Nicepilled

There's no map for navigating the pothole and frost-heaving roads of our healthcare system when you have a chronic illness, and I'm not talking merely the physical issues, but also the sometimes treacherous emotional ones. New guest Simone Utecht joins me for a discussion about our shared experiences and building our own GPS to find the way. Simone's Twitter Simone's Go Fund Me...

The pivot to food content has finally arrived! I'm joined by returning guest Patty (@mylittlevictory) and first time guests: my lovely wife Susan, and my friends Hank, Murph, Scott and  Edwardio.  We're talking about how corona and current events have changed our habits in shopping for and preparing food, and the issues that go a long with it.  NB: had more people, most especially @livel...

Bon vivant and Buck Henry impersonator Tom Breen is back, and we’re joined this week by new guest Gabe Rosenberg, who works in communications at the Office of the Secretary of the State here in Connectcitut. As we have in the past, we dip into state level political drama, but as always I’m wary of wading too deep into that kind of over political content so I beg your indulgence. Thanks to our newe...

Mayor Howard , Host of the eponymous Vander Jam (now in its fourth season) joins me for a long and fruitful discussion, diving headfirst in the differences between the punk and metal ethos, Howard's formation as a artist, musican and poster, the building of the Vander Lore, the different paths taken and building community in a place not designed for it: Twitter.  Links: The Nintendo 64's...

Jonathan Wharton ( @preppyprof ) joins me with returning guest Tom Breen ( @tjbreen ) for a short panel discussion; we get into the CT GOP primary for the governor's race,  talk the state of life in CT as omicron has begun to die down, and musings absurd and otherwise about where we think things are headed before we check out on some Twitter drama in the mentions of prominent Connecticut twit...

Fellow poster, famous internet stepdad, podcaster, wedding celebrant and all around Most Genial Dude Kristi Yamagucciamane  joins me to chop it up for 2 plus hours on a host of topics, but kicking off with some serious --  and ultimately uplifting -- discussion about foster parenting, mixed families, life during corona, and a host of other things of mutual interest. You can find Kristi in these va...

Twitter friend Patty (@mylittlevictory) joins me to talk our respective experiences and strategies dealing with the twin otherworlds of chronic insomnia and anxiety.  We use that as an uplifting springboard to talk about the unique emotional relief of disaster cinema. Support the show

A friend from twitter approached me several months ago with this painful personal story about a close, lifelong friend whose life takes a very dark and destructive turn after becoming redpilled in 2017. CONTENT WARNING: This episode recounts trauma and traumatic events -- including death by suicide -- and is not presented for prurient interest.  What I hope you can take away from this is two peopl...

Twitter friend and media guy  @tjbreen joins me again to chop it up for an hour and 15.  We check in our CT GOP faves, talk Omicron, QAnon and staring down the barrel of this particular national moment, all while trying to keep our heads on straight.  Support the show

@undefeatedmatt joins me to celebrate the successful launch of the Patreon for the show and for an overall vibe check, then @arden_seriously comes on ostensibly to talk the new Netflix live action adaptation of Cowboy Bebop,  but we instead take several turns on Twitter culture, gatekeeping, and some takes on what it means to be Nicepilled. A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO EVERYONE WHO SIGNED UP FOR THE PATREO...

Twitter friend Tom Breen joins me to dish on  a host of topics: the regional media landscape, the peculiar corners of our home state, both IRL and on on Twitter, and a dive on how national politics -- in the particular with an increasingly radicalized GOP -- is filtering down to state level races, municipal elections and town governance.  I also reveal that I was the guy behind @fakejeffbutler. To...

I check in with mutual friend Pete Gibson (@peteymca) to kick off my discussion with @ RetvrnOfTheMatt whoabout our relative success/failure at self-administering the Nicepill.  In turn Matt and I find ourselves exploring the issues of mental health as it relates to our respective charity  and volunteer efforts, both present and past. Support the show

Set aside a supplemental dose of insulin to prepare yourself for the irresistible sweetness that is Our Pal: Jake Rockatansky.  Not merely one of the three primary hosts of the immensely popular, listener-supported QAnon critical podcast, but further and perhaps most importantly, a man who will be forever immortalized by the gentle and alluring display of bare feet in Cullen Hoback’s Q: Into the S...

We're exiting the hellscape to  indulge ourselves in  90s nostalgia after re-screening Michael Rappaport’s 2012 documentary “ Beats, Rhymes and Life: the Travels of A Tribe Called Quest ” taking a turn to talk about one of the greatest foundational groups in Rap.   OG Nicepiller Bill makes his podcast debut, and Twitter friend lontar rounds out the panel. This is a deep dive, though perhaps n...

 I jump on with battle-tested  warrior and Hearst Media columnist Susan Campbell.  She's a significant voice in local media, down to earth and always a good read. I've been trying to get Susan on for a discussion for a while. We talk adjustments to behavior in the Biden-era social media hellscape, Connecticut Twitter and  state-level politics.  It's a good hour. Host: @edwardodell G...

Nicepilled is a recent  personal obsession; an effort to explore a conscious effort among individuals, self-organizing communities and the interesting things that happen as a result.   In this first episode I talk with three Twitter friends about their respective approaches to their presence on social media, the along with the benefits and problems of para-social interactions. Host: @edwardodell G...