Up For Discussion

What kind of jokes were funny before that aren't funny anymore? What kind of beer is best? Why do people text while walking, driving, and standing on escalators? How many gross mouth sounds can we make? Does Tim have a dark secret? Tom & Tim sat down with a very tall boy named Stefan Spec for an hour of good goofers, we hope you like them! Leave us a VOICEMAIL! https://www.speakpipe.com/upfordpodcast SUPPORT THE SHOW! patreon.com/upfordiscussion Get MERCH from TeePublic! shrsl.com/?dc69 May 9- Blood & Thunder at La Belle Improv! https://www.facebook.com/events/214523192374308/ May 14- The Hipster Café! https://www.facebook.com/events/1485370341535741/ May 21- Montreal Improv House Team Night! https://www.facebook.com/events/1317008318414737/ May 25- Too Many Cooks! (no fb event yet) @DownWithTalking @tomzalatnai @acapellascience @notheothersimon

In this special long episode, the boys sit down and answer a lot of questions about bodily functions and Simon reads a beautiful short story about his romantic encounter with a girl in a coffee shop. Leave us a VOICEMAIL! https://www.speakpipe.com/upfordpodcast SUPPORT THE SHOW! patreon.com/upfordiscussion Get MERCH from TeePublic! shrsl.com/?dc69 @DownWithTalking @tomzalatnai @acapellascience @notheothersimon

This month's bonus content comes to you in two parts. The first is Tim and Tom talking softly about night time things. The second is Tom giving a detailed audio tour of his kitchen. I'm really not sure what we were going for with this but.. yeah. Leave us a VOICEMAIL! https://www.speakpipe.com/upfordpodcast SUPPORT THE SHOW! patreon.com/upfordiscussion Get MERCH from TeePublic! shrsl.com/?dc69 Go see Troubadour! https://www.facebook.com/events/1831859247137859/ @DownWithTalking @tomzalatnai @acapellascience @notheothersimon

What kind of life lessons can you learn from doing improv comedy? How do authenticity and empathy help craft an effective narrative? How do you strike a balance between making things generally relatable and filling your work with deep, juicy nuggets of referential goodness? Join Tom & Tim in this long, nerdy chat with Montreal Improv teacher & performer Dale Bernier! Leave us a VOICEMAIL! https://www.speakpipe.com/upfordpodcast SUPPORT THE SHOW! patreon.com/upfordiscussion Get MERCH from TeePublic! shrsl.com/?dc69 Go see Troubadour! https://www.facebook.com/events/1831859247137859/ @DownWithTalking @tomzalatnai @acapellascience @notheothersimon

Tom sat down and allowed the show to be hijacked by Real Horsewives of Atlanta star Noah Petkau and his plucky dad/manager Johan DeNora for a long chat about sweet concerts, childhood friends, gamer grannies, and Montessori schools. THIS EPISODE INCLUDES A CROSSWORD PUZZLE WHOA https://tinyurl.com/k4ytjyl Leave us a voicemail! https://www.speakpipe.com/upfordpodcast Ask us questions and SUPPORT THE SHOW! patreon.com/upfordiscussion Get MERCH on TeePublic! shrsl.com/?dc69 Go see Troubadour! https://www.facebook.com/events/1831859247137859/ @DownWithTalking @tomzalatnai @acapellascience @notheothersimon @JohanDeNora

The boys sit down with guest Ashley Araneta (@shlee06) to learn about what the Canadian government requires of its astronauts, how satellites stay afloat in the Earth's orbit, and what things we do that are immediately responsible for destroying the planet. Also, now that Simon has his Bachelor's degree, should we call him Bachelor Simon? Stay with us on this journey of joy. Leave us a voicemail! https://www.speakpipe.com/upfordpodcast Ask us questions and SUPPORT THE SHOW! patreon.com/upfordiscussion Get MERCH on TeePublic! shrsl.com/?dc69 Go see The Final Countdown April 20th! https://www.facebook.com/events/1287095267994586/ @DownWithTalking @tomzalatnai @acapellascience @notheothersimon

The boys sit down with returning guest Johan DeNora (@JohanDeNora) for a lesson in how to properly record an episode of the Up For Discussion Podcast. Also, some hot takes on Damien Chazelle movies. Leave us a voicemail! https://www.speakpipe.com/upfordpodcast Ask us questions and support the show! patreon.com/upfordiscussion Get MERCH on TeePublic! shrsl.com/?dc69 @DownWithTalking @tomzalatnai @notheothersimon @acapellascience

IT'S OUR HUNDREDTH EPISODE! Trigger warning: we talked about Green Day for like half this episode. You remember Green Day, right? That band who were popular like ten years ago? Really nailing it with the up-to-date relevant content. MASTERBUS T-SHIRT ON SALE NOW http://tee.pub/lic/VSmBZenUvs0 Ask us questions and support the show! patreon.com/upfordiscussion Get MERCH on TeePublic! shrsl.com/?dc69 @DownWithTalking @tomzalatnai @acapellascience @notheothersimon

In this month's Bonus episode, we wrap up our host interview series (for now..) with Tim interviewing Tom! Find out about Tom's journey from son of an agnostic single-mother to adult who does church things, as well as some thoughts on ministry, entertainment, and more! If you want early access to bonus content, as well as lots of cool perks, head to patreon.com/upfordiscussion and pledge as little (or as much) as you want! We have no idea what April's bonus content is going to be yet, so if you've got ideas, let us know! You can leave a comment on Soundcloud, or send us tweets, or leave us a review on the iTunes store and instead of actually reviewing the show, just be like "talk about x" and we'll probably do it. @DownWithTalking @tomzalatnai @acapellascience @notheothersimon

The boys sit down with special guest Alex Touliatos from @PlayTheMind to talk about his cool music science YouTube channel, bad Greek pronunciation, and Quebec identity issues. Ask us questions and support the show! patreon.com/upfordiscussion Get MERCH on TeePublic! shrsl.com/?dc69 Check out Too Many Cooks! https://www.facebook.com/events/1841420816123030/ @DownWithTalking @tomzalatnai @acapellascience @notheothersimon

Tim, Tom & Victoria sit down to talk about words and concerts and twitter eggs and artistic communities and also more things. Ask us questions and support the show! patreon.com/upfordiscussion Get MERCH on TeePublic! shrsl.com/?dc69 Check out Too Many Cooks! https://www.facebook.com/events/1841420816123030/ @DownWithTalking @tomzalatnai @acapellascience @notheothersimon

Tim & Tom skyped with Inés from Draw Curiosity (@InesLauraDawson) to talk about insect flight, cute chicks, and alternative currencies! Ask us questions and support the show! patreon.com/upfordiscussion MERCH! shrsl.com/?dc69 Check out Inés on YouTube! youtube.com/drawcuriosity @DownWithTalking @tomzalatnai @acapellascience @notheothersimon

JULIAN'S BACK so Tim and Tom recorded an episode with him where we got real silly and talked about Canada and memes and puberty and Kanye and more. Follow Julian @JulianTheIntern on the Twitters! Ask us questions and support the show! patreon.com/upfordiscussion MERCH! shrsl.com/?dc69 @DownWithTalking @tomzalatnai @acapellascience @notheothersimon

Tim & Tom sit down with guest Daniel Wilkenfeld (@danielwilkie) to talk musicals, optometry, and more! Go see Daniel perform in the Jason Robert Brown tribute show March 18th! https://www.facebook.com/events/660984277417244/ Ask us questions and support the show! patreon.com/upfordiscussion MERCH! shrsl.com/?dc69 @DownWithTalking @tomzalatnai @acapellascience @notheothersimon

A collection of clips from episodes 31-40 of the Up For Discussion podcast! With guests: Nate Perl, Billy Eff, Matthew Parizot, Paulo Gonzales, Victoria Cheng, Lyanna Labelle-Rocha, Alex Smith, Andy Sherman, and Tim's mom! Ask us questions and support the show! patreon.com/upfordiscussion MERCH! shrsl.com/?dc69 @DownWithTalking @tomzalatnai @acapellascience @notheothersimon

Tom & Tim sat down to Skype with Jason Stellman (@JasonJStellman) from the Drunk Ex-Pastors podcast about his new book Misfit Faith: Confessions of a Drunk Ex-Pastor, available everywhere books are sold RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE'RE SUPER GOOD AT SCHEDULING! Jason's really freaking cool, and we had a great time chatting with him about faith things. Tom even used the phrase "Jesus Boner" once so.. you've got that to look forward to! BUY MISFIT FAITH! http://a.co/ecLJDHC Ask us questions and support the show! patreon.com/upfordiscussion MERCH! shrsl.com/?dc69 @DownWithTalking @tomzalatnai @acapellascience @notheothersimon

Simon & Tom skyped with Steve "SamuraiGuitarist" Onotera (@samuraiguit) to talk about YouTube musicians, comedy, and Patreon- and not just in like a "give us money" way but in like a philosophical way, alright? Gosh. Ask us questions and support the show! patreon.com/upfordiscussion MERCH! shrsl.com/?dc69 Tom's new video! https://youtu.be/_7qBUN_Ket0 Check out Steve's YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/user/samuraiguit

"Multilingualism, Feminine Energy, and Finding Your Mission ft. Alexandra Villarroel Abrego" Tom & Tim sat down with fellow NextUp Toronto 2016 winner Alexandra Villarroel Abrego (@alexandraabrego) to talk about her journey to become an author, international speaker, & life coach! Alexandra shares her ideas about masculine and feminine energy, the importance of finding passion and a mission in life, and stories about her life and struggles! Ask us questions and support the show! patreon.com/upfordiscussion MERCH! shrsl.com/?dc69 Tom's new video! https://youtu.be/_7qBUN_Ket0 Check out Alexandra's work! www.alexandravillarroel.com Pre-Order Beyond Beauty: http://a.co/as8yKmV @DownWithTalking @tomzalatnai @acapellascience @notheothersimon

Tim & Tom skyped with long-time friend of the show Scott Evans (@NotScottEvans) to talk about his journey as a writer, podcaster, speaker, and university chaplain, the struggle to stay humble, and what books we've been reading! Ask us questions and support the show! patreon.com/upfordiscussion MERCH! shrsl.com/?dc69 Check out Scott's podcast, The Graveyard Shift: http://www.thegraveyardshift.rocks/ Check out Scott's blog, The Revolectionary: http://www.revolectionary.com/ @DownWithTalking @tomzalatnai @acapellascience @notheothersimon

In an effort to get to know our hosts a little bit better, we're uploading a series of bonus interviews where each host interviews another host! For this bonus episode, Simon sat down with Tim and asked him a boatload of questions about his journey to become "The A Capella Science Guy" Get these bonus episodes two weeks early! patreon.com/upfordiscussion MERCH! shrsl.com/?dc69 @DownWithTalking @tomzalatnai @acapellascience @notheothersimon