Best Gabriel Ellis Podcasts (2024)

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The Real Followers of Buddha: Investigating Early Buddhism 36:54

6h ago36:54

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Discover the practices of the historical Buddha. I delve into ancient texts to explore the distinct groups present during the Buddha's time: Buddhist monastics, ascetics from other sects, and laypeople. Get a glimpse of the unique teachings, practices, and paths to liberation that defined early Buddhism. Join me as I separate fact from myth and rev…

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Rob Nieminen: U2 - Acrobat / Roxy Music - Re-Make/Re-Model / Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer 1:28:48

2d ago1:28:48

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Rob Nieminen enters The Sonic Temple and we dive into some spectacular songs. Rob is a drummer in the South Florida area that has played in the bands eL and Double Stack Scoobie just to name a few. Witness the Acrobat that had to Re-Make/Re-Model his career after that "Sledgehammer to the knees" incident. Join us and listen in as two drummers reall…

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House of House Episode 75: "Family" with Ellie Warren 1:19:08

10d ago1:19:08

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Ellie Warren returns for her second ever House episode! And it's a wild one! It has brothers sacrificing to save each other, Foreman torturing a child, and an adorable dog. Plus we discuss Tumblr quotes that could be in the Bible, why you should get to try heroin before you die, and the comments people leave below pornography. All this and more! So…

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Original Buddhism: Introduction 54:01

13d ago54:01

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Buddhism is fascinating. But it is surprisingly difficult to work out what the original teachings of the Buddha were. The oldest texts of Buddhism were not written until 200-400 years after the Buddha, and by then they had undergone many changes. In this episode I will give you an understanding of the historical context before I present the content…

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Back in America Returns: Exploring American Culture and Identity 4:03

16d ago4:03

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Hey everyone, Stan Berteloot here, your host of the Back in America podcast. After a long two-year break, we’re back with fresh, insightful episodes exploring American culture, values, and identity through the eyes of an expatriate. I’ve been busy working with amazing companies like NeuTigers, Pontosense, and Nytro Marketing, and staying active wit…

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House of House Episode 74: "House Training" with Al Mullen and Ruth Lichtman 1:36:21

24d ago1:36:21

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Lenny isn't here this week because he's busy showing condos inn New Jersey. To fill in, we have the power couple of writer/comedian Al Mullen and director/producer Ruth Lichtman. This episode has some amazing acting from Omar Epps, even if the script leaves a lot to be desired. We also discuss Arrival, hear from former President Obama, and talk Jea…

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65. Power and Impotence of the Self-Ideal 23:56

29d ago23:56

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It seems to me that we have too high expectations of authenticity today. People want the "true self" to have priority, both in our private lives and at work. Psychologically, this is an unrealistic and unhealthy attitude. The task of the ego is not to be authentic, but to navigate life. And the "false self" and our self-ideals help us in this proce…

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Matthew Swig: The Clash - Rudie Can’t Fail / Hanoi Rocks - Malibu Beach Nightmare / Ramones - California Sun 1:37:15

1M ago1:37:15

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Matt Swig stopped by The Sonic Temple for what was one helluva monster of an episode. Matt was a guitarist for The Groovenics, one of South Florida's biggest local bands of the late 90's-early 00's. He is currently a master mixologist that can be found creating some of his mad concoctions and libations at The Butcher & The Bar in Boynton Beach, FL.…

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House of House Episode 73: "Act Your Age" with Sara Ghaleb 1:14:03

1M ago1:14:03

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House of House favorite Sara Ghaleb returns for an episode that features both comedic Shakespearean hijinks and kids going through super early puberty in equal measure. The two plots vary in quality a bit, but there's also Joel David Moore from Avatar! I bet you're thinking we don't discuss the Purim video parody of Superbad I was part of in high s…

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64. Hegel and the look behind the curtain 22:01

1M ago22:01

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As a philosopher of consciousness, Hegel was little interested in people's egocentric navel-gazing. But isn't this necessary for psychotherapy? After all, in therapy we want to overcome individual suffering. In this episode, I demonstrate how Hegel's perspective is not only compatible with therapy but even essential. Youtube: https://youtu.be/WiRWV…

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House of House Episode 72: "Airborne" with Hoff Matthews 1:19:08

2M ago1:19:08

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Comedian Hoff Matthews joins us for a top tier episode of House MD: Airplane Doctor. This is really great stuff. On the ground we have an old party lesbian and in the sky, there's a plane full of people terrified of catching mystery rash vomit disease. Among the topics discussed are the best times to meet a courtesan, the worst time to be joining t…

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Jimmy Mascolo: Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name / Steve Earle - Ellis Unit One / Ozzy Osbourne - Holy for Tonight 1:06:18

2M ago1:06:18

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Jimmy Mascolo (Famous Faces & Funnies 2) joined us for our return to The Sonic Temple. Fun and laughter ensue as we discuss music, skateboarding, the complexities of capital punishment and its various methods of execution, and shopping at The Gap. Hallowed Be Thy Name to the one that looks down at that one dude in Ellis Unit One, who will only be H…

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House of House Episode 71: "Fetal Position" with Sara Ghaleb 2:10:04

2M ago2:10:04

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Everyone's favorite House expert Sara Ghaleb returns for an episode where a pregnant woman's fetus is trying to kill her and Cuddy, eventually, realizes she's just like her fr and decides to do a House impression and save them both. Also there's a cameo from the front man of The All American Rejects. We spend a to of time talking about the All Amer…

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63. Preconditions for Therapeutic Healing 52:01

2M ago52:01

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Healing is a much more individual challenge than many people think. And therapeutic methods have a little value if applied without discernment. Yet, there are some general principles that are valid in any real healing process: Truthfulness, benevolence, and responsibility.Youtube: https://youtu.be/rjBLesYB32sHomepage: ⁠https://www.gabriel-ellis.com…

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House of House Episode 70: "Top Secret" with Doug Lief 1:16:18

3M ago1:16:18

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Woah, House had a dream about a patient he never met?! Could it be that this marine is a dream traveler?! No, it turns out House is just a prophet. We're joined by Doug Lief of the Nostalgium Arcanum podcast (https://nostalgiumarcanum.fireside.fm/) to analyze an episode that asks "what if you couldn't pee?" It turns out the answer is "it would be n…

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62. Hegel and Buddhism in Dialogue: Not-Self 18:18

3M ago18:18

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The doctrine of the not-self is central to Buddhism. Aspects of such a teaching can also be found in Hegel. He even helps us to better understand how healing aspects of the not-self teaching unfold in everyday life and in psychotherapy. Youtube: https://youtu.be/YG1M6MLjXFo Homepage: ⁠https://www.gabriel-ellis.com/therapy e-Mail: therapy@gabriel-el…

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House of House Episode 69: "House MD: The Official Game" Part 1 with Chris Kopcow 1:18:06

3M ago1:18:06

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For this very "nice" episode, we decided to take a brief diversion from our usually scheduled program to take a look at the House MD video game. Writer and game developer Chris Kopcow returns to the show for a video game that looks like if you stuck WarioWare and a visual novel in a blender and then covered the whole thing in WikiHow illustrations.…

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61. Buddhist Psychology: Toxic Mindfulness 21:29

3M ago21:29

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Mindfulness can be useful and enriching - if rightly understood. But the practice can also become dull, boring, or even harmful in the long run. In this video I describe the conditions that makes the practice fruitful, and how a simplistic understanding is pointless or can cause harm.Youtube: https://youtu.be/IwmHHFfZAZQHomepage: ⁠https://www.gabri…

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House of House Episode 68: "Half-Wit" with Steve Fiorillo 1:12:31

4M ago1:12:31

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Prestigious actor Dave Matthews is in this episode so we had Dave Matthews expert Steve Fiorillo return to march some ants, if you know what I mean. Would you want to be a piano genius if it meant not being able to button your shirt? That's sort of what this episode asks. It also has House doing a straight up Pickle Rick type bit for whatever that'…

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60. Hegel, what our feelings mean, and psychosomatics 40:50

4M ago40:50

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We all struggle with feelings: Should we feel them and identify with them, or should we sometimes use and sometimes repress them? We cannot answer this question if we cannot understand the role and importance of feelings. G.W.F. Hegel can give us valuable clues with his classification of feelings in his large-scale system of philosophy of spirit. I…

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House of House Episode 67: "Insensitive" with Michael Chau 1:46:02

4M ago1:46:02

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Content warning for a person being sliced open and having a worm pulled out of their guts. Michael Chau returns for a wild episode that has a lot of great stuff to dig into but is also very hard to watch. This podcast episode, however, is quite easy to listen to. Yes, whether you want to hear about House MD, Cuphead, or circumcision, this is the ep…

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House of House Episode 66: "Needle in a Haystack" with Gabriel Laks 1:56:10

5M ago1:56:10

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If you wanted to learn a little bit about the history of the Romani people in New Jersey, thus is the podcast episode for you! Writer, director, and all around friend and funny guy Gabriel Laks joins us to look at a... mostly sympathetic look at Roma people? We think? If any Romani Cuddy Buddies are listening let us know! Of course there's a lot mo…

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59. The I in stress: When the present is overwhelming 48:24

5M ago48:24

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In my clinical practice, clients often think that they are alone with their problem. Most of the time however, the challenges are very comparable, be it regarding relationships, work, burnout, fears or a lack of prospects. There are often systemic, i.e. societal, connections and causes that are unfortunately unclear to individuals. To solve these p…

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58. Hegel and Buddhism in dialogue: Meditation 46:10

5M ago46:10

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There is still a lot to learn about psychology from Hegel. He created complex maps of the mind. And we can use these to understand “where we are,” psychologically speaking. And we can also use these maps to locate ourselves in meditation. In this podcast I focus primarily on Buddhist Vipassana meditation and how a Hegelian positioning can help us t…

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House of House Episode 65: "One Day, One Room" 1:12:02

5M ago1:12:02

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Big Content Warning for this one! House has a woman who was sexually assaulted and then also it turns out she's Christian so they have like a college freshman philosophy argument. This is a good House of House episode about one of the worst House MD episodes. Wishing someone would mention the mostly forgotten sitcom "Yes Dear" and celebrate the tim…

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House of House Episode 64: "Words and Deeds" with Chris Kopcow 1:22:19

6M ago1:22:19

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The Tritter arc ends, not with a bang but with an Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Writer and game designer Chris Kopcow joins us for a bit of a wild episode where House is saved by a random judge and firefighter asks to be plugged back into the Matrix so his false memories won't bother him anymore. Did that make any sense? I guess you'll jus…

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57. Three approaches to life: Q&A 46:26

6M ago46:26

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What is more relevant for me: virtue or needs orientation? And how do I get out of self-avoidance? I answer these and other questions about the three approaches to life I laid out in the previous episodes. https://youtu.be/w9gWqBAmN6o https://www.gabriel-ellis.com/therapy Photo by Towfiqu Barbhuiya on Unsplash…

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House of House Episode 63: "Merry Little Christmas" 1:18:47

6M ago1:18:47

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Happy New Year! Have a Christmas episode! House is fully in withdrawal mode, which, as you know, makes you a bad doctor unlike when you're constantly zonked on pills. Despite this setback, House finds time to have the only sexual chemistry we've seen him have so far. It's with a mother with dwarfism and also her daughter has dwarfism... OR DOES SHE…

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56. Three approaches to life: 3. Self-Avoidance 37:22

6M ago37:22

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Anyone who doesn't know themselves and their needs is doomed to be anxious, depressed or aggressive. This is what I call the “self-avoidant type.” We are all somewhat self-avoidant, but when we are too blind to ourselves it leads to suffering and psychological disorder. In this video I describe this approach and what consequences it has.…

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House of House Episode 62: "Finding Judas" with Alexa Feeney 1:45:35

6M ago1:45:35

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Alexa Feeney returns for a House episode featuring the most divorced parents of all time! Will they get back together? Will House convince the hospital to saw off the daughter's limbs? Why is Tritter trying to get House off pills when he lives in a universe where guzzling pills makes you a great doctor? Are those even pain pills or are they just "g…

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55. Three Approaches to Life: 2. Needs and Desires 32:27

7M ago32:27

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"Who am I?” and “What do I want"? A needs-oriented life should answer these questions. Like the virtue orientation of the last episode, also a needs-orientation comes with its own opportunities, problems and dangers. The goal is happiness, the dangers are isolation and anxious navel-gazing. https://www.gabriel-ellis.com/therapyPhoto by Tea Heftiba …

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House of House Episode 61: "Whac-a-Mole" 1:23:15

7M ago1:23:15

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Hugh Laurie delivers some of his best work in an episode that has high points and also Foreman being really annoying and wrong. What happens when some kids are left parentless? Apparently their brother has to step in to raise them even though he works at Five Nights at Freddy's and also has a jacked up immune system. And if he doesn't he's a bad pe…

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House of House Episode 60: "Son of Coma Guy" with Ellie Warren 1:47:35

7M ago1:47:35

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We're in peak House folks! We've got John Larroquette getting woken up from a coma for 24 hours and you know he wants a hoagie! Ellie Warren is here for her first full House episode and it's a great time to jump in. In addition to this all time banger of a House adventure we discuss MTV dating shows, puppy airlines, and go over an article that clai…

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54. Three Approaches to Life in Comparison: 1. Virtue 31:22

7M ago31:22

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Dissatisfaction with one's own life is like a forest without a clearing: there is often a lack of clarity, joy, and self-determination. In order to shed some light on the darkness, I distinguish between three approaches to life in therapeutic practice. In this episode I examine a virtue-oriented life, its psychological benefits and dangers. https:/…

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53. Self-Devalualtion and Imperceptible Feelings 21:43

8M ago21:43

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Self-devaluation and inner dialogue go hand in hand with imperceptible feelings. These feelings affect us, often without us noticing them. And in the therapeutic context, this often contributes to the perplexity as to why we are feeling so badly. Accordingly, it is important to bring self-assessment and inner dialogue to light and adapt them so tha…

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House of House Episode 59: "Que Sera Sera" 1:09:43

8M ago1:09:43

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We're back, baby! SAG got a deal so we're promoting the hell out of House MD, now available on Hulu as well as Amazon Prime. It's another episode dealing with a fat person, but it's handled a whole lot better even if Chase is still Hitler to him. We do briefly get into the Holmes story we promised to cover but who cares?! House is back! And he's in…

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52. Buddhist Psychology - Body Awareness 22:58

8M ago22:58

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In early Buddhism, body awareness is a precursor to meditation. But also psychologically it is important to integrate body awareness into normal life in order to cleanse and heal the mind beyond modern, more elaborate, methods. https://www.gabriel-ellis.com/ Photo by Meiying Ng on Unsplash

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House of House Episode 58: House of House Gaiden Episode 7: Home of Holmes Episode 6: The Five Orange Pips 1:14:40

8M ago1:14:40

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Apparently Doyle was so impressed by the idea of alliteration and racist mobs that he built a whole mystery around it. Not a very good mystery, mind you. Still, it's fun to talk about. We also dunk on people with silly and ignorant views of history from our platform as people with Good and Correct views of history and we've got some terrible House …

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51. Buddhist Psychology - Free Will and the Human Machine 38:01

9M ago38:01

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Strong will is essential to Buddhism, otherwise we are at the mercy of the machine part of being human: the judgments, feelings, attachments and habits. Original Buddhism seems to have taught the suppression of feelings, but today we rightly do not see this as healthy. Rather, we should satisfy our needs smartly and thereby create degrees of freedo…

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House of House Episode 57: House of House Gaiden Episode 6: Home of Holmes Episode 5: The Boscombe Valley Mystery 57:03

9M ago57:03

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Hard to believe, but this is our first murder. Yes, this isn't about a hidden painting or a bizarre scam to steal gold but a for real dead guy. And not just dead guy, a dead Australian guy! We've got our usual sassy Holmes but otherwise the mystery is a bit slight. It's still a fun discussion though, and we also divert into one of the original Edga…

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50. Buddhist Psychology - Intuition and gut feeling 35:09

9M ago35:09

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Many people would like to trust their gut feeling. A nice wish, but we hardly have a good understanding of what “gut feeling” or intuition actually are, or how we can make them more reliable guides in our lives. In this video essay I examine mood, intuition and gut feeling from a Buddhist and psychological perspective. In original Buddhism, correct…

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House of House Episode 56: House of House Gaiden Episode 5: Home of Holmes Episode 4: A Case of Identity 1:07:52

9M ago1:07:52

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You've heard of the Hounds of the Baskervilles but what about the Catfish of London?! Our SAG strike coverage of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes continues. In this thrilling adventure, he mostly sits in his office and listens to a lady. But what could have happened to her groom to be?! We also discuss various porn parody ideas and the movie 40 Da…

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House of House Episode 55: House of House Gaiden Episode 4: Home of Holmes Episode 3: The Redheaded League 1:02:30

10M ago1:02:30

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Our Home of Holmes journey continues with "The Redheaded League." Can Holmes help the most credulous moron in London figure out if he was scammed? The mystery is a little bit better than last time but Doyle's still figuring it out. Watson does seem pretty excited to shoot a guy, at least, so that's fun. There's also a very current discussion of "Se…

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House of House Episode 54: House of House Gaiden Episode 3: Home of Holmes Episode 2 1:55:19

10M ago1:55:19

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We begin our Home of Holmes journey with our resident Sherlock Scholar, Sara Ghaleb (@SaraGhaleb), and "A Scandal in Bohemia." Holmes meets his greatest match: a woman of at least average intuition. While the "mystery" here might be a little underwhelming, the writing is compelling and there's a lot to dig in to. Were you worried we would be too fo…

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House of House Episode 53: House of House Gaiden Episode 2: Home of Holmes Episode 1 1:37:17

11M ago1:37:17

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The SAG AFTRA strike continues so House of House Gaiden continues as well! This episode we're joined by Holmes Sara Ghaleb to quiz us on our Sherlock Holmes knowledge. Will Lenny's generally superior pop culture knowledge pay off or will Andrew dominate through his willingness to shameless employ Price is Right min maxing strategies? Play along and…

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House of House Episode 52: House of House Gaiden Episode 1 1:26:45

11M ago1:26:45

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Normally this show implicit encourages you to watch a struck work. Not during the SAG AFTRA strike though! It's House of House: Gaiden time! Don't like it? Tell the studio execs to come to the table and open their pockets. In the mean time we've still got tons of fun stuff! Like today, we've got the real life shipping report and a House Cast Quiz! …

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House of House Episode 51: "Fools for Love" with Michael Chau 1:16:52

12M ago1:16:52

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The Tritter Arc begins! Yes, House's next ultimate villain shows up to threaten to steal the Dragon Balls or whatever. He also has the worst fit of all time! Michael Chau returns for the start of the Tritter Arc and also Phil of the Future of Incest (spoilers!) We finally dive into some House fanfic and frankly I'm surprised it took us this long. I…

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House of House Episode 50: "Lines in the Sand" with Gita Jackson 1:49:42

12M ago1:49:42

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So the patient this week is a nonverbal autistic boy. Is it a good portrayal? Ehhhhh it could be worse? A teenager flirts with House again. Journalist Gita Jackson joins us to examine the highs and lows and ask the real questions like: Where are all the movies where old ladies have sex? We also take a deep dive into the Frogger PSP game, learn all …

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House of House Episode 49: "Informed Consent" with Seth Finkelstein 1:32:14

1y ago1:32:14

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Paging Dr. Joker! House is faced with his true greatest opponent, and old guy who just wants to die. Seth Finkelstein joins us for a very special episode where the whole team ponders the ethics of medically assisted suicide. Well, most of the team ponders, Chase just starts watering at the mouth, We've also got one of the most uhhh problematic b-pl…

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House of House Episode 48: "Cane and Able" with Dan Wilbur 1:38:08

1y ago1:38:08

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OK, there's still some more of the nonsense with Wilson lying to House, but it's over by the end of the episode. And the stuff that isn't that? It's aliens and tiny Skyler Gisondo! Neat! Dan Wilbur returns to the House as the House team needs to figure out why little Sky thinks aliens are abducting him and we wonder why no one takes this kid to a t…

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