KC Fringe Q&A

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During KC Fringe (which was held virtually this year), I participated in a Q&A session hosted by Ashley Helm. With Ashley’s blessing – and the understanding that any profit made from this episode (which is none) – I have included it in today’s episode.

The full Fringe interview can be seen here:

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Lucas Stoneking and Daniel Rains (Fringe Show)

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This is the third and final episode recorded for the 2020 Kansas City Fringe Festival (pandemic necessitated virtual edition). We welcome Luke and Dan back to the podcast.

Among the topics discussed:

  • Mike’s DoorDash experiences (including a Top 10 places he has delivered from)
  • Talk about soccer and guessing who all has won the UEFA Champions League/European Cup
  • Talking about the history of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (of all teams)

Here is a chart of which teams have won and/or participated in a Champions League/European Cup final. Despite Luke’s insistence, neither Manchester City nor Paris Saint-Germain will be appearing on this list. (Correction: PSG did make the 2019-20 Champions League final, which took place long after we recorded this episode AND long after virtual Fringe took place.)

This is correct as of the 2019-20 Champions League:

CountryClubs That Have Won the CupClubs That Have Gotten to the Cup Finals
SpainReal Madrid (13)
Barcelona (5)		Atletico Madrid (3 times)
Valencia (2 times)
ItalyAC Milan (7)
Inter Milan (3)
Juventus (2)		Fiorentina
Roma
Sampdoria
EnglandLiverpool (6)
Manchester United (3)
Nottingham Forest (2)
Aston Villa (1)
Chelsea (1)		Arsenal
Leeds United
Tottenham Hotspur
GermanyBayern Munich (6)
Borussia Dortmund (1)
Hamburg (1)		Bayer Leverkusen
Borussia Monchengladbach
Eintracht Frankfurt
NetherlandsAjax (4)
Feyenoord (1)
PSV Eindhoven (1)
PortugalBenfica (2)
Porto (2)
ScotlandCeltic (1)
RomaniaSteaua Bucuresti (1)
FranceOlympique de Marseille (1)Monaco
Paris Saint-Germain
Saint-Etienne
Stade de Reims (2)
Serbia (Former Yugoslavia)Red Star Belgrade (1)Partizan Belgrade
GreecePanathinaikos
BelgiumClub Brugge
SwedenMalmo FF

Also important to point out:

  • David Beckham never played for Arsenal. He played for Manchester United, Preston North End (on loan), Real Madrid, LA Galaxy, AC Milan (on loan twice), and Paris Saint-Germain.
  • Mike Alstott played fullback – an offensive position – for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

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Adam McKeith (Fringe Show)

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This is the second of our three shows for the 2020 Kansas City Fringe Festival (pandemic necessitated virtual edition). This is also the first time we’ve had a returning guest on the podcast, as Adam McKeith returns.

So, today’s topics include more sports talk, particularly in relation to St. Louis’ ongoing lawsuit against the NFL; and Mike’s lifelong “female troubles.”

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Brian Boye (Fringe Show)

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This is the first of three episodes that were submitted to the 2020 Kansas City Fringe Festival (pandemic necessitated virtual edition). Our guest in this episode is Kansas City filmmaker Brian Boye. Brian and Mike have known each other since Mike first got involved in local independent film in 2004.

Brian’s stated goal: to have his episode get more unique downloads than Pat Lamb and Trevor Martin (our first two episodes) combined.

Among the things we talk about: the different films Brian has made (some with Mike’s help), barbecue (which was kicked off by talking about ThanksRibbing), and other topics.

Brian’s “Famous Last Words” documentary:

Brian’s “New Jersey: The Musical”:

Here is Brian’s “No H8 NB,” the anti-Nickelback short that went viral in Albany, NY:

Sadly, “F’n Bottle of Bleach” is no longer available on YouTube. I suspect neither is Dave Berry’s final film about the Pizza Hunter, nor the One Night Stand films mentioned in the episode.

The Star Trek: TNG scene referenced in the episode:

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Bonus Post – Season 2 Credits

I want to give a special thanks to everyone who appeared in Season 2 of This Podcast Is… Uncalled For, whether as an interviewee or as part of the archival footage used in the podcast.

Host: Mike Czerniewski

Interviewees/Live Participants (in alphabetical order):

  • George M. Dean
  • Jered Feldman
  • Chris Lyman
  • Mark Partin
  • Andrew Rainey
  • Daniel Rains
  • Conrado Salazar
  • Lucas Stoneking
  • Rob Walch
  • and the Kansas City Podcasters’ Meetup members

Appearing in Archival Footage (in alphabetical order):

  • Anita Cordell
  • Grant Reynold Davis
  • “Controversy” Keith Lott
  • Adam McKeith
  • Sean Simmons
  • Cherie Yeung

Computer Voicing: FromTextToSpeech.com (miraculously – or at least temporarily – back from the dead!)

Look forward to Season 3!

Stories Untold 2

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We end Season 2 the same way we ended Season 1 – with stories that Mike could otherwise not be able to tell on the podcast.

Four stories today:

  1. Mike’s memory of his late Uncle Bill.
  2. The death of Mike’s first car.
  3. Mike’s Scientology experience.
  4. The kid with the Star Wars X-Wing collection.

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Thoughts on Being a Trekkie

Episode 35 of This Podcast Is… Uncalled For

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It’s been mentioned before, so we’re devoting a whole episode to it: Mike’s love of Star Trek.

Mike shares a few thoughts about the franchise that Gene Roddenberry started, shares a few top 10 lists, and his top 20 episodes that aren’t on these lists. Fortunately for all concerned, “Space Seed” – a TOS episode Mike feels is highly overrated – is not on any of these lists.

Go to Memory Alpha to learn anything you want to know about all things Trek.

Mike’s Top 20 list:

1The Day of the DoveTOS
2A Piece of the ActionTOS
3Patterns of ForceTOS
4For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the SkyTOS
5Whom Gods DestroyTOS
6ConspiracyTNG
7A Matter of HonorTNG
8Menage a TroiTNG
9PhantasmsTNG
10BabelDS9
11Family BusinessDS9
12Bar AssociationDS9
13Take Me Out to the HolosuiteDS9
14The CloudVOY
15Blood FeverVOY
16The Omega DirectiveVOY
17Bride of Chaotica!VOY
18Tinker Tenor Doctor SpyVOY
19Choose Your PainDIS
20Absolute CandorPIC

We forgot to include “Bar Association” in our recording. That one features Quark’s brother Rom starting a union for the employees at Quark’s Bar.

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George M. Dean

Episode 34 of This Podcast Is… Uncalled For

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George Dean is an actor, musician and artist currently based in Denver, Colorado. Before Denver, however, he was based in Lawrence, Kansas and worked on a variety of projects – including Tales from the Interim Net as Dr. Stanton Kingston.

Today we talk about the Tales experience, film and arts in Kansas City, and so much more.

True fact: As has been established on the podcast, Mike is a Shawnee Mission West alumnus. As are actors Paul Rudd and Jason Sudeikis. Rudd graduated long before Mike ever set foot in the school’s halls; Sudeikis’ senior year coincided with Mike’s freshman year there (and, no, Mike did not know Sudeikis at West).

Tales from the Interim Net – Episode Zeta: “The Rebirth of Aikori” – This episode of Tales features today’s guest. It was originally in the show notes for Adam McKeith’s episode, but we’ve included it here as well just in case.

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Chris Lyman

Episode 33 of This Podcast Is… Uncalled For

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Chris Lyman first met Mike while auditioning for Tales from the Interim Net – and got the role of Zenchou (pronounced zehn-choh), a cyborg grown in a lab – and speaks Japanese.

“Episode Gamma: Kata of the Dragonborn” is the episode featuring today’s guest.

Today, Chris talks about his experience working with Mike on the project, Mike’s own cerebral and intelligent manner, and Chris’ own podcasting efforts.

The Iroha poem (as read in this episode and in the web series)

Episodes mentioned in this episode:

Where you can find Chris’ podcast:

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