Phoenix Educational Programming

Matt Storrs explains how sandwich culture began in ancient Rome and speaks blasphamy about what should be considered a sandwich. Actor, comedian, and expert in the art of sandwiches, Chris Calagero (@RealChrisCal) rates Matt's accuracy as two tomato slices out of five. Chris takes him to task for his multiple blasphemous sandwich takes. How have the normal conventions of what "bread" are thrown into the wind? How restaurants have deceived customers by adding the "handhelds" section. The dangers of a wet sandwich and when getting a little wet is necessary. How having a great sandwich can be like taking hallucinogens Matt details how he's used Fig Jam to build friendships. The proper way to add avocado to a sandwich. Plus a shout-out to Chris' favorite sandwich shop in Brooklyn, Defonte's. Learn More: https://music.apple.com/us/album/husky-boy/1754277881 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matt-storrs/support

Matt Storrs explains how getting known as a "haunted" location resembles being featured on Guy Fieri's Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives. Paranormal Investigation expert Dash K (@DashKwiatkowsk // youtube.com/@teamliminal) gives Matt seven or eight ectoplasmic discharges out of 10 for accuracy. How ghosts and millennials are more similar than you'd expect. Dash explains how people don't even have to die for a place to become haunted. How is the culinary worldn't that different from the paranormal world? Matt details what we can learn from the documentary "American Horror Story." How it's important to be sex-positive, especially in the afterlife. Learn More: Team Liminal investigation of the Bell Witch Haunting in Tennessee. youtube.com/@teamliminal https://seedandspark.com/fund/liminalshow#story https://linktr.ee/liminaltv --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matt-storrs/support

Matt Storrs explains how hazelnut Kinder Hippos could be the secret to a good cancer diet. Francesca (@francesca_the_dietitian) rates Matt's knowledge of cancer nutrition at 50% of the daily value. How to recognize a fad or cult diet. How to treat and educate people going thorugh one of the most difficult times of their lives. How Matt got scurvy in college. Learn More: https://www.cookforyourlife.org/ https://www.oncologynutrition.org/home --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matt-storrs/support

Matt Storrs explains how Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous helped fuel the POG trend of the 90s. In the interest of rigorous honesty, Patrick Holbert ( @theholbertreport) breaks it to Matt that very little of what he said was accurate. How sobriety can create new space for people to find unexpected skills Why do humans love to receive circular tokens? How to make a living amends to those you wronged but don't think you should see again. Why so many bass guitarists are in recovery? How to get casinos to honor your sobriety chips Learn More: To see more of Patrick, check out his website www.patrickholbert.com where he posts videos and blogs from his latest shows and projects. Also give him a follow on Instagram @theholbertreport for updates on the release of his debut album & special coming out in late summer. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matt-storrs/support

Matt Storrs explains how multiple religious texts foresaw the coming of Taylor Swift and how she is not unlike Perseus from Greek Myth. Poet and Swiftie expert, Gigi Bella (@gigibellag) gives Matt a gold star for knowing a surprising amount about Taylor's lore. The growing occult and druidic influences at Taylor's concerts and how they help unite people. Fairy circles build community and freedom of dance. How the emotional landscape of Taylor Swift is obviously significant. The inherent magic in being in a space with strangers and connecting immediately emotionally and intellectually. The communal connection that Taylor taps into in humanism and feminism. Plus, how to appreciate your artists honestly and as people. Learn More: https://www.instagram.com/gigibellag/ https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/big-feelings https://www.gofundme.com/f/get-big-feelings-to-the-edinburgh-fringe-festival https://www.tiktok.com/@tessdear --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/p

In the 100th EPISODE of Mattsplaining, Matt Storrs explains how you should have the freedom of speech to say what you want free from consequences. Attorney, and absolutely not your attorney, Reena, lets Matt know he was astonishingly inaccurate considering he went to law school. She quickly corrects Matt's misunderstandings and highlights some of the most famous First Amendment cases including "Bong Hits For Jesus." Matt makes a shocking revelation about Benjamin Franklin and his yard full of bodies. The little-known American right to get the gout and to spread misinformation about the gout. How the United States milk lobby helped usher in the Freedom of Speech and the tradition of shouting in the street. Matt pulls out an impression that's highly specific to one Constitutional Law class and is shockingly spot on. Plus, Matt DOES NOT advocate for taking Margaritaville by force. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matt-storrs/support

Matt Storrs explains how we have British secret agents to thank for our weather stability. Comedian and weather expert Matt Micheletti explains how governments might not increase temperatures to sell air conditioners. How Scottish men contain multitudes and maybe our best chance of survival. They discuss the viability of cloud seeding and dropping nuclear weapons inside of hurricanes. How virgin sacrifice was the original form of weather control. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matt-storrs/support

Matt Storrs explains how all writing is ultimately to serve dinner party conversation. Author and musician, Mishka Shubaly (@mishkashubaly), gets comfortable before giving Matt a brief but thorough overview of the writing process. Keeping notes of your ideas can be helpful, especially if you only check them after forgetting the context of when you wrote time. A Cam Cameo! How many modern crime dramas are updates to the Beowulf and Grendel story. What a pair of shoes can tell you about your characters. Matt comes up with a billion-dollar idea for a puffin salt-bank robber novel. Matt reveals his sordid history with toe shoes and Crocs Learn more: http://www.mishkashubaly.com/ After receiving an expensive MFA in Fiction from Columbia University, Mishka Shubaly promptly realized he was more interested in playing music in dive bars than writing. He lived out of a Toyota minivan for a year, touring non-stop, and shared the stage with artists like The Strokes, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and The Decemberis

Matt Storrs explains how arm wrestling competitions are surprisingly similar to getting the right mindset to succeed in golf and life. Matt Stilwell (@mattstilwellcoaching) gives Matt a 30-40% accuracy rating and details how a positive mindset can help you in all facets of life including your gold game. How using cat and dog training techniques can improve your short game. Matt somehow brings up William Howard Taft again and ends up making a good point (though it might not be an accurate point). What the documentary film Happy Gilmore can teach us about keeping a positive outlook. Who knows what might be in store in the sequel on Netflix? Having the right mindset could have prevented that officer from being dragged trying to stop PGA tour golfer Scottie Scheffler's car. Learn More: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/matthew.stilwell.3 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-stilwell-coaching/ Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@mattstilwellcoachingPositive Golf Mindset Podcast:https://podcas

Matt Storrs explains how rec league softball can help medical students skip months of their residencies. How to set up a triage in the outfield of a softball game. Comedian John Rosenberger (@johnjohnsaphenomenon), gives Matt a stand-up triple for accuracy. John explains how rec league softball can be a method to make new friends and join a community. How the built-in communication can help foster building new friendships. Plus, how bar sponsorships make the games have higher stakes and higher blood alcohol levels. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matt-storrs/support

Matt Storrs explains how yard boat hunting developed to circumvent the draconian hunting rules of various municipalities. Comedian and Yard Boat Hunting Commissioner, Amy Blackwell (@amyblackwellcomedy), gives Matt his lowest accuracy rating yet. How using bureaucracy to your benefit allows you to hunt year round. How being arrested in a yard boat can allow you to make a "sovereign citizen defense" in court. How yard boats can be an indicator of people's political leanings and their willingness to vote. Matt reveals the identity of the first Yard Boat owner! All today on Mattsplaining! Learn more: https://linktr.ee/Amyblackwellcomedy More from Matt: https://linktr.ee/mtstorrs --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matt-storrs/support

Matt Storrs explains how coloring books have become all the rage in the therapy community over the last several years. Susan Day (@mindfulartstherapy) lets Matt know that mindful arts therapy can go well beyond coloring books into various art mediums. Why the lack of smocks led to a lack of adult artistic connections How phrenology started as a coloring project and got wildly misinterpreted. Learn more: https://mindfulartstherapy.com.au/ More from Matt: https://linktr.ee/mtstorrs --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matt-storrs/support

Matt Storrs explains how roller derby is truly America's greatest pastime and the easiest way to expose the authoritarian government. Author and expert Elizabeth Holden (@elizabethh_wi) notes Matt may not have all of his information in line. How the Kentucky Derby influenced modern roller derby. Matt details unexpected uses of yoga mats. The invigorating ability to name oneself and the transformative nature of choosing one's name. Learn More: MIGHTY MILLIE NOVAK https://www.elizabeth-holden.com/books.html Madison Roller Derby and Madison, Wisconsin https://www.madisonrollerderby.org/ More from Matt: https://linktr.ee/mtstorrs --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matt-storrs/support

Matt Storrs speaks to one of his heroes director David Lynch (all thanks to actor and comedian Tristan Miller ( @TristanJMiller)) about what it's like to BE David Lynch. A very real Mr. Lynch explains how hair is one of the things on your body you can control and that isn't painful. David Lynch becomes aware of how prominent his hair styling has become in Brooklyn. How we have David Lynch to thank for how good Star Wars is on TV. How to identify a crust punk. How to become an amateur meteorologist. Learn More: https://www.davidlynchfoundation.org/ More from Tristan: https://www.caveat.nyc/events/manic-impressive-5-4-2024 https://tristanmiller.substack.com/ https://linktr.ee/TristanJMiller --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matt-storrs/support

Matt Storrs explains how the team-building exercises of the past can be repurposed for union organizing. Kristin Lytie (@kristinlytie) notes that Matt's understanding would get him to 40% of a strike authorization vote. How laser tag led to multiple union uprisings in the late 90s and caused the downfall of laser tag arenas. How to deal with union reps that are set in their old ways of doing things including Word Perfect and Word 98. Plus, an untapped market for renovating union halls. Learn More: https://labornotes.org/ More from Kristin Lytie (@kristinlytie) : https://linktr.ee/burnthisrecords?lt_utm_source=lt_admin_share_link#379095083 More from Matt: https://linktr.ee/mtstorrs --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/matt-storrs/support

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