A pop culture podcast aimed towards creating a new idea of what it means to be "cool". By expressing ideas and perspectives that challenge social norms we aim to inspire thought and encourage free thinkers.
@asap.ira and @koipondtv pick up where they left off by discussing:Bar Hopping: Media and Social Media make us feel like "exceptional" is the new normSlop Culture: Review of Drake's "Honestly, Nevermind" album
In this first part of a two part episode @asap.ira is joined by @koipondtv to discuss:Lovers & Friends: The 5 Love LanguagesNew Cool Testament: Controlling your lust
@asap.ira and @barberzengod25 return to discuss:New Cool Testament: Being productive for the sake of your own self respectLovers & Friends: Maintaining emotional composure while datingSlop Culture: Matrix 4 movie reviewBar Hop: Why Ira is a contrarian
This week @asap.ira and @barberzengod share their thoughts on:New Cool Testament: Is it ok to be unambitious?Lovers & Friends: How women trick/seduce men into wanting moreBar Hopping: IG fit models are unoriginalSlop Culture: "Men" movie review
@asap.ira and @barberzengod26 are back to discuss:Lovers & Friends: The pressure of being a beautiful womanNew Cool Testament: When do people stop being truthful and start being polite?Bar Hop: Don't trauma dump when people ask how you're doingSlop Culture: Kendrick Lamar is too smart and artistic for his own good
@asap.ira and @barberzengod26 finally return with @podcastbri and @whatsthewavepodcast_ to discuss:Send It To The Syndicate: Would you date someone with missing fingers or toes? What's one thing you WON'T tolerate from a romantic partner?
@asap.ira and @barberzengod26 are once again joined by @pluggedbybri and @whatsthewavepodcast_ to discuss:Slop Culture: How music keeps you youngBar Hopping: Why we're not motivated by moneyLovers & Friends: Frustrations genders have to deal with
This week @asap.ira and @barberzengod26 are joined by @podcastbri and @whatsthewavepodcast_ to discuss:New Cool Testament: How moving with ego can cause disharmony Slop Culture: How do you find new music? How music keeps you young
@wtf_ira and @barberzengod26 return to discussSlop Culture: Expectations for the new Batman movieLovers & Friends: Women basing their attractiveness based off masculine standardsNew Cool Testament: The importance of older generations guiding the youth so that they can avoid unnecessary life mistakesBar Hop: Why @wtf_ira is unimpressed by child prodigies
@wtf_ira and @barberzengod26 return to discuss:New Cool Testament: Fitness/Natural Bodies and Mainstream ExpectationsSlop Culture: Why we like artists who have a specific laneBar Hopping: Why Ira wants to go back to 23-25 year old energyLovers & Friends: Lovers vs Lusters pt 2
@wtf_ira and @barberzengod26 are back to discuss:Slop Culture: Consciously choosing positive music to listen toLovers & Friends: Finding beauty in people's flawsNew Cool Testament: Keeping busy to avoid life's deeper meaningsBar Hopping: Ira thinks he's addicted to social media
@wtf_ira and @barberzengod26 return for the first episode of the year to discuss:Bar Hopping: Why do so many Chinese restaurants have "Dragon" in their names?Lovers & Friends: How social media destroys relationships.Slop Culture: Dawn FM album reviewNew Cool Testament: Hiding behind your morals
After a brief layoff @wtf_ira and @barberzengod return for the final episode of the year to discuss:Slop Culture: People Who Are Anti-HolidaysNew Cool Testament: NihilismLovers & Friends: The Responsibility of SexBar Hopping: Schools Should have Spirituality Courses
After a brief layoff @wtf_ira and @barberzengod return for the final episode of the year to discuss:Slop Culture: People Who Are Anti-HolidaysNew Cool Testament: NihilismLovers & Friends: The Responsibility of SexBar Hopping: Schools Should have Spirituality Courses
@wtf_ira returns alongside @barberzengod26 to discuss:Bar Hopping: Why don't women name their daughters after them?Slop Culture: Breakdown of Kevin Hart's "True Story" seriesLovers & Friends: Don't make assumptions when datingNew Cool Testament: Nature vs Nurture
@wtf_ira brings on @podcastbri for a special Lovers & Friends episode to discuss:Their dating origin storiesHow toxic relationships are becoming normalizedNoticing red flags on dating sitesHow a man's interest level in a woman dictates his emotional control
@wtf_ira and @barberzengod26 are back to discuss:Bar Hopping: Why @wtf_ira wishes he wasn't smartSlop Culture: Which new artists are the next generation of legendsLovers & Friends: How men and women communicate differentlyNew Cool Testament: What does it look like when people take your energy?
@wtf_ira and @barberzengod26 are back to discuss:Slop Culture: Which music artists do we want to see on a collab project.Bar Hop: How James Brown invented mumble rapNew Cool Testament: You can be good, but you still have to fight evilLovers & Friends: How women mature faster emotionally than men
@wtf_ira and @barberzengod26 bring back @nymphniy to discuss:Bar Hopping: Waking up early is overrated.Slop Culture: Why do people hate country music?Lovers & Friends: Why don't women say no?New Cool Testament: The difference between living an ambitious life chasing goals vs winging it and being a victim of circumstance
@wtf_ira and @barberzengod26 bring on @nymphniy to discuss:Bar Hopping: How curse words make everything better.Slop Culture: How rich celebrities add levels to gift givingNew Cool Testament: EgoLovers & Friends: How men are forgetting the importance of conversation
@wtf_ira and @barberzengod26 are back to discuss:Bar Hopping: Fake prank videos need to stopNew Cool Testament: Why do people let negativity get to them?Lovers & Friends: The importance of spaceSlop Culture: Candyman movie reviewSend it To The Syndicate: Men's grooming tips
@wtf_ira and @barberzengod26 are joined by @podcastbri to discuss:Bar Hop: The Birds and the Bees terminology makes no sense.Lovers & Friends: Women can also give effort when it comes to dating.New Cool Testament: How we all live under delusion and how the world humbles us.Slop Culture: Prankster pranks famous rappers.
@wtf_ira chops it up with @barberzengod26 about:Slop Culture: Why is it acceptable for rappers to discuss violence misogyny, etc. but gay slander is crossing the line?Lovers & Friends: Could you date a woman who cheated on her ex?Bar Hop: Bullying is necessaryNew Cool Testament: Is it ok to NOT have ambition?
@wtf_ira and @barberzengod26 return to discuss:Slop Culture: Does this generation have classic movies?Lovers & Friends: Does your partner act differently around friends?New Cool Testament: What's the difference between confidence and ego?Bar Hop: Diverse musicians should drop genre specific mixtapes.
@wtf_ira and @barberzengod26 share thoughts on:Lovers & Friends: Women & Men are not equalNew Cool Testament: Lu Wei/The art of letting goBar Hop: Wearing pajamas is a flexSlop Culture: Space Jam Review
@wtf_ira and @barberzengod26 share thoughts on:New Cool Testament: The responsibility of having giftsLovers & Friends: Communication goes both waysSlop Culture: The pressure of being cool/what makes someone cool?Bar Hop: Anxiety is a form of narcissism
@wtf_ira and @barberzengod26 share thoughts on:Lovers & Friends: Loving your partner only 90%New Cool Testament: Which age are you most free in life?Slop Culture: Why artists/creators gain more notoriety after their deathsBar Hopping: Highway walkers are serial killers
@wtf_ira and @barberzengod26 share their thoughts on:Bar Hopping: Curse words are sexist/Lil Wayne started emo rapSlop Cultue: The breakdown of emo rap and why it's so popularLovers & Friends: Why it's better to be cocky than timid when dealing with womenNew Cool Testament: Do college degrees matter?
@wtf_ira and @barberzengod26 share their thoughts on:Slop Culture: Results of Mayweather vs LoganLovers & Friends: Why it's important to date someone compatible to your lifestyleNew Cool Testament: Is it better to live your life as a sacrifice in order to make the world a better place or do as thou wilt and only pursue personal goals and pleasures?Bar Hopping: Eminem doesn't have flows
@wtf_ira and @barberzengod26 discuss:New Cool Testament: How being woke can lead to post woke depressionBar Hopping: Women's sportswear is a gift and curseLovers & Friends: The difference between a ladies' man and a creepSlop Culture: Logan Paul vs Floyd Mayweather
@wtf_ira is joined by @barberzengod26 to talk about:Bar Hopping: Being tall is the equivalent of a woman with a phat assNew Cool Testament: The Socratic method of questioningSlop Culture: Older people being stuck in their generationLovers & Friends: Do zodiac signs really matter?
@wtf_ira is joined by @barberzengod26 to discuss:New Cool Testament: The risk of deviating from pursuing your dreamsLovers & Friends: Men have it harder when it comes to datingSlop Culture: 2020 was the year all R&B artists should have dropped musicBar Hopping: R&B music is making people cold and heartless
@wtf_ira and @barberzengod26 are back with another episode to discuss:Lovers & Friends: Women's distrust of the charismatic playboyNew Cool Testament: The importance of having a morning routineBar Hop: Homeless people are arrogantSlop Culture: Black trauma in tv shows/movies is overplayed
@wtf_ira tag teams with @barberzengod26 to discuss:Lovers & Friends: Women who shit test/play games too early and too oftenNew Cool Testament: The value in adapting to different social classesBar Hop: You DONT only live onceSlop Culture: How art imitates life and vice versa
@wtf_ira and @_zengod25 return to discuss:Slop Culture: How The Weeknd changed the R&B gameBar Hop: The Weeknd has the best bars out of all R&B singersLovers & Friends: The value of dating your energetic oppositeNew Cool Testament: Adam 1 vs Adam 2 personalities
This week @wtf_ira is joined by @_zengod25 to discuss the following topics:Lovers & Friends: Do men and women love the same?Bar Hopping: Baseball highlights are unimpressive.Slop Culture: What's the goal of mass media dumbing down society?New Cool Testament: Can anyone really be whatever they want to be?
The New Cool Syndicate returns after a very long break.This week @wtf_ira brings on a very close special guest @_zengod25 to share a few special ideas. Topics include:Bar Hopping: People should temporarily deactivate their social media.New Cool Testament: Why you shouldn't put people on pedestals/Halo EffectLovers & Friends: Is it possible to breakup in an amicable way?Slop Culture: People who force their careers/ambitions onto others.Send it to the Syndicate: Should (professional) athletes be allowed to place bets on sports games?
@wtf_ira and @itsmethemicah return after a few weeks to discuss:Lovers and Friends: Should men be established before dating?Bar Hopping: Sports should let their athletes fight more often.New Cool Testament: How you do one thing is how you do everythingSlop Culture: How Disney movies relate to kids AND adults
@wtf_ira and @itsmethemicah discuss:Bar Hopping: People should be direct when asking favors. @wtf_ira isn't a fan of live performancesSlop Culture: Which throwback movie would we like to see remadeLovers & Friends: The importance of good conversation in datingNew Cool Testament: Romanticizing the Past
@wtf_ira and @itsmethemicah share their thoughts on:Slop Culture: Lil Uzi's diamond and the risk of attention seekingBar Hopping: Travis Scott will have the best album of the yearNew Cool Testament: Is it better to improve your strengths or develop your weaknesses?Lovers & Friends: Where do women get their coolness.
@wtf_ira and @itsmethemicah discuss:Bar Hopping: Why @wtf_ira doesn't like FaceTimingNew Cool Testament: If you're enlightened, what's the best way to enlighten others?Lovers & Friends: At what point in your relationship should your significant other know how much money you make?Slop Culture: The value of listening to curated music playlists
@wtf_ira and @itsmethemicah are back with a fun episode! This week's topics include:Bar Hopping: Why you wake up with morning breathNew Cool Testament: The importance of being handy as a manLovers & Friends: The inspiring effects a woman can have on a manSlop Culture: Drake and Future's missed opportunity to drop WATTBA 2
@wtf_ira and @itsmethemicah return with a few fun topics which include:New Cool Testament: Type A vs Type B PersonalitiesBar Hopping: Getting older is pretty coolLovers & Friends: Which partner is responsible for discussing the "what are we" relationship talk?Slop Culture: Why @wtf_ira must know people's favorite music and movies when he first meets them.
This week @wtf_ira and @itsmethemicah present the first episode of the year! Topics include:Bar Hopping: Living everyday like your last is bad advice.New Cool Testament: People come and go in your lifeSlop Culture: Why's the allure of reality TV? Could you survive a zombie apocalypse?Lovers & Friends: Accepting or rejecting Red Flags
For the last episode of 2020 @wtf_ira and @itsmethemicah discuss:Bar Hopping: Why Tik Tok dance videos should be canceled.Slop Culture: Why Netflix shows are exhausting and people should watch more movies.New Cool Testament: The importance of not letting people's opinions sway you.Lovers & Friends: Cold approach tips for after Covid.
@wtf_ira and @itsmethemicah are back to discuss the following topics:Slop Culture: Which R&B artists were you conceived to?New Cool Testament: What does it mean to have personality? How do you discover and develop your strengths?Bar Hopping: We don't need intros to stand up comedy specials. Do not type "lol" to a message you didn't laugh at.Lovers & Friends: The importance of foreplay.
This week @wtf_ira and @itsmethemicah have a few ideas to get off their chests. Topics include:Slop Culture: Why are prison shows and movies so captivating?New Cool Testament: Why is philosophy important?Bar Hop: Why we don't argue any more.Lovers and Friends: If men only think about sex, what do women think about?
@wtf_ira and @itsmethemicah return after Thanksgiving to discuss a handful of topics. Those topics include:Bar Hopping: How masks are ruining Ira's sarcasmNew Cool Testament: Have you ever changed someone's opinion of you? When is it necessary to change your outlook on life?Lovers & Friends: "To have ultimate victory, you must be ruthless." The duo discuss how this Napoleon Bonaparte quote relates to dating and seductionSend it to the Syndicate: Could you date someone your family doesn't like?
@wtf_ira and @itsemethemicah answer a supporter's question: which government agency is the worst?Other topics include:Slop Culture: Why do we idolize celebrities? New Cool Testament: When is it time to give up on your dreams?Lovers & Friends: Do women make men better?Bar Hopping: Why we don't keep up with sports.Happy Thanksgiving!!
@wtf_ira and @itsmethemicah share whether they'd rather be liked or feared.Other topics include:Slop Culture: Would you rather die young, rich, and influential or life a long and moderate life?New Cool Testament: "Never explain. Never complain"Lovers & Friends: Is astrology important in dating?Bar Hopping: Why we don't like conscious Rap
@wtf_ira and @itsmethemicah give their condolences to King Von and his family then discuss what it was that made him so popular. Other topics include:Slop Culture: The allure of the gangster lifestyleLovers & Friends: What if your girlfriend was better than you at everything.New Cool Testament: Can humans exist in harmony?Bar Hopping: Examples of sneaky underlying racism.