{"id":312,"date":"2013-08-31T06:00:54","date_gmt":"2013-08-30T18:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?p=312"},"modified":"2013-08-24T11:32:23","modified_gmt":"2013-08-23T23:32:23","slug":"episode-thirteen-the-presidents-earth-chakra-is-missing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/2013\/08\/episode-thirteen-the-presidents-earth-chakra-is-missing\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode Thirteen &#8211; The President&#8217;s Earth Chakra Is Missing!"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1090\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-312-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-13-PresidentsEarthChakra.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-13-PresidentsEarthChakra.mp3\">https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-13-PresidentsEarthChakra.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-13-PresidentsEarthChakra.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?powerpress_pinw=312-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-13-PresidentsEarthChakra.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"BRC-13-PresidentsEarthChakra.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p>In which Ben imagines a crack team of crystal-wielding homeopathic commandos protecting the spiritual sanctity of the President; Craig unleashes both sanctioned\/competent and unsanctioned\/kooky shadowy cabals of occult librarians; Tonya imagines a &#8216;How to Host a Murder&#8217; session about manipulating the soul of a CEO; and Kev gets sleep deprived and rants about Voltron. Along the way, we imagine a game where chakras are embodied in people&#8230; and what that might look like in the example of <em>The Wire<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_Images\/13%20-%20The%20Presidents%20Earth%20Chakra%20-%20small.jpg\" width=\"615\" height=\"461\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more Here are some links to stuff we nattered about --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=175FuxG7STA&amp;list=PL95ADB9182FC285A4\" target=\"_blank\">An in-depth discussion of Chakras, with Earth Chakras appearing at the 4 minute mark.<\/a><br \/>\nO<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8ZJzrEJgKxU\" target=\"_blank\">r Chakras as explained by Guru Patik from Avatar: The Last Airbender<\/a>.\u00a0 ~<em>What we should have sent Craig to in the first place.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Girl from Ipanema <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/c5QfXjsoNe4\" target=\"_blank\">with lyrics<\/a> and again, <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/0KrTQjuc6XE\" target=\"_blank\">on solo guitar.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Unknown_Armies\" target=\"_blank\">Unknown Armies<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spitting_Image\" target=\"_blank\">Spitting Image<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/TlBIa8z_Mts\" target=\"_blank\">Land of Confusion by Genesis<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Facelift_%28TV_series%29\" target=\"_blank\">Face Lift<\/a>, a New Zealand show in which actors were forced to wear grotesque politician masks.<\/p>\n<p>Some info on <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robert_Muldoon\" target=\"_blank\">Robert Muldoon,<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cartoons.org.nz\/exhibitions\/the_line_up\/images\/18_wrathall.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">and how he was seen at the time.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some info on <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ronald_Reagan\" target=\"_blank\">Ronald Reagan<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0067608\/\" target=\"_blank\">The President&#8217;s Plane is Missing<\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/0FaH7ATXkWg\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;The President&#8217;s Brain is Missing&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joan_Quigley\" target=\"_blank\">Joan Quigley<\/a>, White House astrologer<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Naturopathy\" target=\"_blank\">Naturopathy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Homeopathy\" target=\"_blank\">Homeopathy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shen_%28Chinese_religion%29\" target=\"_blank\">Shen balancing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Accupuncture\" target=\"_blank\">Acupuncture<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alternative_medicine\" target=\"_blank\">Alternative Medicine<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Men_Who_Stare_at_Goats_%28film%29\" target=\"_blank\">The Men Who Stare At Goats<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mk_ultra\" target=\"_blank\">MK Ultra<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UfQgZ9AlB2s\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Brothers, The Devil Has Built A Robot!&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Reiki\" target=\"_blank\">Reiki<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Feng_shui\" target=\"_blank\">Feng Shui<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.angryflower.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bob The Angry Flower<\/a> <em>~alas, the archives go back to 1992 and I&#8217;m too lazy to find the specific page.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.evilhat.com\/home\/fae\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fate Accelerated<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kim_Possible\" target=\"_blank\">Kim Possible<\/a> and a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ron_Stoppable#Ron_Stoppable\" target=\"_blank\">list of characters on the show.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Read_Or_Die\" target=\"_blank\">Read Or Die<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ul1ZujsaC8A\" target=\"_blank\">The Middleman<\/a> ~<em>here&#8217;s the beginning of S1S1 on youtube. You&#8217;re Welcome.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maslow%27s_hierarchy_of_needs\" target=\"_blank\">Maslow&#8217;s Heirarchy of Needs<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.akmasterpainters.co.nz\/directory\/profile.php?cat=23&amp;id=809\" target=\"_blank\">A local houspainting company<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/KGB\" target=\"_blank\">The KGB<\/a> who it turns out I mistakenly identified their decedent organization&#8217;s acronym. That&#8217;s what I get for believing movies such as <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eastern_Promises\" target=\"_blank\">Eastern Promises<\/a>. Thank Viggo. (Tonya)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Treasure_%28film%29\" target=\"_blank\">National Treasure<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/One_of_our_dinosaurs_is_missing\" target=\"_blank\">One Of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Honey,_I_Shrunk_the_Kids\" target=\"_blank\">Honey, I Shrunk The Kids<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tea_leaf_reading\" target=\"_blank\">Tea-Leaf Reading<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Palmistry\" target=\"_blank\">Palm Reading<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pentecostalism#Divine_healing\" target=\"_blank\">Angelic Healing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hippies\" target=\"_blank\">Hippies<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Tie-Dye-a-Shirt\" target=\"_blank\">Tie-dye<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Patchouli\" target=\"_blank\">Patchouli<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/about\/tours-and-events\" target=\"_blank\">White House Tours<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kurt_Russel\" target=\"_blank\">Kurt Russel<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Strongest_Man_in_the_World\" target=\"_blank\">The Strongest Man In The World<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bad_News_Bears\" target=\"_blank\">Bad News Bears<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/badcorporateart.tumblr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Corporate Art<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wises.co.nz\/l\/auckland\/#c\/-36.896645\/174.882431\/11\/\" target=\"_blank\">Auckland Isthmus<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/How_to_Host_a_Murder\" target=\"_blank\">How to Host A Murder<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.looneylabs.com\/games\/werewolf\" target=\"_blank\">Are You A Werewolf?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A game about a vampire called Analise, although I was unable to find a link. If anyone can find a link, we&#8217;d be interested to read about the game.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shab-al-Hiri_Roach\" target=\"_blank\">Shab-Al-Hiri Roach<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Great_Brain_Robbery\" target=\"_blank\">The Great Brain Robbery<\/a>, from <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cheapass_Games\" target=\"_blank\">Cheapass Games, <\/a>in which you can&#8217;t win the game with Government Cheese.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rpggeek.com\/rpgpodcast\/10109\/godzilla-gaming-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Godzilla Gaming Podcast<\/a>&#8211; gone but not forgotten as long as some of the shows still show up on podscrapers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bullypulpitgames.com\/games\/fiasco\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fiasco<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Wire\" target=\"_blank\">The Wire -a bit spoilery <\/a>and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0306414\/\" target=\"_blank\">The cast of The Wire<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[<em>I later figured out that this show could be understood as depicting multiple nested chakra systems, so that while Jay Landsman is the Baltimore P.D.s Earth chakra, Jimmy McNulty could easily be Baltimore&#8217;s<\/em> ~ Tonya]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1103987\/?ref_=sr_1\" target=\"_blank\">Leverage<\/a> &#8211; the show, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.margaretweis.com\/#!shop\/c23st\" target=\"_blank\">Leverage<\/a> &#8211; the game.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Captain_planet\" target=\"_blank\">Captain Planet<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/NljxtaJv-68\" target=\"_blank\">Magic Man<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Adventure_Time\" target=\"_blank\">Adventure Time<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Voltron\" target=\"_blank\">Voltron<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Power_Rangers\" target=\"_blank\">Power Rangers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles\" target=\"_blank\">Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sailor_moon\" target=\"_blank\">Sailor Moon<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rpg.drivethrustuff.com\/product\/24482\/Big-Eyes-Small-Mouth-3rd-Edition?it=1&amp;filters=0_0_0_10119_0_0\" target=\"_blank\">BESM<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_the_Planets\" target=\"_blank\">Battle of the Planets<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mighty_Ducks_%28TV_series%29\" target=\"_blank\">Mighty Ducks<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Terrahawks\" target=\"_blank\">Terrahawks<\/a>, represented by <a href=\"http:\/\/robotsupremacy.wikia.com\/wiki\/Sergeant_Major_Zero\" target=\"_blank\">Seargent Major Zero<\/a>, voiced by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Windsor_Davies\" target=\"_blank\">Windsor Davies<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.delta-green.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Delta Green<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Geomancy\" target=\"_blank\">Geomancy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sacredheartland.wordpress.com\/2010\/10\/11\/locations-of-the-earths-chakra-points-our-planets-energetic-body\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Earth&#8217;s Chakras<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Unknown Armies- <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/To-Unknown-Armies-Greg-Stolze\/dp\/1589780175\" target=\"_blank\">To Go<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/RPG.net\" target=\"_blank\">RPG.net<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fox News<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kansastravel.org\/balloftwine.htm\" target=\"_blank\">World&#8217;s largest ball of twine<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sam_and_Max_Hit_the_Road\" target=\"_blank\">Sam and Max Hit The Road<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vegas.com\/attractions\/on-the-strip\/paris-las-vegas-eiffel-tower\/\" target=\"_blank\">Not the Eiffel Tower<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsd.com\/Attractions\/Mount-Rushmore\" target=\"_blank\">Mount Rushmore<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Turns out there are a huge number of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_radio_telescopes\" target=\"_blank\">Radio Telescopes<\/a> in the world, but none in Nevada. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kuriositas.com\/2012\/03\/10-spectacular-radio-telescopes-around.html\" target=\"_blank\">Here&#8217;s some amazing pictures of some of them.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lowell_Observatory\" target=\"_blank\">Lowell Observatory<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is what a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prostate\" target=\"_blank\">Prostate<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthcentral.com\/common\/images\/1\/18038_1720_5.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">looks like<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1092\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-312-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-13-PresidentsEarthChakra.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-13-PresidentsEarthChakra.mp3\">https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-13-PresidentsEarthChakra.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-13-PresidentsEarthChakra.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?powerpress_pinw=312-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in 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