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Whatevertown
Whatevertown is a podcast by Jon Dueck, Ryan Kehler, and Tim Wall. It’s a show about pop culture, art, the internet, and whatever.
Recommendations:
- Ryan: The Bear, Season 2
- Tim: Platonic
- Jon: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
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The Season 3 Finale
Recommendations
- Ryan: Lennox Hill
- Tim: The Great Canadian Baking Show
- Jon: Unraveled from Polygon
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Note This is a pretty light-hearted episode. If you’d prefer some more topical podcasts, try these episodes:
- The Daily: Why They’re Protesting
- Front Burner: Black Canadians reflect on this week’s unrest
- Today Explained: American Nightmare
- Code Switch: A Decade of Watching Black People Die
- The Ezra Klein Show: Why Ta-Nehisi Coates is hopeful
If you’d like to hear some podcasts from Black creators, here are a few shows to check out across a variety of genres:
- Code Switch
- Punch Up The Jam (at least the pre-September 2019 episodes count for this list)
- 1619
- Sampler
- Heaven’s Gate
- It’s Been a Minute
Show Notes Recommendations * Ryan: Highlighted * Tim: So Dark/Honeymoon by Dan Croll * Jon: I haven’t read these, but I’ve seen them recommended numerous times and they seem timely – So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo, Policing Black Lives by Robyn Maynard, The Skin We’re In by Desmond Cole, How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X Kendi
Links * Tabletopia * The Board Game Remix Kit * Ed Balls Day
Recommendations * Jon: Knives Out * Tim: Beefwheat on Twitch * Ryan: Good Job!
Recommendations * Jon: Kanopy * Tim: Guardians by August Burns Red * Ryan: FYRE: The Greatest Party that Never Happened
Would You Rather… * …Would you rather be able to control animals with your mind or electronics with your mind?
Recommendations * Jon: My Brother My Brother and Me * Ryan: The Dude Perfect Quarantine Classic * Tim: Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Links * Spend Bill Gates’ Money * Track our progress(?) with the Whatevertown Book Club * Interlude: Tim’s cover of the Outer Wilds theme
Snack or Meal? * Nachos * A pita with hummus * A hot dog * A single slice of pizza
Would You Rather… * …have a key that can open any door or a get out of jail free card? * …spend the rest of your life with an RV as your home or a sailboat as your home?
Recommendations * Jon: Reply All Episode #158 * Ryan: Simulcast by Tycho * Tim: Mahjong Room by Ginger Root
Would You Rather… * …have a bottomless box of Lego or a bottomless gas tank? * …be fantastic at riding horses or amazing at riding dirt bikes?
Recommendations * Jon: Panic Podcast * Tim: Outer Wilds * Ryan: Drive to Survive * Whatevertown Editorial Board: timmyisonline on Twitch
Featuring the Best Fish Joke of The Year1
Links * Boundary Trails Nordic Club * Civil Twilight * Byte takes Wednesdays off * Byte will share 100 percent of ad revenue with creators during partner pilot * Whatevertown on Byte
Would You Rather… * …have a flying carpet or a car that can drive underwater?
Recommendations * Jon: The Genius * Tim: Defender by August Burns Red * Ryan: Marigold by Pinegrove
Programming Note: We’re releasing every other week now – for scheduling reasons, and so we have some time to work on a new spin-off project that we’re excited about. We’ll see you again in two weeks. Thanks.
- So far. ↩
Links * Wait But Why: It’s 2020 and you’re in the future
Book Club * Whatevertown Book Club * Jon’s Pick: Dark Matter by Blake Crouch * Ryan’s Pick: The Last Arrow by Erwin McManus * Tim’s Pick: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Mark Hadon
How Do You Take Your Coffee? * Coffee smells: Freshly opened bag v Freshly ground v Fresh cup.
The Biz * Superstars ⭐️ & Rockstars 🤘
Would You ~~Rather~~… * …smoke three cigarettes a day for five years to receive $5,000,000 (CAD) immediately (money turns to debt if the streak of 3×/day is broken)? If not, how many days would you do this for in exchange for $5M? (Thanks for the submission, Chris!)
Recommendations * Jon: AIDungeon 2 – Browser or iOS or Android * Tim: Elevator Music for an Elevated Mood by Cory Wong * Ryan: Harvard Business Review Podcast
Programming note: We’re switching to releasing every other week – for scheduling reasons, and so we have some time to work on a new spin-off project that we’re excited about. We’ll see you again in two weeks. Thanks.
We’ll be back with regularly-scheduled episodes on Tuesday, January 28.
Recommendations * Tim: Threat Level Midnight * Jon: The Complete Christmas * Ryan: Skyfall
Links * More Interesting Times
Recommendations * Jon: Feliz Navipod, specifically the Matt Gourley episodes. * Ryan: Where Do We Go From Here by Michigander * Tim: Gravity Falls, now on Disney+ * Jon: Busted!
Recommendations * Jon: The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton, Goblin Comic by Caleb Mitchell * Ryan: Modern Country by William Tyler * Tim: Blood, Sweat, and Pixels by Jason Schreier * Greg: The Food at Whitecap, telling your family you love them, Willie Nelson
Boo!
Recommendations * Jon: Thousands of Eyes in the Dark from Ghostly International * Ryan: Paradise Valley by John Mayer * Tim: Ariel Posen – Familiar Ground * Jeremy: Silver Linings by Catching Flies
Recommendations * Jon: Front Burner by the CBC * Ryan: Bon Appétit * Tim: Killer Queen Black by Liquidbit
Recommendations * Jon: Titanic Rising by Weyes Blood * Ryan: DSVII by M83 * Tim: Suck on Light by Boy & Bear
[24:45] - Would You Rather * “…only be able to walk everywhere but never feel fatigued, or teleport anywhere instantly but feel just as fatigued as if you had walked the same distance?” * “…have the ability to teleport, or be able to create legal $5 bills by clapping?” * “…be stabbed and receive £3,000, or avoid the stabbing and pay £3,000?” * “…have a forehead tattoo, or split tongue?” (Thanks Tyler!)
[52:11] – Recommendations * Jon: Losing Earth: A Recent History by Nathaniel Rich * Tim: Ori and the Blind Forest by Moon Studios * Ryan: Abstract on Netflix
[13:07] – Apple Arcade * Where Cards Fall * Oceanhorn 2 * Mini Motorways * Grimstone
[31:38] – The most one-sided issues in the history of polling [43:32] – Would You Rather… * “…be given $200,000 dollars, BUT you can only spend $20,000 a month. Also, all of the money smells of excrement – there is no way to get rid of the smell even if it is in a bag – and you have to carry all of the money on you at all times. Or be given a really nice cologne.” (Thanks Brenton!)
[52:11] – Recommendations * Jon: Untitled Goose Game by House House & Panic * Tim: ‘87 by The Bros Landreth * Ryan: Inside Bill’s Brain on Netflix
It’s not too late to participate in the Whatevertown survey.
Recommendations * Jon: Close It Quietly by Frankie Cosmos * Ryan: Live PD and Brad and Matty Matheson Go Noodling for Catfish * Tim: Ultimate Chicken Horse
“More is more, and less is less. That’s all that I’ve learned.”
Would you rather… * …always be the centre of attention or never be noticed, for the rest of your life? 😬 Centre of attention ie. always being watched, always being asked questions, never being left alone. Never noticed as in, you go your parents’ or friend’s house and aren’t acknowledged or given any attention to speak of. (Thanks Alissa!)
Recommendations * Jon: Earios / The Big Ones * Ryan: Good Nature by Turnover * Tim: Friends List Discord Server (message Tim, or Whatevertown for details)
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The News * E3 Roundup * NBA Finals * + McDonald’s Fry Giveaway * Women’s World Cup * The Good Place is going into its final season
Recommendations * Jon: Lifelong Vacation by The Sloppy Boys * Tim W: Overcooked 2 * Ryan: Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves
The News * E3 Preview * Marvel Audiocomicbooks * Tesla got Cuphead to work in its in-car display * Russo Bros to direct Magic: The Gathering animated show for Netflix
The Recommendations * Jon: Father of the Bride by Vampire Weekend * Ryan: My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman * Tim: Hold Your Nerve/Work of Art by Boy & Bear
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News * Wife guy * Noah’s Ark attraction files lawsuit over flood damage
Recommendations * Jon: Chernobyl, Guava Island * Ryan: What’s it like over there by Cira Waves * Tim: Zelda & Chill
Recommendations * Jon: Roma * Ryan: I Am Easy to Find by The National * Tim: Twist by Dizzy
Recommendations * Jon: Violet Street by The Local Natives * Ryan: People by Hillsong UNITED * Tim: Celeste Soundtrack
Links * Sonic trailer * Burger King’s #FeelYourWay campaign * Lynette Giesbrecht – guest on Episode 37 – started a podcast: Version Five. * Tyler Huckabee’s Marvel MCU primer
Recommendations * Jon: Cape Town * Ryan: I Love You. It’s a Fever Dream by The Tallest Man on Earth, People by Hillsong UNITED * Tim: Cuphead * Evan: Doom Patrol
“Hippos kill more people than animals.”
News * The first image ever taken of a black hole
Recommendations: * Jon: Ancestral Recall by Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah * Tim: Off Menu * Ryan: Free Spirit by Khalid
“April the fourth be with you”
News * The 35-Year-Old Mystery of the Garfield Phones on a French Beach
Recommendations: * Jon: Komachi by Meitei * Tim: James Acaster * Ryan: Nate Bargatze
“That’s an interesting hill to take a stand on”
Whould you rather… * …forever have to be spoon fed by someone else or forever be talked to in a baby voice?
Recommendations: * Jon: Miss Universe by Nilüfer Yanya * Tim: Cuphead * Ryan: Scream Go Hero
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“Godspeed to all you madness heads out there.”
The News * Myspace loses 12 years worth of music * Google Stadia
What would you do if… * …you could go back in time, and talk to your past self for five minutes? * …your hands and your feet suddenly changed places? * …you could communicate with your pet for two minutes?
Recommendations: * Jon:Bankrupt By Phoenix * Ryan: March Madness * Tim: Nathan Plays
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“You know what they say, ‘If you’re working, you’ll never have fun in your life’”
The News * Marvel is reportedly developing an animated What If series for Disney+ * Ikea ThisAbles – 3D-Printed accessibility add-ons for furniture
Would You Rather… * …always wear mittens/gloves and never shoes, or always wear shoes and never mittens/gloves? (Thanks Julianna!)
Recommendations: * Jon: Eighth Grade * Ryan: Drive to Survive on Netflix * Tim: Sam Griffin
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Links: * Facebook’s pivot to privacy * Luminary aims to be the Netflix of podcasts
Would You Rather… * …Have no elbows or no knees? Arms and legs are just as long as they are now, simply no ability to bend them. (Thanks Jeff!)
Recommendations: * Jon: When I Get Home By Solange * Tim: Hope Is Made of Steel By Northcote * Ryan: Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost Part 1 By Foals
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“When I say something I have no clue if I’m going to be right or wrong”
Links * Gregg’s Reviews
Would You Rather… * …this one’s hard to explain… 🤠
Recommendations: * Gregg: Champion Meals * Jon: Dictionary Stories by Jez Burrows * Tim: Live in Minneapolis (Live in Mpls) by Cory Wong * Ryan: All or Nothing: Manchester City
Credits * Music: The Wild West by Ross Bugden
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Would You Rather… * …only wear one colour or each day or have to wear seven colours each day? -…always be slightly cold or slightly warm? -…have a shower that keeps you clean for seven days, or a bed that gives you a full nights rest in one hour? -…be able to run through walls but all your clothes stay on the other side, or have to run full speed for a 50/50 chance of running through the wall, but you get to keep your clothes on.
Recommendations: * Jon: Cascadia by Said The Whale * Ryan: MindNode * Tim: Tetris 99 on Switch
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“You want to know a cool thing about pies?”
Links * Spotify buys Gimlet Media and Anchor * PARKS: The Board Game * Tales From The Loop to film in Manitoba * Bose Sunglasses
Would You Rather… * …have a completely automated home or a self-driving car? (Thanks Brandon!)
Recommendations: * Jon: Russian Doll on Netflix * Ryan: What We Do In the Shadows: The TV Show * Tim: Hollow Knight
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“I would have been ok throwing up at that moment”
References * Lynette’s photo of Ariel Posen
Would You Rather… * …have a condition that makes you fart at inappropriate moments or throw up every time someone asks for your name. * …
Recommendations: * Lynette: Trevor Noah: Son of Patricia and Kim’s Convenience * Jon: Better Oblivion Community Centre and La Onde de Juan Pablo By Juan Wauters * Ryan: The Grand Tour and Sebastian Maniscalco * Tim: Parks on Kickstarter
Lynette Giesbrecht * Lynettephotographer.com * Lynette’s Instagram
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“Those were the glory days of jokes”
References * Intro: Gabriel Gundacker’s Coinstar bit 1, 2, 3 * The new Canada Food Guide * ‘Farming Simulator’ is getting its own esports league
Would You Rather… * …learn that we’re alone in the universe, or find out that aliens have heard our call and are on the way to take our resources? (Thanks Gustavo!) * …poop in the only toilet at a party—knowing you’ll clog it—or in the bushes? * …be my grandma or my grandpa? * …have a permanent splinter under your toenail or have a permanent bad haircut? * …have to work in a free clinic in 2050’s Russia twice a week OR your family crest is a banana and Die Hard movies starred William Shatner? * …forget who you are every time it rains or never be able to remember why you walked into a room?
Recommendations: * Jon: Design Canada * Ryan: Back in My Body by Maggie Rogers (from Heard It In A Past Life) * Tim: Phoenix by Pedro the Lion
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“Never did I think that, as I was eating my hot dog, a situation like this could occur.”
References * Young Jerks hot sauce design * Whitecap in Travel Manitoba * Early videos directed by Jon, starring Ryan
Would You Rather… * …Age one year every time you sneeze, or repreat kindergarten to grade 12? (Taken from Comedy Bang! Bang!)
Recommendations: * Jon: Spontaneanation (Try Episodes 137, 156, or 159, 184 or anything with Matt Gourley, Amanda Lund, Maria Blasucci, Carl Tart, or anyone really.) * Ryan: Skwosh * Tim: How Long By Ariel Posen
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“Going out on a whim”
Would You Rather… * …eat Corn Pops without any milk ever for the rest of your life, or drink always piping hot, hot chocolate for the rest of your life? (Assuming it was possible to survive eating only the following two things.) (Thanks Tyler!) * …have no wifi and data for a week or the top 1 radio song on repeat is the only thing that comes out of speakers and headphones near you for a week? (Thanks Johnnie!) * …eat a computer mouse, or a real mouse? (Thanks Brandon!)
Recommendations: * Jon: Nothing is Still by Leon Vynehall * Ryan: Tank Town by Many Voices Speak * Tim: Stardew Valley and Celeste
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We’ll be back with full episodes in the New Year, but we wanted talk about Christmas a little more.
Recommendations * Jon: My Morning Jacket Does Xmas Fiasco Style * Tim: Worried Mind by Scott Orr * Ryan: Felix Culpa by Family and Friends * Tyler: One Word by Jon Gordon * Andrew: Freaks and Geeks
The Film Collective * thefilmcollective.ca
Ryan’s Tree Was Dead and You Won’t Believe What Happened Next…
Would you rather… * …live in a world that is one giant ball pit or in a world where every time it rained the earth would be a giant kiddie pool for 3 days then go back to normal? (Thanks Brenton!) * …receive the ability of flight or being able to hold your breath for a day at a time? (Thanks Jeff!)
Vs * Superwoman vs The Flash (Thanks Brandon!)
Recommendations * Jon: Segundo by Juana Molina * Tim: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate * Ryan: John Legend’s A Legendary Christmas, Jon Acuff’s Finish, Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes, etc
“It’s ancient, from the 1920s”
Cards Against Humanity 2016 Black Friday Pit
Cards Against Humanity 99% off sale
Recommendations * Jon:The Politics of Design by Ruben Pater * Jeff Hoeppner: Helium, Read books
“We’re all celebrities that nobody knows about”
Monikers
Would You Rather be a celebrity or a business genius no on knows about? (Thanks Jeff!)
Recommendations * Ryan: The Final Table, Endel * Jon: Function with Anil Dash, Superego’s back * Tim: Whatevertown on Spotify
Would You Rather…
- …walk backwards for the rest of your life, or walk on all fours for the rest of your life? (Thanks Brandon!)
- …live in a space-based dwelling (like the ISS) or an underwater dwelling (like La Chalupa Research Laboratory). Mobility is a key feature, so you can explore. (Thanks Kelsey!)
Playlist
Recommendations * Jon: Demi Adejuyigbe’s XOXO talk * Tim: Things 3 * Ryan: John Mayer’s IGTV Show
“We’re back and this happened”
References * New Star Wars and Marvel Series Announced for Disney+ Streaming Service * @joshuaginter’s iPad tweet
Recommendations * Jon: The library—Winkler or wherever you are, @andersenangus * Tim: Fez OST by Disasterpeace, Indie Game: The Movie * Ryan: Bodyguard on Netlix, Things 3
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Boo!
References * Mark Zuckerberg talking about smoking meats
Recommendations * Jon: Thunder Bay by CANADALAND, Someone Knows Something Season 5 by the CBC * Tim: Beautiful Anonymous by Earwolf * Ryan: Bambi by Hippo Campus
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“Heavy is the head that wears the Whatevercrown…”
References * What hill will you die on no matter how petty it is? * The Memory Palace’s story on Charles Hatfield
Recommendations * Jon: Heaven & Earth by Kamasi Washington * Tim: Cory Wong at Paste Studio * Ryan: New Others Part One by This Will Destroy You * Nathan: The Good Place Season 2, How to Invent Everything by Ryan North * Bonus: These 3D Whatevertown logos by an anonymous listener
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Recommendations * Jon: Threedom and Spontaneanation * Tim: Heavyweight * Ryan: Chromecast
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Recommendations * Jon: Jeremy Dutcher – Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa * Tim: Space Park * Ryan: Music (LANY, Tokyo Police Club, Elevation Worship, The Tallest Man on Earth, We Are The City), Hilda on Netflix
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References * Ryan’s opening story * Café Saint-Henri * Taste Buds
Would You Rather… * …be in constant pain or have a constant itch? * …everyone follows the New Year’s resolution of the person farthest from them on New Year’s Eve or cooked meat still acts alive? (borrowed from Comedy Bang! Bang!) * …have a head the size of a tennis ball or the size of a watermelon? Or a neck the size of a pencil?
Adam Wiebe * Division Baseball * Dribbble
Would You Rather… * …have hair for teeth, or teeth for hair?
The Recommendations * Jon: Changes By Vacations * Ryan: 1989 By Taylor Swift * Tim: Punchbuzz By Husky * Adam: *Do Go On
Check out Division Baseball
The Bant Wheel * Saskatoons * Music you listened to as a kid? * The World Cup
The Recommendations * Jon: Romance By The Gloomies * Ryan: It’s Alive! With Brad * Tim: Over the Garden Wall
The Bant Wheel [28:10] * Prioritizing Life/Time * The Last Jedi Remake
Would You Rather Lighting Round [52:07] Listener Mail [59:04] The Recommendations [1:05:33] * Michael: This Is Us * Ryan: Noonday Dream by Ben Howard * Jon: Hope Downs by Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever * Tim: Forgiveness by Joey Landreth * Everyone: The Spikeball app
Would you rather… * …only be able to yell or only be able to whisper? * …have a finger as your tongue, or have tongues as fingers? * …fight off a dog sized cockroach, or a horse sized rat?
It’s summer, and we’re spending a lot of time at the beach, so we’ll be putting out episodes every other week.
The News * #FilmStruck4
Would you rather… * …win the lottery (a big lottery) or live twice as long? * …give up your favourite food or wake up every day covered in peanut butter? * …have your mother turn into a giant block of ice each time you hear a can open, or become the ruler of time but are only allowed to eat lemons?
The Recommendations * Jon: Spontaneanation Sketchfest tribute to Paul F. Tompkins * Ryan: Spikeball by Leon Bridges * Tim: Red By Bantug
The Bant Wheel * The Jets are out of the playoffs * How many holes are there in a straw? * + Holes in the Australasian Journal of Philosophy * Shower facing * Game Stop as a bank * Which Star Wars characters should get a movie like Boba Fett? * Places where reality seems altered
Would You Rather… * …pry off your thumbnail with a fork or put a toothpick under your toenail and kick a wall? * …all your haircuts end up looking like a loaf of bread or every piece of furniture you sit on turns into wet sponges?
The Recommendations * Jon: Hari Kondabolu: Warn Your Relatives on Netflix * Ryan: 2018 FIFA World Cup * Tim: 2018 FIFA World Cup
- Riverside, Iowa
The News * Facebook Dating * Google Assistant getting smarter * [AI voices should differ from humans’] ()
Would you rather… * …never have internet access, or be a professional clown? * …be able to instantly cook any food to perfection, or change what food is entering your stomach/digestive system? * …be thirsty, or have to pee?
The Recommendations * Jon: Jerry, maybe we should get married * Ryan: Good Thing by Leon Bridges * Tim: Cory Wong
- Would you rather mow your lawn twice per week all summer, or shovel a two feet of snow off your driveway twice per winter? (submitted by Adam)
- Would you rather have fingers as long as your legs or have legs as long as your fingers? (submitted anonymously)
- Would you rather know how you’re going to die or know when you’re going to die? (submitted anonymously)
- Would you rather eat chocolate flavoured poop or poop flavoured chocolate? (submitted anonymously)
- Would you rather be sticky for the rest of your life or itchy for the rest of your life? (submitted anonymously)
We’ll be back with a full episode next week.
- Winkler, MB
- Winkler noise by-law
The News * Loud neighbour and missing sweater
The Bant Wheel * Sandwich Alignment Chart * Family Roadtrips
Would you rather… (With special guests, Sarah Kehler and Jaymi Brown)
- …drink a litre of hot sauce, or a litre of hand lotion?
- …get a free Whitecap V60 coffee every day but it gives you minor indigestion/gas for three hours, or have to drink a Tim Horton’s double-double every day and as you receive the coffee, you have to see “Ooo, I love me a good Timmy’s coffee!”.
- …win a year trip to Europe with $2000.00 a month included, or get to spend 10 minutes on the moon
The Recommendations * Jon: Design Canada * Ryan: Vide Noire by Lord Huron * Tim: The Habitat by Gimlet Media
- Souris, PEI
The Bant Wheel * Crying during movies * Time Travellers on YouTube
The News * The Winnipeg Jets are still in the playoffs * Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN. wins a Pulitzer Prize * The CEO of Patreon reaches out to Casey Neistat
Would you rather… * …have every movie you watch turn into Shrek, or every song you listen to turn into Smash Mouth’s All Star? * …sleep in a bed made of American cheese, or walk on floors made of hamburger? * …have the superpower of activating others’ funny bones, or putting eyelashes in their eyes?
The Recommendations * Jon: Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino * Ryan: Drift Magazine * Tim: Air for Free by Relient K
The News [2:35] * Punkydoodle’s Corners * Corner Gas is back
Sports [10:07] * Winnipeg Jets in the playoffs
The Bant Wheel [13:07] * A good social network?
Would You Rather… [32:15] * …always have to sleep wearing jeans, or everything you drink is at room temperature? * …sweat mayonnaise, or everything you eat & drink just tastes like hot sauce?
The Recommendations * Tim: Whatevertown Feel * Jon: Brigsby Bear * Ryan: Chef’s Table: Pastry
The News [5:00] * Coming soon: Caper from Keymaster Games * New $20 coin captures one of Canada’s closest UFO encounters * Canadian Hotel Forgives Guest 17 Years After Flock Of Seagulls Trashed His Room * Free Internet Service Coming To Residents Of Morden
Sports [31:26] * March isn’t Mad anymore * Why underdogs do better in hockey than basketball
Would You Rather… [40:30] * …have Cheeto dust on your fingers for a year or have to walk around with wet socks for a year? * …have a toilet seat that’s a little to cold, or a little too warm? * …punch a baby once, or be punched everyday by a guy called Chet?
Recommendations * Ryan: Before Everything and After * Jon: Threedom * Tim: Kim’s Convenience
The News * Altona Residents Say Something Went ‘Boom’ in the Night * French waiter in BC says firing for rudeness is ‘discrimination against my culture’
Nathan Fehr * Interesting Times * Sunday Night in Canada * Nathan Plays
The Recommendations * Jon: The Behind The Scenes for Spike Jonze’s Apple Ad * Nathan: Counterpart, Just Watch * Ryan: Worth It
- Haircuts and expected conversation
- [21:07] Atlanta is back.
- [24:08] What makes a pizza slice a pizza slice? (inspired by The Sporkful)
- [27:55] March Madness
- [35:44] Tipping
[42:08] Would You rather… * …wake up with no memory or without understanding English? * …use shampoo or conditioner first? * …live in a world without technology, or where technology has taken over?
Recommendations * Ryan: Creed * Evan: New Girl, MeatEater * Tim: The Last Man on Earth * Jon: Today, Explained
Coffee by Whitecap.
Website by Collectif.
- Captain Sonar [5:10]
The News [12:55]
- Amazon is turning The Lord of the Rings into a TV show [20:15]
- Kobe Bryant wins an Oscar [24:25]
- Every Little Thing [25:55]
- Lego switching to sustainable plastics [27:45]
Would You Rather [43:00]
- …Be smart or funny?
- …Write with a extremely dull pencil or dying pen?
- You’re lost in a forest. Would you rather have it be completely dark, but there’s a possibility that there’s something dangerous in the forest with you, or you have a little light and there IS something dangerous in the forest with you?
Hosted by Jon Dueck. Co-hosted by Tim Wall and Ryan Kehler.
Coffee by Whitecap.
Website by Collectif.
- School Lunches [12:00]
The News [26:12]
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- Vero
- Questions for Larry Abrams [30:49]
Would You Rather… [51:15]
- …have Rambo or The Terminator as your sidekick?
- …speak every language fluently, or be able to speak to every animal?
- …be stuck on a ski lift or an elevator?
Recommendations [1:10:06]
- Ryan: Ugly Delicious on Netflix, Cold as Balls with Kevin Hart
- Jon: Sick in the Head by Judd Apatow
- Larry: Strymon guitar pedals now at Janzen Brothers Music Co
- Tim: Alto’s Odyssey
Follow The Color on Twitter or Instagram at @thecolortc. Watch for their new single coming soon.
Follow Larry at @labramstc on Instagram.
The News * Doubles Luge * Winnipeg Is Good * [23:00] Alto’s Odyssey * [27:10] Fergie performs the U.S. National Anthem
[44:56] Would You Rather… [55:34] Versus * Reece’s Pieces vs Reece’s Peanut Butter Cups * Reece’s Pieces vs Reece’s Peanut Butter Cups (But in ice cream) * French Vanilla vs English Toffee
Hosted by Ryan Kehler. Co-hosted by Tim Wall and Jon Dueck.
Coffee by Whitecap.
Website by Collectif.
[5:55] Valentine’s Day
[14:16] The News * Fez for iOS * MarioKart for iOS * [21:07] Space Park on Kickstarter * [24:29] Intel’s Vaunt smart glasses * [31:45] We played T.I.M.E Stories
Would You Rather… * [38:20] …have no teeth, or no tongue? * [39:22] …time travel forward or backward? (but you can’t come back!) * [40:11] …be the smartest person in the world, or the dumbest?
The Ratings * [41:55] National Treasure * [43:15] Justin Timberlake’s Man of the Woods
[45:02] The Recommendations * Ryan: It’s Suppertime with Matty Matheson * Tim: Atlanta Monster * Jon: Back to the Cave by Frank Chimero from XOXO 2016, and Lisa Hanawalt’s XOXO 2015 talk
Hosted by Jon Dueck. Co-hosted by Tim Wall and Ryan Kehler.
Coffee by Whitecap.
Website by Collectif.
The News * Bahamas: Earthtones [1:55] * The biggest bet payout in the Premier League [5:20] * Elon Musk selling flamethrowers [12:30] * Listenersclub.ca [15:15]
Albums Mentioned (Alphabetical)
- A Black Mile To The Surface - Manchester Orchestra
- A Deeper Understanding - The War On Drugs
- A Moment Apart - ODESZA
- Across The Dark - The Wilderness Of Manitoba
- Almira - Tyson Motsenbocker
- Capacity - Big Thief
- Coloring Book - Chance The Rapper
- Crack-Up - Fleet Foxes
- DAMN. - Kendrick Lamar
- Emerging Adulthood - Dan Creole
- Green Twins - Nick Hakim
- Heiress - Novo Amor
- Homey - Chon
- Hug Of Thunder - Broken Social Scene
- Introduce Yourself - Gord Downie
- Landmark - Hippo Campus
- LANY - LANY
- Melon Collie And The Infinite Radness - Tokyo Police Club
- Not Even Happiness - Julie Byrne
- Near To The Wild Heart Of Life - Japandroids
- Painted Ruins - Grizzly Bear
- Rocket - (Sandy) Alex G
- Snow - Angus & Julia Stone
- The Search For Everything - John Mayer
- Whiskey - Joey Landreth
Movies Mentioned
- Dunkirk
- Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi
- Spiderman: Homecoming
- The Big Sick
- Thor: Ragnarok
- Wonder Woman
TV Shows Mentioned
- Bojack Horseman
- Chef’s Table
- Manhunt: Unabomber
- Master of None
- Mindhunter
- Rick and Morty
- Stranger Things 2
- The Good Place
Podcasts Mentioned
- Building a Story Brand
- Canadaland
- CBC News World Report
- Comedy Bang Bang
- Erwin McManus
- Heaven’s Gate
- Heavyweight
- Homecoming
- James Bonding
- Judah Smith
- The Big Ones
- The Pitch
- Reply All
- Worldly
- S-Town
- Spontaneanation
Stand-Up Specials Mentioned
- Thank God for Jokes - Mike Birbiglia
- Annihilation - Patton Oswald
- Homecoming King - Hasan Minhaj
- Nunchucks & Flamethrowers - Brian Regan
Hosted by Tim Wall. Co-hosted by Jon Dueck and Ryan Kehler.
Coffee by Whitecap.
Website by Collectif.
The News [34:00] * Nintendo Labo [34:04] * Ryan’s Vikings are in the playoffs [39:09]
Versus: Smarties vs M&Ms [43:17]
The Ratings: Bubble Tea [46:39]
Would You Rather your shirts always be two sizes two big or one size too small? [49:09]
Would You Rather have a horrible short-term memory or a horrible long-term memory? [51:55]
Would You Rather drop from a dangerous height above water or be dangerously deep in water? [56:51]
The Recommendations [01:01:56] * Ryan: How You Gonna Stop It by Mating Ritual, Full Focus Planner * Jon: Offerings by Typhoon, Dark Matter by Blake Crouch * Tim: Earthtones by Bahamas, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild for Nintendo
Hosted by Ryan Kehler. Co-hosted by Jon Dueck and Tim Wall.
Coffee by Whitecap.
Website by Collectif.
[00:43] - Ryan’s Christmas tree is still alive
[3:25] - Tim gets a new washer & dryer
[7:46] - Ryan talks about Shared Spaces
[16:02] - Jon is going to New Zealand
[18:38] - Apple is slowing down older devices
[24:25] - The Last Jedi talk
[46:10] - Tweet @BuckyIsotope
The Ratings [46:25] * Porgs * Dogs wearing clothes * Pineapple on pizza
Would you Rather * Either never wear socks, or never be able to take your socks off * Be face to face with a shark in water, or fall into a pit of snakes * Have everything you eat be a little too spicy, or a little too sweet
[1:10:45] Tweet @merrittK
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Website by Collectif.
This episode hosted by Jon Dueck. Co-hosted by Tim Wall and Ryan Kehler. Theme song by Tim Wall. Edited by Tim Wall.
[00:35] - Jon bought Stranger Things Season 1 Volume 1 LP
[2:45] - Ryan tries to keep his Christmas tree alive
[12:37] - Jon read Ready Player One
[20:52] - Star Wars: The Last Jedi excitement (recorded before release)
- The Force Awakens & The Last Jedi Trailer Comparison mentioned by Ryan [26:14]
[37:22] - Tim discovers an allergy
[39:48] - Claims of Gold unsuccessful on Kickstarter
The Ratings [47:20] Magazines
Chick-Fil-A
- jondueck.ca/sauce
Cooking
Spring v Fall
The Recommendations Jon: The Big Sick [1:05:11]
Tim: Over the Garden Wall [1:06:08]
Ryan: The Last Arrow by Erwin McManus [1:06:55]
Coffee by Whitecap.
Website by Collectif.
This episode hosted by Tim Wall. Co-hosted by Jon Dueck and Ryan Kehler. Theme song by Tim Wall. Edited by Jon Dueck.
On our first episode, we try out a few new segments and start to figure things out.
Hosted by Ryan Kehler. Co-hosted by Jon Dueck and Tim Wall.
3:06 – The News
- In the Valley of the Gods by Campo Santo
- v2
21:55 – Versus
30:52 – The Tweets
- Tweet by @mikey_joyce
- Tweet by @NormCoolman
- Tweet by @Jheri_Seinfeld
- Tweet by @oscar_morris
33:03 – The Kickstart
- Kickstarter #1
- Kickstarter #2
Coffee by Whitecap.
Website by Collectif.
Welcome to Whatevertown. A brand new podcast. Episode 1 drops 18 December, 2018. Subscribe now. We’re still waiting on approval from Apple and Google, so try the RSS for now.