Topics Against my Sanity
22 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago -Once a week I take a randomly drawn Cards Against Humanity card and use it as a starting point for research and discussion. Join me as I jump into various strange rabbit holes that sometimes lead to places you'd never imagine...and that other times lead to exactly where you think.
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Frolicking
August 10, 2020 04:00 - 28 minutes - 33.6 MBOn this week’s episode we take a look at the city of Salzburg, Austria, learn about its musical past, and discuss the origins of a particularly unusual form of Christmas frolicking that goes on in the great city. Art Credit Eric Franer - ericfraner.com Musical Credits Study And Relax by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5764-study-and-relax License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Teddy Bear Waltz by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io...
Holding Down a Child and Farting all Over Him
August 03, 2020 04:00 - 39 minutes - 43.2 MBOn this week’s episode we learn about what exactly a fart is, learn about the impacts farting has had on human history, and learn about just what turns on a fart fragrance fetishist. Special thanks to the Doctor who joined me for this episode, who wishes to remain anonymous. Art Credit Eric Franer - ericfraner.com Music Credit Study And Relax by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5764-study-and-relax License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ D...
Firing a Rifle into the Air while Balls Deep in a Squealing Hog - Bonus
July 28, 2020 20:20 - 18 minutes - 21.7 MBOn this special bonus episode of the Podcast we hear from Samantha Flowers, a singer, voice actress, and the casting director of the upcoming adult video game Subverse, as she gives us an insider's view on sound design in the adult entertainment world. Special Thanks Samantha Flowers: Twitter - @singingsamine Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/user/SingingSamine Subverse: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1034140/ Art Credit Eric Franer - ericfraner.com ...
Firing a Rifle into the Air while Balls Deep in a Squealing Hog - Part 2
July 27, 2020 04:00 - 34 minutes - 41 MBOn this week’s episode we finish up our discussion on sound design in media by focusing on the art of recreating the sounds of sex, and we learn about a whole new genre of porn that relies entirely on audio and can be, shockingly, kind of wholesome. Art Credit Eric Franer - Ericfraner.com Music Credits Study And Relax by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5764-study-and-relax License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Too Cool by Kevin MacLeod ...
Firing a Rifle into the Air While Balls Deep in a Squealing Hog - Part 1
July 20, 2020 04:00 - 32 minutes - 37.6 MBOn this week’s episode we delve into the creative process of recreating sounds and discuss how pretty much everything you ever hear on your coming from your screen probably isn’t real. Art Credit Eric Franer - Ericfraner.com Sound Credits Godzilla (1954) Jurassic Park Jurassic Park 3 The Thing Relic Aliens Tremors 2: Aftershocks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1_82qBwXIs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-E09E7lIfHE ...
Fading Away into Nothingness
July 06, 2020 04:00 - 38 minutes - 44.3 MBOne this week’s episode we discuss the universal human fear of our own mortality, and the extensive lengths people have gone to in the past and present to avoid fading away into the void. Art Credit Eric Franer - https://www.ericfraner.com/ Music Credits Study And Relax by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5764-study-and-relax License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Classic Horror 1 by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic...
The South - Part 4
June 29, 2020 04:00 - 34 minutes - 37 MBOn the last episode focusing on The South, we hear the stories of my last two guests and end our discussion on the future of The South, and those that have left it behind. Shoutouts The Bitter Southerner The Southern News The Weeks American Aquarium Sturgill Simpson Killer Mike Ms. Mable Leaf The Wishing Tree Dusty Checks In Art Credit Eric Franer Ericfraner.com Music and Sound Effects Study And Relax by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.fi...
The South - Part 3
June 22, 2020 04:00 - 32 minutes - 33 MBOn this week’s episode we hear from 3 more guests and delve heavily into how matters of race and sexuality can be so impactful when living in the South, as well as why it isn’t a good idea to drink milk on a very humid day. Art Credit Eric Franer Ericfraner.com Music and Sound Effects Study And Relax by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5764-study-and-relax License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ AnotherDramaticScene by Lilo...
The South - Part 2
June 15, 2020 04:00 - 28 minutes - 30.5 MBOn this week’s episode we hear the Southern stories from 3 of my guests, Andrew, Branna, and Desmond. In these stories we learn why river paddling can be seen as encapsulating the South, we try and wade through the weeds of a tangled family tree, and we learn that even the worst aspects of living in the South don’t necessarily define it. Art Credit Eric Franer Ericfraner.com Music and Sound Effects Study And Relax by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/...
The South - Part 1
June 08, 2020 04:23 - 37 minutes - 42.8 MBThis week’s episode we hear from 8 different guests on what they think “The South” is really made of, from the GOOD food to the lingering effects of slavery. Art Credit Eric Franer Ericfraner.com Music and Sound Effects Banjos, Unite! by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4779-banjos-unite- License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Summer Day by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4433-summer-day License: http://creativecom...
An AR-15 Assault Rilfe - Part 2
June 01, 2020 04:00 - 38 minutes - 43.5 MBThis week's episode is part 2 of our discussion of the AR-15, and focuses on the rifle’s transition to civilian use, the negative attention it has garnered, and how the same thing viewed from two different perspectives can radically change how it appears. Art Credit Eric Franer Ericfraner.com Music Credit Study And Relax by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5764-study-and-relax License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Too Cool b...
An AR-15 Assault Rifle - Part 1
May 25, 2020 04:00 - 40 minutes - 49.7 MBThis week's episode focuses on the history of the AR-15 and it’s messy transition into the M-16 assault rifle, all the while featuring my first guest to the podcast. Art Credit Eric Franer Ericfraner.com Music Credit Study And Relax by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5764-study-and-relax License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Too Cool by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4534-too-cool License: htt...
Kanye West - Part 3
May 18, 2020 04:00 - 31 minutes - 37.4 MBIn the finale of the Kanye West Saga, we see Kanye pick himself up yet again and find God along the way, we learn a bit about what it’s like to work for Kanye West from someone with first hand experience, and we gaze into what the future might hold for the mighty Yeezus. Art Credit Eric Franer Ericfraner.com Musical Credits and Sound Effects Study And Relax by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5764-study-and-relax License: http://creativecommons...
Kanye West - Part 3
May 18, 2020 04:00On this week’s episode we learn about the absurd standards a pug has to reach in order to be considered a show-worthy pug, we get intimate with a certain part of a dog’s body that looks like a crimson space-craft, and finally we learn what pug genitalia and the persecution of homosexuals have in common. Pedigree Dogs Exposed: https://documentaryheaven.com/bbc-pedigree-dogs-exposed/ Art Credit Eric Franer Ericfraner.com Musical Credits: Study And Relax by Kevin MacLeo...
Kanye West Part - 2
May 11, 2020 04:00 - 31 minutes - 36.3 MBOn this week’s episode we continue the saga of Kanye West, following him through his continued rise to fame, his sudden turn towards the controversial, and ending on what might be the lowest point of his career so far. Art Credit Eric Franer Ericfraner.com Musical Credits and Sound Effects Study And Relax by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5764-study-and-relax License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ The Descent by Kevin MacLeo...
Kanye West - Part 1
May 03, 2020 04:00 - 28 minutes - 33.4 MBOn this week’s episode we look into the origins of Kanye West, from his start in Chicago all the way up to his first major controversy. Art Credit Eric Franer Ericfraner.com Musical Credits and Sound Effects Study And Relax by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5764-study-and-relax License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Evening Fall (Piano) by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3721-evening-fall-piano- Li...
Touching a Pug, Right on his Penis
April 26, 2020 04:00 - 40 minutes - 47.1 MBOn this week’s episode we learn about the absurd standards a pug has to reach in order to be considered a show-worthy pug, we get intimate with a certain part of a dog’s body that looks like a crimson space-craft, and finally we learn what pug genitalia and the persecution of homosexuals have in common. Pedigree Dogs Exposed: https://documentaryheaven.com/bbc-pedigree-dogs-exposed/ Art Credit Eric Franer Ericfraner.com Musical Credits: Study And Relax by Kevin MacLeo...
The Make-a-Wish Foundation
April 19, 2020 04:00 - 48 minutes - 59.1 MBOn this weeks’ episode we delve into the history of the Make-a-Wish Foundation, learn a bit about how they work, and find out that not every charity out there is as good-intended as they might seem. Special thanks to the Make-a-Wish Foundation for being willing to answer some questions I had. Check them out at one of the following links: https://wish.org/ https://wish.org/messages-of-hope https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=make-a-wish https://twitter.com/MakeAWish htt...
Expecting a Burp and Vomting on the Floor
April 12, 2020 04:00 - 38 minutes - 48.3 MBOn this episode we learn what exactly is going on when you puke, why some people really seem to enjoy puking, and how puking can make you a super star. * WARNING* This episode contains discussion of Bulimia and other eating disorders. If you or anyone you know is suffering from such a condition, please contact one of the various organizations below. They can help you. For a full list of eating disorder help networks, visit Bulimia.com - https://www.bulimia.com/topics/bulimia-ho...
Grandma
April 05, 2020 04:00 - 36 minutes - 42.9 MBOn this weeks episode we learn about the role of grannies in folklore, learn that being a eccentric old woman in the past really sucked, and finally cover the story of a modern fairy tale witch. Musical Credits: Dreams Become Real by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3678-dreams-become-real License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Dark Walk by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3612-dark-walk License: http://creativecom...
A Minipig Wearing a Tiny Raincoat and Booties
April 03, 2020 13:18 - 32 minutes - 41.7 MBOn the first episode of this podcast we delve into the world of pig breeding and discover an archaic form of surgery from our past that might have a big impact on our future. Art Credit: Eric Franer Link: ericfraner.com Music Credits: Frogs Legs Rag by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5761-frogs-legs-rag License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Study And Relax by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5764-st...
A Minipig wearing a Tiny Raincoat and Booties
March 29, 2020 04:00 - 32 minutes - 41.6 MBOn this episode I delve into the world of pig breeding and discover a strange type of surgery from the past that might have a big impact on our future. Note, this episode was originally recorded in 2018, so some of the information might be out of date. Musical Credits: Sonatina in C Minor by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4393-sonatina-in-c-minor License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Master Disorder by Kevin MacLeod Link: https:...