Convictions and Contradictions: Recent Episodes
CiTR & Discorder Magazine
A show about our own convictions and contradictions about society and especially ourselves. Demonstrated through social observational comedy, and comedy of human psychology. Instrumental music is also the only type of music played.
In this final episode of my "Arts Co-op" series me and my two guests, Henry and Fion, talk exclusively about our interview experiences and what tips we can offer to future interview goers.
In this episode, I continue to discuss my co-op journey with my two guests Henry and Fion. Focusing on the UBC Arts Co-op program and our struggle to find co-op positions.
Joining me in this episode is my fellow UBC Arts Co-op students Fion and Henry. In the series premier of our "Arts Co-op Podcast" we talk about the application to get into the arts co-op program here at UBC.
Ever been afraid to ask a question? Or end up dancing with the rest of the audience to answer a question? Then you can definitely relate to this!
In this episode, I talk about how I need to avoid any and all smart, intelligent, and accomplished kids or otherwise my health with suffer. I also talk about something that may seem obvious but like many things we miss, that we have our own difficulties. Every once in a while you need to review the basics, no matter how many times you have gone over it.
In this episode, I talking about my latest shopping experience. I especially touch upon how clothing has gotten more and more revealing.
In this long awaited episode of CC I talk about accomplishments, how its connected to everyone's lives, but mostly why video game accomplishments should be considered 'real' accomplishments. Its a good self argument and I even come up with a song on the spot!
Ever experience envy for another person's travel plans? Ever feel that you compare your vacation plans with others as a sort of contest? Do you think that the person who travels the farthest during the holidays had a better experience? If any of those have occurred to you then you have witnessed travel stigma!
Can we remove stupid from stupid mistakes or is it a necessary descriptor? Or would idiotic be a more suiting term? Or should we just not acknowledge and confront our mistakes at all? I for one confess a lot of my mistakes in this one (hopefully none of my future employers find this).
In this episode of CC I talk all about the 'needs' i feel today, not the necessities of food, water, and rights, but instead the mass amount of knowledge I feel I need to know. In addition to the intimidation that works in combination with those needs.
In this episode of CC I discuss creativity in daily conversation; whether it should be present or if the same old phrases and question are are still good. I also go on to discuss the hidden in job descriptions.
In this episode, I talk about having my Wisdom Teeth taken out and the infection that arrived after, the dread in letting someone down, and the dis-settling activity of listening to your own voice.
In this show I bring in some of my university education, statistics, and like always knowledge based on my experience.
In this episode I discuss my take on photos of people in the middle of the road, and my experience with people in the service industry (I can only create knowledge based on experiences of mine).
In this final installment of my interviews with Dan Miller, we compare the differences between Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and British Columbia through our experiences. We discuss the media content we watch growing up, the geographic landscape, and also cultural differences; with some asides.
In this comeback episode, me and Dan Miller continue our discussion about Saskatoon and Saskatchewan. I question Dan about holiday traditions related to Christmas, Thanksgiving, and other holidays, in addition to comparing it to my own.
Me and my guest Dan Miller talk about the differences between Saskatchewan and British Columbia in terms of the school system and driver's license approval process. We also go on tangents about our family and cultural differences. You can also learn from this show what a Bunny Hug is!
In this episode, I interview my featured guest, Dan Miller, about his hometown, Saskatoon, and home-province, Saskatchewan.
With my featured guest, Dan Miller, we talk about food trucks, needing laugh out loud members in the audience, a new app idea, and mysterious ad changes.
In this episode, I talk about my road trip adventure, punctuation, research having to do with cities and names, and of course...
My last interview with Myles Black in this four part series! in this last episode we go over the last portion of Myles jacket.
My third interview with Myles Black, CiTR's music director, all about his "Almost Famous" like jacket.
Doctor in surgery, your wedding, the Olympics, sword swallowing, all things that are worked toward to achieve but also situations you don't want to be in during an earthquake.
A continued conversation with my guest Myles Black about his experience growing up on an island.
Have delivery systems gone too far? Are people really unique if they buy mainstream items to do so? And finally, are numbers being overused in the NBA?
Guest Star Myles Black and I have a conversation about his experience growing up on an island
Have you ever noticed that stupidity is correlated with childhood knowledge? Or that the way to become fit is to become an actor?
Ever miss commercials? You know the ones you would see on TV between shows and during shows? Ever notice that there are feuds happening between companies? Huggies vs. Pampers, Cascade vs. Finish, etc.
I found that the only times i would sing were in he shower and in the car, but that range has since increased.
Why do we continue to ask each how you are, when none of us answer truthfully. So in this show I discuss what we truly mean when we use certain sayings like, I'm fine, pretty good, I'm great, etc.
How close do you stand to a person? Are you too close? How can you tell? Here are my experiences of accidentally getting too close to someone, and how you can stand close to someone but remain socially acceptable.
Ever encountered an article that is several columns long, or a boss in a video game that you have to defeat several times? If you have, then you have lived through self-esteem tricks.
Me and my guest, Emily Vollmin, talk about clothing and how some articles of clothing have "fake" pockets.
In this show, I talk about my conviction of having posters placed lower on walls and polls. The reason for this is because our eye level has decreased due phones and the internet, therefore you can tell how much a person uses their phone or goes on the internet by their eye level. I also discuss Christmas time with ads and especially the T.V. Also my first guest, who is unfortunately and fortunately, my mom.
We really use the word "guys" in place of the word "everyone," and I am still trying to correct myself. Also introduced a new segment "weird things on the street."
Is the sound of the microwave pleasing because of what it indicates, your food being done, or is it the sound itself? Lets think this over. . .
Ever order furniture of any type and when it arrives you then have to put it together yourself. You think it will be easy, but you get it open look at all the parts, find the instructions and suddenly it isn't going to be as easy as you thought. In this episode I talk about how one goes through the great process of building furniture.
In this episode I talk about why we celebrate holidays. Is it for tradition? And even if it is do we really know the tradition of the holiday. Thinking of Halloween, I have no idea what the history behind it is. I also talk about Indian holidays such as Holi and Diwali that I celebrate with my family and how even I don't know why we celebrate it.
In this episode I talk about two phrases "Don't Talk to Strangers" and "Calm Down," and how they should not be followed. I also play instrumental music, piano in particular, from Yoko Hirota's album Umbra Septentrionis (The Shadow of the North).
In this episode I talk about the awkwardness of walking on streets and in crowded areas such as malls. I also take it a step further by comparing it to driving (which you probably don't think applies to walking; but it does). I also do the segment "Do you have the same problems as me?"
Talked about seating in different situations such as university classrooms, waiting rooms, gyms, even though its not really seating, and high school.