Story Lines

Is podcasting only for old people now? Probably... Like, follow, share on the town bulletin board, and telepathically will your friends to listen to the pod!

Raf has the flu, so we clearly did not succeed in making Story Lines healthy again... But it also means I don't have to cite my sources (but Raf still does)! When the cat's away, amiright? Like, follow, subscribe, download, share, repost, hashtag, illegally pirate and redistribute. Live your best life, king. Sources mentioned: https://youtu.be/N2lh-r7poLo?si=rYPQPXBEHR4YlujJ [“Right-Wing W...

Raf didn't review One Piece like he promised, and he did a voice for the whole episode. My revenge shall be swift and just. Likemaxx, Comment-mog, or Subscribe-goon! Sources mentioned: https://youtu.be/wJgV-usri0I?si=d49daa1X2c0eDUHk [“The Terrifying World of LooksMaxxing” by JimmyTheGiant on YouTube from Jan. 12, 2026] https://news.northeastern.edu/2026/03/04/looksmaxxing-tiktok-trend-explain...

Someone has to comment or else we'll never find the One Piece. Like, comment, subscribe, and follow your dreams. Sources mentioned: https://web.mit.edu/curhan/www/docs/Articles/15341_Readings/Motivation/Aronson_Mills_1959_The_effect_of_severity_of_initiation.pdf [" The Effect of Severity of Initiation on Liking for a Group" by Elliot Aronson and Judson Mills from June 9, 1958] https:...

Raf did a great job on this one. And that's not just my white guilt showing. Like, follow, and subscribe to become the main character. Sources mentioned: https://youtu.be/Ouv5CJ7Ig7c?si=gxDM5DWJeGiB7Jk_ ["Trope Talk: Writing What You Know" by Overly Sarcastic Productions on YouTube from Sept. 27, 2016]

Well, we finally did it, folks. And by "it," I mean the Oscars. No fact-checks this week, largely because I went so far off the rails that Raf didn't even bother. Comment below any traps you'd like me to set for my co-host next week on Story Lines! Sources mentioned: https://youtu.be/vkDRSgo6tdo?si=D6d94Ko_j3h3_Rzx ["How To Write Intelligent Horror - Sinners" by The Closer Look on YouTube from Jul...

Does it seem like I wrote this with AI if I use an em-dash?! No fact checks this episode, so Raf must be letting me off the hook—or we just properly cited our sources. Who knows which? Like, follow, subscribe, and engage in all of the other things available to you as a media consumer! Sources mentioned: https://www.npr.org/2025/09/05/nx-s1-5529404/anthropic-settlement-authors-copyright-ai ["A...

Raf made me promise that I would fact-check us and say that Fifty Shades of Grey did NOT outsell the Bible. My bad. Also, apologies for the audio not being in stereo. Premiere wants to destroy my soul, and we've got tight deadlines here on the Story Line. Like, follow, subscribe, etc.!

This week, Raf and Daly launch straight into the podcast with introductions, bits about Daly's heart of gold, and an in-depth discussion on the ethics of news consumption. Sources mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClhyXtoneOc&pp=ygURYXR0ZW50aW9uIGVjb25vbXk%3D [“You didn’t lose your attention span. It was stolen.” by Jared Henderson from Nov. 17, 2025] Follow/subscribe/like/engage...