Best Trace and Amy Podcasts (2024)

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321: Joro Spiders 13:05

14d ago13:05

13:05

Amy laid the perfect web of "lies"; she lured Trace into an episode about shapeshifting women and then sprang the trap...this episode is about the Joro spider. We talk about the convergence of giant invasive spiders and Japanese mythology. Show Notes: Joro Spider (warning, there are spider photos): https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/million…

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320: Voices in Your Head 22:15

28d ago22:15

22:15

How do we define and study the little voice in your head? Is it something you HEAR, hear or is it something you think? For some of us, there's no inner monologue, for others, it's so loud in there, it's hard to participate in the outside world. Trace fell down the research stairs on this one! It's a double header of things we hear and see in our he…

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Meet Beardless, D*ckless Me 1:37

28d ago1:37

1:37

For 25 years, Kevin Smith has tried to make his beardless, dickless twin of a daughter Harley laugh in real life. Now he does it every week on a podcast.Find it at Apple Podcasts, iheart.com, or wherever you get your podcasts.By Kevin Smith, Scott Mosier

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319: Porridge Championship 20:33

1M ago20:33

20:33

Who knew that a simple combination of oats, water and salt could make for a yearly competition that's lasted for 30 years? We dive into the history of oats in Scotland and the famous Golden Spurtle competition! Show Notes: Golden Spurtle World Porridge Making Championship: https://www.goldenspurtle.com/ BBC: World Porridge winner crowned October 20…

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318: All Things Cheeky 30:03

2M ago30:03

30:03

We're heading into the end of summer break so it's time for a mash up of wacky facts. Fake navels, cheetahs in heat, the weenus and MORE. Oh yes, we adore a good internet fact deep dive. Also, Trace does drop the 'shit' word once. Show Notes: Amazon fake navels: https://www.amazon.com/Belly-Button-Stickers-Fashion-Longer/dp/B0CC5TZ23P?th=1 SCMP Fak…

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317: Silkhenge 18:59

2M ago18:59

18:59

It's tiny, inscrutable, made with spider silk, and we really don't know much about the mysteries of it's intricate construction. Show Notes: Nat Geo https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/silkhenge-spiders-ecuador-mystery Wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silkhenge Internet archive https://web.archive.org/web/20201108125631/https://blo…

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316: Fish Doorbell 16:43

3M ago16:43

16:43

In the spring, fish like perch travel through the rivers in the Netherlands to find places to spawn. They used to get stuck behind Weerdsluis lock: waiting for it to open. But not anymore! A virtual doorbell was created to help let the lock keeper know they're there. Hot tip, starting March 3, 2025, you can go to their website to hit the doorbell!!…

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315: NSFW Summer Edition 39:18

3M ago39:18

39:18

It's a super long length summertime episode with the sex lives of penguins, periods in space, Humpback whale sex, swearing parrots, terminal velocity poop, & penis size vs. nose size. Buckle up! Show Notes: Dr. George Murray Levick (1876–1956): unpublished notes on the sexual habits of the Adélie penguin The Guardian: 'Sexual depravity' of penguins…

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314: Mercenary Monkeys 13:55

4M ago13:55

13:55

Smarter than the mafia, more cunning than a pickpocket in Paris, long-tailed macaques in Bali are all about snatching valuables from tourists and bargaining for tasty snacks. Show Notes: Long tailed macaques info from the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center Sir Attenborough and monkeys YouTube BBC Video of things getting stolen!! Scientific …

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313: Bat Chat 2! 12:51

4M ago12:51

12:51

Amy's bringing the BATS. We've got more cool facts about bat communication and how some of them compete for food (it's sonic warfare for sure). Show Notes: Episode 214 Sky Puppies Mama fruit bats and their kiddos Episode 242 Bat Chat 1 A smorgasbord of bat shenanigans University of Bristol: Bats avoiding collisions in the air YouTube Lens of Time R…

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312: Disco Scallops 14:16

5M ago14:16

14:16

Did Trace complain about clickbait titles in this episode? Yes. Did she ALSO use a clickbait title for this very episode? Absolutely. Sea scallops like light and it turns out that works in the favor of fisheries and the environment. Show Notes: Oceanconservancy.org: Scallops Fishtek Marine YouTube on the tech and study. Also their website Science D…

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311: “Right” Side Driving 13:38

5M ago13:38

13:38

While doing the show notes for this episode, Trace looked into tips and tricks for when you take a vacation and have to drive on the opposite side of the road. The advice? Don't panic and purchase travel insurance LOL. There are so many different historical reasons for how countries chose what side of the road to drive on. Show Notes: Lancaster-Phi…

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310: Smell-o-flage 14:00

6M ago14:00

14:00

Nothing like rubbing yourself down with snakeskin jerky to keep yourself from getting eaten. Today we check out the parallel evolution of the California ground squirrel and rattlesnakes. It's an olfactory camouflage arms race that on a bad day, ends with someone getting eaten. Show Notes: UC Davis: Squirrels Use Snake Scent Royal Society B: Donning…

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309: Middle of the Night Panic 18:19

6M ago18:19

18:19

Nighttime waking and scattered thoughts are problem solving's evil twin. If you find yourself awake at 3 am obsessing over your problems, remember that stress and hormonal imbalances can really damage the quality of your sleep. Show Notes: IFL Science: Why Do We Wake Around 3am And Dwell On Our Fears And Shortcomings? VeryWellmind.com: Military Sle…

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308: I’m Stuck on Band-aids 13:11

7M ago13:11

13:11

2024 is the 100th anniversary of Band-aids. But before they were the little strips in cool tins, they came in a roll you could cut to size. Show Notes: Johnson & Johnson history of Band-aids Wikipedia: Band-aid history Disposable America The Atlantic: The Story of the Black Band-aid TruColour Bandages Transcript: [00:00:03] Speaker A: Welcome to br…

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307: 52 Cards 15:22

7M ago15:22

15:22

From poker to games played to pass the time, those 52 cards are so ubiquitous it's hard to figure just when we started using them. We go all the way back to ancient China for a possible origin of cards. images: Cloisters Deck from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and and example of cards from today from pixabay Show Notes: The strange coincidence of …

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306: The Flip That Flopped 23:16

7M ago23:16

23:16

Call them slippahs, flip flops, chanclas, slops, plakkies, slaps, pantofles, or thongs...whatever word you choose says a lot about your age and what part of the world you grew up in. We came up with this episode topic as kind of a joke. Turns out there's way more about to know about these summer shoes than we thought. Show Notes: Wikipedia on the h…

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305: Deadly Animal Mimics 12:20

7M ago12:20

12:20

It's easy to believe that a snake might be a deadly mimic. But butterflies that start life as carnivorous caterpillars? Oh heck yeah! Show Notes: YouTube BBC: Ants Adopt a Caterpillar YouTube Entomological Society of America: Ants and Blues The Pattern of Social Parasitism in Maculinea teleius Butterfly Is Driven by the Size and Spatial Distributio…

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304: The Wrong Wipe 14:43

8M ago14:43

14:43

If you haven't figured it out by now, Amy is not afraid to ask tough questions! Today she talks butt health, bidets, and the dangers of wet wipes. It's funnier than you'd think, we promise. Show Notes: Business Insider: interview with Dr. Goldstein Am I Doing it Wrong? Jan 2024 The Spruce: 7 Best Bidet Attachments Splinter free toilet paper History…

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303: The Birds! 21:31

8M ago21:31

21:31

Trace found some delightful random facts about birds! Today we're talking "anting", talons locked to the death, and musical cockatoos. Show Notes: Journal of Ornithology: Anting behavior in birds Video of crow anting: aka the spicy spa Bird Note: anting Facebook video of bald eagles cartwheeling Bird Note: Eagles cartwheeling Palm Cockatoos playing…

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302: Potato Chip Taste Test 26:06

8M ago26:06

26:06

We recorded IN PERSON! Trace brought back a whole bunch of fun flavored chips from Uwajimaya, a fantastic Asian grocery store in Seattle! Check out the show notes for our 5 other taste test episodes! Show Notes: P.S. If you like the Non Newtonian fluid cup, it's in our Merch store! P.S.S. in defense of the Pizza flavored chips, when Trace tried the…

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455: Clerks Too, Ep 3 - Belly of the Beast, Pt. 2 54:12

2+ y ago54:12

54:12

In which our hero listens to the stories of the people that were a part of Clerks, too. With special guest Mike Belicose (Customer with Diapers) and Thomas Burke (Roofer/Blue Collar Man) .Recorded live at the SModcastle on March 18, 2022.By Kevin Smith, Scott Mosier

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454: Clerks Too, Ep 3 - Belly of the Beast, Pt. 1 51:56

2+ y ago51:56

51:56

In which our hero listens to the stories of the people that were a part of Clerks, too. With special guest Mike Belicose (Customer with Diapers).Recorded live at the SModcastle on March 18, 2022.By Kevin Smith, Scott Mosier

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453: Tracing Banky 1:45:44

2+ y ago1:45:44

1:45:44

In which our hero deep dives into Chasing Amy’s Jason Lee, with special guest Chasing Amy’s Jason Lee.Recorded live at the Mooby’s Pop-Up Hollywood on 4/20.By Kevin Smith, Scott Mosier

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452: Clerks Too, Ep 2 - Ladies Night, Pt. 2 1:08:43

2+ y ago1:08:43

1:08:43

In which our hero continues to listen to the stories of the people that were a part of Clerks, too. With special guests Kimberly Loughran (Heather Jones) and Grace Smith (Milk Maid). Recorded live at the SModcastle on December 4, 2021.By Kevin Smith, Scott Mosier

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451: Clerks Too, Ep. 2 - Ladies Night, Pt. 1 1:09:00

2+ y ago1:09:00

1:09:00

In which our hero listens to the stories of the people that were a part of Clerks, too. With special guests Betsy Broussard (Dental School Video Customer) and Kimberly Loughran (Heather Jones). Recorded live at the SModcastle on December 4, 2021.By Kevin Smith, Scott Mosier

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450: The Debut of Clerks, Too 1:32:50

2+ y ago1:32:50

1:32:50

In which our hero listens to the stories of the people that were a part of Clerks, too. With special guests Brian O'Halloran (Dante) and Scott Schiaffo (Chewlies Gum Guy). Recorded live at the SModcastle on July 11, 2021.By Kevin Smith, Scott Mosier

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449: Hall Monitor: Talking to the Legendary Anthony Michael Hall 1:41:57

3y ago1:41:57

1:41:57

In which our hero meets a childhood hero of his, and borrows his underpants for ten minutes. With Special Guest Anthony Michael Hall.By Kevin Smith, Scott Mosier

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Reacting to Halston, Story of Late Night, Amy Tan's Unintended Memoir and All For One 48:06

3+ y ago48:06

48:06

In this episode hosts Helen and Niall discuss the Halston biopic on Netflix and Ewan McGregor's performance. Then they discuss The Story of Late Night, a CNN special limited series. Lastly, Niall talks about his history with cycling and the sort-of-documentary All For One, the story of GreenEdge, Australia's first ProTour cycling team.…

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447: With His Bro, Scotty Mo 1:40:35

3+ y ago1:40:35

1:40:35

In which our heroes are reunited. With Scott Mosier! SPONSOR: Go to https://keeps.com/smod if you're ready to take action to prevent hair loss and get your first month of treatment for FREE!By Kevin Smith, Scott Mosier

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Reacting to The Serpent, Without a Trace, Spiderman: Far From Home and Stanby Movies 46:24

3+ y ago46:24

46:24

This week your podcast hosts Helen and Niall react to The Serpent on Netflix, Without a Trace, Spiderman: Far From Home, and Standby. Note: there are light spoilers throughout! Questions to think about: How many CEOs are sociopaths? Why are Marvel movies so much better than DC movies? Is the father's character in Without a Trace justified in his ac…

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Reacting to Call My Agent (All Seasons), Sound of Metal and Big Little Women 43:14

3+ y ago43:14

43:14

In this episode we talk about Call My Agent, from Season 1 to Season 4: What makes this Paris-based agency show such a gem? The Sound of Metal: A captivating look into the deaf community, available to watch on Hoopla. Big Little Women, a moving Taiwanese movie featuring a multi-generational family's interwoven stories after the death of their estra…

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Reacting to Vanishing at Cecil Hotel, Behind Her Eyes, Pretend It's a City and A Star Is Born 43:23

3+ y ago43:23

43:23

Let's talk Netflix! This week Helen and Niall discuss Crime Scene The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel including the original Medium article on the story. Next they talk about the at-first compelling and then disappointing Behind Her Eyes on Netflix. Then they move on to Pretend It's A City with Fran Lebowitz directed by Martin Scorscese. Final movie: …

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Reacting to Firefly Lane, The Nightstalker and The Ripper, and Emma (2019) 40:23

3+ y ago40:23

40:23

A discussion about the themes and setting of Firefly Lane, Netflix's latest hit. Then, Helen and Niall discuss The Nightstalker and The Ripper and what makes them fascinating (or not) and problematic. Last up is Emma from 2020, a beautifully directed Jane Austen film.By Helen Racanelli and Niall McGee

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Reacting to The Dig, Me Before You and Patrick Melrose 41:54

3+ y ago41:54

41:54

This week Helen and Niall react to Netflix movie The Dig, starring Carey Mulligan and Ralph Fiennes. Next up for review is Me Before You, with Emilia Clarke and Sam Clafin. Then, it's on to a discussion of Patrick Melrose, played by Benedict Cumberbatch...and his amazing voice. Helen's YouTube channel: Shrimpy McGee youtube.com/c/ShrimpyMcGee…

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Reacting to Bridgerton, Normal People, What We Do In The Shadows (Season 1 and 2) 43:02

3+ y ago43:02

43:02

In this week's episode Helen and Niall talk about the good and bad of Shonda Rhimes' Bridgerton, Normal People, and What We Do In The Shadows with the amazing Matt Berry. Helen's YouTube Channel: Shrimpy McGee youtube.com/c/ShrimpyMcGeeBy Helen Racanelli and Niall McGee

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Reacting to Dash & Lily, Virgin River Season 2, The Golden Girl, and Juliet, Naked 44:35

4y ago44:35

44:35

Dash & Lily is a new Christmas series from Netflix. Helen and Niall talk about why it's a must-watch. Virgin River, also a Netflix series, is in its second season. Next up is The Golden Girl, a boxing documentary, and last is another Netflix offering (at least in Canada) starring Ethan Hawke called Juliet, Naked. Virgin River, 14:00-ish minutes The…

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The Queen's Gambit Vs. The Crown Season 4. Where Did The Crown Go Wrong? 43:34

4y ago43:34

43:34

On this podcast, Helen and Niall discuss the Queen's Gambit and The Crown, Season 4. Skip ahead to 24:00 -ish for The Crown. The Queen's Gambit has an amazing cast, and Helen almost didn't watch it because of the title and the thumbnail image Netflix used. The Crown, Season 4, introduces the hotly anticipated Princess Diana. However, this season fe…

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Reacting to Holidate, Enola Holmes, American Murderer, Zodiac on Netflix 44:03

4y ago44:03

44:03

Do you love listening to movie and TV show reviews? Toronto-based journalists Helen and Niall react to Holidate, Enola Holmes, American Murderer and Zodiac, all on Netflix. Your hosts delve into the Emma Roberts movie Holidate. Is this better than the Hallmark movies that come out this time of year? Definitely. Then it's on to Enola Holmes featurin…

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Derry Girls (From A Northern Ireland Perspective), Borg Vs. McEnroe, The Speed Cubers, Love Guaranteed on Netflix 46:13

4y ago46:13

46:13

Niall discusses Derry Girls from a Northern/North of Ireland Irish Perspective (he's from Donegal and used to visit regularly during the time of Derry Girls). Plus, the showdown of Borg Versus McEnroe, the beauty of The Speed Cubers documentary and reacting to Love, Guaranteed, a true Hallmark style movie.…

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Love On The Spectrum, Selling Sunset Season 3, Brooklyn 99 45:41

4y ago45:41

45:41

Stop and give our podcast a listen! Spoilers abound in this episode. Two married Toronto journalists, Helen and Niall, talk about new Netflix shows including Love on The Spectrum, Selling Sunset Season 3 and Brooklyn 99.By Helen Racanelli and Niall McGee

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