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Classy Little Podcast - Cheers to the Sun | Eclipses, Myths & Legends, The Woman Who Owns the Sun (CLP-Ep. 30)

Cheers to the Sun | Eclipses, Myths & Legends, The Woman Who Owns the Sun (CLP-Ep. 30)

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03/09/16 • 47 min

Classy Little Podcast
Excited about the total solar eclipse this week? We are. In fact, we're turning this #WineWednesday into SUN-day, if you get our drift. This episode is all about that big ball of gas we know and love: The Sun! This episode's wine: La Maialina 2014 Chianti, Italy This episode's cheese: Port Wine Cheddar

The sun isn't just for putting inspirational quotes over in Instagram photos. We talk about eclipses to celebrate the total solar eclipse on the other side of the world as this episode is coming out.

Find out how eclipses work (and thanks to Emily's teacher-friend Lenny for helping her find out the explanation in 8-year-old terms), and James tells us myths and legends from the past surrounding eclipses.

We're on the look-out for a professional frog imitator to show James to how properly croak like a frog.

Learn about the woman who owns the sun, and a potential money-making scheme to sue her for sunburns! Emily tries to correct James to be politically correct, but then finds out she wasn't as right as she thought she was. James gives us some fun sun facts and tells us why we can't go to the sun -- not even if it's winter or nighttime.

Make sure you stick around to find out the best way to see a solar eclipse. Despite what James says, we do NOT advise you to look directly at it!

And, you won't want to miss Emily's music quiz all about songs with "Sun" in the titles, as read by a (sub-par) Queen Elizabeth robot-impersonator. Thanks to Good Job, Brain! for the idea -- they have EL.V.I.S., but we have "Queen Elizabeth."

Featured promos: Three is Comedy Geek Yogurt Podcast

Find more great podcasts on Twitter by searching the hashtag #PodernFamily on Twitter!

Special thanks to our classy sponsors on Patreon: Debt Shepherd & Jason Bryant from Mat Talk Online

Special thanks to Adam Centamore for his book, "Tasting Wine & Cheese: An Insider's Guide to Mastering the Principles of Pairing," which inspires us to try new wine and cheese pairings in every episode!

Cheers!

Find show notes + extras for our show at classylittlepodcast.com

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Excited about the total solar eclipse this week? We are. In fact, we're turning this #WineWednesday into SUN-day, if you get our drift. This episode is all about that big ball of gas we know and love: The Sun! This episode's wine: La Maialina 2014 Chianti, Italy This episode's cheese: Port Wine Cheddar

The sun isn't just for putting inspirational quotes over in Instagram photos. We talk about eclipses to celebrate the total solar eclipse on the other side of the world as this episode is coming out.

Find out how eclipses work (and thanks to Emily's teacher-friend Lenny for helping her find out the explanation in 8-year-old terms), and James tells us myths and legends from the past surrounding eclipses.

We're on the look-out for a professional frog imitator to show James to how properly croak like a frog.

Learn about the woman who owns the sun, and a potential money-making scheme to sue her for sunburns! Emily tries to correct James to be politically correct, but then finds out she wasn't as right as she thought she was. James gives us some fun sun facts and tells us why we can't go to the sun -- not even if it's winter or nighttime.

Make sure you stick around to find out the best way to see a solar eclipse. Despite what James says, we do NOT advise you to look directly at it!

And, you won't want to miss Emily's music quiz all about songs with "Sun" in the titles, as read by a (sub-par) Queen Elizabeth robot-impersonator. Thanks to Good Job, Brain! for the idea -- they have EL.V.I.S., but we have "Queen Elizabeth."

Featured promos: Three is Comedy Geek Yogurt Podcast

Find more great podcasts on Twitter by searching the hashtag #PodernFamily on Twitter!

Special thanks to our classy sponsors on Patreon: Debt Shepherd & Jason Bryant from Mat Talk Online

Special thanks to Adam Centamore for his book, "Tasting Wine & Cheese: An Insider's Guide to Mastering the Principles of Pairing," which inspires us to try new wine and cheese pairings in every episode!

Cheers!

Find show notes + extras for our show at classylittlepodcast.com

Follow us on social media

On Twitter

On Facebook

On Instagram

On Snapchat

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undefined - Cheers to Collections | Hoarders, Weird Collections, Celebrity Collections (CLP-Ep. 29)

Cheers to Collections | Hoarders, Weird Collections, Celebrity Collections (CLP-Ep. 29)

Even though Emily and James can't seem to keep a collection of wine before drinking it all, they decided to talk about people who can collect things! Plus, we hear about some of our listeners' collections! This episode's wine: Root:1 Heritage RedThis episode's cheese: Sharp white cheddar

Even though it seems everyone has a collection of something, James tells us how collecting came from the rich. And how they kept their collections in these things called "cabinets," in case you were unfamiliar with the word ...

Got some old toys or Hot Wheels laying around? They may be worth money! But, your Beanie Babies ... um, not so much. Emily also calls out her middle school crush who dropped her original Quackers in a mud puddle.

While talking about some of the theories why we collect things, Emily gets on a tangent about state quarters and how they're like Pokemon. And, we find another reason Freud makes Emily roll her eyes.

We also talk about collectors vs. hoarders, and Emily gives you some warning signs to look out for. And we talk about our personal collections we've had, and how Emily came to appreciate Al Gore's lock box idea.

Thanks to Shane from Now That I'm Older, Ro from The World of Ro, and Jen from Rebeat Magazine (and our Cheers to Glam Rock episode), who sent in their collections for us to talk about!

Want to test your Greek, Latin, Harry Potter and made-up words trivia? James puts Emily on the spot with these terms, but, luckily, you won't be quizzed. Whoever came up with these names really should have consulted us.

Emily talks about some unusual collections, including the collections of Graham Barker, who has collected his belly button lint since 1984. And James tells us about celebrity collectors -- no, not the people who collect celebrities. Also, we discuss our plan to entice Tom Hanks to come on our show. (Crowdfunding campaign coming soon!)

Highlights

22:50 - Emily gives her tip for avoiding piles of tissues!

37:57 - James says those three magic words: "You're pretty smart."

44:11:49 - The best way to play Six Degrees to Kevin Bacon.

Featured promos: The Something Something Cast Debt Shepherd

Find more great podcasts on Twitter by searching the hashtag #PodernFamily on Twitter!

Special thanks to our classy sponsors on Patreon: Debt Shepherd & PodUnderground

Special thanks to Adam Centamore for his book, "Tasting Wine & Cheese: An Insider's Guide to Mastering the Principles of Pairing," which inspires us to try new wine and cheese pairings in every episode!

Cheers!

Visit our website for more: classylittlepodcast.com

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undefined - Cheers to Mistakes | Movie Mistakes, Accidental Inventions, Bloopers (CLP-Ep. 31)

Cheers to Mistakes | Movie Mistakes, Accidental Inventions, Bloopers (CLP-Ep. 31)

Humans are prone to mistakes, but as Bob Ross says, "There are no mistakes, just happy accidents!" Well, unless you count some of the biggest mistakes in history, which we talk about. But we also talk about why making mistakes is actually a good thing, plus we throw in some of our many bloopers you've never heard before. And, thanks to special guests Paul and Wayne from The Countdown: Movies and TV Reviews podcast for giving us the top mistakes made in movies! This episode's wine: 90+ Cellars Big Red Blend, Lot 113 from California, 2014 This episode's cheese: Goat Cheese: Plain, Herb and 4-Pepper Find us at classylittlepodcast.com | Twitter | Facebook

We start our show off with a special segment from our #PodernFamily friends Paul and Wayne from The Countdown: Movies and TV Reviews podcast giving us a list of the biggest mistakes in movies.

And, if you're into talking about movies and television, old and new, and sexy Australian accents, these are the guys to listen to, so check them out! You can also follow them on Twitter.)

James talks about some great inventions that were created accidentally. Alexander Fleming, thanks for seeing that mold in a petri dish and deciding not to throw it out or put it in the fridge for someone else to worry about.

Emily also points out a mistake made in "Romy and Michele's High School Reunion" about the origins of Post-Its.

Ever wonder just what erasers are and how they work? Emily goes through the history of these fantastic life-savers, including the fun fact that having them on top of pencils is common in America, as opposed to Europe where they never make any mistakes. (We'll confirm with Rick and Paul from Rick and Paul Heal the World about that one.) Find out the origin or correction fluid and Control-Z, as well!

And, Emily predicts the future, in a way, but here's the story she refers to she never ended up telling James after the show.

James gives us some of the biggest blunders made in history, some of which led to events that have changed the world as we know it. Despite this, we discuss how mistakes are actually necessary tools for humans to learn and grow from.

Featured Promos The Countdown: Movies and TV Reviews Epic Film Guys

Emily was recently on Laura McClellan's podcast, The Productive Woman, talking about Productivity & ADHD, and it was a lot of fun. Check it out!

James and Emily were featured on a recent episode of Faces and Aces: Las Vegas with a mini-segment called, "Cheers to Chinese New Year"!

Find more great podcasts on Twitter by searching the hashtag #PodernFamily on Twitter!

Special thanks to our classy sponsors on Patreon: Debt Shepherd & PodUnderground

Special thanks to Adam Centamore for his book, "Tasting Wine & Cheese: An Insider's Guide to Mastering the Principles of Pairing," which inspires us to try new wine and cheese pairings in every episode!

Cheers!

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