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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 ...
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Illness has struck again, which means it's time for a new assortment of Interludes - hidden gems and deleted scenes from past episodes stored away to deliver big for just this moment! This week's collection is a series of entertaining anecdotes grouped together largely by one of my favorite rhetorical devices - alliteration. So much like an Episode…
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This week we're adding a new state and a new genre of attractions to the books in one fell swoop, with a trip to the New Jersey Renaissance Festival! BRITTANY TRUSKE returns as we enter a real life Choose Your Adventure book across an Arthurian backdrop; featuring themed performances, vendors, activities, and more! We debate whether to cosplay or n…
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Welcome to another Friday Edition of Collected Possibilities, an Existential Explorer's guide into the human heart and mind, where somehow every week we manage to convince an amazing assortment of interesting people to get very personal very quickly by asking them the Existential Question of The Week. This episode we're trying to desperately turn b…
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BRITTANY TRUSKE returns to the show for a visit to Washington DC and a pilgrimage to spend some time with the Priestess of Polka Dots. We're heading to One With Eternity: Yayoi Kusama in the Hirshhorn Collection to visit the real Great Pumpkin, enter Infinity Mirror Rooms, and spend some time in a very Phallic Mushroom Kingdom. It's a deep dive int…
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Welcome to the very first Friday edition of Collected Possibilities, focused on our Existential Question of the Week! This week's focus is sauces, spreads, toppings, and the like - the added & enhanced flavor experience only a condiment can provide. There are so many different options out there and only a few are so ubiquitous that you can find the…
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Let's get ready to fly! Today we travel to Hagerstown, MD to test our bounce endurance at Sky Zone Trampoline Park. We're joined by a man with far more trampoline experience than expected - comedian, podcaster, retired wrestler, and Jason's commentary partner at the World Domination Wrestling Alliance, TRAVIS DuFOUR! Travis talks about his time bac…
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It's not often you get to experience something with someone for the first time, and that's what makes this episode special. "The Exile" ZAKAR SHAH was born in Iran where bowling was... not as essential to the childhood experience as it is in the states. He rolled one frame in his early teens before being bowling shamed by his brother, and has never…
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The Smithsonian's National Zoo, located in the heart of Washington DC, is home to more than 2,100 animals, representing almost 400 different species, including some of the planet’s most critically endangered species. Their goal is to "instill a lifelong commitment to conservation through engaging experiences with animals and the people working to s…
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Get ready for the most raw, powerful, and revealing episode we've ever released - alongside a trip to the circus! And not just any circus, but Cirque Italia's Water Circus - Gold Squad; a hodgepodge fever dream of the 1950s, H2O, action movies, and more. Will Cirque Italia bring us soaring to new heights, or will they drown under the weight of thei…
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It's another all "Existential Question of the Week" episode, featuring the stars of Voltage Wrestling! It was 1993 when Haddaway unleashed the earworm that would spark a million head bops, both asking and singing "What is love?" and then plaintively and desperately begging for the pain to stop. We're going to leave the uncomfortable implications of…
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It's our first all "Existential Question of the Week" episode, featuring the stars of 1CW Wrestling! It was in 1993 that the man, the myth, the Meat Loaf launched a mystery of modern music that would haunt a generation via his legendary power ballad: "I'd Do Anything For Love (But I won't Do That)" But what? What won't he do? Where is the line draw…
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This week we're headed to the Catoctin Wildlife Preserve in Thurmont, Maryland - and joining Jason is the Senior Referee of the World Domination Wrestling Alliance: DANIKA MYERS! An area trailblazer, Danika talks about what it's like being a female referee, the importance of representation of women in wrestling, and the societally ingrained misogyn…
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This week we're spending an afternoon with the absolutely delightful CHAZ EVANS. "The Don" is one third of the wrestling stable Pure Ignorance, 1/2 of the SWA Tag Team Champions, and the current 1CW Cruiserweight Champion. We head to Round1 Bowling and Amusement in Towson, MD - where, spoiler warning - we do not go bowling at all. We do talk about …
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This is a can't miss episode and one of the most compelling, intimate, and fascinating conversations in show history as Jason's 1CW WRESTLING Broadcast Partner MIKE FRESH joins the show for a trip to the Philadelphia outpost of the Museum of Illusions. The attraction is interesting enough on it's own - filled with immersive examples and explanation…
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It's an episode full of firsts. Our first time on the West Coast. And for the first time ever, Guest Host BRITTANY TRUSKE takes the reigns for a solo trip to the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, California! She dives into the ethics of animal based attractions, explores the importance of sustainability when it comes to seafood, and explains how o…
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It's our One Year Anniversary super spectacular! To celebrate, we've asked as many Year One guests as possible to return and share their answer to the question "what makes life worth living?" Along the way Jason shares behind the scenes stories, thoughts, and reflections from the entire first year of Collected Possibilities. Come be inspired and ce…
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Attraction: GAMEON BAR + ARCADE (Barcade) Guest: JB ANDERSON (Pro Wrestler / Musician) Location: ANNAPOLIS, MD Theme: SOBRIETY, THERAPY, ADDICTION Existential Question of the Week: "WHAT MAKES A BETTER WORLD?" Featuring: REINA GALLION (Jewelry Artisan) & BREAUX KELLER (Pro Wrestler) Our headliner this week is Professional Wrestler and Metal Head JB…
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Attraction: @VR (Virtual Reality Arcade) Guest: TJAY SYKES (Pro Wrestler) Location: FREDERICK, MD Existential Question of the Week: "HOW DO YOU HANDLE FEAR?" Featuring: JACOB CUNNINGHAM (Musician) & ZIA HASSAN (Coach / Educator / Performer) Our Main Event this week is a trip to Virtual Reality Arcade @VR with Pro Wrestler and animation enthusiast, …
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Our Main Event this week is a trip to the Glenstone Museum in North Potomac, MD with my friend EZZAT SALEH OBAID, a DC area based Photographer, Filmmaker, and Coffee Maker. We talk about the creation of community through art, being an outsider, Punk Music in 80s & 90s DC, and the power of metaphor. And we journey to Glenstone - a beautiful and unea…
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The cure for your Valentine's Day hangover is here, and it's a signature blend of fun & fear: the Love is Blind themed horror pop up event at Laurel's House of Horrors. Joining us this week is show editor and "The Most Romantic Man in All the Land" - your valentine, my valentine, Mike Valentyne! Get love and relationship advice from Cupid's Arrow h…
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It's our milestone Episode 50, and we're celebrating in style with the return of the OG: actor, writer, director, and Episode 1 guest TYLER HERMAN! And he's not coming alone, because he's bringing younger brother JUSTIN with him as we break the format in more ways than one. Because, what if instead of going out, we stay in, and see how well we can …
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Your mission, if you choose to accept it: infiltrate the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC and discover if the world of duplicity and espionage is as cool in real life as it seems on TV. But you won't have to do it alone - joining you is returning guest, and proprieter of Little Britt Pottery, BRITTANY TRUSKE! One of Britt's childhood fant…
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Welcome to Norwood Massachusetts, where we continue our ongoing "Talking to Pro Wrestlers in a Bowling Alley" series, but with a twist! Forget regular, boring old ten pin - Candlepin Bowling is a hyper regional specific Bowling variation located along the northeast, starting from Nova Scotia and heading down towards Providence, Rhode Island. And we…
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This is genuinely one of my favorite episodes, and I think it will be for you, too. The time has finally come time to pay visit to the OTHER House of Mouse, the Pizza Emporium of Rodentia, the Charlie of the Cheddar Factory - my man Chuck E. Cheese! And if we're set to visit a magical land where "a kid can be a kid," we best bring one along; and so…
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This week we travel back in time to learn the legend of The Boy King, the Pharoah Tutankhamun, as we visit Beyond King Tut: The Immersive Experience. This one has it all: a story of life, death, and beyond; filled with incest, illness, and the underworld! We're joined by multi-disciplinary artist and performer MADEE KEY for a deep dive into death t…
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Happy New Year! Here at Collected Possibilities, 2023 is officially the Year of the King - Kings Dominion! We got ourselves a season pass to one of the biggest attractions in Virginia, and throughout the year we'll be looking at each of their seasonal events and attractions in a comprehensive deep dive of our very first, fully fledged theme park in…
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Enjoy a special "Year End / The Host Has COVID" edition of Collected Possibilities, featuring never before heard stories and deleted scenes from adventures past! It's a trio of tales from times past that are new to you, because until now, you never even knew what you were missing... Jason and MILES RADIO TYLER PELL recall a story of break ups on Ch…
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What happens when Spooky & Jolly decide to tag team it up? You get "A Christmas Nightmare," a special mash up attraction at Laurel's House of Horror. Prepare yourselves for both a festive Haunted House and an Escape room in this unique juxtaposition of wholesome and horror. With me for all the thrills and chills is my friend KENTON STALDER! We dive…
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This week we ask the big question on everyone's lips - what does a sober boy do at The Whiskey Fest? It's simple - he brings a friend, serves as designated driver, and scarfs down Hors D'oeuvres! When Collected Possibilities received tickets to the Washingtonian's Whiskey & Fine Spirits Festival, there was only one man to call - JORDAN HARRIMAN cam…
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The Holiday Season continues as we're joined by the returning CANDICE BLOCH, Podcaster & Creator extraordinaire, for a visit to Meadowlark's Winter Walk of Lights in Vienna, VA! Promising a million sparkling lights on a half mile walking trail, accompanied by a warm beverage and capped off with s'mores, we're here to see how a night stroll compares…
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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…
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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 scen…
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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 …
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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 Possibiliti…
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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 …
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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 …
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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 unique…
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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 dud…
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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 settin…
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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…
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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 nam…
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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 …
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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 d…
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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 …
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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…
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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 "…
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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 th…
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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 Brid…
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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 …
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