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Help Us Build Our Sound Booth! igg.me/at/upford We Skyped with writer & entrepreneur Brian Stegner (@xbrianstegnerx) to talk about productivity and his new book 'Scary Fast: 7 Advanced Hacks to Boost Your Productivity 1000x' available now at www.scaryfastbook.com! Get MERCH! shrsl.com/?dc69 SUPPORT THE SHOW! patreon.com/upfordiscussion BUY BENSON! https://crackersandjam.bandcamp.com @DownWithTalking @tomzalatnai @redrandom With ads by David Hall & Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) www.upfordnetwork.com

This week is all about emotional honesty! We talk about small things we do for ourselves to cheer up throughout the day, what makes us trust people, and the different ways people respond to compliments, then share stories of lost love! Get MERCH! shrsl.com/?dc69 SUPPORT THE SHOW! patreon.com/upfordiscussion BUY BENSON! https://crackersandjam.bandcamp.com @DownWithTalking @tomzalatnai @redrandom @notheothersimon With ads by David Hall & Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) www.upfordnetwork.com

Looking for some motivation to wake up first thing in the morning? We've got you covered. We also dish out some solid tv & podcast recommendations, and talk about Montreal's snow removal policies. Get MERCH! shrsl.com/?dc69 SUPPORT THE SHOW! patreon.com/upfordiscussion BUY BENSON! https://crackersandjam.bandcamp.com See Simon in Smackhead! https://www.facebook.com/events/1859097981047761/ @DownWithTalking @tomzalatnai @redrandom @notheothersimon With ads by David Hall & Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) www.upfordnetwork.com

Tom, Adrianne, and David talk retail holidays, vocal fry, and which food is healthier: french-canadian construction-worker salad Poutine, or mediterranean faux-lasagna Moussaka. Get BRAND NEW merch! shrsl.com/?dc69 SUPPORT THE SHOW! patreon.com/upfordiscussion BUY BENSON! https://crackersandjam.bandcamp.com Go see Crackers & Jam! https://www.facebook.com/events/854062228088049/ Go see Adrianne riff on Dostoyevsky! https://www.facebook.com/events/899131830252852/ @DownWithTalking @tomzalatnai @boxlessthoughts With ads by David Hall & Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) www.upfordnetwork.com

Tom & Adrianne talk 90s robot pets, sports fandoms, managing expectations and what to do to start your own podcast! Get BRAND NEW merch! shrsl.com/?dc69 SUPPORT THE SHOW! patreon.com/upfordiscussion BUY BENSON! https://crackersandjam.bandcamp.com Go see Crackers & Jam! https://www.facebook.com/events/854062228088049/ @DownWithTalking @tomzalatnai @boxlessthoughts With ads by David Hall & Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear)

HOW HAVE WE ALREADY DONE 150 OF THESE?! Why is this Winter weather so terrible? What's in our PO Box this week? What'd you do for New Years Eve? Do you like the East Coast or the West Coast? What's the best conspiracy theory? We answer all of this and more in this jam-packed episode! Get BRAND NEW merch! shrsl.com/?dc69 SUPPORT THE SHOW! patreon.com/upfordiscussion BUY BENSON! https://crackersandjam.bandcamp.com @DownWithTalking @tomzalatnai @redrandom @notheothersimon With ads by David Hall & Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear)

Happy New Year! To kick off 2018 with a bang, Tom, Kate, and Adrianne give some solid advice about dealing with a reckless driver, talk about their favorite acquired tastes, and our favorite types of cookies. Get BRAND NEW merch! shrsl.com/?dc69 SUPPORT THE SHOW! patreon.com/upfordiscussion BUY BENSON! https://crackersandjam.bandcamp.com @DownWithTalking @tomzalatnai @boxlessthoughts @redrandom With ads by David Hall & Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear)

Put on your Bambi jim-jams and cozy up to the Netflix Crackling Fireplace to listen to this one! In this year's Christmas episode, Tom, Simon, Adrianne, and Johan share their feelings about chess and the worst things about the holidays! Since it's also our last episode of 2017, we also get deep sharing the biggest things we're each taking away from this year! Get BRAND NEW merch! shrsl.com/?dc69 SUPPORT THE SHOW! patreon.com/upfordiscussion BUY BENSON! https://crackersandjam.bandcamp.com @DownWithTalking @tomzalatnai @notheothersimon @boxlessthoughts @johandenora Featuring David Hall as the voice of Chess, Hanukkah, and Boxing Day. Music from: Jingle Bells Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Jingle Bells (Calm) Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Jingle Bells 3 Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under C

Tom, Kate, and Julian got together for a post-PodCon chat about near-death experiences, evil pets, family game nights, and more! SUPPORT THE SHOW! patreon.com/upfordiscussion Get merch! shrsl.com/?dc69 BUY BENSON! https://crackersandjam.bandcamp.com @DownWithTalking @tomzalatnai @redrandom @jkamckenzie Featuring David Hall as the voice of Cats.

In our last guest episode of 2017, friend of the show Kendalyn Aldridge (@kenniwithani) flew up from Texas to join us and chat about taking historical figures out to lunch, school experience vs life experience, and our least favorite things about the holidays. SUPPORT THE SHOW! patreon.com/upfordiscussion Get merch! shrsl.com/?dc69 BUY BENSON! https://crackersandjam.bandcamp.com @DownWithTalking @tomzalatnai @redrandom @johandenora Featuring David Hall as the voice of Dropping Out.

Ding-Dong! Adrianne's back with some strong nacho opinions! Simon eats peanut butter and bologna sandwiches! Tom steals fries off people's plates! Also, Kate says some disturbing things about croissants that you won't want to miss. SUPPORT THE SHOW! patreon.com/upfordiscussion Get merch! shrsl.com/?dc69 BUY BENSON! https://crackersandjam.bandcamp.com @DownWithTalking @tomzalatnai @notheothersimon @boxlessthoughts @redrandom Featuring David Hall as the voice of Dealbreakers.

This is our special sleep-aid episode. We share some nice travel stories, then hit you with some comfy ASMR and talk about different things we use to help us fall asleep. SUPPORT THE SHOW! patreon.com/upfordiscussion MERCH IS ON SALE THIS WEEK! shrsl.com/?dc69 BUY BENSON! https://crackersandjam.bandcamp.com @DownWithTalking @tomzalatnai @notheothersimon @johandenora Shoot us an email at upfordpodcast@gmail.com- we'd love to hear from you! Featuring David Hall as the voice of Melatonin.

Tom & Kate sit down with special guest Isobel Cully (@drizzobel) to give some advice about how to deal with a bad shoe situation, then get deep sharing some of the questions they hate answering. Isobel's got a sweet new project that explores the different ways people can feel unheard in public spaces, go check it out! https://www.facebook.com/collectifcriquet/ SUPPORT THE SHOW! patreon.com/upfordiscussion MERCH IS ON SALE THIS WEEK! shrsl.com/?dc69 BUY BENSON! https://crackersandjam.bandcamp.com @DownWithTalking @tomzalatnai @redrandom Featuring David Hall as the voice of David Giving Up.

We have a heated debate about whether or not it's okay to drink water from the bathroom, then have an even more heated debate about the value of social media influencers on various apps & platforms. We also dig into the correct ways to pronounce our names. SUPPORT THE SHOW! patreon.com/upfordiscussion MERCH IS ON SALE THIS WEEK! shrsl.com/?dc69 BUY BENSON! https://crackersandjam.bandcamp.com @DownWithTalking @tomzalatnai @notheothersimon @johandenora Featuring David Hall as the voice of Bathroom Drinks & Influence.

We'd like to welcome you to the Up For Discussion Steakhouse, our brand new chain of family-friendly restaurants! On the menu tonight we have embarrassing prom stories, high school bullies, and Tom & Johan's new Gilmore Girls podcast, the Gilmore Boys. SUPPORT THE SHOW! patreon.com/upfordiscussion MERCH IS ON SALE THIS WEEK! shrsl.com/?dc69 Buy Benson! https://crackersandjam.bandcamp.com Catch DWT in Threepio this Friday! https://www.facebook.com/events/1432076696912782/ @DownWithTalking @tomzalatnai @notheothersimon @johandenora @jkamckenzie Featuring David Hall as the voice of High School.

Tom, Simon, and Adrianne sit down with returning guest Ashley Araneta about Mprov, our favorite lesser-known spots in Montreal, and more before digging into the deep stuff about human connections and emotional bonds. SUPPORT THE SHOW! patreon.com/upfordiscussion Get MERCH from TeePublic! shrsl.com/?dc69 Buy Benson! https://crackersandjam.bandcamp.com Mprov! Nov 6-12! https://www.facebook.com/events/1816802268610127 @DownWithTalking @tomzalatnai @notheothersimon @boxlessthoughts @shlee06 Featuring David Hall as the voice of Virtual Reality.

In a very non-spooky Halloween episode, Tom, Kate, and Simon have a great talk about their professional & creative aspirations, propose some very good baby names for Candace's baby, and Tom has a splinter situation that matters a lot. SUPPORT THE SHOW! patreon.com/upfordiscussion Get MERCH from TeePublic! shrsl.com/?dc69 Buy Benson! https://crackersandjam.bandcamp.com Mprov! Nov 6-12! https://www.facebook.com/events/1816802268610127 See Johan in If We Were Birds https://www.facebook.com/events/2006831232934763 @DownWithTalking @tomzalatnai @redrandom @notheothersimon Featuring David Hall as the voice of Working Too Damn Hard.

A collection of highlights from episodes 51-60! Featured in these clips, in no particular order: Tim Blais, Tom Zalatnai, Simon Pelletier, Desiree D'Souza, Julian McKenzie, Albert TeBraak, Jem Aberrant, & Nathan Proudlove! SUPPORT THE SHOW! patreon.com/upfordiscussion Get MERCH from TeePublic! shrsl.com/?dc69 Buy Benson! https://crackersandjam.bandcamp.com @DownWithTalking Special thanks to Kendalyn for pulling clips for us. Follow her on Twitter @kenniwithani

Tom, Kate, and Simon sit down with special guest Stefan Spec (@BloodThunderAnd) for a SPOOKY talk about whether or not humanity is doomed, and whether or not that has anything to do with leaders in the European Union. We also debut some new segments and there's some auctioneer-yelling and stuff. It's a good time. SUPPORT THE SHOW! patreon.com/upfordiscussion Get MERCH from TeePublic! shrsl.com/?dc69 Buy Benson! https://crackersandjam.bandcamp.com @DownWithTalking @tomzalatnai @redrandom @notheothersimon Featuring David Hall as the voice of Children From Men.

Tom, Kate, and Simon get together for a spooky chat about scampi, Ricky Ricotta, Paul's real name, FOMO, and more! SUPPORT THE SHOW! patreon.com/upfordiscussion Get MERCH from TeePublic! shrsl.com/?dc69 Buy Benson! https://crackersandjam.bandcamp.com @DownWithTalking @tomzalatnai @redrandom @notheothersimon Featuring David Hall as the voice of Good Good Food Boys.