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Epictastic Live with Epictastic Joshua
Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 is the Most Enjoyable One since Eclipse | Epictastic Joshua
Breaking Dawn Part 2 is the fifth and final film of the Twilight saga and while it has all of the problems of the franchise, this is the most enjoyable one since Eclipse. #BreakingDawnPart2 #TheTwilightSaga #Twilight Sypnosis Bella awakes -- as a vampire -- from her life-threatening labor, and her newborn daughter, Renesmee, proves to be very special indeed. While Bella adjusts to her new state of being, Renesmee experiences accelerated growth. When the Volturi learn of the baby's existence, they declare her to be an abomination and sentence the Cullens to death. Bella, Edward and the rest of the...
2024-04-29
25 min
Epictastic Live with Epictastic Joshua
Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 is Boring & Inconsequential | Epictastic Joshua
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 is the first one a two part conclusion to the Twilight saga and besides New Moon, this is in competition for the second worst one but also the most inconsequential of the films - despite some guilty pleasure enjoyment. #BreakingDawnPart1 #TwilightSaga Sypnosis At last, Bella and Edward are getting married. When Jacob finds out that Bella wants to spend her honeymoon as a human, he is horrified -- for Edward's passion could accidentally kill her. Bella does indeed survive her honeymoon, but a new complication arises when she discovers that she's pregnant...
2024-04-29
24 min
Epictastic Live with Epictastic Joshua
Twilight Saga: Eclipse is the Best Twilight Movie | Epictastic Joshua
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse is the third movie in the infamous Twilight Saga and it is also the one that I remember watching the most of the series. How does it hold up years later as a guilty pleasure? Time to find out. #TwilightSaga #EclipseMovie Sypnosis Danger once again surrounds Bella (Kristen Stewart), as a string of mysterious killings terrorizes Seattle and a malicious vampire continues her infernal quest for revenge. Amid the tumult, Bella must choose between her love for Edward (Robert Pattinson) and her friendship with Jacob (Taylor Lautner), knowing that her decision may ignite the long-simmering...
2024-04-29
22 min
Epictastic Live with Epictastic Joshua
The Twilight Saga: New Moon is the Worst Twilight Film | Epictastic Joshua
New Moon is the second film in the Twilight saga and it's the first of four sequels to the first movie. It is also the most boring film in the series as well as one of (despite guilty pleasure status) the worst sequels and one of my least favorite films ever. Time for a major ultra extreme epic heated rant on this one. #NewMoon #TheTwilightSaga SypnosisBella Swan is on the cusp of her 18th birthday and blissfully happy with her undead beau Edward Cullen. While celebrating her birthday with Edward's family of `vegetarian' va...
2024-04-29
25 min
Christian Faith and Fiction
Episode 55: New Christian Fiction Books Releasing in June 2021
Here are some of the Christian fiction books and Christian fiction audiobooks that are coming out in June 2021. I’ve separated them into genres — historical fiction, mystery and suspense, romantic fiction, contemporary fiction, Biblical fiction, Fantasy and Sci-fi. I hope you find some new book recommendations amongst them. You can comment on the blog post here: https://louallenwriter.wordpress.com/2021/05/21/christian-fiction-new-releases-june-2021/ You can watch the video here: https://youtu.be/kr-k8NI5IWk Books mentioned: Along a Storied Trail by Ann H Gabhart Sustaining Faith by Janette Oke and Laurel Oke Logan Come Back to Me by Jody Hedlund The...
2023-11-12
14 min
Don’t Miss A Full Audiobook That Is Simply Thrilling.
Riding the Nightmare [Dramatized Adaptation]: MacCallister 12 by J.A. Johnstone, William W. Johnstone
Please visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/705713to listen full audiobooks. Title: Riding the Nightmare [Dramatized Adaptation]: MacCallister 12 Series: #12 of MacCallister (Dramatized Adaptation) Author: J.A. Johnstone, William W. Johnstone Narrator: Earl Fisher, Rob Mcfadyen, Stephanie Németh-Parker, Carolyn Kashner, Chris Genebach, Steven Carpenter, Andy Clemence, Nick J. Russo, Mort Shelby, Colleen Delany, Christopher Graybill Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 23 minutes Release date: August 30, 2023 Genres: Westerns & War Publisher's Summary: 'Duff MacCallister left Scotland to forge a new life in America, raising cattle on the western plains of the growing nation. But keeping his dream alive means facing off against the country’s mo...
2023-08-30
6h 23
Listen to Trending Full Audiobooks in Fiction, Westerns & War
Riding the Nightmare [Dramatized Adaptation]: MacCallister 12 by J.A. Johnstone, William W. Johnstone
Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/705713 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Riding the Nightmare [Dramatized Adaptation]: MacCallister 12 Series: #12 of MacCallister (Dramatized Adaptation) Author: J.A. Johnstone, William W. Johnstone Narrator: Earl Fisher, Rob Mcfadyen, Stephanie Németh-Parker, Carolyn Kashner, Chris Genebach, Steven Carpenter, Andy Clemence, Nick J. Russo, Mort Shelby, Colleen Delany, Christopher Graybill Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 23 minutes Release date: August 30, 2023 Genres: Westerns & War Publisher's Summary: 'Duff MacCallister left Scotland to forge a new life in America, raising cattle on the western plains of the growing nation. But keeping his dream alive means facing off against the co...
2023-08-30
05 min
ON THE CALL with Ozzie Stewart
ON THE CALL - CAROL LA CHAPELLE
DR. CAROL LACHAPELLE: holds a PhD from UTT and Master of Arts from the University of the West Indies. She is a graduate of The London College of Dance and Drama, Dartford College of Education, University of London. Artistic Director of the La Chapelle Dance Company of Trinidad and Tobago. The first Trinidadian to gain Honours in the Royal Academy Ballet Examinations and an exhibition winner. and received her early dance training from Helen Mary Kay. Awarded an Island Scholarship she studied dance in the UK, graduating with the Progress Cup and distinctions in Dance, Drama and Education.
2023-04-24
35 min
Experience Your Day With A Heart-Pounding Full Audiobook.
Shakespeare's Greatest Monologues - The Complete Collection by William Shakespeare
Please visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619730to listen full audiobooks. Title: Shakespeare's Greatest Monologues - The Complete Collection Author: William Shakespeare Narrator: Noelle Klyce, Belinda Bremner, Michael Mitchell, John Lister, Austyn Williamson, Ruth Kaufman, Leenya Rideout, Colleen Scallen, Jack Hickey, Mark Lancaster, Barbara Figgins, Sean Fortunato, Alan Ball, Laura Spaeth, Mickey Theis, Tom Mula, Christopher Prentice, Barbara Zahora, Angela Iannone, Karen Woditsch, Elizabeth Laidlaw, Erin Philpott, Glynis Gilio, Bob Theis, Katie Lynn, Debo Balogun, Rebekah Ward, Jan Blixt, Jean Marie Koon, Robert Koon, Ben Werling, Paul Stroili, Joseph Wycoff, Ronald Keaton, Sara Nichols, Catherine O'connor, Amir Abdullah, Jean Moran, Robert...
2022-03-28
2h 49
That's a Thing?!
Well, that was a thing
Here are some of the things we mentioned: We launched in December 2017, when Elizabeth was 15 Y2K fashion is back? Zine culture Lilly Singh went from relatable YouTuber to out of touch late show host The painful “Gen Z slang” SNL skit David Foot and Douglas Coupland contributed to a hyper-awareness of generation StyleLikeU interview with an elder gay couple to start you off Content notice: mentions of sex, homophobia, addiction and violence But it’s really sweet we promise
2022-03-01
1h 19
That's a Thing?!
CensorSHIP
Here are some of the things we mentioned in this episode: Susan Sontag’s Notes On “Camp”Or a six-minute explainer if you don’t have the time The shortcomings of CinemaSins The even-shorter-comings of Nostalgia Critic About KiwiFarms, one of the most unpleasant sites on the surface web Interview with the creator of Leave Britney Alone A case study for toxic anti-fandom behaviour: gamergate Callback to a long-ago episode where we talked about shipping A look at both sides of the shipping warAnd a look at the history of purity culture in fandom Twitter thread on disinterpretation And a video...
2022-02-01
56 min
That's a Thing?!
New ways to own and be owned
Here are some of the things we mentioned in this episode: We are not actually an NFT Roblox Watch these videos from PeopleMakeGames on Roblox: Investigation: How Roblox Is Exploiting Young Game Developers Roblox Pressured Us to Delete Our Video. So We Dug Deeper. Gig economy Callback to our MLM episode: Have I got a deal for you? Company scrip Roblox on the stock market Wattpad’s deal with Paramount+ Archive of Our Own (AO3) Callback to our fan fiction episode: Episode 5: Fanfictionary OpenSea, an NFT marketplace Ethereum Twitter account dedicated to sniffing out art theft DeviantArt Example of th...
2022-01-01
1h 02
That's a Thing?!
Conzoomerism
Here are some of the things we talk about or at least gesture at in this episode: How Bad Can I Be from The Lorax (2012) (in case you forget what a thneed is) Shein’s about us page Shein’s social responsibility page Reuters article about Shein’s lack of disclosure Vox article on Shein Callback to our MLM episode (though Shein’s not an MLM) Articles of Interest episode on knockoffs A TikTok featuring the strawberry dress Callback to our cottagecore episode The Bangladesh garment factory collapse The pet-pictures-for-trees fiasco Some anti-Shein TikToks https://www.tiktok.com/@ssiiena...
2021-12-02
1h 03
That's a Thing?!
Poltergeist schmoltergeist
For more fears and jeers, consider the following: Callback to our episode on Inside Callback to our episode on analog horror A needlessly thorough Wikipedia synopsis A list of other Bechdel Test passing movies Bathtubs Over Broadway and the consequences of comedy damage Check out Nyx Fears if you want to be upset/fascinated by scary movies A thread on the pitfalls of smarty pants protagonists If you didn’t watch Contingency after last episode, go watch it now! Pauline Kael was even harsher to this movie than Elizabeth was The rating debate Poltergeist was fine, but here’s some...
2021-10-28
1h 18
That's a Thing?!
Bury me in analog
Here are some of the things we mentioned in this episode: Black Mirror, a crowning jewel of “phones bad” cinema VCR versus VHS, a distinction that was lost on Elizabeth Land of the Giants episode on the iPhone The TV Tropes page on Analog Horror Aidan’s analog horror video An analysis of Lovecraft’s Eldritch HorrorAnd some more analysis The SCP foundation Local 58 Mothman, the best boy Remember Professor Kitzel? Public/Community access TV The Walten Files Episode 1 (NOT “The Waltons”, no matter what autocorrect says) The deeply unsettling jumpscare face a la screamers How the original FNAF uses sound...
2021-10-01
1h 13
That's a Thing?!
POV: You're listening to a podcast
Here are some of the things we mentioned in this episode: Elizabeth’s choose-your-own-adventure flowchart Lip-sync style @noahjaywood @saramariecarstens @arxcelix One- or two-part cliffhanger @jezellecatherine @baileyspinn @joe_masini @devincaherly One-shot or character pieces @ianboggz @hannah.montoya Longform or fully acted @eliana_ghen @thechrisbarnett Callback to our fanfic episode Night is the show we watched at a drive-in performance (the bird poop on the windshield was our fault, not theirs) Sarah Z video on pick-me girls Origin of Love from Hedwig and the Angry Inch Callback to our astrology episode ABO (don’t Google it, says Jon) Time Princess and Pr...
2021-09-01
1h 02
My Ex and My Future Wife
MXMFW 5: Purity Culture Part 2
Last week we learned about the history of purity culture, and this week Theo, Maggie, and Bridget dive in and discuss how Purity Culture effects people today. They discuss how Purity Culture leads to internalized sexual shame, how it promotes rape, rape culture, and child abuse, and they also discuss how unsuccessful abstinence-only sex education really is. CW/TW: This episode contains discussions of sexual abuse, rape, rape culture, child abuse, misogyny, sexual shame, and racism**Thank you to Tiktoker Rachel Cain (@iblamebill) for the metaphor about the vertical vs. horizontal view of sin
2021-08-23
54 min
That's a Thing?!
Watch out! Beware! Buy this!
Here are some of the things we mentioned in this episode: Flare on TikTok and Instagram Mom Friend on TikTok The best slash proof bags can cost $169, and still might not meet your standards SafetyDrip on TikTok The Sarah Everard story The quest to de-hair the female body continues This episode is not brought to you by Creep-B-Gone, because we would never (and it doesn’t exist… yet).Many thanks to our actual sponsors: Alberta Association of Optometrists Pod Power shout-out to What’s the Tsismis?, courtesy of the Edmonton Community Founda...
2021-08-01
1h 02
That's a Thing?!
(Bo)nus episode: Inside
Here are some of the things that came up in our discussion: Content warnings: Adult themes, mature language, suicide, “content” Bo Burnham: Inside On Netflix On Spotify Who is Bo Burnham: Wikipedia entry YouTube channel Left Brain Right Brain animatic Lola Sebastian Lolita Podcast (not for kids but very good) What Karen means by “Simon Sinek energy” Jeffrey Bezos in almost-space Trunk tunes Callback to parasocial relationships episode Look Who’s Inside Again reminds Karen of Ben Spencer’s Willow Tree (didn’t mention it but thought of it afterwards) If you want to skip our discussion of suicide, it’s fr...
2021-07-26
1h 41
That's a Thing?!
Do you read me?
Here are links to some of the things we mention in the show: Lore episode featuring Moll Pitcher (timestamp 25:15) Couldn’t find a working version of a Buzzfeedesque Journal quiz, but it was like this Go Out To Brunch To See Which Sex And The City Character You Are JK Rowling, famously an unproblematic fave Elizabeth is theoretically a Pisces, but not really Karen is supposedly an Aquarius (Many) gay people love astrology Cold reading and how to seem psychic Elizabeth sounds like a lunar Gemini, but she’s actually a lunar Taurus? Peter Popoff debunked by James Rand...
2021-06-30
58 min
That's a Thing?!
The cake is a lie
Here are some of the things we mentioned: Eric Carle and The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eric Carle didn’t say that The Paris Review for Young Readers Rage-bait cooking videos - eg no-melt nachos, spaghetti in cold sauce Bronies We were going to link to a problematic image about 4chan sharing things in bad faith, but then decided against it, because why spread it more? Content-farm video channels like Blossom, So Yummy, 5-Minute Crafts Making a purse out of a pizza box Kimora Blac: “you didn’t say jk though” Bad waffle-iron videos Wrap-folding hack from TikTok Ann Reardon’s...
2021-06-02
38 min
That's a Thing?!
Yahoo Answers — super bad and sorely missed
Here are some of the things we mentioned: More information about the Yahoo Answers shutdown Pregnancy questions video (NSFW) ICYMI episode on end of Yahoo Answers Quora There’s a subreddit for every question you could possibly have r/relationships Sarah Z video about where fake stories fit into internet culture Dear Abby/Ann Landers Ken M Amelia Bedelia One of many Yahoo Answers listicles Example of automated YouTube video reading r/askreddit The episode of My Brother, My Brother and Me which bids YA farewell A collection of final Yahoos Callback to Flash games episode r/thetipofmytongue Cal...
2021-05-04
52 min
That's a Thing?!
Don't play me like that
Here are some of the things we mentioned: We got to try out at home VR thanks to Laser City Flash games were part of the browser game genre Here’s a snapshot from Elizabeth’s earliest gaming days Super Mario World Lunar Magic, a Super Mario World level editor Find out what stuff Karen likes on Tumblr Idle/Clicker/Tycoon games The sunk cost fallacy Loot boxes & the controversy around them The work of Jim Stephanie Sterling On loot boxes On “live service” and subscriptions The NFT controversy Picrew Cuphead Team Fortress 2 Speed Dating for Ghosts is available...
2021-03-31
59 min
That's a Thing?!
We love you (but not like that)
Here are the things we mentioned in the episode: Triple H: The counterculture-to-corporate pipeline Some influencers use their power for good — e.g. Linda Hoang Karen doesn’t fangirl about podcasts, but she does recommend them on CBC Radio Active on the first Monday of the month, or on Fridays in The Pulse Parasocial interaction BreadTube Kat Blaque, Princess Weekes, and Tee Noir — left-wing YouTubers of colour, among many Dream, Wilbur Soot, TommyInnit, Tubbo — gaming YouTubers who’ve exploded in popularity Callback to our episode on PewDiePie, jacksepticeye, and Markiplier CallMeCarson (and cancelled) ARGs, and the Wiki for Wilbur Soot...
2021-03-01
1h 30
That's a Thing?!
Mysteries of the modern age
Here are some of the things we mentioned in the episode: We talked about music last time, but then drivers license by Olivia Rodrigo happened Bizaardvark High School Musical: The Musical - The Series “Real life” drama among Disney kids drivers license “fan” videos on TikTok Pogs Poggers The Pogchamp meme Unlike lots of Internet slang, pogchamp is not AAVE (African American Vernacular English) What about “It’s free real estate” guy? Remember Ken Bone? How about cranberry juice skateboarder guy? Dream Minecraft speed running Mod team declares cheating Dream tweets about being blamed for fans’ misbehaviour Parasocial relationships Many...
2021-01-30
49 min
That's a Thing?!
TikTok bops and the transformation of pop
Here are links to the things we mentioned: It’s been a long time since we talked about pop music RIP CJYR, radio station of Karen’s youth Also RIP Video Hits and Good Rockin’ Tonite Billboard Hot 100 Hit Parade on one-hit wonders One Hit Wonderland by Todd in the Shadows Mothica Mothica’s duck kettle Laxed [SIREN BEAT] by Jawsh 685 Jason Derulo’s Savage Love, which made Todd in the Shadows’s worst hit songs of 2020 Eyes Blue Like The Atlantic Eyes Blue Like The Atlantic, Pt. 2 The Powfu hit with the beabadobee hook Lil Nas X, who is not a o...
2020-12-31
56 min
That's a Thing?!
New life for Clone High, fake life for VTubers
Here are links to the things we mentioned: Clone High on YouTube’s Retro Rerun (it’s a cartoon, but not for little kids) JFK compilation Nothing bad ever happens to the Kennedys Episode 9: Raisin the Stakes: A Rock Opera in 3 Acts Vincent Van Gogh TikToks Definitions: Bitmoji and Memoji VTuber, or Virtual YouTuber Hatsune Miku Kizuna AI Barbie has a vlog Shout-out to Podcast Brunch Club Remember Max Headroom Seraphine from League of Legends Seraphine’s marketing campaign Many thanks to our sponsors: Edmonton Community Foundation and The Well-Endowed Podcast The Shared Mic That's a Thing...
2020-12-01
49 min
That's a Thing?!
Who's the impostor here?
Here are links to the things we mentioned: Defining creepypasta The costumes we saw will be on Karen’s Instagram Jeff the Killer Zalgo What’s a screamer? What’s an Eboy? Laughing Jack Callback to when Elizabeth said stealing was OK Elizabeth’s Drawtober project Slender Man Slender Man’s copyright Channel Zero LOCAL58TV Among Us An Among Us joke that Karen got thanks to this episode Corpse Husband on YouTube and Instagram @britl plays Among Us On The Media segment MrBeast Among Us gameplay clip, fan art, and cosplay AOC’s Among Us stream highlights Call of Duty...
2020-10-28
48 min
That's a Thing?!
Nostalgia, for kids!
Here are links to things we mentioned: DashCon Call back to our Quibi episode Chan boards Rage Comics Wojak Comics Call back to our cottagecore episode NPC and its politicization Reply All episode on the origins of QAnon Call back to our Karens episode Call back to our memes episode with Steamed Hams Tumblr heritage posts Bohemian Rhapsody in rage comics from 2011 Tumblr vs Facebook from 2012 Map of Tumblr from 2012 Call back to our episode mentioning the Onceler fandom Cringetober Inktober creator controversy Oppa Homeless Style If you’re wondering what Jon is shouting at the end, it’s this...
2020-10-12
52 min
That's a Thing?!
Is stealing wrong? (Or, The internet, Part 2)
This episode will sort of make sense on its own, but it will be even more satisfying if you first listen to Part 1.Here are links to the things we mentioned: Steal Like an Artist For a refresher on praxis, listen to Episode 20 Examples of meme accounts and bots bringing one platform to another: @luigi_atthedisco — pretty personality-heavy and advertises infrequently or never @textpostgiant — a very commercial-seeming meme account on Instagram Classical Studies Memes for Hellenistic Teens — a Twitter meme account run by a person Am I the A**hole? — a Twitter Reddit-post account run by a mod m...
2020-09-08
41 min
That's a Thing?!
Why is the internet like this?
Here are links to the things we mentioned: Tom Eastman’s tweet that perfectly encapsulates what this episode is about How the blogosphere used to work This new rating thing YouTube seems to be trying out Video on Worlds Online, an early chat room with avatars What we mean by walled garden Anil Dash: The Web We Lost and Rebuilding the Web We Lost That Jurassic Park quote Harold Innis on the “bias of communications” GeoCities If you like hearing us talk about lost media, there’s more in Episode 21 Episode 46 of Let’s Find Out: Marriage and Murder at...
2020-09-01
49 min
That's a Thing?!
But make it fashion
Here are links to the things we mentioned, plus some extras that were in our heart: Article about the moon incident Wikipedia, a reliable resource for research The Twitter thread in question Urban dictionary entries for speedcore, nightcore and hardcore Don’t forget mumblecore (Karen didn’t) The kidcore aesthetic The cottagecore aesthetic The witchcore aesthetic Urban dictionary discusses goth, punk, scene, emo and hipster The Articles of Interest episode on punk style Jana Pruden’s obit for Mr. Chi Pig Mal Blum On Nostalgia by David Berry Goths by the Mountain Goats Worst Year Ever podcast on furries...
2020-07-28
1h 16
That's a Thing?!
An exit interview with the grads
Here are links to the things we mentioned: The kids were not into celebrity grad ceremonies. Elizabeth got Jon to read American Gods. We read Frankenstein out loud after reading Welcome to Night Vale. Alberta Ballet’s Frankenstein was really good. There is a movement afoot to rename the Oliver neighbourhood due to Frank Oliver’s racist harm. Find more at #UncoverOliver. Let’s Find Out did an episode on the KKK in Edmonton and an update. We talked about school resource officers, or SROs, who have been stationed at some Edmonton schools since 1979. Lots has happened on this f...
2020-06-30
1h 00
Absorb Your Day With A Life-Enhancing Full Audiobook.
Baptism of Rage [Dramatized Adaptation] by James Axler
Please visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/448403to listen full audiobooks. Title: Baptism of Rage [Dramatized Adaptation] Series: #93 of Deathlands (Dramatized Adaptation) Author: James Axler Narrator: Nathanial Perry, Ren Casey, Johann Dettweiler, Karen Novak, Drew Kopas, Steven Carpenter, Margie Tompros, Yasmin Tuazon, Joe Brack, Eric Messner, Andy Clemence, Elizabeth Jernigan, Kimberly Gilbert, Ken Jackson, Dylan Lynch, David Coyne, Delores King Williams, Terence Aselford, A Full Cast, Colleen Delany, Nanette Savard, Christopher Graybill, Richard Rohan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 22 minutes Release date: June 3, 2020 Genres: Apocalyptic & Dystopian Publisher's Summary: The end of the world arrived in a nuclear rush, forging the agonized r...
2020-06-03
5h 22
That's a Thing?!
Four 'quick bites' on modern media
Here are links to the things we mentioned: Bite 1: Quibi Jeffrey Katzenberg Blames Pandemic for Quibi’s Rough Start (NYT) Some More News on Quibi Peter Kafka’s interview with Katzenberg on Recode Media Bite 2 (9:46): Some Good News Equals 3 (we said Less Than 3), Cute Win Fail, Philip DeFranco John Krasinski explains why he sold ‘Some Good News’ after receiving backlash (Global News) Facebook’s Executives Shut Down Efforts to Make the Site Less Divisive (WSJ) Sarah Z’s OK Doomer Mia Mulder’s Apathy and Democracy Bite 3 (22:35): Social media as… media Coverage of George Floyd’s death in police custody, the...
2020-06-01
53 min
That's a Thing?!
What’s so funny anyway?
Here are links to the things we mentioned: Sour Grapes (the wine fraud movie Elizabeth mentions) For a refresher on praxis, see Episode 20 John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight David Letterman and Johnny Carson Elizabeth’s Letterman knowledge has not grown Some More News Big Joel’s tweet about John Oliver minus an audience Garfield minus Garfield Saturday Night Live At Home Paul Matwychuk’s tweet about telephone jokes in vaudeville Brad Pitt as Fauci > Kate McKinnon as Hilary singing Hallelujah, says Elizabeth The Greatest American Hero Brooklyn Nine-Nine > Big Bang Theory Decoder Ring episode on the laugh track Why...
2020-05-04
1h 09
That's a Thing?!
QuaranTEEN tips
Here are links to the things we mentioned: Remember when we were going to see Hamilton in San Francisco? Yeah, about that… Elizabeth’s intro is a homage to Sawbones. School was not cancelled, then it was cancelled, and now it’s going to be from home. If you’re in Edmonton Public Schools, get your SchoolZone login. More resources for supporting learning at home: Student learning during the COVID-19 from the Alberta government Edmonton Public Schools resources Calgary Board of Education resources University of Alberta MOOCs that cover K-12 curriculum Go for a walk if you’re not sick. ...
2020-03-29
57 min
Moms Without Worry
Moms Without Worry (12) Maintaining Calm in the Middle of Global Crisis
Dr. Karen Cassiday interviews Elizabeth DuPont Spencer, LCSW. Elizabeth DuPont Spencer is a licensed clinical social worker and anxiety disorder expert who has written several best-selling books for adults, families and kids who experience anxiety. She will be discussing how you can help your family manage and prevent unnecessary anxiety caused by frightening global events, such as the coronavirus and global warming.
2020-03-07
58 min
That's a Thing?!
Broadway babies, Act 1
Here are links to the things we mentioned: We won the 2020 Canadian Podcast Award for Outstanding Kids & Family Series Other Alberta Podcast Network winners Sports: Tight Ends Technology: Press Start to Join News and Current Affairs: The Daveberta Podcast Television and Film: Emily Missed Out Music: Putting It Together Full list of winners Hamilton Lin-Manuel Miranda at the White House The fandom on Tumblr Fan-fiction on Wattpad Show Boat The Color Purple at the Citadel HeathersPlaying at J. Percy Page from March 4 to 7 SixKaren talking about Six on I Don’t Get It High School Musical Encore! — the show...
2020-03-02
1h 10
That's a Thing?!
A musical interlude
Here are links to the things we mentioned: Putting It Together — he’s now in the middle of Company, and it’s so good! Canadian Podcast Awards Putting It Together is nominated in Arts and Music That’s a Thing?! is nominated in Kids & Family Find all of the Alberta Podcast Network nominees Our recent appearance on I Don’t Get It Winter Shakespeare Festival Kyle’s show notes from our episode Episode 23, in which we talked about this copyright mess More info from Access Copyright Many thanks to Matt Bowes of Bollywood is For Lovers Many thanks to ou...
2020-02-01
1h 12
That's a Thing?!
Trailer: That's a Thing?!
Here's what you can expect from our sometimes belated, already outdated guide to your teens, tweens and everything under 20.
2020-01-02
01 min
That's a Thing?!
Unraveling YouTube Rewind
Here are links to the things we mentioned: YouTube usage and revenue stats Unraveled, especially The Perfect PokéRap Hank Green science videos You Suck at Cooking, who was nice on Instagram Copyright suit hits Canadian schools Audacity tutorials are the best KSI vs Logan Paul December’s YouTube walkout Jon listens to CBC, resulting in a callback to our CanCon episode Children’s Online Protection of Privacy Act YouTube Rewind playlist Shoutout to Claire, giver of cookies, maker of Unbelts Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel — not the same guy jacksfilms lampoons the Pauls’ Rewind appearance WatchMojo ranking of Rewind...
2019-12-31
1h 29
That's a Thing?!
OK Boomer, but #NotAllKarens
Here are links to the things we mentioned: The Taylor Lorenz article that started it all The triple meme Instagram post You Know I Had to Do It to Em meme Some highlights of the backlash Definition of boomer (Thanks DankMemeOS) Generation X, as defined by Douglas Coupland Buzzfeed article full of Karen defamation YouTube video tangentially related to Italian puppet theatre Ok zoomer (not the Moses Znaimer kind) Definition of VSCO girl Eboys, Egirls, soft boys, soft girls And, of course, the frickboy (definition not censored) Video essay on NLOGs More proof that Karen is hip with...
2019-12-02
51 min
That's a Thing?!
Things that disappear: Horror in the Information Age
Here are links to the things we mentioned: Usually Jon talks about memes Lost Media Wiki r/lostmedia on Reddit Three reasons lost media is scary Existential dread — stuff can just disappear, and not even be findable on Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine Haunting nostalgia — goodbye weird games on DVD extras The Zeigarnik effect When the screensaver hit the corner on The Office Two case studies: The Most Mysterious Song on the Internet Sleuthing on Reddit Stay tuned to the end of the episode for the whole song, if you dare.... Geedis r/UnresolvedMysteries r/Geedis Geedis: An Interne...
2019-10-31
44 min
That's a Thing?!
Memes, praxis, the raid and the strike
Here are links to the things we mentioned: Storm Area 51 on Know Your Meme Naruto runner video What is a Kyle? What is a Karen? The Lies Behind Area 51 #ThingsIFoundInArea51 What is praxis? Alice Isn’t Dead Our episode on shady recruitment to MLMs and the like Exposing Instagram Scams Greta Thunberg 11 Young Climate Justice Activists You Need To Pay Attention To Edmonton Global Strike for Climate Action Young Alberta activists join global climate strikes Should we lower the voting age? YouTube video about “climate grief” Bothsidesism, aka false balance Michael Liebreich Elizabeth’s favourite protest signs Many tha...
2019-10-04
56 min
That's a Thing?!
Have I got a deal for you?
Here are links to some of the things we mentioned: Defining MLM — multilevel marketing Defining pyramid scheme Notwithstanding Elizabeth’s joke, Girl Guides of Canada is good! Buy cookies. Vector Marketing, seller of Cutco products The history of Vector and Cutco The copy-paste recruitment text message Stephen Notley’s 1992 piece on Kirby vacuum sales Hope! The antiMLM subreddit Mulan gets ready to defeat the huns Sasha Frere-Jones called Twitter “a self-cleaning oven” — he may have been a bit too optimistic Those weirdly specific Facebook shirts Special thanks to Jon Spencer for editing this episode.Many thanks to our...
2019-09-02
46 min
That's a Thing?!
Me and the boy talk memes
As Jon points out in the episode, memes are a visual medium, so here are some references in case our descriptions leave something to be desired. (Also, we had some sound difficulties, which get a bit better after the seventh minute or so.) Karen is not a Boomer (but she did get the intro wrong) Meme 1: Me and the boys Avengers variation Lego variation ‘60s Spider-Man as a source of memes Spider-Man theme song Episode 17: Can CanCon continue? The Can Can Meme 2: Skyrim Skill Tree Meme 3: Drake reaction Luigi variation SpongeBob variations SpongeBob Super Bowl letdown Meme 4: GamerGirl Ba...
2019-07-30
23 min
That's a Thing?!
Can CanCon continue?
Here’s more on what we mentioned during this Canada Day nostalgia-fest (most of these are Canadian but some are American things we mentioned in passing): What is Canadian content? One-hit wonders, like Snow CJYR Radio in Edson (which appears to have died in 2005) Anne Murray Shania Twain Loverboy Burton Cummings The Poppy Family and Terry Jacks’s Seasons in the Sun Taproot article about the downtown market returning to 104th Street Bryan Adams Corey Hart Glass Tiger Drake Stan Rogers Gordon Lightfoot Leonard Cohen Video Hits Good Rockin’ Tonight Four O’Clock Rock MuchMusic Platinum Blonde Honeymoon Suite We mi...
2019-06-30
54 min
That's a Thing?!
Marketing by meme — could it be a thing?
Here are some things we mentioned or drew from: Please fill out the Alberta Podcast Network listener survey We missed last month because of The Drowsy Chaperone That time when Arby’s tweeted about its waifu Fast food Twitter accounts sassing each other over and over Todd in the Shadows disapproves Technically, a corporation is like a person under the law, but they don’t need to act like it The whole Gritty thing Did the Oilers Win? The Starbucks influencer campaign with drag queens and beauty YouTubers That Fyre Festival doc We always end up talking about Jake...
2019-05-26
37 min
That's a Thing?!
That’s a Thing?! Live: The Internet is my GSA
Here’s more information on some of the things we mention: N.B. The excerpt from Poly Queer Love Ballad (18:05 to 22:15) is amazing, but also quite explicit, so be forewarned. Special thanks to Sara Vickruck and Anais West for performing the song and letting us include it in this recording. SkirtsAfire Festival — fill out the survey if you were there! GSA = gay-straight alliance. QSA = queer-straight alliance. Definition Alberta’s law supporting gay-straight alliances in schools The ridiculous “I identify as an attack helicopter” meme Gender neutral third-person pronouns Some better examples of healthy relationship and world-building that include queerness: M...
2019-03-31
56 min
That's a Thing?!
The Holy Trinity of YouTube Gaming
Here are some of the things we talk about: Ahrefs top YouTube searches What is a Let’s Play? Our indie video games episode Our Fortnite episode How Minecraft broke YouTube The trinity: Markiplier, Jacksepticeye and PewDiePie Our memes episode, which mentions Markiplier E SocialBlade’s YouTube stats Catalyst Theatre’s Vigilante On the Media: The Global Culture War for YouTube Supremacy Game Theory by Matpat Freaky Friday: the original and the remake Riley J. Dennis Many thanks to our sponsors: ATB’s The Branch for Arts and Culture, where you can find Ben Spencer (listen to his new...
2019-02-28
41 min
That's a Thing?!
TikTok: Performance art or stranger danger? Yes.
Here are some of the things we talk about:(N.B. We recorded part of this in 2018, part of it in 2019, so there are a few references to “this year” that may be slightly confusing. What is time, anyway?) TikTok What I’m already Tracer means What Hit or Miss means History of Musical.ly History of Vine Find some funny Tik Toks on Ironic Tik Toks Twitter account Find some cringe-y Tik Toks on Dankius on YouTube The Great Furry War How TikTok makes money, sort of What Sprite Cranberry means Tumblr banned adult conten...
2019-01-22
52 min
Discover Top Full Trial Audiobooks in Memoirsaphy
Where Children Run by Karen Emilson
Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/365151 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Where Children Run Author: Karen Emilson Narrator: Elizabeth Wiley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 20 minutes Release date: December 18, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.29 of Total 143 Ratings of Narrator: 4.61 of Total 28 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Twins David and Dennis Pischke's lives change forever when their father dies, and a man damaged by the war arrives at their farm near the isolated town of Moosehorn, Manitoba. Boleslaw Domko quickly works his way into their lives and their mother's bed. Where Children Run opens with one of their earliest memories—the day Do...
2018-12-18
30 min
That's a Thing?!
The fatal flaws of YouTube
Here are some of the things we talk about: Part 1 - The cons and cons of YouTube Timeline: 2002: Elizabeth is born. 2005: YouTube is born. 2006: Google buys YouTube. Flaw 1 - Copyright confusion YouTube copyright strikes Somehow, Leprechaun 4: In Space is still available Flaw 2 - Demonetization PewDiePie and anti-Semitic stunts Boring-to-teens but safe channels like Jimmy Kimmel Demonetization of LGBTQ content Flaw 3 - The algorithm Values longer videos, which hurts animators Elizabeth was mysteriously unsubscribed to The Bible Reloaded (now called Hugo and Jake) She does not want to receive meme compilations on YouTube (but we did do a wh...
2018-12-12
48 min
That's a Thing?!
Tweetable terrors and digital dread
Here are links to the things we referred to. Elizabeth’s spooky inspiration Karen’s spooky inspiration Episode 1: Creepypasta The SCP Foundation Creepy art on Twitter: 41Strange, Toilets with Threatening Auras The Sun Vanished on Twitter Crypt TV The Little Mermaid on Crypt TV Salad Fingers Don’t Hug Me .I’m Scared That story about disturbing animation aimed at children Many thanks to our sponsors this episode: OtherWise is an affiliated podcast of the Alberta Podcast Network, created under the auspices of the Ribbon Rouge Foundation. It features the lived experiences of people of colour living on...
2018-10-30
19 min
That's a Thing?!
The cons and cons of YouTube
Here are links to things we referred to: VidCon, the YouTube conference Our guest Kyle Marshall’s YouTube channel Kyle also owns Media Lab YYC, and has three podcasts in the Alberta Podcast Network: Assumptions, Putting It Together and Creative Block Hank Green’s vlogbrothers, Crash Course and SciShow Tana Mongeau’s YouTube channel “Why I Won’t Be Attending VidCon 2018: A Rant” The only thing you see if you visit tanacon.com Shane Dawson’s The Truth about Tanacon Tana’s apology video: Tanacon: The good, the bad, and the ugly New York Magazine: A Mouth to Hell Opened This...
2018-10-08
48 min
That's a Thing?!
What do you meme by that?
Here are links to things we mentioned and other things that seem relevant in hindsight: The meaning of “meme” The inciting tweet from Jason of The Young Gaffers The Markiplier E meme The Hey Beter meme The original Hey Peter video Suicide Mouse video Despacito, the original The Despacito 2 meme The This is So Sad Alexa Play Despacito meme The This is So Sad meme The Slaps Roof of Car meme The Repost Fish meme A deep dive into the Loss meme Know Your Meme is helpful. Urban Dictionary? Use at your own risk. That's a Thing?! is a memb...
2018-08-31
47 min
Bollywood is For Lovers
Young, Adult: Gippi and Secret Superstar with That's a Thing?!
We welcome Elizabeth Spencer and Karen Unland of That’s A Thing?! to discuss two films about teen girls, and their moms. Show Notes: Thanks Sri Rao for the Nimbu Pani recipe, get his book Bollywood Kitchen (sorry for all the noise our metal straws make) That’s A Thing?! Erin knows nothing about teens Do teenagers even watch movies anymore? The Lobby Are today’s teen movies as good as the ones from the ‘90s? The YA genre Why aren’t there a...
2018-08-15
1h 29
Bollywood is For Lovers
Hugs Not Drugs: Munna Bhai M.B.B.S and Sanju
With his biopic in theatres, we’re discussing Bollywood bad boy Sanjay Dutt’s life and work. Show Notes: Thank you Sidhu177! South Indian cinema we watch Mahanati and Aruvi, also Arjun Reddy Split Screen Podcast Not Just Bollywood, it actually doesn’t start till September Sunil Dutt and Nargis Sanjay Dutt Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster 3 Episode 52: Rats in a Maze: Anurag Kashyap’s Black Friday and No Smoking Rocky Munna Bhai M.B.B.S
2018-07-31
1h 05
That's a Thing?!
Don't forget to floss (or do)
Elizabeth made a Spotify playlist of songs we refer to, for your listening/cringing pleasure.Here are links to some of the other things we talked about: Not this kind of flossing This kind of flossing We keep talking about Fortnite Edmonton Podcasting Meetup, where Mack Male of Taproot Edmonton asked Elizabeth to explain flossing Swish Swish Backpack Kid Flossing Song Forget fidget spinners, now the craze is The Floss dance Victory animation in Fortnite: Flossing, Electro Shuffle, Dab We keep talking about Tide Pods Ironic dabbing Iconic dabbing Dabbing at a funeral Harlem Shake We f...
2018-07-01
43 min
That's a Thing?!
How K-Pop's BTS became a thing
Here are the links to a bunch of things we mentioned: K-Poparazzi on Radiolab The Monkees H.O.T. Our episode on fan fiction, which mentions K-Pop a lot Gangnam Style (as if you haven't seen it) BTS BTS at the Pyeongchang Olympics BTS at Billboard Music Awards BTS on The Ellen Show in 2017 and 2018 BTS with Taylor Swift BTS on Twitter Urban Dictionary definitions of ARMY, no true scotsman and bias #mermay on Twitter Examples of #mermay shipping BTS members from @cosmicpens and @Capramare Rantasmo on queerbaiting in Sherlock Moonlighting's "finally" episode The X-Files tension Riverdale's trailer Supernatur...
2018-06-01
45 min
I Don't Get It
Season 4 Episode 28
The sound booth gets a little snug this week as we’re joined by Karen Unland and Elizabeth Spencer (from That’s a Thing?! podcast) to chat about the Citadel Young Company‘s Bat Boy: The Musical. Then Paul gives us his take on David Byrne‘s visit to the Jubilee Auditorium. Happy listening! I Don’t Get It is a […]
2018-05-27
00 min
I Don't Get It
Season 4 Episode 28
The sound booth gets a little snug this week as we’re joined by Karen Unland and Elizabeth Spencer (from That’s a Thing?! podcast) to chat about the Citadel Young Company‘s Bat Boy: The Musical. Then Paul gives us his take on David Byrne‘s visit to the Jubilee Auditorium. Happy listening! I Don’t Get It is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network, powered by ATB. https://idontgetityeg.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/IDGI-S4-E28-final.mp3 Become a Patron! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
2018-05-27
22 min
That's a Thing?!
Episode 6: I'll meet you in a Fortnite
That's a Thing?! is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network (https://albertapodcastnetwork.com), powered by ATB (https://atb.com). It is sponsored this month by YESS Painting (https://yesspainting.com)Find full show notes at thatsathing.transistor.fm/6 Fortnite on Twitch Brace for Impact, the upcoming season of Fortnite Fortnite Battle Royale Game Theory: WARNING - Pokemon May Cause DEATH! What is ‘Strip Fortnite’ and Why Are Women Signing Up? (Cosmopolitan) The Real History of Twitter (Business Insider) — another example of a happy (?) accident ‘Fortnite’ Now Asks Students to Not Play in Class (Rolling Stone) Overklocked Gam...
2018-05-01
29 min
That's a Thing?!
Episode 5: Fanfictionary
Some links to things we talked about: Definition of fan fiction Hamilton shipping, like Lams Sherlock shipping Sarah Marshall’s piece in The Baffler: The Afterlife of Newsies Original Character Do Not Steal meme Urban Dictionary definition of Mary Sue Places to find fan fiction: Tumblr: #fanfiction and #fanfic Quotev fanfiction.net Wattpad Tap by Wattpad Business Insider on Fifty Shades of Grey and Twilight We'd love it if you'd rate and review us on Apple Podcasts. Want to know how? The wonderful Dana Francis of Career Pod made this handy how-to guide.This episode is bro...
2018-03-30
56 min
That's a Thing?!
Episode 4: Indie video games
Elizabeth dives into the world of indie video games, introducing some that her mother would really rather not know about (hi, FNAF), and some that she's kind of looking forward to trying. Plus, #PaulWatch and the meaning of THOT. Some links to things we talked about: Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy Hello Neighbor Cuphead Super Meat Boy Slender (You thought we'd talk about Slenderman in the Creepypasta episode, but nope.) Undertale Why the Game Theory guy gave Undertale to the Pope (and yes, he actually met the Pope.) Five Nights at Freddy's What Remains of E...
2018-02-28
50 min
Seen and Heard in Edmonton
Episode 82: Elizabeth Spencer
Meet Elizabeth Spencer, creator and co-host (with me, her mother) of That's a Thing?!, "a sometimes belated, already outdated guide to your teens, tweens and everything under 20." That's a Thing?! is a podcast that grew out of various conversations around the dinner table and elsewhere. Elizabeth and her brother, Jon, would start talking about something in the media they pay attention to, and realize based on their parents' confused reaction that "Oh my god, adults don't know about this!" So we decided to make a show that explores that. In this episode, you'll hear us...
2018-01-22
36 min
That's a Thing?!
Episode 3: Eating Tide Pods
Elizabeth explains how eating Tide Pods became a thing, and analyzes media coverage of the phenomenon. This leads to a discussion of challenges past and present, and the ensuing freakouts. Links to some of the things we referred to: Tide Pods official webpage Washington Post article on eating Tide Pods Onion article from 2015 College Humor video Know your Meme, tide pods Know your Meme, drinking bleach Tide Pod Chan and Cosplay (Safe for work, if you’re cool with your coworkers watching you stare at anime chicks) Gronk Twitter video The Tight Ends podcast episode with Gr...
2018-01-20
42 min
That's a Thing?!
Episode 2: Team 10
Welcome to Episode 2 of That’s A Thing?!, “a sometimes belated, already outdated guide to your teens, tweens and everything under 20.” Elizabeth, a real live teenager, explains things to her mom. And this time around, she tells the story of Team 10. Team 10 is a collective of YouTube channels whose hosts boost each other’s follower counts by harnessing the same techniques that made oldtime Hollywood, soap operas, wrestling and reality TV capture our attention. The tropes are familiar, but Team 10 had completely escaped Karen’s attention, until now. Here are the show notes: Official website of...
2017-12-28
25 min
That's a Thing?!
Episode 1: Creepypasta
Show notes: Where to find creepypasta stories, memes and such: Creepypasta Wiki creepypasta.com Trollpasta Wiki Creepypasta on Quotev and Wattpad Creepypasta memes Creepypasta narrators MrCreepyPasta and CreepsMcPasta The Creepypasta Collection Some of the characters we discuss: Jeff the Killer (and the picture we describe) Smile Dog (and the picture) The Rake (and the picture) Sonic.exe (and the picture) Old-school stuff from the mom: Flowers in the Attic Freddy Krueger Jason from Friday the 13th Michael Myers from Halloween Quora: Why do so many girls like horror movies? Have you encountered som...
2017-12-28
29 min