Vemodalen Podcast Network

Butter Town - 34 - Why Is Hunter Biden's Vernacular Penis Doing This To Us

Stuff we discussed:
No Kings Protest 6-14-25
Audible Books and Which To Pick
DAavid Grayber
Apple in China
Protest Signs
Art Date Nights
GenCon + Spouse Activities
Tower Records
Architecture 
 

Butter Town - 33 - Something + Stoic

It was an episode for the history books... literally.

Butter Town - 32 - More Tribes For Your Jigsaw Puzzle

In this kaleidoscopic episode of Butter Town, “More Tribes for Your Jigsaw Puzzle,” Jaysin and John crack open the existential piñata and let chaos, grief, and radical honesty rain down like confetti soaked in barbecue sauce and enlightenment.
The conversation begins with a somber dive into grief—not the soft, cinematic kind, but the unpredictable, elbow-in-your-throat kind that shows up during cereal commercials or while yelling at a printer. Jaysin recounts his theory that mourning is actually a rogue time traveler, showing up at weird moments to rearrange your brain’s furniture while wearing a poncho of unresolved emotions. John counters with his belief that all grief is just a cryptic escape room designed by your ancestors, and the only key is a mixtape of memories you swore you threw out in 2009.
From there, things spiral gloriously into the absurd.
The duo discusses the tribalism of modern thought—how everyone’s building their own weird little cults like Pinterest boards with pitchforks. Jaysin claims that we’ve replaced religions with personality quizzes and vibes-based manifestos. John suggests that society is just one giant group project where no one agreed on the rubric, and half the class thinks the Earth is flat because they read it on a tote bag.
They explore what it means to “belong” in an era where every algorithm wants to assign you a tribe—whether it’s Mushroom Moms, Crypto Cowboys, or the aggressively neutral fans of beige décor. The metaphor of a jigsaw puzzle becomes the through-line, symbolizing identity as something being built in reverse, with new pieces that don’t fit… unless you squint, chew on them, and lie to yourself a little.
Midway through, the show detours into a heated debate about whether pigeons are actually sleeper agents from Atlantis and if buttered toast always landing face-down is proof of a cursed simulation. Jaysin insists he once saw a man argue with a goose and lose emotionally. John reads a Craigslist ad that may or may not be a coded transmission from the underground marsupial resistance.
THIS EPISODE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY:
Pure force of will.
Music: Sonic Ronin Records - https://www.youtube.com/@SonicRonin
Book: How To Change Your Mind - https://amzn.to/3Z3qViT
As always, Butter Town ends not with answers, but with more questions, more laughter, and one final truth bomb:You’re not lost. You’re just in the middle of a jigsaw puzzle… and someone added extra tribes.

Butter Town - 31 - Weaponize Thrift

John and Jaysin talk... at length. And take 2 bathrooms breaks!

Butter Town - 30 - That's Another Book I Read

All about frogs and mating habits of frogs.

Butter Town - 29 - Clown Face Paint

“Grief, Goobers, and the Great Flamingo Uprising”
In the latest deeply absurd and emotionally unhinged episode of Butter Town, Jaysin and John peel back the layers of the human soul like a cosmic onion dunked in grief sauce. The episode opens with a heartfelt conversation on loss, mourning, and the delicate art of crying into a full rotisserie chicken while yelling, “I’m fine!” into the void.
From there, the duo gracefully segues (read: nose-dives) into an unapologetic takedown of the MAGA cult, describing its followers as the spiritual offspring of a Home Depot bucket and a poorly microwaved hot dog. John introduces his revolutionary theory that right-wing conspiracy forums are actually ancient cursed scrolls written by raccoons with Wi-Fi access.
But just when you think things can’t get weirder—they do. Jaysin introduces The Council of Grieving Spoons, a secret society of sentient cutlery who believe emotional healing can only be achieved through synchronized interpretive dance performed in grocery store parking lots. Meanwhile, John goes on a ten-minute rant about how flamingos are planning a coordinated uprising using coded messages in lawn ornaments, and why we should all be concerned about the rise of “beak-based fascism.”

Butter Town - 28 - Please Let Us Use The Words To Piss Off Maga

Butter Town - 27 - Marmoset Moon Base & The Mysterious Nacho Oracle

In this mind-bending installment, hosts Jaysin and John strap on their astro-chaps to blast off toward the newly discovered Marmoset Moon Base—a hidden lunar colony run by multilingual primates with a flair for interpretive jazz tap. Upon arrival, they discover the Marmosets are embroiled in a heated turf war with a clandestine order of mozzarella monks, all vying for a revered cosmic artifact: The Nacho Oracle, said to bestow infinite knowledge on anyone who can read the cheese crystals without dissolving into a fountain of jalapeño tears.
While Jaysin attempts to prove his worthiness by reciting haiku in the Marmoset Queen’s personal yodeling chamber, John embarks on a daredevil cheese-scrying quest in the subterranean catacombs, where bell-bottomed salamanders whisper cryptic marketing tips for interstellar caravans. Together, they’ll face off against robotic rodents that fuel their pogo sticks with liquid guacamole, forging alliances and uncovering the spicy secrets that unite the cosmic dairy realms.
Will Jaysin’s poetic yodeling skills impress the Marmosets enough to gain access to the Nacho Oracle’s gooey wisdom? Can John survive the jalapeño tears that threaten to turn him into a human quesadilla? Tune in for an out-of-this-world blend of lunacy, lactose, and leaps of faith as Jaysin and John attempt to bring peace (and the perfect topping ratio) to the Marmoset Moon Base.