"PodGis with Al Val" Episode 116 - "Deplorably Unscrupulous"AvaGis is back once again! And this time it has all gone off WITHOUT A HITCH!In this comeback episode, Val packs a extra whippaload of bonus content, discussing the wild things that have kicked off 2024 like the guy who got stuck in the urn and the "Jew tunnel" in NYC. She then goes off to cover a wide range of topics such as "Palworld" and the decay of society's opinions of plagiarism; musical genres; a theory on why the Canadian comed...
Jan 25, 2024•1 hr 44 min•Season 1Ep. 116
Boy oh boy what a fun episode this one was! Val hops around happily from topic to topic once again, covering a variety of topics: receiving a pair of mittens from a fan; Eminem as a playable Fortnite character; the mental battle that is auditioning for commercials as a trans woman; speaking breathily and vocal feminization training; fans who inundate her inbox with memes; the offputting YouTube algorithm of her phone's previous owner; Sneako as a groomer; YouTube accounts that read their scripts...
Dec 01, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 115
After a technical-difficulties-inspired self-imposed break from the pod, Val is back with wild rantings and ravings that range from silly to deeply self-reflective and somber. Val dives right in, and after explaining her little break she discusses annoying background and theatre actors, seeing her old self on television, a bittersweet exchange with a former suitor who saw her old onstage antics and how she feels about potential partners being exposed to previous 'stages' of her identity, and con...
Nov 22, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 114
Coming atcha hot and spicy with another banger! Val has recovered from a difficult week and comes back with a vengeful pluckiness, covering a wealth of topics: remorseful retrospectives, neurodivergence, self-diagnosis, distrust against medical professionals, "pet communicators" and animal mediums, cold reading, online debates and "debate bros", improvising onstage, people who are VERY proudly themselves, Smart car horns, and dog poop pranks.
Oct 31, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 113
Sure, saving the pandas, seals, and koalas is a fine cause, but WHY won't someone THINK of the BLOBFISH???? What about the uggo animals?? Why won't someone spare a thought?! One can only shake one's head at this cruel, cruel world. In this episode, Val talks about her schedule, about the arctic tundra as an inferior biome, her experience at the Arctic Comedy Festival, a little bit about her Vancouver tour (Including a story about a lady who didn't know how to use a paper towel dispenser) and the...
Oct 25, 2023•41 min•Season 1Ep. 110
Al Val goes under the Al Val hood once again - before she removes most of the hair atop - to speak loosely and precisely on a wide range of topics, from comedians who laugh at their own jokes, to the Arctic, to the cloud, to posting before and after transition photos, her appearance on an old episode of "League of Skanks", and being followed on s*ssy p*rn accounts on Twitter.
Oct 17, 2023•57 min•Season 1Ep. 111
Rantasaurus Rex over here! LOL! In this episode, Val goes on long tangents spanning FOUR WHOLE TOPICS, ranging from the timeless medical act of "clounching", her guilt complex when it comes to rejecting men online, her boiling eternal hatred for "Cards Against Humanity"-type games, and saying "can you imagine?" immediately after saying something rude.
Oct 10, 2023•59 min•Season 1Ep. 110
In this episode, Val brings back (and shuts down??) "Which One's Bigger?" and goes on to discuss having the algorithm perpetuate trolls on an old TikTok video; the excuses people make for being abusive jerks online; performing for JFL; breast augmentation surgery and endocrinologist gatekeeping; Eddie Izzard; and "Neil from the Matrix" and back-door/reverse gender euphoria. Sorry for the gaps between episodes! Thank you for tuning in!
Oct 03, 2023•1 hr 31 min•Season 1Ep. 109
In this episode, Val relaxes her butt in her chair post-special taping and speaks at length about her mindset throughout the experience, then goes on about The Maple Leafs "All or Nothing" documentary, hockey slang, and ends on an observation (a CONSPIRACY???) about Lisa Simpson.
Sep 20, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 108
Check check check check it out! Spread thine legs and enjoy another episode of PODGIS! In this episode, Val talks about prepping for her upcoming special taping, her previous experience taping a special, and talks *at length* about one of the more obscure but hilarious video games she's always enjoyed as one of her favourites.
Sep 12, 2023•51 min•Season 1Ep. 107
In this episode, Val continues with her shenanigans as Thaddeus McFaddeus in the hit TV show "WHICH ONE'S BIGGER?", laments her financial woes, and then continues with her Euro recap, speaking at length about the tale of King Gustav Adolf II, his hubris, and the embarrassing maiden voyage of the Vasa.
Aug 29, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 106
Al Val's long-awaited return has come! She's back from Europe and fresh off a reality dating shoot, both of which she recounts with delight and mirth. She also introduces the hit new game "Which One's Bigger?"
Aug 25, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 105
In this episode, Al Val broadcasts from home, walking you through the night-by night details of her week at the Just For Laughs festival in Montreal - from the highs of rocking her guitar onstage at a live outdoor concert to the lows of transphobia and joke theft.
Aug 01, 2023•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 104
Hello and good day! Thanks for always coming back to these rip-roarin' episodes of PodGis.In this sporty episode, Val talks about dry-clean only fabrics, backhanded fashion compliments, consumers marketing a company's product for them (ie. McDonald's Grimace Shake), adoption and orphancy. And THEN Val speaks at length about her latest binge watch of the American Gladiators documentary! What a trip!In addition, Val talks about bad words, shame, criminal kinks, Dennis Rodman, and a whole lot more ...
Jul 18, 2023•1 hr 37 min•Season 1Ep. 103
Happy summertime, y'all! Al "Hollywood" Val is in the house and she's in full SUMMER MODE. In this episode, Val talks at length about being a juror in this year's T.O. Webfest, times when Val tries so hard to be not be a nuisance that she becomes a nuisance, what she calls her biceps, the cruel irony of being genetically muscular and trans, motorcycle vests, and being a sleepy courier. After Musa unsuccessfully attempts to get Val to speak ill of the obese, she discusses her new self-made Pokemo...
Jul 11, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 102
On this episode, Ava talks about feeling self-conscious about family, being a bad server and lying to customers, not knowing what to do with a Starbucks gift card, what makes Toronto the silliest city in the world, Ava's "U-Shaped Theory of Movie Enjoyment", and her recounting of her Pride Parade Weekend 2023 (which included marching with a cannabis group and being oblivious to flirtation).
Jul 04, 2023•1 hr 37 min•Season 1Ep. 101
We made it to 100!!! Look at us go!!! In this episode, Val answers some viewer-submitted questions and looks back fondly on 100 episodes. Thank you so much for listening! <3
Jun 27, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 100
ARE YOU RETAINED! STICK AROUND! COME ON! Just kidding! lololol. Anyways, in this episode Val covers a wide range of topics, beginning with a BIG (and extremely drawn out) announcement regarding her name change!!! After that, Val/AVA talks Kafka-esque-ly about scientists looking for 'cures' for embarrassing ailments, struggling with a retainer, influencer Rose Montoya's White House topless controversy, and trans influencers who lose themselves to the T'n'A temptation. Next episode is 100!!! Can y...
Jun 20, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 99
Ahoy there! Yarr. Welcome to another PodGis on the open seas! In this episode Val flies solo once again, doing her best to retain your ass by discussing a range of topics, including being the "Realest There Ever Was" despite being a people-pleaser; old gimmicky dirty comedians; her Pride Month Egale anti-hate campaign; dysphoria and how Val navigates it for herself; a fun way of being smug, and performative allyship; new merch(!); people who claim that "comedy is dead"; the Green Party if they w...
Jun 13, 2023•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 98
Ahoy there! I just want to say thank you for sticking with PodGis through the thick and the thin. <3 This week "PodGis" is changing it up and going back to its roots with a SOLO Al Val episode! Val goes back to where it all began in her bedroom and monologues at length across a variety of topics, including: self-belief, relating to conservatives and Trump supporters, the "Blue Collar Comedy Tour", how her act makes certain people "uncomfortable", those "Toronto vs. Everybody" shirts, being th...
Jun 06, 2023•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 97
After getting over the worst intro in PodGis history, Val rips into another timeless episode, telling a *super compelling* water cooler bra story, the first almost fully-automated McDonald's (and A.I. in general), what kind of crime is best, porn-related brain rot and anal sex, Val's experiences performing murder mystery dinner theatre, another "ALchives" entry involving the high school 'attendance lady', Caitlyn Jenner, and a comedian's "process of panic". Have a good week if you're a good pers...
May 23, 2023•1 hr 28 min•Season 1Ep. 96
Welcome back, chums! In this episode, Val and Musa cover a ridiculously vast array of topics, including: blue checks on Twitter, pushing garbage cans as punishment in high school, Val's favourite most memorable punchline from another comic, insights on joke theft, Val's potential upcoming album name, the hazards of smoking weed with an anxiety complex, alcohol consumption, male clothing, and the legitimacy of 'fair weather fans' and 'posers'. Remember to be a good person and to GIT YER FINGERS.....
May 16, 2023•1 hr 34 min•Season 1Ep. 95
Oh boy, here we go! Politics came up and we had a discourse! Oh GEEZ! On this episode (coming atcha straight out of Santo Domino, California!), Val talks about her first experience with botox, gift-giving, Val's qualms with Christmas, and when joking becomes bullying. THEN she introduces a new segment - the "Alchives" - in which Val blows the dust off ancient never-before-seen material! She then proceeds to discuss (reverse) racism, a little foolish dabbling in politics, gender conformists' idio...
May 09, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 94
Another rip-roarin' episode of PodGis! Just always remember to keep your PodGis items in your cart to a maximum of 16 PodGises, or you might get shot in the genitals! In this episode Val talks about one-way meme/video conversations with fans; rappers' misogynism; racism; ChatGPT's misogyny; ethical fur; dictatorships; and being afraid of getting into trouble. Be a good person! Bye!
May 02, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 93
In this (delayed release! Sorry!) episode, Val acknowledges the growing pains involved in podcast improvement. From there she provides a followup with the Pelican episode and covers such topics as social vibing with improv rules, being asked "do you CUM?" by a childhood friend, hypocritical beauty product ads, eating out of a dog bowl, body positivity, and fighting. Have a good week if you're a good person!
Apr 27, 2023•59 min
Help yourself to a joyous slice of fun with this BONUS episode to commemorate the launching of PodGis on video! (Have you seen episode 90?? Hurry over to YouTube or anywhere podcasts are available and get yourself caught up!) In this episode Val tackles (or more, caresses gently to the ground) big issues like artificial intelligence, dumb things to put on a resume, recently being the subject of a research paper, “not” enjoying fight videos, phone conversations, legitimizing her career to her rel...
Apr 18, 2023•50 min•Season 1Ep. 91
LOOK AS US GO! Emphasis on “LOOK”, dontcha know! Use your eyeballs and feast on the majesty that is VideoGis as she kicks off a new era of podcasting on YouTube. "But wait!" You surely are saying as you listen to the audio. "What about me?" ...Don't worry, we still got you with piping hot, fresh PodGis every week, the same way you've always enjoyed it. Even though PodGis has gone video, audio episodes will continue as scheduled, with the promise that I, Al Val, will do my best to be mindful of m...
Apr 18, 2023•48 min•Season 1Ep. 90
Heyoooo Happy Easter! Hide an egg! In this post-Easter episode Algis talks about being raised Catholic and the things she was taught about Jesus' resurrection and the gates of heaven, the limits to her very Canadian recent successes, botox and facial feminization surgery, early memories with her closest friends (including a commercial for Johnsonville brats), and concludes with an enthusiastic set of observations regarding the Jesus Christ Superstar musical. Have a good week if you're a good per...
Apr 11, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 89
HALLOW HALLOW HALLOW (in British) Welcome to another PodGis! Algis gets right into it, riffing a little British stuff off the top before she hunkers down, focuses up, and gets some PodGissing done! Hurdling over a bizarre riff about a waterlogged corpse, she proceeds to hit her stride in speaking on belonging to a pirate conclave with her fans, her recent experience rocking out on guitar onstage at a live performance of Dan Galea's "Inter-Dan-Mensional", background singing techniques, a new boto...
Apr 04, 2023•55 min•Season 1Ep. 88
Algis comes right out this episode by having a quick laugh about bowler Pete Weber's famous clip, but then takes a bit more of a serious tone in lieu of more gun violence news in America. She discusses her opinions on guns in America, before pivoting back out of the serious stuff into some funny observations on the weather - yes, the WEATHER! - before concluding with a touching tale of a recent first-time experience she had dancing the night away at a rave! Have a good week if you're a good pers...
Mar 28, 2023•50 min•Season 1Ep. 87
