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    <title>Topic Lords - Episodes Tagged with “Stearns”</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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    <itunes:author>Jim Stormdancer</itunes:author>
    <itunes:summary>Every week, Jim invites different friends to guest on Topic Lords and be excited about whatever they've been fixated on this week.
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  <title>220. An Oral History of Men Riding Cats</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Lords: Abby and Michael. We discuss when podcast ads don't play, Lobsang Rampa, recoloring your teeth, "I've Been Writing You A Poem," by Abby Denton, and rideable cats.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Lords:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Abby

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://abbydenton.podbean.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://abbydenton.podbean.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Michael

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.tinybarbarian.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://www.tinybarbarian.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://dawnoftimecomics.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;https://dawnoftimecomics.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Topics:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;That moment when the podcast ads don't play&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Lobsang Rampa&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;I had a dream where I needed to recolor my teeth. Why don't video game character creators support this?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;"I've Been Writing You A Poem," by Abby Denton&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Cats you can ride, pre-He Man&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Microtopics:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Cyber Cafe.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Tiny Barbarian DX.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;An exciting new way to give me money.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The gamut of barbarian sizes.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Learning the power of chat from Alan Partridge.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A podcast deciding that you're not worth advertising to.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Launching into the jokes and the fiending.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;99% Inaudible.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Elvira's lawful good rival.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Sugarhill Oiljack.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Roundtree's fruit pastilles.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A more colorful playful treat time.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The comic book guy sizing you up and stapling appropriate ads into the comic you're buying.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Finding out a lot of very interesting information about Texas Railroad Commissioner and forgetting it all immediately.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Page after page of ads and then a back cover.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A hardcore Bush-era ad explaining that Klonoa's gonna kill your mom.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Two Dollar Groos.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Writing a fan letter to the guy who letters Groo the Wanderer.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Groo ASMR on GrooTube.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A man in the 50s. (And the 60s.)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A plumber from London who found success writing books about Tibetan mysticism.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;What English sounds like to an Italian speaker.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Prisencolinescionalciusol.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Lobsang Rampa getting an extra bump from people misspelling Danganronpa.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Painting your teeth mother of pearl.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The Xbox 360s mii knockoffs.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Breath of the Wild's NPC faces.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Mr. Potato Head Plug and Play Mouth.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Mainly a tooth-oriented game.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Dentists wearing a back sack over their head.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;How dentures happen.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Insulin price caps.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Explaining to the nice lady who works at the grocery store that the company she works for is monstrous.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Trashy people in all walks of life.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Why shouldn't I be able to give Bayonetta missing teeth?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Post-hoc nightmares where they only upset you after you wake up.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The bladder comes to me, I don't go to the bladder.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Changing the scansion on the fly.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Writing a poem for a relative who won't appreciate it.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Whether children only like 3D animation now.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Whether it's cheaper to do 3D or 2D animation.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Wanting to play with the person you see even though they can't step out of the phone.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;People who love being perceived.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;This poem's threen.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Vamping about an ambiguous number because of diabetes.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Feeling shaky even though you are not shaking.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Fat cats in Washington and what they're sitting on.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Two people in the universe with perfectly incompatible needs.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The only member of your family who didn't go into the hard sciences.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The giant cats in Tom and Jerry going their weird shifting their muscles walk.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A mockery of a crown.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;There he is; the poopy man.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Thinking of a man riding on a cat.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The Lure of the Basilisk.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The Gandalara Cycle.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Teleport vs. New Body.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A big cat-riding opportunity.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Riding around on a cat made of pure vinyl.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;How did Cringer get like that, Prince Adam?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Little jokes you do with your partner.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Wingor, Trunkor and Unkor.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;She-Ra taking it back from the boys. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p>Lords:</p>

<ul>
<li>Abby

<ul>
<li><a href="https://abbydenton.podbean.com/" rel="nofollow">https://abbydenton.podbean.com/</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>Michael

<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.tinybarbarian.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.tinybarbarian.com/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://dawnoftimecomics.com/" rel="nofollow">https://dawnoftimecomics.com/</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>

<p>Topics:</p>

<ul>
<li>That moment when the podcast ads don&#39;t play</li>
<li>Lobsang Rampa</li>
<li>I had a dream where I needed to recolor my teeth. Why don&#39;t video game character creators support this?</li>
<li>&quot;I&#39;ve Been Writing You A Poem,&quot; by Abby Denton</li>
<li>Cats you can ride, pre-He Man</li>
</ul>

<p>Microtopics:</p>

<ul>
<li>Cyber Cafe.</li>
<li>Tiny Barbarian DX.</li>
<li>An exciting new way to give me money.</li>
<li>The gamut of barbarian sizes.</li>
<li>Learning the power of chat from Alan Partridge.</li>
<li>A podcast deciding that you&#39;re not worth advertising to.</li>
<li>Launching into the jokes and the fiending.</li>
<li>99% Inaudible.</li>
<li>Elvira&#39;s lawful good rival.</li>
<li>Sugarhill Oiljack.</li>
<li>Roundtree&#39;s fruit pastilles.</li>
<li>A more colorful playful treat time.</li>
<li>The comic book guy sizing you up and stapling appropriate ads into the comic you&#39;re buying.</li>
<li>Finding out a lot of very interesting information about Texas Railroad Commissioner and forgetting it all immediately.</li>
<li>Page after page of ads and then a back cover.</li>
<li>A hardcore Bush-era ad explaining that Klonoa&#39;s gonna kill your mom.</li>
<li>Two Dollar Groos.</li>
<li>Writing a fan letter to the guy who letters Groo the Wanderer.</li>
<li>Groo ASMR on GrooTube.</li>
<li>A man in the 50s. (And the 60s.)</li>
<li>A plumber from London who found success writing books about Tibetan mysticism.</li>
<li>What English sounds like to an Italian speaker.</li>
<li>Prisencolinescionalciusol.</li>
<li>Lobsang Rampa getting an extra bump from people misspelling Danganronpa.</li>
<li>Painting your teeth mother of pearl.</li>
<li>The Xbox 360s mii knockoffs.</li>
<li>Breath of the Wild&#39;s NPC faces.</li>
<li>Mr. Potato Head Plug and Play Mouth.</li>
<li>Mainly a tooth-oriented game.</li>
<li>Dentists wearing a back sack over their head.</li>
<li>How dentures happen.</li>
<li>Insulin price caps.</li>
<li>Explaining to the nice lady who works at the grocery store that the company she works for is monstrous.</li>
<li>Trashy people in all walks of life.</li>
<li>Why shouldn&#39;t I be able to give Bayonetta missing teeth?</li>
<li>Post-hoc nightmares where they only upset you after you wake up.</li>
<li>The bladder comes to me, I don&#39;t go to the bladder.</li>
<li>Changing the scansion on the fly.</li>
<li>Writing a poem for a relative who won&#39;t appreciate it.</li>
<li>Whether children only like 3D animation now.</li>
<li>Whether it&#39;s cheaper to do 3D or 2D animation.</li>
<li>Wanting to play with the person you see even though they can&#39;t step out of the phone.</li>
<li>People who love being perceived.</li>
<li>This poem&#39;s threen.</li>
<li>Vamping about an ambiguous number because of diabetes.</li>
<li>Feeling shaky even though you are not shaking.</li>
<li>Fat cats in Washington and what they&#39;re sitting on.</li>
<li>Two people in the universe with perfectly incompatible needs.</li>
<li>The only member of your family who didn&#39;t go into the hard sciences.</li>
<li>The giant cats in Tom and Jerry going their weird shifting their muscles walk.</li>
<li>A mockery of a crown.</li>
<li>There he is; the poopy man.</li>
<li>Thinking of a man riding on a cat.</li>
<li>The Lure of the Basilisk.</li>
<li>The Gandalara Cycle.</li>
<li>Teleport vs. New Body.</li>
<li>A big cat-riding opportunity.</li>
<li>Riding around on a cat made of pure vinyl.</li>
<li>How did Cringer get like that, Prince Adam?</li>
<li>Little jokes you do with your partner.</li>
<li>Wingor, Trunkor and Unkor.</li>
<li>She-Ra taking it back from the boys.</li>
</ul><p><a rel="payment" href="http://patreon.com/topiclords">Support Topic Lords</a></p>]]>
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  <itunes:summary>
    <![CDATA[<p>Lords:</p>

<ul>
<li>Abby

<ul>
<li><a href="https://abbydenton.podbean.com/" rel="nofollow">https://abbydenton.podbean.com/</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li>Michael

<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.tinybarbarian.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.tinybarbarian.com/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://dawnoftimecomics.com/" rel="nofollow">https://dawnoftimecomics.com/</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>

<p>Topics:</p>

<ul>
<li>That moment when the podcast ads don&#39;t play</li>
<li>Lobsang Rampa</li>
<li>I had a dream where I needed to recolor my teeth. Why don&#39;t video game character creators support this?</li>
<li>&quot;I&#39;ve Been Writing You A Poem,&quot; by Abby Denton</li>
<li>Cats you can ride, pre-He Man</li>
</ul>

<p>Microtopics:</p>

<ul>
<li>Cyber Cafe.</li>
<li>Tiny Barbarian DX.</li>
<li>An exciting new way to give me money.</li>
<li>The gamut of barbarian sizes.</li>
<li>Learning the power of chat from Alan Partridge.</li>
<li>A podcast deciding that you&#39;re not worth advertising to.</li>
<li>Launching into the jokes and the fiending.</li>
<li>99% Inaudible.</li>
<li>Elvira&#39;s lawful good rival.</li>
<li>Sugarhill Oiljack.</li>
<li>Roundtree&#39;s fruit pastilles.</li>
<li>A more colorful playful treat time.</li>
<li>The comic book guy sizing you up and stapling appropriate ads into the comic you&#39;re buying.</li>
<li>Finding out a lot of very interesting information about Texas Railroad Commissioner and forgetting it all immediately.</li>
<li>Page after page of ads and then a back cover.</li>
<li>A hardcore Bush-era ad explaining that Klonoa&#39;s gonna kill your mom.</li>
<li>Two Dollar Groos.</li>
<li>Writing a fan letter to the guy who letters Groo the Wanderer.</li>
<li>Groo ASMR on GrooTube.</li>
<li>A man in the 50s. (And the 60s.)</li>
<li>A plumber from London who found success writing books about Tibetan mysticism.</li>
<li>What English sounds like to an Italian speaker.</li>
<li>Prisencolinescionalciusol.</li>
<li>Lobsang Rampa getting an extra bump from people misspelling Danganronpa.</li>
<li>Painting your teeth mother of pearl.</li>
<li>The Xbox 360s mii knockoffs.</li>
<li>Breath of the Wild&#39;s NPC faces.</li>
<li>Mr. Potato Head Plug and Play Mouth.</li>
<li>Mainly a tooth-oriented game.</li>
<li>Dentists wearing a back sack over their head.</li>
<li>How dentures happen.</li>
<li>Insulin price caps.</li>
<li>Explaining to the nice lady who works at the grocery store that the company she works for is monstrous.</li>
<li>Trashy people in all walks of life.</li>
<li>Why shouldn&#39;t I be able to give Bayonetta missing teeth?</li>
<li>Post-hoc nightmares where they only upset you after you wake up.</li>
<li>The bladder comes to me, I don&#39;t go to the bladder.</li>
<li>Changing the scansion on the fly.</li>
<li>Writing a poem for a relative who won&#39;t appreciate it.</li>
<li>Whether children only like 3D animation now.</li>
<li>Whether it&#39;s cheaper to do 3D or 2D animation.</li>
<li>Wanting to play with the person you see even though they can&#39;t step out of the phone.</li>
<li>People who love being perceived.</li>
<li>This poem&#39;s threen.</li>
<li>Vamping about an ambiguous number because of diabetes.</li>
<li>Feeling shaky even though you are not shaking.</li>
<li>Fat cats in Washington and what they&#39;re sitting on.</li>
<li>Two people in the universe with perfectly incompatible needs.</li>
<li>The only member of your family who didn&#39;t go into the hard sciences.</li>
<li>The giant cats in Tom and Jerry going their weird shifting their muscles walk.</li>
<li>A mockery of a crown.</li>
<li>There he is; the poopy man.</li>
<li>Thinking of a man riding on a cat.</li>
<li>The Lure of the Basilisk.</li>
<li>The Gandalara Cycle.</li>
<li>Teleport vs. New Body.</li>
<li>A big cat-riding opportunity.</li>
<li>Riding around on a cat made of pure vinyl.</li>
<li>How did Cringer get like that, Prince Adam?</li>
<li>Little jokes you do with your partner.</li>
<li>Wingor, Trunkor and Unkor.</li>
<li>She-Ra taking it back from the boys.</li>
</ul><p><a rel="payment" href="http://patreon.com/topiclords">Support Topic Lords</a></p>]]>
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