Best Cassi Jerkins Podcasts (2024)

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69. Star Trek: The Next Generation & Feelings? with Jason Kaye 1:45:45

6+ y ago1:45:45

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Comedian Jason Kaye unleashes his nerdiness for “Star Trek: The Next Generation”. Sit back and listen to why he thinks this “Space M*A*S*H” show is the best with a fun cast of characters, deep philosophical exploration on ethics, emotions, sci-fi and more. Jason also shares some of his personal favorite episodes and the "science" behind getting bea…

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68. Don’t Join a Cult! (But Join Our Cult) with Anna Hossnieh 1:14:27

6+ y ago1:14:27

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Cults! They’re a real, crazy, crazy thing and guest Anna Hossnieh (Ethnically Ambiguous Podcast) and host Cassi Jerkins get into some of the biggest cults in the history of the US. They talk about the Rajneeshies, the Branch Davidians, the latest sex cult NXIVM and more. They wonder where exactly does an organization cross the cult line... Like is …

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67. Lessons Learned from "The Twilight Zone" with Jeremy Schmidt 1:22:52

6+ y ago1:22:52

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Everything you ever wanted to know about the dimension as vast and as timeless as infinity, the middle ground between light and shadow, science and superstition… you get what we're getting at, it’s everything you wanted to know about “The Twilight Zone” with guest, Jeremy Schmidt (Reality Bits Podcast)! Host Cassi Jerkins and Jeremy get into Jeremy…

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66. Audio (Recording & Mixing Music) & Children’s Entertainment with Megan McIver & Terence Deutsch 1:11:33

6+ y ago1:11:33

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Megan McIver & Terence Deutsch are a creative power couple. Megan’s passion for children’s entertainment, bubble-ology, composing music and podcasting about “Sex and the City” (Cosmos and the City podcast) meshes well with Terence’s love of all things audio. Host Cassi Jerkins’ interest really peaks when the conversation turns to audio for specific…

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65. YouTube Food Videos with Nikhil Deshpande 1:13:42

6+ y ago1:13:42

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We’ve all been down a YouTube rabbit hole but have you done it with YouTube food videos? Super great and fun guest Nikhil Deshpande (Reality Bites Podcast) highly recommends it! He goes into detail of all the different types of food videos that are out there on YouTube - cooking tutorials, competitive eating, hipsters and grizzly men BBQing, chefs …

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64. Puppets & Dark Comedy with Rob Gentile 1:00:30

6+ y ago1:00:30

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Ever wondered what it’s like to be a puppeteer? Guest Rob Gentile (Soul Pancake) and host Cassi Jerkins are two puppeteers who reveal all the weird tips and tricks on how to puppeteer and build your own puppets, along with weird stories of working on kids shows sets, making puppets out of garbage and infusing dark comedy into the world of puppets. …

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Pranks, Cars & The Art of Moving and Packing with Cory P Willis 1:29:18

6+ y ago1:29:18

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It’s an amazing episode of pranks and surprises with the great and wonderful Cory P Willis! (Talkin’ Babies podcast, UCB) Cory surprises host Cassi Jerkins with his topic of packing and moving. Cory gives hot tips on how to make moving efficient and not the dreaded nightmare we all think it to be. They also take some twists and turns talking about …

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62. Podcasting about Podcasting with Andrew Ti, July Diaz and Cody Ziglar 1:16:53

6+ y ago1:16:53

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Get everything you’ve ever wanted to know about podcasting with Dumb Nerds host Cassi Jerkins as she sits down with some podcasting movers and shakers! This a special crossover ep with “The 2nd Team Podcast” hosted by the great podcasting king Cody Ziglar. Cassi and Cody talk with Andrew Ti (Yo, Is This Racist? podcast) and July Diaz (Trends with B…

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61. Animation & that Evil Magical Corporation with Michael Rosenbaum 1:26:11

6+ y ago1:26:11

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What goes into making the cartoons we grew up watching and continue to enjoy into adulthood? Guest Michael Rosenbaum (Socratica Kids) is super nerdy about animation and has been a good friend of Dumb Nerds host Cassi Jerkins for over 8 years. They bonded over performing improv and puppetry together. They now work together on the YouTube channel, So…

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60. Where Are Our Alien Friends? The Fermi Paradox with Josiah Jenkins 1:07:45

6+ y ago1:07:45

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Aliens. What do you think? Are they out there? The Fermi Paradox raises a very puzzling belief that there should be and yet we have no evidence. The Fermi Paradox was named after physicist Enrico Fermi and he theorizes that based on all the billions of stars in the galaxy, trillions in the universe, there must exist planets similar to Earth that co…

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59. Sneaker Life with Hal Rudnick 1:00:15

6+ y ago1:00:15

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Hal Rudnick (Screen Junkies, UCB) has been plugged into sneaker culture since grade school and today he has over 45 pairs and an entire wall into his room just to store his sneakers. Pretty cool, right?! Cassi is not a shoe person and reveals she's wearing a pair of boring flip flops during the recording. Cassi is fascinated by how much sneakers is…

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58. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder with Weikei Yu 1:13:22

6+ y ago1:13:22

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Are you a psychology nerd? Comedian/Psychology major Weikei Yu is on to talk about a psychological disorder that is very near and dear to him, obsessive compulsive disorder. Weikei talks about what it’s like to have obsessive compulsive disorder and Cassi opens up to show that we all got issues. We’re all going to be ok! So come enjoy this ep! See …

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57. Will Hines & How Griffith Park is Named After a Man Who Attempted to Murder His Wife 1:14:24

6+ y ago1:14:24

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Like he shot her in the face, she lost her eye and he went to prison for only 2 years? Yep, that’s a thing that happened and comedian Will Hines (Screw it, We’re Going to Talk about Spiderman Podcast) comes on to talk about Griffith J Griffith! Griffith was a the very rich philanthropist who got his money from mining in the late 1800s and was consi…

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56. Nintendo 64 with da Boys from Convince Me Podcast 1:16:51

6+ y ago1:16:51

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Ben Cassil and Thayer Frachette from the “Convince Me” podcast stop by Dumb Nerds to talk about their love for Nintendo 64! It’s a video game console that was a turning point in gaming history and a big part of all of their lives growing up. Ben, Thayer and Cassi reminisce on when they first got to play a Nintendo 64, their favorite N64 games (Mari…

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55. Online Dating with Married Man Rian Kountz 1:18:39

6+ y ago1:18:39

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Happy Valentine’s Day! Are you single and curious about online dating? Are you happily married and missed the online dating craze? Or maybe you’re somewhere in between. Well guess what? This episode is for you! The hilariously wonderful Rian Kountz (Whatsacreative Director of Audience Development) comes on Dumb Nerds to talk about how he met his wi…

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54. Adoption and Why You Should Adopt A Nerdy 12 Year Old with Meg Joh 1:14:41

7y ago1:14:41

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Writer and comedian Meg Joh comes on to talk about adoption! Meg and her two sisters are adopted. She shares her firsthand experience to show how great adoption has been for her and her family. She thinks how everyone should consider it! She goes into detail about some of the different types of adoption and points out discrimination towards adoptio…

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53. Amelia Earhart: More Than A F*ing Mystery & Now a Musical! With Manny Hapogian & Heather Woodward 1:02:59

7y ago1:02:59

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Amelia Earhart was a freakin’ badass woman. How much do you know about her? Does your knowledge go beyond her disappearance? Guests Manny Hagopian and Heather Woodward know how wonderful she is and celebrate how much she did for flight milestones, women’s rights and more. Manny even wrote a musical about her and Heather is playing Amelia! So sit do…

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52. Sonic the Hedgehog & Poor Theme Park Designs with Minhdzuy Khorami 1:10:53

7y ago1:10:53

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The Dumb Nerds Podcast is taking another trip down memory lane with writer Minhdzuy Khorami by getting nerdy about the video game character and icon, Sonic the Hedgehog! Minhdzuy talks about the history of Sonic, the many different Sonic video games, the TV show and the still running Sonic comic strip. So much Sonic! Cassi talks about how she was t…

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51. The JFK Assassination Rabbit Hole with Luke Wienecke 1:32:50

7y ago1:32:50

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The JFK Assassination. One of the biggest moments in American history. Where were you? Probably not born! Guest Luke Wienecke and host Cassi Jerkins were also not born yet but they are both fascinated with the tragic events that took place on November 22, 1963 when President John F Kennedy was shot and killed in Dallas, Texas. Join Luke and Cassi a…

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50. Gettin’ Nostalgic on Nickeloden Game Shows with Charlie Mihelich 1:21:15

7y ago1:21:15

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Were you a 90s kid? Or ever wonder what it was like to be a 90s kid? Spoiler: It was pretty great! One of the best part was the TV channel Nickeloden. You had great shows like “Rugrats”, “Hey Arnold”, “Rocco’s Modern Life”, Nick at Night and of course we can’t forget Nickeloden game shows! There were so many game shows just for kids! GUTS, Legends …

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49. Dungeons & Dragons with Cassi’s One and Only Dungeon Master Lars Hansen 1:14:31

7y ago1:14:31

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D&D is not just for nerds! Well It mostly is but more and more “pretty” people are getting on board. So why not start the new year off by nerd-ing about Dungeons & Dragons?! Super fun and nerdy guest Lars Hansen (2-Count Kick Out Podcast) comes on the show to talk about his 25 year D&D journey thus far beginning with his dad handing him a D&D book …

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48. New Years’ Resolutions & Vision Boards with Libby Doyne & Inessa Frantowski 1:11:09

7y ago1:11:09

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It’s almost 2018! Happy New Year! So… Are you excited? Hopeful? Want to make it your best year yet?! Guests Libby Doyne & Inessa Frantowski suggest making a vision board. Libby and Inessa get into how making a vision board can help you achieve your goals and make your year great! They even provide some science behind how they work. (While also ackn…

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47. How to Live Your Best Life & Why Improv is the Best with Shay Dominguez 1:48:49

7y ago1:48:49

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Super talented and funny guest Shay Dominguez moved to LA from St. Louis to do improv and has no regrets doing so because she’s living her best life! Are you living yours? Shay and Dumb Nerds host, Cassi Jerkins, give tips on how to be your happiest self, pursue your dreams, achieve goals and demystify the stigma behind self-help, motivational spea…

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46. Flavor of Love & Getting Extra with Jesse Esparza & Julian Gonzalez 58:47

7y ago58:47

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Are you a fan of reality TV? Did you watch “Flavor of Love”? Guests Jesse Esparza and Julian Gonzalez (Extra Extra Podcast) are huge fans and they think it changed the course of television history! The gang gets into this 2006 hit VH1 show along with reminiscing on what they were doing back in ’06. This ep has a lot of personality so buckle up and …

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45. The Room, The Disaster Artist & The Real Zach Olsen 1:02:05

7y ago1:02:05

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“You’re tearing me apart, Lisa!!” How many times have you and your friends screamed that in terrible delight? We have Tommy Wisseau to thank for such a treasure. Comedian Zach Olsen (UCB, Bay Watch Watch podcast) comes on to talk about his love for “The Room”, a 2003 independent drama written, directed, produced by and starring Tommy Wisseau. Cassi…

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44. Salem Witch Trials, Teenage Voodoo & that Arthur Miller Play with Kelly McInerney 1:16:43

7y ago1:16:43

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Remember that time in history when people claimed women were witches and if they denied it, they were hung/burned at the stake? We do! Guest Kelly McInerney (IMDWeed Podcast) and Cassi talk about the history of the Salem Witch Trials and how it was just crazy! The things young girls do when they don’t have a high status in society or access to a sm…

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43. Astrology and a Free Tarot Card Reading for Cassi with Hannah Faust 1:39:51

7y ago1:39:51

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Astrology! What’s your sign, listener? Guest Hannah Faust (LA City Municipal Dance Squad, UCB Hot Hot Goss) explains astrology and goes deeper than what media has painted astrology to be. Hannah shows how you can use astrology to serve yourself, and also how to be one of those people who can accurately guess people’s signs. She also gives hot tips …

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42. Taco Soulmate with Marcella Riley 1:23:57

7y ago1:23:57

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Tacos! Who doesn’t love tacos? Who also doesn’t love getting off topic and talking about music, whether people on death row get to drink alcohol with their last meal and finding that special someone to eat tacos with? Wonderful guest and friend Marcella Riley (“White People Do Black Things” podcast) comes on to talk about her love of LA tacos and g…

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41. Cassowary, the World's Deadliest Bird, with Jen Curcio 47:27

7y ago47:27

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Did you know there’s a large bird with razor sharp claws that can kills humans? Oh yeah. It can cut up a human with ease. So whatever you do, don’t piss off a cassowary! Jen Curcio (Cara & Jen’s Sleepover Party) comes on to tell Dumb Nerds listeners about cassowaries, a bird native to Australia and the New Guinea islands. Even though they are capab…

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39. The Best Bathroom in Disneyland & More Magical Secrets with Eileen O'Connell 1:16:13

7y ago1:16:13

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Get ready for an ep all about the Most Happiest Place on Earth- Disneyland! Guest Eileen O’Connell (Skeeterial Podcast) comes on to talk all about her Disneyland experiences. Eileen dishes out some secrets to make the most of your Disneyland experience. Cassi chimes in to talk about what it why like to have Disneyland an hour and a half away from h…

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38. DIY Deodorant & Veganism with Bozant Katzakian 1:16:08

7y ago1:16:08

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What are your thoughts on Veganism? Could you completely give up the consumption of all animal products as best you can? This includes meat, dairy, eggs, honey, products tested on animals, etc. Vegan actor and improviser Bozant Katzakian comes on to talk about why he chose to go vegan 5 years ago, what it’s like to work on a Farm Sanctuary that pro…

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37. "There's a Scientist Who..." The Mystery of Consciousness with Alex Berg 1:43:29

7y ago1:43:29

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What is consciousness? We’re all experiencing this subjective phenomena but what the hell is it? Here’s the thing, no one knows! Scientists and philosophers have been trying to figure it out for hundreds of years and we’re not much closer to figuring it out. Super fun guest and host of “Science Time” Alex Berg comes on the show to discuss different…

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36. Seances, Ghost Photography and the Art of Mourning in the Victorian Age with Clark Canez 1:37:05

7y ago1:37:05

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It’s October! That means Halloween season is finally upon us and what better way to get spooky then with our returning guest, Clark Canez (Ep 5 Greek Mythology) to talk about Victorian Spiritualism! Clark and Cassi have a blast talking about how the invention of seances by New York sisters led to such a seance craze that the sisters visited Abraham…

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35. Nutrition & Hot Tips to Eat Yummy AND Healthy with Kenny Prawat 1:06:59

7y ago1:06:59

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Did you our knowledge of nutrition is relatively new? Like Vitamin C wasn’t discovered until the 1930s! Guest Kenny Prawat (Crowning Jewels, io Sketch team “Jeff!”) and host Cassi Jerkins bond over their parents lack of nutritional knowledge and feeding them junk food as kids. For instance, remember when McDonalds had that $0.39 cheeseburger on Wed…

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32. What No One Tells You About Being Pregnant with Kelly Matten (Spoiler: It's Really Weird!) 1:43:28

7y ago1:43:28

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Pregnancy. Making, having, raising babies. Lots of animals do it! For decades, centuries, even longer than that! You get it. So what’s there to learn? Uh, so much! Artist and animator Kelly Matten joins Cassi to talk about her recent experience with being pregnant and having her daughter, Daisy. Kelly goes from making the decision with her husband,…

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31. Cheers to that Hit TV Show "Cheers" with Matt Manser 1:14:42

7y ago1:14:42

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How many of us are lucky to have a bar we frequent where everybody knows our name? How about for 11 seasons? Hilarious comedian and writer Matt Manser joins host Cassi Jerkins to talk about the hit TV show “Cheers”! Matt watched the show as a kid learning many adult issues from it. Matt and Cassi get into the different characters that created such …

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30. Knock Knock Knockin' on Bob Dylan's Door with Jonathan Harris 1:36:10

7y ago1:36:10

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How much do you know about Bob Dylan past “Blowin’ in the Wind” and his distinctive raspy voice? Guest Jonathan Harris (UCB) knows a whole lot! Like seriously a lot. Jonathan pretty much rattles off Bob Dylan’s entire music career in order from album to album, dates and the inspiration behind it and all. It’s pretty incredible. Jonathan and Cassi g…

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29. Oooh Fancy! Wine & Cheese Pairings with Nick Casalini and Muriel Montgomery 2:19:26

7y ago2:19:26

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The fanciest and longest episode yet! Guests Muriel Montgomery and Nick Casalini (Hella in Your Thirties Podcast) are a wonderful, married couple/talented comedians who moved to Los Angeles from Chicago three years ago. They all bond over their various day jobs of waiting tables while doing comedy at night. While Cassi worked tacky, chain restauran…

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27. Cleopatra, An Original Badass Nerdy Woman, with Katelyn Hempstead 1:16:25

7+ y ago1:16:25

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How many badass things do you know about Cleopatra? Do you know how many languages she knew? How much she loved books? How she improved the economy and well-being of the Egyptian people? How she seduced Julius Caesar, Emperor of Rome? Then later seduced Mark Antony, the new Emperor of Rome who overthrew Caesar? Do you know how Mark Antony and Cleop…

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26. Stanley Kubrick - Filmed the Moon Landing or Just Great Films? With Adam Moshcatel 1:30:15

7+ y ago1:30:15

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Stanley Kubrick. What is this famous filmmaker’s deal? Known for making groundbreaking films like “2001 Space Odyssey”, “The Shining”, “Dr. Strangelove”, "Full Metal Jacket", "Lolita" and more, perfecting the steady cam and mastering shots like the reverse tracking shot. Meanwhile some speculate he also filmed a fake Moon Landing for the U.S. Gover…

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25. DOGS! with Jillian Dunn 1:13:45

7+ y ago1:13:45

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DOGS! This episode is all about dogs! Actress, comedian Jillian Dunn joins us to talk about her experience growing up with parents who participate in dog shows, specifically with Rhodesian Ridgebacks and Dalmatians. She also talks about her sweet rescue, Gali, and gives tips on how to train your pet and read the body of language of dogs (and their …

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24. The Punk Rockstars of Classical Music with Rosie Leisure 51:56

7+ y ago51:56

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Who were the original rockstars? Classical music composers. That’s right, Franz Liszt was the Elvis Presley of his time and created the rockstar entrance we all see today. He was also known to bob his head as he played making all the ladies go wild. Like Beatle mania wild. Women would literally throw themselves at him and try and rip his clothes of…

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23. Why Fireworks & BBQs on Independence Day? 33:19

7+ y ago33:19

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USA’s Independence Day to Americans means getting drunk at a BBQ and watching fireworks, right!? But why BBQ? Why fireworks? Why Independence Day? Host Cassi Jerkins does some dumb research and discovers some pretty fun, interesting things! For instance, why Americans celebrate their Declaration of Independence on July 4th doesn't make much sense. …

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22. Dom Johnson & Romantic Comedies 1:20:50

7+ y ago1:20:50

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Romantic Comedies? Do you love them or hate them? Guest Dominique Johnson loves them! From the predictable formula to the fights that reveal to characters their one-and-only true soulmate, rom coms to Dom are the best! Host Cassi Jerkins is cynical. She unveils how unrealistic these characters are and how they are problematic to our expectations of…

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21. Sara Iyer & Bigfoot 1:03:39

7+ y ago1:03:39

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Bigfoot! We all know the legend but what about the facts? It’s 2017 and people still believe in Bigfoot. There’s even an active scientific research organization dedicated to exploring the bigfoot/sasquatch mystery. They’re known as the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization. Today’s guest, Sara Iyer (The Purrrcast) comes on to share evidence behind…

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20. Cory Webster & Intuitive Gifts (Psychic Abilities) 1:19:18

7+ y ago1:19:18

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Do you have an intuitive gift? Clairvoyance, clairsentience, clairaudience and/or claircognizance? These psychic abilities are also known as clear seeing, feeling, hearing and knowing. You ever have a dream only to see it realized in real life? Feel connected to your family and know when something is wrong with one of them? How about massaging corp…

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19. Cody Ziglar & Edgar Wright Films 1:18:37

7+ y ago1:18:37

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Shaun of the Dead. Scott Pilgrim vs the World. Hot Fuzz. These are some of the great, super fun films directed by Edgar Wright. Guest Cody Ziglar (UCB Podcast Producer, Host of “2nd Team” & “Blerds with Friends”) was inspired by Wright’s films and watched “Shaun of the Dead” over and over. Later in film school, he broke down a scene shot-for-shot a…

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18. Matt Apodaca & the TV Series LOST 1:34:43

7+ y ago1:34:43

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LOST. One of the top greatest television shows of all time and comedian Matt Apodaca (UCB) is on to praise it and argue why it’s so great. Host Cassi Jerkins has never seen it and only knows it’s about some people on an island and some strange things are happening. Matt gets into the basic premise, some major plot points, characters and mysterious.…

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17. Bryan Rainstein & Ben Folds 1:23:01

7+ y ago1:23:01

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The most important episode yet! Jk, but it’s a fun one! Improviser/Actor/Artist Bryan Rainstein comes on to talk with Cassi Jerkins about Ben Folds! They’re both big fans and they have a blast talking about Ben Folds, his former band Ben Folds Five, concert experiences, his work with William Shatner and Nick Hornby and so much more. It’s chalk full…

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16. Jacquis Neal & How to Raise Your Credit Score 1:25:36

7+ y ago1:25:36

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Today comedian and actor Jacquis Neal (“Against the Grain” podcast, Dramedy) comes on to teach listeners how to raise their credit score! Jacquis gives insightful, stress free tips to manage your finances, get that score back up and still live your life. Learn how to obtain your free credit report, what those numbers mean, how to get delinquencies …

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