Episodes

  • Always Crashing into IT
    Sep 20 2019

    It’s an A Crash Pod Productions crossover event! Mans Plain Nation is here to talk about the hit horror franchise Stephen King’s IT, while Tim and Terry put on their twisted brand of cultural criticism through clips of other people’s music and movies and such.

    Part 1: This One Was My Dream

    The Goonies (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089218/)

    Elis & Tom, Águas de Março

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waters_of_March

    Part 2: We all Afloat Adrift down here

    Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto, Águas de Março

    Chester Copperpot break by FFKG

    Cibo Matto, Águas de Março

    Stand by Me (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand_by_Me_(film))

    Part 3: Parents are Kinda Useless

    When The Night Stands By Goonies Transmission FFKG

    Ben E. King, Stand by Me (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand_by_Me_(Ben_E._King_song))

    CNN News Break (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Kavanaugh)

    Brazil (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_(1985_film))

    Ronald Reagan on Terrorism (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKeABzRz7jw)

    Blue Velvet (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Velvet_(film))

    Public Enemy, Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZM5_6js19eM), One Man’s Terrorist Mix by FFKG

    Part 4: It’s The Joy In Your Heart

    Rosemary Clooney & John Pizzarelli, The Waters of March

    The World’s End (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World%27s_End_(film))

    Disposable Heroes of HipHoprisy, Television the Drug of the Nation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Disposable_Heroes_of_Hiphoprisy)

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    1 hr and 28 mins
  • Male Icons & Emotional Support
    May 6 2019

    Season Finale, Henry Rollins, Beyond Redemption and being support for a recidivist, Emotional Laborers, The Return of Louis CK, Paul F Thompkins, Nanette

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    24 mins
  • The 12 Steps of Recovery
    Apr 26 2019

    It took us a little bit longer to set up the virtual studio this week so I left some of that beginning chit chat in where Todd and I talk at length about learning to swim and DND, little Behind the Scenes for y’all.

    History of Addiction & Recovery:

    http://www.williamwhitepapers.com/pr/AddictionTreatment&RecoveryInAmerica.pdf

    https://www.amazon.com/Slaying-Dragon-Addiction-Treatment-Recovery/dp/093847507X

    12 Step Resources:

    https://www.aa.org/pages/en_US/is-aa-for-you-twelve-questions-only-you-can-answer

    https://na.org/?ID=ips-eng-index

    https://na.org/admin/include/spaw2/uploads/pdf/litfiles/us_english/IP/EN3107.pdf

    Health Resources:

    https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists

    https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

    De La Soul:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=np0YIaHv6LQ&list=PLdkmNiJ2Qjtzf6vgVYi83mVkU_DPmY97_

    Legion:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzD1Ko7fFeo

    As always, cullah.com for more of the the theme song and acrashpod.com/contact to say hi

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    39 mins
  • Captain Marvel, NXIVM, Manipulation
    Apr 19 2019

    Personal Information on the Internet:

    https://www.gimletmedia.com/shows/reply-all/v4he6k/130-the-snapchat-thief

    Captain Marvel:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1BCujX3pw8

    https://junkee.com/captain-marvel-gay/197397

    https://www.reddit.com/r/lgbt/comments/azv3im/discussion_was_captain_marvel_queerbaiting/

    History of Being the Only Woman in the Room and tearing other Women Down:

    https://www.shinetheory.com

    NXIVM on CBC Radio Uncover:

    https://www.cbc.ca/radio/uncover/uncover-escaping-nxivm-1.4675949

    Cults and Confidence Schemes on The Grift by Maria Konnikova:

    http://thegriftpodcast.com/

    Pyramid Schemes, Ponzi Schemes, and MLMS on The Dream by Stitcher Media:

    https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/stitcher/the-dream

    Mayor Pete:

    https://peteforamerica.com/meet-pete/

    https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/439310-protesters-dressed-as-jesus-and-satan-appear-at-buttigieg-campaign-event-in

    Fred Rogers:

    https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/nov/08/mister-rogers-the-quiet-revolutionary-of-childrens-tv

    https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/10/look-for-the-helpers-mr-rogers-is-bad-for-adults/574210/

    As always, cullah.com for more of the the theme song and acrashpod.com/contact to say hi

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    41 mins
  • Jordan Peele, Spoilers, Tarantino, and US
    Apr 12 2019

    This Week’s Quiz

    How do you feel about “Spoilers” and why:

    https://www.wired.com/2014/06/spoiler-debate/

    Tyler Perry & Tessa Thompson:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_Colored_Girls

    Jordan Peele’s Us:

    https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/9/18257721/us-review-jordan-peele-get-out-lupita-nyongo-winston-duke-elisabeth-moss-tim-heidecker-horror

    https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/28/podcasts/still-processing-us-jordan-peele.html

    Jordan Peele Sexual Icon:

    https://www.pinterest.com/shallowsquid/jordan-peele/

    Quentin Tarantino & Uma Thurman:

    https://variety.com/2018/film/news/uma-thurman-kill-bill-accident-quentin-tarantino-harvey-weinstein-1202687733/

    https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/19/movies/tarantino-weinstein.html

    Who Gets to Tell Your Story:

    https://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story?language=en

    Ursula K. LeGuin’s The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC5gaeCfX38

    Operation Ivy:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dMVHxFzNK4

    Hobo Johnson and NPR Tiny Desk:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8a2EosJIbM

    James Acaster:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9_0_kJzIa0

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qm1r3b4YseM

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nlf3XMg6Ltg

    Cullah.com

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    47 mins
  • Y, The Last Man
    Apr 5 2019

    The Quiz Will Cover the Following:

    Soska Sisters remaking Cronenberg’s Rabid:

    https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3517493/first-look-laura-vandervoort-soska-sisters-remake-cronenbergs-rabid/

    https://maximumfun.org/switchblade-sisters/switchblade-sisters-episode-73-dead-ringers-soska-sisters-plus-interview-michele


    Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra’s Y: The Last Man,

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y:_The_Last_Man

    https://theplaylist.net/diane-lane-barry-keoghan-y-last-man-20180711/


    Tom Petty, Mayor of the Post-Apocalypse,

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnCZVs6I1tI


    The Faces of John Wayne,

    https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/annehelenpetersen/making-of-john-wayne


    The Ideal of Masculinity versus the Performance of Masculinity,

    The Complicity of Geek Masculinity on the Big Bang Theory, discourse on Hegemonic and Hyper Masculinity.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7L7NRONADJ4


    Racist Billboards in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania,

    https://www.pghlesbian.com/2019/02/white-supremacist-billboards-in-armstrong-county-refreshes-content-with-worse-racist-hate/


    Enron and the California electricity crisis,

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_electricity_crisis#Involvement_of_Enron


    Stay Free: The Story of the Clash,

    https://open.spotify.com/show/51evn6HmX9KhCwJA2MAuYx


    Russian Doll:

    https://forward.com/schmooze/420004/netflix-russian-doll-nadia-jewish-talmud/


    Theme Song: Freed From Greed by Cullah

    Cullah.com

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    43 mins
  • Human Sexuality & Identity Part 3 of 3 (Tim’s Identity)
    Mar 29 2019

    The quiz this week will cover the following:

    Tim is wearing a fancy shirt; Todd can’t let it go, Fitz (Fitzgerald) and Ziggy (Zizyphvs) are cats; the comfort of crocs; Tarantino’s Audio Voltron; when clients don’t cancel their weekly appointments; Tim’s fear of demon children; The MansPlainNation recording & editing process; Looking at the same map but seeing different routes; fix it in the edit; todd throws todd under a limb; two hour conversation to find out Tim’s sexuality; Tim has a written statement; Tim finds a new audio fascination; Lack of Communication and Lying; What did David Henry David Thoreau say?; SCRUM or AGILE Marriage Management; Todd explains the concept of “gay for stay”; Pop Culture Detective; Captain Marvel

    Tim’s Shirt:

    https://www.rsvlts.com/collections/button-down-shirts/products/miami-vice-short-sleeve-shirt?variant=8458762354740

    Pop Culture Detective, Sexual Assault for Laughs:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uc6QxD2_yQw

    Tim’s Favorite Article about Captain Marvel:

    https://junkee.com/captain-marvel-gay/197397

    Ziggy the Cat:

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BlTpLsVgI3b/

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    45 mins
  • Human Sexuality & Identity, Part 2 of 3 (Brokeback Mountain)
    Mar 22 2019

    The Quiz Will Cover: Todd’s Disney Review; The Problems of the Little Mermaid; Epic v. Metal; Todd tries to turn Liam Neeson in to a verb, did it work?; But not in the way you think; When you’re a kid, anyone who is older than you is a responsible adult; Tim goes back to the Oscars; Brokeback Mountain; Tim’s self identification; Heath Ledger wouldn’t be able to play the Joker if people thought he was gay; Conversations about sexuality and identity; Men who engage in queer behavior but identify as straight; The Gaze;

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    32 mins