Debut Buddies

It's time for another HOT GIRL SUMMER so we're talking about the day that officially kicks off the season (depending on who you talk to): the Summer Solstice. Yes, this is a NorHem centric podcast, so we're talking about June 20-22 as the Summer Solstice, but we give some love to our friends in the SoHem who celebrate Christmas on their own Summer Solstice. Plus, we survey all the St. John the Bap...

What was the first skyscraper? Was it a building? Was it a particularly tall horse? Or just a regular-sized horse next to a very small man? Guest Victoria Bruick (Book Club with Julia and Victoria) joins the Buddies to talk about tall buildings, sinking structures, steal, stone, and Chicago... And so much more. Plus, we dive deep into the Mouthgarf Report and I See What You Did There. Check out Vi...

These days, people drop F-bombs everywhere! Why, you'd be hard pressed to find a place where you won't hear one! But when was f*ck first spoken on American television? For that, we have to go back to 1981, but we'll go back even further... to 1956. Guest Michael J. O'Connor (musician, writer, podcaster) sits us down and tells us a tale of Saturdays, Nights Live, and Charles Rocket among so much mo...

In the beginning there was nothing... Then, suddenly, you had to hide your kids, hide your wife, build an Ark, get down with some Nephilim, and beget shit done (mostly more begetting). We dig deep into the First book of the Bible, Genesis, purportedly written by Moses, considered to be historically a good bit younger, but filled to the brim with zany, vengeful, incestuous hubbub! Then, we talk Mou...

Back in 1958, Robert Rauschenberg erased a De Kooning. Sometime since 1964, an Angry Girlfriend vandalized an Amazing Spider-Man #14. In 2023, we're assaulting your ears... On this episode, we discuss the First Artwork to Increase in Value After Being Vandalized. Was it "Erased de Kooning Drawing"? Was it the Angry Girlfriend Variant? What is vandalism? What is art? Oh... we get into it! Plus, we...

Prehistorical ballsacks, missing teeth, and haphazard sketches of giant lizards done by bewigged men... On this episode, we're talking about the First Dinosaur Discovered, and that bad boy is Megalosaurus. First pondered in 1677, but resurging on 90s Jim Henson TV, this dinosaur brings all the cloaca to the yard, and we just happen to take moment in that yard to talk about it. Plus, we get into a...

WE WANT TO BELIEVE so on this episode, Kelly, Chelsea, and Nate investigate the paranormal pilot of The X-Files, starring David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, William B. Davis, and some legit early-90s spookiness. What will the Buddies think of this Debut? The Truth is in this very episode! And, we get into the Mouthgarf Report... and Chelsea's REAL WORLD GARF SIGHTINGS! Plus, a rousing game of I See...

Hot on the heels of our First Conspiracy Theory episode the Debut Buddies discuss the First Female Serial Killer... or do we!? Lavinia Fisher was purported to have poisoned men who were looking for a place to stay in Six Mile House outside Charleston, SC in the early 19th century... But did she? Kelly puts on a show with some shocking revelations! Plus, we talk about cereal, female cereal mascots,...

We do our own research this episode and discuss the First Conspiracy Theory from 1863, and so very much more. Moon Landing! DIA! Paul is Dead! Dyatlov Pass! Others! All we can tell you through this unsecured channel is that this is a new episode of Debut Buddies... Or is it? Join the secret society as we talk Mouthgarf Report and I See What You Did There... Everybody's doing it.  Have a First for...

Danced all night? Check. Drank sixteen beers? Check. Started up a fight? Check. On this episode, we Buddies soak up the First Single with Profanity in the Title to Break the UK Top 40... 1981's Too Drunk to Fuck by Dead Kennedys. Is that FIRST ENOUGH FOR YOU!? HUH!? LISTENERS!? We talk about punk, make wild interpretations and speculations, and take this podcast to the NEXT LEVEL while celebrating...

Hut Hut Hike! The Buddies discuss 1967's Super Bowl I, featuring the Green Bay Packers and Kansas City Chiefs, played at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in front of Kirk Douglas, two jetpacks, 4,000 pigeons, and two network broadcasts. Has football changed much? Do we even really talk about the game on this episode? Oh, you'll have to listen to find out!  Have a First for us to discuss? Email us...

Buddies, where do fairytales come from? Well, child, the history of storytelling is complicated, but let me tell you a very old story, that might just be the first fairytale! This ep, Kelly, Nate, and Chelsea get into the Bronze Age story, The Smith and the Devil. We discuss its ancient origins, some variations found elsewhere around the world, and even we try to figure out the moral! Plus, I SEE...

Don't have a cow, man! This episode, the Buddies (Chelsea, Kelly, and Nate) dive into the first episode of the Simpsons, "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire," a Holiday special that's also a pilot that wasn't supposed to be the pilot but ended up kicking off the longest running prime time cartoon of all time and also formed almost all of Nate's and Chelsea's personalities! Kelly, though, hasn't wat...

It's a us, the Debut Buddies! We're talking about the epically chaotic first live action video game adaptation film... 1993's Super Mario Bros. with Bob Hoskins, Dennis Hopper, and John Leguizamo! Nate, Chelsea, and Kelly get into evolution, de-evolution, Brooklyn, plumbing, and the movie's anti-fascist and Marxist brilliance. Is it the perfect movie? With 19 writers and a Gettysburg of "what-migh...

It's February 2nd. You just woke up. You exit your burrow to sniff the cold air. If you see your shadow, you recoil and usher in weeks of Winter. If you don't, then Spring is near. Now... imagine it's a TIME LOOP and your name is Bill Murray! On this episode, we explore the origins of Groundhog Day, from Celtic Imbolc to Candelmas, St. Brigid's Day, and more... and dive deep into meteorological an...

Nate, Kelly, and Chelsea delve into the first breakthrough video game that became available on multiple platforms (like a tiny-screened refrigerator computer) and even spawned the first arcade game! The game: Spacewar! The year: 1962. The fun: Not entirely existent! We discuss this piece of history, some code lore, some sci-fi legacy, and more! Plus, I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE!  Play Spacewar! on yo...

This episode, Kelly, Chelsea, and Nate lend their ears to Lionel Richie's Can't Slow Down, an album that came out in 1983 and went Diamond (10x Platinum) in 1985 (assuming the Wiki chart is accurate)... which means it was the FIRST DIAMOND ALBUM. (If we were wrong, tweet at us!) We dig into the titular track, the awesome All Night Long, the soggy middle, the wondrous Running with the Night, and of...

Ho Ho Oh No! We're taking a critical look at the classic, 1964, Rankin / Bass film, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, which is widely acknowledged to be the First Holiday Special (becoming a recurring staple of Christmastime television), and the First Stopmotion / Claymation Holiday Special. Rudolph, Hermey, Santa, Donnor, Yukon Cornelius, misfit toys... BURL IVES! This flick is a trip! Have a First...

This fortnight, we're joined by sociologist Marc Smith, whose appearance on IT Conversations with Doug Kaye was the subject of this podcast's first episode (First Podcast). Marc generously joins the Buddies (Kelly, Chelsea, and Nate) to talk about the future of social media, and his work to create a brighter, better internet for all. We also play I See What You Did There!  Check out Marc Smith on...

"These Buddies were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should..." This episode, Kelly, Chelsea, and Nate make versions of the First Pumpkin Pie, to... varying levels of success. Kelly makes a pie from the 1500s. Nate and Chelsea make one from the 1600s, that's really just a gourd full of custard. It's... food, mostly! Plus, we play I See What You Did There an...

Buddies again GARFIE BABY!!!! We hate on Mondays and consume lasagna this week while talking about the first Jim Davis-penned Garfield comic strip from 1978. (Did you know that he did two different comics BEFORE Garfield? It's true!) Listen to find out how we stretch 3 panels to an hour and twenty minutes! And, for THE MOUTHGUARD REPORT and I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE...  Have a First for us to discu...

Hold onto your bits, and bring some extra batteries for your DeWalt drill! This week, Chelsea, Nate and Kelly spelunk through the very FIRST CREEPYPASTA online spooky story... TED THE CAVER. We discuss the Angelfire website (which still stands!), the brilliant pacing, a couple of questionable structure choices, and the existential dread of caving in total darkness. Join us for a crash course on li...

Let's get a little spooky by surveying the original Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark book from 1981. Nate, Kelly, and Chelsea discuss the hits and misses in this kid's tome of terror. After all, this book might've been your first exposure to The Hook (about a hook-handed murderer) or High Beams (there's someone in the backseat!!!) or even The Wendigo! How many Debs does this book get? Listen to f...

The Buddies are back to talk about the Louds, an upper middle class family from California who let a film crew record their lives and make it into a 12 episode series in 1973. Originally aired on PBS, An American Family is considered the First Reality Show ever. Chelsea, Kelly and Nate dive into the only version of it they could find, the 2011 clip compilation An American Family: Anniversary Editi...

Welcome to DEBUT BUDDIES! This is a podcast about firsts, hosted by Chelsea, Kelly, and Nate! This episode, the Debs get down with the FIRST PODCAST, Doug Kaye's IT Conversations, launched in 2003! We couldn't find the first one, so we grabbed the earliest we could find. From February 2004, this is the Marc Smith: Catalyzing Collective Action on the Net episode. We discuss the early-00s prediction...