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The I Don't Know Show with Joe#100 - 100 Things I Know100 things I now know!Thanks so much to all of the guests for teaching me about these topics:Socialism - David Reghay https://x.com/thisguyheisaguyReality TV - RachelGod - NoahNJ Libertarian Party - Arielle Shack https://x.com/ArielleShackBiohacking - Avisha Nessaiver https://x.com/avishanessaiverTrans Rights - David Reghay https://x.com/thisguyheisaguyReal Estate - BradConspiracy Therapy - AsherMusic - Dov AdlerTravel - The Traveling Hooligan https://www.instagram.com/the_traveling_hooligan/Airplanes - Elana Betaharon https://x.com/ElanaNYCPelvic Floor - Riva Preil https://x.com...
2025-05-261h 33The I Don't Know Show with Joe#17R - Happy Birthday Harry Potter!Re-release of Harry Potter episode 17 in honor of HP and JKR's Birthday!Hadas Ben-Tsur teaches Joe about Harry Potter!Further resources recommended by Hadas:https://thesnitch2018.wordpress.com/https://www.hp-lexicon.org/Any feedback, or to be a guest, please contact IDontKnowShowJoe@gmail.com.Song credit - Exist by Avenged Sevenfold
2024-08-011h 03The I Don't Know Show with Joe#17 - Harry Potter and the Magic of StorytellingHadas Ben-Tsur teaches Joe about Harry Potter!Further resources recommended by Hadas:https://thesnitch2018.wordpress.com/https://www.hp-lexicon.org/Any feedback, or to be a guest, please contact IDontKnowShowJoe@gmail.com.Song credit - Exist by Avenged Sevenfold
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Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Voiceover 101 with Daree Allen, Voiceover Artist and Life CoachDaree Allen is a professional voice actor and a genuinely great conversationalist. I really enjoyed speaking to her about everything from being yourself to her detailed voiceover 101 tips. Get Daree's Voiceover 101 Dos and Don'ts on comrom.co. Daree was really a delight to chat with and I hope to do it again. If you want more of the voiceover 101 or would like to hire Daree, check out her official voiceover site. You know I like to go deep sometimes. We started this episode talking about line dancing suddenly started talking about how getting...
2019-08-261h 05Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Game of Thrones Recap with Pat Sponaugle!We've made it easy for you, Pat Sponaugle and I (Hadas!) got together for a Game of Thrones recap chat to prepare for the final season. It's finally here! The last season of Game of Thrones is upon us. Literally, it starts tonight. Do you remember who's who? Who's alive and who's not so much? What open questions are left to answer? Pat and I get into it. If you feel lost, don't worry, I ask Pat so many questions you'll probably be a pro after listening. Check out comrom.co for a more textual...
2019-04-141h 33Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!The Best Harry Potter Meetup GroupJonathon Rosenthal is the lead organizer of the best Harry Potter Meetup group. This isn't an exaggeration. It's the best out there. The Group that Shall Not Be Named has been around for over a decade and has over 2000 members. I was lucky enough to enjoy an hour of chat with the man behind this community's magic. If you live in New York, or even if you're visiting, head here https://www.meetup.com/TGTSNBN/ and join the Meetup group for good discussions and to find out about cool events coming up. Some are scheduled months in a...
2019-02-2553 minCommon Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Alejandro Montoya Marin from Rebel Without a CrewAlejandro Montoya Marin is someone I've been hearing about for quite a while. I've been lucky enough to see many of his shorts (including the first version of Monday) and am so excited he was handpicked by Robert Rodriguez to take part in the show Rebel Without a Crew. Alejandro and I chatted about Monday, the RWaC show, movies in general, growing up with pop culture, and more. It was a blast. I can't wait to chat with again and am excited for all of his future projects. On January 6, there will be a mini-marathon...
2018-12-301h 03Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Chamber of Secrets Movie CommentaryAfter having a blast recording the Sorcerer's Stone movie commentary episode for #Potterweek, we did it again! On this Chamber of Secrets movie commentary episode, you'll learn all about our Weasley crushes, our favorite books, our first impressions, and more. This is a long one, so listen to it whichever way you'd like: use it as a commentary track while you watch the film, enjoy our banter as you commute to work, school, or home for Thanksgiving, or just take it a bit at a time. Let us know if you agree or d...
2018-11-182h 38Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Wonder Woman Movie Review with Summer!This one's from the archives and not spoiler-free. Meet Summer Summer, my friend from the International Geek Girl Pen Pals club, is one of the biggest Wonder Woman fans I know. Summer poked me right away. She had to be on the episode of Common Room where we review the Wonder Woman movie, and so here we are. Show Notes Lots of spoilers. Did Wonder Woman meet everyone's expectations, hopes, and dreams? How did Gal Gadot, a relative unknown, do as this monumental heroine? What makes a good vi...
2018-10-241h 22Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Welcome to Common Room: A ReintroductionWelcome! If you've never listened to the Common Room podcast or visited our site, you're probably asking "What's Common Room?" I hear you, and I'm trying to figure that out myself. Common Room is a place for the renaissance woman who loves pop culture and lifestyle equally. Where To Begin I won't be deleting the backlog or moving to another feed. So please check out some of our most downloaded Common Room podcast episodes and most read posts: Star Wars Rewatch- if you're the geeky type or into film, lis...
2018-07-3104 minCommon Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Potterweek: Race in Harry PotterWhen Noma Dumezweni was cast as Hermione Granger in the stage play of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, many praised the casting choice. Fans around the world wondered if a black Hermione could possibly be canon. JK Rowling applauded the casting by saying "Canon: brown eyes, frizzy hair and very clever." But is this world capable of producing a black Hermione without ever commenting on her blackness? Is it capable of producing a main character of color with a rich story? My friends Mimi (Hugo Award nominee!) and Robyn (the famous Geek Girl Strong...
2018-07-311h 01Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Terrace House: The Only Self Care You Need Right NowListen to this quick 20-minute gab with me (Hadas) and Tony, aka Crazy for Comic Con and creator of the fabulous Hero Within fashion line. Fabulous isn't a word I use in my daily life. This line is designer level fandom gear. It simultaneously lets you flaunt your fandom while being subtle enough for your office. Check them out on Instagram! Tony and I bonded over our love for the mesmerizing and randomly uplifting Japanese reality show, Terrace House. If you have no idea what Terrace House is, this will be a quick 101. I...
2018-07-3124 minCommon Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!#Potterweek: What is Harry Potter canon? Fantastic Beasts? The Cursed Child?Happy Birthday, Harry + Jo! The first seven books of the series gave us all the story we needed. Or did they? With the additions of Pottermore, Twitter, The Cursed Child, and Fantastic Beasts, JK Rowling has many outlets to share more information about her universe. But does it all "count?" What is Canon? Is canon anything that comes from JK Rowling? Is it anything that was approved by JK Rowling? Books vs movies? First 7 or everything afterward? I'm joined by Elayna of SpeakBeasty and Paul of Blokebusters. We discuss our feelings about this and our...
2017-07-3159 minCommon Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!#Potterweek: Neville Longbottom: The Boy Who Could Have BeenHappy Birthday, Neville Longbottom! When we meet Neville in his first year at Hogwarts, we couldn't have imagined he'd turn out to be the hero we see at the end of the series. The biggest turning point came in Order of the Phoenix when Harry and Dumbledore discuss Sybill Trelawny's prophecy. What If? Melissa from Readerly Geek and I try to have fun by asking What If about each part of the series. We also try to explain the whys behind the plot points in the series. From did Voldemort pick the Potters over the Longbottoms to h...
2017-07-301h 00Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Veronica Mars Season 2 Rewatch with Geek Girl Pen PalsA few months ago (read: over a year ago) I (Hadas) set out to do another tv show rematch with my Iggle pals. Rewatch Recap: We previously rewatched Roswell, the alien teenage romance drama from The WB. Then Freaks and Geeks, a very short-lived cult classic. Next up was Twin Peaks, which divided our hosts. Some were die-hards and others were apprehensive, or just down right angry at it. What's Next? The show we decided to watch and rewatch was Veronica Mars. On the panel, this time, were Cassidy, Kristy, Meghan. Check them out on the...
2017-01-151h 18Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Veronica Mars Season 1 Rewatch with Geek Girl Pen PalsA few months ago (read: over a year ago) I (Hadas) set out to do another tv show rematch with my Iggle pals. Rewatch Recap: We previously rewatched Roswell, the alien teenage romance drama from The WB. Then Freaks and Geeks, a very short-lived cult classic. Next up was Twin Peaks, which divided our hosts. Some were die-hards and others were apprehensive, or just down right angry at it. What's Next? The show we decided to watch and rewatch was Veronica Mars. On the panel, this time, were Cassidy, Kristy, Meghan. Check them out on the...
2016-11-211h 16Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Talk with Travis the Grimm and a bit of Twin Peaks Season 2Instead of an in-depth discussion on Twin Peaks listen in to Travis the Grimm and Hadas (that's me!) get nerdy. Sometimes not everything goes according to plan! When it came time to record our second episode of the Twin Peaks rewatch focusing on season two, one co-host had to miss the recording and the other didn't finish watching the season. Such is the life of podcasting. You really never know what will happen even if you try and plan well or you overcompensate with multiple prepared cohosts. For a more accurate Twin Peaks discussion, please li...
2016-08-261h 00Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Religion in PotterAs you know, on Common Room, we are religiously and politically neutral. We'll never post happy holidays for any holiday or support a political candidate as a site/podcast. So, when I asked friends and strangers to be on the show for #Potterweek and got a request to talk about religious allusions, I was a bit nervous. Stefani, a friend who I met through work suggested this for a reason that was pretty interesting. Stefani and her siblings were not allowed to have Harry Potter in the home. Stefani has a personal connection that she g...
2016-08-261h 10Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!We Have To Go Back! Lost Rewatch: Pilot 1 + 2It's finally here. The first episode of our Lost rewatch. These episodes will not be on the Common Room feed starting with the second episode. Frequency: twice a month. Format: Introduction of guests: First timer: Debbie of The Geeky Twin or Rewatchers: Dave of Pop Culture Case Study and Hadas (that's me!). Recap of the episode: In the pilot, we meet just a few characters but see glimpses of the larger ensemble cast. All we know is that Oceanic Flight 816 crash landed on an island. The p...
2016-08-151h 08Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!#Potterweek: Villains, Voldemort, Umbridge, and More!Villains are always fun to discuss. What makes a good one? The Potter villains are pretty diverse. So diverse we sometimes have to ask "Is X a villain?" Listen in as Akua and Ashley, both officers of Geek Girl Brunch NYC (also of A Stylish Jedi and You Haven't Seen respectively) chat about Voldie, Umbry, Snapey Snape, and all the other guys. Here is the upcoming release schedule for Potterweek 2016: 7/25 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone movie commentary with Megan Gotch aka The Nerdy Girlie and Katie Elhoffer of Elhoffer Designs. B...
2016-08-011h 23Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Muggle vs Magic: Education, Journalism, and more!JK Rowling created a very detailed and well-plotted story. Yet how come Hogwarts' students miss out on traditional problem solving and critical thinking lessons? Are most wizards idiots? Jada an officer of Geek Girl Brunch and Julia of our future Lost rewatch podcast episodes suggested we discuss more philosophical issues in Harry Potter. Like how the media works in the wizarding world and what aspects of the muggle world do Wizards actually care about and/or get involved in. This has been one of my favorite Potterweek records so far. Listen in and let us...
2016-07-311h 50Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!#Potterweek Relationships in Harry Potter, Ginny + Harry, Snape/Lily/JamesRelationships in Harry Potter and fun and frustrating. Ginny and Harry make sense on paper, but some people can't stand their pairing. Lily and James together is confusing, but is Lily and Snape any better? On this fourth Potterweek episode of 2016, I'm joined by Alice aka Kangaru on the interwebs and Kayla of Epicfied from all over the net. Both ladies suggested discussing the romantic relationships in Harry Potter, that they cannot stand! Which Relationships in Harry Potter Do You Dislike Most? Bonus: Stay tuned after the sho...
2016-07-281h 14Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!#Potterweek Dursley's DealYou know that family member you don't get along with? They've got nothing on the Dursleys. Imagine for yourself two humans who show absolutely no love towards an orphaned infant. On this #Potterweek episode, our guest co-host Kris of No Added Words, suggested we discuss Harry Potter's aunt and uncle. It's our third episode of the week because, in book 3, Aunt Marge's presence shows us a slightly different shade (of purple) of Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia. Listen in! Check out our Potterweek posts here: 7/25 Harry Potter an...
2016-07-261h 13Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!#Potterweek: Hermione Granger, Our Favorite Know It AllOh, Hermione. We've definitely known a Hermione in our lives. We may even be one. Did Hermione ever grow up from being a know-it-all? Is that something she needs you to grow up from? Join me and my guest host, Amanda of Great Beer Adventure as we chat about our favorite girlboss and the brightest witch of her age. How do you feel about the girl who slayed? Check out our Potterweek posts here: 7/25 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone movie commentary with Megan Gotch aka The Nerdy Girlie a...
2016-07-261h 05Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Movie Commentary #PotterweekWhat happens when you have a Gryffindor, Slytherin, and Hufflepuff rewatch Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone? For starters, a whole lot of different opinions about the Weasleys. So how does this work? Simply have you movie ready to press play at around 16-22 seconds. When we say press play, you should be right about where the Privet Drive sign is shown. You may be off a few seconds, but that won't be a problem. (Editor's note: Shout out to our podcast intern, Kristen, who not only edited this LONG Sorcerer's Stone movie commentary ep...
2016-07-252h 28Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!20 Feet From Stardom- Presentation, Content, and our Musical DreamsAnother oldie but a goodie. Back in November, we consumed a bit too much for Non-Fiction November*. One of the documentaries we watched and recorded about just didn't get edited in time. Listen in as Christine, Debbie, Margaux, and I (Hadas) talk about 20 Feet From Stardom. We look at the documentary in terms of presentation and content. We also indulge a bit and discuss which award we'd love to win. Where we'd put it. Who we'd love to sing back up for and our first concert experiences. Share your answers in the comments! ...
2016-06-1752 minCommon Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Men's Fandom Fashion with Tony B Kim (Crazy 4 Comic Con)The ladies are finally getting the flattering geeky threads they always wanted. But what about the guys, eh? Men's Fandom Fashion is the topic for our first episode back from a long hiatus (an explanation is on the episode). This episode was recorded a long time ago. Actually a long long time ago before SWVII was released... /sheepish. One of our friends from the Con Radio familia, Tony B Kim aka Crazy4ComicCon joined me to talk about a project he's been working on for quite a while. When I spoke to the Con Radio familia about...
2016-05-1545 min
Podcasters of Podcasting with Nathan PeaveyHadas Ben-Tsur of Common RoomHadas Ben-Tsur is a blogger and podcaster of Common Room a Passionate discussion on Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, and Fashion! On this episode Hadas chats about how she can only live in New York City, which Nickelodeon Game show would she be a contestant on in the 90’s, growing up with geek culture, and the origins of Common Room. Hadas online-Comrom.co, @comromco, @HADSTERIFIC Lets Chat online-Coretemparts.com, @letschatpodcast, Facebook
2016-04-251h 16Let's Chat! With Chris RevillHadas Ben-Tsur of Common RoomHadas Ben-Tsur is a blogger and podcaster of Common Room a Passionate discussion on Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, and Fashion! On this episode Hadas chats about how she can only live in New York City, which Nickelodeon Game show would she be a contestant on in the 90's, growing up with geek culture, and the origins of Common Room. Hadas online-Comrom.co, @comromco, @HADSTERIFIC Lets Chat online-Coretemparts.com, @letschatpodcast, Facebook
2016-04-251h 16Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!3 Ladies Review Batman v SupermanYep, the long awaited fight between the Bat of Gotham and the Son of Krypton was released in March. Reviewers were unkind, fans had mixed opinions, and the stars were defensive.
Joining me (Hadas) were Meghan aka @mesulli on the interwebs and Summer aka @TheFinchery. Check them out on the following sites! Meghan on Girls on the Grid and Summer on The Charming Finch.
SPOILERS ON THE EPISODEAND IN THIS POST!!!
Here are the topics we discussed:
Expectations for Batman v SupermanThe reviews for this film were very opinionated. Did they sc...
2016-04-051h 35Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Australian Aboriginals, Diversity, + Identity #IntWomensMonthWhat do you think about when you hear the term indigenous people? I usually think of Native Americans, yet they aren't the only indigenous people on the planet. Only in the last five years did I learn about the Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islanders of Australia.
For International Women's Month, I wanted to make sure we featured as many different nations. I also wanted to create pieces that were a bit meatier so we could get something out of these posts. Luckily Ebony, aka The Travelling Unicorn, was able to help me get to know a group of...
2016-04-011h 05Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Sonia Liao: Geekery, Art, + Asian American LifeSonia Liao is the wonderful artist behind Helena Rose which Debbie and I reviewed a few months ago. Read that here and please get the comic, it's beautiful both in art and story.
Sonia and I talked about geekery at first. A bit of X-Men, Man of Steel, and Batman v Superman pre-release. We then talked about gaming, online communities, friendships, and what it was like for her grow up as someone of Asian-descent in America.
Being part of a specific community is something we had in common even though we come from very different b...
2016-03-301h 16Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Lynne Yoshii: Hawaii, Japanese Culture, + NYCWe met Lynne Yoshii through Emet Comics. She is the artist behind Inside the Loop (our review is coming soon!). I had so much fun talking to her about nerd things we actually spoke for a bit after the ep as well.
Hawaii
Lynne Yoshii was born in Hawaii! I am very jealous of course for Lost reasons.
Her family is Japanese and while she was in Hawaii they made sure she learned the language by enrolling her into a special Japanese-only supplementary school. In fact, she was one of if not the...
2016-03-231h 27Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Maytal Gilboa, Founder of Emet Comics #IntWomensMonthOur 3rd International Women's Month episode is with the founder of female and diversity focused, Emet Comics. Maytal Gilboa joins us for about half an hour to chat about the idea behind the company, her upcoming plans, and some general chat.
Maytal Gilboa transitioned from a successful career in film development. Currently, she is coaching a team of women to create stories true to them, without any established agenda.
Check out our coverage of Emet Comics here on CR and their website to stay Inside the Loop. (See what I did there?)
Share yo...
2016-03-1138 minCommon Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Blogging as Therapy with Military Brats Megan Gotch + Jamila RowserSometime in 2015, I realized that some of the leaders of the large lady nerd communities I was part of were self-proclaimed military brats. I invited them on the episode and the conversation went in a direction I couldn't have predicted!
Megan Gotch aka The Nerdy Girlie and Jamila Rowser co-founder of Geek Girl Brunch joined me to talk about what military brat-hood was like. Whether they were exposed to other cultures and how. How being an MB helped them create their websites and communities, and help them help themselves.
See more from Megan Gotch:
2016-03-041h 04Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Jean Barker: Stories, Idealism, + South AfricaJean Barker is a writer, director, and generally a storyteller. Zana, her first comic, is about a South Africa where Nelson Mandela has been killed and apartheid lives on.
Jean and I talked about Zana, her upbringing in South Africa, her writings, her film work, and humanity in general.
We also asked Jean Barker our five Common Room questions about pop culture, food, fitness, fashion, and my signature question.
Listen in and leave us a comment!
For more about the Lost Rewatch mentioned on the episode, click here!
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2016-03-0138 minCommon Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Oscars 2016 Picks!Oscar, Oscar! Vote Now!
Listen in to Charee, Margaux, and Hadas discuss their picks for the 2016 Oscars.
We were a bit disappointed with some snubs, we had a hard time with the acting categories, and we learned (again) what sound editing and mixing actually are. (Timestamp breakdown at the bottom of this post!)
For a deeper look at each Best Picture nominee, read Margaux's reviews by clicking here!
We have a group chat on Facebook where we chat about what we've been watching lately and decided to discuss the #OscarsSoWhite issue. C...
2016-02-231h 21Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Folklore + Myth Meet in 1920s NYCSurprise! You might have noticed we already did an episode about The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker before. I wanted a do-over and a bit more of an in-depth discussion on the story. #AlltheTales was the perfect time to try again.
A few of the questions we used to form our discussion were lifted straight out of the great online book club, NovelTea Book Club, run by our pal Kristin of My Life as a Tea Cup. Please check this thread out and the book club if you'd like great conversations and book recommendations.
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2016-02-091h 02Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Stories, Design, and Being Yourself with Elhoffer Design (Part 2 of 2)We’re continuing our #ALLtheTales event with Catherine Elhoffer of Elhoffer Design! In Part 2 we talk more about stories and what it was like and now is like to be a geek.
Our conversation lasted 3 hours, only half of which was intentionally recorded. So we broke down the 1 hour 45 minute recording into 2 episodes. In part 1, Catherine, Debbie, and Hadas talk inspiration, creativity, design and stories! Listen HERE!
We’d love to hear from you, so leave your thoughts and comments on the post or @comromco on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.
Where to find our c...
2016-02-031h 05Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Michael Harle + The Town of Idiots (#OUAT- Once Upon a Time)Long time listeners and readers probably know that this team LOVES Potter (Potterweek is proof). So it was obviously very fun to have Alohomora co-host and vocal wizard Michael Harle join us on an episode.
We told Michael about #AlltheTales. We mentioned our idea for a Once Upon a Time which really sparked some passion from Mr. Harle. :)
(Related: Kat from Alohomora on WWW: Friendship is Magic, our episode about internet communities.)
Listen in as Estee, Hadas, and Michael discuss ABC's fairy tale adaptation soap opera, Once Upon a Time. Some spoilers for se...
2016-02-031h 27Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Stories + Fashion with Elhoffer Design (part 1 of 2)We’re starting off our #ALLtheTales event with Catherine Elhoffer of Elhoffer Design!
Our conversation lasted 3 hours, only half of which was intentionally recorded. So we broke down the 1 hour 45 minute recording into 2 episodes. In part 1, Catherine, Debbie, and Hadas talk inspiration, creativity, design and stories!
SPOILER ALERTS
Skip this episode if you haven’t seen The Force Awakens.To avoid Game of Thrones book spoilers skip from 53:43 to 1:03:34.
We’d love to hear from you, so leave your thoughts and comments on the post or @comromco on Facebook, Twitter, or Ins...
2016-01-271h 05Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!THAT'S NOT HOW THE FORCE WORKS! #TheForceAwakens PodcastFinally! After rewatching all six films, we have seen Star Wars episode VII!! Listen in to our The Force Awakens podcast episode featuring Dave, Fitz, Debbie, and me, the ever-constant interrupter!
This The Force Awakens podcast ep is packed with analysis, comparisons to A New Hope, callbacks to previous films, fun cameos, and our love for Po Dameron.
Want to catch up on our rewatches? Here are the links!Phantom Menace– Did CGI destroy it?Attack of the Clones– Why is the romance unbearable? Is Padme a Strong Female Character?Revenge of the...
2015-12-222h 19Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Star Wars The Force Awakens Instant Reactions- WITH SPOILERSAs my father likes to text me on Pizza Night, IT IS TIME!
Star Wars The Force Awakens arrived. So the Common Roomies and friends of the Common Roomies recorded awesome instant reactions for your listening pleasure.
Want to join us for the next Instant Reaction episode? You definitely should! Here's how we did it and how you can next time we call for your audio!
(FYI, the Chris Revill on this episode was also on our Tig episode! Check out his show Let's Chat with Revill and Friends!!)
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2015-12-2105 minCommon Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!WWW: Friendship is Magic (Internet Communities)It was the Sunday where everything went wrong. 3 episodes were scheduled with 8 different guests and 6 had to back out at the last minute. It was just my luck that I found the most incredible co-hosts for our episode about Internet communities at the last minute: Kat from Mugglenet.com and Barb from Trendom.co.
Join our conversation on comrom.co:
What is your first memory of the internet?What was your first experience with an internet community?Are most of your friends made IRL (in real life) or online?
As mentioned on...
2015-12-1444 minCommon Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Sewing 101 with Annie from The Enantiomer Project! #NonFicNovLast week we released our episode about Fast Fashion and The True Cost movie. This week we're releasing our episode with Annie from The Enantiomer Project.
Dr. Anne is a real-life scientist and a professor at a fancy university, but not one where there are galas every Friday. Her blog likes to present sewing patterns and projects as scientific experiments. And the results are almost always gorgeous. Annie says any noob can learn how to sew with some practice. Get inspired to make your own clothes on our latest episode! Listen in!
2015-12-031h 10Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!The True Cost (doc)- This Episode will Make You Feel GuiltyWhere do you shop? Do you know how your clothes were made? Where they were made? Who made them and how they were treated? Why are Forever 21, H&M, and other stores able to sell clothing at such low prices?
The True Cost dives into the subject of Fast Fashion and how harmful it is for us. This documentary was an eye opener and cleverly done so. There is some optimism since we are now informed we can make changes in how we shop, where we shop, and what we support. We strongly recommend viewing The True C...
2015-11-2748 minCommon Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Natural vs Nappy- Chris Rock's Good Hair DocumentaryLet's delve into the beauty scene, specifically the ins and outs of natural hair for NonFicNov.
What's natural hair? It basically means leaving your hair in it's natural state without heavily manipulating it with chemicals, heat, extensions, weaves, or anything else on a regular basis. For many African-American women, natural hair and hair, in general, has been a real sore point for a very long time.
To prepare for our episode, we watched Chris Rock's Good Hair which educates the uninitiated and provides an outsider's view for those in the know.
We will u...
2015-11-171h 29Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Comedy, Cancer, and Children: Tig Notaro's DocumentaryFor NonFicNov, Debbie suggested about 8* Netflix Documentaries to the team and the number one choice was Tig! What better way to see the real side of pop culture, food, fitness, and fashion than to go behind the scenes with documentaries?
You may have heard of Tig Notaro because of her very personal and revolutionary stand up set just a few days after she was diagnosed with cancer. This Netflix special allows Tig, family, and friends to tell the story. Viewers also get to catch up with her after treatment and her burst into broader popularity.
Join...
2015-11-0445 minCommon Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!A Female Perspective on Asking for... Anything: Amanda Palmer's The Art of AskingWhen you need to ask for help are you nervous? What about asking for a raise? Why or why not? We discuss Amanda Palmer's The Art of Asking as a book and as it applies to our lives and our approach to asking.
Kristin of My Life as a Teacup joins us for a special NonFicNov episode! She recommended discussing Amanda Palmer's The Art of Asking, a memoir about how to allow your community to help you and more.
ARE YOU TYPICALLY ANXIOUS WHEN ASKING FOR HELP, A RAISE, OR SOMETHING ELSE? TELL US...
2015-11-021h 00Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!The Cutest #StarWarsRewatch Ever? Return of the Jedi!Cuteness overload? Here's our Episode VI: RETURN OF THE JEDI #StarWarsRewatch episode.
TOPICS DISCUSSED ON THIS #STARWARSREWATCH EPISODE
Nostalgia: The FinaleWho is the Audience? Kids More Than Adults?Observations After Seeing the Entire SeriesWhy Did Star Wars Become So Popular?Effects and Changes Since ReleaseWriting/Acting ScoresFavorite Quotes
Share Your Thoughts in the Comments!
Where to find our co-hosts!Dave – Pop Culture Case Study and on twitter @pccasestudyFitz- Healertrek, BigOT.com and on twitter @buckeyefitzy
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2015-11-021h 05Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!F3 29: How to Survive the Hunger Games with Food, Fitness, and FashionWe were inspired by our discussions on the Rise of the Dystopian (political and environmental) to try a Dystopian themed F3 episode. The theme was basically How to Survive the Hunger Games with food, fitness, and fashion!
How to Survive the Hunger Games with Food:
Katniss Everdeen ate some pretty good meals at the Capitol, so we made a few Hunger Games Inspired Meals for this episode's Customizable Cooking. Listen as Estee teaches Hadas what shortbread cookies are and find out which dish Lindsey's husband said is one of her best ever meals.
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2015-10-1452 minCommon Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!The Best Around? Empire Strikes Back Star Wars RewatchThe BEST around apparently. Here's our Star Wars Episode V: EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Rewatch episode.
TOPICS DISCUSSEDNostalgia: The RevealAnalyzing Darth Vader and Palpatine's RolesQuestioning the ActingWhy is this THE Favorite?Effects and Changes Since ReleaseWriting/Acting ScoresFavorite Quotes
Share Your Thoughts in the Comments!
Where to find our co-hosts!Pat – Lindsey’s section on CR, BodySpiritBrainDave – Pop Culture Case Study and on twitter @pccasestudyFitz- Healertrek, BigOT.com and on twitter @buckeyefitzy
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2015-10-041h 21Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Viewing Star Wars's A NEW HOPE with a Critical EyeThe one that started it all! Does it hold up? Debatable. Here's our Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope Rewatch episode.
TOPICS DISCUSSEDNostalgia: First Time WatchingAnalyzing Darth VaderQuestioning Mark Hamill's ActingStrong Female Character: Leia EditionEffects and Changes Since ReleaseWriting/Acting ScoresFavorite Quotes
Share Your Thoughts in the Comments!
Where to find our co-hosts!Pat – Lindsey’s section on CR, BodySpiritBrainDave – Pop Culture Case Study and on twitter @pccasestudyFitz- Healertrek, BigOT.com and on twitter @buckeyefitzy
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2015-08-311h 24Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Tom Shadyac's Documentary I AM, on making the world a better placeFor Lindsey's first Culture Club, she chose three options that discuss Body Spirit Brain.
Body: DESERT RUNNERSSpirit: I AMBrain: FOOD, INC.
The winning vote was for Spirit, filmmaker Tom Shadyac's documentary I AM. Pat and Hadas joined Lindsey to discuss having too much stuff, connecting in an internet world, how education could solve all problems, and more!
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2015-08-2451 minCommon Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Iggle Rewatch: Twin Peaks. Love it or LoatheWe're back with Iggle Rosa aka Camp Counselor Timon, and Lulu who joined us for Freaks and Geeks.
Check out the full post on the IGGPPC site!
The questions changed slightly this time:
00:01:43 First Timers00:06:04 Rewatchers00:09:04 Topical References00:19:58 Nostalgia/Feels00:24:47 Favorite or Least Favorite Characters00:41:14 Favorite Quotes00:58:35 Side Notes
Have you ever watched Twin Peaks? Rosa watched it a few times before and really loves the series while Lulu and I have never watched the show and had mixed feelings. (Lulu HATED it and I'm a bit lukewarm.)
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2015-08-1649 minCommon Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Anakin Skywalker- Psychology of a Villain- Star Wars Revenge of the Sith RewatchThe 2nd best movie in the Star Wars franchise? Debatable. Best prequel? Absolutely. Here's our Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith Rewatch episode.
TOPICS DISCUSSEDThe Psychology of a VillainDiagnosing Anakin SkywalkerEffective VillainsMain Character of the PrequelsStar Wars FormulaWriting/Acting ScoresFavorite Quotes
Share Your Thoughts in the Comments!
Dave mentioned psychologist Philip Zimbardo, here's more information on his study and a link to the recent film based on it!TED Talk, Recent NYT Interview, Stanford Experiment Film
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2015-08-021h 43Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Potterweek: Dragons, House Elves, and Fan FictionLindsey and Mr. Lindsey (Pat) join us to talk about Harry Potter for our last day of Potterweek!
ON THIS EPISODEDragon OpportunitiesMissing Film ElementsFan Fiction FumblesHogwarts Houses
Let us know what you think our ponderings in the comments!
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2015-07-3137 minCommon Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!#Potterweek: Sorting Surprising, Park Problems, and Rapid Fire Potter FunYou may know these ladies from their fantastic podcast YHS, or as Geek Girl Brunch officers (Ashley- NYC represent!), or as writers on the IGGPPC +5 Charisma Blog (Debbie aka Bad Rolf).
IN THIS EPISODESorting Surprises, Disappointments, and AcceptancePotter Park Nostalgia, Fear, and EmotionsRapid Fire and Casual Fire Question TimeGeneral Magical Chat
Answer our Rapid Fire Questions in the comments!
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2015-07-3051 minCommon Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Potterweek PotterPonderings: What did Harry Potter learn from James Potter, Severus Snape, Albus Dumbledore, and Lord Voldemort?We're joined by Steph (Feisty Little Woman/Paper Droids) and Shawna (Hello Quirky) to ponder about what Harry might have learned from Dumbledore, Snape, Voldemort, and James. What lessons do you think he learned?
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2015-07-2735 minCommon Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Potterweek: PotterPeeps: Is Severus Snape a Hero?Spoiler alert: Snape was not what he seemed, but does that mean he was a hero? Lydia, Margaux, and Hadas talk about the Half-Blood Prince himself and try to make sense of what label to give the Potions Master.
What do you think about Severus Snape?
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2015-07-2632 minCommon Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!#Potterweek with The Modern Geek Show: An AttemptOoh boy was this a fun ride! Meet Matt and Dan from Wizard World's Con Radio podcast network show The Modern Geek Show. Enjoy Hadas's attempts at completing one sentence without laughing.
Here's the Buzzfeed quiz we took.Let us know your thoughts in the comments. :)
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2015-07-2336 minCommon Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Special Edition New York Comic Con 2015 with Debbie from You Haven't Seen?!Last year the inaugural Special Edition Comic-Con, debuted in NYC taking up a very small part of the Javitz Center. This year they moved the convention to Pier 94 and added a show floor!
Join Hadas and Debbie from the IGGPPC and her podcast You Haven't Seen?! as we discuss the con. Debbie went on both days and Hadas went on Sunday.
Highlights include: meeting Katie Cook and Jill Pantozzi, and the panel called Creating Comics: The Real Stories which featured the two women previously mentioned plus: Marguerite Bennett, Dylan Meconis, Kate Leth, Marjorie Liu, Annie Wu...
2015-07-2242 minCommon Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Star Wars REWATCH Ep II: Attack of the ClonesAhhh, true love and epic lightsaber fights, right? /groan. Here is our second rewatch episode all about Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones!
We announced on May the 4th that we'd be doing a Star Wars rewatch just in time for the release of The Force Awakens! Our intro music on this episode is by Whiteveil Harpist. Check her out on her site and below on YouTube! Thanks Rosa for letting us use it!
INTROS & GENERAL FEELINGS: Is AoTC the worst Star Wars film? STRONG FEMALE CHARACTERS (00:12:46): What is a Strong Female Character? EVOLUTION OF...
2015-07-021h 17Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Jurassic WorldYou got our quick bits earlier and here is our full analysis!
Some highlights: Dave is a Mazrani Truther and he will be writing Jurassic Park 7. Charee and Hadas are ready to visit the park NOW!
Spoilers at 32 minutes.
Random Celeb Psychoanalysis at the end and our Summer Movie picks.
Check out War Machine War Horse's ep on JW as well for the origin of DINO ACTION.
What Did YOU Think of Jurassic World?
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2015-06-281h 08Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!TDO: GMO-Free Fast FoodJoin Lindsey, Pat, and Hadas in our Common Room!
Topical Dish and Obsessions are now together in their own episode! This time Lindsey and Pat gave us a food and fitness related ep, as only they can.
Some of the things we discussed:
TD: No GMO! TV Show Renewals and Cancellations! MyFitnessPal!O: Essential Oils, Bike Building, and The Body Book!Henry Cavill body envy, World of Warcraft diet, Pizza troubles, and Coconut Oil love.
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2015-06-2544 minCommon Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Quick Bits: Jurassic WorldWe're trying something new. As soon as we see a film we're going to try to record our thoughts ASAP and then discuss further in a later episode.
Here are Gabrielle, Dave (from Pop Culture Case Study) and my (Hadas) thoughts on JURASSIC WORLD.
What Did YOU Think of Jurassic World?
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2015-06-1502 minCommon Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Book Con 2015Last year the inaugural BookCon, was in NYC, but I was unable to make it because of holidays. So this year I grabbed a ticket and boy was it worth it!
Join me and Debbie from the IGGPPC and her podcast You Haven't Seen?! as we discuss the con. Debbie went on Saturday and I went on Sunday so we swapped notes.
My highlights besides the panel and all the free books, was finding out that the show Astronaut Wives Club is a book too! Can't wait for that show to come out!
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2015-06-131h 06Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Ep I: Phantom Menace (Star Wars Complete Rewatch)Full of excitement and a bit snootiness, here is our first rewatch episode all about Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace!
It's finally here! We announced on May the 4th that we'd be doing a Star Wars rewatch just in time for our release of The Force Awakens!
REWATCH ORDER (00:01:47): When you rewatch, or when you want to show the series to a noob what order do you choose and why? We discuss the pros and cons and the appropriate audiences for each trilogy.CGI in the PREQUELS (00:12:41): Did the CGI make or break the pr...
2015-06-021h 23Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Once Upon a Time Season 4 Finale RecapWe love live tweeting our favorite shows on @commonroomlive. This season of Once Upon a Time was split into Frozen and the Queens of Darkness storylines. Join Hadas and Estee in our Common Room for this special bonus ep!
We recap the season finale and discuss our favorite characters from this season. Let us know your thoughts in the comments!
Love Zelena? What about the Snow Queen? Wish we had more time with the Queens of Darkness? WHO is Lily's Puff Daddy?
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2015-05-2636 minCommon Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Rise of the Environmental Dystopian Join Lydia, Hadas, and Kendall aka Distracted Blogger in our Common Room as we talk about the Rise of the Dystopian genre. This time, we'll be focusing on what we call Environmental Dystopian and its popularity. Why are there so many dystopian movies and books shoved in our faces in the last five years? We discuss the difference between Political and Environmental, what effect they might have on minimalism in general and our feelings towards sustainability efforts. Topical Dish and Obsessions (TDO) are now on their own special mini eps. Ep 35: Rise of the POLIT...
2015-05-0639 minCommon Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Rise of the POLITICAL Dystopian Join Lydia, Hadas, and Kendall aka Distracted Blogger in our Common Room as we talk about the Rise of the Dystopian genre. This time, we'll be focusing on what we call Political Dystopian and its popularity. Why are there so many dystopian movies and books shoved in our faces in the last five years? We discuss the difference between Political and Environmental, why they might be relatable at this time, and come up with a random theory about Sharknado. Slight Spoilers of The Hunger Games and Divergent series from 13:24 to 14:30. Topical Dish and Obsessions (T...
2015-04-2940 minCommon Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!NEW! TDO Mini Episodes (Topical Dish and Obsessions)Topical Dish (Entertainment News) and Obsessions are now on their own mini episodes!
Join Kendall aka Distracted Blogger, Lydia, and Hadas in our Common Room for TDO Episode 1!
TOPICAL DISH
Kendall: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Lydia: Short Stories, specifically Shadows Over Baker Street
Hadas: The Golem and the Jinni
Share What's on YOUR Topical Dish in the Comments!
OBSESSIONS
Kendall: I am obsessed with the Starbucks Birthday Cake Frap! They offered it as a limited release to celebrate the frappuccino's 20th anniversary. Be aware, it's lik...
2015-04-1716 minCommon Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!IGGPPC Rewatch: Freaks and GeeksWe're back with Iggles Steena and Rosa to watch Freaks and Geeks. My friend Lulu joined us as soon as she heard what we were watching. She's a huge F&G fan and fun fact, she also helped come up with the name for our F3 Food segment, Customizable Cooking!
Check out the full post on the IGGPPC site. Next month we'll be rewatching the first season of Twin Peaks!
The questions changed slightly this time:
00:00:50 First Timers, What Do You Expect from the Show?00:03:07 Rewatchers, What Surprised You on Rewatch?00:09:21 Were...
2015-04-031h 07Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!F3 (food, fitness, fashion): Larissa's PicksJoin Larissa, Lindsey, and Hadas in our Common Room!
For this week's F3 (Food, Fitness, Fashion) episode, Larissa curated with her picks!
Customizable Cooking: Chili Con Carne- C3 is easily customizable and has great leftover quality!
Fitness Challenge: Zumba- Do you prefer to dance in public or would you rather do your Zumba at home?
Beauty Bits: Commercial Gains- Ever seen a commercial, print ad, or a YouTuber talking about a beauty product and felt compelled to purchase it? Larissa asked us to pick our favorite...
2015-03-2948 minCommon Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Second Hand Gaming, Watching Streams of Dragon Age Inquisition Join Larissa and Hadas in our Common Room! Topical Dish: Emma Watson, Prince Harry, and Star WarsRecent entertainment news reported that... Harry Potter became a prince, married Hermione and starred in the popular Muggle space opera Star Wars Ep IV. Main Discussion: For Larissa's first ever Culture Club episode she recommended we discuss RPG (role playing game) Video Games by watching tutorials, walkthroughs, or prerecorded streams on YouTube. Check here for more info and listen to our conversation! Obsessions: The Great British Sewing Bee and 90s Movies Throwbacks! Larissa is OBSESSED with yet another B...
2015-03-1753 minCommon Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Breaking into Comics with Michael Sarrao Join Kendall, Hadas, and special guest Michael Sarrao in our Common Room! Topical Dish: Daredevil, Harper Lee, and Star WarsRecent entertainment news reported that Ben Affleck will be in Harper Lee's standalone Star Wars film. You heard it here first! Main Discussion: Breaking into Comics with Michael SarraoFriend of the show Michael Sarrao joins us to discuss what goes into creating your own comic book with completely original characters. How do you assemble your team and once you complete your product, how do you get it to the masses? Join us as we chat about all...
2015-03-031h 21Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!F3 (food, fitness, fashion) Ep 27: #WORKLIFEJoin Lindsey and Hadas in our Common Room!
For this week's F3 (Food, Fitness, Fashion) episode, we chose a theme about Work Life. Or #WorkLife XD
Customizable Cooking: Healthy Hearty Breakfast To Go- You need to get energized before work! So what do you eat for breakfast? We tried to make our most energizing and healthy breakfasts from scratch...kind of.
Fitness Challenge: Work Moves- Get Up Off of that Chair! Move until you feel betta! Here are our tips for staying active while on the job.
Fashion Challenge: Work Wear Dos and...
2015-02-2542 minCommon Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!OSCARS OSCAR! 2015 Academy Awards Special Bonus Episode!Join Margaux, Gabrielle, and Hadas in our Common Room for a very special episode discussing the 2015 Academy Awards nominations! Featuring: The Grand Budapest Hotel LOVE, Meryl Streep nomination HATE, Nightcrawler DISAPPOINTMENT and much much more passionate chat.
Oscar Oscar! All of Margaux's reviews can be found here!
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Category Time Stamps:Best Visual Effects 00:57Best Sound Mixing 04:33Best Sound Editing 08:14Best Live Action Short Film 10:12Best Animated Short Film 11:08Best Production Design 12:13Best Original Song 14:44Best Original Score 18:44Best Makeup and Hairstylin...
2015-02-181h 33Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Shrek: Screen to Stage Join Margaux, Estee, and Hadas in our Common Room! Topical Dish: TV Talk: Livetweeting, In the Flesh, and Parenthood Main Discussion: Shrek: Screen to Stage Margaux's very first Culture Club combined her two loves: the stage and the screen! We discuss the adaptation of an animated film into a live action Broadway musical! Watch Shrek: The Musical on Amazon or Netflix! Obsessions: Herbal Teas, Alan Turing history, and Morning TV Time Stamps: Topical Dish: 00:06:07Main Discussion: 00:13:03Obsessions: 00:49:10 For incredible swag designed by our very own Yun, Katy...
2015-02-1558 minCommon Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!F3 (food, fitness, fashion) Ep 26: Fairy Tale/Into the WoodsJoin Estee, Lindsey, and Hadas in our Common Room!
For this week's F3 (Food, Fitness, Fashion) episode, we chose a Fairy Tale theme in honor of Into the Woods!
Customizable Cooking: Be Our Guest Meal- What can you make out of Cinderella's Carriage, Jack's Magic Beans, The Baker's Bread, Rapunzel's Hair, and Red Riding Hood's Cake for Grandmother?
Fitness Challenge: Disney Princess Workout Part 1 and Part 2- Fellow Royals, working out is not something you can send your inferiors to do. Flex with us!
Fashion Challenge: What We Would Wear to Cinderella...
2015-01-2634 minCommon Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Into the Woods Movie Review Join Margaux and Hadas in our Common Room! Our images for this episode were created by Michelle. Like her on Facebook! Topical Dish: Charlie Hebdo, The Interview, Golden Globes, and BAFTAs. Main Discussion: Into the Woods. Margaux is a HUGE fan of the stage version; it's actually her favorite Sondheim musical. Find out if her expectations were met. What did you think of the movie? Was the singing on par with the theater version? Obsessions: Galavant and Labrinth Time Stamps: Topical Dish: 00:01:11Main Discussion: 00:23:27Obsessions: 00:46:04
2015-01-2052 minCommon Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!WINE with Special Guest Pat Join Estee, Lindsey, and Hadas in our Common Room with special guest Pat, our sometimes graphic designer and always husband of Lindsey. Topical Dish: The Interview, Reading, Resolutions, and TV. Main Discussion: WINE! Pat has been telling Hadas to have a wine episode for close to a year and now his wish finally came true. We talk about the documentary SOMM and general wine or alcohol anecdotes. Let us know if you have any good stories in the comments! Obsessions: Longboarding, Tea, Games and YouTube. See Pat's GoPro fall and Daniele Rizzo's interviews in th...
2015-01-091h 30Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!F3 (Food, Fitness, Fashion) Ep 25: New YearsJoin Estee, Cindy, and Hadas in our Common Room!
For this week's F3 (Food, Fitness, Fashion) episode, Estee chose a New Year's theme!
Customizable Cooking: Homemade Cocktails
- Three ladies, three very different twists on classic drinks!
Fitness Challenge: Low Impact Quiet Cardio
- If it's been a long night out and you just need to work off that hangover this is the workout for you.
Fashion Challenge: Perfect Party Outfit
- We tried our hand at creating out best cocktail party outfits using Polyvore!
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2015-01-0121 minCommon Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Needful Things by Stephen King Join Cindy, Estee, and Hadas in our Common Room! Topical Dish: Pretty Little Liars, Jane the Virgin, House of DVF, & the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show! Main Discussion: For Estee's first Culture Club we discussed Stephen King's Needful Things. Could this story take place nowadays? Who or what do we think Leland Gaunt is? Why were certain characters able to break the spell? What would our Needful Things be? Obsessions: New York Magazine's The Cut, Turtlenecks, and Socks! Cindy misses NYC, Hadas' memory fails her, and Estee leads a Dobby-approved discussion! Time...
2014-12-171h 13Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Bonus Ep: Interstellar Rant/Review/Rambling
Join Vanessa, Special Guest Dave, and Hadas in our Common Room for a bonus rant episode!No structure, just a 30+ minute collection of thoughts.
If you enjoyed this episode, check out our most recent main episodes:
Sci Fi Film RenaissanceSound in FilmmakingSpecial Ep: Psychological Diagnoses of TV CharactersPuella Magi Madoka MagicaStarting a Band/Making MusicJhumpa Lahiri
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F3: Episode 24: New Mexico!F3: Episode 23: 2/3 YemeniteF3: Episode 22: Thrifty Fun!F3...
2014-12-0230 minCommon Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!F3 (Food, Fitness, Fashion) Episode 24: New Mexico ThemeJoin Charee, Vanessa, and Hadas in our Common Room!
For this week's F3, Charee chose a New Mexico theme!
Customizable Cooking: Green Chile Challenge
- Charee challenged us to use green chile however we want! We made stew, rice and beans, and dip!
Fitness Challenge: Flamenco!
- We had so much fun dancing to the Flamenco beat!
Fashion Challenge: New Mexico
- We tried to emulate the essence of New Mexico using pop culture, the state flag, and our imaginations!
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2014-12-0222 minCommon Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Sci Fi Film Renaissance Join Cindy, Vanessa, Special Guest Dave, and Hadas in our Common Room! Topical Dish: Black Friday, TV Development Poaching from Movies, ESA Lands on a Comet, & Michelle MacLaren to Direct Wonder Woman Main Discussion: Is there a renaissance? What topics do we focus on now in film? What might be the reason behind the lack of major awards for Sci Fi films? For Sci Fi Month, Dave suggested we discuss the recent Sci Fi Film Renaissance. Dave provided a master list which we tweaked and then voted on to narrow down to 9 films plus Interstellar....
2014-11-281h 35Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Sound in Filmmaking Join Charee and Hadas in our Common Room! Topical Dish: WAR (Star Wars and Warcraft) Main Discussion: For Charee's first Culture Club we discussed sound in film. Obsessions: Gel Manicures and PicMonkey! Time Stamps: iTunes Reviews/Comments: 00:02:32Topical Dish: 00:06:36Main Discussion: 00:10:36Obsessions: 00:54:14 Follow Common Room with Bloglovin If you enjoyed this episode, check out our most recent main episodes: Special Ep: Psychological Diagnoses of TV Characters Puella Magi Madoka Magica Starting a Band/Making Music Jhumpa Lahiri Shakespeare and YA Bonus...
2014-11-241h 03Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Special Guest Ep: Psychological Diagnoses of TV CharactersJoin Estee, Hadas, and Special Guest Dave from Pop Culture Case Study in our Common Room!
Main Discussion: Psychological Diagnoses of TV Characters
What would happen if your favorite tv characters saw a therapist? What would their diagnoses be? Do they have disorders or just some bad habits?
Our friend Dave from Pop Culture Case Study chats with us (read: tolerates Hadas' many interruptions) and diagnoses some of our favorite tv characters with a probable diagnosis and a crackpot theory.
Regina Mills (Once Upon a Time) and Sherloc...
2014-11-181h 35Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!F3 (Food, Fitness, Fashion) Ep 23: 2/3 YemeniteJoin Charee, Estee, and Hadas in our Common Room!
For this week's F3, Hadas chose a Yemenite them... well a 2/3 Yemenite theme.
Customizable Cooking: Kubaneh, Yemenite Bread
- It's oily carby goodness. Get to know a Yemenite staple.
Fitness Challenge: Yemenite Step Dances: Tsaad Temani and Da'asa
- Get these moves down and you'll be ready for the next Yemenite Henna party.
Fashion Challenge: Anime Subtle Cosplay
- Speed Racer, Pokemon, and Madoka, with a special Smosh interlude.
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2014-11-0121 minCommon Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Puella Magi Madoka Magica Join Charee, Estee, and Hadas in our Common Room! Topical Dish: A Husband, a Host, and Halloween Main Discussion: Puella Magi Madoka Magica For Hadas' second Culture Club we discussed the magical girl anime Madoka! Don't let the cuteness fool you, this show is dark! Obsessions: TV, Art, and Apps Time Stamps: iTunes Reviews: 00:02:08Topical Dish: 00:07:01Main Discussion: 00:14:15Obsessions: 00:51:50 Follow Common Room with Bloglovin If you enjoyed this episode, check out our most recent main episodes: Starting a Band/Mak...
2014-10-2458 minCommon Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Bonus Episode: Roswell Season 1 RewatchYou know how we talk about IGGPPC or Iggles or International Geek Girl Pen Pals Club?
Check out this special episode featuring Steena and Shellie, fellow Iggles, who decided to rewatch Roswell with me (Hadas)!
The main post is here on the Iggle site.
Enjoy this audio version of the 5+ Charisma blog or Howie Dorough from the Backstreet Boys will judge you!
Disclaimer: Sorry for some weird audio problems. We'll fix it when we record for season 2!
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2014-10-2451 minCommon Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!F3 (Food, Fitness, Fashion) Ep 22: Thrifty n FunJoin Estee, Lindsey, and Hadas in our Common Room!
Customizable Cooking: Three Ingredient Meals!
- We made three meals and dessert using 3 ingredients for each recipe!
Fitness Challenge: Hula Hoop
-Thanks to a listener suggestion we decided to do a Hula Hoop challenge. This was not as easy as we anticipated!
Beauty Bits: Cheap Tricks
- We share our cheap beauty tricks. Who knew there were so many uses for Coconut oil?
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2014-10-1548 minCommon Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Starting a Band/Making Music with Luke Halls Join Estee, Larissa, Special Guest Luke, and Hadas in our Common Room! Topical Dish: Reality Shows, Games, and Zombies Main Discussion: What's it like to start a band? How do even begin making music? We got the scoop from our very own Larissa and her live bandmate Luke! Facebook: SNOWDROP EASY ON THE AMOEBA BandCamps: SNOWDROP EASY ON THE AMOEBA Obsessions: Music Cereal and Crafting Time Stamps: iTunes Reviews: 00:00:44Topical Dish: 00:01:21Main Discussion: 00:8:34Obsessions: 01:07:29 Follow Common Room with Bloglovi...
2014-10-151h 14Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!F3 (food, fitness, fashion) Episode 21: Indian ThemeJoin Lindsey, Vanessa, and Hadas in our Common Room!
Customizable Cooking: Aloo Gobi
- Take cabbage or cauliflower add potatoes plus some delicious spices and you'll get one great dish!
Fitness Challenge: Bhangra Dance
-We are definitely Good Indian Girls now and are ready for the next party!
Fashion Challenge: Incorporating Traditional Indian Fashion
- We wish we could wear beautiful saris, so we took the traditional styles and made them our own!
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2014-09-2426 minCommon Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!F3 (food, fitness, fashion): Episode 20Join Cindy, Estee, and Hadas in our Common Room!
Customizable Cooking: Sweet and Sour Chicken
- Clumps, Goop, Gelatinous, Viscous- some words we used when describing this recipe.
Fitness Challenge: PlyoJam!
-Seems fun, but we really wanted longer tutorial type videos!
Fashion Challenge: Personal Fashion Secrets
- We dish on our personal tips and tricks that upgrade our outfits!
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2014-09-2038 minCommon Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!Shakespeare and YA Join Cindy, Gabrielle, Margaux, and Hadas in our Common Room! Topical Dish: Doctor Who, Film Festivals, and Joan Rivers Main Discussion: Shakespeare Plays and their YA Adaptations Links Mentioned: Wikipedia :) Obsessions: Throwback TV and Pride Movie Time Stamps: iTunes Reviews: 00:00:30 Topical Dish: 00:01:48 Main Discussion: 00:19:37 Obsessions: 01:14:00 Follow Common Room with Bloglovin If you enjoyed this episode check out our most recent main episodes: Bonus: The Leftovers Season 1 The Giver Guardians of the Galaxy The Brony Fandom, Documentaries...
2014-09-121h 21Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!BONUS: The Leftovers Season 1Post Live Tweet*, both the East Coast and the West Coast want to talk about The Leftovers!
East Coast:
Vanessa and Hadas discuss The Leftovers as a tv show.
West Coast: Time Stamp: 32:37
Cindy and Hadas discuss The Leftovers' religious themes.
We usually don't talk about religion heavily on Common Room, but as Cindy wrote her thesis on Evangelicals and their portrayal in pop culture, the topic fit very well for a dissection of The Leftovers.
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2014-09-101h 09Common Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!F3 (Food, Fitness, Fashion): Episode 19: End of SummerJoin Cindy, Vanessa, and Hadas in our Common Room!
Customizable Cooking: Vegan Homemade Ice Cream
- We learned that the success of this recipe depends on whether you like bananas or not.
Fitness Challenge: Wonderful Walking Challenge
-It's beautiful outside, so we went there and walked our ice cream off!
Fashion Challenge: Fall Wardrobe Budget Challenge
- From money to man hot and girl hot, to singing in public, oh boy, did this conversation go places!
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2014-09-0546 minCommon Room: Passionate Discussion of Pop Culture, Food, Fitness, & Fashion!The Giver (Book to Film) Join Cindy, Vanessa, and Hadas in our Common Room! Topical Dish: ALS, True Blood, & Taylor Swift Main Discussion: The Giver Links Mentioned: Lois Lowry NY Times Interview Obsessions: Documentaries, Pet Apps, & Games Time Stamps: iTunes Reviews: 00:01:06 Topical Dish: 00:02:14 Main Discussion: 00:19:02 Obsessions: 01:04:15 Follow Common Room with Bloglovin If you enjoyed this episode check out our most recent main episodes: Guardians of the Galaxy The Brony Fandom, Documentaries, and My Little Pony The Eyre Affair Game of Thrones: TV Watcher's POV Or more F...
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