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JAG Cast

By Jenkintown Arts Garage

The podcast of the Jenkintown Arts Garage. Tune in to hear Miss Chrissie and Steve converse with artists, entrepreneurs, and other interesting people from the intersection of the arts and technology.
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#98: The Gift of COVID

JAG CastJul 07, 2022

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#139: Remembering The Grape Room

#139: Remembering The Grape Room

The venerable Philadelphia music venue, The Grape Room, has sadly closed its doors and this week Miss Chrissie and Steve remember the most impactful experiences they had and people they met at the Grape. Stay until the end for a special send-off clip as we play one last song and pour one more round for the dearly departed, but never forgotten, "Cheers" of music venues, The Grape Room. Subscribe at https://jenkintownartsgarage.com to get JAG updates delivered to your email inbox so you'll never miss an episode, video, or anything else we cook up! If you'd like to support the show, please consider buying us a coffee at http://jenkintownartsgarage.com/coffee Please like, subscribe, and share the show so the algorithms will notice us! We appreciate you! ━ Episode Links ━━━━━━━━━━━ The Grape Room's Shut Down Post on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/C4l5TGuJzdt Calle Bere & The Attitude, One of Steve's All Time Favorite Bands http://callabereandtheattitude.com Listen to the EP mentioned in the pod, GloryGram Vol 3, by E.Joseph and the Sparrows https://ejoseph.bandcamp.com/album/glorygram-vol-three Listen to Darnell Miller's Amazing Voice on YouTube Music https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCVb-tfeSbGTE0Sfzd3oZ2Eg John Faye moved on from hosting an open mic to writing an amazing book! https://johnfaye.com Famous & Fallen, A Band for Some People, including our lawyer! https://www.famousandfallen.com Erin Fox, currently on tour with The Rock Orchestra! 🤯 https://linktr.ee/whoserinfox ━ Chapters ━━━━━━━━━━━ 00:00 - Introduction 01:17 - The Grape Room Shuts Down 03:48 - The Sign 04:33 - Calla Bere & The Attitude 06:47 - E.Joseph and the Sparrows 08:58 - Darnell Miller 10:29 - E.Joseph and the Sparrows Cont. 10:53 - Famous & Fallen 12:44 - Erin Fox 13:37 - Miss Chrissie at Liberty Fest 16:08 - Favorite Grape Portrait (E.Joseph) 16:43 - Concluding Thoughts 21:14 - The Wrap-Up 23:47 - One Last Song for The Grape Room ━ Show Links ━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎸 Theme Song, “The Rescue Party” by E.Joseph and the Phantom Heart ✅ Subscribe to the Pod http://jagcast.show 🙋‍♂️ Become a member at https://jenkintownartsgarage.com ☕️ Support the Pod http://jenkintownartsgarage.com/coffee 📸 Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jenkintownartsgarage/ 👴 Follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/jenkintownartsgarage/ ━ Episode URL ━━━━━━━━━━━ https://jenkintownartsgarage.com/podcast-139
Mar 21, 202425:55
#138: How to Start a Yoga Studio With Miss Chrissie

#138: How to Start a Yoga Studio With Miss Chrissie

Learn from Miss Chrissie what it takes to start a Yoga studio as the PIC discuss the impending launch of Chrissie's latest business venture, Joy Movement Arts. How did she make the website? What business software did she choose? How will JMA distinguish itself from the competition? Learn all this plus some office desk drama and a random cat interruption! It's a short and sweet episode all "about growth and yoga and calmness."


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━ Episode Links ━━━━━━━━━━━

Joy Movement Arts

https://joymovementarts.com


━ Chapters ━━━━━━━━━━━

00:00 - Introduction

00:56 - What is Yoga?

02:13 - Why a Yoga Studio?

06:00 - Creating the website on Wix

11:53 - Choosing and setting up WellnessLiving

23:07 - Distinguishing JMA from the competition

26:50 - Office desk drama

29:03 - Cat Interruption

31:41 - When is JMA opening?

32:39 - Widgets and website APIs

33:33 - The Wrap-Up

35:38 - Pod Theme Song


━ Show Links ━━━━━━━━━━━

🎸 Theme Song, “The Rescue Party” by E.Joseph and the Phantom Heart

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━ Episode URL ━━━━━━━━━━━

https://jenkintownartsgarage.com/podcast-138

Mar 07, 202436:40
#137: The Fake and the Real Together (Fun With Microsoft Copilot)

#137: The Fake and the Real Together (Fun With Microsoft Copilot)

The PIC try (and fail amusingly) to generate images with Microsoft Copilot while discussing the "AI" tools they use day-to-day. Plus, some initial thoughts on OpenAI's Sora and our automated future.


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━ Episode Links ━━━━━━━━━━━

The fake image that inspired this conversation

https://images.app.goo.gl/i4wh7u9FD4en8s2C6


Canva has some good "AI" tools integrated

https://www.canva.com/magic/


Try Microsoft Copilot

https://copilot.microsoft.com


Learn about OpenAI Sora

https://openai.com/sora


━ Chapters ━━━━━━━━━━━

00:00 - Coming up...

00:56 - Fake photos & other problems

03:40 - How are we using "AI?"

11:28 - LIVE DEMO: Fun with Microsoft Copilot!

19:36 - LIVE DEMO: Modifying the JDA logos with Copilot!

36:25 - LIVE DEMO: Generating Swift code with Copilot!

40:53 - Talking about video generation and OpenAI's Sora

47:09 - Final thoughts on "AI" tools and their implications

53:28 - The Wrap-Up

55:00 - Pod Theme Song


━ Show Links ━━━━━━━━━━━

🎸 Theme Song, “The Rescue Party” by E.Joseph and the Phantom Heart

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━ Episode URL ━━━━━━━━━━━

https://jenkintownartsgarage.com/podcast-137

Feb 22, 202456:02
#136: Jenkintown 150 With Ben Bergman

#136: Jenkintown 150 With Ben Bergman

It's Jenkintown's sesquicentennial (say that three times fast!) this year and Ben Bergman returns to the Pod to talk about the J150 celebrations being planned and how YOU can get involved! Tune in to learn about 48 year-old high school letters, Boy Scout gazebo renovation plans, the night market's return, a historical mural, and more! Plus, a really fun A Game Called Something rounds out the second half of the show. If you are a Jenkintownian, you definitely don't want to miss this episode and if you haven't been to JTown yet, tune in and get a sense of what's made Jenkintown thrive for 150 years!

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━ Chapters ━━━━━━━━━━━
00:00 Coming up...
00:59 Jenkintown's Sesquicentennial (150 years!)
05:25 48 year-old letters from high school!
10:15 Jenkintown 150 merch is great!
13:56 Boy Scouts Gazebo renovation project
15:46 Jenkintown Night Market will return!
18:48 Get involved with Jenkintown 150
22:43 Mural Project
25:02 J150 Spring Events
29:32 The NEW JenkintownArtsGarage.com!
31:22 A Game Called Something!
32:51 AGCS: What is your favorite scent?
37:39 AGCS: How did we meet?
44:10 AGCS: What is the best way to start the day?
51:39 Find out more about J150
53:10 The Wrap-Up
55:28 Outro Theme

━ Episode Links ━━━━━━━━━━━
Learn about the Jenkintown 150 events and history
jenkintown150.org/

Join the Jenkintown Community Alliance (JCA)
jenkintown.net/

Location of the J150 meeting at Piazza on the Square
piazzaonthesquare.com/directions-parking/

Watch our last episode with Ben about the Jenkintown Night Market
youtu.be/qAdAhYw9uqI

J150 Logo by Jackie Botto. Watch our episode about her bookstore!
youtu.be/qtGSvVWJvak

━ Show Links ━━━━━━━━━━━
🎸 Theme Song, “The Rescue Party” by E.Joseph and the Phantom Heart
✅ Subscribe to the Pod jagcast.show
🙋‍♂️ Become a member at jenkintownartsgarage.com
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Feb 08, 202456:30
#135: Exploring Vision Pro With Kotaro Fujita

#135: Exploring Vision Pro With Kotaro Fujita

The Vision Pro has officially launched and who better to discuss it and the new "spatial computing" era than friend of the pod, Kotaro Fujita. In this episode we attempt to answer two important questions: What is Vision Pro and What can you do with it? We discuss what it's like to use the product, what software will be available at launch, and what new kinds of experiences early adopters may be able to try out. We also explore whether Vision Pro and devices like it could lead to even more device-centric isolation and the special parenting concerns that come with yet another digital distraction in a developing child's life. We also speculate out loud about how "AI" tools and "spatial computing" may complement each other in future devices. Near the end, we go on some amusing tangents describing the experiences of explaining to kids what life was like in the "old days" of home phones and Blockbuster video. There are some great insights in this episode for anyone wondering what all the Vision Pro excitement is about.


For a a more technical discussion with Kotaro about Vision Pro from a developer's perspective, check out episode #58 of the Side Project Spotlight podcast when it is released. Links below!


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━ Chapters ━━━━━━━━━━━

00:00:00 Intro Theme

00:00:32 Introductions

00:02:50 Welcome back, Kotaro Fujita!

00:03:02 What is Vision Pro?

00:11:35 What can you do with Vision Pro?

00:30:46 Are we buying a Vision Pro?

00:33:12 Isolation & Parenting Concerns with Vision Pro

00:42:48 What to expect in the "Spatial Computing" era

00:50:43 Kids don't use the "phone"

00:53:08 Explaining home phones and Blockbuster to kids

00:56:47 Where to find more Kotaro

00:58:17 The Wrap-Up

01:00:27 Outro Theme


━ Episode Links ━━━━━━━━━━━

Kotaro's company

https://tomatoboy.co


Follow Kotaro on X

https://twitter.com/wild37


Follow Kotaro on Mastadon

https://mastodon.social/@tomatoboyllc@jawns.club


Watch Apple's Vision Pro Guided Tour

https://www.apple.com/apple-vision-pro/guided-tour/


Listen to a discussion of Vision Pro from a developer's perspective on the Side Project Spotlight podcast

https://podcast.phillycocoa.org

https://www.youtube.com/@PhillyCocoaHeads/podcasts


━ Show Links ━━━━━━━━━━━

🎸 Theme Song, “The Rescue Party” by E.Joseph and the Phantom Heart

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Jan 25, 202401:01:29
#134: The Man Who Can Play Any Song With Mike Estabrook

#134: The Man Who Can Play Any Song With Mike Estabrook

It's a new year and the PIC are starting it off with a banger of an episode featuring the Thursday night Broken Goblet legend himself, Mike Estabrook! A staple of the Goblet for many years now, the host of both a regular request show and new open mic, he talks everything from making his way in the music business while holding down a day job, using iPads and QR codes to facilitate a 1,500 song request repertoire, and even being a closet cat influencer on Instagram! Plus, Mike drops some secret info on his upgraded acoustic show in the brand new Broken Goblet Mixing Room and the second-half of the show is dedicated to a brand new A Game Called Something! New questions! New answers! New fun! There is so much packed into this episode, you're sure to find something enjoyable. As a New Year's gift, stay until the end to hear Chrissie tell the tale of how a cat moved ITSELF into her house! Grab a Bubba's Tea, sit back and enjoy our wide ranging conversation with the one and only Mike Estabrook.


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━ Chapters ━━━━━━━━━━━

00:00:00 Intro Theme

00:00:33 Introductions

00:02:32 Welcome Mike Estabrook

00:04:17 Balancing a job, life, and music

00:05:38 Mike's Thursday night gig at Broken Goblet (9 years!)

00:07:17 1,500 songs!!??

00:09:52 Mike's on-stage tech stack (iPad Pro + Google Voice)

00:14:49 Being an IT Pro who doesn't have a PC, just an iPad!

00:20:22 Talking about beer & music at Broken Goblet

00:24:19 Mike's upgraded acoustic show & open mic in the new BGob Mixing Room

00:37:41 A Game Called Something! (NEW AND IMPROVED!)

00:39:19 AGCS: What is the worst haircut you've ever had?

00:43:14 AGCS: Do you have a favorite physical activity?

00:50:49 AGCS: What is something you miss from childhood?

01:07:45 Where to find more Mike Estabrook!

01:08:44 Mike's a cat influencer!?

01:09:26 A cat moved itself into Chrissie's house!

01:12:00 Mike's cat influencer Instagram

01:14:22 The Wrap-Up

01:16:06 Outro Theme


━ Episode Links ━━━━━━━━━━━

Mike's Home on the InterWebs

https://www.mikeestabrookacoustic.com/


Find cat influencer videos and more at Mike's Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/mestabrookmusic


Broken Goblet Brewing

https://brokengoblet.com


━ Show Links ━━━━━━━━━━━

🎸 Theme Song, “The Rescue Party” by E.Joseph and the Phantom Heart

✅ Subscribe to the Pod http://jagcast.show

☕️ Support the Pod http://jenkintownartsgarage.com/coffee

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Jan 11, 202401:17:10
#133: Our Favorite Episodes of 2023

#133: Our Favorite Episodes of 2023

In the final episode of 2023, the PIC discuss their favorite episodes of the year as chosen by Steve, Chrissie, and the YouTube algorithm! Chrissie goes deep about an episode with Righteous Jolly that includes Norwegian singing! Steve tries to convince Chrissie that learning to program is a good idea while The Algorithm's choice is an episode with one of our favorite people! Plus, Santa is coming to Jenkintown, there is a digression about beepers and answering machines, plus a clip of the most amazing "Jolly" Grinch you've ever seen!


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━ Video Chapters ━━━━━━━━━━━

00:00 Intro Theme

00:33 Introductions

03:16 Chrissie's favorite episode

11:44 Righteous Jolly as The Grinch! (Video)

14:42 A Levittown Christmas Carol

17:53 A digression about beepers & voice mail

24:18 Stephen's favorite episode(s)

34:46 The Algorithm's favorite episode

45:10 Santa is coming to Jenkintown & Holiday Market

49:30 The Wrap-Up

51:59 Outro Theme


━ Episode Links ━━━━━━━━━━━

Chrissie's Pick:

#111: What's in a Name With Righteous Jolly

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jag-cast/id1384285471?i=1000596670194


Steve's Pick(s):

Chrissie Learns to Code with Scratch! | JAG Cast #132

https://youtu.be/70PpfBEv3VM


How to Survive an Alien Invasion | JAG Cast #131

https://youtu.be/pGcubZMxy4o


YouTube Algorithm's Pick:

Catching Up With Cara Cartney | JAG Cast #125

https://youtu.be/LoJgXnt6iJQ


A Levittown Christmas Carol Tickets:

https://www.brokengoblet.com/event-details/a-levittown-christmas-carol


Cara's Friend's Go Fund Me: https://www.gofundme.com/f/exc9u-mariasfight


Last year's Christmas Special episode:

#109: A Kidnapped Santa Claus

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jag-cast/id1384285471?i=1000590237220


Jenkintown Holiday Market and visit from Santa:

https://piazzaonthesquare.com/jenkintown-holiday-market-12-2-2023/


━ Show Links ━━━━━━━━━━━

🎸 Theme Song, “The Rescue Party” by E.Joseph and the Phantom Heart

✅ Subscribe to the Pod http://jagcast.show

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Nov 30, 202352:53
#132: The PIC Make a Video Game!?

#132: The PIC Make a Video Game!?

Chrissie learns to code with the help of the programming environment, Scratch! Chrissie's youngest was playing with Scratch the other day and Steve decided to check it out for himself and build a little demo Pong game because a) it's fun and b) Chrissie has never heard of pong! Together during Steve's lunch break, the PIC add a feature to the game while exploring basic programming concepts. Is Chrissie going to quit dance to become a game developer now? Tune in and find out!


Play our game here: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/924724035


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━ Video Chapters ━━━━━━━━━━━

00:00 Intro Theme

00:32 Introductions

03:39 Updating "CAT Pong" while exploring Scratch

37:28 Thoughts on Scratch

40:18 Moving Beyond Scratch

46:04 The Wrap-Up

48:55 Outro Theme


━ Episode Links ━━━━━━━━━━━

Our game, "CAT Pong" https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/924724035


Learn about Scratch! https://scratch.mit.edu


Explore Apple's Swift Playgrounds https://developer.apple.com/swift-playgrounds/


━ Show Links ━━━━━━━━━━━

🎸 Theme Song, “The Rescue Party” by E.Joseph and the Phantom Heart

✅ Subscribe to the Pod http://jagcast.show

☕️ Support the Pod http://jenkintownartsgarage.com/coffee

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Nov 16, 202350:00
#131: How to Survive an Alien Invasion

#131: How to Survive an Alien Invasion

The PIC saw some UFOs! Really! After discussing the lights in the sky and since Steve can't stop thinking about the Hulu movie, "No One Will Save You," he thought it would be fun to try to poorly explain the plot to Chrissie in order to learn some tips for surviving the apparently imminent alien invasion of Jenkintown. Along the way, Steve kind of reviews the film, but mostly it's just Chrissie being confused while Steve rants and raves and it's all pretty entertaining (hopefully)! The movie WILL BE SPOILED! You've been warned!


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━ Video Chapters ━━━━━━━━━━━

00:00 Intro Theme

00:34 Introductions

01:35 UFOs over Jenkintown!

06:07 Discussing "No One Will Save You" Movie

46:57 The Wrap-Up

49:00 Outro Theme


━ Episode Links ━━━━━━━━━━━

Watch "No One Will Save You" on Hulu https://www.hulu.com/movie/9e96f51e-6806-4306-9773-e96b68d25305


━ Show Links ━━━━━━━━━━━

🎸 Theme Song, “The Rescue Party” by E.Joseph and the Phantom Heart

✅ Subscribe to the Pod http://jagcast.show

☕️ Support the Pod http://jenkintownartsgarage.com/coffee

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Nov 02, 202350:03
#130: Spirit Halloween: The Good, The Bad, The Weird

#130: Spirit Halloween: The Good, The Bad, The Weird

It's almost Halloween and that means you need a costume! Where better to get one than Spirit Halloween!? Miss Chrissie and Steve journey to their local haunt for a mini-adventure checking out the "good," the "bad," and the "weird" of their local Spirit Halloween location. There is also talk of Killer Klowns from Outer Space, Ghostbusters toys for adults, and how to make a "Ghost Cat" costume! Plus, stay tuned at the end for info about the "Fight & Fright" fund raiser coming up Sunday, Oct 22!


Happy Halloween from the PIC! May your bucket overflow with candy this year!


If you'd like to support the show, please consider buying us a coffee at http://jenkintownartsgarage.com/coffee


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━ Video Chapters ━━━━━━━━━━━

00:00 Intro Theme

00:34 Introductions

01:21 Our Spirit Halloween Mini-Adventure

04:04 The "Good"

18:00 The "Bad"

30:39 The "Weird"

48:00 The Spirit of Halloween

50:32 Fight & Fright at JDA

52:31 Welcome to JDA video

55:31 The Wrap-Up

57:31 Outro Theme


━ Episode Links ━━━━━━━━━━━

Find out more about Fight & Fright at https://www.jenkintowndancearts.com


Find your closest Spirit Halloween at https://www.spirithalloween.com


━ Show Links ━━━━━━━━━━━

🎸 Theme Song, “The Rescue Party” by E.Joseph and the Phantom Heart

✅ Subscribe to the Pod http://jagcast.show

☕️ Support the Pod http://jenkintownartsgarage.com/coffee

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Oct 19, 202358:35
#129: Jenkintown Dance Arts 3.0 With Miss Chrissie

#129: Jenkintown Dance Arts 3.0 With Miss Chrissie

This week the PIC discuss the new HQ of Jenkintown Dance Arts 3.0 complete with photos! Learn about the new space and what the heck is involved in building a dance studio, anyway. Plus, tangents into rock climbing, personal electric vehicles, and Chrissie's fears about Steve on ice or any wheeled personal transportation. Will Chrissie agree to try out an electric unicycle to commute to work? Find out on this week's episode!


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━ Video Chapters ━━━━━━━━━━━

00:00 Intro Theme

00:33 Introductions

03:14 The New JDA Studio Location

06:35 Tour of the new space (photos!)

20:00 What can you do now that you couldn't before?

26:20 Rock climbing & other cool tenants

29:44 Upcoming JDA Events

31:13 Driving, scooting, unicycling, and other ways to get to work

32:50 Steve can't walk on ice and it scares Chrissie

35:45 Personal Electric Vehicle (PEV) Options

40:13 Where to find more JDA

41:01 The Wrap-Up

42:42 Outro Theme


━ Episode Links ━━━━━━━━━━━

Find out more about JDA's new home at https://www.jenkintowndancearts.com


━ Show Links ━━━━━━━━━━━

🎸 Theme Song, “The Rescue Party” by E.Joseph and the Phantom Heart

✅ Subscribe to the Pod http://jagcast.show

☕️ Support the Pod http://jenkintownartsgarage.com/coffee

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Oct 05, 202343:45
#128: Raise Your Glass With Righteous Jolly

#128: Raise Your Glass With Righteous Jolly

This episode, friend of the Garage, Righteous Jolly, returns to talk about his new album, "What's In A Name," and so much more! Tune in to hear stories behind the music, our mutual lifelong affection for Wawa, and what the heck is with the mannequin in Righteous' basement? Plus, Steve gets rid of a potbelly stove, Righteous tells a story involving a couch, and Chrissie explains the origins of Jenkintown! Then, we somehow end up in an impromptu "7 Wonders of Jenkintown" watch-along before we wrap things up with a couple of rounds of "A Game Called Something." This is another episode best experienced in video format!


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━ Video Chapters ━━━━━━━━━━━

00:00 Intro Theme

00:35 Introductions

01:40 Welcome back, Righteous Jolly!

02:59 "What's In A Name" Album Discussion

14:16 A Wawa Podcast

17:30 "What's In A Name" Album Discussion, Part 2

20:23 Mannequin Stories

23:33 Potbelly Lamp Story

27:27 Righteous' Couch Story & Technical Problems

29:50 Doyles-Time!

32:03 All About Jenkintown

34:47 Impromptu "7 Wonders of Jenkintown" Watch-Along

42:49 A Game Called Something

44:40 AGCS: What's the Perfect Theme Song For You?

49:28 AGCS: What is Something You Miss From Your Childhood?

54:45 Where to Find Righteous Jolly?

57:40 The Wrap-Up

59:24 Outro Theme


━ Episode Links ━━━━━━━━━━━

Righteous Jolly's first episode (audio only): https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jagcast/episodes/111-Whats-in-a-Name-With-Righteous-Jolly-e1tqrdn


Listen to "What's In A Name?" on YouTube! https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mZliGF9IYPo0CO8TF-D3kDeWaURek6ZHM


Where to find more Righteous Jolly

- FB: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/JollyRighteous⁠

- IG: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/righteous_jolly_actor/⁠

- ⁠https://righteousjolly.bandcamp.com


Watch "The 7 Wonders of Jenkintown (According to Chrissie)" https://youtu.be/GaS6BrMuLJg


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Sep 21, 202301:00:27
#127: The End of the JAG? Steve Reacts to "The 7 Wonders of Jenkintown"

#127: The End of the JAG? Steve Reacts to "The 7 Wonders of Jenkintown"

Steve is solo this episode as Chrissie is busy building JDA 3.0! It's the end of an era. We are saying goodbye to the physical location of the Garage (as well as Jenkintown Dance Arts) by watching and reacting to our most popular video, "The 7 Wonders of Jenkintown (According to Chrissie)." Learn behind-the-scenes secrets about the giant stage, the PIC19046 chair, our favorite sandwich, and more! This was fun to record and we hope it'll be fun to watch or listen to. A link to the video is below so you can watch it without Steve's commentary!


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━ Video Chapters ━━━━━━━━━━━

00:00 Intro Theme

00:35 Introduction

03:24 The 7 Wonders of Jenkintown with Commentary

29:26 The Wrap-Up & Concluding Remarks

31:55 Outro Theme


━ Episode Links ━━━━━━━━━━━

"The 7 Wonders of Jenkintown (According to Chrissie)" https://youtu.be/GaS6BrMuLJg


Check out Brian Bowen's art! https://bbsketch.com


Learn more about Jenkintown Dance Arts and the new location! https://www.jenkintowndancearts.com


━ Show Links ━━━━━━━━━━━

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Sep 07, 202333:00
#126: A HIS-STORY Lesson With Greg Sover

#126: A HIS-STORY Lesson With Greg Sover

The PIC are once again joined by blues and rock guitarist and songwriter Greg Sover to discuss his latest album, HIS-STORY. Greg elaborates on the stories behind three of our favorite tracks, plus Steve revisits our last episode with Greg with more #SaveTheManuals talk that makes Chrissie's eyes glaze over. Chrissie and Greg bond over his guitar, "Deserie" and we end the show with a rousing A Game Called Something that gets pretty deep. Plus, Chrissie and Steve's Baltimore adventure to see E.Joseph and the Phantom Heart and ride e-scooters. You don't want to miss this one!


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━ Chapters ━━━━━━━━━━━

00:00 Episode Preview

00:40 Intro Theme

01:14 Introductions

02:05 E.Joseph and the Phantom Heart / E-Scooters in Baltimore

06:36 Welcome Back, Greg Sover!

08:10 Greg's history and HIS-STORY

11:40 The story of "Dark House" (audio clip!)

16:02 Greg's strat, "Deserie" & Chrissie's red SUV

19:05 The story of "Freedom, Pt. 2" (audio clip!)

24:32 The story of Steve's favorite, "Song 28" (audio clip!)

30:17 #SaveTheManuals, Pt. 2

35:24 A Game Called Something

37:08 AGCS: What advice would you give yourself at 16?

41:42 AGCS: What is something you miss from your childhood?

47:36 AGCS: What is your favorite thing to cook?

54:43: Where to find more Greg!

56:19 The Wrap-Up

58:12 Outro Theme


━ Episode Links ━━━━━━━━━━━

Greg's first POD visit is audio-only, but it's a good time! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jag-cast/id1384285471?i=1000580262202


Find more Greg Sover at his website! https://www.gregsover.com


━ Show Links ━━━━━━━━━━━

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Aug 24, 202359:16
#125: Catching Up With Cara Cartney

#125: Catching Up With Cara Cartney

The PIC are joined by returning guest, Cara Cartney for a laughter-filled conversation about her Jagged Little Pill performance, the craziness of First Fridays, whether Cara is living in a Final Destination Film, performing Barbie Girl, playing System of a Down on a Uke, and much more! Cara Cartney is a brilliant performer with excellent stage presence and even more impressive vocals. You can catch her regularly at First Friday at Broken Goblet among other places. This episode is very conversational, a little disorganized, and full of funny moments. Multiple segments include photos and screen shares, so you definitely want to experience it in video form, if possible. If you'd like to support the show, please consider buying us a coffee at http://jenkintownartsgarage.com/coffee Please like, subscribe, and share the show so the algorithms will notice us! We appreciate you! ━ Video Chapters ━━━━━━━━━━━ 00:00 Intro Theme 00:33 Introductions 01:41 Welcome Back, Cara Cartney! 03:25 Jagged Little Pill with The Seven Band (Photos!) 12:38 The Seven Band is Amazing (Photos!) 16:02 Why Cara Loves Alanis Morrisette 19:04 The First Friday Experience 24:16 Is Cara Living a Final Destination Film? 26:35 Barbie Girl 28:00 System of a Down, "Forest," on the Ukulele 28:58 Gobletstock 9 - Hop Suey 31:51 We Are Getting Old 36:56 The "Giant Pink Pickle" & Other Mysteries (Photos!) 42:00 Children Love Cara, but Have Weird Musical Tastes (Photos!) 46:45 Chrissie's Technology Struggles 48:05 Cara's Wrap-up & ChatGPT Bio 53:53 The Wrap-Up 56:05 Outro Theme & Cara's Tag ━ Episode Links ━━━━━━━━━━━ Find more Cara at her website! https://www.caracartney.com Broken Goblet Brewing is the best live music venue around! https://www.brokengoblet.com Go out and see The Seven Band! https://thesevenband.com Stranger Than Normal band can be found on the Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/StrangerThanNormal/ Dom & Jessie are all about "Summer All Year." Check them out! https://www.domandjesse.com Listen to some great Alt & modern rock from Broad Street Appeal: https://broadstreetappeal.com Have a child that wants learn dance? Check out JDA! https://www.jenkintowndancearts.com ━ Show Links ━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎸 Theme Song, “The Rescue Party” by E.Joseph and the Phantom Heart ✅ Subscribe to the Pod http://jagcast.show ☕️ Support the Pod http://jenkintownartsgarage.com/coffee 📸 Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jenkintownartsgarage/ 👴 Follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/jenkintownartsgarage/
Aug 10, 202357:12
#124: Out on the Town in Jenkintown

#124: Out on the Town in Jenkintown

Drinkers and non-drinkers alike can find some good options in Jenkintown. This week, Miss Chrissie and Steve share their experiences imbibing cocktails and mocktails at the newest place in town, The Keep Easy! Steve also talks about the crazy time he had at Gobletstock 9 and the greatness of Sunday Jazz Brunch at Human Robot while Miss Chrissie tells how the PIC were almost run over...TWICE! Plus, the perfect date night idea and what do you get if you mix gelato and mead? Enjoy this short, refreshing episode and then come visit Jenkintown for a drink!


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━ Video Chapters ━━━━━━━━━━━

00:00 Opening Theme

00:32 Introductions

01:30 Gobletstock 9

07:42 Steve Plows Through the Segue

09:42 The Keep Easy

20:22 Human Robot Jenkintown

22:19 How the PIC Almost Died...Twice!

25:09 Sunday Jazz Brunch

26:30 The Perfect Jenkintown Date Night

26:53 Gelato + Mead == ????

29:19 The Wrap Up

31:05 Did We Learn Anything?

31:20 Closing Theme


━ Episode Links ━━━━━━━━━━━

Broken Goblet Brewing is the best live music venue around! https://www.brokengoblet.com

Michael's band is Stealing Fame! http://www.stealingfame.com

The Keep Easy is a great new addition to Jenkintown! https://www.instagram.com/thekeepeasy/

Human Robot is the place for Sunday Jazz Brunch and great beer in Jenkintown! https://www.humanrobotjenkintown.com

Carminati Creamery is coming to Jenkintown soon! https://www.carminaticreamery.com


━ Show Links ━━━━━━━━━━━

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Jul 27, 202332:23
#123: Getting Stuff Done as a Small Business Owner

#123: Getting Stuff Done as a Small Business Owner

This time, Miss Chrissie is Steve's guest on her own pod to talk about how she manages to run her crazy life as a small business owner and mom. Learn how Chrissie uses a tiny bit of discipline along with some specific analog and digital tools to keep herself organized and motivated day-to-day as well as monthly and quarterly! This is a short and sweet episode that has some valuable productivity tips for anyone who wants to get organized, but doesn't know how to start.


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━ Chapters ━━━━━━━━━━━

00:00 Opening Theme

01:22 Introductions

02:41 Chrissie Dumps Her Brain

08:14 Chrissie Picks Her Top 3

09:40 Chrissie Plans Projects

11:44 Chrissie's Sticky Notes

14:08 Chrissie's Motivational Slogans

17:12 How Did Chrissie Come Up With This System?

18:14 Using Digital Calendars to Communicate Schedules

21:51 Using Apple Notes For Collaboration

23:20 Using Trello For Business Processes

28:11 The Wrap-Up

29:25 What Did We Learn Today?

30:12 Closing Theme


━ Episode Links ━━━━━━━━━━━

Try out Trello at https://trello.com


Look at all the stuff you can do with Apple Notes! https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205773


Chrissie uses her system to run her life and her business, Jenkintown Dance Arts. https://www.jenkintowndancearts.com


━ Show Links ━━━━━━━━━━━

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Jul 13, 202332:04
#122: Across The Spider-Verse Movie Review

#122: Across The Spider-Verse Movie Review

JAG Cast | Episode #122


This week, Chrissie & Steve see a movie! At the time this is published, Chrissie is on vacation, but before she left, the PIC recorded this review of the latest Spider-Verse movie after seeing it at Jenkintown's own Hiway Theater. Steve didn't hate it, but didn't really like it that much either and it made him temporarily color blind. Chrissie really liked Spider-Punk and the hip-hop music. Both thought the movie was two pee breaks too long. But, Gwen fighting in ballet shoes almost made the whole thing worth it. Minor spoilers!


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━ Video Chapters ━━━━━━━━━━━

00:00 Opening Theme

01:20 Introductions

03:55 Animation Discussion

07:48 How Long is this Movie!?

11:29 Comic Book Discussion

13:33 Is Miguel the Real Hero?

14:25 What is the Nature of Spider-Man?

18:36 Favorite Characters

22:37 Music

24:23 Gwen & Miles Plot Could Be Interesting

29:19 Peter Piker Parker & Concluding Thoughts

33:15 The Wrap-Up

35:28 Closing Theme


━ Episode Links ━━━━━━━━━━━

When in Jenkintown, see a movie at the historic Hiway Theater!

https://www.hiwaytheater.org


For a coherent plot summary, maybe check out the Wikipedia page!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man:_Across_the_Spider-Verse


━ Show Links ━━━━━━━━━━━

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Jun 29, 202337:20
#121: Business, Books, and Beats With Lisa Schaffer and Jackie Botto

#121: Business, Books, and Beats With Lisa Schaffer and Jackie Botto

JAG Cast | Episode #121


This episode the PIC are joined by Philadelphia-area photographer and DJ, Lisa Schaffer as well as the owner of Jenkintown's Capricorn Books, Jackie Botto for a fun conversation about small business, DJ-ing, and photography. Learn the story of how Lisa and Jackie met because of David Bowie, the competitive advantages of a local bookstore vs Amazon, and some fascinating insights into the logistics of being a vinyl record DJ. Steve and Lisa geek out about photography and camera gear a couple times and in a rousing A Game Called Something, Chrissie introduces a new question!


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━ Guest Links ━━━━━━━━━━━

Talk to Jackie for all your paper book needs at Capricorn Books https://capricornbookshop.com/


Find Lisa DJ-ing at Johnny Brenda's the first Sunday of every month https://johnnybrendas.com

Find Lisa at Hideaway Music https://hideawaymusic.org/

Follow Lisa's DJ adventures on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vinylchickie/

Hire Lisa to photograph your next event

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LisaSchafferPhotography/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisaschafferphotography/


━ Video Chapters ━━━━━━━━━━━

00:00:00 Opening Theme

00:01:26 Introducing Lisa and Jackie

00:02:53 How Lisa and Jackie Met via Bowie Week

00:07:50 Capricorn Books

00:10:06 Interlude: How Steve Met Lisa & Photography Talk

00:16:05 Why a bookstore?

00:29:08 Lisa's Little Library

00:31:44 Lisa's DJ logistics

00:39:39 Interlude: iPhone Photography

00:46:54 A Game Called Something

00:48:14 AGCS: Favorite Holiday Movie?

00:53:04 AGCS: Alternate Career?

01:00:34 Where to find more Lisa and Jackie

01:02:55 The Wrap-up

01:04:25 Bonus: Lisa's Social Media Tips

01:06:18 Closing Theme


━ Topics Discussed ━━━━━━━━━━

- How Lisa and Jackie met over Bowie Week

- The story of Capricorn Book's creation

- Life as a vinyl DJ

- iPhone photography

- A Game Called Something


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Jun 15, 202301:08:10
#120: Making Art on an iPad With Kotaro Fujita

#120: Making Art on an iPad With Kotaro Fujita

JAG Cast | Episode 120


The PIC are back and the pod gets a new name! We welcome returning friend of the show, Kotaro Fujita to this inaugural JAG Cast to talk about creating digital art, especially with iPads. Learn about Kotaro's journey to become the amazing app designer/developer he is today. There is some fun reminiscing about app design trends, the original Sim City game, and the early days of the iPad. The discussion then goes in more depth on specific tools that can be used to create static art, animation, and even get something into the App Store. Don't miss the links this week! Finally and expectedly, a rousing A Game Called Something goes off the rails with tangents about identifying the nature of Grimace the purple McDonald's mascot as well as unironically using the phrase, "touching grass." We're getting better at this video thing! I think.


━ Video Chapters ━━━━━━━━━━━

00:00:00 Opening Theme

00:01:20 Introductions

00:02:03 JAG Cast Re-Brand!

00:03:00 BrainFest 10 at Broken Goblet

00:05:00 Welcome back, Kotaro Fujita!

00:08:48 Kotaro’s Designer/Developer Journey

00:24:08 Evolution of iOS app design trends

00:30:58 Creating digital art on the iPad

00:34:17 Kotaro’s Procreate art

00:37:30 Animation tools on iPad

00:39:22 Getting into apps as a designer

00:47:09 A Game Called Something

00:48:44 AGCS: Favorite birthday party?

00:52:14 WTF is Grimace?

00:54:56 “Touching Grass”

00:57:55 AGCS: Weirdest food you’ve eaten?

01:06:26 The Wrap-up

01:08:05 Closing Theme


━ Topics Discussed ━━━━━━━━━━

- Re-branding to JAG Cast

- BrainFest 10

- https://give.abta.org/fundraiser/4479963

- https://www.kufknotz.com/

- Kotaro’s Designer/Developer Journey

- Sim City Memberberries

- Evolution of iOS app design trends

- Creating digital art on the iPad

- https://procreate.com/

- https://flipaclip.com/

- https://callipeg.com/

- Getting into apps as a designer

- iMessage Sticker Packs: https://developer.apple.com/imessage/

- iPad Pro Video/Audio Apps

- Final Cut Pro: https://www.apple.com/final-cut-pro-for-ipad/

- Logic: https://www.apple.com/logic-pro-for-ipad/

- Possible Apple AR/VR Headset

- WWDC23: https://developer.apple.com/wwdc23/

- A Game Called Something

- Find Kotaro at https://tomatoboy.co and http://phillycocoa.org


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Jun 01, 202301:09:51
#119: The Jenkintown Night Market With Ben Bergman
May 18, 202343:24
#118: A Yin and Yang Kind of Vidcast
May 04, 202326:15
#117: WTF is AI?

#117: WTF is AI?

This week, we return to our ongoing "WTF..?" series where Chrissie asks Steve, "WTF is AI?" and Steve tries to answer. The PIC learn about Large Language Models, creepy chat bots, and useful ways to leverage "AI" to avoid mundane tasks like writing simple ad copy. There is also discussion of some of the weird stories in this space like the NYT author who creeped himself out talking to Bing or the poor souls who fell in love with their AI avatars only to have their "relationships" destroyed with a software update. Plus, learn why an AI thinks Chrissie is like "Wonder Woman!" All that and more, plus lots of links in the show notes...LIVE from the 19046!


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Topics Discussed:

- “Augmented Intelligence”

- Fake Intelligence

- Can a machine be intelligent?

- All models only say what they are told to say

- Large Language Models (LLMs)

- Hallucination

- It’s a chat bot, Kevin

- https://www.piratewires.com/p/its-a-chat-bot-kevin

- Replika users fell in love with their AI chatbots

- https://www.businessinsider.com/replika-chatbot-users-dont-like-nsfw-sexual-content-bans-2023-2

- It was a Korean man who “married” a pillow way back in 2010!

- https://www.cnet.com/culture/man-marries-animated-pillow/

- Chrissie used Steve who used Bing to help write ad copy!

- AI thinks Miss Chrissie is like Wonder Woman because…

- Try chatting with an AI in a cool cooking app today!

- https://getclipdish.com

- Midjourney

- https://www.midjourney.com

- Diffusion Bee for your Mac!

- https://diffusionbee.com

- “Autonomous” AI Agents

- https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/04/hype-grows-over-autonomous-ai-agents-that-loop-gpt-4-outputs/

- Tools!

- Use an AI to edit your Canva photo!

- https://www.canva.com/features/ai-photo-editing/

- Use an AI to write your Wix website text!

- https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/wix-launches-ai-text-creator-within-the-wix-editor-significantly-advancing-website-content-creation-301746186.html

- Is AI coming for our jobs!? It supposedly happened to this anonymous Reddit user.

- https://www.reddit.com/r/freelanceWriters/comments/12ff5mw/it_happened_to_me_today/

- The AI lawsuits have already begun!

- https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/27/the-current-legal-cases-against-generative-ai-are-just-the-beginning/

- Is the new hot career, “prompt engineering?”

- https://www.forbes.com/sites/craigsmith/2023/04/05/mom-dad-i-want-to-be-a-prompt-engineer/

Apr 20, 202337:37
#116: A Morning Pot of Coffee With Dylan Blazick & Alex Corson

#116: A Morning Pot of Coffee With Dylan Blazick & Alex Corson

This week, the PIC chat with co-hosts of Human Robot Jenkintown’s Tuesday night open mic, Dylan Blazick & Alex Corson. We discuss the open mic scene, how good Human Robot beers are, and a surprising Camera Thief connection that involves a ribbon factory! In a rousing A Game Called Something, Steve provides actionable advice for his past self if he ever gets that time machine working and once again, the PIC’s experience at the tiny lighthouse in Havre de Grace reminds us all to do better research when planning a birthday surprise. This is a very Jenkintown focused episode full of references, so if you are playing the drinking game at home…prepare your liver!


Topics Discussed:

- Welcome Dylan Blazick & Alex Carson

- Co-host open mic at Human Robot Jenkintown

- Dylan, Alex, and the birth of an Open Mic

- Tuesday nights at Human Robot Jenkintown

- 7:30 list

- https://www.humanrobotjenkintown.com

- The Royal performance

- Strumble

- Blue grass and beyond

- https://www.theroyalglenside.com

- Dino & the Demolition

- North Penn VFW Open Mic

- https://www.facebook.com/groups/225379964299054/

- Day Jobs

- Ribbon Factory

- Camera Thief connection

- A Game Called Something

- What advice would you give your 15 year-old self?

- What is the best way to start your day?

- What is your favorite birthday party?

- Where to find Dylan and Alex

- Strumble band on FB

- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090587882336

- Open Mic @ Human Robot on FB

- https://www.facebook.com/groups/thehausopenmic

Apr 06, 202358:02
#115: Glowing in Timeless Places With Tammy Tuckey

#115: Glowing in Timeless Places With Tammy Tuckey

This week, the PIC are joined by singer, actor, dancer, and podcaster, Tammy Tuckey to discuss all things Disney and more! But first, Steve is confused by the orchestra, everyone is bummed by the sad state of Chuck-E-Cheese, and no one really believes Avatar is popular. Tammy shares how she managed to make not one, but two cover albums of Disney tunes and recounts a magical experience with Peter Pan. Steve laments that Disney is a poor steward of Star Wars, but everyone agrees the parks are pretty cool. Then, in a rousing A Game Called Something, we learn what crocodile tastes like and that Chrissie really loves boots! All that and more...LIVE from the 19046! Support the show, buy us a coffee! - https://www.jenkintownartsgarage.com/coffee Topics Discussed: - Intro: Carmen Confusion and JUNK - Welcome Tammy Tuckey - A Christmas Carol - Pole Dancing - TNT Amusements - The Sad State of Chuck-E-Cheese - Disney & Tammy’s Music - You’ll Find Me on Main Street - https://tammytuckey.com/youll-find-me-on-main-street - Glowing in Timeless Places - https://tammytuckey.com/glowingintimelessplaces - How to Create a Cover Album of Disney Songs - Is Avatar Actually Popular? - Disney’s Terrible Stewardship of Star Wars - A Magical Peter Pan Experience - The Disney Kindness Factor - AGCS - What is the weirdest food you have ever eaten? - Favorite thing you bought this year? - Where to find Tammy - IG: https://www.instagram.com/tammytuckey/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/TammyTuckey - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TammyTuckey - Glowing in Timeless Places Pre-Order (out April 15, 2023) - https://tammytuckey.com/glowingintimelessplaces - Concert April 8 at Upper Dublin Library - https://upperdublinlibrary.org/event/glowing-in-timeless-places-vocal-performance/ - Web: https://tammytuckey.com Opening Theme, Remember the Magic (feat. Don Liuzzi), performed by Tammy Tuckey
Mar 23, 202359:58
#114: Dinosaur Butts With Broad Street Appeal
Mar 09, 202349:23
#113: An Eclectic Talent With Tony Flagiello

#113: An Eclectic Talent With Tony Flagiello

This week, the PIC are joined by the creator of the Elkins Park Eclectic Talent Show, percussionist Tony "Catastrophe" Flagiello. Tony has had an eclectic career as a touring artist, dance class dummer, Red Bull promoter, and more! Tune in to learn about the coolest new talent show in the area and stay for anecdotes like the time Tony managed the shipping of Gwen Stefani's clothing line or what's it like to be 6'4" in a hip-hop band in Japan. Then, in a rousing Game Called Something, we learn the terrifying extent of Chrissie's caffeine addiction and Steve rants about electric cars. All that and more...LIVE from the 19046!


Topics Discussed:

- Welcome Tony “Catastrophe” Flagiello

- EP Eclectic Talent Show 

    - Tuesdays, 6pm - 9pm at Creekside Market & Tap, Elkins Park, PA

    - By Elkins Park train station

    - All ages

- Tony the Percussionist 

- The origin of Tony “Catastrophe”

- Six Degrees of Ed Foley

    - The band was “Mayor Foley and the Broken Promises” 

- Jenkintown, but not Jenkintown 

- UArts/Dance Class/Bands

    - Alex & the Kaleidoscope band (kid’s band)

    - Fat Head Band

- Tony’s other hosting gigs

- A Game Called Something

    - AGCS: What is a job you would be terrible at?

        - Tony was in charge of shipping Gwen Stefani’s clothing line!

        - W magazine photo shoot

        - Quit to tour Japan for hip-hop band. Summer Sonic, 2005-ish

        - Worked for Red Bull promoting with can car

        - Chrissie drinks panera liquid crack

    - AGCS: What kind of car do you drive, and why?

        - Tony drives a Nissan Murano after getting rear-ended on Broad St.

        - Chrissie drives an Outlander because of a third row.

        - Steve drives a Sonic because it’s a hatchback and cheap.

        - Tony used to sell cars.

- Where to find Tony

    - FB: Tony Flagiello

    - IG: @phillybeatalliance or @tony.flagielo


*Opening theme: KUSH, by Tony Flagiello.*

Feb 23, 202356:29
#112: Summer Vibes With Dom & Jesse

#112: Summer Vibes With Dom & Jesse

Technically, Steve's voice is back, but it's still a little rough at the time we recorded this most excellent pod with the very interesting and talented, Dom & Jesse. With the tag line, "Summer All Year," Dom & Jesse are a double-threat pop act that can play an impressive live show before bringing the beats as an up-and-coming DJ act. With excellent heads for branding and business, these two were a ton of fun to talk to about mentorship, music, surviving the pandemic, the promise and peril of Omegle, and much more. As usual, we end with some very entertaining rounds of A Game Called Something where you will learn that yes, Steve needs a new wardrobe. All that and more...LIVE from the 19046!


Topics Discussed:

- Welcome Dom & Jesse

- Dom & Jesse’s Epic Broken Goblet Set

- Conception of Dom & Jesse

- World Cafe Live Show

    - https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/7373900/dom-jesse-philadelphia-the-lounge-at-world-cafe-live

- UArts & Hustling

- Omegle & Pandemic Survival

- Music & Branding

    - https://www.domandjesse.com/music

- A Game Called Something

    - AGCS: What is the perfect theme song for you?

    - AGCS: What is your favorite piece of clothing the you own or have owned?

    - AGCS: What is your favorite beverage?

- World Cafe Live Show - Feb 17, 2023

- Where to Find More Dom & Jesse

    - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@domandjesse

    - TickTock: @domandjesse

    - Insta: @domandjesse 

    - Web: https://www.domandjesse.com


Theme Music: "Off My Mind" by Dom & Jesse

Feb 09, 202301:05:03
#111: What’s in a Name With Righteous Jolly

#111: What’s in a Name With Righteous Jolly

Steve is back this week, but sounds like he is gargling rocks; ah the joys of winter cold season. But, spirits are high because this week's guest is Righteous Jolly, a wonderful actor, musician, and the "7th best trivia host in Bucks County!" In this wide-ranging conversation, Righteous discusses his upcoming album, the amazing Levittown Christmas Carol production, his school life in NYC, being on the wall of Broken Goblet's bathroom, and so much more! We end with a rousing Game Called Something that begins with some bawdy Norwegian singing and just continues to go off the rails from there. This is a really fun episode. Enjoy!


Support the POD:

- https://www.jenkintownartsgarage.com/coffee


Topics Discussed:

- Introducing Righteous Jolly

    - Yes, that’s his real name

- Producing an Album - “What’s in a Name?”

- Corona-cation Reminiscing

- 7th Best Trivia Host in Bucks Co.

- Broken Goblet Extended Universe (BGEU)

    - How Righteous met Cara

- Failed Senior Year because he was late

- Chrissie and Righteous Share NYC Stories

- Acting Life

    - A Levittown Christmas Carol

- Steve Fights Laryngitis to Talk Photography

- A Game Called Something

    - Do you have a travel goal?

    - Norwegian Singing

    - Banf, Canada

        - https://parks.canada.ca/pn-np/ab/banff

        - https://banff.ca

    - Favorite physical activity?

    - “A Walk in the Woods”

        - https://youtu.be/bK-iQB1UZvI

- Where to find Righteous Jolly

    - FB: https://www.facebook.com/JollyRighteous

    - IG: https://www.instagram.com/righteous_jolly_actor/

    - www.righteousjolly.com

    - https://righteousjolly.bandcamp.com

Intro Theme: "A Levittown Christmas," Righteous Jolly

Jan 26, 202301:08:35
#110: Permission to Be Myself With Lorne Behrman

#110: Permission to Be Myself With Lorne Behrman

Steve is trying to recover his podcast voice after a bout of the CRUD, so this week Miss Chrissie is running the show solo! Thankfully, the uber-talented Lorne Behrman is back for the third time to talk about his latest full length album, "A Little Midnight," how he's now living the drama-free band lifestyle, what it's like being a frontman, and more! Plus, Chrissie has new questions for A Game Called Something and did you know Lorne has been in TWO movies!? All that and more...LIVE from the 19046!


Support the Pod:

- Buy Me A Coffee

    - https://www.jenkintownartsgarage.com/coffee 


Topics Discussed:

- Lorne’s full length album, “A Little Midnight,” released

    - https://lornebehrman.bandcamp.com/album/a-little-midnight

- Lorne’s journey from CA to NYC

- About Lorne’s next album, “Blue Love”

- Lorne’s drama-free new band!

- Being a frontman

- Upcoming live shows

- Lorne is no longer guitar monogamous!

- A Game Called Something

    - What is a job you would suck at?

    - What is something you do the old fashioned way?

    - What is something you enjoy cooking?

- Lorne’s Summer of Sam story

- Lorne’s IMDB

    - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0067102/

- Follow “Lorne Behrman” on Spotify or Apple Music

    - https://lornebehrmanmusic.com


Pod art Photo credit: Photographer: Katherine Ward, Art Direction: Spencer Alexander

Jan 12, 202337:16
#109: A Kidnapped Santa Claus
Dec 15, 202223:19
#108: Roaming the Streets of Levittown With Cara Cartney

#108: Roaming the Streets of Levittown With Cara Cartney

This week, the PIC are joined by special guest, Cara Cartney! We met Cara at Broken Goblet where she performs every First Friday and at the time of this recording was days away from accomplishing a dream of performing Jagged Little Pill with a live band! In this laughter filled episode, we talk about Cara’s various musical gigs, her unique branding, whether Cara works during the day, and Chrissie once again hates on Bucks Co. As usual, we end the show with a rousing Game Called Something where we learn about the “Levittown Barbie” and the episode goes off the rails in the best way possible. All that and more...LIVE from the 19046!

Support the POD by buying us a coffee!


Topics Discussed:

- First Friday’s at Broken Goblet

- The Jagged Little Pill Show

    - https://www.brokengoblet.com/event-details/cara-cartney-and-the-seven-band-perform-jagged-little-pill-2022-12-02-20-30

    - https://fb.me/e/2lUTmeSJ0

- Branding is Important

- Cara Sometimes Works During the Day

- Roaming the Streets of Levittown

    - Open Mic at Sparky’s

        - https://www.caracartney.com/?pgid=jvq2h3a9-7dcb20ae-0bbc-4198-9a2f-3bfb425c7afa

    - Open Mic at The Temperance House

        - https://www.caracartney.com/?pgid=jvq2h3a9-adfae385-7f96-48a6-b936-cc8f939b4dbf

- A Game Called Something

    - Cara Want’s Peace on Earth

    - AGCS: What is something you learned from your parents?

    - AGCS: What is your favorite thing to cook?

    - AGCS: Travel Goal?

Dec 01, 202256:42
#107: The Mall Santa Teddy Bear Incident

#107: The Mall Santa Teddy Bear Incident

This week, the PIC are on their own with a short grab-bag of awesome mini-topics! Chrissie wants to dance on a murder chair in the Garage while Steve wants to learn to dance, "dancing baby" style. There are two amazing shows coming up at Broken Goblet that will have the PIC in attendance, including Jenkintown's own Camera Thief returning to rock the rafters and drink all the beer this Saturday night! Come December 2, friend of the Garage Cara Cartney will be living her dream of performing the entirety of Jagged Little Pill up on the Tama stage! If that isn't enough for you, on December 3, Jenkintown Town Square will be lit up by the one-and-only Santa right after a sure-to-be excellent Holiday Market. All that and the tale of the Christmas Eve Mall Santa Teddy Bear Incident...LIVE from the 19046!


Topics Discussed:

- Dancing in the Garage?

    - Chrissie & Steph are choreographing a dance! 

    - Steve wants to do the “Dancing Baby Dance” 🤦‍♂️

        - https://youtu.be/oHSuyTrKwdg

- Upcoming Shows

    - Camera Thief Returns to Broken Goblet

        - https://fb.me/e/2bvyOKZk3

        - https://www.brokengoblet.com/event-details/camera-thief-live

    - Jagged Little Pill With Cara Cartney

        - https://fb.me/e/2lUTmeSJ0

    - Santa in Jenkintown & Holiday Market

        - 11 - 4pm on Dec 3, before Santa!

        - https://fb.me/e/1VEjNAJ63

        - https://www.centercityphila.org/parks/dilworth-park/winter

- The Mall Santa Teddy Bear Incident

Nov 17, 202233:55
#106: “Catching Leaves” With Avi Wisnia

#106: “Catching Leaves” With Avi Wisnia

The PIC are joined this round by musician, TEDxTalk presenter, and all-around swell guy, Avi Wisnia, for a very enjoyable conversation that touches on life, music, human nature, and a lot of autumnal references. Tune in to learn about the differences between being a musician in NYC vs Philly, all about Avi's latest album, "Catching Leaves," what it was like to do a TEDx talk, and find out where you can see the U.S. premiere of a documentary that tells the incredible story of how Avi's "Saba" survived Auschwitz by entertaining his captors with song! We end with an introspective Game Called Something where the true cost of being Jenkintown Famous is revealed. All that and more...LIVE from the 19046!


Topics Discussed:

- Welcome Avi Wisnia

    - https://aviwisnia.com

    - https://www.theroyalglenside.com

- History With Jason Ager & Bucks Co.

- NYC vs. Philly

- Philly Songwriters Circle in Avi’s Living Room

- “Catching Leaves” Album

- “Catching Leaves” Tour 

    - https://aviwisnia.com/tour/ 

- Avi’s TEDxCapeMay Talk

    - Nature and Nurture of Bossa Nova: Avi Wisnia at TEDxCapeMay 2013

        - https://youtu.be/RP4a4JbMfFE

- “How Saba Kept Singing” Documentary Premiere

    - Sunday Nov 6, 2022

    - Premiere Info 

        - https://aviwisnia.com/2022/10/how-saba-kept-singing-us-premiere/

    - My Polish Wisnia

        - https://aviwisnia.com/mypolishwisnia/

- AGCS: What is your dream job?

- AGCS: What is a mantra you live by?

- AGCS: Do you have an influential teacher in your past?

- Avi’s Parting Words


Episode Art Photo by Derek Brad.

Nov 03, 202251:13
#105: A Philosophical “Pity” Party With Jason Ager

#105: A Philosophical “Pity” Party With Jason Ager

This week, the PIC are joined by returning friend, musician, and possessor of a very manly beard, Jason Ager, to discuss his new single, "Pity," as well as many other fascinating topics. Truly, Jason is a learned man and in this wide-ranging conversation, we discuss his upcoming show at The Royal with full band, mix in a healthy dose of philosophical musings, gaze in wonderment at the 80s time capsule that is Jason's basement, give an impromptu review of some nachos, and end with a rousing Game Called Something that is not to be missed! All that and Chrissie's real feelings about meatloaf...LIVE from the 19046!


Topics Discussed:

- Jason Ager & The Golden Eagles at The Royal

    - The Royal, Glenside

    - Friday, October 21, 2022 at 8PM

    - https://www.theroyalglenside.com/event-details/jason-ager-the-golden-eagles

- Would Steve & Jason Break Their Legs to Be Taller?

- A Philosophical "Pity" Party

- Jason’s 80s Basement (The Story Behind “Pity’s” Artwork)

- The Origin of Jason's Accent

- Pinto Glenside Review

    - https://www.pintoglenside.online

- Fight & Fright: JDA Fundraiser Supporting Unite For HER

    - https://jenkintown-dance-arts.ticketleap.com/fight-fright/

- A Game Called Something

    - AGCS: What is your favorite food?

    - AGCS: What is your favorite physical activity?

    - AGCS: What is one bucket list item?

- Kindle vs “Real” Books

- WTF is “Be Real?”


Original "Pity" Artwork Provided by the Artist. Original Photo By Justin Trawick with editing by Rene Moffatt.

Oct 20, 202201:06:15
#104: "The Least Interesting Person in Jenkintown" With Tony Green

#104: "The Least Interesting Person in Jenkintown" With Tony Green

This week, the PIC are joined by a familiar face from the Jenkintown music scene, drummer and self-described "least interesting person," Tony Green! In a twist, Tony is actually very interesting! Besides being an accomplished drummer, he's an IT guy at a magazine that shall not be named, an accomplished student of the culinary arts, and most importantly, a regular listener of the Pod! Learn about Tony's meet cute with his wife via SEPTA, his eclectic education, how he became a Mac guy, his musical influences, cooking tips, and much more! Chrissie and Steve provide a follow-up to their Pizza Wheel review and we end our conversation with a rousing Game Called Something where we learn that Steve apparently just wants to live in horror movie locales. All that and more...LIVE from the 19046!


Topics Discussed:

- Introducing Tony Green

    - Ham, Eggs, & Green

    - Alex and the Green Mood

- Name Dropping Alex Bartlett

- History With Jenkintown

- Day Job & Nerd Jokes 

- SEPTA Meet Cute

- Chrissie Really Hates Bucks Co.

- Steve & Tony: Hermits?

- An Eclectic Education

- Becoming a Mac Guy

    - HyperCard

- Musical Influences

- Chef Tony

- Favorite Restaurants?

- Pizza Wheel Follow-Up

- Marzano or Marzano’s?

- Cooking Tips

- A Game Called Something

    - Favorite birthday party?

    - Something you learned from your parents?

    - Where Would Your Second Home Be?

- Tony’s Words of Wisdom


Oct 06, 202252:08
#103: Getting "Emotional" With Greg Sover
Sep 22, 202201:00:54
#102: The Deal With the Wheel
Sep 08, 202231:21
#101: The Jenkintown Night Market With Ben Bergman

#101: The Jenkintown Night Market With Ben Bergman

This week, the PIC welcome Ben Bergman to the POD to talk about the Jenkintown Night Market, what it is, how it came to be, and what may lie ahead! Along the way, we also discuss the quirkiness of Jenkintown, Chrissie questions Steve's wardrobe choices, and there is a digression into what to the call the 2000s. All that and more...LIVE from the 19046!


Topics Discussed:

- Welcome Ben Bergman, manager of the Jenkintown Night Market

- History of the Jenkintown Night Market

    - The Jenkintown Night Market

        - https://jenkintownnightmarket.com

    - JCA

        - https://jenkintown.net

    - Omnivore’s Dilemma Inspiration

        - https://www.amazon.com/Omnivores-Dilemma-Natural-History-Meals/dp/0143038583

    - How the Night Market started

    - Branding!

    - Vendors at the Night Market

        - https://www.babayagastravelingbookshop.com

    - The Night Market continues through September!

        - Apples!

    - Scoop: New Vendor: Five Saints Distillery starts Tuesday

- https://fivesaintsdistilling.com

- Passion

- Jenkintown Support

- Red v Blue v Purple

- Questioning Steve’s Wardrobe Choices 

- Nostalgia Tripping

- The Spaghetti O’s Decade

- Penn’s Treaty Co-Working

    - https://www.pennstreaty.co

- Glenside Local No Mo’?

- The Jenkintown Triangle

Aug 25, 202241:27
#100: Return to Argument Park With Joe Gunn

#100: Return to Argument Park With Joe Gunn

We're back! After a brief hiatus, the PIC have returned for episode 100 along with special returning guest, Joe Gunn! We discuss the completion of "Argument Park," Jose Pistola's quinceañera, post-pandemic life, Joe's trip to the greatest place on earth, Dollywood, NFT chickens, and so much more! This is an episode you won't want to miss. It's interesting, it's funny, it's just what you hoped for when you subscribed to the pod...LIVE from the 19046!


Topics Discussed:

- Rent Joe Gunn’s House

- Argument Park

- Quizzo Hosting at Human Robot Jenkintown

- Jose Pistola’s quinceañera party

- Post-Pandemic restaurateur life

- Restaurant Staffing Issues

- Gunns in Dollywood 

- Steve’s Epic DMV Rant

- Gaming Headphone Trouble

- We’re Famous…In a Google Search

- The McSweeney Club

- Brewery Acoustics

- Beach vs Mountains

- LCB BS

- The House That Chickens Bought

Aug 11, 202253:51
#99: Cheaper Than an Uber to Camp
Jul 14, 202228:20
#98: The Gift of COVID

#98: The Gift of COVID

Miss Chrissie didn't just give Steve a Simpsons pint glass from her trip to Disney and Beyond, she gave him COVID, too! This week, the PIC talk about Encampo and flashlights that look like candles before Steve goes into some detail about his first bout with COVID. All that and the weird side effects of Paxlovid...LIVE from the 19046!


Topics Discussed:

- JDA Encampo!

- Steve Got COVID!

- Side Project Saturday at The Haus

- Post Show: COVID & Heart Rate


Jul 07, 202219:58
#97: To Disney World & Beyond!
Jun 30, 202234:01
#96: Sixth Grade Graduation

#96: Sixth Grade Graduation

This week was Sixth Grade Graduation in Jenkintown and the PIC were in attendance. Our conversation was recorded *before* the event and Chrissie speaks about why what most may see as a mundane transition is such a big deal here. Meanwhile, Steve struggles to recover from a persistent sinus infection and escape roofers. All that and some strategic censor bleeping...LIVE from the 19046!


Topics Discussed:

- Jenkintown 6th Grade Graduation

- Hibernating Steve

- A Busy Week Ahead Including *BLEEP*

- What Not to Wear to a Graduation

Jun 16, 202212:16
#95: Top 5 WWDC22 Announcements For "Normies"
Jun 09, 202218:04
#94: Ramen Sunday Funday
Jun 02, 202229:55
#93: Beer Pancakes!
May 26, 202228:43
#92: Kickboxing a Prius

#92: Kickboxing a Prius

This week, COVID hits the PIC close to home, Chrissie learns to kick things, and Steve takes a ride in a Prius to catch some grunge. All that and more...LIVE from the 19046!

Topics Discussed:
- COVID hits close to home…again!
- Chrissie learns to kick butt!
- Prius Grunge Rock
- Non-Partisan, No Vote
May 19, 202224:17
#91: Chrissie Finds Peace

#91: Chrissie Finds Peace

This week Chrissie finds peace in Project Runway re-runs and Salsa dancing while Steve sits through the adult version of school announcements and it's the end of an era, RIP iPod.


Topics Discussed:

- Chrissie’s peace

- Project Runway & tea

- Concrete Cowgirl coffee tangent

- Salsa Dancing…for peace!

- Steve’s meetings are like school announcements

- Steve’s Friday night activities

- RIP iPod

May 12, 202228:54
#90: Push the Button!
May 05, 202226:42