One Thing Worth a Rant

Join the conversation or make your own show. Behind the wizards, orcs, and hobbits, the themes of compassion and mercy in Lord of the Rings make it a perfect reminder of the holiday spirit. Made with Beams.fm. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/one-thing/message

Join the conversation or make your own show. The book tells us to beware the charismatic leader. Do we see the film as a cautionary tale about populism or a more superficial, if gorgoues telling of the story of Paul Atreides? Should it have been a series? Made with Beams.fm. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/one-thing/message

Is the electoral college a dumpster fire impeding democracy or a well-designed system designed to balance power? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/one-thing/message

Of all the major sports, tennis might have the least equitable distribution of financial success amongst its professional players. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/one-thing/message

I think we can all agree one thing would improve this time of COVID is fewer clicks, pops, and hisses in every conversation we have. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/one-thing/message

Is the Easter Bunny another invention of modern consumerism or a folkloric icon of fertility? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/one-thing/message

No one is going to survive the apocalypse based on how much toilet paper they've stocked up on. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/one-thing/message

There are few things people more stereo-typically associated with the United Kingdom then the royal family. But has the institution become yet another toxic battle line for the polarization plaguing us? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/one-thing/message

Political masterstrokes or just plain idiocy? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/one-thing/message

The end of the Star Wars saga is more than just the final film in the series. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/one-thing/message

One thing that’s worth caring about is the women’s world cup final. Not into football? Not into sports? That’s okay, because there’s more than a game at stake. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/one-thing/message