Masters of Profundication Podcast

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Unscripted and unrehearsed. Tom and Steve take on pop culture and nostalgia in a water cooler style chat.

Tom Witham


    • Feb 21, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 41m AVG DURATION
    • 76 EPISODES


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    S05E04 - Cancel Culture and You

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2023 87:18


    Is there ever redemption for anyone who has been cancelled?

    S05E03 - Prequels and Sequels

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2022 92:10


    What did we ever do before never ending story arcs?  We don't know either...

    S05E02 - Insightful Distractions

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2021 112:27


    Hopefully you don't have to go watch a YouTube video to understand the easter eggs in this episode....

    S05E01 - Recipe For Success

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2021 121:23


    With intentions to discuss the recipes for success and failure in television and movies, Tom and Steve make a whole podcast about adult diapers.  Enjoy.

    S04E09 - Book Writing and Fixing Stuff

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2020 105:39


    We're back with two big announcements.

    S04E08 - Linwood Comes Out

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2020 105:58


    Strap in as we get the answer about Linwood we've all been waiting for.  And we talk about little houses.

    S04E07 - The Outer Edges with L Rideout Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2020 107:15


    Sorry for the audio.  It's like there were paranormal forces manipulating our recording....

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    S04E06 - Tropes Part Deux

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2020 99:05


    We challenge our own views on some tropes that have been bugging us.

    S04E05 - Hollywood Accounting

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2020 120:58


    Just one of the many ways the Hollywood executives put it to the little man.

    S04E04 - Perv Corner (featuring Rob)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2020 110:52


    Well, we have a special guest and talk about porn.  Mom, don't listen to this one.....

    S04E03 - TV Ratings

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2020 79:48


    Ever wonder how TV ratings work?  You're in luck!

    S04E02 - Cinema Sound Design

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2020 125:58


    The guys discuss cinema sounds and get a surprise special guest.

    S04E01 - Lost Moments

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2020 101:11


    Steve and Tom are back to discuss where they've been and those cherished moments they can never get back.

    S03E11 - Coast to Coast with Linwood Rideout

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2019 66:58


    Tom was able to get an opportunity to interview a hugely requested guest, Lynwood Rideout.  The legend himself talks about past and current projects with the promise of a future interview.   Royalty free sounds provided by ESN Productions

    S03E10 - Nostalgia Life Cycles

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2019 112:33


    What is old is new again.  Well, when money is involved.

    S03E09 - Dark Comedies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2019 98:08


    Well we're back with some explanations on dark comedies.  Apologies for the audio glitches.

    S03E08 - Fan Service

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2019 99:17


    They guys chit chat about the thin line separating good and bad fan service.

    S03E07 - The Creative Cliff

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2019 144:47


    Yeah, good luck with this one.  Here we discuss when actors think that they can create what they want once they're famous.

    Season 03E06 - Social Media

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2019 138:03


    This is more Rock 'N Roll than Social Media, but hey, it's free....

    S03E05 - Abandon All Hope

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2019 84:02


    Our intention was to offend anyone listening.  Success?  Apologies for the technical glitches at the end.

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    S03E04 - The Book Was Better

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2019 100:18


    Dedicated to all those folks that always say "the book was better than the movie."

    S03E03 - Entertainment Peaks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2019 122:18


    When does entertainment peak?  And does it have to be bad after it peaks?

    S03E02 - Genre: Adventure

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2019 121:48


    We take on another Genre.  Adventure!!

    S03E01 - The Movie Theater Experience

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2019 114:48


    We're back after a long hiatus.  Forgive the technical glitches.  It's going to be a while before we iron out the kinks for a second time.  In this episode we talk about the benefits of the movie going experience.  Enjoy.

    On the Road Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2018 89:11


    Tom and Steve take it on the road and try a mobile podcast.  Apologies for the sound quality.

    PhoneCast Episode 1 - Would you rather?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2018 43:04


    In the first of a series of phonecasts, we compensate for downtime with a phone conversation.  It's new tech for us, so ye be warned.

    S02E25 - Suspended Disbelief

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2018 66:38


    We all have to let certain things go when we entertain ourselves.  But sometimes, that's impossible.

    S02E24 - High Brow v Low Brow

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2018 128:25


    High Brow things vs. Low Brow things.  Where do you stand?

    S02E23 - Movie Details

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2018 105:29


    The boys return and spend some time catching up on some stuff.  Tom discovers the censor button.

    S02E22 - The Lost Tapes

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2018 63:38


    Well, it's been a while, so I'm uploading a lost episode that got cut off halfway throught.  The rest of the recording was absolute gold, but alas, it was lost to the big bit bucket in the sky.  This episode cuts off early, but there's plenty here to bed down your appetite.  Enjoy!

    S02E21 - Things We Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2018 81:38


    We make up for all the things we hate in the last episode with the things we love.  Feel it?

    S02E20 - Things We Hate

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2018 92:48


    We were told our whole lives not to "hate" anything.  Is that even possible???

    S02E19 - Technology Shaping Entertainment

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2018 128:48


    One word, Autotune.  That and much more in the premier of Season Two!

    S02E18 - Year in Review Part Deux

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2018 138:53


    We finish out the year with a bang!

    S02E17 - Year in Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2018 106:15


    We look back at the last year of MoP.  Check out part one of our year in review and see how the sausage is made.

    S02E16 - Cartoons Vol. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2018 97:41


    Saturday morning cartoons are fondly remembered along with a more modern take on animation of today.

    S02E15 - Star Wars: The Last Jedi

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2018 143:28


    Love it or hate it, The Last Jedi is a polarizing entry into Star Wars lore.  We tackle it so hopefully we can move on.

    S02E14 - Apocalypse Then

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2017 155:18


    Rob comes out of retirement to discuss end of world scenarios and what, if any movies get it right.

    S02E13 - What If?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2017 146:34


    All manner of "what if" scenarios including all the one's you've already thought about in the shower...

    S02E12 - History's Mysteries

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2017 65:34


    Ever wonder how many men it would take to re-populate the world?  Just one of life's little mysteries....

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    S02E11 - Showbiz Myths

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2017 68:48


    Show business myths that we hate to love.  Oh, and sleep deprivation....

    S02E10- Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2017 97:42


    This week we talk about all sorts of games.  From the board variety to the video kind.  Games, games, and more games!!!

    S02E09 - The 80's

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2017 143:38


    Like, gag me with a spoon.  This rad episode is all about the decade of decadence.

    S02E08 - Celebrity Crushes

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2017 98:08


    This week the guys talk about our fixation with celebrity and what makes them such a big part of our daily lives.

    S02E07 - Ratings

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2017 90:24


    Television and movie production is held hostage by the ratings system.  It'll be worse before it's better.

    S02E06 - Censorship

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2017 60:20


    In this episode we discuss how stupid censorship is.  Tom is sleep drunk, and Steve is high on root beer.

    S02E05 - Genre: Thrillers

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2017 143:48


    Rob joins us as a special guest while we discuss thrillers in cinema.

    S02E04 - Genre: Comedy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2017 113:58


    In this episode, we probe the genre of comedy.

    S02E03 - Manufactured Success

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2017 92:30


    Reality shows are cranking out mega-produced musical acts, but manufacturing successful acts is not a new phenomenon.

    S02E02 - Genre: Thinkers

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2017 109:38


    Normally when we watch a movie we just want to turn our brain off and escape.  Sometimes though, a good thinker gets us talking.

    S02E01 - Genre: Horror

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2017 135:18


    In a first of a new series exploring genres, we look at horror as it pertains to pop culture.

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