<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><rss xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" version="2.0"><channel><title>Desperate Mothers</title><description>What are those desperate mothers up to this week?! &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuDkezZYkM75076aa-ZpFOA?sub_confirmation=1"&gt;Subscribe and find out!&lt;/a&gt;</description><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)</managingEditor><pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2024 19:28:13 -0800</pubDate><generator>Blogger http://www.blogger.com</generator><openSearch:totalResults xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/">109</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/">1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/">25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><link>http://www.desperatemothers.net/</link><language>en-us</language><itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit><copyright>All content protected. 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Serving up the type of wisdom only available on the interwebs and busy bus station men's rooms. </itunes:subtitle><itunes:category text="TV &amp; Film"/><itunes:author>CJ Watson</itunes:author><itunes:owner><itunes:email>noreply@blogger.com</itunes:email><itunes:name>CJ Watson</itunes:name></itunes:owner><item><title>Pengranha coming soon.</title><link>http://www.desperatemothers.net/2024/03/pengranha-coming-soon.html</link><pubDate>Mon, 4 Mar 2024 21:33:00 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627940586129893148.post-3703302449187037173</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;Support the upcoming graphic novel by purchasing a shirt today!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pengranha-Penguin-Piranha-Premium-T-Shirt/dp/B0C3J92L4F/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2TJA61NTC8TRI&amp;amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.LYS41darKp2tIsd8yg7SGi8NilRvxDQDqK0Mq0DsJpCJpy0HEuUsL4LkVmxymZIx.224cFaWkPJi42qPQZCfE_644DJTkoHiWATJpR0AzZtY&amp;amp;dib_tag=se&amp;amp;keywords=pengranha&amp;amp;qid=1709616447&amp;amp;sprefix=pengranha%252Caps%252C243&amp;amp;sr=8-2&amp;amp;customId=B07536XX75&amp;amp;customizationToken=MC_Assembly_1%2523B07536XX75&amp;amp;th=1&amp;amp;_encoding=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=demonet-20&amp;amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;amp;linkId=2a03697f43b94ebbc853053a3a3ead91&amp;amp;camp=1789&amp;amp;creative=9325" target="_blank"&gt;Pengranha shirt&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pengranha-Penguin-Piranha-Premium-T-Shirt/dp/B0C3J92L4F/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2TJA61NTC8TRI&amp;amp;amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.LYS41darKp2tIsd8yg7SGi8NilRvxDQDqK0Mq0DsJpCJpy0HEuUsL4LkVmxymZIx.224cFaWkPJi42qPQZCfE_644DJTkoHiWATJpR0AzZtY&amp;amp;amp;dib_tag=se&amp;amp;amp;keywords=pengranha&amp;amp;amp;qid=1709616447&amp;amp;amp;sprefix=pengranha%252Caps%252C243&amp;amp;amp;sr=8-2&amp;amp;amp;customId=B07536XX75&amp;amp;amp;customizationToken=MC_Assembly_1%2523B07536XX75&amp;amp;amp;th=1&amp;amp;_encoding=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=demonet-20&amp;amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;amp;linkId=2a03697f43b94ebbc853053a3a3ead91&amp;amp;camp=1789&amp;amp;creative=9325" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="679" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnBYaKUN_pgC64PL5aYzO67L33iMM-GxQGWLC8VGwMeEmU_dXu9kDGUHar5OhGKkmBiXQ1eWEpRTd_4VbcaoT9D-L91l0sCyhPAPEfLxv8KqlbAW4xdgvuY2wj0u3W1N4iVN_xeJ_8usA-VFSxPK4ieSuu3-aKsozAmWlK9yczHZ7Jpg46cn8b-5UakDE/s320/91IM87eeuCL._CLa_2140,2000_91uGvM+BcqL.png_0,0,2140,2000+0.0,0.0,2140.0,2000.0_AC_SX679_.jpg" width="283" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" height="72" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnBYaKUN_pgC64PL5aYzO67L33iMM-GxQGWLC8VGwMeEmU_dXu9kDGUHar5OhGKkmBiXQ1eWEpRTd_4VbcaoT9D-L91l0sCyhPAPEfLxv8KqlbAW4xdgvuY2wj0u3W1N4iVN_xeJ_8usA-VFSxPK4ieSuu3-aKsozAmWlK9yczHZ7Jpg46cn8b-5UakDE/s72-c/91IM87eeuCL._CLa_2140,2000_91uGvM+BcqL.png_0,0,2140,2000+0.0,0.0,2140.0,2000.0_AC_SX679_.jpg" width="72"/><author>noreply@blogger.com (CJ Watson)</author></item><item><title>The equipment we use to record our podcast, or, How to record a great sounding podcast for less than five hundred dollars!</title><link>http://www.desperatemothers.net/2022/07/the-equipment-we-use-to-record-our.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2022 10:33:00 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627940586129893148.post-1150956547843481003</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Want to record a great sounding podcast but don't want to spend hundreds of dollars on microphones, boom arms, and expensive multi track recorders?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Of course!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Don't fall for expensive affiliate links or influencers trying to sell you on their sponsors!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rode mics are great but you don't need them!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Podcast studios are unnecessary!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You don't need to soundproof your house!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This is a list of the podcast gear we've been using for years! And it is very affordable! If you want to upgrade after you start getting those sick download numbers go ahead! But why blow through your cash before your pod is making money?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;The Recorder &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We started with the big Zoom R16 then progressed to the H6n but Zoom has come up with a better, cheaper recorder perfect for podcasts and we love it! This comes in at just under 200 dollars.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIYCil5zUB_nfHZZIi93R6lE_95VxD6BgMlLwRT7fOc1zRd0cFvHrMtA3NR7Da13rp2M3QBddO4xBHAkszI_C1BbR4hImzdk4LQvsVW1VTNcqusWr-BXpFRPC39cTel_J4IlqnBrPyT3yyhEX4eFIHruVv2z2gItXP4xlqDI4ly2YLdHS7ahFv_xxa/s679/8117KIrSWJL._AC_SY679_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="485" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIYCil5zUB_nfHZZIi93R6lE_95VxD6BgMlLwRT7fOc1zRd0cFvHrMtA3NR7Da13rp2M3QBddO4xBHAkszI_C1BbR4hImzdk4LQvsVW1VTNcqusWr-BXpFRPC39cTel_J4IlqnBrPyT3yyhEX4eFIHruVv2z2gItXP4xlqDI4ly2YLdHS7ahFv_xxa/s320/8117KIrSWJL._AC_SY679_.jpg" width="229" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=d5pr8-20&amp;amp;language=en_US&amp;amp;l=li2&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;a=B08F8HL7T7" style="border: medium none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;The Microphones&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: left;"&gt;These dynamic microphones from Shure are designed for speaking.They have a short area of pickup in front of them and really help reduce ambient room noise. Condenser mics pickup the entire room, but dynamic mics pick up just what is a couple feet in front of them. Pick up four of them for under 200 dollars - less than the price of one Rode mic!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM-B8L_TUrCCRU32XJwWmgQxLZSoVquwEobugKEQXVIQvBOMQgKi8N8i0P4UBzlP7aGhz_-i5zu6dKHN1LsJwPayS73FlnnMK9mcDzwI5RXr5tX5UtVwz4wRelNVoPkY120F8fc9x8RK3VZqvEcYYbAauZgQyYtZZ1pJQSAiBj3wY_cHVnPjzkqqIi/s300/71WLSp2LoVL.__AC_SX300_SY300_QL70_FMwebp_.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="100" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM-B8L_TUrCCRU32XJwWmgQxLZSoVquwEobugKEQXVIQvBOMQgKi8N8i0P4UBzlP7aGhz_-i5zu6dKHN1LsJwPayS73FlnnMK9mcDzwI5RXr5tX5UtVwz4wRelNVoPkY120F8fc9x8RK3VZqvEcYYbAauZgQyYtZZ1pJQSAiBj3wY_cHVnPjzkqqIi/s1600/71WLSp2LoVL.__AC_SX300_SY300_QL70_FMwebp_.webp" width="100" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=d5pr8-20&amp;amp;language=en_US&amp;amp;l=li2&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;a=B0002D0HY4" style="border: medium none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;Windscreens&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;Put these on your mics to cut down on some of that heavy breathing!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPQKVQjk2lhV0mXRYmxgfGDjh5vLZERxzPL7ihrNT2fIjs3MKfrDq5Ew3jyT4ktaLdLw8nV00yxZ3Cnd_vcWjcYrpkZcj40sehJDdQ_mAU0WsZgohb8xijMDISnmXTuRUWEMjAoD0MZN-Xwvvqvh3L5THxDausP9eO7vc3f-u83HKtTbKo1jAeKjKk/s679/81I+DRyeavL._AC_SX679_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" data-original-height="542" data-original-width="679" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPQKVQjk2lhV0mXRYmxgfGDjh5vLZERxzPL7ihrNT2fIjs3MKfrDq5Ew3jyT4ktaLdLw8nV00yxZ3Cnd_vcWjcYrpkZcj40sehJDdQ_mAU0WsZgohb8xijMDISnmXTuRUWEMjAoD0MZN-Xwvvqvh3L5THxDausP9eO7vc3f-u83HKtTbKo1jAeKjKk/s320/81I+DRyeavL._AC_SX679_.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=d5pr8-20&amp;amp;language=en_US&amp;amp;l=li2&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;a=B07N82PRMC" style="border: medium none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;The XLR Cables&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: left;"&gt;No need to buy expensive microphone cables - if the solder points are done correctly by the factory they all sound the same. Here are some cheap ones (yes, we use these, too!). Buy at least four of these (but we have more because sometimes they break and it is nice to have spares).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQg2UG2aRBMozj_EGR2z7c4MmmO01v_aDYz6YpdcZB3VFF9HNIAXExMC-Qb0fYFUCsWA8Qg2SUbQXIt8Mi6aGHBKED82REgb8YKdyp_6yuFJ7OMYBlc8YVmi9SnprplcLyd3aPNmDhbTSY_odgdVTUVlsoRPyIujSzwTCwW3PPa_h4gHqeWjHeGUt/s679/81ylAAz6O6L._AC_SX679_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" data-original-height="506" data-original-width="679" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQg2UG2aRBMozj_EGR2z7c4MmmO01v_aDYz6YpdcZB3VFF9HNIAXExMC-Qb0fYFUCsWA8Qg2SUbQXIt8Mi6aGHBKED82REgb8YKdyp_6yuFJ7OMYBlc8YVmi9SnprplcLyd3aPNmDhbTSY_odgdVTUVlsoRPyIujSzwTCwW3PPa_h4gHqeWjHeGUt/s320/81ylAAz6O6L._AC_SX679_.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=d5pr8-20&amp;amp;language=en_US&amp;amp;l=li2&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;a=B01JNLTTKS" style="border: medium none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;The Stands&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: left;"&gt;We've used all sorts of stands, boom arms, and fancy desk mount scissor arms but nothing beats the plain old desktop stand. And guests fidget with these stands less than all the others combined.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnADa6tnKJIEzxw2m0g9vuMosyUwrsOpNuAxmFNuEYDR5Wc4NKE7HPK5QVpVqdC1H_VCeSbURPQTpzB8bk_MlHuOnJAw73j7raSULFN0ZysjMsUeb_F_jAQVln6d-VYRSqIfsTRoHOanT2K7mGl6k6v6ONl2xkoRDwovKayVRDsScLwgA1WMEvULsn/s300/71SxEHoJRwL.__AC_SX300_SY300_QL70_FMwebp_.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="144" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnADa6tnKJIEzxw2m0g9vuMosyUwrsOpNuAxmFNuEYDR5Wc4NKE7HPK5QVpVqdC1H_VCeSbURPQTpzB8bk_MlHuOnJAw73j7raSULFN0ZysjMsUeb_F_jAQVln6d-VYRSqIfsTRoHOanT2K7mGl6k6v6ONl2xkoRDwovKayVRDsScLwgA1WMEvULsn/s1600/71SxEHoJRwL.__AC_SX300_SY300_QL70_FMwebp_.webp" width="144" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=d5pr8-20&amp;amp;language=en_US&amp;amp;l=li2&amp;amp;o=1&amp;amp;a=B0002M3OVI" style="border: medium none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;

Software&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Get &lt;a href="https://www.audacityteam.org/download/windows/" target="_blank"&gt;Audacity&lt;/a&gt;. It's free and easy to use. Install the Lame codec so you can export mp3 and you are done!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;Hosting&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Try &lt;a href="http://Anchor.fm"&gt;Anchor.fm&lt;/a&gt; because it is free, too! If you start making those killer true crime dollars then upgrade to something like &lt;a href="http://www.libsyn.com" target="_blank"&gt;Libsyn &lt;/a&gt;or &lt;a href="https://www.pinecast.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Pinecast &lt;/a&gt;but until then keep it simple, silly!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="hs-body-level-container blogger" strategyname="Blogger"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" height="72" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIYCil5zUB_nfHZZIi93R6lE_95VxD6BgMlLwRT7fOc1zRd0cFvHrMtA3NR7Da13rp2M3QBddO4xBHAkszI_C1BbR4hImzdk4LQvsVW1VTNcqusWr-BXpFRPC39cTel_J4IlqnBrPyT3yyhEX4eFIHruVv2z2gItXP4xlqDI4ly2YLdHS7ahFv_xxa/s72-c/8117KIrSWJL._AC_SY679_.jpg" width="72"/><author>noreply@blogger.com (CJ Watson)</author></item><item><title>Non-Christmas Christmas Movies</title><link>http://www.desperatemothers.net/2020/12/non-christmas-christmas-movies.html</link><category>behind the scenes</category><category>comedy</category><category>puppets</category><category>vampires</category><pubDate>Mon, 7 Dec 2020 15:14:00 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627940586129893148.post-5941074218215757453</guid><description>&lt;iframe style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/17102087/height/75/theme/legacy/thumbnail/no/menu//direction/forward/tdest_id/217674/" height="75" width="100%" scrolling="no"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;CJ and Sarah talk about their favorite Christmas movies, traditions, and drinks. Also, Die Hard.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/17102087/tdest_id/217674"&gt;Check out this episode!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><author>noreply@blogger.com (CJ Watson)</author></item><item><title>098 - twas the pod before the 'ween</title><link>http://www.desperatemothers.net/2020/10/098-twas-pod-before-ween.html</link><category>behind the scenes</category><category>comedy</category><category>puppets</category><category>vampires</category><pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2020 23:36:00 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627940586129893148.post-4787502884902282038</guid><description>&lt;iframe style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/16633490/height/75/theme/legacy/thumbnail/no/menu//direction/forward/tdest_id/217674/" height="75" width="100%" scrolling="no"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;CJ and Sarah prepare to celebrate Halloween 2020.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/16633490/tdest_id/217674"&gt;Check out this episode!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><author>noreply@blogger.com (CJ Watson)</author></item><item><title>097 - Chadwick Boseman and Hollywood Integrity</title><link>http://www.desperatemothers.net/2020/09/097-chadwick-boseman-and-hollywood.html</link><category>behind the scenes</category><category>comedy</category><category>puppets</category><category>vampires</category><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2020 14:25:00 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627940586129893148.post-1938517994492415162</guid><description>&lt;iframe style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/16167731/height/75/theme/legacy/thumbnail/no/menu//direction/forward/tdest_id/217674/" height="75" width="100%" scrolling="no"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Discussing the loss of the Black Panther star and the question of integrity in Hollywood. Would he have been given the opportunity to play such a huge role if the public had known about his diagnosis, and should that matter?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/16167731/tdest_id/217674"&gt;Check out this episode!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><author>noreply@blogger.com (CJ Watson)</author></item><item><title>Elf on the Shelf in a Blender!</title><link>http://www.desperatemothers.net/2019/12/elf-on-shelf-in-blender.html</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2019 08:47:00 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627940586129893148.post-4695558388749339611</guid><description>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;
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It's that time of year again when Santa's little spy invades your home and disrupts your privacy! Why?! Well if you are sick of that elf showing up everywhere - IHOP, really?! - then check out one of our favorite videos.&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://youtu.be/EYzLwA65Dhc" target="_blank"&gt;Elf on the Shelf in a Blender!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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That nosy little elf on the shelf finally gets what he deserves!</description><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" height="72" url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/EYzLwA65Dhc/default.jpg" width="72"/><author>noreply@blogger.com (CJ Watson)</author></item><item><title>096 - The Year of Living Disappointedly</title><link>http://www.desperatemothers.net/2019/07/096-year-of-living-disappointedly.html</link><category>behind the scenes</category><category>comedy</category><category>puppets</category><category>vampires</category><pubDate>Sun, 7 Jul 2019 12:23:00 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627940586129893148.post-7907835092348544574</guid><description>&lt;iframe style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/10431251/height/75/theme/legacy/thumbnail/no/menu//direction/forward/tdest_id/217674/" height="75" width="100%" scrolling="no"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;CJ and Craig spoil the year's best finales while they test out their live stream setup on YouTube. If you loved the finales to some of these great titles you won't want to listen to this episode.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;You have been warned.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="http://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/10431251/tdest_id/217674"&gt;Check out this episode!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><author>noreply@blogger.com (CJ Watson)</author></item><item><title>095 - Podcast Like Nobody's Listening</title><link>http://www.desperatemothers.net/2018/10/095-podcast-like-nobodys-listening.html</link><category>behind the scenes</category><category>comedy</category><category>puppets</category><category>vampires</category><pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2018 13:43:00 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627940586129893148.post-4087687459518690404</guid><description>&lt;iframe style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/7330964/height/75/theme/legacy/autonext/no/autoplay/no/thumbnail/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/menu/no/direction/forward/tdest_id/217674/" height="75" width="100%" scrolling="no"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Attending Los Angeles Comic Con and character inspired clothing, crossplaying suggestions for Jack, Los Angeles Comic Con, hours and after parties, line management and attending panels, our most popular podcast subjects, nerdbait controversies and subjects, nerdbaiting, supporting cosplayers and content creators, Twitch and Twitch Prime care of Amazon, the mad orange man himself is one of our most popular subjects, not winning the presidency two consecutive terms in a row, Trump and Kanye versus the 13th ammendment, nicknaming the name-caller-in-chief, discussing Gitmo, Stan Lee's longevity, vip upgrades, Craig "Big Poppa" Chenoweth and his new streaming channel Into the Derbyverse, www.intothederbyverse.com, interesting things this week, puppert news, The Los Angeles Guild of Puppetry, The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell. Please like, subscribe, and comment below!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="http://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/7330964/tdest_id/217674"&gt;Check out this episode!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><author>noreply@blogger.com (CJ Watson)</author></item><item><title>094 - Breaks, Purges, Kitchens, and Cocktails</title><link>http://www.desperatemothers.net/2018/08/094-breaks-purges-kitchens-and-cocktails.html</link><category>behind the scenes</category><category>comedy</category><category>puppets</category><category>vampires</category><pubDate>Wed, 1 Aug 2018 21:45:00 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627940586129893148.post-5959766897838708761</guid><description>&lt;iframe style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/6879577/height/75/width/200/theme/legacy/autonext/no/autoplay/no/thumbnail/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/menu/no/direction/forward/tdest_id/217674/" height="75" width="200" scrolling="no"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;CJ and Jack are back from our summer break and discuss upcoming episodes. Subscribers please comment and vote for the name of the upcoming cooking show on the Desperate Mothers. Will it be Cook Stupid, CJ's Crazy Kitchen, or Chronic Kitchen? The taco juice video that started a blender cocktail binge. Upcoming nugget series of videos. We also wax whimsically about the poor timing of our video releases. Will Stan Lee be at LA Comic Con this year? Ant Man &amp;amp; Wasp Infinity War spoiler! Comment below!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="http://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/6879577/tdest_id/217674"&gt;Check out this episode!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><author>noreply@blogger.com (CJ Watson)</author></item><item><title>093 - Infinity Spoilers</title><link>http://www.desperatemothers.net/2018/05/093-infinity-spoilers.html</link><category>behind the scenes</category><category>comedy</category><category>puppets</category><category>vampires</category><pubDate>Tue, 8 May 2018 16:33:00 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627940586129893148.post-5337356071730115472</guid><description>&lt;iframe style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/6571775/height/75/width/200/theme/legacy/autonext/no/autoplay/no/thumbnail/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/menu/no/direction/forward/tdest_id/217674/" height="75" width="200" scrolling="no"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Spoiling Marvel's Avengers Infinity War. Nerdgasms galore! X-Men's status in the MCU is discussed. How can the Marvel Cinematic Universe be put back together again? After the credit spoilers. The biggest opening weekend of all time. Bemoaning the lack of cosplayers at the local movie opening. Thanos the Eco-Terrorist. More mumbo jumbo. Subscribe to us today. Leave comments and ratings using your favorite podcast app.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="http://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/6571775/tdest_id/217674"&gt;Check out this episode!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><author>noreply@blogger.com (CJ Watson)</author></item><item><title>092 - Stealing Stan Lee's Blood</title><link>http://www.desperatemothers.net/2018/05/092-stealing-stan-lees-blood.html</link><category>behind the scenes</category><category>comedy</category><category>puppets</category><category>vampires</category><pubDate>Tue, 1 May 2018 18:14:00 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627940586129893148.post-8616918988809674280</guid><description>&lt;iframe style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/6545979/height/75/width/200/theme/legacy/autonext/no/autoplay/no/thumbnail/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/menu/no/direction/forward/tdest_id/217674/" height="75" width="200" scrolling="no"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Is Stan Lee being abused by his handlers? Who is profiting off the living legend? Did someone steal Stan Lee's blood and use it to sign comic books? The Talent's Twitch channel is Ketchin_Games subscribe now! Jack berates CJ for doing RPGs wrong. No spoilers for Marvel’s Avengers Infinity War!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="http://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/6545979/tdest_id/217674"&gt;Check out this episode!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><author>noreply@blogger.com (CJ Watson)</author></item><item><title>091 - What Should Have Blend</title><link>http://www.desperatemothers.net/2018/03/091-what-should-have-blend.html</link><category>behind the scenes</category><category>comedy</category><category>puppets</category><category>vampires</category><pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2018 21:49:00 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627940586129893148.post-6878213608160683314</guid><description>&lt;iframe style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/6416861/height/75/width/200/theme/legacy/autonext/no/autoplay/no/thumbnail/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/menu/no/direction/forward/tdest_id/217674/" height="75" width="200" scrolling="no"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;CJ and Jack talk about the final cut of That Blender Guy porg video, key characteristics, editing down the footage to a final short video, CJ's car will turn 21 and be allowed to drink legally, convention loop reels, attention grabbers, Tomb Raider, future episode ideas, DC movie openings and disappointing dark and gray climactic battles, Superman's air sac, fist fights at terminal velocity, Black Panther movie, Wakandan Americans, magic mumbo jumbo defying the laws of physics, porg part deux, pop up video ideas and porg revisions.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="http://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/6416861/tdest_id/217674"&gt;Check out this episode!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><author>noreply@blogger.com (CJ Watson)</author></item><item><title>90 - Foibles, Faux Pas, and Porgs</title><link>http://www.desperatemothers.net/2018/03/90-foibles-faux-pas-and-porgs.html</link><category>behind the scenes</category><category>comedy</category><category>puppets</category><category>vampires</category><pubDate>Fri, 9 Mar 2018 15:03:00 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627940586129893148.post-2650010487121362254</guid><description>&lt;iframe style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/6349572/height/75/width/200/theme/legacy/autonext/no/autoplay/no/thumbnail/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/menu/no/direction/forward/tdest_id/217674/" height="75" width="200" scrolling="no"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Mothers miss Emerald City Comic Con, and upcoming plans to attend the event. Cj Discusses the errors, foibles and faux pas of shooting That Blender Guy with a Star Wars porg. Purchasing safety gear purchased from Harbor Freight. The potential of using vertical video on youtube. They also consider publishing the outtakes and a blooper reel. The cost of advertising on the internet and the merits of attending comic conventions. Live streaming upcoming pods on YouTube. Wondercon tickets selling out. Attending San Diego International Comic-Con for the atmosphere. Subscribe to us on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, and YouTube. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. #theDesperateMothers @thedesperatemothers @cjwatson&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="http://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/6349572/tdest_id/217674"&gt;Check out this episode!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><author>noreply@blogger.com (CJ Watson)</author></item><item><title>088 - Flat Track Roller Derby and the Convention Experience</title><link>http://www.desperatemothers.net/2018/02/088-flat-track-roller-derby-and.html</link><category>behind the scenes</category><category>comedy</category><category>puppets</category><category>vampires</category><pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2018 01:58:00 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627940586129893148.post-804087265925672325</guid><description>&lt;iframe style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/6271757/height/75/width/200/theme/legacy/autonext/no/autoplay/no/thumbnail/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/menu/no/direction/forward/tdest_id/217674/" height="75" width="200" scrolling="no"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Flat Track Roller Derby and the resurgence of the full contact sport with Craig Chenowith, WFTDA, upcoming season of the local roller derby league, photographers Chuck Gay, Mike Weiss, Tristan King, roller derby photography, community involvement, the roller derby season starts this week, #NoBeerForCJ, comment below, porg ideas, cease and desist letters, why CJ is not allowed to have a PayPal account, Disney annual pass prices increase, SDCC prices, outlaw con-goer, Long Beach Comic Expo, alternate comic conventions, anime expo, Gallifrey One convention, Strategic Con, Stan Lee's LA Comic Con, personalities signing autographs, The Stan Lee Experience, CJ's Truly Authentic and Trustworthy Comic Grading Company, the 30 second pause, Dashiki denied, cultural appropriation, movies that have fallen out of favor, montages are a must for modern movies, this week's homework assignment is to watch the new Marvel Black Panther movie. Click like, subscribe, leave a comment, and hop on!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="http://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/6271757/tdest_id/217674"&gt;Check out this episode!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><author>noreply@blogger.com (CJ Watson)</author></item><item><title>088 - That Blender Guy</title><link>http://www.desperatemothers.net/2018/02/088-that-blender-guy.html</link><category>behind the scenes</category><category>comedy</category><category>puppets</category><category>vampires</category><pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2018 22:54:00 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627940586129893148.post-7550770123169280495</guid><description>&lt;iframe style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/6254661/height/75/width/200/theme/legacy/autonext/no/autoplay/no/thumbnail/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/menu/no/direction/forward/tdest_id/217674/" height="75" width="200" scrolling="no"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;YouTube channel. Unfounded dislike of Star Wars porgs. Porg traumatic stress syndrome. Planned video shoots that may not make it to our channel. Planned future podcast guests. Crickets. Yngwie Malmsteen show in Beverly Hills. Peepshow Menagerie and the Fais Do Do Club. Cherry Potter and the Wizards of Burlesque. Magic Castle. Bree Larson in the new Captain Marvel movie takes the Marvel Cinematic Universe into unchartered territory. Leave a comment and don't forget to subscribe!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="http://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/6254661/tdest_id/217674"&gt;Check out this episode!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><author>noreply@blogger.com (CJ Watson)</author></item><item><title/><link>http://www.desperatemothers.net/2018/01/blog-post.html</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2018 14:13:00 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627940586129893148.post-7154507356368140254</guid><description>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;
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CJ, Matt, and Sammie spoil Star Wars The Last Jedi. You have been warned. Part two of our Christmas podcast continues with out casual fan review of Star Wars The Last Jedi. What we like, what we didn't like, and what we think is going to happen next. Fan theories may be included in this episode.&lt;br /&gt;
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</description><author>noreply@blogger.com (CJ Watson)</author></item><item><title>086 - Christmas Porgs!</title><link>http://www.desperatemothers.net/2017/12/086-christmas-porgs.html</link><category>behind the scenes</category><category>comedy</category><category>puppets</category><category>vampires</category><pubDate>Tue, 26 Dec 2017 15:50:00 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627940586129893148.post-2381627775123703426</guid><description>&lt;iframe style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/6091167/height/75/width/200/theme/legacy/autonext/no/autoplay/no/thumbnail/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/menu/no/direction/forward/tdest_id/217674/" height="75" width="200" scrolling="no"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;It's Christmas time in the Womb and the Mothers talk about porgs, Star Wars, Space X, and the most inappropriate Kylo Ren toy they found. This episode stays away from The Last Jedi spoilers.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="http://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/6091167/tdest_id/217674"&gt;Check out this episode!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><author>noreply@blogger.com (CJ Watson)</author></item><item><title>085 - Porgs and Cons</title><link>http://www.desperatemothers.net/2017/11/085-porgs-and-cons.html</link><category>behind the scenes</category><category>comedy</category><category>puppets</category><category>vampires</category><pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2017 12:26:00 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627940586129893148.post-2061242482521736343</guid><description>&lt;iframe style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5933019/height/75/width/200/theme/legacy/autonext/no/autoplay/no/thumbnail/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/menu/no/direction/forward/tdest_id/217674/" height="75" width="200" scrolling="no"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;CJ and Jack talk about upcoming convention plans, meeting Stan Lee and Nichelle Nichols, Star Was The Last Jedi, penguins, porg, and evil beachballs, Star Was licensing and merchandise, the Endor compromise, gerrymandering, citizen journalists, bad presidents, and upcoming streams.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="http://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/5933019/tdest_id/217674"&gt;Check out this episode!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><author>noreply@blogger.com (CJ Watson)</author></item><item><title>084 - Fracking K'un-Lun</title><link>http://www.desperatemothers.net/2017/09/084-fracking-kun-lun.html</link><category>behind the scenes</category><category>comedy</category><category>puppets</category><category>vampires</category><pubDate>Fri, 22 Sep 2017 20:52:00 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627940586129893148.post-518167319628906825</guid><description>&lt;div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"&gt;
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Go to our website to find our shirts on Amazon, search for Desperate Mothers, merch for sale, we have the best podcast in the world, Marvel's Defenders, Twinkies limited edition flavors, the price of shopping at Walmart, Pumpkin Spice Twinkie review, the podcast would be more popular if we talked about Jacques Cousteau, Inhumans on Imax, Mighty Marvel Marketing Machine, creating a buzz, why The Inhumans doesn't work, where in the world is Wakanda? Wonder Twins should be in the DCU, recasting original characters to change their color, nerd caste system, the Cult of Who, leave a review on iTunes, Star Trek discussion regarding Voyager, Luke Cage on Netflix reviewed, Iron Fist featured thematic whining, Jessica Jones is not bullet proof, fracking K'un Lun, the Defenders series is rated, Star Wars penguins, killer robots, ai and our imminenet demise, hatchimals, getting Stan Lee's autograph.&lt;br /&gt;
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</description><author>noreply@blogger.com (CJ Watson)</author></item><item><title>083 - Preparing the Defenders</title><link>http://www.desperatemothers.net/2017/09/083-preparing-defenders.html</link><category>behind the scenes</category><category>comedy</category><category>puppets</category><category>vampires</category><pubDate>Fri, 1 Sep 2017 15:22:00 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627940586129893148.post-5991771200951471418</guid><description>&lt;iframe style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5699969/height/75/width/200/theme/legacy/autonext/no/autoplay/no/thumbnail/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/menu/no/direction/forward/tdest_id/217674/" height="75" width="200" scrolling="no"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Closing out the summer, CJ and Jack speculate about upcoming series and comic based movies. Also, some meandering conversation. Very little about President Trump, even less about Game of Thrones. Mostly about Wonder Woman. You were warned.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="http://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/5699969/tdest_id/217674"&gt;Check out this episode!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><author>noreply@blogger.com (CJ Watson)</author></item><item><title>082  - We Shall Call Her... GG!</title><link>http://www.desperatemothers.net/2017/06/082-we-shall-call-her-gg.html</link><category>behind the scenes</category><category>comedy</category><category>puppets</category><category>vampires</category><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2017 20:31:00 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627940586129893148.post-875868783253194791</guid><description>&lt;iframe style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5446657/height/75/width/200/theme/legacy/autonext/no/autoplay/no/thumbnail/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/menu/no/direction/forward/tdest_id/217674/" height="75" width="200" scrolling="no"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sorry, we just saw Wonder Woman! A long discourse about comic based movies and shows that are in production (and some that should be)! Digitally unaged actors, the Digital Fountain of Youth, perpetual actors, actors chemistry, DC Comics only studio making female movies, Wonder Woman can't go home again, we shall call her... GG! Wonder Woman's workout regimen, Super Friends should be a movie, Captain Marvel and the Kree race in the MCU, Old Man Logan movie was just an attempt to bow out of the X-Men, the Defenders may likely sit around and drink coffee ala The Tick, suggesting upcoming movies featuring strong female leads, problems with Power Man, Hulk and Thor battle over a movie title, Hela is a strong female villain, a bat turns into a vulture, CJ and Jack attempt to read through the Upright Citizens Brigade Comedy Improvisation Manual so buy the book and follow along - next UCB book update will be included in description.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="http://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/5446657/tdest_id/217674"&gt;Check out this episode!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><author>noreply@blogger.com (CJ Watson)</author></item><item><title>081 - Clam Jamming Wonder Woman &amp; The BS Mine on Uranus</title><link>http://www.desperatemothers.net/2017/05/081-clam-jamming-wonder-woman-bs-mine.html</link><category>behind the scenes</category><category>comedy</category><category>puppets</category><category>vampires</category><pubDate>Sun, 7 May 2017 22:54:00 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627940586129893148.post-2212201439390456676</guid><description>&lt;iframe style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5336029/height/75/width/200/theme/legacy/autonext/no/autoplay/no/thumbnail/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/menu/no/direction/forward/tdest_id/217674/" height="75" width="200" scrolling="no"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;An orgy of comic book talk, Armchair Wire-Fu, Jack and CJ argue about the integrity of comic book continuity and the DCU &amp;amp; MCU movies, Entertainment business, CJ attending The Groundlings School, joining the president's exclusive access club, crowdfunding adult movies, dry humping in burkas, Guardians of the Galaxy, Inhumans and Thunderbolts, Bucky in the Captain America comic books versus the Winter Soldier in the Cap MCU, Spidey as Tony's pawn, vibranium and the laws of physics, vibranium catching, the Hollywood writers' bullshit mine on Uranus, DCU giving up advertising space to GoG, clam jamming Wonder Woman, Ghost In the Shell discussion - how the live action movie venerated and let down the original anime, the success of Batman V Superman, a billion dollar success, Scarlett Johansson sets the bar and can Gal Gadot meet it?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="http://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/5336029/tdest_id/217674"&gt;Check out this episode!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><author>noreply@blogger.com (CJ Watson)</author></item><item><title>080 - Casting the Gwen Stacy Trilogy </title><link>http://www.desperatemothers.net/2017/05/080-casting-gwen-stacy-trilogy.html</link><category>behind the scenes</category><category>comedy</category><category>puppets</category><category>vampires</category><pubDate>Mon, 1 May 2017 17:43:00 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627940586129893148.post-5530653092248003202</guid><description>&lt;iframe style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5317958/height/75/width/200/theme/legacy/autonext/no/autoplay/no/thumbnail/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/menu/no/direction/forward/tdest_id/217674/" height="75" width="200" scrolling="no"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Adam, CJ, and Jack discuss Marvel movies, dangerous drone games, streaming services and transparency in subscriber counts as well as casting the Gwen Stacy Trilogy.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="http://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/5317958/tdest_id/217674"&gt;Check out this episode!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><author>noreply@blogger.com (CJ Watson)</author></item></channel></rss>