That image up above? It was taken on the day we recorded the first episode of Men in Gorilla Suits. It wasn't taken while doing the podcast, because we were a little nervous, trying to see how it was all going to work out. After the first recording … [Continue reading]
Break out the knives and get that fire and oven going--this week, we're all about cooking! We begin by talking about our first memories of food and move on to whether or not cooking was an important thing in our households growing up. (Spoiler: it … [Continue reading]
Number one reason you want to listen to this week's podcast? Christopher figures out how much he'd have to weigh to have Godzilla's body mass index (BMI). From there, we talk about how food and shopping has changed and ask if it's possible to eat … [Continue reading]
This week, we're all about failure! We kick off talking about our first failures in life and move on to how some people take failure so personally that they become terrified to try anything. (That's called failing at life!) We devote a bit of time to … [Continue reading]
This week's show is all about criticism. While it leans heavily toward writing criticism, we do talk about general criticism and criticism as it pertains to the arts and jobs in general. So here we go: We begin with an important question: is … [Continue reading]
This week's podcast may be loaded late. Christopher is traveling to Burlington, Vermont--land of flying monkeys--for a training thing with his job. He won't be back until late Thursday evening, so this week's show (all about criticism--with a heavy … [Continue reading]
This week, we're talking about influences. Find out our earliest influences--and what/who later influenced us to write. Discover our strangest influences, and what influences changed as we got older. We take a detour and discuss creating under the … [Continue reading]
You probably didn't know this, but Shawn was once a reserve "mathlete" as well as a benchwarmer for his school's classical music team. (Those nutty Germans!) Christopher was good friends with the first kid on the block with an Apple II in his house. … [Continue reading]
BOOOOOooOOoOoOOOOOooooOOOO!!! This week, it's all about fear! Find out what things from childhood still creep us out--and what our greatest fears are today. Listen to us talk about how we've overcome many of the fears we've faced. Learn about how … [Continue reading]
Ah, microfiche! We friggin' LOVE microfiche, even today (especially today)! Libraries? Wonderful things -- perfect places for...research! This week, we're talking all about research: online, in libraries, and research obtained simply by living a cool … [Continue reading]
Ah, to live the life as a National Hockey League rover, or to entertain the cigar-rolling masses as a Lector. To pump gas or serve as the director of photography on pornographic movies. To open your own Blockbuster Video store franchise or … [Continue reading]