Shenanigans With Rick Welbanks

Rick drops into Adam's apartment to let everyone know just what the hell happened to him last week - ie how a cat can make you homeless. Then we talk about being a decent human being (again, it bears repeating), and outer space. Rick insists everyone should watch the Cosmos reboot with Neil DeGrasse Tyson.

Rick has informed me that circumstances for him have taken a sudden and dramatic turn and he is unsure of when he will be able to record again, indefinitely. As he has alluded to before, his living situation has been kind of precarious for a while, and apparently shit hit the fan last night. I don't know when or if he'll be able to record again.

On this episode, we talk about The Last of Us, a fantastic PS3 game that Rick has played several times, and Adam watched like a movie via YouTube. Then Rick tells us about the actual origins of the term "pussy" as a pejorative, and we discuss the more gender neutral term "asshole".

After missing a week due to illness, this week it's two half-sick but still punchy podcasters having a half random, half intellectual conversation about jesus freaks, idiots in bars, being moderate on taboo issues, Liam Neeson movies and more.

Friend of the show Zubin calls in while on a break from training in the Canadian Forces, and tells us what he's been up to since last we spoke.

If you've made it this far, give yourself a pat on the back. This is the homestretch. In the final part, we talk about IQ tests and how they work differently for people on the spectrum, problems with the DSM and psychological diagnoses, gifted kids being stuck in boring classes and acting out, thinking styles, being detail oriented vs big picture, two different visual thinking styles, and finally a brief summary and takeaways. http://www.curiositycrossroads.com/culture-clarity/autism-myths-misconceptions-science-upside-future.html

We talk about Autism some more, continuing from Adam's notes about Dr. Temple Grandin's book The Autistic Brain. We talk about social difficulties and behaviour problems for children, we talk about the sensory issues people on the spectrum face, why 50 shades of grey is a terrible example of BDSM and what being non-verbal means in the Autistic sense. http://www.curiositycrossroads.com/culture-clarity/autism-myths-misconceptions-science-upside-future.html

Sort of like a book club this week, Adam brings his notes about Dr. Temple Grandin's book "The Autistic Brain" to go over with Rick and Meka. We talk about misconceptions about Autism, how it is Neurological not Psychological, how people on the spectrum experience things differently and briefly get into the sensory issues.

Rick and Adam have a semi-aimless discussion about a variety of things including music nerdery, we talk about a mummy you probably haven't heard of, modern diets, we get into autism briefly and then why you should try to be a better person and how to do that.

So, Rick has written and recorded some new theme music for the show, and we decided for anyone who really loves the dulcet tones of the theme you've been familiar with for almost 30 episodes, we would offer it for download. Will also be available for download on www.shitricksays.com

Rick along with former bandmates Jason Toner and Richard Fairthorne talk about the debaucherous life of up and coming rock stars, being ahead of their time for DIY and self-promotion, why music sucks now, racism, and c*nts on the internet.

Disclaimer (1) - This episode was recorded a couple of weeks ago. Disclaimer (2) - the subject matter is kinda heavy. On this episode, we talked about a rather inflammatory blog post (about what constitutes rape) that someone sent to Adam, what it means to be feminist, and we try to figure out the distinction between being a victim and playing a victim.

Rick and Adam talk about obscure subgenres of metal, yoga, broga, awkward aerobics classes, difficult customers and the difference between being a leader and being a boss.

Zubin returns to spend the last day of his holiday break finish telling us about the Canadian Forces. We are far less cranky and tired this week and have quite a few laughs.

A burned out Rick and a less burned out Adam talk (rant) about a bunch of stuff - Breast Feeding, Christmas, Marriage, Religion and the aftermath of Adam getting his formerly chest-length hair cut off.

Due to unforseen circumstances we are not able to record a new episode this week, and bonus content is not readily available as a substitute. Apologies for missing a week, but in the meantime, enjoy the time off work, take it easy, relax and we'll be back next week.

Returning guest Zubin (from Episode 20 and Episode 11) comes back on the show to talk about his experiences at Basic Training so far for the Canadian Forces. He tells us about the entry tests you have to pass, why you have to learn to eat fast, why you don't get as much sleep, and why you don't give a gun to a person with Tourettes. www.shitricksays.com To get older episodes, hit up http://feeds.feedburner.com/ShitRickSaysPodcast - old episodes will get added to this feed soon.

Rick and Adam start by announcing we are back on iTunes. Rick tells a sexting story, then we call up our guest to talk about the state of music, and finally death and why we're afraid of it. References:Jackie Kashian on The Nerdist Podcasthttps://www.nerdist.com/2013/11/nerdist-podcast-jackie-kashian/ Ana Kasparian on The Joe Rogan Podcasthttp://podcasts.joerogan.net/podcasts/ana-kasparian

Rick's friend Jesse McHater stops by to talk about Black Friday madness, charities, bears, Norway, other solar systems, swearing, stupid facebook apps and facebook advertising, reading, and the Fleshlight comes to Canada which leads Rick to ask us a question. www.shitricksays.com References: HuffPo Good News Sectionhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/good-news/ The Foundation to Decrease Worldsuck/Project For Awesomehttp://www.projectforawesome.com/foundation-to-decrease-world-suck/p4a-2012---foundation-to-decrease-world-suck"What ELSE is weird about Norway?"https://medium.com/estimated-time-of-arrival/17209ab5631f Brazilian Tycoon who was going to bury his Bentley but instead used it to teach us a lessonhttp://twentytwowords.com/2013/10/28/millionaires-threat-to-bury-his-bentley-is-actually-an-elaborate-object-lesson-5-pictures/ Bill Burr Reviews a Lady Gaga concert for his girlfriendhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc9wTcVfmxg New Solar System like ours discoveredhttp://www.universetoday.com/106759/second-solar-sy

This week the madness could not be contained. Rick talks about his vasectomy which kicks off a show about genitals, sex and other nudity related shenanigans.