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Ep. 66 - Toys We Grew Up With (ft. Ella Dawson)

3/29/2021

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​Zach and... Conor ?? That's right, no Lexi this episode. Instead Zach, Conor, and their guest, Ella Dawson, talk all about the toys of their childhoods. From huge Lego sets to weird squish toys, to things that weren't even toys at all, get ready for a nostalgic spiral into Toyland.

Meet our guests:

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​Ella Dawson is a sex and culture critic who drinks too much Diet Coke.

She writes about the topics we're supposed to avoid in polite company, from our dehumanizing culture of casual sex to how shame keeps us silent about our mental and sexual health.

You can follow her on Twitter and Instagram, and find her writing on Patreon and on her website.
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Conor Burke is an actor, playwright, and all around talent from Ireland. He hosts GleeCap: a Glee Podcast.

Check out Conor's Instagram and Twitter. and GleeCap's Instagram and Twitter.

As mentioned in the episode:

The MEL article, ​WHY ARE LEGOS SO FREAKING EXPENSIVE?

And to set the scene, here is us (but tiny):

Conor's small business highlight:

Check out Conor's friend @fizzyallie on Instagram! She does personalized drawings and other exciting things!

Also, Zach's highlight: once again, check out Gleecap :)
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Ep. 65 - Reddit AITAs

3/22/2021

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Zach and Lexi— the ultimate deliberators of morality— scour r/AmItheAsshole for conflict and strife, deciding once and for all who is or is not The Asshole. 

As mentioned in the episode:

The Mantra:

i used to be obsessed with proving how much of an Intellectual i was until i gave into my true, most honest self: a dumbass shitposter

— allegra frank (@LegsFrank) March 3, 2021
If you want to check out Lyle the Therapy Gecko, he streams on Twitch M/W/F at 10pm EST. You can also see his Linktree for all his links.

The AITA Posts

Here are all the original posts:
  • Bathroom Window Jumper
  • The Appletarian
  • My Girlfriend is My Personal Chef Guy
  • The Naked Sleeper
  • "Bad Things Happen to Bad People"
  • The Worst Brother Imaginable
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Ep. 64 - Conferences

3/15/2021

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Zach and Lexi take us back to the temporarily divided rooms of attending conferences. Poorly styled dress clothes? Oh yeah. Boxed lunches? Of course. Fleeting, teenage love? Wouldn't be a real conference without it.

As mentioned in the episode:

Rad or Sad Bucks are official! You can find all the nitty gritty for them by clicking on this button which insists on calling itself the "Bucks Button:"
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In other news, the Rad or Sad crew are getting around but uh in an appropriate way !! 
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Zach and his internal theatre kid conflict.

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Zach, with freshman year bowl cut and face full of acne, sweating it up with Courtney (Not Jordan) and Patrick, The Conference Dance Maniac.

Lexi's small business highlight:

Check out mrSladerade on Twitch, someone Lexi is definitely friends with !!

​And, on Instagram, Honey Vintage Co. from Lexi's friend Cece.
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Ep. 63 - Radio Games

3/8/2021

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​Zach and Lexi pull some games out of the vault and decide whether these radio classics are rad or sad. Also in this episode Zach is drunk.

As mentioned in the episode:

Onion/Not the Onion
Peruse the articles used in the game:
  • "Karaoke singer fined £2,748 after 'terrible' ABBA renditions sparked 150 complaints"
  • "St. Paul police screen 'Zootopia' as part of anti-bias training"
  • "Popular New Podcast Just Mark Ruffalo Reading Names Of Murder Victims"
  • "Unmasked Members Of Daft Punk Obliviously Stand Near Each Other At Bus Stop"
  • "Just in case: CDC shares tips on surviving a zombie apocalypse"
    • ​The CDC blog post from 2011: "Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse"
​And, our Onion honorable mentions:
  • "Parakeet Unaware Its Companionship The Only Thing Stopping Man From Committing One Of Bloodiest Acts In American History"
  • "Aaron Sorkin Defends Taking Liberties With Scene In Which All Members Of Chicago 7 Endorse Joe Biden"
  • "City’s Little Italy Now Down To Single Meatball"​

Guess Who
Check out the original game in the Old Time Radio Catalog.

Here are the clips from our game:
  • Awkwafina in Ocean’s 8
  • Emilio Estevez in The Mighty Ducks, the first clip and the second
  • Kate McKinnon in an episode of The Simpsons
  • Justin Bieber in the Access Hollywood interview
  • Bill Hader's Arnold Schwarzenegger and Josh Mankiewicz impression

Double or Nothing
Here's info on the original game in the Old Time Radio Catalog (thanks OTRC !!).

Secret Sound
Aaaaaand finally, our secret sounds:
  • Sizzling Bacon
  • Tromsoon from @larkamainia101
  • [harry styles voice] Watermelon Hippo
  • Morning Voice from @dapderdapy
  • The Fruit Synth from @mezerg_
    • Here is a Wikipedia article Zach used to understand what the hell was going on here

Lexi's small business highlight:

This week our shoutout is going to Spoon By H. They're a family-owned cafe in LA that's been hit by a lot of chargeback scams (you can read about the story here). After a GoFundMe was started to save them, they raised upwards of $70,000, but it wasn't enough to keep them in their current location. On March 4th Spoon by H founder, Yoonjin Hwang, posted an update on the GoFundMe:

"This weekend we said our final goodbyes to the Beverly Boulevard location where we’ve shared amazing memories. While the money raised was not enough to keep Spoon by H open, Yoonjin’s hope and ultimate goal is to take the funds raised to give Spoon by H a new beginning. This will take some time, as they are still in the phase of closing down and will be taking their next steps day by day."

You can still support them by following them on Instagram, and/or signing up for their newsletter to find out what their next plans are.
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Ep. 62 - The Rad or Sad Spelling Bee (ft. Ryan Mersmann)

3/1/2021

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Zach and Lexi bring on a friend to try something a little different... It's a battle of the wits and the letters as the Rad or Sad crew see if they've retained anything from the spelling tests of days past.
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