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I’m Bon Vivant, and professional talker, David Cross. I’ve been talking professionally for well over forty years. I’m good at it. I truly love a conversation that follows no specific linear train of thought but can start about the 2004 Red Sox and minutes later has become an in-depth look at the Iran/Contra hearings (with a detour about the best breakfast tacos in Austin). Whatever, as long as the conversation is funny, edifying, and real. This podcast began as a vehicle for guests to explor ...
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TV Blackbox is the website people who work in the TV industry get their news. The companion podcast looks back at the stories from the past week, drops exclusive stories and tackles the big talking points. Filled with interviews, opinions and inside information, TV Blackbox has become THE podcast the industry turns to. Featuring: Rob McKnight - A media executive with over 25 years in the business Steve Molk - The viewer's advocate David 'Robbo' Robinson - Journalist and media bon vivant Supp ...
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Two Zero Q: 20 Questions With Interesting People from the LGBT community and friends

The Very Handsome Tim Kirk: Raconteur, Bon Vivant, Man About Town.

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Two Zero Q - 20 Questions With Interesting People, the show that tells the 'Origin Stories' of everyday superheros in the lgbtqi community and friends. #twozeroq Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Have you ever been tempted to jump in a conversation with the table next to you at a restaurant? Join George Aquino as he allows you to eavesdrop on his discussions about food, travel and lifestyle with a host of bon vivant personalities who embody their passions for living a life that is full of experiences and personal discoveries.
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Join Host Ngaio Bealum (Comedian, writer, activist, Bon Vivant, Raconteur, cannabis enthusiast, and friend to small animals) as he has interesting, rambling, and fun conversations with his friends (and a few random strangers every once in a while). " We talk about everything from Heist movies to Heisenberg's Principles" says Mr. Bealum, "Most of my friends are pretty smart, and the ones that aren't are still entertaining. If you like to talk about everything and nothing all at the same time, ...
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Magic of She is a podcast for the revolutionary woman who yearns for a life, business & financial reality dominated by the miraculous. Join us on an odyssey through the uncharted wilderness of your emerald heart… the gifts of which are freedom, fulfillment, unbridled creativity, financial sovereignty, and untold opportunity. Hosted by Chandra Nicole; a living embodiment of fascination; moonlighting as mother, poet, bon vivant. At once thought-provoking and disarming. Can be found weaving fan ...
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Why does the cold side of a pillow feel so good? What are the comfiest slippers to wear? Why do we like to collect cool things? This is the sort of stuff that Justin Warner wonders about. With his infinite curiosity about the world, he is on a quest to become the ultimate Bon Vivant, to learn about the things that make life great. Each episode, join Justin as he learns more about life, the things that make life awesome, and answers the question of "Why do these things rule in the first place?"
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BluesWax’s FORMER Senior Contributing Editor, Producer of NO MORE Annual Bandana Blues Festivals after the 18th, and all around Bon Vivant invites you to join him, Beardo, and Spinner, his co-host from the home of the World Court in The Netherlands for your dose of all that’s Blue on two continents! Bandana Blues is a weekly hour long musical journey of 21st Century Blues with the occasional nod to the old masters. 60 minutes of commentary and music played from either unsigned artists, oops, ...
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Hello, I’m Hunt Ethridge. I’m an Award winning Dating & Relationship Expert/TV Personality/Coach/Matchmaker/Writer/Entrepreneur, Husband, Father, Bon Vivant & All - Around Swell Guy! I’ve been in the Love Industry for over 15 years and have been following all the ups and downs of today’s dating dilemmas. I teach my clients that dating is a mix of biology, psychology, sociology, and anthropology. To understand our motivations, the motivations of the person sitting across from you and the moti ...
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The first novel in her renowned series of detective fiction, Sayers introduces Lord Peter Wimsey, a bon vivant gentleman, whose hobby of playing detective is put to the test, as he is launched into his first official crime investigation. The mystery begins when the body of an unidentified man has been found in the bathtub of local architect Mr. Thipps. Adding to the peculiarity of the situation is the fact that the corpse is stark naked except for a pair of expensive pince-nez glasses. Due t ...
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Healthcare! World Hunger! Capitalism! Unfinished Games! Get ready for some R-A-N-T-S! "Aw, Man..." coming soon to NBC Also, we talk about Laura Bow: The Dagger of Amon Ra for an hour. Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com Games Mentioned: A Space for the Unbound Stardew Valley The Haunted Chocolatier Lorelai Lorelei and the Laser Eyes Journeyman Project…
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Passion is an understatement when it comes to tech futurist, evangelist, creator of famous Silicon Valley blog Scobleizer, author of six prescient books, podcaster, video journalist, and former Microsoft strategist Robert Scoble. Host Michael Krasny gets down to business, exploring a mind-bending array of topics that will define our technological f…
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Here's another episode of the TV BINGEBOX podcast to tide you over in the absence of the TV BLACKBOX podcast. ----- SURPRISE! This week we're gonna spend some time having a chat about the 2024 Logies nominations too... Once more into the breach, fellow travellers. This week we've three big new shows PLUS we'll divert into some conversation about th…
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Poet and comedian Derrick Brown (Write Bloody Publishing) joins David to discuss celebrity impersonators, poetry, and more. Catch all new episodes every Thursday. Watch video episodes here. Guest: Derrick Brown Subscribe and Rate Senses Working Overtime on Apple Podcasts and Spotify and leave us a review to read on a future episode! Follow David on…
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After a week off, Matt and Roses are back fresh as... roses, I guess. After the contractually obligated Stardew Valley talk, we discuss four of YOUR AUDIENCE RECCOMENDATIONS! A Space for the Unbound, The Invincible, The Journeyman Project, and The Cat Lady! This leads to a deep discussion of the entire Harvester Games catalogue. YOUR TAKEAWAYS: 1) …
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Author and global futurist Maddy Dychtwald joined us for a wide-ranging deep dive into the subject of her latest best-selling book on the topic of women and aging. We began with her discussing her reasons for writing the book, her work with cutting edge researchers, her erasing of personal hip pain and the longevity revolution. She clarified her ob…
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Here's another episode of the TV BINGEBOX podcast to tide you over in the absence of the TV BLACKBOX podcast. ----- SURPRISE! Again... Well, it's no real surprise, is it? But the reviews of the shows might be! Here we go again, friends. Molk delivers four reviews (buckle up!), 5 Up/DownMolk suggestions, and a there's a bunch of great recommendation…
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You are listening to Two Zero Q: 20 Questions With Interesting People from the LGBT community and friends This time, I'll be talking with Hugo Greenhalgh, reporter, activist and author of "The Diaries of Mr. Lucas" Notes from a Lost Gay Life. Hugo and I engaged in an animated, lively discussion with topics ranging from Eastern Europe to growing up …
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Patton Oswalt (The King of Queens) joins David for a special live episode to discuss Edible Arrangements, illegal comedy shows, and more. Catch all new episodes every Thursday. Watch video episodes here. Guest: Patton Oswalt Subscribe and Rate Senses Working Overtime on Apple Podcasts and Spotify and leave us a review to read on a future episode! F…
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Hey everyone, we're not doing an episode this week, so we just thought we'd throw you a quick episode to tell you how we're not doing an episode. So, sorry there is no episode, but here's an episode about that. And, while we were here, we thought, to apologize for not having an episode, we'd answer a few listener questions. In conclusion, there is …
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"Competition between the Morally Unfit and the Mentally Unfit." That was Bret Stephens' take on the U.S. presidential race. We spoke of the race and of immigration, including what Stephens described as "legitimate criticism" of the Biden administration as well as Stephens' own family history and realizing the American dream. He also spoke of the ne…
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Here's another episode of the TV BINGEBOX podcast to tide you over in the absence of the TV BLACKBOX podcast. ----- SURPRISE! It's a Wednesday, not a Tuesday record this week (oh well) but that only means BIGGER, BETTER, and somehow MORE INTERESTING things. Four new shows, community recommendations, and a bunch of new UpMolk and DownMolk quick-ish-…
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Zach Woods (Silicon Valley, The Office) joins David to talk about deadbeat dads, Santa Claus, and more. Catch all new audio & video episodes every Thursday. Catch all new episodes every Thursday. Watch video episodes here. Guest: Zach Woods Subscribe and Rate Senses Working Overtime on Apple Podcasts and Spotify and leave us a review to read on a f…
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First, you should know: It's not Matt's fault. Second, you should know: PushingUpRoses is a chaotic force. Third, you should listen to us talk about video games. We talk a lot about games we WANT to play, but haven't, then we DEEP DIVE into both of the major releases from Postmodern Adventures. Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com Games Mentioned: Duck…
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SURPRISE! You might love the TV Bingebox component of the (sadly now retired) TV Blackbox podcast...well here's Molk with an entire episode full of what you could/should be watching! Join him Tuesdays 8pm AEST for the live recording or simply enjoy it as it drops into the podcast feed here... :) ----- We're back for a short, sharp, invigorating sea…
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Journalist, entrepreneur and best-selling author Steven Brill joined us to map out why opinions, disinformation and conspiracy theories have become the global death knell for truth. We spoke of why so many people no longer trust facts and Brill's own personal experience with a Russian disinformation operative. He discussed his for-profit business N…
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You are listening to 2ZQ Hot Takes. This time, I’ll be talking about RTO. I'll be discussing different viewpoints about Retuning to Office mandates, working remotely and my own personal perspective on why people are reluctant to return to the office. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Lewis Black (The Daily Show) joins David to discuss touring, comedy after 9/11, and more. Catch all new episodes every Thursday. Watch video episodes here. Guest: Lewis Black Subscribe and Rate Senses Working Overtime on Apple Podcasts and Spotify and leave us a review to read on a future episode! Follow David on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the s…
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Silicon Valley acclaimed entrepreneur and author Andrew Keen of Keen on and Keen on Substack joined us. We heard his views on the Internet and big tech companies and how new agency and a middle ground are needed rather than regulation or new technology. Andrew discussed the future of work as well as failures of Facebook despite its economic success…
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We all knew it was coming eventually. THE BIG TWO! Such a natural pairing of two pieces of media we probably don't even need to mention it. But we will. Matt and Roses play and talk about Duck Detective: The Secret Salami and Harvester. The 1996 FMV video game Harvester. The episode basically records itself. We also say goodbye to a dear, dear, dea…
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Catch all new episodes every Thursday. Watch video episodes here. Guest: Jon Benjamin Subscribe and Rate Senses Working Overtime on Apple Podcasts and Spotify and leave us a review to read on a future episode! Follow David on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show: Instagram: @sensesworkingovertimepod TikTok: @swopod Editor: Kati Skelton Engineer: …
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Director of The Bezos Family Foundation and author of Mind in the Making, The Six Stages of Parenthood and The Breakthrough Years, Ellen Galinsky joined us for a deep dive interview starting with the role of neuroscience in understanding the teen brain and then branching out to questions related to teen risky behavior, self-control, decision making…
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PushingUpRoses and Matt Aukamp talk to Stuart Ashen (Ashens, of YouTube fame,) about moon logic and weird, unfair, bizarre, beautiful adventure game puzzles. Also, Matt played Lil' Guardsman. Ashens' talk on moon logic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7nk_Apf35A Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com Games Mentioned: The Adventures of Mad Dog Williams i…
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Andy Richter (The Tonight Show) joins David to discuss Trump, plastic grapes, and more. Catch all new episodes every Thursday. Watch video episodes here. Guest: Andy Richter Subscribe and Rate Senses Working Overtime on Apple Podcasts and Spotify and leave us a review to read on a future episode! Follow David on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the sh…
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We went into this one with NO PLAN, folks. It's free-style nerding today on the old podcast. Matt played some cool games and finally hit up that Stardew Valley update. Roses talks about Home of the Underdogs and some of retro games we really didn't enjoy. Plus, some ranting about game preservation. Flashpoint: Infinity: https://flashpointarchive.or…
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Journalist, blogger, columnist, podcaster, and technology writer Mike Elgan joined us live from Venice to talk about being a temporary local and AI. The dialogue began with Mike explaining the life he lives and wrote about in Gastronomad, a life of constant travel and absorbing different cultures while remote work allows for a livable income and st…
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Catch all new episodes every Thursday. Watch video episodes here. Guest: Bobby Moynihan Subscribe and Rate Senses Working Overtime on Apple Podcasts and Spotify and leave us a review to read on a future episode! Follow David on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show: Instagram: @sensesworkingovertimepod TikTok: @swopod Editor: Kati Skelton Engineer…
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Special guest Francisco González stops by and tells us a wild story about his new role playing hobby. Matt thinks Indika is weird and incredible. We talk for over an hour about how great Disco Elysium is, and then like 15 minutes about The Thaumaturge. Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com Games Mentioned: Rosewater Grand Theft Auto Online Indika Disco …
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Biographer (Bobby Kennedy and Satchel) and award-winning reporter Larry Tye talked to us about his newest book, The Jazzmen: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong and Count Basie Transformed America. All three of these iconic musicians, Tye noted, though from different backgrounds, had to endure Jim Crow and racial bigotry but "opened the eyes, ears …
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Catch all new episodes every Thursday. Watch video episodes here. Guest: Ruben Bolling Subscribe and Rate Senses Working Overtime on Apple Podcasts and Spotify and leave us a review to read on a future episode! Follow David on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show: Instagram: @sensesworkingovertimepod TikTok: @swopod Editor: Kati Skelton Engineer:…
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You are listening to 2ZQ Hot Takes. I am your host, The Very Handsome Tim Kirk and this time, I'll be talking about more questionable lyrics to pop songs we woke to playing on our AM Clock Radios BITD. #lyrics, #questionablesonglyrics, #LGBT, #TVHTimKirk,#weirdmusic Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform…
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Roses falls in love with Disco Elysium and Matt goes frickin' ham discussing Marvel Midnight Suns. We take a ton of audience questions and discuss a variety of topics. Text Adventures, games that we hated after we loved but thought we'd hate, "That doesn't work!", genre distinctions in games, "The Power of Cheese", and an EXHAUSTIVE dissection of D…
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You are listening to 2ZQ Hot Takes. This time, I’ll be talking about Jargon, nerd speak, corpospeak or corporate jargon, modern slang and a touch of gay slang for 2024. Nerd Speak are often misused words form different areas of life that are employed to make the speaker seem to sound smart. Or at least they would like us to think so. #NerdSpeak, #G…
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Catch all new episodes every Thursday. Watch video episodes here. Guest: Shane Torres Subscribe and Rate Senses Working Overtime on Apple Podcasts and Spotify and leave us a review to read on a future episode! Follow David on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show: Instagram: @sensesworkingovertimepod TikTok: @swopod Editor: Kati Skelton Engineer: …
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The charming and insightful Cressup joins Matt and PushingUpRoses to talk about the ethics and complexities of streaming narrative games. We talk about the finger puzzle in Monkey Island 2 a lot, a weird Greek FMV game, the creeping date range of “retro games” and just have a blast. Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com Games Mentioned: Grim Fandango Mo…
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Veteran political analyst and Associate Director of The Washington Center Marc Sandalow joined us for a rich and wide ranging conversation about the political landscape -- starting with the ongoing trial of Donald Trump and proceeding to questions about who will and will not turn out to vote in the upcoming U.S. presidential election. Marc spoke of…
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Catch all new episodes every Thursday. Watch video episodes here. Guest: Zach Zucker Subscribe and Rate Senses Working Overtime on Apple Podcasts and Spotify and leave us a review to read on a future episode! Follow David on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show: Instagram: @sensesworkingovertimepod TikTok: @swopod Editor: Kati Skelton Engineer: N…
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The album of the year is finally out, and let us be the first to tell you that T.S. did NOT disappoint with her newest release, 3D MARIO. Best Nintendo-themed, 3-D album yet. We did not play Harold Halibut yet, but Matt did play an Adventure/RPG set in 1905 Poland and Roses played with her cat. We talk about Return to Monkey Island so much that we …
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With a client list that includes Walmart, Microsoft and Apple, Placement IO Founder and CEO Edwin Fu spoke with us about entrepreneurship. He talked about the high which comes from solving problems and building a better mousetrap and the necessity of having the passion of a mad scientist. He emphasized the necessity of craziness for founders based …
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You are listening to Two Zero Q: 20 Questions With Interesting People from the LGBT community and friends This time, I'll be talking with Tate Barkley Counselor, Attorney, Educator, Author. His memoir SUNDAY DINNERS, MOONSHINE, AND MEN reveals his extraordinary journey from growing up closeted and afraid in the rural south during the mid-20th centu…
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Catch all new episodes every Thursday. Watch video episodes here. Guest: Scott Aukerman Subscribe and Rate Senses Working Overtime on Apple Podcasts and Spotify and leave us a review to read on a future episode! Follow David on Instagram and Twitter. Follow the show: Instagram: @sensesworkingovertimepod TikTok: @swopod Editor: Kati Skelton Engineer…
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In our LONGEST EPISODE YET Roses and Matt take on the monumental task of summarizing all of The Last Door. All 2 seasons. All 8 chapters. We also talk about Roses' birthday, April's amazing adventure game releases, BREAKING GOLDEN BACHELOR NEWS, kneecap tattoos, and an annoying podcast Matt listened to. Email us! mattandroses@gmail.com Games Mentio…
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You are listening to 2ZQ Hot Takes. This time I will be talking about Dementia, Alzheimer’s, memory loss, absentmindedness, simple memory lapses, how the mind reconstructs memories, what you can do to counter memory loss and the unreliability of eyewitness accounts. We might get the gist but the details are usually something else. Get bonus content…
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This week there was not enough time for us to adequately cover the full breadth and depth of even these topics: As quickly as the horror unfolded at what became the tragedy of WESTFIELD BONDI JUNCTION, so too the TV networks leapt into rolling coverage. Well, most did. The ABC ignored it, and Seven had the horses to finish running (with the latter …
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