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A blast from the past. You might call it retro. Paul and Chris discuss their introduction to video games in a ‘grand experiment’ of live streaming on Twitch. This is the audio of that show from May of 2019. Go down the 16-bit memory lane with them for a short episode. Paul’s first taste of games, brought to you by the number 64, it’s Astro Grover. Paul gets a Nintendo Entertainment System with the combo cartridge of Super Mario Bros. and Duck Hunt. Behold the awesomeness of 1977, Chris’ first console the Atari Stunt Cycle. The arcade introduction for Chris really started with the fever of the 80s, Pac-man. Chris’ second ever cassette tape featured the jam Pac-man Fever from Buckner & Garcia. Paul shares that his office has a Ms Pac-man game. Celebrating 80s birthdays at ShowBiz Pizza Place. Arcade game never mastered, but still beloved by Chris, Moon Patrol. Paul’s exposure to arcade games came at the roller rink of Terry Hall and the largest movie theater at t

Our first interview of the new season continues with Sean Tilley of We Distribute. We talk curating video via “Frown Tube,” San Francisco’s chilly weather not seen on TV, and the service industry. We also discuss how funding the things we love and keeping them going is a difficult thing when their competing with “free” centralized services. Sean is using Pleroma, a social network that federates with Mastodon and others using the Activity Pub protocol. Our guest is experimenting with FunkWhale, a social network with sharing music at its core (Also using Activity Pub). Peertube is a YouTube replacement from the world of open source. Sean explains how it works. A really great human in the fediverse, Wakest, gave Sean this list of 40+ fediverse projects in the works. During the recording, Jacky was in the chatroom asking questions and contributing to the conversation. Sean used to work at BackerKit. What’s Paul using right now? He’s been playing with Micro.blog. Sean

We’re back! To start the new season we’re talking about decentralization, community, trust, the weird mold thing called kombucha, and more with Sean Tilley. The walled gardens of the centralized silos that treat us as a product can make communicating with people outside the service difficult. The trade-off is in how much time and energy you want to spend maintaining your own decentralized services. We discuss some of these services, the communities funding them and the algorithms that abuse us. Sean’s publication, We Distribute. His project to collect Creative Commons videos, VidCommons. Paul doesn’t get the Captain Marvel references. Everyone gets the Dead Poets Society references, right? The 9 year old FB competitor, Diaspora. The primordial ooze of the Fediverse according to Sean— IRC and Bulletin Boards, usenet. Watch BBS: The Documentary. Sean schools us on FidoNet. Centralized networks make profit from user data. This is also called surveillance capitalism. The silly wor

The last time Paul & Chris got together to do a short show minus any guests, they talked Star Trek Discovery. How fitting that the first Sauce Packet of this year is talking about season 2 of the show. Oh, and we’re sorry that the “short” show went long, but we had a lot to say about Time Crystals. Please Red Angel, go back in time and give that MacGuffin a better name. The thrilling start of our episode is us trying to pronounce a name in the chat room. You can join us during our live recording via our Live page. We usually tweet, toot, and post upcoming shows on Patreon. What’s a chat about Star Trek with Paul without Darmok and Jalad? Chris shares his distaste for the actress playing Michael because of her Walking Dead days. He spent a lot of time doing recaps called Mocking Dead. Chris’ partner has issues with the organization structure of Starfleet. This is an issue that often comes up on Random Trek. We talk of the original series callback of the pilot, The Cage. -T

Hey Sausages! It’s your friendly neighborhood podcasting delivery folk. On this surprise Halloween episode Daniel J. Hogan and Arturo Vergara join us to take a package to Spooky Manor. By the way, you now know more than we did. Thanks Paul!

As we consume bad movies for Film Frown, palate cleansers are very useful. Paul and Chris get together to discuss the latest incarnation of Star Trek in a short episode we like to call a Sauce Packet! SPOILERS AHEAD! In other words, don’t engage unless you are out of star dock. It’s the Michael Burnham Show, a.k.a Star Trek Discovery. Chris posits that Scott McNulty, the host of Random Trek will enjoy the serial nature of the new show. The joy of Riker’s Beard. Who doesn’t love mirror universe Michelle Yeoh? The Harry Mudd universe. That time Christopher Llyod mumbled his way through Klingon in Star Trek III. Why was the show delayed so many times? Sisko uses some questionable tactics to get the Romulans into the Dominion War In the Pale Moonlight. “Midi-canon,” a word proposed by Chris to refer to prequels that attempt to make new additions or changes to existing canonical material. For example, Midi-chlorians. Thanks for listening! If you want to hear more of us on me

What in the name of Zork? Long story fake, Paul found a genie and got his dream of being turned into a computer. Unfortunately, it was an evil genie so Paul was not turned into a gorgeous Macbook, instead he’s an Apple IIe. Join Daniel J. Hogan, Arturo Vergara, and co-host Chris as they abuse computer Paul by loading up a text adventure game that forces him to say “I do not understand ____,” over and over. Also, stick around for the bodacious surfer, brah. It’s time for guess-the-verb. Uh oh, we’re on Elm Street? Stay out of that storm drain! Let’s chew bubble gum and kick ass! We found a tumbler in the game! So Dan decided to update Tumblr. It’s a peep show! Previous guest, Jacob, listening in the chatroom suggests putting our zombie milk in a bag. No points for an Enemy Mine reference? Arturo helps us learn what “pixie dust” is slang for. Apparently, it is not cocaine according to urban dictionary. Things get creepy with references from Hobo With A Sho

Our conversation with Stump Kitchen was one of those chats where we lose track of time. Guest Alexis and the hosts were sad to see the time was up. That just means we’ll have to have Alexis back or convince her to watch a bad movie for Film Frown. This episode revolves around producing the cooking show, dealing with mental health, eating a pre-dinner when you’re making risotto, sweat pant shopping and stump squeezing. Many of the Stump Kitchen recipes featured are vegan, gluten-free creations of Alexis. Inspiration often comes from Hot For Food, Minimalist Baker, Oh She Glows, and Thug Kitchen cookbooks. Cooking with guests means a lot of laughing for Alexis. She mentions this episode with Natalee as an example. W.C. Fields said, “Never work with children or animals.” A pizza sauce food fight with Ethan. A Mom has her 3 year old dress her for a week. Alexis is open to share her story, she just asks that you respect her. In one of her “Ask me anything” vids a commenter

Five years of discussing what Montreal Sauce actually is? The steak sauce still remains a mystery, but we do have an inspiring chat with Alexis from Stump Kitchen. Our multitalented friend shares her story with us and her compassion with everyone around her. Have a listen to learn more about pronouncing Worcester sauce, STUMP CAM, challenging your palette and flammable soda pop. How do you pronounce tamari? This episode is no different than others, Chris scares the guest with his internet research of her. We talk of past guest Taryn, who thinks wooden bears are creepy. Alex grabs delicious ingredients from Earth’s General Store or even Superstore. Chris makes the Stump Kitchen pad thai recipe. Alexis left her full-time gig to do Stump Kitchen and now relies on her Patreon page. We dare you to watch an episode and not give to it. :) Gluten intolerance? Our guest believes that gluten wrecks her because she worked at Cobs for years and stuffed herself with bread. Huffing donuts from Take 5. So, chickpe

The second half of our conversation with German Villages of the Modern Manhood podcast and web site. We continue our conversation about masculinity, sports, stigmas around therapy, Super Mario World, and TRUCKS! Men Edmonton is a grass root group talking about violence against women, feminism and masculinity. One of German’s earliest interviews was with one of the founders of Men Edmonton, Ryan Valley. Some really amazing films mentioned by German, Miss Representation and The Mask You Live In. Please find them on Netflix, or wherever, and watch. Men Edmonton sponsored an event in April of 2017 where they screened The Mask You Live In and held a panel afterwards. German recorded the session for the Modern Manhood podcast. Michael Kimmel studies gender and is featured in the documentaries mentioned above. The Precarious Manhood Theory revolves around fear. If a man’s masculinity is challenged, he’s more likely to engage in aggressive or stereotypical male behaviors. Hockey is a “ma

Here we have another of our patented, massive introductions of our guest German Villages, but did Chris get the research right? Oops. German hosts the amazing Modern Manhood Podcast, a show that examines male mental health and masculinity. He also has a show with some friends about hockey, Your Team Sucks. The discussion in this episode covers being vulnerable males, fronting about your Red Sox fandom, finding your tribe, challenging stereotypes and the subversion in satire. A book not recommended by any voice on the podcast, The Game. German says Mark Manson’s book Models changed his life. Weird coincidence, Chris was reading Manson’s The Subtle Art of Not Giving A Fuck. German was a guest on The Awesome Hour. Is Millwoods Edmonton’s Bermuda triangle? German’s introspection led him to Iron John and The Art of Manliness. Not finding exactly what he wanted, he created his podcast. Paul & German school us on the art of satire in South Park. There’s a difference between adding

The Quiz surfaces once again in our second half of the conversation with writer, artist, filmmaker, podcaster & cat owner Daniel J. Hogan. We get reading recommendations, a podcast playlist, irritated eyeballs and a brief history on Who’s The Boss? Daniel J. Hogan is using Amazon Display ads and Amazon affiliate program on his sites. DJH schools us on HeroQuest. Has Dan ever had a fan buy him something from his Amazon Wish List? Um, here’s Chris’ Wish List & Paul’s Wish List.

Daniel J. Hogan was our first guest ever and he came back! In a format change we’re now a home improvement podcast as the webcomic creator tells us about roof rakes, loot crates for artists and comic mirror universes. He also shares a secret about promoting your stuff online. Our guest won the 2015 Space Prize in the Webcomic category for clattertron.com. Dan explains his middle initial to our listeners as he did on the 2nd Brain Collective podcast. Homeownership in Michigan means you might need a roof rake. Daniel J. Hogan’s cats are adjusting to their new house. He was inspired to do a serial by others like BONE, Strangers in Paradise and more. Our guest started doing Foxes & Boxes in September of 2016 after creating Clattertron for 4 years. The Star Trek Mirror universe. Foxes’ buddy, HB. Foxes & Boxes logo was designed by Remind Creative. The designer also runs The Lost Highway. Recent upgrades, Dan has started using Blambot fonts and Moo cards. “Loot Crate for art suppli

Alison Hagan of the MS Society is back to tell us about a personal passion, The Edmonton Story Slam. We learn how it all started, the talented participants, prize money and Paul & Chris have a slam of their own. The Moth really helped to popularize the idea of story slams. The Edmonton Story Slam was started by Alison’s sister Susan with the help of Alison and friends. You’ve got to follow the Rules when you attend a slam. The Mercury Room hosts the Story Slam. Gail de Vos. The Storytelling Festival. Matthew MacKenzie is a past winner of the Story Slam and a playwright. The Story Slam often partners with other organizations in the area like the public library. The Edmonton Story Slam is a non-profit organization ran by volunteers. The Arts Council, on spec and LitFest also provide support and partnerships from time to time. Alison tells us about Laura Lynn Johnston’s success at Story Slam. Laura Lynn heads up the team of the Edmonton chapter of Creative Mornings. Other regular storyt

Alison Hagan of the MS Society shared her journey on this episode. Conversation about the importance of farm communities, the history of cutting and pasting, the state of journalism, cycling culture and much more. We also ask the question, “what is progress?” Alison & Paul swap 4-H stories. Paul tells us about founding the West Michigan Coop. Alison attended the University of Regina. Our guest recommends CBC, NPR and Common Dreams for news coverage. Paul likes the BBC and Aljazeera. Alison moved up the ranks of the MS Society from Red Deer to Edmonton. We learn about the support the MS Society offers. University of Alberta. Canadians, be sure to get your vitamin D! We learn about the popularity of the MS Bike events in Canada. Alison & the Canadian MS Society work closely with the National MS Society in the States. The BP MS 150 from Houston to Austin. You can also help by participating in the MS Walk. In Edmonton it is held at the Ballpark, formerly Telus Field. Stew Hutchings of th

The second half of our chat with Jeff Samsonow is all about his indie media production adventures. We learn about the company started by he and Sally Poulsen, The Edmontonian Media Co. Some of the things discussed: Comedy that punches up, other talented Edmontonians, and advertising in this digital age. Where did our guest go after AMI? Jeff shares his adventures with Postmedia and Capital Ideas. He also mentions gastropost. Karen Unland and Brittney Le Blanc started Capital Ideas according to our guest. Jeff also adds how he got to know them through McEwan and 630 CHED. Karen runs Seen and Heard in Edmonton, the Edmonton podcast meetups and is trying to start a podcast network. The Edmontonian Media Co. was born from the work Jeff & Sally Poulsen put into The Edmontonian. Their first production was called, wait for it, Sick Day. The first short was inspired by the cold opens they did on the 6 part series The Edmontonian Presents that aired on Shaw TV. Jeff tells us about Startups, another short they ma

This episode is an interview with the talented Jeff Samsonow, who wears a number of hats. He’s been a journalist, producer, writer, product strategist, content director and more. Thus, we gave him the title, Media Mogul. Jeff shares his stories about his radio days, the importance of Universal design and rock shows in basement scooter shops. We also learn about Jeff’s latest journalistic adventure and comedy productions. Treat yourself to some Sugru. Get yours from your not so local Amazon site. Jeff is a graduate of Fanshawe and did not attend Community. Chris & Paul learn the difference between universities and colleges in Canada with many examples: Western, Ryerson, MacEwan, NAIT, Edmonton Digital Arts College. Jeff spent several years with Corus at 630 CHED, AM 640 and CJOB. If you’re interested in the Edmonton podcast meetup Chris referenced, check out Meetup.com. Jeff’s very talented partner and spouse is Sally Poulsen. AMI is an amazing organization that produces content

In university, Paul had a reputation for fun voices. In his head, Chris also believed he could do imitations. On this episode the truth is exposed as they briefly examine the art of impression. “Moose and squirrel are not going to like this.” Dana Carvey and Will Ferrell do the Bushes much better than us. Kermit on Sesame Street and Wreck It Ralph. Chris Rock loves Paul Giamatti. Kevin Spacey impersonates Christopher Walken. Friend & listener Arturo was in the chat room for the live episode, so we gave him much love. Arturo was also a previous guest. Chris learned Yoda’s voice from a Star Wars pinball machine. The one and only Alec Guinness. Wakko Warner’s voice was apparently based on John Lennon not Ringo Starr, according to the voice actor. Paul narrates Thomas & Friends. Run Forest, Run! Angsty Skywalker in the trash compactor. Unintended Fitz accent happens in our show. A legendary bonkers film, Basic Instinct Beavis, Buthead and proto Hank Hill. BUT MOM! It’s al

Another hour with Adriean Koleric on street art, collage, podcasting from a VW and being a Detroit Pistons fan in Western Canada. You can find the first part here. An architect and painter that inspires Adriean is Will Alsop. The OCAD building can be seen in pictures on the web! Such wow! Try Flickr. Adriean was also inspired by Frank R. Paul. Just look at the images that pop up in a DuckDuckGo search! Gorgeous. Frank R. Paul illustrated a number of pulp magazines in his time like Science Wonder Stories. Adriean worked with Chad Kouri, with the Monster Lamp. Motomichi Nakamura also did a Monster Lamp. Keep an eye on Kijiji if you want to be a Taco Skate Co. intern. Meet Murphy, the amazing pug sidekick and Adriean’s dog. Stickerapp.com is Adriean’s goto for custom stickers. Adriean used to host a radio show on CJSR. What’chu talking ‘bout? We chat about Andre Drummond and Mr. Drummond. Keep an eye on the Think Item Instagram account for art giveaways like the one we talked about on t

We’re getting our art on with this chat with Adriean Koleric. From street art & installations to furniture & gallery shows in the States & Canada, he’s always experimenting. Adriean talks about paying the bills, clerical artist statements and how we interact with art & artists in the age of the interwebs. Adriean attended N.A.I.T., but he really wanted to go to A.C.A.D. A book on designer toys, Vinyl Will Kill!. Adriean’s AK-AT Figure. The infamous Sucklord. Adriean’s HERD show of Star Wars related art. Here’s his work he did for Topps & Star Wars, as well. Officially licensed gear! We talk A New Hope…err, Star Wars: The Force Awakens and the Marvel cinematic universe. We <3 Christopher Reeves as we discuss the DC universe and Adriean wishes Brandon Routh got another chance after Superman Returns. Oh wait, sorry Christopher Reeves. We have no love for Superman IV: The Quest for Peace. Adriean enjoys The Flash television show, but we have to stop thi