The Math of You

Podcaster, eggnog enthusiast and DM Jeff Stormer is here to discuss the Muppet Show. Along the way, we discuss the forbidden energy of just winging it, the majesty that Swan Lake gains when you add a pig mask, and how Kermit the Frog is the stage manager we all aspire to be.

Signature Cocktail: the Heifetz

Easy, pal, you’re liable to hurt yourself. Drink like you’re not getting paid.

• 2oz gold rum
• 1oz brandy
• 2oz orange juice
• 1 1/2oz lemon juice
• 1/2oz orgeat syrup
• 1 cup crushed ice

Combine all ingredients in an electric blender and pulse until combined. Pour into a tall glass and garnish with a hibiscus.

Podcaster and punk rocker Matt Fisher is here to discuss straight edge punk and hardcore. Along the way, we discuss becoming a musical scuba diver in the home of meth and skeeball, what to do when your imaginary friend writes you the perfect album about wrestling, and the shows made powerful by the experience of tasting your own blood.

Signature Mocktail: the Foreign Object

Whip your head around a little, get blood on the front row.

• 3oz ginger beer
• 3oz cranberry juice
• juice of 1/2 a lime
• Sprig of mint, for garnish
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Combine all ingredients over a big chunk of ice in a highball glass. Garnish with a sprig of mint.

Follow Matt on Twitter at @MattMoment, follow the show at @TheMathOfYou, and my wacky adventures at @lokified. If you'd like to be a guest on the show, send an email to themathofyou@gmail.com.

Podcaster and co-creator of Two Bossy Dames Margaret H. Willison returns to the Math of You. Along the course of this conversation, we discuss how to feel affronted ownership for a house you don’t own, a cautionary tale about the crossover of new and old media that is buying stamps through instagram, and the joys of old age, such as gracious vulnerability and spitting.

Signature Cocktail: The Bossy Dame

Impeccable discernment, insouciant charm… effervescent bubbles.

• 1 1/2oz botanical gin
• 1 1/2oz sweet vermouth
• 1/4oz grand marnier 
• 1/4oz amaro Montenegro 
• 1 dash Angostura bitters
• Seltzer or club soda
• Pineapple wedge (garnish)

Stir ingredients in an ice-filled glass to combine. Strain into a rocks glass with fresh ice, and top up with soda. Garnish with pineapple wedge.

Follow Margaret on Twitter at @mrsfridaynext, follow the show at @TheMathOfYou, and my wacky adventures at @lokified. If you'd like to be a guest on the show, send an email to themathofyou@gmail.com.

In this special crossover episode, Elle Collins, JoJo Seames and Andrew Ihla, the hosts of The Invisible Ray podcast join Lucas to talk about their early memories of cinema and 1948’s The Red Shoes. Along the course of this conversation, we discuss how you should just let kids see dinosaurs eat people, movies that make you cuss and yell syllables at the screen, and the greatest unspoken “motherfucker” in all of film.

Signature Cocktail: The Lermentov

A great impression of simplicity can only be achieved by great agony of body and spirit. Or spirits, as the case may be.

• 1 1/2oz bourbon
• 1/4oz apricot brandy
• 3/4oz punt y mes
• 1 dash Angostura bitters

Combine ingredients in a mixing glass with ice and stir to combine. Strain into a champagne coupe and garnish with a twist.

Follow Elle on Twitter at @AnotherElle, JoJo at @JoJoSeames, Andrew at @AndrewIhla, the Invisible Ray at @invisibleraypod, follow the show at @TheMathOfYou, and my wacky adventures at @lokified. If you'd like to be a guest on the show, send an email to themathofyou@gmail.com.