As we consume bad movies for Film Frown, palate cleansers are very useful. Paul and Chris get together to discuss the latest incarnation of Star Trek in a short episode we like to call a Sauce Packet! SPOILERS AHEAD! In other words, don’t engage unless you are out of star dock.

• It’s the Michael Burnham Show, a.k.a Star Trek Discovery.
• Chris posits that Scott McNulty, the host of Random Trek will enjoy the serial nature of the new show.
• The joy of Riker’s Beard.
• Who doesn’t love mirror universe Michelle Yeoh?
• The Harry Mudd universe.
• That time Christopher Llyod mumbled his way through Klingon in Star Trek III.
• Why was the show delayed so many times?
• Sisko uses some questionable tactics to get the Romulans into the Dominion War In the Pale Moonlight.
• “Midi-canon,” a word proposed by Chris to refer to prequels that attempt to make new additions or changes to existing canonical material. For example, Midi-chlorians. Thanks for listening! If you want to hear more of us on media, try Film Frown, which we’re currently producing. You can find our live schedule on our Patreon page. Hit us up with your opinions on Facebook and Twitter.

Poster image from The Movie DB as added by Elizabeth Jennings and shamelessly Photoshop’d by Paul.

What in the name of Zork? Long story fake, Paul found a genie and got his dream of being turned into a computer. Unfortunately, it was an evil genie so Paul was not turned into a gorgeous Macbook, instead he’s an Apple IIe. Join Daniel J. Hogan, Arturo Vergara, and co-host Chris as they abuse computer Paul by loading up a text adventure game that forces him to say “I do not understand ____,” over and over. Also, stick around for the bodacious surfer, brah.

• It’s time for guess-the-verb.
• Uh oh, we’re on Elm Street?
• Stay out of that storm drain!
• Let’s chew bubble gum and kick ass!
• We found a tumbler in the game! So Dan decided to update Tumblr.
• It’s a peep show!
• Previous guest, Jacob, listening in the chatroom suggests putting our zombie milk in a bag.
• No points for an Enemy Mine reference?
• Arturo helps us learn what “pixie dust” is slang for. Apparently, it is not cocaine according to urban dictionary.
• Things get creepy with references from Hobo With A Shotgun, Lost, and Animaniacs.
• Pumpkin Town is a ghostly game from Parsely Games.

Thanks for choosing to examine our Halloween special. Be sure to send love to our guests who helped make this possible, Arturo and Dan. Thanks again to our rad patrons! Their spooky support helped us get the Pumpkin Town game and some fun sound effects! You can give here.

Our conversation with Stump Kitchen was one of those chats where we lose track of time. Guest Alexis and the hosts were sad to see the time was up. That just means we’ll have to have Alexis back or convince her to watch a bad movie for Film Frown. This episode revolves around producing the cooking show, dealing with mental health, eating a pre-dinner when you’re making risotto, sweat pant shopping and stump squeezing.

• Many of the Stump Kitchen recipes featured are vegan, gluten-free creations of Alexis. Inspiration often comes from Hot For Food, Minimalist Baker, Oh She Glows, and Thug Kitchen cookbooks.
• Cooking with guests means a lot of laughing for Alexis. She mentions this episode with Natalee as an example.
• W.C. Fields said, “Never work with children or animals.”
• A pizza sauce food fight with Ethan.
• A Mom has her 3 year old dress her for a week.
• Alexis is open to share her story, she just asks that you respect her. In one of her “Ask me anything” vids a commenter suggests that Alexis have Courtney Gilmour on Stump Kitchen. Courtney has this great read on XOjane that pairs well with our discussion of respect.
• Fidget Cube versus an Alexis belch!
• Aside from the joy of getting her stump in a lime, Alexis loves Kala namak. “Tastes like eggs,” says our friend.
• Recommended Vegan Deviled Eggs from Jazzmin Kaita.
• Alexis is distracted by Chris’ Stylophone Beatbox. The best introduction to that is probably from Brett Domino.
• Writing versus typing? Chris pitches Morning Pages again.
• We need to eat some of those smashed potatoes!
• Also, peanut butter cups for dessert, y’all!
• Some of Alexis’ recommendations are My Drunk Kitchen, Liv’s Healthy Life, Jazzmin Kaita and if you want more feel free to reach out to her with the links below. Alexis would love to hear from you.

Subscribe to Stump Kitchen and support our incredible new friend Alexis. Chris tried those peanut butter cups, and yeah, throw money at the Stump Kitchen Patreon because, delicious! Follow her on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. The one stop link is stumpkitchen.com. Thanks for listening! You rock! Oh, and let’s find Alexis a gluten-free vegan hot dog!

Five years of discussing what Montreal Sauce actually is? The steak sauce still remains a mystery, but we do have an inspiring chat with Alexis from Stump Kitchen. Our multitalented friend shares her story with us and her compassion with everyone around her. Have a listen to learn more about pronouncing Worcester sauce, STUMP CAM, challenging your palette and flammable soda pop. How do you pronounce tamari?

• This episode is no different than others, Chris scares the guest with his internet research of her. We talk of past guest Taryn, who thinks wooden bears are creepy.
• Alex grabs delicious ingredients from Earth’s General Store or even Superstore.
• Chris makes the Stump Kitchen pad thai recipe.
• Alexis left her full-time gig to do Stump Kitchen and now relies on her Patreon page. We dare you to watch an episode and not give to it. :)
• Gluten intolerance? Our guest believes that gluten wrecks her because she worked at Cobs for years and stuffed herself with bread.
• Huffing donuts from Take 5.
• So, chickpea chocolate chip cookies are a thing?
• Tasty, vegan gluten free brownies via Stump Kitchen.
• In the battle of energy balls, here is Alexis’ entry. Where is yours, Chris? Time to make a video, sir.
• The Edmonton yummy that is Padmanadi.
• Paul says, “When you need milk, tennis shoes, and a tire iron, shop Meijer.”
• Alexis loves the rad knives at Knifewear.

Over-joyed that we had the opportunity to not only speak to Alexis, but meet her as well. Alexis’ spirit and conviction is contagious as it radiates from her. Take 3 minutes to watch one of her episodes on Youtube or Stump Kitchen and you’ll see it yourself. Find Stump Kitchen on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and feel free to support Alexis to keep making fabulous shows by contributing to her Patreon. You can also find us on all those sites as well. Drop us a line any time! Thanks for listening!

The second half of our conversation with German Villages of the Modern Manhood podcast and web site. We continue our conversation about masculinity, sports, stigmas around therapy, Super Mario World, and TRUCKS!

• Men Edmonton is a grass root group talking about violence against women, feminism and masculinity.
• One of German’s earliest interviews was with one of the founders of Men Edmonton, Ryan Valley.
• Some really amazing films mentioned by German, Miss Representation and The Mask You Live In. Please find them on Netflix, or wherever, and watch.
• Men Edmonton sponsored an event in April of 2017 where they screened The Mask You Live In and held a panel afterwards. German recorded the session for the Modern Manhood podcast.
• Michael Kimmel studies gender and is featured in the documentaries mentioned above.
• The Precarious Manhood Theory revolves around fear. If a man’s masculinity is challenged, he’s more likely to engage in aggressive or stereotypical male behaviors.
• Hockey is a “man’s game,” says Patrick Maroon.
• Retired goalie Corey Hirsch shares his mental health struggle with the world.
• Foul play prevented German from completing all the levels in Super Mario World.
• We love the Portlandia Battlestar Galactica episode because it highlights the dangers of binge watching.
• Paul’s crew at work is all about comparing hours in Breath of the Wild.
• German mentions how men and women tend to posture in a community of their peers. He doesn’t recommend The Game, but he said there’s a chapter on peacocking.
• How is NHL ‘94 on the Sega so beloved by all? A mystery to be solved in a future documentary.
• German’s other podcast is all about hockey, Your Team Sucks.
• Rasheed Wallace is crazy and we loved it.
• German loves, LOVES, soccer as well. He’s an Arsenal fan, but his heart is with his Chilean National team.
• Inspired by Men Edmonton, German hopes to build a community for men to share their stories on his podcast, Modern Manhood.
• The Ferdinand was another website that German had started for people to share their stories about masculinity. He’s in the process of moving it to Modern Manhood.
• The site was called The Ferdinand because it was based on The Story of Ferdinand. The story was turned into an Oscar winning short by Walt Disney.
• German is delighted that women are listening to his show as well. He was a guest on What it is with Andrea Beça of That’s So Maven! who listens and encourages others to listen to his show.
• The event at The Metro Cinema German spoke of on the show, which played the documentary The Mask You Live, In is long past but he recorded a podcast of the experience.
• Help German continue to enrich the lives of us all by giving to his Patreon. Find German’s Modern Manhood show on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

Lots of wonderful things have happened since our chat with German Villages. The Modern Manhood podcast has joined GRadio.ca and the Alberta Podcast Network. German is an incredible human and his show is inspiring and absolutely needed in today’s world. Don’t hesitate to reach out to him, he’s just that kind of person. And, please remember to take care of yourselves.