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Wet Bench#11 Season One Finale! Interview with Monster High Creator, Garrett Sander, Part Two (ft Discussing Fantasy Mattel Creations Dolls We Want, Three Queers Sharing an Obsession over Buffy, and A Peek at Garrett's new Project!)Hey Stinks! Thank you sitting with us (for the last time for season one!) on the Wet Bench! It's the ELEVENTH Episode! Thank you again to Garrett for talking monster high with us, we had an incredibly time with him and hopefully our path will cross again in the future. This episode, we talk more about the Monster High influences as Owen goes in depth on what Monster High means to him as Garrett shares anecdotes of similar stories he's heard in his time at conventions. And we get a sneak peek into...2024-08-151h 08Wet Bench#10 Interview with Monster High Creator, Garrett Sander, Part One (ft A Detailed Breakdown of the Toy Creation Process, The Struggle to Incorporate LGBTQ Themes into Children's Content, and the Frustration of Being a Creative in Big Corporate America)Hey Stinks! Thank you for sitting with us at the Wet Bench! This is a very special episode. Not only is it our first ever interview, it's none other than Owen's childhood hero, Garrett Sander! Together, the three of us uncover the creation process behind a multi-media franchise like Monster High and Garrett offers a brand-new perspective into the creative process and shares his views on what Monster High went on to become. The second half of the interview will be coming very soon! :) CW: This episode is a very...2024-08-1457 minWet Bench#9 Professor Owen's Introductory Lesson to Monster High (ft Frustration and Disappointment at the Misogyny Present in Girl's Toys, Ranting about Straight People Again, and an Update about the Future of the Podcast (It's Good (Mostly)))Hey Stinks! Thank you for sitting with us at the Wet Bench! It's the ninth episode! Somehow! We're pretty tired. This episode is very close to Owen's heart as he formally introduces you guys to Monster High, to his collection, and why it means so much to him. Touched upon as well we have to unpack how frustrated Damla was to hear the Taylor Swift slander on the pod, as well as several example of what makes Bret such a good partner. Owen is so lucky (Bret writes these)CW: This episode is...2024-07-311h 41Wet Bench#8 A Needlessly Thorough Critical Analysis of the Trolls Movies (ft Bret Talking About Experiencing Fun for the First Time, Owen's Memory of Glee Getting Tested and ~ FINALLY ~ Someone Wearing a Wig)Hey Stinks! Thanks for sitting with us at the Wet Bench! It's the eigth episode! Tune in once again for possibly our most chaotic half-and-a-bit yet. The subject WAS guilty pleasure movies. We don't know why we even bother trying to have topics for discussion anymore. We just are not that podcast. BUT, it's a good one! We fully dissect the Trolls movies and why Owen appreciates them so much and why Bret thinks there is much more to Trolls 2 than it may seem. Bret goes in-depth on how Bluey has guided him as an adult...2024-07-241h 17Wet Bench#7 This Was Supposed to be about Our Gig Experiences; It's Not (Ft Bret's Confounded and Recurring Hatred for Katy Perry's New Song, A Solid Two Minutes of Battenburg Cake Appreciation and Nostalgia for Tati Westbrook's Masterpeice "BYE SISTER") Hey Stinks! Thank you for sitting with us at the Wet Bench!It's the seventh episode! After out impromptu mid-season break (Bret was ill) Wet Bench is BACK with a new episode! This week, join Bret and Owen as they struggle more than ever to remain on topic. As the title suggests, the two were MEANT to discuss live music experiences. They do, for a little bit, somewhere in the middle. Most of the episode is spent discussing Bret's hatred for the new Katy Perry song, Owen trying to steer Bret AWAY from the subject of...2024-07-171h 20Wet Bench#6 Things We Hate (Part Two) (Sleepytime Edition) (Ft Spoilers for the Scream Movies, Distain for Family Vloggers and a Full on Fist Fight)Hey Stinks! Thank you for sitting with us at the Wet Bench! It's the sixth episode! Now that Pride month is over (thank GOD) we're sitting once again on the hate train for another negatively charged dose of things we hate. This time, both Owen and Bret express concern concerning family vloggers and the lasting impact on children, Owen reveals how upset he is with internet Doms who don't seem to want to put any of the character work in, and Bret struggles to comprehend how anyone can go through life without a single independant opinion.2024-07-0359 minWet Bench#5 Bumper Pride Episode! (ft the Answerless Question of Kink at Pride, Bret's Epiphany as to Why he Struggles with Pride, and a Brief but Impactful Fascination with the Tyra Banks Show)Hey Stinks! It's the fifth episode! Join Bret & Owen on the Wet Bench YET AGAIN as they delve into the commercialised and sometimees difficult yet overall wonderful world of Pride Events. Thoroughly, the two gay's dicuss their experiences and perspectives regarding Pride events, including an epiphany from Bret, many story's from Owen, and a deep dive into the question of kink and pride, including an explantion of why kinksters might have a far more nuanced perspective on consent than the regular schmoozer might. CW: There is extensive conversations concerning consent and kink in...2024-06-261h 27Wet Bench#4 Things We Hate (Part One) (ft Owen Tormenting Poor Pedestrians, Lambasting Straight Men for their Weaponized Incompetence, and Bret's Unbridled Hatred of Food Instagrammers)Hi, we’re Bret & Owen! Thank you for sitting on our Wet Bench!It's the fourth episode! Today we're taking a deep dive into things we hate and discussing (and occasionally defending) why we dislike them so. Learn exactly why Owen hates performative gender acceptance from straight men, or why Bret hates food bloggers, and why both of us (and probably you as well) find it impossible to understand why any working class people would ever vote Tory.CW: Althought this episode contains nothing of note or concern when it comes to content wa...2024-06-191h 00Wet Bench#3 Introducing Owen, At Some Point (ft Everyone's Frustration with the Gender Binary, A Passion for Trans Rights and Explaining Why Heartstopper is Great, Actually)Hi, we’re Bret & Owen! Thank you for sitting on our Wet Bench!It's the third episode! We're STILL trying to help you get to know us this time; this is the final part to our three-part opener! Take a seat as we take a journey to get to know the only other one of our co-hosts, the northern fruit himself, Owen! Learn about his passion for Ariana Grande's music and how communities ruin fandom, gay media and a passion for LGBTQ+ rights alongside his extensive Monster High collection and what it means to him.2024-06-121h 12Wet Bench#2 Introducing Bret, Sort Of (ft an Idiot's Guide to the UK Student Loans System, Ruminations Upon Video Game Mechanics and Brets History of Ruining Hobbies for Himself)Hi, We’re Bret & Owen! Thank you for sitting on our Wet Bench!It's the second episode! We're actually trying to help you get to know us this time. Take a seat as we take a journey to get to know one of our co-hosts, the short king himself, Bret. Learn all about his unique education journey, his thoughts on self-identifying with internet counter-cultures and hear the details of the embarassingly pivotal role Fortnite played in helping Owen realise he might have bagged an autistic baddie all along.Though this episode contains nothing th...2024-06-0545 minWet Bench#1 What Are Podcast, Anyway? (ft a Discussion Concerning Emma Chamberlain, A Lack of Introductions, and Two Terrible Pop Culture Memory Banks)Hi, We’re Bret & Owen! Thank you for sitting on our Wet Bench!It’s the first episode! Here we are! Thank you for joining us on this journey so far, it’s been amazing to work on this together and has been a wonderful little project for us as a couple. Though we set out to introduce ourselves, that did not happen. Instead, we discussed literally anything else. Hope you like it! Though this episode contains nothing that may warrant a trigger and/or content warning, do glance back here every episode to chec...2024-05-2944 min