<description>&lt;p&gt;This week, Pat welcomes long time friend and Editor in Chief of PopHeist, Brett White! &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; We spend a great deal of time talking about G.I. Joe, the brilliance and the absurdity of the characters and their lore. We also talk about Brett's figure collecting, his long running X-Men fandom, and the origins behind PopHeist.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; Plus, Brett talks about his drag alter ego: Barb Hardly! We discuss the origin, the preparation, and what type of feelings Barb inspires in him. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; A really fun chat, so give it a listen! &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div&gt;Here is a sampling of Brett's work on &lt;a href= "https://popheist.com/"&gt;PopHeist&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="https://popheist.com/gi-joe-casting-call" target= "_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://popheist.com/gi-joe-casting-call&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1741239492560000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1PG1r77aynbvXNl6aEpefg"&gt; https://popheist.com/gi-joe-&lt;wbr /&gt;casting-call&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="https://popheist.com/top-10-marvel-legends-of-2024" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://popheist.com/top-10-marvel-legends-of-2024&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1741239492560000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3wVeHXTB7xj9rQSH8fHBqJ"&gt; https://popheist.com/top-10-&lt;wbr /&gt;marvel-legends-of-2024&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;&lt;a href= "https://popheist.com/heist-guide-x-men-where-to-start" target= "_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://popheist.com/heist-guide-x-men-where-to-start&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1741239492560000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1ezLFtLajoAh5TIrMvYG4v"&gt; https://popheist.com/heist-&lt;wbr /&gt;guide-x-men-where-to-start&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;&lt;a href= "https://popheist.com/gi-joe-action-figure-collecting-grieving-is-half-the-battle" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://popheist.com/gi-joe-action-figure-collecting-grieving-is-half-the-battle&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1741239492560000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0CIyL8sGZbfbQozEGM-x5L"&gt; https://popheist.com/gi-joe-&lt;wbr /&gt;action-figure-collecting-&lt;wbr /&gt;grieving-is-half-the-battle&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt; &lt;div class="gmail_signature" dir="ltr" data-smartmail= "gmail_signature"&gt; &lt;div dir="ltr"&gt; &lt;div dir="ltr"&gt; &lt;div dir="ltr"&gt; &lt;div dir="ltr"&gt; &lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;Check out Brett as Barb in these video links:&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/@barbhardly" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/@barbhardly&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1741239492560000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3DCPBJd45mKcXvYu_fqt0s"&gt; https://www.youtube.com/@&lt;wbr /&gt;barbhardly&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="https://youtu.be/iNBJh84lhio?si=adWaqlhZTExCX2EW" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://youtu.be/iNBJh84lhio?si%3DadWaqlhZTExCX2EW&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1741239492560000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1VDOOwPJM4kLAd--JC0VsF"&gt; https://youtu.be/iNBJh84lhio?&lt;wbr /&gt;si=adWaqlhZTExCX2EW&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="https://youtu.be/UnFyz-l0D8M?si=zOedvsMtMvizSWBn" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://youtu.be/UnFyz-l0D8M?si%3DzOedvsMtMvizSWBn&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1741239492560000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2MAjkAstOJGovvjItdaSW7"&gt; https://youtu.be/UnFyz-l0D8M?&lt;wbr /&gt;si=zOedvsMtMvizSWBn&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; Music for the show by &lt;a href= "https://linktr.ee/sleepysword"&gt;Sleepy Sword&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt; Graphics designed by &lt;a href="https://linktr.ee/turnon.red"&gt;Turn On Red&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt; Follow Kori, our announcer on &lt;a href= "https://www.instagram.com/zombilicious/"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt; Follow Pat on &lt;a href= "https://www.instagram.com/patloika"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/patloika.bsky.social"&gt;Bluesky&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/div&gt;</description>

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Pat Loika

The Pat Chat 058: Brett White is the Codename of a Highly Trained Special Missions Force

MAR 28, 202584 MIN
The Pat Chat

The Pat Chat 058: Brett White is the Codename of a Highly Trained Special Missions Force

MAR 28, 202584 MIN

Description

This week, Pat welcomes long time friend and Editor in Chief of PopHeist, Brett White! We spend a great deal of time talking about G.I. Joe, the brilliance and the absurdity of the characters and their lore. We also talk about Brett's figure collecting, his long running X-Men fandom, and the origins behind PopHeist. Plus, Brett talks about his drag alter ego: Barb Hardly! We discuss the origin, the preparation, and what type of feelings Barb inspires in him. A really fun chat, so give it a listen! Here is a sampling of Brett's work on PopHeist: https://popheist.com/gi-joe-casting-call https://popheist.com/top-10-marvel-legends-of-2024 https://popheist.com/heist-guide-x-men-where-to-start https://popheist.com/gi-joe-action-figure-collecting-grieving-is-half-the-battle Check out Brett as Barb in these video links: https://www.youtube.com/@barbhardly https://youtu.be/iNBJh84lhio?si=adWaqlhZTExCX2EW https://youtu.be/UnFyz-l0D8M?si=zOedvsMtMvizSWBn Music for the show by Sleepy Sword. Graphics designed by Turn On Red. Follow Kori, our announcer on Instagram. Follow Pat on Instagram and Bluesky.