Verboten

#37 - Ring, Dong, Gong (Featuring Billie, Lav, Tom, and CJ)

Two of Jay's loves come together, as she hosts Verboten for these wonderful friends from her Blood on the Clocktower group:
Team Sweet Tea:Billie - Support the Trivia Advent-ure Calendar (it's not too late!), follow Liquid Kourage in Chicagoland, then come to Critical Grind in Shorewood on Saturdays to play Blood on the Clocktower!Lav - Be nice to yourself, always find your support structures, and never be afraid to ask for help!
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Team Lucy:Tom - Support your local gaming store, don't be afraid to look into local racing if you're interested!CJ - Support Jay's Patreon and the PTE Network, make the trip out to Critical Grind!
This week's featured Patreon supporter is Karin Randolph! Thanks for the isolation booth upgrade!
This episode sponsored by Critical Grind Board Game Cafe and Liquid Kourage Entertainment. Want to sponsor this show as well? Reach out to us!
Editing's expensive and listening to ads sucks! Help us pay our editor and get back to new episodes every week by supporting us on Patreon, where you can hear this episode of Verboten completely ad-free! All patrons get to add an "amenity" to the isolation booth as well!
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©2024, Verboten. Proud member of the PTE Network.

#36 - Chock-full of Slimers (Featuring Chaz Vukotich, Jenn Wimmer, Scott Brill, and Seth Morrigan)

It's the final episode of 2024, which sees Jay surrounded by:
 
Thots:Chaz Vukotich - Learn more math, go Pens!Jenn Wimmer - Community organizers rule, fascists drool!
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The "S" in ESP:Scott Brill - Support your local library!Seth Morrigan - Live well, take care of each other, and go Blazers!
This week's featured Patreon supporter is Johnson Earls! Thanks for the isolation booth upgrade!
This episode sponsored by Critical Grind Board Game Cafe and Liquid Kourage Entertainment. Want to sponsor this show as well? Reach out to us!
Editing's expensive and listening to ads sucks! Help us pay our editor and get back to new episodes every week by supporting us on Patreon, where you can hear this episode of Verboten completely ad-free! All patrons get to add an "amenity" to the isolation booth as well!
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#35 - Yo Dawg, I Heard You Like Tramp Stamps (Featuring Nanci Skinner, Dustin Resch, Jeff Clear, and Carmela Smith)

Someone old, someone new, someone borrowed (from another podcast) and this episode definitely works blue as Jay is joined by:
 
Only Word-ers In The Building:Nanci Skinner - Remember to keep your cool, walk away from your phones if needed everything, will be okay if we just stick together!Dustin Resch - Thanks Brooke for putting up with me, check out reschasketch.com for art and news about Dustin's upcoming book!
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The Team With Two Brains:Jeff Clear - Please check out Sara Ryan's queer-friendly YA books and Steve Lieber's comic art!Carmela Smith - Please vote, be kind to yourselves and each other, listen to OMG shows!
This week's featured Patreon supporter is Bryan Nash! Thanks for the isolation booth upgrade!
This episode sponsored by Critical Grind Board Game Cafe and Liquid Kourage Entertainment. Want to sponsor this show as well? Reach out to us!Editing's expensive and listening to ads sucks! Help us pay our editor and get back to new episodes every week by supporting us on Patreon, where you can hear this episode of Verboten completely ad-free! All patrons get to add an "amenity" to the isolation booth as well!
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#34 - Skipping Through The Poppy Plants, Gonna Put Them In My Veins, Oh Yeah! (Featuring Adam Speas, John Speas, Irene Brewer, and Chris Brewer)

It's a family affair as we see who has the stronger connection: siblings, or a father and daughter, as Jay serves as drunk aunt to:
 
Big Speas Energy:Adam Speas - Check out Throwback Trivia Takedown!John Speas - BFOP Network, listen to our special tournament at the end of 2024!
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The Penguin Tats:Irene Brewer - Thank you to Jay, my dad, John and Adam, and be kind!Chris Brewer - Support Throwback Trivia Takedown, the PTE Network, and Liquid Kourage on Patreon!
This week's featured Patreon supporter is Johnson Earls! Thanks for the isolation booth upgrade!
This episode sponsored by Critical Grind Board Game Cafe and Liquid Kourage Entertainment. Want to sponsor this show as well? Reach out to us!Editing's expensive and listening to ads sucks! Help us hire and pay a permanent editor and get back to new episodes every week by supporting us on Patreon, where you can now hear this episode of Verboten completely ad-free! All patrons get to add an "amenity" to the isolation booth as well!
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#33 - You Can Gaslight An Entire Continent (Featuring Ali Iceman, DB, Tim Dippel, and Jane Hansen)

Can a team of Verboten rookies prevail over some familiar guests? Jay helps answer that question as she welcomes this week:
The Gerbils:Ali Iceman - Check out the Twenty-Four Hour Expert podcast, maybe featuring Jay in the future!DB - Listen to the Smash The Mat podcast, and book DB for your own podcast projects!
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The Antipodes:Tim Dippel - Listen to Frenemy Trivia, buy PTE merch, sign up for the National Marrow Donor Program at bethematch.org!Jane Hansen - Be kind to one another, join your local library and the PTE Patreon!
This week's featured Patreon supporter is Brittany Shaw! Thanks for the isolation booth upgrade!
This episode sponsored by Critical Grind Board Game Cafe and Liquid Kourage Entertainment. Want to sponsor this show as well? Reach out to us!Editing's expensive and listening to ads sucks! Help us hire and pay a permanent editor and get back to new episodes every week by supporting us on Patreon, where you can now hear this episode of Verboten completely ad-free! All patrons get to add an "amenity" to the isolation booth as well!
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To contact the show directly, email us at VerbotenPod@gmail.com!
Think you have the best words? Apply to appear on the show at https://ptepodcasts.com/appearance-request/! We are ALWAYS looking for new voices on this show!Please consider leaving the show a 5 star rating and review. See you next time!This episode edited by Jacob Hein. Thank you Jacob!
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#32 - 38 Million Words And I Come Up With "Squirm" (Featuring Baney, Mike Cohen, Liv Ivie, and Asha Ouseph)

An episode five months in the making, as this episode was begun in June 2024, featuring Jay and these four very patient guests:
Mike & Mike In The Morning:Baney - Follow Baney on Twitch @baneyboii, listen to Learn The Ropes podcast, watch Angel Hare on Youtube!Mike Cohen - Listen to Perfect Ten podcast, VOTE!
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Erloben:Liv Ivie - Tom Scott, get Jay on your show (Lateral), love each other, support small businesses, love to my buttercup!Asha Ouseph - Be kind, learn something new, Get Jay An Editor!
This week's featured Patreon supporter is Chris Brewer! Thanks for the isolation booth upgrade!
This episode sponsored by Critical Grind Board Game Cafe and Liquid Kourage Entertainment. Want to sponsor this show as well? Reach out to us!Editing's expensive and listening to ads sucks! Help us hire and pay a permanent editor and get back to new episodes every week by supporting us on Patreon, where you can now hear this episode of Verboten completely ad-free! All patrons get to add an "amenity" to the isolation booth as well!
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To contact the show directly, email us at VerbotenPod@gmail.com!
Think you have the best words? Apply to appear on the show at https://ptepodcasts.com/appearance-request/! We are ALWAYS looking for new voices on this show!Please consider leaving the show a 5 star rating and review. See you next time!This episode edited by Jacob Hein. Thank you Jacob!
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#31 - Lady Parts Can Be Weird Sometimes (Featuring Shara Hinkel, Irene Brewer, Kate Lydston, and David Kantorski)

Jay tries to bring 3 new players up to speed and one returning player down to Earth, as she is joined by:
Me, Myself, My Kids, And Irene:Shara Hinkel - Choose inclusion over exclusion, November is Prematurity Awareness Month; donate to March of Dimes or your local NICU!Irene Brewer - Thanks to Jay, Shara, Chris Brewer, and be kind to people; you don't know what they're going through!
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Does This Count As Date Night?:Kate Lydston - Be a participant in this upcoming election, check out postcard parties like Jason Narducy's monthly ones in Evanston, IL!David Kantorski - Drink local and play local trivia!
This week's featured Patreon supporter is Johnson Earls! Thanks for the isolation booth upgrade!
This episode sponsored by Critical Grind Board Game Cafe and Liquid Kourage Entertainment. Want to sponsor this show as well? Reach out to us!Editing's expensive and listening to ads sucks! Help us hire and pay a permanent editor and get back to new episodes every week by supporting us on Patreon, where you can now hear this episode of Verboten completely ad-free! All patrons get to add an "amenity" to the isolation booth as well!
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#30 - The Marvel Cinematic Nugget Universe (Featuring Stacey Melquist, Johnson Earls, Ian Schulze, and Tradiac)

Jay is delighted to serve as Podcast Mommy to these four friends, as she referees a match between:
Friday Night Lingo Lights: Stacey Melquist - Go out and vote, especially in local elections!Johnson Earls - COVID is still out there; wear a mask! Shop local, and go out and vote!
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Red-Headed Stepchildren:Ian Schulze - Volunteer in your community; email Siesta Key Brewing and tell them Jay needs an editor!Tradiac - Support Jay's endeavors and go redheads!
This week's featured Patreon supporter is Chris Borsom! Thanks for the isolation booth upgrade!
This episode sponsored by Critical Grind Board Game Cafe and Liquid Kourage Entertainment. Want to sponsor this show as well? Reach out to us!Editing's expensive and listening to ads sucks! Help us hire and pay a permanent editor and get back to new episodes every week by supporting us on Patreon, where you can now hear this episode of Verboten completely ad-free! All patrons get to add an "amenity" to the isolation booth as well!
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#29 - I'll Never See Bear Tummies The Same Again (Featuring Matt Lamia, rowan ward, Chris Brewer, and Jared Chown)

Something old, something new this week as Jay welcomes back some returning players and gets to enjoy some new players for the first time:
Rock Me Amadeus Ex Machina: Matt Lamia - Be kind to each other, love each other and yourself!rowan ward - If you want a horse, check out off-track thoroughbreds!
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You Can't See Us:Chris Brewer - Love and hate is a spectrum; choose love for friends, family, strangers, enemies, and yourself!Jared Chown - Get Jay an editor! (Jay's note: check the end of these show notes!)
This week's featured Patreon supporter is Chris Hernandez! Thanks for the isolation booth upgrade!
This episode sponsored by Critical Grind Board Game Cafe and Liquid Kourage Entertainment. Want to sponsor this show as well? Reach out to us!Editing's expensive and listening to ads sucks! Help us hire and pay a permanent editor and get back to new episodes every week by supporting us on Patreon, where you can now hear this episode of Verboten completely ad-free! All patrons get to add an "amenity" to the isolation booth as well!
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Think you have the best words? Apply to appear on the show at https://ptepodcasts.com/appearance-request/! We are ALWAYS looking for new voices on this show!Please consider leaving the show a 5 star rating and review. See you next time!This episode guest-edited by Jacob Hein. Thank you Jacob!
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#28 - Handcuffs Can Go A Bunch Of Different Ways (Featuring Luc Leavenworth, Kristin Pilotte, Angie Kregg, and Brett Rich)

This week's guests put the "silly" in "silly little word game", as Jay is joined by:
Tom Nook Collection Agency: Luc Leavenworth - Donate to the National Diaper Bank Network in Illinois, hug a teacher (consentually)!Kristin Pilotte - Life is short, tell people you love them, take lots of pictures!
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AD in HD:Angie Kregg - Support your local library and be kind to each other, check out Angie on Wednesdays for trivia at Imperial Oak Brewing in Willow Springs, IL!Brett Rich -If you like live-play D&D, check out Time To Role on Sundays at 6:30p Central!
This week's featured Patreon supporter is Stacey Melquist! Thanks for the isolation booth upgrade!
This episode sponsored by Critical Grind Board Game Cafe and Liquid Kourage Entertainment. Want to sponsor this show as well? Reach out to us!Editing's expensive and listening to ads sucks! Help us hire and pay a permanent editor and get back to new episodes every week by supporting us on Patreon, where you can now hear this episode of Verboten completely ad-free! All patrons get to add an "amenity" to the isolation booth as well moving forward!
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To contact the show directly, email us at VerbotenPod@gmail.com!
Think you have the best words? Apply to appear on the show at https://ptepodcasts.com/appearance-request/! We are ALWAYS looking for new voices on this show!Please consider leaving the show a 5 star rating and review. See you next week!This episode guest-edited by Jacob Hein. Thank you Jacob!
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