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Think four friends sitting in a pub around a mic talking about pop-culture and whatever else jumps in their minds. Free hot takes included.

Matt, Mike, Carl, & Pete


    • Oct 25, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 5m AVG DURATION
    • 16 EPISODES


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    Episode 12: There Be Sithy-Shadows Here

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2022 46:11


    In this episode,  Matt and Pete discuss Adam Christopher's Shadow of the Sith. They get lost in some Star Wars lore, hate on some characters, and just generally fall to pieces. This is a good one. 

    Episode 11 - Coming of Age to Emo Bops

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2022 39:09


    In this episode, Matt and Pete discuss two emo albums that influenced and changed their lives: The Anniversary's Designing a Nervous Breakdown and Brand New's The Devil and God are Raging Inside of Me.Thanks for sticking with us!

    Get Hyped Because This is Not a Reboot!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2022 12:48


    In this brief hype episode, Matt and Pete stir the pot of listeners and catch everyone up on the past 1.5 years. We're back and we've got new content!!

    Episode 10: Richmond's Out of His Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2021 113:23


    In this episode, we discuss the 2008 release, Godspeed on the Devil's Thunder: The Life and Crimes of Gilles de Rais, by extreme metal band Cradle of Filth. This album is an important influence on Carl's personal and scholarly identity, and like all good things, the rest of us find stuff to complain about.No, but really, we had a good time recording this episode. It feels good to be back and we hope you enjoy Reactionally Speaking.

    Episode 9.2: Finally We've Exhausted the Games, Games, Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2021 60:43


    In this second half, Mike and Pete discuss their games and we easily get derailed really quickly. Send all complaints to someone else.

    Episode 9.1: Games, Games, and More Games to Come

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2021 75:53


    In Part 1 of this supersized episode, the boiz got lost on the sauce of video games of our youth. It pained us to end this episode at second call, but you'll thank us later. xoxo - Reaction Boiz

    Episode 8: Return of the Reactionally Speaking

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2020 81:12


    We talk about the 1985 horror comedy Return of the Living Dead. Matt admits Nightmare on Elm Street scares him. Mike drinks a beer that smells really bad. Carl and Pete argue about theorems. We also (unsurprisingly) go off the rails to talk about Star Wars. Aren't you glad we're back?

    Episode 7: Gee, Those Fables Sure are Swell

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2020 77:11


    In which the troop discusses Vol 1 and Vol 2 of the graphic novel series Fables. They also forget to share their first call drinks because Matt's beverage was that bad.

    Episode 6.5: Matt Owes Us Each $8

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2020 37:57


    To celebrate Matt's 2500 unique check in on Untappd, Pete and Carl's official completion of their PhDs, and Mike's confirmation that Blink 182 was right, we had a little party.

    Episode 6: Highlander

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2020 95:18


    At this Gathering, the hosts lose their heads over the classic 80s franchise Highlander.

    Episode 5: Reactionally Speaking (Breakfast) Civil War

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2020 46:29


    A totally unnecessary episode where we find out the hosts preferences in breakfast foods.

    Episode 4: T-U-R-T-L-E Power

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2020 99:58


    The boys discuss the 1990 classic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, featuring a special Facebook live session, a new nickname for one of the gang, and a very important talk about just how cool Vanilla Ice is (Get it...cool? We have all the puns.)

    Episode 3: $h!t Got Serious This Time Around

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2020 79:16


    In this episode, things get a little more serious than before, but we're still having a good time and there are still plenty of laughs.

    Episode 2.5: Ended the Clone Wars Has

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 17:11


    We talk the Star Wars Clone Wars S7 Finale.

    Episode 2: Better Than the Real Episode 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2020 100:55


    Where we talk Star Wars, Tim Burton, and test our new bits.

    Episode 1: In Which We Meet the Hosts

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2020 61:29


    Episode 1: Establishing content and surviving quarantine. The four of us haphazardly come together to check in and magically a podcast is born.

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