Two big national trends legal weed, and everybody in the world having a podcast have collided of late in Arizona, in the form of local pot-themed podcasts. Whether it s the harsh one aimed at randy-ass potheads, or the mellow one designed to enlighten us about the vagaries of THC, these broadcasts are generally, as a guest put it on one recent episode, “not as good as it would be if I was juiced, dude.”
The Stoned Age Potcast, for example, has a terrible name and a too-cool-for-school vibe, but it’s also informative and sweet-natured and has a sense of humor about itself. Hosted by a fellow named Jeremy Vasquez and sponsored by the Chandler dispensary The Sticky Saguaro, this one’s devoted to stoner etiquette and coverage of Arizona’s cannabis industry. The show’s catchphrase appeared to be “Roll one up and put it in the air,” and Vasquez and his guests say “Whoa” and “awesome” a lot and call one another “brother, though they re not related. There’s