All Holidays Matter

Episodes

1. 10

   008-April Fools' Day: The WORST Holiday for a Pandemic!

   I am not looking forward to April Fools' Day this year, but that doesn't mean we can't have a fun episode about it! In this episode I share an embarrassing Peace Corps story and we look at some of the best April Fools' Day pranks ever. Guest: Russell Silva. Intro and outro: April Fools' Day Song...

   Mar 30, 2020

   40m
2. 9

   007 Valentine's Day pt 3 of 3: Sex, Lies, and a Golden Ass

   Concluding our episode on Valentine's Day, Russell and Cliff look at how it's celebrated in different countries around the world, find out what chocolate has in common with turkey, and discover that people in the comments sections online are dicks, who knew!? Our intro and outro music is "My…

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   Mar 29, 2020

   58m
3. 8

   Corona Virus Update

   Just wanted to let you know that I'm not ghosting you, but been crazy busy with everything going on regarding the coronavirus. Be back real soon!

   Mar 21, 2020

   2m
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   006 Frivolous Festivities: Leap Day

   If we have to have an extra day of the year, why does it have to be in February? In this quickie, we look at the extra day squeezed into the calendar at the end of February. Outro music is by Jonathan Mann: Leap Year Song. Check it out on YouTube!

   Feb 29, 2020

   10m
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   005 Valentine's Day pt 2: Sex, Lies, and a Golden Ass

   Russell and I continue our exploration in to the history of Valentine's Day with a discussion about love languages, a man turned into a donkey, and the strange history of Cupid. The intro/outro song is by 1girl1guitar, and you can find her at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jszeBbm6WYc

   Feb 23, 2020

   1h 04m
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   004 Valentine's Day: Sex, Lies, and a Golden Ass (part 1)

   Have you ever thought Valentine's Day was a whole bunch of lies? It pretty much is! Check out the strange and convoluted history of this holiday in this episode with guest host Russell Silva. Intro and outro music is clipped from the Merrel Twins' "It's Valentine's Day Song" . Check out the full...

   Feb 13, 2020

   1h 06m
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   003 Of Mice and Men and Robert Burns' Skull, part 2

   In the second half of our Robert Burns Night episode, we look at the later days of Burns' life, some of his successes and failures, and learn why Haggis apparently is more dangerous than assault riffles. Special Guest: Dan VanVoorhis. Buy our Robert Burns Night Matters shirts, hoodies, mugs, baby...

   Jan 27, 2020

   2h 36m
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   002 Of Mice and Men and Robert Burns' Skull, Part 1

   January 25th is Robert Burns Day and in our second episode, we look into who the hell Robert Burns is and why the hell he gets a holiday. Because of snow-related issues, this episode was forced to be broken up into two parts, hopefully the second will get up before the 25th... (Burns' poem in the...

   Jan 21, 2020

   49m
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   001 New Years, New Traditions

   Welcome to the first episode of All Holidays Matter! A podcast where we explore the origin, traditions, and people's experiences on holidays around the world. My guest for this first episode is history teacher Miguel Gravelle Izaguirre and we discuss the surprising past of New Year. I mentioned...

   Dec 30, 2019

   2h 02m
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    000 All Holidays Matter Trailer

    All Holidays Matter is a new podcast series dropping at the start of the New Year. In this podcast, we'll explore holiday traditions around the world, some you'll know, and others will be new to you and unexpected. Check out this trailer to learn more, and don't forget to subscribe so you can get...

    Dec 22, 2019

    1m