Nurture And Support

Slow and steady wins the race.  Finally another podcast….. Mel’s recommendation: You Need a Budget web app Mel recommends a handy zero-bed based budgeting tool this show.  She has actually been using it for over 6 months and it has proved very useful.  Annual and monthly subscriptions are available.  You also get a free trial period that runs just over a month so you can take it for a spin prior to buying.      Kelly’s recommendation: Oranges & Lemons by XTC Kelly revisits a favorite album by a too often overlooked band, XTC.  This is a double album featuring … Continue reading →

Nurture & Support returns

WARNING: Several Star Wars spoilers (mostly the Clone Wars series) In this “Squat on the issues” episode Mike and I discuss Bo-Katan’s armor, The Mandalorian, and men in dresses. Sorry this one is as timely as we originally planned, but Mike had a few “moments” in this episode that I had to creatively edit. Took awhile

Nurture & Support is back with some holiday cheer…. Mel’s recommendation: The Untamed Available on many platforms (Mel prefers Viki) “The Untamed” is a Chinese language drama with monsters, sword fighting, necromancers, kung fu and much more… and runs 50 episodes long!     Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81200228#:~:text=2019TV%2D14%201%20Season,Xiao%2C%20Wang%20Yibo%2C%20Zoey%20Meng Viki: https://www.viki.com/tv/36657c-the-untamed Prime: https://www.amazon.com/The-Untamed/dp/B08L3BD6DX The Chinese language web novel is “Mo Dao Zu Shi” by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu, and you can read the English translation here https://exiledrebelsscanlations.com/gdc-chapter-1/ Related YouTube playlists: The Untamed Original Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfKhREVFLkQ&list=PLMX26aiIvX5pYn98zge18X88sfeYbnhTr The Untamed Special Edition: (Watch the original 1st, this edition is more focused on the relationship and not … Continue reading →

This week in sort of a Nurture and Support and Squat Cobbler combo, we visit with Gerald Webb about the amazing podcast “The Shadow Diaries” brought to you by the good folks at Studio71 and Snarled Entertainment. This podcast stars Madelaine Petsch & Kara Hayward and around episode 4, our favorite cantankerous, ugly shirt wearing friend Gerald Webb shows up. In a few weeks the season finale will be published and we plan to do a “tweet sync” where we all start the podcast off of the Snarled YouTube channel playlist at the same time and tweet along with it … Continue reading →

Special treat around the 18:30 mark

Some recommendations from two rising TikToc stars…. Mel’s recommendation –  Tale of the Nine-Tailed Mel recommends viewing a Korean drama/urban fantasy called “Tale of the Nine-Tailed” (post crowded sourced translation).   It is steeped in humor, mythology, action, and a camera-friendly cast

This week Mel returns to Amazon and Kelly FINALLY learns GIMP (sorta) Mel’s recommendation:  Aicook Electric Kettle After years of irresponsible tea brewing, Mel picked up an electric kettle with presets for the best temperature to brew green tea, white tea, Oolong tea, black tea, and coffee.  She has really noticed the difference in flavor, and outside of missing the cool blue LED light on her old kettle, she has been very satisfied.       Kelly’s recommendation:  Logos by Nick YouTube channel After years of irresponsible editing, Kelly is FINALLY moving on from his Paint Shop Pro (version 6) … Continue reading →

Tangent Tally: I lost count This week Dr. Mike were SUPPOSED to talk about MySpace, but as is our wont, we meandered quite a bit prior to discussing it. Perhaps a roadmap of the tangents prior to the discussion of the actual topic would help: Mike’s latest unearned title 2020 Election What country would you move to? Mike’s take on the Bahamas and Canada Costa Rica’s plumbing Kelly’s trips to Canada and England Kelly’s knowledge of French Frozen Niagara Falls Frozen mist and the metric system TOPIC!!! (12:45 mark, link to video below) As mentioned in the podcast (at the … Continue reading →

This week marks Mel’s triumphant return to Netflix and Kelly’s continued quest for good free software

Tangent Tally: 4 This week Dr. Mike bravely battled the bad influence that is me as he listened to my latest song playlist featuring John Entwistle solo songs: My Size I Was Just Being Friendly’ I Feel Better Peg Leg Peggy Cell No. 7 Talk Dirty   I figured to would be good to also include the Tonio K/Steve Jones song that came up in one of our tangents A mildly edited version of this episode is also available on YouTube. Our feed – http://nurtureandsupport.net/feed/podcast iTunes – Nurture and Support Stitcher, Google Play and The Bog Panda YouTube Channel. Thanks for … Continue reading →

This week Mel recommends some awesome candles you can light and enjoy as you binge Kelly’s suggestion. Mel’s recommendation:  Novelly Yours Candles Mel found a clever way to bring up Gideon the Ninth again.  That awesome novel – as well as many, many others are represented in candle form on the Novelly Yours Candles website. Mel also pointed out that the @novellyours Instagram is currently posting discount codes!       Kelly’s recommendation:  The Umbrella Academy I finally got around to watching this due to the encouragement of friend of the show Jeans, and I am SO glad I did.  … Continue reading →

In addition to a great playlist, Mike provides quite a bit of backstory for Hank Williams III Tennessee Driver Dick In Dixie Demons Mark Rebel Within Mad Cow Ghost to a Ghost   A gently edited version of this episode is also available on YouTube. Our feed – http://nurtureandsupport.net/feed/podcast iTunes – Nurture and Support Stitcher, Google Play and The Bog Panda YouTube Channel. Thanks for listening!  Kelly (@kellythul) and Dr. Mike (@officialpagan)

Dr. Mike joins Mel and I yet again for this round of recommendations. Technical issues continue, but improving

Mike and I are joined by Mel to discuss our favorite arcade/game console memories.  We also take a not so brief trip down Mike’s Kafkaesque childhood and chat about the movie “The Pool” A version of this episode is also available on YouTube. Our feed – http://nurtureandsupport.net/feed/podcast iTunes – Nurture and Support Stitcher, Google Play and The Bog Panda YouTube Channel. Thanks for listening!  Kelly (@kellythul) and Dr. Mike (@officialpagan)

Just a quick show to highlight that we will be adding video game / arcade content soon to the Bog Panda YouTube channel Oh, and I got a ATGAMES LEGENDS ULTIMATE ARCADE!!!   A version of this episode is also available on YouTube. Our feed – http://nurtureandsupport.net/feed/podcast iTunes – Nurture and Support Stitcher, Google Play and The Bog Panda YouTube Channel. Thanks for listening!  Kelly (@kellythul) and Dr. Mike (@officialpagan)

Dr. Mike joins Mel and I again for this round of recommendations. Due to technical issues and me forgetting to record parts of the show, sound quality and continuity get a little choppy here and there.  Also, for the record, I am not glad Dean Jones is dead. Mel’s recommendation: The Outer Worlds (video game) This game is from the creators of the early Fallout game series. The Outer Worlds contains much of the same spirit and vibe as Fallout… but in space!  Mel explains how she can’t bring herself to be the bad guy while Mike and Kelly listen … Continue reading →

On this “Squat on the Issues”, Dr. Mike and I wade into the COVID19 mask discussion.  Like we do. A significantly edited version of this episode is also available on YouTube. Our feed – http://nurtureandsupport.net/feed/podcast iTunes – Nurture and Support Stitcher, Google Play and The Bog Panda YouTube Channel. Thanks for listening!  Kelly (@kellythul) and Dr. Mike (@officialpagan)

Mel and I had to opportunity to visit with independent writer Scott William Foley (@SWFoley on Twitter) to discuss his just released book “Doctor Nekros – The Complete Saga”.  This will be available in paperback on Amazon. Doctor Nekros features ghost hunters, haunted cars, demons, and necromancers – what more can you ask for? Information on Doctor Nekros and Scott’s short stories can be found on his website scottwilliamfoley.com As a bonus item, listeners will be treated to a little Snarkalec, Squat Cobbler, Nurture & Support and #jerkwars history.  Plus you will all be reminded that “Big Ass Spider!” is … Continue reading →

Tangent Tally – 2   This week Dr. Mike and I discuss the first album by Tubeway Army, the self titled “Tubeway Army”.  This features Gary Numan of course.  The sound is a tad more punk-ish than typical Numan fare – not that there really is typical Numan fare given his diverse (and awesome) body of work.  Very much worth a listen.           As promised, here is the original album artwork… In this episode, you will also learn of Kelly’s appreciation for the grunt in music.  While mildly mocked by Mike, perhaps this will open his … Continue reading →