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Your friendly neighborhood New York Islanders fan. Lighthouse Hockey, Islanders Anxiety, Weird Islanders: The Podcast!, Islanders Award Winners. Sign up at https://patreon.com/islandersanxiety for ad-free episodes and bonus stuff.

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Dan @cultureoflosing.bsky.social · 26d

Current mood (I guess forever, now?):

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Crazy Train Live in 1981

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The Hardest Podcast to Podcast @hardestpodtopod.bsky.social · 7h

Alexis Young, lead singer of 'Blonde Diamond' joins the show to discuss "In the Cold, Cold Night" - arguably the Stripes' most intimate song, AND with Meg White on lead vocals.

This was an excellent conversation, and a GREAT episode!

Listen on Spotify podcasts:
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In the Cold, Cold Night ft. Alexis Young (Blonde Diamond)

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Dan @cultureoflosing.bsky.social · 8h

“The Island FC?” I’m suing these guys for copyright infringement.

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Dan @cultureoflosing.bsky.social · 13h

Cheer up: If you've ever been in a situation where you've tried very hard to argue out of a very obviously bad situation and tried to defend a friend, there's a good chance you came off better than Mark Cuban did in this latest Pablo Torre podcast. Holy christ, what a maniac.

Dan @cultureoflosing.bsky.social · 13h

Darby/Mox. Literally no idea what's gonna happen. I just hope one doesn't die. Hangman/Joe will be great but I'm 99% sure we know the ending already.

Dan @cultureoflosing.bsky.social · 13h

probably 6 because of Hangman/Joe and Darby/Mox

Dan @cultureoflosing.bsky.social · 1d

Did she like it? Guessing the final score didn't matter much.

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Dan @cultureoflosing.bsky.social · 1d

Nice. Shame his daughter’s first game was that

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budlightlyman @budlightlyman.bsky.social · 1d

I know everyone’s mad that they’re 0-3 but the islanders gave me early access to watch Matthew Schaefer’s upcoming appearance on Hot Ones and let me just say it’s absolutely epic. The kid can eat wings. With content this good I don’t care if they win a game all year

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Dan @cultureoflosing.bsky.social · 1d

Haha

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Dan @cultureoflosing.bsky.social · 1d

Sources: Mike Shildt quits Padres, plans to track down every online wiseacre who’s been calling him “Mike Shit.”

Dan @cultureoflosing.bsky.social · 1d

what a bunch of pear-shaped losers

Dan @cultureoflosing.bsky.social · 1d

Patrick Roy's greatest strength as a coach is telling old stories about Larry Robinson.

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Dan @cultureoflosing.bsky.social · 1d

I said it on today's episode: If you're on a PC running Windows 10, you're seeing notifications to upgrade to Windows 11 before support for Windows 10 ends.

Schaefer and Shabanov already have Windows 11 installed. The rest of these motherfuckers are running Windows 98.

Dan @cultureoflosing.bsky.social · 1d

I normally think they're fine but jesus christ, they're 0-2, down 4-2 for the second straight home game and a kid who can't legally drink is their best player. Stop laughing and telling me how good their looks are.

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Dan @cultureoflosing.bsky.social · 1d

a man in a military uniform is reading a piece of paper in front of a map of the world

ALT: a man in a military uniform is reading a piece of paper in front of a map of the world

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Dan @cultureoflosing.bsky.social · 1d

I swear it wasn't always like this. Today has been brutal, especially following Games 1 and 2.

Dan @cultureoflosing.bsky.social · 1d

This MSG broadcast would be like Isles-Jazeera if it wasn't for Cal Clutterbuck. He's the only person willing to say, "this game has not been good."

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Dan @cultureoflosing.bsky.social · 1d

Emil "The Cat" Heineman

Dan @cultureoflosing.bsky.social · 1d

Welcome to the Islanders, Mathieu Darche.

Dan @cultureoflosing.bsky.social · 1d

Two seasons ago, we called the Islanders season "a never-ending parade of inexcusable bullshit." Going down 2-0 in the first period of a home matinee (thanks to two dumb penalties), making it 2-1 early in the second, then giving up another goal 14 seconds later to go down 3-1 would certainly qualify

Dan @cultureoflosing.bsky.social · 1d

And now on Kids Day Matinee Monday, too. Gimme a break.

Dan @cultureoflosing.bsky.social · 3d

boo these motherfuckers off the ice in their home opener. they earned that shit.

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Dan @cultureoflosing.bsky.social · 1d

Romanov-DeAngelo angling for “Worst D-pair in NHL History” status early in the season

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Dan @cultureoflosing.bsky.social · 1d

The kid who turned 18 three weeks ago is already leading the way. That's fantastic for him and a bad look for everyone else. We also get to our first Master Leaf Theatre of the season, earlier than expected but with good reason. @ffsn.bsky.social

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Islanders Anxiety - Get Them Schaefer-ized

Podcast Episode · Islanders Anxiety: A New York Islanders podcast · 10/13/2025 · 1h 20m

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Dan @cultureoflosing.bsky.social · 1d

Long stretches of both games featured familiar problems and a general lack of energy, which sapped a lot of the early season excitement. But Matthew Schaefer didn’t get the memo.

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Islanders Anxiety - Episode 342 - Get Them Schaefer-ized

Mike and Dan recap the Islanders’ first two games of the season, which were mostly bad except for two new guys who were actually trying to win.

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