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Should we let children run things?We are in desperate need of new ideas. Is it time to truly empower the youth?Intro music performed by Mack RayOutro music by To Good Friends
Why was Y2K music so terrible?A reappraisal of music of the millennium: the garbage fire of smooth jazz (St Germain), bland techno (Moby), Nu Metal, Alternative, and Garage Rock.Intro music performed by Mack RayOutro music by To Good Friends
High school reunions and the ideal technological eras.Intro music performed by Mack RayOutro music by To Good Friends
The story behind a (cursed) photo of man named Gary & does style really originate in the big city?Intro music performed by Mack RayOutro music by To Good Friends
A GENERATIONAL BOIL-DOWNThe conclusion of our quest to distill the modern generations to their essences, including: Baby BoomsGen XOld MillennialsYoung MillennialsGen ZThanks for making 2022 the best year for this podcast since 2016!
The Modern Generations, reduced to their essencesCan the complexity of a generation be reduced to a simple tagline? The Turkey Boys say yes. In this New Year's 'Boiling it Down' extravaganza, we tackle: The Lost GenerationThe Greatest Gen
A CLOSE READING OF HOME ALONEThe conclusion of an extensive (somewhat Marxist) reading of John Hughes' holiday classicHappy Holidays from the Turkey Boys!
HOME ALONE, A READING: PT 1James and Neil return in fine seasonal form to break down Home Alone in this special Xmas edition of your favourite "seasonal podcast."
A rare Day turkin romp + the long-awaited release of the Nicholbits theme.Let the turkey dump begin!Topics include: Neil on “cranking” - Why it looks like when he writesNeil’s Confessions of a B2B CopywriterWhy James lost years of his lif
Neil is back home to smoketown grande, and James is ready to let the dogs out. Topics include: the origins of Neil’s vintage Who Let The Dogs Out teeIntroducing NicholbitsSnaxidentsSmoothTeatea vs soupScholar’s Blend CoffeeThe truth be
There are stores and then there's Chips of the World.Welcome to this remote recording of Talking Turkey, where we find Neil in the Lynchian expanses of Vancouver Island.While the audio quality falters (apologies), the content flows free and p
A ramble like this ought to be mandatory.Segment-heads rejoice because the segments are flowing like cheap brandy!LISTENER QUESTION: What would the Turkey Kings re-do?NEIL'S BUSINESS BREAKDOWN: introducing "The Analog Store"HOUSEKEEPING: T
We Were Promised SmoothnessThis (almost) discarded ep is a whirlwind tour through soft rock, psilocybin, Eddie Rabbit and so much more.All turkeys must fly including:James reveals the psychedelic underpinnings of his interest in sparkling w
Another wide-ranging turkfest complete with copious fixins:Fixins include:Legendary or Lame? The legacy of ACDCCharting Radiohead's riseThe Cohen Bros. unprecedented run of filmsJames recalls the beautiful mind of Quebecois treeplanter "G
Episode NotesIs it possible to move beyond Romanticism? Highlights include:More serving stories: James rises the ranksWhy Neil is finally sick of the RomanticsAre we entering our post-Romantic period?The sad life and times of Hartley Col
With Neil stricken with the 'vid, the fellas discuss the COVID protocols of yore. What will we keep from the pandemic era? Do some people like the restrictions? Will there be long hermits?Next, spurred by Jeff Bezos' rocketship antics, James p
Episode NotesThe lads freewheel through an array of topics in this particularly meaty serving of turkey repast.Topics covered include: The challenges of modern parenting: limiting screens and social mediaJames explains his personal "No TV/
From the arbitrary starting point of Al Green's unmatched crooning, this music-focused episode unspools far and wide, threading together discussions ofD'Angelo & Questlove vs the Drum MachineWhy isn't live hip hop more of a thing?Ringo as t
Salvaged audio with takes too hot to deny, this episode finds the Turkers breaking down:-Neil’s move & the advantage of a high moving teamTom Petty’s One Chord GeniusTraveling Wllbury’s as Roy Orbison’s Weekend At Bernie’s?The Ultimate Div
Episode NotesA Very Special Can't Miss Talking Turkey Seasonal Extravganza!The feeling of the final examYuletide and the Ghosts of XmasWas Jesus a Virgin? James reveals his past as a Nerd RapperMary Shelley's On GhostsAre we in a new
Episode NotesA sparkling water advertisement goes awry via rustic QuebecIntroducing: Existential Life AdviceSurprising Covid AdaptationsConspiracy theory & the weaponization of critiqueSend all existential questions to wetalkturkey@gmail
We back.All it took was a multi-year pandemic, but Neil and James have finally returned to tackle the topics of the day, includingThe return of the turkRegrettable edible storiesHow Keats invented the NFTIs the Parental "No Thank You" sec
Audio Giftie / Audience Qs / Big Buddhie / Resolution /Can a conversational romp have a finale? Have Neil and James run out of turkeys? Find out--once and for all--in the Talking Turkey season finale.With nary a butterball in sight, Neil and
Office Greetings / Romanticism / Professorial Types /As season one flaps towards completion, Neil and James consider the minimally effective office greeting--the tight smile--before contemplating some looser alternatives. With beaks pursed, t
Facts / Wonder / Work / It is What It Is /Neil and James take a walk on the dark side. The fellows begin with a thorough airing of their beef with facts. By way of “daddy’s war book” and portable internet, the two find consolation in Wordswo
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