Wow, another season in the books! Season 3 is already in the rearview mirror but we can’t move into the next year without taking a moment to thank all of the guests that have come on The Blunt Letters podcast. Big thanks to everyone who came to answer our science questions, discuss esoteric sci-fi, and most importantly, join in on the ecstatic mayhem/magic that powers our show.
We hope you’ll take a moment to get to know each of these amazing folks.
Isaac Weishaup
Isaac joined us for “S3 Ep 19: We Talk Twin Peaks and Conspiracy with Isaac Weishaupt” to talk to us about the current climate in the conspiracy community and his new series about Twin Peaks on his podcast Occult Symbolism and Popular Culture. He is an expert on all things esoteric and is just as obsessed with pop culture as we are. We’re not gonna lie, talking to our favorite conspiracy podcaster about our favorite TV show was a dream come true! Nerding out with Isaac on the occult symbolism and paranormal lore of Twin Peaks was so fun and made for great listening since this was our most popular episode of the year!
Sarah Bartell
Sarah is a multi-time winner of Naked and Afraid, she survived 40 days in the desserts of Africa with our Googler Jon, and is a certified badass! We asked them to come on to the show to talk to us about cryptids, taxidermy, homesteading in the American North West, and their time in Africa, and we were blown away by the stories! Sarah’s time on the show demanded two episodes so we could share every moment with you. Listen to Sarah talk about how they became a living urban legend as a werewolf and their encounter with an unseen creature that tried to get into their truck on a cold night. Thanks to Sarah for sending shivers up our spines while plastering smiles to our faces.
Skinner
As part of a cross-over episode with Bleed With Me (S3 Ep 15: The Art of Skinner, part 2), we welcomed acclaimed visual artist Skinner! We’ve been fans of his psychedelic nightmare for years and were thrilled for the opportunity to get to know the man behind the monsters. We got personal with him about mental health, love, art culture, and what it’s like to live in the Bay Area. We got deep with Skinner about his art and even got to hear about what may be on the horizon for him. We are still so grateful that he joined us and hope to have him back on the show soon.
Jon B
Our secret third host and Googler “Jerbil” turns back into Jon B every ten episodes to create another episode of The Poop Chronicles, our ongoing discussion about the thing everybody does: poops. This season Jon joined us for “S3 Ep 10: Jon B and the Bayou – an episode all about the secret world of swamps” and “S3 Ep 20: Poop Chronicles Returns with Jon B“. The concept of the Poop Chronicles began as Jon’s stories about pooping on Naked and Afraid but has grown into a wider discussion of sustainability, ecology, and of course, more poop. Jon has become an integral part of The Blunt Letters, we’ve become better with him, and can’t wait for the next season together!
Scientist Sarah
Sarah and Micaela have been best friends since elementary school, bound by fate and passion for science. Sarah is an immunologist who actively works to fight tumors. We’re grateful that she shares her valuable time with us to answer our science questions. This year she went on an adventure with us on the alimentary canal in our discussion about Mary Roach’s Gulp and gave us the hard science on the new “zombie drug” that was causing some horrific illnesses and gave us the deets on uterine fibroids, a condition that effects 70-80% of people with uteruses! Listen to S3 Ep 7: Talking about Bodies with Scientist Sarah and S3 Ep 24: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal with Scientist Sarah to hear all about it!
Dr. Lee
Dr. Lee is a geneticist, friend, and guest of The Blunt Letters. She has been here since the inception of The BL as a zine in the early 2010s and we are so thankful for her support! She joined us this season to talk about what makes a scientist and how genetic mutations have contributed to our modern life expectancies. Listen to our discussion in “What’s in your Genes? with Dr. Lee“.
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