Tangent

Okay, this episode was definitely supposed to be about Cats, but it's not my fault that Jamison said what he said about you know what... Today's Tangents: Les Misérables. That's it. This podcast was basically just Les Misérables. The Podcast Recommends: Spiderman: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) Patriot Les Misérables (2012) Keep in touch at thetangentcast@gmail.com or (479)339-9051.

Grab your tin foil hats 'cause we're raising our megaphones and speaking the truth this week. Join Jamison, Isaac, and Maxwell as they give their hottest takes and coldest burns re: Conspiracy Theories. Today's Tangents: Tea Talk, Renegades by the X Ambassadors, Gatorade, Renegatorade (completely unrelated to the previous two tangents), Context in Worldview, Behind the Curve, and more. The Podcast Recommends: Star Trek: Lower Decks Adventure Time The Apartment Keep in touch at thetangentcast@gmail.com or (479)339-9041.

What's up with Citizen Kane anyways? I mean, is it really that good? Is J. J. Abrams a good director who makes bad movies, or a bad director who makes okay movies? And why is he better than Spielberg? This week on the pod, the boys look to sports to answer these extremely objective questions. Today's Tangents: MC JERMY (a.k.a. DJ FortniteDubs), Expert Pirating Techniques, Microphone Sanitation, Jamison stans The Post, The Defense Speaks on Behalf of J. J. Abrams, "I don't know what a touchdown is," and more. The Podcast Recommends: Tara Westover, Educated Lindsay Ellis, Axiom's End Outer Wilds Sources: Steve Magness and Jon Marcus, On Coaching Podcast, "Episode 99: Is it all about the shoes?" Get in touch at thetangentcast@gmail.com or (479)339-9041.

Oh hey! It's our first bonus episode! This is our script read of the pilot episode of our hit mid to late 2000s sitcom discovered in Ep. 5! Give that episode a listen for context on character creation and background. Special thanks to Jessiah, Katie, and Megan. Check out the script here. See you all on Monday.

This is definitely not the episode promised to you this week, BUT that episode is coming soon, and it will be T O A S T Y (☉｡☉)! This week, the guys bring out their inner Gen Z and present several app ideas in a king-of-the-hill style free-for-all. Today's INGENUOUS, FUTURE-SHAPING MOBILE APPLICATIONS: Reliable Steering Wheel Shopping, SIDR™, Emergency Hotline Recorder, CIDR™, Streamlined Streaming, Side Her™, Cyder™, and a VR Social Platform. (ALL APPS LISTED ABOVE ARE PROPERTY OF TANGENT INC. AND WE WILL LITIGATE) The Podcast Recommends: L.A. Story Evil Dead 2 Stuart Ritchie, Science Fictions Get in touch at thetangentcast@gmail.com or (479)339-9041.

After taking a good long look at the data, the numbers speak for themselves: we missed our chance of success a decade ago, when we were not stars of a hit sitcom in the mid to late 2000s. However, the mere linearity of time will not stand in the way of our determination to achieve podcast fame. Today's Tangents: The Iron Giant Manga, #thetangentcastisoverparty, We're sorry Zach Braff, The S.S.S. (Seinfeld Space Station), Generic Sitcom Plot Creator, Isaac gets way to excited about the DMV, and more. The Podcast Recommends: Call a loved one! Write a sitcom! Wear a mask! Next week, we'll be doing a script read of the first episode of our sitcom! We will attach a link to the script in next week's show notes. Get in touch at thetangentcast@gmail.com or (479)339-9051.

We went a little deep last week, so let's ease up on the gas a bit, yeah? This week, Maxwell brings a free-form discussion of the future of streaming services to the table, and Jamison voices his numerous problems with Netflix's Stranger Things, unprovoked. Today's Tangents: Please Free Willy, Rorschach sucks, Stranger Things critiques, Willy Time with Jamison, China doesn't have games on their phone, MoviePass, Tom Nook is Pro-Democracy, and more. The Podcast Recommends: Kipo and the Age of the Wonderbeasts Neil Gaiman, The Ocean at the End of the Lane I Am Not Okay with This Sources: LaterClips, "Apple Removes Apps at China's Request" Keep in touch at thetangentcast@gmail.com or (479)339-9041.

Haha, like Good Will Hunting... get it? No? Okay. This week on the pod, Jamison, Maxwell, and Isaac dive deep into Alex Garland's sci-fi mini series DEVS in a sweeping conversation concerning the power of the mind and its capabilities to accomplish free will. Today's Tangents: Christopher Nolan, The Matrix, Russian Accents, Christopher Nolan, The Lord of the Rings, An American Werewolf in London, Christopher Nolan, and more. The Podcast Recommends: Alan Lightman, Einstein's Dreams JAWS (1975) Better Off Ted Sources: Stephen Cave, "There's No Such Thing as Free Will" Get in touch at thetangentcast@gmail.com or (479)339-9051.

Someone commented on Jamison's YouTube video, and he didn't like it. This week on Tangent, the boys discuss online discourse and the complexities of modern human interaction. Also, Max sings John Lennon, unsurprisingly. Today's Tangents: Phil Collins, Many Isms, Flag Facts, Social Battlefields, r/BreadStapledToTrees, Human Empathy (again), and more. The Podcast Recommends: The Midnight Gospel The Blob (1988) DEVS Sources: Harold Thimbleby, "Internet, discourse and interaction potential" Ruth Tsuria, "Power Online: The internet as a discourse" Get in touch at thetangentcast@gmail.com or (479)339-9041.

Listen along as Jamison, Maxwell, and Isaac wrestle with identity in this Bildungsroman of a podcast episode, seeking the answer of that eternal question: what's in a name? Today's Tangents: Identity, Humanism, Toasty, Inception, Human Empathy, Surrogacy, and more. The Podcast Recommends: Bob Dylan, The Times They Are A-Changin' Kurt Vonnegut, Breakfast of Champions Aldous Harding, Designer Send us your questions, insight, advice, or favorite poem at thetangentcast@gmail.com, or leave us a voice message at (479)339-9041. Intro music source: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?keywords=Zarathustra Transition sounds from Zapsplat.com.

Tangent, a comedy conversationalist podcast. Right here, every Monday. Get in touch at thetangentcast@gmail.com or (479)339-9041.