Phoenix Educational Programming

Matt Storrs explains how ghosts pick the best vessel to possess to tell your story. Story Architect Birgit Itse sets Matt straight on what ghostwriting really is. What to do if you possess the wrong human and need additional help telling your story? What architecture can tell us about stories? https://birgit-itse.com/in-writing/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matt-storrs/support

Matt Storrs explains how cultural differences can be brought down by growing plants together. Cormac Harkin of Vine Permaculture educates Matt about how permaculture is for everyone. How to attract heavy metal bands with a simple soil sample. In addition how to remove heavy metals that don't inspire new kinds of music. How to plant and garden based on your energy level and how to keep up with it. The benefits of sacrificial gardening to protect the plants are most important to you. Plus, how supporting your local CSA farmers can benefit your local music scene. Learn More: Learn to grow: www.vinepermaculture.com   Podcast for Permaculture Professionals: www.vinepermaculture.com/podcast More from Matt: https://linktr.ee/mtstorrs --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matt-storrs/support

Matt Storrs reveals his shockingly accurate knowledge of pigeons and the circulatory system of toucans. Sriracha the Pigeon, of Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, New York, USA, Earth, fills in Matt's knowledge with the first-wing experience of what it's like to be a pigeon in today's New York. Learning the best techniques to care for your broodkin, of any species. How some landlords in NY are planning to reintroduce carrier pigeons to ensure eviction notices get delivered. Plus, the romance and magic of communicating by pigeon. How pigeons' legacy of military service has inspired generations. Why pigeons were blamed for the Great Depression. Where you can get the newest trend: Pigeon Milk. Learn More: https://www.instagram.com/bobandsammic/ More from Matt: https://linktr.ee/mtstorrs https://mattstorrs.substack.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matt-storrs/support

Matt Storrs explains that chairs don't need to be limited to four legs and how ever since there were humans we have had chairs. Comedian and chair expert Jack Simon Grey (@jacksimonsayslaugh) gives Matt a failing grade but commends Matt on what he was able to come up with. The origin of the word "chairman" and how it relates to the oldest profession. How IKEA has moved the world forward about what chairs and furniture can be. How for a time Matt had no furniture other than velvet beanbags. What Batman can teach us about the history of chairs. How the Barcelona World's Fair helped reshape the furniture world. Learn More: https://www.instagram.com/avcomedyclub/ https://99percentinvisible.org/ https://www.constellationcomedy.com/ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/seinfelding-a-free-comedy-open-mic-with-bass-noises-and-a-brick-wall-tickets-863021639957?utm_experiment=test_share_listing&aff=ebdsshios More from Matt: https://linktr.ee/mtstorrs https://mattstorrs.substack.com/

Matt Storrs explains what John Wick can tell us about recognizing the need for a sabbatical. Career Break Expert, Katrina McGee (@ kmcgheecoaching) gives Matt a surprising 75% accuracy rating. How to recognize the signs that you need time away from work. How to learn to set boundaries with employers and find what works best for you. Plus, the importance of learning how to swim can lead you to community involvement and a best-selling book series. Learn more: https://www.kmcgheecoaching.com/45-epic-things-to-do-on-a-career-break More from Matt: https://linktr.ee/mtstorrs https://www.frigid.nyc/event/6897:619/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matt-storrs/support

Matt Storrs explains how Final Fantasy 7 provides the framework to be the ideal "male." This includes such characteristics as wearing purple, being 5'7", and having a giant sword. Comedian and expert Joe Bates pushes back on Matt's analysis indicating the complexity of the gameplay and characterization of the much beloved Final Fantasy 7 and the remakes. How the character CId caused a whole generation of kids to pick up smoking. Matt gets called out for his botanist energy. How director Eli Roth chose his name. How going to therapy is often a better option than trying to take over the world. Plus, alpha males and their tendency to have predispositions to their mothers. Plus, how far a big sword and swearing can take you. Learn more:https://linktr.ee/tiagmpod https://linktr.ee/joebatescomedy --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matt-storrs/support

Matt Storrs explains how to find alternative sources of calcium to stave off osteoporosis related to menopause. Expert and The Menopause Guru, Jeanne Andrus, can't speak to Matt's tips related to "bone water" (Topo Chico) but she offer's significant insights. How there is a direct relationship between the increase need for calcium and the cost increase of Topo Chico. The significant judo community among menopausal women. How judo and fight clubs can offer more than just physical fitness but also emotional support. Learn more: https://menopause.guru/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/menopause-matters/id1689527177 https://menopausebooks.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matt-storrs/support

Matt Storrs explains how getting staffed on The Bachelor can set you up for the entire year and how they follow even the eliminated contestants. Writer and comedian Alyse McGuigan (@alysemcg) patiently listens as Matt explains what he would do if he were the bachelor with "Muppet Dad Energy." Will Alyse give Matt a rose for accuracy? How the Bachelor and Bachelorette come up with all the ideas for their dates. Matt commemorates the contestants lost in the dunes and the associated documentary "A Dune for Love." How having ~15 bodies can do wonders for the charities of Southern California. Plus, how the Golden Bachelor can cure cynicism. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matt-storrs/support

Matt Storrs explains how he was confused about how Meteor Crater burned down. He didn't know holes in the ground could burn. Slow Travel expert, Robyn Dirk, (@ 2emptypassports), can't confirm the flammability of Arizona holes. However, she provides insight into mindful and deliberate travel. The importance of keeping your passport current. Matt recounts sampling authentic Irish cuisine with Guinness and Mongolian BBQ in Dublin. How to use organizational skills to overcome the lack of a passport. How to dig deeper and discover what makes a place unique. Learn More: twoemptypassports.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matt-storrs/support

Matt Storrs explains how hiring a lawyer to make amends is a better option than apologizing to those you wrong before you die. Death Dula, Jill McClennen (@endoflifeclarity) kindly explains that Matt doesn't know what he's talking about. Matt assures his prior paramours that the dates at Applebees were due to reservation mixups and not due to his love of the Club Applebees rewards program. How avoiding the concept that you're going to die while maxing out your credit cards is the best way to address a terminal illness. Plus tips on speaking to your loved one and finding the things you really want during the end of life. Learn More: https://www.endoflifeclarity.com https://m.facebook.com/endoflifeclarity --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matt-storrs/support

Matt Storrs reveals his family history of candle making and the dangers of Silver Dollar City. Candle-making expert, storyteller, and comedian Bryan Berlin (@berlination) rates Matt's knowledge of candle making between "full-size candle and burning ash." How soy and whale fat candles are the hottest things. Matt has not filled a human skull with sand art. He promised it was a glass skull. How Jeff Stanley can help you learn to make candles and save you during the pandemic. How anything, even a computer can become a candle holder. Plus, what to do if your therapist takes up your hobby, but doesn't follow safety or scent mixing guidelines. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matt-storrs/support

Matt Storrs explains the trade-off between hallucinations and heavy metal poisoning from the wild mushrooms in the New York City area. Expert in mycology and mushrooms, Adam Bathe (@adambathe) rates Matt's knowledge as a "potential risk for death." How to use mushrooms to save your relationships. How mushrooms aren't exactly like plants, but aren't exactly like animals either. How mushrooms are an indispensable link in the chain of life. Testing and identifying mushrooms and how Facebook groups can save your life How mushroom identification apps are quite dangerous. ADHD and how mushroom hunting can be a lot of fun. The dangers of mushroom hunting for alcoholics. Learn More Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms by Paul Stamets Mushrooms Demystified by David Arora All That The Rain Promises And More: A Hip Pocket Guide To Western Mushrooms by David Arora --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matt-storrs/support

Matt Storrs explains how building an NBA team through trades is not unlike building a strong Pokemon team. Comedian and NBA trade rumor expert Joey Rinaldi (@thejoeyrinaldi) clarifies that the considerations within the NBA go well beyond your standard pocket monster trades. The importance of getting a Maytag washer and dryer combo as part of the trade. How Skittle Mix Machines will save struggling stadiums. The exchange of churro recipes as part of trades between the Phoenix Suns in the 1990s. Plus, how the NBA has brought back the participation trophy. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matt-storrs/support

Matt Storrs explains how most people discover their neurodivergence when they come to a diverging path in the woods. How the nervous system pulls people to one road or the other. Therapist and neurodivergence expert, Odin Tangvald notes that neurodivergence appears less often in wooden areas than Matt might think. Matt insists that Robert Frost knew what he was talking about. Why don't you see more bars with furniture on the ceiling? Is it that blonds have more fun or neurodiverse people have more fun? Matt has a theory DnD for neurodivergent players and how it can be amazingly therapeutic. The validation of alternative ways of thinking in DND. Narrative therapy and its benefits. Plus, how to communicate with Matt so he understands how to prioritize what you want. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matt-storrs/support

Matt Storrs reves his engine detailing the future of RuPaul's Drag Race. The opportunity for spin-offs is limitless. RuPaul's Drag Race expert, Rosa Escandón (@humancomedian), finds many flaws in Matt's understanding of the show. Rosa gives Matt a boot for accuracy. He gets a C ( Charisma. Uniqueness. Talent) for his understanding of spin-offs. From Bravo [wait, checks notes] Logo TV, to VH1 to MTV they discuss the history of this cultural behemoth. This new season 16 of RuPaul's Drag Race is set up to be a memorable one. But don't count out the various Drag Races from other countries, especially Canada. How the drag raceification of American society is a good thing. How Food Network has changed the landscape of what reality TV can be. Plus, what was so shockingly inaccurate made Matt stop watching Drag Race for years. Learn More: https://www.rosaescandon.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@humancomedian --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matt-storrs

In a very special Christmas episode, Matt Storrs reveals the reason for the season: Godzilla. Matt reveals the story of his first word to an expert in all things Godzilla: Negative Steve. Showing surprising accuracy, Matt details how the history of men in monster suits persists to this day. Why John C. Reilly has beef with Tom Hiddleston. The real reason the dinosaurs disappeared: atomic fire. Plus, the possibility of a Gozilla mussical! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matt-storrs/support

Matt Storrs knows how to interact with robots to stay in their good graces. Comedian and human-robot interaction expert Naomi Fitter notes that Matt is definitely more human than robot. A 70% success rate! How sociopaths and free pizza inspired a lifelong interest in robotics. The benefits of many different kinds of fruits. Matt gets schooled on the Spong Hutchinson and Vinyasagar definition of a robot. How FAO Schwarz was at the forefront of robotic sales pitches How to avoid lethal robots and form the best team with the robots in your life. Plus, Matt dips his toe into making a Dr. Who reference with disastrous results. Learn More: https://naomifitter.com/ https://osusharelab.com/ https://www.facebook.com/singuhilarity.comedy/. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matt-storrs/support

Matt Storrs explains how the most important part of film distribution is ensuring you invest enough in VHS and Betamax releases. Vilan Trub rates Matt's knowledge as 90% accurate of the "standard" film distribution approach and 50-60% accurate after the experience of spending money the wrong way. How linking up with a bank can be the most effective way to get your movie into the hands of the viewing public. How to spend money the wrong way to learn how to spend money the right way. All today on Mattsplaining! Learn more: https://tubitv.com/movies/708805/susie-q?fbclid=IwAR3AxjLqOm6OVnx73JThDxeDscDaKlMdZuomv1V8DUTSxe2bkZnuiHD_1T0 https://www.trubfilmco.com/?fbclid=IwAR1kAEFEQE8fDT6tqctr1qTvU_zRwUmhYT0ZT7C6MmMiF2Uq69hYzZyKFRU --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matt-storrs/support

Matt Storrs focuses far too much on black horror movies' lighting and fake blood composition. Black Horror expert, Gregory Hall (Greg7Gemini) tells Matt he wasn't that accurate. They then talk about the industry and cultural impact of black horror films from Get Out to Blackula. When is the best time to go to a dermatologist after being exposed to fake blood? How Ernest Dickerson and Jordan Peele shaped horror. Why everyone should watch Juice. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matt-storrs/support

Matt Storrs explains the importance of using an abacus to keep track of your paychecks and the benefits of perpetual credit surfing. Personal Finance expert* Andrew Tavin (https://www.andrewtavin.com/) gives Matt 3 out of 4 crimes of accuracy! The least fun spiral and how to tell the difference from the very fun spirograph. The best way to get hit by a bus, for profit! Plus, what separates a pickpocket from a mentalist * See episode for the disclaimer Learn more: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/house-of-house-a-house-rewatch-podcast/id1585564666 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matt-storrs/support