We're back with a brand-new episode of the show that talks about you on purpose! On this very special edition of TRAPPO's Mail Bag, we're discussing the fallout from our fabulous BLACK SUMMER month back in August of last year. We got a fair amount of opinions on our Black Metal coverage, and we manage to discuss most of them on this episode. We also throw down a little trivia regarding the song "Unbelievable" from EMF. It has nothing to do with Black Metal, so that's just pretty par for the course regarding our track record with the musical genre. Santa Claus also puts us on the naughty list for some reason. Would you like to join this incredibly productive conversation, dear listener? If so, then may I direct your attention to the official TRAPPO blog? Just CLICK HERE to visit that lovely little blog and leave a comment on the post of your choosing. Do you have any recommendations to share? Maybe you'd like to give us some of your beloved family recipes? Either way, just CLICK HERE to leave a comment. If you're feeling a bit more verbose, you could always send us an email. We love reading your emails. CLICK HERE to do just that. We're also all over social media, by the way. Of course, our definition of "all over" social media really just means Instagram and Threads, so just CLICK HERE to 'gram with us and CLICK HERE to Thread with us. We'll probably follow you back. Thanks for listening! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/trappo/message

We're back with another one of those super popular New Music Showcase things that you all seem to love so much! This time around, we're discussing Afternoon X, the latest offering from UK psychedelic pop outfit Vanishing Twin! You can check out the music RIGHT HERE if you're interested, and you should be very interested. And don't forget to vote in our latest poll! If it's a New Music Showcase, that means it's up to you, dear listener, to decide the final fate of Afternoon X. Does Vanishing Twin's latest release belong in the illustrious TRAPPO Essentials Can(n)on? It's your call! CLICK HERE to visit our blog and make your choice! Join the conversation! Tell us what you think of Vanishing Twin and their new album, or just tell us whatever is on your mind. We're not picky. If you've got any suggestions for future episode topics, if you want to share some beloved family recipes, or maybe you just want to tell us about your plans for the weekend, just CLICK HERE to visit the official TRAPPO blog and let us know. And if you'd like to share those thoughts in a more long-winded fashion, you can always CLICK HERE to send us a delightful email, which we always appreciate. We're also all over that social media scene, if that's how you get your kicks. Just follow us on Instagram (CLICK) and Threads (CLICK) for the complete TRAPPO experience. What is the complete TRAPPO experience? You have to follow us to find out. Is it worth your time and effort? Absolutely not, be we'll probably follow you back. So come Thread with the TRAPS at your earliest convenience! You'll be glad you did. Thanks for listening! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/trappo/message

The show that talks about you on purpose is back, dear listener! This particular episode (which was culled from a once-lost recording made in June of 2023) is a bit of a strange one, if we're being honest. Things start off well enough. We discuss feedback regarding the music of Art d'Ecco and Kim Gordon, which is fine. Then a whole bunch of other stuff happens. Bad jokes are shared. Ramblings occur. Museums are visited. Machines rise. Paranoia rears its ugly head. And a whole bunch of people really dislike Skinamarink. Buy the ticket. Take the ride. Would you like to have a conversation, dear listener? Because there's a conversation going on right now, if you can believe it, and we would love you to be a part of that conversation. Just CLICK HERE to visit the official TRAPPO blog and leave a comment. Tell us what you think about stuff. About things. Have you seen any good movies recently? Are you willing to share any cherished family recipes? Whatever's going on in your life, feel free to share it with us. We want to know what's happening. CLICK HERE to visit the blog and tell us what's happening. You could also tell us what's happening with an email, if that's something you feel like doing. CLICK HERE to do that. TRAPPO is also all over the social media landscape. We're not necessarily doing anything interesting on social media, but we're there. And by "all over", I mostly just mean Instagram (CLICK) and Threads (CLICK), a subsidiary of Instagram. Do you 'gram? Is that a thing? Because if you 'gram, you could always 'gram with the TRAPS. Let's 'gram together, dear listener! CLICK HERE to 'gram with us! And CLICK HERE to Thread with TRAPPO and feel complete for the first time in your life! Thanks for listening! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/trappo/message

This week on the show that talks about stuff on purpose, we're shining a spotlight on 1981's fantasy cult classic DRAGONSLAYER, the delightful story of a beleaguered sorcerer's apprentice who bites off more than he can chew when he decides he's ready to do battle with a very old and very angry dragon that's made an uneasy peace with a nearby kingdom. It's a tale as old as time, a fairy tale for the ages, but this particular tale puts a fascinating spin on the old fantasy tropes with which we're all so familiar. So join us on this spectacular journey into a distant past that never was, a time of myth and legend, of powerful wizards and foul monsters, an epic age of heroes and kings! Join us as we celebrate the one, the only... DRAGONSLAYER. Join the conversation! Just CLICK HERE to visit the official TRAPPO blog and tell us what you think of DRAGONSLAYER. You could also send those thoughts in a long-winded email if you're feeling more verbose. You can CLICK RIGHT HERE to do that. We're also all over the social media scene, if that's the kind of thing you're into. Follow us on Instagram (CLICK), BlueSky (CLICK) and Threads (CLICK) if you're looking for the complete TRAPPO experience. Thanks for listening! (This recording was rife was audio-related issues. Some of these issues could be edited around, and some simply couldn't. We apologize for the frequent problems you will encounter while listening, but these issues were out of our control and we don't think they greatly detract from the overall episode.) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/trappo/message

It's time for another New Music Showcase! This week, we're taking a closer look at Anatomy Of Sight, the latest release from MALKA, also known as multi-talented Scottish musician Tamara Schlesinger. You can check it out for yourself RIGHT HERE. What did you think of Anatomy Of Sight? Do you think it's worthy of inclusion in the TRAPPO Essentials Can(n)on? It's time for you to make the final decision! We've got a poll posted over at our official blog, and we want you to vote, vote VOTE! Just CLICK HERE to visit the post and vote in our lovely poll, which will remain live until our next episode is unleashed! Remember, CLICK HERE to vote! While you're hanging out at our official blog (CLICK HERE), go ahead and keep the conversation rolling along by leaving a comment or two. Tell us what's on your mind. Have YOU listened to any cool music recently? Seen any good movies? Maybe you checked out a really neat book at your local library and want to tell somebody all about it, but none of your friends seems all that interested? TRAPPO is interested. Tell us all about the cool stuff you like, and who knows? We might end up talking about it on a future episode. Stranger things have happened. Like emails, for example. People sometimes send us emails. They tell us all about a lot of different things. One time a listener informed us all about their surprisingly busy schedule of sexually charged pagan ceremonies. We're not asking you to share such candid details, of course. But we're not not asking. So if you have any cool stories you want to share with complete strangers on the internet, just go ahead and direct those missives RIGHT HERE and send us an action-packed email! You'd be a lot cooler if you did. Speaking of cool, people sure do love that social media stuff, don't they? TRAPPO is al over the social media, in case you were wondering. We're camped out on Instagram (CLICK), BlueSky (CLICK) and Threads (CLICK), so if you want to follow an obscure, surly pop culture podcast on those platforms (and ONLY those platforms), feel free. We'll be your friends for life. Or at least until we lose interest and cancel TRAPPO, which could honestly happen any day. We never have any concrete plans, after all. We just fly by the seat of our threadbare pants. Thanks for listening, and thanks for voting! (Did you forget about the poll? CLICK HERE to vote!) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/trappo/message

Our friends Gore & Carey, "The Gruesome Twosome", over at 66.6 KTRP, are hosting the 2023 TRAPPO Music Awards! The music world's premiere awards show is back, celebrating the greatest artistic achievements of the year that was. Dear listeners like you picked the winners in 21 exciting categories, and now you get to find out who won alongside a live studio audience! Congratulations to all our winners for earning their place in the illustrious TRAPPO Essentials Can(n)on! We want to know what you thought of the show! Just CLICK HERE to visit our official blog and leave us a comment! Tell us what you think about the winners. Tell us what you thought of the ceremony. We can't wait to hear from you. If you'd like to share your thoughts in a well-composed email, you can CLICK HERE to do that. And don't forget to follow us on Instagram (CLICK), BlueSky (CLICK) and Threads (CLICK) for the complete TRAPPO experience! Thanks for listening! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/trappo/message

The show that talks about YOU on purpose is back for the first time in 2024! We're opening up TRAPPO's Mail Bag once again to address your feedback, dear listener! This time around, we're discussing the state of American comic books, what it feels like to be Jack "The King" Kirby", Dustin finds his self-confidence, TV presenter Jeremy Wade makes an appearance, the Impossible Cutlass Supreme rears its ugly head, demons are summoned, there's a little slime, reader playlists are shared, Gotham City is in danger, and a whole bunch of other stuff also happens. It's a whole lot of fun. If you'd like to be a part of this ongoing enthusiastic conversation, we'd love to have you aboard. It's so easy to do! All you need to do is click THIS LINK to visit our official blog and leave a comment. Tell us what's on your mind. What did you think of our latest episode? Do you have anything you'd like to recommend to us? Maybe you just need to get something off your chest. TRAPPO is here for you. Just click THIS LINK and tell us what's happening in your neck of the woods. You could also share your complex and fascinating thoughts in an email if you're so inclined. Just click THIS LINK to send us one of those fancy emails, and we'll be your friends for your life. TRAPPO is also all over that social media thing. Do you do social media? If so, you need to follow TRAPPO, because that's where all the cool stuff is going down. Follow TRAPPO on Instagram (CLICK), BlueSky (CLICK) and Threads (CLICK), and that's it. We're not on whatever cesspool of human filth the former Twitter has become, and we don't do the TiKToks or whatever else. So if you want to follow TRAPPO, you know what to do. If not, then you also know what to do. Thanks for listening! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/trappo/message

Happy 2024, dear listener! In this first new episode of the new year, we're taking a closer look at Holy Waters, the latest full-length album from the UK's Jacob Allen, A.K.A. dream-soul maven Puma Blue. Check it out at your leisure, CLICK HERE to listen to Holy Waters, then follow THIS LINK to our blog and vote in the NMS poll! You get to decide whether or not Holy Waters is inducted into the TRAPPO Essentials Can(n)on! So make an informed decision! The poll will remain open until our next episode goes live! While you're hanging out on our official blog (CLICK HERE) voting in that sweet poll, scroll down just a little bit and leave a comment sharing your thoughts on Holy Waters, and if you've got any recommendations for future episodes you can go ahead and share those as well. We'd love to hear your thoughts. If those thoughts need a bit more breathing room than a blog comment can offer, feel free to send us an email (CLICK HERE), which we always greatly appreciate. We're also all over that social media thing the kids seem to like so much. Follow TRAPPO on Instagram (CLICK), BlueSky (CLICK) and Threads (CLICK) for the complete TRAPPO experience, whatever that is. Thanks for listening! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/trappo/message

It's Christmas time, and your friends at 66.6 KTRP (your home for the holidays) are back to celebrate the joys of the season with each and every one of you! The Gruesome Twosome are raising money for the Jay Bailey Memorial Foundation all day and night, going on location to chat with local businesses in the metro area, and discussing the immortal Christmas classic It's A Wonderful Life! Tune in and join the frivolity this holiday season, and happy holidays from 66.6 KTRP! You can join our latest discussions on our official blog anytime, send us your holiday memories in a joyous email, or follow us on Instagram, BlueSky and Threads! Merry Christmas! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/trappo/message

It's the last episode of TRAPPO for the year, so we figured we might as well go big! After over two years of listeners asking us to cover Frank Zappa, we're finally building our very own Frank Zappa Can(n)on! Now you can listen along and vehemently disagree with each and every one of our choices! Join the conversation! I'm sure we're big stupid idiots who didn't highlight any of Zappa's best music, so go ahead and let us know! Visit the official TRAPPO blog (CLICK HERE) and let us know how what we may have missed in a sternly worded comment! While you're there, go ahead and suggest topics for future episodes that we may not get to for several years! We also have an email address if you feel like sending us a really long diatribe regarding how we're not really Frank Zappa fans. Go ahead and CLICK HERE to do that. Are you on social media? Because TRAPPO sure is! And TRAPPO wants to be friends with you! Just follow us on Instagram (CLICK), BlueSky (CLICK) and Threads (CLICK) for the complete TRAPPO experience! Happy holidays and thanks for listening! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/trappo/message