Episodes
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Episode 49: Picking Sides and Sharping Swords in Episodes 9 and 10 of House of the Dragon
Everyone is getting ready for war in the last two episodes of House of the Dragon. Liz and Reme are back to tackle Episodes 9 and 10.
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Episode 48: The King's Last Supper in Episode 8 of House of the Dragon
Liz gives us a quick and dirty recap of Episode 8 of House of the Dragon which includes a head coming off, Westeros' happiest family reunion, and a major misunderstanding.
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Episode 47: It's All Fun and Games Until Someone Loses an Eye in House of the Dragon, Episode 7
Funerals, Fights, Sex, and some dragons! Liz and Reme recap the game-changing Episode 7 of House of the Dragon.
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Episode 46: Westeros Gets Extra Petty in Episode 6 of House of the Dragon
Things get extra petty in the Red Keep and Daemon does not commit a war crime or any crime in Episode 6 of House of the Dragon. Liz and Reme recap all the drama.
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Episode 45: Another Wedding in Westeros
"A wedding with only 4 deaths is a dull affair" Liz and Reme recap House of the Dragon Episode 5, an episode complete with another messy Westerosi wedding.
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Episode 44: Rhaenyra's Hot Girl Summer on House of the Dragon (Recap)
Liz and Reme dig into Rhaenyra's hot girl summer on Episode 4 of House of the Dragon.
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Episode 43: Another Heir and a lot More Blood in Episodes 2 and 3 of House of the Dragon
Liz and Reme break down Episodes 2 and 3 of House of the Dragon.
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Episode 42: Fire and Blood and more Blood in Episode 1 of House of the Dragon
Liz and Reme recap Episode 1 of House of the Dragon. It has everything you want from Game of Thrones, violence, sex, betrayal, and shock with a small side of incest. We're here for it and happy to be back in the world. SPOILERS for Episode 1 House of the Dragon.
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Episode 41: Dragons are back! (Game of Thrones House of the Dragon Special Edition)
Liz and Reme sit down to talk about the upcoming Game of Throne's spin-off House of the Dragon ahead of the new series premier on Aug. 21. Each Liz and Reme will be here with an episode re-cap just for you. Watch Before the Dance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZX5JXJ8UoQ Trailer:...
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Episode 40: House Music is Cool Again
After a hiatus, Dane, Liz and Reme return to discuss this Summer's dance music revival and review the latest album by Drake and the first Single from Beyonce - with both artists following the hot new trend in music. The debate eventually leads to the role of political lyrics in popular music...
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Episode 39: Valentines Day, Dating Apps and Whatever Dane Does
Our producer and co-host Dane never saw it coming as he settled in to record a pod with Camille (who first appeared on our Britney Spears episode), Reme (from the Nerdy Pothead podcast) and co-host Liz. Then Liz outed Dane for still using a flip phone and using dating websites in 2022 instead of...
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Episode 38: These Are Not Resolutions
It's January! Meaning the month where people create and fail at New Year's resolutions. Liz and Dane are joined by Reme of the Nerdy Pothead podcast. The three discuss strategies to we all can use to set and meet our goals for the new year.
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Episode 37 - Britney is Free
On this episode Liz and Dane are joined by Camille Heron to discuss the recent emancipation of Britney Spears, celebrities facing similar hardships and how fans used social media to fight against Britney's oppression. Her father and management's alleged roles are also discussed. After discussing...
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Episode 36 - Believe In Ghost!
If you're ever in New York City for a full week you'll likely have a chance to catch a Believe In Ghost! show. One of the hardest working bands in the city, their music blends indie rock and hip hop, heavily influenced by the music they grew up on in the 90's and 2000's. Just before the launch of...
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Episode 35: Kanye
Just before Kanye West's new album Donda was released Dane, Liz and Reme from the Nerdy Pothead podcast met up to discuss Kanye, Nas, the Lox vs Diplomats Versus, R Kelly, contemporary performance art, Nike, Hype Beast culture, and sports. DISCLAIMER - Some of the subject matter discussed is not...
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Episode 34: Introducing The Middle Aged Candy Store
After a hiatus the We're Still Cool podcast is back with a very special episode. We're joined by Marc and Kristin from the artist collective The Gathering. Their podcast, The Middle Age Candy Store, is a modern-day radio play and the newest podcast to join the We're Still Cool podcast network!...
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Episode 33: The Year of No Parties
We're now a year into the current pandemic. Liz and Dane discuss their experiences, the positive and negatives. Everything from how the governments in the US and Canada have handled things to learning video conference etiquette from an 11-year-old Youtuber is discussed.
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Episode 32: The politics of the Olympics and the business of pro wrestling with Garmamie Sideau
In the second part of their conversation, Dane and Garmamie discuss the current Olympic qualifiers for combat sports, and why it's unlikely that mixed martial arts will ever be the Olympics. They also discuss business models of current pro wrestling promotions, and the tension between promoters…
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Episode 31: UFC and the business of Conor McGregor with Garmamie Sideau
After his recent loss, Dane and special guest Garmamie Sideau discuss Conor McGregor's ascension to superstardom in mixed martial arts and his legacy to the business and the UFC. Garmamie is the host of the podcast, Conversations with Garmamie, which can be found on Facebook.
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Episode 30: This Was Not A Protest
In this weeks podcast, Dane and Liz discuss the failed insurrection attempt that happened this past week in the US. They look at it from a historic context, comparing the siege to the gradual rise of the Nazi Party pre- World War 2. Why they believe that this movement is destined to fail. And the...
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Episode 29: What Was Cool in 2020
In the second part of their conversation, Liz, Reme and Dane discuss what they liked in Media and sports in 2020. Articles mentioned include: https://wearestillcool.com/2020/12/04/my-favorite-anime-of-2020/ https://wearestillcool.com/2020/12/17/looking-back-on-the-music-of-2020/...
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Episode 28: A Glitch in the Matrix
Reme from the Nerdy Pothead podcast joins Dane and Liz to discuss the issues with Cyberpunk 2077, while Liz discusses technical problems with going to parties in virtual spaces.
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Episode 27: New Game Consoles and Playing in the Matrix
Liz and Dane are joined by Reme from the Nerdy Pothead podcast to discuss his new PS5. The trio also discuss tips for buying new game consoles, the new Xbox consoles, GTA5, Cyberpunk 2077 and what happens when the real world and gaming worlds collide.
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Episode 26 Tiptoeing Into Politics
When a guest falls through, Liz and Dane decide to record a podcast about Dane's belief that they need to discuss politics more on their show. Subjects include: US politics The Canadian government response to the current pandemic UK's economy & International affairs
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Episode 25: The 20th Anniversary of Wordlife: Tales of the Underground Griots
In today's podcast Dane sits down with Anthony Bansfield AKA the Nth Digri to discuss the album Wordlife: Tales of the Underground Griots. Recently, collaborators on this project, which included spoken word artists, musicians and rappers from Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal got together online to...
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Episode 24: So You Want To Move...Countries?
Thinking of moving countries? On today's podcast, Liz and Dane are joined by friend of the pod, Elizabeth Long from Long Mangalji LLP, a boutique law firm that specializes in Canadian immigration law. In a light-hearted conversation, the trio discuss Elizabeth's path to becoming a lawyer, things…
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Episode 23: Our Obsession With Writing Fan Fiction
At We're Still Cool, we love ourselves some fan-fiction. We believe that fans of a film, tv show or book adding their own twists to popular stories can be empowering and awaken creativity. In this episode, Dane and Liz are joined by Sylvie Soul. They discuss an article Sylvie wrote for our…
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Episode 22: Tin Foil Hats and NBA Bubbles Part 2
Recorded just as the NBA finals began, and President Trump's Covid 19 infection. Liz, Dane and The Nerdy Pothead's Reme discuss conspiracy theories, sports, politics and where all these worlds collide.
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Episode 21: Tin Foil Hats and NBA Bubbles Part 1
After a brief hiatus, we're back! Recorded just as the NBA finals began, and President Trump's Covid 19 infection. Liz, Dane and The Nerdy Pothead's Reme discuss conspiracy theories, sports, politics and where all these worlds collide. Split into two parts.
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EPISODE 20: An Artist Who Makes Underwear
On this episode, we were joined by Kristen Mueller-Heaslip. Kristen discusses her new business and the surprising relationship between making underwear and being an artist. We also talk about her experience putting on events online and other things to do during a pandemic. Bottoms Up Underwear…
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Episode 19: Moving Through Space, Time, And A Pandemic
Liz and Dane chat with the multi-disciplinary artist and creator Christina Kozak. They discuss the intersection of dance, movement, art, and what that look likes during a pandemic. Dane and Christina also share their thoughts on the ever-controversial topic of Genre.
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Episode 18: Our Best NBA Bubble Hot Takes
Liz and Dane invite The Nerdy Pothead aka Reme on to talk all things NBA Bubble. Be sure to listen for some epic hot takes!
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Episode 17: Immersive Media Meets Real Life Activism
Our guest for this week's episode is Scatter's Yasmin Elayat. Based in NYC, Scatter coined the term Volumetric Filmmaking. We discuss this term, working on 3D Projects and the current political situation in the US.
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Episode 16: What Is Cool?
In this episode of the We're Still Cool Podcast Liz and Dane discuss the tagline of their podcast, why they started this series and the current political environment.
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Episode 15: A Nation's Story Told Through A Family's Eyes
On this episode of the We're Still Cool podcast, Liz and Dane are joined by Ethiopian-Canadian film director Tamara Dawit who discusses her documentary, Finding Sally. Finding Sally, traces the story of Tamara's aunt Sally, a family member Tamara had never heard of. Through Sally's sisters…
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Episode 14: Legos Aren't Just For Kids
In this week's episode Liz and Dane are joined by Reme from the Nerdy Pothead Podcast to discuss Reme's Lego collection and latest Lego builds. Did you think Lego was just for kids? Some of Reme's Lego builds have used as much as 3000 pieces of Lego!
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Episode 13: What Is REAL Yoga?
Liz chats with Yoga instructor and artist Lucia Lee. They tackle the question 'What is real yoga? and Lucia shares how she took a yoga class with the 'Beyonce' of Korea. Follow We're Still Cool on Twitter: https://twitter.com/wearestillcool Check out our favorite things on Etsy:...
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Episode 12: Become A Guitar Hero
How many of us have an old guitar collecting dust somewhere, with nothing to do? Musician Teresa Hart joins Liz and Dane to promote her unique method of teaching guitar and her book, The Easy and Effective Guitar Method. Additionally, Teresa discusses her experiences in the music industry…
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Episode 11: Games For Us All
This week Liz and Dane are joined by the host of the Access Granted podcast, Steve Saylor. Steve is a blind gamer who has become an advocate for accessibility in gaming, and a Youtube creator. The trio discuss accessibility in gaming, the potential of VR as a tool for visually impaired people…
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Episode 10: Sports Takes From Super Fans
In this episode Liz and guest co-host Rohan discuss various pro sports including women's soccer and how a professional national team league would benefit the sport more than a domestic league (sorry NWSL fans). They also theorize baseball as the likely first sport to return, as social distancing...
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Episode 9: Subtitles And Chill
This week Liz and Dane are joined by Heidy, from Hyemusings.ca to discuss foreign language films and dramas that are ideal to fill our free time. As the conversation deepens, the trio also consider topics impacting the international film industry including co-productions, the Academy award…
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Episode 8: When Meditation And Hip-Hop Meet
On this week's episode Dane and Liz discuss mindfulness, meditation and the benefits of following such practices. They're briefly joined by The Nerdy Pothead to discuss Rza of the Wu Tang Clan's latest project, an album featuring meditative music and exercises.
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Episode 7: Curling Is Cool
In this week's episode Liz and Dane discuss their experience learning about curling from Kevin Scott at the High Park Curling and Lawn Tennis Club. On their athletic journey, the two quickly realize the importance of community and friends to those who take up the sport. Special thanks to Kevin…
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Episode 6: Dating with out apps
In this week's episode Dane and Liz discuss dating apps, the positives and negatives of them, strategies for using them, and why neither of them uses dating apps in their personal lives.
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Episode 5: The Good, The Bad, and The Really Small of Tiny Living
In this episode Liz and Dane discuss their experiences with tiny living. What are the benefits of tiny living? How has tiny living influenced their lifestyles?
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Episode 4: The Weird and Wonderful World of Mascots
On this episode of the We're Still Cool Podcast Liz, Dane and special guest The Nerdy Pothead from the Nerdy Pothead Podcast meet in a diner to discuss sports mascots and fanatic team fan bases.
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Episode 3: Our Parent's Music
Liz & Dane share what they learned from their parent's music. You'll never guess who grew up on The Beach Boys and who grew up on Jazz. Read more about our parent's music on We're Still Cool. https://wearestillcool.com/2020/02/05/jazz-and-my-father/
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Episode 2: Valentine's Is (NOT) Cool
What started as a fun and feisty fertility festival is now a hallmark holiday that often leads to disappointment and self-doubt. In this episode, Dane and Liz discuss the history of Valentine's Day, alternatives to Western celebrations, how to get through the day with some self-love and buying...
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Bonus: More on Fandoms
We made a few updates to our first episode. Here, Dane corrects his mistakes and adds details to a few statements. Liz joins him for the commentary. This bonus content is a preview of what Liz and Dane will be sharing on their Patreon. You can join them at https://www.patreon.com/wearestillcool
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Episode 1: Our Favorite Fandoms
According to Oxford, Fandom is defined as, "the fans of a particular person, team, fictional series, etc. regarded collectively as a community or subculture." On their first episode, Liz and Dane discuss the fandoms they're a part of: pro-wrestling and ASOIAF/Game of Thrones' fan-fiction community.