Sawtooth Frank and Stomping Jen have interesting conversations with people and talk about life, entertainment, news, and whatever else comes to mind.
Episodes
Wednesday Nov 03, 2021
Wednesday Nov 03, 2021
Zachary J McDowell is an Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago in the Department of Communication. His work focuses on access and advocacy in digitally mediated spaces.
Zach talked with us about his new open access book that he co-authored, Wikipedia and the Representation of Reality.
You can find Zach on the Web and Socials at:
- The Web: www.zachmcdowell.com
- The Book (free to read): Wikipedia and the Representation of Reality
- Instagram: @zachary.j.mcdowell
- Twitter: @zachmcdowell
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Wednesday Oct 27, 2021
Wednesday Oct 27, 2021
On our Halloween 2021 special, we are joined by a FC Zinn, Lindsey the Celtic Fairy, and Chris Boo(r)denca to talk about this spooky time of year!
We talked about:
- the history of Halloween.
- what we love about Halloween and special memories of the holiday.
- trick-or-treating and Halloween pranks.
- favorite Halloween candy and costumes.
- Decorating for Halloween.
- Jack-O'-lanterns— simple or complex?
- Plans for Halloween 2021.
Guest links:
- Lindsey Baird, Oak & Ash Farm
- FC Zinn on Instagram (@FCZinn)
- Chris Bordenca
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Wednesday Oct 20, 2021
Wednesday Oct 20, 2021
On the show is Malea Rhodes, the founder of Happy Valley Skate, an organization that is focused on passing along Malea’s love and knowledge of skating to others.
You can find Malea on the Web and Socials at:
Website: https://www.happyvalleyskate.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HappyValleyRollerSkate
Articles on skating:
https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/culture/a35151297/roller-skating-revival-history-origins/
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rollerskating-pandemic-black-community_l_5f32f0fac5b64cc99fdf2153
Wednesday Oct 13, 2021
Wednesday Oct 13, 2021
On the show is Douglas Wolk, a freelance journalist, critic, and author of the book All of the Marvels: A Journey to the Ends of the Biggest Story Ever Told. His other work has appeared in TIME, the New York Times, the Washington Post, Rolling Stone, and a bunch of other places.
Get All the Marvels at https://www.amazon.com/All-Marvels-Journey-Biggest-Story/dp/0735222169
Find and connect with Douglas on:
- The Web, http://www.douglaswolk.com/
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Voice of Latveria, Douglas's podcast about Doctor Doom.
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The 616 Society, a private book club for superhero comics nerds— a discussion board that looks at one issue every day. Douglas's Patreon offers access to it, as well as some other rewards.
- Instagram, @allofthemarvels
- Twitter: @douglaswolk
Wednesday Oct 06, 2021
Wednesday Oct 06, 2021
On our Fall 2021 Spectacular! it’s just Stomping Jen and Sawtooth, talking about the Fall season, and a whole bunch of other stuff:
- Sawtooth’s Grandmother advising him about Jen’s “figure.
- Bathrobes, housecoats, and smoking jackets.
- Teenage Sawtooth trying to be a Wiccan and doing astral projection.
- Halloween decorating traditions.
- Stomping Jen hinting we should end the podcast.
- Daylight savings time and how much it sucks.
- Story about an old Lady and a bear.
- Sawtooth’s migraines and Mental Health Awareness month.
- What’s Sawtooth up to when he brings Stomping Jen coffee in bed?
- Candy Corn and pumpkin lattes.
- And a LOT more!
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Wednesday Sep 29, 2021
Wednesday Sep 29, 2021
On the show is Jenny Franz from Better Together Dog Rescue, a dedicated team of professionals bringing change to the animal welfare field. They believe that no healthy or adoptable dog should be euthanized due to lack of space, and that dogs should be with their families and life circumstances should not stand in the way. To prevent dogs from being surrendered to the shelters, Better Together Dog Rescue provides resources and supplies to community members so their beloved dog can stay with them, right where they belong.
You can help the mission of Better Together Dog Rescue to support perfectly imperfect dogs and their people through adoption and community support by checking out Better Together Dog Rescue on the web and the socials:
Wednesday Sep 22, 2021
Wednesday Sep 22, 2021
On the show is Greg Sestero, the New York Times best-selling author of the Oscar-nominated The Disaster Artist and Co-Star of the cult classic, The Room.
Greg also recently wrote and produced Best F(r)iends Volume 1 and Volume 2 (Lionsgate) and was recently seen in Netflix's popular gothic-drama mini-series The Haunting of Bly Manor.
His directorial/ horror genre debut, Miracle Valley, is slated for release in 2022.
You can find and connect with Greg Sestero online at:
- Instagram, @gregsestero (https://www.instagram.com/GregSestero/)
- Twitter: @gregsestero (https://twitter.com/GregSestero)
- Facebook: @gregsestero (https://www.facebook.com/gregsestero)
- IMBD: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0802995/
Wednesday Sep 15, 2021
Wednesday Sep 15, 2021
On the show is Hannah Rechtschaffen, who is here to talk to us about creative placemaking, and how we can do community and economic development in a more arts-forward, sustainable, and inclusive way.
You can find Hannah out there on the Web and on the socials at:
Wednesday Sep 08, 2021
Wednesday Sep 08, 2021
Stomping Jen and Sawtooth recap Summer 2021 and talk about some of the adventures they had, including:
- playing disc golf at Crane Hill Disc Golf Course in Wilbraham, MA.
- going out to eat at Homestead, Northampton Brewery, Oriental Flavor, and Ashfield Lake House.
- winning a book of "10 Pleasure Coupons for Her" at dirty bingo at The Majestic Saloon, and whether or not Sawtooth is going to fulfill them.
- seeing the movies Suicide Squad, Pig, and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
If this isn't enough, Sawtooth and Stomping Jen also discuss having to put their 15-year-old cat to sleep; why every T.V. show seems to need to have a Christmas episode; and Jen yelling at Sawtooth about some computer monitors.
Wednesday Sep 01, 2021
Wednesday Sep 01, 2021
Way back in the mid-1990's, Stomping Jen co-founded the Poetry Society at UMass Amherst when she was an undergraduate student. As fate would have it, this is where Sawtooth Frank and Stomping Jen met each other.
In this episode, Sawtooth and Jen are joined by some of the people who were there with them at the UMass Poetry Society and talk about its founding and what came after they left; the importance of community; where life took everybody over the last 25 years; and so much more!