I came back to @nintendousa.bsky.social after the Switch, and after seeing the high prices for Switch 2, game keys, console bricking and an uninteresting Direct last week, I think I’m out again. Maybe next gen I’ll be back, but there’s no optimism there.

I grew up believing that after a fight was diffused you would immediately start dancing together.

Last chance to make a donation to help COAST continue its lifesaving work for mental health AND get a chance to win the very last Rejected Central mug! Details: www.rejectedcentral.com #mentalhealth @daveparkie.bsky.social

Spread the love and acceptance #pridemonth

This was fun. I'm sorry Brent and Dave are hanging up their mics (?) but I'm honoured to have been their final guest.

Fiction and baseball scribe Andrew Forbes (@utilityofboredom.bsky.social) joins @daveparkie.bsky.social and I on the VERY LAST Rejected Central (@rejectedcentral.com) to talk baseball and life and all the good things. Available wherever you pod: rejectedcentral.com #rejection #baseball #canlit

In the final episode of @rejectedcentral.com @brentvans.com and I speak to the wonderful author Andrew Forbes about rejection and how his passion for baseball in childhood manifested itself into writing a book! Find us now throughout eternity wherever you podcast!

Hey everyone! Our second to last episode of @rejectedcentral.com is live now with actress and standup comedian Nicole Zylstra. It was a lively discussion with @brentvans.com about the many rejections Nicole has experienced in her career. Find us now, wherever you podcast.

@daveparkie.bsky.social and I are shelving our podcast @rejectedcentral.com. We've had so much fun and have spoken to the best people, but life balance demands we reassess what's most important. Thanks for your support, everyone! #rejection #reject But there's more, so check out rejectedcentral.com!

Chinese-Canadian writer Su Chang joins us to talk about writing the book she thinks her father should have written. (And also, FTR, her new novel THE IMMORTAL WOMAN might just have the year's best cover.) @rejectedcentral.com Details: www.rejectedcentral.com #rejection @houseofanansi.bsky.social

Episode 62 of @rejectedcentral.com is out now and @brentvans.com and I spoke with Chinese-Canadian writer Su Chang. Su has written the novel The Immortal Woman which was inspired by her father’s stories of Chinese history growing up at the dinner table. Available now, wherever you podcast!

Coming Monday: @daveparkie.bsky.social and I chat on @rejectedcentral.com with author Su Chang and are reminded that amidst all the talk of tariffs and security, there are still very real human considerations for Chinese emigrants who maintain close ties with loved ones still in #China. #rejection

The latest episode of @rejectedcentral.com is live with guest Elizabeth Mateer. @brentvans.com and I spoke about her rejected dance auditions, transitioning into becoming an author and then studying neuropsychology at @harvard.edu. Listen now wherever you pod. www.rejectedcentral.com

Episode 60 of @rejectedcentral.com is live and @brentvans.com and I talk about Pope Francis’ death. We talk about his death, his unfinished work (but praise his progressiveness) and how we wish the new Pope answers for some horrors of its past. Listen now where you podcast. www.rejectedcentral.com

Looking past the shiny tributes, flowery words, Vatican propaganda, and wasn't-he-fabulous refrains, @rejectedcentral.com pauses to suggest that the work isn't nearly finished, and there is still much Church harm and corruption to atone for. www.rejectedcentral.com @daveparkie.bsky.social

Episode 59 of @rejectedcentral.com is live now with author Aamir Hussain @aamiranauthor.bsky.social. Aamir discussed with @brentvans.com and I about matriarchal societies in Islam and his passion for electoral reform (and its slow progression). Listen now wherever you pod. www.rejectedcentral.com

Listen to @brentvans.com and I speak to @philipshenon.bsky.social now on @rejectedcentral.com now on all your favourite podcatchers. @randomhouse.bsky.social @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @aaknopf.bsky.social

On @rejectedcentral.com this week @brentvans.com and I spoke to bestselling author and journalist @philipshenon.bsky.social about his new book Jesus Wept, an investigation about “the soul of the church.” Also, he talked about being a journalist in Washington during this crazy time. Available now.

On @rejectedcentral.com this week, Dave and I chat with the incredible @anuja-v.bsky.social about winning awards, writing and rejection, and where Brent learns about a new literature genre: #romantasy Available wherever you pod! @daveparkie.bsky.social rejectedcentral.com

This week, Dave and I chat with the incredible @anuja-v.bsky.social about winning awards, writing and rejection, and where Brent learns about a new literature genre: #romantasy Available wherever you pod! @daveparkie.bsky.social rejectedcentral.com

Teen Warned Not To Accept Group Chat Invites From National Security Advisors She Doesn’t Know

If I had to see it, so do you.

Hey everyone, @rejectedcentral.com interviewed the fabulous Jen Watt about creating safety, questioning religion, creativity, and how her parents shaped her parenting style. Please find us on all your podcatchers. @brentvans.com www.rejectedcentral.com

This generation never had to buy a Nokia cellphone and charge it for 24 hours to ensure the battery is at its strongest and only have Snake to play and it shows.

Stupid: hurting others while hurting yourself.

Instead of boycotting businesses, we should boycott Trump. Ignore everything he says, even if it’s for a day. See what happens then. The cognitive decline is staggering.

Hey everyone! Episode 53 of @rejectedcentral.com is live now, and @brentvans.com spoke to Ukrainian political strategist Kateryna Odarchenko. She talks about DC’s circus like atmosphere and finding gratitude amongst co flirt and upheaval. Find us now wherever you podcast.

In the middle of another chaotic week in Washington, @rejectedcentral.com chats with Ukrainian political strategist Kateryna Odarchenko about Ukrainian elections, the challenges of post-Soviet democracy, and the power of gratitude. rejectedcentral.com @daveparkie.bsky.social #rejection #ukraine

I heartily endorse this event or product. This mug is serious business and all you have to do is visit @rejectedcentral.com headquarters and chat with us! We want to hear your stories and give you a limited edition (limited to what we could afford) mug. It’s win/win! @brentvans.com

LinkedIn is a lonely place when you’re unemployed.

Beefing with Canada is like beefing with Dolly Parton.

Ah. Such easy times they once were.

Doing laundry right now and I realized that there were no jeans in my wash. Does this mean I’ve worn nothing but track pants for a week? #unemployedlife

Would you move "home" to an ancestral homeland that isn't really home, and that has a complicated relationship with your family? @carolinetopperman.bsky.social did just that, and chats with @rejectedcentral.com about home/not-home, pilates, life, and... rejectedcentral.com @daveparkie.bsky.social

Hello, new followers (and thanks)! FYI, my buddy @daveparkie.bsky.social are doing this li'l #podcast called Rejected Central (@rejectedcentral.com), where we explore and elevate #rejection in all its forms. Available wherever you get your podcasts. Check it out: rejectedcentral.com! #reject

Episode 51 of @rejectedcentral.com is live and @brentvans.com and I spoke to @carolinetopperman.bsky.social about her book Your Roots Cast a Shadow where she talks about uprooting her life to move to Poland (her ancestral home) and the challenges of that. Available wherever you podcast.

I respect women all over the world

Today's episode features another fantastic conversation about mental health, this time chatting about how the seasons affect our mental wellness, and what we can do about it. Available wherever you pod! rejectedcentral.com #rejection #reject #mentalhealth #sad @rejectedcentral.com #therapy

Winter is tough, but @rejectedcentral.com might have the medicine. In episode 49, @brentvans.com and I spoke with Stephen Doucet-Campbell about how Seasonal Affective Disorder affects our mental health and gives us strategies to reframe our thinking. Available now wherever you podcast.

No writer is a failure until they are dead. Full stop. A career in writing is built over decades. It's built like a house, brick by brick, book by book. Not published yet? Emphasis on YET. Book not selling? It's not selling YET. You're only done when you quit. And I don't think you're ready to quit

I may need this on my bumper.

One might assume a life in TV, film, and stage would result in a lot of rejection (it has for me!), but @richactor.bsky.social has a unique perspective on the events and people who've shaped him, and it's worth a listen! rejectedcentral.com #rejection #actors @daveparkie.bsky.social

On today’s @rejectedcentral.com @brentvans.com and I spoke with the wonderful actor/director Richard Willis about how rejection has shaped his life and his livelihood. Available now wherever you podcast.

I'm starting a Morning Person Starter Pack. Reply below or DM me if mornings bright and early are your creative or productive jam! #goodmorning #5amclub #sunrise

Yo, morning people! Reply below or DM me if you'd like to be added! go.bsky.app/L4i41ba

some america first beers spotted in denmark:

Hi, I’m God. I don’t care how you fight Nazis as long as you fight them.

You have to admit that if the current landscape weren’t so devastatingly dangerous, it would be top-notch comedy.