What's your Hyperfixation? What's your weird, niche area of expertise? Share it with us on Hyperfixations Hosted by Nigel and Ally
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Overthinking, so you don't have to. Tune in to the live show at youtube.com/@overthinkrshow
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Are you tired of doing everything 'right' but still feeling unfulfilled or lost? The opposite of depression is not happiness, it's purpose. That purpose then brings us more joy, and helps us build a life that we love waking up to every morning. Each week, we dive into a conversation about joy, and bring on guests to chat about what makes them happy, and how they incorporate the things they love into their everyday. Subscribe to 'The Art of Finding Joy', with weekly episodes every Tuesday.
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There will not be one topic off limits as I uncover my story & experience of what it is like being & becoming "The Normal Kind Of Disabled”. My name is Jenny Watts and I am just simply a woman with a disability who after having my disability for a decade, dealing with the magnitude of it by myself due to the lack of support & knowledge out there, lead me to a destination I like to call breakdown central where I had the luxury of experiencing the biggest nervous breakdown that almost cost me ...
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In a world where standing out from the crowd is harder than ever, the best leaders aren’t afraid to put their head above the parapet. In this series, Jordan Greenaway, founder of the multi-award-winning thought leadership agency Profile, speaks with entrepreneurs about their journeys and perspectives on business – and how visible leadership is the key to success.
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Ben Edmunds of Breakside Brewery & Zak Schroerlucke of Crosby Hops
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Live from Vice Beer in Vancouver, Washington, with your host, Michael Perozzo. We're talking West Coast IPAs and fresh hops with Zak Schroerlucke from Crosby Hops and Ben Edmunds from Breakside Brewery. We're gonna learn about the Best of Black IPA Awards, coming soon to a city near you, soon! Featuring: @breaksidebrews @crosbyhops @greatamericanbe…
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101: Rot and Decay in FromSoftware Games with Nigel McKeon (featuring special guest host Louise Claffey)
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The fire fades... Content warning: this episode contains mentions of death, rot, decay, existentialism, murder, genocide, cosmic dread, unwanted medical procedures, unwanted bodily transformations This week the episode 100 celebrations continue as Nigel returns to the hotseat to discuss the themes of rot and decay in FromSoftware games, with Ally a…
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100: Hyperfixations with Ally Keegan & Nigel McKeon (featuring guest host Louise Claffey)
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Hey guys, we've reached a hundred episodes; take us seriously now. Content warning: this episode contains mentions of nuclear warfare, nuclear annihilation, the genocide in Palestine, the Unabomber, the 9/11 terror attacks This week it's Hyperfixations' 100th episode, and Louise from episode 1 returns for a behind the scenes episode full of exclusi…
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Yellow and blue makes green! Yellow and blue makes green! Content warning: this episode contains mentions of bodily functions (urination), mental illness Editor's note - Graham's audio becomes a bit choppy in the middle of the episode, I have done my best to clean it up, it does return to normal This week, Graham, sits down with Ally and Nigel for …
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Cory Meyer of Moksa & Josh Jackson of Brews for New Avenues
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Live from Vice Beer in Vancouver, Washington, with your host, Michael Perozzo. We're talking about bourbon barrel-aged beers, the best beer fest in the best beer city in America: Brews for New Avenues! With Cory from Moksa and Josh from Brews for New Avenues. Featuring: @brews4newaves / brewsfornewavenues.org @newaves4youth @moksabrewing @mindysbee…
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Sweaty Beers, Sexy Tacos, and Beautiful Beaches w/Mike Bolt & Eldy Prado
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Live from Vice Beer in Vancouver, Washington, with your host, Michael Perozzo. We've got Mike Bolt from Final Draft Taphouse and Eldy Prado from El Viejon Taqueria y Mariscos! We've also got special gifts, special guests, an awards ceremony, and we're talking about sweaty beers, dirty hands, and beautiful beaches! Featuring: @finaldrafttaphouse @el…
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Portland Beer Week Preview & SNACKTALKIN' w/Nicole Kasten & Jessica Salas
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Live from Brujos Brewing in Portland, Oregon, with your host, Michael Perozzo. On this episode we're talkin' Portland Beer Week with Nicole Kasten and Jessica Salas. We discuss all of the upcoming events, and the party gets crashed by a special guest! This episode of Overthinkr is: Engineered & Edited by Xac Denton Mixed by Sean Burke Directed & Ho…
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Pilsners & Poopin' in the Grand Canyon w/Tom Tørresdal & Jake Watt
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Live from Vice Beer in Vancouver, WA, with your host, Michael Perozzo. On this episode we've got Jake Watt from Trap Door Brewing, we've got Tom Tørresdal from Victor-23 Craft Brewery, and we're talking about pilsners, Poleeko Pale Ale, and poopin' in the Grand Canyon. This episode of Overthinkr is: Engineered & Edited by Xac Denton Mixed by Sean B…
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Seattle Beer Week & The Chuganaut w/Matt Edwards & Sarah Moorman
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It's Seattle Beer Week! We're talking SuperSonics, Super Saisons, Sue Bird, and The Chuganaut! With Matt Edwards from Georgetown Brewing Co. and Sarah Moorman from Fast Fashion Brewing. This episode of Overthinkr is: Engineered & Edited by Xac Denton Mixed by Nathan Whited Directed & Hosted by Michael Perozzo Presented Live from Fast Fashion Brewin…
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California Beer & the NL West w/Jenny Mann & Warren Wills
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California knows how to party. Our guests this week are Warren Wills and Jenny Mann – both California transplants who have been around the beer world for a long time. We're gonna talk about all kinds of things: California. We're gonna renew a rivalry. We're gonna make amends. We're gonna drink some beer, and talk about trends. This episode of Overt…
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World Beer Cup, Oregon Beer Awards, & Brown Ales w/The New School & Gigantic Brewing
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Live from Vice Beer in Vancouver, WA, with your host, Michael Perozzo. In this inaugural episode of Overthinkr, we have Ezra Johnson-Greenough of The New School and Ben Love of Gigantic Brewing as our guests. We talk everything from pro-wrestling, World Beer Cup, Oregon Beer Awards, and what brown ale has to do with the Number Two Movement. This ep…
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Episode 3: Jenny James & Greg Watts, Findr
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In the third episode of Above the Parapet, co-founders of Findr: Jenny James and Greg Watts, discuss their challenges with growing a company through COVID, the advantages of having a remote company, and their advice to startup companies.By Profile
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For our second episode, we sat down with the CEO and co-founder of CurveBlock, Gary Woodhead, who is working to pioneer financial inclusion within the real estate investment sector. Tune in to hear how the business got started, with insight on VC, angel investors, and where Gary sees CurveBlock headed in the next few years.…
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I gave a TEDx Talk in Singapore in March, 2023, and get asked a lot about what it was like. In all honesty, it was such an incredible opportunity and deeply personal experience. Especially since it was at my old high school! Here's the TEDx Talk. It's called 'How to say yes, when everyone tells you no': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKxkvhj3Xv0 I…
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Building an online dog empire with Lauren Hewitt-Watts
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Celebrity dog trainer and animal behaviourist Lauren Hewitt-Watts shares what it's like to reach the peak of your career, only to find that it doesn't fulfil you anymore. The realisation led Lauren to create Dog Mum Mindset, an online business filled with resources and support for dog parents. Lauren shares her best tips on how to raise and train y…
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Chronic illness doesn't have to be a life sentence with Rebecca Nesbit
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In today's episode, Rebecca Nesbit, coach at Soul Happy Success and Scottish transplant living in Texas. Rebecca and I talk about culture shock when travelling or moving to new places, our love for supermarkets in different countries and what it means to have a good quality of life with chronic illness. Disability is not a dirty word, and we weigh …
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We're back for season 2: Here's what's been happening
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Oh how I have missed you!! What a joy it is to back with The Art of Finding Joy podcast. It's been a wild, magical year of travel, healing, joy, and challenges. I started my own business, left my home to travel full-time, visited 14 countries, made huge improvements in my health, became a TEDx speaker, and am living a life that brings me so much jo…
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98: Immersive Theatre with Caleb Zane Huett
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Put on your mask and let's get into it This week, Caleb Zane Huett, children's author, and one of the founders of Haunted Table Games - the company behind the ultra successful Triangle Agency, sits down with Ally and Nigel to discuss the world of immersive theatre. In this episode we discuss creating immersive spaces, how to find personal experienc…
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It's time for some slept on fantasy Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions or discussions of racism, misogyny, transphobia, Nazis This week, Nick joins Ally and Nigel to talk about Ursula K. Le Guin's classic series Earthsea. In this episode we discuss daoist philosophical influences, the difficulty in adapting the series successfully, the…
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If you don't love yourself, how in the hell you gonna love somebody else Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions or discussions of racism, misogyny, transphobia, homophobia, arson, negligence, drowning This week, Jenny Maguire sits down with Ally and Nigel to dive headlong into the insane world of RuPaul's Drag Race. In this episode we disc…
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It's Christian allegory at its ham-handed best Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions or discussions of religious abuse, religious trauma, historical religious abuse, sexism, ableism, homophobia, racism, genocide, sexual trauma, sexual abuse, rape, Islamophobia, slavery, child death, child sexual abuse, transphobia, slaughter of innocents,…
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94: The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog with David Devereux
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Sonic is dead and we have killed him Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions or discussions of Adolf Hitler, queerphobia Dev joins Ally and Nigel for a murder mystery investigation. Who's dead, you ask? Sonic the Hedgehog! In this episode, we discuss the game's surprising links to the philosophy of Friedrick Nietzsche, whether games should …
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There is no such thing as the canon Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions or discussions of sexual assault, misogyny Ellen returns to the pod to discuss her passion: fairy tales. We talk about iterative cycles of myth, being terrified as children, how there is no one true version of myths and fairy tales, and whether we have seen Snow Whi…
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Our frontal lobes aren't even fully developed Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions or discussions of labour exploitation, child exploitation, drug abuse, alcohol abuse, medication, psychosis, predatory behaviour towards children, method acting, Jared Leto, Harvey Weinstein, sexism, misogyny Ansley sits down (after half an hour of retail …
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91: Superliminal Latency with Phoebe A. Xavier
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There are only a finite amount of story ideas, but infinite permutations. Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions or discussions of drug use, alcohol use, sex and porn, gore Phoebe A. Xavier is a sci-fi comic book writer, and today joins Ally and Nigel to discuss her recently released short story collection, Superliminal Latency. We discuss…
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Have I read Animorphs? Yes yes yes yes. Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions or discussions of lgenocide, war, child soldiers Let it never be said we can't be both serious and silly. Floyd brings us Animorphs to discuss this week, and what starts off as a fairly innocuous chat about some children's books rapidly spins out into one of the…
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89: A Day of Fallen Night with Samantha Shannon
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Return to the world of Priory... Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions or discussions of racism, sexism Samantha Shannon is the author of the bestselling The Bone Season series, and the smash-hit Priory of the Orange Tree, and joins Ally and Nigel to discuss its upcoming prequel, A Day of Fallen Night. Can you tell how nervous we are? We …
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In this episode, we speak to the founder of Greengage, Sean Kiernan, about the direction his career has taken him and how he is at the forefront of the digital merchant banking revolution. We discuss overcoming the challenges of crypto’s changing reputation, prioritising customer experience, and what the future holds for Greengage.…
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We stand with all rail strikers everywhere Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions or discussions of labour exploitation, transphobia, racism We're a podcast about hyperfixations and we've somehow gone 87 episodes without one on trains. That's our bad, dog. But Episode 88? Hoo boy, we sure do get into it, with Gavin Gaddis helping us set th…
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87: Amulets with George (@Amnotocol)
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Yada yada badabing, colonialism. Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions or discussions of orientalism, discussions of sex and genitalia What is an amulet, anyway? Anything can be if you try hard enough. Or at least that's what George says. He collects them so he's the expert here. This episode swings back and forth wildly between extremes,…
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86: (American) Football with Thomas Wynne
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Touchdown! Sportsball! Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions or discussions of anti-vax rhetoric Beep beep! We've got a live broadcast, beaming straight in on satellite: Big T joins us on the sports desk, all the way from sunny Colorado. We're touching down on all the important stuff in the lead-up to Superbowl Sunday, using both soft and…
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It's always ethical to pirate things Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions or discussions of suicide, serial killers, murder, hate crimes, torture Everything is eventually going to fade away into obscurity and we won't be able to get it again, but until then we're making a damn podcast. Louise returns to complete a hat trick and discuss t…
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Pickleball! The sport of the future! Have you guys heard about pickleball? We sure haven't, but it's sweeping the world. Greg Sowell joins us to preach the good word about this funky little sport. It's great for health, it fosters communities, it's better than tennis. And it doesn't even have an injury named after it. Naturally, by the end of it we…
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83: The Shadowhunter Chronicles with Seannessy Rain
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What the hell even are these books? Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions and discussions of incest, homophobia, racism, violence This one's got a lot of talk about incest in it, folks. Like A LOT. You wouldn't think it, but there's no getting round it. Rain, Ally and Nigel are going to try and talk about things like character relationshi…
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82: The Box Office with Andy Bowman
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This is some real nerd shit. Andy returns to the podcast 72 episodes later (a fact we only acknowledge in the last 2 minutes of the show) to bring us a whole bunch of maths, which is a bummer, but we do have an interesting conversation about the box office. Along the way, we'll talk about how age demographics shape box office returns, different way…
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81: Our Flag Means Death with Val West
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Oh my god, they were crewmates. Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions and discussions of sexual assault, slavery, racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, fatphobia, the AIDS Crisis This one's for the girls and the gays, folks. This week we're getting onboard with Val West to discuss Our Flag Means Death. The ports we'll be stopping at in…
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80: Murder Mysteries with Casper Oliver
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Makes no sense, compels me though. Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions and discussions of racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, mass shootings, school shootings, abuse, animal cruelty, animal death, retraumatising victims, paedophilia This is a very rant filled episode this week folks. What starts off as Casper, Nigel, and Ally discu…
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79: Healing Practices of the Mincéirí with Oein DeBharduin
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There is nothing that ails the body that nature doesn't have a cure for. Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions and discussions of internalised and externalised ableism, discrimination against Mincéirí Irish author, Traveller activist and founder of LGBT TARA, Oein DeBharduin joins Ally and Nigel (after a slew of technical difficulties) to…
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Hail to the chief. This week we're seeing how many people we can fit in a bathroom stall to chant about Hal, so far it's Ally, Nigel, and special guest Adam: we discuss Microsoft exclusives, the history (and future) of the series, how online gaming has shaped the formation of friendships, and we are homesick for things we never experienced If you l…
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77: Hadestown with Emily Porter Siegel
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We raise our cups! Emily joins Ally and Nigel to discuss verything to do with Anais Mitchell's musical Hadestown: we discuss how Broadway ruins theatre, versions of songs and changes, workers' rights, and how stories change and are cyclical If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to…
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That's the law, and that's a fact Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions and discussions of discrimination, sexism, misogyny, transphobia, homophobia, the effects of the Catholic Church in Ireland, fascism The long arm of the law has finally caught up to Ally and Nigel, and Katie is here to serve them their papers: we discuss getting into …
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You don't need to be enough, you just need to be yourself Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions and discussions of aphobia, homophobia, discrimination Returning guesr Ross stops by the studio to join Ally and Nigel for the big 7-5 to talk to us about Asexuality: we discuss what asexuality is and isn't, the need to increase awareness of as…
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It's time for an adventure! Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions and discussions of transphobia, racism, misgendering Nigel and Ally are joined by Lou this week to talk about LARPing: we discuss some of the larger games Lou has been part of, the problems with LARP, how to get into LARP as a beginner, and just some of the intricacies of t…
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73: Unproduced Film Scripts with Max Keegan
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AND THEN THEY KISS Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions and discussions of ableism, transphobia, serial killers, rape, sexual assault, grooming This week's episode is possibly our most unhinged so far. It's got everything. Max returning to tell Ally and Nigel for the second time about an inherently crazy topic, Nigel barely on the same p…
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72: Terry Pratchett with Dave Rudden
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His name is spokenTrigger warning: this episode contains mentions and discussions of classism, bigotry, racism, murderDave Rudden is an Irish author known for his YA Novel series 'Knights of the Borrowed Dark', and his Doctor Who books written for the BBC, and is the Writer-in-Residence at DCU, and today joins Ally and Nigel to discuss the life and…
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What is the Matrix? Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions and discussions of transphobia, fascism, unreality Penelope joins Ally and Nigel in the studio this week to discuss the Matrix film franchise - and why you've probably been watching it wrong: we discuss simulated realities in fiction, the possibility for hope in a broken world, tra…
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Pack your bags and take a nice trip with this week's episode Jeni is a musician who has done solo tours and supported artists such as Mitski and Harry Styles, and today she joins Ally and Nigel to discuss an integral part of her life - packing: we discuss the best items to pack with you on a trip, the importance of grounding yourself in the familia…
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69: The Stormlight Archives with Adam
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Life before death, strength before weakness, journey before destination Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions and discussions of war crimes, genocide Note: This episode contains minor spoilers for the end of Oathbringer This week Nigel, Ally, and special guest Adam speak again the ancient oaths as we tackle Brandon Sanderson's epic fantas…
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Let's get criminal, criminal Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions and discussions of murder, serial killers This week Ally and Nigel crack open the criminal psyche with guest Orlaith to discuss the CBS series Criminal Minds: we discuss failed sequels, depicting serial killers, differences between the real and fictional BAU, and the show'…
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It's spooky season, witches! Trigger warning: this episode contains mentions and discussions of paedophilia, child abuse, child sexual abuse, child death, Freudianism Ally and Nigel sit down this week with Deirdre Sullivan, author Perfectly Preventable Deaths, Precious Catastrophe, Tangleweed and Brine, Savage Her Reply, and the Prim trilogy to tal…
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