In Which Nature! Grackles Are Not Crows! Forest Bathing! (Nudity Not Required); Mony Spins the Yarn of the Needle-Throwing Cactus

In Which the Sanctity of the Pod Lair is Breached By Guest Jason Beers; We Discuss His Imaginary Musical Peeps, Sasquatch Theory; and the Sad Tale of Jason's Gorilla Suit

SINGER-SONGWRITER LAURA LISBETH AND CO-HOST SIMONE A.K.A. MONY WELCOME KANSAS CITY MUSICIAN JASON BEERS INTO THE POD LAIR. This episode spotlights Kansas City Musician Jason Beers. In addition to being a talented musician, Jason is the creator of an entire stable full of characters who, after being born in his head, live and perform under the benevolent umbrella of "Quilt" Records label. The "Quilt Records Family" is ever so slightly reminiscent of the good old SCTV Network and its fun, slightly unhinged characters. But we don't stop there: we cover Sasquatch, Rollercoasters, Gorilla Suits and much more. Featured Banjo Tune: Apacotacojoco from the album East Virginia Banjo Tunes [https://jasonbeers.bandcamp.com/album/east-virginia-banjo-tunes] Featured LL song: Out On The Edge from her Hit The Ground Running [https://lauralisbeth.com/music] album Find Jason Beers music at: jasonbeers.bandcamp.com [http://www.jasonbeers.bandcamp.com] jasonbeers.bandcamp.com To venture into the world of Mony Baloney, start at Freethehumanbeings.blogspot.com [http://www.Freethehumanbeings.blogspot.com ] instagram.com/monyhere [https://www.instagram.com/monyhere] Laura Lisbeth music can be found at lauralisbeth.com [http://www.lauralisbeth.com]. Follow at instagram.com/lauralisbethmusic [https://www.instagram.com/lauralisbethmusic]

In Which Nature! Grackles Are Not Crows! Forest Bathing! (Nudity Not Required); Mony Spins the Yarn of the Needle-Throwing Cactus

LL describes her latest bird obsession - Grackles, and unearths many unsolicited facts about them. Birds in general get a nod; we get grossed out by fecal sacs; Mony waxes scientific about Forest Bathing, Prairie Bathing and the ability of cacti to "throw" needles. Laura Lisbeth Links: www.lauralisbeth.com Mony: Freethehumanbeings.blogspot.com Phytoncides and Forest Bathing: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2793341/

In Which LL Tells Her Body to Shut Up; We Re-Live the Time of the Nuns, the Shame Jungle , and Mony Declares Our New Life Motto

Laura Lisbeth claims that our body sends us messages but we don't listen.. Later, she and her sister Simone, aka Mony, are contemplating shame and the way it can make us care too much. We really want to not care so much. Laura declares that she will no longer be shamed. Their journey takes them to the days of Catholic School and their experiences with the nuns. Mony does a great impression of Fred Armisen's "Joy Behar" and muses about the way we censor ourselves sometimes, instead of trying out new creative things. Featured track: Jimmy Lee and the Moon, from the album "Hit the Ground Running." Available at lauralisbeth.com [lauralisbeth.com] Mony's SHAMELESS creative endeavors can be found by starting at freethehumanbeings.blogspot.com [freethehumanbeings.blogspot.com]

In Which LL Tries to Remember Herself in Her Earliest Form; Were Your Parents the OG Influencers?; We Ponder Early Musical Influences, Wax Spitting and Transistor Radios; Mony's First Love

Kicking the episode off with a Charles Bukowski quote, Laura Lisbeth seeks to find the earliest version of herself. LL and Simone (aka Mony Baloney) explore their earliest musical influences, and share some anecdotes from others, many of whose first influences came from their parents. Mony expresses her love of vinyl and all things analog. Laura searches for a transistor radio on line, in preparation for the Apocalypse. JOIN THE CONVERSATION AT facebook.com/lauralisbethmusic [acebook.com/lauralisbethmusic] 1. More about LL at www.lauralisbeth.com [www.lauralisbeth.com] 2. Mony's info: freethehumanbeings.blogspot.com [reethehumanbeings.blogspot.com ] reethehumanbeings.blogspot.com and flaminglipslove.com [flaminglipslove.com] The Lips also had a love a Bukowski 3. Mrs. Helen Marf Tympani Explorations [https://jasonbeers.bandcamp.com/album/mrs-helen-marf-tympani-explorations-volume-i] - There's a lot more to her than just being a Mrs.

In Which LL discusses Fear & Literature; Kansas is a the Great Off-Ramp for Bugs; We find out where Mayonnaise comes from, Mony recommends to Let Sleeping Spiders Lie.

Singer-Songwriter Laura Lisbeth muses that life changes have brought new fears. Mony & Laura talk about bugs that torment middle-of-the-mappers, and how they arrive via the Bug Highway. This launches a discussion about stink bugs, Asian Lady Beetles, ladybugs, cockroaches, and brown recluse spiders. Some childhood fear of bugs is explored, as well as how siblings take advantage of those fears and use them to traumatize their sisters; Laura shares the true story of where Mayonnaise comes from Mony recommends that we should not clean up any clutter. Featured Song: Redemption, by Laura Lisbeth from the album "Hit the Ground Running." Vocals: Laura Lisbeth Acoustic Guitar & 12-String Guitar: Steve Phillips Find more on lauralisbeth.com [http://www.lauralisbeth.com] Visit me on Instagram @lauralisbethmusic Check out Mony's blog sites by starting with freethehumanbeings.blogspot.com [http://freethehumanbeings.blogspot.com]