Podcast: A Night In The ASYLUM

S3 E16: The magic of running a recording studio

The trio returns: Darren, Jen and Joe – only to wish audua to Joe, who finally got a full-time job and can’t make our 7:30pm start time! He’ll be back! Our guest tonight is Len Carmichael of Landmine Studios based in Ewing NJ. He’s a Music Producer/Engineer/Mixer. He likes making loud noises… and quiet ones…

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S3 E15: Recent Travel Experiences, Joe’s New Job, and Psychic Mediums

Darren and Jen return from their recent travel – including their first plane rides since the pandemic began. Darren was in California and Jen & Manuel in Mexico. Both were surprised at the lack of seriousness taken by the airlines. Is this the beginning of the end of the pandemic? After a year of not…

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S3 E14: Guilty Pleasures – aliens and bigfoot life after death

What started out to be a conversation about each of our Guilty Pleasures, turned out to be pleasures that we didn’t feel so guilty about. Darren’s favorite pass-times: American Idol and The Voice. Jen and Joe’s: aliens and sappy movies that make men cry. But Joe isn’t interested in watching Darren’s recommendation (Brokeback Mountain). Jen…

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S3 E13: Ayahuasca Part 2

On our last episode, Asylum.Radio welcomed two guests who recently visited different Ayahuasca retreats. One Andrew went to rythmia.com in Costa Rica, and another Jenni went to a Shaman in the Amazon in Peru. But we had so many questions, we asked Jenni to come back, to go into more detail about her Amazon Ayahuasca…

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S3 E12: Ayahuasca Retreats – relief of depression and addition?

Asylum.Radio welcomed two guests who recently visited different Ayahuasca retreats. One Andrew went to rythmia.com in Costa Rica, and another Jenni went to a Shaman in the Amazon in Peru. Popularity of Ayahuasca Retreats is on the rise. Most reviews are positive and many say they have life changing experiences while participating in nightly rituals…

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S3 E11: Relationship Changes During COVID & Pet Peeves

Joe leads the banter regarding how COVID affected relationships. Which brought us to: murdering your husband without a trace (what!?) – Fast forward to the next topic: Pet Peeves! Peeves that make relationships better and some that are just plain silly or annoying! And the ultimate question – what would be the best parts of…

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S3 E9: Traveling in 2021 toward the hopeful end of COVID

Darren, Jen and Joe invited Noam Meppen into the ASYLUM! Noam’s the Franchise Owner of Expedia Cruises in Scottsdale, AZ. Noam spoke to us about how he and his team of 20 Vacation Consultants,  can help anyone plan both cruises and all inclusive leisure resorts – not just Arizona residents! Noam just returned from Cancun,…

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S3 E8: Brands that have changed – for political correctness

The conversation started out with this topic, with Mrs Butterworth, Aunt Jemima, Dr Seuss and more. But as we discovered the brand issue strongly relates to the political climate of our times (Black Lives Matter, discrimination against minorities and women, etc) – we took a tangent first to gender bias and transgender issues, and then…

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S3 E7: Blocking Facebook Friends, Who Why When and did you make up?

Darren, Jen & Joe share their stories about blocking Facebook friends. Joe Jordan blocked his own Asylum co-founder Darren – yet Joe said he doesn’t remember why. Darren thinks it was due to his political views on Trump. Darren discovered the block when trying to find pics of Joe on his Facebook page, for promotional…

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S3 E6: Two Year Anniversary – Show Memories & Advice from a Pro – our guest Romaine Patterson

Darren invites Romaine Patterson into the ASYLUM, and Joe Jordan returns again. And of course Jen is with us. Romaine shares her DNR show headaches (Mark from MN) and how they have helped people (Mark from MN) and one of her most embarrassing DNR moments (Glory Holes). Darren shares his most embarrassing DNR moment (forgetting…

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