In episode 35 of The Hump! Podcast: Sandwich Generation … After teasing it the last few episodes Brent Bowen and Chad Beland chat about what being a part of the Sandwich Generation means and what it has meant for Brent the last few months. This includes chatting about Brent’s mother-in-law and their kids’ futures.
In episode 34 of The Hump! Podcast: Pandemic Positives … After spending the last episode talking about the negatives, hosts Brent Bowen and Chad Beland chat the silver linings of the pandemic. This includes getting outside, vaccines, and what they are looking forward to. This episode’s Triple D: We’re calling out the crazy people who don’t show up for their vaccination appointments.
In episode 33 of The Hump! Podcast: Pandemic Purgatory … The fellas kick off Season 3. With hitting the year mark of being inside, hosts Brent Bowen and Chad Beland chat launching season three, what they’ve been up to lately, and how to they are dealing with pandemic depression. They’re also throwing in some fun stories about people getting cheesed and liquor store parking lots.
In part two of their conversation with Bubba Gaeddert, executive director of Varsity Esports Foundation, the fellas chat how the pandemic has affected video games and how kids can use gaming to develop their communication and social skills. This week’s Triple D: “What do you call someone who trolls in online gaming?”
The fellas chat video games as school curriculum as well as how implicit bias and cyberbullying can show up in gaming with Bubba Gaeddert, executive director of Varsity Esports Foundation. This week’s Triple D: “What do you call someone who trolls in online gaming?”
Welcome to The Hump! Podcast …. In episode 12 of The Hump! Podcast: Fortnite with Gen Z …. host Brent Bowen and guest…
For July’s “Up Next!” we asked what was BEYOND fireworks in July. If I’m being honest … I think Brent confused most of the guests with the question. We tried to spotlight what to do after the fourth of July firework celebrations were over … but most of our invitees only could look at the sparkling display and politely declined our inquiries (as many of them enjoy the quiet of home). (That said, we thank our contributors — they’re awesome people and do awesome things.)
He: If these blog posts aren’t on point, that’s on us … not you.
Not familiar with “Up Next!”? We pose a question to people we like, respect and admire. And we ask them to answer in 100 words or so (plus share a little about what they have going on).
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This month, fireworks pepper the sky. So we asked our contributors where they love to see fireworks. But there’s SO MUCH more to July than fireworks.
Want to know what to do this July? There’s a little of something for everyone. Anything marginally “fun” was accepted, as Brent would argue that anything can be made to be fun.
This is what they said for “Up Next!” …
Our girls are older and don’t show a great deal of interest in waiting out a display these days.
We don’t live to far from Corporate Woods so when we do plan on watching the show, it’s our “go to” — you can almost see the display from our backyard.
We’ll often venture out a couple of blocks for a good view of that nearby display.
Even though we live down south — you can count us as downtown dwellers for the first year of One Light’s existence — my wife and I have enjoyed the city’s renaissance. Restoring the light to the iconic Western Auto Building seems like cherry on top of the first phase of KC resurgence. We’ll be there when the lights go on, ready to celebrate … and take in what the city does next.
He & She note: But see if he’ll buy one of the burned out bulbs. You can often find out on The Hump! LIVE 7 p.m. CST each Wednesday on Facebook.
A month or so back, Kansas City-based Andrews McMeel Universal (AMU), publisher of the Posh brand of adult activity and coloring books, launched a new adult coloring club and community called Posh Coloring Studio in partnership with Meredith media, publishers of Better Homes and Gardens and Martha Stewart Living.
Full disclosure: Andrews McMeel is a client of Brent’s (and he worked on this project) but thoughts and opinions expressed herein are my own.
He: No snark from me this time out. Just some facts about the adult coloring trend and the Posh service. You can insert your own snark about how adult coloring is … a thing … in the comments if you’d like.
Both and Brent and I truly enjoy spending time with our kids. And one of my 11-year-old daughter’s (“D”) favorite pastimes is art. When she’s not drawing pugs (a component of every signature of every card she signs — birthdays, holidays, anniversaries … you name it), she’s coloring.
Together we’ve recently colored 404 Not Found: A Coloring Book by The Oatmeal (one of “D’s” favorite games is Exploding Kittens) and Good Dog!: A Dog Lover’s Coloring Book.
And when she’s not coloring on paper, she’s using the iPad and the Apple Pencil. A favorite app of our’s is Pigment.
We all remember the nostalgia of coloring as a kid. Fortunately, coloring is making a resurgence with adults, as well. (Apparently, there are health benefits in the form of stress reduction.).
Let me first say, I can’t remember the last time I waited in line an hour or more for anything…
