TbP 11: Conflict of Interests (f/ K$, Nat, Ariel)

download on iTunes Th road to being th world's best podcast is bound to incorporate a number of chaotic detours. This week on Talking bout Practice, Billy Ray Stupendous and I taste th nectar of chaos when, one hour prior to recording, I invite one of my OKCupid contacts onto th show.  Unexpectedly, she says yes, and we learn each other's names minutes before going on air. We are joined by two of th all-time best talkers, Kristin (Chicago's legendary Kdollarsign) and Nat (NYC's most powerful PR magnate).  Th nominal topic had been Conflict Resolution Strategies, w/ a significant head nod to Conflict Avoidance Strategies, and assumed forays into Passive Aggression, Secrets & Lies, Brutal Truth-Telling, Silent Treatment, Feigned Obliviousness, Steamrolling, Redirection, Gifts, Apologies, Prisoner's Dilemma, Skipping th Chain of Command, Trolling, Flaming, and These Aren't th Droids You're Looking For.  What happened next might give lovers of artful conversation pause and lovers of CHAOS a feeling that all's right in th universe. Big ups to Ariel (NOLA's head narcissist in charge) for bringing th combative spirit th 'cast has been missing. Warning/hype: a substantial 21% of th podcast is devoted to James Franco Table of contents: 00:00  "Somebody's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked in Tonight" performed by Rezillos 01:52  Ladies wearing clothes and a cam girl 03:55  Tonight's topic | When's the last time you were in an argument? | intro Kristin, Nat, Ariel 05:11  Two truths and a lie ... | K$ & th Big Piece of th Titanic | inner conflict & ethical boundaries 07:55  Natalie, do you get in fights @ work? | Olivia Pope style | th only nice celebrity in Hollywood 09:19  Bill Cosby scandal 13:42  "I used to date this guy who was a travel writer ..." | PR freebies & conflict of interest | Yelp is lame 16:11  Yelp for Grindr, Yelp for dating 18:30  Have you guys been sexcessful using an app? | OKCupid batting average | online charisma | online diligence | MZA is a nightmare 21:55  How do you resolve something w/ somebody that you think hates an entire category of people ? | "That's not how the patriarchy works" 23:42  Building an online profile | completely unmysterious | reading between th Internet lines | Livejournal shoutout again 27:55  Dating artists & writers, being a muse | "... fuck a book into 'em" → "... staggering act of narcissism" | bad writing chemistry 30:27  Anti-abbreviations | context rules everything around me | "I say lol all the time -- all the time!" 32:27  James Franco / Ted Bundy 42:19  James Franco says bye | Ariel says bye | everybody says bye 44:39  Bonus Track: a sad song that Nat requested