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Ultimate Generalist Podcast, with random rants and ever-changing views on everything. New episode every Wednesday It will probably explain the genetics of my future descendants. Some Offsodes (.5 off-episodes) also posted sometimes after significant events. No other social accounts, only email for contact -- aa-show@outlook.com

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    • Jul 10, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
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    Ep #370 (07/10/2024): Updated State of the AA Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2024 5:55


    No intro or outtro, just the fax along with my scattered June thoughts

    Ep #369 (06/05/2024): Treble for my teams

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2024 22:54


    My fortunate lucky year continues as a sports fan, my background on CHL/OHL fandom including my NHL 2004 Mod, and finally some announcements about the show and myself. Intro: Billy Idol - White Wedding

    Ep #368 (05/22/2024): WHY NYC Sports Sucks, especially the Knicks

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2024 14:09


    Swerve on the "Best of" episode promised, instead the AA SHOW proceeds to trash the largest city and the media market - New York City for its pitiful sports teams (esp. the Knicks) in the 21st century. Intro: Audioslave - Somedays

    Ep #367 (05/15/2024): Does Parenting really Change with ChatGPT?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2024 22:19


    With ChatGPT-4.0o release, there are FIVE questions I have about the ChatGPT and its future. Also, what does the parental control really mean with AI bot? Intro: Audioslave - Drown Me Slowly

    Ep #366 (05/08/2024): Let's Review Nike's MLB City Connect Jerseys!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2024 32:20


    We briefly preview the 2024 Toronto Maple Leafs Offseason, my thought on the head coaching search, and finally we review all of Nike's MLB City Connect Releases given the latest unveil for the Detroit Tigers this week. Intro: Chamillionaire - Fly As The Sky

    Ep #365 (05/01/2024): Abort It Already

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2024 20:47


    It's that time of the year, NHL Playoffs while my Toronto Maple Leafs are still alive. And my annual position since 2021 hasn't changed. Also a life update. Intro: Dua Lipa - Break My Heart

    Ep #364 (04/10/2024): AEW's Ruthless Regression Pt. 4 - Acknoweldgement & Recognition

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2024 39:59


    Our final part of the AEW Ruthless Regression Series talks about Tony Khan's way of 'punching back', as reflected on 4/10's episode of AEW Dynamite on responding to CM Punk's podcast. We talk about what needs to change not just internally but with the fans to regain some of the lost trust and differentiators offered. Intro: None this week

    Ep #363 (04/03/2024): AEW's Ruthless Regression Pt. 3 - Transparency & Management Style

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2024 33:02


    A welcome delay due to the gift that kept on giving - Phil Brooks (aka CM Punk) and his MMA Hour Episode from 4/1/2024. Instead of directly getting into AEW, taking a different route based on how I try to distinguish CM Punk's criticism of Tony Khan and AEW into three parts: 1. Punk's Gimmick vs. Reality 2. Politics 3. Management/Working Style ...also I talk about the general Threads/Twitter (X.com) discussion style and the tribalism that should be resolved through honest and healthy conversations. Intro: Dua Lipa - Hallucinations

    Ep #362 (03/20/2024): AEW's Ruthless Regression Pt. 2 - Merchandising

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2024 27:41


    Continuing our AEW's Ruthless Regression series - let's talk about AEW's fall in quality of their merchandises and why I personally stopped spending money in ShopAEW.com over the last 18 months + things I've noticed in four AEW events in four different cities in 2023. Intro: Queens of the Stone Age - I'm Designer

    Ep #361 (03/13/2024): AEW's Ruthless Regression Pt. 1 - Marketing

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 25:04


    We bring back the series that I put on hold for couple months - we dive into AEW's woes, starting with Marketing. For preview and background, hear moar on Ep #355 Intro: Garbage - Vow

    Ep #360 (03/06/2024): It's Super Tuesday, You Know What That Means!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2024 25:51


    It's the Super Tuesday, and we already know the answers. That said, let's review the candidates who have fallen and also preview the candidates we have in front of us. Also why Nikki Haley is failing and hides her true self. Intro: Doja Cat - I Don't Do Drugs (ft. Araiana Grande)

    Ep #359 (02/28/2024): NOVID No More

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2024 31:34


    I finally caught COVID after four years, so we catch up on the world happenings over the last two weeks including P. Diddy lawsuits, more Tech Layoffs, record S&P 500 mark driven by the AI/ML craze. I close the episode talking about my cautionary view and questions surrounding current LLM products and their learnings. Intro: Queens of the Stone Age - What The Peephole Say

    Ep #358 (02/14/2024): Best of Part 4 - the last Valentine's Day Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2024 23:43


    Happy Valentine's Day! Snap Super Bowl LVIII judgements, and we look back on our last V-Day episode from 2018 during the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics Intro: Blur - Parklife

    Ep #357 (02/07/2024): WHY Beef felt flat (as an Asian)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2024 22:35


    Netflix's Beef has been critically-acclaimed but I've found the show lacking in punches where they should've been. Also some of the topics specific to Asians didn't fully resonate in my viewing. Intro: Rage Against the Machine - Vietnow

    Ep #356 (01/31/2024): (Allegedly) Crappy Life Lessons from Vince McMahon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2024 58:34


    *Trigger Warning* Lots of actual poop details from the lawsuit (05:50) the case background + my initial reaction (11:00) Penn State Parallel and my disconnect with WWE (15:35) Labour Law Violations & Cover-ups of multiple NDA's (18:45) Looking back on Vince McMahon Creative from 1999-2020 (21:27) Internet Reaction: Victim Blaming & False Equivalency (27:30) Internet Reaction: Hindsight Rage & Shareholder Structure (31:35) Hostile Work Environment + Fear of Retaliation (35:22) Parent company TKO, Endeavor and UFC (Dana White) on notice (37:12) Sponsors: SlimJim's Tone-deaf Return Response (38:00) Will Netflix still release the McMahon documentary?? (40:20) Vince McMahon Psychology + Past Tricks in Crisis (44:38) Vince's Kids - Stephanie & Shane (46:06) Son-in-Law Paul Levesque (HHH) Response on Saturday 1/27 (49:35) Brand Tribalism non-sense from this issue (51:15) Grandpa Regression and Grandkids lives ruined? (55:20) Feeding into Vince's Ego by mindless support Intro: Avril Lavigne - Complicated [ref] Complaint via WSJ: https://s.wsj.net/public/resources/documents/WWE_complaint.pdf Original WSJ article: https://www.wsj.com/business/vince-mcmahon-accused-of-sex-trafficking-by-wwe-staffer-he-paid-to-keep-quiet-0b19b21c Wrestlnomics:https://wrestlenomics.com/2024/01/26/vince-mcmahon-sex-trafficking-lawsuit-says-other-executives-knew-of-exploitation-can-tko-remove-him/

    Ep #355 (01/17/2024): Preview of AA Show's AEW Series + EV in Winter

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2024 21:32


    The whole continent is freezing AF, we talk about the frozen Teslas and the dumbest part of the whole EV debate. Finally I preview some of the upcoming episodes talking about the lack of Business out of the wrestling promotion the All Elite Wrestling (AEW). I first share my history and purchase history as a loyal customer from day 1, leading to the upcoming multiparter. Intro: Kanye West - Cold Winter

    Ep #354 (01/10/2024): COVID-19, not Connor Stallions, was the Michigan Difference

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2024 32:16


    They did it. Jim Harbaugh got it done. We discuss the journey, the agony, the glory, and the future. Along with the reason why COVID-19 is the main reason why the national championship happened for the Maize & Blue. Intro: The Killers - Mr. Brightside (Original Demo)

    Ep #353 (01/03/2024): Terrible End to 2023 and the Tremendous Start to 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2024 39:24


    We kick off the new year to discuss the glorious return of Michigan Football following the horrible end (for me) for Toronto sports teams. I mostly talk about the Toronto Raptors ending the horrible Detroit Pistons 28-game losing streak and how embarrassing this is for the rest of this season. Intro: Alicia Keys - Dragon Days [ref] Joel Klatt show (01/02/2024) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBq61Kpz0Z8

    Ep #352 (12/20/2023): Let's Talk GM's 'stricter' RTO Policy and its (general) struggles

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2023 26:12


    Last week, GM announced its hybrid employees to be on-site from Tuesdays to Thursdays each week. On top of the latest UAW ratification, Cruise layoffs and issues, and the stock buyback - would on-site work really help with the outcomes? What about the local media coverage? Hear from the former employee who moved across the country. (Spiritual successor from Episode #226) Intro: Doja Cat - Go Off (ref) 1. Inc.Com on GM RTO policy: https://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/gms-just-announced-stricter-return-to-office-policy-actually-reveals-how-employees-increasingly-have-greater-power-over-employers.html 2. Fortune on GM Stock Buyback: https://fortune.com/2023/11/29/gm-stock-buyback-10-billion-electric-cars/ 3. Wall Street Journal on RTO being a disaster for working moms: https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/return-to-the-office-mandates-are-a-disaster-for-working-mothers-bf57a071

    Ep #351 (12/13/2023): Baseball is NOT Broken

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2023 20:58


    Some Baseball Fans are up in arms about Shohei Ohtani's monster contract, but these are idiotic takes without reading the finances of the deal. And I repeat myself on why the salary caps are stupid and billionaire handouts. Intro: Our Lady Peace - Superman's Dead

    Ep #350 (12/06/2023): To Be the Man, You Gotta Eat the Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2023 22:10


    Let's talk about that College Football Playoffs 2023 and the reactions Intro: Bruno Mars - Lazy Song

    Ep #349 (11/29/2023): What Black Friday Deal?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2023 21:30


    The Great Black Friday and Cyber Monday of 2023 have been a ridiculous dud and awfully misleading prices, we examine. Intro: Biggie Smalls - Only You [Ref] CNBC Article: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/28/black-friday-weekend-shopping-turnout-soars-to-a-record.html

    Ep #348 (11/22/2023): Stockholm SinDrum

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2023 20:05


    As I continue to recover from Stockholm, I talk about my journey back and very briefly about the city and the people. Intro: Royal Blood - High Waters

    Ep #347 (11/15/2023): To Be the Man, You Gotta Cheat the Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2023 23:04


    Circling back on Jeff Bezos Best of episode with Lauren Sanchez Vogue spread, NHL in Sweden for some reason this week, world population, and we talk about that Michigan Football fairplay-sign-stealing and the early B1G punishment. Intro: The Hives - Won't Be Long [refs] - Vogue article https://www.vogue.com/article/lauren-sanchez-december-2023-interview-profile - World Population: https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/

    Ep #346 (11/08/2023): Best of Part 3 - Jeff Bezos

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2023 31:37


    This month's "best of" revisits every single Jeff Bezos psycho-analysis I've done Intro: Franz Ferdinand - You're the Reason I'm Leaving

    Ep #345 (11/01/2023): Audiocracy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2023 15:19


    We reminisce about Toronto's Fan 590 station and Norm Rumack's Late Night shows given the latest news about Norm. We also cover the sports radio and its role in a democratic society Intro: U2 - Electrical Storm ref: https://betweentheposts.ca/2023/10/my-pal-stormin-norm-rumack/

    Ep #344 (10/25/2023): What If you Support neither Hamas or Netanyahu??

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2023 27:35


    We kick off lightly with Jada in Detroit & Michigan Football scandal, and finally go over the on-going clash and protests around the world in regards to Israel and Palestine (Hamas) and my take on not-so-Black-and-White issue and taking sides that is myopic. Intro: 2Pac - S*** Don't Stop

    Ep #343 (10/18/2023): Jada's "Look At Me Tour"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2023 17:30


    We discuss the latest on Jada Pinkett Smith's book tour that caused some stir. Intro: Finger Eleven - I'll Keep Your Memory Vague

    Ep #342 (10/11/2023): Hockey Culture Strikes Again & Toronto Blew Jays 2023 Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2023 20:45


    [Apologies for the audio this episode, too lazy to re-record with my Yeti] 2023-2024 NHL Season kicked off with a boom of a memo, and also Toronto Blu.. Blew Jays 2023 Edition and my take on what was supposed to happen and what actually happened. Intro: Alice in Chains - Man in the Box

    Ep #341 (10/04/2023): Best of Part 2 - October Awareness Month

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2023 27:15


    We go back almost six years back to revisit Episode 58 - the October Awareness Month of everything along with my short trip to Atlanta Intro: AC/DC - T.N.T.

    Ep #340 (09/27/2023): College Coaches are out there Cutting AEW Promos

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2023 22:21


    Coach Prime basically set off the chain reactions of College Football coaches cutting promos like they in wrestling, and also live-happening of being a cat dad. Intro: Starship - No Way Out

    Ep #339 (09/20/2023): Mike Babcock - A Stubborn A-Hole

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2023 19:37


    This week in Debacle in a Professional Environment - it's Mike Babcock going through phones of players and the team tried to skirt it off Intro: Lenny Kravitz - I Wanna Go Home

    Ep #338 (09/13/2023): Best Of Part 1 - CM Punk Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2023 20:47


    AA Show's first Best of show covers Phil Brooks (aka CM Punk)from my very first half-sode (Ep #2.5) and the annual Q&A from 2021 (Ep #231). Hear back on the fascination of this chap and compared with last week's Episode #337... Intro: R.E.M. - Bad Day

    Ep #337 (09/06/2023): AEW Debacle - The Greatest HR Story Ever Told

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2023 30:50


    CM Punk getting fired by Tony Khan at AEW and what precipitated over the last 18 months (in public) basically is the greatest study case for HR and Management lessons. Also some thoughts from my end also as a fan who has been getting impatient after AEW making certain promises to fans as a company back in 2019. Intro: The Weeknd - Best Friends ref: Post Wrestling - The Last Dance: CM Punk's Exit from AEW https://www.postwrestling.com/2023/09/04/the-last-dance-cm-punks-exit-from-aew/

    Ep #336 (08/30/2023): State of the AA Show (Season 8 already)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2023 20:16


    We talk about the current state of the AA Show and some of the podcasting realities Intro: Queens of the Stone Age - Negative Space

    Ep #335 (08/23/2023): Let's Review the Ark Encounter! (As an Atheist)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2023 21:41


    I went to the Ark Encounter so you don't have to. Intro: Avicii - Waiting For Love

    Ep #334 (08/16/2023): North Korea is now officially BLM

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2023 19:16


    We talk about Trump's latest indictment and how little impact it has on the Republican 2024 running, Travis King running into North Korea and what would Joe Biden do? What would North Korea do with Travis? Intro: BLACKPINK - Playing With Fire

    Ep #333 (08/09/2023): Let's Review USWNT and Three others.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2023 28:22


    Did the USWNT get bounced by Sweden because they were woke? Or not woke enough on the pitch to really perform or even bother to prepare? We examine the REAL issues found in FIFA Women's World Cup amongst the traditional powerhouses USA, Germany, Brazil, and even Canada. How much did the "woke" really affect this team and all these fellow Americans cheering the American team loss. Intro: Queens of the Stone Age - Carnavoyeur [ref] Athletic Article: https://theathletic.com/4747722/2023/08/03/uswnt-portugal-analyis-world-cup/

    Ep #332 (08/02/2023): Barbie & Oppenheimer ended the same

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2023 21:14


    We continue with our positive thoughts by reviewing Barbie (2023) and Oppenheimer (2023) that I saw over the weekend and I explain why the "Anti-men" reviews are overblown, and also how Oppenheimer actually is very similar to the movie Barbie when it comes to humanity. Intro: Royal Blood - Mad Visions

    Ep #331 (07/26/2023): Positivity = Productivity (Part 2) - Downey's GM Cars

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2023 16:48


    As we stay "positive" over the next month, we talk about the new Max Original show (Originally for Discovery+) Robert Downey Jr's "Downey's Dream Cars" or as I call it, "RDJ's GM Cars" Intro: The Beatles - Drive My Car

    Ep #330 (07/19/2023): Positivity = Productivity (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2023 16:37


    Let's talk great things that happened over the last week --- including the Threads app, Microsoft clutch performance, Brayden on this Bachelorette Season 20-something, and finally the new Golden Bachelor Intro: Radiohead - Paranoid Android

    Ep #329 (07/12/2023): Let's talk Women's Sports

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2023 20:53


    Let's talk everything about all women's sports: Cis, Trans, Medical challenges, Physical differences, Skill gaps, Economics, virtually everything. Intro: Lenny Kravitz - American Woman [ref] Yale Medicine Article: https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/sports-injuries-gender

    Ep #328 (07/05/2023): Elon ain't quite where he thinks he is

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2023 12:37


    I pick the winner of Elon vs. Zuck MMA fight and also the aging population of the digital age and what I envision the old digital-self. And finally Twitter nonsense with the limited "view" it put in without any prior notice. Intro: Arctic Monkeys - I Ain't Quite Where I Think I Am

    Ep #327 (06/28/2023): Arnold - The Greatest ESL-er of All-Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2023 22:08


    We re-examine the recent topics including Harry & Meghan fallout, NHL foregoing cause-based Warmup jerseys, and finally we examine how Arnold Schwarzenegger ranks in the all-time ESL-er list Intro: Queens of the Stone Age - Paper Machete

    Ep #326 (06/21/2023): WHY some UK Celebs Fail in America (Harry & Meghan)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2023 18:16


    Harry & Meghan got canned by Spotify and we see the parallels of them and the Beckhams from 15 years ago. What is common between these two that led to a hypetrain and their eventual flop? Intro: Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke

    Ep #325 (06/14/2023): Anthony Bass - Proud & Prejudice

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2023 28:44


    Nuggets won the NBA Championship, Vegas clinching for the Stanley Cup, and finally Anthony Bass - Blue Jays situation and why the Jays did the right thing. Also deep-dive on how Anthony Bass got into his wormhole possibly not snitching on his bigot teammates according to BlogTO, and how Bass fell into "Chick-Fil-A" syndrome when it came to LGBTQ+ issues in the name of the "lord". Intro: Kendrick Lamar - Ignorance Is Bliss BlogTO Article: https://www.blogto.com/sports_play/2023/06/anthony-bass-not-only-toronto-blue-jay-following-hateful-accounts/

    Ep #324 (06/07/2023): Whose Cuck Is Bezos Anyway?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2023 20:57


    We go over the Apple Vision Pro and AR, plus the wildfire in Canada causing bad air quality in USA, PGA-LIV Golf merer, and finally we examine who's the real cuckhold in a Bezos-Sanchez-Gonzalez "blended family". ref: Vice Article -- https://www.vice.com/en/article/5d93x5/cuck-obsession-jeff-bezos Intro: Johnny Cash - I Don't Hurt Anymore

    Ep #323 (05/31/2023): South Beach Will Rise Again~

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2023 21:49


    Let's look back on the horrible lack of adjustments and the worst pre-game 7 speech I've heard in my life that resulted in the Miami Heat series victory. Intro: Diddy - So Complete

    Ep #322 (05/24/2023): Are Today's Athletes Really Soft??

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2023 23:17


    Are today's superstar athletes in every league simply softer than old-timers or is there something else? We examine the definition of "Soft" athletes today. Intro: DMX - Get At Me Dog Athletes & Recovery: https://www.uchealth.org/today/rest-and-recovery-for-athletes-physiological-psychological-well-being/ Soft-Tissue Injuries (CNN): https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/21/us/sports-injuries-rise-trnd/index.html

    Ep #321 (05/17/2023): All Abort the Leafs? Yes, For Good.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2023 29:11


    I have two immediate solutions to re-tool (not rebuild) the Maple Leafs. Intro: The Chainsmokers - Break Up Every Night

    Ep #320 (05/10/2023): Holmes, E"Liz"abeth Holmes.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2023 22:58


    We talk briefly about the Leafs lackluster 2nd round run so far, Chicago Blackhawks winning the draft lottery, and finally the so-called "apologist" piece Amy Chozick (Chasing Hilary Author) wrote about "Liz" Holmes [Spiritual Sequel to Episode #111: Fraudean Slip] Intro: Doja Cat - Get Into To It (Yuh) Original NYT article: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/07/business/elizabeth-holmes-theranos-interview.html

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