Fact Check: Chris Olszewski

What Causes Someone to Sweat? Is it the Pituitary Gland? 

Sweat’s main function is to regulate your body temperature. Sweat naturally cools your body down when needed — like when working out or spending time in the sun — so you don’t overheat. When sweat reaches your skin, it evaporates, and this process cools your skin and the tissues underneath. The process of sweating helps keep your body temperature at just the right level — not too hot and not too cold. This is typically around 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit. A part of your brain called the hypothalamus is responsible for regulating body temperature, and making sure you don’t get too hot. If it senses you are, it sends signals to your sweat glands telling them to start producing sweat.

Source: Cleveland Clinic 

The Band “Cinderella” 

During this episode, Chris references the band “Cinderella”. Cinderella was an American rock band formed in the suburbs of Philadelphia in 1983. They initially had a glam metal sound throughout the late 1980s before shifting into a more blues rock-based sound during the early to mid 1990s. They had several multi-platinum studio albums and hit singles whose music videos received heavy MTV rotation and popularity. The band went on a brief hiatus in 1995 after lead singer Tom Keifer suffered from vocal cord paresis, which led to a delay in the recording and release of the band's fourth album and consequently being dropped from their record label. The band had periods of hiatus from 1996 through 2014, when they finally called it quits for good after playing their final shows of the 2014 Monsters of Rock cruise. A playlist of their most popular tracks, including the song Chris mentioned “Nobody’s Fool” can be found here. 

Source: Wikipedia 

Fun fact: The band’s song "Hot and Bothered" was featured in the movie Wayne's World and its subsequent soundtrack.

Link to George Michael’s songs - “I Want Your Sex”, “Careless Whisper”, “Faith”,  “Last Christmas” 

During this interview, Chris discusses his love for George Michael, which leads Bethany to ask the question, “For anyone that has never heard of George Michael, what are two songs you would tell them to listen to?” Chris answers by rattling off several of his favorite George Michael songs. A playlist including these tracks can be found here. 

Link to BRF’s song “Balloon Ride Fantasy”

Chris discusses the writing process behind the title track for his band “Balloon Ride Fantasy. That track can be found here if you would like to give it a spin. 

New Music Fridays on spotify 

Chris mentions during this interview that he mainly listens to a playlist on Spotify called “New Music Friday” That playlist can be found here. 

Bill Pullman Movie About Voodoo, "The Lion Something" 

While answering listener questions, Chris mentions a Bill Pullman movie but can’t think of the name. That movie is called “The Serpent and the Rainbow” and was released in 1988. The film, loosely based on the non-fiction book of the same name by ethnobotanist Wade Davis, is about an anthropologist who goes to Haiti to research a drug that makes someone appear dead by suspending all vital signs. The film can currently be rented on Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV.

Sources: IMDb and Wikipedia  

Link To The Movie “Spaceballs”

While answering listener questions, Chris gets the question “What do you think is Bill Pullman’s sexiest movie?” to which he answers with the film “Spaceballs”. This movie can be streamed on MGM+ and AMC+ as well as rented on Apple TV and Amazon Prime Video. 

Theme song Chris wrote for “How Did This Get Made”

As Bethany and Chris are discussing songwriting, they mention the theme song Chris wrote for the podcast, “How Did This Get Made”. The episode is called “Last Looks: New York Ninja” and can be found here. Chris’s song can be heard around the 24:30 mark. 

Vampire’s Kiss Movie

During this interview, Bethany mentions the Nicolas Cage movie “Vampire’s Kiss”. We won’t tell you much about it other than that it is a great movie, and if you haven’t yet seen it you definitely should. It currently can be streamed for free on Tubi or Amazon Prime Video, or can be purchased on Apple TV or Youtube. Make sure to send us a message when you watch it!  

Link to Creed’s First Album

During this episode, Chris discusses his love for the band “Creed” and their first album. If you wanna give that album a listen, it can be found here.