Sophie Brookover of Two Bossy Dames fame shares why the star of such films as The Transporter and Crank needs to be placed in more funny roles, ala Spy. Follow Sophie (@sophiebiblio) and subscribe to Two Bossy Dames for fun pop culture writing, news, and GIFs every Friday.
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Brett McKinney, host of Shuffle Podcast, talks about a much-loved Disney reality TV show for kids. He also talks about his strangest personal habit, and swaps weird pet nightmare tales with Meryl. Follow his podcast at @shuffle_podcast.
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Meryl talks to one of her very favorite people, Sarah Morton Taggart! Sarah tells us about why we should be walking around our own dang neighborhoods, and gives a glimpse into new motherhood. She plans her dream super group and lets us know what her quirkiest habit is.
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Su Baen is this week's guest, talking all about why her love of a commercially successful reality TV show is underrated. She also gives us some book recs and shares her favorite moment from "30 Rock." Tune in to hear about her first date with a man who drove a white, windowless van and to hear which awesome, funny women she'd have at her dinner party.
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Today's guest is one of Meryl's favorite comedians, the amazing Caitlin Weierhauser (@unclecait)! She shares the best-ever worst first date story, plus her thoughts on modern marriage. Tune in to xrayfm every Thursday 7-9am for news, commentary, & FrownTown with Uncle Cait. Her next Lez Stand Up show is August 26, and you can see her every Wednesday night at 9:30 at Mississippi Pizza at the showcase she co-hosts called You're Welcome.
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Seattle Week on the show continues! Today's guest is Seth McKinney, Ohio native and passionate champion of cooperative (co-op) organizations. He talks about his work on the board of Central Co-op in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood, who would attend the world's most rad dinner party, and why he loves the process of (slowly) making coffee. You can follow Seth on Twitter @sethemck.
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This week's guest is Seattle's own Evan Cartwright! He talked about aquavit, a 15th Century Scandinavian liquor. He also shared his thoughts on Seattle's public transit and what it was like to grow up in a literal ghost town. You can follow Evan on Twitter @evancartwright (but as he admits, don't expect him to tweet much).
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Megan Burbank (@meganireneb), Arts Editor for the Portland Mercury, is this week's guest! She stopped by the show to share her love for the one and only Jeff Goldblum. We also played some games, talked about living in Chicago in previous lives, and why we should invest in self-care.
Check out Megan's work at www.meganburbank.com.
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This week's guest is Portland author Kelley Gardiner! She joined the show to make a case for the one and only grilled cheese sandwich, as well as roller derby – an underrated sport if there ever was one. Follow Kelley on Twitter @littleanecdote to see what she's writing and working on, as well as for roller derby news and tips.
Get her book, Roller Derby for Beginners, here: http://www.rollerderbyforbeginners.com/about/book/
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The very first guest of the show is Portland trivia gal Alex Cook! She joined the show to make a case for 90s-era Arnold movies and stuck around to play a few games. Follow Alex on Twitter @2manyalexcooks to see how she's doing on her project of watching 366 movies in 366 days.
Guest Brett McKinney (host of Shuffle Podcast) joins host Meryl Williams for a mini episode to preview the new Sleeper Hit Podcast.
Writer Meryl Williams previews an upcoming audio companion to her popular newsletter, The Sleeper Hit. Every week, she'll interview a new, funny guest about what's underrated, overdrinks. The first episode drops Monday, July 25, so subscribe now!