00:00 – Jeff explains the importance of the feng shui of his office furniture, Derek talks about his gaming setup, and they discuss how they develop show ideas. Jeff brings up SNL’s Delicious Dish, talks about what he’s been binging on, and he and Scott reflect on Sponge Bob Square Pants. They talk about the new show Rob Lowe is in, Unstable, how he is a triple threat, and Scott explains what the TV Series, Outlast, is about. He talks about how quickly it got dark, Jeff shares how the debt collectors work in Britain, and Derek talks about cars now coming with subscription options.

17:19 – Derek ponders on if we’re ready for the advancements of technology, they talk about social media they used back in the day, and Scott talks about how Facebook is like a phone book. He talks about how an AI fooled a human into checking a Captcha “I am not a robot” checkbox, Derek speaks to the importance of the ethics behind how we use new technology, and Jeff talks about how the internet has shifted from the wild west to having high government restrictions.

34:11 – Jeff shares his favorite version of the song Sad but True, Derek talks about what’s generally on his playlist, and Scott talks about his love of various music styles. They talk about their drinks, Scott talks about enjoying post-graveyard beers with breakfast, and Jeff explains how vodka is a sterilizer that can help clear bad breath in the morning. Jeff talks about the different drinking customs around the world, Derek talks about how certain chemicals we use are banned worldwide, and Scott shares his favorite junk food.

49:09 – Scott shares the story of kitchen robots, talks about kitchen composters, and they talk about where AI needs to go next. The conversation turns to Boston Dynamics robot dogs, anticipating what the next VR will be, and Jeff talks about his love of the advanced technology in his car. Scott talks about his recent experience riding in a Tesla, they discuss Uber eventually going to autonomous vehicles, and close out revealing the day of this summer’s Putt Stuff event.

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Since Covid, he’s had time to get in touch with fans across the country with his show “Clownvis to the Rescue”. The show is live 3 nights a week at the Clownvis YouTube page. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights at 9pm CT.

02:44 – They kick off the show discussing what they’re drinking, Justin talks about Clownvis’s “Don’t Be a Bitch or you won’t get nothing for Christmas” song, and they give a birthday shout out to the listener Michele. Brogan talks about his hot dog journey, his ventures with vegan dogs, and other new business happenings. Justin talks about the governors ban being extended from December 14th to the beginning on January, and shares why they invited Clownvis on the show.

17:23 – Jeff talks about the latest haunting experiences at his house, Justin shares the gifts he’s been getting from the crows, and gives a shout out to his wife. They welcome Clownvis to the show, he apologizes for being late, and gives himself an introduction to the show. He shares where Clownvis to the Resucue is broadcasted online, talks about when he started live streaming, and the amount of work that goes into putting the show on. He discusses getting his own room at the Clown Hotel in Tonopah, Nevada, they plan a road trip down to explore the Hotel, and Clownvis explains the introduction of Brainina95 on the show.

38:27 – Justin kicks off Coaster Questions, Clownvis shares the most interesting celebrity he’s met, and how he got started in music. He talks about karaoke during his Instagram after parties, gives credit to his friend that has assisted his with his videos over the past 10 years, and talks about fashion designing for the show. He discusses going on the road with other bands and being the MC, who of the clowns he would put on Mt. Rushmore, and shared his JP Patches joke for the PNW listeners.

54:03 – Clownvis talks about working with ICP, doing the gathering of the Juggalos, and the different vibe between a regular show and an ICP show. He discusses being on the national platform America’s Got Talent, the sensational roast he gave, and what his favorite cannabis strain is. The show closes out with Clownvis giving a shout out to the local St. Louis bar, Yaquis, the people that attend his live shows, and says hello to the GCP Russion listeners.

Many thanks to Clownvis for taking time out to join the GCP guys for an awesome conversation!

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1:40 – Justin shares where listeners can find them online, Brogan describes the flat earth disc coin that Mark Sargent shared with them on their pervious episode on Flat Earth, and Justin gives Brogan props for his coaster questions. Brogan gives a breakdown of the Flat Earth episode, they discuss the Anton Szandor LaVey movement from the 60’s, and Justin requests that users give their feedback on that episode.

10:33 – They chat about studies that show everyone believes in something weird, Jeff talks about the weird things that happened during the recording, and Brogan talks about checking out the Seventy 48 event in Tacoma. He shares meeting a racer from Fat Tug team that was participating in the event from Canada and Justin talks about the Lighted Boat Parade on Foss happening in December.

20:33 – Justin dives into their upcoming Boot To Boot event happening on June 29th, Scott gives props to the Camp Bar, and Brogan offers to buy drinks for anyone who wears a tux to the event. Justin shares a Reddit post reviewing Lime Scooters, Scott gives a breakdown on the pricing of the scooters, and the length of time it took to complete the practice ride.

31:43 – Brogan reviews his electric bike, Justin talks about seeing two people riding on a Lime Scooter together, and recommends those attending the event to bring a helmet. He gives props again to their Big Foot and Flat Earth episodes, they setup a plan for a backpack drive at the event, and how people can help them out by becoming Patreon subscribers.

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2:08 – Mark discusses how he got involved in the Flat Earth movement in 2014, Jeff talks about watching the recent documentary Mark was in, Behind The Curve, and Mark talks about manufacturing fireworks when he was attending Western in the 80’s. He talks about moving to Boulder, Colorado in the 90’s to working to develop games, the gaming crowd he hung out with in the early days of computer gaming, and he explains the concept of Flat Earth.

22:19 – Mark talks about the events around the world that he’s attended since the documentary came out, Jeff brings up the weird things that happen at Mount Adams, and Brogan talks about the Titanic conspiracy around insurance fraud. Justin talks about their upcoming pub-crawl, Brogan shares his recent bar discussion of Flat Earth, and Mark shares how climate change can happen in a dome. He explains spending 9 months trying to disprove the Flat Earth theory and answers the question on if people could actually dig to China.

50:30 – Brogan asks about Star Fish Prime, the ring of fire, and the tides. Mark talks about watching his first video on Flat Earth, the type of atmosphere at the flat earth conventions, and how spirituality is linked with the flat earth concept. Conversation turns to each person’s review on HBO’s Chernobyl, PBS’s NOVA, and Mark talks about his other favorite conspiracy theories, including the Panama Canal. Brogan inquiries about falling stars and Mark breaks down Sandy Hook shooting conspiracy for the group.

84:23 – Jeff shares his appreciation to Mark for taking all the arrows and slings from people against on this theory, Mark shares how long he’s been doing his YouTube channel, and how people can find it. He talks about his book Flat Earth Clues, The Skies the Limit, his upcoming book Flat Earth Clues, End of the World and he covers the Cruise to the Edge of the World.

Thanks Mark for an eye opening conversation on Flat Earth!

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1:35 – Justin reminds listeners of their Patron account, gives a shout out to Castle Security and Protection, and talks about the upcoming event at the Museum of Glass, Dare 2 Stair, happening on February 24th. Justin talks about turning his wife onto Quantum Leap, Amani suggests the doing a reboot of the show, and they discuss other shows of the 80’s they loved. Amani brings up A Team, the switch up in movies and shows from serious acting in the 70’s to special effects in the 80’s, and Jean Claude Van Damme’s performance in the original Predator.

14:12 – Justin talks about other movies Jean Claude Van Damme’s appeared in, they discuss movies in the 80’s that haven’t held up over the years, and the universal hero formula used throughout the 80’s. Scott talks about It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, walking out of the movie Get Shorty, and Justin talks about what drove him to walk out of the movie Speed Racer. Justin reflects on watching Mach, Scott talks about the movie he was most disappointed in, and Justin talks about the comics he collected in the 90’s.

26:47 – Scott talks about his daughters love for The Watchmen, Justin talks about tha various comic book based things he collects, and they talk about the comic book heroes they love. Amani brings up Marvel Masterpieces, Scott talks about cards where artists made basketball players into super heroes, and Amani reflects on how he felt when he heard Super Man died. The guys talk about recent Marvel Movies that have come out, Justin brings up the Marvel / Fox merger, and Amani and Justin give their review of the movie Logan.

43:35 – The guys talk about rules of people vomiting at parties, Amani discusses the difference between honor and dignity, and they share stories on fights they’ve been in. Amani shares the most common type of people that he found were fighters while working in private security, Scott talks about how quickly fights can happen, and they finish this episode with Jeff sharing info on Otters.

Thanks again to Amani for joining them for another interesting conversation!

Special Guest: Amani Taylor.

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1:33 – They discuss snowpocalypse, Scott shares information on their download numbers, they talk of being put on one of the local Tacoma radio stations, and give props to Castle Security and Protection. Justin explains their new design done by Shroom Brothers, Amani tells the guys about his adventures as a security guard, and Justin shares stores when he and Brogan were security officers. They chat about a recent video online where a man hit young girl after she tried attacking him, Justin talks about local costume visual-ante, Phoenix Jones, and Scott discusses first amendment audit videos.

17:36 – Jeff continues the conversation around audit videos, Justin discusses road rage, and talk goes to crazy videos taken with car dash cams. They talk about school bus stop rules, states that allow motorcycles to be drive between lanes, and chat goes back to snowpocalypse here and in Colorado. Amani talks about not being able to get up hills in Seattle after the storm, and Justin recommends listeners that have some time to kill to search YouTube for Queen Anne Seattle videos.

35:05 – Amani talks about his comedy career, the three weekly shows he hosts, and the crazy things that happen during the shows. He discusses people obstructing the comedy show, cut throat comedian’s, and the fun of hosting open mics. Amani talks about the different types of advice comedian’s in the industry give, they give props out to their other comedian friend, Rusty, and they give props to his restaurant The Church Cantina.

45:20 – Scott mentions the News Tribune no longer being printing in Tacoma, Justin talks about delivering for them when he was younger, and gives a shout out to the podcast Citizen Tacoma. They talk about the challenges newspapers have with going to print in addition to digital, Scott talks about how newspapers are in a way a writing of historical documents, and his recent visit to the Karpeles Manuscript Museum. Amani tells of his love of movies, the movie Dog Soldiers, and Scott talks about in some instances when watching certain movies/shows the need to suspend disbelief to fully enjoy them.

Next week they finish this great conversation, thanks Amani for joining the guys again!

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3:03 – The guys talk about the recent closure of Malarkeys in Tacoma where the guys originally recorded GCP, the challenges the bar had, and their favorite memories there. Scott and Brogan reflect back on the New Year’s Eve party they held at Malarkeys a few years ago, the open mikes they had, and Brogans almost fight with the Malarkeys fry cook. They talk about their early supporters, Brogans second year with his business Wizard’s Keep Games, and Jason talks of his new security consulting business.

15:26 – Brogan reflects on his business being broken into a few months ago, the limited resources the police officers have in the area, the fact that Pierce county doesn’t investigating property crimes, and how Jason got started in security. Jason talks about his transition out of the military, getting into the private security sector, and Brogan helping him come up with the name for his business. Jason talks about coming up with his logo, how he got certified as a security body guard, how it’s constantly changing, and his goal to buy a drone to use as security for his clients.

30:18 – Scott talks about YouTube videos based on people doing police audits, the emotion behind watching them, they talk about the right for citizens to record in public places, and Jason talks about the occasional difficulty he had with people that had to provide their social security information when visiting the base. Justin lets listeners know where they can find Castle Security online, the guys talk about GCP’s new Patreon account, the different tiers that’s offered, and their partnering with the Shroom Brothers.

45:11 – Justin gives props to Tacoma Hops, they talk about how often they will be offering their pre-funk party, the comedian that stutters, and Brogan discusses his experience with 23 and Me. Justin discusses being a non-practicing ginger, the connections each has found with 23 and Me, and the relief it was for Jason to see the health report he received with it. They talk about how 23 and Me is helping solve past unsolved cases, Jason talks of seeing the sad side of humanity when being in security, and live stream police videos.

Thanks Jason for joining the guys again for an great conversation and information about Castle Security.

Special Guest: Jason A. - Castle Security and Protection.

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