Therapy
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After a brief hiatus the boys (and Laura!) return with an episode about knowing thyself. Aaron Marsh (@aaronmmarsh) has had a wild life and in the last year on his podcast he's began processing a lot of stuff. Three out of four people on the episode are currently in therapy and we get several perspectives on different approaches people take to therapy. They break up the heavy with some fun side bits but really dig into the positive reasons to see a therapist. Check out Aaron's podcast Putting Up with Aaron Michael Marsh for more talk about mental health! Weekly Rads: Kyle - The...
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Working with Children
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This week Kyle is joined by Kaitlyn Holmes to chat about their experience this summer working at a summer camp. They chat about working with kids and what kind of personalities are drawn to child care and education. Also what it is like to have to share a wall with Kyle. Plus, they are able to weave in tangents ranging from teen fashion tumblr to the Universal Studios escalators to Gen-Z's idea of 9/11... Is it rad? Are label makers rad? Weekly Rads: Kyle – Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (movie) Mathew – Monkey Business and Beach Day (Baskin Robbins ice cream flavors)...
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Burgers
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This week the boyz are joined buy Adam Crosse for an in depth conversation about the cullinary marvel that is: The Burger. We chat fast food, restaurants, and home made versions and variations and then Adam and Matt take us on a cross country journey through regional specialty burgers. We are shockingly on topic this ep. Warning: You WILL leave this episode hungry for burgers... Is this rad? Is eating in your car alone? Weekly Rads: Kyle – Pat Finnerty (youtube channel) and Bobby Fingers (youtube channel) Adam – New Valve game “Deadlock” (new game) and My...
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Sports Uniforms
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This week Kyle and Burnside are joined by comedian Chris Calogero for a chat about the fashion side of sports. The aesthetic of American sports uniforms has evolved a great deal over the last 70 years. Shorts have been short then long then short again. Sleeves has been both mandatory and optional. Bold, ill advised color combination have been proudly displayed. Some good old fashion TIR, enjoy folks! Articles with uniform images: Pre-Order “Husky Boy” out August 29th Is it Rad? Are maraschino cherries rad? Weekly Rads: Kyle – Strange Darling (movie) Burnside...
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We've Got a Lot to Talk About
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Joe Kaye returns to the show along with Nicole Yates, Laura, Kyle and Burnside to chat about the fall movie season, a “legal” way to watch the Drew Carey Show, plus we dive deep into the upcoming Universal Epic Universe park while Burnside asks “what's that?” Fun stuff! Weekly Rads: Kyle – Dots Homestyle Pretzels (food) Matt – The Drew Carey Show on Plex (hard to find show) Joe – Wildwood (upcoming Leika movie) and the Saturday Night trailer (movie trailer) Nicole – Upcoming 2 part David Chase documentary (show) Laura – Fantasmas (show) Check out Burnside...
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Sandwiches
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Kyle sit down with comedian Nicole Yates for a chat about the great things you can put between two pieces of bread. Nicole hails from the great city of Philadelphia and apparently they have strong opinions about sandwiches. What really makes for a good cheese steak? Can a meat be too salty? Plus, numerous music tangents that have some good stuff. Weekly Rads: Kyle – Olympic Climbing (sport) and Lemoncello La Croix (beverage) Matthew – The Gravy Big Matt (sandwich) Nicole – Lavern and Shirley (show) and Cricket (sport) Check out Burnside playing video...
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Murderpuss Photoshoot
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Kyle gathers Anna Valenzuela, Brandie Posey, and Rae Mystic as they bask in the afterglow of shooting the album cover for Anna's upcoming album “Murderpuss” and have a wide ranging conversation that involves a shocking about of talk about rollercoasters. Try to remind yourself that everyone is covered in a little bit of fake blood while they're talking, it makes it more fun! Is this rad? Is it rad to lose in the olympics but in the process everyone learns how big your dick is? Weekly Rads: Kyle & Matthew - Trap (movie) Check out Burnside playing video games...
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The This Is Rad! 10 Year Anniversary Episode
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This week the entire This Is Rad Family gets together to look back at 10 years of podcasting. The eras! The guests! And of course, The Tangents! Thank you to everyone who has ever listened to This Is Rad! This wouldn't be possible without you. Is this rad? Are hugs from Kyle Clark rad? Weekly Rads: Kyle – Flying Saucer Boogie by Eddie Clectro & his Roundup Boys (song) Matthew – Joysticks (1983) (movie) Frank – Old VHS tapes of Dic dub of Sailor Moon, Gigantor, Outlaw Star (VHS tapes) Adam – Midnightsumo (twitch channel) Laura – The lady who put the message on Matt's...
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No Values
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Kyle sat down with Keith Carey and Jordan Leigh for a No Values Festival post-mortum. They chat about aging punk rockers, the new guard of bands that are amazing, and then we just make jokes about The Misfits for like easily 30 minutes. Very fun. Plus, the boys saw “Twisters” and they wanna tell you about it! Is it rad? Are numb body parts rad? Weekly Rads: Kyle – Twisters (movie) Matthew – Twisters in d-box (movie in d-box) Check out Burnside playing video games at https://www.twitch.tv/stayindoorsburnside Get Kyle Clark's I'm a Person: Director's...
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Table Top RPGs for Kids
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This week the boyz are joined by Linus Needer for a chat about the art of running a Table Top Role Playing Game for kids. Kyle has been running a TTRPG at his job and Linus also runs campaigns for kids. The break down how they've streamlined games for kids of different ages, slowly intergratring game mechanics, and ways to add some razzle dazzle to your game.This ep is niche as hell but it's a lot of fun. Check out Linus' youtube page: Is it Rad? Food served “family style” WeeklyRads: Kyle – We're not here to be loved by Fleshwater (album) Matthew – Little Cesars'...
info_outlineWhat happens when five podcasters stop being polite and start being real? They talk about the Real World (and Road Rules!). This week on the show Kyle and Burnside have an all-star line up featuring Becky Joiner, Julia Prescott, and Tom Seiniger to chat about two of the seminal shows in creating the world of reality television. In the process, they unwittingly open the floodgates for their guests to gab about their favorite reality shows in general. It turns out, The Bachelor is a very popular show and Tom, Becky, and Julia have some strong opinions. But there's still plenty of on topic discussion. Kyle and Julia chat about their love of The Real World: New Orleans and Road Rules: Latin America. Becky breaks down the modern MTV landscape and her love of the Real World/Road Rules Challenge spin off. They also chart the evolution of reality show personalities and the ways in which the format has evolved for better and for worse. They chat about how the show colored their ideas of culture and everybody feels old when they realize Becky is the only person on the episode young enough to still audition for the show.
Weekly Rads:
Kyle: Roar (movie)
Burnside: Riverdale (show)
Tom: Gwar (band)
Julia: Ladybird (movie)
Becky: The Disaster Artist (book)