jamie loftus

This episode was originally published in 2018.

 Jamie Loftus! She’s a comedian and the author of the book Raw Dog: The Naked Truth About Hot Dogs.

You can hear such amazing thoughts from wrestling in 2018 including:

-WWE introducing Evolution, pretending to solve a problem that they propagated.

-Roman Reigns earning yet another title match against Brock Lesnar

-Miz using a fake baby to get the jump on Daniel Bryan

And so much more!

Ring Tones

He’s been known as The Giant, The World’s Largest Athlete, Paul Wight and The Big Show. He’s had a 20+ year career that’s included being a grand slam champion and Jamie Loftus’s favorite wrestler! She’ll talk all about her fandom for him as the team takes a journey through his entrance music over the years.

Hosted by Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, Mike Eagle and Jamie Loftus.

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Sorry, what was that? We couldn't hear you because we were reading the New York Times bestselling book RAW DOG by our illustrious guest Jamie Loftus. That's right, welcome to our first episode fully sponsored by a book — it's called elevating women's stories, sweetie! Jamie dishes on her cross-country hot dog road trip and we all swap hot dog anecdotes that range from the uplifting to the downright NASTY! Also discussed: the aesthetics of office buildings, the continued rise of post-meaning language, and the shadowy elitism of Los Angeles farmer's markets. So fire up the grill, throw some wieners on there, and smash that play button, because it's time to RELISH (!) another episode of the most lucrative podcast in North America.

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Jordan and Brooke are joined by Caitlin Durante and Jamie Loftus (The Bechdel Cast) to discuss the biggest and best blockbuster of them all. Jimmy C's 1997 epic is one of the greatest love story ever told – but is it also secretly queer? We dive into filmmaker Celine Sciamma's love for this film's freeing subtext, Leo's androgynous look that awakened us all, Rose defying gender norms, Cal's campy villain performance, and gay icon Kathy Bates (aka the Unsinkable Molly Brown).

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It's that time again... Santa University is back for a sixth installment! 

Written and narrated by Jamie Loftus. 

Performed by: 
Caitlin Durante
Jack O'Brien
Miles Gray
Danl Goodman
Anna Hossnieh
Joelle Monique
Sophie Lichterman
Robert Evans
Shereen Younes
Ian Johnson
Margaret Killjoy
Prop
Sarah Marshall 
Chris Crofton

ENJOY!

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Right now, in Jamie Loftus’s childhood home in Brockton, Mass., there are dozens, maybe hundreds of notebooks in storage boxes. They’re from second grade up through middle school and each of the notebooks is filled, cover to cover, with detailed descriptions of where she was and what was happening: who was there, what were they wearing, what was on the walls. The descriptions are all written in a shorthand Jamie developed and that no one else could read. At the time, the adults in her life thought this indicated that she was a budding reporter. But no, it was obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Over time, her OCD would evolve into self-harm and put her in the emergency room. That’s where she found a doctor who understood her and could help.

Today, Jamie stays aware of her OCD tendency as she experiences a booming career in comedy and, yes, journalism, through her stage performances and podcasts. She says that she’s able to better control the same world that used to be so much more chaotic.

Find out more about Jamie Loftus's podcasts, comedy, videos, and writing on her website JamieLoftus.xyz. Follow Jamie on Twitter @jamieloftusHELP and on Instagram @jamiechristsuperstar.

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Author Ryan Estrada joins Lexi and Ben to discuss his experience working on Banned Book Club with his wife, Kim Hyun Sook, about her life and education during South Korea’s Fifth Republic, a military regime that entrenched its power through censorship, torture, and the murder of protesters. 

We also talk infrastructure, censorship, banned books, hate speech, comics and our usual range of tangenitals. 

FURTHER DORKSCUSSION:

Huge thank you to Ryan Estrada for taking time out to talk with us. Here's where you can find Ryan:

• Twitter
• Instagram
• Website

You can by Banned Book Club by Kim Hyun Sook, Ko Hyung-Ju and Ryan Estrada here:

• Iron Circus Comics

Check out Jamie Loftus’ Lolita Podcast

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Our pejorative use of the word "crazy" count for this episode: 3. We've donated $30.00 to the Canadian Mental Health Association. Receipt can be viewed on our instagram account. 

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What do a stand up comedian, the worlds "smartest" people and a dumb slut have in common?...  A woman's more-than-uncomfortable year of experiences in Mensa, the world’s oldest high-IQ society. 

Tune in this week as Ollie introduces James to a podcast that explores the nasty alt right undercurrent of Mensa, with My Year In Mensa. Brought to use by iHeartRadio and first person reported by the hilariously dry Jamie Loftus, the podcast is a must listen.

From death threats online to the infamous 'boob thread', taking the test as a joke to attending the 2019 American Mensa gathering and everything in between, make sure you listen to hear why you need this podcast in your life.

Grace and Julie kick off Competitive Literature with world renowned book reader (Lolita Podcast) and book eater (she ate Infinite Jest) Jamie Loftus! She decides which of our hosts has the better opinions about A Series of Unfortunate Events. 

Follow Jamie @JamieLoftusHelp on Twitter and listen to The Bechdel Cast and Lolita Podcast, out now wherever podcasts are squawking.