Calm Down

Gil and Wil

Gil (17) & Wil (46) take turns to debrief on their little and not-so-little niggles in life. Categorized as 'comedy' because 'comedy??' wasn't an option, and 'society & culture' seems like a biiiiig stretch. Trigger warning: Low production values.

Episodes

  1. Crooler's brassiere

    18/08/2018

    Crooler's brassiere

    Wil complains about the mammaliocentrism and the misapplication of undergarments in Chima. Gil is disturb by the thought that Eris might lay eggs in her spare time. Also discussed: How lack of access to adequate psychotherapy was probably a key part of the downfall of the Jedi Order.

    8 min
  2. Calm Down - Ep. 8: Baths in dank hair

    14/08/2018

    Calm Down - Ep. 8: Baths in dank hair

    Gil discusses the unpleasant experience of bathing in hair water. Wil denies culpability.

    3 min
  3. Calm Down - Ep.7: Woman walks head first into cultural appropriation

    11/08/2018

    Calm Down - Ep.7: Woman walks head first into cultural appropriation

    Wil complains bitterly about a movie he's never seen. Gil agrees.

    4 min
  4. Calm Down - Ep.6: Pastoral Neglect and the Rise of Fascism at Hogwarts

    07/08/2018

    Calm Down - Ep.6: Pastoral Neglect and the Rise of Fascism at Hogwarts

    Part 2: The thrilling conclusion of Gil’s take down of Hogwarts, where he ask: What about the children? Rather than calming him down, Wil is swept along with the hysteria.

    11 min
  5. CalmDown - Ep. 5: Crimes Against Lupin

    29/07/2018

    CalmDown - Ep. 5: Crimes Against Lupin

    Part 1 of an earth-shattering two-part take down of Harry Potter. Gil bemoans the gay whitewashing of Remus Lupin. Wil tries his best to understand.

    6 min
  6. CalmDown - Ep.4: Theme Tune Plagiarism

    29/07/2018

    CalmDown - Ep.4: Theme Tune Plagiarism

    Gil complains about how he had wasted several minutes of his life making a podcast that may need to be deleted because Wil unwittingly stole the theme tune from "Blue's Clues". Wil changes the theme tune very slightly as a salve.

    2 min
  7. CalmDown - Ep.3: The Little Sex Pistols

    29/07/2018

    CalmDown - Ep.3: The Little Sex Pistols

    Wil complains bitterly about the lack of good science in the children's television programme: "The Little Einsteins". Also, their faces. Gil tries to make things better by reminding Wil that the best episodes had crocodiles. Show notes: The original, massively misused research on Mozart's music and IQ - Rauscher FH, Shaw GL, and Ky CN. (1993). "Music and spatial task performance". Nature. 365 (6447): 611. doi:10.1038/365611a0. PMID 8413624. Turns out the original study wasn't about babies at all, and Wil's memory of this research is completely different that what it really involved.

    7 min
  8. CalmDown - Ep.2: Chatty teachers

    29/07/2018

    CalmDown - Ep.2: Chatty teachers

    Gil reminisces about his time when he was a real boy in real school and had to cope with teachers talking. Wil is unhelpful.

    4 min
  9. CalmDown - Ep.1: Gluten Free Water

    29/07/2018

    CalmDown - Ep.1: Gluten Free Water

    Wil offloads his distress about the apparent market for gluten free water. Gil tries to provide good counsel.

    4 min
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Gil (17) & Wil (46) take turns to debrief on their little and not-so-little niggles in life. Categorized as 'comedy' because 'comedy??' wasn't an option, and 'society & culture' seems like a biiiiig stretch. Trigger warning: Low production values.

Information

  • Creator
    Gil and Wil
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    9
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2021 Gil and Wil
  • Show Website
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