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Academy Awards and Getting into Putin's head

3/24/2022

No Lewis this week but Jeremy, Kathleen, Ivo, and Fernando are joined by Chris and Jamie with Neil on the knobs to discuss the following topics:

Have you watched the Academy Awards nominated movies and are you going to watch the ceremony(2:05)
The Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation hearings have been a circus so far. Has she done a good job handling the GOP onslaught? (24:06)
What would you do if you were Vladimir Putin right now? (36:56)
Sports gambling is being deregulated. Do you approve: yes or no and why? (55:28)
If you were the owner of this bar, what would you do to attract more customers? (1:13:20)

Sadly, Susan from marketing didn't show up for work so we have no sponsor this week.

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Wordle Mania, Kanye Drama, & Tea Apocalypse

3/18/2022

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Jeremy, Kathleen, Lewis, Fernando, and Ivo are joined by Andrei, Atticus Crow, Jamie, and Alena (briefly). Neil Rassmussen on the knobs.

What in the world is "Wordle"?(02:00)
Would you rather be good-looking or smart? (12:05)
What kind of support should the US give to Ukraine (19:07)
What is the best way to apologize? (33:22)
Kanye, Kim, and Pete Davidson drama (43:55)
How to make a proper cup of tea (53:53)
Ivo couldn't get in touch with Susan but we still have a sponsor courtesy of Alena (read by Jamie): This week's sponsor is "The Concept of Meaning" (1:07:17)

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Wheels, Doors, and Being Late

3/10/2022

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Jeremy, Kathleen, Lewis, Fernando, and Ivo are joined by Alena to discuss the following topics:

Are there more wheels or doors in the world?(1:13)
If Brittany Griner broke the laws in Russia what are the Russian authorities supposed to do after all? (16:49)
The new information reality in Russia (22:49:50)
Why are some people always late? (32:58:37)
How should the West respond to a nuclear attack? (45:00)
This week's sponsor - The Idiom Family (1:04:28)

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Ukraine and Daylight Saving Time Madness

3/3/2022

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Lewis, Kath, Fernando, and Ivo are joined by Alena, Chris, Greg, and Margaret. Neil is on the knobs.

What will happen to Ukraine (0:50)
US education deficiencies (22:12)
Do we really need daylight saving time? (39:57)
Would a sports ban on Russia accomplish anything? (47:00)
Jeremy's antisocial experiment: no internet and no cellphone for a week (1:15:00)
This week's sponsor: Yelp reviews (1:03:28)

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Bad Normalcy and Cell Phone Radar (from 2019)

2/25/2022

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The flu has taken the baton from COVID to strike the panel. We struck back with an epic never-before-released, PastCast!
Jeremy, Kathleen, Lewis, Fernando, and Ivo are joined by Josh, and coach Tyler

Whaaat? Sliced Bagels?! (1:42)
Is there something considered normal but you believe to be wrong? (6:00)
Dystopian Cellphone Radars (21:37)
A rather prophetic discussion on consent to vaccinations (32:03)
What franchise movies would you be interested in? (34:06)
What would rather lose: your phone or your wallet? (42:32)
This Week's Sponsor: Wednesday Night Undressed! (46:02)

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February 18th, 2022

2/18/2022

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This week Jeremy, Lewis, Kath, Ivo, and Fernando are joined by Alena, Jane, Andrei, and Chris with engineer Neil on the knobs:

Jeremy's Riddle (0:31)
Should Joe Rogan be fired from Spotify (3:00)
Why are beards such a big fad right now? (26:22)
In lew of recent sports scandals have we become a "must not offend society"? (39:50)
Opening Schools? What About the Teacher's Safety? (51:15)
This Weeks Sponsor: The great MTG (1:10:02)

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On Chicken wings and infinity

2/9/2022

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Episode 152 from Nov 18th, 2019
Jeremy, Ivo, Kath, and Lew host Fernando, Kay, and Josh!

ELI5: Infinity
Who plans to see Joker?
Should Bernie step down due to health issues?
Is monogamy a social construct
Best chicken wings in town?
Today's sponsor: The Planet Pluto!

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snowCast from the past! PB&J VS. NUTELLA!

2/2/2022

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Jane and Josh join Jeremy, Kath, Ivo, and Lew (From February 20th, 2019)

Snow-mageddon 2022 kept us from broadcasting this week but on the bright side it provoked us to revisit this classic PastCast:

What is an "assertive" way to answer the phone?
Vader, Voldemort, Joker, or the Wicked Witch?
Peanut butter v. Nutella;
The best car features ever added;
The Kaepernick/ NFL settlement.
This week's sponsor: "Conroy's Pub's" ceiling tiles

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pastcast! James Bond and wonderful albums

1/25/2022

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Ivo, Jeremy, Kath, Fernando, and Lew are joined by Josh and Coach Tyler

The virus tried to sideline us again this week but...We laugh in the face of COVID with yet another crushingly ridiculous "pastcast" from July 17th, 2019: James Bond News, Wonderful Albums and...Vladimir Putin Is a Sponsor!