Men in their 30's who are social philosophers, gamers, hockey, tv and movie enthusiasts.
We discuss the world's overpopulation, the effect that has, and what if anything can be done about it.
Discussion on bosses and design in Tomb of Sargeras. Also a fair amount of wow-related tangents and side topics.
The boys give their feedback on the latest WoW patch and some strong opinions on class design.
An episode that was supposed to be dedicated to a discussion about the legalization of prostitution was instead mainly spent on the statement from British Prime Minister Theresa May wherein she co-opted a terror attack on UK citizens to push her internet regulation agenda. The discussion continues on to other UK legislation, ie the porn laws that came into effect last year before finally wending its way back to the legalization of prostitution. Ken Thomas, Jason Sarma and John Fullerton discuss.
Ken Thomas and Jesse Ostermann look back on the Oilers season for 2016-17 and rate the players.
The ongoing influx of refugees from war-torn countries as well as the crossing of refugees from the United States into Canada and how to handle them. Broader discussion of immigration policies. Some divergence into crime discussion in the middle but brought back to immigration after a segue. Ken, Jason and John all have different opinions on immigration but manage to say their opinions while maintaining a civil discussion. A good start for our first serious episode where we learn we can disagree with each other but respect the other person's right to their opinion. We will be doing more serious episodes in future. Future topics will include: Legal Age, Misdemeanors and Bylaws, Drug Legalization, Prostitution Legalization, Government policies towards the "indigenous" population, Enforcement and cost of the law, voting rights, political parties.
We follow up round 1 with a brief discussion about it before getting into the round 2 predictions. We go through each of the teams and series. Towards the end of the podcast we discuss why the inevitable JT Miller statue in New York won't have a head.
NHL Playoff predictions. Every series broken down and results predicted. Ken Thomas hosts Jesse Ostermann and John Fullerton.
Ken and John just came back to wow a few weeks ago and are generally pleased with legion as an xpac. Review of patch 7.2 and how the gear given by Timeless Isle 3.0 is too high of ilvl. A look at upcoming class changes and a rant by Jason with regards to the planned changes for Brewmaster Monks. Ken and Jason are unimpressed with the way the Demon Hunter tanking spec was setup. Despite these negative episode notes, there is a lot of positivity as well with regards to mythic + and the new way that dailies are done and the setup of the zones to no longer have them left behind once you're levelled up.
The movies that we considered to be the non-universal best. Ones which we found the best for more personal reasons rather than the obvious ones.
Discussion about the Calder and Hart trophy insanely close races, Teams that have played above or below expectations for this season, and if the playoffs started today who we think would win which series and why.
The best dramatic TV shows we've ever seen and why. This episode is the usual 3 (Ken, Jason, John), and we start off with what we've been up to in the past 2 weeks before we get into it. There are some great shows here, and you may or may not agree, we don't always agree with each other.
Hour 1 is Ken/Jason/John talking about what's new for them in the past week before they get into talking about raiding. They rate the raids, bosses and talk about some of their raiding experiences. Hour 2 they are joined by Shauna and Eshin and talk about favorite/least favorite zones, favorite class/role combo they played, and they also get into a discussion on the end about PVP.
Ken Thomas, John Fullerton, Jason Sarma, Jesse Ostermann, Jon Gibson are all in this large cast episode of SNT. We discuss what we've been up to, then proceed to debate with each other what shows do and don't belong on a best-all-time list of Comedy shows on TV.
Ken Thomas Jason Sarma and John Fullerton discuss their favorite TV shows of all time.
Ken talks about the effects of social movements and population trends and how they affect society and human interactions and what we're likely to see in the future. I'm sure I manage to piss everyone off with this one. People want you on their side of the fence, not standing in the middle, and if you're on one side of the fence, you're likely to throw ordinance at anyone not on your side, regardless of if they're in the middle or all the way to the other side.
Ken Thomas, John Fullerton and Jesse Ostermann discuss their own personal views on sex.
Ken Thomas, Jason Sarma and John Fullerton discuss their favorite video games of all time in part 2.
First episode of Sunday Night Talks. Ken Thomas, John Fullerton and Jason Sarma discuss their favorite games of all time and what about them qualified them as favorites.
Jesse Ostermann and I (Ken Thomas) discuss the Oilers most recent 3 games as well as recent trends with the team and players.
Jesse Ostermann joins me and we talk about the WJC gold medal game, the Oilers recent gameplay, what they're doing with Jesse Puljujarvi, and several pet peeves such as ceremonies during puck drop, habits of announcers, video review and several more topics.
Controversial topic, which is to say I'm taking the unpopular opinion of why McDavid or any other superstar shouldn't have a different standard under concussion protocols.
I solo this one to talk about why the Oilers have matched up so poorly against Arizona since 2011 and some strategies for dealing with it. I also talk about the upcoming match against the Leafs.
Pretty unhappy with the team's overall play. J.O. joined me again.
Jesse joins me and we talk about the Oilers season so far on Halloween.
Jesse Ostermann joins me and we take a look at the 2016-17 Edmonton Oilers.
Details are basically in the title.
Wayne Gretzky, Sports Culture, World Cup of Hockey
OFP returns for the upcoming season and the imminent beginning of NHL training camps and the world cup of hockey.
Ken Thomas and Jesse Ostermann discuss the big trade involving Taylor Hall for Adam Larsson, the signing of Milan Lucic, how our roster looks for next year, how we think the team will do, rating Peter Chiarelli on how he's done so far, talking to Oilers fans and our hopes and expectations.
Reaction and analysis of the Oilers at the 2016 NHL entry draft. Also a bit in there about censorship and why I'm not a fan of it.
Jesse Ostermann joins me and we discuss who the Oilers will take at #4 overall, trade possibilities, NHL expansion and ads on team jerseys.
I take some time to go over an epiphany I had earlier in the season which influenced my thinking towards the Oilers and about NHL franchises in general, thinking which crops up during episodes of the podcast but had never been explained before until now.
Jesse and I discuss the results of the draft lottery, what the Oilers should do with their pick and what they should do this offseason, Matthews vs. Laine and the IIHF WC, Toronto Media and their lack of ability to get past McDavid and just enjoy Matthews, how we as Edmonton fans are sick of getting shit about our team on top of having to watch them lose every season, predictions for points for Toronto and Winnipeg next season.
John Fullerton joins me and we discuss the results of the draft lottery, Alex Radulov's return to the NHL, ranking NHL coaches, draft age and the IIHF World Hockey Championship.
Jesse Ostermann joins me and we talk about what different lottery results could mean for the Oilers, where we have need, defensemen, the currently ongoing Stanley Cup Playoffs, coaches challenge and this season's refereeing and American versus Canadian hockey markets.
Part 2 of OFP with John Fullerton. We discuss individual Jets players and evaluate them and their contract and where they fit in moving forward.
John Fullerton joins me to discuss the Winnipeg Jets 2015-16 Season in Review.
A slightly more controversial edition of OFP. I hope you enjoy!!
A prelude to the upcoming NHL draft lottery from the perspective of the Edmonton Oilers Part 1.
A prelude to the upcoming NHL draft lottery from the perspective of the Edmonton Oilers Part 2.
A prelude to the upcoming NHL draft lottery from the perspective of the Edmonton Oilers Part 3.