Episodes

  • Track Your Ballots - Elections and Voting aren't perfect...

    Track Your Ballots - Elections and Voting aren't perfect...
    Nov 5 2024
    "Lost your ballot in the mail? You can still vote today! Check your ballot status on the MA website to ensure your voice is heard. Remember, just like IDIC from Star Trek, our differences make us stronger. 🌟🗳 #VoteEarly #ElectionDay #IDIC #StarTrek" https://www.vote.org/ballot-tracker-tools/ I Think This Is Great! with Clay N. Ferno is an interview podcast about people doing and being their best. We talk about compassionate work, working on teams, getting over hurdles and doing great things even when the chips are down. This is part productivity podcast and part interview show about fascinating people in my life. Welcome, and please let me know what you think is great!
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    3 mins
  • Marvel Unlimited Plus Kit 2024: Nova Figure and Limited Edition Comics

    Marvel Unlimited Plus Kit 2024: Nova Figure and Limited Edition Comics
    Jul 3 2024
    In this video, I unbox the 2024 Marvel Unlimited Plus kit, showcasing exclusive comics and collectibles. I highlight some favorite digital reads on Marvel Unlimited like Moon Knight, Wolverine, and Frank Miller's Daredevil. Exciting items include a Captain Marvel Dark Temple variant, Loki number one variant, and cool pins. I also share personal anecdotes about my comics and merchandise, discuss my favorite Flash series, and express my enthusiasm for the multiverse concept in comic adaptations. Join me for this unboxing and comic discussion! 00:00 Introduction and Marvel Unlimited Plus Overview 00:43 Unboxing the Marvel Unlimited Kit 01:56 Exploring the Marvel Comics 04:43 Mail Unboxing and G.I. Joe Discussion 06:48 The Flash TV Show Review 09:14 Final Thoughts and Farewell http://claynferno.substack.com http://ithinkthisisgreat.com http://claynferno.com http://www.instagram.com/claynferno http://facebook.com/claynferno http://twitter.com/claynferno https://www.threads.net/@claynferno https://www.tiktok.com/@claynferno http://www.leaguepodcast.com http://www.instagram.com/leaguepodcast http://facebook.com/leaguepodcast http://twitter.com/leaguepodcast https://www.threads.net/@leaguepodcast MarvelUnlimited ComicBookUnboxing MarvelComics ComicBooks DigitalComics Unboxing ComicBookReview Marvel MoonKnight Wolverine Daredevil Nova CaptainMarvel Loki FlashTVShow DCComics GIJoe Transformers SkyboundComics ratfink MarvelUnlimited, ComicBookUnboxing, MarvelComics, ComicBooks, DigitalComics, Unboxing, ComicBookReview, Marvel, MoonKnight, Wolverine, Daredevil, Nova, CaptainMarvel, Loki, FlashTVShow, DCComics, GIJoe, Transformers, SkyboundComics, RatFink, MarvelUnlimitedPlus I Think This Is Great! with Clay N. Ferno is an interview podcast about people doing and being their best. We talk about compassionate work, working on teams, getting over hurdles and doing great things even when the chips are down. This is part productivity podcast and part interview show about fascinating people in my life. Welcome, and please let me know what you think is great!

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    10 mins
  • Power of Nap

    Power of Nap
    Jan 14 2024
    I was 13 years old when English rockers The Godfathers released this song. Only two of the requirements were reached then. Just the "Birth" and the hated "School."

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    30 mins
  • Stub Stories - Trailer

    Stub Stories - Trailer
    Jan 9 2024
    Stub Stories - Trailer Coming soon, please subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Hey there, welcome to Stub Stories! Sylvia and Ricky are diving into the world of ticket stubs and the incredible stories they hold. Our podcast celebrates the whirlwind of diverse show experiences, from Adele to Blink 182. Trusty producers, Fabio and Clay, attempt to wrangle our conversations while hinting at some exciting giveaways in the works. We reminisce about concerts we adore, like Madonna and Blink 182, connecting deeply with the emotions these artists evoke. This podcast is personal—it's a chance for us to relive our music scene adventures and we're eager for you to share your own stories. From our street team days to planning live episodes, we're reigniting that passion for the music scene. Join us now at Stubstories.net (Stubstories.net), Spotify, and wherever you usually catch your podcasts. • https://www.facebook.com/stubstories • https://www.instagram.com/stubstories • https://www.tiktok.com/@stubstoriespod • https://www.youtube.com/@StubStories • https://open.spotify.com/show/4XNuzKnB8gcDyoGvV4YTho • https://anchor.fm/s/ef62be6c/podcast/rss • https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stubstories
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    11 mins
  • WeWork is Broken

    WeWork is Broken
    Dec 11 2023
    My girlfriend, Stacey, would be surprised (and delighted) to know that I was not responsible for breaking this particular coffee mug. She recently told me that she expects at least one thing to be broken while she goes away (which she does often). “Well, Fuck You!” I think I said (which I most certainly didn’t). Fair enough. I never started that punk band “Accident Prone” after drawing many anarchy “circle A” logos, complete with a charged-up punk with a broken leg braced up and in full leather. Let me tell you about my stage broken leg sometime. I guess I did end up in the ‘cast’ (more like a Moon Boot for an entire year, the closest I will ever be to an astronaut, too). Read More at: [https://claynferno.substack.com/p/wework-is-broken] I Think This Is Great! with Clay N. Ferno is an interview podcast about people doing and being their best. We talk about compassionate work, working on teams, getting over hurdles and doing great things even when the chips are down. This is part productivity podcast and part interview show about fascinating people in my life. Welcome, and please let me know what you think is great!`
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    12 mins
  • Identical Cousins presents WE ‘R’ ALL PEE-WEE - I Think This is Great! with Clay N. Ferno Special Edition with guests Emily Arkin and Bridget Duggan

    Identical Cousins presents WE ‘R’ ALL PEE-WEE - I Think This is Great! with Clay N. Ferno Special Edition with guests Emily Arkin and Bridget Duggan
    Nov 20 2023
    Subscribe whereever you get your podcasts! Including YouTube and Spotify! ithinkthisisgreat.com Identical Cousins presents WE ‘R’ ALL PEE-WEE A tribute to Pee Wee Herman at Crystal Ballroom on November 26th. Screen Pee Wee’s Big Adventure at Somerville Theatre followed by Immersive Performance After Party in Crystal Ballroom. What other entertainer has had the sheer cultural, aesthetic, and psychic impact of Pee-Wee Herman (aka Paul Reubens 1952–2023 R.I.P.-W,)—let alone one so subversive, deranged, arty, and queer?! Sunday November 26th, cast off your Thanksgiving torpor with your own Big Adventure, as the Somerville Theatre & Crystal Ballroom X Identical Cousins grants your wish to fly directly into the heart of the Playhouse. After a screening of Tim Burton’s revolutionary 1985 film (served with a warm-up of highlights of the TV show), float upstairs to the ballroom for a raucous celebration of the icon’s legacy. A Super Friends-style cast includes comedy (co-hosting: Tooky Kavanaugh, Angela Sawyer), drag (Celia Smokinbutts, Luke Warm), and oodles of live music from Pee-Wee’s universe, featuring local luminaries like Red Sox organist Josh Kantor, Patriots / Bruins deejay T. J. Connelly as D.J. Conky-2000, rock gods Hilken Mancini (as Cyndi Lauper / Pee Wee Aerobics for puppets) and Thalia Zedek (brass/winds), Teenbeat Records’ Cotton Candy (’80s commercial breaks), and a Walter Sickert cameo. Inhabit Pee-Wee’s world with an immersive bicycle photobooth, an interactive Picture Phone, cartoons fit for a King, a Burton-esque nightmare installation, a Pee-Gee-Rated Peepshow, a commemorative activity book, on-theme cocktails, and reimagined Playhouse sets and props galore. Bust out your best elevator shoes for a Tequila dance party—bonus points and a shot at a prize for wearing your favorite Pee-Wee & friends costumes. The Word of the Day is…you’ll just have to join the party to find out! Note: your ticket to the after party grants you free admission to the film. Buy Tickets: crystalballroomboston.com/events/we-r-all-pee-wee I Think This Is Great! with Clay N. Ferno is an interview podcast about people doing and being their best. We talk about compassionate work, working on teams, getting over hurdles and doing great things even when the chips are down. This is part productivity podcast and part interview show about fascinating people in my life. Welcome, and please let me know what you think is great! Special Guests: Bridget Duggan and Emily Arkin.
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    48 mins
  • Episode 25: 'All The Night Without Love' Reflections on 9/11. Season 3 Special Edition Podcast

    Episode 25: 'All The Night Without Love' Reflections on 9/11. Season 3 Special Edition Podcast
    Sep 12 2023
    I Think This Is Great! with Clay N. Ferno is an interview podcast about people doing and being their best. We talk about compassionate work, working on teams, getting over hurdles and doing great things even when the chips are down. This is part productivity podcast and part interview show about fascinating people in my life. Welcome, and please let me know what you think is great! Song #1 - Emile’s Vietnam In The Sky - Elvis Perkins Song #2 - Ash Wednesday - Elvis Perkins Follow and support on Substack to get episodes first: claynferno.substack.com/p/all-the-night-without-love-reflections (http://claynferno.substack.com/p/all-the-night-without-love-reflections) Buy me a Coffee ko-fi.com/claynferno Leave a one-time donation https://paypal.me/claynferno **
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    20 mins
  • Episode 24: Happy Birthday, Sensei

    Episode 24: Happy Birthday, Sensei
    Sep 15 2022
    Happy Birthday, Sensei How I learned to count and breathe with Uechi-Ryu claynferno.substack.com (http://claynferno.substack.com) It starts with the breath. I learned to count in Japanese when my Dad and I took on the ultimate 80s father/son bonding exercise by taking Karate together. I am sorry, but I somehow have yet to watch Cobra-Kai. The Karate Kid craze in the 80s and early 90s was a real thing, and we were all about it. We studied under Sensei Michael and Sensei Linda. We had to drive to get there and were sure not to forget our gi when leaving the house because there was a ‘three strikes and you are out’ penalty for forgetting your gi at home. Uechi-Ryū Karate-Do My Dad used to smoke, and he had his cigarettes in his red t-shirt pocket by his heart. One of the training exercises we did was to face each other, our forearms pressed against each other. In a kind of “hot hands” or reverse arm wrestle, the point was to stare your opponent down, quickly move your arm away from the other person and land a strike. At home, my goal was simple. Our arms were pressed against each other. As soon as you felt the other person move to strike, your task was to block their strike. But I had a different goal when I was attacking. I knocked my Dad’s Marlboro Reds up and out of his shirt and onto the floor to make a sound that only a small cellophane-covered cardboard box filled with tobacco-filled paper tubes can make. The strike when landed on me was little more than a three-fingered ‘slap’ to the face. We played best of 10 (I think). September 12th was Sensei George Mattson’s birthday. He studied Uechi-Ryu, brought it to America, and wrote the first English book about Karate, The Way of Karate from Tuttle Publishing in 1958. I used to work for Tuttle Publishing, by the way! My first ‘real’ job. Americans have a different way of celebrating elders and don’t have the same cultural respect for older generations as other countries, so I would just like to wish Sensei Mattson a happy and healthy year ahead and thank him for bringing us Uechi-Ryu. Not only did it connect me with my father in a meaningful way at a time when it was important to do so developmentally, but I also used the fundamentals of Uechi-Ryu in self-defense and my daily life. Sensei Mattson’s black belt is literally worn out. Daily routine is a kata I have not practiced karate in several years, as I am always searching for a Uechi-Ryu class near me. It is not as popular as mixed martial arts and Tae Kwon Do. There is no Uechi dojo around me. I re-upped as a white belt for a Japanese karate style ten or 15 years ago but didn’t stick with it. One thing I do daily is that I count to ten in Japanese on my reps at the gym, on my bike for a good sprint, or out running between telephone poles (a HIIT technique I learned as the Cross Country Co-Captain in high school). I can only imagine that the particular accents and pronunciation were taken from Sensei Mattson as it passed to me. I hope to meet Master Sensei Mattson one day! BUY ME A COFFEE From 1 to 10 First off, the numbers in Japanese from 1 to 10 are these. I have put my spin on it in parens. ichi 一 (EECH!) ni に (KNEE) san 三 (SOAHN) yon 四 shi 四 (CHEE) go 五 (GO) roku 六 (LUCK!) nana 七 shichi 七 (SEECHE) hachi 八 (HAHHTCH) kyuu 九 (Q!) jyuu 十 (JU) REPEAT. There is also a cadence in my counting that tells a story in three acts, and #10 “JUUUUUUU” is the rolling credits. If you can count to ten lying on. your back with your feet raised 6 inches in the air and holding it there, it does feel. like you have accomplished something. I can’t pinpoint Sensei Mattson’s exact age, but it’s around 85, and he is still the father of Karate for me and lots of Americans. It is valuable to celebrate these milestones and recognize elder leaders in our culture this week as the U.K. mourns the loss of its Queen. I Think This Is Great! with Clay N. Ferno is an interview podcast about people doing and being their best. We talk about compassionate work, working on teams, getting over hurdles and doing great things even when the chips are down. This is part productivity podcast and part interview show about fascinating people in my life. Welcome, and please let me know what you think is great!
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    6 mins