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Host Bex Scott lets you in on her process for going through her local Value Village thrift store in this episode. She explains the layout of the store section by section, how they're stocked, and what to look for in each. She explains where the good stuff is on the shelf, how to check items for damage, and where some of the hot items are hidden. If Value Village is new to you or you find it overwhelming, this episode will break it down into understandable sections and help you scour for the perfect vintage score that you're seeking. Bex also shares some key tips for collectors and resellers. Did you know that some of the best items are on the very bottom shelves in Value Village? Don't be afraid to get on the floor and look down there. Where do they hide the salt and pepper shakers? Should you skip the book section? If you arrive at the store first thing in the morning, is sneaking into the middle of the queue a good idea? Bex answers all these questions and more in this episode. Listen in then share your thoughts and tips with Bex on Instagram @PyrexWithBex. Resources discussed in this episode:Value VillageFind a Value Village near you—Contact Rebecca Scott | Pyrex With Bex: Website: PyrexWithBex.comInstagram: @pyrexwithbex—TranscriptBex Scott: [00:00:02] Hey everybody, it's Bex Scott and welcome to the Pyrex with Bex podcast, where you guessed it, I talk about vintage Pyrex, but also all things vintage housewares. I'll take you on my latest thrifting adventures, talk about reselling, chat with other enthusiasts about their collections, and learn about a bunch of really awesome items from the past. Subscribe now on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you love listening to podcasts so you don't miss a beat. Hey everybody, this is Bex Scott and you are listening to the Pyrex with Bex podcast. On today's episode, I want to take you through my process for shopping at Value Village. Now, where I live in Alberta, we have quite a few different thrift shops, antique shops, but I find that the one that I have the most success at right now is actually the Value Village in Red Deer. So for those of you who live in this area, I would be interested to see if you kind of have the same process as me for going through the store. Now, I know that everybody has their own sections that they really love to hit up first. I know that when I used to go thrifting every day before we had our daughter, I used to show up way before the store opened and line up at the Value Village, this was in Calgary, not where we live now, but you would see the same people there all the time. The same person was always first, and you would get to know the people who were shopping there, which was kind of fun. Bex Scott: [00:01:38] And you would watch as people who weren't regulars came around the corner and they thought they could sneak into the line or try and create another line to get into the store before you did. And these people were having none of it. So one thing to know for sure is to never mess with a die-hard thrifter or reseller because they stake claim to their spot in that line and they will not move from it. So back when I used to go to Value Village in Calgary, my first stop was always the Pyrex section because there were a lot of other people who went there first. You wanted to be the first one to get the fresh Pyrex that they put out. A lot of times that's how I got my full sets. And you do have to kind of fight people for different things because you can tell, right? As you guys both lock eyes on the same set, it's like whoever is closest to that, you grab it. So you put your hand on it and you just have to be assertive, which is something that I'm not good at. I've learned to be a little more assertive since I've been thrifting for a bit longer now, but it's definitely not in my personality to fight with somebody over something. It's not worth it in my opinion. Bex Scott: [00:02:58] If somebody is going to fight with me over a set of Pyrex, I will gladly give it to them because I'm just, I don't like conflict. I will miss out on a great opportunity just to avoid the conflict with a stranger. But some other people who are there that you get to know, there was one lady, I called her the Teacup Lady because she went and cleared out the full section of teacups at Value Village every single morning, and I would kind of creep to look at what was in her cart. I have no clue about teacups at all. Nothing. No knowledge about china, any of that stuff. So it was fascinating to me to see what she was buying. And I'm sure she was a reseller, because nobody can store that many teacups in their house. Well, that might be a lie because I have that much Pyrex. But anyway, there was also a guy that would go and buy vintage books and then somebody else who would buy video games and electronics. So those were the usuals who would line up with me on at the Value Village. So since I've moved out of the city, I frequent Goodwill, Sally-Ann, Value Village, and then a few of the smaller thrift and antique stores in our town. And Value Village is definitely a big store to search through. It goes in huge cycles of being amazing and just being totally crap for what's in there. Bex Scott: [00:04:33] A lot of it goes with the seasons, which makes sense. So right now it's not too bad because people are clearing out after the holidays. Christmas is over, they have more time. So they're focusing more on clearing out, maybe getting ready to sell their houses in the spring/summer. So there's been a lot of good vintage in the stores recently, but before Christmas, it was all Christmas. That's all you would find there. Everything else was kind of junky stuff. And then right after Christmas, it went through a phase where the shelves were, like, completely bare, except for a few things. So now if, now is February, if you're getting into thrifting or reselling, now is a great time, in my opinion, to start stocking up on your inventory and looking through things before the big garage sale season comes up, which I'm extremely excited about. Bex Scott: [00:05:33] Okay, so I avoid a lot of sections in Value Village when I look for my inventory. That is mainly because it's not my area of specialty. I don't know a lot about it, and I can't buy from every single category, or I would probably be kicked out of my house. Just kidding. But it would, it wouldn't work. So right when you walk into our Value Village, on the right, there's DVDs and board games. Now, I know a lot of people who resell DVDs and resell vintage, and not even vintage, just modern contemporary games, and they do extremely well. Bex Scott: [00:06:12] So I would love to get somebody on the podcast as a guest to talk about just board games, DVDs, music, that kind of stuff, because that is a section that I avoid. The first section that I do go to is the book section. I am a massive reader. I read every day. Right now my goal is to try and read six books a month. I did that for January. We'll see for February. But I have a problem with buying books for myself, never mind books to resell and to collect. But when I do buy them for my collection, it's the Little Golden Books. I love vintage Little Golden Books. Some of the newer ones are cute too, but I buy them for the illustrations and the artwork in them, and this might hurt a lot of people to hear, but I repurposed some of the pages in crafting, so I've been making little coasters and journals, covering journals with like Disney pictures and just really nice old vintage artwork, which I know is terrible to do to cut a book up. But I try to only cut the ones up that are really damaged. I don't ever touch a brand new pristine condition book. So I collect those for myself and to read to my daughter. So I'm trying to collect as many Little Golden Books for her as I can to pass down to her. I also have had great success selling the Little Golden Books. Bex Scott: [00:07:50] So if you can find them for like $0.25 each or a dollar each, they usually resell for like $3 to $4. So not a huge profit there. But if you get enough of them, you can sell them in bulk, you can sell them as a collection. And you might be able to find some good money in that section. Next, I always buy vintage Baby-Sitters Club books and Sweet Valley High, so right now those ones are really popular. I've sold quite a few Baby-Sitters Club books, and they did release, I think it was on Netflix, a Baby-Sitters Club TV show, which is actually pretty good, I'm not going to lie. So it did make a little bit of a comeback, but people are trying to complete their collections that they had growing up. So I always try and grab those books, especially the older Baby-Sitters Club ones. Next is Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys. There are some extremely die-hard collectors here, and I know I've talked about this in a previous podcast episode. There are different types of the Nancy Drew, different time frames that they were released with different covers, artwork, that kind of thing. So keep that in mind when you are buying them if you were trying to complete a collection or you're trying to resell, that different ones will have different values just because of the time they were released and the type of cover that they have. Bex Scott: [00:09:25] Okay, so once you leave the book section in my Value Village, you go to this extremely overwhelming vase section where they've just crammed every single vase that has ever been donated from a florist shop. So you'll see a bajillion of them. They all look the same. They're all in there. I don't know why, but the same two vases could have two different prices. It drives me insane. But this is where I have had the most luck finding swung vases. And you need to be quick on these. Like this, when I walk in, I scan that section first to see if they've put anything really tall on the top shelf, because that's where they usually are. If I don't see any, I head to the books, but I've found quite a few amazing vases in this section. This is also where you want to look for pottery. Anything marked, I find is great to buy if you look it up with Google Lens. A lot of the potters marks are very hard to discern. So this is an area that I don't know a lot about, but I have lots of friends who have made great money selling especially German pottery. So if you can get to know some of the German pottery names, then this is the section you want to look for them in. Bex Scott: [00:10:47] Kitschy planters. Everybody loves a good kitschy planter. These ones can be from maybe it was like a vase that somebody got their baby shower gift from. They have the cute little lambs and the balloons and the blue and pinks. Lots of Easter around Easter time. So little chicks and rabbits, that kind of thing. So I always pick up the kitschy planters if they're in good condition. Make sure you touch every inch of them. Same with the vases. These sections are terrible for broken items. I don't know if they just don't catch them when they sort them or if they sell them regardless, but I've been so excited about finding something that I just grab it, throw it in my cart, and I get home and I secretly cry in my office because now I have to do something with this broken vase. Another thing that I often forget to look at are brass vases. So a lot of these are made in India and they're beautiful. These ones are always great to resell. They're also great in displays because they are so pretty. But keep an eye out for brass vases. Make sure you get them at a good price, though, because Value Village has caught on that these are valuable items and they have been jacking the prices of them. So next to the vase section is what I call the weird wood section. This is like a catch-all for anything wood that comes into the store. A lot of times there are broken shelves here, little knickknack things, but the things that I like to look for are the wooden knickknack boxes or jewelry boxes. Bex Scott: [00:12:35] A lot of them have really nice ornate carvings in them. Sometimes people's names on them. I really like these for storing knickknacks and jewelry, but also for reselling because they are a hot item. People love wooden boxes. Next would be wooden or carved animals. A lot of these things look like they might not have any value, but depending on the wood they're made out of, if you go home and research them, or you do a quick Google Lens in the store, it is definitely worth while. A lot of the wood is very valuable and the carvings have been done. There's lots from Africa or Mexico or places like that by the Indigenous people in the area, and they are very beautiful and great for collections, but also for reselling as well. Next up would be look for the little wooden knickknack shelves. These can be like the letterpress drawers or little mug holders that you put on your wall with the little pegs. Like the peg - peg, what's the word I'm going for? - The peg, the peg holder shelf thingies. Somebody, if you know what the actual word is, let me know. Not enough coffee today. But yes, look for those. I have seen some beautiful displays at Christmas where you have the accordion, peg hanger and you put Christmas decorations on them.That is a goal of mine one year to do with my vintage Christmas balls. Bex Scott: [00:14:09] Okay, so we've gone from the weird wood section now. I'm skipping over the strange candle, votive, school supply aisle. There's very rarely anything in there. Maybe sometimes old vintage photo albums. That is a good thing to always grab if they're in good condition. And always look for photos in them, because sometimes Value Village doesn't take them out, which is a really big score, but I usually skip this weird section, come back to it at the very end if I have time. Next is the plastic stuff. So this is your typical, I bought this plastic water bottle and now I'm donating it, and Value Village now has 10,000 of them, so avoid those ones. I find it kind of gross anyway to buy an old reused plastic water bottle, but that's just me. Some of you might love that section. What is good in this section though, is Starbucks to go mugs. If they are in near brand new condition or they haven't been used and abused, they will resell. Starbucks always resells. I've had amazing luck with it. Just be sure to open it because you never know what's inside. Still in this section, this is where you find your vintage Tupperware. Do not sleep on this section. People will donate their vintage Tupperware. Always do, this is so gross, but always do the sniff test. I have opened some in Value Village and there have been spiders and bugs and weird smells in there. Bex Scott: [00:15:47] To me, it's not worth it to take those home and clean them because I am creeped out by that. And it's, yeah, I would rather just leave that there for somebody else, which might be mean, but I would definitely check the condition and make sure somebody hasn't had spaghetti in it for a bajillion years, because that stuff stains. Look for utensil marks, make sure they're not totally torn to shreds and that they haven't been warped in the dishwasher or the microwave. So make sure the lids are nice and flat and that somebody also hasn't written their name on it in Sharpie. There may be a way to get it off, but just be cognizant of that when you're looking at the Tupperware section. Okay. Next we get into dishware. I love the dishware section. This is where I have found some amazing vintage Denby dishes. I'm not going to pronounce this right, but Le Creuset. I have found five Le Creuset mugs for 4.99. They are amazing to resell because they are just so valuable and expensive. Look for any Japan stoneware plates, Corelle dishes, those still resell like the butterfly gold that goes with the Pyrex. What else? Just keep an eye out. Start researching your dishware and just look at the bottom of everything, because you will be surprised at how many things you can miss just because you think it might be cheap. Bex Scott: [00:17:25] There's been a lot of Dollar Store or Walmart dishes that I think look like Le Creuset, and then I flip them over and they're not, and vice versa. So just keep an eye open. In the same aisle we have the teacup section. So I know that this can be a gold mine. This is one that I do skip over because I have such limited knowledge in it. So if you are a teacup collector, I would definitely check this section out. Look for chips. Look for gold that's been rubbed off. A lot of the vintage teacups, they do have a gold rim or a gold handle, and it's always the first to rub off. So just make sure you keep that in mind when you're looking through teacups. If, sometimes they put teapots in this section as well. Teapots can be very gross and stained on the inside, but if you put a dishwasher pod inside of them and let it soak, it will clean out all of that tea staining. On the other side of this aisle is the glassware. Another one of one of my favorites, because you never know what you're going to find here. So I look for vintage Libby. So if you flip it over, you'll see the little script L on the bottom. A lot of these dishes or glasses are the ones with the gorgeous designs. They can have sometimes metallic on them, gold Bex Scott: [00:18:53] Just make sure again that the gold isn't rubbing off. But they have the groovy flowers and the amazing patterns that you see in all the vintage catalogs. So this is a great section to look for that in. And try to find them in sets like four, eight, that always sells better. I've bought a lot of single glasses, which are definitely harder to resell. Sets of three are harder to resell as well, so you might get people asking to buy two of them and then you're stuck with one. But just keep that in mind when you're looking in the glasses. This is also where you're going to find the Dorothy Thorpe. So there's a lot of look alikes. So this is where there's the silver fade, like the roly poly glasses. I always buy those. They became very popular after Mad Men came out, the roly polys with the silver rim. Those are gorgeous. So I would recommend buying those. But always take a look at the silver. If it has scratches, if it's coming off, if it's fading. Because that will really hurt your resale value. Okay. We're still in the same aisle. This is a very good aisle. We are at the coffee mugs now and this section is usually a disaster. You have to dig. I have broken quite a few mugs in this section, because you're trying to reach around and get the good stuff at the back, so just be careful when you're moving things around, because I definitely need help in this section. Bex Scott: [00:20:26] This is where you're going to find your milk glass, so don't do just a cursory glance. You might want to walk down the aisle in one direction and walk back. I often get on the floor and look in the bottom shelf just because it's so easy to miss things. But Federal glass mugs, what else do we have in this section? Fire King, we have the Pyrex mugs. We have, what else, stoneware. Made in Japan stoneware and English stoneware. I always buy those mugs. Also pottery, makers mugs, that kind of thing. So look to see if they have a pottery studio signature on the bottom. And Disney. Disney and Starbucks, always buy the Disney and Starbucks if it is in good condition, do not leave them. I know it's not vintage, but people love them. You can oftentimes find really rare or not in production Disney and Starbucks mugs and those sell really well, especially on Marketplace. Okay. The next aisle is the random junk aisle. This aisle drives me crazy because most of the time everything is broken in it. It's pieces and parts of things that they didn't know what they were, so they just threw them in there. But it's still worth it to dig through. This is where you'll find your trivets. A lot of times they have nice Lucite ones with flowers pressed in, really nice brass trivets, some wooden ones. Bex Scott: [00:21:58] Placemats are here in the boxes. This is where I usually get my salt and pepper shakers, but make sure they are not chipped. It is so hard to find salt and pepper shakers that aren't chipped at Value Village. What else is good to keep an eye out? Marble rolling pins. I found quite a few marble rolling pins that do very well for resale, and I've kept a few of them because they are amazing to bake with. Recipe boxes. This is where I find the awesome recipe boxes from the 60s and 70s with the gross recipes in there. Those are always really fun to look through. After the random junk section, you have the serving dishes, and this is kind of a catch-all for anything glass. Lots of juice jugs, Pyrex percolators are here. But the best part of this section is the uranium glass that people don't realize is in there. So always bring your black light, because this is a section where it's usually stuffed in the bottom of the shelf at the very back. And it's the uranium glass platters, the milk and sugars, anything like that. Little bowls and dishes and trinket dishes. Make sure you look for anything that stands out as green. Stoneware serving platters. I found some beautiful floral print stoneware platters here and in my shop, weirdly enough, this is where the staff like to hide the valuable electronics. Bex Scott: [00:23:34] So I have laid on my stomach in the floor multiple times. Because if you go towards the end of the day when the store is going to be closing soon, they like to hide Playstation games, Game Boy games. I've had some Wii controllers and just some really amazing stuff hidden in this section at the back. So pro tip, get on the floor, don't care what people think about you, just look for that gold mine of stuff that people are hiding because it does happen. My most favorite section, the Pyrex section, it is dwindling these days. There's not a lot out there. Mostly what I find is super beat up, dishwasher damaged to the point where it's not recognizable anymore. It's really sad. When I started thrifting, there was definitely a lot more, but I am now in a population that is a lot smaller than where I used to live too. But every once in a while you find a good, a good score of Pyrex. They're usually on the top shelf, which is easy to spot. Other things you can find in the section are Wilton cake pans. I've had great success selling Wilton cake pans. You just have to make sure that they are a low enough price. I would avoid cornflower CorningWare. It, 3 or 4 years ago, it was a hot item. It was hard to keep it in stock, for me at least. And now it is a struggle to sell it. Bex Scott: [00:25:12] So spice of life, blue cornflower, any of that stuff. If you have success selling it still, go for it. But for me, I pass over that stuff now just because I found that it's not worth it. Jello molds. I love jello molds. These are the tin, usually rose gold or copper looking ones. They're so cute and a whole bunch of different sizes. I always grab those ones because they are fun in displays, to collect, and to resell as well. Okay, so now we are in to the strange bathroom section. My Value Village has a section where they sell hair clips, curling irons, what else do they sell there? Just weird random laundry baskets. But this section is amazing for vintage garbage cans. Also vintage jewelry boxes. So don't pass this section up if you have it in your store. This is where I find a lot of my velvet covered snap shut jewelry boxes, the smaller ones that fit little rings or necklaces. Those ones sell really well, especially if they are in good condition. If not, you can also recover them. I have a friend who does amazing and beautiful work recovering vintage jewelry boxes with new velvet, new insides, cleans up the little feet. So if you're interested in taking on a project like that, this is a great spot to look for them. Bex Scott: [00:26:46] Next up is the linen section. I could spend a whole day in this section. It starts off with aprons, dishcloths tea towels, and then it goes into fabric, sheets, duvets and blankets, and then pillows. So this is all a lot of personal preference when you're buying linens, what you like to look for. But I like to look for the groovy floral sheets, anything with like a bold retro pattern. Chenille duvets. Pillowcases with flowers. What else? Really cool tea towels with graphics. Those all seem to resell really well. Especially the retro groovy looking sheets. Just make sure that you inspect them for holes, stains, anything suspicious because they do sneak in there. I find a lot of, like, duvets and bedspreads that I really like, but our Value Village is ridiculous for prices and they can be upwards of $20, so to me that is not really worth it. If you're looking through pillows, look for anything that is latch hook. I found an amazing latch hook mushroom pillow the other day. Um, crocheted pillows do really well. Anything with florals. The funky, groovy patterns again. And if it's a seasonal item, Christmas pillows, Halloween pillows, pillowcases and covers from the fancy stores, like the modern stores like Urban Barn, Pier One, anything like that. Even Indigo/Chapters, they get a lot of those in there. Those are great for reselling as well. On the right hand side of the linen section is the sewing section in our store. Now, I don't buy sewing patterns from Value Village because I find that $2 to $3 each is what I can sell them for, and that's the same price that Value Village sells them for. Bex Scott: [00:28:56] So unless it's something really amazing, like a Barbie pattern, I always grab Barbie clothes patterns, Barbie furniture patterns, those ones resell at a higher price. Sometimes you can get about $10 or more for a pattern that is Barbie. But this is where I find my latch hook patterns, my cruels, my needlepoint, my cross stitch. They've had some amazing kits in this section, and you do have to dig through, because this is where they also put the baby diapers and the feminine products that are donated. So you have to dig a little bit, but they are in there. Next up we have the kids section. The kids toys and clothes. I have dug through the toys before to find Cabbage Patch Kids, My Little Pony, Littlest Pet Shop, vintage Barbie. This is a section you really need to spend time, like, come to the store just to look at the toys, because you need to dig through broken toys that aren't working anymore and just really spend time to decipher if it's vintage, if it's modern. I don't buy clothes when I go to the thrift store because that's a whole other thing. I wish I had the had the time and the patience to search through clothes and photograph them and all that fun stuff, but I mostly stick to the hard goods. Bex Scott: [00:30:22] Next is purses. Purses and accessories I do like to look through because I buy the nice sequined beaded clutches, little handbags. Those do really well for resale and they're really pretty too. If you just want to dress up and go out for your own fun. So I do look through those. Sometimes you can find some good designer bags. I've found some Betsey Johnson, some Coach, but most of the time they separate those out in the Value Village and put them in the locked case. Next would be oversize items. This is usually where electronics, big furniture is in our store, and it's actually one that a lot of people I find skip because they think everything in there is too big. But there's been some really good finds in this section. I went with my friend not too long ago and we found, I think it was three lawn chairs with retro patterns on them. They were really cool. I found some awesome dressers, bookshelves, just really nice MCM looking furniture. Stools. And this is where they put lamps too. So you can find some awesome vintage lamps in this section to refurbish. Wine racks, couches. If you're really interested in refurbishing or cleaning something out like that, but make sure you take a look, just a quick walkthrough of the section because you can find some pretty awesome stuff. Bex Scott: [00:31:49] And last but not least, this section is so fun to look through. It is the jewelry section. It's almost like a game for me now, where I know that they've gone through and looked through the signed pieces, and most of the time they're pretty good at it, they know what they're looking for, but there are some awesome gems you can find in here. I would love to find a find a Sherman. That would be crazy if they left a Sherman on the wall of jewelry. But I've found quite a bit of Sarah Coventry. Butler. Vendome. What else has there been? Just a lot of random signed pieces that have been skipped over. I mostly look for brooches. Anything with a nice rhinestone, even if it's vintage and unsigned, I buy it. And anything floral. So the nice, what's it called? The coated flowers. I've lost the word for it now, but they're the metal flowers that are usually a brooch or an earring. People love to make arrangements with those and frame them in a shadow box. Anything that has a really nice old clasp that might have some faux pearls and lockets. I love to look for lockets. So this section, you could probably spend a half day just looking through the wall of jewelry there. And sometimes the prices are great, sometimes not so much. But if you can find anything that they've missed that says 14 karat gold on it, anything that's sterling silver or, what else is there, even you might even find some real pearls you don't know. So this is a good section to spend a good chunk of time in looking through. Bex Scott: [00:33:27] And last but not least, I think I already said that about the jewelry, but this is kind of an extension, would be the locked cabinet that they have. So that's where they keep what they consider the really good jewelry, the electronics, sometimes there's designer shoes in there. I don't spend a lot of time in that section because it is mostly overpriced and to me, not as fun to look through, but because there's a lot of people, I'm sure, like me, who don't go to it, you could find some amazing scores. So that is a quick walk through of my Value Village store. I'm sure that they vary a little bit with quality of goods, the layout, that kind of thing. But that is a typical thrifting restock run for me, where I'll go in and go through my process and hopefully find some goodies. So check out the show notes for my social media platforms. Find me. I am on Instagram at Pyrex with Bex. I live sell on Whatnot at Pyrex with Bex as well. I have regular shows on that platform and there are some really amazing Canadian sellers on there. We all sell vintage of some variety. So feel free to find us there and message me if you'd like to reach out and chat. Thanks so much everybody. 

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Chris Carlin and Joe Fortenbaugh are fired up about Aaron Rodgers' last appearance on the Pat McAfee Show. ESPN NBA Analyst Tim Legler joins the show from the Intuit Dome in LA where the first regular season NBA game will be played. Plus the Cowboys continue to make headlines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

All about private picks, live sales, pricing, and maximizing your social media presence with guest Sarah of (@the_traveling_button) on this episode of the Get Thrifty Podcast. Join her and host Maggie Scivicque (@PodcastWithMaggie) and listen in to this fun and inspiring conversation!   SHOW NOTES & TAKEAWAYS: Tips for private picks and live “Shop with Me” sales. Her aesthetic of kitsch and “a little bit of everything.” Insights into ephemera. Tips on pricing and maximizing your social media presence. Sourcing advice. Kitschy collections.

Join Chico, Errol, Kitschy and Pearl as they bounce between bingo and a bake off, yet the true danger lurks among them! Kitchen Coven Chaos is an actual play podcast using the Tarot Byte TTRPG system. 

Join Chico, Errol, Kitschy and Pearl as they bounce between bingo and a bake off, yet the true danger lurks among them! Kitchen Coven Chaos is an actual play podcast using the Tarot Byte TTRPG system. 

Paul gives quote after quote for plaque and kitsch makers for Christian bookstores.    Upcoming TLC Events Breakwater Festival Mannheim Germany October 27-29 2023 Event Details and Tickets: https://buytickets.at/breakwater/935800   T-shirts: https://buytickets.at/breakwater/store Discord: tinyurl.com/BreakwaterDiscord   Festival Email: contact.breakwater@gmail.com  Flyer https://bit.ly/breakwaterfestival2023  https://events.eventzilla.net/e/convivium-2023-poetry-as-perception-2138588315 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGsDIP_K6J6VSTqlq-9IPlg/join   Paul Vander Klay clips channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX0jIcadtoxELSwehCh5QTg Bridges of Meaning Discord https://discord.gg/UkptDXrP https://www.meetup.com/sacramento-estuary/ My Substack https://paulvanderklay.substack.com/ Estuary Hub Link https://www.estuaryhub.com/ If you want to schedule a one-on-one conversation check here. https://paulvanderklay.me/2019/08/06/converzations-with-pvk/ There is a video version of this podcast on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/paulvanderklay To listen to this on ITunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/paul-vanderklays-podcast/id1394314333  If you need the RSS feed for your podcast player https://paulvanderklay.podbean.com/feed/  All Amazon links here are part of the Amazon Affiliate Program. Amazon pays me a small commission at no additional cost to you if you buy through one of the product links here. This is is one (free to you) way to support my videos.  https://paypal.me/paulvanderklay Blockchain backup on Lbry https://odysee.com/@paulvanderklay https://www.patreon.com/paulvanderklay Paul's Church Content at Living Stones Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh7bdktIALZ9Nq41oVCvW-A To support Paul's work by supporting his church give here. https://tithe.ly/give?c=2160640

Join me as I give critique and feedback on a kitschy jazz cue by 52 Cues Community member, Brian Morales (https://soundcloud.com/orphyas)!Watch this on YouTube!https://youtu.be/VbC9kg_f8UA Join the 52 Cues Album Accelerator – a self-paced program with over 6.5 hours of video content, discussion threads, articles, and resources which guides you through the entire process of creating a production music album. Plus you'll receive a 90-minute, one-on-one session to listen through your album and discuss strategies for library placement. Head over to 52cues.com/accelerator to sign up today!

Kitschy, Dominque, and Flex Arcana dive into a Winter Wonderland threatening to ruin the bi-monthly FBK beach party, and rekindle a few fires along the way.  Frigid Beach is an actual play podcast of Sexy Battle Wizards by Grant Howitt. 

Collecting vintage Halloween and Christmas décor and selling on multiple online platforms including Mercari, Poshmark, Depop, and Vendoo is Rebecca of @curafted's jam! Listen in to her appearance of the Get Thrifty Post with host Maggie Scivicque here!

Kitschy, Dominque, and Flex Arcana dive into a Winter Wonderland threatening to ruin the bi-monthly FBK beach party, and rekindle a few fires along the way. Frigid Beach is an actual play podcast of Sexy Battle Wizards by Grant Howitt.

Join Errol, Kitschy, and Reine as they party on the beach and encounter a mysterious island fraught with danger. Water Rising is an actual play podcast using the L.U.R.P.S TTRPG System. 

Join Errol, Kitschy, and Reine as they party on the beach and encounter a mysterious island fraught with danger. Water Rising is an actual play podcast using the L.U.R.P.S TTRPG System. 

Kitschy Carovnica Interview

Eurovision, the song contest that brought the world ABBA's “Waterloo,” concludes with its big finale this Saturday. It's been dismissed as kitschy and camp. But it's also considered the Olympics of pop music, and last year, 161 million viewers turned in to watch the finale. This year's competition includes an Austrian homage to Edgar Allen Poe, Finland's metal rap entry, “Cha Cha Cha,” and bookie favorite, Sweden's “Tattoo.” And for the first time, voting is not limited to the Eurozone; viewers from the U.S. can join the musical fray by voting online. We'll talk about the contest, its history, and predict what song will enter into the Eurovision canon. What's your favorite? Guests: William Lee Adams, founder of Wiwibloggs, a Eurovision blog; author, "Wild Dances: My Queer and Curious Journey to Eurovision;" senior journalist, BBC World Service

Yesterday four Proud Boys were found guilty of seditious conspiracy, the most serious offense lodged in the riot back on January 6th, 2021. What does this mean and has this happened before in history? Then, fast food workers are having a very hard time being able to support themselves and their families with the wages they're paid - many are homeless. Sports broadcasting legend Fred Roggin joins the show to talk about the NFL being under investigation in California and New York for race and gender discrimination. And the Coronation of King Charles is set to kick off this weekend, with kitschy Coronation souvenirs expected to top $300 million in sales.

If you love Rushton and Kamar dolls, vintage Barbies, Strawberry Shortcake dolls, and trolls from the 1960s, then this episode of the Get Thrifty Podcast is for YOU! Join host Maggie Scivicque and her guest Cole of @kitschyflower as they take a deep dive into the world of vintage toys. Listen in as Cole walks us through how he restores these amazing pieces of history and then sells them through his live sales, on Esty and WhatNot, and at his booth in an antique mall in Georgia!

New horizons beckon as the Party regroup and patch their wounds. Is this what victory looks like?

Eric Goodwin is the Co-owner of The Friendly Toast Restaurants and President of Goodwin Recruiting. He is a serial entrepreneur, owning and overseeing numerous other businesses, such as NOBL Coffee. Eric Goodwin holds a bachelor's of science in Business Administration. In this episode… In this episode of the SpotOn Series, Chad Franzen speaks with Eric Goodwin, Co-owner of The Friendly Toast Restaurant and President of Goodwin Recruiting, about what makes The Friendly Toast such a unique experience for patrons. With the help of his recruiting firm Goodwin Recruiting, Eric and his partner Scott Pulver have taken The Friendly Toast Restaurants from landmark, shabby tourist dives to a growing collection of indie brunch-all-day restaurants with great teams and charming atmospheres.

Francis and Bill were married for decades. Then one afternoon... road rage, a slab of granite, a mistress and a baby blue Harley all collide in one great tragedy. Thus "Collision" is a Dateline classic episode with so much extra that Kimberly and Katie need to give it an extra look. K & K go back and revisit the story where they first dubbed Andrea Canning the Queen and discuss the new skeletons in the closet (or wives in the attic) that have come to light in the last few years. Strap on your seatbelts folks, because it's time for another fast and furious drive down memory lane with A DATE WITH DATELINE: A Glance A-Skewer Official Description from NBCU: Years after a love triangle involving trucking magnate Bill Hall Jr. ends in a deadly car chase, insiders speak out about the latest twist in the story. Andrea Canning reports. This episode is dedicated to a fabulous trio of Patroni, Amy B, Jo C, and Julie D. Kimberly made a mistake (we know, shocking), so this dedication is getting a well deserved do-over! We appreciate you all so much, and have a better understanding of Ohio than we had a week ago. It's still not much of an understanding, but better. Thank you Amy, Jo, and Julie! An easy way to support the podcast is getting deals from our wonderful sponsors! Storyworth helps bring you closer to your loved ones. Learn all about the stories you can discover together at storyworth.com/podcast. A Storyworth subscription makes a perfect gift to learn more about your family's secrets! Get Kute and Kitschy!! Kitsch is offering 30% off your entire order at MyKitsch.com/DATE! Treat yourself to some game changing beauty essentials!! Therapy can now be online, accessible, and affordable with Better Help! When you want to be a better problem solver, therapy can get you there. Visit BetterHelp.com/dateline today to get 10% off your first month! Get to know what's inside your body! And we're not talking about your small B's!Everlywell is offering a special discount of twenty percent off an at-home lab test at everlywell.com/datedateline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Casuals Discuss the many positive uses of effin' Magnets and how they work.

Pastor Jane Voigts joins us to talk about the Brand of Jesus and to walk us through her kitschy collection of memorabilia. Yass, Jesus! is hosted by Danny Franzese and Azariah Southworth. Our producers are Ross Murray and Meredith Paulley. Sound, music, and post-production by Chris Heckman. Special thanks to Sophie Serrano and Sam Isfan. Yass, Jesus! is brought to you by Audity. Audity execs are Ryann Lauckner, Steve Michaels, and Jessica Bustillos. Get to know us better, or Buy Us a Coffee: Daniel Franzese https://whatsupdanny.com/ Twitter Instagram Facebook Azariah Southworth https://azariahspeaks.com/ Instagram Facebook Ross Murray The Naming Project GLAAD Twitter --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yassjesus/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/yassjesus/support

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Soundscapes: Hollywood Studios Christmas Follow along with the show notes below! Want More Here With The Magic? Visit The Website: https://herewiththemagic.com Watch Here: https://www.youtube.com/HereWithTheMagic Connect on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/herewiththemagic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/herewiththemagic/ ---------- (3:39) In the 1930s and 1940s, Hollywood was a vibrant young town full of dreamers and visionaries. Its sunny disposition and Art Deco architecture are iconic to this day, engaging and inviting at any time of year. Here, we find the place exactly as Walt Disney would have known it, youthful and full of the vim and vigor that resonated so deeply with his creative spirit. (5:19) At Christmastime, the city once given the nickname “Tinseltown” raises the bar for holiday cheer, adorned as its namesake in glitz and glamour to delight visitors of all ages. We are invited, now, to step into the story of Christmases past, the imagination of Mr. Disney, and the Magic that happens when the golden age of Hollywood collides with this most special time of year. (6:20) The Magic begins on Hollywood Boulevard, where big band orchestrations of our favorite swinging holiday songs immediately put us in a festive mood. Every lamppost and traffic light is layered with tinsel and bows, every building strung with lights and garland and signs of the season. Each storefront is a postcard, a Norman Rockwell scene of yuletide cheer. Presents wrapped in emerald and cranberry incite curiosity from little ones passing by, who pause to press their noses against the glass and envision their Christmas mornings yet to come. On the corner of Hollywood and Sunset, the nostalgic aromas of gingerbread and peppermint waft into the street from the Trolley Car Café where long-awaited cups of creamy eggnog and frothy hot chocolate satiate everyone's seasonal cravings…at least for a little while. (9:00) Flashy and festive and dressed in Hollywood style, silver bells and candy canes and plenty of dazzling lights, this is an unforgettable way to begin our holiday tour of Tinseltown. Hollywood Boulevard signifies our arrival, our welcome to the place where dreams are only limited by how big you dare to dream them, and where holiday Magic and a little bit of luck might just see you up on the silver screen, starring alongside the Hollywood greats. (10:39) Still, it's fun to see how those who have come to call Hollywood “home” celebrate the holidays. Just a couple of blocks away from the hustle and bustle of Hollywood Boulevard is a lakeside community that flaunts the Art Deco theme with a fun, festive flair. (12:15) Kitschy holiday decor joins the pastel colors and retro lights for a sensational sensory stroll through the neighborhood park. Benches and balconies offer sweeping views of Echo Lake and its sparkling Christmas tree. Gigantic baubles scattered across the water glow brightly in the darkness, while holiday brass brings everything to life and keeps the merriment going all night long. (15:00) Here, visitors of all ages cannot help but give way to the allure of the festivities. Elderly couples sit comfortably and enjoy the goings on, the romance, the joy of the season, watching children dance without inhibition to their favorite holiday tunes. The ambitious young dreamers who have traveled Here in pursuit of something greater can be spotted on their own, gazing at the blurs of light and color on the rippling water, wishing with all their might for a chance, a break, a reality indistinguishable from their wistful musings. (14:30) Perhaps even Walt himself once spent a cool December evening at a Hollywood lakeside park, gazing at the distortion of Christmas lights on the dark water in wonder, hoping that his dreams would become all that he imagined they could. (20:41) Every Hollywood legend, every crooner and comic, starlet and sensation has been the scrappy young idealist at one time or another. This town is riddled with stories of luck and happenstance, of being in the right place at the right time, and the next stop on our Tinseltown tour is proof that destiny may very well have lent a hand in authoring these legendary narratives. (25:00) Sunset Boulevard is a cavalcade of dazzling marquees, a technicolor display of the golden age of Hollywood and the people whose contributions are some of the most beloved parts of our holiday celebrations even today. Lined with Art Deco spotlights, quaint California markets, ice cream parlors, and towering palms decorated with shining tinsel stars, this is where we find the stories to inspire the next generation of show business elite. (27:10) Among the yuletide cheer that meets our eyes and ears as we stroll past the theaters with their coming attractions set in lights are the smooth song stylings of the crooners, including the unmistakable legato of Bing Crosby and his timeless dreams of a White Christmas. They echo from every alleyway and sing in tandem with the flashing lights on every marquee, bringing to the bustle to a halt as we stand, mesmerized and enchanted. (29:31) Pause for a moment, right where you are. Look up, among, and all around you. Everywhere, there is light and joy and hope and wonder. Those governors of the human spirit are amplified like song in the wake of the holiday season, regardless of how many years have gone by since Danny Kay was doing choreography and Rosemary Clooney was counting her blessings instead of sheep. They are forever, eternal and unwavering as the sunshine on an L.A. Christmas Day. They are comfort for those who most need to feel the friendly sense of familiarity that each twinkling light and jingle bell bring, joy for all who long for something to celebrate. (31:22) The Magic of the season is what keeps us marveling at that which we know will come back to us again next year. It is the first chord of our favorite holiday song, the first warm sip of cocoa on the first cold, winter's night. It is the first snowfall, the first cookie hot from the oven, the first midnight stroll under the starry Solstice sky. Each year it is both familiar and brand new, a tale as old as time and a story you can't put down. It fills us with joy that sustains us, peace that brings us much-needed rest, and hope that the future will be as bright as the lights that shone in the mind's eye of a young Walt Disney, discovering the place where his dreams would come true for the very first time. (32:35) Listen for the whispers that drift through the ages, from those starry-eyed dreamers who found comfort and joy in this season of celebration. No matter how far from home, no matter what the future held in store, they found hope Here in the present moment…and so can you. And whether you're dreaming of a white Christmas or you'll wake up to a blanket of sparkling snow, the spirit of the season resounds for all who are Here With the Magic. And now… Lights, Camera, Action! Happy Holidays!

What does that mishmash of an episode title mean? Well, gentle listeners, this week in honor of the approaching All Hallow's Eve we are taking a short break to prepare our intense final episode of our "Salem Witch Trials" series and dropping in a preview of some content we have going on over at Patreon! We just launched a currently Patreon-exclusive new mini-series, "Ain't it Kitschy?", where we will be diving into everything, well, kitschy - kitschy being defined as things considered to be gaudy, vulgar, or sometimes in bad taste, but we define as things that are, well, pleasantly dorky and sometimes vintage or excessively sentimental. Think that painting of dogs playing poker, Velvet Elvises, or in this first episode's case, novelty songs. Halloween novelty songs, to be exact. In honor of the most wonderful time of the year, HALLOWEEN!!, Carrie will be taking us through the history and oddity of two Halloween songs that range from obscure to ubiquitous: "Batman, Wolfman, Frankenstein, or Dracula" by The Diamonds, and "The Monster Mash" by Bobby 'Boris' Pickett & the Crypt Kicker Five. Join us for a little ghoultide merriment, and a whole lot of Carrie waxing poetic about doo-wop music! Thanks for allowing us this mini-break to prep our upcoming wedding reception, we hope you enjoy the episode (and join us over at Patreon!!), and we'll see you next week for the conclusion of the Salem Witch Trials: the executions. HAPPY HALLOWEEN! ________________________________________ Connect with us on social media: Facebook: www.facebook.com/aintitscary Twitter: @aintitscary Instagram: @aintitscary Patreon: www.patreon.com/aintitscary ___________________________________________ Thank you to our sponsors: BetterHelp - Special offer for Ain't it Scary? listeners: Get 10% off your first month at www.betterhelp.com/aintitscary Audible - Get a FREE audiobook and 30-Day Free Trial at www.audibletrial.com/aintitscary BarkBox - Enjoy a FREE month of BarkBox on us when you sign up for a 6 or 12-month BarkBox subscription! Visit www.barkbox.com/aintitscary for more details Hunt a Killer - Receive 20% off your first Hunt a Killer subscription box at www.huntakiller.com with the code SCARYSQUAD at checkout! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aintitscary/support

In this week's hilarious episode Christian and Kieran step back in time to 1992 and deep dive into Kylie's first (and one of many) Greatest Hits.  Joining the dandy duo for this week's Minogue a Trois is very devoted Brisbane fanogue Jason -  who shares a lot in common with Kieran (aka they both get drunk at live shows)  - check out the hilarious interview now.  If you want to join the boys on the podcast or you just want drop them a line, get in touch at thekyliesmileypodcast@gmail.com or hit us up on @thediminutivecollection on Instagram. 

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This U.S. President Introduced Us To Macaroni And Cheese. Welcome to July 7th, 2021 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate the old watering hole and a Founding Father's favorite.  According to the Oxford English Dictionary, dive bars got their name because of their location. Rather than their upscale cousins, these bars were set in the cellars and basements below restaurants. They gave drinkers a place to “dive” below street level and avoid the world for a bit. Since then, the term “dive bar” has evolved to mean any local bar that doesn't put too much effort into the ambience. They're just places to stop, relax, have a drink and chat with friends. On National Dive Bar Day celebrate your favorite watering hole, which might be in your own basement. Kitschy posters and retro furniture optional.  Thomas Jefferson was a true renaissance man.  The third United States President completed the Louisiana Purchase, founded the University of Virginia, and even invented the swivel chair.  But one thing you may not know is that Jefferson introduced us to macaroni and cheese.  He first tasted the dish while visiting France.  Once Jefferson got home, he experimented with the recipe to get it just right.  Unfortunately, not everyone gave his mac and cheese a thumbs up. Perhaps it was not the best dish to serve at a State dinner, but today folks give him credit for the popularity of the dish.   On National Macaroni Day we celebrate this favorite comfort food and the Founding Father who stuck a feather in his hat and called it macaroni.   I'm Anna Devere and I'm Marlo Anderson.  Thanks for joining us as we Celebrate Every Day.

Kitschy theme restaurant at UTC Mall in Sarasota

This week on Talk Clearlyer, Cipha and Wil laugh about things that were killed by the internet, fake fish, and a crazy bank robbery story! Try to follow along! New episodes drop every Wednesday! It's just funny! FOLLOW THE SHOW http://thelaughbutton.podlink.to/talkclearlyer http://talkclearlyer.com https://twitter.com/talkclearlyer https://instagram.com/talkclearlyer FOLLOW CIPHA SOUNDS http://ciphasounds.com http://twiter.com/ciphasounds http://facebook.com/ciphasounds http://instagram.com/ciphasounds FOLLOW WIL SYLVINCE http://wilsylvince.com http://twitter.com/wilsylvince http://instagram.com/wilsylvince http://facebook.com/wsylvince For advertising opportunities email: advertise@thelaughbutton.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to another episode of Nightcap With Nightcat, the kitsch-minded show where we talk about toys, boys, and life's other joys.On Tonight's Episode: We kick things off by introducing the Caterpillar Cam! (0:43) We're going to raise butterflies together and release them at the park. THEY'RE SO CUTE!4:03​ THE LITTERBOX (stupid news stories): * 4:28 An Australian boys school is banning the mullet and I have some big problems with it!* 5:56 I ask Tik Tok star Jordan Cottee if he wants to be on 90 Day Fiance with me.*7:10 We finally have a cast for "Batman: The Long Halloween" Part 1. The late Glee star Naya Rivera will play Catwoman. * 8:56 Joe Biden's dogs strike again! Major bit yet another person at the White House.*11:05 I have you my best Ann Coulter impression.15:14​ SUNKEN TREASURE (toy unboxings/reviews): Since this is the 13th episode of Nightcap with Nightcat, I thought we could dig through what I think are some of the most haunted things in the collection. 20:56 NIGHTCAT CLASSIC TALES: Keeping on the spooky train, I'm finally going to tell you about the one time I think I *might* have had a ghost experience. My mom's cousin was killed by car jackers in the mountains and I think *maybe* I saw his ghost.25:44​ WARM MILK (good news to help you sleep): A stray dog who tried shoplifting a stuffed unicorn plushie from a North Carolina Dollar General ended up finding a forever home. Questions, concerns, comments, or curses for Nightcat? Shoot him a text or leave him a voicemail (601) 557-CAT1 (2281)Find the links to everything including the Patreon, Nightcat Radio, the Nightcat Prize Club, and so much more on the Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/Jacksonwhitt---------------------------------------------------This show is produced and hosted by Jackson Carter. Based in Salt Lake City and represented by Urban Talent Management. For booking inquiries, visit https://bit.ly/3hbDyRA. Follow Jackson on Social Media: IG - https://www.instagram.com/jacksonwhitt/FB - https://www.facebook.com/jacksonwhitthostLinkdIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackson-whitt-carter/Follow Nightcat WIth Nightcat on Social Media: FB Group: https://bit.ly/3rBn7TNIG: https://www.instagram.com/nightcatshow/

Christmastime is here. Happiness and cheer. We do a deep dive into our Christmas music collections and share some exquisite and unusual holiday favorites. It's sure to help you get in the mood! And in the final segment of the Year of Woo, Pitney teaches us all about pyramid power!   Promos: 2 Skeptical Chaps and Thanks For Coming! (Want to swap show promos? Email us!)   We love you for listening! Please take a moment to rate and review us, and earn a STICKER! (Everyone loves stickers!) And please subscribe or add us to your favorites list on your favorite platform so you never miss a show! And share us with your cool friends, not the lame ones.   Questions? Comments? Complaints? Write to us at PitneyAndAmelia@gmail.com! Tweet at us at  @bitchenboutique! Stay up to date by liking our Facebook page! If you want to be supportive without a lot of stuff cluttering your feed, follow us on Instagram at pitneyandamelia!  (Really, we barely post over there.) And if you're feeling generous, buy yourself a little something at our Zazzle shop and help to support our show! (Turn off that Content Filter to see the "uncensored" merch!)   Who the heck are Pitney and Amelia? A gay guy and his fat friend talking about everything! We've got over 30 years of stories to share about stuff we love, stuff that annoys us, people we've known, places we've been, and things we've seen. Geeky, silly, and always opinionated. NAMES ARE CHANGED TO PROTECT THE GUILTY!   We may be awful, but we're right! New episodes every other Friday. LGBTQ | Comedy | Pop Culture | Nerd Culture | Horror | Spirituality

Conrad Bradford joins Tom again in this pre-Covid-19 Capsule | Cabana Show from New York City. In this final episode of our New York Fashion series Tom and Corad talk to Coevolution designer Miaoyi Shu and Child of The Universe designer Brenda Marine. Child of the Universe NYC was founded in 2015 with the intention to create high quality and fashionable pieces that allowed customers to express themselves and their believes. Currently, Ana Wakeman is the founder and CEO of Child of the Universe NYC. Designers Coevolution Child of the Universe NYC Venue Cabana Show MUSIC  BACKGROUND: “Music by longzijun” Unfolded16-sanintro-theme23 SONG Pressure by Brandon Need Daly from Pond 5 Publiser: All The Right Moves SPONSER Black Glove Store MERCHANDISE Hug The Pug UnCommonCore Podcast

A sweet digital mixtape featuring... Hello Luna Fern Murphy Tripmaster Monkey and Kitschy live at Mindrocket Nothing but new music and a live session from Kitschy recorded at Mindrocket. Also features brand new music "Plan" from Baroque Monody More at http://www.jimmyfro.com

A recording session with Mike Jonczak wouldn’t be complete without a warm-up beer, so Carlin busts one out that ties in to the discussion topic. While sipping on the beer, the two give their opposing opinions on kitschy beers.

The first episode! Get into some camp classics ranging from the 70s all the way to now. Enjoy!

Few people love Christmas trees as much as Jennifer Perkins does. The Austin-based crafting specialist and former jewelry designer dishes about how she honed her "kitschmas" specialty and how spirited decorations can inspire creative projects. Also in the podcast, a celebration of the 15th anniversary of "Elf" with a revisit to an interview with John Muehlbauer, who loved the movie so much that he traveled to New York, dressed as Buddy, to spread holiday cheer and raise money for charity.

Episode 059 Kimchi or Kitschy by The Sultans of Smoke

David Sobon is the Founder of Wide Open Walls, Sacramento’s mural festival. We talk about how art can activate and transform public spaces, and look at a couple of our favorite murals around town. Finally, we wrap up by discussing some of our favorite places to eat and drink in town SHOWNOTES: INTRO - How’d you get the idea for Wide Open Walls? 1:30 - The alleys of Sacramento 4:00 - How it works 9:00 - Bringing in a dozen sculptures from Burning Man 16:00 - The Lady Gaga Mural on 7th and L 28:00 - Its a little bit Kitschy but I think that’s okay 30:00 - The arts commission does EPIC projects 40:00 - Attracting Bay Area Talent 52:00 - Our favorite places to eat and drink non Sacramento

In this interview we find out how two childhood friends have remained that way through life, why community is so important for women and that sometimes people are not going to like you.  Kelsey Aldinger:  Kelsey is a mid twenties Texan married to a boot wearing, Ford driving, wine selling, handyman, and cat mom to Ellie and Pete. She has a love for run on sentences, is an avid reader, real-housewife wannabe, Mexican food aficionado, budget decorator, and continental traveler. Kelsey is also a speech pathologist. Kelsey Baty: Kelsey is a blend of deep south and yankee culture who was raised in the great state of Texas. She is married to a green-eyed outdoorsman and loves coffee with coconut milk. Kelsey is passionate about having and creating connection within a community. She is also a 5th grade teacher. www.kitschykountdown.com   https://www.plaidforwomen.com/audio-post/not-everyone-is-…itschy-kountdown/ ‎  

Yep. Today is Christmas. And we know you’re probably tuning in to this week’s episode just a little late, but that’s okay, because really, you’re early to the party. If you’re privy to our newsletter, then you already know about The Kitschy Kountdown New Year Habit Challenge. This year, we’re challenging our listeners to join us in setting goals and implementing habits that make real-life, long-lasting change. Give this week’s episode a listen for more info and sign-up on our website to fully immerse yourself in what 2018 has in store. With that, we wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year!

Elevator for the poor

The 90's. If you ask any millennial, we'll be quick to tell you all the reasons why this decade was totally, like, all that and a bag of chips. From Beanie Babies, to Hanson, to Fruit Stripe Gum, the 90's were a simpler time. Join us as we reminisce over our favorite trends from our favorite decade and make the case for why they need to resurface in 2017. After listening to this episode on your Walkman, head on over to Instagram to share your favorite trends from the 90’s!

When the galaxy's best body build comes a-knockin', there's only one thing to do: team up with two weird angel children and send your own body building... flying... mutant... guys? No one builds a protein plant out of Earth, even if they do have great abs! Defend important areas, like downtown streets, a football stadium I guess?, and the moon for some reason. All in the name of amazing muscles. Exercise that download link. Show Notes (01:15) Geremy’s Kuwabara voice is awful, but Lanipator’s is spot on! (03:15) Kitschy. (07:45) Cube and Star, an Arbitrary Game (10:30) The game Zach got Tyler is Material Girl. Of course it's rated "very positive". (12:15) Zach’s playing This War of Mine. He didn’t ask for that damn war. (14:30) Zach has been playing a lot; next is Valkyrie Drive. For the curious, Dynasty Warriors 8 had 83 playable characters, about ten times what Valkyrie Drive does. (21:30) Counterstrike and a discussion about Smurfs! Wait, that’s not the right link… (23:00) Snipperclips! It’s a right snippy doo. (26:45) Definite Future Assignment Final Fantasy X. Is it good!? Does it hold up? Hahahahaha? (30:30) Spoilers for Persona 5! Makoto is the best character! (44:00) The assignment, Cho Aniki. (53:30) Body Builder Rankings! Next time on Last Time, Turok! The original one, obv. Life... uh... finds a way... to be shot. Geremy@lasttimeonvideogames.com, Tyler@lasttimeonvideogames.com, Zach@lasttimeonvideogames.com, or LTOVG@lasttimeonvideogames.com. You can also go to the show page at plus.google.com/+LastTimeOnVideogames or comment on the site at www.lasttimeonvideogames.com. Also, you can follow our tweets @LTOVG.

In our debut episode of The Kitschy Kountdown, we’re counting down the top seven reasons we think starting a podcast is the best idea ever. We even divulge some of our fears about this feat, as well as give you a little background info on who we are. We hope you listen and enjoy! ----- Because podcasting is the new reality TV. It’s the platform we’re sure will launch us into book deals, daytime TV interviews, and guest appearances on our favorite shows. We want to be honest about what we like to do, about our hobbies, and our hobby is podcasting. Podcasting melds everything we like to do together into one big happy thing. We like to think our conversations are witty and charming and have both uncovered this accessible medium that is podcasting, so why not combine these traits to broadcast our thoughts to the world? Or let’s be honest, our moms. We want you, listener and reader, to keep us accountable for the things we say. We wanted to create an outlet for other women to find connection and inspiration throughout their daily lives. We both have jobs that, while rewarding, can be taxing, and having a scheduled time to talk to your friend every week serves as a nice outlet. Join us next week as we discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of early adulthood! www.kitschykountdown.com

In this week's show we jump into a parallel universe with a review of the non-canonical “Dr. Who And The Daleks” The post Episode 290 – A Kitschy Sixties Romp appeared first on Traveling the Vortex.

This week, Dave and Gunnar talk about your singular uniqueness on the web, miniaturizing almost everything, and Dell IT using OpenShift. One of these things is not like the other: Fodor’s Go List 2015 “A foreign language has been creeping into many of the presentations I hear and the memos I read. It adds nothing to a message but noise, and I want your help in stamping it out. It’s called gobbledygook. There’s no shortage of examples. Nothing seems to get finished anymore it gets “finalized.” Things don’t happen at the same time but “coincident with this action.” Believe it or not, people will talk about taking a “commitment position” and then because of the “volatility of schedule changes” they will “decommit” so that our “posture vis-à-vis some data base that needs a sizing will be able to enhance competitive positions.” That’s gobbledygook.” – Thomas J. Watson OpenShift’s Joe Fernandes’ comes out swinging in 2015. Endui App Looks To End DUIs Microsoft releases Project Orleans, code behind Halo 4 Jessica Silbey on Berkman Center’s Radio Berkman Podcast: determining the effect of copyright law and regulation through interviews with creators She’s promoting her new book, “The Eureka Myth: Creators, Innovators, and Everyday Intellectual Property” Chromium to start marking HTTP as insecure AmIUnique.org: Learn how identifiable you are on the Internet Google integrates Nest with Google Now, Gunnar sets himself on fire USB Armory: Open Source USB Stick Computer USBdriveby: covertly install a backdoor and override DNS settings with style This Board Lets You Give Any Arduino Project Predator-Style Heat Vision Outsmarting traffic together: People finding their ‘waze’ to once-hidden streets Dell IT uses Red Hat OpenStack after stumbling with some other guys OpenShift at SPAWAR, so that’s nice If you don’t have an opinion about the North Korea thing, may we suggest Pete W Singer’s? Alamo Drafthouse NSFW PSA: See also: Team America: World Police Oblique Strategies: Something Don Draper would say? Oblique strategy generator Cutting Room Floor The Creepy, Kitschy and Geeky Patches of US Spy Satellite Launches Panda: The Action Movie Ayn Rand Reviews Children’s Movies Also from Mallory Ortberg: Literary Break-up Texts   We Give Thanks Dr. David A. Wheeler for the mobile browser suggestion!

Kitschy plasters is just one way that the world has depicted ballet. Learn more about DCD's ballet chalkware collection.

The Embassy Scarf and the 1st of 3 Kitschy Tea Cup Pot Holders are done!  There's been lot's of spinning going on and something new on the needles.  It's also back to school season.  AJ laments that she can;t ever get the back to school shopping done in any minute but the last minute and almost had to kill an intern.

The podcast is late and AJ has a sore jaw.  What should of been a really productive fiber week got derailed by adventures in truffles and marshmallows only to be totally Kiboshed by Oral surgery and pain meds.  The Embassy Scarf by Amy Polcyn is still on the needles.  For some reason AJ hasn't given up on those scrap yarn socks yet and she learned that she can't lazy daisy worth a bean!  (What excactly is a bean worth, anyway?)

Sunshine, Starshine and Kalani are sampling 50's gelatin recipes with mayonnaise, tasty tequila cocktails and getting ready for tiki oasis. Listen to the show for all the inappropriate details.

Tour De Fleece is over!  Aussie Aussie oi oi oi!  AJ talks about what's on the needles, pulls out her crochet hooks, recaps Tour De Fleece 2011, and reviews "A fine Fleece: Knitting with handspun yarns" by Lisa Lloyd.  B helpd diego save the Pepper cheese Monkey.  While AJ renews he faith in Joe's masculinity.  (Not really...)