{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"514 - Ren Faire","description":"Hail and well met! This week, Paul and Arlo raise their overpriced goblets to Lance Oppenheim\u2019s HBO docuseries Ren Faire. The three-episode series concerns the nation\u2019s largest Renaissance faire, the Texas Renaissance Festival, and the power-hungry Oompa Loompas looking to take over the chocolate factory from their perverted Willy Wonka. The boys are in awe (derogatory) of TRF owner George Coulam, a self-professed horny old man who seems much more interested in \u201csugaring\u201d young women than in running his theme park. George berates all his pitiful hangers-on, including lifer Jeffrey Baldwin, Red Bull aficionado Louie Migliaccio, and no-nonsense Darla Smith. Topics of discussion include Oppenheim\u2019s blend of documentary and narrative filmmaking techniques, whether or not anyone involved is deserving of our sympathy, and LARPing.   NEXT: hope you know where your super suit is, because The Deli Counter of Justice co-founder Eric Sipple is joining Paul and Arlo for a That Was Then look back at 2004\u2019s The Incredibles.     LINKS Important Scoop: A Job Shuffle at HBO\u2019s \u2018Ren Faire\u2019 by Vince Mancini Ren Faire\u2019s Darla, Jeff, and Louie on Surviving HBO\u2019s Real-Life Succession and King George by Julie Miller, Vanity Fair What If Game of Thrones and Succession Had a Docu-Baby? by Rebecca Alter, Vulture \u201cHarvesting Artifice\u201d: Lance Oppenheim Heightens Reality in HBO Series \u2018Ren Faire\u2019 by Dan Schindel, Documentary Magazine     MUSIC \u201cHow Can I Keep From Singing?\u201d by Enya, Shepherd Moons (1991) \u201cWho I\u2019d Be\u201d by Daniel Breaker & Bryan D\u2019Arcy James, Shrek: The Musical (2010)     GOBBLEDYCARES National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: https:\/\/suicidepreventionlifeline.org\/  Abortion Funds in Every State: https:\/\/bit.ly\/AbortionFundsTwitter Support AAPI communities and those affected by anti-Asian violence: https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/c\/act\/stop-aapi-hate Support the AAPI Civic Engagement Fund: https:\/\/aapifund.org\/ Support Black Lives Matter and find anti-racism resources: https:\/\/blacklivesmatters.carrd.co\/ The Trevor Project provides information and support to LGBTQ youth: thetrevorproject.org Trans Lifeline: https:\/\/translifeline.org\/  National Center for Transgender Equality: transequality.org Advocate for writers who might be owed money due to discontinuance of royalties: https:\/\/www.writersmustbepaid.org\/  Help teachers and classrooms in need: https:\/\/www.donorschoose.org\/ Do your part to remove the burden of medical debt for individuals, families, and veterans: https:\/\/www.unduemedicaldebt.org\/  Register to vote: https:\/\/vote.gov\/   ","author_name":"Gobbledygeek","author_url":"https:\/\/gobbledygeekpodcast.com\/","html":"