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Collected Possibilities
by Collected Possibilities
Welcome to Collected Possibilities, an Existential Explorer's Guide into the world of Carnivals, Fairs, Festivals, Amusements, Arcades, and Attractions. One day we're going to die, so let's make sure we're living our best life before then. Each week host Jason Heat and an ever changing roster of road trip partners channel the fear of mortality into motivation to explore a new amusement or attraction - from the odd and esoteric to the seeming but not quite so mundane - looking to inspire you to have an adventure of your own. Take a trip all across America, from the midway to the highway, the arcade to the concession stand, and listen in on some incredible conversations with fascinating guests. Part travel guide, part prompt for existential exploration, all a celebration of the weird and wonderful experiences out there.Life is a limited time opportunity. Make it memorable.
Episodes
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The Slice: Everything in an Instant
This is the story of the day I was sent to The Ranch. Sometimes there are crystal clear moments, inflection points, where it's obvious and undeniable that nothing will ever be the same. My eight months living in New Mexico, at the San Cristobal Ranch Academy - a program for 'troubled teens' - was...
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The Slice: The Only Real One Here (Featuring Ami)
This is a story about PDA in front of an unlikely audience. It's a classic story - a meet cute in a math class, sparks delayed by pre-existing relationships, only to reconnect later when you're both single. Or are they? I can't hardly wait for you to hear this college time capsule about shooting...
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The Slice: Christian Mingle (Featuring Ranchhand Shawn Carlson)
This is a story about how having faith can attract new friends. We're rolling into the weekend with Professional Wrestler and current 1CW Tag Team Champion, The Ranchhand Shawn Carlson! This story was inspired by an early episode of The Slice, "He Can't Have Me," where I was propositioned by...
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The Slice: The Baltimore Purge (Featuring Zakar Shah)
This is a story about the Baltimore streets and the power of friendship. We welcome Professional Wrestler, current WDWA Tag Team Champion, and my pal "The Exile" Zakar Shah to the Slice! He's got a story of lost keys, masked men, and a uniquely ominous experience on the streets of Charm City; all…
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The Slice: Good Boys and Girls
This is a story of trauma and tail wags. If you're a dog person, this one is definitely for you. The jury is still out for me, though. My girlfriend wants a pet, and I'm on the fence. To get me acclimated to the idea, we've taken two rescue dogs out on day trips to very different results. Can a…
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The Slice: Bagel Run
This is a story of carbs and kindness. Over the course of the last five years, my weekly bagel run has become far more meaningful than I ever would have expected. Touching on the pandemic, unemployment, and the recent military occupation of DC I explore how a simple food has become a symbol of...
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The Slice: Paying Your Dues (Featuring Ernie Osiris of FIGHTT Pro)
This is the story of that ring crew life. We're wrapping up wrestling road trip week here on The Slice with a story from old school era Ring of Honor, courtesy of former wrestler and current owner and promoter of FIGHTT Pro Wrestling, ERNIE OSIRIS. It's an overnight odyssey from Long Island, NY…
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The Slice: You've Got to Be Smarter Than the Machine (Featuring Travis Jacobs)
This is the story of how one little letter can change everything. We're continuing with more wrestling road trip stories as we welcome the Inevitable Icon, the Unchained Fury, the Franchise of the Monster Factory TRAVIS JACOBS to Collected Possibilities. Travis tells the story of his very first...
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The Slice: I Auditioned for American Gladiators (Featuring Grizzly Redwood)
This is the story of how a little lumberjack almost became an American Gladiator Today we welcome a former Professional Wrestler known for his time in Ring of Honor, Chikara, and more; current Pro Wrestling Referee; and the proprietor of Brutty Apparel: Grizzly Redwood! Years ago, Grizz was…
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The Slice: Emme is Missing (Featuring Brittany Truske)
This is the story about a pup who disappeared, and one woman's quest to get her back. Let's switch gears to something a little more wholesome today, rounding out the week with a brand new pet adventure. We've had feline fantasias, but stay tuned for a canine conundrum - Emme the Shih Tzu has...
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The Slice: Scratching the Itch (Featuring David Pratt)
This story is definitely not safe for work. We're building up the lore here at Collected Possibilities, as today we both continue this week's unofficial theme of "Adult Entertainment" and present a thematic sequel to our classic slice: "Cries From The Kitchen." Regular guest David Pratt returns…
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The Slice: One Wrong Turn
This is the story of the 11:55pm rush at Tower Records. Whatever could those folks be buying? We start the week with a look a look back at my time working in the fitness center at the Jewish Community Center in Rockville, MD. There were two members that made a lasting impression on me, and one is...
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The Slice: The Elephant in the Gym
This is a story about seizing the moment. There are some people in your life who you never get to know in depth, but what you do learn about them leaves a lasting impression. Particularly if part of your job was to call an ambulance for them multiple times a month. We're ending the week in the...
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The Slice: The Luck of the Irish
This is a story of breasts and Bennigan's. Dearly beloved, we gather here today to mourn the loss of one of America's original casual dining concepts, an ode to Irish pubs with nary a drop of authenticity in sight, the late great Bennigan's. In its honor, we travel back to a fateful night where a...
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The Hunt: Third Eye Throwdown 2025
Welcome to the first edition of "The Hunt" by Collected Possibilities. One of my great passions is collecting discount Graphic Novels; traveling and searching stores all over the country to find the best deals, rare finds, and new places to collect at. The Hunt is a new feature, a hobby travelog...
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The Slice: Did You Know Pigs Can Go Insane?
This is the story of Deranged Pork Disease; how six little pigs were driven to madness. We end the week back at "The Ranch" for a tragic tale of whole hog neglect. David Pratt returns to bear witness to the sad story of swine in rehab. In a place where everyone was forced to suffer, it was these...
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The Slice: The Cheesesteak Challenge
This is a story of cheese, meat, and defeat. The year is 2011 and two gluttonous gourmands are attempting to scale gastronomical heights. Can our heroes complete their quest to get their photo on three different restaurant walls? Or will they turn back vanquished, their eyes bigger than their...
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The Slice: Of Dudes and Pancakes
This is not a story about pancakes, but it is a story of romance gone awry. Let's take a trip back 15 years for a variation of that classic tale - girl meets boy, girl kisses boy, girl regrets kissing boy - but with a technological twist. Our Monday slice is: Of Dudes and Pancakes WHAT IS THE...
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The Slice: Why I Don't Play Risk
This is the story of a board game gone horribly wrong. Twice. We're rolling into the weekend with two tales of why Risk isn't just the game of world domination, but also friendship devastation and social annihilation. There may be no crying in baseball, but there are plenty of tears at the table....
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The Slice: I Can See You Staring at Me in My Sleep (Featuring Jared Noe)
This is the story of how a film lost 2 PAs in three days, and why they deserved to go. We're joined by Federated Wrestling Alliance founder, owner, and promoter Jared Noe; a man who's spent his entire life being a jack of all things video and event production. That includes time spent on a movie...
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The Slice: You Could Slit My Throat
This is the story of a friendly game of Manhunt that turned into a bloodbath. We welcome David Pratt back to the Slice as our very first two time guest! David was so inspired by my dismal accounting of the Buckeye State in Wednesday's appropriately titled "The Worst Night in Cleveland" that he...
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The Slice: The Worst Night in Cleveland
Our mid-week Slice takes us to the midwest. It can be a slog to drive through Ohio, but it might be even worse to stop and stay awhile. This is the story of a night I spent in Cleveland, and why I wish I hadn't. Today we're serving: THE WORST NIGHT IN CLEVELAND WHAT IS THE SLICE? "The Slice" is a...
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The Slice: He Can't Have Me
I've recently learned that I'm quite the catch, and it's someone very special trying to lure me in. By bike and by book, this is the story of how God has tried to reach me. Today we're serving: He Can't Have Me WHAT IS THE SLICE? "The Slice" is a new single serving storytelling format where each...
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The Slice: Samurai Regrets His Freedom
This is the story about a cat who stared into a universe of possibilities, but found the abyss staring back. Sometimes, we shouldn't get what we want. Special guest David Pratt joins us to share his cat-astrophic tale of moving apartments, in the feline fantasia we're serving as: Samurai Regrets...
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The Slice: Mess With the Bull
A few weeks ago, a strange man tried to attack me outside a movie theater. This is that story. Flavored with fear, today we're serving: Mess With the Bull WHAT IS THE SLICE? "The Slice" is a new single serving storytelling format where each episode is a new anecdote, and life itself is the...
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The Slice: Cries From the Kitchen
This is the story of how a desperate search for the perfect dinner turned into a deeply unsettling evening inside a sketchy restaurant kitchen. We're starting the week off with the classic combination of Italian food and tears. Today we're serving: Cries From the Kitchen WHAT IS THE SLICE? "The...
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The Slice: Shots Fired on Georgia Ave.
For Friday's slice, we have two stories of when Jason was witness to gunfire in Washington DC; a drive by shooting, and something a little more lofi. Today's slice of life: Shots Fired on Georgia Ave. "The Slice" is a new single serving storytelling format where each episode is a new anecdote…
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The Slice: Too Many People are Peeing
Have you noticed an escalation in brazen urination? If so, urine good company. We've got two stories about being forced to bear witness to pissing in public, and why it has to stop. Today's slice of life: Too Many People are Peeing "The Slice" is a new single serving storytelling format where…
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The Slice: Beyonce in a Duffel Bag
This week, Jason is catsitting for some friends. What could possibly go wrong? Today's slice of life: Beyonce in a Duffel Bag Collected Possibilities returns with "The Slice," a new single serving storytelling format where each episode is a new anecdote, and life itself is the adventure. Hosted…
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Taking a Break
Collected Possibilities is taking a Summer Break, and before our hiatus host JASON HEAT explains why and says "see you in a bit." COLLECTED POSSIBILITIES E-Mail: [email protected] Instagram Facebook
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Interludes - Power Rangers, Pandas, and Presidents with Phil Stamper, Caitlyn Fitzgerald, and TJay Sykes
Illness has struck again, which means it's time for a new assortment of Interludes - hidden gems and deleted scenes from past episodes stored away to deliver big for just this moment! This week's collection is a series of entertaining anecdotes grouped together largely by one of my favorite...
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New Jersey Renaissance Faire with Brittany Truske, or "The Curse of Growth"
This week we're adding a new state and a new genre of attractions to the books in one fell swoop, with a trip to the New Jersey Renaissance Festival! BRITTANY TRUSKE returns as we enter a real life Choose Your Adventure book across an Arthurian backdrop; featuring themed performances, vendors,...
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"What Song Makes You Feel Young?" with Space Lawyer JOHN OZKIRBAS, Pro Wrestler THE UNWILTING TATIANA, Shakespeare Theatre's JANICE JENSON, and More
Welcome to another Friday Edition of Collected Possibilities, an Existential Explorer's guide into the human heart and mind, where somehow every week we manage to convince an amazing assortment of interesting people to get very personal very quickly by asking them the Existential Question of The...
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One With Eternity: Yayoi Kusama in the Hirshhorn Collection with Brittany Truske, or "An Attempt at Self Obliteration"
BRITTANY TRUSKE returns to the show for a visit to Washington DC and a pilgrimage to spend some time with the Priestess of Polka Dots. We're heading to One With Eternity: Yayoi Kusama in the Hirshhorn Collection to visit the real Great Pumpkin, enter Infinity Mirror Rooms, and spend some time in…
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"What is the Most Underrated Condiment?" with Big Gold Belt Media's NAGIER CHAMBERS, Theater Director ERIC SWARTZ, Comedian TRAVIS DuFOUR, Wrestler MYLES MILLENNIUM, and More
Welcome to the very first Friday edition of Collected Possibilities, focused on our Existential Question of the Week! This week's focus is sauces, spreads, toppings, and the like - the added & enhanced flavor experience only a condiment can provide. There are so many different options out there…
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Sky Zone with Travis DuFour, or "That Natural High"
Let's get ready to fly! Today we travel to Hagerstown, MD to test our bounce endurance at Sky Zone Trampoline Park. We're joined by a man with far more trampoline experience than expected - comedian, podcaster, retired wrestler, and Jason's commentary partner at the World Domination Wrestling...
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Cosmic Bowling at Northside Lanes with Zakar Shah, or "An Empty Bar-Mitzvah Meets a Disco"
It's not often you get to experience something with someone for the first time, and that's what makes this episode special. "The Exile" ZAKAR SHAH was born in Iran where bowling was... not as essential to the childhood experience as it is in the states. He rolled one frame in his early teens…
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The Smithsonian's National Zoo with Caitlyn Fitzgerald, or "Having an Adversary is Very Useful"
The Smithsonian's National Zoo, located in the heart of Washington DC, is home to more than 2,100 animals, representing almost 400 different species, including some of the planet's most critically endangered species. Their goal is to "instill a lifelong commitment to conservation through engaging...
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Cirque Italia's Water Circus (Gold Unit) with Will Neal Kenyon, or "I'm Here for the Weird"
Get ready for the most raw, powerful, and revealing episode we've ever released - alongside a trip to the circus! And not just any circus, but Cirque Italia's Water Circus - Gold Squad; a hodgepodge fever dream of the 1950s, H2O, action movies, and more. Will Cirque Italia bring us soaring to new...
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"What Is Love?" with Myles Millennium, Steven Fuerte, David Pratt, and More
It's another all "Existential Question of the Week" episode, featuring the stars of Voltage Wrestling! It was 1993 when Haddaway unleashed the earworm that would spark a million head bops, both asking and singing "What is love?" and then plaintively and desperately begging for the pain to stop....
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"I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)" with Red Dawg, Myles Millennium, Alan Clayball, JB Anderson, and More
It's our first all "Existential Question of the Week" episode, featuring the stars of 1CW Wrestling! It was in 1993 that the man, the myth, the Meat Loaf launched a mystery of modern music that would haunt a generation via his legendary power ballad: "I'd Do Anything For Love (But I won't Do…
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Catoctin Wildlife Preserve with Danika Myers, or "A Deep Seated Fear of Large Winged Creatures"
This week we're headed to the Catoctin Wildlife Preserve in Thurmont, Maryland - and joining Jason is the Senior Referee of the World Domination Wrestling Alliance: DANIKA MYERS! An area trailblazer, Danika talks about what it's like being a female referee, the importance of representation of…
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Round1 with "The Don" Chaz Evans, or "What the F*ck is Duffing Season?"
This week we're spending an afternoon with the absolutely delightful CHAZ EVANS. "The Don" is one third of the wrestling stable Pure Ignorance, 1/2 of the SWA Tag Team Champions, and the current 1CW Cruiserweight Champion. We head to Round1 Bowling and Amusement in Towson, MD - where, spoiler...
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Museum of Illusions with Mike Fresh, or "I Wish There Were More Holograms in My Life"
This is a can't miss episode and one of the most compelling, intimate, and fascinating conversations in show history as Jason's 1CW WRESTLING Broadcast Partner MIKE FRESH joins the show for a trip to the Philadelphia outpost of the Museum of Illusions. The attraction is interesting enough on it's...
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Monterey Bay Aquarium featuring GUEST HOST Brittany Truske, or "What Brings You Joy?"
It's an episode full of firsts. Our first time on the West Coast. And for the first time ever, Guest Host BRITTANY TRUSKE takes the reigns for a solo trip to the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, California! She dives into the ethics of animal based attractions, explores the importance of...
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One Year Anniversary, or "What Makes Life Worth Living?"
It's our One Year Anniversary super spectacular! To celebrate, we've asked as many Year One guests as possible to return and share their answer to the question "what makes life worth living?" Along the way Jason shares behind the scenes stories, thoughts, and reflections from the entire first…
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GameOn Bar + Arcade with JB Anderson, or "We Also Break Down if We Don't Get Taken Care Of"
Attraction: GAMEON BAR + ARCADE (Barcade) Guest: JB ANDERSON (Pro Wrestler / Musician) Location: ANNAPOLIS, MD Theme: SOBRIETY, THERAPY, ADDICTION Existential Question of the Week: "WHAT MAKES A BETTER WORLD?" Featuring: REINA GALLION (Jewelry Artisan) & BREAUX KELLER (Pro Wrestler) Our headliner...
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@VR with Tjay Sykes, or "Trick Me Into Being Healthy"
Attraction: @VR (Virtual Reality Arcade) Guest: TJAY SYKES (Pro Wrestler) Location: FREDERICK, MD Existential Question of the Week: "HOW DO YOU HANDLE FEAR?" Featuring: JACOB CUNNINGHAM (Musician) & ZIA HASSAN (Coach / Educator / Performer) Our Main Event this week is a trip to Virtual Reality...
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Glenstone with Ezzat Saleh Obaid, or "Maybe You Aren't Meant to Be Comfortable"
Our Main Event this week is a trip to the Glenstone Museum in North Potomac, MD with my friend EZZAT SALEH OBAID, a DC area based Photographer, Filmmaker, and Coffee Maker. We talk about the creation of community through art, being an outsider, Punk Music in 80s & 90s DC, and the power of…
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Love is Blind with Mike Valentyne, or "We Have No Natural Predators Other Than the Deep Existential Questions of Our Own Mortality"
The cure for your Valentine's Day hangover is here, and it's a signature blend of fun & fear: the Love is Blind themed horror pop up event at Laurel's House of Horrors. Joining us this week is show editor and "The Most Romantic Man in All the Land" - your valentine, my valentine, Mike Valentyne!...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to Collected Possibilities, an Existential Explorer's Guide into the world of Carnivals, Fairs, Festivals, Amusements, Arcades, and Attractions. One day we're going to die, so let's make sure we're living our best life before then. Each week host Jason Heat and an ever changing roster of road trip partners channel the fear of mortality into motivation to explore a new amusement or attraction - from the odd and esoteric to the seeming but not quite so mundane - looking to inspire you to have an adventure of your own. Take a trip all across America, from the midway to the highway, the arcade to the concession stand, and listen in on some incredible conversations with fascinating guests. Part travel guide, part prompt for existential exploration, all a celebration of the weird and wonderful experiences out there.Life is a limited time opportunity. Make it memorable.
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