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Mindful Self Indulgence

Mindful Self Indulgence

By Mindful Self Indulgence

Mindful Self Indulgence is a monthly podcast hosted by Dan Ellis about people, the media they love and how it has impacted their lives in a meaningful way. TV, Film, Animation, Art, Music... It's all par for the course as we get into the nitty gritty about the things we love and why we love them.
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EP 29 "A Podcast Made Fullmetal" - Fullmetal Alchemist with Dan Ellis

Mindful Self IndulgenceFeb 15, 2021

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EP 29 "A Podcast Made Fullmetal" - Fullmetal Alchemist with Dan Ellis

EP 29 "A Podcast Made Fullmetal" - Fullmetal Alchemist with Dan Ellis

Here we are listeners, the end of Season 3 and our final episode before we begin our indefinite hiatus. My good pal Mark came in to take over hosting duties while I talk about Fullmetal Alchemist, 2003, Brotherhood, Shamballa, Milos, the manga... ALL OF IT! We discuss disability, the presence and/or absence of class critique, why Briggs sucks actually and why this is one of my favorite things on the planet. Thank you so much for listening, telling your friends and supporting this show.

You can support the show directly via PayPal at https://www.paypal.me/dellismulligan

Show links:

https://www.twitter.com/mindfulselfpod

https://www.twitter.com/the3rdonesucks

https://www.retrogradeorbitradio.com

Guest Links:

https://www.twitter.com/dellismulligan

https://www.instagram.com/kanto2020

Mindful Self Indulgence was hosted, produced and recorded by Dan Ellis.

Intro and Outro music written, performed and recorded by Dan Ellis.

Mindful Self Indulgence is a Retrograde Orbit Radio production.

Feb 15, 202102:21:37
EP 28 "People Suck!" - Wild Arms 4 with Varin

EP 28 "People Suck!" - Wild Arms 4 with Varin

Nov 01, 202001:07:12
EP 27 "The Laugh Scene is Good, Actually!" - Final Fantasy X with Alan Sells

EP 27 "The Laugh Scene is Good, Actually!" - Final Fantasy X with Alan Sells

Oct 17, 202001:24:50
EP 26 "Nanomachines, Son!" - Be More Chill with Tanner Vogelgesang

EP 26 "Nanomachines, Son!" - Be More Chill with Tanner Vogelgesang

Jun 01, 202001:00:33
EP 25 "Women with Swords" - She-Ra with Christina Woods

EP 25 "Women with Swords" - She-Ra with Christina Woods

May 01, 202055:34
EP 24 "Perrenial Classic Ace of Base's 'The Sign'" - Pitch Perfect with Jake Mason

EP 24 "Perrenial Classic Ace of Base's 'The Sign'" - Pitch Perfect with Jake Mason

Apr 01, 202001:08:06
EP 23 "Morals That You Wouldn't Expect" - Jet Set Radio with Keenan Pierson

EP 23 "Morals That You Wouldn't Expect" - Jet Set Radio with Keenan Pierson

Mar 01, 202001:16:59
EP 22 "He Shot Optimus Prime In The Face!" - Beast Wars with Daoud Faquiryan

EP 22 "He Shot Optimus Prime In The Face!" - Beast Wars with Daoud Faquiryan

We're back for Season 3! This month my guest Daoud and I discuss Beast Wars from the Transformers franchise.

You can support the show and myself directly via PayPal at https://www.paypal.me/dellismulligan


Show links:

https://www.twitter.com/mindfulselfpod

https://www.retrogradeorbitradio.com


Guest Links:

http://axalon.buzzsprout.com/

https://www.twitter.com/DaoFAQ


Mindful Self Indulgence is hosted, produced and recorded by Dan Ellis.

Intro and Outro music written, performed and recorded by Dan Ellis.

Mindful Self Indulgence is a Retrograde Orbit Radio production.

Feb 01, 202001:14:15
EP 21 "I'm Not A Coward!" - Transformers with Leggystarscream

EP 21 "I'm Not A Coward!" - Transformers with Leggystarscream

This month Leggystarscream returns to put the trans back in Transformers! We discuss her experience with the franchise and fandom as a whole and spend a surprising amount of time on fan fiction and how Cybertronians reproduce. Definitely one of our spicier episodes so far.

Show links:

www.twitter.com/mindfulselfpod

www.twitter.com/dellismulligan

www.retrogradeorbitradio.com

Guest Links:

www.twitch.tv/leggystarscream

www.twitter.com/leggystarscream

Mindful Self Indulgence is hosted, produced and recorded by Dan Ellis.

Intro and Outro music written, performed and recorded by Dan Ellis.

Mindful Self Indulgence is a Retrograde Orbit Radio production.

Nov 01, 201944:11
EP 20 "Powerfully Broken" - Daniel Johnston with Glitchcat7

EP 20 "Powerfully Broken" - Daniel Johnston with Glitchcat7

This month Glitchcat7 makes his return to discuss the late great Daniel Johnston. We dovetail into a number of topics early on that include meeting your heroes, the DIY scene, Glitch's experience with Daniel's music and more before we get into the man himself, his struggles with mental illness and his life and works as a whole.


Show links:

www.twitter.com/mindfulselfpod

www.twitter.com/dellismulligan

www.retrogradeorbitradio.com


Guest Links:

www.twitch.tv/glitchcat7

www.twitter.com/glitchcat7

cowabungabreakfast.bandcamp.com/

Chessie and The Kittens- Styrofoam Uniform: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTihWybuRoc


Mindful Self Indulgence is hosted, produced and recorded by Dan Ellis.

Intro and Outro music written, performed and recorded by Dan Ellis.

"I Live My Broken Dream" written by Daniel Johnston and performed by Cowabunga Breakfast.

Mindful Self Indulgence is a Retrograde Orbit Radio production.

Oct 01, 201901:15:08
EP 19 "Underpants Friends" - Questionable Content with Spriteguard

EP 19 "Underpants Friends" - Questionable Content with Spriteguard

This month my good friend Spriteguard makes his return to discuss the web comic Questionable Content by Jeph Jacques and how the comic has grown over the last 16 years from a strip about disaffected hipsters to a diverse, inclusive and wholesome experience with great representation.


Show links:

www.twitter.com/mindfulselfpod 

www.twitter.com/dellismulligan 

www.retrogradeorbitradio.com


Guest Links:

www.twitch.tv/spriteguard


Mindful Self Indulgence is hosted, produced and recorded by Dan Ellis.

Music for every episode is also written, performed and recorded by Dan Ellis.

Mindful Self Indulgence is a Retrograde Orbit Radio production.

Sep 01, 201901:04:25
EP 18 "Worthy Of My Grace" - Neon Genesis Evangelion with SeraphIV

EP 18 "Worthy Of My Grace" - Neon Genesis Evangelion with SeraphIV

This month we sit down with my good friend Seraph to talk about Neon Genesis Evangelion. We discuss the series and End of Evangelion, our experience with the franchise, the atrocious Netflix translation, favorite moments, themes, lore and more!

Show links:

www.twitter.com/mindfulselfpod 

www.twitter.com/dellismulligan 

www.retrogradeorbitradio.com


Guest Links:

www.twitter.com/xseraphiv

www.twitch.tv/seraphiv


Mindful Self Indulgence is hosted, produced and recorded by Dan Ellis.

Music for every episode is also written, performed and recorded by Dan Ellis.

Mindful Self Indulgence is a Retrograde Orbit Radio production.

Aug 01, 201901:07:57
EP 17 "Traif!" - Robin Hood: Men In Tights With Miriam

EP 17 "Traif!" - Robin Hood: Men In Tights With Miriam

This month the lovely Miriam joins us to talk about Robin Hood: Men In Tights. We discuss Mel Brooks, Judaism in his works, problematic content, disability and more!

Show links:

www.twitter.com/mindfulselfpod 

www.twitter.com/dellismulligan 

Mindful Self Indulgence is hosted, produced and recorded by Dan Ellis.

Music for every episode is also written, performed and recorded by Dan Ellis.

Jul 02, 201953:37
EP 16 "I'm Very Lucky I've Not Been Murdered" - Barenaked Ladies With Sara D

EP 16 "I'm Very Lucky I've Not Been Murdered" - Barenaked Ladies With Sara D

May 01, 201901:28:12
EP 15 "A Leap of Faith" - Final Fantasy VI With tinahacks

EP 15 "A Leap of Faith" - Final Fantasy VI With tinahacks

This month we chat with the wonderful tinahacks of twitch.tv/tinahacks fame about Final Fantasy VI, speedrunning and much more!


Show links:

www.twitter.com/mindfulselfpod 

www.twitter.com/dellismulligan 


Guest Links:

www.twitch.tv/tinahacks


Mindful Self Indulgence is hosted, produced and recorded by Dan Ellis.

Music for every episode is also written, performed and recorded by Dan Ellis.

Apr 01, 201901:08:49
EP 14 "The Institutional Co-opting of…" - The Muppets With Mark Beall (Part 2 of 2)

EP 14 "The Institutional Co-opting of…" - The Muppets With Mark Beall (Part 2 of 2)

In the second half of our discussion we talk about selling The Muppets to Disney, the short-lived 2015 sitcom, Steve Whitmire's exit, not projecting your own interests onto your kids, why movie theaters are magic and close things out with the speedround where I learn facts about Big Bird in the most awkward way imaginable!


Show links:

www.twitter.com/mindfulselfpod 

www.twitter.com/dellismulligan 


Guest Links:

www.retrogradeorbitradio.com


Mindful Self Indulgence is hosted, produced and recorded by Dan Ellis.

Music for every episode is also written, performed and recorded by Dan Ellis.

Mar 15, 201939:58
EP 13 "Back There Someday" - The Muppets With Mark Beall (Part 1 of 2)

EP 13 "Back There Someday" - The Muppets With Mark Beall (Part 1 of 2)

Mar 02, 201901:10:59
EP 12 "Vapid Nothingness" - Politics and The 2020 Primaries with Nate Staley

EP 12 "Vapid Nothingness" - Politics and The 2020 Primaries with Nate Staley

During our conversation on Five Iron Frenzy Nate and I went on a political tangent as we are want to do. We dig into the arc of his political identity and talk about Warren, Sanders and others as potential candidates in 2020, intersectionality, praxis and my reservations about Bernie this time around.


Show links:

www.twitter.com/mindfulselfpod 

www.twitter.com/dellismulligan 


Guest Links:

www.twitter.com/stalenate

www.offbaseline.com

www.loavesandroses.com


Mindful Self Indulgence is hosted, produced and recorded by Dan Ellis.

Music for every episode is also written, performed and recorded by Dan Ellis.

Feb 19, 201951:19
EP 11 "Time Is A Flat Circle" - Five Iron Frenzy with Nate Staley

EP 11 "Time Is A Flat Circle" - Five Iron Frenzy with Nate Staley

This month we talk to Off Baseline's own Nate Staley about Five Iron Frenzy, smuggling leftist politics into CCM, how we met on a message board 14 years ago and much more before we play our new speedround segment at the end!

Also mentioned in this episode:
Bleach
Shane Claiborne
Emil Cioran
Video Game Preservation

Show links:
www.twitter.com/mindfulselfpod
www.twitter.com/dellismulligan

Guest Links:
www.twitter.com/stalenate
www.offbaseline.com
www.loavesandroses.com

Mindful Self Indulgence is hosted, produced and recorded by Dan Ellis.
Music for every episode is also written, performed and recorded by Dan Ellis.
Feb 01, 201901:38:14
EP 10 "Rad AF Spin Kick"- The Lost FLCL Episode with Angus Henderson

EP 10 "Rad AF Spin Kick"- The Lost FLCL Episode with Angus Henderson

It's the fabled lost FLCL episode! Due to some unfortunate audio issues the planned January episode couldn't be posted so I reached into our archives and figured it would be a good time to share this one.

Resident good friend Gus comes back to talk about FLCL, Toonami and late 90s early 00s anime in the west, The Pillows are great, Gus' double puberty, identity and filling someone else's shoes, rad AF spin kicks, how Ninamori and Naota both perform maturity, those eyebrows, episode 4 got dark there for a minute, "You titty touchin?", Naota becomes his own person (and sometimes that person is a dick), the gunslinger robot and hands in anime, "Isn't that too obvious?", fun facts that aren't that fun,
and wants and needs interacting in complicated ways.

Also mentioned in this episode:
Fullmetal Alchemist
Teenagers From Outerspace

Mindful Self Indulgence is hosted, produced and recorded by Dan Ellis.
Intro and Outro music on every episode is also by written, performed and recorded by Dan Ellis.
Dec 31, 201801:36:13
EP 09 "Don't Body Shame That Possum!"- The Wonder Years (Part 2 of 2)

EP 09 "Don't Body Shame That Possum!"- The Wonder Years (Part 2 of 2)

On part 2 we wrap up The Greatest Generation and move on to No Closer To Heaven and Sister Cities. We talk "Cul-de-sac" and misreading sentimentality as romance, "I Just Want to Sell Out My Funeral" and knowing you did the best with what you've been given, The Lion King game for SNES is jank and the upcoming live action movie, No Closer To Heaven and growing pains, "I Wanted So Badly To Be Brave" and child abuse, trauma and therapy, Sister Cities being their darkest record to date, emotional performativity, possum nipples, pessimism and why it works for me, "Pyramids of Salt" and powerlessness, record release cycles and how hard it is to make a career out of being a musician (based on my limited knowledge of the industry), and wrap things up with a big end of the year thank you!

Also mentioned in this episode:
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Phantom
Pokemon Go

Mindful Self Indulgence is hosted, produced and recorded by Dan Ellis.
Intro and outro music for every episode is also written, performed and recorded by Dan Ellis.
Dec 15, 201801:11:11
EP 08 "I Guess You'd Call This Regression" - The Wonder Years (Part 1 of 2)

EP 08 "I Guess You'd Call This Regression" - The Wonder Years (Part 1 of 2)

This month in a change of pace I'm going to be discussing something that means a lot to me: The Wonder Years (the rock band from Philadelphia Pennsylvania, not the Fred Savage led TV Show of the same name) and how their music has been helpful to me over the last decade. My friend Gus (who you might remember from the Steven Universe episode) was nice enough to come in and steer the ship for these particular episodes. In part one we talk about how I found the band, "bad news about Ginsberg", gaslighting and the collapse of my support structure in 2012, panic attacks from end times theology at the age of 12, when I got sick, explaining what living with anxiety is like and "Passing Through A Screen Door", how I interact with music and why, the reason I generally don't recommend music to people and "the age of irony" of the 2010s, thematic and lyrical continuity across albums, "The Greatest Generation" and socio-economics, for some reason we discuss me playing drums growing up, an ever increasingly restrictive diet, and we wrap the episode up with that time I caused a drama club walkout in high school.

Also mentioned in this episode:
Fireworks
Neon Genesis Evangelion
The Hold Steady
The Mountain Goats
David Bazan

Mindful Self Indulgence is hosted, produced and recorded by Dan Ellis.
Intro and outro music for every episode is also written, performed and recorded by Dan Ellis.

*Apologies for the audio issues (and the fan)in this episode and the next one. Working on addressing these issues moving forward. Also, I stammer more than usual so, my bad for all the "ums" and "likes" for those sensitive to that sort of thing.*
Dec 02, 201801:10:42
EP 07 "Manifest Density" - Pokemon With FoiledFeline (Part 2 of 2)

EP 07 "Manifest Density" - Pokemon With FoiledFeline (Part 2 of 2)

On the second half of our conversation with FoiledFeline we continue our conversation about Pokemon and everything else including our thoughts on Gens 6 and 7, dumb bumper stickers and dumber dudes, "privilege isn't a ladder", "why the f@%# am I doing a podcast?", landlines and the evolution of social faux pas, ideas about a possible future D&D episode, "but languages though!", labels and gatekeeping. Mindful Self Indulgence is hosted, produced and recorded by Dan Ellis. Intro and outro music for every episode is also written, performed and recorded by Dan Ellis.
Nov 15, 201854:54
EP 06 "Pikac learned dervolt!" - Pokemon with FoiledFeline (Part 1 of 2)

EP 06 "Pikac learned dervolt!" - Pokemon with FoiledFeline (Part 1 of 2)

This month we are talking with FoiledFeline about Pokemon! In our first half we get into our experience with the franchise, how Nintendo consoles are invincible bricks, a hilarious Fire Red bootleg, how ubiquitous Pokemon was in the late 90's, our favorite starters for Gens 1-5, how the "Pokemon Power" guy ruined my childhood, staying informed while managing mental health, baby chickens, having an adventure vs min/maxing, Foiled's incredibly heartwarming and incredibly gay family, my concern that "Oof" is causing me to sidestep emotional labor, the embarrassing origins of our internet usernames, how revisiting Kanto in Gen2 skewed expectations for each successive generation, Nintendo's branding problems, Foiled's scumbag Serperior tactics, how Gen1 is a busted mess (but it's my mess), all while coping with intermittent internet issues.

Also mentioned this episode:
Toonami
Octopath Traveler
Street Fighter IV

Mindful Self Indulgence is hosted, produced and recorded by Dan Ellis.
Intro and outro music for every episode is also written, performed and recorded by Dan Ellis.
Nov 01, 201801:16:16
EP 05 "Super Hyper Space Feudalism"- Dune with Glitchcat7

EP 05 "Super Hyper Space Feudalism"- Dune with Glitchcat7

For October's episode we talk to streamer and musician Glitchcat7 about Dune and it's sequels. We go into how things get lost in translation when adapting novels to film, how pulp cinema is embracing long form storytelling and a wider scope in recent decades, post scarcity, mankind's perpetual cycle of consolidation of power and rebellion,the eldrich horror of omniscience, the trolley problem but with mass genocide and whether media exists in a vacuum.

Also mentioned this episode:
Saosin
Lord of The Rings
Star Wars
Trigun
calvinanddune.tumblr.com
Conlanging

Mindful Self Indulgence is hosted, produced and recorded by Dan Ellis.
Intro and outro music for every episode is also written, performed and recorded by Dan Ellis.
Oct 01, 201801:36:37
EP 04 "The Boomstick and The Tringle" - Zelda and Final Fantasy Randomizers With Leggystarscream

EP 04 "The Boomstick and The Tringle" - Zelda and Final Fantasy Randomizers With Leggystarscream

This month we sit down and talk with the wonderful LeggyStarscream about Zelda 1 and Final Fantasy 1 randomizers, as well as randomizers as a whole. We also talk about finding healthy communities in unlikely places, our approach to internet moderation, growing up with an NES in the house, why Okami is a Zelda game and Words With Friends is a Roguelike, why "In The Six" is the best Super Mario World category, Chrono Trigger's impeccable pacing and how I've never played Final Fantasy VI.

Also mentioned in this episode:
A Link To The Past
Link's Awakening
No Man's Sky

and several speedrunners including:
Protomagicalgirl
Megmacattack
Authorblues
Johncarls
Tinahacks
Skybilz
LackAttack24
Darbian
and NESCardinality

Mindful Self Indulgence is hosted, produced and recorded by Dan Ellis.
Intro and Outro music on every episode is also by written, performed and recorded by Dan Ellis.
Sep 01, 201801:24:39
EP 03 "The Pathos of Space and Time" - Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou With Spriteguard (Part 2 of 2)

EP 03 "The Pathos of Space and Time" - Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou With Spriteguard (Part 2 of 2)

In Part 2 we talk about about using music as catharsis, anxiety, neurodivergence and living on the spectrum, mental and physical health issues, how the podcast got it's name and how that ties into our mission statement, losing friends and finding healthy communities, and how media can impact our brain (and in my case at least body) chemistry.

Other media mentioned in this episode:
The Wonder Years (Band)
Boy in a Band
David Bazan
House of Leaves

Mindful Self Indulgence is hosted, produced and recorded by Dan Ellis.
Intro and Outro music on every episode is also by written, performed and recorded by Dan Ellis.
Aug 15, 201850:16
EP 02 "The Earth Remembers Us" - Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou With Spriteguard (Part 1 Of 2)

EP 02 "The Earth Remembers Us" - Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou With Spriteguard (Part 1 Of 2)

In our first ever two part installment game developer Spriteguard talks about Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou by Hitoshi Ashinano. In this first part we talk about how tragedy shapes a culture, the tension that comes with letting the good and the bad in and how the internet has compounded that experience, nostalgia and being present, problematic media, intent versus net impact from works of parody and commentary and the anxiety that comes with sharing creative works.

Other Media mentioned in this episode:
FLCL (and an episode of the podcast on it that hasn't come out yet)
Mushishi
The Band's Visit
Fullmetal Alchemist (Spoilers for the manga and Brotherhood)
Your Name (Spoilers)
Voices of A Distant Star
Pedro The Lion
Mindgame
Fight Club

Mindful Self Indulgence is hosted, produced and recorded by Dan Ellis.
Intro and Outro music on every episode is also by written, performed and recorded by Dan Ellis.
Aug 01, 201801:11:59
EP 01 "Gay Space Rock Opera" - Steven Universe With Angus Henderson

EP 01 "Gay Space Rock Opera" - Steven Universe With Angus Henderson

On the first episode of Mindful Self Indulgence I talk to my good friend Gus about Steven Universe, why it's one of his favorite shows, it's erratic schedule as well as how great fusion is as a concept and how it can function as a metaphor for emotional intimacy. Also briefly mentioned in this episode: Darkwing Duck, TMNT, fanfic communities growing up, Anne Rice legal litigation, how neither of us have seen FireFly, Janelle Monae and "Fun Aunts". Mindful Self Indulgence is hosted, produced and recorded by Dan Ellis. Intro and Outro music on every episode is also by written, performed and recorded by Dan Ellis.

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