The Athens Public Think Tank Podcast

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The Athens Public Think Tank Podcast

Plenty of problems solved with imaginary or mystical solutions. We also talk about Athens, GA and how great it is.

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    198: Plutonic

    We talk about Cirqe Du Soleil, kids, and suckers that are amazed at things. Then we talk about Plutonic Relationships, domestic partnerships, how sex can help or stimy things and basically what we are gonna do when the kids move out. Hint its like the Golden Girls.

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    197: Collab

    We talk about Super Hero Girls, M. Night Shyamalan movies, and kids. Then we talk about collaboration with each other, strangers, and children.

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    196: Celebrity Grab Bag

    We talk about Paw Patrol for about 15 minutes then who we would put in our 10-celebrity grab bag; being distracted and aging in the public eye.

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    195: New Year, New Podcast Episode

    We do some housekeeping, talk about Parrots, Desi tells a story about buying cigarettes, then Meg shows up fresh from a Dentist appointment. We talk about resolutions for everyone and how they change things.

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    194: Parade of Lights 2019

    We took our kids to the Christmas Parade and they helped comment on things and got lots of candy. Nothing crazy happened this year and the weird Jesus on the Cross Church did something different.

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    193: Stranger Danger

    We talk about kids, poop, the number 2 podcast, then we talk about what makes a great stranger, the danger they propose and more.

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    192: Hype Persons

    We talk about the dogs playing the irish, then hype men and what they do to promote the game.

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    191: Ketchup

    We talk about babies, new babies, kids, fall, and some other stuff.

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    188: Video Games

    We talk about vacation, hotels, driving, bed bugs, and some other stuff. Then we talk about video game history and things that got us gaming.

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    187: Care About Hair

    We talk about hair. People say, Go Bar Curtain, Is Snakes a Material, Jace fiber optic cables, Acutal Gold, Stars, Silk, Perhaps Feathers!! We also talk about therapy, the Sopranos, Star Trek, and Boots.

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    186: Braisins at the Barroom Brawl

    We create a new product for cowboy raisin eaters, talk about Camel cigarettes, then talk about bar fight experiences. Finally we eat a snack and do backwards trivia.

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    185: Beach Houses

    We talk about beach houses, snap peas, yoga podcasts, and Jeopardy!. We also describe our ideal beach house experience.

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    184: Sense of Incense

    We talk about incense and our first experiences with it. Eddie talks about cats, Desi talks about Detective Pikachu *no spoilers*, and we all do trivia, eat a snow pea, and read a review of a 100-pack of nag champa.

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    183: Spring Roundup

    We talk about landscape dioramas, Spring, and craft fairs for a while. Then we get Dr. Sharpe and Carl Sr. on the horn for a quick round of trivia. Finally we read reviews of blades and talk about good snacks.

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    182: Fair Fare

    We talk about the carnival rides that make a fair memorable, and all the other stuff that we like and hate about them. Then we read reviews of the ring of fire ride, do a quick trivia, and eat some sweet olive bread.

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    181: Koozie Quips

    What captions should appear on our new Koozies that keep your ice cream pints cold? We review a massager, read an advice column, and cool Don wins trivia. We also talk about Homeward Bound and listen to the intro scene from another movie.

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    180: Exoteric Novels

    We talk about the Oscars, Lorena, and butt flesh on men and women. Then we do three bags full of trivia from the old J-Archive. Try a rice rusk snack. Read an Instagram. Then we talk about books that we dont really like.

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    179: Root Canal

    We talk about a root canal, coming down from birth control, and a fun casino experience.

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    178: Not About ASMR

    We talk about Rodney's movie My 5 Wives and SPOILER ALERT describe the entire plot and how many knives it deserves. Every now and then we whisper stuff into the microphone. On So Much This we talk about comments on a YouTube video about unicorns. Then in Cool Don's Three Bags Full of Trivia we go more than three rounds for fun. Finally we end it by talking about our ideal PB&J equation and our favorite ASMR inducer.

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    177: Animal Encounters of the Bad Kind

    We talk about catfish, wasps, bees, alligators, snakes, and stray dogs. Then we give some updates on Birthday presents. Finally we do three rounds of trivia that no one likes, eat pickled okra and pimento cheese, and then read reviews about the Birthday present we were talking about.

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    176: New Year's Jeans

    Welcome back. We start the year off right by talking about our New Year's Resolutions. We share some success stories from previous resolutions, and come up with new ways to challenge the rules of The New Year. In the segment section we do some Disney trivia and everyone gets a question about Ellen wrong, then we eat a BBQ chicken leg and talk about beefing up store bought sauces. Then we read a comment from Amazon.com about a lady's husband's jean problem.

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    175: The Great Christmas Light Podcast

    We talk about Clark Griswald jokes from other podcast episodes. In Cool Don's 3-Bags-Full of Trivia we discuss Babe: Pig in the City. In Dr. Sharpe's snack shack we eat a pickled green bean. On So Much This, we read the Yelp.com comment of the day and speculate about Vera P.'s life. Finally, we talk about Christmas lights, Garfield, Santa Clause, and decorations. We each give our X-Mas Light history and comment on what we think makes a good display of lights.

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    174: Candy and History

    We're back with an all new episode! Today we are joined by the former King Dank Meme-r Vic the Viper. We talk about Meme-Lords, Alaska, and food. On Cool Don's 3-Bags-Full-o' Trivia we all make it to the second round. Then in Dr. Sharpe's Snack Shack we each talk about a candy or cookie or something. Finally in So.Much.This. we examine comments from a cookie recipe webpage. Our topic this week is Candy and/or our favorite History info. But we mostly talk about thanking pilots as you get off airplanes.

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    173: The VOID

    Welcome back to Santa's Hat, Rhonda Carrots returns with her son and new sometimes boyfriend in this epic radio play. Selma Lynn Johzen cleans some teeth and encounters a sinister person from the past. The Bashers and the Slatterlys duke it out over control of the town. Nobody can escape the magnitude of the VOID.

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    BONUS: A Roach in the Corner [Rebroadcast]

    The radio play from 2017! Rhonda Carrots returns in this Think Tank Original Radio Play. We learn about her sister's child DeWalk and her lover Gary Gasoline in this epic spookfest. Another creepy tale from the town of Santa's Hat. Special thanks to freesound.org user Kyster for the "Inside car ambience" sound effect.

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    172: Ghost Toys

    We banter about some stuff then eat some apple pie. In Cool Don's Three Bags Full of Trivia we all fail the first round. On So.Much.This. we talk about comments from Google Maps about Big Family. Then we review that apple pie we ate in Dr. Sharpe's Snack Shack. Finally we talk about creepy dolls and haunted children's toys.

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    BONUS: Moonshine's Revenge [Rebroadcast]

    A Bonus episode of the podcast for your ears! Here it is in all it's glory the original story from Santa's Hat. We recorded this on Thursday, October 27, 2016. It was preformed live and without interruption that week. We were joined by voice expert Ash Rickli. We go on to the final snap segment and do some of the more tradish-banter at the end.

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    171: Spooky Stories Around A Campfire, Vol. 5

    It's our annual campfire episode and we are fired up about it. First we take a swig of vinegar in Dr. Sharpe's Snack Shack. Then Meg gets to the final round in Cool Don's 3-Bags-Full of Trivia. Then on So.Much.This. we talk about online gaming hate. Finally, we weave another spooky tale from the world of Santa's Hat. Rhonda takes a heel turn. Meg cannot remember Selma Lynn Johzen's name. And a surprise appearance from Gary Gasoline at the end.

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    170: Brain Altering Aliens and The Virtue of Wearing a Bicycle Helmet to The Bathroom

    It is October and time for some spooky episodes! First we tell the tale of Mr. Butts, then, in Cool Don's 3-Butts-Full of trivia Eddie goes on a streak. In Dr. Sharpe's Snack Shack, Meg talks about black-and-white cookies, and on So.Much.This. we read a YouTube comment by someone named Boubert. Our topic this week is a tale for children to keep them out of the bathroom while adults are in there, also for them to not eat too much candy, and also wearing their helmet when riding their bikes. The trifecta.

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    169: Back to the Grind

    We're back with a bonus partially spooky episode of Think Tank. In Cool Don's 3-Bags-o-Trivia we all get to the second round. Then in Dr. Sharpe's Snack Shack she delivers on a recipe from her mom. Then in So. Much. This. we read comments by anonymous BabyCenter.com users who are mad about Big Dairy. To kick off the spookiness Eddie reads the legend of La Llorona, then we create a coffee shop in a ghost mall.

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    168: Forced Assistance

    We talk about funky music that gets played later, edging, blue balls, and Thai food. Then in Cool Don's 3 Bags Full of Trivia, Eddie makes it to the final round! In Dr. Sharpe's Snack Shack AKA 3-Bags-Full-of-Snacks Meg talks about chocolate covered crickets. Then we talk about eating roaches. Then on So. Much. This. we talk about people having fun with strangers by nerding out in the comment's section. Finally, our topic is Personal Assistants and we all give someone else an assistant that they didn't choose but have to live with.

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    167: The Mystery Sale

    We talk about how many knives Donovan would give things, we add some levity to the 3-Bags-Full-o' Trivia segment. In Dr. Sharpe's Snack Shack we eat the pickle thing from last week, and on So Much This we read some comments from Twitch.tv. Then we talk about meeting boys through video gaming, and the engineering of video game controllers. Finally our topic this week is The Mystery Sale and we tackle that from the perspective of hyping an event with undisclosed items. Also, we wonder about what it would be like to have a sale forced upon you.

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    166: Stimulants Package

    We're changing it up! Introducing ALL NEW SEGMENTS. In Cool Don's Trivia Corner our hosts answer questions from trivia cards. In Dr. Sharpe's Snack Shack we review cauliflower bites, some pickle cheese ham thing, and brined okra. and on So. Much. This. we talk about stories of finding true love. Then we create a mail order drugs box that offers experiences paired with drugs and seasons.

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    165: Everything We Know About the Rat Pack

    We talk about tequila, gelatin, The British Baking Show, Arthur (the kid's show), and jokes. Then we discuss the Rat Pack. It's easy to say someone was in with the Rat Pack so what was it, why rats? Then we create our own animal Rat Pack filled with cartoon characters, YouTube Celebs, literary characters, and zoo animals.

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    164: All the Smells

    We talk about Japanese road construction on YouTube Live Streams, Twitch.tv, skinny people, stinky things that we love to smell, taste without smell, perfumes, Elon Musk, and some other stuff.

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    163: Feline Catty

    We talk about mean spirited internet comments, children's YouTube songs, fat documentaries, stones, melodies, dirges, etc. Then we talk about our individual cat histories, and a little bit of ancient cat wisdom.

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    162: The Cucumber

    Eddie may or may not eat a cucumber, we talk about sound effects, the speed at which people urinate, shindanho's symphony, red vines, and some other stuff.

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    161: Tech Talk

    Meg, Eddie, and Donovan talk about the dad reflex, then discuss the prospects and setbacks of private education. Finally, we venture into the past, present, and future of technology; mainly focusing on cable TV and the internet. Followed by predictions about tech within our lifetimes and beyond.

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    160: Pyramid Schemes

    Avon ladies, pampered chef parties, and educated puppies. What is the best way to sell your product without paying your employees? AND the Best of the Internet, Vol.1 Issue 1.

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    159: Docs

    We talk about the form of entertainment that is Documentary, but first we compare John Tesh and Yanni. Other topics include some bandanna thing that Meg is holding, flash freezing, and voicemail.

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    158: Travelstiltskin

    We make a big effort to fulfill a request to create a paranormal or occult travel agency. We talk about my Dad and Larry as they are the only people we know who use travel agents. Dr. Sharpe shares her wild Friday night, and Meg recounts the entire story of Rumplestiltskin.

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    157: Secret Gardens

    What would you have in your secret garden? We do a good job of describing our garden plans. We also talk about e-mail for a long time.

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    156: PL8TZ

    Customized plates can say a lot about your ride and your true self. We talk about food, dehydration, catfishing, and some other stuff.

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    155: Endless Summer

    We talk about our trip to The Lake, spending an hour and a half at Wal-Mart, that jetski attachment that lets people fly above the water, and we don't ever talk about popsicles. Then we talk about how to thrive in the summertime.

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    154: TV Talk

    We talk about old cartoons like Tom and Jerry or the Merry Melodies. We also talk about last week's podcast and unintentionally rehash a lot of old material. We make a list of cartoons that we all watched and talk about the importance of classical music.

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    152: The Pale Surprise

    We talk about milk. It's mostly just another list, but there are some recipes in there too. We talk about songs that we don't like, Southern Rock, Kid Rock, and covers of songs that were more iconic than the original.

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    151: The Fifth Season

    First and foremost, get our app for iOS or Android. Allow notifications and engage with the conversation. We talk about Alex Trebek and RuPaul, video games, clicklist, and online orders. Then we add another season to the calendar where the oceans get frozen up into the poles somehow.

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    150: Hood Life

    Our main topic is Robin Hood. We talk about his story, both of the nineties movies, the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, and the Disney Cartoon. Other than that we talk about the Zuck, big data, regular Data, and of course...Survivor.

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    149: Treasure Hunter

    We try to talk about Survivor after Dr. Sharpe leaves the room. Metal detectors on the beach, Easter Egg hunting, and pirate's booty.

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    148: The Pro Life Neon Cowboy

    We talk about Selma Lynn Johzen for a long time and how her life is going. Then we talk about Arby's for a long time. Finally we talk about what makes a good sign.

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Plenty of problems solved with imaginary or mystical solutions. We also talk about Athens, GA and how great it is.

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Athens Public

Produced by Athens Public Access

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