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S21 Ep6: From Medieval Fashion to Modern Writing with Natania Barron "Stories are how I make sense of the world." -Natania Barron (This post went live for supporters on March 27, 2025. If you want early, ad-free, and sometimes expanded episodes, support at Patreon or Substack!) In this episode, I talk a little about the JoCo Cruise and how it reminded me of the importance of community and creativity. I forgot how good it felt to surrounding myself with fellow creatives. Then I talk to Natania Barron, a prolific fantasy author and medieval scholar of the Queens of Fate series. We delve into Natania's latest works and discuss the intersection of history and fantasy, the nuances of writing queer narratives, and the significance of food and fashion in storytelling. Transcript Links Natania Barron's Website Natania's Patreon Queen of None Worldbuilding for Masochists Podcast Diane Ackerman A Wrinkle in Time Flyleaf Books Quail Ridge Books Solaris Books Chuck Wendig Evergreen Links See all books from Season 21 Like the podcast? Get the book! I Should Be Writing. My newsletter, The Hot Mic, and the community of Fabulists over at Patreon. Supporting either of those will get you perks like access to the discord, exclusive content, and early, ad-free episodes. Socials: Bluesky, Instagram, YouTube, Focusmate Theme by John Anealio Savor I Should Be Writing tea blends Support local book stores! Station Eternity, Six Wakes, Solo: A Star Wars Story: Expanded Edition and more! OR Get signed books from my friendly local store, Flyleaf Books! In case it wasn't clear: Mur and this podcast are fully supportive of LGBTQ+ folks, believe that Black Lives Matter, and trans rights are human rights, despite which direction the political winds blow. If you do not agree, then there are plenty of other places to go on the Internet. — "From Medieval Fashion to Modern Writing with Natania Barron" is brought to you in large part by my supporters, the Fabulists, who received an early, expanded version of this episode. You can join our Fabulist community with a pledge on Patreon or Substack! Some of the links above may be affiliate, allowing you to support the show at no extra cost to you. Also consider leaving a review for ISBW, please! CREDITS Theme song by John Anealio, art by Numbers Ninja,and files hosted by Libsyn (affiliate link). Get archives of the show via Patreon. March 31, 2025 | Season 21 Ep 6 | murverse.com "From Medieval Fashion to Modern Writing with Natania Barron" by Mur Lafferty is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

On our second MaxFunDrive episode of 2025, we have the one and only, Janet Varney (E Pluribus Motto, The JV Club, The Legend of Korra), back on the podcast to chat the JoCo Cruise, hermit crabs, Knott's Berry Farm, and more!Follow Janet on TikTok!Become a MaxFun member today or upgrade your membership!Live Jordan, Jesse, Go! in Chicago at Sleeping Village on April 11th!Jordan's new Spider-Man's comic is out now!Pre-order Jordan's new Godzilla comic! Send us your niche Subreddits for MaxFunDrive jjgo [at] maximumfun.orgJordan will be at C2E2 and WonderCon this year. Be sure to get our new ‘Ack Tuah' shirt in the Max Fun store.Or, grab an ‘Ack Tuah' mug!The Maximum Fun Bookshop!Follow the podcast on Instagram and send us your dank memes!Check out Jesse's thrifted clothing store, Put This On.Follow brand new producer, Steven Ray Morris, on Instagram.Listen to See Jurassic Right! MaxFunDrive ends on March 28, 2025! Support our show now and get access to bonus content by becoming a member at maximumfun.org/join.

On this week's episode, we welcome back Nick Wiger (Doughboys, Get Played) to kick off MaxFunDrive and chat about cruise appeal, Self-driving cars, karaoke drama, and so much more!Become a MaxFun member today or upgrade your membership!Listen to Get Played!Listen to the Dooughboys!Live Jordan, Jesse, Go! in Chicago at Sleeping Village on April 11th!Jordan's new Spider-Man's comic is out now!Pre-order Jordan's new Godzilla comic! Send us your niche Subreddits for MaxFunDrive jjgo [at] maximumfun.orgJordan will be at C2E2 and WonderCon this year. Be sure to get our new ‘Ack Tuah' shirt in the Max Fun store.Or, grab an ‘Ack Tuah' mug!The Maximum Fun Bookshop!Follow the podcast on Instagram and send us your dank memes!Check out Jesse's thrifted clothing store, Put This On.Follow brand new producer, Steven Ray Morris, on Instagram.Listen to See Jurassic Right!MaxFunDrive ends on March 28, 2025! Support our show now and get access to bonus content by becoming a member at maximumfun.org/join. MaxFunDrive ends on March 28, 2025! Support our show now and get access to bonus content by becoming a member at maximumfun.org/join.

Ahoy, mateys!Janie & Paul went on The JoCo Cruise!In this episode, Janie coughs a lot (sorry in advance), Paul does impressions of Joe Mantegna AND an annoying American tourist, and TOGETHER, the duo wax poetically about a very surreal and life-affirming experience they recently had on a nerd cruise! (While one of them is on steroids!)And more GREAT NEWS, big Farewell Frost sale this weekend at Kin Ship Goods (our podcast's partner for merch) on four of our famous STAY F. HOMEKINS TEES. All 50% off! Do not sleep on the deals. Half off the “I'd rather be duck billed than red-pilled” tee, the classic squirrel and rat tee, the iconic ifykyk “It's Cuckoo” tee and OF COURSE, the tee with the namesake of our best-selling WEEKEND WATER substack (modeled above in the photo!) Y'AAAALLLL snatch ya those discounted tees so we can make way for a groovy 2025 edition of a STAY F. HOMEKINS tee! The tee hasn't organically COME to us yet but the episodes will REVEAL the next tee, and if anything JUMPS at ya for a new tee design, you know what to do, get up in ‘dem comments BELOW!Thank you, AS ALWAYS, for subscribing and listening. We appreciate you, this space, this community and this portal for our varied and weird niche content in this weird little non-algorithmic corner of the internet. So if you know someone who likes freewheeling conversation podcasts between a sometimes chill yet humor forward couple, please spread the word! Stay safe, stay sane and STAY STRONG!Janie & (PFT)Bonus content is basically our podcast but talking about TV show episodes we recap or commenting along to movies you can watch-along with us. Thanks for listening to the STAY F. HOMEKINS podcast! This post on WEEKEND WATER is public so feel free to share it. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit weekendwater.substack.com/subscribe

We're out at sea, but apparently the sea has internet! So buckle up for the live episode recorded in the Rolling Stone Lounge on the JoCo Cruise! We are joined by the wonderful Daphne Always to wade through the mess thrown at us this time. Buckle up for this wild ride with audience reactions to our reddit thread reads! It's super fun and we can't wait to do it again!Thanks for listening!Socials: @ourrelationshippod on IG, Ify is @ifynwadiwe on Twitter and IG, Emmy is @ohmyemilylouise on IG Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OurRelationshipPodcastwithIfyandEmilyEmail: ourrapodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's All Been Done Radio Hour #485  Meet the Cast #42 "Beth Muir"     Producer Jerome Wetzel interviews troupe member Beth Muir about her background and interests.    Visit our website http://iabdpresents.com Script books, clothing, and more at https://amzn.to/3km2TLm Please support us at http://patreon.com/IABD   Find more from It's All Been Done Radio Hour here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iabdpresents/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iabdpresents   When you post about us, hashtag #IABD   #youtuberadioplays #bestyoutubepodcastchannels

I Should Be Writing Season 20, Episode 10 "I felt like a cuckoo among very pretty birds." - Mur Fresh off the JoCo cruise, we discusses the allure of nerd paradise and how navigating imposter syndrome is a frequent struggle. I share tabletop RPG antics, celebrity karaoke adventures, and the amazing feeling of having legitimately cool creators accept you. Self doubt did show up, and I'll talk about how I dealt with that. Also, what should I do for my 20th year podcasting celebration? Other links:  JoCo Cruise Jonathan Coulton Skullcrusher Mountain Chiron Beta Prime Portal (Video Game) Portal 2 (Video Game) NPR Ask Me Another That Bronze Girl (Twitch) Drunk History James S.A. Corey (Ty Franck) The Expanse Tochi Onyebuchi Mari Naomi Our Flag Means Death Oscar Nunez Vico Ortiz Scott Alexander Howard The Other Valley (Book by Scott Alexander Howard) Evergreen Links I don't talk enough about the I Should Be Writing book. It exists. Go buy it! My newsletter, The Hot Mic, and my Patreon. Supporting either of those will get you perks like access to the discord, exclusive content, and early, ad-free episodes. Socials: Bluesky, Mastodon, TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Focusmate. Theme by John Anealio Savor I Should Be Writing tea blends Support local book stores! Station Eternity, Six Wakes, Solo: A Star Wars Story: Expanded Edition and more! OR Get signed books from my friendly local store, Flyleaf Books! (go here for all the books mentioned in Season 20) Your support keeps our ship afloat. Thank you for being part of the crew. If you can't give monetarily, then consider leaving a review wherever you get your podcasts! April 18, 2024 | Season 20 Ep 10 | murverse.com | CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Episode 104 of The Op-Ed Page podcast: Being the opposite of a fairweather fan. I'm the opposite of a fairweather fan The JoCo Cruise (or #nerdcruise, as I call it): https://jococruise.com Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter album: https://music.apple.com/us/album/cowboy-carter/1738363766 My fandoms mentioned: Beyoncé Star Wars Seal Pearl Jam Joe Pickett novels by CJ Box Quick Takes Optionality posts: -When AI gets booed at SXSW: https://optionalitylife.substack.com/p/ai-gets-booed-at-sxsw -Interview with Guy Kawasaki: https://optionalitylife.substack.com/p/in-the-trenches-with-guy-kawasaki -The most valuable currency in your career is (still) who you know: https://optionalitylife.substack.com/p/network-as-currency This Week-ish posts: -Being a full-stack leader: https://elisacp.substack.com/p/being-a-full-stack-leader Strong Songs podcast/In Your Eyes episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/strong-songs/id1443417194?i=1000646478474 Author Abraham Verghese: https://www.abrahamverghese.org -The two I've read: The Covenant of Water and Cutting for Stone. Where to find me: My website: https://elisacp.com Join Optionality (Currently offering early adopter Premium rate):  https://optionalitylife.substack.com Sign up for my newsletter, This Week-ish with Elisa Camahort Page: https://elisacp.substack.com Calendly: Schedule an intro session with me!: https://calendly.com/elisacp Road Map for Revolutionaries by me, Carolyn Gerin and Jamia Wilson: https://elisacp.com/books Social media handles (I'm on the other platforms too, but this is where I'm spending my time): Threads: @ElisaCP TikTok: @ElisaCP Insta: @ElisaCP LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elisacamahortpage/ Please share, subscribe, rate and review!

What up all your FFs! By the time you're listening to this, Chris will be off enjoying/working another wonderful JoCo Cruise! Not quite sure what that is? If you're a fan of this podcast, you'd most likely enjoy it! That being said, enjoy today's episode where we talk about movies, tattoos & more!Thanks as always to our sponsor GetaThreads.com! Use promo code “MHGC25” for 25% off your next order!

We welcome singer-songwriter Jonathan Coulton and Paul Sabourin of Paul and Storm to talk about cruise ship movies, in honor of their annual seagoing nerdfest, the JoCo Cruise!Check out FLOP TV! You can buy tickets here!Donate to the Entertainment Community Fund, to support those still affected by the SAG/AFTRA strike.

It's awful believing we know better, always thinking we're the smartest people in the room! We talk ambition, vapidity and Broadcast News with the great Paul Sabourin!All things Paul and Storm can be found here.All things JoCo Cruise can be found here.You Are Good is a feelings podcast about movies.You can buy a You Are Good logo shirt DESIGNED BY THE GREAT LIZ CLIMO here.You can find us on Twitter, Instagram, BlueSky, TikTok, Patreon and Apple Plus.This episode was made possible by your support! Thanks to everybody who supports us on Patreon and Apple Plus.The Music of You Are Good, Vol. 1 is here.Miranda Zickler and Carolyn Kendrick edited this episode!Fresh Lesh produces the beats for our episodes.Liz Climo designed our logo!

Recorded Live aboard the JoCo Cruise, Matt welcomes singer-songwriter Aimee Mann to talk about her role as Nihilist Woman, Franz's Girlfriend in The Big Lebowski. Aimee tells us about having to create dialogue in German, what it was like working with the Coen brothers, and whether or not her character gave her toe away willingly. Then, Paul F. Tompkins returns to talk about playing customer service operator Chad in Magnolia. Paul describes his three intense days of shooting the scene which included singing Sade songs with Mary Lynn Rajskub, embarrassing himself at the table read as he sat right next to Tom Cruise, and realizing his only his voice would make the final cut. Plus, Matt and Paul share how the power of the internet lead to them being friends and collaborators as they answer audience questions! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recorded Live aboard the JoCo Cruise, Matt welcomes singer-songwriter Aimee Mann to talk about her role as Nihilist Woman, Franz's Girlfriend in The Big Lebowski. Aimee tells us about having to create dialogue in German, what it was like working with the Coen brothers, and whether or not her character gave her toe away willingly. Then, Paul F. Tompkins returns to talk about playing customer service operator Chad in Magnolia. Paul describes his three intense days of shooting the scene which included singing Sade songs with Mary Lynn Rajskub, embarrassing himself at the table read as he sat right next to Tom Cruise, and realizing his only his voice would make the final cut. Plus, Matt and Paul share how the power of the internet lead to them being friends and collaborators as they answer audience questions! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello internet! This week's episode is LIVE from the JoCo Cruise! We're taking questions from listeners and about all kinds of manners from listeners and audience members, all about uncomfortable questions, hanging tags, TMI, and more! Enjoy and be sure to share with a friend! 

Tawnie the Neuro Mermaid bled into her brain for a week before the doctors in Ohio took her seriously. When the neurosurgeons began treating her they were shocked she was still alive. Still, the hemorrhagic stroke ended her dual career paths in in bar tending and special education. Naturally, Tawnie came up with an alternative. She became a mermaid, an entrepreneur, and an advocate and supporter of other members of the stroke community. In this long overdue Strokecast interview, Tawnie shares her story of trying to get treatment, how she got into mermaiding, her experience with cannabis, and the power of the stroke community. If you don't see the audio player below, visit the original blog post on the Strokecast website here. Click here for a machine-generated transcript Who is Tawnie, the Neuro Mermaid? As Tawnie shares: At 28 I had a hemorrhagic stroke go misdiagnosed for a week. That's right I was bleeding in my brain

Do we look like we need psychological evaluations? We go Under Siege and try like hell to find its emotional core with our pal Josh Gondelman. You can find Josh online here.You Are Good is a feelings podcast about movies.This episode was recorded on the JoCo Cruise. You can buy a Vulnerability Kink shirt here! You can find us on Twitter, Instagram, Patreon and Apple Plus.This episode was made possible by your support! Thanks to everybody who supports us on Patreon and Apple Plus.Multitude handles our ad sales!The Music of You Are Good, Vol. 1 is here.You can find a playlist inspired by this episode here. You can find producer Carolyn Kendrick's music here. She's also on Twitter.Carolyn Kendrick edited this episode!Fresh Lesh produces the beats for our episodes.Liz Climo designed our logo!

More than 80% of strokes are caused by blood clots. These strokes are called "ischemic" because the clot block the flow of blood through a blood vessel, starving brain cells of oxygen and nutrients. My own stroke was ischemic. There are new treatments to clear the clot and restore blood flow and we talk about them a lot on this show. What we don't usually discuss is the nature of clots themselves and how that impacts patient recovery. So this episode is a little different. We go deep into understanding the biologfy of blood clots with Michael Gilvarry and Dr. Patrick Brouwer from Cerenovus, a Johnson & Johnson company. Cerenovus commits a lot of research and resources to understanding clots because they make equipment used in Mechanical Thrombectomy and reduce the impact of stroke on thousands of patients a year. You can listen to the conversation here or in your favorite podcast app. If you don't see the audio player below, visit http://Strokecast.com/Clots   Click here for a machine-generated transcript Meet Dr. Patrick Brouwer and Michael Gilvarry Dr. Patrick Brouwer, Head, Worldwide Medical Affairs - CERENOVUS Dr. Patrick Brouwer is a clinician and scientist who has made significant contributions in the field of interventional neuroradiology and endovascular surgery. Before joining CERENOVUS as Head of Worldwide Medical Affairs, he served in senior staff positions for over 20 years as a neurointerventionalist at various university hospitals in Europe. As a key opinion leader in his field, Patrick has published close to 100 scientific papers and book chapters and lectured, including for invited professorships, on more than 400 occasions around the world on a variety of topics related to neurointervention. Patrick has additionally contributed by serving in various board positions across key societies, such as the European Society of Minimally Invasive Neurological Therapy (ESMINT) and the World Federation of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology (WFITN). He received his medical degree, with honors, from the Free University in the Netherlands. Connect with Dr. Brouwer on LinkedIn. Michael Gilvarry, General Manager, CERENOVUS Galway Michael Gilvarry is the General Manager of CERENOVUS in Galway. With a distinguished career in research and development (R&D) spanning over 20 years, Michael leads the CERENOVUS campus in Galway which is a key hub for producing world-class leading research on stroke and clot science, as well as R&D for the business' product pipeline. He leads a distinguished team who informs new innovations and the development of medical devices to address real-world challenges faced by neurovascular physicians in the treatment of stroke. This work has led to many international research projects in collaboration with universities and hospitals in the field of acute ischemic stroke. He is the recipient of a Johnson Medal, the most prestigious award for R&D excellence within Johnson & Johnson, and is a named inventor on over 60 U.S. patents. Connect with Michael on LinkedIn. Cerenovus CERENOVUS, part of Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies, is an emerging leader in neurovascular care. Our commitment to changing the trajectory of stroke is inspired by our long heritage and dedication to helping physicians protect people from a lifetime of hardship. CERENOVUS offers a broad portfolio of devices used in the endovascular treatment of hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke. For more information, visit www.cerenovus.com and connect on LinkedIn and Twitter. Nature of clots Most folks who encounter clots only experience them on the surface of the body or when they come out of the body, but we don't think too much about their nature, especially wqhen they stay inside the body. At the most basic levels, the structure of a clot is determined by the ratio of fibrin to red blood cells. Clots that are high in fibrin tend to be "tougher" and more compact, thanks to the way platelets help tighten them up. That also makes them easier to remove with Mechanical Thrombectomy.  Clots that are higher in red blood cells may be softer and less dense, but they are also more fragile. Pulling one out of a blood vessel in one piece is a lot harder. An environment with higher sheer forces is more likely to generate a high-fibrin clot. What is a high sheer environment? Think about a river with a strong, fast flowing current. One way to get a high sheer environment is with high blood pressure. With high blood pressure, blood is coursing through less flexible vessels with greater speed and strength. A high red blood cell clot is more likely to be formed in a turbulent environment. AFIB, or atrial fibrillation is one such environment. A space where blood flows unevenly or pools can lead to a clot like this which can then travel to the brain. Clots can also be different shapes. It's not like they are just a disk that closes off a blood vessel. They could be in the shape of a cylinder blocking a blood vessel. The can easily be longer than 8 mm. Cerenovus recently presented a paper at the American Heart Association's International Stroke conference looking at the impact of clot composition on patient outcomes in mechanical thrombectomy. They showed that thrombectomy had better patient outcomes with high-fibrin clots. Of course, today there really isn't a way from a neuro-interventionist to know the type of clot before they go in to get it. In the future such information may help inform treatment protocols or refine the type of equipment used in the clot removal process. You can read more about the research paper here. What is AFIB? More than 12 million people in the US live with Atrial Fibrillation. It's a condition that can easily lead to stroke. Afib happens when the heart gets out of sync with itself. The upper chambers don't beat in the same rhythm as the lower chambers. That results in inefficient blood flow through the heart. Not all the blood that should leave on a beat actually leave. Bill's Zio Patch heart monitor is looking for signs of Afib. It did not find any. This results in blood pooling in the heart and creating a turbulent environment that is a breeding ground for blood clots. Eventually one of those clots will shoot out of the heart and lodge in the brain causing an ischemic stroke.  When I got home from the hospital, I wore a heart monitor for two weeks that looked for signs of Afib. It did not find any. Folks with Afib, and especially a history of Afib-related stroke may be put on a lifelong course of anticoagulant medication to prevent those clots from forming. There may be other treatments, as well. What happened to my clot? I had a wakeup stroke in 2017. As a result, I was outside the window for tPA and thrombectomy at the time. So what happens when the clot doesn't get removed? I just assumed it would break down over time and blood would start flowing through the dead brain tissue again. But that's probably not what happened. Because the blood vessel where I had my stroke is so small, it's likely still in place. That clot never went away. It simply became part of the blood vessel itself and that part of the system permanently collapsed. Basically, the cave collapsed and there's no way to dig it out. And now I'm imaging some sort of Fantastic Voyage/D&D crossover game to go explore that cave. Meade Musings I recently appeared on the Meade Musings Podcast sharing my story. We talk about my stroke  and the impact of Sleep Apnea on blood pressure. You can hear the episode here. If you don't see the player below, visit http://Strokecast.com/clots JoCo Cruise I just got back from the JoCo Cruise. It's a weeklong cruise in the Caribbean with 1800 nerds, geeks, gamers, creators, and more. We chartered the Nieuw Amsterdam cruise ship for the journey and had a blast. The crew was great and my fellow cruisers were fantastic. Unlike a traditional cruise, the official programming is all done by the group that charters the boat, led by musicians Jonathan Coulton and Paul & Storm. They bring on a bunch of other well-known and soon to be well known musicians, writers, voice over folks, actors, and generally fun, nice, talented people. And then the attendees ourselves put together a bunch of programming. I ran a meet up for folks with neuro conditions, a professional networking session, a podcaster meetup, and a photoshoot for the stuffed animals people travelled with. I have lots of other thoughts and feelings about this year's cruise, but I'm having trouble articulating them in writing this time. If you'd like to learn more or are thinking about going in 2023 (or in the future) you can visit http://JoCoCruise.com for more details https://youtu.be/5spvXMkF20g Hack(s) of the Week Hack 1 Dr. Patrick Brouwer emphasized the importance of setting goals and appreciating the life around you. At first glance it seems those two things are in conflict, but in reality, they are not. Setting goals helps you build a plan for the future with tasks you can do today that can get you there.  The steps you take today are what will shape your future. And if the steps you take can get you there, there is fulfillment to be found in taking them. At the same time, we don't live in the future. We live in the present. It's the only reality we will ever have. We need to appreciate the world and the people around us and if we can't then we need to take steps to change that. And execute those steps while recognizing the sheer power of the here and now. Because before we know it, the here and know will simply be the past. Survivors who've come close to not having any more future on this earth can appreciate that more than most. Hack 2 Michael Gilvarry talked about adding additional therapy while doing other tasks. He suggested closing your eyes while you brush your teeth. It's something he found helpful while rehabbing his own knee. I like this approach especially for folks after stroke because it forces you to work on proprioception - the sense of where your body parts are in space. This is a challenge for many survivors. It's a skill we may need to develop. It also forces use to focus more on the balance in our core and affected leg while our unaffected hand is busy with the tooth brush.  This can be a good challenge after stroke. That said, do it safely. Make sure you can stand with your eyes closed without falling, first. Talk to a PT or OT before trying things like this. You want to challenge your brain with these balance tasks, but any fall could undo months of progress. So don't fall. Links Where do we go from here? Learn more about Cerenovus or the JoCo Cruise at these links Share this episode with someone you know by giving them the link http://Strokecast.com/clots Subscribe to the free Strokecast email newsletter at http://Strokecast.com/News Don't get best...get better.

The JV Club celebrated its 10th anniversary aboard the JoCo Cruise ship last week, with very special guests Aimee Mann and Shalewa Sharpe! Featuring music by the delightful Jim Boggia. Hear Jim's fantastic cover of “Back Before We Were Brittle” and another M.A.S.H.-related gem; learn about Shalewa's love of a certain off-brand Mtv local channel, and Aimee's impressive work as a sizemologist. Happy Birthday, JV Club!

We return from the JoCo Cruise! We will tell you all about how great it was, where we went, and what we did. After that, we have a bunch of letters to read! Links for this Episode: Charity Spotlight: The Trevor Project The PARA Filing Method The Lost Tomb of the Bitchin' Chimera for D&D 5e Nettle & Bone pre-order Asana

The Ides of March, James is back from the Joco Cruise, Eiffel Tower update, Ancient Japanese killing stone, The Seattle Kraken get an awesome organist, and music trivia! Sponsor: Class Action University Become a PATRON of Here All Week! Watch our YOUTUBE channel! Organist gets beaned in the 1977 movie Slapshot Lady of Spain

The JoCo Cruise Crazy Episode (4 of 4) Endings, Disembarking, Memories. Never Again, Inner Ear, The Food and The Sea. Highlights and Memories, Not Another Community, Ever Shortening Time, A Cruise as Reality, The Continuing JoCo Cruises, Memories Forever. Plus: A Sickness.            

The JoCo Cruise Crazy Episode (3 of 4) Days at Sea. Meeting The Crew, A Lifeboat Break, A False Island, The Acts and Shows. Wil Wheaton. Coulton as Conductor, Poverty and Vacation, Capsule Hotel, Laser Tag Near Laser Tag, I Got It, No I Really Got It, Lost at Sea.

The JoCo Cruise Crazy Episode (2 of 4) Onboard, Walking The Ship, Industrial Luxury, Joco Cruise Convention Crazy, The Realms of a Ship, Meeting the Acts, Connections and Discussions, David Rees, The Internet Temperance League, A Well-Seasoned Seagoing Couple.

The JoCo Cruise Crazy Episode (1 of 4) Who is Jonathan Coulton, A Thinking Musician, New Things, Home Concerts, Cruise Offer, Geek Cruises, First Signup, A Series of Shocks, An A la Carte Vacation, Boarding the Gangplank.

We recorded this episode live on the Joco Cruise 2020, where Dr. Sydnee dissects the medicine mentioned in the songs of Jimmy Buffett. What is recommend for “Island Fever”? What should Mr. Buffett be concerned about when eating that “Cheeseburger in Paradise”? And do the lyrics of “Frenchmen for the Night” mean he may have Jumping Frenchmen of Maine?

  Click here for a machine-generated transcript   "Your Pet Brain" is a big adorable, plush brain with giant eyes for those of us who could use a spare one. And my girlfriend wanted one. We could both use some extra neurons. As her birthday approached I decided to order one. Brain shipped in his box (yes, I'm already anthropomorphizing and gendering him). Cathy went downstairs to take care of something and the saw the distinctive box. She felt a wave of mild envy, and thought, "Aww, someone else got a brain."  Then she took a closer look at the box and saw my name on it. She scooped it up, brought it up stairs and giddily shuffled through our apartment to show me. She was thrilled! I briefly toyed with the idea of making her wait another day until her birthday, but that seemed unfair since the box made it clear what it was.  And I think brain appreciated it too, because the box wasn't super comfortable. This week's conversation is wide ranging. While it all starts with how a delightful, big, plush brain can help and empower folks with physical brain damage or psychological it conditions It goes deeper than that. We talk about the importance of play, emotional education, the nature of the brain, the mind and soul, and outsourced manufacturing strategies. Ultimately, it's about how to human. Anyway, our pet brain is now named Brian and I'm delighted by that combination of wordplay and mundanaity. He's sitting on the couch next to my desk as I type this thinking brainy thoughts and snacking on smart food. Bio Artist, adventurer, neuro-hobbyist and Humanity's #1 fan, Engagement Art Producer Aydika James creates things that make the world a better place. (She also makes a killer cocktail.) With global projects ranging from The Kodiak Queen to YourPetBrain.com, to wacky ride-able “art cars”, to private legacy sculptures that tell the story of someone's life, Aydika is fascinated by how art, play and “edu-tainment” can be used to unite crowds around a shared experience that stimulates widespread change. A firm believer that any vision can be achieved when we keep asking the question, “How do you paint with people?”... Her wish is to see a world where each person is supported in seeing, being and celebrating their own unique gifts, so we may astound ourselves with how profoundly beautiful we can make this planet, and our experience on it together. Miles the Traveling Penguin Years ago, I had a job that involved travelling 80-12 nights a year across the US. I did really enjoy it. My most frequent travelling companions was Miles, the traveling penguin. He maintained a blog of his travel photos for many years. He was beginning to switch to Instagram just before COVID-19 closed everything. You can see his old adventures here. Fluffy Photo Shoot I mentioned the JoCo Cruise while talking with Aydika. This is the fluffy friends group photo from March 2020. It's all in my Head One of the themes I come back to time and again is the idea that there is nothing wrong with my arm, and there is nothing wrong with my leg, It's literally all in my head. And it is. Because that's where my injury happened. That's where the damage is  -- right near the middle cerebral artery on the right side. When most folks say, "It's all in your head!" they're saying it derisively. They're saying there's nothing wrong and that you're just thinking wrong. They're saying it's not real. “Tell me one last thing,” said Harry. “Is this real? Or has this been happening inside my head?” Dumbledore beamed at him, and his voice sounded loud and strong in Harry's ears even though the bright mist was descending again, obscuring his figure. “Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows The things that happen in our head are our reality. They're the only reality we have. The real world is just light waves/particles, sound waves disturbing the air, and pressure on our skin that sends signals to our brain. Our brain is where that raw data gets turned into our reality. It's where those raw impulses become our experience of the world. It's where we assign meaning to the waves, particles, and impulses. As stroke survivors, we know this better than most folks. Mental health, physical health, and spiritual health have fuzzy lines between them, at best. In reality, they are much closer to being the same thing than many folks realize. How we move in the world is all dependent on how our brains process all that incoming data and compares it to the meaning it assigned to previous rounds of incoming data. It is a simultaneously scary and empowering thought. Hack of the Week Find something funny everyday. That doesn't mean you have to tell jokes or be funny. Look around you in your home, in your work, in your social media, in your hospital room, wherever you are, Just try to find one thing that can make you smile, chuckle, or laugh every day, Because when you can laugh, you can learn. Our world can seem absurd at times because it is. Acknowledge that. If you can find one funny thing a day, that can help tremendously. Links Where do we go from here? To learn more about Brain, visit http://YourPetBrain.com Share and discuss this episode with a friend by giving them the link http://YourPetBrain.com The Strokecast newsletter launches in July. Subscribe for free at http://Strokecast.com/News Don't get best…get better. Brian the brain relaxes with a snack

Support Topic Lords on Patreon and get episodes a week early! (https://www.patreon.com/topiclords) Lords: * Alex is on the Topic Lords Discord. * Shannon is offering vaccines. Topics: * Human-led gaming over the internet (like escape rooms). How the DM is walking a line of controlling everything vs being completely controlled by the players. How to design games to be played like this over the internet. * Best and worst parts of camping. * Shutting off the PC speaker as a service. * Call Me By Your Name. * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6swmTBVI83k * Unedited (syncable) commentary: https://youtu.be/a1u_79xLemA * Is "The Birds" the first genre zombie film? Microtopics: * Safe and effective vaccines. * The difference between spring rolls and egg rolls. * Teleconferencing an escape room. * All of the items that came out of this drawer. * A room escape game set in outer space where the players on separate ships communicate via semaphore flags. * Running a massively multiplayer tabletop campaign and inventing the middle manager dungeon master. * How Room Escape games have adapted to the pandemic. * Going camping and wondering "Why are we in the woods? Why are we not in our cozy warm house?" * The novelty of not having your luxuries. * Being imprisoned on a cruise ship and only then deigning to be entertained by cruise ship entertainments. * Enjoying a bonfire because the woods doesn't have Netflix. * The novelty of sitting outside in the dark. * Camping as a simulacrum of being an ancient human. * The sound of wind through the branches. * Symphonies being largely unlistenable unless you're held captive in a nearly entirely quiet room. * The relative ease of paying attention when you're not surrounded by distractions. * The relentless temptation of pulling to refresh. * How bad the flame wars get on the fake Twitter set up just for the attendees of JoCo Cruise. * Waiting to find out whether your cruise ship will be permitted to land. * The dynamics of having a Twitter just for your dorm. * Bringing all 29 volumes of Encyclopedia Britannica because you won't have the Internet on the cruise ship. * Going to a sake bar in Japan to learn how to like booze. * The legality of throwing your drink in a kid's face if they give you sass. * Knowing it's illegal to dance on the street in Japan and deliberately adopting an exaggerated swagger whenever the police are around. * Japanese police's different standards for when white people are dancing. * Whether Japanese police have truncheons or just those flashlights with traffic cones on them. * Getting a job and trying to figure out how to be useful at it. * The PC speaker beeping long after your program has crashed. * Writing a program in the machine language debugger because Windows 98 still comes with programming tools. * A kid swinging over pits. * Commander Keen in: Invasion of the Vorticons. * Back when it was a big deal for the PC to run a game that looked like a NES game. * Eventually realizing that the game you're playing where the cat chases the mouse is actually just a screen saver. * Not being able to convince your dad to buy a CD-ROM drive for the family PC but luckily the N64 uses cartridge technology. * Visiting your friends who own an N64 and playing Mario Kart and Goldeneye and then going home and saying "this is the real shit, check out Pac Man 2." * Being informed that you are in for a treat. * Clouds giving the sun a big hug. * The influence of Spongebob Squarepants on the music video for "Call Me By Your Name" by Lil Nas X. * A snake turning into a cone head. * A very slow jog. * Your under-eye makeup really bringing out your scales. * Corsets for snakes. * Mini-Marge with a smaller version of the same hair. * The denim police taking you to denim jail for fashion crimes. * Wearing clothing with your name on it. * Sequence breaking the endless staircase in Mario 64 by giving the stairs a lapdance. * Nearly having descended the entire stripper pole. * The core strength required to give Satan an extremely slow lap dance. * An extremely entertaining sequence of images. * Exquisitely crafted metaphor that you'll miss entirely if you never look at it. * What zombies were before George Romero invented the modern zombie. * The concept of a zombie as a horde of cannibals. * The fresh ideas that Night of the Living Dead brought to the The Birds genre. * Giving Lovebirds the side-eye. * Night of the Living Dead being progressive regarding its black protagonist but not its woman protagonist.

Special guest and friend of the pod Mary Kobayashi joins Megan Hattie and Rob Patrick to discuss The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018) and Dancing with the Birds (2019).On this episode of I-5 Cinemabound, we talk birds of paradise and characters searching for paradise. Is Liam Neeson better in The Ballad of Buster Scruggs than he is in Love, Actually? Does Zoe Kazan wear a bonnet with purpose? Are birds too horny? Did we create a Bill Heck fan club by the end of this episode? All of this and more!Support Bad Country on Kickstarter! Follow I-5 Cinemabound on Twitter, Instagram, and FacebookAbout Mary:Mary Kobayashi was one of the co-hosts of the streaming show The Perfect Women on Adult Swim's website. Previously fronting the Los Angeles based band Bad in Bed, she has also played violin for Aimee Mann, Tim Heidecker, and the JoCo Cruise. She currently plays with the country band Bad Country in Seattle. She refuses to play in bands without the word "bad" in the name.

Kay and Carrington set sail on the virtual high seas to give a talk at this year's JoCo Cruise, an annual oceangoing event for technophiles, tabletop gamers, and creative-minded people. In other words, a bunch of nerds. The perfect venue to discuss all things Infocom.

Recorded LIVE for the virtual JoCo Cruise, Kelly Sue DeConnick and Matt Fraction help us decide the worst form of immortality.

Guests: Meredith Harper, Brad Bordessa, Molly Lewis Hosts: Stuart Yoshida, Doug Brown Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ooktown Make a donation: https://donorbox.org/info-ooktown-com-ooktown-podcast-donations On our first Podcast of the new year, we welcome first time guests Meredith Harper and Brad Bordessa, plus one of our favorite internet pals is back: Molly Lewis! Sit tight for some deep dives into the motivations for their podcasts, nerdy gear talk, and learn how Molly and Meredith escaped COVID on the JoCo Cruise because, you know, they follow instructions. Shoutouts: - Caitlin O'Connor - thanks for being a Patron! - Mike Hickman - thanks for letting us know how to say, "Worcestershire" - For being AWESOME and talking us up in the thread on Facebook: - Matt Stead - Jim Elliott - Dave Cornett - Mary Agnes Krell - MANDI FREAKIN' Harkett - Robb Mapou Links: - Molly Lewis: http://www.mollylewis.wtf/ - Ukulele Is The New Black Podcast: https://www.ukuleleisthenewblack.com/ - Live Ukulele: https://liveukulele.com/ - Strathmore Ukulele Festival: https://www.strathmore.org/events-and-tickets/uke-summit - Molly Lewis playing "Toxic": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWxxTph7ibU - JoCo Cruise guests: https://jococruise.com/guests/ - Craig Chee & Sarah Maisel: http://craigandsarah.com/ - Ukulele Festival Hawaii: https://www.ukulelefestivalhawaii.org/en/ - Questlove: https://questlove.com/ - Questlove Supreme podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/6X0ThBWpiPUplNxoaa7SMx - Molly Lewis' Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/mollylele - rode nt1 | Sweetwater: https://www.sweetwater.com/store/search.php?s=rode+nt1 Recorded January 30, 2021.

This episode, recorded on the 2020 JoCo Cruise back in March, Andrew is joined by musician & comedian Molly Lewis! They build a rich Cats-based mythology to explain how our Fast Family gets to orbit, with a little help from Idris Elba.

Hospice is something I knew existed, but it's not something I've ever had an extended conversation about, until I spoke with Barbara Sussanne.  In her job as an RN, she helps patients and their families navigate the dying process in the final few months of life. Before that, She worked as a travelling nurse in both some of the largest hospitals in the US and in some of the smallest. She shares her experience of working with stroke patients across her career We recorded this conversation in March on a cruise ship. It was the last trip of Holland America's Niew Amsterdam before COVID-19 cancelled cruising. The ambient noise you hear is the buffet area of the Lido deck. This sailing was a charter. It was the 10th annual JoCo Cruise, and the 8th one I've been on. Like in previous years both pre- and post-stroke, I had a great time. I'm booked for 2021 if cruising is still a thing that exists next year. If you like geeks, nerds, musis, crafts, karaoke, and other genre stuff, join us next year. You can learn more at http://JoCoCriuise.com Bio Barbara Sussanne graduated in 2002 with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Indiana University Southeast School of Nursing. The first 13 years of her career, she worked in cardiac medicine and ICU Stepdown focusing on patients with heart problems and/or complicated medical problems. The next 3 years she switched her focus to in home care. Barbara has been on caring for patients receiving medical services in their homes related to their illnesses. A year and a half ago Barbara was called to hospice where she now works with patients and their families as they navigate through the dying process. Links Barbara Sussanne on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/javajunkie_rn/ JoCo Cruise http://Strokecast.com/JoCo JoCo Cruise Discussions on Strokecast http://strokecast.com/tag/joco/ Bill on Instagram http://Strokecast.com/Instagram Where do we go from here? Follow Barbara on Instagram @JavaJunkie_RN Follow Bill on Instagram @Bills_Strokecast Share this episode with someone you love by giving them the link: http://Strokecast.com/Hospice Don't get best…,get better     Strokecast is the stroke podcast where a Gen X stroke survivor explores rehab, recovery, the frontiers of neuroscience and one-handed banana peeling by helping stroke survivors, caregivers, medical providers and stroke industry affiliates connect and share their stories.          

Believe it or not, today’s episode was recorded on a cruise in March 2020.  I had a chat to ukulele players M Sieiro Garcia and Colin Taylor on the island of Half Moon Cay in the Bahamas on the last day of the Joco Cruise.  It’s funny to listen back to it now, knowing that the next day we were well and truly back in the real world and the realities of a pandemic.  Because this was recorded on the beach, there’s a fair bit of background noise – but just close your eyes and imagine you’re sitting on the beach with a pina colada, and enjoy! Some show-related links below: Joco Cruise Molly Lewis John Hodgman Travis McElroy Jean Grae Klingons Star Trek Deep Space Nine (DS9) Star Trek Discovery Marc Okrand Mary Chieffo Songs played on the show: La Vie en Rose (Edith Piaf, Louiguy & Marguerite Monnot – 1947) Go to the Ukulele Is The New Black YouTube channel for a playlist to hear this song as well as other clips relating to the episode. Ukulele is the New Black is produced by Meredith Harper, who also wrote the theme tune. The theme tune was performed by Meredith Harper, Jasmine Fellows, Geoff Skellams, Jim Croft, Chris Williams, Paul Marsh and Sandra Shaw.  Seb Carraro does the graphic design. Thanks to my $10 and over Patreon supporters for helping me to make this podcast: Ukulele Champion: Debbie Hoad Ukulele Legend: Linda Dodwell The music played in this episode is licenced under a Podcasts (Featured Music) agreement with APRA AMCOS.

This episode of Go Fact Yourself previously streamed live on video, in partnership with NPR station KPCC and LAist! You can watch the entire unedited episode here!Jonathan Coulton (a.k.a. “JoCo”) is folk/comedy musician who has a lot of experience in the world of trivia: he’s been the in-house musician for the NPR program Ask Me Another since 2012. Jonathan’s also known as the founder and namesake of the JoCo Cruise, a geek and culture convention on a cruise ship. How did Jonathan get so successful to the point that he got a cruise named after him? He’s not entirely sure -- but he’s doing his best to celebrate it!Opposite Jonathan is his Ask Me Another colleague, comedian Ophira Eisenberg. You may recall that Ophira was previously on episode 23. Now, she’s returned new insight about why celebrities are so terrified of trivia and her never-ending quest to become famous in her homeland of Canada.What’s the difference: A Shot in the ArmWhat’s the difference between vaccination and immunization?What’s the difference between a tentacle and an arm?Appearing in this episode:J. Keith van StraatenHelen HongJonathan CoultonOphira EisenbergWith Guest Experts:Mark Rivera -- Multi-instrumentalist musician best known for his work with Billy Joel.Suzanne Somers -- Actor, author, singer and entrepreneur, known for her role of Chrissy Snow on “Three’s Company.”Go Fact Yourself was devised by Jim Newman and J. Keith van Straaten, and produced in collaboration with Maximum Fun. This episode’s livestream was produced in partnership with KPCC and LAist. Theme Song by Jonathan Green.Maximum Fun's Senior Producer is Laura Swisher.Associate Producer and Editor is Julian Burrell.Go to gofactyourpod.com for information and tickets to the next recording of Go Fact Yourself … whenever that is!Get our Go Fact Yourself t-shaped shirt!Visit us @gofactyourpod on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.And wash your hands!

Джонатан Колтон — бывший программист, построивший крутую музыкальную карьеру в гик-роке. Внезапно для самого себя он оказался автором двух песен для супер-популярных игр — Portal и Portal 2. О том, что такого особенного в этих двух песнях и почему они так нравятся людям за пределами геймерской культуры — я расскажу в новом выпуске HansZimmerJukebox. P.S. И маленькая пасхалка для фанатов Warhammer! Вопросы и предложения в Telegram: https://t.me/ov_ov Автор интро: Александр Коновалов https://twitter.com/KonovalovMusic **** Музыка выпуска: Portal - Still Alive Credits Song in Full 1080p HD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfRlrV8awo0 Code Monkey Jonathan Coulton Lyrics Kinetic Typography https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWrjYdD0Tg0 Над нами баржи Абаддона https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeNy1cziJ3E Portal - Still Alive | Ukulele Cover https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZXGGSqA2is Portal 2: End Credits Song 'Want You Gone' by Jonathan Coulton [1080p HD] https://youtu.be/dVVZaZ8yO6o You Wouldn't Know (feat. Ellen McLain) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyBLLBmxhRY&feature=emb_logo Jonathan Coulton "Still Alive" March 13, 2019 (JoCo Cruise) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7W_Wrv6pEk **** Дополнительные материалы и интервью: Jonathan Coulton Discusses "Portal" Fame at PAX East https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKA3_5__iTU THE SOUND TEST #07 - Portal (w/Mike Morasky, Jonathan Coulton and Ellen McLain) https://youtu.be/TBc_tpyoka0 Portal’s Minstrels: An Interview With The Men Behind The Music https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2010/03/15/portal-s-minstrel-an-interview-with-jonathan-coulton.aspx Ep081 - Jonathan Coulton - Longform Interview - The Vinyl Guide https://youtu.be/fdUjIf4uv3A Сайт Джонатана Колтона https://www.jonathancoulton.com/

Hey, this is a weird one! For one thing, it’s a live show, which is a strange thing to listen to. For another thing, it’s a selection of bits from two different performances aboard the JoCo Cruise, so it’s a little patchwork-y and disjointed. We’ll be back with a regular ep next week!

Join Polly aboard Holland American Cruise where she interviews JOCO Cruisers Lori Johnson and Colin Hemphill as they share credit card challenges and successes.

Join Amanda, Scott, and special guests Greg and Jessica on the 2020 JoCo Cruise as they discuss silent Rocky Horror, evolving nerd culture, how to motivate creativity, watching VIPs eat, and gradually realizing the evolving threat of COVID-19. And never forget: #MeatBagJoCo! Want more Tow for the Road in your life? Subscribe on iTunes, Google Play Music, Spotify or wherever you enjoy podcasts. And if you already subscribe and enjoy it, be sure to leave a review. Thanks for listening!

This week the word is Hunker, since the nerds are self-quarantining after returning from nerdy cruises. Andy shares stories from the Star Trek Cruise, and Keith talks about the JoCo Cruise. Then they talk a little about game design stuff before lowering the spoiler curtain to discuss Star Trek: Picard. SPOILER WARNING: contains spoilers.

HEY ALL!! Dan, David & Eli catch up on the scuttle-butt of the day! Some topics include, Pandemic chat, The JoCo Cruise, Creepy Pasta, Lost Girls, The Movie Pandemic, and more! We also have a very special guest, Eli's 10 year old Daughter Addy! She tells us some creepy pasta stories and we talk about some classic conspiracy theories as well as give a shout-out to the one and only Zendaya! ENJOY, STAY SAFE, WE LOVE YOU! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thestackpack/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thestackpack/support

While on the JoCo Cruise, Mega Ran sat down with comedian Myq Kaplan to talk about the highs, the lows and some general tips for living in these times. Music by DJ DN3. Get bonus footage from this episode at https://patreon.com/megaran. Follow Myq Kaplan at @MyqKaplan on all socials. His podcast "Broccoli and Ice Cream" is also available wherever you get podcasts.

Join Polly as she interviews Bill Monroe of Strokecast and 2-Minute Talk Tips Podcasts as Bill shares the story of how he worked with his credit card issuers during his recovery after a stroke at the age of 46.

We are in golden age of gaming, but what were the best games of last year? 0:00:00 Please Listen Carefully 0:01:07 Foreplay, The Golden Phallus of 2018 is awarded 0:13:23 the Top 5 of 2018 0:44:02 Best days of Gaming and Expansions and Worsts 1:30:53 Dice Tower West 2:00:47 JoCo Cruise 2019 2:15:28 Dessert Penis, … Continue reading clp073 – cubelove podcast – Top 5 of 2018 & Golden Phallus

Our guest is Hal Lublin, a voice actor, improviser, and podcaster. He is host of We Got This With Mark & Hal, Tights & Fights, and Surprisingly Nice, and has guest-starred on so many podcasts the "Hal Lublin Number" is the podcast equivalent of a "Kevin Bacon Number"*. *Note: We just made that up, but really want it to become A Thing. Topics of discussion include: Snoopy grows a dinosaur ass-brain; a lot of Catholic jokes somehow; Josh has often said that Snoopy is one of history's greatest monsters; the mid-70's boom of escalators & hollow plastic egg technology; Elvis can definitely control the weather, maybe Snoopy can also; Marcie will never know what's eggs; Lucy's 10 week long vindication montage. Peanuts Gallery coloring pages at waffle.media/peanuts. Talk to us on Twitter at @PeanutsPodcast. End music = Linus And Lucy (「スヌーピー(Peanuts)」より) by Kazumi Tateishi Trio Audio blandishment by Ken Plume. Peanuts Gallery is proud to be part of Waffle.Media.

This week, we welcome sci-fi writer extraordinaire John Scalzi to the show. We chat about the out-of-the-gate success The Collapsing Empire has enjoyed, TV and film rights (and adaptations in general), historical Easter eggs in his writing, the pressures and creative freedom granted by his unprecedented book deal with Tor, the little Wil Wheaton who lives in his head, the JoCo Cruise, and why it's important for writers to commiserate and discuss the challenges they face.

That went quickly! Listen in to our live event where we commemorate 100 episodes of The Busy Creator Podcast and remark on the journey. This event was a crossover with the New York City Podcast Meetup, recorded at Small City Co-working space in Brooklyn. Joining Prescott on stage are musician Joaquin Cotler (@ShinyIslands), UX designer Rashan Casseus (@rcassues) & video publisher/entrepreneur Gabby Wallace (@GabbyAWallace). Together we discuss daily practice, creating projects and nurturing them over time, and our own experiences with podcasting. Get The Episode Download The Busy Creator Podcast, episode 100 (MP3, 1:07:53, 32.7 MB) Download The Busy Creator Podcast, episode 100 (OGG, 1:07:53, 35.9 MB) Subscribe to Get New Episodes     Subscribe to The Busy Creator Podcast on iTunes, on Google Play Music, on Android, on iHeart Show Notes & Links Small City co-working space in Brooklyn Joaquin Cotler, musician, journalist, composer of The Busy Creator Podcast theme song Paul Shaffer, Clark Terry, Questlove — late night talk show band leaders through the years New York City Podcast Meetup Joaquin has appeared on The Busy Creator Podcast episode 41 John Lee Dumas & Kate Erickson, guests on TBC episode 50 "It's a great time to go to Puerto Rico if you already have a lot of money." —Joaquin Cotler Tweet This Creighton Mershonn & Jessi Arrington, proprietors of Small City and past guests on TBC ep 92 Vector Media Group, our default host of the NYC Podcast Meetup Nick Spriggs, partner at Vector, guest on TBC ep 91 New York City Podcast Meetup is one year old  New York City Podcast Meetup on Twitter  New York City Podcast Meetup on Facebook Prescott removed Facebook from his phone, sleeps better  The Busy Creator Podcast made it to 100 episodes — they're all here Jonathan Coulton, and his Thing A Week podcast project JoCo Cruise, featuring Aimee Mann, et al "Busy is a four-letter word." —Prescott Perez-Fox  Tweet This “Busy Beaver” is an English-language idomatic expression MIT's mascot is Tim the Beaver, nature's engineer Tim The Beaver Buzz The Busy Beaver is the mascot of The Busy Creator Podcast, but not modelled after Prescott #HumbleBrag, a definition The Busy Creator Podcast started as bi-weekly, went up to weekly, then returned to bi-weekly Bi-Weekly vs. Fortnightly vs. every-other-week, semantics TBC by the numbers: 3 years, 106 episodes (including B-Sides), 98 unique guests, 15 single-topic episodes, 4 monologue episodes TBC by the numbers, best single day downloads: 567, 11 January 2017 TBC by the numbers, best monthly downloads: 10,148, November 2016 TBC by the numbers, lifetime downloads: 103,279, as of 16 January 2017 Marc Maron's show received nearly 750,000 downloads in 24 hours when he interviewed President Obama Casper Mattresses, not a sponsor #TBC100 and #NYCPodMeet to see photos from the event Rashan Casseus, NYC native, FIT Grad, currently a Senior UX Designer Rashan & Prescott met at a fan meetup for Keith and The Girl R & P participated in The Cinnamon Challenge The Ice-Bucket Challange, The Mannequin Challenge, etc. Ice Bucket Challenge Emeril Lagasse "I make digital tools easier to use." —Rashan Casseus Tweet This "UX is the thought process of how a human being gets from point A to point B." —Rashan Casseus Tweet This MailChimp, and their mascot Freddy Disembodied Monkey Hand, the name of Joaquin's new punk band Microcopy, the words around the site on buttons, short messages, etc. Eat24, and their “hungry” shopping cart 90Elm, Rashan's cousin's t-shirt company User Stories, User Interviews — tools of planning a site Sayba Naturals, Prescott's mother's soap brand Squarespace, also not a sponsor "Websites are never finished, they are only abandoned." —Prescott Perez-Fox, paraphrasing Leonardo da Vinci Tweet This "Your website is done when you run out of time, or when the client says 'I want it up now'." —Rashan Casseus Tweet This Museum of Arts and Design, NYC Gabby Wallace, YouTube producer, teacher, online marketing coach — hates headphones!  Keith Richards Gabby defines herself as a creator. Simple. "I create something every day. Most day, many things." —Gabby Wallace Tweet This Prescott & Gabby met at Podcast Movement 2014 Gabby was a podcaster, has moved back to YouTube. 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Today, we're putting on our dancing shoes...OK, maybe more like our standing-around-and-awkwardly-tapping-one-foot-while-bouncing shoes. Either way, we're talking to musicians Jonathan Coulton and Paul & Storm! That's right - all of them. At once. It's a party! On this episode, we chat about the JoCo Cruise, whether they were ever pushed to be more "mainstream" in their music, STEM vs the arts, how the Internet has become a crutch for many musicians, and the future of the music industry. And stick around after our chat - we've got Coulton's performance of "You Ruined Everything" from 10/8/16 at The Bell House in Brooklyn.

We wrist-wrestle with 1969's IT WAS A SHORT SUMMER, CHARLIE BROWN, in which the boys take on the girls in a summertime battle of the sexes, and get their dumb, uncoordinated butts handed to them for the better part of a half-hour. Special guest Nicole Dieker joins us in an episode recorded in the middle of the damn ocean during this year's JoCo Cruise. Pour yourself a tall glass of Electrolyte Solution and watch it on DailyMotion. Topics of discussion include: adults vs. children vs. tall children; a stone soup / Wizard of Oz mashup (not in Latin); the proper rules of "hangman", and Nicole coining the phrase "hangdoodle"; Garbage Snoopy Land, with alternate Snoopy creatures; You can hug a meatlump, but can a meatlump hug you back?; Asshole Blanket Gymnastics; the migratory habits of Brazilian potato chips; the rise of the Matriarchy. Our guest Nicole Dieker is a freelance writer and a senior editor at The Billfold. She can be found at @hellothefuture or NicoleDieker.com. Questions? Comments? Dump them into our asking box. Follow us on Twitter at @PeanutsPodcast. We wrote a holiday musical a couple years ago, inspired in no small part by the Peanuts holiday specials. It's available to stream or purchase on Bandcamp. Audio blandishment by Ken Plume.

Jake & Slim sat down LIVE via satellite with Jonathan Coulton & Greg Pak about [Code Monkey](http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gregpak/code-monkey-save-world), missing songs, stretch goals, Twitter wool, JoCo Cruise, and what they're reading!