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Debut BuddiesFirst Simpsons Episode (1989)Don't have a cow, man! This episode, the Buddies (Chelsea, Kelly, and Nate) dive into the first episode of the Simpsons, "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire," a Holiday special that's also a pilot that wasn't supposed to be the pilot but ended up kicking off the longest running prime time cartoon of all time and also formed almost all of Nate's and Chelsea's personalities! Kelly, though, hasn't watched the Simpsons... until now. What will be said? Only WHO can listen to find out? The correct answers was YOU.Have a First for us to discuss? Email...
2023-02-271h 43Debut BuddiesFirst Video Game Movie Adaptation - Super Mario Bros. (1993)It's a us, the Debut Buddies! We're talking about the epically chaotic first live action video game adaptation film... 1993's Super Mario Bros. with Bob Hoskins, Dennis Hopper, and John Leguizamo! Nate, Chelsea, and Kelly get into evolution, de-evolution, Brooklyn, plumbing, and the movie's anti-fascist and Marxist brilliance. Is it the perfect movie? With 19 writers and a Gettysburg of "what-might've-been" casting choices... it just might be.Learn all about the cursed production of the film: https://collider.com/super-mario-bros-movie-1993-history-explained/Have a First for us to discuss? Email us at debutbuddies@gmail.com...
2023-02-131h 50Debut BuddiesFirst Video Game - Spacewar! (1962)Nate, Kelly, and Chelsea delve into the first breakthrough video game that became available on multiple platforms (like a tiny-screened refrigerator computer) and even spawned the first arcade game! The game: Spacewar! The year: 1962. The fun: Not entirely existent! We discuss this piece of history, some code lore, some sci-fi legacy, and more! Plus, I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE! Play Spacewar! on your own computer at https://www.masswerk.at/spacewar/ Have a First for us to discuss? Email us at debutbuddies@gmail.com or tweet at us @debutbuddiesListen to Kelly and...
2023-01-161h 32Debut BuddiesFirst Diamond Album - Can't Slow Down by Lionel Richie (1983)This episode, Kelly, Chelsea, and Nate lend their ears to Lionel Richie's Can't Slow Down, an album that came out in 1983 and went Diamond (10x Platinum) in 1985 (assuming the Wiki chart is accurate)... which means it was the FIRST DIAMOND ALBUM. (If we were wrong, tweet at us!) We dig into the titular track, the awesome All Night Long, the soggy middle, the wondrous Running with the Night, and of course, Hello. And we play I See What You Did There! Have a First for us to discuss? Tweet at us @debutbuddies!Listen to Kelly a...
2023-01-021h 33Debut BuddiesFirst Holiday Special - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)Ho Ho Oh No! We're taking a critical look at the classic, 1964, Rankin / Bass film, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, which is widely acknowledged to be the First Holiday Special (becoming a recurring staple of Christmastime television), and the First Stopmotion / Claymation Holiday Special. Rudolph, Hermey, Santa, Donnor, Yukon Cornelius, misfit toys... BURL IVES! This flick is a trip!Have a First for us to discuss? Tweet at us @debutbuddies!Listen to Kelly and Chelsea's other show, Never Show the Monster.Check out Kelly and Cabe on Thirteenth Depository.Get some sci-fi...
2022-12-191h 48Debut BuddiesFirst Guest - Marc Smith (2022)This fortnight, we're joined by sociologist Marc Smith, whose appearance on IT Conversations with Doug Kaye was the subject of this podcast's first episode (First Podcast). Marc generously joins the Buddies (Kelly, Chelsea, and Nate) to talk about the future of social media, and his work to create a brighter, better internet for all. We also play I See What You Did There! Check out Marc Smith on IT Conversations: https://archive.org/details/etech2004-smith, and at the Social Media Research FoundationHave a First for us to discuss? Tweet at us @debutbuddies!
2022-12-051h 48Debut BuddiesFirst Pumpkin Pie (c. 16th / 17th Century)"These Buddies were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should..." This episode, Kelly, Chelsea, and Nate make versions of the First Pumpkin Pie, to... varying levels of success. Kelly makes a pie from the 1500s. Nate and Chelsea make one from the 1600s, that's really just a gourd full of custard. It's... food, mostly! Plus, we play I See What You Did There and give you updates with the Mouthguard/MouthGarfield Report! And there's a haunting at Chelsea's!Make the custard gourd yourself: https://soufflebombay.com/wprm_print/8915...
2022-11-211h 19Debut BuddiesFirst Garfield (1978)Buddies again GARFIE BABY!!!! We hate on Mondays and consume lasagna this week while talking about the first Jim Davis-penned Garfield comic strip from 1978. (Did you know that he did two different comics BEFORE Garfield? It's true!) Listen to find out how we stretch 3 panels to an hour and twenty minutes! And, for THE MOUTHGUARD REPORT and I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE... Have a First for us to discuss? Tweet at us @debutbuddies!Listen to Kelly and Chelsea's other show, Never Show the Monster.Check out Kelly and Cabe on Thirteenth Depository.
2022-11-071h 23Debut BuddiesFirst Creepypasta - Ted the Caver (2001)Hold onto your bits, and bring some extra batteries for your DeWalt drill! This week, Chelsea, Nate and Kelly spelunk through the very FIRST CREEPYPASTA online spooky story... TED THE CAVER. We discuss the Angelfire website (which still stands!), the brilliant pacing, a couple of questionable structure choices, and the existential dread of caving in total darkness. Join us for a crash course on little baby internet horror storytelling! (Plus, I See What You Did There!)Have a First for us to discuss? Tweet at us @debutbuddies!Listen to Kelly and Chelsea's other show, Never...
2022-10-241h 48Debut BuddiesFirst Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz (1981)Let's get a little spooky by surveying the original Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark book from 1981. Nate, Kelly, and Chelsea discuss the hits and misses in this kid's tome of terror. After all, this book might've been your first exposure to The Hook (about a hook-handed murderer) or High Beams (there's someone in the backseat!!!) or even The Wendigo! How many Debs does this book get? Listen to find out... AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! (Did we scare you?)Alvin Schwartz wrote A LOT of books, learn more about him: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvin_Schwartz_(children%27s_a...
2022-10-101h 32Debut BuddiesFirst Reality Show - An American Family (1973)The Buddies are back to talk about the Louds, an upper middle class family from California who let a film crew record their lives and make it into a 12 episode series in 1973. Originally aired on PBS, An American Family is considered the First Reality Show ever. Chelsea, Kelly and Nate dive into the only version of it they could find, the 2011 clip compilation An American Family: Anniversary Edition. We've got Bill, we've got Pat, we've got Lance, we've got Delilah, Grant, Kevin and Michele. But most importantly, we've got our buddies.Have a First for us to...
2022-09-261h 52Debut BuddiesFirst Podcast - IT Conversations with Doug Kaye (Marc Smith: Catalyzing Collective Action on the Net, 2004)Welcome to DEBUT BUDDIES! This is a podcast about firsts, hosted by Chelsea, Kelly, and Nate! This episode, the Debs get down with the FIRST PODCAST, Doug Kaye's IT Conversations, launched in 2003! We couldn't find the first one, so we grabbed the earliest we could find. From February 2004, this is the Marc Smith: Catalyzing Collective Action on the Net episode.We discuss the early-00s predictions about social media, internet behavior, and even Augmented Reality tech. This is a wild ride. Plus, we play a game, give our Mouthguard Report, and rate the experience. Was early podcasting...
2022-09-121h 46Debut BuddiesStephen King with Steve LivingstonFor our penultimate episode, it's Steve on Stephen! Returning guest and King-head Steve Livingston gets into the catalog of prolific author Stephen King. We discuss Roland Deschain, The Shining, 11/22/63 and much more. Plus, we play I See What You Did There, and How Many Pages!? Check out the Kingslingers Podcast (Nate will be too): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kingslingers-a-dark-tower-podcast/id1494262016Support Mission: Wolf sanctuary in Westcliff, CO as well! You can learn more and donate at https://www.missionwolf.org/And check out the tunes that Michael J. O'Connor writes, performs a...
2022-08-211h 13Debut BuddiesTrue Crime with Jenny RagoliaIt's spooky, it's salacious, it's suspenseful... This week, Jenny Ragolia is our guest to talk about TRUE CRIME. Topics include Ann Delvey, Fyre Fraud, I Love You, Now Die, Gypsy Rose Blanchard and more! Plus, we play THREE GAMES: I See What You Did There, Thunderdome and Fuck That Guy! Grab your morbid curiosity about the human capacity for evil and LISTEN IN!!! Check out all the docs and shows we mentioned. They're good!!! Question your local authorities about why we focus on extremely rare sources of crime / crimes borne out of economic and social de...
2022-05-2950 minDebut BuddiesB-Movies with Clinton McClung & Shannon PaigeThe raunchy, the gory, the goofy, the glorious! B-Movies! This week, Shannon is with us as always and she's facing off against Clinton McClung. These two B-Movie buffs flex on Nate and each other over topics like Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, Night of the Creeps, Sybil Danning, and more! Plus, games like FMK and I See What You Did There.Watch In Search of Darkness: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.98b9cfc7-65ae-401b-d5ae-16571509fca5?autoplay=1&ref_=atv_cf_strg_wbAnd The Last Drive-In with Joe...
2022-03-201h 15Debut BuddiesEmpires with Seth Palmer Harris & Jeff WolfThe more you tighten your grip, the more star systems will slip through your fingers. This week we're talking about EMPIRES with Seth and Jeff. Topics include Dune 2021, Age of Empires, the Mongol Empire, American Imperialism and more! Plus... GAMES! You'll probably even learn something this week!If you are able, get over to the Breckenridge Backstage Theatre for Seth's performance in It's A Wonderful Life: https://www.backstagetheatre.org/And check out Meow Wolf Convergence Station: https://tickets.meowwolf.com/denver/Pick up books that Jeff (and Nate) has contributed to: https...
2021-12-051h 13Debut BuddiesSPECIAL EVENT: Streets of Mage Episode 1 - Into The WoodsNate's still moving! Take a taste of our delightful, actual play, Dungeons & Dragons podcast--STREETS OF MAGE! Join 4 adventurers as they set out to stop the evil, vile Murder-Duncan Bloodspell! Their journey begins in a village, as so many do, and quickly gets gnarly! Listen to STREETS OF MAGE at https://rollforblank.simplecast.com/A VAGUE IDEA will return...
2021-11-211h 02Debut BuddiesSPECIAL EVENT: Funky Spunk (The Man, The Myth, The Viagra) with Nate RagoliaNate is moving! In lieu of a new episode of A Vague Idea, treat your ears to a March 2021 episode of our Sex and the City podcast, Funky Spunk, featuring Nate as guest. Britt, Zimmie, and Nate talk about Season 2 Episode 8, "The Man, The Myth, The Viagra," from 1999. It's fun, it's funny, and it's FABULOUS.A VAGUE IDEA will return... Listen to the rest of FUNKY SPUNK at https://funky-spunk.simplecast.com/Be well and stay safe!
2021-11-141h 10Debut BuddiesRobots with Shaunn Grulkowski & TJ StambaughBeep beep boop. This text has been procedurally generated by a mechanical creation that's also looking for LOVE. This week, Shaunn and TJ talk ROBOTS, including Maria, Johnny 5, Bender and Vision. Plus we play FMK and I See What You Did There. Hopefully you're sentient enough to listen!
2021-10-031h 19Debut BuddiesFilm Adaptations with Seth Harris & Jeff WolfJeff and Seth return to the show to talk about FILM ADAPTATIONS. We discuss Dune, The Hobbit Trilogy, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Watchmen and more. We play I See What You Did There and Thunderdome. But we fail to discuss those delightful novelizations of film adaptations of already existing properties... Rats! Check out Seth at Meow Wolf DENVER: https://meowwolf.com/visit/denverAnd watch for his work in IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE in Breckenridge this winter.Go to ATB Publishing to get the book Jeff and Nate have work i...
2021-09-121h 28
Roll For BlankEverywhere and Back Again (Legacy of Luminiera)The battle to save the Shining Lands from the Gloom and Abyss is fierce. Will Myski, Te'hd and Flint survive? And if so, what kind of appropriate denouement might they explore after the campaign comes to an end? We have other podcasts on our network. Lookie here: https://www.facebook.com/avagueideapodnetwork/If you enjoyed this, let Nate know: @nateragolia on Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-04-201h 28
Roll For BlankEnter The Gloom (Legacy of Luminiera)Following their rewrite of Luminiera's history, Flint, Te'hd and Myski are confronted by the Gloom, a hideous eldritch force that controls the Abyss and isn't too happy about their meddling adventuring.Check out our other shows on the network: https://www.facebook.com/avagueideapodnetwork/Say nice things to Nate if you want: @nateragolia on Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-04-131h 08
Roll For BlankTime Is A J Circle (Legacy of Luminiera)Flint, Myski and Te'hd sit down with High Administrator Cayenne to smoke a j and ponder what's to be done with the Astrolabe, and how they can save Luminiera from the Abyss and itself...Check out our podcast network: https://www.facebook.com/avagueideapodnetwork/Tell Nate if you like the show: @nateragolia on Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-04-061h 29Debut Buddies"Mar" with Brian Dickson, Jen Moore & Jenny MorseThis week, three dear friends and poets join Nate for an episode all about "Mar," that is, words that include those letters in that order. We discuss Martyr Complex, the Stock Market, Margaret Thatcher and more. Plus, Thunderome and Fuck, Marry, Kill! Pour yourself a Margarita or Martini and balance your glass carefully! Snag Adger's Language Unlimited: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/language-unlimited-9780198828099?cc=us&lang=en&Check out Appendance's online courses: https://online.appendance.com/And watch for CCD's 40th Anniversary publication of Ourglass: https://www.ccd.edu/academics/academic-pathways/arts-humanities-design/e...
2021-04-041h 10
Roll For BlankClassic Baby Hitler Scenario (Legacy of Luminiera)Myski, Flint, and Te'hd find themselves back in Luminiera, but decades in the past. As they try to find a way back to the future, they ponder if this is a classic Baby Hitler scenario whereby they could change Luminiera forever.Dig this podcast? We have others: https://www.facebook.com/avagueideapodnetwork/Reach out to Nate: @nateragolia on Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-03-301h 23
Roll For BlankG.O.A.T.S. Go To Hell (Legacy of Luminiera)Flint and Myski try to solve the After's undead human problem and Amemnophale's HR conflict, and end up giving a powerpoint presentation that just might save the world.Like this podcast? Check out our network: https://www.facebook.com/avagueideapodnetworkTell Nate what you think, kindly: @nateragolia on Twitter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-03-2355 minDebut BuddiesApocalypse with Marc Hughes & Josh MattisonMarc and Josh return to the show to discuss the end times in all their many forms and mythos! We discuss En Sabah Nur, Ragnarok, Apocalypticism, Kali Yuga and more. Plus, Nate tries to pronounce eschatology unsuccessfully numerous times. And we play a new game: Close, But No Cigar. Do all the prepping you can... but you'll never prep enough to stop the end of days! ;)Check out Buntport Theatre, and Artemisia: https://buntport.com/show/artemisia-and-nathan-are-going-live/Listen to Low Orbit: https://denverorbit.com/Keep wearing masks, being distanced, and helping folks get...
2021-03-211h 18
Roll For BlankTo The After and Beyond! (Legacy of Luminiera)After dying, Flint and Myski awaken in some kind of cloudy afterworld where they discover an incursion of undead, and meet The Boss, themself. They'll go through heaven and hell to solve this mystery of the Abyss.Like the podcast? We have more! https://www.facebook.com/avagueideapodnetworkTell Nate how you like the show: @nateragolia on Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-03-161h 00
Roll For BlankA Time to Lote, A Time to Die (Legacy of Luminiera)After the Abyss throws Myski, Flint and Bumblesniff to a very, very old place, the party gets separated. Myski and Bumblesniff try to help some immortally bored folks solve their problems, and run into a crew of old friends.Check out our others shows: https://www.facebook.com/avagueideapodnetwork/Tell Nate what you think, in a kind way: @nateragolia on Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-03-091h 26
Roll For BlankVampeering Into Darkness (Legacy of Luminiera)In a heroic and violent showdown, Myski, Flint, and Bumblesniff take on the Devil Stroodle, a petulant vampire who has taken Drake Blah's throne. Plus, vampiresses, and some creepy statues! Where can the Abyss take them NEXT!?Look, we make other podcasts too: https://www.facebook.com/avagueideapodnetwork/Talk to Nate about the show: @nateragolia on Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-03-0252 min
Roll For BlankCheers For Tears For Fears (Legacy of Luminiera)In a dreary, wet and wooded land... ruled by a sinister vampire, Myski, Bumblesniff, and Flint try to bring happiness into the saddest place around, while also retrieving a magic rock that a ghost suggests they need to defeat the Abyss once and for all.Dig our goofy shit? Check out other podcasts: https://www.facebook.com/avagueideapodnetwork/Tell Nate nice things, or nicely worded criticisms, @nateragolia on Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-02-231h 10
Roll For BlankCommand Function Zero Alpha Jones Two 1138 Judgement Day (Legacy of Luminiera)In the year 10,000 Flint, Myski and Bumblesniff join a familiar face in the Resistance against the robot armies... and try to execute the very science fiction-y computer command: Command Function Zero Alpha Jones Two 1138 Judgement Day.Check out our other podcasts: https://www.facebook.com/avagueideapodnetwork/Talk to Nate, if you want to be nice: @nateragolia on Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-02-161h 51
Roll For BlankInnards, Outtards, Mutants & Robots (Legacy of Luminiera)The Abyss flings Bumblesniff, Myski and Flint into the distant future where robots, mutants, and destroyed cities pepper the wasteland-scape. Can our fantasy heroes handle some science fiction!?Check out our podcast network: https://www.facebook.com/avagueideapodnetwork/Tell Nate what you think: @nateragolia on Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-02-091h 27
Roll For BlankA Freshwater Chalice for the Phallus Palace (Legacy of Luminiera)After leaving New York, the Abyss whisks Flint, Myski and Bumblesniff to an underwater city where they find themselves amidst a ceremony to deadly appease a Dragon Turtle. Like this show? Check out our network of podcasts: https://www.facebook.com/avagueideapodnetwork/Talk to Nate via Twitter: @nateragoliaRecorded in quarantine over Zoom. Sorry for audio differences. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-02-021h 41
Roll For BlankConversations with Dead Heads and Subway Vamps (Legacy of Luminiera)Flint, Myski, Te'hd and Super Grayson make their way to the Cave of the Abyss and battle a familiar foe. Their mission forces them into the Abyss itself, and they end up somewhere strange... 1970's NYC.Check out our podcast network: https://www.facebook.com/avagueideapodnetwork/And if you like this podcast, let Nate know: @nateragolia on Twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-01-261h 41
Roll For BlankAstrolabe-led For Death (Legacy of Luminiera)Teh'd, Sir Peter, Myski and Flint break into the Astrolabe and learn some of its secrets, while meeting some new friends and annoying foes along the way. But what they find in the Executive Offices could change everything...Tweet at Nate if you link this show: @nateragoliaCheck out other podcasts on our network at https://www.facebook.com/avagueideapodnetwork Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-12-151h 05
Roll For BlankWho Gives A Falk? (Legacy of Luminiera)When the party leaves the Misty Plains to return to Luminiera and investigate the Astrolabe, they meet Sir Peter of Falk, a detective hired by Ezmerelda Fantastico. As danger grows all around them, they get an important message from the Candy Corps.Tweet at Nate if you link this show: @nateragoliaCheck out other podcasts on our network at https://www.facebook.com/avagueideapodnetwork Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-12-081h 02
Roll For BlankSomething Wicked This Way Comes (Legacy of Luminiera)Myski, Teh'd, Bumblesniff and Flint fight their way to a reclusive wizard's hut. Then, they learn a little bit more about Flint's backstory, and even get to take a much needed long rest.Tweet at Nate if you link this show: @nateragoliaCheck out other podcasts on our network at https://www.facebook.com/avagueideapodnetwork Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-12-0155 min
Roll For BlankMists and Candy (Legacy of Luminiera)Ezmerelda sends the party to seek a reclusive wizard out beyond the Misty Plains, but fighting armies of Karens and Laurens stand in their way... As well as a charming group of Bumblesniff's loyal fans.Tweet at Nate if you link this show: @nateragoliaCheck out other podcasts on our network at https://www.facebook.com/avagueideapodnetwork Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-11-241h 10Debut BuddiesColorado with Christie Buchele & Steve VanderploegThis week, two Colorado "natives" and comedians--Christie Buchele & Steve Vanderploeg--join Nate (who's also from CO) for an episode all about the Centennial State. We're talking about Mesa Verde, the Sand Creek Massacre, the Gregory Lode, John Denver, and... Cheeseburgers? Oh, and games! It's a show with at least 300 days of sun per listen. That's how time works, right!?Check out Rise Comedy Theater to learn how to JOKE from Christie: https://risecomedy.com/comedy-classes/Check out Rotating Tap Comedy too: https://www.westword.com/arts/things-to-do-denver-comedian-steve-vanderploeg-on-rotating-tap-comedy-11365806And look for Christie and Steve on...
2020-11-221h 03
Roll For BlankA Fantastico Voyage (Legacy of Luminiera)The party embarks on a dangerous mission to infiltrate the Abyssal Clinic and rescue child actor Kenny Fantastico... but they find more than they bargained for inside the sterile walls of Luminiera's renowned healthcare facility...Tweet at Nate if you link this show: @nateragoliaCheck out other podcasts on our network at https://www.facebook.com/avagueideapodnetwork Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-11-172h 02Debut BuddiesKites with John Curry & Tammy CurryBattling it out on the show this week is real life married couple and former coworkers of Nate's John and Tammy Curry. They all worked together at a certain kite store in Boulder, CO., and so this episode is all about Kites... mostly. Topics include WWI Box Kites, Kite Shields, the Kite Runner, Check Kiting and Kiting Mobs. Plus games! Note: the sound quality isn't perfect on this episode, so apologies for that.Get out the vote. Register. Vote. Wear a mask. Jobs are where you work! And if you're looking for a job and t...
2020-11-1552 min
Roll For BlankTrouble At The Gates (Legacy of Luminiera)The Banishers respond to reports of trouble at Luminiera's Gates, and try to figure out just what is going on in this crystalline city! Then, they set out to save a half-elf child actor named Kenny Fantastico from the Abyssal Clinic. Tweet at Nate if you link this show: @nateragoliaCheck out other podcasts on our network at https://www.facebook.com/avagueideapodnetwork Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-11-101h 40
Roll For BlankBanishers Congregate! (Legacy of Luminiera)After a day of revelry and a wood-centric quest, the heroes are bestowed by Orpheus with a new collective noun that may or may not sound similar to a popular team you've heard of. Then, the whole city comes out for a parade! And then Orpheus puts them all to work doing tasks that don't seem that... adventure-y at all... Perhaps something is afoot?Tweet at Nate if you link this show: @nateragoliaCheck out other podcasts on our network at https://www.facebook.com/avagueideapodnetwork Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...
2020-11-031h 23Debut BuddiesCollege with Jenny Leazer-Ragolia & Ryan NowellThis week, Ryan Nowell returns to face Jenny on a show all about College! We're talking about CollegeHumor, the College Board, and Recasting the horrendous 1998 MTV "comedy" film Dead Man On Campus. Plus games, using animal entrails to divine the future, public health, and much much more! Grab your mortar boards and get to laying education brick!Check out Jenny's new business and skin care education platform at https://www.theglowtocol.com/Check out some of Ryan's comedy: https://www.highplainscomedyfestival.com/ryan-nowellAnd please wear your masks! Think about others! Black Lives...
2020-09-0658 minDebut BuddiesThe South with Kelly Attaway & Cabe WaldropBless their hearts! Kelly Attaway and Cabe Waldrop zoom into the show to test their knowledge of The South. Topics include southern states that Nate has visited, Dixie Alley, Steel Magnolias, John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry and the Southern Vampire Mysteries. Plus, we play games and talk about Dolly Parton, Kentucky Goblins, and Double First Cousins. Replace your racist statues and ladle out a bowl of gumbo because it's Southing Time!Donate to Black Lives Matter: https://blacklivesmatter.com/Search out Bail Funds near you!!!Check out the Civil Rights Race Series...
2020-07-121h 04Debut BuddiesPoetry with Mike GravagnoThis week, Nate talks to poet, podcaster, and self-identified Shan Stan, Mike Gravagno about that lovely, lyrical, musical, non-lucrative, but pervasive, "anybody can do it but CAN anyone do it?" art that is POETRY. We talk about poems that means something to us, why we write poetry, and why we think it's important. Don't worry, it's only pretentious for a minute or two! ;) Check out Mike's Pink Noise Virtual Poetry events on Facebook.And give a listen to Movie of the Year, (and his other podcasts) via Your Pop Filter.If you like T...
2020-06-071h 08Debut BuddiesVideo Games with Marcus FreemanThis week, voice over artist and stupendous human being, Marcus Freeman, joins Nate for a conversation on Video Games. We talk about them as a balm during uncertain times, discuss Super Mario 3, Doki Doki Panic, Call of Duty Modern Warfare, The Outer Worlds, Final Fantasy VII, Souls and Sekiro, Battletoads, TMNT, and more. Plus, a game Nate wished existed, and the game that Nate and Marcus are looking forward to that coming out soon. We have a vague idea about video games!Find Marcus's audiobooks here: https://www.audible.com/search?searchNarrator=Marcus+FreemanCheck...
2020-05-311h 06Debut BuddiesFaith with Pam JonesThis week, Nate (No Shannon, this week, but she will be back!) welcomes author Pam Jones (Andermatt County: Two Parables, Ivy Day, The Joyful Mysteries) to have a frank and vague conversation of Faith. We're talking about Catholic Mysticism, Judaism, Buddhism, Protestantism, Evangelical Christianity, Televangelism, the Holy Spirit, Grace, and the true American Faith: Consumption via the Almighty Dollar. Do we have a vague idea what we're talking about? Probably! Check out the show and then feel free to correct us on social media! Check out Pam's books, and find her on social media at @panimaljones.
2020-05-241h 04Debut BuddiesToo Hot To Handle with Alyssa BNate, Shannon, and guest Alyssa B watched the Netflix reality temp-abstinence series Too Hot To Handle so you don't have to, but you probably still could because what else are you going to do, right!? We talk about the beloved Chloe, the much less beloved Bryce, the snotty Francesca, the stern Kelz, and even the "we've seen him already as a contestant on America's Next Top Model" Matthew. It's a show about people want to get down but aren't supposed to so they win a prize, and we're thrilled to talk about it! So, grab your two-sizes too small...
2020-05-101h 21Debut BuddiesBuffy the Vampire SlayerThis week, Nate and Shannon talk via Zoom (sorry about the audio) about a show that's near and dear to them... the late-'90s to early-'00s high school horror comedy drama program starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. We've each picked 5 important episodes to talk about... and then we end up talking about many more. Join us for a first survey of a venerable television experience... with vampires, demons and the forces of darkness. Grab your crosses and get down to the Bronze, there's a free Dingoes Ate My Baby show at the high-school-kids-only venue for...
2020-05-031h 41Debut BuddiesGrab Bag with Alyssa B & Micah WhiteAll-Star guests Alyssa B and Micah White join Nate and Shannon VIA SATELLITE (Zoom) with the original intention of talking about Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but a steady flow of alcohol and being cooped up during a global pandemic means the episode is a grab bag with goofy discussions of CW Shows, Dinosaurs, David Letterman, Dog Loans, Taye Diggs and other nonsense. If you like this show, subscribe, rate and review us. You can also follow us on social media through Instagram, Twitter, and our FB group: The A Vague Idea Podcast Online Group Thing.O...
2020-04-261h 11Debut BuddiesThe CircleThis week, Nate and Shannon talk about the Netflix reality series, The Circle. We're talking about Joey, Chris, Shuby, Sammie, "Rebecca", "Mercedes," "Adam," Miranda and the rest of the show's competitor cast. Where's the show filmed? We'll tell ya! How nice is everybody on the show? We'll talk about it. It's a podcast about a show about social isolation, social media, and being politely social with each other, so start picking your "emojos" now because there's an ALERT coming and that means we're GONNA BE AUTHENTIC AND GENUINE AF! Stay inside, wear your mask, take this seriously! I...
2020-04-191h 06Debut BuddiesTiger KingShannon and Nate talk about the Netflix documentary series Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness. That's right! Buying wild cats! Carole Fucking Baskin! Presidential and Gubernatorial campaigns! Lost limbs, lost lives and broken hearts! Sting operations! Cocaine-filled snakes! And more! There are a lot of spoilers for the show so WATCH IT and then listen to us!!! We also discuss the Chris Pine / Piper Perabo film Carriers. It's another episode in the land social isolation and pandemic. Support your local businesses people!!!!Check out Michael J. O'Connor's music! He did our theme song and he F...
2020-04-121h 07Debut BuddiesLove Is BlindThis week Nate and Shannon podcast *via satellite* and talk about the Netflix reality program Love Is Blind. We'll discuss Barnett or Bust, the two couples that got engaged but never appeared on the show, Jessica's mistreatment of Marc, the bliss of Cameron and Lauren, and more. Plus, Shannon shares some outbreak-related films she's watched recently to cope with our shared isolation. SPOILERS happen on this episode, but we think you'll still enjoy the ride either way!Check out Michael J. O'Connor's amazing catalog of music at michaeljoconnor.bandcamp.comFind some creative ways to...
2020-04-051h 04Debut BuddiesPandemics with Jenny Leazer-RagoliaWe're social distancing, so this week, we're recording a mini-episode from home with returning guest Jenny Leazer-Ragolia. The theme this week is Pandemics, so we'll discuss (in brief) the Black Plague, the 1918 Influenza Pandemic, The San Francisco Plague, Vaccines, and more. Plus, Thunderdome, FMK, and La Chose Francaise Arbitraire. And we might even notice a little Jaws-esque trend regarding politicians, protecting the economy, and ignoring inevitable threats... Join us, yeah? #StayTheFuckAtHomeCheck out Michael J. O'Connor's music since you've got the time at michaeljoconnor.bandcamp.comJoin The A Vague Idea Podcast Online G...
2020-03-2934 minDebut BuddiesVirtual Reality with Chris DeatonWhen Shannon's away, we try a head-to-head episode! Chris Deaton returns to the show to battle Nate on the theme of Virtual Reality. We're talking about cyber sickness, the Eyephone, Superhot, View-Master and more. Plus, the usual games happen. It's a high-scoring affair, and our friendship may or may not survive the episode... If you need somewhere to work, check out Steno! www.stenodenver.comIf you like this podcast, check out our social medias! You can find them by Googling our name... :D
2020-03-151h 18Debut BuddiesJames Bond with Jeff Campbell & Ben WeedaDenver comedian, author and former-future-rapper Jeff Campbell battles Balanceo CEO and business champion Ben Weeda for a BEEF DISCOVERING episode about Bond... James Bond. Shannon joins Nate "in the booth" as co-host with the co-most! We talk about the superspy, the franchise, and play some wacky games. Plus we sing our new hit number one single "Aston Martin DB5" (copyright A Vague Idea 2020). Find out if everyone wants to fuck Pierce Brosnan, who's the best Bond villain, and what's the best way to die!? One thing is certain, we all have a license to laugh. #00NoCheck...
2020-02-161h 25Debut BuddiesBusiness with Nick SheltonHe's BAAAAAAAACKKK! Nick Shelton returns to the podcast for an episode on Business. And boy, he and Shannon are funny. Topics include ROI, Monkey Business, Biz Markie, Business Casual and games like Is it or ain't it?, FMK, and a new one G.O.A.T (Greatest of all time). Listen with rapt attention as Nick questions why we'd do a show about business at all... plus Nate tells a kite store story, and there's a fair amount of singing. We do love to sing don't we!? Set a meeting with us, strap yourself in, and start getting busy.
2020-01-191h 20Debut BuddiesInternational with Simon Hill & Antoine ValotThis week, Frenchman Antoine Valot and Englishman Simon Hill (both of whom have been in the U.S. for about 20 years) join Nate for an International themed episode. Topics include: IHOP, International Space Station, International Style, Denver International Airport Tunnels, and more, plus Pomme ou pomme de terre, La Chose Francaise Arbitraire and more games too. Plus: how can reptilian overlords live underground without access to sunlight? Is America wasted on Americans? Say, "No, maybe!" to this special episode.If you like the podcast rate and review us on whatever podcast app you use! Tell some people...
2020-01-121h 55Debut BuddiesFantasy with Skid Maher & Samantha RobinsonGlass Cannonite and 2nd Placer Skid Maher returns to the show with new guest, writer, and video game podcaster Samantha Robinson. These two were so amped for a Fantasy themed episode, so of course Nate made it all about tangential "fantasy". They battle Shannon over topics like Narcissistic Personality Disorder, gamma-Hydroxybutyrate, Kelly LeBrock and Mr. Roarke. Plus games like La Chose Francaise Arbitraire: Text-Based RPG edition, Fantasy Sidekick Dress-Up, and Marry Marry Marry. Skid even does some Montalban Khan, and we talk about One Punch Man and cars!!!! Wowsers! That's gotta be someone's fantasy, right!?Check out...
2019-12-291h 34Debut BuddiesSeconds with Jenny Leazer-RagoliaOur 2nd Season starts NOW! To celebrate, local business magnate, and Nate's lovely wife, Jenny returns to the show for an episode on Seconds. We talk about Second Life, the Second Coming, Second Generation Gender Bias, Second City and more. Plus, GAMES. Will Pope John Paul II best Dale Earnhardt Jr. in a battle to the death? And if you're marrying Denmark are you killing The Godfather? We're back and we're better than ever the second time around... probably. Enjoy!Check out Jenny's business at iheartskindenver.com!Visit stenodenver.com for your coworking needs!
2019-11-031h 05Debut BuddiesOne Year Anniversary Special with Betty Bermudez, Alyssa B, Dave DeNovellis, Seth Harris, Joe Hinson, Marc Hughes, Brice Maiurro & John PerosAn all-star cast joins us to celebrate our ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY. Shannon takes the helm as a bevvy of past guests put the screws to Nate in a sweet, sweet role reversal. We're visited by Dick Robin Hood, the "Cougs", Jimmy Cams, Donald Duck's Orange Juice, and more. Plus topics pertaining to PAPER (the one-year anniversary traditional gift). Guests include: Betty Bermudez, Alyssa B, Dave DeNovellis, Seth Harris, Joe Hinson, Marc Hughes, Brice Maiurro, John Peros... and "Don Pardo". It's time to find out if Nate can take it like he can dish it out... Does he know anything...
2019-10-271h 16Debut BuddiesNate with Kate Binversie & Dave DeNovellisThis week (when we recorded) it's Nate's birthday! He's 72 years young! And to commemorate, we've got a show all about Nate(s). Returning guests and Geeks Who Drink dynamic duo, Kate Binversie and Dave DeNovellis face Shannon on topics that include Do You Know Nate?, Naturism, NATO, Regulate (1994) and more! Plus, is baby Nate une pomme ou une pomme de terre!? And what words do you know that end in "-nate"? It's a delightful, and unimpeachable episode of A Vague Idea that you'll know and love for ages! Bring a friend! There's sounds enough for two!Check...
2019-10-061h 16Debut BuddiesBreakfast with Monica Morris & Lynn TeasleyWe may be a Shan down this week, but we're still bringing the heat (like a freshly concocted bowl of oatmeal or something). This week, Monica Morris and Lynn Teasley are our special guests for an episode about Breakfast. We'll discuss Franken Berry Stool, Breakfast at Tiffany's (and whether having a loose shared admiration of a film is enough to save a relationship), John Harvey Kellogg's Battle Creek Sanitarium (spoiler: corn flakes were supposed to keep you masturbating, guys!), Elevenses, and more. Plus, FMK involving various cereal mascots... so if you read the episode title you might have an...
2019-09-291h 18Debut BuddiesStorms with Micah WhiteMicah White makes his three-peat appearance on the show and you know what that means: more karaoke! Sing along with us to portions of songs that you might know or might not know and then definitely support their original artists financially! This week the theme is Storms so we're talking about Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, the Great Galveston Storm, Ororo Munroe, and more. They'll Recast the Perfect Storm (2000), decide who to F***, Marry or Kill, and even name some aliens that are sure to be found when folks "Storm Area 51, They Can't Stop [Them] All". Batten down the hatches, the...
2019-09-221h 07Debut BuddiesAnimals with Alyssa BThis week isn't all minigames, but it feels like it is! Nate and Shannon are joined by Alyssa B (Geeks Who Drink, Curer of Cancer) for an episode about ANIMALS. We talk about Zoolatry, Animal Farm, Koko's Kittens, Squirrel Girl, and Lonesome George. Plus, we play Recast, Thunderdome, FMK and Band Name! Will Alyssa fuck a buff kangaroo? Will Shannon choose a muppet over a shapeshifter in a battle to the death? Will anyone want an expired can of beets? Find out on this especially unconditionally loving episode of our podcast!If you like our show, please...
2019-09-011h 13Debut BuddiesEuro Stuff with Kat AtwellMental health advocate, entertainer, published writer and mom, Kat Atwell comes to the show to battle Shannon on the theme of Euro Stuff. We talk about Frenching, Irish Goodbyes, Belgian Dips, and Double Dutch. Plus, some stories from Shannon's trip to Iceland, and Kat's pillow-mouthed former paramour... We also play Scootin' With Putin, Fuck Marry Kill, and Recast! Color you hair with Grecian Formula, and get ready to recess some headlights... It's A Vague Idea!If you like the show, please tell people, share links, etc. We don't advertise, so word-of-mouth is the jam.Follow...
2019-07-281h 14Debut BuddiesClaws with Courtney LawReturning guest Courtney "Claw" Law joins us for an episode about Claws. We discover the righteous origin of Courtney's nickname, and cover topics like the Emoluments Clause, Dr. Claw, Rowena Ravenclaw, and Cat Scratch Fever. Plus, Tim Allen's Cocaine! And a very special Fuck Marry Kill! Is Courtney being incepted by her cat each night as she sleeps? Will Shan Jr.'s new nickname stick? Did Nate have a dead hamster? Find out these truths, plus some exciting goings on in cinema and at Denver's Museum of Contemporary Art (where Courtney works).
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2019-07-211h 16Debut BuddiesBrothers with Brian Dickson & John DicksonReturning guest Brian Dickson, and his brother John Dickson (teacher, tincture collector) match wits with Shannon on a show about Brothers. We discuss which Wilson brother is chill, talk about the Wrights, Romulus and Remus, Cain and Abel. Plus, a Marx Bros. orgy? And is Michael Jordan sticking his tongue out because he's thinking about licking an apple? We know that it's hard to be thirsty when you're buggin' out, so join us for another zany show!
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2019-07-141h 17Debut BuddiesSummertime with Dave DeNovellisDave DeNovellis returns to battle Shannon on an episode about SUMMERTIME! Dave even emits a delighted squeal when we talk about Don Henley's The Boys of Summer. Other topics include Rick "Wild Thing" Vaughn, the Estival Solstice, the Summer of Love, Jack Lalanne, the Blake Street Bombers, and Beach Blanket Bingo. Plus, Fuck Marry Kill and Zodiac Attack. We also pitch Netflix, Amy Adams (who went to the same high school as Nate), and Gillian Flynn to sponsor and/or be on the show! Will they answer? I guess we'll have to wait and see...
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2019-06-301h 12Debut BuddiesThe '90s with Jenny Leazer-RagoliaGather your harem of Tamagotchi, pump up your Reeboks, and take a deep breath... You're about to sing a duet with your dear, departed dad! This week Shannon is taking on Jenny Leazer-Ragolia (owner of i {heart} skin) to see if they have a vague idea about topics from the '90s! We Recast Speed (1994), talk about the U.S. Invasion of Haiti, the Oklahoma City Bombing, Dolly the Sheep and more! We might even discover that Shannon has been dressing up in a dog costume to follow Dennis Quaid... which is the plot of A Dog's Life, right?
2019-06-231h 01Debut BuddiesPirates with Colin HarringtonShannon and Nate are joined by special guest Colin Harrington (web developer, skateboarder, cougher of cherries) for a show all about PIRATES! Arrrr you ready? Topics include: Long John Silver's, Napster, Silk Road (website), Pyrates (1991 film) and Roberto Clemente. We play 5Ws: Blackbeard, Pomme ou pomme de terre, and a new game called Recast. Put some Pine Sol on your peg leg cuz it's time to walk the plank!
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2019-06-021h 14Debut BuddiesGames with Joe HinsonIt's your move! Joe Hinson returns to face Shannon on a show about GAMES! We introduce a new game called 5Ws in which Nate does a questionable Mario impression, and the topics list includes Shell Games, Gamer (2009 film), The Who's Tommy, Ludomania, and more. Plus, Goofus and Gallant pops up! Oh, and Shannon was on a game show and won money!?
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2019-05-261h 12Debut BuddiesRockets with Ian SilveriiIan Silverii (Progress Now Colorado, politics) faces off against Shannon on an episode about Rockets (because Nate's dog Rocket just turned 2!). Topics include Rocket Raccoon, SpaceX, Saturn V, Space Force, and more! Plus we've got Fuck Marry Kill and Pomme ou pomme de terre! Also: Was Shannon in the Rockettes? And does Ian get his very own point scoring sound? The answers and more are IN THE EPISODE!
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2019-05-191h 17Debut BuddiesThe UK and France with Seth HarrisTwo men, and a bottle of Laphroaig, enter. Two men, and less than half that bottle, leave. With Shannon and John away, Nate welcomes guest Seth Harris (actor, luminary) to discuss topics from London and France including Jack the Ripper, Gertrude Ederle, the Eiffel Tower, 221B Baker Street, and more. As the bottle of Laphroaig pours, so too do some side conversations, stories, and outright madnesses! If you've got some booze of your own, have a pull and join us for this special episode.
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2019-05-121h 34Debut BuddiesNerd Stuff with Jeremy Mast, Lindsay Morehouse & Jeff WolfMay the Fourth was just with us! Jeff Wolf is back, plus new guests Jeremy Mast (hair model, 4x black belt) and Lindsay Morehouse (scientist, cat-lover) take on Shannon over a selection of NERD STUFF. We discuss The Rise of Skywalker, The First Ever Black Hole Photo, Avengers Endgame, Game of Thrones, Magic: The Gathering, Avogadro's Number and more. We even threw in a round of Fuck, Marry, Kill! So, tape up your glasses and push them up your nose. EXCELSIOR!!! (Don't worry. There are few, if any, spoilers.)
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2019-05-051h 28Debut BuddiesMay with Micah WhiteMicah White returns to battle Shannon on a list of topics pertaining to the merry old month of May. We're talking about May Day, Mayday mayday mayday, Theresa May, Mayberry, and more. There's singing. There's whistling. There's contemplations on bad parenting. Nate even sticks his foot in his mouth a couple of times! No matter what, there ain't no good reason for getting all depressed... Unless you hate mayonnaise.
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2019-04-281h 12Debut BuddiesAngels, Demons, Dragons, and Beasts with Melati Stevens & William FergusonIt's a hodge podge of the hellish and heavenly this week! Joining John and Shannon are guests Dr. Melati Stevens (Herb + Legend, immortality) and Rev. Dr. William Ferguson (ninja, wizard, diminutive food item connoisseur). They'll talk about Way of the Dragon, Holy Rollers, Hypertrichosis, Trogdor the Burninator, Anton LaVey and more. Plus: There's A F##king Dragon On Your Roof! And Pomme ou pomme de terre! I know it sounds like a scary one, but don't worry. They're more afraid of you than you are of them! (There is some screaming in this episode... so be warned.)
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2019-03-311h 01Debut BuddiesTheatre with Jeff Wolf"Is THIS the end of Zombie Shakespeare!?" (That's a classic Simpsons quote... and to answer the question: Yes. Yes, it is.) Appearing this week to match brains with John and Shannon is playwright, and digital marketer Jeff Wolf (jeffreywolfplays.com). Nate's guests "trod the boards" over a series of stage and screen themed topics including: Brechtian Theatre, Method Acting, Found Footage, the House Un-American Activities Committee, and The Vagina Monologues. Plus: Original Sketch, Pomme ou pomme de terre, and a bonus! (pew pew pewwwww!) There are no small episodes of A Vague Idea, only small earphones on which to...
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Debut BuddiesCrying with Katie CowellSpecial guest Katie Cowell (copywriter, swing dancer, urban history enthusiast, small Airbnb empress) joins us with news of BrassTaxes.com, a business that helps creatives and freelancers take the OUCH out of filing. Katie duels John and Shannon on a show of CRIES and CRYS over topics like Crime and Punishment, Cryptozoology, Cry Baby (1990), the Cryptkeeper, and Cryptography. We all find out that Shannon is a secret agent code breaker!!!! Plus: Pomme ou pomme de terre, Original Sketch, and a long conversation about centralization and decentralization... Nate doesn't understand Bitcoin and may still not!!
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2019-03-101h 22
Debut BuddiesReality Therapy and Barn Burners with Jenny Cookson, Maha Kamal & Eric PalenciaWhen Shannon's away... we get some extra specials guests! Facing John on this week's show, are returning guest Eric Palencia, family lawyer and artist Maha Kamal, and poet and CU lecturer Jenny Cookson. Topics include: Reality Therapy, Barn Burners, the Blue People of Kentucky, the Teapot Dome Scandal and more, plus the usual fun of Pomme ou pomme de terre and Original Sketch. But things get really Byzantine when Nate offers a bonus question on Indie Band TV Show Mashups... It's a real barn burner of an episode (wink) through and through!
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2019-03-031h 34
Debut BuddiesAncient Astronauts and Echolocation with Helen PerosGardener, businesswoman, butcher, teacher... and JOHN'S SISTER (WHAAAAA!!??), Helen Peros, is our special guest for an episode about Ancient Astronauts, Echolocation, the Iron Curtain, and Harlequin Romance. We're all living High on the Hog in this one! There's Hall or Oates, and Pomme ou pomme de terre, plus Nate premieres a new game: Original Sketch, that tests his guests improv skills.
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Debut BuddiesSteak with Barb Baldwin & Paul BaldwinPrepare to meat your match! This week we welcome special guests The Steak King, himself, Paul Baldwin (@thesteakking on Insta, facebook.com/thesteakking), and the Steak Queen, herself, Barb Baldwin, to grill or be grilled with John and Shannon. We hear the origin of the Steak King, then Nate cooks up a list of savory topics including The Mythic and Untrue Etymology of Sirloin, Trump Steaks, Stakeout (1987), Meet-cute, Upton Sinclair's The Jungle, Long Pig... and more. Plus, Pomme ou pomme de terre! It's a perfectly seasoned episode that's anything but well done.
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2019-02-1759 min
Debut BuddiesTransformers and Taco Cleanse with Becca LipmanBecca Lipman returns to the show, to defend her first-appearance victory. She, Shannon, and John dabble in topics ranging from Transformers (1986) to Haitian Voudu to Missing White Woman Syndrome to the Taco Cleanse. There's Pomme ou Pomme de Terre, Hall or Oates, and a bonus question impression of a wealthy dowager... and then we talk about the at-the-time soon-to-be-played Super Bowl... but that conversation ends up being primarily about Girl Scout Cookies. GO GET SOME COOKIES! Oh, and Nate wants a nemesis... but finds out he might already have one in a DRAMATIC REVEAL!
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2019-02-101h 06
Debut BuddiesCorgis and the Denver Spider-Man with R Alan BrooksWriter of the Burning Metronome comic series, the "What'd I Miss?" comic in the Colorado Sun, and host of Mother F**ker in a Cape podcast, R Alan Brooks, guests this week! Alan, John, and Shannon tackle "Well... Actually," Pomme ou pomme de terre, and a list of bloody good topics including the myth of Welsh Corgis, the Denver Spider Man, Mason-Dixon Line, Pro Wrestling Face, and Google Duplex. Plus, we talk about Star Trek! It's Alan and Nate at Tanagra... John, when the walls fell. Shannon, with sails unfurled. And, if you're into the whole ASMR thing, listening...
2019-02-031h 02
Debut BuddiesPublic Access TV and Mantis Shrimp with Dan WieneckeAward winning manager of International Visitor and Professional Exchange Programs at World Denver, and Regis University admissions staff, Dan Wienecke is on the show this week! He discusses short-term swimwear, and then challenges John and Shannon on topics including Public Access Television, Dungeons and Dragons, Leaves of Grass, Weather Underground, Hacienda Skilled Nursing Facility Birth, Mantis Shrimp, and more. Plus, Nate makes the guests play "Well... Actually" again, someone lands on Pomme ou Pomme de Terre, and there's a new BONUS category: Hall or Oates. We have fun.
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2019-01-271h 02
Debut BuddiesNecropants and Waffle House with Sara SmithA bagel makes an appearance in the second edition of Pomme ou pomme de terre, and Nate, John, and Shannon welcome special guest Sara Smith (advertiser / CU Boulder Faculty) to talk about the Noble Eightfold Path, Rocco the British Parrot, Necropants, Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, and the Waffle House Index. Plus, things get a little racy when they talk about Globish. There's even a new game: Well... Actually! Oh, and did we mention one of the topics is Trepanning? It is! You need this episode like you need a hole in a head, or maybe a whole...
2019-01-201h 00
Debut BuddiesPuppybowl and JonestownWe start 2019 with an episode of A Vague Idea that's a real barn burner! With no special guest John and Shannon get gritty in a game decided by 1/10th of a point!!! We talk about the Justice for Victims of Lynching Act (2018), the Puppybowl, the $325,000 Hamburger, Jonestown, and more. PLUS: Nate has a new game for us... "Pomme ou Pomme de Terre?" Have ye what it takes to listeneth to this new episode!? We thinketh ye doth!
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2019-01-1354 min
Debut BuddiesH.R. with Micah WhiteHow dare you bring Tofurkey here! THIS is a meat house! The inimitable Micah White (Geeks Who Drink, Denver Center for the Performing Arts) answers the call to A Vague Idea this week! He battles Shannon and John over topics like H.R. Giger, H.R. Pufnstuf, the Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram, Baby Powder, and Andreas Hvid's Great Pyramid Porn. PLUS: Sean Connery accents! This episode is a HOOT!
In this episode, as corrected last week ; ), we talk about KFC being a tradition in China, but it's actually Japan, and for that error we apologize.
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2019-01-061h 06
Debut BuddiesHoliday Special with Jenny Leazer-Ragolia, Tom Ragolia, Yolanda Wilson-Ragolia, Sylvia Pasquariello & Taylor PasquarielloOn a very special holiday episode, Nate gets his actual family to find out if they have a vague idea about a list of topics from Christmas Past, Christmas Present, and Christmas Future. It's a real Dickensian situation!!! His wife Jenny, sister Sylvia, stepmom Yolanda, father Tom, and brother-in-law Taylor throw back some cheer and talk about the Yule Cat, Wassailing, Good King Wenceslas, the Star Wars Holiday Special, and more! Will they have a vague idea, or will the proceedings devolve into a special kind of chaos? Maybe both!
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2018-12-3046 min
Debut Buddies14ers and Pioneers with Dave DeNovellisRecorded LIVE from Steno, this week John and Shannon battle special guest "Quiz Daddy" Dave DeNovellis (Geeks Who Drink, The Government). We talk about Knickers the Australian Cow, Movies based on Board Games, Pioneer Hugh Glass, Colorado 14ers, and for the first time Nate's slipped a super secret B-B-B-B-Bonus Question into the mix that makes everyone do their best Pacino Lear. Sound amazing? It should. It was.
This episode sponsored by Fancy Man's Wanking Jackets, "If you're going to touch yourself, dress it up a little."
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2018-12-1650 min
Debut BuddiesPeace Puppies and Dr. Seuss with Kharis Eppstein & Wendy LittlepageCan you believe John let us into his home? This week John, returning guest Kharis Eppstein, and new guest Wendy Littlepage (Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls and Toys) go head-to-head-to-head on topics such as Kim Jong-un's Peace Puppies, Operation Snowcap, Hands Across America, "Chasing the Dragon", the North Sentinel Island Missionary, and Dr. Seuss books... Would you listen in a boat? On a goat? While eating oat(s)? You'll even hear John's cat-not-in-a-hat, the darling Penelope, chime in a time or two. Oh, the Comedy!
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Debut BuddiesDetective Pikachu and the Magna Carta with Josh Mattison, Rachel Trignano & Cory ByromBoy howdy, this is a big one! Shannon, John, and I are joined by returning guest Brice Maiurro (South Broadway Ghost Society), and first-timers Josh Mattison (Denver Orbit podcast), Rachel Trignano (Write Club Denver), and Cory Byrom (Write Club Denver). In a quest to win The Floppy Disc from 1995's THE NET Starring Sandra Bullock Technological Foresight Award, these remarkable contestants clash minds over topics like: Detective Pikachu, the Magna Carta, John and Lorena Bobbitt, and Archie vs. Predator, plus many more. We even spend a few minutes talking about Sandra Bullock... and you know what they say about...
2018-12-0253 min
Debut BuddiesMonorail and Stan Lee with Kharis EppsteinThis week, backed by the loudest music the Snug has to offer, we're joined by special guest, auditor, Kharis Eppstein to yell about (and sing about) topics like Monorail, Stan Lee (RIP), the Dutch man who is suing to lower his age, flash fiction, and a sidebar on Child Kibble. The sound... Oh, the sound! It's a little rough this week. Sorry! We had fun anyway, and so can you!
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2018-11-251h 00
Debut BuddiesCharles Manson and Cockney Rhyming Slang with Brian DicksonShe's back Shan Fans, and she's letting the Podcast RECORD INSIDE THE HOUSE. We're not at the Snug this week, and in addition to usual guest John Peros (and the aformentioned Shan), we welcome poet, professor, and point guard Brian Dickson to the program. It gets a little nutty this week. There's a dog (Xander)! And topics include Kanye West's recent politics, Charles Manson and the Beach Boys (during which we learn the origin of Shannon's name), Cockney Rhyming Slang, and more. You better believe someone had a vague idea about some of it, too... I mean, why else...
2018-11-181h 02
Debut BuddiesThe 14th Amendment and Alewives with Courtney Law & Becca LipmanJohn faces off against special guests Becca Lipman and Courtney Law for our first listener-submitted trophy, the Victors Chalice of Surely Affirmative Rogers. (Thanks, Rex!) This episode is Shannon-free as she battles the ancient forces of a Mummy's Curse. Topics include the 14th Amendment, songs by the band Bush, Fraggle Rock and Alewives. And Nate tries to orchestrate a late tie score, leading to universal derision. One thing is for certain: we have a really good time knowing, kinda getting, and only having a vague idea about these things.
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2018-11-1157 min
Debut BuddiesDIY Punk and Social Security with Eric Berkemeyer & Brice MaiurroIn this episode that considers what a mirror universe Nate might be like, we talk about Social Security, Venom, and the Lacroix fizzy water poison controversy with guests Eric Berkemeyer (Denver Art Museum) and Brice Maiurro (Punketry; South Broadway Ghost Society). Brice makes up a guy named Sonny Mann as creator of the DIY Punk Ethic, and we all learn a very special lesson about fibbing on A Vague Idea... plus other moments that you know, kinda get, or will only have a vague idea about.
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2018-11-0445 min
Debut BuddiesNew Wave Music and the National Weather ServiceOn episode two, we're back and similarly as better than ever as we were in the first episode, but MORE. Topics for John and Shannon include the UN Climate Report, Halloween (film), New Wave music, A Star Is Born and some other things about which they both have at least a vague idea... Kinda. Sorta. Plus, John goes deep on the National Weather Service! And Shannon knows someone who allegedly ran off with Kris Kristofferson... allegedly.
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2018-10-2847 min
Debut BuddiesTerraforming and Thurgood MarshallA Vague Idea is a pseudo-game show podcast hosted by Nate Ragolia with Shannon Paige and John Peros. On each episode, guests discuss a list of topics, claiming if they KNOW IT, KINDA GET IT, or only have A VAGUE IDEA, and winning "points". After each topic has been covered, a winner is crowned... but for how long?
On the inaugural episode, set to the sounds of playoff baseball, we discuss Heritage Iron Magazine, Thurgood Marshall, terraforming, and some other weird stuff that John and Shannon have at least a vague idea about... mostly.
2018-10-2129 min