Canadorkian Content
Explicit content warning
07/06/22 • 70 min
Canadian content warning: maple syrup, timbits, toques and nostalgia ahead! We’re talking the best of Canadian TV: The Odyssey, Heartland, The Raccoons, Fred Penner's Place, Road to Avonlea, The Urban Peasant, The Littlest Hobo, OWL/TV, Electric Circus, SCTV and like, so many more.
FURTHER DORKSCUSSION:
Here are the Canadian TV shows we chatted about:
- Heartland
- Blizzard Island
- The Raccoons
- The Odyssey
- Fred Penner's Place
- Road to Avonlea
- The Urban Peasant
- The Littlest Hobo
- OWL/TV
- Electric Circus
- Mr. Dressup
- SCTV
- Kenny vs. Spenny
- Street Cents
- Jonovision
- Mr. D
- North of 60
BONUS CONTENT:
SOCIALS:
Here's where you can find us!
- Lexi's website and twitter and instagram
- Ben's website and instagram and where to buy his book: Amazon.ca / Comixology / Ind!go / Renegade Arts
- Dork Matter's website(WIP) and twitter and instagram and reddit
Enjoying dorking out with Dork Matters? Give us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your pods and help us spread the word.
“Keep your crayons sharp, your sticky tape untangled and always put the tops back on your markers.” -Ernie Coombs (Mr. Dressup)
SOCIALS:
Here's where you can find us!
Canadian content warning: maple syrup, timbits, toques and nostalgia ahead! We’re talking the best of Canadian TV: The Odyssey, Heartland, The Raccoons, Fred Penner's Place, Road to Avonlea, The Urban Peasant, The Littlest Hobo, OWL/TV, Electric Circus, SCTV and like, so many more.
FURTHER DORKSCUSSION:
Here are the Canadian TV shows we chatted about:
- Heartland
- Blizzard Island
- The Raccoons
- The Odyssey
- Fred Penner's Place
- Road to Avonlea
- The Urban Peasant
- The Littlest Hobo
- OWL/TV
- Electric Circus
- Mr. Dressup
- SCTV
- Kenny vs. Spenny
- Street Cents
- Jonovision
- Mr. D
- North of 60
BONUS CONTENT:
SOCIALS:
Here's where you can find us!
- Lexi's website and twitter and instagram
- Ben's website and instagram and where to buy his book: Amazon.ca / Comixology / Ind!go / Renegade Arts
- Dork Matter's website(WIP) and twitter and instagram and reddit
Enjoying dorking out with Dork Matters? Give us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your pods and help us spread the word.
“Keep your crayons sharp, your sticky tape untangled and always put the tops back on your markers.” -Ernie Coombs (Mr. Dressup)
SOCIALS:
Here's where you can find us!
Previous Episode
Undorkstanding Comics
Let’s dork out about comics! Lexi & Ben share their essential comic reads from monthlies, graphic novels, comic strips, and webcomics: Lynda Barry, Osamu Tezuka, Hergé, Trudy Cooper, Gary Larson, Bill Waterson, Randall Munroe, Scott McCloud, Matthew Inman, Junji Ito, Meredith Gran and just, like, so, so many more!
FURTHER DORKSCUSSION:
Here are the comics we recommended:
- Louis Riel by Chester Brown (Lexi & Ben)
- Judge Dredd from 2000 AD (Jon)
- Astro Boy by Osamu Tezuka (Ben)
- Tintin by Hergé
- Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson (Lexi & Ben)
- xkcd by Randall Munroe (Jon)
- Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud (Ben)
- Making Comics by Scott McCloud(Ben)
- Gyo by Junji Ito (Fiona)
- Uzumaki by Junji Ito (Fiona)
- Krazy Kat by George Harriman (Who's That Pokemon)
- Syllabus: Notes From an Accidental Professor by Lynda Barry (Lexi)
- The Death of Superman from DC Comics by Dan Jurgens and Brett Breeding (Jon)
- Scott Pilgrim by Bryan Lee O'Malley (Ben)
- Tales from the Crypt from EC Comics (Fiona)
- Sharaz-de: Tales from the Arabian Nights by Sergio Toppi (Lexi)
- The Oatmeal by Matthew Inman (Lexi & Jon)
- Y: The Last Man by Pia Guerra and Brian K. Vaughan (Ben)
- Oglaf by Trudy Cooper and Doug Bayne (Fiona & Ben)
- Tank Girl by Alan Martin and Jamie Hewlett (Lexi)
- The Far Side by Gary Larson (Jon & Lexi)
- Saga by Fiona Staples and B...
Next Episode
Crime and Puppetshment
In the Muppet justice system, the Muppets are represented by two separate, yet equally important groups: the podcasters who investigate the crimes, and the other podcasters who prosecute the Muppet offenders. These are their stories.
FURTHER DORKSCUSSION:
Before the court:
- Miss Finch: accused of criminal negligence
- Miss Piggy: accused of domestic violence
- Gonzo: accused of bestiality
- Animal: accused of property damage over $5000 and noise complaints
- Fozzie Bear: accused of public indecency
- Uncle Deadly: accused of being an evil, terrifying mess
- Dr. Bunsen Honeydew: accused of multiple Occupational Health and Safety violations
- Oscar the Grouch: accused of sheltering, public loitering, panhandling, public disorder
BONUS CONTENT:
Domestic Violence Resources
Mental Health Emergency Resources
With appreciation to Judge John Hodgman for inspiring our gavel sound.
SOCIALS:
Here's where you can find us!
- Lexi's website and twitter and instagram
- Ben's website and instagram and where to buy his book: Amazon.ca / Comixology / Ind!go / Renegade Arts
- Dork Matter's website(WIP) and twitter and instagram and reddit
Enjoying dorking out with Dork Matters? Give us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your pods and help us spread the word.
“Your worst sin is that you have destroyed and betrayed yourself for nothing.” ― Fyodor Dostoevsky
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