Plain Donuts
45 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 6 years ago - ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsPlain Donuts is a podcast by millennials. For millennials and really mature 12-year-olds.
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Season 2 Episode 1: Restarting the Zeitgeist
April 24, 2018 09:00 - 1 hour - 54.7 MBWe're excited to be back with news and new technology and new stories to tell! Join us for these hot, hot takes.
044 - Plain Donuts: Sagas
August 28, 2017 11:30 - 57 minutes - 39.9 MBSteve tells the saga of his forthcoming baby and Alicia tells the saga of her dramatic eclipse trip! Then, of course, producer Otto gets chased off by dogs.
043 - Finished Dimensions
August 16, 2017 11:30 - 1 hour - 42.6 MBSteve and Alicia talk about fancy cappuccino machines, starting a cult, and all sorts of conspiracy theories that they can't get down with.
042 - Terrorist Snake People and Limping to Vegas
July 27, 2017 11:30 - 1 hour - 53.6 MBThis week our co-hosts chat about the past two weeks and the Pioneer Day holiday. Alicia rants for several minutes about a terrible book she read, Steve comes up with a great story idea, and they both discuss the best Vegas shows ever and The Wood Year.
041 - PD41: Plain Donuts, Protracted Drama
July 13, 2017 14:25 - 1 hour - 46.5 MBSteve and Alicia go on a meandering discussion about their weeks, personalities, and tweets before answering audience questions about movies. Listen in to find out their favorite underappreciated movies, and which movie worlds they would live in! Also, for the rest of the summer (until September), PD will be on an every-other-week schedule. You can hear more details in the middle section!
040 - Daggum, Girl!
June 29, 2017 11:30 - 1 hour - 62.1 MBSteve and Alicia try to talk about their weeks, but instead they talk about the worst mutant powers and treating celebrities badly. They then answer questions about work and have a couple of exciting rants!
039 - Live from Fyrecon!
June 21, 2017 11:30 - 59 minutes - 41.3 MBSteve and Alicia are live from Fyrecon with a surprisingly large audience! They discuss conventions, teeth, and drugs!
038 - Authorial Fyre Crawlers
June 14, 2017 11:30 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBSteve and Alicia are joined by author, fellow FyreCon Presenter, and host of the Dungeon Crawlers podcast Daniel Swenson. They talk about their experiences of FyreCon and Steve reviews Wonder Woman, a movie he liked a lot and about which he is angry, before diving into audience questions. You can find Daniel's book, The Shadow Above the Flames here: https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Above-Flames-Daniel-Swenson-ebook And check out the Dungeon Crawlers podcast here: http://www.dungeoncrawlers...
037 - The Real Dad of Disneyland
June 07, 2017 11:30 - 1 hour - 49.1 MBSteve and Alicia have a guest! It's Chris Hill, brother-in-law to Steve and US Navyman. They chat about Disneyland and Dad Stuff. And, in case you were wondering, the song is Darude - Sandstorrm.
036 - Deepest Impact
May 31, 2017 11:30 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBIn spite of suffering through Steve's actual, disgusting pink eye our cohosts verge on the edge of safe-for-work (#notmykink) before taking on a slightly more serious tone to talk about impactful life events and life paths.
035 - Alicia and The Very Good Very Bad Week
May 22, 2017 11:30 - 1 hour - 52.7 MBSteve and Alicia discuss Alicia's crazy up and down week!
034 - Best of the Guests
May 10, 2017 11:30 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MBAlicia is on vacation in Europe AGAIN, so Steve slaved away to bring you a brief recap of some of our favorite guest moments. They are as follows: Kola gets followed by one of her many celebrity crushes: 019 - Social Centaur - http://yourplaindonuts.com/post/156371153094/019-social-centaur The many personalities of Nightghost49: 023 - Stream Train - http://yourplaindonuts.com/post/157567375589/023-stream-train Going from nothing to published with Caryn Larrinaga: http://yourplaindonut...
033 - Glistening Nipple
May 03, 2017 11:30 - 1 hour - 53.6 MBOur co-hosts do a free for all AMA, which results in being asked questions about movies, desert islands, and scariest moments.
032 - High School Kneecaps
April 26, 2017 11:30 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBAfter a long series of tangents, Steve and Alicia get into the good, bad, and embarrassing memories of high school, and read several captivating listener confessions.
031 - 4/20 No Scope
April 19, 2017 11:30 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBWith Alicia on vacation, Steve and guest co-host Aldo Gomez (twitter.com/SteamboatTaco) take on a myriad of subjects: some of April's strange holidays like International Blaze It Day (4/20), video games, films, many other media, and a bunch of possible crossovers. Steve gets in some of his usual angry ranting, and Aldo has a sweet callback!
030 - Ja Rulationships
April 12, 2017 11:30 - 1 hour - 51.7 MBSteve and Alicia take questions about relationships this week, and navigate the world of family conflicts, awkward make out moments, and hilarious and heartwarming confessions.
029 - He Came From the Spacestation
April 05, 2017 11:30 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBSteve and Alicia interview local boy and Shonduras's Spacestation crew member, Brandon Garlik! They chat all things YouTube, and Brandon shared wisdom and warnings about shooting darts. Shonduras on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoK5NOxkZBLfI_5eqf8Es4Q Spacestation Stuff on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmLpukyN1nfdEqvg1I97poQ Brandon on Twitter: https://twitter.com/garlik_b
028 - Pee Your Pants for Points
March 29, 2017 11:30 - 1 hour - 51 MBSteve and Alicia take questions and embarrassing stories and amp up the awkward this episode, before pumping out bad wisdom and terrible moments from their pasts.
027 - A Pinch of Fieri
March 22, 2017 11:30 - 1 hour - 46.8 MBSteve and Alicia are seeing green as they chat about what they will do for St. Patrick's Day 2018, and talk about hosting Guy Fieri and Chris Hemsworth.
026 - Taking Back Friday
March 15, 2017 11:30 - 1 hour - 57 MBIn a rare moment of staying on topic, Alicia and Steve interview moto-vlogging YouTuber, Friday's The Bomb, a guy who rides a motorcycle through the Arizona deserts and tells awesome stories. You can find his stuff on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DatumDood Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fridays_88/
025 - Authors Be Writing
March 08, 2017 12:30 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBThis week, Steve and Alicia have a special guest, author of the novel Donn's Hill, Caryn Larrinaga! They tangent off as usual before chatting with Caryn about writing, publishing, and lemon bars. More info about Caryn, and links to Donn's hill and other writing on her website: http://carynlarrinaga.com We mentioned a way that your local independent book store could order the paperback if you want to buy it from them, that is http://www.indiebound.org/
024 - Plus for the Rest of Us
March 01, 2017 12:30 - 1 hour - 68.3 MBThis week, things get a bit more controversial than normal - Steve is quite the bad one and decides to rant and rave before announcing that he's 1/16th Native American. Things calm down after that, and we and chat about weird historical events before diving into Oscar drama (including some discussion around past allegations of Casey Affleck committing sexual assault).
023 - Stream Train
February 22, 2017 12:30 - 1 hour - 51.9 MBSteve and Alicia have Jacob (Nightghost49) as a guest on the show! He's a dad, a husband, a streamer, a YouTuber, and an all-around great guy with a rad voice! During a live stream and recording, they discuss the life of a man with essentially three jobs. Unsurprisingly, eventually things get weird. This is Plain Donuts, after all. You can find Jacob at: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/nightghost49 Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/nightghost49 Twitter: https://twitter.com/nightghost49
022 - Let's get weird, Mr. President.
February 16, 2017 02:45 - 1 hour - 51 MBThis week, Steve and Alicia ask Siri some weird and personal questions before talking about presidents, books, and presidential books.
021 - Chalky Laser-Eyes
February 08, 2017 12:30 - 1 hour - 48.4 MBSteve and Alicia chat about the frustration with a football type game, and take questions about Valentine's Day before finally brainstorming ideas for the suburban super hero, Chalky Laser-Eyes.
020 - Pet Sandwiches
February 01, 2017 12:30 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBIn this episode, Steve and Alicia doggedly pursue humor in pets in spite of the world's ever-increasing cattiness. This episode is about pets. Sorry for the pugs... er... puns.
019 - Social Centaur
January 25, 2017 22:15 - 1 hour - 61.5 MBThis week, Steve and Alicia welcome their first remote guest, Kola: Social media maven extraordinaire! They spend time chatting/lamenting about Instagram and Facebook, creativity, fandoms, and answer some social questions from the audience before things get weird. You can find Kola online in these places: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rudeandnotgingr/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/rudeandnotgingr RudeAndNotGingr.com - http://rudeandnotgingr.com/
018 - Barely Legal Punch
January 18, 2017 12:30 - 1 hour - 48.4 MBThis episode, Steve gets in a Twitter beef with Flat Earthers, Alicia talks about her visit to the ER, and they both get down with the sickness. They also try to come up with a name for the faithful Plain Donuts followers.
017 - Disc World Conflict
January 11, 2017 12:30 - 1 hour - 54.3 MBSteve and Alicia have a guest! Sarah Hanisko, a doctor! She's a doctor specializing in conflict resolution, so our hosts and their guest take audience questions all around conflict (and some games and some Batman). Steve also yells about the Flat Earth theory. You can find Sarah's work at: The Geek Parenting Podcast: https://geekparentingpodcast.com/ Geeks for Justice: https://geeks4justice.com/
016 - Schrödinger's Podcast
January 04, 2017 12:30 - 1 hour - 43.1 MBAlicia and Steve discuss their holidays, and go over some of their faves of 2016. Then they answer some audience questions! 2106 Bests: Mantis Double Fisting Bees - https://youtu.be/x-SaoS_iORM Lizard Runs Away - https://youtu.be/B3OjfK0t1XM Guy on a Buffalo - https://youtu.be/iJ4T9CQA0UM Pen Pineapple Apple Pen - https://youtu.be/d9TpRfDdyU0 Sia - Satisfied - https://open.spotify.com/album/7mdlorW25vJP1FmjzLzPR6 The Weeknd - Starboy - https://youtu.be/34Na4j8AVgA "Delete...
015 - Wrap It Up
December 29, 2016 22:07 - 48 minutes - 33.8 MBThrough 14 episodes, we've had some pretty great moments! This episode is chock full of 'em! Creepy Craig - 001 - Justin Leonardo Craig Beat up a girl for money - 002 - Sky Wars - Live Long and Punch Her Bad Sponsor Ideas / Utah's Mollie's Nipples - 012 - Gridlock Mixtape Sushi off a naked body - 003 - Beef Sushi Spotted Dick / Alicia's Serial Killer - 005 - Spotted Politic Steve Lettered in Drama - 009 - Drama with JackNDiane A sex tape for a podcast / Snapchat - 010 - Celebrit...
014 - Winter Cold
December 21, 2016 12:30 - 59 minutes - 41.3 MBThis week our hosts take questions from the audience. Steve has a cold and laments his many sniffles before finally understanding spicy Latin lovers. Alicia talks about an unfortunate incident in the snow and has a cuter Christmas morning than Steve.
013 - Fast Feedback
December 14, 2016 12:30 - 1 hour - 43.8 MBIn this episode, Steve and Alicia answer as many questions as they can from listeners. But don't worry! They still get very distracted
012 - Gridlock Mixtape
December 07, 2016 12:30 - 54 minutes - 37.4 MBSteve and Alicia play an audience-driven game of "Would You Rather," then discuss bad options for sponsors.
011 - Barf Into the Void
November 30, 2016 12:30 - 1 hour - 46.2 MBThis week, Steve and Alicia answer your questions, from favorite books, to nightmare Christmas stories, to their favorite garbage foods from childhood. For this episode, we have our first ever disclaimer! To the void we go!
010 - Celebrity Sex Tape
November 23, 2016 12:30 - 52 minutes - 36.4 MBSteve and Alicia discuss relationship boundaries. Steve pulls his mind out of the (unrelated) emotional ashes of his day. Meanwhile, Alicia can't get her own mind out of the gutter.
009 - Drama with JackNDiane
November 16, 2016 12:30 - 51 minutes - 35.3 MBOur co-hosts lament about mistakes from the past, JackNDiane have relationship problems, and we crown Steve with the letter D, for taking the most Drama credits in high school.
008 - The Aftermath
November 10, 2016 12:30 - 57 minutes - 39.6 MBSteve and Alicia go all-in on this week's indescribable Presidential election.
007 - Cultured
November 02, 2016 20:46 - 44 minutes - 30.6 MBThis week, Steve and Alicia dive into even more accents, now with genealogy! Science! Here's looking at you, Hugh!
006 - Shots of Jamieson
October 26, 2016 11:30 - 46 minutes - 32.3 MBAudience questions and confessions abound. Steve overheats a couple of times, but Alicia keeps her cool, even in a political discussion!
005 - Spotted Politic
October 19, 2016 11:30 - 55 minutes - 38.4 MBSteve can barely contain his apologies after he gets a little mad about politics. Alicia recounts her brush with a would-be serial killer.
004 - Amazon Confessions
October 12, 2016 11:00 - 45 minutes - 31.3 MBSteve and Alicia take questions from the audience. They discuss the origin of the "Plain Donuts" name, then delve into strange bodily functions before turning a critical eye on some Amazon reviews.
003 - Beef Sushi
October 05, 2016 11:30 - 43 minutes - 30.3 MBSteve and Alicia introduce themselves. They discuss their respective histories, and then talk about crappy cars and crappy sushi.
002 - Sky Wars - Live Long and Punch Her
September 28, 2016 04:00 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MBSteve finds himself on the spectrum, Alicia recounts getting mauled in the street for twenty dollars, and we discuss the confusing trilogy of Star Wars, Star Trek, and Dancing with the Stars.
001 - Justin Leonardo Craig
September 21, 2016 03:51 - 42 minutes - 48.9 MBIn this episode, Plain Donuts legitimize themselves on social media; Steve waxes nostalgic about Justin Timberlake's snare drum, and Alicia laments that she wasn't old enough to "do anything to him" when he broke off from *NSYNC; then our cohosts bring out their psychoanalysis armchairs to diagnose Creepy Craig of Elimidate fame.