Andrea Rene, Andy Cortez, and Greg Miller come together to review their first few days with Destiny 2. (Released first to Patreon Supporters on 09.08.17)

Destiny 2: The Good and The Bad - Kinda Funny Gamescast Ep. 135

I had been looking forward to this conversation for a very long time. Dustin Harmsen welcomed me into his home and returned to the show, primarily to talk about two things. Being gender queer, not drinking alcohol (and how both of those things affect how we socialize).

We cover the graphic novel memoir, "Gender Queer" by Maia Kobabe at length. I will continue to be a champion of that work in as many ways as I can think up; it meant that much to me.

Dustin and I also dissect how I talk about my newfound pronouns - or don't - and why. He unveils why he has never purposefully had a sip of alcohol ever and how people tend to react upon hearing that. We definitely have pronoun slip ups but that's kind of the point. Actively working to be better. Not just trying.

Music, parenting, fear, politics, and so much more.

Some of Dustin's tunes: https://soundcloud.com/h-d-harmsen

Here is Maia's website, featuring previews of eir work: https://redgoldsparks.tumblr.com

And Maia's Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/people/redgoldsparks

And, lastly, Maia's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/maiakobabe/overview

Logo by Jennifer Leatherby.
Music by H.D. Harmsen
Checkout the Sad Song Dispatch playlist on Spotify.

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S4 E4: I'm Sure They're Fun, Featuring H.D. Harmsen

In this bonus episode, Dustin revisits an idea from our Moonrise Kingdom episode: music in Wes Anderson's work. He is joined by special guest, Dr. Christopher Scheer, who provides interesting insight into Britten and other composers connected with Anderson's work.

Christopher Scheer is the associate professor of musicology at Utah State University in Logan, UT. In 2009 he was a Leverhulme International Visiting Fellow at Liverpool Hope University where he spearheaded the organization of a colloquium on Theosophy and the Arts, out of which developed the Leverhulme sponsored network (of which he is a member), “Enchanted Modernities: Theosophy and the Arts, 1875-1960,” in which he has played an integral role as organizer, artistic director, and curator. A catalogue/edited book connected to the network sponsored exhibition “Enchanted Modernities: Mysticism, Landscape, and the American West,” has just been published. He also recently published a chapter on Theosophy and music in A Mediated Magic: The Indian Presence in Modernism 1880-1930. Scheer’s research is focused on late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century British musical culture. He recently edited a collection of essays, with Dr. Eric Saylor, on The Sea and the British Imagination that was published by Boydell, and is currently working on a monograph about the operas of Gustav Holst for the Ashgate Interdisciplinary Opera Series. Scheer’s research has been published in edited collections published by Brepols, Ashgate, and Boydell, as well as in peer-reviewed journals such as The Journal of Victorian Culture and the Journal of Musicological Research. He is also a visiting curator at the Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art overseeing their Museum + Music series, and is Vice President of the North American British Music Studies Association.

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BONUS EPISODE: Music and Wes Anderson- Featuring Dr.  Chistopher Scheer

With You As Always Is Chris (formerly Depression Session with Chris Biagini) is a low-fi conversational show about mental health. We share our thoughts, feelings, struggles, and triumphs while searching for strength in our vulnerability.

Naturally these conversations lead a lot of sad subjects, but we also find excuses to giggle and appreciate the little things.

S4 E4: I'm Sure They're Fun, Featuring H.D. Harmsen

With You As Always Is Chris

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