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Transatlantic Perspective

Ivo Ivanov and Neil Rasmussen

In an absurd predicament, a Bulgarian barbarian and a Kansan from Massachusetts broadcast from the very middle of the United States providing unique angles to everything that matters to nuclear scientists, tortured existentialists, and vagabonds all over the world. (Produced and sound engineered by Neil Rasmussen. Music by OddCrew)

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S3 · E137
Yesterday · 1 hr 37 min
Gibby and the Ghosts
Send us Fan Mail The great Gibson Huston returns along with his dad Dan Huston, Ivo, Lewis, Neil, Jacob, Joel and Ian. They discuss Gibson's adventures since his last appearance on the pod. The boys also dive into the world of ghosts, spirits and apparitions. In Good News of the Week: A first-of-a-kind chimpanzee surgery takes place in Louisiana!
S3 · E136
Thursday · 33 min
Brace Yourselves For Ivo's Madness (Part III)
Send us Fan Mail Let's hope you survive this one. It's a third throwback episode to Wednesday Night Undressed - the crossover program that usually ends with an endorsement that might be real but is far more likely to have been written by Ivo 10 minutes before each episode. We raided three classic Wednesday Night Undressed episodes, extracted the rambunctious commercials and compiled them here: 1. Endorsement one: Black Friday itself 2. Endorsement two: Sarcastic movie critic Vincent Saint Connoisseur 3. Endorsement three: Wednesday Night Undressed marketing department
S3 · E135
September 8 · 1 hr 19 min
To Yelp Or Not to Yelp Plus Golden Arches, etc.
Send us Fan Mail Ivo, Lewis, Neil and Joel are back to decide whether reviewing products and services is worth the effort. Also they dive deep in the meaning of monuments and their place in human history. In Good News of the Week: A girl with Down's becomes a certified fitness instructor
S3 · E134
September 1 · 1 hr 25 min
Dolly's Legacy Plus Love For The Circus (fixed)
Send us Fan Mail Ivo, Lew, Neil, Jamie and Joel are back to talk about Dolly Parton's enduring legacy. Later, they dive in the majesty of the circus arts. Also, the gang takes a careful look at the new TV show "Lanterns" In Good News of the Week: Julie, the last circus elephant in Europe has found a new home
S3 · E133
August 25 · 1 hr 24 min
Is USA Channeling the Decline of the Roman Empire plus Bizarre Injuries
Send us Fan Mail Ivo, Lew, Joel and Ian are back to discuss the recent proliferation of weird sports spectacles, The boys also go down memory lane to share some insane freak injuries they suffered in the distant and not-so-distant past. In Good News Of The Week: Gas stations trades gasoline for dance moves!
S3 · E132
August 18 · 1 hr 12 min
A Million Bats and Secret Societies (fixed)
Send us Fan Mail Ivo, Lewis, Neil, Jamie and Ian are back in the studio to talk about the weirdest town in the USA, a massive bat colony and some sinister secret societies (watch out for those pesky Girl Scouts!)
S3 · E131
August 11 · 1 hr 25 min
Satan's A-Hole, Widows Bay, Ted Lasso and Vaccines
Send us Fan Mail Ivo, Lewis and Neil are back together to discuss the relentless heat dome, stories and shows about isolation, Widows Bay, Ted Lasso and vaccines In Good News of The Week: A blind horse learn equine braille and wins races! P.S. Send thoughts, prayers and positive energy to our panel member and dear friend Joel Hood who is dealing with excruciating family tragedy
S3 · E130
August 4 · 1 hr 35 min
A one-legged mechanic, a funeral home director, a chaplain, a black widow, a bounty hunter, a WW2 veteran, a stuntman and a nuclear scientist walk into a bar...
Send us Fan Mail Ivo, Lew, Jamie, Neil, Joel and Ian take the show on an INSANE trip with stories about their own family members. Trust me - it gets crazy! In Good News of the Week: Just how old how old is the longest living cat in the world?
S3 · E129
July 28 · 1 hr 26 min
Dealing With Hot Weather Plus Classic Literature Converted to the Big Screen
Send us Fan Mail Ivo, Lewis, Joel and Jamie find ways to deal with the sweltering heat and later point out great works of classic literature that were successfully adapted for the big screen In good news of the week: a bunch of tourists are in for the surprise of their life while riding on a bus in Liverpool
S3 · E128
July 24 · 1 hr 10 min
Ivo's Insane Trip to The World Cup Final & the Weirdest Roadside Attractions in America
Send us Fan Mail Ivo, Lewis, Neil, Joel and Alena take a look at Ivo's adventurous drive to the World Cup final and also share their take on the strangest and most bizarre roadside attractions in the U.S.
S3 · E127
July 16 · 1 hr 26 min
Ivo's Trip, The Inner Child, World Cup and more
Send us Fan Mail Ivo is back so Lewis, Joel and Alena join him to recap his trip to the homeland, his experience attending the World Cup matches and more In Good News of the Week: A woman with advanced Alzheimer's experiences a miraculous recovery after a single dose of psilocybin.
S3 · E126
June 19 · 29 min
Ivo's Madness Part II feat. Vladimir, Pluto and Greta
Send us Fan Mail Oh, boy... you better brace yourselves. This might be more unhinged than the last one: Sponsor 1: Vladimir Putin Sponsor 2: The Planet Pluto Sponsor 3: Greta Thurnberg
S3 · E125
June 10 · 32 min
Brace Yourselves For Ivo's Madness
Send us Fan Mail Yes, it is unbound madness....but the good, satiric kind. Ivo is in the homeland so today the pod honors the great, late Jeremy Taylor by paying a visit to the concluding segments of his other show: Wednesday Night Undressed. This program usually ended with a segment with fake sponsorship cooked up by Ivo a few minutes before they show. For the next four episodes we will feature a few of these segments every week. In today's edition: Advertiser # 1: Dyson Industries Advertiser # 2: A random dude who travelled to our time from the year 1917 just to sponsor our show Advertiser # 3: IKEA
S3 · E124
June 6 · 1 hr 20 min
Bangaranga Madness at Eurovision and the Collapse Of the Food Pyramid
Send us Fan Mail Ivo, Lewis, Joel and Ian dive deep into the labyrinthian insanity of the Eurovision song contest. Was the winning song by Dara a little deeper than most people think? Also, what exactly is healthy food and is it even possible to maintain reasonable nutrition in today's day and age? In Good News of the Week: A remarkable lady of certain age keeps on driving
S3 · E123
May 28 · 1 hr 24 min
Farewell To a Dear Friend And What To Do About Fascism
Send us Fan Mail Ivo, Lew, Neil, Joel and Jamie say farewell to the late great Jeremy Taylor and discuss the origins, nature and darkness of fascism In Good News of the Week: The Guinea worm is almost eradicated due to the efforts of one amazing human being
S3 · E122
May 12 · 1 hr 22 min
Is Lady Justice Really Unbiased
Send us Fan Mail Ivo, Lewis, Joel and Alena discuss a recent SCOTUS decision and the descent into autocracy in America Good News of the Week; Sam Neil lives!
S3 · E121
May 5 · 1 hr
May The Fourth Be With You
Send us Fan Mail Ivo, Lewis and Joel space travel to a galaxy far, far away In Good News of the Week: Something amazing happened before a hockey playoff game!
S3 · E120
April 28 · 1 hr 27 min
What in the world happens when we die?
Send us Fan Mail Ivo, Lewis, Neil, Ian, Joel, Jakob and Alena are back together to decipher the mysteries of near death experience
S3 · E119
April 21 · 1 hr 22 min
The Immortality Dilemma
Send us Fan Mail Ivo, Lewis, Joel and Alena try to find the cheat code for immortality In Good News Of The Week: - Rewinding aging cells reverses aging - Deep Purple have a very unexpected fan
S3 · E118
April 14 · 1 hr 18 min
Who hates golf and country music? Should we trust our biases!
Send us Fan Mail Ivo, Lewis, Neil, Fernando, Joel, Alena and Ian are back together do dive deep into the labyrinthian world of biases. Good News of the Week: amazing bees!

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