Uncle Shifty

Ep16: Travel

UncleShifty — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 17:16:23 +0000

Travel

Do you believe in zombies? It doesn’t matter, because we’re talking about travel this time! We don’t mention zombies at all. And we barely mention travel. But we go on and on about James Bond and Fat Albert. Enjoy!

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Ep15: Acronyms

UncleShifty — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 16:56:22 +0000

Ep. 14: Popularity Contest

UncleShifty — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 08:58:54 +0000

We’re talking top 100 here, folks. Words, that is. In the language. The English language. So all you non-language-speaking folk can just take a hike.

We quiz each other about the top words in The Language, Evan talks food trucks., we do some it’s not, and, heck… why not a whole episode of frivolous banter? Sure. It is all good <–them’s some popular words.

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Ep. 13: Adjective or Label?

UncleShifty — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 04:59:14 +0000

In this ep, we tackle the mechanism in the brain that makes it easy to identify people quickly and without thinking: labels. Funny what some people are offended by and what they are proud of, when it comes to being labelled. We talk microconversations, izod shirts, and gourmet food trucks. We play an interview with Peter Faro, a hopeful Uncle Shifty sidekick, Evan gets offended by inanimate objects, and Daphne tells you about the big O she had in kindergarten.

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Ep 12: Conscious Talk

UncleShifty — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 07:37:52 +0000

It’s time to breathe into space and blurt out some good ol’ fashioned conscious talk. In this episode we really let it come through and call forth some of the kinkier phrases that are meant to help bring us all together and access our essence. And somehow, through it all, we can’t stop talking about Jar Jar Binks. Also, listen for a special poetic interlude.

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Ep. 11: The Limbic Voice

UncleShifty — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 08:38:41 +0000

Mouth Sounds! Sounds that aren’t words, but come out of the old pie hole. From Ahem to ZZZ… this is the limbic system making itself known. We fully address the subject of lizard-brain-level grunts and groans. Plus: Evan lets us know what he really thinks about public radio, and we have a lively audition with Sally, a candidate for Uncle Shifty’s sidekick.

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Ep. 10: Onomatopoeia

UncleShifty — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 00:19:40 +0000

Kapow! It’s our grande 10th episode…CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? And do we have a bang-up topic to whack you over the head with this week…. Words that sound like things! Does your dog say “bark bark” or “knap knap?” Well, it’s subjective, isn’t it. We dive into the pool that is onomatopoeia and come up gasping for air. Plus Daphne’s soapbox turns into an addiction, Evan shares his adventure through a marketing webinar… CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? And we have quite possibly the most confounding bit of listener input to date. Enjoy!

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Ep. 9 – Fun With Dictionary

UncleShifty — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 07:21:46 +0000

This week, we have fun by opening up everyone’s favorite go-to after-dark tome of cheap erotica, the dictionary. It’s not as dull as it sounds – let me sweeten the pot… This week, we compare the Oxford English Dictionary with The American Heritage Dictionary. We know… We had you at dic (tionary). In addition, Daphne admits she looks like Julia Louis Dreyfus, and Evan reveals a secret, vague contempt for golf. It’s time to clear the cup fungus from your meatus, sit back with some rape oil and enjoy the Uncle.

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Ep. 8: Enemies

UncleShifty — Sat, 26 May 2012 19:30:00 +0000

After a long break, we are back, with special guest Arwen Lange (Evan’s cousin). Arwen brings 80% of the material today, as we tackle the topic of enemies. What’s an enemy? A nemesis? A frenemy? We solve the issues and by the end of this thing, we will have achieved world peace. We all talk about our visit to the Battle of the Bands, have a nearly epic game of “It’s Not,” and Arwen reveals some things about her addictions and not-so-secret enemies.

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Ep. 7: Idioms

UncleShifty — Sat, 05 May 2012 07:13:23 +0000

What’s the catch when you turn a phrase that drives you up the wall ’til the cows come home? It’s an idiom, ok everybody? That’s the topic we hang our hat on for this episode, and yet it is simply a rich soil environment for our verbal perambulations. We do talk about idioms, and we do make some up. But in the grander scheme of things, we have a wonderful that we can take to the meeting at the government.

Ep. 6: Victim Lanuguage

UncleShifty — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:11:10 +0000

“I had so much to do I couldn’t get an Uncle Shifty episode up last week…” is what you say when you are using victim language – that way we talk when make our own choices sound like somebody else’s fault. We cover the bases of how to talk like a victim, and go right into how we, yes even Daphne and Evan, model citizens for a new era, are addicted to speaking like victims most of the time. Plus: Evan complains about the people in his neighborhood, Daphne reveals how she really is at parties, we play a nerve-racking round of “it isn’t,” and we get even more listener input.

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Ep. 5: Charged Words

UncleShifty — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:41:44 +0000

Ready to get riled up? This week, we tackle all those words (that we could think of) that are instantly provocative. Need an example? Rape. Ok…

Each person has his or her own pet words that get them pee-oh’d, and there are some universal ones, too. We pull out “the big list” and explore the fun you can have with society’s most reviled combinations of letters. Plus, Evan has a new addiction, Daphne reveals secrets of her farm girl past, and we dig into the mail bag for our inaugural segment of “Listener Input.”

Music credit:
“Some Patterns” by Ultrasyd

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Ep. 4: Stupidity

UncleShifty — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 07:39:46 +0000

We all have strategies for pretending to be more engaged, intelligent, and interested than we really are. In this episode, we blow the lid off said strategies, exploring phrases such as “mmm…,” “how interesting,” and “you know…” For instance, do you know how effective the word “actually” can be? Pretty effective, actually. Plus: We solve the issues of dealing with pain in the world, as well as how to answer a toddler who keeps asking “why.” We have our first official persona party. Evan has had it with a certain guy-girl group, and Daphne explores her inner liar. Do you like 8-Bit Speed Funk? If so, you will love to put your ear to the wall for this revealing episode of Uncle Stupid.

Music credit:
“Blitz Lunar Zone 1″ by Architekulort

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Ep. 3: Almost Dirty Words

UncleShifty — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 05:01:46 +0000

Where does a camel get his hump? What boat holds the most seamen? And what exactly is in the special sauce? This week, we discuss the words that are not dirty, but maybe should be. But don’t worry – we swear up a storm and do end up revealing our favorite dirty words… and then it gets weird. Can fruit and animals really accurately describe the human body? How uncomfortable can spa signage get? What strange objects can you find in your local sandwich shop? All this and more is tackled on this very “special” episode. And just in case you’ve been dying for an awkward moment of Donovan, you’ve got it.

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Ep. 2: Names

UncleShifty — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:15:53 +0000

The first “legit” show, complete with segment stings, microphones, and a spirited discussion of all things named – from kids, to pets, to drag queens. Discover the rich history of Uncle Shifty’s sidekicks. Find out the secrets of Daphne’s pets. How does your name rank among other names? What do random people think of your name? Would you change your name after the Apocalypse? All this, plus an a propos game of it’s not, a morbid (but not unusual) confession, an even less surprising I’m addicted, and a special soapbox that gets totally apolitical.

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Ep. 1: The Sound Professional

UncleShifty — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 09:42:31 +0000

We barreled blindly forward without microphones – and without much of an idea of what we were doing – for our first podcast. Even though we were not professionally miked, you can distinctly hear the sound of Evan making an ass of himself, and Daphne revealing way too much about herself. Though we may not “sound professional,” in this episode, we diligently tackle several key words and phrases that have slithered their way to obsolescence: “automobile,” “jive,” “paba-free,” “suntan oil,” “VCR,” and “tape it.” Join us for our inane, indegent, indecent, inaugural adventure into podcastery: The Sound Professional.

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