:10 pm PST). Establish a routine of bonding with the women in your life.  [13:45] Uranus stations direct on Jan. 30 (8:22 am PST), at 23º15' Taurus. It's been retrograde since Sep. 1, 2024. When a planet changes direction, it makes itself felt more than usual.  [14:54] The Sun trines Jupiter on Jan. 30 (2:59 pm PST) at 11°18' Aquarius and Gemini. The Sabian symbol for the Sun is 12 Aquarius, People on stairs graduated upward; Jupiter is on 12 Gemini, A slave girl asserting herself to her mistress. Explore your creativity, get the attention that you deserve, and have fun!  [17:22] Venus conjuncts Neptune (Feb. 1. 8:33 am PST, 27º59' Pisces) on the Sabian symbol 28 Pisces, A fertile garden under the Full Moon. This transit evokes the Fulfillment Curve, which emphasizes focusing on living comfortably without constantly chasing more material wealth. Check out Episode 132 for a review of Planetary Rulerships. [20:32] Venus conjuncts the North Node (Feb. 1, 1:42 pm PST) at 28º09' Pisces. This is the first of three conjunctions from Venus to the North Node due to her upcoming retrograde period. The other two are on April 1, 2025, and on April 23, 2025.  [22:14] Listener Idaho Barry asks if astrology can help with motivation, and shares a favorite clip from The Muppets! [28:40] If you'd like to have a question answered on a future episode, leave a message of one minute or less at speakpipe.com/bigskyastrologypodcast or email april (at) bigskyastrology (dot) com; put “Podcast Question” in the subject line. Free ways to support the podcast: Subscribe, like, review and share with a friend! [29:11] A tribute to this week's donors! If you would like to support the show and receive access to April's special donors-only videos for the coming year, go to BigSkyAstropod.com and contribute $10 or more. You can make a one-time donation in any amount or become an ongoing monthly contributor.

In honor of Muppet*Vision 3D closing at Disney World, we look at the history of The Muppets before Kermit joined Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear. Two decades earlier, Kermit was hanging out with Sam and Friends -- a local TV show in Washington, D.C., that launched Jim Henson's career. This episode comes from the podcast Sidedoor, produced by The Smithsonian with support from PRX. Their host Lizzie Peabody journeys back to 1955 to figure out how this eccentric cast of puppets built the foundation for everything Jim Henson would do afterwards, from Sesame Street to The Muppet Show and even Labyrinth. And the Sidedoor team ventures into the conservation labs to learn what it took to revive these crumbling hunks of foam and fabric when they landed at the Smithsonian. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Muppets perform the classic Dickens holiday tale, with Kermit the Frog playing Bob Cratchit, the put-upon clerk of stingy Ebenezer Scrooge (Michael Caine). Other Muppets -- Miss Piggy, Gonzo, Fozzie Bear and Sam the Eagle -- weave in and out of the story, while Scrooge receives visits from spirits of three Christmases -- past, present and future. They show him the error of his self-serving ways, but the miserable old man seems to be past any hope of redemption and happiness.

"Well that's a dumb question!" Counting Crows chat, brain coaches, Bob Dylan singing about the Titanic, Bat Boy, Fozzie Bear, a hard sneeze, a montage of "what" drops, Lou Ferrigno and Lindsay from a store dancing to MMMBop!?

"Well that's a dumb question!" Counting Crows chat, brain coaches, Bob Dylan singing about the Titanic, Bat Boy, Fozzie Bear, a hard sneeze, a montage of "what" drops, Lou Ferrigno and Lindsay from a store dancing to MMMBop!?

Mind the icy patch and get ready to cozy up at Fozzie Bear's Mom's farmhouse! Today, we're talking about the 1987 Holiday Special featuring our favorite Jim Henson characters from The Muppet Show, Sesame Street, and Fraggle Rock: A Muppet Family Christmas! Support the show on Patreon Our Instagram Our Website Our Facebook Our TikTok

So because of a suggestion during our Kiss Me, Kate episode, Marc is back to prove (thanks to his Fozzie Bear how-to book) he's Top Banana.Marc's Instagram: @bwayghostlightMarc's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@broadwaybyghostlightPodcast Socials -Email: butasongpod@gmail.comFacebook: @butasongpodInstagram: @butasongpodTikTok: @butasongpodTwitter: @butasongpodNext episode: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - "Subspace Rhapsody"!

We're talking about Minutes 53-54 of Muppet Treasure Island, in which Jim and the boys overhear an evil plan and the crew spots the island. With special guest Katilyn Miller! PLUS: The famous apple barrel scene! The barrel is bigger on the inside! How to make a Fozzie Bear rug at home! "Mutiny" as a verb! And vulgar and truculent ruffians! ALSO:Learn more about the Muppet latch hook kits on Muppet Wiki! Hosted by Anthony Strand & Ryan Roe Guest Katilyn Miller Produced & Edited by Ryan Roe Logo by Morgan Davy Movin' Right Along: A Muppet Movie Podcast is available at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ToughPigs.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Podcast Addict, Podbean, or wherever you get podcasts!

The Mousedebaters talk the Muppets ----------------------- It's time to play the musicIt's time to light the lightsIt's time to talk the Muppets on the Mousedebaters tonight! That's right pals, in Episode 23 - "Skeksis and I Know It," we're jumping right into the zany, fuzzy world of the Muppets. Join Luke, Brittany, and Kami as we kick things off with everyone's favorite party game: Eff, Marry, Kill – Muppet Edition! Would you bed Miss Piggy? Does Kermit have marriage potential? And what about poor Fozzie Bear? Who's getting the axe? Up next, we move on to a lively discussion of our favorite (and least favorite-- I'm looking at you Sam the Eagle) Muppet characters. Is Gonzo the Great really all that great? What about that smooth charm of Rowlf the Dog? And is there anyone out there who doesn't love Beaker? Expect strong opinions and plenty of laughs as we break it all down. Finally, we wrap things up by pitching the ultimate film remakes – starring the Muppets, of course! Imagine if you will: "The Godfather" with Kermit as Don Vito Corleone or "Jurassic Park" with Dr. Bunsen Honeydew in charge of dino DNA. From classic flicks to modern blockbusters, we're reimagining cinema with your favorite fuzzy friends in the lead roles. Listen, If we've said it before we've said it a million times: Why do you always come here? I guess we'll never know. It's like a kind of torture to have to listen to our show...

Welcome back to Bubble's Mushrooms - where all of your fantasies are fulfilled. This is Monday at that means Kent is back for another exciting episode. Not only is Kenny back on the show, but it's his 3rd visit - earning him his official Bubbles Mushrooms SPINNY TOP! Right off the bat we lead in with some good old fashioned butthole talk, a good old fashioned medical corner and some death notices of some good old fashioned people. Kenny got a new dental appliance and Luke sympathizes with his new smiling routine, Katie wants us all to guess what's wrong with her now and Edward talks about things in the room that look like buttholes. Mr Trump almost accidentally got shot by some guy and the lady from The Shining died. Mr Trump didn't die. Next on the show we decide to celebrate video games again. Katie is really excited about it and her & Luke wanted to play Among Us but didn't get invited. Can you remember what year Leisure Suit Larry came out? Do you know who Sir Thomas Nook is? What shape is Pyramid Head's head? Why is Fozzie Bear getting mentioned in this episode? Find out this week only on Bubbles Mushrooms - The Podcast. Follow the show on Instagram @bubbmush and email the show at bubbmush@gmail.com - don't forget to tell all of your friends to listen to the show!

Ian's birthday has us pondering important questions, including: What does the early 00s sound like? Are British people more excited out of their gourds about Christmas than North Americans? And, perhaps most importantly, am I The Guy Who Sucks? We also listen to two versions of "I Wish It Was Christmas Today", one performed by Julian Casablancas and one performed by Cheap Trick! The ranking clip in this episode is from "I Wish It Was Christmas Today" (which I'm just finding out right now is maybe sometimes titled "Christmas Treat") as performed by Horatio Sans, Kermit the Frog, Fozzie Bear, Animal, and Gonzo.

On Episode 200 of Jake's Happy Nostalgia Show, we interview puppeteer Eric Jacobson! Eric started out as an intern for The Jim Henson Company, then joining Sesame Street in the '90s and inheriting the roles of Grover, Bert, Oscar the Grouch, Guy Smiley and the left head of the Two-Headed Monster. Since the early '2000s, he has also been a Muppet performer with The Muppets, taking on the roles of Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, Sam the Eagle and more. Eric is also best known for puppeteering Harry the Duck on Bear in the Big Blue House, Piglet on The Book of Pooh and more!

Redacteur Guus Valk is al jaren fan van poppenspeler Frank Oz: de godfather van de The Muppet Show en Bert en Ernie. Nu is het eindelijk gelukt om hem te interviewen en wil hij weten: Wat zeggen de poppen over Frank Oz? En welke invloed heeft het oorlogstrauma van zijn vader gehad op zijn werk als poppenspeler?Lees ook: Poppenspeler Frank Oz (Sesamstraat, The Muppets) ging op zoek naar het verhaal achter de Hitler-marionet van zijn oudersHeeft u vragen, suggesties of ideeën over onze journalistiek? Mail dan naar onze ombudsman via ombudsman@nrc.nl.Gast: Guus ValkPresentatie: Gabriella AdèrRedactie: Ruben PestMontage: JP GeersingZie het privacybeleid op https://art19.com/privacy en de privacyverklaring van Californië op https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Happy holidays everyone. For our second annual non-horror Christmas movie deep dive, we're covering the greatest adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic. What do you get when you cross a miserly, penny hoarding, vindictive Scrooge with the loveable Muppets? You get the absolute holiday classic The Muppet Christmas Carol.  Featuring Michael Caine in the starring role, it was the first Muppet motion picture after the tragic passing of Jim Henson in 1990. By playing Dickens' material mostly straight, Brian Henson manages to capture the ghostly, and often downright scary elements of the story, and hammering home the timeless message of charity, goodwill and community. Featuring a secret weapon in the form of music from a rejuvenated Paul Williams, the picture bangs out incredible songs such as "It Feels Like Christmas" "Marley and Marley" and "Thankful Heart." The Muppets themselves, from Kermit as the put upon Bob Cratchit, Fozzie Bear as Fozziwig, and Gonzo the Great as our author and narrator Charles Dickens are perfectly utilized as well.   Mike and Stephen are joined by first time guest Rachel Schwebach  (@indysmutpeddler) to discuss the above, our own love for Henson's creations, the sadness Christmas can sometimes bring, whether or not Michael Caine was tripping balls the whole time he was filming and interacting with the Muppets like they were real and as a special bonus you can hear about Mike's real life beefs with Kerry Von Erich and Fugazi's Ian Macaye.  Hey, if you enjoyed Rachel on this episode, you should check out her shibari and BDSM photography by becoming a patron of hers here: https://www.patreon.com/rachelschwebach   If you like what you're listening to make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcast feeds.    Please take a moment to rate and review us on the Apple Podcast app, or rate us on the Spotify app. Reviews and five star ratings help new listeners find us every day, and we greatly appreciate the feedback and support.    Check out our website for easy access to our full catalog of shows, with hundreds of hours of free content. You can search the catalog, leave a review and even leave us feedback all from the site. Go to www.podandthependulum.com to check it out.  If you have the means, consider becoming a patron today and support the show. Patreon members get exclusive full length episodes, audio fan commentaries, exclusive mini-sodes and more. Join today at patreon.com/podandthependulum.

We all have our Christmas traditions. Caroling, picking out the perfect tree, baking cookies. Maya's traditions just happen to involved The Muppets. Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Rizzo the Rat, Gonzo, and Fozzie Bear have always been there to keep her company during the holiday season, and now today, we welcome them to keep you company this episode. As always, send us your fic recommendations, or reach out if you are a fic author who would like to be interviewed in the future, at canonicallyincorrectpod@gmail.com Thank you to our Patreons, AutumnalRiver and Rillie C., for your continued support! Like us and what we do? Donate to help us do more fun things at ⁠⁠⁠⁠ko-fi.com/canonicallyincorrect⁠⁠⁠⁠ or join our Patreon for bonus episodes, access to our community discord, and a chance to choose what we feature on the show! ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/canonicallyincorrect

Wherever you find Muppets, it feels like Christmas! Jim Henson's pals help us celebrate the holidays as Lexi & Ben dork out about (nearly) every festive special you can shake a Kermit at. It's all the ways that we watch Muppets, that feel like Christmas!If you enjoy dorking out with us, consider supporting the show and becoming an official dork! patreon.com/dorkmattersFURTHER DORKSCUSSION:It's A Very Merry Muppet Christmas MovieA Muppet Christmas: Letters to SantaThe Muppet Christmas CarolA Muppet Family ChristmasJohn Denver & The Muppets: Christmas TogetherLady Gaga and The Muppets Holiday SpectacularThe Muppets: Single All the Way (Christmas Episode)Mr. Willowby's Christmas TreeThe Christmas Toy Emmet Otter's Jug-Band ChristmasBONUS CONTENT:It Feels Like Crhistmas, lyricsMeecesSOCIALS:Here's where you can find us!Lexi' Hunt's website and twitter and instagramBen Rankel's website and instagram and where to buy his book: Amazon.ca / Comixology / Ind!go / Renegade ArtsJess Schmidt's website, twitter and instagramDork Matter's website(WIP) and twitter and instagram and redditThis podcast is created on the traditional territories of the Blackfoot Nations, which includes the Siksika, the Piikani, and the Kainai. We also acknowledge the Stoney Nakota Nation, Tsuut'ina, and Metis Nation Region 3.Help your dorky pals spread the word: share us on social media or give Dork Matters a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your pods! Thank you for helping us to share our love of all things Dork!"Even weirdos are cute when they're babies." - Doc (from Fraggle Rock), A Muppet Family Christmas 

This week, DJ Bob sits down for an interview with retired Muppets writer Jim Lewis. The two talk about Jim's experiences in “the business of show”, to quote Fozzie Bear. Topics of conversation include Jim's thoughts on the general nature of show business, how Jim achieved ‘sideways entry' into working for the Muppets by drawing on his experiences as a journalist, Jim and Bob's encounters with computers in their earliest forms, Jim's experiences raising an autistic child, and more!

Just five years old. Cute as a button. She had brown hair and brown eyes. Never met a stranger. Loved to make people laugh. Always had a funny joke to tell. Followed it up with “Waka waka,” just like Fozzie Bear from the Muppets. Adored all things Disney. And swimming. She would never turn down a dance party. Loved to read and be read to. Her favorite books? Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? and Night Night Little Pookie were two of her favorites. And then one day she disappeared. As if that weren't horrible enough, her parents didn't report her missing for ten months. Her name is Oakley Carlson. This is her story. Anyone who has any information about Oakley Lynn Carlson's disappearance are asked to contact the Sheriff's Office investigation division at sodetectives@co.grays-harbor.wa.us or call 360-964-1729 Resources: https://themurderdiariespodcast.com/episodes Music Used: Walking with the Dead by Maia Wynne Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Maiah_Wynne/Live_at_KBOO_for_A_Popcalypse_11012017 License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Fretless by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3777-fretless License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Our Links: Website: https://themurderdiariespodcast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/themurderdiariespod Buy Us a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mdiariespod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themurderdiariespod/ TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZTdgBwpV1/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@themurderdiariespod Edited by: https://www.landispodcastediting.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you a chaos muppet or an order muppet? Knowing the answer to this very important question can help you unlock your B2B marketing potential. Here's why.There's magic chemistry that happens when a chaos muppet joins forces with an order muppet. (Replace the word “muppet” with “marketer” in this instance.) It's like a marketing power couple. You need the wildly outside-of-the-box thinking of the chaos side tempered with the composed, organized, planning mind of the order side to create truly remarkable content. It's these two energies that work synchronistically to create content worth talking about.So in this episode, we're looking back at nearly 70 years of Muppet history and one Slate article that made us ponder, “What kind of muppet am I?” And break down all of the wild and wondrous things muppets can teach us about B2B marketing with the help of CircleCI's Director of Content Marketing, Gillian Jakob Kieser. Together, we talk about allowing some of that chaos into your campaigns, developing useful and evergreen content, and how to work through the riskiness of creating something original in this episode of Remarkable.About CircleCICircleCI lets teams build fully-automated pipelines, from testing to deployment, allowing them to focus on the real work of innovation. Using CircleCI, engineers can automate their entire testing suite for new commits, reducing the potential for human error, while using orbs to automate deploys.About The Muppets and Muppet Chaos TheoryThe Muppets is an American television show featuring a cast of puppets performing various skits. The beloved characters include Kermit, Miss Piggy, Rowlf, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, Beaker, Animal, The Swedish Chef, and more. It was created by Jim Henson in 1955, and has been around for nearly 7 decades. It was originally a short-form tv show called Sam and Friends, and it's now grown into a media franchise with lots of spin offs including movies, music, and tv appearances. The franchise was owned by The Jim Henson Company until 2004 when Disney bought it. Jim Henson once suggested that the term “muppet” comes from combining the words “puppet” and “marionette.”Muppet Theory is a theory posed by Slate writer Dahlia Lithwick that everyone in the world is either a chaos muppet or an order muppet. Chaos muppets are crazy, volatile, unpredictable. Like Animal, Cookie Monster, or The Swedish Chef. Order muppets are anxious, neurotic and don't like surprises. Like Kermit the Frog, Scooter, or Sam the Eagle. Order muppets often choose Chaos muppets as lifelong partners, like Bert the order muppet and Ernie the chaos muppet or  Kermit as the order muppet and Miss Piggy as the chaos one.About our guest, Gillian Jakob KieserGillian Jakob Kieser is Director of Content Marketing at CircleCI. She has been with CircleCI for over six years, having started in June 2017 as Content Marketing Manager, and their first content hire as a growing startup. She has also served in marketing roles at companies like Prismatic and MAKE Magazine.What B2B Companies Can Learn From The Muppets and Muppet Theory: Incorporate both chaos and order into your marketing. Team up with your chaos or order counterpart to make new content. Or create some content that's very structured and some that's very unstructured. Gillian says that it's these different energies that make successful collaborations in marketing. “They really need to have both the order aspect and the chaos aspect to make something feel alive and authentic. If you over plan it, it's dead in the water. It's dry and predictable. And if it's too much chaos, you never can get it out the door because no one knows what time anything is happening. So you always need to have both order and chaos on a team or in a program.”Mix the real and the fantastical. This creates playful and captivating visuals, and engages the viewers' willing suspension of disbelief. Gillian says, “There's this aspect of these fantastical creatures in a real world scenario that appeals to adults as well as children. Because children really have a sense for the authentic, and they know that there's something about this world that is real and that they can learn from, that it's not just watered down and catered to them. There's something about that that I think has set them apart and has always been really appealing.”Trust the intelligence of your audience. The Muppet Show is not just for children. There were signs in the cigarette-smoking, Studebaker-driving scenes that Jim Henson was appealing to more mature viewers as well. Like Jim Henson, give your audience all the information you have for them, and don't oversimplify it. Gillian says, “Jim Henson and his crew never played down to their audience. There was so much intelligence and so many references, and it was very high reaching for something that could have conceivably been, ‘Oh, this is just for kids.' It feels like Jim Henson was the first one in exploring that space, of elevating this art form to something that had a lot of depth that you wouldn't expect to see coming from puppets.”Quotes*“[The Muppets is] a testament to taking risks, just going for it and not knowing. It might not have worked out, but it did in the long run. Some of our efforts at creative projects, branding or anything else like that are sometimes a little bit of a shot in the dark.” - Gillian Jakob Kieser*”I was thinking, ‘Okay, where is there order and chaos in our current content strategy?' The blog is very orderly. We've learned a lot about SEO and how to answer people's questions with technical tutorials. And then we've got a podcast with our CTO interviewing folks. That's much more of a chaos aspect because you never know where the conversation's gonna go, but he's standing in and asking the questions that the audience wants to ask. And it's very funny and we're not selling in that show at all. We're creating affinity, trust, informing, educating and being able to share our perspective on how our industry works with others.” - Gillian Jakob Kieser*”The ad copy is another place where we test wildly. There's been times when we throw in something that's ungrammatical because you know it's gonna catch someone's eye. Or put a question mark at the end of something to get their attention. And then you can make the connection. But that order and chaos marriage shows up everywhere.” - Gillian Jakob Kieser*”There's a time and a place for things. There's concentric circles of stuff that needs to be really on brand that the legal team needs to look at and everyone has to check off on it. And then stuff that as you get further out has more of a buffer of forgiveness for being off-brand at times.” - Gillian Jakob Kieser*”If you want to feel like your entire brand is super buttoned up always, and it's only on official channels, you have to know that your marketing is gonna be boring. Because there's no humanity in it. People buy people. If you're trying to get people to commit to you with emotion and you're using the opposite of that, how effective is it really gonna be?” - Ian FaisonTime Stamps[0:54] Introducing CircleCI Director of Content Marketing, Gillian Jakob Kieser[1:39] Why are we talking about The Muppets?[4:03] Learn more about Gillian's role as Director of Content Marketing at CircleCI[5:33] What are The Muppets?[8:37] How did Jim Henson create evergreen content in The Muppets?[10:54] How do you work through the riskiness of making original content?[15:04] What is Muppet Chaos Theory?[16:59] How does Muppet Chaos Theory apply to collaborative work and marketing?[21:00] How does CircleCI use chaos and order in their marketing strategy?[31:09] How to humanize your content, and the value of human-generated content in the age of AI[34:24] What's Gillian's content strategy at CircleCI?[37:30] The difference in making remarkable evergreen content versus sensational content[39:09] How did Gillian grow her team and advocate for the value of more content creators?[41:57] How do you choose the channels worth posting content to?LinksWatch The Muppet ShowRead the Slate articleConnect with Gillian on LinkedInLearn more about CircleCIAbout Remarkable!Remarkable! is created by the team at Caspian Studios, the premier B2B Podcast-as-a-Service company. Caspian creates both non-fiction and fiction series for B2B companies. If you want a fiction series check out our new offering - The Business Thriller - Hollywood style storytelling for B2B. Learn more at CaspianStudios.com. In today's episode, you heard from Ian Faison (CEO of Caspian Studios) and Meredith Gooderham (Senior Producer). Remarkable was produced this week by Meredith O'Neil, mixed by Scott Goodrich, and our theme song is “Solomon” by FALAK. Create something remarkable. Rise above the noise.

The curtain lifts for an encore of epic engagement; It's time to play the music, it's time to light the lights, it's time to pour a drink, and talk again about Muppet Vision 3D tonight! Hello there I am Kermit the frog, ok fine I'm not, I'm just a drunk podcast host with a green complexion here to tell you that this week we will be drinking about the beloved Hollywood Studios attraction: Muppet Vision 3-D! Come along with us to find out why it's not so easy being cheesy..., I mean green. The terrible twosome will talk all about the woulda shoulda coulda that MGM might have been when it comes to the lovable felt friends of fortune. So, will the Muppets take Manhattan and lead us to the plush promised land or will they pull a stitch and end up crying like a bunch of Muppet babies? There's only one way to find out! Drunk Distory, The Dark Ride, Funny, Comedy, Comedians, Adult Disney Podcast, Adult Universal Podcast, Adult Themepark Podcast, 3-D, Three D Attraction, Muppets, Jim Henson, Henson Studios, Sesame Street, Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, Sweetums, Statler and Waldorf, Hollywood Studios, Magic Kingdom, Rides, History, booze, Theme Park Podcast, Orlando, Amusement Park, Drinking Game Podcast, Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure

This episode is a bit unusual for us in that we interviewed our guest, Kristina Mand-Lakhiani, in February, but she asked that, if possible, we didn't publish the episode until much later. So, here it is July 11 and the episode is finally going live. Why? Because just this week Kristina's book, "Becoming Flawesome" is published and available for purchase. Being a NY Times Bestselling author myself I understand and agreed to wait on giving you this episode until you also could find her book. Seems fair to me. Kristina is from Estonia originally where she held government jobs and advanced far beyond what people there would ever expect from a woman. However, Kristina did not let that stop her as you will hear. Kristina brings us an interesting discussion about making choices. As you will hear, in her native country after the Soviet Union fell, suddenly people were confronted with the fact that no one was making choices for them anymore. Before the fall, people really, according to Kristina, did not need to choose much. They were controlled. After the fall all that changed. Another discussion we have is about happiness. Kristina offers a great deal of insight into how we view the concept of happiness including what it really means to attain happiness. I hope you enjoy and get some good knowledge and advice from Kristina's observations. She indeed does offer a number of life lessons that can help anyone. Please let me know what you think by emailing me at michaelhi@accessibe.com. About the Guest: Kristina Mand-Lakhiani is an international speaker, entrepreneur, artist, philanthropist, and mother of 2 kids. As a co-founder of Mindvalley, a leading publisher in the personal growth industry, Kristina dedicated the last 17 years of her career from teachers like Michael Beckwith, Bob Proctor, Lisa Nichols, and many more. She started her career in a government office in her native Estonia and, by her mid-20s, achieved a level of success mostly known to male politicians at the end of their careers. It was shortly after that Kristina and her husband Vishen founded Mindvalley. From a small meditation business operating out of the couple's apartment in New York, the company quickly grew into a global educational organization offering top training for peak human performance to hundreds of thousands of students all around the world. Kristina believes life is too important to be taken seriously and makes sure to bring fun into every one of her roles: as a teacher, mother, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and world traveller. Kristina helps her students to virtually hack happiness by taking them through her unique framework - “Hacking happiness” - a unique framework of balancing your life, taking in every moment, and paying close attention to the small daily choices. Kristina is also the author of three transformational quests - "7 Days To Happiness", "Live By Your Own Rules.” and "The Art of Being Flawesome". Kristina talks about personal transformation, authenticity, understanding and accepting oneself, and a path to happiness. In June 2023, with the help of Hay House Publishing, Kristina releases her very first book - "Becoming Flawesome". In her book, Kristina shares her own journey from being on top of a personal growth empire like Mindvalley to stepping aside, conscious uncoupling from her husband, and walking her path towards being more honest with herself. Ways to connect with Kristina: https://www.instagram.com/kristinamand/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristina-mand-lakhiani-73168414/ https://www.facebook.com/kristinamand/ https://kristinamand.com/ https://kristinamand.com/book/ About the Host: Michael Hingson is a New York Times best-selling author, international lecturer, and Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe. Michael, blind since birth, survived the 9/11 attacks with the help of his guide dog Roselle. This story is the subject of his best-selling book, Thunder Dog. Michael gives over 100 presentations around the world each year speaking to influential groups such as Exxon Mobile, AT&T, Federal Express, Scripps College, Rutgers University, Children's Hospital, and the American Red Cross just to name a few. He is Ambassador for the National Braille Literacy Campaign for the National Federation of the Blind and also serves as Ambassador for the American Humane Association's 2012 Hero Dog Awards. https://michaelhingson.com https://www.facebook.com/michael.hingson.author.speaker/ https://twitter.com/mhingson https://www.youtube.com/user/mhingson https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhingson/ accessiBe Links https://accessibe.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/accessiBe https://www.linkedin.com/company/accessibe/mycompany/ https://www.facebook.com/accessibe/ Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below! Subscribe to the podcast If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher. You can also subscribe in your favorite podcast app. Leave us an Apple Podcasts review Ratings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to us and greatly appreciated. They help our podcast rank higher on Apple Podcasts, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you. If you have a minute, please leave an honest review on Apple Podcasts. Transcription Notes Michael Hingson ** 00:00 Access Cast and accessiBe Initiative presents Unstoppable Mindset. The podcast where inclusion, diversity and the unexpected meet. Hi, I'm Michael Hingson, Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe and the author of the number one New York Times bestselling book, Thunder dog, the story of a blind man, his guide dog and the triumph of trust. Thanks for joining me on my podcast as we explore our own blinding fears of inclusion unacceptance and our resistance to change. We will discover the idea that no matter the situation, or the people we encounter, our own fears, and prejudices often are our strongest barriers to moving forward. The unstoppable mindset podcast is sponsored by accessiBe, that's a c c e s s i  capital B e. Visit www.accessibe.com to learn how you can make your website accessible for persons with disabilities. And to help make the internet fully inclusive by the year 2025. Glad you dropped by we're happy to meet you and to have you here with us.   Michael Hingson ** 01:20 Well, hi, once again, and welcome to unstoppable mindset, we're inclusion, diversity and the unexpected meet. And you know what I say unexpected comes up more often than not. And that's what makes it so much fun. Today, we get to chat with an upcoming author, Kristina Mand-Lakhiani. And Kristina has been working on a book. And it will be in his out by the time that you get to hear this, which is great, but we're recording it prior to it coming out. So that we're all prepared when she gets done with all the edits. And she was just telling me that she's gone through and hopefully edited it for the last time. We'll see about that, Kristina.   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 02:05 I actually think for this for this print, it's for the last time, but who knows, hopefully it will go well, and I'll go for a second print. But Michael, thank you for having me. And I appreciate it a lot.   Michael Hingson ** 02:16 Well, it's my pleasure. And we're really grateful for you being here and talking with us. I'd like to start by learning a little bit more about you maybe growing up. I know you come from Estonia, and we'd love to learn about kind of the younger Kristina and all that stuff.   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 02:33 You know, it's it's funny, because as we were just chatting that I had to go through my book once again, and I noticed suddenly that actually, quite a lot of the book is influenced by the fact that I was born in Soviet Union, because I refer to that I remember even somebody from our audience once saying, why can't you just let go of that past that? It's such an interesting idea? Do we have to let go of our past? Or can we just appreciate it for what it is and for making us what we are? So I am not like I don't consider myself traumatized by the Soviet past. But some of the things that I share do sound a little bit funny. And not funny, actually a little bit odd, probably. But yeah, so I was born in Soviet Union, I was raised in Soviet Union grew up in that country, I was 14 when it collapsed. So I have very conscious memories of of how it was to be in that very restrictive environment. Nowadays, of course, people have hard times imagining it, but I guess the closest comparison would be North Korea, if you can imagine that. Only much, much bigger. And it was it was a human life in any in every sense of the word. But of course, it was a very restrictive society, it was very idealistic. And some things which are normal nowadays, were not, were not part of my reality, for example, being intrapreneur there was no business it was illegal, or personal growth, even for that matter. I believe I'm very skeptical, and a little bit of a nerd because of my upbringing, upbringing. So these things are probably what what influenced me?   Michael Hingson ** 04:08 Well, and in reality, I, I really find it interesting what you said before, and it is so unfortunate, forget your past. That's part of what makes us who we are, no matter what our past is. And I love to tell people, when I think about my life, and so on, I can trace back to a great degree, the choices I made and how those choices have made a difference or made me do the things that I do today. So forgetting about what your past was, as long as you keep it in perspective is never something that we should do, it seems to me.   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 04:46 Yeah, agree and we can talk about pasts or we can talk about certain aspects of us as human beings. And you know, we always have a choice what we do with what is given to us. I think I'm partially paraphrasing Right now, Gan, Gandalf who who replied to fraud us complaint that, why was it my lot to bring, you know, to take care of that ring to roll them all. And Gandalf said to that you, you don't get to pick the times when you are born. But you always get to pick what to do with those times or get to choose, of course, I'm paraphrasing this quote, I think that's that's the case about your past. That's a case about you as a human being and everything that has happened to you or where you were born. You never get to choose a lot of those things. But you always get to choose how you how you treat, treat what you have been given.   Michael Hingson ** 05:35 Sure. And the other part about it is that we stress so much about so many things. In reality, one of the lessons I learned from being in the World Trade Center and escaping on September 11, is we didn't have control over the World Trade Center happening. And I'm not convinced, I suppose somebody will prove me wrong someday, perhaps. But I'm not convinced. We really could have figured it out. The people who did it kept it a pretty well guarded secret. And they succeeded. We can't worry about the things that we can't control what we can worry about, or what we should focus on, are the things that we can and let the rest go because it's not going to do us any good to fret about them.   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 06:16 Yeah, I absolutely agree with that. And it's not like in the case of September 11. Of course, there may be different opinions about could it have been prevented or not. But there are a lot of things that could not have been prevented, you know, when I don't know, maybe volcano, volcano erupting is not anymore. A good enough excuse, but things happen which are completely out of human control. And and I like quoting fictional characters. So there's another fictional character from one of my favorite novels Master and Margarita. And he's, he's like, he's the devil, in essence, and he says, she says human human is mortal. And that would have been half the problem. The real problem is that the human is mortal unexpectedly. I know it's a little bit of a morbid, morbid quote. But it also has a little bit of a human it. That's the essence of life, that it's unexpected and unpredictable. So what's the point of fretting about what you don't know? Right?   Michael Hingson ** 07:17 Exactly. And, you know, the reality is, life being somewhat unpredictable is a lot of fun. And if we can't approach life from a fun standpoint, if we take ourselves and life so seriously, that we can't find relief or just plain joy in the unpredictability then what good are we   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 07:40 I know that humor for example, is one of the one of the well coping strategies which is considered healthy for you. And coping strategies are those things that we do when we are faced with the reality which we don't want or we didn't expect. So humor is definitely one of those things which is very healthy for you and helps to deal with adversity.   Michael Hingson ** 08:07 Yeah, and that's okay. There's nothing wrong with with humor. I think again, it's like anything else it's how we do it and what we do with it if we if we use it in a in a positive way to uplift us and uplift others that's great if we do it to abuse or pick on someone necessarily a good thing.   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 08:28 But that's not necessarily humor that might be   Michael Hingson ** 08:32 might be bullying. You're absolutely right. You know, I love to talk sometimes about Don Rickles Are you familiar with him?   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 08:40 I've heard but no, I am not familiar with so used to be known   Michael Hingson ** 08:43 before. Well, he passed but he used to be known as Mr. warmth. And what he did is he came out on the stage. And he loved to pick on people. And and he was was pretty hard on people and brutal. But I saw an interview with him once on the Phil Donahue show back in. Oh gosh, it must have been in the ad some time. And one of the things that he said was that he always watched his audience in if he felt that somebody was getting truly offended by him picking on them, he'd stopped he would not pick on them. Because it was all supposed to be in fun.   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 09:25 You know, I I'm, I'm thinking that he must have been very confident in his ability to read people's emotions. But with that said, my favorite type of humor is when people laugh at themselves. I think it's the healthiest kind.   Michael Hingson ** 09:41 Yeah. And he was very capable of doing that. No question about it. And he he also had so many other comedians pick on him as well in fun ways. And so I think that he was a person Who could truly read the emotions of people, I think probably in that kind of a setting, it would have been relatively easy to do based on expressions of people and how they're reacting if he's looking at them, or picking on them, and so on. But still, he had to be good at what he did. And as far as I know, everybody who really stepped back and looked at him, felt that he did a good job. I know there are a lot of people who say, Oh, he just abused people, and he picked on people, but I don't think they looked at him. And they don't think they really analyzed what they were seeing.   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 10:30 I can't comment on that, because I haven't seen it. So it does. It does sound like a slippery slope, honestly, because some all could be. It's, some people assume that they understand the effect of worldwide their words on other people. But we don't always, we don't always know what other people feel. And people don't always show what they feel. So   Michael Hingson ** 10:54 Well, I think if people go to his show, they went because they expected to, to mostly be picked on because that's what his reputation was. But when I went, I listened to a couple of his albums. And so when I've never, never did get a chance to go to one of his shows, but it seemed to me that he really did try to keep on the right side of that slope. And I know that if I had ever had a chance to meet him in person, if I'd ever had a chance to go to one of his shows and and he started to pick on me, I would just get up and say Yeah, well, I took one look at you and haven't been able to see since so what do you think of that? Yeah.   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 11:32 never got the chance. You see, you're laughing at yourself. That's much better.   Michael Hingson ** 11:36 Absolutely. It's all. Where's the fun without doing that? Yeah. Well, so the Soviet Union collapsed. And then what did you do what what happened with your life,   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 11:46 I was a teenager when the Soviet collapse. So I just went on with with whatever it was doing. But things around me started changing dramatically. And it was a hard time for a lot of people who actually didn't like uncertainty. And that was a lot of uncertainty and all the things. But there was one thing about your way to Union, which was, in a way, a lot of people regret losing it was the freedom to not have to choose. Because choices were done for you. And and I do actually wonder how many choices people enjoy doing that. I think there's statistics, there's research that says that we are only comfortable with about like two and a half choices. But there was there was some kind of lightness in the knowing that everything had been decided for you. And you just just go with the flow. I like comparing it to a life of a pet. You kind of have a good life, but But you belong to someone that changed. So there is certainty in somebody else making decisions for you. And suddenly that certainty was taken away. So a lot of people I know suffered. I was a teenager, of course, it was easier for me to adjust. But it wasn't the case for everyone. And yeah, people don't like uncertainty, it's, I think a very understandable analogy for contemporary people would be why so many people prefer working for someone else or like in a big corporation rather than doing their own business. Because if you look into the essence of things, you're as vulnerable to, let's say economic crisis or things happening on not being in your under your control, but you have the illusion of not having to make decisions not being responsible when you work for someone else. So that was literally the comparison you Soviet Union was the country which removed the necessity to make any decisions.   Michael Hingson ** 13:54 Right. Which could be a good thing, but it could be a bad thing based on the fact that then everything changed, and people did D to start to make more decisions for themselves.   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 14:07 I think it was a really bad thing, as you know. It's sometimes we like to be safe and comfortable. But if your executive functioning drops because of that, then what's that?   Michael Hingson ** 14:22 Well, exactly right. And the reality is that, I think as humans, we were born to have the capacity to make choice. And I think in the end, probably enough people felt that way that that was part of what would would have caused the Soviet Union to fall. They didn't like the fact that they didn't have any control over their lives and other people wanted to have full control over their lives and that dichotomy is always going to be a problem. I agree. Yeah. So I I can pray She ate that. But it is interesting that so many people, as you point out, felt very uncomfortable after the Soviet Union fell that now they had to make decisions and didn't know how.   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 15:14 I think in contemporary Western society, there is still a lot of it decisiveness even though we're given the choice, but yeah, decision seems like a hard thing.   Michael Hingson ** 15:25 Yeah. Well, we, we see it here. There, there are so many times that people won't make choice and choices. And as is always also pointed out, by not making a choice, you're making a choice and and then when you don't like the choice that somebody else made, because you didn't, who do you have to blame only yourself?   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 15:46 Yeah, I actually agree that the Indecision is a choice in itself very often. It's just a very comfortable, comfortable excuse. I am trying to make a choice. Choice is so important. And very often behind that. That story is just fear, fear of change, because Indecision is the choice to leave things the way they are not to change.   Michael Hingson ** 16:11 Yeah, it. It's something that we all need to learn to do. And the fact is, I think that ultimately, we are responsible for our lives. We can collaborate, we can seek advice, but if we don't make choices, and we allow someone to make them for us, then we only have ourselves to blame.   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 16:32 That's true. Yeah.   Michael Hingson ** 16:34 So you, but you went on as a teenager, you finished school? And then what did you do you go to college? Or? Or did you just make other choices?   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 16:44 No, my choice was predetermined, because I was a teenager when Soviet Union collapsed. So I was still on the same track for a while, I went to university a good a good, good degree, and I started my work in the government, that decision had been made. In Soviet days, I wanted to be a diplomat, because it was the only way I could imagine seeing the world and having some freedom and, you know, having a little bit more exciting life. But of course, by the time when I went to university, it wasn't already the only way to do to do what I wanted to do. So that I guess there were several reasons why I went into government and I started my career there, I made a career pretty fast. Also, partially due to our history, because in Estonia, then when when the, when the Soviet Union collapsed, the people who came to power were very decided that you cannot allow people who had been in the power during Soviet times to stay. So the change happened. And, and everybody who had been in, let's say, in the Middle Ages, they had been in the Soviet government. So literally, very young people came to power. And I was 25, and made a very spectacular career in the government. But then, I got married and moved to New York. And I had to start everything from scratch.   Michael Hingson ** 18:11 So you were 25, when you move to New York,   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 18:15 when I married and moved to New York, and I didn't have a visa to I mean, I had a visa to stay but not to work. So it was a huge trial for me because being a perfectionist straight A student all my life, you know, very ambitious, having made a career very early, coming to New York and not having even the right to work. And my education was alien to American companies. They would ask at the interview, do you speak English, which was really ironic because we'd be speaking English. And yeah, that was quite clever   Michael Hingson ** 18:51 when people are observant.   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 18:55 But yeah, it was a blow to everything. I imagined that the life would be like it was until 25. Then I had to reinvent things.   Michael Hingson ** 19:06 What did you study in university? Politics? international study part. Okay, great. So what caused you you got married and moved to New York? What caused that to happen? Especially the move.   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 19:17 I married I married the son, who is the famous founder of Mindvalley. I'm the less famous co founder of Mindvalley. And he lived in New York at that time. So when we got married, I just moved to live with my husband. That was the reason.   Michael Hingson ** 19:35 Well, has that has that marriage gone? Well?   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 19:40 Our relationship has gone well, but marriage is no more we separated four years ago, but we are in good relations and we still we're still a family.   Michael Hingson ** 19:52 It's good. You have children. Yes, we have two   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 19:55 children and the third big babies Mindvalley so we have business together. That's.   Michael Hingson ** 20:02 And that's the demanding baby, isn't it?   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 20:07 Yes. Yeah. I would say that. They're all. They're all good source of education and self discovery. They're all very important and unique, but I think human babies more enjoyable.   Michael Hingson ** 20:26 Well, yeah. And that's in part because as, as they grow up and get more mature, they get to be unpredictable, too.   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 20:37 Oh, yes, they are unpredictable. Yes, they are.   Michael Hingson ** 20:42 How old? Are they?   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 20:43 So mine, a nine and 15. good moment to remember.   Michael Hingson ** 20:49 Good ages for unpredictability by any standard? Yes. Well, so what did you do about work once you moved here? Did you go into Mindvalley? Or do other things?   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 21:03 Yeah, New York. Since I was not allowed to work, legally, the best thing I could do was to help the vision of Mindvalley. So usually, when people ask me how I ended up in Mindvalley, I say it's by accident, and reluctantly in a way, because I wanted to make my own career work for you and or something like that. But it wasn't on the cards for a while. But I was searching myself for for quite a few years, it was, it was in my early 30s, when I decided to try just doing Mindvalley work. Until then I was I was doing a little bit of charity, working for different un branches, getting another degree. So searching myself, and I believe that all this dedication went for, for good cause but but sometimes when something is meant for you, you are going to end up doing that sooner or later.   Michael Hingson ** 22:02 Well tell us about Mindvalley. Since we've dropped that name a number of times now,   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 22:07 it's well it is it is my main job for the past 20 years. So I was bound to drop the name a few times. Perfect. It is one of the world's biggest platforms for education, personal growth and transformation. And we've been, we've been around for quite a lot of years, we work with the world, probably leading world authors and teachers in our industry. But it's also maybe a little simplistic to explain it in these terms. Because I mean, in 20 years, of course, we've grown and evolved and our mission is to help people to live happy, fulfilled extraordinary lives.   Michael Hingson ** 22:51 How do you do that? What what is my   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 22:53 by sharing about finding the teachers? Well, first of all, we find the gaps in, in our knowledge as humanity. What what humanity lacks what humanity needs to understand. Because you know, academic education gives you the academic knowledge and other knowledge about life. Like if we take simple everyday things such as parenting or building relationships, even health, we don't learn that in school, it's usually up to you to figure it out when you when you adult. So we see we see what humanity needs, we find teachers who are the best in their field to explain to teach to coach to, to lead the way. And then we just help help those ideas spread.   Michael Hingson ** 23:37 Do you do among other things, publish.   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 23:41 We do our own our own format of publishing, we have online courses on our own platform. And we publish this way. And we also have events. And we have a big community. So yeah, as I said, it's it's a little unfair to explain Mindvalley through into sentences.   Michael Hingson ** 24:04 Well, that's okay. We we have time for whatever you want to explain, but I appreciate what you're saying. You know, if I start to think about different areas where humanity sometimes does things and sometimes does strange things, or we have interesting conceptions and misconceptions, kind of, for me, the first one that comes to mind is happiness. And you know, everybody wants to be happy. They talked about being happy. But yet, if you ask people what their goals are, happiness doesn't tend to be one of the first things they mentioned, which   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 24:41 I absolutely agree because it's not even not one of the first things to mention, I have seen a lot of people's goals, and I almost never have seen personal happiness as being a goal for the year See 2023 And I think there is an explanation to that we, if you listen to the contemporary discourse about happiness, we are blasted the idea that you can't pursue happiness. You can't, you can't go after it. Like even if you check out TED talks about happiness is often something, something like, you know, don't go for happiness go for meaning don't go for happiness, go for that. So we are told that happiness is unattainable. And no, no wonder no wonder, or that's one one reason why people might not consider happiness is important. The other reason is we, I've noticed that a lot of people feel guilty, wanting to be happy. I guess that comes from this idea that you have to sacrifice your own well being for something bigger, and I know it very well, coming from Soviet Union. That was the mentality of the whole country, that human individual human being doesn't matter, because matters. But that kind of martyrdom complex is actually quite characteristic to a lot of people, especially people who are interested in personal growth and transformation, people come to help the world become a better place. They want to give the one to you know, to leave a mark. And that somehow, in a lot of people's minds contradicts with the idea that you might want to be personally happy. And that's that I find so ironic. And also unfortunate, because people actually give up the idea that they could pursue their own happiness because they think it's selfish. It's not correct. It's not right. It's not noble enough. So these are the two reasons that I see why people don't value happiness enough or don't talk about it seriously enough.   Michael Hingson ** 26:48 Well, let's take it in a slightly different way. Do people know what happiness is?   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 26:54 We mostly think that we do because it's such a trite word. But if you were to look beyond the surface of the word, then I guarantee you that if five people talk about happiness, discuss happiness. There are five different understandings of happiness. In that conversation. I guess the most common way we explain happiness it as an emotion or a feeling, which, which is, in my opinion, a huge mistake, because emotions by nature are transient and volatile, and they don't stick so if you equate happiness to an emotion or a feeling, then of course, it's not going to be a sustainable thing.   Michael Hingson ** 27:36 Well, what how would you define happiness or if you were to try to help somebody understand it, what would it be,   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 27:42 I would like people to or society to shift shift happiness from the domain of emotions to the domain of states. So for example, if you look at classical psychology, there is no research of happiness by the way, but there are things which are very, very close to that, like, you know, positive and negative activity are very similar to happiness or the theory of you know, how the theory of explanation how you explain events, there are different different patterns, thought patterns that are characteristic to people who are optimists and pessimists. Of course, I'm using common language. So there are there are theories, that kind of touch upon the idea of happiness. But what I found really interesting about psychology is that when we talk about stress, we talk about chronic stress, for example, or anxiety or depression, these are recognized as states, states which are there to stay obviously, and we treat them as such, but then we don't have a state for the opposite. Somehow, there is no research which would equate happiness to a state and state as a much more stable thing. Although maybe I'm a little bit unfair because the theory of hedonistic I think hedonic adaptation or hedonic treadmill, I might butcher the words a little bit. That is probably the the only field of science which, which is attempting to equate happiness to a state rather than an emotion.   Michael Hingson ** 29:26 It seems to me that if we're going to talk about being happy, one of the things that's important is that we have some sort of positive view of ourselves, we must have some level of competence or for feeling or thought that what we're doing is okay. But still, that's only one small dimension of it, because ultimately, if we're going to be happy, then it seems to me that we must believe If that something is going right for us in the world,   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 30:05 it's, you know, I think this this, this comment, invites philosophical view your view on the things because how can we, I think that it's a mistake to imagine happiness as some kind of, you know, some kind of blissful state without, without anything painful in it, it's, it's a mystic state which doesn't exist and very often our well meaning parents actually kind of induced that idea on us. Because parents loving parents, they try to make the environment for their children. Without pain without discomfort, they they solve all the problems for their children, or at least they try to go and sort of save the day. So when we grew up, we grew up with an idea that happiness is absence of pain. Because, you know, if the child is crying, the parent goes crazy and thinks, how do I make the child happy, when they're a little bit more grown up, reaction is slightly different. But the idea stays the same, that happiness is this eternal bliss. And, you know, my favorite thing to say, that would be half the problem. The real problem is, because of that aspiration to solve all the problems for our beloved children, we also deprive them of any functional skills to deal with the pain, which is an inevitable, so kids grow up thinking that happiness is the state of bliss, where nothing and pain unpleasant happens with that, we also don't have the skills to deal with the unpleasantness of life, which which is inevitable. Since I love quotes, you know, here I'd like to quote Susan David, she's, she has a PhD in psychology. And he's she says, discomfort is the price of admission to a meaningful life. So, you know, on one side, Happiness has to be a more stable condition than just an emotion. But on the other side, what happened is definitely isn't, it's not a perfect state of perfection and bliss and absence of pain.   Michael Hingson ** 32:16 as I as I think about some of what you're saying, and I like and appreciate what you're saying, it seems to me that, that one of the things that could make us happier, is knowing that we can deal with, say, when pain comes along, or something unexpected comes along, that we have found some ways to, at least start to deal with it. Or that we can be open to figuring out ways to address whatever issues are negative in our lives. And just by learning to do that, and by addressing them, even if it's just internally, that's part of what it seems to me makes a person happier, because I can sit and go, I was able to deal with it.   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 33:04 Also, I think very often the unpleasant experiences are an invitation to discover something new. And and if we, as society encouraged actually curiosity in our everyday life, I think it would make a lot of suffering much lighter. I actually would encourage people who are listening to, to approach everything with curiosity, I was just now thinking of an analogy I remember on as a kid, I used to like to do very bizarre things like you would roll down a hill and get up and the whole world is spinning. And it's such an exciting state. Now as a grown up, if I were to do that, I'd probably be very uncomfortable because I don't like discomfort. I wouldn't do that just because I wouldn't enjoy the the you know, the this to say the pukey feelings. But but that's that's the difference between approaching your life with wonder and not being too judgmental. You know, something is good, something it was bad. Can you just ask yourself a question? You know, what, what does this experience say? What does it carry? What kind of information does it carry? What can I learn about myself about the world about people in the world? And I think once you approach things with curiosity, it removes quite a lot of suffering.   Michael Hingson ** 34:30 Well, I, I think we so much discourage curiosity. Don't Don't touch that you tell a child or don't do this or adults tell each other don't do that. That's not an appropriate thing. That's not the way to act. We or that's not the way to explore this and we so greatly discouraged curiosity, and I love to be curious, and I've been in places I went once was at the The Museum of Modern Art in New York at MoMA and I was there with my wife. And I think it was just the two of us. We were next to a statue and I reached up and I just touched the foot of the statue that was on a pedestal, and immediately a guard came over, you can't touch it, you can't do this, you can't do that. You know, in reality, there are statistics that show that if you allow people who can't see the same things that you can see the opportunity to at least interact with the by touching them, you're not going to damage the artistic piece. But they were so locked into one mindset, that there was no way even to touch the foot of this statue, which wasn't going to be damaged by my hands doing it. Or they could have had a mechanism so that I could have touched the statue by first maybe using a Talat and making sure that with an oil, I know oil on my fingers. But there wasn't the opportunity to observe, which is extremely unfortunate. Yeah,   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 36:06 and not very fair.   Michael Hingson ** 36:10 And not very friendly. But I will say, I've never been back to MOMA since Oh, well, I wouldn't get anything out of it. So you know, it's not the same people can sit and describe or standard describe things. But it's not the same as interacting. And you get to interact, because you could see it, and I don't look at things, using the same techniques that you do. But I should be allowed to have that opportunity. And it's something that just tends not to happen. And again, so we discourage curiosity. People ask me all the time, how can you be happy? Because you can't see. And my response a couple of times has been How can you be happy when you can there's so much that goes on in the world that, that you talk about the horrible things, you watch all the horrible things on the news? And I can hear about them, too. But why is it that eyesight needs to be a requirement for happiness?   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 37:10 Well, I believe, I believe a lot of things are not a requirement for happiness. You know, I had a friend Unfortunately, he's gone by now. But he had a very unusual genetic condition. So he had brittle bones. And his mom once told him, of course, I can never do justice to the story. But I just love the the sentence that his mom told him, she said, Oh, you're going to make it your curse or your blessing. And that's an interesting thing. In your case, your while your condition is very extreme, maybe, and   Michael Hingson ** 37:44 also is yours.   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 37:46 And I was leading to that, but very often, you know, we maybe have have conditions like yeah, being born in a, in a crazy country, it's probably also a little bit of an extreme condition. But I agree and you know, it's your choice. Can you be happy or not? After all there, there is research about happiness and, and the happiest countries in the world. The happiest countries in the world, surprisingly, are not the richest countries. And so the our understanding of what makes us happy is just in children's shoes. And when you were talking about how people say, How can you be happy if you can't be can't see, I was reading a book, I unfortunately, don't remember which of them about happiness. But there was this interesting, interesting philosophical discussion about people who maybe don't have all the physical abilities of a healthy person, and how can they be happy? Well, the thing is that we feel emotions in very different ways. And my happiness and your happiness may be different, my fear and your fear may be different. And it doesn't mean that you know somebody's happiness or fear or pleasure or pain of any better quality. You know, when when one of the wonderful writers, Viktor Frankl, he's discovered his driving life in, in concentration camps and you know, in our contemporary society, we have this, this idea that oh, first of all problems like why why do you? Why do you complain? Why do you whine if there are people who suffer more than you, but who can tell? The I mean, the difference between suffering and suffering? You know, our psychology is built in a way that some people may suffer from what another person might deem not a big deal more acutely than another person would suffer from, for example, not having an eyesight or not having a limb or not having I do not know hearing, so we can't really judge other people's feelings and I think we shouldn't honestly we should let people choose for themselves.   Michael Hingson ** 39:53 Well, and I think you really just hit the nail on the head, if you will. It's still all about choice. And I think happiness in part is also all about choice. And we may define happiness somewhat in different ways, based on our specific involve or environments and our feelings, but we can choose on any given day or with any situation to be happy or not. I mean, we joked earlier about you're working on editing your book, and you're, you're glad you got through that. But that editing job can be something that makes you happy. Or it can make you extremely frustrated. And that's a choice.   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 40:39 It is, it is yeah. Although sometimes some, some events are objectively painful. But then as we, we come back to the same conversation that we started, we can't always, we can't always avoid things, unpleasant things happen to us. But a lot of the times, we get to choose how we how we treat those events. And what do we get out of them?   Michael Hingson ** 41:08 Right. So we do have a lot of control. And even in the Soviet Union, probably, this is a guess. But you could choose to accept your circumstances until you could change it. Or you could just accept them and not worry about changing it. Or you could be more unhappy and say it just has to change and work toward change. And all of those are different choices that one could make, I would think,   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 41:40 well change, change was a little questionable in the height of the Soviet Union, but a lot of people actually found a way to express themselves to stay true to the values to not have to sell their soul to the devil. So there were there's always, in fact, that same Viktor Frankl writes about people, I mean, in concentration camps, there's you are as against the wall as can be, and even writing about a choice.   Michael Hingson ** 42:07 Um, Michael J, Fox has come down with Parkinson's disease, or however you want to call it, but I remember early on, if I recall, right, he went to a place in France where people constantly laugh, and it's part of their choice and as part of their environment. And he went there because he wanted to learn how to be happier and more content with what was occurring in his life. And I guess he came back and felt that he had learned a great deal. Because it's also about introspection, and thinking about yourself and learning to teach yourself things to.   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 42:48 I do believe that people in Europe enjoy life more, I'm not sure if we are happier. But we do. We place a huge value on on the process of living, just working. And here, maybe I'm a little bit unfair, but I have the impression that in America, people are very much obsessed with work way too   Michael Hingson ** 43:09 focused on work sometimes. And they, as a result, don't see the fun part. And haven't learned to figure out the fun part. So I think you're probably right, we focus so much on work that we leave the rest of life out,   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 43:26 which would be actually quite okay, if you love what you do.   Michael Hingson ** 43:30 Yeah. Well, so you, you speak a lot, and you teach a lot. And you talk all about happiness and self love and self acceptance. How did you decide that that was what you really wanted to do with your life?   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 43:48 Well, I as I had started to tell my story, that wasn't my choice I chose was, was first government and then I thought I'd be more helpful to humanity if I went into charity and nonprofit, and then ended up in Mindvalley. And I was in on the business side of, of the company for for many years. So helping other authors publish, I was never going to become a teacher. And also it was never, never my plan. In fact, I never thought I had anything to share. You know, in my industry, everybody writes a book so that that idea of writing a book was always in the air. But for me somewhere, it's somewhere thought, I know, but I don't have anything to see. I also I just just for the context, in school, we had a huge emphasis on literature and I was brought up on classical literature from different countries, just just to understand how intense it was. We learned literature in the original language. So we were supposed to learn Greek and Latin to retain ancient literature, which I didn't do, by the way, but for me writing books was something I something otherworldly. But I think by the time I was 14, I had gone through my own discoveries and realizations and understandings and, and of course, working with all those wonderful teachers and authors, it all rubs off and you start creating your own theories in your head. So it wasn't a quick conscious decision that this is what I want to do. It's just that at some point, the message was so right that I just couldn't hold it in, you know, like, like, if you're pregnant with a baby, the baby has to come out when the baby's ready. So in my case, I just, I just had to had to start speaking and teaching and writing a book.   Michael Hingson ** 45:43 Yeah, it just became what you had to do. And that makes sense. But it it became your passion. And probably everything that happened before then built to that time.   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 45:55 Probably, yeah, we'll see. I still have a lot of hopefully, a lot of years to go, maybe. Maybe I'll discover that that was also built up to something.   Michael Hingson ** 46:04 Well, that's what makes life fun and perhaps unpredictable. But still, what makes it fun? I agree. I agree. Nothing wrong with discovery.   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 46:13 Yes, I think our life mission a little too seriously.   Michael Hingson ** 46:19 Yeah, yes. Well, and I love that you not only quote, people who are alive and real people, but that you do read fiction as well. But I think some of the best imagination is come from fiction writing, and there's nothing wrong with fiction. Again,   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 46:37 I can't believe somebody would imagine that something is wrong. But it not only imagination, you know, a lot of the fiction is the forerunner of personal growth and transformation. Because if you look at the things which have stayed on the surface, of, you know, of human attention, there have been always a lot of books written, what we have right now is the best of the best. So if you look at some of the old works, authors have been asking themselves the question, how to be a better human for centuries. After all, even even contemporary personal growth, teachers refer to Stoics, who are like 1000s of years old works, but even they were philosophers. Of course, philosophy and personal growth are quite close enough areas. But for example, one of my favorite authors, Dostoyevsky, his Russian novelist, considered himself a philosopher as much as a writer. And, and he was very much concerned with the evolution of human, you know, human character, and human spirit. But take almost any classic, they all ask themselves the question, What makes someone a good human being?   Michael Hingson ** 47:52 Sure. Well, even today, when you look at some of the more modern things like the the Harry Potter series, everybody talks about Harry Potter, making children read more, and so on. But when you look at it, at the most basic level, it is all about what makes a person a good human being and the fact that we can learn and we can discover more about ourselves than we ever thought we would we would be able to do.   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 48:16 Yeah, I agree. And there are a few gems in, in almost any work of fiction that you take. Of course, we have to recognize that there is fiction, which is written just for pure entertainment. But in a way, it's like movies as well, you know, how many wonderful deep wisdoms do we find in some of the movies? And then there are movies, which are pure entertainment? And do you feel ashamed that you have seen it occasionally?   Michael Hingson ** 48:45 Until you realize that maybe there was a lesson there after?   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 48:48 Maybe? So So yes, I am, I think, and that's, that's the idea that I hold very dear that, that there is learning in almost any experience that you have in your life, if you have the curiosity, the courage, and the presence of mind to just be aware to notice to ask yourself the questions. You really can learn from almost any interaction that's happening in your life, learn about yourself, learn about world, learn about other people.   Michael Hingson ** 49:21 And that's where it gets back to curiosity and making choices and really paying attention to self discovery.   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 49:29 Yes, you, you know, the best way to for self discovery is to actually be locked up with yourself for a long enough time.   Michael Hingson ** 49:40 One of my favorite quotes is from the original Muppet Movie. I can't remember if it was Fozzie Bear, or, or somebody who said, I am just beside myself and the person whoever it was immediately shout back. Yeah. Can the two of you live together? or something like that was really cute. That's   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 50:02 genius. When genius codes come from very unlikely characters, I think it's always very invigorating. Like, wow, that   Michael Hingson ** 50:15 just came up so fast. And I actually was the second or third time I saw the movie that I heard it, it was just so clever. I'm going oh my gosh. Or one of my favorite quotes, which isn't a fear, quote, you were we were talking about that. But is still it's a Star Wars quote from Yoda. Do or do not? There is no try, which I think is absolutely true. You either do it and it gets back to choice again.   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 50:40 Yeah, yada. Yada is a source of wisdom. Yeah. So yeah, I agree. And Gandalf as well with Gandalf. So yeah, there's a lot of wisdom if you if you open to see it, and notice it and, and I've actually learned a lot reading, reading novels, and sometimes unexpected things. For example, talking about being stuck with yourself, there's a quote by of all people, Agatha Christie, who is the crime queen, when she has a one of one of her characters, she says, a wonderful thing, if you were to actually almost go to that person, if you were to spend a lot of time with yourself, what would you discover about yourself? And that was that novel was actually very brilliant from the psychological point of view. So yeah, you never know where you find the lesson.   Michael Hingson ** 51:37 Which book was that? Which novel was it?   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 51:42 It's called Lost in the spring. And it's nowadays, it's published under Agatha Christie. But you know, she's she started and she wrote, not just crime Nice. So that's, that's her non crime novel. She used to write under a different pseudonym, it was Mary Westmacott.   Michael Hingson ** 52:02 You, you, you certainly prioritize in your life, a relationship with yourself, and you want to have a positive relationship. And I think that's important. It seems to me that we all ought to do more introspection than we do. And one of the things as I mentioned earlier to you, we're writing a new book. And we're going to talk a lot of that about introspection. Because I think we never look enough at ourselves. To really figure out what we're teaching ourselves. I used to say, I'm my own worst critic. And I've learned that's a horrible thing to say that it's much more appropriate to say, I'm my own best teacher, because ultimately, people can give me information they can advise me, but they can't teach me I have to decide to teach myself and to truly learn it. And it still all comes from within. But when you're dealing with the relationship with you, how do you compare that and prioritize that in terms of relationships with other people,   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 53:03 we are just touching upon a very deep topic. So if we, if we were to talk about relationship with with the self, there is so much to cover, but I believe that your relationship with the world is a reflection, mirror reflection of your relationship with yourself. That's what I have experienced. I don't have research to back me up. But what I have experienced that, if you learn to, to be tolerant of your imperfections, it's much easier to be tolerant of other people's imperfections. If you learn to be forgiving towards yourself, it's much easier to forgive other people. And it goes into anything you you touch, you know, kindness, compassion, love. And so I believe that you have to sort out your relationship with yourself. Because if you are at peace with yourself, it's much easier to be at peace with the world around you.   Michael Hingson ** 54:01 And if you if you truly do that, you also discover not to be as judgmental as we tend to like to be because we think it's so comfortable and comforting to say how much better we are than other people. And we got to get away from that.   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 54:19 Well, yeah, Judge judgment is an interesting thing. I think if we replace judgment with curiosity, the world would be a much better place. But with that said, I also can appreciate a good whining session once and I think we all need to express you know, the other day I got very upset with a series of events, you know, sometimes a bad thing happened to you and you you, you're patient, and you hold it in and then the next thing happened, and the next thing happened, and at some point, it's, it can snap and actually it does snap and it's good if it does so, last week, I had I had an episode and I was just lucky because it was going to my kickboxing class but Oh, I still needed to drive there. And I was already on on the verge. So what I did, thank God, I was alone at home, I just made a roll. I was so angry. And there you go. But you know what's interesting, I was sharing it with my kickboxing teacher that day, that I actually felt physical pleasure in expressing that feeling. And in roaring, because you know, the roar has this vibration. And it makes your heart vibrate as well, and what I was talking about, but I guess I was leading to the ideas that, you know, we can't judge our life experience, we can't judge ourselves too hard. It's just not healthy. And it is it is healthy, to sometimes let yourself be imperfect. And sometimes let yourself be wrong. And sometimes let yourself be angry. Or all these things that we think that we deem are horrible. Because expressing it is much healthier for you and for your environment and holding it in. You know, in psychology, there's such a phenomenon as emotional leakage. Just because you don't accept or allow certain unpleasant, painful or unsavory emotions, doesn't make them disappear. It's like hiding your head in the sand, they will stay. And the thing with our, with our emotions is that if you if you don't live through them in a healthy way, they will start poisoning you. And at some point, they will explode, or leak, which is the root of passive aggression, aggressive behavior, which so many of us exhibit. So yeah, it's sometimes a good writing session is also good. The question is, what's your default regime? And if your default regime is judging, whining and complaining, then that's a very definite red flag.   Michael Hingson ** 56:59 Yeah, there's probably some things to deal with when that happens. But the other side of that is, as we've talked about a lot today, if you go back and look at what happened, and you do express your feelings about it, then it ultimately comes down to now, what do I learn from it?   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 57:21 And what do I do with it?   Michael Hingson ** 57:23 And what do I do with it? Right, exactly. Well, speaking of doing, you are writing a book, why don't you if you would tell us about becoming blossom? Yeah, becoming   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 57:33 Folsom is exactly, exactly about recognizing your imperfections. And rather than demonizing them and, and trying to fix yourself, recognizing that, you know, if you will try to fix yourself, you imply that you're broken, very often, humans are not broken, they're wounded. And, and that requires healing, not fixing. And when I talk about being floor, some I talk about recognizing your imperfections, your dragons, your scratches, your dance your wounds, whatever it is, or maybe your bad past, or whatever it is, recognizing that it's part of you, and choosing for it to become your blessing rather than your curse.   Michael Hingson ** 58:19 How do you teach people or what can you teach people about self assessment and doing a better job of helping people assess themselves?   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 58:32 Well, I would I would have to answer that in two parts. First, I don't teach people.   Michael Hingson ** 58:37 I don't believe in i Yeah, that's probably the wrong way to. But   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 58:40 no, no, I guess it's, it's because I am officially a teacher. But I don't believe in teaching. Because I think and we were talking about that.   Michael Hingson ** 58:48 How do you help people discover,   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 58:51 I can share ideas and people will hear when they're ready. And they when they want I am rather an a companion to people on their path to transformation than their teacher. Now, I also am not sure about self assessment, per se, because assessment sounds a little bit academic, in my opinion, I more believe in just dancing with your life going with the flow and taking your life in the moment. So of course, there are techniques and I mean, I've been wrestling growth for 20 years. So a lot of the teachers start with sitting you down and making you assess whatever area of your life that you want to improve, including probably yourself. Sorry, but I don't believe in recipes in life. Yeah, I think I think that what works for you today might not work for you tomorrow and might not have been what you needed. 10 years ago, what works for you might not work for another person. So I don't believe in recipes in life. I don't believe in tutorials and to do list and not to do lists. I believe that life is literally a dog Dance, a dance. And the dance means that you have to feel your partner, you have to feel the music, you have to be aware of your environment. And, and yes, we drill the steps and we practice. But ultimately you, you know, you can't prepare yourself for life in the sense that it keeps happening to you all the time. It's not that you, you do your personal growth and transformation, and then you can live happily ever after, it doesn't work like that you keep doing it all your life. So because of that I am not a huge fan of assessing. I know there is a lot of there are a lot of tools for assessment. And there are a lot of, you know, systems which put you in boxes and tell you what you are. I believe in, in curiosity, you know, I'm translating and quoting one wonderful teacher that I interviewed years ago, he had this interesting expression in Russian, though, that you have to touch life with your bare hand. And it might be a little bit odd. But that's exactly what I believe in life is happening in this very present moment. Can you feel it? Can you live it? And can you enjoy it to the maximum? Whatever it gives you? Can you can you squeeze it, squeeze the juice out of it. And that's why what I share with people is the system of staying honest, and kind to yourself, and being curious, and brave, courageous, and just, just not shying away from life.   Michael Hingson ** 1:01:35 Well, and self assessment using that word is probably not the best word to have used. But I'm a firm believer in even at the end of the day, and maybe even at the beginning of the day, looking at what goes on let's take at the end of the day and and say, gee, how did that go? How was that? What can I do to even make it better? Or something didn't go? Well? What can I do with it? And and so assessment isn't really right, because you're right, it puts in boxes, but there's nothing wrong with us, looking at the things that we do, and looking for that internal Spirit in us to teach us how to make life even better or live life more to the fullest?   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 1:02:22 Well, the first question should be I guess, am I enjoying it? Is that what I want? Or do I want to change anything about it, but I do recommend to? Well, I would say three practices. One of them is absolutely fundamental for any kind of transformation is obviously the well the habit or the skill of being aware of what's going on. Because everything starts with awareness. Unless you're aware, you can't change things. But I keep it as a separate, separate concept. Because it's not a practice, per se, it's more like a mod that you switch on and then you can't switch it off anymore. Excuse me, my throat is giving, it's giving me a little bit about the two practices that I strongly recommend is the practice of journaling and introspection. In fact, combined. Because journaling allows you to put vague sensations into words. And it really helps to crystallize and to bring clarity to what what's going on. Sometimes we rush through life without putting our finger on the pulse. So when you journal, you're kind of forced to, to, to be a little bit more clear about what's what's going on. And introspection, of course, because introspection for me is one of the favorite. Yeah. Everything Everything in my life is. So what does it say about me?   Michael Hingson ** 1:03:51 Or what does it say about what I should do the next time it happens again. But yeah, intersection is exactly, I think the right term to use, and we just don't do enough of it. In our lives. We're too busy. As you said, like with work and so on. We worry so much about all of that, that we never enjoy life and we never enjoy the absolute thrill of introspection in our in our own minds.   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 1:04:17 I would only want against being very critical and judgment.   Michael Hingson ** 1:04:22 Exactly. Exactly that and that you've got to stay away from that. That's, I think, totally different than introspection.   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 1:04:30 And yeah, there are so many questions you can ask yourself about anything that's happening in your life. And actually, if you do turn experiences inward and see your interaction with your life's events, then then you do learn a lot about yourself. It's It's inevitable.   Michael Hingson ** 1:04:48 If you had one piece of practical advice that you could give to everyone listening, what would it be? I know is that is that an open ended question or what?   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 1:04:59 No I couldn't give so many so much. And that's that's probably a very thankless thing to do. But I will quote, I will quote again from a movie from Cinderella in the production of 2005. And there's this quote by Cinderella's mother because says, have courage and be kind. And I think that's one of the best advices   Michael Hingson ** 1:05:22 I think that absolutely makes sense. And there's no better piece of advice than we could ever give in in life, have courage and be kind period. There's never anything wrong with doing that. Well, I've really enjoyed doing this. And I wasn't sure how we were going to get through a whole hour and look at us, we're we're getting your throat to be thirsty. And it's been almost 70 minutes. And this has absolutely been fun.   Kristina Mand-Lakhiani ** 1:05:51 Thank you so much. Thank you for for this one. Wonderful and very engaged conversation. I enjoyed real life conversations.   Michael Hingson ** 1:05:59 How can people learn more about you maybe reach out to you,

It's time to play the music and light the lights for Muppet Vision 3D! This timeless classic is filled with Jim Henson's zany characters, side-splitting comedy, and unforgettable 3D tricks. Immerse yourself in the contagious laughter and whimsy of this Muppetational extravaganza! ----- Want More Here With The Magic? Choose Your Own Adventure! Learn About Our Upcoming Trip! Watch Our Show: Here With The Magic More Videos: YouTube Visit The Website: https://herewiththemagic.com Join the Café: Become a Member Connect on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/herewiththemagic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/herewiththemagic/

In our final interview for Season 2, Joe pulls out the big guns and surprises Jarrod with none other than the legendary Frank Oz! Frank needs no introduction, but let's give him one anyway. Frank was the original performer of Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal and Sam on The Muppet Show, as well as Bert, Grover and Cookie Monster on Sesame Street. He directed The Muppets Take Manhattan, before going on to direct films like Bowfinger and Death At A Funeral. A few years ago he released the incredible documentary Muppet Guys Talking, where he teamed up with Jerry Nelson and previous To Introduce Our Guest Star guests Fran Brill, Bill Barretta and Dave Goelz! Listen as we discuss Frank's ideas for The Cheapest Muppet Movie Ever Made, teaming up with Dave Goelz for voice overs and drinking with Joan Rivers. Plus Muppets From Space wasn't great, Jarrod's getting surgery, and Frank thinks we're terrible at our jobs.

Part 1: Zach, Grace, Seth and Andrew talk about movies they saw this week, including: The Storytellers, Dinoasuria, EO and The Autopsy.Part 2 (26:30): The group continues their Muppets series with 1981's The Great Muppet Caper.See movies discussed in this episode here.Don't want to listen? Watch the podcast on our YouTube channel.Also follow us on:FacebookTwitterLetterboxd

The Muppets perform the classic Dickens holiday tale, with Kermit the Frog playing Bob Cratchit, the put-upon clerk of stingy Ebenezer Scrooge (Michael Caine). Other Muppets -- Miss Piggy, Gonzo, Fozzie Bear and Sam the Eagle -- weave in and out of the story, while Scrooge receives visits from spirits of three Christmases -- past, present and future. They show him the error of his self-serving ways, but the miserable old man seems to be past any hope of redemption and happiness.   Can we ask for a more perfect match for our #Puppetry genre AND to have this episode debut in December? I think not!  Nathan brings all of us a fan favorite and a holiday staple for everyone with The Muppet Christmas Carol!  We laugh at the quotable lines, Michael Caines stellar performance and of course the timeless songs.  So join us wont you?  Put more coal on the fire, make sure the prized turkey is roasted and get yourself one more sleep till Christmas!    We are the Reel Feels Podcast, every other Wednesday we'll bring you a new movie with all the feels you can handle.  We'll laugh, we'll cry and possibly restrain the frustrations to curse the heavens. But what you can count on is three guys sharing their love of cinema with you.   Please leave us a review and share your "reel" feelings.  Don't forget to call the "Tucc" line (Reel Feels Hotline) and leave us a voicemail: 661-376-0030   Want some Reel Feels Podcast merch? Check out our TeePublic store:  https://www.teepublic.com/user/dman971  Check out what host Drew is watching: https://letterboxd.com/DrHomieH/  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ReelFeelsPodcast Email:  reelfeelspodcast@gmail.com  Twitter:  https://twitter.com/ReelFeelsPod Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/ReelFeelsPodcast/

Surprise! To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of The Muppet Christmas Carol and the reinstating of When Love Is Gone on Disney+, we're discussing the ultimate Charles Dickens' adaptation! And this week on the podcast, Jade is here for the food, Emma has cheeses for us meeces, and Lewis loves a flaming hot goose. Merry Christmas! Find out more about the podcast at muppetspodcast.com Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Facebook! And read all about us in The Guardian and The Times! Editors: Lewis Chandler and Jade Turner Theme Music: Peppy Pepe by Kevin MacLeod Peppy Pepe License Artwork: Charlotte Rudge (Instagram: @Charlie_r_rudge)

(00:00 – 22:41) – The broadcast opens up with some discussion about the Monday Night Football game between the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks. The Broncos traveled to Seattle for Russel Wilson's first game against his former team. Query touches on his surprise at the reaction Wilson got when taking the field. Talk then turns to the Manning Cast and how they appeared to be in pre-season form in their first game of the season. Jake talks about how Peyton Manning may harbor a small bit of resentment to Indianapolis for his departure from the Colts. The show then questions how paternity leave works. (22:42 – 26:51) – Morning Checkdown (26:52 – 42:00) – We come back from break and speculate on Colts Head Coach Frank Reich's comments on Rodrigo Blankenship in his press conference yesterday. This topic lights up the phone lines as callers start to pour in and give their take on Blankenship's place on this Colts squad. (42:01 – 1:08:54) – Blankenship talk continues with more callers who want to voice their opinion on his performance in Sunday's game. The conversation seems to focus more on Blankenship's confidence and who is responsible for rattling it. Himself, the media, the team, the coach? Then the show takes up the topic of next weeks game against Jacksonville and if the Colts can get over the hurdle that their loss to the Jaguars last year poses to them. (1:08:55 – 1:29:34) – Joel Erickson, the Indianapolis Star Colts reporter joins the show to talk about The Colts game in Houston, their upcoming game in Jacksonville, and is asked to touch base on the Blankenship debate. Erickson believes there is a legitimate chance that the Colts hold tryouts for a new kicker. He is asked about Irsay's reaction to the tie in Houston. Then Marc asks if Erickson has any information on Shaquille Leonard's return to the field. Were/are people being too soft on Matt Ryan? (1:29:35 – 1:58:23) – Hour three kicks off with Marc posing the question to Jake as to whether or not Frank Reich is hurting Blankenship's confidence by only having him kick high-pressure field goals. Query thinks that at the end of the day any kicker in the NFL should be ready for game winners regardless of confidence level. As people continue to call in, Jake plays a game of “Get To Know Your Listener” with some of them. The last caller before the Morning Checkdown equates Blankenship to Tiny Tim. (1:58:24 – 2:06:14) – Pop Quiz (2:06:15 – 2:16:44) – The show concludes with a question about the Muppets and if Kermit The Frog were to leave the Muppets who would be the Vice President of The Muppets. Marc believes it would be Gonzo while Jake says it is “undoubtedly” Fozzie Bear. Jake ponders a fan question about whether or not the Colts could do an open tryout to try and find a new kicker.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We've made it back, YAY! Sorry for the delay,we are glad to be back with our next Muppet, Fozzie Bear, wocka, wocka. Kerry and Justin have invited guest Sam from Muppet GIF of the Day to discuss this fuzzy, lovable, struggling comedian and we hope that you'll enjoy it!

There is no question that Jim Henson changed the lives of millions of people with his talents.  Whether you know him from the Muppets, Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock, or even Labyrinth, it's hard to avoid the influence of this amazing man.Support the show

The Muppet Movie Welcome to The Guys Review, where we review media, products and experiences.   **READ APPLE REVIEWS/Fan Mail**Mention Twitter DM group - like pinned tweet @The_GuysReviewRead emails theguysreviewpod@gmail.comTwitter Poll The Muppet Movie Directed by: James Frawley  Starring:  Jim HensonFrank OzJerry NelsonRichard HuntDave Goelz Release date: May 31, 1979 (United Kingdom)June 22, 1979 (United States) Budget: $8M ($32.2M in 2022) Box Office: $65.2M ($262.5M in 2022) Ratings:   IMDb 7.6/10 Rotten Tomatoes 88% Metacritic 74% Google Users 84%  Here art thine Awards My Lord Tucker the Wanker second Earl of Wessex. Lord of the Furries. Heir of Lord baldy the one eyed snake wrestler. Noinated for Acadamy award, golden globe, grammy, saturn and satalite awards, all for music. only won the grammy for best childrens album, and saturn award for best fantasy film. First time you saw the movie? Plot:The story opens with the Muppets sitting down at a private screening to watch a movie, for not only a screen testing, but as a pastiche of how they all met. Kermit the Frog lives a simple life in a Florida swamp. One day, he plays his banjo and sings "Rainbow Connection", and is approached by Bernie, a talent agent who encourages Kermit to pursue a career in show business. Inspired by the idea of "making millions of people happy", Kermit sets off on a cross-country trip to Hollywood. Kermit meets Fozzie Bear, who is working as a hapless stand-up comedian, and Kermit invites Fozzie on his journey. The two set out in Fozzie's 1951 Studebaker, but are soon pursued by entrepreneur Doc Hopper and his assistant Max in an attempt by Hopper to convince Kermit to be the new spokesfrog of Hopper's struggling French-fried frog legs restaurant franchise. Horrified, Kermit kindly refuses and he and Fozzie drive away. Unwilling to accept Kermit's refusal, Hopper resorts to increasingly forceful means of persuasion. In an old church, Kermit and Fozzie meet the rock band Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem, and the band's manager Scooter, who help them disguise their car. Driving on, they meet and are joined by Gonzo and his girlfriend Camilla the Chicken, who are also interested in becoming movie stars. They trade in their failing vehicle at a used car lot, where they meet Sweetums. They invite Sweetums to come with them, but he runs away. The others drive away, only for Sweetums to emerge and reveal that he had only gone to pack his things. The group meets Miss Piggy at a county fair, and she immediately becomes love-stricken with Kermit. When Kermit and Miss Piggy meet for dinner that night, Hopper and Max sneak up on Miss Piggy and abduct her as bait to lure Kermit. When Kermit arrives at the designated location, mad scientist Professor Krassman tries to brainwash Kermit into performing in Hopper's advertisements, but Miss Piggy furiously knocks out Hopper's henchmen and causes Krassman to be brainwashed by his own device. However, immediately after the fight and saving Kermit, Miss Piggy receives a job offer and promptly abandons a devastated Kermit. Joined by Rowlf the Dog and reunited with Miss Piggy along the way, the Muppets continue their journey to Hollywood, but their car breaks down in the desert. Sitting at a campfire, the group sadly realizes that they will likely miss the audition the next day. Kermit wanders off, ashamed for bringing his friends on a fruitless journey, but some personal reflection restores his commitment. He returns to camp, where he discovers the Electric Mayhem have come to their rescue, having learned of their plight by reading ahead in the film's script. The Mayhem offer to drive the entire group the rest of the way in their bus. The group is warned by a reformed Max that Hopper has hired an assassin, Snake Walker, to kill Kermit. Kermit decides to face his aggressor and proposes a Western-style showdown in a nearby ghost town. There, they find inventor Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and his assistant Beaker. Kermit confronts Hopper with an appeal to Hopper's own hopes and dreams, but Hopper is unmoved and orders his henchmen to kill Kermit and his friends. They are saved when one of Dr. Honeydew's inventions, "insta-grow" pills, temporarily enlarges Mayhem drummer Animal, who frightens away Hopper and his henchmen for good. Once the Muppets reach the Hollywood studio, they finally meet studio executive Lew Lord, who signs the Muppets to a "standard 'rich and famous' contract". The first take in their attempt to perform the script goes awry when Gonzo crashes into the prop rainbow, and an explosion blows a hole in the roof of the studio. However, a real rainbow shines through the hole and onto the Muppets. Joined by other Muppet characters from The Muppet Show, Sesame Street, Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas, and The Land of Gorch, the Muppets all sing together.Sweetums then tears through the movie screen in the theater, ending the film and catching up with the rest of the crew as they congratulate each other on their performances. Top Five Trivia of the movie: Top 5 Trivia-When Animal accidentally eats Dr. Bunsen Honeydew's Insta-Grow pills, he memorably balloons through the roof. Jim Henson refused to use a normal puppet on a miniature set to accomplish this effect, so his crew had to construct a gigantic Animal head that measured sixty feet.-In a 2004 interview, John Landis revealed that he was the puppeteer for Grover during the final sequence, as Frank Oz was busy operating Miss Piggy. Landis also noted that Tim Burton was also amongst the many puppeteers in the finale.-According to Austin Pendleton, James Frawley was very unhappy directing the movie, and did not get along with The Muppet performers.-The song "I'm Going to Go Back There Someday" was one of Jim Henson's favorites, and Gonzo's performer, Dave Goelz performed it at Henson's memorial.-When the film was released, The Muppet Show (1976) was the world's most popular TV show at the time, with an estimated 235 million viewers in 102 countries. **TRIPLE LINDY AWARD** **REVIEW AND RATING** TOP 5Stephen:1 Breakfast club2 T23 Sandlot4 Back to the Future5 Mail order brides Chris:1. sandlots2. T23. trick r treat4. rocky horror picture show5. hubie halloween Trey:1) Boondocks Saints2) Mail Order Brides3) Tombstone4) Very bad things5) She out of my league  Tucker:1. T22: Tombstone3: Gross Pointe Blank4: My Cousin Vinny5: John Wick WHAT ARE WE DOING NEXT WEEK? Web: https://theguysreview.simplecast.com/EM: theguysreviewpod@gmail.comIG: @TheGuysReviewPodTW: @The_GuysReviewFB: https://facebook.com/TheGuysReviewPod/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYKXJhq9LbQ2VfR4K33kT9Q Please, Subscribe, rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts from!! Thank you,-The Guys

IT'S TIME TO WATCH THE MUPPETS! This week with special guest Harry Belafonte. Distracted rants include but are not limited to comic book "Jim Henson's The Storyteller: Shapeshifter", Bananas, Beowulf, #DisregardBeauregard, Tim Burton, Death Becomes Her, American Pickers, Yoda, sport, and much more!"Despite Kermit's insistence that everything on the show is spontaneous, Fozzie Bear decides it needs scripts. He tries his hand at scripting the show while it's actually going on, but his scripts are extremely confusing. He gives up when his tie gets caught in the typewriter."Follow us:Twitter.com/ittwtmInstagram.com/ittwtm

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"There's only room for one diva in Oz, and that is MOI!"Drew and Cassie are here to discussing the third Oz adaptation of the month, the 2005 TV film The Muppets' Wizard of Oz starring Ashanti, Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Gonzo, Fozzie Bear, Pepe the King Prawn, and many more Muppets and humans alike! This particular adaptation begins in a modern-day Kansas, where Dorothy dreams of becoming a big star by joining the Muppets Tour. When the tornado drops Dorothy in Oz, she finds herself in a land entirely inhabited by Muppets - even her pet king prawn, Toto, is a Muppet now! Dorothy then follows the Yellow Brick Road to the Wizard to ask him to make her a star. We discuss the modernized setting, the combination of the Munchkins and the field mice, the Wizard's disguises, the embracing of Oz's theatricality, the fun reimagining of the Kalidahs, and much more!Join our community! View all of the benefits of joining our *brand new* Patreon including the Official Of Slippers and Spindles Book Club, exclusive polls, monthly bookmarks, Zoom hangouts, and more! https://patreon.com/ofslippersandspindles Check out our new merch store! https://www.redbubble.com/people/ofslippers/shop Visit our Facebook group, Instagram, and more! https://linktr.ee/ofslippersandspindles We love to hear from you! You can reach us at ofslippersandspindles@gmail.com Music: Through The Woods by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com 

Katie and Bridget are MOVING RIGHT ALONG as they re-watch The Muppet Movie! It's well... exactly as it sounds: a movie all about The Muppets! Come along as we watch Kermit travel across the country to Hollywood to become rich and famous - er, we mean, to entertain people? He meets a lot of friends along the way such as Fozzie Bear, who should really find a new career, Gonzo, who should totally go to Bombay India and pursue his dreams, and the iconic queen herself Miss Piggy - a career woman who kicks butt all while having fabulous hair. Will Kermit survive the cross country chase by a hellbent, sadistic frog leg restaurant owner? Did that just sound like the plot to a horror movie? Released in 1979, this was the first official Muppet movie from the creative direction of the iconic Jim Henson. 

Ok you monkey paw loving, berry scrubbing little sausages; sing along with me now… “Muppet Babies, we make our dreams come trueeeeee. Muppet Babies, we'll do the same for youuuuuu” That's right, this week we are covering X-Men…Just kidding of course. Lol as the kids say, Wocka Wocka as we say. This week we are ‘loosely' covering (and I mean loosely covering) Muppet Babies. Waving arms wildly and shouting "Yaaaay!" is optional. Not the 2018 version that includes that stupid a$$ penguin called Summer. We're old school baybayyyyyyyy!!! We are covering the 1984 classic that stars Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, Scooter, Skeeter, Rowlf the Dog (who looks very similar to ‘By The Power' host James) and Gonzo. The episode we cover is Season 1 Episode 12 – ‘from a galaxy far, far away'. Jamie dropped a bit of a blooper here as he thought this was the Star Wars Muppet Babies episode. It wasn't but it does have a koala in it so kind of close… Listen in for the usual cartoony nonsense, the hit quiz ‘would I lie to you', a classic ‘would you rather' and the terrible segment ‘which goody would you kill and how'. Jeez Louise…It's no wonder we can't get a sponsor. Give us all the monies.

IT'S TIME TO WATCH THE MUPPETS! This week with special guest Roy Clark. Distracted rants include but are not limited to Mel Blanc, food, Timothée Chalamet, girl cartoon characters, BIg Fish, TikTok, Germany, and much more!"Fozzie Bear hears Kermit say the show is "going country" with guest Roy Clark, so he sends all the stagehands out to the country. Furious, Kermit makes Fozzie do all their work -- shift the scenery, open the curtains -- and if anything goes wrong, Fozzie will be fired. Moments later, the theater catches on fire. Fozzie organizes a bucket brigade, and when Kermit demands an explanation, Fozzie gets the Swedish Chef to explain. He also must make a quick patchwork after Gonzo makes a hole on stage before the closing number."Follow us:Twitter.com/ittwtmInstagram.com/ittwtm

IT'S TIME TO WATCH THE MUPPETS! This week with special guest Cloris Leachman. Distracted rants include but are not limited to Jimmy Buffet, microbes, vegetarianism, lego figures, our 50th episode, chicken sandwiches, and much more!"The pigs take over the show, kidnapping all of the non-pigs. Miss Piggy is concerned about her frog, but "Kermit the Pig" (a green, flippered pig) buys her off with promises that she'll star in the opening number. Kermit, Fozzie Bear and Gonzo are locked in the Boiler Room, and Gonzo tries to tunnel through the brick wall with a spoon. Meanwhile, other pig replacements perform, including Fozzie Pig and a porcine Swedish Chef."Follow us:Twitter.com/ittwtmInstagram.com/ittwtm ITTWTM shirts!https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/21898238-ittwtm?store_id=333945 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Eric Bauza sits down with me to talk about his fatherhood journey. We talk about how our kids are always watching us and how we handle situations in life. He shares the values he hopes to teach his son especially when it comes to appreciating the world around him. Next we talk about voicing iconic characters like Bugs Bunny. Eric gives an in-depth history lesson of voice actors. After that we talk about the new Looney Tunes Valentine's Special on HBO Max. Lastly, we finish the interview off with the Fatherhood Quick Five. About Eric Bauza Eric Bauza is a voice actor known for being one of Mel Blanc's successors for Looney Tunes characters. Eric voices many characters most notably Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck. He also voiced Stimpy Cat in Ren & Stimpy: Adult Party Cartoon, White Pantera in El Tigre, Foop from The Fairly OddParents, Fozzie Bear from Muppet Babies and the Beagle Boys from DuckTales. Eric has one son and enjoys spending time with him.Make sure you follow Eric on Twitter and Instagram at @bauzilla and check The Looney Tunes Valentines Day special on HBO Max.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jOtv69R_iI&feature=emb_title About The Art of Fatherhood Podcast  The Art of Fatherhood Podcast follows the journey of fatherhood. Your host, Art Eddy talks with fantastic dads from all around the world where they share their thoughts on fatherhood. In addition, you get a unique perspective on fatherhood. You hear from guests like Joe Montana, Kevin Smith, Danny Trejo, Jerry Rice, Jeff Foxworthy, Patrick Warburton, Jeff Kinney, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Kyle Busch, Dennis Quaid, Dwight Freeney and many more.