web02.fireside.fm Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:09:39 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) the Wikkid podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Mindy Amelotte” https://purring-sanctuary-703.fireside.fm/tags/mindy%20amelotte Wed, 16 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0400 Being raised in a strict fundamentalist Christian group in the 1980s can cause some very predictable problems. Depression can be a Christian teenager's most constant companion despite church promises to the contrary. Dark humour, and even darker music, can help. This podcast is centered around the songs I wrote to deal back then, and what happened when I then picked away at recording workable versions of them for decades. contact me with questions and comments at wikkidperson@gmail.com or on Twitter @WikkidPerson en-ca serial church upbringing gone wrong, depression... and music Mike "that Wikkid Person" Moore Being raised in a strict fundamentalist Christian group in the 1980s can cause some very predictable problems. Depression can be a Christian teenager's most constant companion despite church promises to the contrary. Dark humour, and even darker music, can help. This podcast is centered around the songs I wrote to deal back then, and what happened when I then picked away at recording workable versions of them for decades. contact me with questions and comments at wikkidperson@gmail.com or on Twitter @WikkidPerson no home recording, guitar, depression, fundamentalism, plymouth brethren, wikkid, wicked, wikked Mike "that Wikkid Person" Moore wikkidperson@gmail.com Episode 17: Headfirst Into the World https://purring-sanctuary-703.fireside.fm/17 7c296d08-d580-4944-b698-a22c2ce64cac Wed, 16 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0400 Mike "that Wikkid Person" Moore 17 Headfirst Into the World full 2 Mike "that Wikkid Person" Moore A Wikkid Contest: There's a 90s pop culture game in this week's podcast! Email me at wikkidperson@gmail.com with your best identification of the many 90s computer and video game sounds, standup comics and live bands in the montage that starts around 20min in. Winners will be mentioned by name (unless they request otherwise) in future podcast episodes. 52:42 no A Wikkid Contest: There's a 90s pop culture game in this week's podcast! Email me at wikkidperson@gmail.com with your best identification of the many 90s computer and video game sounds, standup comics and live bands in the montage that starts around 20min in. Winners will be mentioned by name (unless they request otherwise) in future podcast episodes. Exploring the idea that The World, rather than being only a horrible, toxic trap for Christians, might also be a safe place to have some healthy fun. Additional Musicians vocals: Mindy Amelotte techno beats/programming: Derek Leonard Plymouth brethren, fundamentalism, rapture, hell, depression, parents, music, home recording, therapeutic, Christianity, bible, guitar, music production, mindy amelotte, 90s A Wikkid Contest: There's a 90s pop culture game in this week's podcast! Email me at wikkidperson@gmail.com with your best identification of the many 90s computer and video game sounds, standup comics and live bands in the montage that starts around 20min in. Winners will be mentioned by name (unless they request otherwise) in future podcast episodes.
Exploring the idea that The World, rather than being only a horrible, toxic trap for Christians, might also be a safe place to have some healthy fun.

Additional Musicians
vocals: Mindy Amelotte
techno beats/programming: Derek Leonard

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Exploring the idea that The World, rather than being only a horrible, toxic trap for Christians, might also be a safe place to have some healthy fun.

Additional Musicians
vocals: Mindy Amelotte
techno beats/programming: Derek Leonard

]]> Episode 7: The Romantic Song https://purring-sanctuary-703.fireside.fm/7 3f862eef-8ba2-4959-8709-4724100118a1 Wed, 31 Mar 2021 01:00:00 -0400 Mike "that Wikkid Person" Moore 7 The Romantic Song full 1 Mike "that Wikkid Person" Moore That special feeling when a relationship you were counting on fizzles out. Do hardships actually make depression any worse? Layering a large number of things over a two-chord symphony. Mr. Wizard plays with dry ice into a microphone. 36:55 no That special feeling when a relationship you were counting on fizzles out. Do hardships make depression worse? Layering things over a two-chord symphony. Mr. Wizard plays with dry ice into a microphone. Additional Musicians: Backing vocals: Debbie Moore-Michelin, Mindy Amelotte Drums: Chris Metcalfe Harmony: Chris Pasely Additional electric guitar textures: Troy Tuttle Playing the part of "Syd" Barrett the Cat: Nick "Mason" the Cat. Plymouth brethren, fundamentalism, rapture, hell, depression, parents, music, home recording, therapeutic, Christianity, bible, guitar, music production, mindy amelotte That special feeling when a relationship you were counting on fizzles out. Do hardships make depression worse? Layering things over a two-chord symphony. Mr. Wizard plays with dry ice into a microphone.

Additional Musicians:
Backing vocals: Debbie Moore-Michelin, Mindy Amelotte
Drums: Chris Metcalfe
Harmony: Chris Pasely
Additional electric guitar textures: Troy Tuttle
Playing the part of "Syd" Barrett the Cat: Nick "Mason" the Cat.

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Additional Musicians:
Backing vocals: Debbie Moore-Michelin, Mindy Amelotte
Drums: Chris Metcalfe
Harmony: Chris Pasely
Additional electric guitar textures: Troy Tuttle
Playing the part of "Syd" Barrett the Cat: Nick "Mason" the Cat.

]]> Episode 6: How Much? https://purring-sanctuary-703.fireside.fm/6 7a75d35f-60f0-4817-941f-ae3c73f9d297 Wed, 24 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -0400 Mike "that Wikkid Person" Moore 6 How Much? full 1 Mike "that Wikkid Person" Moore How do you safely ascertain if a girl you've noticed has noticed you, and in a good way? Is it really just a status-establishing mating dance after all? What do you do when your song keeps sounding like "Knocking on Heaven's Door" nor matter how many ways you rejig it and record it? 45:47 no This week's episode goes into the lifelong, fruitless quest to bear fruit, to be someone who doesn't accept yourself, yet find someone who accepts you. Also, endlessly, obsessively messing around with songs that sound too much like other songs. In fact, this week's episode is very music heavy. Additional Artists: Featured Female Vocal: Mindy Amelotte Female Backing Vocals: Debbie Moore-Michelin Spoken Vocal samples: Anna Isley, Evan Sauve, Don Billosolly "Late 90s" piano and guitar: Tyler Irving and Jason King Bass Guitar on final version: Bill Ranger Drum Loops from https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt5r84pq7-UF7FaNKyGhZzA and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGbbvPQg5nE-b7zYwlxJ2-w and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrWJur6622W1iLZccSn06uQ Plymouth brethren, fundamentalism, rapture, hell, depression, parents, music, home recording, therapeutic, Christianity, bible, guitar, music production, mindy amelotte This week's episode goes into the lifelong, fruitless quest to bear fruit, to be someone who doesn't accept yourself, yet find someone who accepts you. Also, endlessly, obsessively messing around with songs that sound too much like other songs. In fact, this week's episode is very music heavy.

Additional Artists:
Featured Female Vocal: Mindy Amelotte
Female Backing Vocals: Debbie Moore-Michelin
Spoken Vocal samples: Anna Isley, Evan Sauve, Don Billosolly

"Late 90s" piano and guitar: Tyler Irving and Jason King
Bass Guitar on final version: Bill Ranger

Drum Loops from https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt5r84pq7-UF7FaNKyGhZzA and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGbbvPQg5nE-b7zYwlxJ2-w and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrWJur6622W1iLZccSn06uQ

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Additional Artists:
Featured Female Vocal: Mindy Amelotte
Female Backing Vocals: Debbie Moore-Michelin
Spoken Vocal samples: Anna Isley, Evan Sauve, Don Billosolly

"Late 90s" piano and guitar: Tyler Irving and Jason King
Bass Guitar on final version: Bill Ranger

Drum Loops from https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt5r84pq7-UF7FaNKyGhZzA and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGbbvPQg5nE-b7zYwlxJ2-w and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrWJur6622W1iLZccSn06uQ

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