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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Check out her movies if you can figure out how to watch them: <a href="https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/killer-twin">Killer Twin</a>, <a href="https://www.hallmarkchannel.com/the-perfect-pairing">The Perfect Pairing</a><br /> </p><p><a target="_blank"><i>Jenna </i></a><i>is a stand-up comic, actress, storyteller and screenwriter. She trained in improvisational comedy and sketch comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in New York City and The Groundlings Theater in Los Angeles. She was voted "Best Live Act" in the 25th Annual Los Angeles Comedy Festival. Jenna was born and raised in Washington state, and has a B.A. in Communications from Linfield College in Oregon.</i></p>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 9 Dec 2022 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>mattnealcomedy@gmail.com (blake wexler, matt neal)</author>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Support Blake's Art for God's Sakes...</p><p>Opening excerpt track 9, Self-Portrait from 2021's <a href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/a-lifetime-of-laughter/1579955291" target="_blank">A Lifetime of Laughter</a></p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/feeding-the-birds-podcast/id1306857833" target="_blank">Feeding the Birds: Philadelphia Eagles Podcast</a></p><p>Albums:  <a href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/a-lifetime-of-laughter/1579955291" target="_blank">A Lifetime of Laughter</a> | <a href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/stuffed-boy/1459285390" target="_blank">Stuffed Boy </a>|  <a href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/12-years-of-voicemails-from-todd-glass-to-blake-wexler/1327694379" target="_blank">12 Years of Voicemails from Todd Glass</a> | <a href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-blake-album/1110801652" target="_blank">The Blake Album</a> | <a href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/live-from-the-pandemic/1542938036" target="_blank">Live from the Pandemic</a></p><p>Subscribe to his <a href="https://www.patreon.com/BlakeWexler/posts" target="_blank">Patreon</a>.</p><p>Follow/Download/Listen to his Podcast: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blakes-takes-for-gods-sakes/id1506073509" target="_blank">Blake's Takes for God's Sakes</a></p><p><strong>Myrrh</strong> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English">/mɜːr/</a>; from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semitic_languages">Semitic</a>, but see <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrrh#Etymology"><i>§ Etymology</i></a>) is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_gum">gum</a>-<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resin">resin</a> extracted from a number of small, thorny tree species of the genus <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commiphora"><i>Commiphora</i></a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrrh#cite_note-1">[1]</a> Myrrh resin has been used throughout history as a perfume, incense and medicine. Myrrh mixed with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posca">posca</a> or wine was common across ancient cultures, for general pleasure, and as an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analgesic">analgesic</a></p><p>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrrh</p><p>Matt Stairs' Home Run: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhDmRzj22Oo</p>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Kent Steffes | no one listens</strong></p><p><strong>Best video of 1996 I could find: </strong>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2CM47mCnLs<br />Check out <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Kings-Summer-rise-beach-volleyball/dp/B0B3JHFKM7/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1670028554&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Kings of Summer</a><br /> </p><p><i><strong>Kent Steffes</strong> (born June 23, 1968 in </i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Arbor,_Michigan"><i>Ann Arbor, Michigan</i></a><i>) is a former professional </i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beach_volleyball"><i>beach volleyball</i></a><i> player.</i></p><p><i>Steffes received his AAA beach rating while still attending </i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palisades_Charter_High_School"><i>Palisades High School</i></a><i>. He was named the 1986 National High School Player of the Year and was the nation's most highly recruited high school senior. In 1987 with partner Forrest Smith he won the World Championships in San Diego. He enrolled at </i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_University"><i>Stanford University</i></a><i> and played for one season before transferring to </i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UCLA"><i>UCLA</i></a><i> where he graduated with a degree in Economics. While a </i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruin_Alumni_Association"><i>Bruin</i></a><i> he joined the </i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_of_Volleyball_Professionals"><i>AVP Tour</i></a><i> full-time in 1988. Steffes earned the AVP No. 1 ranking at age 22, the youngest player to do so in the history of the sport.</i></p><p><i>Steffes and playing partner </i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karch_Kiraly"><i>Karch Kiraly</i></a><i> won the inaugural beach volleyball gold medal at the </i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Summer_Olympics"><i>1996 Summer Olympics</i></a><i>. During the 1990s Steffes teamed with numerous partners to win over 110 events.</i></p><p><i>Steffes' career lasted from 1988 until 1999. As of October 2022, Steffes has the highest winning percentage in the history of the sport (48.6%)</i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_Steffes#cite_note-1"><i>[1]</i></a><i> and in 2020 was inducted into the USA Volleyball Hall of Fame as All-Time Great Male Beach Player Award.</i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_Steffes#cite_note-2"><i>[2]</i></a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_Steffes#cite_note-3"><i>[3]</i></a></p><p><i>Steffes graduated from UCLA in 1993 with a bachelor's degree in economics. That same year he was a member of the AVP Board of Directors, and served as Secretary. In 2000 he enrolled in the Graduate School of Business at Stanford, where he graduated in 2002. He has two children and lives in Los Angeles where he writes and works in the financial industry.</i></p><p><i>Steffes is the co-author of the book Kings of Summer: The Rise of Beach Volleyball.</i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_Steffes#cite_note-4"><i>[4]</i></a><i> Together with his co-author Travis Mewhirter, it chronicles the rise of beach volleyball from a 1970s rebel culture to inclusion in the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. The book features an in depth look at the quarterfinal match which many consider the "Match of the Century."</i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_Steffes#cite_note-5"><i>[5]</i></a></p><p><i>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_Steffes</i></p>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 2 Dec 2022 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Follow <a href="http://twitter.com/jonhuck" target="_blank">@JonHuck </a>on all the socials.</p><p>Check out his podcast <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/speaking-highly-with-jon-huck/id1549939382" target="_blank">Speaking Highly</a>.</p><p>Check him out in the web series <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcnXR1WAcfHBZ-okMml8eEg" target="_blank">My Death Co</a>.</p><p>Buy his <a href="https://music.apple.com/us/artist/jon-huck/105398633" target="_blank">albums</a> on iTunes: <a href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/compromised-maturity/1504666333" target="_blank">Comprimised Maturity</a> & <a href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/fantasticular-hilaritation/436006609" target="_blank">Fantasticular Hilaritation</a></p><p> </p>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2022 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 3 Sep 2021 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2021 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Zara joins me for a virtual #GreenRoom hang to talk about how she spent the pandemic, how she's going to emerge now that things are getting back to, what we both hope, is a better normal. Really enjoyed my conversation and hope you do, too. Zara is rad.</p><p>Zara Mizrahi (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/zaramizrahi/?hl=en" target="_blank">@zaramizrahi</a>) is an incredible comic, writer and actress. Her work on American Dad, Family Guy and recently joined the <a href="https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Carmilla_Rappaccini_(Earth-1226)" target="_blank">Marvel Universe</a>. in <a href="https://www.hulu.com/series/marvels-modok-202e4b17-c57e-4a2d-9c1d-342e3a092a22" target="_blank">Marvel's M.O.D.O.K</a>. on Hulu </p>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Kym Kral (@kymkral) returns to the podcast and we get into some stuff. </p><p>If you haven't seen it - here's the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1l26UFQ06eQ" target="_blank">SNL Skit</a> we discussed.</p><p>The writers of Hacks - Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello & Jen Statsky.</p><p>Listen, Subscribe & Review Kym's Podcast  - <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kral-space/id1505936085" target="_blank">Kral Space</a>.</p><p>Here's George Carlin <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZivTgCJ8hRI" target="_blank">Shitting on Government</a> for 8 minutes.</p><p>Amazing - Pink Floyd Pigs (Three Different Ones) "Charade you are" indeed - in this case <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWLBtMz5OuY" target="_blank">Roger Waters Live in Mexico </a>nails the cult of personality in Politics. </p><p> </p>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2021 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>mattnealcomedy@gmail.com (Matt Neal)</author>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2021 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Don't miss the <strong>Meat Dave</strong> Tour sponsored by <a href="https://bearmountainbbq.com/" target="_blank">Bear Mountain BBQ</a>.</p><p>Go to <a href="https://www.davewilliamsoncomedy.com/" target="_blank">DaveWilliamsonComedy.com</a> for tickets and check out the <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/meat-dave/id1439997269?i=1000422472803" target="_blank">Meat Dave Podcast</a>.</p><p> </p>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 5 May 2021 21:19:37 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>mattnealcomedy@gmail.com (Matt Neal)</author>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>We discovered we are both Modernas, we both are triggered by toilet paper aisles, we are both finding other things to do until we can get back into large rooms of people.</p><p>We go deep on making Mead and the Tavern he build in his house during the pandemic, and I think we finalized his plan to start a podcast which explores his heavily religious upbringing and his transformation to the person he is today.  </p><p>Check him out and subscribe, like & review the <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-biofriendly-podcast/id1457115009" target="_blank">Biofriendly Podcast</a>.</p><p>Check out his work on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpKYZfzK4eOml_OYrKJNukw" target="_blank">Good Cops</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLbHiYPfzgs">Intermission</a>, and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bloody-Good-Time-House-Harker/dp/B0757BLRCY" target="_blank">I Had A Bloody Good Time at House Harker</a>.</p><p> </p>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2021 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>mattnealcomedy@gmail.com (jacob givens, matt neal)</author>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Solo session where I read and comment on my article about the Synergy of Medicine, Science & Public Benefit and the work being done at <a href="https://maps.org/" target="_blank">MAPS</a>.</p><p>Watch this <a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/rick_doblin_the_future_of_psychedelic_assisted_psychotherapy?language=en" target="_blank">TedTalk</a> from the founder of MAPS, Rick Doblin.</p><p>Here's the article if you want to check it out - <a href="https://maps.org/news/bulletin/articles/407-bulletin-spring-2016/6100-the-synergy-of-medicine,-science,-and-public-benefit-%E2%80%94-spring-2016" target="_blank">https://maps.org/news/bulletin/articles/407-bulletin-spring-2016/6100-the-synergy-of-medicine,-science,-and-public-benefit-%E2%80%94-spring-2016</a></p>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2021 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>mattnealcomedy@gmail.com (MAPS, Matt Neal)</author>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Can we have a simple Humans 101 ? </p><p>A few simple pictures we can all agree on  - one human - one planet - you know, stuff that really shouldn't be a  dispute at all. </p><p>Fundamental truths everyone should know. The ones you don't really need to learn but instead  un-learn as you're indoctrinated into culture and society. Can we re-adjust the baseline to eliminate things like racism just as a start.</p><p>We now have the capability to create global messaging. It can be pictures so you don't even need a language to understand it.</p><p>I'm sure I'm way too utopian and optimistic about it...but someone has to be to know it's possible. Right?</p><p>For your reference:</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clock_of_the_Long_Now" target="_blank">The Clock Of The Long Now</a></p><p>In the words of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewart_Brand">Stewart Brand</a>, a founding board member of the foundation, "Such a clock, if sufficiently impressive and well-engineered, would embody deep time for people. It should be charismatic to visit, interesting to think about, and famous enough to become iconic in the public discourse. Ideally, it would do for thinking about time what the photographs of Earth from space have done for thinking about the environment. Such icons reframe the way people think."  Order the <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Clock-Long-Now-Time-Responsibility/dp/0465007805/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+clock+of+the+long+now&qid=1618518854&sr=8-1" target="_blank">book</a>.</p>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2021 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>mattnealcomedy@gmail.com (Matt Neal)</author>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Can we have a simple Humans 101 ? </p><p>A few simple pictures we can all agree on  - one human - one planet - you know, stuff that really shouldn't be a  dispute at all. </p><p>Fundamental truths everyone should know. The ones you don't really need to learn but instead  un-learn as you're indoctrinated into culture and society. Can we re-adjust the baseline to eliminate things like racism just as a start.</p><p>We now have the capability to create global messaging. It can be pictures so you don't even need a language to understand it.</p><p>I'm sure I'm way too utopian and optimistic about it...but someone has to be to know it's possible. Right?</p><p>For your reference:</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clock_of_the_Long_Now" target="_blank">The Clock Of The Long Now</a></p><p>In the words of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewart_Brand">Stewart Brand</a>, a founding board member of the foundation, "Such a clock, if sufficiently impressive and well-engineered, would embody deep time for people. It should be charismatic to visit, interesting to think about, and famous enough to become iconic in the public discourse. Ideally, it would do for thinking about time what the photographs of Earth from space have done for thinking about the environment. Such icons reframe the way people think."  Order the <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Clock-Long-Now-Time-Responsibility/dp/0465007805/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+clock+of+the+long+now&qid=1618518854&sr=8-1" target="_blank">book</a>.</p>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Jimmy’s ongoing and frustrating battle as a progressive, the blowback from the #ForceTheVote and the squad. His request is simple - in a global pandemic the government should provide medicare for all and financial relief. His ability to change Tucker Carlson’s mind on stuff; deep corruption in all politics; moving to Italy, his love of cooking and fancy olive oil. It was fascinating. </p><p>Jimmy's Albums on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/jimmy-dore/284354504</p><p>Some of the stuff we talked about for reference: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Hampton" target="_blank">Fred Hampton</a> , Consolidation of Media, George Carlin's <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwRSRBPBhDw" target="_blank">Illusion of Choice</a>, </p><p>Jimmy's show <a href="https://t.co/XRPOhIf6c8?amp=1" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/22AHYDV</a>, Stand Up - Album Sentenced To Live (<a href="https://t.co/d8dHJL0X9a?amp=1" target="_blank">http://amzn.to/2jDMgwH)</a> Podcast <a href="https://t.co/AHzmtHshO0?amp=1" target="_blank">http://apple.co/1P9cd0x</a> Book <a href="https://t.co/hiPSViSCm1?amp=1" target="_blank">http://amzn.to/1Hx9l66</a></p><p>Watch/Listen to the Jimmy Dore Show (@JimmyDoreShow) - Become a member at <a href="https://t.co/fwxezUotpt?amp=1" target="_blank">http://jimmydorecomedy.com/donate</a></p>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2021 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>We both were very excited to chat and obviously had a bunch of coffee before we started talkin (or we're both equally insane)…so try to keep up. Even though the election and insurrection are behind us, we still found room to panic about other things - like pandemics, parenting in modern times, and being a funny real estate agent.</p><p>Jon Shefsky - Follow him on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jonshefsky/?hl=en" target="_blank">Instagram</a> & check out the <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fantasy-house/id1452740499" target="_blank">Fantasy House Podcast</a>,  </p><p> </p>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>[recorded before the inauguration of Joe Biden - an interesting time capsule]</p><p>A ramble through late night #greenroom banter with one of my favorites in the world - Kym Kral (@kymkral). We cover all kinds of stuff including cults, the pandemic, the end of social media, sky dad, her experience with long-haul covid-19, adaptation, and the beatles/paul mccartney is dead conspiracy.</p><p>Check out all her <a href="https://linktr.ee/kymkral" target="_blank">stuff</a> - <a href="https://www.kymkral.com/" target="_blank">Kym Kral.com</a>, subscribe to her amazing podcast <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kral-space/id1505936085" target="_blank">Kral Space</a>, and her <a href="https://stereo.com/kymkral" target="_blank">conspiracy podcast</a> with <a href="https://www.instagram.com/iamkelseylane/" target="_blank">Kelsey Lane.</a></p><p> </p><p> </p>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 5 Feb 2021 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Ken and I can talk about anything for hours - on this particular session, we went deep on old man shit, work becomes career, marriage, moving away from home, new adult friends, casket sharp flowers, forgetting anniversaries, Oprah, the #BLM movement (the podcast photo is Ken's Front Lawn in Georgia), his slow Covid neighbor, his wood shop, his messy office, jumping bikes, his edicts of covid protocol, getting put in facebook jail...it took us almost 2 hours to even start talking about the Capital Insurrection, false equivalence, #BLM & Politics. </p><p>"White people value reconciliation with one another more than they value justice." - Ken Mond</p>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2021 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.nicoleaimee.com/" target="_blank"><strong>NICOLE AIMEE SCHREIBER</strong></a><strong> </strong>can be seen on LIGHTS OUT WITH DAVID SPADE and is perhaps best recognized as one of the stars of Oxygen’s FUNNY GIRLS. She recently recorded standup for Netflix Is A Joke Radio and taped for Comedy Central’s This Week At The Comedy Cellar. She featured for Dave Attell on his latest headlining tour, as well as for Dave Attell and Jeff Ross on their Bumping Mics tour. Previously, she hosted a show on Reese Witherspoon’s HELLO SUNSHINE media network; appeared in shows on networks such as HBO, Hulu, and Comedy Central; and is featured in the Comedy Dynamics documentary POOP TALK. Nicole Aimee is a Paid Regular at The Comedy Store, Comedy Cellar, Laugh Factory, and Hollywood Improv. </p><p><a href="https://www.jmscomedy.com/" target="_blank">Jessica Michelle</a> is a Paid Regular at The World Famous Comedy Store where she can be seen performing whenever she's in town between touring and she's the idiot host of her popular podcast, "<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ignorance-is-blessed/id1169111367" target="_blank">Ignorance is #Blessed</a>". She is a recurring guest on The Stephanie Miller Show on Free Speech TV and Sirius XM. Her comedy can be heard regularly on Sirius XM's Raw Dog Comedy Channel and she has been a featured guest on Playboy TV's "Talking Dirty" and Ari Shaffir’s “Skeptic Tank”. Get her album <a href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/please-dont-leave-me/1076869892" target="_blank">Please.Don't.Leave.Me</a> on Apple Music</p><p>Our discussion swung wildly to topics including a lovely Chest of drawers, Game of Thrones, Dexter, Oz, Six Feet Under, Nicole was Pre-med, <a href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/convalescent-plasma-therapy/about/pac-20486440?mc_id=google&campaign=10379200728&geo=9031150&kw=plasma%20donation%20process&ad=444183766934&network=g&sitetarget=&adgroup=102350355319&extension=&target=kwd-314629126471&matchtype=e&device=c&account=7470347919&placementsite=enterprise&gclid=CjwKCAiAuoqABhAsEiwAdSkVVDH7cx2rM-K5RSwE2ozqhAiAV1zs138WLyrN2rysYuWFBk8SryAIphoCqu0QAvD_BwE" target="_blank">donating plasma</a>, choking on vitamins, art supply discounts, <a href="http://hdoa.hawaii.gov/ai/aqs/aqs-info/" target="_blank">dog quarantine</a>, and a return to comedy.</p><p>Support their podcast <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-filthy-nerds/id1486026821" target="_blank">Two Filthy Nerds</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/TwoFilthyNerds" target="_blank">@twofilthynerds</a>) podcast and <a href="https://www.patreon.com/twofilthynerds" target="_blank">Patreon</a></p><p> </p>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2021 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>mattnealcomedy@gmail.com (Matt Neal)</author>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 8 Jan 2021 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 1 Jan 2021 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Jenna (@jennabrister) & Matt discuss pandemics, conspiracy theories, school field trips, national treasure, slow dancing with pets, hallmark world, the lighthouse operator, the 12th Man, & Comedy Ahoy. We figured out a lot of things are "weird".</p><p>Check out the movie Jenna wrote on AmazonPrime: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Killer-Twin-Inc-Reel-Entertainment/dp/B07G5P8DJT" target="_blank">Killer Twin</a>;  Here's the dumb pre-#metoo video we talked about - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsn_azC9U9k" target="_blank">Boob Grazing</a></p><p>Jenna's amazing podcast series - <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-survivor/id1405751724" target="_blank">I, Survivor Podcast</a></p><p>Unofficial Sponsors and Mentions:<br /><a href="http://www.fivethreadsbrewing.com/" target="_blank">5 Threads Brewing Company</a></p><p>DONATE to the Troubadour</p><p><a href="https://jamiemetzl.com/origins-of-sars-cov-2/" target="_blank">Jamie Metzl - Origins of the SARS-CoV-2</a></p><p>Mistakes: *I kept saying Covid originated in the wet markets from a <i>monkey</i>...obviously, I meant bats. And no, the players don't hear the same <a href="https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/sports/the-invisible-crowd-inside-the-nfls-fake-crowd-noise-system/2381799/#:~:text=The%20in%2Dstadium%20noise%20doesn,the%20feel%20of%20a%20crowd.%22" target="_blank">fake crowd noise</a>.</p>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>My conversation with stand up comic Ryan Stout (<a href="https://twitter.com/StoutRyan" target="_blank">@StoutRyan</a>) about pandemics, presidents, social media theories, and lots and lots about comedy. We had a good time. I don't know why he bothered to talk to me, but I'm glad he did.</p><p><a href="http://www.cc.com/episodes/3mxqgo/comedy-central-presents-ryan-stout-season-14-ep-1406" target="_blank">Ryan's Half-Hour Special on Comedy Central</a></p><p>Movies and Shows: <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81117189" target="_blank">Mank</a> on Netflix,  <a href="https://www.syfy.com/hell-den" target="_blank">Hell Den</a> on SyFy</p><p>Albums: <a href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/man-in-the-suit/1448802869" target="_blank">Man in the Suit (2019)</a>, <a href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/how-to-be-an-audience/1297138290" target="_blank">How To Be An Audience (2017)</a>, <a href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/touch%C3%A9/482477029" target="_blank">Touche (2011)</a></p><p>Listen on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/3rYH0eT8EkSbxGNkcaJEzW?si=tkMtBSAUSOOJor7_QPxczg" target="_blank">Spotify</a></p><p>A few things we mentioned:</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eceSHKqwUPY" target="_blank">Larry Miller's 5 Levels of Drinking</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xL-bw3g_VoM" target="_blank">Robert Schimmel</a></p><p>Bouldering in <a href="https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/hueco-tanks/activities" target="_blank">Waco Tanks</a></p><p>Simon Sinek - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Start-Why-Leaders-Inspire-Everyone/dp/1591846447/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=simon+sinek&qid=1607157430&sr=8-3" target="_blank">Start With Why</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Leaders-Eat-Last-Together-Others/dp/1591848016/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=simon+sinek&qid=1607157403&sr=8-4" target="_blank">Leaders Eat Last</a></p>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2020 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p><i>Warning</i>: We had Zoom issues, so pardon the weird cuts and glitches.  I decided to cut out the dead silence and asking each other if we're frozen. In between, we had a few laughs. Hope you enjoy it.</p><p>Sam (<a href="https://twitter.com/_SamGoldstein" target="_blank">@_SamGoldstein</a>) & I ramble about time travel, his experience touring during a pandemic, buying extra furniture, hope for the future and the economics of girl scout cookies.</p><p>Sam is a Los Angeles based stand-up comic, podcaster, writer, and the producer of the <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/secret-clubhouse/id1492049390" target="_blank">Secret Clubhouse podcast</a> with <a href="https://twitter.com/SamuelJComroe" target="_blank">Samuel J Comroe</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/saveralphguerra" target="_blank">Ralph Guerra</a> & <a href="https://twitter.com/JamesFreyComedy" target="_blank">James Frey</a>. </p><p>Check out his <a href="https://www.samgoldsteincomedy.com/" target="_blank">website</a> & podcast - <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sam-goldsteins-recorded-talking-with-occasional-guests/id1450105619" target="_blank">Sam Goldstein's Recorded Talking with Occasional Guests</a>.</p><p>Mentions: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Why-We-Sleep-Unlocking-Dreams/dp/1501144316" target="_blank">Why We Sleep</a> - By Dr. Matthew Walker</p>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2020 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Several themes emerged through our exhaustion - many uses of "fly" (aka phly), <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnJFklbt0es" target="_blank">Chuck Knoblauch</a>, shows with a side of existential dread, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B0HfWbkgXLS/" target="_blank">microphone mana</a> & BYOM, blake’s unsettling habit of spitting on the first few rows, <a href="https://twitter.com/Eagles" target="_blank">@Eagles</a> football, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Chv4nwFpLYo" target="_blank">Heaven Can Wait</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udY7vJQR51Q" target="_blank">Bethlehem Steel</a>, and dusty non-wizard libraries & a new #surprisequiz </p><p>Get Blake's Stuff:</p><p>Albums: <a href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/stuffed-boy/1459285390" target="_blank">Stuffed Boy</a>, <a href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-blake-album/1110801652" target="_blank">The Blake Album</a>, <a href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/12-years-of-voicemails-from-todd-glass-to-blake-wexler/1327694379" target="_blank">Twelve Years of Voicemails from Todd Glass</a></p><p>Podcast: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blakes-takes-for-gods-sakes/id1506073509" target="_blank">Blake’s Takes for God's Sakes Podcast</a></p>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 4 Dec 2020 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>mattnealcomedy@gmail.com (Matt Neal)</author>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Matt and <a href="https://twitter.com/jenmurphycomedy" target="_blank">Jen</a> catch up on Jen's Thanksgiving in her car, just a little shrooms, covid live comedy, meet grandma, OnlyFans ideas, Afghanastan USO Tour, #SurpriseQuiz, throw up on the page, Colin Quinn is great, dogshit, @JamesFreyComedy's old timey prospector at the Gauntlet, deciding what to sniff and turning life into comedy.</p><p>Albums on iTunes:</p><p><a href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/orally-challenged/1137247796" target="_blank">Orally Challenged</a>, <a href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/size-does-matter/903622520" target="_blank">Size Does Matter</a></p><p>Subscribe to her channel on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/jennymurphycomedy" target="_blank">YouTube</a></p><p>Check out her podcast <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jillin-off/id1449224012" target="_blank">Jillin' Off </a>w/ Christina Walkinshaw (@walkinsauce)</p>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2020 09:58:21 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>mattnealcomedy@gmail.com (Jen Murphy, Matt Neal)</author>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2020 21:09:12 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>mattnealcomedy@gmail.com (jacob givens, matt neal)</author>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Matt talks to long time friend Jacob Givens (<a href="https://twitter.com/jacobgivens" target="_blank">@jacobgivens</a>) - comic, writer, director, rippin' guitar player, host of the <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-biofriendly-podcast/id1457115009" target="_blank">Biofriendly Podcast</a></p><p>His work speaks for itself...watch and subscribe.</p><p><i>Feature Film: </i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0757CM9CR/?ref=dvm_us_dl_sl_go_smd|m_iStmyrSxc_c264063356870&gclid=Cj0KCQiAqdP9BRDVARIsAGSZ8An5V4F6M5Wa1N5bLmk8Y5WMiKtsBDsVcYlH9EaIEkH-fwqaCGeR3xYaAhUCEALw_wcB">I I Had a Bloody Good Time at House Harker</a> on AmazonPrime:</p><p><i>Web Series:</i> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCHBV7jMoLc" target="_blank"><strong>Tumbleweed</strong></a><strong>, </strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpKYZfzK4eOml_OYrKJNukw">GoodCopsTV</a></p><p><i>Short Films:</i><strong> </strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLbHiYPfzgs" target="_blank"><strong>Intermission, </strong></a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kz-Id7QSY_A" target="_blank"><strong>Ember</strong></a>: </p><p><i>Books Mentioned:</i> <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/War-Art-Through-Creative-Battles/dp/1936891026/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+war+of+art+pressfield&qid=1605770281&sr=8-1">The War of Art by Steven Pressfield</a></p>
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