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What’s up, dudes? Season 3 is almost at an end, but since we’re still in the Christmas Cycle, we’re diving into ‘80s adaptations of “Silent Night!” From Kenny Rogers to Al Green, Boney M to Rainbow Brite, these ‘80s artists made the carol their own with their signature sounds! Julie Andrews? Check. Air Supply? Yep. The Smurfs?! It was the ‘80s after all! So grab your promotional albums, sculpt some clay raisins, and jump into the soothing country and synth sonorities of this episode!

1980 - Silent Night - Johnny Cash
1980 - Silent Night - Starland Vocal Band
1980 - Silent Night - The Yobs
1981 - Silent Night, Holy Night - John Schneider
1981 - Silent Night - Anne Murray
1981 - Stille Nacht/Snow Falls Over the Ground/Hear Ye the Message - Boney M
1982 - Silent Night, Holy Night - Julie Andrews
1982 - Silent Night - Oak Ridge Boys
1983 - Silent Night - Al Green
1983 - Silent Night/Away in a Manger - Raffi
1983 - Silent Night, Holy Night - The Smurfs
1983 - Silent Night - Chet Atkins
1984 - Stille Nacht - Mannheim Steamroller
1984 - Silent Night - John Denver, Aspen Children’s Christmas Choir, Snowmass Dickens Carolers
1984 - Silent Night - Roger Whittaker
1985 - Silent Night - Rainbow Brite & the Color Kids
1987 - Silent Night - Erasure
1987 - Silent Night - Stevie Nicks
1987 - Silent Night - Reba McEntire
1987 - Silent Night - the Judds
1987 - Silent Night - Air Supply
1988 - Silent Night, Jazzy Night - Linda Hornbuckle, Patric Miller
1988 - Silent Night - California Raisins
1988 - Silent Night - Peter Cetera
1988 - Silent Night - Bros
1989 - Silent Night - Michael W Smith
1989 - Silent Night - Ricky van Shelton
1989 - Silent Night - Debby Boone
1989 - Stille Nacht, heilige nacht - The King’s Singers
1989 - Silent Night - Kenny Rogers

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This week we dig deep into the saddest, most morose, most heartbreaking, terrifying and all around scarring flicks from our childhood. We also talk jujubes, cossacks, Garbage Pail Kids, IKEA commercials, brontosauruses vs. brachiosaurus, Mara Wilson, criminalized poverty, and more! Get ready to to relive that youthful trauma.

FURTHER DORKSCUSSION:

• The Brave Little Toaster
• Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
• Land Before Time
• An American Tail
• All Dogs Go to Heaven
• Robin Hood
• The Halloween Tree
• The Secret of NIMH
• The NeverEnding Story
• Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
• The Last Unicorn
• The Lion King
• FernGully
• Bambi
• Bedknobs and Broomsticks
• Fantasia

BONUS CONTENT:

• Edward Gore
• Batty
• It's Raining Like Magic - Raffi

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It's been 41 years since Raffi's hit children's song Baby Beluga was released and he's still plucking away at the guitar and writing new tunes. Raffi is arguably the most famous performer of children's music in North America, but he's also an outspoken environmentalist and activist for climate change, which greatly influences the way he eats (read: so many vegetables!).

Raffi loves pesto, a seemingly simple, five ingredient, raw Italian sauce. But every time host Rachel Belle makes a batch, she's disappointed. So Daniel Gritzer, culinary director for Serious Eats and recipe tester of many pestos, breaks down what it takes to make the most delicious, creamy, vibrant green pesto. Hint: you won't be needing your food processor.

Keeping with the theme of children's entertainment and food, Rachel chats with Erika Thormahlen and Jeremy Konner, creators of the wonderful new Netflix show Waffles and Mochi, a food and travel program for kids starring two culinary curious puppets. It's the first show produced by Michelle and Barack Obama's new production company, Higher Ground.

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Erin, Sarah, and Magen finish up their watch of "Picard" season one and discuss the final two episodes. Magen attempts to understand the orchids while explaining her draw to the show, Sarah can't understand the plot and longs for the days of simple TV, and Erin calmly explains it all.

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Sarah finally gets her Riker and Troi, while Erin and Magen try to figure out how Dr. Jurati's tracking device works. Join them as they discuss their takes on episodes 7 & 8 of "Picard."

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Erin, Sarah, and Magen continue their journey through the new Picard series, and each has a different take on the show. Join them as they discuss the Borg cool factor, poor Elnor getting left out, and why a Frenchman has to fake a French accent. 

Erin, Sarah, and Magen discuss the third and fourth episodes of the new Picard series. Sarah learns more about modern dramatic storytelling, there are debates over just how badly injured the Romulan Empire is, and are holographic interfaces a good idea?

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Tom and Regan join the collective and process all the info we collected on out viewing of Star Trek: Picard season 1, episode 8: Broken Pieces! The plot is now at maximum warp and we are breaking it all down!!

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Erin, Sarah, and Magen give their first reactions to episode two of Picard, "Maps & Legends."

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Millions know Raffi for his work as a children’s entertainer whose string of gold and platinum-selling recordings in North America includes his classic “Baby Beluga” song with its beloved melody and lyrics. But a very interesting piece of Raffi’s story is not as well known: Raffi’s pioneering commitment to honouring his young fans changed the way we came to view music made for children. Founding his own record label, Troubadour, then folk musician Raffi set out on a path that rescued children’s recordings from bargain bin pricing and sub-par production values.

In 1976, with help from Ken Whiteley and Daniel Lanois, Raffi made sure that his recordings met the highest standards. Raffi convinced retailers that parents would pay regular price for quality music for their children, and he was right. Teachers, parents and kids took an immediate liking to the kind of songwriting and recording Raffi offered, perhaps because of the respect that was obvious in his material and the playful delivery that always clicked with the kids. Soon, the media were knocking at Raffi’s door.

Because of his belief that children should not be exposed to too much television viewing and that they should not be directly marketed to, during his thirty-year career as a superstar of kid’s music Raffi refused all offers for commercial television shows and commercial endorsements. Even recently, when approached by a Hollywood production company to do a film based on “Baby Beluga,” he declined when told that the film’s marketing would include direct advertising to children. This is only one of a series of lucrative deals Raffi and Troubadour have declined over the years.

Have you had it up to your ears with “Into The Unknown”? Or is your kid more of the “Shake it Off” type? Music can create memories, influence decisions, drive creativity, and can even become the lens through which you view the world around you. We thought someone who writes, performs, and produces awesome songs might possess unique insight into why certain music captivates our kids. Rapper (and dad of 4) Spose proved us right, and dropped some science.
 

In Episode 5, Adam shares a story of a close call involving his kindergarten-aged daughter's tongue and an icy cold metal mailbox. The remainder of the episode is dedicated to the discussion of music: why is it that our children are drawn to certain songs, artists, or genres? Is there a formula to writing a song that will grab the attention of a young person? Adam and Marc gush way too much over their mutual admiration of Caspar Babypants before introducing guest Spose.

From Spose's own studio, he and Adam discuss dadhood-related themes including:

• Kids music being associated with a story/characters
• The elements of a successful pop song
• The music of Frozen and Frozen 2, and composers Robert and Kristen Lopez
• The pros and cons of Alexa
• The ability for our kids to "DJ with their voice"
• Living in a world where there's instant access to any song
• Requesting songs on the radio
• Taylor Swift
• Songwriting specifically for film

Links:
Spose
The Spose Podcast
Pinecone Pete Is Not Impressed
Weezer "Lost In The Woods"
Bull Moose Music
Robert and Kristen Lopez
Caspar Babypants

Derek backpedals on calling Jared Diamond “douchebaggy”, we give wildly divergent recommendations of who to follow on Twitter, and we attempt to convince you to back the new Media Education Foundation/Tim Wise documentary on Kickstarter. Then, Chris interviews sports columnist and author Dave Zirin about the intersection of sports and politics, discussing sexism, homophobia, racism, militarism and labour in the professional sports world. Plus: listener feedback!

Episode Links

• Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
• Survival International: Why Jared Diamond is wrong
• "White Like Me" Kickstarter
• Speaking Treason Fluently: Anti-Racist Reflections From an Angry White Male
• Glenn Greenwald (The Guardian)
• Raffi Cavoukian (Twitter)
• Dave Zirin/Edge of Sports
• Game Over: How Politics Has Turned the Sports World Upside Down

Episode Music

• The Doughboys – Never Sleep