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A text transcription of this episode is available here.
03:07 Content Warnings: Very personal stuff, injuries, and covid.
05:25 “We return to things because they are important to us.” - Stanley Allan Sherman
06:35 Our saga Begins.
14:20 Teaching Hands-off handstands during #CircusInPlace.
16:00 Physical training, contact, and consent.
21:00 “The body doesn’t speak English.” - Letitia Bartlett
27:30 Turnip Day! (Established July 20th, 2022.)
36:00 Russ experiences some trauma while talking about pain…
37:10 The difference between sensation and pain.
37:47 Russ has a brain lizard. (off-site)
44:15 “The holding of tension is the enemy of so much useful work.” - Russ Sharek
51:00 Liam gets fired by his (physical) therapist.
52:25 The rough, failure-filled road of returning to acrobatics.
56:00 Liam is braver than Russ.
56:45 The infamous Coffee Handstand Count: 205
62:30 Our saga begins, again!
62:50 The worst birthday present.
65:40 Amazing physical shape…other than the covid.
68:00 Proving the doctor wrong.
68:48 Long covid, the gift that has kept on giving.
71:45 The value of presence.
76:30 Our saga Begins, again…again.
80:20 It’s a boy! (off-site)
85:00 Introducing…Liam!
Recorded on 2022-11-21.
A text transcription of this episode is available here.
01:00 A complaint about the lack of witty banter.
01:40 Liam is not on fleek.
02:35 The hat rack on the landing.
03:35 What episode is this? (Episode 10…)
05:40 This first question!
12:40 Otto Griebling’s Boxing Ring (off-site)
22:05 The 7 Blades (off-site)
31:45 Circus Lingo: Wallpaper Juggling, aka being a human lava lamp.
39:50 nimi mute pi jan nasa pona
41:00 Barney the Dinosaur (off-site)
42:00 A Rhino gets their name in a trial by fire.
50:00 The many hats of Jan.
57:00 “We’re not assigning meaning. We’re allowing meaning.” - Russ Sharek
65:45 Scientific support of weird noises during physical exertion. (off-site)
Recorded on 2022-12-05.
A text transcription of this episode is available here.
01:10 100% performing hat free.
02:45 Excited to help people get calm.
03:55 “Never underestimate the power of a silly hat.” #ClownWisdom
04:21 First question!
06:48 The mystery of Clown Car One.
14:55 “They don’t let Rhinos into shopping malls!” - Not Rhino
20:43 “It’s important not to know too much.” #ClownWisdom
21:20 Clowns International Egg Registry (off-site)
31:25 Sticking out your tongue on the radio, a guide.
42:40 Circus dinner theater: Salmagundi!, 2015.
51:30 Beeeees! (off-site)
Theme Remix by Wetdryvac (off-site)
Recorded on 2022-12-12.
A text transcription of this episode is available here.
01:25 More details of the clown house. We have books!
03:30 An unshaven and irregular moment.
04:15 “but rather have all our our original rather well i”
04:45 The First Question!
08:25 The scent of baby powder and the dangers of cosmetics
11:45 Much love for furries…
17:15 Clowns: what you get if your fursona is a human being.
28:00 Gender, clown, and masks.
37:00 An interview with clown personas gone awry…
50:00 Angela DeCastro (off-site)
53:00 Foley, the blue-haired weirdo.
56:30 When defensiveness starts, the learning stops. - Liz Lerman (off-site)
64:22 Too weird for the circus.
70:30 ‘Chasing the train’ is a distraction from doing the work. - Liam Woodard
76:40 The Salad Clown
79:10 Dunking on the Earl of Sandwich. (off-site)
Theme Remix by Nobody
Recorded on 2022-12-19.
A text transcription of this episode is available here.
02:25 The true definition of BS: Banter Sounds!
04:50 The first question…only not!
07:20 Winnie the Pooh wisdom. (off-site)
09:25 We actually get letters, and want postcards.
11:45 Hear This Silence
12:15 Virtual Show
13:25 Listen to the audience. #ClownWisdom
20:05 Jane plays, “Duck, Duck, Duck…”
26:15 The “Cup Song” is not international pop culture. (off-site)
32:40 When I’m Gone
35:30 The pop culture problem, featuring the Hittites. (off-site)
38:15 A brief history of clowns.
41:20 Exploring theatrical status.
46:30 Playing the Open Stage’s Host
50:40 My superpower is the ability to say yes. - Russ Sharek
62:50 Clown Skill Definition: The Bumble
71:20 The saga of “Donut Touch!”
75:52 Pointless Roshambo! (off-site)
97:30 Penguins and their puppy protectors. (off-site)
Theme Remix by Robert Goodrick and his One Bird Orchestra
Recorded on 2022-12-26.
A text transcription of this episode is available here.
01:20 First recording in the daylight hours!
03:19 Schwaebisch slang lesson: Mukesekele (off-site)
07:20 The First Question!
07:40 The Baconian theory of Shakespeare authorship (off-site)
08:40 The Reduced Shakespeare Company (off-site)
14:08 The sanity of Hamlet, aka Subtext 101.
14:43 One Ham Manlet (off-site)
17:05 Content Warning
Discussion of Plurality, DID, multiple personalities, and identity.
Helpful Resources
- Plurality (off-site)
- The Plurality Playbook (off-site)
- Tulpa (off-site)
Related Show Notes
21:00 Etymology: Person/Persona (off-site)
24:50 Liam’s pet theory of identity and trauma.
31:40 Changing the lens on your perception of reality.
48:37 Bob Hoskins (off-site)
60:35 Chadwick outsmarts The Provacateur.
Skip ahead to 66:58 for the next question.
68:30 ‘Turnip Day’ qualifications and declarations.
68:44 The Handstand Factory (off-site)
77:50 This Show (at the Margo Jones Theater)
89:15 We did turn the room around! #CircusInPlace
Theme Remix by Malte Hollman (off-site)
Recorded on 2023-01-29.
A text transcription of this episode is available here.
04:30 “Banter Topic” cards?
07:10 If you can fake naturalism…
10:32 Clown Yoga
13:13 The First Question! (on the third or fourth try…)
14:30 “On a break” from Friends (off-site)
18:49 Timelords and Almost 5.
26:28 An intentional (and not at all awkward) pause.
34:00 Keith Johnstone and the power of charisma. (off-site)
37:20 The only thing sexier than clowns is consent. - Russ Sharek
40:15 Mime is the Ballet of clown - Ryan Combs
40:22 …and ballet is the mime of dance. - Liam Woodard
46:10 Clowns as polyglots.
50:00 ASL lesson: “Clown” (off-site)
50:10 ASL lesson: “Circus” (off-site)
51:00 More ASL Resources: ASLU (off-site)
60:10 Commedia and Grammelot (off-site)
60:30 Shoe cameo.
73:45 It always comes back to farts.
77:58 The most epic (on-stage) fart joke
Theme Remix by js0000 (off-site)
Recorded on 2023-02-07.
A text transcription of this episode is available here.
03:05 It’s official: Season Three!
04:50 A moment of disingenous foley work.
06:35 New Word: “meabanfaffing”
11:52 Chickens love our podcast! (off-site)
13:22 First question!
15:32 “I’d likely be a clown in the shower.” (off-site)
18:04 The Three Beat Gag. (off-site)
19:05 Liam and His Amazing Screaming Leg (off-site)
24:20 Open Stage, filmed in front of a live(ly) studio audience.
29:59 Hugo, Oklahoma’s Elephant Sanctuary (off-site)
33:25 Snake Encounters with Daryl Sprout. (off-site)
34:06 Eve Takes the Fall music video. (off-site)
37:35 Russ meets Capone. (off-site)
38:45 Clown and toki pona.
41:19 Semantic Loading and Semantic Primes. (off-site)
47:20 Useful Mantra: mi lon la, mi pona (If I’m here, I’m good.)
51:51 Clown, aka jan nasa pona.
58:48 Izzy, wile, and passion for the cookie.
63:35 sitelen pona (off-site)
66:25 The origin story of the jan nasa pona glyph.
76:06 Spears Specialty Shoes has retired after 40 years. (off-site)
80:30 Falling in love with a pair of shoes.
86:54 Godzilla: Best kaiju, worst clown.
Theme Remix by s0, Public Domain (CC0)
Recorded on 2023-02-21.
A text transcription of this episode is available here.
03:35 Join us in the #CircusInPlace video chat.
04:33 Foley’s clown yoga.
08:10 Give episode six a listen for many words about Liam’s pen.
08:42 Liam, professional Clown Scribe.
10:32 Storytime: Saying goodbye to the Open Stage. (off-site)
12:21 First Question!
14:52 The more personal I am with my mistakes, the more universal I become. - Rene Bazinet
24:29 The Big Comfy Couch (off-site)
28:47 Listen to the “Scary Clowns” discussion in episode three.
30:50 Rocko’s Modern Life and the “Clown Closet”. (off-site)
34:21 A clown is an orangutan who is also a poet. #ClownWisdom
39:24 The Tramp, The Circus, and Modern Times. (off-sites)
41:48 Theatrical Status. Also, read Impro. (off-sites)
45:02 It is with dignity that one can admit to being wrong. - Liam Woodard
62:00 Big wishes for the Circus Freaks’ many hats.
Recorded on 2023-03-04.