Patreon Newsletter #5: February!
Added 2020-02-01 07:11:17 +0000 UTCUh ohhhh! Love day is coming up! The one day of the year it's ok to eat chocolate over a candle while wearing lingerie made of roses! We love you Patrons! Will you be our Valentine?
SPOTIFY PLAYLISTS & MESSAGES!
Adal's February Playlist and message:
Hey you nasty lil' booty butts!
For recommendations this month:
1. for tv - Jemma and I caught up on Brooklyn 99! We just started Letterkenny which is so goddamn weird but I'm here for it. Infinity Train is rocking my world. Please check that out if you haven't yet!
2. for film - Haven't had a chance to see much but 1917 was really well done and worth a view if you can handle the anxiety.
3. for video games - Finished God of War just the other day! Going to play the new COD and then The Last of Us. I'm curious to play Bloodborne but it sounds like it might be a bit too punishing?
4. for board games - January was fairly non-stop so I haven't really had time to play much but I did just buy Escape From Iron Gate (made by The Escape Game which is a fantastic escape room chain) which I'm excited to dig into. Also while in Seattle I played something that game designer/wonderful friend, Paul Peterson is working on and I'm giddy for it to see the light of day!
5. for books - besides Exhalation by Ted Chiang which I recommended on the podcast, I absolutely loved Tom King's collected run on The Vision. Not a character I've ever cared about, but hot shit that was a fantastic story.
Just today I got back from a quick vacation with some friends (Hi Anne, Chris & Keith!) to Houston to play 4 Escape Rooms and I'd be foolish to not HIGHLY RECOMMEND Strange Bird's escape room/immersive theater piece: The Man From Beyond. They recently got ranked #3 Escape Room in the world so if you're ever in the area go check it out! https://strangebirdimmersive.com/
ALSO went to a tiki bar with some NASA folks called Lei Low and it's immediately one of my all time favorites. I may go back to Houston simply for their drinks. If you go hit me up and I'll tell you my favorite items on the menu!
Other updates are: Jemma and I have been planning a ton for our 2 weeks in Japan! If you have recs please let me know! We're doing 2 weeks and going to Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka. I'm also working on 4 new projects that I hope folks get to enjoy soon but WHO KNOWS!
Here's my Spotify playlist! It's a mix of my favorite love songs and songs I hope to one day do a striptease to. Can you determine which is which? (Hint: Heart's - Alone is 10000% a striptease song) Also I correlate a lot of cheesy 80's songs with love so please forgive me!
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7CKyMmXfALpaEnvNwRp5b6?si=qAfTv-25TJe5O4JKcWHZ7A
For Feb I also wanted to just post a few sketches I love if you're ever looking for something to watch!
1. My favorite sketch from Sid Cesar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNbT9Lf9xZo
2. One of my all-time favorite SNL sketches that I don't think ever gets mentioned. Super dumb simple premise, played perfectly: https://vimeo.com/154522723
(plaid heart) - Adal
Erin's February Playlist and message:
Hello February newsletter!
I’ve been busy! I had to go to the dentist 5 times in the last 9 days (not a joke) but because of this I’ve been burning through Love Island. I’m half way through season 4. Do you have a favorite season? Please let me know!
I made this playlist for you to listen on Valentine’s Day while you have a cupcake and wine in the shower! Do it for me! In the name of self love!
https://open.spotify.com/user/1242491798/playlist/3H34Gdv2PBJKNWUBGGkvVE?si=jBrsoM2uQWCoCDiHPtSlPA
-Erin
JPC's February Playlist and message:
My post text: https://berniesanders.com/
My playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/128384526/playlist/2Ee1NK5x1AppYdL3GeFNkI?si=cH6PfRvNQRCJ0j0c9VS5jA
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
We had a wonderful time at Sketchfest! Thank you so much to everyone who came out!
The Clue Crew is vibrating with excitement to get to NYC for our SOLD OUT shows on Feb. 22nd! The venue let us know that there may be tickets available at the door the night of so if you're trying to go, don't give up hope! Info for the shows here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hey-riddle-riddle-live-caveat-7pm-9pm-show-tickets-83246621887
We are working on some more live shows this year and hope to have info to share on that soon!
At the end of Feb/Beginning of March we should be ready to roll out our Patreon stretch goals which will unlock our new D&D episodes! Spread the word!
Our Review Crew episode of Twin Peaks comes out next week for our $8 tier! We'll be releasing the poll for March Review Crew soon but just a heads up that one will be posted later in March as both Casey (Audio Daddy) and Adal will be out of the country for a bit!
As always please let us know if there's anything you'd like to see included in these by either emailing us at hrrpodcast@gmail.com, putting it in the comments here on Patreon or posting in the Discord channel: patreon-newsletter.
love,
Adal, Erin & JPC aka The Clue Crew
Comments
Erin, my favorite season of love island was season 6. It’s what I started with but I loved it. I hated season 4! Literally had to stop. I did 6,5, 3, half of 4, and now 2.
Alexis C
2020-06-20 00:47:34 +0000 UTCI love Fry and Laurie, the people and the show. This is my all time favorite, which everyone should watch because it's absolutely brilliant. :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ij1pZvv9m0g
Claudia Hankin
2020-02-10 17:09:13 +0000 UTCI would die if JPC told me to
Jeremy Kenney
2020-02-07 08:04:01 +0000 UTCThe other well known collection by Chiang is called "Stories of Your Life." It includes the story that inspired the movie Arrival, and is so incredibly written. Couldn't recommend it more.
2020-02-03 02:12:06 +0000 UTCAnd this pinnacle of silliness I first saw on my mom's A Bit of Fry and Laurie VHS: https://youtu.be/rvANydQppIo
Amanda Martyn
2020-02-03 01:58:37 +0000 UTCGreat sketches! Hopping on the train with a couple of my faves. First, this Kids in the Hall classic (90s teen from Toronto, so this show was a big deal): https://youtu.be/_83MEuLoz9Y
Amanda Martyn
2020-02-03 01:57:02 +0000 UTCJust bought!
Hey Riddle Riddle
2020-02-02 22:41:52 +0000 UTCPitter Patter
Hey Riddle Riddle
2020-02-02 22:41:29 +0000 UTCThank you!
Hey Riddle Riddle
2020-02-02 22:41:10 +0000 UTCI plan on reading more Chiang now!
Hey Riddle Riddle
2020-02-02 22:40:59 +0000 UTCThank you! Yeah I’ve heard (mostly from David Chang) the 7/11’s are amazing
Hey Riddle Riddle
2020-02-02 22:40:40 +0000 UTCI’ll check it out!
Hey Riddle Riddle
2020-02-02 22:40:07 +0000 UTCAdal, since you're watching Brooklyn Nine Nine now I'm deeply concerned that you haven't seen Last Man on Earth (also on Hulu).
Rachel
2020-02-02 21:59:27 +0000 UTCWhen my friends and I were in Kyoto for three days, we always had our lunches from 7-11/convenience stores because the food was good, cheap, and everywhere, and we were always able to find a cute place nearby to sit and eat. So if you're setting aside some days just to explore, that's a low-key way to account for meals! Fushimi Inari outside of Kyoto is absolutely beautiful and worth spending a whole day at if you have the time.
2020-02-01 14:09:53 +0000 UTCTed Chiang is legit my favorite author of all time. Exhalation is amazing, and written in such a way as to be accessible for basically everyone (collection of short stories). I would also recommend looking into the audiobook version- the readings are beautiful and Chiang discusses his inspiration for each story.
2020-02-01 14:07:13 +0000 UTCHey Adal, I spent a couple weeks in Japan a couple years back, I stayed in Tokyo and Kyoto. Going to see the shrines is my recommendation, Meiji shrine is in like a different universe when you first get to the park. The trees there basically block out the city it’s awesome.
2020-02-01 13:36:21 +0000 UTCI love how Adal puts so much effort into these with stories and all sorts, and JPC just does things. Very good energy.
Saga Nørgaard
2020-02-01 08:28:21 +0000 UTCMy favorite podcast lately is this one because you found my HR email from 2018 and read it
Darby Nicole Mishra
2020-02-01 08:22:33 +0000 UTC