Downtime with John and Emily

Did you know that Genghis Khan was a great golfer? Well, here at Downtime with John and Emily, we strive to provide our listeners with only the most factual and carefully researched information. Because we're just that great.  In this episode, we're showing you How to be the World's Greatest Dad because we want you to be prepared for dadhood at any given time. It could happen. At. Any. Time. So settle in and give it a listen! We promise you won't regret it.  Music this week is provided by the Buenos Aires-based Sahara Wanderer Sound Experiment with their song Quema Buenos Aires! For more from the Sahara Wanderer Sound Experiment, please go to http://andewanderer.com/ or https://m.soundcloud.com/a-wanderer-767695419. Intro/Outtro them by Ethan Gustavson. For more from Ethan, please go to ethangustavson.com Wear condoms, kids! 

John and Emily are back just in time for a final episode of 2017! Folks, it's been a year. But we've got 2018 in our sights and we're not looking back.  This week, John and Emily are talking Christmas guests, substandard host plumbing, holiday hangovers, and what to do with those pesky leftovers. Also, half of this episode is recorded in Sam's car. It happens. But, you can hear that John puts his seatbelt on, so you know he's safe. Enjoy the last holiday themed episode of the season, and have a spectacular New Year! Music this week is Rebecca Haviland and Whiskey Heart with their song 'How Can I' off the album Melodies4Water, a nonprofit collaboration album done to raise awareness about the global water crisis. As a part of our holiday theme this month, we have decided to feature one song from this album each week for the entire month of December, in order to aid the artists in their goal to raise funds for a water filtration system in the town of Chiapas, Mexico. Please go to melodies4water.bandcamp.com to support the cause, and hear more from Rebecca Haviland and Whiskey Hart at rebeccahaviland.com.  Intro/Outtro theme by Ethan Gustavson. To hear more from Ethan, please go to ethangustavson.com. 

Are you ready for Round Two of our Month-Long Holiday Extravaganza?! WELL, TOO BAD, HERE IT COMES! Today Emily and John are talking about Holiday decorating. Some decorating tips for you: Sustainability is key, Mistletoe and Holly are different, Smooches should be constant and everywhere. Thank you to Hannah Lee Thomson for her song Please Be Patient with Me! Check her out at instagram.com/banjohannah and make sure to hit that follow button! Please Be Patient with Me is off the album Melodies 4 Water which is a benefit project to raise awareness of the water crisis crippling our world right now. Show your support by going to melodies4water.bandcamp.com for info and to buy the album to support the cause!

Ho ho ho! It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year once more, and John and Emily are going international with their Winter Solstice Celebrations in How to Start a Holiday Tradition! They're digging deep into pagan rituals, multi-cultural secular events, Starbucks coffee, and something called a Caga Tió for inspiration in order to create a holiday tradition that is uniquely Downtime. Our musical guest this week is Leah Woods with her song ‘Fork Island.’ This song is off the album Melodies 4 Water, a nonprofit collaboration album done to raise awareness about the global water crisis. As a part of our holiday theme this month, we have decided to feature one song from this album each week for the entire month of December, in order to aid the artists in their goal to raise funds for a water filtration system in the town of Chiapas, Mexico. For more information or to donate, please go to https://melodies4water.bandcamp.com/ and to hear more from Leah you can got to https://www.leahwoodsmusic.com/

This week, Emily and John are teaching you how to do Thanksgiving RIGHT. We're answering a whole bunch of Thanksgiving How-To's, and havin fun along the way! This week's musical submission is non other than Mason McDowell's song Sargent Stone featuring John Downey!!! To hear more from Mason, please go to masonmcdowell.bandcamp.com. Intro/Outtro by Ethan Gustavson. To hear more from Ethan, please go to ethangustavson.com.

John and Emily are going on a health and fitness frenzy, but not before we talk about some truly tragic news. Blake Shelton, whoever that is, has been selected as 2017's Sexiest Man Alive and Emily and John...have a lot of feelings about this. So hang in there for their ideas on the rightful Sexiest Man Alive, as well as the Downtime campaign for Sexiest Listener Alive! We are now accepting submissions, so be sure to shoot us an email this week to be considered.  Our musical guest this week is Cherophobiac wth her song, Prayer Hands! For more from Cherophobiac, please go to cherophobiac.com!  Intro/Outtro by Ethan Gustavson, to hear more from Ethan please go to ethangustavson.com. 

Ok, so John and Emily cover a LOT of ground in this one.  They're talking the availability of ice in ancient civilizations, Emily's failure as a US Ambassador, famous performance art protests, and exactly how to get the perfect smoothie consistency without using bananas.  Music this week was "My Boo (rmx)" by Bobby Woody. For more from Bobby, please go to https://soundcloud.com/bobbywoody.  Thanks as always to Ethan Gustavson for our theme, to hear more from Ethan please go to ethangustavson.com. 

Ever wonder what the hell is wrong with our English cousins? Always apologizing, eating copious amounts of meat and pastry products, their bizarre slang and, of course, their love affair with tea. Guest host Lavinia Jury educates us Americans about British culture and graces our ears with her lovely London accent. You've got to admit, she does sound fancy. Special thanks to musical guest Jessica Byrd with her song, Light Up the Night! To hear more from the fabulous Jessica, go to jessicabyrd.com! Intro/Outtro theme by Ethan Gustavson.

John and Emily are returning to their Halloween theme this week with How to Trick or Treat! They're talkin' candy routes, sustainable pranking, and where all the kids in NYC go trick-or-treating. John also reveals why he doesn't answer Emily's phone calls, and Emily scares us all with her Global Warming cautionary tales.  Ricci Swift is our musical guest this week with his song, Cradling the Night! Find Ricci's album 'Silhouette' on Spotify! Emily also mentioned her upcoming trip to Guatemala to work on Cloud Forest Research. Find out more about her trip, please go to https://donorbox.org/agro-ecosystems-for-people-and-wildlife-support-emily-downey-research-at-ccfc . Every donation is tax-deductible and greatly appreciated!  Intro/Outtro by Ethan Gustavson. To hear more from Ethan, please go to ethangustavson.com

John and Emily are mixing it up again!  Have fun listening to our How to Submissions sequel, where we're tackling those how-to's we've been saving for a rainy day! So how do you have a baby, eat burritos, and handle the struggle that is day-to-day life? Listen and find out! Our musical guest this week is Grin and Bear It by Ava Rae Heatley! Thank you SO much Ava for yet another fantastic submission! More from her at avaraeheatley.bandcamp.com. Remember, Downtime is always taking submissions for musical guests at downtimesubs@gmail.com!  Intro/Outtro by Ethan Gustavson, more from Ethan at ethangustavson.com

The Downeys are back and better than ever!  This week, Emily and John are gettin' you prepared to get spooky for Halloween. Emily tells us about her Argentinian lifestyle and the cutthroat world of English Teaching, John gets stuck on punny Halloween costume rhetoric, and it becomes clear that these two have a lot of catching up to do! Very special thanks to musical guest Evangeline Joy with her song, Shades! More from Evangeline at evangelinejoymusic.com or follow her on insta @evangelinejoymusic !  Intro/Outtro music by Ethan Gustavson, more from Ethan at ethangustavson.com

It's boys night! this week, Emily's out and we've got two very special guest hosts, our very own Ethan Gustavson and Joe Leib! We spend an hour answering all of Emily's dumb questions about men, Emily I hope this helps. Thanks so much to Mason McDowell for his song Mail Myself to Mars! head to masonmcdowell.bandcamp.com for more amazing music! Intro/Outtro music by Ethan Gustavson (ethangustavson.com)

We're going rapid fire this week! We took a bunch of your suggestions that we absolutely loved but weren't sure we could squeeze a full episode out of, and we jam packed them into one episode! We talk about Horrifying Pools of Clown, Janitorial Vigilantism, and Tracking down Hugh Jackman, the little rascal that he is. Thanks so much to MAUDE GUN for their song CLAUDIA, THE WORD! Please head to gloryofmaude.com to find out all about the amazingness that is MAUDE GUN. Intro/Outtro music by Ethan Gustavson (ethangustavson.com)

IT'S A DOWNTIME TAKEOVER! This week, it's Girltime with Emily and special guest host Jaimie Malphrus! John's not here and we're talking female janx! We've got your How to episode on How to Deal with Catcallers. Emily and Jaimie talk Dick Deliveries, the easy way to kickstart a career as a Cam-Girl, and the Misadventures of MyMo the Monkey. Endless thanks to Gabrielle Marlena for her song Rescue You! Head to gabriellemarlena.com to find more amazing music for Gabrielle! Intro/Outtro music by Ethan Gustavson (ethangustavson.com)

Let's Order a Pizza! Everyone needs to know how to order a pizza CORRECTLY. Everyone also needs to know the intricacies of Online Pizza creators, when it's okay to expose yourself, and where in the world is Emily Downey? Many thanks to Jessie Litwin for her song Safe and Secret! Go to jessielitwinmusic.com to find more from Jessie! Intro/Outtro music by Ethan Gustavson (ethangustavson.com)