The Magical Talking Hat

“Okay, so imagine there’s these two guys, right?  And they find a hat.”

“That’s it?”

“Nonono!  The hat’s magic!”

“Like, it grants wishes?”

“No, it… um… it checks its own email.  Then spits out the email on cards into… um… itself.  Where the guys can draw out the emails.”

“I hate it.”

“We’ll… cast Will Smith as the hat?”

“Perfect!  Sold!  Make it happen!”

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I don’t remember any links in the show, but here’s the video that cracked up William between the taping of episodes 21 and 22. (Warning: contains ridiculous amounts of profanity, in musical form.)

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Despite grave illness, we push on through to give you the best episode yet, with frank discussions of the latest crappy movies we haven’t seen, the finer points of badminton, and we uncover the deep, dark truth about… Canadians.

LINKS:

Check out Maggie Drennon.  She’s awesome!

Have you ever seen this Tim Burton film?

There’s probaby another link, but you’ll have to remind me what it is, after you listen.

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Yes, there’s something spooky about this week’s episode.  Vampires, werewolves, ghouls, zombies, spiders, and a Dark Tower.

Also, a fair amount of singing!  Yay!

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A little trip down memory lane, for board game enthusiasts of the early 80s.  Now you can once again play Dark Tower, online.

UPDATE:  Forgot a link until just now.  Want your entertainment news with a side of snark?  Check out the AV Club.

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This week (or rather, in the second hour of last week), we discuss the old internet, back when it was just one guy in his basement with a server and a dream.  And that guy was probably Al Gore, I dunno.

Anyway, we discuss art, again, and probably get sued for taking a call on the air.

Also, Dennis.

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The stars are aligned just right, my little Hatlings!  So we’re serving up some of our most important secrets and tales for this episode.

We reveal the sordid details of Tony’s LARPing experience.

We finally reveal what destroyed the Mayan civilization.

And… perhaps most importantly, we teach you how to give yourself your own cool Azuretalon-style nickname!

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The makers of The Magical Talking Hat, Magical Talking Enterprises, and any and all international subsidiary holdings hereby disallow and disavow and dis-other-stuff any responsibility for any illegal activities committed by listeners, fans, supporters, loved ones, and hosts of The Magical Talking Hat Podcast.  Including the Hat.  No one can control the Hat.  Illegal things are illegal.  M’kay.

SPECIAL:  This week, listeners have a possibility to earn up to 24 bonus points by correctly answering teasers in the episode!

LINKS:

Only you can prevent swamp ass.

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There’s a lot of childhood and nostalgia in this episode, folks.  The cookies our mothers used to make, the miraculous lunch ladies of William’s youth, and a spirited (though, like all our discussions, ultimately pointless) debate on the state of music.

Oh!  And William remembered that he’s actually seen some movies!

Also, the episode climaxes in a violent attack on Tony.  Don’t miss it!

UPDATE:  Azuretalon has been kind enough to ask his mommy for a cookie recipe similar to the one I talk about in this episode.  So here it is for all you lovely cookie-eaters!

Fudge Crinkles

1 package Betty Crocker SuperMoist double chocolate swirl cake mix
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
Powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 350. Stir cake mix (dry), oil and eggs in large bowl,
using spoon, until dough forms.  Dust hands with powdered sugar, shape
dough into 1 inch balls. Coat balls with powdered sugar, place about 2
inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake about 10 minutes or until
set. Cool completely.  About 2 /12 dozen cookies.

I am pretty sure that I used a lemon cake mix, too.

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We’re back!  You may not have noticed that, because we were still here, but we weren’t really, and now we are, so there.

Also, we go into depth about William’s various musical careers, and invent a new taste sensation!

No particular links, but we give you a special tip on a little-known author, so check him out.

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Once again, we prove that we’ve got topic combinations you won’t find ANYWHERE else!  Go on, look, I dare you.  I’ll wait.

Couldn’t find anything, could you?

What’s more, we’ve got an original song by William in this episode!

Also, food porn.

Links:  You’ll have to wait until Mark listens to the episode, and tells me what links I was supposed to put in.

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