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JAG CastSep 21, 2023

#128: Raise Your Glass With Righteous Jolly
This episode, friend of the Garage, Righteous Jolly, returns to talk about his new album, "What's In A Name," and so much more! Tune in to hear stories behind the music, our mutual lifelong affection for Wawa, and what the heck is with the mannequin in Righteous' basement? Plus, Steve gets rid of a potbelly stove, Righteous tells a story involving a couch, and Chrissie explains the origins of Jenkintown! Then, we somehow end up in an impromptu "7 Wonders of Jenkintown" watch-along before we wrap things up with a couple of rounds of "A Game Called Something." This is another episode best experienced in video format!
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━ Video Chapters ━━━━━━━━━━━
00:00 Intro Theme
00:35 Introductions
01:40 Welcome back, Righteous Jolly!
02:59 "What's In A Name" Album Discussion
14:16 A Wawa Podcast
17:30 "What's In A Name" Album Discussion, Part 2
20:23 Mannequin Stories
23:33 Potbelly Lamp Story
27:27 Righteous' Couch Story & Technical Problems
29:50 Doyles-Time!
32:03 All About Jenkintown
34:47 Impromptu "7 Wonders of Jenkintown" Watch-Along
42:49 A Game Called Something
44:40 AGCS: What's the Perfect Theme Song For You?
49:28 AGCS: What is Something You Miss From Your Childhood?
54:45 Where to Find Righteous Jolly?
57:40 The Wrap-Up
59:24 Outro Theme
━ Episode Links ━━━━━━━━━━━
Righteous Jolly's first episode (audio only): https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jagcast/episodes/111-Whats-in-a-Name-With-Righteous-Jolly-e1tqrdn
Listen to "What's In A Name?" on YouTube! https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mZliGF9IYPo0CO8TF-D3kDeWaURek6ZHM
Where to find more Righteous Jolly
- FB: https://www.facebook.com/JollyRighteous
- IG: https://www.instagram.com/righteous_jolly_actor/
- https://righteousjolly.bandcamp.com
Watch "The 7 Wonders of Jenkintown (According to Chrissie)" https://youtu.be/GaS6BrMuLJg
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🎸 Theme Song, “The Rescue Party” by E.Joseph and the Phantom Heart
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#127: The End of the JAG? Steve Reacts to "The 7 Wonders of Jenkintown"
Steve is solo this episode as Chrissie is busy building JDA 3.0! It's the end of an era. We are saying goodbye to the physical location of the Garage (as well as Jenkintown Dance Arts) by watching and reacting to our most popular video, "The 7 Wonders of Jenkintown (According to Chrissie)." Learn behind-the-scenes secrets about the giant stage, the PIC19046 chair, our favorite sandwich, and more! This was fun to record and we hope it'll be fun to watch or listen to. A link to the video is below so you can watch it without Steve's commentary!
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━ Video Chapters ━━━━━━━━━━━
00:00 Intro Theme
00:35 Introduction
03:24 The 7 Wonders of Jenkintown with Commentary
29:26 The Wrap-Up & Concluding Remarks
31:55 Outro Theme
━ Episode Links ━━━━━━━━━━━
"The 7 Wonders of Jenkintown (According to Chrissie)" https://youtu.be/GaS6BrMuLJg
Check out Brian Bowen's art! https://bbsketch.com
Learn more about Jenkintown Dance Arts and the new location! https://www.jenkintowndancearts.com
━ Show Links ━━━━━━━━━━━
🎸 Theme Song, “The Rescue Party” by E.Joseph and the Phantom Heart
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#126: A HIS-STORY Lesson With Greg Sover
The PIC are once again joined by blues and rock guitarist and songwriter Greg Sover to discuss his latest album, HIS-STORY. Greg elaborates on the stories behind three of our favorite tracks, plus Steve revisits our last episode with Greg with more #SaveTheManuals talk that makes Chrissie's eyes glaze over. Chrissie and Greg bond over his guitar, "Deserie" and we end the show with a rousing A Game Called Something that gets pretty deep. Plus, Chrissie and Steve's Baltimore adventure to see E.Joseph and the Phantom Heart and ride e-scooters. You don't want to miss this one!
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━ Chapters ━━━━━━━━━━━
00:00 Episode Preview
00:40 Intro Theme
01:14 Introductions
02:05 E.Joseph and the Phantom Heart / E-Scooters in Baltimore
06:36 Welcome Back, Greg Sover!
08:10 Greg's history and HIS-STORY
11:40 The story of "Dark House" (audio clip!)
16:02 Greg's strat, "Deserie" & Chrissie's red SUV
19:05 The story of "Freedom, Pt. 2" (audio clip!)
24:32 The story of Steve's favorite, "Song 28" (audio clip!)
30:17 #SaveTheManuals, Pt. 2
35:24 A Game Called Something
37:08 AGCS: What advice would you give yourself at 16?
41:42 AGCS: What is something you miss from your childhood?
47:36 AGCS: What is your favorite thing to cook?
54:43: Where to find more Greg!
56:19 The Wrap-Up
58:12 Outro Theme
━ Episode Links ━━━━━━━━━━━
Greg's first POD visit is audio-only, but it's a good time! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jag-cast/id1384285471?i=1000580262202
Find more Greg Sover at his website! https://www.gregsover.com
━ Show Links ━━━━━━━━━━━
🎸 Theme Song, “The Rescue Party” by E.Joseph and the Phantom Heart
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#125: Catching Up With Cara Cartney

#124: Out on the Town in Jenkintown
Drinkers and non-drinkers alike can find some good options in Jenkintown. This week, Miss Chrissie and Steve share their experiences imbibing cocktails and mocktails at the newest place in town, The Keep Easy! Steve also talks about the crazy time he had at Gobletstock 9 and the greatness of Sunday Jazz Brunch at Human Robot while Miss Chrissie tells how the PIC were almost run over...TWICE! Plus, the perfect date night idea and what do you get if you mix gelato and mead? Enjoy this short, refreshing episode and then come visit Jenkintown for a drink!
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━ Video Chapters ━━━━━━━━━━━
00:00 Opening Theme
00:32 Introductions
01:30 Gobletstock 9
07:42 Steve Plows Through the Segue
09:42 The Keep Easy
20:22 Human Robot Jenkintown
22:19 How the PIC Almost Died...Twice!
25:09 Sunday Jazz Brunch
26:30 The Perfect Jenkintown Date Night
26:53 Gelato + Mead == ????
29:19 The Wrap Up
31:05 Did We Learn Anything?
31:20 Closing Theme
━ Episode Links ━━━━━━━━━━━
Broken Goblet Brewing is the best live music venue around! https://www.brokengoblet.com
Michael's band is Stealing Fame! http://www.stealingfame.com
The Keep Easy is a great new addition to Jenkintown! https://www.instagram.com/thekeepeasy/
Human Robot is the place for Sunday Jazz Brunch and great beer in Jenkintown! https://www.humanrobotjenkintown.com
Carminati Creamery is coming to Jenkintown soon! https://www.carminaticreamery.com
━ Show Links ━━━━━━━━━━━
🎸 Theme Song, “The Rescue Party” by E.Joseph and the Phantom Heart
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#123: Getting Stuff Done as a Small Business Owner
This time, Miss Chrissie is Steve's guest on her own pod to talk about how she manages to run her crazy life as a small business owner and mom. Learn how Chrissie uses a tiny bit of discipline along with some specific analog and digital tools to keep herself organized and motivated day-to-day as well as monthly and quarterly! This is a short and sweet episode that has some valuable productivity tips for anyone who wants to get organized, but doesn't know how to start.
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━ Chapters ━━━━━━━━━━━
00:00 Opening Theme
01:22 Introductions
02:41 Chrissie Dumps Her Brain
08:14 Chrissie Picks Her Top 3
09:40 Chrissie Plans Projects
11:44 Chrissie's Sticky Notes
14:08 Chrissie's Motivational Slogans
17:12 How Did Chrissie Come Up With This System?
18:14 Using Digital Calendars to Communicate Schedules
21:51 Using Apple Notes For Collaboration
23:20 Using Trello For Business Processes
28:11 The Wrap-Up
29:25 What Did We Learn Today?
30:12 Closing Theme
━ Episode Links ━━━━━━━━━━━
Try out Trello at https://trello.com
Look at all the stuff you can do with Apple Notes! https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205773
Chrissie uses her system to run her life and her business, Jenkintown Dance Arts. https://www.jenkintowndancearts.com
━ Show Links ━━━━━━━━━━━
🎸 Theme Song, “The Rescue Party” by E.Joseph and the Phantom Heart
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#122: Across The Spider-Verse Movie Review
JAG Cast | Episode #122
This week, Chrissie & Steve see a movie! At the time this is published, Chrissie is on vacation, but before she left, the PIC recorded this review of the latest Spider-Verse movie after seeing it at Jenkintown's own Hiway Theater. Steve didn't hate it, but didn't really like it that much either and it made him temporarily color blind. Chrissie really liked Spider-Punk and the hip-hop music. Both thought the movie was two pee breaks too long. But, Gwen fighting in ballet shoes almost made the whole thing worth it. Minor spoilers!
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━ Video Chapters ━━━━━━━━━━━
00:00 Opening Theme
01:20 Introductions
03:55 Animation Discussion
07:48 How Long is this Movie!?
11:29 Comic Book Discussion
13:33 Is Miguel the Real Hero?
14:25 What is the Nature of Spider-Man?
18:36 Favorite Characters
22:37 Music
24:23 Gwen & Miles Plot Could Be Interesting
29:19 Peter Piker Parker & Concluding Thoughts
33:15 The Wrap-Up
35:28 Closing Theme
━ Episode Links ━━━━━━━━━━━
When in Jenkintown, see a movie at the historic Hiway Theater!
https://www.hiwaytheater.org
For a coherent plot summary, maybe check out the Wikipedia page!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man:_Across_the_Spider-Verse
━ Show Links ━━━━━━━━━━━
🎸 Theme Song, “The Rescue Party” by E.Joseph and the Phantom Heart
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#121: Business, Books, and Beats With Lisa Schaffer and Jackie Botto
JAG Cast | Episode #121
This episode the PIC are joined by Philadelphia-area photographer and DJ, Lisa Schaffer as well as the owner of Jenkintown's Capricorn Books, Jackie Botto for a fun conversation about small business, DJ-ing, and photography. Learn the story of how Lisa and Jackie met because of David Bowie, the competitive advantages of a local bookstore vs Amazon, and some fascinating insights into the logistics of being a vinyl record DJ. Steve and Lisa geek out about photography and camera gear a couple times and in a rousing A Game Called Something, Chrissie introduces a new question!
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━ Guest Links ━━━━━━━━━━━
Talk to Jackie for all your paper book needs at Capricorn Books https://capricornbookshop.com/
Find Lisa DJ-ing at Johnny Brenda's the first Sunday of every month https://johnnybrendas.com
Find Lisa at Hideaway Music https://hideawaymusic.org/
Follow Lisa's DJ adventures on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vinylchickie/
Hire Lisa to photograph your next event
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LisaSchafferPhotography/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisaschafferphotography/
━ Video Chapters ━━━━━━━━━━━
00:00:00 Opening Theme
00:01:26 Introducing Lisa and Jackie
00:02:53 How Lisa and Jackie Met via Bowie Week
00:07:50 Capricorn Books
00:10:06 Interlude: How Steve Met Lisa & Photography Talk
00:16:05 Why a bookstore?
00:29:08 Lisa's Little Library
00:31:44 Lisa's DJ logistics
00:39:39 Interlude: iPhone Photography
00:46:54 A Game Called Something
00:48:14 AGCS: Favorite Holiday Movie?
00:53:04 AGCS: Alternate Career?
01:00:34 Where to find more Lisa and Jackie
01:02:55 The Wrap-up
01:04:25 Bonus: Lisa's Social Media Tips
01:06:18 Closing Theme
━ Topics Discussed ━━━━━━━━━━
- How Lisa and Jackie met over Bowie Week
- The story of Capricorn Book's creation
- Life as a vinyl DJ
- iPhone photography
- A Game Called Something
🎸 Theme Song, “The Rescue Party” by E.Joseph and the Phantom Heart
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#120: Making Art on an iPad With Kotaro Fujita
JAG Cast | Episode 120
The PIC are back and the pod gets a new name! We welcome returning friend of the show, Kotaro Fujita to this inaugural JAG Cast to talk about creating digital art, especially with iPads. Learn about Kotaro's journey to become the amazing app designer/developer he is today. There is some fun reminiscing about app design trends, the original Sim City game, and the early days of the iPad. The discussion then goes in more depth on specific tools that can be used to create static art, animation, and even get something into the App Store. Don't miss the links this week! Finally and expectedly, a rousing A Game Called Something goes off the rails with tangents about identifying the nature of Grimace the purple McDonald's mascot as well as unironically using the phrase, "touching grass." We're getting better at this video thing! I think.
━ Video Chapters ━━━━━━━━━━━
00:00:00 Opening Theme
00:01:20 Introductions
00:02:03 JAG Cast Re-Brand!
00:03:00 BrainFest 10 at Broken Goblet
00:05:00 Welcome back, Kotaro Fujita!
00:08:48 Kotaro’s Designer/Developer Journey
00:24:08 Evolution of iOS app design trends
00:30:58 Creating digital art on the iPad
00:34:17 Kotaro’s Procreate art
00:37:30 Animation tools on iPad
00:39:22 Getting into apps as a designer
00:47:09 A Game Called Something
00:48:44 AGCS: Favorite birthday party?
00:52:14 WTF is Grimace?
00:54:56 “Touching Grass”
00:57:55 AGCS: Weirdest food you’ve eaten?
01:06:26 The Wrap-up
01:08:05 Closing Theme
━ Topics Discussed ━━━━━━━━━━
- Re-branding to JAG Cast
- BrainFest 10
- https://give.abta.org/fundraiser/4479963
- Kotaro’s Designer/Developer Journey
- Sim City Memberberries
- Evolution of iOS app design trends
- Creating digital art on the iPad
- Getting into apps as a designer
- iMessage Sticker Packs: https://developer.apple.com/imessage/
- iPad Pro Video/Audio Apps
- Final Cut Pro: https://www.apple.com/final-cut-pro-for-ipad/
- Logic: https://www.apple.com/logic-pro-for-ipad/
- Possible Apple AR/VR Headset
- WWDC23: https://developer.apple.com/wwdc23/
- A Game Called Something
- Find Kotaro at https://tomatoboy.co and http://phillycocoa.org
🎸 Theme Song, “The Rescue Party” by E.Joseph and the Phantom Heart.
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#119: The Jenkintown Night Market With Ben Bergman
In this episode, the Partners in Crime are joined by returning guest, Ben Bergman, to talk about big things coming to the Jenkintown Night Market this year as well as his other efforts in "experiential retail." Then, in a rousing "A Game Called Something," we learn about the seasons, shopping for podcast equipment, and Steve rants about buying a used router while drinking at Broken Goblet. All that and more...LIVE from the 19046!
━ Video Chapters ━━━━━━━━━━━
00:00 Intro - We're Gonna Be OK
00:56 Welcome Ben Bergman to the Pod!
02:07 The Jenkintown Night Market
04:18 Market Vendors
07:53 Summer Music Series
10:30 Parking & Other Details
13:43 Before the Plate Movie Experience
16:21 Lilly's Indian Food & Karaoke Nights!
17:50 A Game Called Something!
20:23 AGCS: What's your favorite season?
28:40 AGCS: What's your favorite purchase?
35:17 Steve Rants About Routers
40:42 The Wrap Up!
42:51 Outro - The Rescue Party
━ Topics Discussed ━━━━━━━━━━
- The Jenkintown Night Market
- https://egreenevents.com/jenkintown-night-market-1
Find out about Ben's events at https://egreenevents.com
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#118: A Yin and Yang Kind of Vidcast
This week, the PIC are trying something new...VIDEO! So we don't have a guest, but we do have two triumphs to celebrate! First, Steve talks about the great time he had at John Faye's amazing book release party for "The Yin and the Yang of it All" at the Ardmore Music Hall. Then, Chrissie celebrates 10 years of Jenkintown Dance Arts! It's a short and sweet episode that Steve spent way too long editing in Final Cut Pro, so enjoy the Multicam because that may not happen much in the future! LOL.
━ Video Chapters ━━━━━━━━━━━ 00:00 Intro Music - We're Gonna Be OK, Basil Khan 00:55 We're Trying Something New 02:45 John Faye's Book Release Show! 17:02 Chrissie Celebrates 10 Years of JDA! 24:26 The Wrap Up! 25:43 Outro Music - Rescue Party, E.Joseph
━ Topics Discussed ━━━━━━━━━━ - The Yin and the Yang of It All (now in audiobook form!) - https://www.amazon.com/Yin-Yang-All-RocknRoll-Mixed-Race/dp/1642257435/ - Jenkintown Dance Arts is 10 Years Old! - https://www.jenkintowndancearts.com - Party at JDA Day on May 13th! ✅ Subscribe to the Pod http://partnersincrime.show ☕️ Support the Pod http://jenkintownartsgarage.com/coffee 📸 Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jenkintownartsgarage/ 👴 Follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/jenkintownartsgarage/

#117: WTF is AI?
This week, we return to our ongoing "WTF..?" series where Chrissie asks Steve, "WTF is AI?" and Steve tries to answer. The PIC learn about Large Language Models, creepy chat bots, and useful ways to leverage "AI" to avoid mundane tasks like writing simple ad copy. There is also discussion of some of the weird stories in this space like the NYT author who creeped himself out talking to Bing or the poor souls who fell in love with their AI avatars only to have their "relationships" destroyed with a software update. Plus, learn why an AI thinks Chrissie is like "Wonder Woman!" All that and more, plus lots of links in the show notes...LIVE from the 19046!
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Topics Discussed:
- “Augmented Intelligence”
- Fake Intelligence
- Can a machine be intelligent?
- All models only say what they are told to say
- Large Language Models (LLMs)
- Hallucination
- It’s a chat bot, Kevin
- https://www.piratewires.com/p/its-a-chat-bot-kevin
- Replika users fell in love with their AI chatbots
- https://www.businessinsider.com/replika-chatbot-users-dont-like-nsfw-sexual-content-bans-2023-2
- It was a Korean man who “married” a pillow way back in 2010!
- https://www.cnet.com/culture/man-marries-animated-pillow/
- Chrissie used Steve who used Bing to help write ad copy!
- AI thinks Miss Chrissie is like Wonder Woman because…
- Try chatting with an AI in a cool cooking app today!
- Midjourney
- Diffusion Bee for your Mac!
- “Autonomous” AI Agents
- Tools!
- Use an AI to edit your Canva photo!
- https://www.canva.com/features/ai-photo-editing/
- Use an AI to write your Wix website text!
- Is AI coming for our jobs!? It supposedly happened to this anonymous Reddit user.
- https://www.reddit.com/r/freelanceWriters/comments/12ff5mw/it_happened_to_me_today/
- The AI lawsuits have already begun!
- Is the new hot career, “prompt engineering?”
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/craigsmith/2023/04/05/mom-dad-i-want-to-be-a-prompt-engineer/

#116: A Morning Pot of Coffee With Dylan Blazick & Alex Corson
This week, the PIC chat with co-hosts of Human Robot Jenkintown’s Tuesday night open mic, Dylan Blazick & Alex Corson. We discuss the open mic scene, how good Human Robot beers are, and a surprising Camera Thief connection that involves a ribbon factory! In a rousing A Game Called Something, Steve provides actionable advice for his past self if he ever gets that time machine working and once again, the PIC’s experience at the tiny lighthouse in Havre de Grace reminds us all to do better research when planning a birthday surprise. This is a very Jenkintown focused episode full of references, so if you are playing the drinking game at home…prepare your liver!
Topics Discussed:
- Welcome Dylan Blazick & Alex Carson
- Co-host open mic at Human Robot Jenkintown
- Dylan, Alex, and the birth of an Open Mic
- Tuesday nights at Human Robot Jenkintown
- 7:30 list
- https://www.humanrobotjenkintown.com
- The Royal performance
- Strumble
- Blue grass and beyond
- https://www.theroyalglenside.com
- Dino & the Demolition
- North Penn VFW Open Mic
- https://www.facebook.com/groups/225379964299054/
- Day Jobs
- Ribbon Factory
- Camera Thief connection
- A Game Called Something
- What advice would you give your 15 year-old self?
- What is the best way to start your day?
- What is your favorite birthday party?
- Where to find Dylan and Alex
- Strumble band on FB
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090587882336
- Open Mic @ Human Robot on FB

#115: Glowing in Timeless Places With Tammy Tuckey

#114: Dinosaur Butts With Broad Street Appeal
This week, the PIC are joined by Nick, Chris, and Caleb of the recently formed band, Broad Street Appeal. A self-described alternative emo pop punk band, this trio impressed us with their unique takes on classic songs of our long ago youth. In this conversation, you'll learn about the origins and philosophy of Broad Street Appeal, why Steve hates ABBA, and in a glorious A Game Called Something, insights are gleaned about coffee, bidets, and doing things the old fashioned way. All that and more...LIVE from the 19046!
Topics Discussed:
- Pre-Show: Dinosaur Butts
- Welcome Broad Street Appeal
- The Broad Street Appeal Difference
- A rock twist on the usual formula
- Steve hates ABBA
- Chrissie hates Weird Al
- The Origin of Broad Street Appeal
- Goals for the band?
- Steve’s Beer Recommendations
- https://humanrobotjenkintown.com
- A Game Called Something
- What is your most used emoji?
- More than you ever wanted to know about bidets
- What is something you do the old fashioned way?
- Where to find Broad Street Appeal
- IG: @broadstreetappeal
- FB: @broadstreetappeal
- Web: https://broadstreetappeal.com
- Post-Show: The TP Crisis Could Have Been Avoided

#113: An Eclectic Talent With Tony Flagiello
This week, the PIC are joined by the creator of the Elkins Park Eclectic Talent Show, percussionist Tony "Catastrophe" Flagiello. Tony has had an eclectic career as a touring artist, dance class dummer, Red Bull promoter, and more! Tune in to learn about the coolest new talent show in the area and stay for anecdotes like the time Tony managed the shipping of Gwen Stefani's clothing line or what's it like to be 6'4" in a hip-hop band in Japan. Then, in a rousing Game Called Something, we learn the terrifying extent of Chrissie's caffeine addiction and Steve rants about electric cars. All that and more...LIVE from the 19046!
Topics Discussed:
- Welcome Tony “Catastrophe” Flagiello
- EP Eclectic Talent Show
- Tuesdays, 6pm - 9pm at Creekside Market & Tap, Elkins Park, PA
- By Elkins Park train station
- All ages
- Tony the Percussionist
- The origin of Tony “Catastrophe”
- Six Degrees of Ed Foley
- The band was “Mayor Foley and the Broken Promises”
- Jenkintown, but not Jenkintown
- UArts/Dance Class/Bands
- Alex & the Kaleidoscope band (kid’s band)
- Fat Head Band
- Tony’s other hosting gigs
- A Game Called Something
- AGCS: What is a job you would be terrible at?
- Tony was in charge of shipping Gwen Stefani’s clothing line!
- W magazine photo shoot
- Quit to tour Japan for hip-hop band. Summer Sonic, 2005-ish
- Worked for Red Bull promoting with can car
- Chrissie drinks panera liquid crack
- AGCS: What kind of car do you drive, and why?
- Tony drives a Nissan Murano after getting rear-ended on Broad St.
- Chrissie drives an Outlander because of a third row.
- Steve drives a Sonic because it’s a hatchback and cheap.
- Tony used to sell cars.
- Where to find Tony
- FB: Tony Flagiello
- IG: @phillybeatalliance or @tony.flagielo
*Opening theme: KUSH, by Tony Flagiello.*

#112: Summer Vibes With Dom & Jesse
Technically, Steve's voice is back, but it's still a little rough at the time we recorded this most excellent pod with the very interesting and talented, Dom & Jesse. With the tag line, "Summer All Year," Dom & Jesse are a double-threat pop act that can play an impressive live show before bringing the beats as an up-and-coming DJ act. With excellent heads for branding and business, these two were a ton of fun to talk to about mentorship, music, surviving the pandemic, the promise and peril of Omegle, and much more. As usual, we end with some very entertaining rounds of A Game Called Something where you will learn that yes, Steve needs a new wardrobe. All that and more...LIVE from the 19046!
Topics Discussed:
- Welcome Dom & Jesse
- Dom & Jesse’s Epic Broken Goblet Set
- Conception of Dom & Jesse
- World Cafe Live Show
- https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/7373900/dom-jesse-philadelphia-the-lounge-at-world-cafe-live
- UArts & Hustling
- Omegle & Pandemic Survival
- Music & Branding
- https://www.domandjesse.com/music
- A Game Called Something
- AGCS: What is the perfect theme song for you?
- AGCS: What is your favorite piece of clothing the you own or have owned?
- AGCS: What is your favorite beverage?
- World Cafe Live Show - Feb 17, 2023
- Where to Find More Dom & Jesse
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@domandjesse
- TickTock: @domandjesse
- Insta: @domandjesse
- Web: https://www.domandjesse.com
Theme Music: "Off My Mind" by Dom & Jesse

#111: What’s in a Name With Righteous Jolly
Steve is back this week, but sounds like he is gargling rocks; ah the joys of winter cold season. But, spirits are high because this week's guest is Righteous Jolly, a wonderful actor, musician, and the "7th best trivia host in Bucks County!" In this wide-ranging conversation, Righteous discusses his upcoming album, the amazing Levittown Christmas Carol production, his school life in NYC, being on the wall of Broken Goblet's bathroom, and so much more! We end with a rousing Game Called Something that begins with some bawdy Norwegian singing and just continues to go off the rails from there. This is a really fun episode. Enjoy!
Support the POD:
- https://www.jenkintownartsgarage.com/coffee
Topics Discussed:
- Introducing Righteous Jolly
- Yes, that’s his real name
- Producing an Album - “What’s in a Name?”
- Corona-cation Reminiscing
- 7th Best Trivia Host in Bucks Co.
- Broken Goblet Extended Universe (BGEU)
- How Righteous met Cara
- Failed Senior Year because he was late
- Chrissie and Righteous Share NYC Stories
- Acting Life
- A Levittown Christmas Carol
- Steve Fights Laryngitis to Talk Photography
- A Game Called Something
- Do you have a travel goal?
- Norwegian Singing
- Banf, Canada
- https://parks.canada.ca/pn-np/ab/banff
- Favorite physical activity?
- “A Walk in the Woods”
- https://youtu.be/bK-iQB1UZvI
- Where to find Righteous Jolly
- FB: https://www.facebook.com/JollyRighteous
- IG: https://www.instagram.com/righteous_jolly_actor/
- https://righteousjolly.bandcamp.com
Intro Theme: "A Levittown Christmas," Righteous Jolly

#110: Permission to Be Myself With Lorne Behrman
Steve is trying to recover his podcast voice after a bout of the CRUD, so this week Miss Chrissie is running the show solo! Thankfully, the uber-talented Lorne Behrman is back for the third time to talk about his latest full length album, "A Little Midnight," how he's now living the drama-free band lifestyle, what it's like being a frontman, and more! Plus, Chrissie has new questions for A Game Called Something and did you know Lorne has been in TWO movies!? All that and more...LIVE from the 19046!
Support the Pod:
- Buy Me A Coffee
- https://www.jenkintownartsgarage.com/coffee
Topics Discussed:
- Lorne’s full length album, “A Little Midnight,” released
- https://lornebehrman.bandcamp.com/album/a-little-midnight
- Lorne’s journey from CA to NYC
- About Lorne’s next album, “Blue Love”
- Lorne’s drama-free new band!
- Being a frontman
- Upcoming live shows
- Lorne is no longer guitar monogamous!
- A Game Called Something
- What is a job you would suck at?
- What is something you do the old fashioned way?
- What is something you enjoy cooking?
- Lorne’s Summer of Sam story
- Lorne’s IMDB
- https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0067102/
- Follow “Lorne Behrman” on Spotify or Apple Music
- https://lornebehrmanmusic.com
Pod art Photo credit: Photographer: Katherine Ward, Art Direction: Spencer Alexander

#109: A Kidnapped Santa Claus
It's the holiday season and that means it's time for a Holiday Special! In this solo episode, Steve reads a classic holiday tale perfect for the whole family, about how some daemons kidnapped Santa Claus and tried to ruin Christmas!
Links:
- A Kidnapped Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/519
- Santapause, Jason Ager
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJapwzS_Ydg
Support the Pod:
- Buy Me A Coffee

#108: Roaming the Streets of Levittown With Cara Cartney
This week, the PIC are joined by special guest, Cara Cartney! We met Cara at Broken Goblet where she performs every First Friday and at the time of this recording was days away from accomplishing a dream of performing Jagged Little Pill with a live band! In this laughter filled episode, we talk about Cara’s various musical gigs, her unique branding, whether Cara works during the day, and Chrissie once again hates on Bucks Co. As usual, we end the show with a rousing Game Called Something where we learn about the “Levittown Barbie” and the episode goes off the rails in the best way possible. All that and more...LIVE from the 19046!
Support the POD by buying us a coffee!
Topics Discussed:
- First Friday’s at Broken Goblet
- The Jagged Little Pill Show
- Branding is Important
- Cara Sometimes Works During the Day
- Roaming the Streets of Levittown
- Open Mic at Sparky’s
- https://www.caracartney.com/?pgid=jvq2h3a9-7dcb20ae-0bbc-4198-9a2f-3bfb425c7afa
- Open Mic at The Temperance House
- https://www.caracartney.com/?pgid=jvq2h3a9-adfae385-7f96-48a6-b936-cc8f939b4dbf
- A Game Called Something
- Cara Want’s Peace on Earth
- AGCS: What is something you learned from your parents?
- AGCS: What is your favorite thing to cook?
- AGCS: Travel Goal?

#107: The Mall Santa Teddy Bear Incident
This week, the PIC are on their own with a short grab-bag of awesome mini-topics! Chrissie wants to dance on a murder chair in the Garage while Steve wants to learn to dance, "dancing baby" style. There are two amazing shows coming up at Broken Goblet that will have the PIC in attendance, including Jenkintown's own Camera Thief returning to rock the rafters and drink all the beer this Saturday night! Come December 2, friend of the Garage Cara Cartney will be living her dream of performing the entirety of Jagged Little Pill up on the Tama stage! If that isn't enough for you, on December 3, Jenkintown Town Square will be lit up by the one-and-only Santa right after a sure-to-be excellent Holiday Market. All that and the tale of the Christmas Eve Mall Santa Teddy Bear Incident...LIVE from the 19046!
Topics Discussed:
- Dancing in the Garage?
- Chrissie & Steph are choreographing a dance!
- Steve wants to do the “Dancing Baby Dance” 🤦♂️
- https://youtu.be/oHSuyTrKwdg
- Upcoming Shows
- Camera Thief Returns to Broken Goblet
- https://www.brokengoblet.com/event-details/camera-thief-live
- Jagged Little Pill With Cara Cartney
- Santa in Jenkintown & Holiday Market
- 11 - 4pm on Dec 3, before Santa!
- https://www.centercityphila.org/parks/dilworth-park/winter
- The Mall Santa Teddy Bear Incident

#106: “Catching Leaves” With Avi Wisnia
The PIC are joined this round by musician, TEDxTalk presenter, and all-around swell guy, Avi Wisnia, for a very enjoyable conversation that touches on life, music, human nature, and a lot of autumnal references. Tune in to learn about the differences between being a musician in NYC vs Philly, all about Avi's latest album, "Catching Leaves," what it was like to do a TEDx talk, and find out where you can see the U.S. premiere of a documentary that tells the incredible story of how Avi's "Saba" survived Auschwitz by entertaining his captors with song! We end with an introspective Game Called Something where the true cost of being Jenkintown Famous is revealed. All that and more...LIVE from the 19046!
Topics Discussed:
- Welcome Avi Wisnia
- https://www.theroyalglenside.com
- History With Jason Ager & Bucks Co.
- NYC vs. Philly
- Philly Songwriters Circle in Avi’s Living Room
- “Catching Leaves” Album
- “Catching Leaves” Tour
- Avi’s TEDxCapeMay Talk
- Nature and Nurture of Bossa Nova: Avi Wisnia at TEDxCapeMay 2013
- https://youtu.be/RP4a4JbMfFE
- “How Saba Kept Singing” Documentary Premiere
- Sunday Nov 6, 2022
- Premiere Info
- https://aviwisnia.com/2022/10/how-saba-kept-singing-us-premiere/
- My Polish Wisnia
- https://aviwisnia.com/mypolishwisnia/
- AGCS: What is your dream job?
- AGCS: What is a mantra you live by?
- AGCS: Do you have an influential teacher in your past?
- Avi’s Parting Words
Episode Art Photo by Derek Brad.

#105: A Philosophical “Pity” Party With Jason Ager
This week, the PIC are joined by returning friend, musician, and possessor of a very manly beard, Jason Ager, to discuss his new single, "Pity," as well as many other fascinating topics. Truly, Jason is a learned man and in this wide-ranging conversation, we discuss his upcoming show at The Royal with full band, mix in a healthy dose of philosophical musings, gaze in wonderment at the 80s time capsule that is Jason's basement, give an impromptu review of some nachos, and end with a rousing Game Called Something that is not to be missed! All that and Chrissie's real feelings about meatloaf...LIVE from the 19046!
Topics Discussed:
- Jason Ager & The Golden Eagles at The Royal
- The Royal, Glenside
- Friday, October 21, 2022 at 8PM
- https://www.theroyalglenside.com/event-details/jason-ager-the-golden-eagles
- Would Steve & Jason Break Their Legs to Be Taller?
- A Philosophical "Pity" Party
- Jason’s 80s Basement (The Story Behind “Pity’s” Artwork)
- The Origin of Jason's Accent
- Pinto Glenside Review
- https://www.pintoglenside.online
- Fight & Fright: JDA Fundraiser Supporting Unite For HER
- https://jenkintown-dance-arts.ticketleap.com/fight-fright/
- A Game Called Something
- AGCS: What is your favorite food?
- AGCS: What is your favorite physical activity?
- AGCS: What is one bucket list item?
- Kindle vs “Real” Books
- WTF is “Be Real?”
Original "Pity" Artwork Provided by the Artist. Original Photo By Justin Trawick with editing by Rene Moffatt.

#104: "The Least Interesting Person in Jenkintown" With Tony Green
This week, the PIC are joined by a familiar face from the Jenkintown music scene, drummer and self-described "least interesting person," Tony Green! In a twist, Tony is actually very interesting! Besides being an accomplished drummer, he's an IT guy at a magazine that shall not be named, an accomplished student of the culinary arts, and most importantly, a regular listener of the Pod! Learn about Tony's meet cute with his wife via SEPTA, his eclectic education, how he became a Mac guy, his musical influences, cooking tips, and much more! Chrissie and Steve provide a follow-up to their Pizza Wheel review and we end our conversation with a rousing Game Called Something where we learn that Steve apparently just wants to live in horror movie locales. All that and more...LIVE from the 19046!
Topics Discussed:
- Introducing Tony Green
- Ham, Eggs, & Green
- Alex and the Green Mood
- Name Dropping Alex Bartlett
- History With Jenkintown
- Day Job & Nerd Jokes
- SEPTA Meet Cute
- Chrissie Really Hates Bucks Co.
- Steve & Tony: Hermits?
- An Eclectic Education
- Becoming a Mac Guy
- HyperCard
- Musical Influences
- Chef Tony
- Favorite Restaurants?
- Pizza Wheel Follow-Up
- Marzano or Marzano’s?
- Cooking Tips
- A Game Called Something
- Favorite birthday party?
- Something you learned from your parents?
- Where Would Your Second Home Be?
- Tony’s Words of Wisdom

#103: Getting "Emotional" With Greg Sover
This week, the PIC welcome to the pod blues and rock guitarist extraordinaire, Greg Sover, to talk about his musical inspirations, the stories behind our favorite songs, surviving the pandemic as a working musician, and much more! We end the show by bringing back an old favorite, A Game Called Something! Along the way, Greg and Steve bond over shared birthday seasons, their desire to #SaveTheManuals, and the theory that Tom Cruise is a vampire. Meanwhile, Chrissie's Australian Siri has eclectic musical tastes and she dreams of living large on a dirty beach. All that and more...LIVE from the 19046!
Topics Discussed:
- Greg’s Musical Inspirations
- Haiti, Brooklyn, Philly, Glenside
- Potholes
- #SaveTheManual
- Making a Living With Music
- Thanks Ron DiSilvestro!
- The Snow Dance!
- The Story Behind "Emotional"
- The Story Behind "Heroes"
- Greg’s Philosophy of Music
- Untitled New Album
- Pandemic Stories
- A Game Called Something
- Siri’s Musical Taste
- Movie Talk
- Top Gun: Maverick is awesome!
- Turn the Tables: What prompted this podcast?
- Where to Find Greg!
- IG: @greg_sover
Intro music sample: Sover, G. (2018). Emotional. On Jubilee [Audio file]. Retrieved from https://music.apple.com/us/album/emotional/1329804200?i=1329804218

#102: The Deal With the Wheel
This week, the PIC are sans guest, but full of pizza after attending the soft launch of Jenkintown's newest awesome eatery, Pizza Wheel! Brought into existence by the great minds behind West Ave Grille, this newest pizza restaurant is a little bit different and a definite step up from much of the competition. Steve may nitpick some stuff, but in the end, both of the PIC came away extremely impressed and very full. Listen in to hear our rambling thoughts on our first dinner (at 4 in the afternoon) at Pizza Wheel...LIVE from the 19046!
Topics Discussed:
- Pizza Wheel soft launch experience!

#101: The Jenkintown Night Market With Ben Bergman
This week, the PIC welcome Ben Bergman to the POD to talk about the Jenkintown Night Market, what it is, how it came to be, and what may lie ahead! Along the way, we also discuss the quirkiness of Jenkintown, Chrissie questions Steve's wardrobe choices, and there is a digression into what to the call the 2000s. All that and more...LIVE from the 19046!
Topics Discussed:
- Welcome Ben Bergman, manager of the Jenkintown Night Market
- History of the Jenkintown Night Market
- The Jenkintown Night Market
- https://jenkintownnightmarket.com
- JCA
- Omnivore’s Dilemma Inspiration
- https://www.amazon.com/Omnivores-Dilemma-Natural-History-Meals/dp/0143038583
- How the Night Market started
- Branding!
- Vendors at the Night Market
- https://www.babayagastravelingbookshop.com
- The Night Market continues through September!
- Apples!
- Scoop: New Vendor: Five Saints Distillery starts Tuesday
- https://fivesaintsdistilling.com
- Passion
- Jenkintown Support
- Red v Blue v Purple
- Questioning Steve’s Wardrobe Choices
- Nostalgia Tripping
- The Spaghetti O’s Decade
- Penn’s Treaty Co-Working
- Glenside Local No Mo’?
- The Jenkintown Triangle

#100: Return to Argument Park With Joe Gunn
We're back! After a brief hiatus, the PIC have returned for episode 100 along with special returning guest, Joe Gunn! We discuss the completion of "Argument Park," Jose Pistola's quinceañera, post-pandemic life, Joe's trip to the greatest place on earth, Dollywood, NFT chickens, and so much more! This is an episode you won't want to miss. It's interesting, it's funny, it's just what you hoped for when you subscribed to the pod...LIVE from the 19046!
Topics Discussed:
- Rent Joe Gunn’s House
- Argument Park
- Quizzo Hosting at Human Robot Jenkintown
- Jose Pistola’s quinceañera party
- Post-Pandemic restaurateur life
- Restaurant Staffing Issues
- Gunns in Dollywood
- Steve’s Epic DMV Rant
- Gaming Headphone Trouble
- We’re Famous…In a Google Search
- The McSweeney Club
- Brewery Acoustics
- Beach vs Mountains
- LCB BS
- The House That Chickens Bought

#99: Cheaper Than an Uber to Camp
It's a grab bag of Chrissie Topics this week! But first, just in time for Steve's COVID recovery tour, Gobletstock 8 is happening this Saturday! Find out why it's awesome and listen to the PIC plan their weekend on a podcast! Then, stick around because Chrissie's laptop repair saga continues. The laptop's still broken, but Chrissie learns an iPhone magic trick that may finally let her move this process along. Plus, Steve calculates exactly how much it would cost to Uber to summer camp, Chrissie survives working with her teenage daughter, and a moment of accidental technical literacy makes Chrissie's home life a little bit smoother. All that and some talk about PDAs...LIVE from the 19046!
Topics Discussed:
- Gobletstock 8 this Saturday!
- https://www.brokengoblet.com/event-details/gobletstock-8-anniversary-party
- Chrissie’s laptop repair saga update
- Taking the silver sedan to camp
- http://www.burnbraedaycamp.com
- Surviving work with your teenage daughter
- Accidentally proficient calendar usage

#98: The Gift of COVID
Miss Chrissie didn't just give Steve a Simpsons pint glass from her trip to Disney and Beyond, she gave him COVID, too! This week, the PIC talk about Encampo and flashlights that look like candles before Steve goes into some detail about his first bout with COVID. All that and the weird side effects of Paxlovid...LIVE from the 19046!
Topics Discussed:
- JDA Encampo!
- Steve Got COVID!
- Side Project Saturday at The Haus
- Post Show: COVID & Heart Rate

#97: To Disney World & Beyond!
The PIC took a week off because Chrissie decided to go to Disney world WITHOUT STEVE! Learn about Chrissie's solo + 4 adventure in the most magical place on earth, plus be awed by the Mouse's insane merch game, and finally Chrissie provides some excellent tips to keep in mind before you too decide to take multiple planes down to Florida to spend all your money standing in lines, baking in the sun. All that and a little more...LIVE from the 19046!
Topics Discussed:
- Recital Photography & Video
- JDA YouTube Channel
- Chrissie goes to Disney World!
- Disney Merch
- Random Disney Parades
- Chrissie’s Disney Tips

#96: Sixth Grade Graduation
This week was Sixth Grade Graduation in Jenkintown and the PIC were in attendance. Our conversation was recorded *before* the event and Chrissie speaks about why what most may see as a mundane transition is such a big deal here. Meanwhile, Steve struggles to recover from a persistent sinus infection and escape roofers. All that and some strategic censor bleeping...LIVE from the 19046!
Topics Discussed:
- Jenkintown 6th Grade Graduation
- Hibernating Steve
- A Busy Week Ahead Including *BLEEP*
- What Not to Wear to a Graduation

#95: Top 5 WWDC22 Announcements For "Normies"
This week Chrissie is busy with Peter Pan and Sixth Grade Graduation, so Steve has been unleashed in all his nerdiness to record a solo episode exploring some cool stuff announced at WWDC22, Apple's yearly developer conference, or as Steve calls it, "Developer Christmas." Bonus! The artwork for this week's episode was created using some iOS 16 Beta features! Get a glimpse of the future of your Apple-life...LIVE from the 19046!
WWDC22 ADA Winner: Slopes!
Top 5 WWDC22 Announcements!
1. New MacBook Air!
2. Lock Screen Changes!
3. Photos Shared Library!
4. Continuity Camera!
5. iMessage Changes!

#94: Ramen Sunday Funday
This week, Color Day paints Jenkintown in red and blue while a gaggle of tweens invades Chrissie's house! Then, the PIC take a trip downtown to eat some of the best ramen in Philly and take a ride on a carousel. Finally, it's your chance to become a VIP! All that and a gender reveal involving a Mustang...LIVE from the 19046!
Topics Discussed:
- Jenkintown Color Day!
- Reds rule, Blues drool!
- A Gaggle of Tweens
- Burnout Gender Reveal
- It’s a boy!
- Terakawa Ramen
- Chinatown & Franklin Square Adventure
- https://www.visitphilly.com/things-to-do/attractions/franklin-square/
- Become a JDA VIP!
- https://www.jenkintowndancearts.com/fall-class-schedule

#93: Beer Pancakes!
It was a busy weekend for the PIC in and around Jenkintown! First up, we review our experience at The Royal in Glenside to see friend of the show Jason Ager and fellow musicians perform an eclectic songwriter's round! Then, the duo nearly melt at the first Red & Blue Fair in two years! Finally, while Chrissie went to archery, Steve ate beer pancakes and hung out with local Jazz legend and realtor extraordinaire Alex Bartlett as he performed during a Sunday brunch at Human Robot "The Haus." All that and some spicy takes on lemon sticks...LIVE from the 19046!
Topics Discussed:
- Songwriters Round at The Royal in Glenside
- Jason Ager and friends!
- The world's worst chair
- The Royal: https://www.theroyalglenside.com
- The Ways: https://thewaysrestaurantandbrewery.com
- Jenkintown Red & Blue Fair
- Steve nearly caught fire in the sun
- NSFW lemon sticks
- Jazz Brunch at Human Robot Jenkintown “The Haus”
- Alex Bartlett in The Haus!
- Beer pancakes!
- The Haus: https://www.humanrobotjenkintown.com
- Jenkintown Summer Music Series is Back!
- Jenkintown Night Market: https://jenkintownnightmarket.com
- Summer Music Series Announcement: https://glensidelocal.com/the-jenkintown-rec-board-summer-music-series-2022-begins/

#92: Kickboxing a Prius
Topics Discussed:
- COVID hits close to home…again!
- Chrissie learns to kick butt!
- Prius Grunge Rock
- Non-Partisan, No Vote

#91: Chrissie Finds Peace
This week Chrissie finds peace in Project Runway re-runs and Salsa dancing while Steve sits through the adult version of school announcements and it's the end of an era, RIP iPod.
Topics Discussed:
- Chrissie’s peace
- Project Runway & tea
- Concrete Cowgirl coffee tangent
- Salsa Dancing…for peace!
- Steve’s meetings are like school announcements
- Steve’s Friday night activities
- RIP iPod

#90: Push the Button!
This week the PIC discuss growing your business by improving your customer acquisition pipeline! In other words, Chrissie added a button to her website! Learn how Trello helps Chrissie track client interactions and how even a simple Google Form can enhance a potential customer's experience in a high-touch business like a dance studio. Along the way, Steve uses the acronym "MVP" and can't remember which one is Ren and which one is Stimpy (WHAT!?). It's all fun and games until the History Erasure button is pressed...LIVE from the 19046!
Topics Discussed:
- If your business isn’t growing, it’s dying
- Chrissie’s current enrollment pipeline system
- Using Trello as a CRM tool
- Book a trial class button

#89: The Great Boba Shortage
The PIC have noticed that everything has been getting a bit expensive lately. This week, Miss Chrissie and Steve discuss everyone's favorite topic, inflation! From asparagus, to maple syrup, to Steve's "practical" fashion sense, this conversation has many twists and turns. Stay until the end to learn how the PIC are hedging against this economic scourge via the worst website in the history man. Stock up on expensive shorts and wood because it's another episode...LIVE from the 19046!
Topics Discussed:
- Asparagus is expensive!
- What caused all this inflation?
- The most terrifying words…
- $60 shorts!?
- What do the kids think is inflating?
- The worst website in the history of man.

#88: Chrissie's Easter Miracle
Easter Sunday was over the weekend and though neither of the PIC are religious, they do have their own Secular Easter traditions. Well, mostly Chrissie has traditions. Steve just cares about food. Learn all about it and the possible proof that we live in a simulation...LIVE from the 19046!
Topics Discussed:
- Chrissie's Secular Easter traditions
- Steve's mac & cheese obsession
- Chrissie's "miracle" in the kitchen
- Something about some weird balls

#87: Steve vs. Duct Cleaning Spam
Leap Into Spring was a success despite feeling more like winter and Steve shares his tips for battling the scourge of Facebook groups, duct cleaning spammers.
Topics Discussed:
- Follow-Up: Leap Into (Frozen) Spring
- https://www.jenkintowndancearts.com
- https://csproductions.events
- https://www.academyofdanceartistry.com
- https://www.facebook.com/flamencoandmore/
- The Never-ending battle against Facebook duct cleaning spam
- https://bluescreencomputer.com/2021/12/19/duct-cleaning-scams-on-facebook/
- Michigan Air Duct Cleaning Discussion: https://youtu.be/lLN05GXV9Wk

#86: WTF is the Metaverse?
Topics Discussed:
- Leap into Spring with Jason Ager
- What is the "metaverse?"
Links:
Leap Into Spring Tickets:
jenkintownartsgarage.ticketleap.com/leap-into-spring/
Joanna Stern's WSJ video:
youtu.be/rtLTZUaMSDQ
iJustine's video:
youtu.be/9WQsi1ENmeg
Episode Art:
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#85: Babies That Are Not Babies
Chrissie returns from sick leave and the PIC discuss visiting "The Haus" for some live music in Jenkintown. Chrissie tries to prevent casualties at a roller skating event with Amelia. Steve goes on a philosophical digression about the "Tent of Thesseus" and asks for clarification about what exactly is a "baby." The duo wraps things up with Steve trying, but failing, to remember the 1993 classic film, "Airborne." Finally, Chrissie provides an excellent safety tip in this week's parting words. All that and more...LIVE from the 19046!
Topics Discussed
- Leap into Spring with Jason Ager
- Acoustic Keys in "The Haus" with beer foam
- Controlling chaos at a roller skating fundraiser
- Ice Skating at the Beach
- Defining exactly what is a "baby"
- Skating at high speed down steep hills

#84: Camera Thief Lives!
This week, Steve is solo again to talk about the epic Camera Thief Album Release Revival show at Broken Goblet over the weekend. This was a show that was delayed two years due to the pandemic (almost to the day!). If you are a frequent listener, you know Steve loves Broken Goblet and Camera Thief, so it was a really special night.
Check out the bands: Dan Gober, Bitchfork, Camera Thief
Topics Discussed
- The epic return of Camera Thief!

#83: Top 5 Take-Out Options in Jenkintown
Budgets are tight and inflation is going to the moon, so if the PIC get take-out, it's gotta be worth it. This week, the duo list five great choices for take-out in Jenkintown. These options are in no particular order and there are more than five great places in town, but we had to keep this POD under 30 minutes!
Topics Discussed
- Bella’s
- Lilly’s

#82: Steve Reacts to "Peek Performance"
Miss Chrissie is in another castle this week, but the algorithm must be fed! So, this week, Steve solos the show and gives his thoughts and reactions to the latest Apple event, "Peek Performance."
The Apple Insider article mentioned can be found here.
Topics Discussed
- Steve Reacts to "Peek Performance"

#81: Elbows & Shins
This week the PIC return to one of our favorite places, Broken Goblet, for good company, great music, and amazing beer! Plus, the ongoing supply chain troubles have put Chrissie into "Costume Hell," but she got a respite recently modeling as the elbows and shins of a teenage girl! All that and more...LIVE from the 19046!
Topics Discussed
- An Update From Costume Hell
- Kevin Rovner Rocked Broken Goblet
- Chrissie Becomes Elbows & Shins
- See the amazing sculptures of Zenos Frudakis

#80: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
We take a break this week from our usual programming, whatever that is, to bring you a special stream of consciousness "review" of one of the PIC's favorite shows, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel," now back for Season 4!
Topics Discussed:
- Steve & Chrissie "Review" The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

#79: Red Squirrels vs Yams
We forgot about the Super Bowl and scheduled our HELLO movie premiere at the same time! No one showed up, but it was still fun and we finish up our Monthly.com film class discussion with a brief retrospective. Then, Chrissie tells Steve who was playing in the big game before talking about how relaxing she finds Curling. Steve is bored by speed skating and Chrissie tries to explain the difference between Ice Dancing and Figure Skating. The PIC wrap things up by figuring out how to actually watch TV in 2022. Watch our movie!
Topics Discussed:
- Chrissie was a Star Trek booth babe
- HELLO Premiere
- Red Squirrels vs Yams
- Curling is relaxing
- Speed Skating Slow Mo
- Ice Dancing vs Figure Skating
- How to Watch TV in 2022