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Questions for Our Third AMA

UPDATE: This has been recorded! We'll be posting the full AMA on Thursday, June 20.

Hey everybody!

We got a LOT of new patrons this week (in what we're unfortunately referring to as "The Gerbert Bump" or "The Gerbump") so we thought it was time for a long overdue AMA bobus episode! If you've got a question for us, go ahead and comment on the post below and we might just answer it when we record later this week. This one will not only celebrate the rise of Gerbert but also the third anniversary of this very podcast!

And, as always, a poll for engagement.

What did you think of the Gerbert episode?

Comments

it's gotta be mr. ed right?

BrianAlflordIsGoodActually

Why are you so biased against Ong's Hat? More seriously, could you chat a bit about the process you use to make the interstitial musical segments (Boss Baby, Building a Lifeline, Waiting on a Song, etc)? I'd especially love to hear from guest vocal talents about their experiences humoring your crazy whims, as Eleanor absolutely killed those recent ones.

Gorbant

Best fan interaction? Idk

Izzy Gil

Will you please watch the movie The Grimcutty? Please for the love of all things good and holy please watch this movie.

Jacob Lowdermilk

Could you expand on your your theories surrounding Avril Lavigne? I feel like we get tidbits every other episode and the people deserve to hear the truth.

Trevor Seyfried

Would you rather look like Jar Jar Binks, or sound like Jar Jar Binks?

LucindaCordelia

If you were to design an immersive theater experience/escape room around Odyssey, what would it look like?

Ben Schrager

Thoughts on private equity infiltrating Broadway (which is Back)? https://sherwood.news/business/broadway-private-equity-atg-entertainment-taking-over/

Ben Schrager

How did everyone meet, and would you all still be friends if you met each other today?

Noah

For each of you in turn: what’s your attitude to food and to cooking as an activity? Independent of allergies or dietary restrictions, are there any foods you go out of your way to avoid?

Max Johansson

Is there anything you've thought about covering that you've decided against because it was too obscure?

Regular Sized Horse (Small)

We all know about certain obsessions with certain video games (thief, thief 2, Deus ex, etc.) but what video game would the crew like to make if they had the time and money to do so?

Jorg2 - the Heinlein that troopers your starship instantly

For as much as it comes up on the show as a north star of Christian children’s entertainment (Gerb withstanding), have you ever considered doing an outright episode on VeggieTales or its feature film efforts? Otherwise, has there been any consideration regarding the deluge of knock-offs that arose in the series’s wake (I.E. Dorbees, Gaither’s Pond, Hermie the Caterpillar (starring Tim Conway and Don Knotts), The one with sentient rocks that form a Christian rock band, the Christmas-themed pilot for a Futurama-esc series about robots learning about god and fighting a Jewish stereotype cyborg directed by the guy who did Hoodwinked, etc)?

Trevor Sheffield

you guys wanna make an evangelical RPG Maker game or something?

Bruce

For the purpose of analytics, it was the "There Will Be Cuckoldry" skit from the Doki Doki Literature Club episode that made me a patron. I laughed so hard I couldn't breath, and have not felt that in years.

S.

I second this request! Goon is somehow the best movie ever.

Kenzie Traill

What actually good games do you want to play with similar vibes to outer wilds, disco elysium etc next? You alluded to Tunic recently and I'd love to hear you guys talk about that at length.

theboredbird

Who is the most righteous evangelical superhero, and why is it Bible Man?

Noah Hinrichsen

what is aj's all-time favorite horse

Max Graves

Different question: would you support my plan to return the city of Toledo, Ohio to it's natural state of being an uninhibited swamp?

The Goon Chick

Can I make you all watch Goon (2011) a movie about a guy who beats up a homophobe so well that he gets a pro hockey contract?

The Goon Chick

Any chance you would review the West Wing or the Battlestar Galactica reboot?

Langolier

Fav western movies? any plans for more on the genre? Walker, Nope, weird west, etc 🤷‍♂️? One of my fav ways to look at America yee haw 😔 🇺🇸

tristan krout

Having enjoyed the interstitials, have you considered producing an audio drama of your own? Or have those scratched that particular itch. If not, provided you had the time/drive/resources, are there any additional TWOPW projects you’d be interested in creating?

mclonergan

hey, it's me, guy-whose-wife-got-mad-at-him-for-talking-about-making-light-of-Jesus-Camp-immediately-after-the-overturning-of-Roe guy. Can you all apologize to my wife?

Ezra Knickelbine

Oh, and a question that's been bugging me. Why didn't you save Team America for your annual Pearl Harbor Day episode? There's limited Pearl Harbor IP!

Samuel E McConnell

Say that all of the episodes of Odyssey you have covered had to be summarized and adapted into one short novel. What would be the actual plotline? Main themes? Central conflict? Genuinely try to adapt Odyssey into a masterpiece! (I just like it when folks try to find grand narratives in episodic media.)

Samuel E McConnell

Any theater anecdotes or future episode plans?

Ninon

Follow up question: which episodes have been surprisingly popular/unpopular?

The Token Detergent Rinser (British)

What are some other non-awful conspiracy theories you find interesting, such as “there are no nukes”? (Mentioned in the Marble Hornets episode).

Ryan Healey

Never had a movie needed a queer director more and instead got the Straightest Man In The World behind the camera

John Leavitt

Muppet movie but Jim Williams is the only human and Gerbert is Danny. OMG Can we please get an episode about Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil? 🙏 🙏 🙏

Dergon

*spins chair around* You know, Jesus was killed so we could marry him as the bride of christ. Also, fuck marry kill: Whit, Tom, Jack lol

Dergon

Can we get an episode about Sandman? The show is great and I'd be happy with that, but obviously the comic is such an important work. And it's time for a comic episode. Even if it's the weird Angels as superheroes for Jesus Christian comic.

Dergon

I wanted to answer "The knowledge of the Gerbert has greatly affected my mental health (derogatory)" but that wasn't an option for some reason.

Adam Kelly

i took psychic damage from Gerbert but i'm not even mad tbh. i recently re-listened to the Deus Ex episode and i would like to know: if you could be Deus Ex in real life, what augmentation would you max out and for what nefarious purpose?

doodlemancy

Anything else you want to see on AO3?

Joseph E.

As a listener, my favorite is the commercial that turns into a dad trying to connect with his son.

Joseph E.

For AJ: What non-Odyssey interstitial are you most proud of?

Jack Drummond

What is your opinion of Pope Francis, especially given his recent hate sp- I mean comments?

Farecoal

Fuck marry kill: The holy trinity?

A Q Angles Thesis

I love the dives into Christian media that I have repressed. I also like all the forays into musicals, games, and movies y'all do. The evangelical nonsense feels like the core of your pod, but all the other topics and explorations elevate it. Honestly I could listen to you guys deconstruct pope milk for a whole episode, you have a great dynamic, humor, insights, and analysis.

im so daddy i havent slept in a year

Do you acknowledge Kalamazoo, Michigan?

Sammy Jammy

You've dropped a couple of Guptill89 references before, including in the Gerbert episode, so my question is this: what are some more your favorite obscure internet videos in the same vein as Top 10 Hottest Sonic Females?

Fatt Mox

Famous for its good lighting

Jacob Dallas

Midnight in the Gerbert of good and evil

John Leavitt

I found a Gerbert Bump after listening to the episode but the doctors still don't know what it is my questions: - What's a piece of Christian and/or conservative media you each think is genuinely good? - As writers or actors, what characters or themes do you find most compelling?

Nemo

I did enjoy the episode, but Gerbert has ruined my life even in the short time since its release.

Marcel Valoir

Are there any ideas the three of you had for video essays or for the podcast that didn't work out, but that you still wish you could've done/might still give a shot in the future?

BrianAlflordIsGoodActually

“An immersive sim, such as Thief or Thief 2.”

Codsternation

Who is Cool Voltaire?

Codsternation

What have you been reading lately that you would recommend?

Tom and Joe made me give them money to play their game and now I, Teagan, am anime sickos canon. I'm gonna live forever!

Post Crass on Main?

Busy Mason

Favourite animated films?

Zipzapzop

At what point did you realise Whit’s Endless Summer would become as vast, expansive, and (I’m guessing here) popular as it is?

The Token Detergent Rinser (British)

Have any of you heard or listened to Chappell roan

Izzy Gil

Best fan or community experience

Izzy Gil

What’s your favorite play that’s not a musical?

Marty Shambles

If you had to just focus on one type of media for the podcast, out of everything you have covered, what would it be? E.g. musicals, videogames, TV, radio

S-lappin

Any plans to one day tackle the titan of Christian programming AKA Christian batman AKA Bibleman? That would definitely make me gerb!

Ethan Ness

I am somewhat disturbed to know that I have contributed to The Gerbumpt. My question is, can I give you five extra dollars and say I joined the month prior so it weighs less heavily on my conscience?

Brednad

Do you have any works that are formative or important to you that you want to cover, but just won't work in a podcast format? And also, which of the hosts would win in a fight?

howl's moving pictures by rush

Bold of you to assume I didn’t already have knowledge of Gerbert My question: If you were going to design a video game and you could make whatever you wanted, what sort of game would it be?

Jacob Dallas

Is there an episode you’d like to do over?

PigeonTom

My favorite part of the episode was when Gerbert shouted "STAND BACK I'M ABOUT TO GERB"

Jordan Y Clementi

I'm Gerbing out!

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