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This one might get you a little bit steamy or rather it might actually be a mood killer because the woke mob media can't let simple folk enjoy sexy anthropomorphized candy mascots. Yes, you read that right. There was a bit of kerfuffle a while back on the internet because Mars Inc., the makers of M&M's decided to redesign their mascots and in doing so they reduced the femininity and sex appeal of the green and brown M&M. Now while we have to deal with the fact that Tucker Carlson went on a huge rant about how he can no longer derive sexual pleasure from these mascots, could there be another reason why Mars launched this rebrand? Fellow podcast person Alex joins me this week as we get deep in the topic. Links to the articles we discuss: https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2022/01/21/mandms-rebrand-personalities/ https://nypost.com/2022/01/20/mms-g-a-new-look-thats-representative-of-todays-society/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2022/01/21/green-mm-candy-new-look-inclusive/6605612001/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/4aw4dn/new-m-and-m-porn https://www.forbes.com/sites/danidiplacido/2022/01/22/tucker-carlson-widely-mocked-after-criticizing-less-sexy-mms/?sh=1759aff92b62 https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/feb/12/mars-nestle-and-hershey-to-face-landmark-child-slavery-lawsuit-in-us That's it for this week. Stay tuned for an all new, all different episode dropping soon. Also, don't forget to check out the award winning podcast October Jones and Fish with Legs. Special shout out to Mia Pearson for the theme music. Make sure to check her out on SoundCloud. Thanks for listening. Peace.

We've long heard the idea that businesses are job creators. But is this true? This position/ideology is frequently used for government/financial policy to aid business/wealthy individuals. It might be time to rethink this position. I'm joined by special podcast person Alex as we look at this issue further. Here is the article we refer to: https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/small-business-job-creation-myth/ That's it for this week. Stay tuned for an all new, all different episode dropping soon. Also, don't forget to check out the award winning podcast October Jones and Fish with Legs. Special shout out to Mia Pearson for the theme music. Make sure to check her out on SoundCloud. Thanks for listening. Peace.

Election season is coming. It always seems to be that way, if you're American. As a Canadian it's perplexing. This week I'm joined by special podcast person Alex to discuss the differences between the Canadian and American electoral process. That's it for this week. Stay tuned for an all new, all different episode dropping soon. Also, don't forget to check out the award winning podcast October Jones and Fish with Legs. Special shout out to Mia Pearson for the theme music. Make sure to check her out on SoundCloud. Thanks for listening. Peace.

We all know and love satirical works, right? Well, maybe there are some who don't and that's okay. The real question is does satire work? Do people recognize a work being satirical? Or do people take a work at face value and are oblivious to the issues being raised or questioned? Satire is often used as a means to critique thoughts/people/practices/etc. to bring about some kind of change. Special podcast person Alex joins me in the discussion to find out if this is the case. That's it for this week. Stay tuned for an all new, all different episode dropping soon. Also, don't forget to check out the award winning podcast October Jones and Fish with Legs. Special shout out to Mia Pearson for the theme music. Make sure to check her out on SoundCloud. Thanks for listening. Peace.

You might have seen that workers at an Amazon warehouse in New York unionized. Even though this is a big event as it's the first time a union effort has been successful at the monolith that Amazon, there's been a downward trend of unionization overall. You might be thinking, is this a big deal? Do we even still need unions? That's what we're looking at this week, at how unions are a vital part of our working environment even though there is large anti-union sentiment out there. Special podcast person Alex joins me in this discussion. That's it for this week. Stay tuned for an all new, all different episode dropping soon. Also, don't forget to check out the award winning podcast October Jones and Fish with Legs. Special shout out to Mia Pearson for the theme music. Make sure to check her out on SoundCloud. Thanks for listening. Peace.

If you remember in 2020… or was it 2021? At any rate, some time ago there was a big push to take down statues of certain individuals. As always, we here keep our finger on the pulse of current but regardless, in Canada the focus was mainly on those associated with the Residential School System and in the States the focus was on those in the Confederacy. Should statues/monuments be taken down? By doing so are we erasing history? I'm joined by special podcast person Alex as we take a look at these and maybe other questions. That's it for this week. Stay tuned for an all new, all different episode dropping soon. Also, don't forget to check out the award winning podcast October Jones and Fish with Legs. Special shout out to Mia Pearson for the theme music. Make sure to check her out on SoundCloud. Thanks for listening. Peace

You may or may not be familiar with the term but it comes up often enough that I gotta hear about how every piece of media is slanted towards the left or liberal ideals. But is this actually the case? This week I'm joined by special podcast person Alex and we examine if there is in fact a liberal bias and if not, is there any kind of bias? That's it for this week. Stay tuned for an all new, all different episode dropping soon. Also, don't forget to check out the award winning podcast October Jones and Fish with Legs. Special shout out to Mia Pearson for the theme music. Make sure to check her out on SoundCloud. Thanks for listening. Peace.

At this point, if you don't know what the MCU is, your finger is very much off the pulse. But that's okay. You might just be a little confused about this episode. Recently (and by this I mean 2 or 3 years ago but time doesn't exist it's fine) film director Martin Scorsese said that he doesn't consider Marvel films to be art and they're more like amusement park rides. Now, if you don't know who Scorsese is, you are on some kind of streak. Does he have a point? Does Disney/Marvel's success present some kind of brewing problem with the film industry? Should we consider Marvel films art? This week I'm joined by special podcast person Alex as we hash this out. As mentioned in the ep, here is the New York Times article: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/04/opinion/martin-scorsese-marvel.html That's it for this week. Stay tuned for an all new, all different episode dropping soon. Also, don't forget to check out the award winning podcast October Jones and Fish with Legs. Special shout out to Mia Pearson for the theme music. Make sure to check her out on SoundCloud. Thanks for listening. Peace.

We're back! This week I'm joined by fellow podcast person Alex and we're talking about song meanings. Not just that songs have meaning but several songs' meanings are misunderstood. Which songs? Well, you'll just have to listen to find out, now won't you? As mentioned in the episode here is the video to which we refer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6Vzd4u84_4 That's it for this week. Thanks to Alex for joining the discussion. Stay tuned for an all new, all different episode dropping soon. Also, don't forget to check out the award winning podcast October Jones and Fish with Legs. Special shout out to Mia Pearson for the theme music. Make sure to check her out on SoundCloud. Thanks for listening. Peace.

We're back!! This week fellow podcast person Alex joins and we discuss vaccines and the current furor around them. Namely, a common tactic used by people who are against them is to say that they need to do their own research. It's something that annoys me to no end because there is no research and it leads to broader political ideologies as to why people hold these positions. That's it for this week. Thanks to Alex for joining the discussion. Stay tuned for an all new, all different episode dropping soon. Also, don't forget to check out the award winning podcast October Jones and Fish with Legs. Special shout out to Mia Pearson for the theme music. Make sure to check her out on SoundCloud. Thanks for listening. Peace.

We're back! Oh man, it's been a while but we have returned for 2022. If you missed the update, you can back and listen to that. The Beijing Winter Olympics just finished but they were far from having controversy. We'll be looking at the doping scandal involving Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva who was found with a banned substance but was allowed to continue. People were quick to notice this fact and compared this to American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson's situation last year in the lead up to the Tokyo Summer Games and how she wasn't allowed to compete. But are these two situations the same? That's it for this week. Stay tuned for an all new, all different episode dropping soon. Also, don't forget to check out the award winning podcast October Jones and Fish with Legs. Thanks for listening. Peace.

We've been gone for a bit but we're back for 2022, baby!

We're back! ‘Member South Park? ‘Member when they used to kill Kenny? ‘Member when a generation of people became politically apathetic and actively contrarian because of the show? Okay well maybe that's a bit too far of a reach but a show as popular and culturally significant as South Park did have some kind of effect on society at large is fair to say. This week we take a look at when writer Dana Schwartz critiqued the show and the backlash she received for it. Here are the articles referenced for your reading pleasure: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/02/21/i-criticized-south-park-spawning-generation-trolls-so-trolls-came-me/ https://tv.avclub.com/south-park-raised-a-generation-of-trolls-1798264498 That's it for this week. Stay tuned for an all new, all different episode dropping soon. Also, don't forget to check out the award winning podcast October Jones and Fish with Legs. Thanks for listening. Peace.

We're back! Oh boy it's been a while but this week we take a look at the Internet. It's something so revolutionary it's changed many facets of our society. The problem I have is I don't know how to feel about it. It's caused so many positive things but at the same time so many negative things. That's it for this week. More all new, all different episodes will be on the way to close out 2021, so stay tuned for that. Also, don't forget to check out the podcast October Jones and Fish with Legs.

Tesla has a new car, the Cybertruck. It's not out yet but it will be someday, maybe. I'm not a fan of its design and I don't just mean how it looks. It presents a vision of the future that is cold, dark, and lonely. Elon Musk tends to be portrayed as some kind of visionary genius who's out to save humanity but the Cybertruck doesn't portray that vision. The same goes with other ventures Musk has going as we take a look at the fabrication of the Musk/Tesla mythos. I don't mention it outright in the episode but the following videos form part of the basis of this topic and you might find them interesting. https://youtu.be/5pNL7MlUpmI https://youtu.be/5OtKEetGy2Y That's it for this week.Stay tuned for an all new, all different episode dropping soon. Also, don't forget to check out the podcast October Jones and Fish with Legs. Thanks for listening. Peace.

Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho is considered a classic by many. It's had a huge impact, both when it was first released and on more recent works. This week I'm joined by special podcast person Christian as we take a look at the history of horror in cinema and how a film like Psycho changed everything. If you want some further reading/info here are some articles: https://www.popmatters.com/psycho-mother-of-all-horrors-2496182685.html https://cinephiliabeyond.org/psycho-proto-slasher-brought-revolution-cinema/ https://ew.com/article/2009/08/04/psycho-the-horror-movie-that-changed-the-genre/ https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/firsts-psycho-the-first-film-to-demand-theatrical-showtimes That's it for this week. Big thanks to Christian for joining in. Stay tuned for an all new, all different episode dropping soon. Also, don't forget to check out the podcast October Jones and Fish with Legs. Thanks for listening. Peace.

We're back! Do you enjoy comics? Of course you do. How about anti-heroes? No brainer. Violence? Um, yeah. So then you'll definitely like the Punisher. Easily the most sophisticated anti-hero out there. Or maybe not. For my money the Punisher is actually a very boring character. Yes. I'm willing to go there. Special podcast person Christian joins me on talking about the character, what he represents in comics and how his worldview has been co-opted by contemporary law enforcement and military. Here is the article we refer to: https://www.vulture.com/article/marvel-punisher-police-cops-military-fandom.html That's it for this week. Big thanks to Christian for joining in. Stay tuned for an all new, all different episode dropping soon. Also, don't forget to check out the podcast October Jones and Fish with Legs. Thanks for listening. Peace.

It's been a while since we've had a bonus episode so worry no longer for it is here! This clip comes from the episode ‘Welcome to the Space Jam.' To keep an air of mystery about this bonus episode, I haven't even listened to this snippet. What I can tell you is that I'm joined by special podcast people Dexter and Alex and I'm going to assume it had something to do with Space Jam but there's a slight chance it doesn't. You'll just have to take that chance. Thanks for listening. Peace.

We're back! So you need to send an email to a colleague but how should you start? Is a simple “Hey” good enough? Should you include exclamation points? How should you sign off? Sincerely? Cordially? Wiggidy wiggidy? Is the tone too harsh? Should you CC? BCC? Where does it end? Well, you're in luck. In this week's episode, special podcast person Alex joins me in a discussion on the triviality (roll with it.) of composing and sending emails. Do we know how to compose the perfect email? Probably not, but we do know how to comment on the ridiculousness of it all. That's it for this week. Big thanks to Alex for joining in. Stay tuned for an all new, all different episode dropping soon. Also, don't forget to check out the podcast October Jones and Fish with Legs. Thanks for listening. Peace.

We're back! This week we're talking about spoilers. That's right, cover your ears because everything is getting spoiled. So beware. Now, with that warning out of the way, I think people's aversion to having things spoiled is a little ridiculous. It's not the end of the world if something gets spoiled but at the same time I can understand wanting to experience something with a blank slate. So where does the balance lie? That's a good question. I hope it gets answered in this episode. Just in case you're wondering, I don't actually listen to the episodes before hand because I don't want anything spoiled. That's it for this week. Stay tuned for an all new, all different episode dropping soon. Also, don't forget to check out the podcast October Jones and Fish with Legs. Thank you for listening. Peace.

We’re back! This is the continuation of our previous episode about Quebec where we touch on immigration, language and even more stuff that make this place what it is. That’s it for this week. Stay tuned for an all new, all different episode dropping soon. Also, don’t forget to check out the podcast October Jones and Fish with Legs. Thank you for listening. Peace.

We’re back! Okay, so where do we begin with this week’s topic? It’s a big one. For this episode I’m joined by special podcast people Dexter and Alex and we’re talking about the province of Quebec. We examine different political aspects of the place that we call home. Its place in North America is unique, leading to all sorts of particularities that affect everyday life here. And that starts right with its founding as a colonial settlement and those a bit further south. That’s right American listeners, y’all had a part to play in this, too! Obviously from the title, this discussion went long and there will be a part 2. If you’re unfamiliar with Canada’s political intricacies, here’s a map that gives a quick overview of the relationships between different regions of the country: https://www.reddit.com/r/coolguides/comments/m791be/helpful_guide_on_canadas_provinces/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share That’s it for this week’s all new, all different episode. Stay tuned for Part 2 dropping soon. Also, don’t forget to check out the podcast October Jones and Fish with Legs. Thank you for listening. Peace.

We’re back! So you might be thinking which republic? Is this episode about Star Wars? Not exactly but there are stormtroopers. We’re going all the way back to that interim period between the world wars and looking at the Weimar Republic. That’s right folks, this is another history episode. Don’t worry, you won’t have to have any dates memorized. There’s no quiz at the end. But we will be looking a bit at how the republic worked and how it ultimately ended. It played a pretty important role in the creation of Nazi Germany and the lead up to the World War 2. That’s it for this week’s all new, all different episode. Stay tuned for the next one dropping soon. Also, don’t forget to check out the podcast October Jones and Fish with Legs. Thank you for listening. Peace.

We’re back! This week we’re talking about the Miracle on Ice. Not to be confused with Disney on Ice, but Disney did make a film about this. We’re talking about hockey at the 1980 Winter Olympics where Team USA took down the USSR in the finals and took home the gold. But wait, that’s not the whole story. There’s actually a bit more to it then that as this event has been streamlined to fit better with how hockey currently works at the Olympics. That’s it for this week’s all new, all different episode. Stay tuned for the next one dropping soon. Also, don’t forget to check out the podcast October Jones and Fish with Legs. Peace.

We’re back! This week we discuss hot coffee. Now I don’t mean the GTA mod. So if that’s what you’re here for then you can just leave right now. We’re talking about coffee, the drink and how in one instance it was served way too hot. This was a lawsuit that took place in the early 1990s where a woman spilled some hot coffee from McDonald’s on her lap and it’s frequently framed as frivolous and on the surface, it sure looks that way. So, we’ll be taking a closer look to see if that’s actually the case. Here’s the link I mention in the episode, if you want further info on this: https://www.tortmuseum.org/liebeck-v-mcdonalds/ That’s it for this week’s all new, all different episode. Stay tuned for the next one dropping soon. Also, don’t forget to check out the podcast October Jones and Fish with Legs.

Come on and slam, if you wanna jam! That’s right this week Dexter and Alex join me in a discussion about the 1996 cinematic full length feature film that is Space Jam. We go over how this film came about, its technical feats and what the future brings. Also it has a killer soundtrack. If you do nothing else, go and listen to the soundtrack. Even if it means you don’t listen to this episode. It’s that good, I’m willing for you to forgo listening to this episode. As an added bonus the Space Jam site is still active so go check it out. Here are the commercials that were the precursor to Space Jam: https://youtu.be/2QeG-noRMPs https://youtu.be/qsQZ9_NPWww Here are some articles if you’d like further reading: https://www.vox.com/culture/2020/5/15/21257387/space-jam-last-dance https://www.vulture.com/2020/05/why-michael-jordan-did-space-jam.html https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/05/michael-jordan-space-jam-the-last-dance https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2020-05-10/michael-jordan-space-jam-the-last-dance That’s it for this week’s all new, all different episode. Special thanks goes out to special podcast people Dexter and Alex for bringing the slam jam. Also, don’t forget to check out the podcast October Jones and Fish with Legs. Thank you for listening! Peace.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. There’s snow, presents, Santa, candy canes, what more could a person want? Well, I’ll tell ya. I want people to stop thinking that Die Hard is a Christmas movie. Why is that? I think it’s annoying and I have plenty of other perfectly reasonable and legitimate reasons that are in the episode. This week I’m joined by fellow podcast people Kyra and Alex as we debate what is a Christmas movie and more importantly is Die Hard one. Plus you’ll also find out what Bruce Willis has to say about this. I’ll give you a hint, it’s not what you think. Here are some articles referenced if you would like some further reading: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/die-hard-debate-what-defines-a-christmas-movie-1171474 https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/what-qualifies-a-movie-as-a-christmas-movie-the-answer-might-surprise-you.html/ https://ndsmcobserver.com/2019/12/what-makes-a-christmas-movie/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/what-makes-a-christmas-movie-die-hard-1.5391048 https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2013/12/special-features-what-makes-christmas/ https://www.tvovermind.com/makes-christmas-movie-die-hard-wonderful-life/ That’s it for this week’s all new, all different episode. Special thanks goes out special podcast people Kyra and Alex for chiming in on this ep. Also, don’t forget to check out the podcast October Jones and Fish with Legs. The episode featuring me is now out so give that (plus all the others) a listen. Thank you for listening! Peace.

We’re back with an all new, all different episode! This week I am joined by fellow podcast people Dexter and Alex. In this episode we discuss the live action remake of the Lion King. Except the thing is it’s not really live action, but a completely different kind of animation. We do a complete breakdown of the film and go over what works and what doesn’t. Also you’ll discover what I think is the worst change they made in this new version. That’s all for this week. Stay tuned for another all new, all different episode! Don’t forget to check out the podcast October Jones & Fish with Legs featuring fellow podcast people Dexter and Alex. Finally, episode 15 featuring yours truly is now out, so definitely check out that episode. But you should listen to everything. Thank you for listening! Peace.

We’re back with an all new, all different episode! So you think you know baseball, eh? You think you know all the rules? Well, I certainly don’t and then I found out there’s like a bunch of unwritten ones. What’s the deal with that? So in this episode we take a look at some of those unwritten rules, why they exist at all and why I think they’re ridiculous. Here are links to the articles I refer to in the episode: https://www.sportingnews.com/au/mlb/news/baseball-unwritten-rules-stupid-dumb-mlb-five-worst-ranked-bunts-home-runs-bat-flip-respect/126uc9bvf9xdw1vbrtm973t6h3 https://ussporthistory.com/2015/07/16/the-politics-of-celebration-and-baseballs-unwritten-rules/ https://www.thescore.com/mlb/news/2004644 That’s all for this week. Stay tuned for another all new, all different episode! Don’t forget to check out the podcast October Jones & Fish with Legs featuring fellow podcast people Dexter and Alex. Thank you for listening! Peace.

We’re back with an all new, all different episode! It turns out rich people have a lot of money. Who would have guessed? Interestingly enough they are keen to give it away. It’s called philanthropy. That’s right. You guessed it. In this episode we take a look at whether or this is in fact a good system. Perhaps there’s a better way than having to rely on rich people/corporations needing to give out those sweet, sweet dollars to us regular folk. That’s all for this week. Stay tuned for another all new, old different episode! Don’t forget to check out the podcast October Jones & Fish with Legs featuring fellow podcast people Dexter and Alex. Thank you for listening! Peace.

We’re back with an all new, all different episode! Why are old things in high demand? Have you noticed that? Maybe you’ve noticed the rise in vintage shops or maybe you’ve noticed how you can buy things that look aged. Are these old things better than new things? Will I stop asking questions? Probably not! But in this episode I take a look at nostalgia- what it means and why I have a problem with it. Not nostalgia itself but its commodification. That’s all for this week. Stay tuned for another all new, old different episode! Oh and don’t forget to check out the podcast October Jones & Fish with Legs featuring fellow podcast people Dexter and Alex. Thank you for listening! Peace.

We’re back! This is part 2 of our discussion about the Harry Potter film series. In this episode we go over the last four films. Find out which movie is the one I like the least! All will be revealed! If for some reason you haven’t listened to part 1 go start there, then come back to listen to this part. It’s not going anywhere. But hey, maybe you live dangerously and like to jump right into the middle of things. I can’t tell you what to do. Special thanks to Roxanne and Megan for joining in on this discussion. Also give a listen to the podcast October Jones & Fish with Legs featuring fellow podcast people Dexter and Alex. That’s it for this week. Thank you for listening! Peace.

We’re back! Only a few weeks into 2021 and already I don’t know how this year will go. I’m still holding out that it will be an improvement over the last. Anyway, back to the podcast. This week I’m joined by the new voices of fellow podcast people Roxanne and Megan! We take a look at the Harry Potter film series. That’s right all 8 films will be discussed so strap in for some over analysis of a mostly kids film series! If you’re asking yourself ‘what about Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them?’ you’re out of luck because this is only about the main series. One small, minor note. As you may have read from the title this is part 1. This episode will focus on the first four films. Stay tuned for next week’s episode for the rest. That’s all for this week. Oh and one other, small, minor note. Don’t forget to check out the podcast October Jones & Fish with Legs featuring fellow podcast people Dexter and Alex. They are also back for 2021 so give them a listen! Thank you for listening! Peace.

Close out 2020 with another bonus episode! This is from ‘The Medium is the Message’ and fellow podcast people Dexter, Alex and I discuss how shows and films are affected by the rise of streaming. Thank you for listening! Have a safe and happy holiday season. Peace.

A bonus episode? It’s a Festivus miracle! From ‘Corporations Are Not Your Friend,’ fellow podcast person Alex and I go on a little side tangent about sponsorships like Raycon earbuds you may find on podcasts and YouTube vids. Thank you for listening! Remember, Festivus isn’t over until the Feats of Strength have been completed. Have a safe and happy holiday season. Peace.

We’re back! All this podcasting sure does make me hungry. I sure could go for some food to fill me right up. Speaking of food, have you ever thought about why some foods are praised above others? Why is it that French cuisine is so highly regarded? What’s the proper way to make a pizza? Is it New York style? Chicago? Somewhere in Italy? So many food related questions! That’s right in this episode we take a look at the show Ugly Delicious. If you haven’t seen it, I highly recommend you give it a watch. We don’t normally ask the “why” about food other than why isn’t it in my belly. Here are some articles I mention: https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/netflix-s-ugly-delicious-succeeds-because-david-chang-understands-food-ncna857151 http://reappropriate.co/2018/05/digging-into-the-racial-politics-of-ugly-delicious/ That’s it for this week! Actually, that’s it for 2020! Keep your eyes open in the new year for your favourite podcast when we return with brand spanking new episodes. Thank you to everyone for your support! It’s greatly appreciated! Don’t forget to check out the podcast October Jones & Fish with Legs featuring fellow podcast people Dexter and Alex. Peace.

We’re back! In this episode I’m joined by fellow podcast people Dexter and Alex. As you might guess from the title we’re talking about online shopping. It can be the worst freaking thing and what makes it so back is the rise of the speculative market. Anything can be the target of making a quick buck. It becomes super frustrating to buy things online when sites get clogged with traffic and people can buy up all the stock with bots. Alex also has issues with regards to the environmental impact from things like 2 day shipping. That’s it for this week! Thank you to special podcast people Dexter and Alex for joining me. Make sure you check out the podcast October Jones & Fish with Legs. It can be found wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks for listening. Peace.

We’re back! In this episode I am joined by fellow podcast people Dexter and Alex and we discuss Marshall McLuhan's media theory “the medium is the message.” Now don’t worry. I can see some of you are already sweating bullets at the thought of theory but we don’t go academic on you or anything. But we do talk about how this can be used to understand the cultural impacts of certain aspects of our society. We give a definition in the ep but if would like to read it here: "a medium affects the society in which it plays a role not by the content delivered over the medium, but by the characteristics of the medium itself." Of course you can always check out McLuhan’s work if this idea piques your interest. Here is the article I mention where the New York Times profiled someone alt right: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/25/us/ohio-hovater-white-nationalist.html That’s it for this week! Thank you to special podcast people Dexter and Alex for joining me. Make sure you check out the podcast October Jones & Fish with Legs. It can be found wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks for listening. Peace.

We’re back! This is a continuation from part 1. If you haven’t listened to the previous episode you may wanna go back and check it out first. Once again I’m joined by special podcast person Alex and we turn the discussion to corporate sponsorships and how companies use their sponsorships to control their public narrative. Also Alex shares a story about an existential crisis experienced in an Ikea. Here is some of what we referenced in the episode if you would like some further watching/reading: https://www.ranker.com/list/the-best-of-wendys-twitter/mick-jacobs https://youtu.be/utUOJ64X7u0 https://earther.gizmodo.com/shells-bad-tweets-reek-of-desperation-1845561889 That’s it for this week! Thank you to Alex for joining me. Make sure you check out the podcast October Jones & Fish with Legs. It can be found wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks for listening. Peace.

We’re back! This week I’m joined by fellow podcast person Alex who is suspiciously without other podcast person Dexter. Oh well. In this episode we take a look at how corporations try to present themselves as though they’re just like your friends. They’re just so darn relatable it's hard to even think of them as companies. Make no mistake, they are not your friend, no matter how good those twitter roasts you might read are. But why do they wanna be relatable in the first place? Also note that this is a two part episode. Check back next week for the second part of our discussion. Here is some of what we referenced in the episode if you would like some further watching/reading: https://www.ranker.com/list/the-best-of-wendys-twitter/mick-jacobs https://youtu.be/utUOJ64X7u0 https://earther.gizmodo.com/shells-bad-tweets-reek-of-desperation-1845561889 That’s it for this week! Thank you to Alex for joining me. Make sure you check out the podcast October Jones & Fish with Legs. It can be found wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks for listening. Peace.

We’re back! This week I’m joined by fellow podcast people Dexter and Alex. In this spooky episode we discuss the finer points of gatekeeping. Now I know what you’re thinking. Why is it spooky? We recorded this on Halloween, an obviously spooky day. Speaking of recording, the audio on this one may sound a little off due to some technical issues experienced. Back to gatekeeping. It’s basically when you try to dictate who belongs in a community. Who is a real fan if you will. Also, I might’ve gatekept during the episode. So there’s that. We then go on to changing opinions. How exactly does one do so? I tell a story of one opinion I held and how I came to change it. That’s it for this week! Special thanks to spooky podcast people, Dexter and Alex. Thank you for listening. Peace.

We’re back! This week we’re looking at historical accuracy on film, which you should know because it’s right there in the title. Is it important, though? Do we need to know that Napoleon and George Washington high fived? Ok so that didn’t actually happen. If you saw it in a movie would you be like, “Napoleon and Washington never met.” Fellow podcast person Christian joins me to find out. Here are some additional links that we refer to throughout the episode: https://youtu.be/UAm55quXPM4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUPzO3r1Tak https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47hk1GDoPNU That’s it for this week! Thanks again to Christian for joining me. Thank you for listening. Peace.

We’re back! Have you ever gotten that feeling, like deep down, where you just know that you’re right about something? But then you come across some information that categorically disproves what you thought. Welcome to truthiness my friend. First coined by Stephen Colbert in 2005, truthiness is when you believe something that feels true even if it isn’t supported by fact. This week we examine why people are going with their gut instead of what’s in their brain. That’s it for this week! Thanks for listening. Peace.

We're back! I used to have a teacher who would, during exams, say, "a stroke of genius scheduled for 5 minutes after the exam." I found it incredibly annoying but sometimes it does happen. Anyway, if you didn't know the LA Lakers are the 2020 NBA champions and LeBron James got his fourth ring. So the question is who's the GOAT? James or MJ? What about James' legacy? Wait what? Yes, watching ESPN or FS1 that's all you hear. Yelling about how good James is or isn't. Day in, day out. Is he better than Jordan? Is he washed? Why all this discussion at high decibels? That's all for this week! Thanks for listening. Peace.

We’re back! This week I revisit the Air Jordan 1. If you remember our very first episode (if you don’t it’s ok) I mentioned that it wasn’t really banned. That hasn’t changed but what has is now people are realizing this but are just saying a different shoe was the REAL banned shoe. Once again it’s time to set the record straight: None of the shoes Michael Jordan played in were banned. What would lead a shoe to getting banned anyway? I’m glad you asked because I take a look at what might cause a shoe to be banned. If you’d like some further reading I have included various links about the different points brought up in this episode: https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/bulls/ct-michael-jordan-shoes-20200502-az7jzfghnrdpbhryhovzlwngiu-story.html https://sports.yahoo.com/news/nike-celebrating-banned-air-jordans-with-new-release-174631314.html?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAGMafDJRrsWI2d6xIJ3P-bnNEuq2SOrRh-lU_zxLYVdwEtiQlQJdp46auBMeA18Xkv9-MPuUm3AYuF8ItyDRQRLma42VGWsivsJsV0chV2NhvEKDAXx-ve-PNygEeyr5zF5cxn8-jvOcPUsWJhQ6lPLqfcHrQb4HfWSon8mbeS0t&guccounter=2 https://www.outsideonline.com/2408971/nike-vaporfly-controversy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVXrIaPuP7c https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/nba-new-sneaker-policy-fine-print/ That’s all for this week. Thanks for listening! Peace.

We’re back! Ever wonder why some things work in terms of design and others don’t? This has come to my mind when I look at the Air Jordan 2 and the Air Jordan 3. Why is one so loved and the other disregarded? When you really look at it both share many things in common. So let’s take a look at some of those things and see maybe why one approach works over another. That’s it for this week. Thanks for listening! Peace.

We’re back! This week I take a look at inflation. I’m tired of seeing people complain about how things are getting more expensive. You might think a certain product has gone up in price compared to 5 years ago, but have you taken inflation into account? If you haven’t then we’ve got a problem because you have to remember that money loses value over time. You’re going to want to remember those 5 words because that’s the mantra when it comes to talking about inflation. That’s it for this week. Thanks for listening! Peace.

We’re back! The Simpsons is my all time favourite show. But alas, I’m not here to reap praises for the show, as much as I would like to. People use The Simpsons as a way of stating predictions for some reason. But I disagree completely with the idea that the show offers predictions. Instead the show has made references to certain things that were relevant or recent to when a specific aired and because everything is cyclical some of these things come back around again. That’s all for this week! Thanks for listening. Peace.

We’re back! Remember the coronavirus and how life as we know has changed? That sure was a crazy time. What? You mean it’s still going on and it just feels like 20 years have passed? Well shucks, in that case I’ll give my thoughts on what I’ve observed from the pandemic so far, ranging from government responses, indifference from people to ongoing protests. That’s all for this week. Thank you for listening! Peace.

We’re back! Clothes. You wear them everyday, or at least most days. But you know what? They’re kind of annoying. Now this is not true for all clothes, but for some. Which ones? I guess you’ll have to listen to find out! That’s all for this week. Thank you for listening! Peace.

Another bonus episode! That’s right, another bonus. This is a short-ish clip from the episode about good bad film. If you haven’t heard that episode go and give it a listen. Or go back and listen to all the episodes if this is the first thing you are listening to. In the clip, we discuss the magic and mystery that is Neil Breen. If you don’t know who that is, I don’t know if that’s a good or bad thing. He’s an independent filmmaker and there’s no way to describe his films. You have to go look him up, it’s an experience. That’s it for this week. Thanks for listening! Peace.