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You've heard us say it before and it's never been more true than it is now: This is the wildest guest pitch we've ever heard. Rax King and Amber Rollo, the hosts of Low Culture Boil, have reimagined the 2011 Edgar Wright film Scott Pilgrim vs. the World as an X-rated bloodbath slasher movie starring a certain very large six-time world champion professional wrestler. How will this new interpretation of Bryan Lee O'Malley's graphic novels honor its legacy as a genre-mashing transmedia personal critique that went over the head of roughly half of its audience? Listen here to find out! Our partner podcast this week is 52 Pickup! 52 Pickup is a podcast about the strange and wonderful DC Comics series 52. Every other week, join Gita Jackson of Aftermath and Alex Jaffe of the podcast Insert Credit as we take you on an issue-by-issue journey through a comic book series that explains everything about the DC universe, if you only look hard enough.
We are BACK! Episode 4, with my guest Rax King, one of my favourite writers, a great podcaster with her show Low Culture Boil and one of the funniest people on the internet. You can follow Rax on Twitter and Instagram , subscribe to her PatreonYou can find me, Niko Stratis, on all social media platforms @ Niko Stratis. I tend to use Twitter the most, or my newsletter, Anxiety Shark.Our theme song is by Augusta Koch of Gladie, find Gladie on Bandcamp HEREShow artwork is by Amanda Wong, check out her INCREDIBLE work HERELeave a review on Apple Podcasts! Tell your friends! Help me get the word out about this show, it really, really helps. Okay, love you, see you next week.
This is an unlocked bonus episode. You can find other such episodes on our patreon! www.patreon.com/10kpostspodcast. -------- Friend of the show and host of the Low Culture Boil podcast Amber Rollo joins us to talk about being a Comedian online, and the rampant joke theft of aggregator accounts. -------- Ten Thousand Posts is a show about how everything is posting. It's hosted by Hussein (@HKesvani), Phoebe (@PRHRoy) and produced by Devon (@Devon_onEarth).
Today Amber Rollo and Rax King of the Low Culture Boil podcast join us to talk about the war on Mother's Day emails. NOT. ENOUGH. EMAILS. Plus: getting catcalled while pregnant, the stereotype of girls and women doing things “for attention,” and the right confusing a fairly basic marketing tactic for a conspiracy Also: a new CDC survey finds 1 in 4 high school students identifying as queer or questioning their sexuality. Conservatives lose their cool (at the CDC? At the kids? At China?) and reveal a bit too much about themselves in the process Listen to Low Culture Boil podcast and give them money Buy Rax's book Tacky Come to Amber's One-Liner Madness event this Saturday 5/6 https://fanimal.com/fanimal-event/one-liner-madness-la-868300045647108081 Sign up for bonus episodes of this show at http://patreon.com/miniondeathcult Support for only $5/month and get a weekly bonus episode of Minion Death Cult as well as our brand new weekly live show: DEATH CHAT 500 (also available in podcast form). That's TWO bonus episodes a week delivered straight to your podcast app or browser Also get access to our entire back catalogue including BUTT FEST 2000 with Bryan Quinby; live-reads of My Antifa Lover, Rodham, and Ladies First: A MAGA Hat Romance; movie episodes like Believe, To Die For, and Loqueesha; and hundreds more. Music: Naam - Pardoned Pleasure
This is a preview of a bonus episode. Listen to the whole episode for as little as $5 at: www.patreon.com/10kpostspodcast -------- Friend of the show and host of the Low Culture Boil podcast Amber Rollo joins us to talk about being a Comedian online, and the rampant joke theft of aggregator accounts. -------- Ten Thousand Posts is a show about how everything is posting. It's hosted by Hussein (@HKesvani), Phoebe (@PRHRoy) and produced by Devon (@Devon_onEarth).
This week, Just Phoebe is joined by Rax King, half of the Low Culture Boil podcast, to discuss Romance novelist Susan Meachen's recent return from the grave. This ends up as a very long freeform chat about all aspects of publishing, the difficulty of breaking out in that space, and the ethics of demanding your money back from a gofundme that turns out to be fraudulent. But first! We explore the legendary 'You did a no growth. you did an imperialism' tweet! -------- This show is supported by Patreon. Sign up for as little as $5 a month to gain access to a new bonus episode every week, and our entire backlog of bonus episodes! Thats https://www.patreon.com/10kpostspodcast -------- Ten Thousand Posts is a show about how everything is posting. It's hosted by Hussein (@HKesvani), Phoebe (@PRHRoy) and produced by Devon (@Devon_onEarth).
Amber Rollo (@ambercrollo) of Low Culture Boil joins Milo (@milo_edwards) and Phoebe (@prhroy) to discuss Lindsay Lohan's return to our screens... Full episode on Patreon for $5+ subscribers here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/75721096 Follow us on twitter @mastersofpod!
Sean and Rax King of Low Culture Boil talk about Baz Luhrmann's 2022 masterpiece Elvis and suggest that Baz Luhrmann should in fact be tasked with directing the biopics of every single notable person until he dies from exhaustion. We also read a 1956 NYT review of an Elvis performance, where the reviewer says "teenagers" a lot, and bits of Priscilla Presley's memoir Elvis and Me, where Priscilla talks about Elvis' kinks a lot. Check out more great cultural commentary and fun times at www.patreon.com/lowcultureboil
On this week's episode, Phoebe is joined by Rax and Amber from the Low Culture Boil podcast to discuss posting, the generational divide in attitudes toward privacy online, and at the end whether or not Demons are real (they are). This episode started out with a plan and ended up just being a long-form chat between friends. So make yourself a cup of tea, pull up a chair, and listen to the 10K Posts Tarts' Summit. You can find Rax at https://mobile.twitter.com/raxkingisdead, Amber at https://mobile.twitter.com/ambercrollo And their podcast at https://mobile.twitter.com/lowcultureboil -------- Ten Thousand Posts is a show about how everything is posting. It's hosted by Hussein (@HKesvani), Phoebe (@PRHRoy) and produced by Devon (@Devon_onEarth).
Amber Rollo (@ambercrollo) of Low Culture Boil joins Milo (@milo_edwards) and Phoebe (@prhroy) to analyse the hiring practices of George Costanza and show off her British accent... Bonus episodes on Patreon from $3 per month here: https://www.patreon.com/mastersofpod Follow us on twitter @mastersofpod!
Big announcement week! Audrey is dropping a new podcast and Dono has two cats in need of adoption! DM us if you're near Chicago and want sweet cats! In other big news, we've got Amber Rollo from Low Culture Boil with us! We talk Love Island and FBoy Island with Amber before hearing an embarassing date story and Dono learns what a meetcute is. And then? Question time! Surrounded by friends who you love with partners who you don't love - is there anything to be done? | Partner quit drinking, getting back into it responsibly and you're supportive but anxious | Wedding venue cancel, MIL trying to guilt fiancee into making it an intl destination wedding | Finally feeling ready to date seriously again but having trouble navigating some hangups | Which Chapo is best love expert | A really lovely update from a really strong person Thanks so much again to Amber for joining us, she was absolutely wonderful! You should check out her show Low Culture Boil and follow her on Twitter @ambercrollo where you can find her live comedy dates! And thank you for tuning in! You can support the show and get a bonus episode each week at Patreon.com/rftb! Now thatsa meet-cute!
The ladies from Low Culture Boil join us to talk bookstore drama and Alpha Masculinity, starting with an interesting thread about women, horses, impropriety, and leading to a manifesto with some incredible rules on how to be masculine. Follow Rax King and Amber Rollo on twitter. Get Rax's new book from a local bookstore through http://bookshop.org Get a bonus episode every week by supporting the show for only $3.11/month at http://patreon.com/miniondeathcult Music: Hole - Jennifer's Body
This is a preview of a bonus episode. Listen to the entire episode at: www.patreon.com/10kpostspodcast. -------- On this week's Bonus episode, Phoebe is joined by Rax and Amber from the Low Culture Boil podcast to discuss posting, the generational divide in attitudes toward privacy online, and at the end whether or not Demons are real (they are). This episode started out with a plan and ended up just being a long-form chat between friends. So make yourself a cup of tea, pull up a chair, and listen to the 10K Posts Tarts's Summit. You can find Rax at https://mobile.twitter.com/raxkingisdead, Amber at https://mobile.twitter.com/ambercrollo And their podcast at https://mobile.twitter.com/lowcultureboil -------- Ten Thousand Posts is a show about how everything is posting. It's hosted by Hussein (@HKesvani), Phoebe (@PRHRoy) and produced by Devon (@Devon_onEarth).
Amber Rollo (@ambercrollo) and Rax King (@RaxKingIsDead) from the podcast Low Culture Boil stop by to chat about recent developments in Whitesburg flag discourse, and then we get into a lengthy discussion about political phenotypes and how low-knowledge people need to get sent to Jupiter to get more stupider Buy Rax's book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/669783/tacky-by-rax-king/ Support Low Culture Boil on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lowcultureboil And of course you can support us on Patreon at: www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty
We're raising money for abortion access through our Patreon this month. Support the show for only $3.11/month at http://patreon.com/miniondeathcult to get a bonus episode every week, instant access to hundreds of hours of bonus content, and a chance to win one of a dozen raffle prizes this month. The ladies from Low Culture Boil join us to talk bookstore drama and Alpha Masculinity, starting with an interesting tweet thread about women, horses, propriety, and leading to a manifesto with some incredible rules about how to be masculine.
Goddamn it's good to be back gang, Dono made it thru the covid bad times and is rip roarin to go this week. And we're extra stoked cause we've got author and host of Low Culture Boil podcast Rax King with us! Rax tells us about her work and a good ol embarassing dating story about a braces-involved hickey before we get to your questions! And here's what we got: LDR partner unwilling to have a first visit with no clear point that they'll be able to | Blanket statement made by a friend invalidates your trauma in a real shitty way | Gf seems to be into giantesses but gets embarassed and won't open up about it | Have a crush on somebody but they set ya up with their friend! What do | Body-image issues getting you down | A sweet message for Rax! Thanks again to Rax for joining us she was absolutely wonderful! You can find her on Twitter @RaxKingIsDead and her podcast Low Culture Boil wherever podcasts are sold! And thank you for tuning in! You can support the show and get a bonus episode each week at Patreon.com/rftb as well as other neat bonus stuff! Wow!
Matt and Jeff are talking about the Eagles, both solo and together. We discuss a few of the week's new releases very briefly and give a nod to the Low Culture Boil podcast (they're talking about Twinkies and ramen and we couldn't look away).Show notes as always are right here.Join our Record Club and help support the musical excellence that is this podcast. We appreciate your love.
The incredible Rax King is our guest to discuss Sleater-Kinney's 1997 album Dig Me Out. But we're also talking about the other Rax King, a restaurant called Rax, the band Creed and the Lazarus of Christian rock.Rax has a great new book called Tacky: Love Letters to the Worst Culture We Have to Offer. It's awesome, but don't take our flimsy word for it, just read the damn thing. While you're reading, listen to her Low Culture Boil podcast, featuring "Rax Facts" and everything you need to know about Twinkies. She's got a Patreon that deserves your attention. Hell, we've got a Patreon. Join both, feel better.Show notes for this episode can be found right here.
What makes something tacky? This hour is a celebration of all things "tacky" with Rax King, author of the new book, "Tacky: Love Letters to the Worst Culture We Have to Offer." Plus, we look at why reality tv is sometimes tacky, and discuss the tackiest home décor. GUESTS: Rax King - Author of “Tacky: Love Letters to the Worst Culture We Have to Offer,” and co-host of the podcast “Low Culture Boil.” Brian Moylan - A writer, reality tv show recapper, and author of “The Housewives: The Real Story Behind the Real Housewives.” Peter York - A journalist and author of “Dictator Style: Lifestyles of the World’s Most Colorful Despots,” among other books. Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Rax takes over for the day to talk to journalist Dave Infante about his experience in the Miller Lite...metaverse bar? Will the future be full of bars where you can't even drink? Is the outer limit of Web3's imagination really a virtual dive bar spattered in virtual filth? And what is the official Low Culture Boil position on the metaverse? (Anti, but Dave has other thoughts!) All this plus the usual anti-capitalism on this week's free episode
Christmas is a time to be with the ones you love, to give gifts and give thanks, and to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ (if you're so inclined). It is also a time for gaudy decorations, Griswoldian light displays, mall Santas, and a carnivalesque orgy of capitalist commercialism, formulaic Hallmark movies, and sugary crap. Does this mean, as we hear every year, that we've forgotten the “true spirit” of the holiday, or is there something meaningful and worthwhile in the giant tacky spectacle? What does our attachment to the tackiest parts of Christmas say about us and our aesthetic attachment to “low culture”?Whether we're talking about the holidays, pop music, or frosted lip gloss, it's high time we develop a more nuanced, empathetic, and less elitist way to talk about pop culture and the politics of “good” and “bad” taste. This is precisely what author Rax King does in her new book Tacky: Love Letters to the Worst Culture We Have to Offer, which explores the meaningful relationships we develop with “tacky” things—from suburban malls and the Cheesecake Factory to the music of Creed—and the complicated social pressures we face from snobbish people telling us we're bad for liking the things we like.In this special holiday edition of Art for the End Times, host Lyta Gold and TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez talk to Rax King about her book, the power of unfettered (and unashamed) aesthetic appreciation, and the true meaning of Christmas. Rax King is the James Beard Award-nominated writer of the columns “Store-Bought Is Fine” and “Dirtbag Chef,” as well as the host of the podcast Low Culture Boil. Her writing can be found in a range of outlets, including Glamour, MEL Magazine, and Catapult.Read the transcript of this podcast: https://therealnews.com/merry-christmas-ya-tacky-animalPre-Production/Studio/Post-Production: Dwayne GladdenHelp us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer: Donate: https://therealnews.com/donate-podSign up for our newsletter: https://therealnews.com/newsletter-podLike us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/therealnewsFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealnews
This week, Andrew and Deanna were joined by Amber Rollo of Low Culture Boil to discuss whether or not THIS was The Worst Week Yet. Topics include: Deanna's worst weekend yet, The War on Christmas, another Cuomo bites the dust, guns don't kill people students do, covid's on an upswing, vaccinations are stagnant, Biden's got a…plan, Elon issues a warning to SpaceX employees, Alec Baldwin doesn't kill people guns kill people, Senator Oz MD, dead parents, Patreon.com/worstweekyet Send us emails: Worstweekyet@gmail.com Follow the pod across platforms: @WorstWeekYet Follow Andrew: @andrewhilaryus Follow Deanna: @Ddddeanna Follow Amber: @Ambercrollo Music by Andrew Artwork by Alyssa Moore @manymoonscreative
This hour of the show we discuss all things tacky. Kicking it off, we speak with Rax King, author and host of the podcast Low Culture Boil, about her new book Tacky: Love Letters to the Worst Culture We Have to Offer, a collection of essays that covers topics as wide-ranging as Guy Fiereri and “Jersey Shore.” Each essay focuses on a different piece of culture that has been labeled “tacky”… and why King can still find the joy and value in these shows, bands, products, and cultural moments.
Welcome back to RAX KING, author of Tacky: Love Letters to the Worst Culture We Have to Offer and co-host of the Low Culture Boil podcast. David and Rax get into the pleasures of Jewish holidays, cheap perfume, the ethical code of Jersey Shore, the relative merits of being in the mall and being online, and the meaning of LET'S GO BRANDON. Our supporters at Patreon.com/ThePopularPod got this episode first, as well as a whole archive of subscriber-only episodes. Why not start helping us grow the platform for less than the cost of a beer per month?
Rax King (writer) introduces us to the world of SantaCon, something that sounds joyous but is in actuality, very grim and bad. Her fateful day trip into NYC during SantaCon leads to a block as the dark side of the internet sees fit to get involved. The rest of the episode is pretty light though, as we celebrate John's birthday! Recorded the day of his 36th birthday, Stefan and Dan each get John thoughtful gifts after Stefan shoves Kleenex in his mouth (you'll hear why) and John and Rax swap stories of board game competitiveness. Plus we talk about our Halloween plans, how much groceries cost, the early 2000s, group chats, and John and Stefan swap places in our Social Media Updates, as Stefan reports a wholesome story and John finds a former athlete with a deranged opinion about a teammate's injury. If you're looking for more deranged opinions, head on over to patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to THREE bonuses every month. We just had a double bonus week last week as Charles Star joined us for a Curling Twitter block and Nick Nemeroff came along for the ride in a Blocked Mailbag episode. Plus we announce that coming up on November 19th, Zoom shows return as Stefan and John go head-to-head playing Mack Gordon's Family Feud! It's gonna be a blast so head on over to Patreon to check it out! Rax King is a writer whose first collection of essays about trashy pop culture, "Tacky", is out TOMORROW, November 2nd. She also has a podcast called Low Culture Boil and can be followed on Twitter at @raxkingisdead.
Rax King (Tacky available now for preorder) competes to cheer Josh up. During a game of Taking in the Trash, Rax does a stellar job answering questions about the best parts of things people hate. She then donates her winnings to Casa Ruby in Washington DC. Plus, pep talks for ranch dressing and the Bloomin' Onion. Donate to Casa Ruby: https://casaruby.org/donate/ Preorder Rax's book Tacky: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/669783/tacky-by-rax-king/ Subscribe to Rax's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/raxkingisdead Listen to Low Culture Boil: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/low-culture-boil/id1543941809 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jane does an impression of Emma Watson doing her impression of an American accent. Amber Rollo is a standup comedian who regularly opens for Judah Friedlander on zoom, and headlined the New York comedy festival irl in 2018. She also co-hosts the Low Culture Boil podcast, a trash podcast about trash culture hosted by 3 trashy babes, Amber, Rax King and Courtney Rawlings. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram at @ambercrollo. Subscribe to our Patreon and get access to patrons-only perks at patreon.com/underthebleacherspod!
Sean and Andy are joined by writer and cohost of the Low Culture Boil podcast, Rax King, (@raxkingisdead) for a dive into the world of food and food service. Our intrepid crew reports back about a local weird, nerd, comic book restaurant called Action Burger, then uses the opportunity to talk about the miserable conditions of workers in the industry. To round it out they discuss the amazing pamphlet by prole.info called "Abolish Restaurants" and discuss why we must do just that. Become a patron and get access to bonus content and our Discord at patreon.com/theantifada Andy's former boss at the vegan place: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2017/05/11/the-vegan-fugitive-done-in-by-dominos-pizza-takes-a-plea/?sh=6b4338cd5cca Action Burger: http://actionburger.com/ Sub to Rax King and LCB: https://www.patreon.com/raxkingisdead ; https://www.patreon.com/lowcultureboil Abolish Restaurants: https://www.prole.info/ Outro: Vandals - Anarchy Burger
David and James party with the queens behind the Low Culture Boil podcast - chatting over why no one watched the Oscars, the aesthetics of COVID masks, and whether the Internet is camp, kitsch, or cringe. If you're having fun with The Popular Show, don't forget to throw in some beer money at Patreon.com/ThePopularPod Find us everywhere: https://linktr.ee/ThePopularShow