Fun posts, observations, shared videos and other fun by Octavarius, friends, and members of the invasion.
The Octavarius Seder
Blog Posts - A few weeks ago, some of the Octavarius gang members and friends participated in our very own Passover Seder. It was a mixture of Jews and gentiles. A Seder is a traditional dinner Jewish people partake in during the first...
Podcast: Amuse(ment Park)d About Carnivals
Blog Posts, Live Podcast - In episode 64 of the Octavarius podcast, it’s all about carnivals and amusement parks. It’s almost that time of year when carnivals are hastily set up, we’re all lured to the fairgrounds by the promise of Tilt-A-Whirls and funnel cakes,...
Amazon’s $23,698,655.93 book about flies
Blog Posts - Michael Eisen and his co-workers discovered a book on the developmental biology of a fly retailing on Amazon for over 23 million dollars. Luckily for us, he and his lab techs decided to use their powers of science and math...
President Obama, the Comedian
Blog Posts - With informed comedians like Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, I’ve often wondered, can a comedian ever be President? But another good question is, can a President ever be a comedian? With all the pressure of the office, the intense criticism,...
Chicago Improv Fest is here and Octavarius wants you to play too!
Blog Posts, Live Comedy Shows - The 14th annual Chicago Improv Festival is happening right now. After selling out shows early in the week, the festival rolls on with all sorts of fantastic shows, classes and events! OCTAVARIUS will be the final act on the final...
BWo is in a music video!
Blog Posts - Octavarius’ own, Brian Wohl, appears in this music video for Daphne Willis’ new single, “I Will Be Waiting”. See if you can catch other Octavarius items that sneak their way into this fun video directed by Nick Izzo and Nick...
College paper written about Octavarius gets A! “Booyah” reported
Blog Posts - Months ago Octavarius was interviewed about how awesome we are by Northwestern journalism major, Tom Meyer. Because of our amazing ability at being interviewed, TOM GOT AN “A”! No big deal. Here is what the college classrooms are reading:...
Have Podcast, Will Travel
Blog Posts, Live Podcast - In this podcast, we’re talking about America’s pastime: traveling. The act of going from point A to point B is an art unto itself, and it can be a delight or a nightmare. And Keith is back in the studio...
Happy Wednesday, April 20th!
Blog Posts - While I’m not huge on the idea of a nation banding together to celebrate Hitler’s birthday, quite a few people on the internet seem to be celebrating today, April 20th (or, as most are abbreviating it, “four twenty”). Unfortunately (fortunately?),...
It’s Passover fools!
Blog Posts - J/K you are not fools. 🙂 Happy Passover!!! Coming soon- The Octavarius Passover Seder
