Podcasts about Mandatory Fun

On this Thanksgiving, enjoy some of our favorite recent conversations:As our centennial series continues, Irene Kearns, digital program manager for Native Knowledge 360° at the National Museum of the American Indian, part of the Smithsonian Institution, talks about how indigenous people's history and stories have been taught and how that's changed.10 years after his comedy album "Mandatory Fun" became the first comedy album in history to hit number 1 on the Billboard charts, "Weird Al" Yankovic, musician, comedian, and actor, looks back on his career parodying hit pop songs, previews his latest single "Polkamania!", and takes calls from his multi-generational fanbase.Stacey D'Erasmo, novelist, literary critic and the author of The Long Run: A Creative Inquiry (Graywolf, 2024), talks about her new book and what she discovered about how artists keep their creativity going throughout their lives.The New York Times Cooking app marks its 10th anniversary earlier this year. Emily Weinstein, editor in chief of New York Times Cooking and Food and author of the popular NYT Cooking newsletter "Five Weeknight Dishes", joins to celebrate the decade with a list of the most iconic recipes, and listeners call in to share their NYT Cooking favorites.Kenneth C. Davis, author of the "Don't Know Much About History" series and most recently, The World in Books: 52 Works of Great Short Nonfiction (Scribner, 2024), makes the case for reading vs. screens with curated selections from key works of nonfiction.Lynne Peeples, science writer and the author of The Inner Clock: Living in Sync with Our Circadian Rhythms (Riverhead Books, 2024), reviews the latest science on our internal "clocks" and how to use them to improve sleep and learning.These interviews were lightly edited for time and clarity; the original web versions are available here:100 Years of 100 Things: Teaching Indigenous People's Stories (Oct 14, 2024)"Weird Al" Yankovic Celebrates 10 Years of "Mandatory Fun" (Jul 19, 2024)Staying Creative Over a Lifetime (Jul 9, 2024)NYT Cooking's Most Iconic Recipes (Sept 19, 2024)Connecting with Circadian Rhythms (Sept 24, 2024) 

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A month ago I alerted your regular Accordion Noir host Bruce Triggs that “Weird Al” Yankovic had just released a new polka medley to celebrate the ten-year anniversary

Joss Jaffe & Jim “Kimo" West share stories and songs off their new album, Santhi. Grammy-winning, acclaimed slack key guitarist Jim “Kimo” West, the longtime guitarist in “Weird Al” Yankovic's band, and world percussionist/instrumentalist Joss Jaffe introduce their new unique global fusion album Santhi. Inspired by the spirituality and natural splendor of the famed Indonesian island of Bali, Santhi's Sanskrit title means “peaceful in spiritual and physical happiness”. Listen to Santhi: https://ingrv.es/santhi-u1d-e Having never even seen Waikiki, JIM “KIMO” WEST came right to the tiny village of Hana, Maui in 1985 and spent much of his time there for many years. It was in Hana where he first heard the music of Gabby Pahinui, Sons of Hawaii, Sonny Chillingworth, and Atta Isaacs. Already familiar with alternate tunings, the sound of ki ho'alu became rooted deep in his musical landscape. Kimo is regarded as one of the world's foremost “ki ho'alu” or Hawaiian “slack key” guitar artists and his music has garnered over seventy-five million spins on streaming services. He is a 2021 Grammy Winner for his recent CD, “More Guitar Stories” and a 2019 Grammy nominee for “Moku Maluhia-Peaceful Island”. He is also a 2008 winner of the Hawaii Music Awards and four-time Na Hoku Hanohano (the Hawaiian ‘Grammy') nominee. He is also a two-time winner of the LA Treasures Award for his efforts in keeping this important acoustic guitar tradition alive. This warm and engaging fingerpicked guitar style has its roots in 1840's Hawaii, when Mexican vaqueros first brought guitars to the Big Island of Hawaii. If you saw the Oscar-winning film, “The Decendants” you have experienced this great acoustic guitar tradition. Kimo is a veteran of Hawaii's famed slack key festivals as well as the So Cal Slack Key Festival every year from 2008 through 2018. He has shared the stage with almost all the world's top slack key players at one time or another. His numerous CDs feature many original compositions as well as inventive arrangements of the genres' classic repertoire. His seventh CD, “Guitar Stories” goes beyond slack key, exploring other genres like West African guitar, Middle Eastern Music, and Americana. “Slackers In Paradise” features duets with slack and steel guitar legend, Ken Emerson, and his latest CD, “Moku Maluhia-Peaceful Island” is a mix of “nahenahe” or very relaxing compositions. For his work as long-time guitarist with “Weird Al,” he has earned four Grammy's and a Billboard #1 CD debut for 2015's “Mandatory Fun.” Kimo has also worked as a composer for film and TV for many years and maintains a sophisticated private studio in Los Angeles. He has composed music for features films, network TV shows and specials and cable shows. His slack key compositions have been used in many feature films, TV spots, and documentaries. JOSS JAFFE is a world musician known for his unique blend of musical influences and genres. Born in Santa Barbara, Jaffe took an early interest in music, learning guitar, piano, drums, and tabla as a child. After high school, he attended UC Berkeley, honing his skills in composition and improvisation and as a vocalist and multi-instrumentalist in ensembles of African, Gamelan, and Middle Eastern music. Music. His music ranges from modern pop and reggae to soothing, brainwave-entraining compositions for relaxation, yoga, and meditation. Today, Jaffe continues to pioneer pushing musical boundaries with his experimental recordings and live performances. His leadership of his band at premiere yoga conferences and transformational festivals is a testament to his influence. Jaffe';s founding of the record label Artizen, which serves as a platform for dynamic cross-cultural collaborations with talented musicians worldwide, underscores his role as a bridge-builder in the music industry. His creative approach to music has inspired fans and fellow artists, fostering a sense of unity and collaboration. https://jossjaffe.bandcamp.com Host Bonnie Burkert melds the worlds of media and higher consciousness, sharing tools for transformation to find our highest truth and live our brightest life. https://www.instagram.com/yogi_bon/ Subscribe and listen now on  @TheClubParanormal  your favorite podcast platform to join us in this compelling journey into the darkness. Please Like, Subscribe and Share today's show, Please visit www.ClubParanormal.com for more information about upcoming shows.

Comedy and musical legend Weird Al Yankovic returned to the show for a chat about the success of his album "Mandatory Fun" and an upcoming tour. (From 5/20/16)

EVERY OTHER KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO MONTHLY $6 USD PATREON SUPPORTERS. Enjoy this excerpt and please subscribe now via this link to hear this full episode. Thanks!“Weird Al” Yankovic returns to discuss his new single “Polkamania!,” life in Los Angeles, the tenth anniversary of Mandatory Fun, why the relative popularity of vinyl hasn't altered his stance to not make any more full-length albums, the surprising popularity of and critical acclaim for the 2022 biopic, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story and his bond with actor Daniel Radcliffe, what keeps him busy beyond music, his love for sketch comedy and prospective projects, touring again, other future plans, and much more. Support vish on Patreon! Thanks to Blackbyrd Myoozik, Pizza Trokadero, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad's Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters to Santa. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links: Ep. #820: Gregg TurkingtonEp. #812: Michael AzerradEp. #711: Bret McKenzieEp. #705: Patton OswaltEp. #498: Lauren Lapkus!Ep. #458: Paul F. TompkinsEp. #254: Scott AukermanEp. #127: “Weird Al” YankovicEp. #38: Krist NovoselicSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the tenth anniversary of Mandatory Fun’s release Al puts out another post album Polka medley starring all your favorite songs from the last 10 years. Check out our conversation over on facebook.com/groups/wereallyankovics. Also check out our insta @wereallyankovics andRead more...

Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.Poverty in Black and White (First) | The City's First Official Trash Can (Starts at 35:37) | "Weird Al" Yankovic Celebrates 10 Years of "Mandatory Fun" (Starts at 1:04:11)If you don't subscribe to the Brian Lehrer Show on iTunes, you can do that here.

10 years after his comedy album "Mandatory Fun" became the first comedy album in history to hit number 1 on the Billboard charts, "Weird Al" Yankovic, musician, comedian, and actor,  looks back on his career parodying hit pop songs, previews his latest single "Polkamania!", and takes calls from his multi-generational fanbase.

The one and only Weird Al Yankovic calls in and talks about 10 Years of Mandatory Fun, The Super Bowl Halftime Show, changing lyrics and his many music videos.

Jay smothers Weird Al with love and appreciation for Al's perfection in his parody. We talk about Mad Magazine, Looney Tunes, pizza, travel, doing what you want, the power of an orchestra, the two pulls of being a comic vs a musician, how a true showman can come out of Linwood, and giving up architecture for being a professional goofball/genius. Bio: FEW WOULD HAVE GUESSED that “Weird Al” Yankovic – who as a shy, accordion-playing teenager got his start sending in homemade tapes to the Dr. Demento Radio Show– would go on to become a pop culture icon and the biggest-selling comedy recording artist of all time, with classic song and music video parodies such as“Eat It,” “Like a Surgeon,” “Smells Like Nirvana,” “Amish Paradise,” “White & Nerdy” and “Word Crimes.”  Now in his fourth decade as America's foremost song parodist, he has been the recipient of numerous awards, including five Grammys® (out of sixteen total nominations) and a string of Gold and Platinum albums.In 2015 and 2016, Weird Al's Mandatory World Tour encompassed 200 shows throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe and Australia, including two nights at the Hollywood Bowl and a sold-out gig at New York's Radio City Music Hall.  In the spring of 2018, Al performed 77 shows as part of his Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour, where he and his bandmates of over 35 years played setlists composed almost entirely of his original (non-parody) material, and without any of their signature over-the-top theatrics (no costumes, props or video screens). And in 2019 Weird Al followed up his most bare-bones tour with his most extravagant tour ever – Strings Attached – where he and his band were backed for each of their 67 shows by female singers and a full symphony orchestra.Weird Al's 14th studio album, the Grammy® award-winning Mandatory Fun (2014), became the first comedy album in history to debut at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, and the first to even reach the top of that chart since 1963.  Yankovic set the U.S. record on Spotify for having the most tracks from one album in the viral top 10 at one time, taking the top four spots.  In addition, “Word Crimes” debuted in the Billboard Top 40, making Al one of only four artists to have had Top 40 singles in each of the last four decades (the other three being Michael Jackson, Madonna and U2).Al has remained active as a recording artist.  June 2017 saw the release of Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (Dreamworks), for which Al co-wrote and performed the film's theme song.  In August 2017, Al wrote and performed “The North Korea Polka (Please Don't Nuke Us)” for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO). In November 2017 Legacy Recordings released Squeeze Box: The Complete Works of “Weird Al” Yankovic, a remastered 15-disc box set (including a rarities album) plus a 120-page book of archival photos, all housed in a replica of Weird Al's trademark accordion. Al also recorded cover versions of the Squidbillies theme for Adult Swim and the Ramones' “Beat on the Brat” for a Dr. Demento compilation album, and produced remixes of two hit singles for Portugal. The Man (“Feel It Still” and “Live in the Moment”).  And March 2018 brought us “The Hamilton Polka,” a frantic tour de force mash-up of 14 songs from the Broadway smash, commissioned by Lin-Manuel Miranda himself and released as part of his “Hamildrops” series.In addition to his cult-hit feature film UHF (1989), his late ‘90s CBS Saturday morning series The Weird Al Show and numerous AL-TV specials he has made for MTV and VH1 over the years, Yankovic has remained a staple of film and television, from appearances on The Simpsons, 30 Rock, The Goldbergs and How I Met Your Mother to performing live on the Primetime Emmy Awards and starring in his own concert specials for Disney, VH1 and Comedy Central.  In 2015 Yankovic took over as co-host and bandleader for the fifth season of IFC's Comedy Bang! Bang!  Currently Al can be heard as the voice of the title character in Disney Channel's animated series Milo Murphy's Law (his other voice acting work includes appearances on Bojack Horseman, Gravity Falls, Adventure Time, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Wander Over Yonder, and the DC animated feature Batman vs. Robin). Yankovic added “New York Times bestselling author” to his resumé in 2011 with the release of his children's book, When I Grow Up (HarperCollins), followed two years later by My New Teacher and Me!  An animated series based on his children's books is currently being developed in partnership with the Jim Henson Company.   2012 saw the release of Weird Al: The Book (Abrams), an illustrated hardcover on Al's life and career, and in 2015 Yankovic became not only MAD Magazine's cover boy, but the first guest editor in their 63-year history.In 2017 NECA Toys released the second in its line of retro-clothed Weird Al action figures, and in 2018 Funko released two of its own POP! vinyl figures.  On August 27, 2018, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce awarded “Weird Al” Yankovic with the 2,643rd star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Episode 93 of Inside Quotes! Our special guest Jason Mallo picked the 1989 film “UHF” this week. If you like Weird Al Yankovic, you'll love this movie.   Conversation includes: Weird Al concerts, favorite albums/ERAs of Weird Al, The Mandatory Fun tour, Lard humor, our thoughts on "WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story" starring Daniel Radcliffe, Cabin movies, cult classics, Hawaiian shirts, Tropical Tuesday, Jason takes the IQ test, and we try the legendary Twinkie Weiner sandwich.   UNDERGROUND DONUT TOUR: NASHVILLE   LISTEN NOW ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@insidequotescast   Mentioned in the Episode: UHF - Free with Ads on YouTube Weird Al Yankovic UHF || Roger Ebert Review Binging with Babish: Twinkie Wiener Sandwich from UHF Listen to the soundtrack: UHF (Original Motion Picture)     Show Notes: Merch: Inside Quotes T-shirts, Hoodies, Stickers, and MUGS! https://www.teepublic.com/user/inside-quotes Social: @insidequotescast https://linktr.ee/insidequotes Artwork by Bryce Bridgeman: @Groovybridge: https://www.instagram.com/groovybridge/  

Dave and Ethan's interview continues with production designer Dan Butts. On this episode, Dan dives into his work on WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story, including the secret Arrested Development prop that cameos, the actor he pitched to play Dr. Demento, and his process to recreate Weird Al's childhood bedroom. Dan also talks about working with Peewee Herman, Flight of the Conchords, Mr. Show, and more!

Fresh from playing the Paranoia Mandatory Bonus Fun Card Game, Dan and Paul discuss their experience with various editions of the Paranoia RPG. Stay alert, trust no one, and keep your laser handy! Paranoia is a humorous role-playing game set in a dystopian future along the lines of Nineteen Eighty-Four, Brave New World, Logan's Run, and THX 1138; however, the tone of the game is rife with black humor, frequently tongue-in-cheek rather than dark and heavy. Most of the game's humor is derived from the players' (usually futile) attempts to complete their assignment while simultaneously adhering to the Computer's arbitrary, contradictory and often nonsensical security directives. Originally designed and written by Greg Costikyan, Dan Gelber, and Eric Goldberg, and first published in 1984 by West End Games, since 2004 Paranoia has been published under license by Mongoose Publishing. The game won the Origins Award for Best Roleplaying Rules of 1984 and was inducted into the Origins Awards Hall of Fame in 2007. Paranoia is notable among tabletop games for being more competitive than co-operative, with players encouraged to betray one another for their own interests, as well as for keeping a light-hearted, tongue in cheek tone despite its dystopian setting. This description uses material from the Wikipedia article "Paranoia (role-playing game)", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Join In on this special interview with Erik Knowles! To discuss his New Episode of Mandatory Fun Uncanceled Season 2 Episode 1 Featured on Vet-TV, As well as promote his upcoming shows at the new amazing comedy palace The Mothership in Austin Texas! With an Exclusive feature with Brian Simpson on the Bottom Of The Barrel Show! Yes, you should listen, like, and share!check the links and be sure to add the TIK TOK!!!Tiktok: @erikknowlescomedyInstagram: @erikknowles43Mandatory Fun: Uncancelled on VetTVhttps://www.veterantv.tv/videos/vet-tv-commercial?utm_term=vet%20tv&utm_campaign=Brand:+Vet+Tv&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&hsa_acc=8001739025&hsa_cam=18271684512&hsa_grp=141763394860&hsa_ad=620603344721&hsa_src=g&hsa_tgt=aud-616876526077:kwd-902528337731&hsa_kw=vet%20tv&hsa_mt=b&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&gclid=Cj0KCQjwwISlBhD6ARIsAESAmp4ACfGFSSqf1uwa2hMOPyy6fYYuvF2FaTBEloOGVSLglJMxRfMUua0aAgEtEALw_wcB https://comedymothership.com/shows

Sarah salutes a good Samaritan Amazon worker and then she confesses to her secret love of Amazon (despite her previous boycott of the company). We learn about a man who was fired for not having enough fun at work. He sued the company for wrongful termination after they claimed he was a big party pooper. We discuss how we hate required fun and team-building exercises. Sarah tells us about a monastery in Thailand that was raided by the police because they were all hopped up on meth. We theorize why these monks are so into meth when there is perfectly good shrooms and pot that could complement their meditating. We discuss an online debate about whether your family used a "popcorn bowl" for vomiting, and Susie is not ok. Apparently many families use a food bowl for their puke and this seems bizarre and also very very disgusting. But guess whose family did this...Sarah's. Plus, we discuss the amazing Goodnight Oppy documentary and Sarah's Kardashian obsession. Join our book club, shop our merch, sign-up for our free newsletter, & more by visiting The Brain Candy Podcast website: Connect with us on social media: BCP Instagram: Susie's Instagram: Sarah's Instagram: BCP Twitter: Susie's Twitter: Sarah's Twitter: This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Save 10% off your first month at Visit to take advantage of their Cyber Season Event and score up to 20% off your next purchase of non-toxic kitchenware! Get 25% off everything site-wide when you go to Get $20 off your first purchase at More podcasts at WAVE:

In the final episode of Season 2, Steph dives into two of the most-talked about topics this week with a signature Career Slut spin on each. Get a few tips for swerving job uncertainty and politely declining your company's end-of-year social event. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/stephparker/support

Opening and Closing Song: I Ran by Flock of Seagulls This particular show is a little different than usual BECAUSE there is nothing technically to review here. Instead this show is all about what happened at my wedding and honeymoon. So this is a little bit of a time capsule. But for those that want a little insight between weddings, or the amusement parks we went to visit, I feel this is a good opportunity for you to hear about some of the fun stuff that we got to do. Funnily enough I believe I failed to mention during the show why I called this show Mandatory Fun. While we were waiting in line at Islands of Adventure we overheard a dad tell his child that they had fun but now it was time for mandatory fun as you could see the kid either didn't want to be doing what they were doing OR was getting tired. And I felt that was kind of apt considering how the beginning of our day/trip went.

Alfred Matthew Yankovic, Born October 23, 1959, in Downey, California, the only child of Mary Elizabeth (née Vivalda) and Nick Yankovic. Weird Al rose to international, NO, Intergalactic stardom with his weird brand of pop/rock music. And we LOVE him for it. Hot on the heels of the release of "WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story" on Roku, I'm sitting down with a guest who has seen Weird Al 29 times! AND wrote a book about him. I've invited the author of “Weird Me”, the book that follows a moderately successful webmaster of a "Weird Al" Yankovic fan site. From minor notoriety to jet-setting for concerts, to earning a stalker, Weird Me showcases the awkward (and true) intricacies of an adolescence spent carving out a corner of the internet frontier in dedication to the king of parody. Of course, I'm talking about Kelly Phillips. Kelly is here today to discuss our Five Favorite Weird All Songs, both Parodies and Originals. I guarantee, this episode will be Weird! Kelly's works can be found at Website: http://www.kellyphillips.net Store: https://kellyp.storenvy.com PDF store: https://kellyp.gumroad.com Socials: @kellypcomics (Instagram, Twitter) Kelly's List HM - “The Saga Begins” from Running with Scissors (1999) HM - “I'll Be Mellow When I'm Dead” from "Weird Al" Yankovic (1983) 5- “Generic Blues” from UHF - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Other Stuff (1989) 4- “Dog Eat Dog” from Polka Party! (1986) 3- “Everything You Know is Wrong” from Bad Hair Day (1996) 2- “Nature Trail To Hell” from "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D (1984) 1- “Dare To Be Stupid” from Dare to Be Stupid (1985) Jamie's List HM- "This Is the Life" from Dare to Be Stupid (1985) HM- “Eat It" & “Fat” from & Even Worse (1988) 5- "(This Song's Just) Six Words Long" from Even Worse (1988) 4- “Handy” from Mandatory Fun (2014) 3- “I Want a New Duck” from Dare to Be Stupid (1985) 2- “I Lost on Jeopardy” from "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D (1984) 1- “The Saga Begins” from Running with Scissors (1999) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/fave-five-from-fans/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fave-five-from-fans/support

Megan joins the podcast for her first time to talk about Weird Al Yankovic's album Mandatory Fun track by track.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/matt-garlin/support

ICYMI: The Mo'Kelly Show Presents – A replay of music icon "Weird Al" Yankovic's appearance on the program discussing his storied music career and his new album “Mandatory Fun” on KFI AM 640 – Live everywhere on the iHeartRadio app

In part two of Episode 367 of For All You Kids Out There, Jeffrey and Jarrett discuss...well you watched the f**king game, didn't you?

We're back ranking another album! This week I'm joined by the effervescent and Coca-Cola-fueled Zakk to rank the tracks on 2014's Mandatory Fun. He's 16. How different are his opinions on Al's music from Lauren's, an elder millennial? You'll have to listen and find out! We discuss the benefits of Coca-Cola in glass bottles, the benefits of “Weird Al” deep cuts, concerts, biopics, and so much more.Zakk's dad has a podcast. And a YouTube channel. You may have heard ofit. https://www.infectiousgroovepodcast.comBeer'd Al is a mandatory member of the OddPods Media Network.Our promo this week is for the lovely ladies at the Muck Podcast.

Aujourd'hui nous repartons donc en voyage grâce à French Founders, la 1ère plateforme business internationale et à Johann Suchon. Direction Singapour, pour parler de Singapour bien sûr mais également de l'Inde et de la Chine. Johann est Managing Director China, India, Hong Kong and South East Asia at Edenred. Il a une très longue expérience en Asie et partage avec nous son expérience et sa perception du monde du travail et de l'entreprise en Inde, chine et à Singapour : ce qui l'a surpris au départ, les points communs entre ces différents pays d'Asie, leurs différences, leur évolution au fil des années. Au delà du voyage vous y trouverez quelques clés très utiles. Bonne écoute ! Et pour la soirée des auditeurs, c'est par ici : https://my.weezevent.com/quelle-entreprise-voulons-nous-demain

Surprise Guest Eddie Pepitone joins Jay & Jay to spin tons of yarns from the set of Weird AL's 'Handy' video shoot, and the Jays ask you to contribute to our next episode series finALe!! See Eddie Pepitone and JT Habersaat do comedy in your town! For dates: www.EddiePepitone.com Theme song by The Fantastic Plastics twitch.tv/fantasticplastics

Surprise Guest Eddie Pepitone joins Jay & Jay to spin tons of yarns from the set of Weird AL's 'Handy' video shoot, and the Jays ask you to contribute to our next episode series finALe!! See Eddie Pepitone and JT Habersaat do comedy in your town! For dates: www.EddiePepitone.com Theme song by The Fantastic Plastics twitch.tv/fantasticplastics

For another freestyle, Paul and Arlo are getting weird. As in “Weird Al” Yankovic, whom Arlo recently saw with their good buddy Kenn Edwards. Arlo recounts the concert moment he'd been waiting for all his life, then Paul discusses the joys and frustrations of the first-ever virtual Slayage conference. Plus, brief ruminations on Nope, Thor: Love and Thunder, and The Rehearsal; and we remember our friend Chelsea Hawk.   NEXT: TBD.     LINKS   GoFundMe: For Jared, Chelsea and Xion       MUSIC “We Would Be Building” by John Fahey, Days Have Gone By, Vol. 6 (1967) “Lame Claim to Fame” by “Weird Al” Yankovic, Mandatory Fun (2014)     GOBBLEDYCARES Abortion Funds in Every State: https://bit.ly/AbortionFundsTwitter National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/  Support AAPI communities and those affected by anti-Asian violence: https://www.gofundme.com/c/act/stop-aapi-hate Support the AAPI Civic Engagement Fund: https://aapifund.org/ Support Black Lives Matter and find anti-racism resources: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ The Trevor Project provides information and support to LGBTQ youth: thetrevorproject.org Trans Lifeline: https://translifeline.org/  US (877) 565-8860 Canada (877) 330-6366 National Center for Transgender Equality: transequality.org Advocate for writers who might be owed money due to discontinuance of royalties: https://www.writersmustbepaid.org/  Help teachers and classrooms in need: https://www.donorschoose.org/ Do your part to remove the burden of medical debt for individuals, families, and veterans: https://ripmedicaldebt.org/ Register to vote: https://vote.gov/

This week, we're talking about “Handy” from 2014's Mandatory Fun album. Listen in as Lauren and John walk a winding road of topics… Like are we handy? Did Lauren fix a toilet? Did she reinvigorate the whoosh? Did John work on hot wires? Pressure washing simulator game! Is there a taste to the caulk? Mighty Muffin Power Rangers! Arcades! Birthing a unicorn! Beer'd Al Musicfest! Is Handy part of the head-canon? Has Bop-It evolved? John tells a fun soccer story! And more!Lauren has Orange Drank from The Brewing Projekt. John has Grade “A” Fancy from Broklebank Craft Brewing. Cheers!Beer'd Al is a very handy member of the OddPods Media Network.Our promo this week is for our friends from the from the from the From the Middle!

In this return form, our heroes are back and ready to serve up a bowlful of parody as they look at “Weird” Al Yankovic's 2014 release `Mandatory Fun'.Most may reduce the parody maestro to cheap tricks and thrills, but not our boys. They search deeper to find the musicality within. This record was Al's first chart topper and had a mixture of original (style parody) and regular parody tunes. As Kurt Cobain allegedly once said, “you haven't made it until Weird Al does a parody”.Of course along the way the guys throw in their trademark off the wall and “esoteric” humour. Head over to www.asoundpurchase.com/shop to see our range of merchandise, we want to keep both the regular pod and bonus pods free of cost, and you can help that to continue by purchasing some of the mugs, stickers, hats or shirts we have on offer.Your support of this podcast is hugely appreciated, you have been vital to the sanity of our heroic podcast hosts. You can continue to show your support when you like us, review us, share us, and subscribe to us. Whilst you are at it, why don't you get a little something for yourself by becoming a ‘friend of the show'; you will gain instant access to exclusive bonus podcast episodes (like the famous full length interview with Miguelito from the Cuban Brothers), blog posts, merchandise and you can visit the hall of ‘top 10s'. We are also rolling out a monthly watch party that explores the entire filmography of the great Austrian Oak, Mr. Arnold Schwarzenegger. It won't cost you a penny to sign up, yet you gain so much! Sign up now at www.asoundpurchase.com/fots

Introducing the Band:Your hosts Scot Bertram (@ScotBertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) are joined by guest Andrew Heaton. Andrew is a comedian and political satirist you might know from Reason TV. He is the host of The Political Orphanage, a funny policy analysis show for people tired of tribalism. You can find him on Twitter at @mightyheaton.Andrew Music Pick: “Weird Al” YankovicYou should know a few things about Al before we start. First, Al is super smart. He was two years younger than all the other kids in grade school and was going to be an architect before music intervened. Second, Al is super nice. There are no bad stories (that we know of!), no scandals. He doesn't even do a parody unless the artist gives the "Okay," even though there's no particular reason for him to do that. Three, Al is a super-good songwriter. You might think of parodies when you think of “Weird Al,” but a goal of this show is to convince you that his originals & pastiches are even better. The short Al story begins with the “Dr. Demento” radio show. Al was a fan. He passed him a cassette tape with some songs when the Dr. visited his high school, one of which then was played on the show. After that, Al continued to contribute and people took some notice. Well before the first album was released, he got national airplay with the singles "My Bologna" and "Another One Rides the Bus" -- the latter was recorded live on Demento's show and not even re-recorded for the debut. That '81 performance also is where Al met his long-time drummer. The rest of the band was put together in '82 and they've been together since.Not bad when it comes to longevity and loyalty.There are essentially four types of "Weird Al" songs:1. Straight parodies (think "Eat It," “Fat,” “Smells Like Nirvana”)2. Pastiches (song in the style of REM, Devo, Talking Heads, Cake, Bob Dylan, etc.)3. Pure originals4. Polka medleys of current or past hitsThere are certain recurring themes – food, TV, movies, the sad sack in love, lyrics with escalating comedic situations -- but through Al's lengthy career, he's shown the ability to adapt to whatever is in front of him, both musically and culturally. There are ups and downs to be sure, but his last album, Mandatory Fun (2014), was Al's first number one album, a sign he still commanded a sizable fanbase of nerds and weirdos. Of which all three of us are, of course.Join the crowd, shout it out loud! Dare to be stupid with Political Beats and “Weird Al” Yankovic.

We're getting “Inactive” this week! This is from the 2014 album Mandatory Fun, so that means you MUST listen! Join us as we try to imagine some dragons… Is a dragon a reptilian pegasus? We talk about snack foods, how this song could have been mean but isn't, the psychology of food, the JG Wentworth commercial, the travesty that is unfrosted PopTarts, Cece's taste in movies, our favorite snack foods, some JG Wentworth “would you rather,” who has the best NFL uniforms, and more!Lauren has Fat Clouds from Arkane Aleworks and John has Nitro Munchables from Oliver Brewing Co. Cheers!Beer'd Al is a very active (as opposed to inactive) member of the OddPods Media Network.Our promo this week is for Big 10+4 (which is fitting since we did talk sports).

This week, Lauren is joined by Thomas from Movies After Work to talk track-by-track through album Mandatory Fun! You must listen to this episode. It's mandatory. There are a ton of laughs... and we may have coined a new term for indie podcasters. #FreeRangePodcasters Cheers! Check out Movies After Work! https://twitter.com/MoviesWork https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/movies-after-work/id1455856085 Beer'd Al is a member of the OddPods Media Network. Promo for Keeping Up with the Cardassians.

On today's nerdtastically newsworthy episode of #NerdORama; as promised, we're replaying our AMAZING conversation comedy music icon Weird Al Yankovic, who joined the program to discuss his incredible musical journey leading up to his 14th studio album of signature song parodies entitled “Mandatory Fun”!!!

Original Airdate 12/11/14 Happy #NewYearsDay ! We are ringing in the new year with an old favorite of our! Do you Dare To Be Stupid? Do you have your Poodle Hat on to cover that Bad Hair Day? Are you ready to have some Mandatory Fun? If so... great! Because Jesse Starcher and Mark Radulich are coming Straight Out Of Lynwood and going Off The Deep End to bring you a Metal Hammer of Doom on one of the most prominent #parody artists of our time... #WeirdAlYankovic !

Original Airdate 12/11/14 Happy #NewYearsDay ! We are ringing in the new year with an old favorite of our! Do you Dare To Be Stupid? Do you have your Poodle Hat on to cover that Bad Hair Day? Are you ready to have some Mandatory Fun? If so... great! Because Jesse Starcher and Mark Radulich are coming Straight Out Of Lynwood and going Off The Deep End to bring you a Metal Hammer of Doom on one of the most prominent #parody artists of our time... #WeirdAlYankovic !

Dustin's Vinyl Episode 36 with Hosts Jeffrey Paul, and Anthony Kapfer! This week we're tackling Weird Al Yankovic's "Mandatory Fun" and Skid Row's "Slave to the Grind!" We also discuss Devo's "Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!" Watch Dustin's Vinyl LIVE every wednesday night at 7 pm EST/3 pm PST on ComedyHub on Twitch: twitch.tv/comedyhub Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave and Ethan interview Hollywood actor and Weird Al mega-fan Samm Levine! Samm is known for his roles in Judd Apatow's Freaks and Geeks, Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds, Wet Hot American Summer, among many others, including his work on The Kevin Pollak Chat Show. Samm shares stories and hilarity from his life as an actor, as a Weird Al fan, and his many run-ins and experiences with Weird Al!

On this episode of The AIE Podcast... Believe women! We have your summer of love wrap up Lots of games and gatherings happened From the Outer Rim to the Shire And everywhere in between All that and more coming up right now... Podcast Audio Raw Video http://youtu.be/sSTnTwkiANs Open Welcome to episode #371 of the podcast celebrating you, the Alea Iacta Est gaming community, the die has been podcast. This is Mkallah: To my left is Tetsemi: - (catch phrase here). And to my right is Mewkow: (catch phrase here). This week we have our Summer of Love (so far) wrap up! Ok, we'll be digging into the summer of love shortly, but first, but before that, let's talk about what we have been doing in and out of game. AIE News Community Mandatory Fun Nights Where the fun is mandatory but the attendance is not. Sunday - WoW Classic 2 pm Eastern Sunday - STO 8:30 pm Eastern Monday - GW2 9:30 pm Eastern Tuesday - SWTOR 9 pm Eastern Tuesday - FFXIV (Casual Raiding) 9:30 pm Eastern Wednesday - FFXIV (Fun Night) 9:00 pm Eastern Thursday - FFXIV (Progression Raiding) 9:30 pm Eastern Friday - ESO 9 pm Eastern Friday - FFXIV (Late Night Fun Night) 11:00 pm Eastern Saturday - LotRO 8:30 pm Eastern Saturday - FFXIV (Maps) 9:30 pm Eastern Saturday - Noob Raid (WoW) 11 pm Eastern Streaming and Guild Podcast News SWTOR Escape Pod Cast - https://newoverlords.com http://www.newoverlords.com/swtor-escape-pod-cast-390-gsf-top-gun/ SWTOR Escape Pod Cast 390: Gsf Top Gun Our guild has been trading GSF tips so we revisit GSF for fun and Conquest. Working Class Nerds - https://workingclassnerdscom.wordpress.com/ Episode 115: Building Legos with Amish_Ace_!! https://www.buzzsprout.com/143519/8946181-episode-115-building-legos-with-amish_ace_.mp3 Marcus and Nick chat with fellow member of The Garrison, Amish Ace!! Amish Ace streams Star Wars Lego builds. The three of them chat about their favorite games of all time, Nick's Warzone WINNING this week, and Marcus's renewed love of the MCU. Enjoy! You can find more of Amish Ace at: https://twitch.tv/Amish_Ace_ Boards & Swords - https://boardsandswords.com/blog?category=Boards%20%26%20Swords Railroad Ink Challenge, Blitz Bowl, World of Warcraft Pandemic?!? - Boards & Swords #177 https://boardsandswords.com/blog/bs177 Board Games were hot in 2020! Also, a World of Warcraft Wrath of the Lich King board game?!!?! SQUEEEE!!!! tar Trek Online - Fleet Action Report - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqEKYJPKmiiYuj7eiHy6kOg Fleet Action Report Ep 55 Summer of Love TFOs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eof3N4t7IAE Fleet Action Report is back this week covering one of the special summer events for the Alea Iacta Est gaming community. Nikodas and Grebog talk about the summer of love and as part of it bring some of the community with us as we head into some TFOs, Task Force Operations, in Star Trek Online. Summer of Love This year's Summer of Love event week began with a guild Town Hall on Sunday, July 25th, continued with a week of events across all our games, and ends with our most important and solemn event, Remembrance Day, Monday, August 2nd 2021. Each game division will have its own ceremony/gathering place and it will also be broadcast on the https://www.twitch.tv/aieguild channel. Voice will be in AIE Discord - https://aie-guild.info/discord For those not familiar, this marks over 10 years of special summer events we've held with the guild centered around Remembrance Day, a day when we take a moment to gather in voice and in game to remember those we have lost. Spread across the rest of the week are a series of special fun game events in almost every game division. These include player run events, special edition Mandatory Fun nights, and maybe even some contests and prizes. Here's the rundown of how each game celebrated the week. NOMADS The Nomads a special board game night Thursday night. They played two games of Downforce, which is a popular racing game, and a game of Love Letter. WoW

Stephen Jay is a composer, bassist, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist. His original music is bass-driven, innovative, and exotic, blending world influenced polyrhythmic grooves with elements of Jazz and Rock. His combinations of ethnic and modern instruments and styles result in unique, richly textured musical images. Stephen's bass recording credits include 4 Grammy winners and many Grammy nominated albums. He is the credited bassist, backing vocalist and orchestrator on "Weird Al" Yankovic's recent Billboard #1 album, "Mandatory Fun", also on 9 RIAA Gold and 5 Platinum albums, doubling on backing vocals, and other instruments including banjo, flute, keyboards, dundun, gulu, percussion and backing vocals. His past work includes bass performance and recording with Wayne Shorter, Hugh Masekela, Alex Acuna, Luis Conte, Rick Derringer, Isah Hamani, Joe Higgs, Betty Buckley, and Jimmy Haskell. He is an original and continuing member of "Weird Al" Yankovic's band, recording and touring since 1982. Stephen's own polymetric funk band, "Ak & Zuie", has toured the US, Canada, and Australia, and has appeared on PBS. He was voted one of "Today's 20 Top Bassists" by "International Musician and Recording World" magazine. Originally recorded November 2016 www.stephenjay.com www.joekelleyradio.com

Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz - A Drumming Chameleon     Born in Chicago in 1956, drums came into Jon's family from Wm. Ludwig Jr. as a gift to Jon's older brother in return for some advertising work their father did for the drum company. After a family move to Phoenix, Arizona, Jon inherited the kit and began taking formal lessons in 1965. He also listened and played along to the radio hits of the day, as well as albums including everything from Gene Krupa to Elvis, Latin orchestras, and especially the Beatles. *******SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW!!! www.richredmond.com/listen The Rich Redmond Show is sponsored by: Big Dot Lighting - Commercial LED Lighting Specialists and Bruce Cline Home Loans & Mortgage Refinance | Movement Mortgage www.musiciansmortgage.com     Another family move took the Schwartzes to Los Angeles in 1968, and it was then that Jon decided to be a professional drummer. He continued to take lessons, joined his school's advanced band class and a local junior marching band, and later drummed in a precision marching band where he brushed up on his rudiments.    One such distraction began on September 14, 1980, when Jon was invited by Dr. Demento to be interviewed on his live radio show to talk about the songs he'd submitted years earlier; Jon and his friends were among the first people to have home-made music played on the Dr.'s show at the time. It was there that Jon met "Weird Al" Yankovic, who happened to be answering request lines that night. Already a staple of the Dr. Demento show, the 20-year-old Yankovic played accordion and had been sending his homemade parody tapes to Demento on a regular basis. That night, he would debut his newest parody, Another One Rides The Bus, live on the air. Al asked Jon if he'd mind pounding out a straight beat... on the accordion case! Jon cheerfully agreed, and evidently had a great time:   It wasn't long before permanent bass and guitar players were recruited, and Al's first album was released in May, 1983. Guitar legend Rick Derringer produced Al's first six albums through 1989's UHF Soundtrack, and Al himself took over the production duties starting with 1992's Off The Deep End. To date, Al and the band have released fourteen studio albums, most of them reaching Gold and Platinum status with a few Grammy Awards thrown in for good measure. In 2014, the Mandatory Fun album debuted at #1 on Billboard's Top 200 Album chart! They've toured 3 continents, made videos, and appeared extensively in electronic and print media. Jon is also Al's archivist, assembling an unmatched collection of Weird Al's music and appearances on retail and promo audio and video products from around the World. Assorted memorabilia, tour merchandise, personal items, magazine articles, and more than 100,000 concert, studio, tour, and behind-the-scenes photos round out the archive.   In 1996 Jon left Westwood One, and his fascination with the Internet since 1993 soon led to another pursuit: designing web sites. He'd already developed a site for Weird Al in 1995, and within a few years, business license in hand, Jon sought additional clients, and continues to keep busy on the computer both at home and on the road. In 2020 Jon became a published author with BLACK & WHITE & WEIRD ALL OVER, a coffee-table book featuring his unreleased black-and-white photographs of Weird Al from the early '80s. There are still gigs and recordings with various local players, but none quite as notorious as Jon's perennial association with Al, which he regards with great pride:   Some Things That Came Up:  -Black, white and Weird -Taking pics for Al over the years -Creating sound design -Getting the parodies to sound exactly like the original -Getting to record in Michael Jackson's favorite room -Getting the gig via the Dr. Demento show -Al puts on a highly produced show -Playing at the same level as e did 30 years ago -Al's near misses..... -Working the Bermuda Schwartz name   Follow:  @thegreatbermuda facebook.com/bermudaschwartz www.bermudaschwartz.com     The Rich Redmond Show is about all things music, motivation and success. Candid conversations with musicians, actors, comedians, authors and thought leaders about their lives and the stories that shaped them. Rich Redmond is the longtime drummer with Jason Aldean and many other veteran musicians and artists. Rich is also an actor, speaker, author, producer and educator. Rich has been heard on thousands of songs, over 25 of which have been #1 hits!   Rich can also be seen in several films and TV shows and has also written an Amazon Best-Selling book, "CRASH! Course for Success: 5 Ways to Supercharge Your Personal and Professional Life" currently available at:   https://www.amazon.com/CRASH-Course-Success-Supercharge-Professional/dp/B07YTCG5DS/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=crash+redmond&qid=1576602865&sr=8-1   One Book: Three Ways to consume....Physical (delivered to your front door, Digital (download to your kindle, ipad or e-reader), or Audio (read to you by me on your device...on the go)!   Buy Rich's exact gear at www.lessonsquad.com/rich-redmond   Follow Rich: @richredmond www.richredmond.com   Jim McCarthy is the quintessential Blue Collar Voice Guy. Honing his craft since 1996 with radio stations in Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New York, Las Vegas and Nashville, Jim has voiced well over 10,000 pieces since and garnered an ear for audio production which he now uses for various podcasts, commercials and promos. Jim is also an accomplished video producer, content creator, writer and overall entrepreneur.   Follow Jim:   @jimmccarthy www.jimmccarthyvoiceovers.com

Join performance mindset coach, Sean Hansen, as he discusses the dynamics that play into mandatory office fun.  As leaders, it's critical that you maintain the health and vitality of your organization.  But, too many leaders are attempting to hold their teams together with the ol' mandatory office fun/happy hour.  Today's discussion dives into some of the reasons why this approach doesn't work and looks at what would be more effective.Sean's TEDx talk is right around the corner, streaming out of Breckenridge, Colorado on October 3.  You can access TEDx Breck's website and Facebook page for more details.Are you an executive, entrepreneur, or combat veteran looking to overcome subconscious blind spots and limiting messaging to unlock your highest performance?  Feel free to reach out to Sean at Reload Coaching and Consulting.

Chip Leer sat down and discussed the new advocacy group MN Fish at the Northwest Sportshow, shortly before he was inducted into the Freshwater Fishing Hall Of Fame. Hear part of his speech and learn about how you can help MN Fish fight for the rights of anglers in Minnesota. Joe Henry gives us an […]

On this episode of The AIE Podcast... Mewkow: the Summer is filled with Love for AIE Mkallah: Everything you know is about to change… again Tetsemi: Need some Mandatory Fun, we have you covered most nights of the week Mewkow: Wolfhunter is coming to ESO Mkallah: Get ready for a host show All that and more coming up right now... Podcast Audio Raw Video http://youtu.be/xEMg5QyWZVo Open Welcome to episode #301 of the the podcast celebrating you, the Alea Iacta Est gaming community, the die has been podcast. This is Tetsemi: To my left is Mewkow: - (catch phrase here). And to my right is Mkallah: (catch phrase here). This week is a host show to discuss the various activities in AIE and how we are getting ready for Battle of Azeroth. Welcome! Unfortunately, our guest this evening had a schedule conflict, so we'll be chatting amongst ourselves shortly, but first, let's cover this week's news... AIE News Community Just a quick reminder that the AIE Guild is also on Facebook and we're looking at how we can best utilize it to keep everyone informed that prefers that method of communication. Stop by and say hi! https://www.facebook.com/AIEguild/ It's a great place to keep a track of the events in AIE, see what raid teams run when and if they are recruiting, and to interact with your AIE guildmates. The Summer of Love events are coming up for AIE in all the games, here's a quick rundown of everything currently planned (subject to change, void where prohibited, yadda yadda yadda) Monday July 30: --WoW - "Hide and Forseeken Laser Tag" at 9pm Server / EST - Allanya & Nevermore Tuesday July 31: --WoW - Pub Crawl Micro-Holiday - Sy --SWTOR - MFN Special Edition - Max/Sema Wednesday August 1: --V-Pod is the guest for the Special Edition of Sy's Fireside Chat Thursday August 2: --Remembrance Day - All Games -WoW - Shrine of the Fallen Warrior - including Beef's and his team's firework spectacular -SWTOR - Alderaan in the Juran Mountains, our traditional location -LOTRO - Remembrance walk from the Boar Fountain in Bree to The Last Homely House in Rivendell Friday August 3: --STO - Remembrance Flight - 1:00am at Wolf 359 (That's Thursday late evening/Friday early morning) - Grebog --ESO - MFN Special Edition - 9:30-11:30pm EST - Durus --FFXIV - MFN Special Edition - 10:00pm EST - Abovan (Tentative) Saturday August 4: --WoW - COOP - (Tentative) --LOTRO - Skirmish Party from 9-11 ESTl: Lets have fun while running some skirmishes - Maellung --STO - Evening of Fun at Risa - 12:00am (Midnight) - Grebog Sunday August 5: --WoW - Gusty's Giveaways: Pet Adoption and Mog Giveaway - 4pm in Undercity --LOTRO - Beorn to Have Fun from 3:30-5:30 pm ESTl: Roll up a new Beorning and play it through the 5 min intro and join in the fun. - Maellung SWTOR Pre-Event July 27th - MEGA Datacron Run. We'll have more details next show. Streaming and guild podcast news If you like PvP in Star Wars and want a good tour of the new PvP centered Stronghold on Rishi, take a listen to Episode 249 of the Escape Pod Cast. This week, @AIESema, @MaxTheGrey and Astromech EPC-249 broadcast live from the PTS and tour the new Rishi Stronghold, showing off all the new features and unlocks http://www.newoverlords.com/swtor-escape-pod-cast-249-rishi-casa-de-pvp/ Take a listen to Episode 250 (Congrats team!) of the Escape Pod Cast. This week, @AIESema, @MaxTheGrey and Astromech EPC-250 get back to the Sorc story, check out some interlude bit and finally get to Corellia http://www.newoverlords.com/swtor-escape-pod-cast-250-penultimate-planet/ Upcoming streams Max will not be streaming tonight, as Sema has informed him that he will be spending the time cleaning out his inventory for pre-patch! WoW A quick announcement from Nevermore- “Hey AIE Guildies in WoW - If you have a raid team that will be active for Battle for Azeroth, please have a raid leader get in touch with Nevermore ASAP She is trying to gather a bunch of information and want to make sure that she's n...

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On this episode of The AIE Podcast... Mkallah: The Nomads love to explore Mewkow: Thank you for the love of music Tetsemi: Love is in the air Mkallah: we have the lovely Captain Cybyl STO Update Mewkow: Sy and Grimcow are here to talk about the Summer of Love! All that and more coming up right now... Podcast Audio Raw Video http://youtu.be/9gg9kfwFZBk Open Welcome to episode #280 of the the podcast celebrating you, the Alea Iacta Est gaming community, the die has been podcast. This is Tetsemi: To my left is Mkallah - (hey, guys, there are lemon bars in the guild kitchen… and cinnamon rolls…. And carrot cake. Tet, I need a cleanup over here). And to my right is Mewkow: (Greetings, Gamers). This week we are joined by special guests Syreyne and Grimcow who are here to talk to us about AIE in the Summer of Love Welcome! Ok, we'll be digging into Summer of Love shortly, but first, let's cover this week's news... AIE News Community Summer of Love is coming! More discussion shortly, but first, the links! NOMADS Nomads have launched a guild in Albion Online. It's a lot like Ultima Online, meets Diablo 3, meets Eve. If you are interested in joining the guild, head to the #Nomads channel on AIE Discord, or contact Argus or Jehdai for information. Also there is a forum post with more information in it as well. http://forum.myextralife.com/topic/57441-aie-in-albion/ WoW Just wanted to give a shout out to Russell Brower for all the work he did at Blizzard Entertainment on the music and sound tracks of all the Blizzard games. His position was ‘made redundant' due to some corporate restructuring of the audio teams and we wish him well. He has a solo album coming up and will still be doing three Video Games Live concerts in the future. You can follow him on Twitter and Facebook to see what he's up to! SWTOR Our usual SWtOR MFN on Tuesday will be focused on SoL. Maybe a Running of the Pancakes on Hoth, a Galaxy World Boss hunt and a trip to get the harder to reach datacrons or something similar. I'm sure @Max will have a bunch of "Mandatory Fun" stuff for us to do. This week. Tuesday July 25th, MFN will be on the Imp side and next week it will be on the Pub side. SWTOR Escape Pod Cast 203: There Were Never Such Devoted Sisters This week @AIESema, @MaxTheGrey and Astromech EPC-203 review the Esne and Aivela boss fight added to the Gods From The Machine operation on Iokath. STO Captain Cybyl's Star Trek Online News Summary for week ending 7/23/2017: 1. Season 13.5 launched July 18th, with the featured episode 'Brushfire'. The first of three weekly rewards for playing this episode have been posted to the STO website. Rewards for weekly replays will be posted at the end of each week. 2. The Son'a Lockbox has arrived for Season 13.5. Two new, artsy-looking Son'a starships are the featured prizes along with new equipment, weapons, player enhancements and much more. Stats for the new ships have been posted. 3. The Xindi Lockbox has been upgraded to include upgraded T6 Xindi starships, along with new equipment, weapons, player enhancements and much more. Stats for the new ships have been posted. 4. The C-Store 15% lockbox key sale has been extended through this weekend! Grab 'em while you can. 5. Finally, don't forget: The AIE Fleet's Star Bases are always seeking contributions of materiel and personnel. And once again, please check out news, backstories, patch notes, forums and other goodies at the Star Trek Online website . Until next time, Captain Cybyl says, 'Live Long and Prosper'! FFXIV https://aie-guild.org/blog/2017/07/kittee-and-tiaras-ceremony-of-eternal-bonding/ Kittee Fantastico and Tiara Leigh of our Final Fantasy XIV gaming community will be exchanging vows in their Ceremony of Eternal Bonding on Sunday, the 30th of July 2017 at 7PM EDT. This may come as a shock to those who know the happy couple. However, between Kittee's seemingly random, explosive tendencies and Tiara's great love of...

On this episode of The AIE Podcast... Mewkow: We have a new cohost!! Tetsemi: AIE WOW has a fun October planned Mkallah: Weekends are now Mandatory fun Mewkow: Get ready to Surrender your Soul Tetsemi: We have Joe from Your WOW Money to gold in Legion All that and more coming up right now... Podcast Audio Raw Video http://youtu.be/PUDCKAgWArU Open Welcome to episode #262 of the the podcast celebrating the Alea Iacta Est gaming community, the die has been podcast. This is Mkallah: To my left is Tetsemi: - (Spreadsheet joke here). And, that voice you heard at the beginning of the show is our brand new third chair, Mewkow! (Mew, say hi and put in a catch phrase here) This week we are joined by special guests Joe from Your Wow Money who is here to talk to us about making bank in Legion. Welcome! Ok, we'll be chatting with Joe shortly, but first, let's cover this week's news... AIE News Community Don't forget, the AIE Guildhall will be happening at the Hilton during Blizzcon, November 4th and 5th at the Anaheim Hilton. Stay tuned for more details as they are released. WoW Legion, AIE has lots of raid teams - http://forum.myextralife.com/forum/13-team-recruitment/ and they're looking for raiders. Check out the Team Recruitment forum and the Free Agent threads to see who needs raiders and when the teams are running. Also, feel free to use the #LFG channel in AIE Discord as well. Nevermore, Allanya, and the AIE events committee (I am not a committee) have some fun planned for October. On the 17th, there is Mathnauggs's Merry Murloc Masquerade - 9 pm server at Gallywix. On the 29th, Nevermore & Allanya are hosting Harry Potter Trivia at Hogwarts 2PM server, classrooms to be announced later. And, join Alachaas for the RUnning of the Dead, time and location to be announced. We are always looking for guildies that want to host in-game events for AIE! There are so many different aspects of World of Warcraft to base your event on, including: Normal/Heroic/Mythic Legion Dungeons World Quests Pet and Mount Collecting PvP Battlegrounds and Arenas RolePlay Gatherings Scavenger Hunts Transmog Contests Unlock Achievements Visit the Darkmoon Faire Level Professions Grind Reputations In-Game holiday themed activities and MORE! If being an AIE Event Host sounds like something you would like to participate in, please contact Officer Nevermore. She's available if you need help at any point during the process of planning your event! Oh, and just a reminder, the Warcraft movie will be available to purchase on Tuesday, September 27th in most locations. FFXIV Patch 3.4, Soul Surrender, is coming this week on Tuesday, September 27th. http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/pr/special/3_4_Soul_Surrender/ Main Story Quest progress (Finish Final Coil T4 first!) New Hildebrand content Continuation of the Scholasticate quest line New Raid wing inside Alexander: The Creator (Final wing) New Duel mode (Inside Wolf's Den) New Spectator mode for PvP pre-mades. New Trial, Containment Bay P1T6, Sophia The Goddess. 2 New dungeons; Xelphatol (Ixial/Garuda), The Great Gubal Library(Hard) Housing Personal apartments available(500k). Fishtanks, orchestrion playlists Adventurer Squadron (Looks like Garrison follower missions) Patch 3.45 preview More levels in the palace of the dead, and progress in many questlines. Also, rumors abound of the FF14 officer team potentially stealing the Mandatory Fun night formula for their own uses. GW2 If you've bought GW2 please jump into the game. There isn't a subscription fee, so once you've bought the game, the only money you need to spend is to buy expansions when they come out. And speaking of expansion, with Heart of Thorns, it's a good time to help work on unlocking the guild hall. If you bought Heart of Thorns you can log in and get a free level 80 character. http://buy.guildwars2.com/store/gw2/en_US/html/pbPage.heartofthorns?_ga=1.127548813.1817224794.1469643919&cid=32:5::::Global:40 http://forum.myextralife.

On this episode of The AIE Podcast... Tetsemi: AIE is getting together in real life Mkallah: Wow tokens, get your tokens here Tetsemi: The state of AIEU Mkallah: Crafting in Heavensward Tetsemi: Velazarius is here to talk to us about board games! All that and more coming up right now... Podcast Audio Raw Video http://youtu.be/Lr1ZH72QGG4 Open Welcome to episode #230 of the the podcast celebrating the Alea Iacta Est gaming community, the die has ben podcast. This is Mkallah, and I am making a mess in the guild kitchen! To my left is Tetsemi - (Darn it I rolled a 7!). Alludra is off digging in the dirt, but should return next show.. This week we are joined by special guest Velazarius who is here to talk to us about Board Games! Welcome! Ok, we'll be chatting with Vel shortly, but first, let's cover this week's news... AIE News Meetups- With the arrival of spring comes many a meetup! Head on over to the meetup.com site and sign up for any of the upcoming meetups that the AIE group has to offer. Don't see one in your area? No worries - you can plan one! Current upcoming meetups are: Retro Video Arcade Game night on April 4th at 7 pm at Neon Retro arcade in Pasadena, California - http://www.meetup.com/Alea-Iacta-Est/events/221049316 Raid on Chompies Deli in on April 8th at 6:30 in Phoenix, AZ - http://www.meetup.com/Alea-Iacta-Est/events/221452487 Central New Jersey Brew Pub Invasion at 5 pm April 18th at HARVEST MOON BREWERY & CAFE in New Brunswick, NJ - http://www.meetup.com/Alea-Iacta-Est/events/221167568 And two big events coming up- Nerdtacular from July 30- August 1st in Snowbird, Utah and the Guild Hall at Blizzcon on November 6th and 7th. SWTOR: Don't forget Mandatory Fun nights in SWTOR- Tuesdays at 8:50 PM eastern. This week, they planning on doing something on Imp Side! Also, GrowlyDidge has shared some amazing progress pics from his Jedi costume and lightsaber from his work with the Rebel Legion charity costuming organization. Just beautiful- take a look on the forums. http://forum.myextralife.com/topic/55892-cosplay/ And speaking of Star Wars, the Escape Podcast # 83 is up! This week @AIESema, @MaxTheGrey and Astromech EPC-83 talk about game update 3.2 which showed up in the recent dev stream, in the forums and on the PTS. They talk a little about Ziost, the Costume Designer and the handful of other features we'll see at the end of April. And as always, they cover news for the week from SWTOR in general and from AIE. Find the Escape Podcast at www.newoverlords.com http://www.newoverlords.com/swtor-escape-pod-cast-83-update-3-2-on-the-pts/ EVE Hoots has posted some very important corporation topics in his March 2015 annoucements, including: The 2015 Corporate Restructure, AIEU POS Empire, Fleet Up and Slack, and the Future of AIE EVE. http://forum.myextralife.com/topic/55914-march-2015-announcement/ Re-Org is on the wiki - http://wiki.aie-guild.org/index.php?title=EVE:Our_Corporation AIEU POS (Player Owned Starbase) Empire We have a POS Empire that is pretty much fully operational as of this Sunday. It'll get us a modest amount of money every month, and I'm really glad it's finally (mostly) done. In order to manage the empire that I've slowly built since-we-invaded-Catch, I told Stu to place less of an emphasis on trucking duties and more of an emphasis on moon goo maintenance Fleet Up and Slack Fleet up has some pretty amazing work going on. If you aren't on Fleet-up.com, do make it a point to get signed up. I'm going to be moving skill plans to there. As for Slack, get on Slack. It's where everyone talks to everyone else in AIEU, and you're probably going to be really bored if you aren't there. Future The future holds a few challenges for us. As a sov corporation, the sov changes come June are going to require a great deal of planning and execution. They place a really heavy emphasis on small groups and mobility,

On this episode of The AIE Podcast... AIE's rule refreshe Guildies are thankful Guildies in space are hiring! Star Trek online gets festive Max and Jonathan are here to talk about Star Wars: The Old Republic All that and more coming up right now... Podcast Audio Raw Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YcroJKRl80 AIE NEWS AIE General You probably know that AIE was founded by people who have a great love of podcasts, but you may not realize just how many podcasts our AIE members listen to. If you're looking to find more podcasts, or if you want to share your favorite podcasts with the rest of AIE, check out AIE community member Lane's “Other Podcasts You Listen To” post in the forums. It is full of great ways to make your ears happy. Just a reminder for some of our newer members who may not be used to how AIE handles chat. Our guild chat is not like most guilds. We aim to keep chat family-friendly, and not let it become an annoyance that distracts from the game, and with up to several hundred people in chat at the same time, that means we have to limit how it is used. To quote the AIE policy on guild communications... Any formatting of messages to draw attention over other messages in chat is prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to: all capitals for words other than acronyms, character substitution (i.e., "1337sp34|