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Collected Possibilities

Collected Possibilities

Welcome to Collected Possibilities, an Existential Explorer"s Guide into the world of Carnivals, Fairs, Festivals, Amusements, Arcades, and Attractions. One day we"re going to die, so let"s make sure we"re living our best life before then. Each week host Jason Heat and an ever changing roster of road trip partners channel the fear of mortality into motivation to explore a new amusement or attraction - from the odd and esoteric to the seeming but not quite so mundane - looking to inspire you to

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01:29:16

Pikeside Bowl with Professor Jakob Edwinn, or "I...

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2022/11/30

This week we continue in the grand Collected Possibilities tradition of talking to Professional Wrestlers in Bowling Alleys. The self described smartest man in wrestling, PROFESSOR JAKOB EDWINN, joins us for an epic two out of three falls bowling match at Pikeside Bowl in Martinsburg, WV! The competition is neck and neck in this battle for ten pins, instead of one. While we hit the lanes (and dart board), Jakob reflects on the unexpected tolls on the body from a wrestling lifestyle, how he keeps

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01:10:26

Bull Run Festival of Lights with Elizabeth Partan, or...

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2022/11/23

We're getting a jump start on the holiday season with the Bull Run Festival of Lights - a 2.5 mile trail of light displays and animatics, followed by a winter carnival. Health Science Specialist ELIZABETH PARTAN joins us to see how much good cheer we can muster in late November, as we journey through images of familiar storybook characters and scenes of winter wonder. We explore how our appreciation of light based attractions is connected to the stars and the sky, reflect on how being small in the

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01:31:00

DMV Chocolate & Coffee Festival with Christie...

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2022/11/16

We've got a new Foodie Festival in town, celebrating the dynamic duo of Coffee & Chocolate! These two mighty beans are having a party and we're all invited. My Plus 1 happens to be the whip smart robotics expert CHRISTIE OPIEKUN, who is on a personal journey to learn more about what kind of coffee she likes. Along the way we discuss whether I have to worry about a robot uprising, learn about a formative experience that almost ruined coffee for Christie for good, and she does the near impossible -

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01:49:12

Laurel's House of Horror with David Pratt, or "No...

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2022/11/09

We close out our first ever Spooky Season with a trip to Laurel's House of Horror, advertised as Maryland's largest indoor haunted house. Built inside of an abandoned movie theatre, we have high hopes for immersive thrills with a cinematic flare - but can they deliver? There's no better person to journey into mystery with than Collected Possibilities Co-Founder, Horror aficionado, and returning guest David Pratt! We do a thorough analysis of the tropes & mechanics of a Haunted Attraction and

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01:43:43

Ripley's Believe It Or Not! (Ocean City) with...

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2022/11/02

This week we're taking a trip to the beach - Ocean City, MD for some Thrashers Fries and Ripley's Believe It Or Not! Both the Odditorium and the Mirror Maze are on the agenda, and we're joined by the returning CHRISTIAN SULLIVAN! (Who you may remember from Episode 15 at the Maryland State Fair, where he literally helped save someone's life.) Ocean City is a second home to Sully. We reminisce about his childhood connections to the beach & boardwalk, talk about why it's healthy to acknowledge that

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01:58:26

Field of Screams Maryland with Miles Radio Tyler...

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2022/10/26

It's a super-sized Spooky Season special edition of Collected Possibilities this week, as we visit one of the most highly rated haunted attractions in the Mid-Atlantic: Field of Screams Maryland! We're joined by special guest MILES RADIO TYLER PELL for a Slaughterhouse themed Haunted House, creepy carnival games, and the main event mile and a half of Haunted Trail. Along the way dive into the relationship between fear and vulnerability, discuss whether we prefer gore or suspense in our horror themed

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01:19:02

Spinners Pinball Arcade with Madd Maxx Morrison, or...

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2022/10/19

Spinners Pinball Arcade in Frederick, Maryland is a celebration of the creativity and variety to be found in the seemingly humble game, and we're here for it! I'm joined on my quest by Musician and Wrestler, "The Wild Eyed Headbanger" MADD MAXX MORRISON for an afternoon of gaming and cathartic reflection. We dive into the three different and uniquely named aspects of Maxx's persnality, and explore whether these names represent metaphorical differences or actual separate identities sharing a

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01:14:18

Fireball Arcade with Scott Maxwell, or "Killing Time...

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2022/10/12

This week we're taking a road trip to Front Royal, Virginia, and a trip back in time, to visit Fireball Arcade - a self described 80s themed Pinball and Video Game Arcade. Joining us is educator, metal enthusiast, and viking lookalike SCOTT MAXWELL! This one's got it all: Jason rants about birds again, a chicken sandwich makes Scotty cry, and a dude pees right in front of us. We also delve into the true nature and original meaning of nostalgia, reflrect on the changing generational attitudes

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01:44:25

Jungle Jim's International Market with Brittany...

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2022/10/05

The fall may be Spooky Season, but it's always Foodie Season here at Collected Possibilities; and that's never been more on display than with this tribute to an absolute spectacle of the shopping experience. In an episode as big as the store it's about, we aim to answer the burning question - can a grocery store also be an attraction? Record setting three time guest, founder of Little Britt Pottery, and my girlfriend BRITTANY TRUSKE is our guide on a food safari to Jungle Jim's International

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01:08:42

Monster Mini Golf with Rob Myers, or "Whoa, There's a...

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2022/09/28

It's the start of our first ever Spooky Season as we ring in Autumn with a Monstrous take on Mini Golf! Professional Wrestler "The Undeniable" Rob Myers joins us this week for an afternoon of shooting lasers, swinging clubs, and excavating childhood trauma. Rob is wonderfully open in this incredibly revealing conversation, where he goes into detail on his extremely difficult childhood - being abandoned at nine months old, sadly seeing himself as a monster growing up, and how being reunited with his

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01:36:54

Go Kart Track with Christopher Andino, or "Genuinely,...

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2022/09/21

This week we are joined by the Chocolate City Champion, #347 on the Pro Wrestling Illustrated list of the Top 500 Wrestlers in the World for 2022, The Belt Thief - CHRISTOPHER ANDINO! We're heading to Bladensburg, Maryland for the most honestly advertised and least imaginatively named attraction in all the land - Go Kart Track (that's the whole name). Andino is always entertaining and mildly controversial, with the hottest takes in show history, so get ready to laugh and shake your head in equal

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01:15:44

The Capital Wheel with Carrie Jahn, or "Your Self...

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2022/09/14

Improviser, Tarot Comedian, Podcaster, Empowering Educator - she does many things and goes by many names, but most of them start with Carrie! CARRIE JAHN is on the show this week as we head to National Harbor, Maryland to ride The Capital Wheel for the very first time. We talk all about the integration and reclamation of identities, the rituals of healing, and finding new paths in your thirties. All that plus a giant statue of an anguished man emerging from the beach named "The Awakening" to really

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01:24:15

Crystal Grottoes Caverns with Jason Drake, or "How To...

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2022/09/07

Jason Drake is a musician and professional wrestler - a member of the Riot City's Most Wanted stable and the man who broke Adam Cole's record as longest reigning EWA Cruiserweight Champion. He's also a good, everyday dude named Logan Helphenstine - a nature enthusiast who wrestles with anxiety and panic disorder outside of the ring. We met up the day after Logan was in the ER for panic attacks, and found ourselves very reflective on the subject of mental health overall - how our respective anxieties

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01:34:40

Main Event with Red Dawg, or "You Have The Potential...

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2022/08/31

If you're going to an arcade and fun center named Main Event, you better be bringing a Professional Wrestler with you. But not just any wrestler - the Air Force Veteran, Intel Specialist, Podcast Host, Champion of Chit Chat, your Friendly Neighborhood RED DAWG! Alongside an afternoon of gaming, we re-learn the importance of first impressions, feel the pain of the music you love becoming classic rock, and dive into the difference between real and performative combat with a man who is well versed in

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01:28:29

Montgomery County Agricultural Fair with Jocelyn...

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2022/08/24

The Montgomery County Agricultural Fair is a local rite of passage, and a case can be made that this very fair is where the seeds of Collected Possibilities were first planted (agriculture reference). The bright lights, the vibrant sounds, the rush of the rides - chasing that feeling turned into this very show. But can a childhood memory live up to an adult's perspective? Usually we're focused on the new and novel, but this week it's about coming home and sharing the love with a person experiencing

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01:15:48

Tilt Studio with Mike "Ratick" Noland, or "So Close...

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2022/08/17

Get ready for a blast from the past - an honest to god arcade in an honest to god shopping mall! This week we head to Hagerstown, MD to hit up Tilt Studio; where a combination of games, attractions, nostalgia, and slight disappointments await. Dave and Busters meets Jeepers meets a Boardwalk Arcade in this sprawling amusement center that promises "fun at full blast." Voltage Pro Wrestling promoter Mike Noland (known better to some as Mike Ratick) invites us to his hometown for a trip back in time to

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01:26:03

Players Club with Nagier Chambers, or "Adulting is Hard"

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2022/08/10

This week we blend the nostalgic joys of childhood with the legal freedoms of adulthood at our very first gaming bar, Washington DC's Players Club! NAGIER CHAMBERS, the visionary force behind Big Gold Belt Media, is our guide as we attempt to do what all thirty-somethings at a bar want to do - beat the X-Men Arcade Game. Along the way we revisit the traumas of our adolescent arcade experiences, dish on the essential DC carryout order, and Jason shares a haiku about the Blob his friend wrote all

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The Apple Scrapple Festival (Part 2) with Chanan...

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2022/08/03

It's part two of our visit to Bridgeville, Delaware for the legendary Apple Scrapple Festival with guest CHANAN BERKOVITS, and we're here for all the big questions. Like... What will Chanan think as he tries scrapple for the very first time? What exactly is the Mayoral Scrapple sling? What song made Jason run from God? How far can the women of Bridgeville toss a skillet? And is the Apple Scrapple Festival actually a celebration of apples and scrapples at all? And if not, what is it, really? All

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01:04:49

The Apple Scrapple Festival (Part 1) with Chanan...

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2022/07/27

We're making history with our very first two part episode! What event could be so monumental as to be worthy of a multi-week audio engageent? The annual Apple Scrapple Festival in Bridgeville, Delaware - a multi-day celebration of a regional pork product and the soul of a town; filled with pageants, feats of strength, dance parties, and whatever a "Mayoral Scrapple Sling" is! But at the heart of this episode is the journey of how one man went from a strictly observant practicing Orthodox Jew to "man

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01:39:31

Loveland Castle and Museum with Brittany Truske, or...

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2022/07/20

Imagine: you're driving down the road in Loveland, Ohio and decide to take a quick detour to the riverbed. You round the corner, and almost hidden in plain sight is an honest to god Castle - built brick by brick, stone by stone, by one man (by hand) - which is now maintained and managed by his former boy scout troupe turned official order of knighthood, the Knights of the Golden Trail. Well it's not a hoax, not an imaginary tale, and that's where we're going! Joined by our very first two time

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