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The Slanted Attic Experience: Episode 60 "Abby & Caitria" Blueprints, Banter & Bringing Back Your Childhood
Tyler sits down with two Richmond based architects and things get out of hand in the best way possible. Abby and Caitria bring sharp perspectives, genuinely great stories, and the kind of conversational chemistry that makes an episode impossible to stop listening to.
They open with construction costs before somehow landing on meat processing, an octopus learning to play the piano, and the critical question of how many third graders you could realistically take in a fight. The Antonio Brown story gets its moment, the Joe Rogan platforming debate sparks real discussion, podcast recommendations are handed out freely, and Flophouse Comedy Club makes a well deserved appearance before public restroom horror stories take over completely.
From there it is a full dive into childhood. Middle school memories, Caitria's rowing journey and the Bay Bridge swim, exercise induced anaphylaxis, Walktober at the office, tribalism and Sapiens, the pre versus post internet divide, teachers buying their own classroom supplies, Polly Pockets, Barbies, public speaking fears, and what American culture looks like when you never leave your hometown. The recording ends before the outro gets a chance to happen, which honestly tracks.
Guest Panel:
Abby: A 27 year old North Carolina native and proud UVA architecture grad who has called Richmond home for five years. When she is not walking her dog through the Fan or tending her vegetable garden, she is deeply invested in historic preservation, sustainable design, and the architectural character that makes Richmond worth caring about.
Caitria: An Arlington native and fellow UVA architecture grad who spent two years in New York before landing in Richmond. When she is not designing buildings she is rollerblading, drawing, catching a comedy show, hanging at the river, or playing pickleball. Refreshingly honest and genuinely funny, Caitria brings an energy to the conversation that is hard to manufacture.
Topics Covered:
Intro
The real costs in construction
Meat and animal processing and food in general
An octopus learning to play the piano
How many third graders could you take in a fight?
The Story of Antonio Brown
The Joe Rogan Experience and the platforming debate
Podcast recommendations: Exploration Live, Brooke and Connor, Caleb Hearon's So True
Flophouse Comedy Club
Public restroom horror stories and public infrastructure
The hypothetical of going back to elementary school
Middle school stories
Caitria's rowing journey and the Bay Bridge swim
Exercise induced anaphylaxis
Walktober at the office
Tribalism and hunter gatherer instincts from Sapiens
Pre versus post internet and instant information
Teachers purchasing their own supplies
Kids being oblivious: the stories
Polly Pockets and Barbies
Continuing the childhood theme and memorable events
Public speaking
American culture and living in the same town your entire life
No outro this time
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Octopus Playing the Piano!! - https://youtu.be/PcWnQ7fYzwI