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Sewers of Paris: It's F*cking Tough to be Reasonable (Ep. 274 - Carlos Maza/Suikoden 2)

For this week’s episode, we’re diving into the Sewers of Paris archive to revisit a chat with the wonderful Carlos Maza. You may know Carlos from the brilliant videos he’s produced, analyzing...

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Cozy Pants 51: Pavaratti's Provolone

We're back with another Cozy Pants podcast! This week we're diving into the sexy lore of Disney's Slue-Foot Sue (but not too deep, because we don't want to die in the vacuum of space). We play a li...

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Sewers of Paris: Horror is a Comfort (Ep. 273 - classic horror/Lee Gambin)

My guest this week is Lee Gambin, who always knew he had a place in the world of cinema. An obsessive collector of VHS tapes as a kid, he grew up to host raucous film screenings and to write extens...

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Sewers of Paris: Magic Horses & Middle School (Ep. 272 - Fantasy novels/Hugh Ryan)

Hugh Ryan is a writer, researcher, speaker, and also the subject of a recent episode of The Sewers of Paris. You might remember a few weeks ago when my guest Michael mentioned Hugh’s book, When B...

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Cozy Pants 50: Horrible Pictures for Children

Well, I've completely misunderstood the difference between a beloved Agatha Christie mystery, a board game from the 80s, and a slapstick comedy starring Nathan Lane. But who can blame me? This week...

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Sewers of Paris: I Wanted to be a Rock Star (Ep. 270 - David Bowie/Scott Shoemaker)

My guest this week is Scott Shoemaker — you heard his partner Freddie on the show last month. Like Freddie, Scott’s great passion is live weird theater, such as his ongoing series where he play...

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Cozy Pants 49: Be the Way

Hello hello, we're living our fantasy on this week's Cozy Pants with a tiptoe through the classic fantasy film Willow. Surprise, it has a lot of problems! (And also a few very very good things, all...

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Sewers of Paris: I Embrace Being High-Strung (Ep. 269 - Jeopardy!/Louis Virtel)

You might’ve seen that the show Jeopardy just invited three of its greatest winners of all time to participate in a championship showdown this week. And I thought it would be a good time to dig b...

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Cozy Pants 48: Alistair Phlegmbottom

On this week's Cozy Pants podcast, we're tossing coins at The Witcher -- which we agree is better than Game of Thrones, at least at the end! It manages to make a fantasy world that feels surprising...

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Sewers of Paris: Becoming a Library Gay (Ep. 268 - Tales of the City/Michael)

What kind of gay are you, and how many different kinds have you been? My guest this week is Michael, a San Francisco library-gay wh...

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January Update: Hopeful New Year!

Hello friends! 

Well well well, looks like 2020 is actually happening. TBQH I wasn't sure we were actually going to go ahead with this whole "new year" thing, but it loo...

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Cozy Pants 47: The UpriXing

On this week's Cozy Pants podcast, we've got the HOT GOSSIP about Kathleen Turner in The Graduate. James indulges in some filthy speculation about holes, and we have a little classy literary talk a...

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Sewers of Paris: Feeling Like a Woman, Looking Like a Man (Ep. 267 - Josephine Baker/Shawntae Arnette)

My guest this week has had a lot of families — some good, some bad. Shawntae Arnette dreamed of being a performer all their life, after seeing a documentary about the famous dancer Josephine Bake...

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Cozy Pants 46: Don't Ape on my Parade

On this week's Cozy Pants podcast, we're spending some time with Marvel. James and I are catching up on some of the superhero movies we missed in theaters, and now a lot of the flying around and pe...

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Look at Everything You Helped Make Happen in 2019!

Hi friends!

Holy geez, what a year. And what an honor and a joy to be wrapping up 2019 with you! Thanks to your support here on Patreon, I've been able to produce dozens of e...

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Sewers of Paris: Excited and Terrified (Ep. 266 - Edward Gorey/Jordan Christianson)

Do clothes cover you up, or reveal who you really are? My guest this week is Jordan Christianson, a Seattle artist and designer who creates incredible one-off costumes for many of your favorite Dra...

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Cozy Pants 45: Friends, Lovers, and Cats

Cats. That is basically all that we discuss on this week's episode of Cozy Pants. We have seen the film, and our review is: I am apparently now a Cats gay. Yes yes yes, you've seen all the news abo...

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Sewers of Paris: On My Own (Ep. 265 - Willy Wonka/Gus Lanza)

My guest this week had to figure out a lot on his own. After dropping out of high school and moving across the country at the age of 15, Gus Lanza had no idea how to finish school, how to find a ca...

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Cozy Pants 44: Not Your Mother's Comic Book

On this week's Cozy Pants podcast, we're girding our loins for the new Star War while also casting our minds back to the absolutely BONKERS details of the prequels -- and also appreciating the very...

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Sewers of Paris: What You're Shown and What You Discover (Ep. 264 - Pink Flamingos/Freddy)

 

My guest this week has a single-minded determination when it comes to entertaining, parties, and filling everyone’s lives with joy. Freddy Molitch is a Seattle playwright and DJ who ...

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Cozy Pants 43: Cast Lizard, You Towel

On this week's Cozy Pants podcast, James shares his HOTTEST TAKE YET on the nearly 20-year-old Star Wars prequels, and we delight in the most recent wonderful guest stars of The Mandalorian. There'...

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A Writer's Job (Ep. 263 - Wicked/Gregory Maguire)

My guest this week is Gregory Maguire, author of the novel Wicked among many other works. Though I’m sure you’re familiar with his book and the Broadway musical adaptation, you may not known th...

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December Update: Jingle Those Bells Please

Hello friends! 

Well here we are in holiday season, a.k.a. the most RELAXING and STRESS-FREE time of the year. I hope you're able to find some comfort and joy however yo...

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Cozy Pants 42: She-EOs, He-EOs, and They-EOs

Hello hello hello! On this week's Cozy Pants podcast we reminisce about Thanksgiving turkeys, and the overabundance thereof. We've been watching more Mandalorian and have more ~opinions~ plus some ...

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Sewers of Paris: There's More of us Than I Thought (Ep. 262 - Tomb Raider/Jackie)

My guest this week is artist, animator, and globe-traveling adventurer Jackie Wu. He grew up in Hong Kong, play...

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The Weird Family (Ep. 261 - Conor/Calvin & Hobbes)

My guest this week is Conor Olmstead, a photographer and video producer, and also my co-adventurer in a Dungeons & Dragons campaign. In addition to being an accomplished nerd, Conor is also dee...

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Cozy Pants 41: The Nubile Hands of J. Alfred Prufrock

This week on the Cozy Pants, we're speculating about the royal family's fursonas, why one must never pass the jelly, and what could have possessed Eddie Furlong to release a christmas song. We also...

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The Cool Person I Could Be (Ep 260 - Pokemon/Cody Shipman)

My guest this week is my friend Cody Shipman, a graphic designer and artist here in Seattle whose work illustrates better than any I...

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Cozy Pants 40: Voulez-Vous Poulet Avec Moi

We're doing the French Mistake on the Cozy Pants podcast this week, with James' attention still fixed solidly on Les Miserables, and mine on the tattered shreds of my high school French classes. We...

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November Update: Thanks to You!

Hello friends! 

Okay, BRRRRR, how is it this cold already? We're solidly into indoor-weather these days, which means a lot more time for me to hunker down and write, rec...

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