It's HALLOWEEN and we're back with another MEET THE #POOLIGANS episode featuring two gentlemen who are nothing if not impressive: PATRICK (@MrReactionary) is an Air Force veteran with two tours in Afghanistan currently employed by an unnamed government agency while RICHARD (@ZichtRichard) was a public servant working in Child Protective Services and foster care. Together we explore the charms of Julie Mason's @POTUSPressPool, learn about Schipperkes and Australian heelers, find out whether there are in fact UFOs and explore the time travelling properties of British rock formations. All that PLUS The Cheese Story That Would Make Bubbles Jealous! HAPPY RESPONSIBLY DISTANCED HALLOWEEN!

POOLIPALOOZA2 continues with two #POOLIGANS OGs: Our expat living from north of the wall LEAH DREVES (@ljdreves) and John Bolton's evermorphing stache, ADAM REIZNER (@AdamReizner) are with us to chat about the last 2.5 years. Hear what a Canadian resident's experience of the Trump years entailed. Adam shares the single greatest #POOLIGANS Press Pool commitment story ever told. What do they look forward to and what do they dread as the days to the election dwindle down and what are their best-laid plans for election day? A great hour spent with two extraordinary people.

It's the POST-SECOND PRESIDENTIAL  DEBATE ROUNDUP with our dear friend and keeper of the #POOLIGANS Bingo cards BUBBLES THE VAMPIRE, audience favorite KRISTIN (@kchatwin22) and our newcomer GLENN  (@glenn_mcmillen). 

Fresh off the high of a final Presidential Debate we discuss what we saw, heard and what really stuck with us all. We congratulate Rep. Omar on her outstanding gaming rig, debate whether Biden really debated and ponder the usefulness of the what the fuck meter in a time impervious to metering.

We're BACK with POOLIPALOOZA2 -- the leadup to the 2020 Presidential Election! Daily podcasts with new #POOLIGANS and all your favorites await -- we'll meet new people around the country and catch up with some of your favorites.

And speaking of favorites: Neither Jo (@jojofromjerz) nor Denise (@denisetut) need any introduction at this point (but not to worry, they get one anyway). They were kind enough to join me on our first podcast back to reminisce about the past 2.5 years, about Jo's rise to veritable social media star, the difficulty of going back to work during COVID and all the things that have changed since we first met. 

Oh, and the importance of vape pens, an actually useful function for unexpected phalluses and why tucking your shirt in while laying down is probably not the soundest strategy.

We're back with a brand new episode with one of the most fascinating #POOLIGANS in memory: The one, the one and only KAZYS VARNELIS (@kazys) -- college professor, author, newspaper publisher -- and yes, you're also about to learn how to pronounce his name. He tells us about growing up in a family dominated by an artist, the history of architecture, why urban development of cities frequently fails, glorious wine cellars, plague mask collections...and the one and only Roxy The Cat also holds court.

Learn more about Kazys on his website: https://varnelis.net/

We're thrilled to welcome universally beloved #POOLIGANS favorite ELISE LABOTT (@eliselabott), veteran foreign affairs journalist, to the latest episode! Learn more about the teacher who inspired her career, what really happens at gorgeous palaces and what has and maybe hasn't changed over 20 years of covering administrations. We also discuss French waiters, the charms of podcasting, why journos may have to rethink their approaches to coverage, killer enchiladas and [gasp!] Julie Mason's heart of gold. 

AIR DRUM ROLL PLEASE! Behold our latest guest, the millennial genius/bane known for his encyclopedic knowledge of pop (and jazz) culture, JACKSON SINNENBERG (@sinnenbergmusic), associate producer of ye favorite SiriusXM show, the one and only @POTUSPressPool. Our frolics through film, jazz and pop music needed their own liner notes, which can be found just below. You'll also get some behind-the-scenes insights into the work responsibilities of an associate producer, the dos and don't of running media accounts and the origin story of Jackson's air drumming proclivities.

Please enjoy!

EPISODE NOTES:

Anime Mentioned:

Hayao Miyazaki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayao_Miyazaki

My Neighbor Totoro (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Neighbor_Totoro)
Kiki's Delivery Service (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiki%27s_Delivery_Service)
Spirited Away (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirited_Away)
Princess Mononoke (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Mononoke)
The Wind Rises (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wind_Rises)

Other Anime:

Claymore (https://myanimelist.net/anime/1818/Claymore)
Naruto (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naruto)
One Piece (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Piece)

Jazz Gateway Drugs:

Bill Evans – The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Complete_Village_Vanguard_Recordings,_1961)

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers – Who Gets Who Concert (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jazz_Messengers)

John Coltrane  -- A Love Supreme (https://www.npr.org/2000/10/23/148148986/a-love-supreme)

Ben Wendel – The Seasons  (https://www.benwendel.com/theseasons)

Keith Jarret – Live in Tokyo w/ Trio (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_%2796)

Smithsonian Jazz Anthology (https://folkways.si.edu/jazz-the-smithsonian-anthology/ragtime/music/album/smithsonian)

Other songs discussed:

Iron Maiden – Hallowed Be Thy Name (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vP2hFFV57E)

Keith Jarret – The Köln Concert (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_K%C3%B6ln_Concert)

We're back with a seasonal episode featuring AHAMAD CHILDRESS (@AhmadChildress), fellow podcaster, fellow nerd and politics savant extraordinaire! We discuss his Los Angeles roots, the microcosm that is California, his work covering the entertainment field and his outstanding TV podcasts. We're then joined by #POOLIGANS favorites @jojofromjerz and @DeniseTut to talk impeachment, Trump fatigue, appropriately sized Halloween candies and also tackle The Great Candy Corn Debate (as if there was such a thing -- it's not a candy and is objectively bad sorry Jo and Denise!)