<p><strong>This audio was originally recorded live at The Rio Theater in Vancouver on July 3rd, 2025. </strong></p><br><p>Folks we are thrilled to be sharing our Daddy Live Show with you as a belated Valentine's Day gift! As you may recall, Material Girls did our first-ever in-person show last summer. Our theme was the term "daddy," and we were lucky enough to be joined by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/helenzaltzman/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Helen Zaltzman</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/martinaustwick/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Martin Austwick</a>.</p><br><p>The show kicks off with a live rendition of our theme song, <em>Shopping Mall</em>, from Vancouver band, <a href="https://autosyndicate.bandcamp.com/track/shopping-mall" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Auto Syndicate</a>. The show that follows is part regular format episode, part sing-a-long, part game and a whole lot of theory. In listening to the recorded audio, you may miss some visual gags (like a paddle that says "Dad or Daddy" which we used to vote during the game — or the singular paddle used by Coach that said "no time" and "wait, take that again."). One other thing to note: At the ~55 minute mark when we play a game called Dad or Daddy there were some essential accompanying <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vRa6EaBMstvAM7qJko9JBAIS2RBnXHADwGD3rBeIZcCp4-9pxhjN6iKTSDl2H48D4aYm_9i0EBdnW2p/pub?start=true&amp;loop=true&amp;delayms=3000" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">slides</a>. Click the link to follow along.</p><br><p>Otherwise, as mentioned in the show, be sure to check out Helen's podcast <a href="https://www.theallusionist.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Allusionist</a> and Zena Sharman's upcoming book, <a href="https://www.zenasharman.com/staying-power" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Staying Power.</em></a><em> </em>And DEFINITELY check out the <a href="https://youtu.be/IkiwfMsGxl8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Daddy Really Cares music video</a> Martin Austwick made especially for you— and listen to the song on his bandcamp <a href="https://martinaustwick.bandcamp.com/track/daddy-really-cares" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a> where you can also do a close-reading of the genius lyrics.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>