405. KICKSTART 6/30/2025

This is the "Lite" version of Kickstart. Going forward, you can get extra KS goodness on Patreon. This week, it's an extra TEN MINUTES. Nearly 1/3 more!   If you want to join us on Patreon, you can find us at    https://www.patreon.com/KITGpodcast   As always, and maybe even more than ever, here are some mental health resoruces for North America: United States https://www.mentalhealth.gov/get-help/immediate-help https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ The Suicide Hotline phone number has been changed. Now, just text or call 988. Canada https://www.ccmhs-ccsms.ca/mental-health-resources-1 1 (833) 456-4566 Be mindful of your surroundings.

15 Aug 202223min

Hey, I said Friday and it's still Friday in Hawaii... **This episode was recorded back in early March bedfore Freddy headed to Atlanta for One Fast Move.** We've got 2001's Josie and the Pussycats starring Rachel Leigh Cook, Rosario Dawson, and Tara Reid as the rockin' trio just waiting for their big break while playing huge gigs like the local bowling alley.   Along for the ride, and playing their nastiness to the hilt, are Parker Posey and Alan Cumming as the record executives that pluck the girls from Riverdale obscurity and "help" them become pop superstars literally overnight. That's how the music business works, right?   Written and Directed by Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont (both from Can't Hardly Wait) serve up the dense satire on what happens when music and commerce collide.   Here are some mental health resources for both the United States, and for our northern KITG family up in Canada.   United States https://www.mentalhealth.gov/get-help/immediate-help https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ 1-800-273-8255   Canada https://www.ccmhs-ccsms.ca/mental-health-resources-1 1 (833) 456-4566   Even though we don't say it in this episode, more NOW than ever before: PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE take care of yourselves and those around you.   Be mindful of your surroundings.   Karate in the Garage Linkages

13 Aug 202254min

We're back. We know. WE KNOW.   As always, and maybe even more than ever, here are some mental health resoruces for North America:   United States https://www.mentalhealth.gov/get-help/immediate-help https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/   The Suicide Hotline phone number has been changed. Now, just text or call 988.   Canada https://www.ccmhs-ccsms.ca/mental-health-resources-1 1 (833) 456-4566 Be mindful of your surroundings.

8 Aug 202235min

We hope you're all doing well and taking care of each other.   As always, be sure to check in others on your life that you may not have talked to in a bit. Don't wait for us to get shutdown again before doing it. Those that need to know you love them and are there for them are hungry for that reminder even when it may not seem like it.   Love you all, C & F   Here are some mental health resources for both the United States, and for our northern KITG family up in Canada.   United States https://www.mentalhealth.gov/get-help/immediate-help https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ 1-800-273-8255   Canada https://www.ccmhs-ccsms.ca/mental-health-resources-1 1 (833) 456-4566   Even though we don't say it in this episode, more NOW than ever before: PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE take care of yourselves and those around you.   Be mindful of your surroundings.   Karate in the Garage Linkages

21 Mars 202232min

Oh, Life. There are some weeks I don't know how we even get an episode out...   Enjoy!   Here are some mental health resources for both the United States, and for our northern KITG family up in Canada.   United States https://www.mentalhealth.gov/get-help/immediate-help https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ 1-800-273-8255   Canada https://www.ccmhs-ccsms.ca/mental-health-resources-1 1 (833) 456-4566   Even though we don't say it in this episode, more NOW than ever before: PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE take care of yourselves and those around you.   Be mindful of your surroundings.   Karate in the Garage Linkages

14 Mars 202230min

The first movie episode of March is 1983's Strange Brew! For a lot of the world, this was the introduction to the Mckenzie Brothers (Dave Thomas and Rick Moranis), but this launched Rick Moranis' featuyre film career.   Add in veterans Paul Dooley and the legend Max van Sydow, and this nutty movie gains instant credibility.   Enjoy!   Here are some mental health resources for both the United States, and for our northern KITG family up in Canada.   United States https://www.mentalhealth.gov/get-help/immediate-help https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ 1-800-273-8255   Canada https://www.ccmhs-ccsms.ca/mental-health-resources-1 1 (833) 456-4566   Even though we don't say it in this episode, more NOW than ever before: PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE take care of yourselves and those around you.   Be mindful of your surroundings.   Karate in the Garage Linkages

4 Mars 202239min

NO! YOU KEEP COPYING AND PASTING SHOW NOTES!   AND FUCK YOU, WEATHER.   There are some weeks I don't know how we even get an episode out...   Enjoy!   Here are some mental health resources for both the United States, and for our northern KITG family up in Canada.   United States https://www.mentalhealth.gov/get-help/immediate-help https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ 1-800-273-8255   Canada https://www.ccmhs-ccsms.ca/mental-health-resources-1 1 (833) 456-4566   Even though we don't say it in this episode, more NOW than ever before: PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE take care of yourselves and those around you.   Be mindful of your surroundings.   Karate in the Garage Linkages

1 Mars 202218min

This week we have 1991’s New Jack City from director Mario Van Peebles starring Wesley Snipes, Ice T, Chris Rock, Allen Payne, Vanessa Williams, and Judd Nelson.   Not only did this movie do well at the box office, it helped elevate a musical and fashion culture to mainstream status. (Just take a look at last week’s Super Bowl halftime for proof of this.)   Enjoy!   Here are some mental health resources for both the United States, and for our northern KITG family up in Canada.   United States https://www.mentalhealth.gov/get-help/immediate-help https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ 1-800-273-8255   Canada https://www.ccmhs-ccsms.ca/mental-health-resources-1 1 (833) 456-4566   Even though we don't say it in this episode, more NOW than ever before: PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE take care of yourselves and those around you.   Be mindful of your surroundings.   Karate in the Garage Linkages

24 Feb 202250min