Two Gentlemen of Patronius
The Savvy Observer
The Savvy Observer went dark a while back but we're dropping one more short episode to tell anyone who may still have the feed active that we're working on a couple of new projects that we'd love to have you subscribe to: - Kate's new podcast about dramaturgy, world-building, and meaning-making. She's already interviewed a burlesque performer and a tiki expert! - We both host this one! We'll talk about the history, landmarks, culture, and quirks that makes California both the butt of many jokes on the East Coast *and* the place everyone of the East Coast wants to move to. There's even...
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Ikea Snow Day
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Lordy, lordy, lordy! Look what we've got here!
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Ring Rust
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Back after an extended hiatus, Kate and Andy talk about what's been going on in the world of childbirth education courses (online edition), the truest difference between a hobo and a homeless person, why some people can't help themselves but to correct others on the internet, and the fatal flaws in three recent alcohol commecials, two of which are for honey-flavored whiskeys (one of which is scotch. I know, gross.).
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Hobo Button with Alicia Brooks
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The returning Alicia Brooks has a bone to pick with Andrew Johnson, making a case for placing him at the top of the bizzaro Mount Rushmore (I know Mount Rushmore is in landscape layout but the analogy stands.). We also discuss the proper methods for preventing hobo infestations in one's attic and the Washington Post's Senate Madness tournament.
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You Have Died of Dysentery
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We celebrate St. Paddy's day by learning the true story of corned beef and cabbage, discussing when it became "cool" to be of Irish descent (to the point where one would embrace every little thread of Irishness, no matter how thin) rather than a source of malignment, and prep our very own corned beef and by Andy drinking whiskey.
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Choking Hazard Explosion
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We talk about the great whooping cough epidemic going on in Katie's parent's house, what factors will eventually drive your hosts apart . . . mostly the relative merits of Billy Joel (hint: there are none), and how Kate wore herself out at the Library of Congress and wasn't able to enjoy the reenactment of Mosby's Rangers raid on Fairfax Court House. #sadnerd
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Avoid the Abdomen
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We discuss doing our taxes the old fashioned way, the prospect of using technology to avoid dealing with supermarket cashiers, and the unresolved domsetic issues that seem to be hinted at in some of the most popular pregnancy and child-care books. Also, this podcast may be about pregnancy and parenting now. Hope that's okay.
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The Committee to Re-Elect the Podcast
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Kate talks about how she handles questions about her cane. Andy reveals his (not so secret) secret method for picking the Oscars. We both talk about which bodily fluids we are least excited about cleaning up after they come out of an infant.
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Advanced Nerd with Alicia Brooks
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We welcome Alicia Brooks (of our championship E-lympics team. Go Panama!) to the parlour to discuss Richard Nixon, the indignity of presidential paper doll books, our respective secret Ska radio show pasts, and the greatest political book of all time.
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Baby's First Burlesque
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The first trimester may have slowed us down but it hasn't stopped us. We discuss divining an unborn child's gender and the appropriateness of certain pieces of attire that we have already been gifted for our child of yet-to-be-determined gender. For those that don't love all the baby talk, we also break down the various innaugural activites that took place recently in our fair city. Vases, unicycles, and poet flop sweat are all on the agenda.
info_outlineWe're back! And we're calling it episode one of season two! And we describe episodes in sentence fragments with exclamation points!
We talk about what we've been up to during our sabbatical, our respective musical watershed moments, and the songs that we're pretty sure are about butt sex. With a bit of luck, grandparents will be listening.