Best Quandt Podcasts (2024)

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Helena Cobban, talk on Hamas at Westmoreland Church, April 21, 2024 1:22:12

3h ago1:22:12

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In March 2024, the Middle East Committee of Westmoreland Church, which is a very active "UCC" congregation located on the borderline between Maryland and Washington DC, invited Helena to go and speak to their members on the topic "Hamas: A Primer." The event took place on April 21, 2024, and took the form of a conversation conducted, for the first …

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Ep 173 - Adventure! - The Badlands of Hark 1:28:39

24m ago1:28:39

1:28:39

Your Goosebuds Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole read through the 1985 CYOA book The Badlands of Hark, written by R.L. Stine! This is written before Goosebumps, Fear Street, or Horrorland; what sort of sci-fi fantasy world does a younger Stine have in his soul? Turns out it's one with an endless maze. A lot of death in this hellworld of R.L…

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Ep 172 - Dr. Maniac vs Robby Schwartz 1:52:06

4d ago1:52:06

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Your Goosebuds hosts Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole review R.L. Stine's Goosebumps Horrorland book Dr. Maniac vs Robby Schwartz where aspiring cartoonist Robby discovers his comic creations come alive to eat squirrels and torture local kids. But also none of this matters as Robby resets the narrative multiple times (it was all a joke, re…

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Ep 171 - Adventure! - Zork: The Forces of Krill 1:30:16

1M ago1:30:16

1:30:16

Beware of grues, Goosebuddies! Your hosts Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole check out another Choose Your Own Adventure book based off one of the first adventure games ever: Zork! This 'What-Do-I-Do-Now" Book is Zork #1: The Forces of Krill by S. Eric Meretzky. Is Krill the Ganon of this world? Would we be shaking in our +1 Boots at the men…

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Ep 170 - The Scream of the Haunted Mask 1:32:27

1M ago1:32:27

1:32:27

There's a terrifying affliction of fear going around; so we're enforcing a Haunted Mask mandate! Your Goosebuds hosts Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole read R.L. Stine's Goosebumps Horrorland book The Scream of the Haunted Mask. It's been a year since the original story and Carly Beth is worried she'll put the mask back on and become evil. …

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Musing about Miami with Editor-in-Chief Adam Quandt 24:20

2M ago24:20

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The 2024 Discover Boating Miami International Boat Show was a big success and Boating Industry editor-in-chief Adam Quandt was there. He joins David Gee to talk top line takeaways, headwinds, tailwinds, sales numbers and forecasts, new products, sustainability and more. Adam was also an NMMA Innovation Awards judge in Miami and he'll discuss that, …

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Ep 169 - Monster Blood for Breakfast 1:36:33

2M ago1:36:33

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This episode is part of a balanced bookfast-! Your hosts Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole read the third of R.L Stine's Goosebumps Horrorland series: Monster Blood for Breakfast. The iconic green growth slime is back for a fifth time. And somehow this is the least-scary story!Protagonist Matt Daniels deals with the terrifying idea of... be…

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Ep 168 - American Chillers: Iron Insects Invade Indiana (w/ Payton Whaley) 1:32:32

2M ago1:32:32

1:32:32

The corn state is in trouble, listeners! Small robotic drones designed like metal wasps are terrorizing the youth. They are not being used for war. Let us make that clear: this is not a metaphor about drone warfare at all. Your hosts Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole cover Johnathan Rand's American Chillers: Iron Insects Invade Indiana. And…

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Ep 167 - Adventure! - Flight of the Unicorn 1:32:51

3M ago1:32:51

1:32:51

Giddyup, Pegacorn! Your hosts Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole wrangle the Choose Your Own Adventure book Flight of the Unicorn by Deborah Lerme Goodman. In a previous episode we had a great adventure in Deborah's Scottish-ish fantasy world. In this book we're the apprentice to some sort of horse-mancer? It involves sewing wings onto cats …

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Ep 166 - Creep from the Deep 1:37:44

3M ago1:37:44

1:37:44

We're back in Horrorland, Buddies! Your hosts Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole cover R.L. Stine's Goosebumps Horrorland book 'Creep from the Deep'. We're reunited with Billy and Sheena Deep and their uncle Dr. D. What sort of doctor is Deep? A water scientist? He does not have respect for the ocean like he should and his children suffer on…

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Ep 165 - Adventure! 'Sonic v. Zonik' 1:35:42

4M ago1:35:42

1:35:42

Just in time for the holidays we have a new Adventure! episode: Sonic the Hedgehog Adventure Gamebook #3 'Sonic v. Zonik' written by Nigel Gross & Jon Sutherland. These two authors watched their kids play Sonic for five minutes and then free wrote a Choose Your Own Adventure baded on that. What? Yes, Sonic is a Christmas character. Every kid gets a…

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Brunswick - and the broader boating industry 18:12

4M ago18:12

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How does the CEO of the largest maker of recreational boats in the world see 2023? What lies ahead in 2024? Where are the headwinds coming from - and the tailwinds? Are there still lessons to be learned from the pandemic? Which categories are flourishing - and languishing? Is the industry doing enough to create the next generation of boaters? Join …

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Ep 164 - Goosebumps (2023): "Cuckoo Clock of Doom" 1:28:14

4M ago1:28:14

1:28:14

Ding dong, Goosebuddies! Your hosts Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole are back to cover the third episode in the 2023 Goosebumps TV series involving the fabled Cuckoo Clock of Doom! In this Groundhog Day-ish episode a bunch of evil clone James are threatening to... throw kids in pits? Unclear what their plan is. They're also very susceptibl…

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Ep 163 - Goosebumps (2023): "The Haunted Mask" 1:27:24

5M ago1:27:24

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We're just getting started with the new 2023 series, Goosebuddies! We check out Episode 2 of Disney/Hulu's Goosebumps series, "The Haunted Mask". This story touches upon the classic book and also steps down new paths as the kids and parents both piece together the mystery of Harold Biddle. Also Justin Long does physical comedy! Enjoy the discussion…

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PalCast: Episode 2, the shared Palestinian and Irish struggles 44:05

5M ago44:05

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The second episode of Palcast discusses the shared struggle of the Palestinian and Irish peoples. From Captain Boycott, to Bloody Balfour, to hunger strikes, Dr Yousef Aljamal, Helena Cobban and Tony Groves delve into the shared struggle between the two nations, and indeed the anti-apartheid movements globally. We also look at the mistakes that Ire…

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PalCast, Episode 1. The Streets are with Palestine 38:50

5M ago38:50

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As Israel's genocide in Gaza continues, PalCast's Dr Yousef Aljamal and his co-host Helena Cobban survey the situation on the ground in Gaza and the West Bank and the waves of pro-Palestinian sympathy that have swept around the whole world, including throughout the Global South and even at the grassroots level within most Western countries. They no…

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Introducing: PalCast with Yousef Aljamal and Helena Cobban 13:36

5M ago13:36

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This episode introduces the people behind a brand new series, PalCast, which will be hosted by Palestinian refugee (and friend of the shack) Dr Yousef Aljamal and his longtime collaborator and friend Helena Cobban, herself an activist and author of great renown. PalCast is a collaboration between Just World Educational and Tortoise Shack Media, whi…

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Ep 162 - The Adventures of Pete & Pete: 'The Good, The Bad and The Lucky" 1:16:02

5M ago1:16:02

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As the fall air turns crisp, enjoy this episode revisiting the 90s classic The Adventures of Pete & Pete. Your hosts Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole cover this season 3 episode focused on Little Pete and his magic coin which can only be recharged by endangering a train. Please understand: each year dozens of trains go off the rails becaus…

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Ep 161 - Goosebumps (2023): "Say Cheese and Die!" 1:18:01

6M ago1:18:01

1:18:01

Goosebumps is back on TV! Your hosts Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole check out the pilot episode of this new Hulu Goosebumps (aka Hulusbumps) series about five teenagers discovering supernatural forces in their small town. And this first episode starts off with ghost arson! We take big guesses at where the series goes from here and antici…

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Ep 160 - Fear Street: The Surprise Party (w/ Kyle McVey) 1:32:38

6M ago1:32:38

1:32:38

Keep your weekend open, we're throwing you a surprise party! The Goosebuddies bring in the spooky season with another of R.L. Stine's Fear Street book The Surprise Party. A well intentioned teen party uncovers a woodland tragedy. Plus there's tabletop roleplaying! We're joined by returning guest, writer Kyle McVey (Yesterday's Tomorrow Today, LOLJK…

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”The Boat Boss” Kim Sweers 27:54

7M ago27:54

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Kim Sweers isn't just the dealer principal at Top 100 FB Marine Group in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, she's also The Boat Boss. It's a multimedia platform utilizing podcasts, videos and other content all designed to promote recreational boating and the boating lifestyle. In this Boating Industry Insider podcast, she and host David Gee talk about her c…

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Ep 159 - Revenge of the Living Dummy 1:31:41

7M ago1:31:41

1:31:41

Slappy' back, Goosebuddies! Your hosts Chad Quandt, Kevin Cole, and Paul Ritchey read through the first book in R.L. Stine's Goosebumps Horrorland series: Revenge of the Living Dummy. The Horrorland series promises an ongoing story connecting these spooky tales; does it start strong with the iconic puppet monster? What is Slappy's connection to a t…

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68 – Quandt and Nate are THOSE guys 1:07:34

7M ago1:07:34

1:07:34

Hey there. Still subscribed? Want some Stunning and Brave? Well, don’t get your hopes up. It’s not the same format. It’s not even the same hosts. But here’s some crap for you to consume. Eat up piggies! Oink oink! On this episode, Nate and special guest host Quandt share a story within a story! Nobody ends up winning in this situation.…

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Ep 158 - Adventure! - The Magic of the Unicorn 1:20:00

7M ago1:20:00

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Sharpen your horns on the nearest elderwood, Goosebuddies! Your hosts Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole are reading a Choose Your Own Adventure: Deborah Lerme Goodman's The Magic of the Unicorn. Our kid heroes are on a quest to find a unicorn horn to purify their village's water supply. Presumably you put the horn in a water filter. Maybe y…

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Ep 157 - Fear Street: The New Girl 1:46:20

8M ago1:46:20

1:46:20

With Goosebumps 2000 in our rear view mirror the boys drive to R.L. Stine's Fear Street. We've visted Shadyville in previous episodes but are thinking about putting down podcast roots. The community seems nice. Despite this episode's title it is not about an 'adorkable' Zooey Deschanel moving in with three sexual dudes. Instead in this first book o…

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Let’s talk boat building with serial boat builder Mark Overybe 21:36

8M ago21:36

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What has the 2023 season been like for manufacturers in the recreational boating industry? What potential challenges and opportunities lie ahead in 2024 - and beyond? What does it mean for a boat builder to be a good partner with dealers? How has the production landscape changed? Join Boating Industry Insider host David Gee as he brings in the pers…

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Ep 156 - American Chillers: Nebraska Nightcrawlers 1:22:50

9M ago1:22:50

1:22:50

What danger lies beneath our very feet? Could it be morlocks? C.H.U.D.s? Or something even worse: giant nightcrawler worms that have no real senses and just flop around crushing everything! Doesn't that sound positively spooky? We hope so, because Chad Quandt and Kevin Cole are reading Johnathan Rand's American Chillers series #15: Nebraska Nightcr…

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Ep 155 - Baywatch Nights: "Possessed" (w/ Domi) 1:34:52

9M ago1:34:52

1:34:52

Wait, who's that running across the moonlit beach? It's Camp Counselor Domi (Paperback Paradise) who rejoins Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole to check out the infamous 90s TV procedural Baywatch Nights. In this spinoff of the phenomenon Baywatch, David Hasslehoff's Mitch Buchannon moonlights as a Californian P.I., dealing with paranormal p…

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Ep 154 - Ghost In The Mirror 1:26:58

9M ago1:26:58

1:26:58

It's the end of the millennium! Your hosts Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole read the last Goosebumps 2000 book: R.L. Stine's Ghost In The Mirror. In this episode young Jason gets a thrifted mirror that is secretly a portal to a mirror dimension. It's sort of like that episode of Infinity Train but not as well written. Can Jason stop his mi…

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Season 5 Episode 3: ALIENS ARE SMELLY 1:04:29

10M ago1:04:29

1:04:29

Join Holly and Kayla in discussing the influx of alien news these past few months! It’s wild! Twitter: @spookyscouts | @hollyconrad | @kayncli SpookyScouts.com Music by @dungeonwindow on Instagram Edited by @JacksNotFunny Sources: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21451264/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20216382/ https://www.8newsnow.com/investigators/la…

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Ep 153 - Earth Geeks Must Go! 1:29:06

10M ago1:29:06

1:29:06

Blast off, Goosebuddies! Your hosts Paul Ritchey, Chad Quandt, and Kevin Cole read R.L. Stine's Goosebumps 2000 book Earth Geeks Must Go! It is a 'story' about young boy Jacob Miller who finds himself on an alien planet with strange differences than his own. For example, everyone here eats food with arm pit mouths! Gross! To be honest, it's mostly …

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S5 E2: Aliens are Real and No One Cares 1:01:19

11M ago1:01:19

1:01:19

Join Holly and Kayla in discussing how society is terrible and how the O’Hare airport is haunted. Twitter: @spookyscouts | @hollyconrad | @kayncli SpookyScouts.com Music by @dungeonwindow on Instagram Edited by @JacksNotFunny Sources: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_O%27Hare_International_Airport_UFO_sighting https://www.npr.org/2007/01/01/670…

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Ep 152 - Hey Arnold! 'The List/Haunted Train' 1:22:00

10M ago1:22:00

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Hey Goosebuddies! We're taking a book break and visiting some classic 90s television; Craig Bartlett's animated slice of life Hey Arnold! Your hosts Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole watch two episodes: 'The List' (written by Joe Ansolabehere) in which Arnold tries to have a perfect day, and 'Haunted Train' (written by Josephine Nericcio) w…

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Becoming a sales detective to find more sales 21:45

11M ago21:45

21:45

Are you a sales detective, or still stuck peddling products while spewing out features and specs? Today the highest performing salespeople aren't solution selling. They're actively engaged in problem finding, taking prospects through a discovery process. In this Boating Industry Insider episode, host David Gee talks with technologist, inventor and …

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Ep 151 - Slappy's Nightmare 1:20:03

11M ago1:20:03

1:20:03

Wake up, Goosebuddies, it's time for another episode! Chad Quandt, Paul Ritchey, and Kevin Cole read through R.L. Stine's Goosebuds 2000 book Slappy's Nightmare. In a bizarre turn, Goosebump's iconic main monster is the protagonist of the book as the dummy tries to be good for once. Just look at that cover. Slappy is scared! Upside is down, ketchup…

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Ep 150 - Full Moon Fever 1:25:45

11M ago1:25:45

1:25:45

Happy 150th episode, Goosebuddies! If episodes were Pokemon this would be MewTwo, which is a pretty cool thing to be in any comparison. Speaking of mutant monsters, this episode has Chad, Paul, and Kevin reading R.L. Stine's Goosebumps 2000 book Full Moon Fever. We need to be clear: this is not about werewolves! Yes, these beast children are suppos…

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Ep 149 - The Haunted Car (w/ PeanutButterGamer) 1:36:53

12M ago1:36:53

1:36:53

Start your ear-engines! Paul, Chad, and Kevin are joined by Austin (aka the internet's preminent Arthur scholar PeanutButterGamer) to read R.L. Stine's Goosebumps 2000 book The Haunted Car. This is a story about one sick ride, traumatic child death, and being very evil. We also talk with Austin about R.L.'s involvement with the cartoon series Arthu…

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Globalities: On untangling Syria's devastating civil war 29:53

1y ago29:53

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In this episode, Helena Cobban presents a voiced version of the essay she published today on the Globalities website, which is titled, "Untangling Syria's devastating civil war." In the essay, Ms. Cobban, a long-time analyst of Syria's affairs, expresses her cautiously optimistic assessment of the possibility that recent shifts in West Asian politi…

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Ep 148 - Adventure! - Elevator to Nowhere 1:32:39

1y ago1:32:39

1:32:39

Ding ding! In this episode Chad, Paul, and Kevin read through R.L. Stine's Give Yourself Goosebumps book Elevator to Knowhere. In this story our wacky Uncle Darius-- not Larry David as this cover may have led you to assume-- is kidnapped by a knife-wielding doppelgänger and he can only be saved with his multiverse elevator. We'll travel to fantasti…

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Global Shifts Update, April 14 33:39

1y ago33:39

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In this episode of her Global Shifts series, Just World ed President Helena Cobban looks at the events and developments of the past week that illustrate the big shifts now underway in the global balance. This week, she looks at the continuing fallout from the visit that French Pres. Emmanuel Macron paid recently to Beijing, and also at this week's …

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This week's major shifts in the global balance 23:54

1y ago23:54

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In today's episode Just World Ed's Helena Cobban presents her review of the key shifts in the global balance that we've seen over the past week. This episode covers: The ongoing contest between NATO and Russia over Ukraine The two big diplomatic events in Beijing this week Implications of Pres. Macron's visit to Beijing Implications of the new rapp…

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Boat Sales with Info-Link’s Jack Ellis 17:01

1y ago17:01

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Boat sales. Everyone's favorite subject, right?! Jack Ellis, founder of Florida-based marketing and data-services company Info-Link doesn't sell boats for a living. But he does track boat sales for a living. And in this Boating Industry Insider podcast episode from the recent Miami International Boat Show host David Gee will ask Jack about the last…

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Ep 147 - Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid 1:16:14

1y ago1:16:14

1:16:14

The Goosebuds Boys Paul, Chad, and Kevin read R.L. Stine's Goosebumps 2000 book Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid. One may argue that title could apply to virtually anything in the Goosebumps bibliography but we got it for this one; a surprisingly meta tale about board games and choose-your-own-adventure books that would make Charlie Kaufman wince. Can we …

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A Korea-style armistice for Ukraine? A voiced essay from Globalities 20:03

1y ago20:03

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In mid-January 2023, the veteran analyst of world affairs Helena Cobban published an essay at Globalities.org in which she explored the urgent need for a country-wide ceasefire or armistice for Ukraine, and explored the value of the precedent set by the Korean Armistice Agreement of 1953. She also looked at the issue of armistices more broadly and …

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Ep 146 - So Weird: 'Family Reunion' 1:33:16

1y ago1:33:16

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Hope you had cable in the 90s because the Goosebuddies are checking out the Disney Channel cult show So Weird and its pilot episode 'Family Reunion' about paranormal believer Fi, her rocker mom, and the tour bus family that explores the things in the world that make a teenager cryptically whisper 'So weird...'. In this episode it's specifically the…

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A Conversation with Freedom Boat Club President Cecil Cohn 23:34

1y ago23:34

23:34

How has the shared access model of boat clubs impacted overall recreational boating participation and boat ownership? Why are the demographics of boat club members different than that of the general boating owning population? What has fueled the growth of Freedom Boat Club? Join Boating Industry Insider host David Gee as he interviews Freedom Boat …

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Ep 145 - Return to Ghost Camp 1:39:51

1y ago1:39:51

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This episode the Goosebud Boys cover R.L. Stine's Goosebumps 2000 book Return to Ghost Camp, a sequel that has no returning characters or plot threads. It's not even the same camp. Can protagonist Dustin Minium evade the shape-shifting fox monster known as The Snatcher? At least this book gives us a great opportunity to reflect on the Kevin Era (ak…

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Ep 144 - Man-Thing (2017) (w/ Adam Teterus) 1:34:41

1y ago1:34:41

1:34:41

Whoever knows fear burns at the touch of the Man-Thing! And we had a similar response to reading this comic book! Chad, Paul, and Kevin are joined by expert Adam Teterus (Man-Thing Minute), to cover R.L. Stine's infamous 2017 Marvel series. This story shows the usually-horrifying Man-Thing now a joke machine trying to survive the entertainment indu…

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S5 E1: State of the Scouts Update 49:11

1y ago49:11

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Guess who's back in the Spooky Scary house, with a new podcast for your alien loving house! Links: https://www.ijpr.org/show/the-jefferson-exchange/2022-11-10/fri-8-30-not-roswell-but-varginha-documentary-explores-brazilian-ufo-sighting https://victorstiff.com/ariel-phenomenon-review-why-cant-we-admit-what-we-dont-know/ https://www.newsweek.com/rus…

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Ep 143 - Horrors of the Black Ring 1:29:25

1y ago1:29:25

1:29:25

We're putting a ring on it! Chad, Paul, and Kevin read through R.L. Stine's Goosebumps 2000 book Horrors of the Black Ring. That's multiple horrors, not just one. Little Beth has to deal with a possessed teacher, poor sweet animal violence, and a Nazgul attack on her school. Also we will all be going by our new nicknames P.B. Crisps, Maggot Freak, …

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