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Tom and Simon sat down with Montreal Improv founder Vinny Francois (@VinnyFrancois) to talk about the work of George Carlin, things in pop culture that make their way into everything, and a long list of people named George. Leave us a VOICEMAIL! https://www.speakpipe.com/upfordpodcast SUPPORT THE SHOW! patreon.com/upfordiscussion Get MERCH from TeePublic! shrsl.com/?dc69 Stuffed animals! https://w...

The gang (minus Simon, who is still out West) share their preferred cauliflower recipes, talk about their rules for engaging with social media, and talk about why Gambit and Jubilee deserve more dedicated screen time. Also, in chapter 4 of Tumbledown Ranch, we see what happens after Simon catches Calendar and Tom making out in the stable! Leave us a VOICEMAIL! https://www.speakpipe.com/upfordpodca...

Tom & Kate sat down with special guest Vance Gillis (@ohyeahnokidding) to talk about his upcoming show 50/50- half scripted, half improvised, entirely hilarious. We also get into Facebook ads and things we'd like to see have a comeback! Go tweet @thesheertruth and tell her she can catch 50/50 for free at Off-JFL! Leave us a VOICEMAIL! https://www.speakpipe.com/upfordpodcast SUPPORT THE SHOW! patre...

Tom & Johan have a deep conversation about families, love, and self-care, intercut with a record-breaking number of goofs & gags and another chapter of Tumbledown Ranch. Leave us a VOICEMAIL! https://www.speakpipe.com/upfordpodcast SUPPORT THE SHOW! patreon.com/upfordiscussion Get MERCH from TeePublic! shrsl.com/?dc69 Stuffed animals! https://www.etsy.com/shop/waddleflit Buy Benson! https://cracke...

For this month's bonus content, Tom & Simon recorded a live commentary track for the 2016 Luke Perry ghost-dad horse movie 'Race to Win'- available on Canadian Netflix and probably some other places also. If you wanna watch along with us, load up the movie and wait til we tell you to hit play! To get early access to bonus content, as well as lots of other cool perks, support us on Patreon! Leave u...

We experienced a WATER CATASTROPHE during this episode which maybe sorta threw us off for most of the rest of the episode. But also we told lots of fun stories about pooping ourselves, read another chapter of Tumbledown Ranch, and made a bunch of portmanteaus! Portmanteaux? Leave us a VOICEMAIL! https://www.speakpipe.com/upfordpodcast SUPPORT THE SHOW! patreon.com/upfordiscussion Get MERCH from Te...

Tom and Tim sit down for one final two-hander, reflecting on the past two years and talking about their plans for the future. Leave us a VOICEMAIL! https://www.speakpipe.com/upfordpodcast SUPPORT THE SHOW! patreon.com/upfordiscussion Get MERCH from TeePublic! shrsl.com/?dc69 Stuffed animals! https://www.etsy.com/shop/waddleflit @DownWithTalking @tomzalatnai @acapellascience featuring David Hall as...

The gang talks about insecurities and meltdowns, and also reads the first chapter of Tumbledown Ranch: a new horse-themed romance novel starring the hosts of our show. Other talking points include: Instagram Models, VidCon, Office Supplies, ComicCon, and Wonder Woman. Leave us a VOICEMAIL! https://www.speakpipe.com/upfordpodcast SUPPORT THE SHOW! patreon.com/upfordiscussion Get MERCH from TeePubli...

Paul Blart is so chubby but so good at saving the day, and I think we can all learn a little lesson from that. We can also learn lessons from musical guest Mark Jumper, who joined us in the studio this week to go deep into how he uses music to tell stories, his musical influences, and the importance of just continuing to practice your craft until something good happens. Leave us a VOICEMAIL! https...

Sometimes The Walking Dead is boring, and that's okay. You're allowed to be boring sometimes if it's important to your character development. Sometimes our podcast includes a 20 minute discussion about narrative techniques in dramatic television, and that's also okay. Other talking points include how to stay cool in the summer, why we lie about liking things we don't like, Tim Allen's egg preferen...

Welcome to Expanded Horizons, a new Marketing podcast from the people who brought you Up For Discussion. This week, Tom, Johan, and Adrianne discuss the financial ramifications of a petition to retire the phrase "to completion" forever. Talking points include murder hotels, swing dancing, fear of spiders, video games, garbage politicians, religious upbringings, high school diversity, and EXCITING...

Tom & Simon talk about their best and worst Summer camp experiences, all the different fun names for grandparents, and a fictional universe where Hitler owns a coffee shop. Go see Simon's Fringe show! https://www.facebook.com/events/674147932787507/ Leave us a VOICEMAIL! https://www.speakpipe.com/upfordpodcast SUPPORT THE SHOW! patreon.com/upfordiscussion Get MERCH from TeePublic! shrsl.com/?dc69...

For May's bonus content, Tom and Simon sat down to record a live commentary track for a terrible horse movie on Netflix. The movie is the 2015 release "Rodeo & Juliet"- a thinly veiled Romeo & Juliet adaptation about a girl and a horse. We drank a bunch of booze while watching it and highly recommend you do the same, because oh boy is this movie just a big stinker. SUPPORT THE SHOW! By pledging as...

Tim & Tom had an awesome last-minute Skype call with Katy Warren (@KatyWarren_), winner of season 2 of Canada's Smartest Person! We learn all about roller derby, the fun of a shared failure, and imposter syndrome. Leave us a VOICEMAIL! https://www.speakpipe.com/upfordpodcast SUPPORT THE SHOW! patreon.com/upfordiscussion Get MERCH from TeePublic! shrsl.com/?dc69 @DownWithTalking @tomzalatnai @acape...

Johan and Julian hadn't seen each other in like three years, so like half this episode is them catching up and reflecting on high school crew culture, theatre troupes, and sad people who peaked in high school. Simon wants to start listening to hip hop and asks us where to start. Tom is broke and misses his chicken place. Leave us a VOICEMAIL! https://www.speakpipe.com/upfordpodcast SUPPORT THE SHO...

What would you do if you had a day with no consequences? And what even is a consequence? How can something have no consequences and still happen? Every action has its equal, opposite reaction or whatever. Tom sat down with Kate Bradley & Paul Piro from Topics Of High Importance for a fun talk about weird animal things, recorded media vs. live performance, and the struggles & joys of doing a heck o...

There's this wall in Seattle where people put their chewed gum, and we talked way too much about it this week. Other talking points include Frasier, religion, politics, Frasier, Fidget Spinners, and breaking bad habits. That is, bad habits that you break, not habits based around Breaking Bad, just to be clear. Also, Jaymie throws some serious shade at Michael Bay! Follow Blood & Thunder on Twitter...

Tom sat down for a fun hour-long chat with a few other members of the upcoming Hipster Café at Montreal Improv! Listen in as director Andy entertains with rants about evil screenwriters, and performers Kiri & Gabe talk bad old movies! We also talk New Years Eve parties, songs that make us feel good, and how Canada is low-key pretty racist. Leave us a VOICEMAIL! https://www.speakpipe.com/upfordpodc...

What kind of jokes were funny before that aren't funny anymore? What kind of beer is best? Why do people text while walking, driving, and standing on escalators? How many gross mouth sounds can we make? Does Tim have a dark secret? Tom & Tim sat down with a very tall boy named Stefan Spec for an hour of good goofers, we hope you like them! Leave us a VOICEMAIL! https://www.speakpipe.com/upfordpodc...

In this special long episode, the boys sit down and answer a lot of questions about bodily functions and Simon reads a beautiful short story about his romantic encounter with a girl in a coffee shop. Leave us a VOICEMAIL! https://www.speakpipe.com/upfordpodcast SUPPORT THE SHOW! patreon.com/upfordiscussion Get MERCH from TeePublic! shrsl.com/?dc69 @DownWithTalking @tomzalatnai @acapellascience @no...

This month's bonus content comes to you in two parts. The first is Tim and Tom talking softly about night time things. The second is Tom giving a detailed audio tour of his kitchen. I'm really not sure what we were going for with this but.. yeah. Leave us a VOICEMAIL! https://www.speakpipe.com/upfordpodcast SUPPORT THE SHOW! patreon.com/upfordiscussion Get MERCH from TeePublic! shrsl.com/?dc69 Go...

What kind of life lessons can you learn from doing improv comedy? How do authenticity and empathy help craft an effective narrative? How do you strike a balance between making things generally relatable and filling your work with deep, juicy nuggets of referential goodness? Join Tom & Tim in this long, nerdy chat with Montreal Improv teacher & performer Dale Bernier! Leave us a VOICEMAIL! https://...

Tom sat down and allowed the show to be hijacked by Real Horsewives of Atlanta star Noah Petkau and his plucky dad/manager Johan DeNora for a long chat about sweet concerts, childhood friends, gamer grannies, and Montessori schools. THIS EPISODE INCLUDES A CROSSWORD PUZZLE WHOA https://tinyurl.com/k4ytjyl Leave us a voicemail! https://www.speakpipe.com/upfordpodcast Ask us questions and SUPPORT TH...

The boys sit down with guest Ashley Araneta (@shlee06) to learn about what the Canadian government requires of its astronauts, how satellites stay afloat in the Earth's orbit, and what things we do that are immediately responsible for destroying the planet. Also, now that Simon has his Bachelor's degree, should we call him Bachelor Simon? Stay with us on this journey of joy. Leave us a voicemail!...

The boys sit down with returning guest Johan DeNora (@JohanDeNora) for a lesson in how to properly record an episode of the Up For Discussion Podcast. Also, some hot takes on Damien Chazelle movies. Leave us a voicemail! https://www.speakpipe.com/upfordpodcast Ask us questions and support the show! patreon.com/upfordiscussion Get MERCH on TeePublic! shrsl.com/?dc69 @DownWithTalking @tomzalatnai @n...