Downtime with John and Emily
by Emily Downey, John Downey
A podcast by brother/sister podcasters John and Emily Downey. they're stumbling through life as millennials and telling you how to do stuff in the meantime. Sit down, relax and laugh along as they try to navigate seemingly simple everyday tasks such as getting rid of mice, making cocktails and-oh yes- recording a podcast.
Episodes
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Episode 204: How to Move
Walk this way. Thanks so much to Sunny Side Down! Give them a follow on Instagram @sunnysidedownband and on spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/5mol2cE8Ksurr6SKKGnmKc?si=tQE0ysuHRqGpwHNjKV24JA Check out our Network Twitch channel and everything Outlaws at https://linktr.ee/outlawsnetwork...
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Episode 203: How to Get Naked
It’s not as straightforward as you think! No music this week! Send us your original music! [email protected] Check out our Network Twitch channel and everything Outlaws at https://linktr.ee/outlawsnetwork Intro/Outro Music: Ethan Gustavson https://somepointsound.com Cover Art…
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Episode 202: How to Do Your Taxes
Or die trying. Check out all the cool stuff in the public domain or available for free at the internet Archive: https://archive.org/ Check out our Network Twitch channel and everything Outlaws at https://linktr.ee/outlawsnetwork Intro/Outro Music: Ethan Gustavson https://somepointsound.com Cover...
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Episode 201: How to BIG GAME
Where the heck even is Kansas City? Thanks again to King Liar for this week’s music, check them out here! https://linktr.ee/kingliarband Check out our Network Twitch channel and everything Outlaws at https://linktr.ee/outlawsnetwork Intro/Outro Music: Ethan Gustavson https://somepointsound.com...
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Episode 200: How to 2023
We take the Barenaked :Ladies very seriously here. Thanks for sticking around for 200. Thanks to Rosey Reign for the tunes this week, make sure you’re following on Spotify! https://open.spotify.com/artist/0pWaT7WXPeZNMIM0O93coy?si=MMyWXTjET-6FNfoYm4tmzw Check out our Network Twitch channel and...
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Episode 199: How to Work Potpourri
Downey Siblings De-Classified Work Survival Guide is here, take notes. Thanks so much to Mark Thurau for providing the tunes this week, check him out on social media @markthurau and go stream Pretty Loose End again!!!! https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/markthurau/pretty-loose-end Check out our...
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Episode 198: How to Pumpkin Spice Blend
If you want to learn how to make pumpkin spice mix, check this episode out, that’s definitely what it’s actually about. Editor’s Note: Emily’s internet was very spotty during recording which is why you don’t hear too much of her, and why she wasn’t in the sign off. Also I had to edit the crap out...
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Episode 197: How to Survive the MCU
Sometimes you ask your discord for how to suggestions and you decide to talk about Marvel movies instead. Podcasting. Anyway, koin our discord! Hit up Steve Hewitt's comment section on Youtube and make sure to tell him that John and Emily sent you! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfMWLt9J5U4…
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Episode 195: How to Write a Will
You’d be surprised at what The Law™ considers legally binding. Huge shouts out to Fake Pockets, first off for being a kickass band, but also for providing the music this week! Go listen to Better again and the rest of their debut EP RIGHT HERE -> https://fakepocketsband.com/ Check out our Network...
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Episode 194: How to Tell if You Have a Cavity
CW: Birth, Graphic Jokes about Placenta In short, Dentists are liars. Big thanks to Shadow Smile for providing their song Dearly Departed! Check them out here! https://www.shadowsmile.world/ Check out our Network Twitch channel and everything Outlaws at https://linktr.ee/outlawsnetwork…
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Episode 193: How to Lift a Curse
If you were at Vasen in Richmond recently and you put a curse on Emily, we’re onto you and our wrath is coming. Go watch the lyric video for Deadweight by Deadlock now! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExkWNFs-7l0 Check out our Network Twitch channel and everything Outlaws at...
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Episode 173: How to Support The Arts
Defecating in public and “Tater Toots” are not part of the strategy here, unfortunately. Follow @AmimiOfficial on Twitter to help out our musical guest this week! They lost their main account that they had worked really hard on and we wanna help boost their numbers as much as we can! Also if you...
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Episode 169: How to Be a Good House Guest
Say please and thank you, communicate your whereabouts, offer to pay for shared meals, and strip your bed. You’ll go far, kid. Thanks to Big Love and Little Hollywood for comin’ on back! If you enjoyed Ride That High, give them a follow on IG @biglovelittlehollywood and check them out on Spotify…
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Episode 166: How to Get to The Olympics
“How to get there” like how to get tickets? You can’t, there won’t be fans allowed in. Oh, like how to get INTO the Olympics? Y’all really should’ve clarified that before hitting record, huh? Thanks so much to Meryl Rudy for the tunes this week! If you enjoyed Howling (feat. David Wimbish) you’re...
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Episode 165: How to Find a Missed Connection
Most important take aways from this episode: 1. Send your Missed Connections to @DowneySiblings on Social Media, or our email [email protected]. 2. Go right now and respond to our poll on Twitter (@DowneySiblings) about what to do with a partially chewed up puzzle that was in…
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Episode 164: How to Write a Poem
Hoch Kunst. Look it up. Thank you to Eyes of Astoria and to the Are We friends boys for the absolute gift that is Skylake City! If you enjoyed the musical interlude this week, check out more from Eyes of Astoria on Spotify!...
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Episode 162: How to Make a Hat
We have traveled many miles, studies under the greatest Hat makers in all the land to bring you this: The Ultimate Hat Making Instruction Podcast. It definitely isn’t mostly us cry laughing about forcing yourself to pee your pants for money Thank you so much to Lance Lightyear for the music this...
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Episode 161: How to Microwave Food
This is an important skill, THIS SHOW IS USEFUL. Thanks to @HappyCapster for letting us takeover their twitch chat to crowdsource topics, and thanks to @AshenWorks for this topic! GO CHECK OUT GIRLHOUSE! And get prepared for their tour with Snuts happening this October 2021! Follow the link for...
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Episode 159: How to Eat Cicadas
CW: Yes we are going to talk a lot about bugs. specifically eating them. Last time they were here we were little babies and we failed to complete the double, even triple dog dares to eat the cicadas on the playground. But now they’re back and it’s time for those dares to be fulfilled. Thanks so...
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Episode 158: How to Become an Astronaut
If you callout enough celebrities for being horrible, one of them is bound to blow you up right? Elon, it’s your turn! Thanks to Benjamin Millman for the music this week! if you loved Rain Check give him a follow on Instagram and check him out on all streaming platforms!...
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Episode 157: How to Do First Aid
If you have ever played James Bond, don’t like listening to people talking about blood, or are Supernatural star Jared Padalecki, you are NOT going to enjoy this episode. You have been warned. Check out #LegalizeItRight! Hit the link, give some money, write some emails, make sure our state of...
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Episode 156: How to Get Fired Up!
This week let the Downey Siblings and Taylor of the Are We friends Podcast be your hype people. They’re here to give you that boost you need to do those mundane every day tasks like aiding in the birth of a foal, going to work at the abandoned hospital just outside of town, and of course a third...
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Episode 155: How to Get Ahead at Work
Honestly, fr*ck the patriarchy, fr*ck working to live, let’s just all quit our jobs, make them give us a basic income and just vibe. Thanks to Lohrd Snohw for the music! If you vibed to Meet Me, make sure to pre-save it on your favorite streaming platform for when it drops on April 12, until then...
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Episode 154: How to Dye Easter Eggs
TL;DR lot’s of piss jokes and Emily’s 1 Star Yelp review for Carvana. Your standard Downtime stuff. Check out Iris’ tiktok series! @birisro Thanks so much to Steve Hewitt for coming back! Check him out and make sure to get notified when his new music video drops!! stevehewittmusic.com Here are…
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Episode 151: How to Keep a Lizard
So you got a lizard. Now what? Pop this pod, that’s what. Thanks so much to Drew Elliot for his song Missing You Now! Make sure to subscribe to Drew’s Youtube channel (youtube.com/c/drewelliottmusic) so that you can be one of the first to see the music video for Missing You Now dropping THIS…
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Episode 147: How to Get Someone to Marry You
Look, we’re not happy about the Valentine’s Kangaroo either, no one should be. But if you don’t want to get rocked by a big marsupial on the 14th for not being married, just listen. You’ll find someone to put a ring on it in no time. Thanks so much to Mosez Jones, Sam Æther, and Kin (of the...
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Episode 146: How to Find Your Soulmate
I dunno, try hinge? That’s a thing, right? Thanks so much to Juniper for the music this week! Check them out at junipertheband.com and @junipertheband on all social platforms! Thanks to Taylor for helping out this week! Check out Are We Friends the Podcast! are-we-friends.com Here are some links...
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Episode 144: How to Raise Money for Charity
Emily’s raising money for the Richmond SPCA so we’re talking fundraising, celebrity endorsements, eating the rich, and Dolly Parton kicking life’s ass. Donate to Emily’s 5k for the Richmond SPCA by following this link! https://support.richmondspca.org/team/337716 Thanks so much to Brooke…
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Episode 143: How to Pee Standing Up
This one’s for our biologically ill-equipped standing urinators. Who doesn’t want to pee standing up? Urinal users are the only ones who get cake. We don’t think that’s fair here at Downtime so we’re breaking down the barriers. Stand Peeing For All! Thanks so much to Sean McVerry for the music…
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Episode 142: How to Wrap up 2020
We’re going through a whole year of Downtime! This is the episode where the Downey Siblings look back and do their own performance review. Did they do a good job? They decided to answer that themselves instead of looking at their own itunes reviews. Thanks so much to Corry Loveday for the music...
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Episode 141: How to Overcome Your Fear of Birds
Happy New Year! 2021 is going to be a time for us all to come together. Why not start with making amends with our avian brethren? Thanks again to Taylor for joining us from over at Are We Friends! Check him and his cohosts out! are-we-friends.com @_arewefriends Thanks so very much to Ryan Hall…
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Episode 140: How to Fix the 12 Days of Christmas
Song sucks. We fixed it. It’s marginally better now, but still too long. Oops. Thanks so much to Worry Club for providing the music this week! Check them out on Instagram @worryclub or hit up the link and get yourself some Worry Club Merch!! linktr.ee/WorryClub Here are some links and resources…
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Episode 139: How to Make it Snow
Some of us still have to risk life and limb going physically into work to stay afloat and could use a day off, others of us, just want to see that cold white stuff falling down because it gives us the warm and fuzzies inside. Whatever your bag, cozy up with us while we MAKE. SNOW. HAPPEN. Click…
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Episode 138: How to Make a Holiday Card
Grab a camera, a nice blazer, and some holiday cheer, it’s time to make a Holiday Greeting Card. Big Love and Little Hollywood just released their WHOLE ALBUM and it’s streaming everywhere, so if you loved Lost Arcade, be sure to find Big Love and Little Hollywood on your favorite streaming...
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Episode 137: How to Get a PS5
It’s the holidays again and you know what that means… Scalpers buying up all the good stuff off the shelves in order to reserve it all for the rich people who can afford to buy it at a premium. It’s what the holidays are all about. If you’ve been staring at nowinstock.net for the past month and…
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Episode 136: How to Save the Post Office
Whatever you do, tread very lightly past this point. We’re messing with time and if we cause too much trouble here, we could create a worm hole and destroy reality as we know it. Thanks so much to Donnie for providing more kickass music as always! If you liked So What I Love You, then you’re…
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Episode 135: How to Pick a Sign-Off
This was a totally different episode when we first sat down to record it. But you know what? When your favorite weatherman gets a horrible illness, sometimes you have to course correct and figure out what other celebrities you can more comfortably sock right in the jaw. We are so thrilled to be...
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Episode 134: How to Create James Bond Cinema
Sometimes, when a daddy podcast and a mommy podcast love each other very much, they have to do an episode together because your cohosts don’t have functioning electricity. Come relax with us and avoid doomscrolling this election day with a few bozos talking about James Bond. Thanks so much to…
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Episode 133: How to Survive a Slasher
The Gator Boy Begins... The Outlaws thought they were gonna have a nice small party in the swamps near Hilton Head, SC. Little did they know, the Gator Boy was waiting below for its offering of Hard Seltzer and Pot Brownies. What do these unruly teens need to do to survive the night? Find out…
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Episode 132: How to Be Witched
What does it mean to be witched? How does one begin the process of being witched? We gotta be honest here, we thought of this title after we had already recorded the episode and also, this is more of a general Witch Fan-Cast anyway. A big round of applause is due for Temme Scott for her…
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Episode 131: How to Defeat All Monsters
Everyone knows what to do when zombies, werewolves, or vampires come around, whether you have the wherewithal to do so remains to be seen. We’re here to prepare you for the other stuff. The REAL stuff. Just as many people are dressing as ladybugs and sexy cats for halloween, but George Romero…
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Episode 130: How to Have a Safe Halloween
There’s a lot of people out here talking about how Halloween is cancelled, we at Downtime are here to say, “To hell with those people!” Come listen in on our brainstorming sesh on how to make this Halloween not just good, but better than any previous Halloween. Thanks so much to Gatton for the...
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Episode 129: How to Be an Adult
We know you’re tired of hearing people equate your level of “adulthood” to how much money you have. We’re here not to stop that cycle, but at least to cry about it with you. Thank you thank you thank you to the lovely Gabrielle Grace for providing her amazing music for us this week! If you loved...
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Episode 128: How to Build a Robot
Well, it’s really more like, ‘How to Design a Robot’… because to explain how to build a robot through an audio medium would probably be awful to listen to honestly, and not very funny. Also, we’re just not very smart, so we super don’t know how to build a robot. Anyway, enjoy the show. Thanks so...
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Episode 127: How to Not Get Eaten
Any day I’m not devoured by some horrific beast is a good day. Thanks to Monster Jaw for our music this week! Also thanks for getting back together, we’ve missed you. If you enjoyed Fury In You, head to the following link to find more great music! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cey4SGoeOTM...
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Episode 126: How to Pick an Emergency Contact
My emergency contact is the nice lady at the Whole Foods cheese counter. Thanks so much to That Brunette for the great music this week. If you liked Coolest Girl and you’re craving more, head to the link below to find them on Spotify! Make sure to follow That Brunette and get alerted when the EP...
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Episode 125: How to Leave Your Husband
This marriage has been a long and winding road. But, I’ve thought long and hard about this. I know we’re in a bowling alley in front of all of our friends right now and it seems like it might not be the time or place but it’s the time and place for me and I need you to respect that. If I don’t…
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Episode 124: How to Create an Award Winning TV Show
That’s right, we’re aiming for our sellout moment. Forget artistic integrity, we don’t need that here. We’re going full Emmy bait, babyyyy. I will warn you, if you try to steal our show idea, we will know and we will find you. I’m talking to you, Shonda Rhimes. Many many thanks to Drea for this...
About this show
A podcast by brother/sister podcasters John and Emily Downey. they're stumbling through life as millennials and telling you how to do stuff in the meantime. Sit down, relax and laugh along as they try to navigate seemingly simple everyday tasks such as getting rid of mice, making cocktails and-oh yes- recording a podcast.
Hosted by
Emily Downey, John Downey