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Part game show and part chat show. Your host, London Welsh comedian Vix Leyton, holds an ever-changing numbered list of 30 possible subjects - from everyday to current affairs - and invites three comics to compete to take the mic with stories, anecdotes, jokes or even songs, like a parlour game at the best fantasy dinner party you could ever imagine. The game - fun. The rules - highly convoluted. The laughs - constant. Guests to play the arcade so far have included Sara Barron, Sikisa, Tiern ...
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Grade A Nation is what podcasts are meant to be: great conversations with great guests from all walks of life. We get to the bottom of discerning fact from fiction in a world that is sometimes seemingly filled with phonies and fakes. Topics are discussed with a quirky blend of humor and honesty. Hear from the interesting personalities of the day at their most unfiltered with compelling interviews. The podcast for folks that don't want to be pandered to or have their time wasted. A program pr ...
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We return once again to the vaults to bring you this live show from The Comedy Arcade at Edinburgh Fringe 2022! Featuring Alison Spittle, John Robertson, Jenny Ryan & Rich Wilson. You can now pick up tickets for The Comedy Arcade live from The Stand at Edinburgh Fringe 2023! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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We return once again to the vaults to bring you this live show from The Comedy Arcade at Edinburgh Fringe 2022! Featuring Rich Wilson, Sooz Kempner, Daman Bamrah & Kate McGann. You can now pick up tickets for The Comedy Arcade live from The Stand at Edinburgh Fringe 2023! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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We've dragged one from the vaults to bring you a live from Edinburgh 2022 special recording! Featuring Jacob Hatton, Jenny Ryan, Bec Hill & Rich Wilson. The Comedy Arcade is back at Edinburgh Fringe 2023! Live at The Stand at 16.40. Grab your tickets here: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/comedy-arcade Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo…
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After moving out of the public eye for a bit, Jeremy Gardner stops by for a cool conversation. We cover his early years as an only child at tension with his parents for not listening and rebelling against authority; some of this might be attributable to being neurodivergent. Jeremy discusses how his time at the University of Michigan facilitated th…
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William Szamosszegi is the CEO and founder of Sazmining, a project that works with renewable energy hosting facilities in an attempt to provide sustainable powered mining rigs that can be used by individual investors interested in Bitcoin mining. For those concerned about the energy wastefulness and potential environmental harm presented by Bitcoin…
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On this installment of Grade A Nation, Ari Tulla, the cofounder and CEO of nutrition service Elo checks in to talk about how better food choices are a core part of a strategy to achieve personal wellness and feeling healthier. Elo strives to give personalized nutrition products based on a collection of information about each member, as well as dire…
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On this installment of Grade A Nation, Jeremy Cordon, the founder and CEO of Goldback Inc., joins the program. A Goldback is physical gold money that can be used in transactions small and large in several U.S. states. Jeremy discusses how his time at a Libertarian think tank shaped his views about precious metals, his prior work on a cryptocurrency…
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On this installment of Grade A Nation, Chris Thomas chats with artist Dan York about his delusionism paintings. What is delusionism, you ask? The paintings are certainly unique; some folks will call them funny, others might call them provocative, while even a few others will potentially label them deranged nonsense. Dan wouldn’t have it any other w…
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Robbie Burgess lost his father and attempted to take his mind off the grief by starting an online music station. While struggling to make it financially viable, he wanted to press on and interview the musicians that made the 80s music so memorable to him with a podcast show. Robbie’s passion for music came about at a very early age. His parents spl…
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Original Summary - On this installment of Grade A Nation, we have the opportunity to hear the amazing life story of Marie Mosley. Marie had a difficult childhood which led to rough circumstances in her teenage and adult years, but she was ultimately able to persevere. We discuss: -Her dad passing away from diabetes when she was five years old, livi…
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Grade A Nation has the honor of welcoming Bill Ottman on to the podcast. Bill is the CEO and co-founder of the social networking app called Minds. Bill is definitely a polymath with keen insights into a lot of different things, which makes him a Grade A podcast guest! We discuss: -Acquiring the Minds.com domain name and the chaotic domain name mark…
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On this four year anniversary edition of Grade A Nation, Chris Thomas chats with Mike Cotayo. There is a famous joke about Mike: "a comic, a social worker, and an escort walk into a bar, and they're all Mike Cotayo." Okay, enough kidding around! Mike Cotayo is a great comic that has done it all and seen it all. From flying through a windshield in a…
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Jack Canfora chats with Grade A Nation about his various pursuits over the years. Although Jack has accomplished quite a bit, his heart is in writing plays and the live theatre. On the show, Jack and Chris Thomas talk about: -Jack's passion for the written word and the musical nature of English -which genre of music matches Jack's voice -how to app…
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Grade A Nation is joined by content creator Adelia Acker, who has an OnlyFans account with hundreds of thousands of followers as well as a podcast called That's OFfensive about working on the platform. Adelia has experienced a lot, including: -being kidnapped to go to rehab for smoking weed by her parents -growing up in a controlling and conservati…
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Best Kept by Kat McCoy is a jewelry consultation and sourcing company that tries to take the anxiety out of the jewelry purchasing process. Chris Thomas talks with Kat about how Best Kept was created and how it operates as a concierge service. Areas covered include: -why her experience growing up in wealthy Greenwich, CT doesn't mean she unable to …
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In this fun-filled installment of Grade A Nation, Chris Thomas chats with adult content creator Serenity Cox, who has just exploded on the amateur scene through posting on Pornhub, earning over 200 million views and over 200,000 subscribers to her channel in short time. Serenity was awarded “Favorite Newcomer” at the 2022 Pornhub awards, as well as…
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During this sometimes combustible chat on Grade A Nation, Chris Thomas chats with Matthew Karchner, a man who founded the non-profit ministry known as Castaway Ministries. Matthew operates the ministry out of Cambodia. Raised in the United States, Matthew has struggled for many years with his sexual identity, and also experienced drug dependency fo…
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On this installment of Grade A Nation, Dr. Soumyadip Rakshit (not pronounced how you think, get your mind out of the gutter) joins the program. Dr. Soum is the co-founder and CEO of sexual health company Mystery Vibe. He discusses the science behind where sexual health issues often stem from and how vibrating devices can improve not just sexual ple…
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This week a return to the Arcade after Edinburgh Fringe. Recorded live at the Cheerful Earful podcast festival in partnership with Next Up, Vix welcomes returning favourites Thom Tuck & Leslie Ewing-Burgesse alongside Paul Watson & Arcade virgin Runi Talwar. Hear about the panel's worst jobs, the weirdest DMs they received and how you can't trust p…
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On this installment of Grade A Nation, Chris Thomas chats with Leigh Marz and Justin Zorn, authors of the book, “Golden: The Power of Silence in a World of Noise.” The book approaches noise and silence in a sophisticated manner that should get people thinking about how the extent of noise and silence in one’s life can play a role in personal well-b…
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On this installment of Grade A Nation, Chris Thomas talks with Yasmeen Hassan, former local TV news anchor and recent co-founder of communications consulting firm H CUE. Areas covered include: -moving around quite a bit as a child and how that prepared Yasmeen for her work in television -starting work in broadcasting behind the scenes as a producer…
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On this installment of Grade A Nation, Chris Thomas talks with Steve Maher from the band Night Routine. We discuss a lot, including: -big city life in Boston, Chicago, New York, and Denver and living internationally in Uruguay -what it was like working for a roommate matching service -transitioning to pursuing music and how to make a viable living …
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The Comedy Arcade is coming at you LIVE from Edinburgh Fringe! Run live, chaotically, and exclusively at Underbelly Bristo Square, Vix, house players Rich Wilson and Jenny Ryan welcome Sikisa & Matt Adlington. (Re)live the magic of late night Edinburgh Fringe 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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OnlyFans content creator Sarah Juree describes the scary experience of a blogger targeting her in an effort to get her fired from her work as a 5th grade STEM teacher. We discuss what it is like to be at the center of mass media attention, including all the cyberbullying she has experienced. Sarah talks about her challenging upbringing and hardship…
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Chris Thomas talks with Mr. Slade, a recording artist based in Canada. We cover his rough childhood where he experienced bullying, how his time at a school for the arts allowed him to blossom creatively and personally, as well as his musical roots in glam rock, 80s hair metal, and 90s alternative. Mr. Slade shares how intoxicating an energy-filled …
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Chris Thomas has an excellent chat with Cavil Helm, author of the short book, "A Man's Guide to Tinder as Written By A Woman: A Quick and Easy Guide to Making a Great Profile." Cavil talks about how being homeschooled led her to get acclimated to the digital world at an early age, as well as how her own extensive experience with online dating helpe…
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The Comedy Arcade is coming at you LIVE from Edinburgh Fringe! Run live, chaotically, and exclusively at Underbelly Bristo Square, Vix, house players Rich Wilson and Jenny Ryan welcome Bilal Zafar & Leslie Ewing-Burgesse. (Re)live the magic of late night Edinburgh Fringe 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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The Comedy Arcade is coming at you LIVE from Edinburgh Fringe! Run live, chaotically, and exclusively at Underbelly Bristo Square, Vix, house players Rich Wilson and Jenny Ryan welcome Mark Watson, Scott Bennett & Andrew O'Neill to the Arcade, and also the lovely people at Next Up Comedy to stream it live. We hear about hair braiding on the Royal M…
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Mikhael Porter, co-founder and CEO of the social media platform Needle Music, discusses how the idea of a digital community oriented around music came about during the COVID-19 pandemic. Why music serves as a special means of bringing people together and the features of Needle Music not seen elsewhere are key areas of our discussion. If you are a m…
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The Comedy Arcade is coming at you LIVE from Edinburgh Fringe! Run live, chaotically, and exclusively at Underbelly Bristo Square, Vix, house players Rich Wilson and Jenny Ryan welcome Lily Phillips, Kate Martin & Sheraz Yousaf to the Arcade. We hear about Tom Cruise and his dried apricots, why peanut butter is bad, and being sick near Orlando Bloo…
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Alex Bystrov, founder of a unique livestreaming app Leam, discusses with the Grade A Nation how content creators can create closer connections to supporters they have cultivated online with Leam. Alex talks about his background in web development and design, how he has tackled self-doubt tied to perfectionism, which type of content creators will mo…
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The Comedy Arcade is coming at you LIVE from Edinburgh Fringe! The opening night of the Edinburgh Fringe run at Underbelly Bristo Square, Vix welcomes Rich Wilson, Lucy Porter, Charlie George & Will Duggan. You can find Rich on Twitter & Instagram You can find Lucy on Twitter & Instagram You can find Charlie on Twitter & Instagram You can find Will…
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The Comedy Arcade is coming at you LIVE from Edinburgh Fringe! The opening night of the Edinburgh Fringe run at Underbelly Bristo Square, Vix welcomes Rich Wilson, Sarah Keyworth, Garrett Millerick and the semi-elusive John Robertson to the stage. You can find Rich on Twitter & Instagram You can find Sarah on Twitter & Instagram You can find Garret…
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Amy Evans visits to chat about how growing up in Portland, Oregon influenced her as an artist, why Adele is one of several artists she admires, if it is ever possible to turn off the noise of a musical mind thinking about new ideas, her spiritual upbringing, sharing parts of herself in her art, and her new funk fusion EP called Babybird! Amy has a …
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The Comedy Arcade is coming at you LIVE from Edinburgh Fringe! The opening night of the Edinburgh Fringe run at Underbelly Bristo Square, Vix welcomes Rich Wilson, Alice Fraser, Stuart Laws and Thom Tuck to the stage. You can find Rich on Twitter & Instagram You can find Alice on Twitter & Instagram You can find Thom on Twitter & Instagram You can …
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Koen Geron saw that working professionals did not have the time to maintain online dating profiles and communicate with their matches. He has founded an online dating management service called Hovalo, where people that are too busy to seek out a connection can have their photos, profiles, and messages handled by Hovalo staff. The ethical and privac…
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Brad Clay, the host of Final Descent Outdoors on the Pursuit Channel and WildTV, talks about conceptualizing and assembling a hunting show that integrates messages of faith and family. We chat about the mechanics of getting a TV show off the ground, difficulties that can arise when mixing friendship with business, and strategies all content creator…
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Dex Randall is a professional coach that works with people experiencing burnout. Dex discusses his own experiences with burnout and a health scare that led him to transition into serving as a life coach to help others. We chat about the epidemic of burnout, methods to alleviate burnout, and how to overcome relapsing into burnout. An enriching discu…
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The Comedy Arcade is coming at you LIVE this week in partnership with Next Up! Recorded LIVE at King's Place in London. Why Rich Wilson will never be Bond, Jenny Ryan’s inside knowledge about Ryan Giggs' film rental habits, Jordan Gray’s strong views on smoke alarms, and a foursome that didn’t happen because of Gelato. Also Kate Martin tells you wh…
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Easily the most chaotic episode since records began. Returning queen Sally Hodgkiss joins Rufus Hound in a caravan at the circus, Rich Wilson can't see anyone on the Zoom and Vix Leyton tries to remember why she does this in the first place. Covering everything from the rights of the Royal family to chicken namesakes, this takes you on quite the jo…
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Self-proclaimed relationship expert Michael Ficus describes how an airplane trip over the July 4th weekend to see Lionel Richie resulted in him wearing a Depends undergarment to stop his nose from bleeding. He feels anguish after being called a 'Discount Sucka' for not paying for a Big Front ticket on Spirit Airlines -- a spirited chat for all to e…
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On this intallment of Grade A Nation, Chris Thomas chats with all members of the band Stargazy Pie (Jack Stoker, Logan Chernoske, Logan Neville-Neil, and Sulli Olson-Rexroat). The band discusses their roots, aspirations, making a music video, the supportive Pacific Northwest music scene, and why that wild band name was chosen. We go over their thou…
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Valerie Trapunsky, CEO and Founder of the company ChatterBoss, talks about starting a service that selects remote assistants for entrepreneurs. Valerie discusses why some entrepreneurs have transitioned to remote assistants, the qualities of effective remote assistants, addressing privacy concerns about sensitive information, and challenges as well…
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Back and WEEKLY! And the first episode, due to a scheduling cock up, is a DUEL between amazing returning player Marc Burrows and Arcade first timer, podcaster Amy Bullman. In a whirlwind of new and old categories, we cover everything from what it's like to be the social media voice of Lee from Blue to how to not impress at an interview. You can fin…
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Ruth Rogers is the owner and operator of The Canvas, a dining and creative space in the United Kingdom. The Canvas provides meals to those in need, as well as serving as a meeting place for events like art shows and group networking. It is clear The Canvas performs a lot of good for the community, but it is also clear that the pandemic has put The …
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Back and WEEKLY! And the first episode, due to a scheduling cock up, is a DUEL between amazing returning player Marc Burrows and Arcade first timer, podcaster Amy Bullman. In a whirlwind of new and old categories, we cover everything from what it's like to be the social media voice of Lee from Blue to how to not impress at an interview. You can fin…
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The second of our two part LIVE extravaganza direct from the big, camp Above The Stag cabaret room. Jenny Ryan, Myra Dubois, Sooz Kempner and James O'Donoghue return for the second half of the live show. Who was the winner? Was the real winner actually just the friends we met along the way? Definitely not. There can be only one. And we are back at …
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On this installment of Grade A Nation, Chris Thomas chats with Marlene Flowers, a fitness guru that recently started participating in competitive bodybuilding at age 65. Marlene (also known as "Granny Guns" to those who follow her on social media) has experienced a life full of ups and downs. Hear how fitness has rejuvenated her physically and emot…
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Nadia Turner offers revealing and in-depth details about the many hats she has worn over the years. From being a Miami Dolphins cheerleader, singing at the G8 World Summit in front of Bill Clinton and Vladimir Putin, being a Top 8 finalist on American Idol’s fourth season, to recording an album featuring music legends like Chester Thompson, it is s…
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A chaotic live extravaganza direct from the big, camp Above The Stag cabaret room. Jenny Ryan, Myra Dubois, Sooz Kempner and James O'Donoghue tread the glittery boards covering everything from the Cypriot Mafia to the correct storage for a homemade s3x machine in a singing, dancing, sniping show. Wish you were there? Catch Comedy Arcade LIVE at Bri…
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