Shamecast: A show about shame, guilt, and other garbage emotions

Two friends share their most shameful, embarrassing, and emotionally crippling stories so that you may feel a little better about your life choices. We're all a little broken, after all.

Season 2, Ep 6: A-Jente

This week, AJ drops a BOMBSHELL and both hosts discuss things they've done that they vowed to never do. Follow us! @shamecast_official @bronwen_gale_art @trashWTCHcollective @aj_stalloni_art Drop us a line! shamecast.official@gmail.com Support the show

07-03
01:04:49

Season 2, Ep 5: Billy Joel is the Olive Garden of Music (a self-care-i-sode)

This week, AJ and Bronwen discuss music artists and/or bands who would not be missed if they never existed. Come hear their contentious takes! Follow us! @shamecast_official @bronwen_gale_art @trashWTCHcollective @aj_stalloni_art Do you have a suggestion for a top ten list? Drop us a line! shamecast.official@gmail.com Support the show

06-19
01:13:07

Season 2, Ep 4: Running water really helps me dissociate

This week, AJ and Bronwen talk about relationships, addiction, and all the messy in betweens. It's a really overshare-er! Follow us! @shamecast_official @bronwen_gale_art @trashWTCHcollective @aj_stalloni_art Drop us a line: shamecast.official@gmail.com Support the show

06-12
50:56

Season 2, Ep 3: It all leads back to terrible men

This week, AJ and Bronwen talk about the terrible men who seem to be a part of every conceivable subculture. FUN! Come feel disgusted with us. FOLLOW US! @shamecast_official @bronwen_gale_art @trashWTCHcollective @aj_stalloni_art Drop us a line! Shamecast.official@gmail.com Support the show

05-29
50:01

Season 2, Ep 2: I thought Minecraft and Minesweeper were the same thing (a self-care-i-sode)

This week, AJ begs Bronwen to unblock him from the Shamecast Instagram account, and both hosts discuss what people, places and things bore them the most. Follow us on all the things! @shamecast_official @bronwen_gale_art @trashWTCHcollective @aj_stalloni_art Drop us a line at shamecast.official@gmail.com Support the show

05-22
43:08

Season 2, Ep 1: Welcome Back

We're back! Maybe! Or Maybe Not! Only time (and our fragile mental health) will tell. There has been a lot that's changed for both AJ and Bronwen, and they intend to dig through all the nonsense and garbage moments for your listening pleasure. This week, AJ catches us up on 3 out of the last 14 months, and both hosts lament the lack of fan mail during their year-long hiatus. Follow us on the socials! @shamecast_official @bronwen_gale_art @AJ_stalloni_ar...

05-15
41:06

Episode 36: Back on the steamwagon

This week, AJ and Bronwen talk about what has changed them over the course of the past year. Let's eat the rich and dismantle systemic racism! Follow us on Insta! @shamecast_official @bronwen_gale_art @aj_stalloni_art Got a shame story you wanna share? Drop us a line at shamecast.official@gmail.com Support the show

03-12
47:24

Episode 35: I Aced my ACE

Big Welcome Back Energy! AJ talks us through his recent relapse, his personal relationship with addiction, and the beginning of his recovery journey. Bronwen cries a lot. It's heavy shit! Follow us! @shamecast_official @aj_stalloni_art @bronwen_gale_art Do you have a terrible shame story that you need to unload onto perfect strangers? Drop us a line! shamecast.official@gmail.com Support the show

03-05
01:16:15

Shamecast Ep 34: Tiktoks all the way down

...Um, hi guys! It's been too long, but know that there were REASONS! This week Bronwen and PRODUCER SPENCER talk shop about what it's like to be therapists in a global pandemic. Also fanfiction. HAPPY 2021!! Drop us a line! shamecast.official@gmail.com Follow us: @shamecast_official @bronwen_gale_art @aj_stalloni_art Support the show

02-04
52:55

Shamecast Ep 33: I'll find what I love and let it kill me (a sort-of-self-care-isode)

Welcome back kids! This week, AJ gets actually vulnerable and both hosts talk about their biggest pet peeves. There is also a MINOR rant about the election and Trump being a pile of human garbage. Here's an article re: Quawan "Bobby" Charles with updated info not included in this ep: https://www.thecut.com/article/quawan-charles-death-in-louisiana-what-we-know.html Here's the link to his family's gofundme: https://www.gofundme.com/f/26s4fjvluo SEND US MAIL! shamecast.off...

11-20
01:15:09

Episode 32: The 60's on Donald Trump Steroids

Heeeeeey... we're back-ish? This week, Bronwen and AJ talk about the Proud Boys, fascism, and the rapid decline of US democracy. Enjoy! Happy Belated Indigenous People's Day! Here are some awesome orgs to check out & support if you can: Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women https://www.csvanw.org/about-us/ Indian Law Resource Center https://indianlaw.org/content/about-center Cultural Survival https://www.culturalsurvival.org/ Seeding Sovereignty https://se...

10-14
42:46

Episode 31: Let me know if you vomited

Can you BELIEVE it?? AJ and Bronwen are back after yet another unscheduled hiatus. As they continue to process the existential nightmare which is contemporary life, Bronwen talks through her first real experience with toxic masculinity. AJ is mostly disgusted and horrified. It's a treat! Some things mentioned in this ep: Check out the book Pleasure Activism by Adrienne Maree Brown! https://bookshop.org/books/pleasure-activism-the-politics-of-feeling-good/978184935326...

09-02
53:30

Episode 30: AJ Stalloni; the mayor of Arden

Welcome back! This week, AJ spills the tea about the whimsical yet terrifying community he calls home, and Bronwen reflects upon past job shame. Come sit around our weird cult-like campfire! Also there are literal humans being picked up off the literal street and thrown into literal vans, and it's super not great. If you are outraged by the behavior of federal agents in Portland, or the violence which has been perpetrated by police/federal agents against demonstrators acros...

07-29
01:00:30

Episode 29: Cats are Feminists!

This week, AJ and Bronwen talk about police brutality and the role of empathy (or lack thereof) in law enforcement. There's actually a little research! Oh, and AJ rants about dog people again. Sources and articles mentioned in this ep: The scoop on officer Joseph Bologna: https://www.inquirer.com/news/joseph-bologna-video-philly-police-arrest-protests-court-documents-20200609.html Where you can get your very own "Philly is done with Bologna" shirt: https://gumroad.com/l/pABARW ...

07-22
51:10

Episode 28: My word is about as strong as wet paper

After yet another hiatus, AJ and Bronwen are back at it, kids! This week, they entertain the possibility of starting a cult for childless cat-owners and swap stories about family arguments. Let's spill some tea! Follow us! @shamecast_official @bronwen_gale_art @AJ_stalloni_art SHARE YOUR STORIES WITH US! Tell us about a terrible argument from your past, or perhaps let us know if you would be interested in joining AJ's cult! Drop us a line at shamecast.official@gmail....

07-15
56:10

Episode 27: I don't wanna hear a fiddle and a saxophone in my music together, ever (a self-care-isode)

Welcome back! This week, AJ and Bronwen take a much-needed mental health day and talk about their top ten least favorite bands/music artists and what's keeping them sane during the pre-pocalypse! Also mentioned in this ep: It's STILL a good day to arrest the police who killed Breonna Taylor! If you wanna share your feels with those who have the power to do just that, here's some info for ya: Attorney General Daniel Cameron: 502-696-5300/Attorney.General@ag.ky.gov Mayer Gr...

06-24
57:22

Episode 26: If you want to make a revolution, you gotta break some racist hearts

We've got a hefty bag of bologna for you this week! Bronwen reports on her experiences with crazy vigilantes in South Philadelphia, AJ reflects upon his relationship with hip hop, and both hosts agree they are embarrassed by how easy it is learn about black history if you actually bother to care. Mentioned this ep: Do you have feels about the Trumpsterfire rally scheduled to take place this Saturday at the site of the Tulsa race massacre? Send Gov Stitt a postcard: Governor Kevin Stit...

06-17
56:52

Episode 25: If you're still buying shit at Chic-Fil-A, you can really get fucked

This week, AJ and Bronwen continue to hash out current events and try to talk about racism some more. Get ready to feel fragile! Links mentioned in this ep: https://8cantwait.org/ http://phillywerise.com/floodtheinboxes/ Here's an article about defunding the police and what that means: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/defund-the-police-1007254/?fbclid=IwAR3J90fdR_zJS0c_ilOgB-7ZHa_OpzZD-a-gj_D8T9_rbaTfw21_bBLUMk0 Follow us @shamecast_official @aj_stalloni_art @b...

06-10
45:45

Episode 24: The Literal Shame of a Nation

There is no easy way to talk about racism, and we are not pro's. But as the world is quite literally burning around us, we will try to talk through our experiences to the best of our ability. We will most likely stumble over our words, and speak from a place of pure emotion. And that is all just fine. We are talking about the shame of a fucking nation of human beings. What a disgusting, important and nightmarish place to be. Here are some causes which could use ...

06-03
01:04:04

Episode 23: Keep your fucking mask on, and don't be a douche

WELCOME BACK! it's the semi-annual return of Bronwen and AJ, and they are back to talk about binge-watching the Midnight Gospel, quarantine life lessons and class/mental health shame. Get it! Follow us! @shamecast_official @bronwen_gale_art @aj_stalloni_art SEND US YOUR STORIES!! Did you get shit about some social norm you didn't know what a thing? Did kids make fun of you for having off-brand sneakers? Were you a rich kid who didn't realize your privilege unti...

05-27
49:51

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