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Why? Episode 67- Rage Rooms with Kea Tull Feb 24, 2020

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Who hasn't needed to blow off some steam? Who hasn't wanted to smash stuff? Well, thankfully, there's rage rooms. (And they're, forgive the pun, all the rage.) We talked with Kea Tull from the Philadelphia Rage Room about the creation of the room, what kind of music people like to smash to and who is the best rager?
For more information and to book your time in the room, check out their website. Rage on!

Why? Episode 66- Chess Boxing Champion Matt Thomas Feb 17, 2020

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Matt Thomas is a world champion chess boxer. As the first American to try the sport, Matt broke new ground in a sport that combines the brains needed for chess and the brawn needed to hit someone in the face repeatedly.
Matt talks with us about his strategy that he brought to the world championship and what gave him a leg up on his competition and about his charity that raises money through boxing.
For more information on Chess Boxing, check out their website, and to learn more about Matt's Brawl For a Cause program, check out their website.

Why? Episode 65- Dolphin Telepathy with writer Malcolm J Brenner Feb 10, 2020

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Malcolm Brenner is fascinated with the idea of dolphin telepathy. After a life long interest in dolphins, (and a romantic relationship with a dolphin named Dolly in the 1970s) Brenner sat down to talk with us about communication with animals and his two books, Wet Goddess and Mel-Khyor.
For more information on Malcolm, check out his website. You can also order his books on Amazon, and get the audio book of Mel-Khyor from Audible.

Why? Episode 64- Super Bowl Winning Mascot Dan Meers (Bonus Episode!) Feb 05, 2020

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Long before the Lombardi trophy was a glint in the eye of anyone in Kansas City, we sat down with KC Wolf himself, professional mascot Dan Meers.
Today, as the Kansas City Chiefs parade through their city as world champions, we re-visit our talk with Dan. (If you enjoy this sample, we highly recommend you check out the full interview and learn all of Dan's amazing story.)
For more information, to order a copy of Dan's book, or to book him to come speak to your group, check out his website.

Why? Episode 63- Flight Attendant Caroline Bright Feb 03, 2020

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You see them on every flight, but what are they thinking, how can they help you and, more importantly, how can you help them?
We sat down with flight attendant Caroline Bright to find out what is the most annoying thing for attendants, how they respond to emergencies and what drink you should never ask for when they come around with the beverage cart.
If Caroline's voice sounds familiar, that's because her side job is being a professional bridesmaid and we talked to her about that job in episode 29, which you can listen to here.

Why? Episode 62- The Horror Bowl with Bob Trate Jan 27, 2020

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The Colonial Theater in Phoenixville, PA is a great movie theater. Besides being the location of one of the most memorable horror films ever, (1958's The Blob), it also hosts a ton of wonderful events. And one of those events is The Horror Bowl on February 2nd. They'll be screening the three movies that make up John Carpenter's Apocalypse Trilogy. (That would be The Thing, Prince of Darkness and In the Mouth of Madness.) We talked with Bob Trate from the Colonial about the big event and traded movie fun facts.
For more information & tickets for the Colonial Bowl, check out their website.

Why? Episode 61- Fruitcake Tossing in Colorado (Bonus Episode!) Jan 23, 2020

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After the holidays have come and gone, you might find yourself surrounded by fruitcake. What's a person to do? Why not head outdoors and try throwing it as far as you can?
That's what they do every year in Manitou Springs, Colorado, where they have thrown fruitcakes for the past 24 years. We talked with Jenna Gallas from the Chamber of Commerce about the annual tradition, how it got started and, more importantly, where they get their fruitcakes from.
This year's event is being held this Saturday, January 25th from noon to 2:30. There'll be costume contests, a bake off, and, of course, the fruitcake feats of strength. For more information, check out their website.
Enjoy this special bonus episode of the show and we'll be back on Monday with more Why!

Why? Episode 60- LGBTQ Romance Author Quinn Anderson Jan 20, 2020

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Quinn Anderson is a writer. Starting off in fan fiction, she eventually moved on to novels, creating the popular Murmur Inc. series among her other work. She's also known for writing a how to write a sex scene article, which has been a beacon of light in a storm of bad fornication. You can follow Quinn on Facebook or Twitter, and her "smut fic" guide is definitely worth checking out. All of her books are available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble and at your local bookseller.

Why? Episode 59- Cosplay with Rachel Devine Jan 13, 2020

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Finally, a look under the helmet- this week we talk with cosplayer Rachel Devine. She talks with us about how long it took her to make her costume, what she's learned doing cosplay and why you always need to design keeping the forecast in mind.

Why? Episode 58- Curling with Team USA's Korey Dropkin Jan 06, 2020

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If you want to talk stone throwing and sweeping, Korey Dropkin is your guy. A member of Team USA’s curling team, Korey knows all the ins and outs far better than we do, and he’s doing great at it. (Just look at his performance in this season’s tournaments.) He answered all of our stupid questions with ease and grace.

To learn more about the team, check out their website. And to plead with Korey to name one of his brooms Flash, do that on twitter. (We’d also accept a broom named ‘Wonderboy,’ but you know where are hearts really are.)

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