The Honey and Absinthe Podcast

American Politics: Politicians don’t care and the people suffer l The H+A Podcast 133 I predicted there would be no red wave. Where do we go from here? What are the takeaways? What is going to happen with the economy and our jobs? Is it going to be Trump vs. DeSantis? We talk about all of these things and make predictions for the next few years. Recommendation: All The President’s Men https://yout...

Elon Musk buys Twitter, Recession incoming, Red Wave is coming? l The H+A Podcast 132 Elon Musk buys twitter and all the leftist in the media have epic meltdowns. DHS leaks show how the government colluded with social media companies to censor and manipulate you. Inflation is through the roof and everyone agrees recession is coming. The 2022 election is here and everyone thinks a red wave is comin...

Is everyone going through a quarter life crisis? l The H+A Podcast 131 Everyone seems to be quiet quitting and experiencing some sort of quarter life crisis. Nothing that used to matter matters the same way after the pandemic. Not your job, not money. Especially with a recession looming close. We share how we feel now after leaving the city and turning 30 versus how we used to think when we were i...

AI Art will take your Creative Jobs l The H+A Podcast 130 AI art. What is it and why is everyone talking about it? I share my thoughts on apps like Dall-e and Dreamstudio. What it’s capable of. What it’s not and why I’m not intimidated by it. It will be the future of digital art, but probably not the way you think and not any time soon. What is far more interesting is the implications of it as a s...

Cartoon Network is dead…End of an era l The H+A Podcast 129 Cartoon Network just laid off 82+ employees in the marketing, animation, scripted and unscripted departments. This is part of the ongoing cuts happening at Warner Brothers because of the Warner Brothers merger with Discovery. Cartoon Network will be merged with Warner Brothers animation and no longer be making any independent decisions ab...

Why Your Internet Relationships Are Toxic l The H+A Podcast 128 Parasocial relationships are here to stay whether we like it or not. I share my experience with it as an internet personality and how uncomfortable it makes me feel. On the one hand, I am flattered and want to give back or encourage the building of my community. On the other hand, I want to crawl into a hole and throw up everytime I g...

Why Gen Z Will Be The Forgotten Generation l The H+A Podcast 127 Gen z is having an identity crisis and acting out as a result of it. From the rudeness happening at concerts and live events to movie theaters, Gen z are pretending to not care. But to understand the true reason why gen z are behaving this way, it’s important to understand their self conscious tendencies. History repeats itself and t...

Does Outrage Even Work On You Anymore? l The H+A Podcast 126 Are we finally moving past outrage culture? Is cancel culture finally dead? We talk about how the people who take advantage of outrage are now not as influential and why we think that is. What does it mean for everyone else? I think the commentary community will be affected the most and as a by product, artist and culture itself. If it b...

Quiet Quitting and Exposing Your Employer: Should you do it? l The H+A Podcast 125 What is quiet quitting and why are people engaging in it? I explain what it is and why it’s so popular right now to quiet quit. I also talk about the controversial exposing your employer trend. Should you do it? I think there’s a generational gap between this. People act like it’s a new thing but it isn’t. There’s j...

I breakdown what’s in the Inflation Reduction Act and what it means for us normal citizens. I then make predictions on what is going to happen to the economy. Will we head towards the next Depression? A recession? Is inflation ever going to stop? They keep gaslighting us as if we’re dumb. BUY OUR MERCH! https://www.honeyandabsinthe.com/ NEW MASTERS ACADEMY ONLINE ART COURSE FREE 7 DAY TRIAL https:...

Massive Layoffs are coming to Hollywood (this is why) l The H+A Podcast 123 Warner Brothers canceled the upcoming Batgirl movie as well as the Scoob movie, but that’s not all. They’ve started canceling shows in development, production and even finished tv shows. We break down what is happening and why. I predict what is about to happen to the entertainment industry as a whole. Basically massive la...

Everything is falling apart for Millennials…Here’s Why l The H+A Podcast 122 Millennials are going through their quarter life crisis. We explain what it is and what it feels like. (depression, existential crisis, feeling lost) We talk about our experience with it and how I think this is a generational problem that no one is talking about. This is going to affect culture in a lot of ways like the g...

Youtube is changing…This is how to take advantage l The H+A Podcast 121 You don’t need to go to film school in order to make movies. The best directors know that and never went to film school. Those that did go to film school didn’t start making movies after they went. It was the opposite. They’ve always made movies and always will regardless of having the permission or the accolades. This is what...

How to make your own Film School without the $$$ (or bullsh*t) l The H+A Podcast 120 You don’t need to go to film school in order to make movies. The best directors know that and never went to film school. Those that did go to film school didn’t start making movies after they went. It was the opposite. They’ve always made movies and always will regardless of having the permission or the accolades....

Thor Underperformed? Recession is here and Marvel isn’t cool anymore l The H+A Podcast 119 Thor Love and Thunder had an okay box office opening weekend making 144 million dollars, yet it’s still being reported that it underperformed. The expectation was for it to make 155 million and it had an very underwhelming B+ cinema score, one of the lowest for Marvel movies. Is this the end for Marvel? Is i...

I Stopped Watching Political News and It Changed My Life l The H+A Podcast 118 Politics and news replaced sports. Even I became very addicted to listening and watching the news. I recently decided to stop because of how fatigued I got and it really changed my life. I’m less stressed and angry and I have so much more time to devote to creative tasks. It made me realize how important art and culture...

Lightyear FLOPPED, Where does Hollywood go from here? l The H+A Podcast 117 Millennials grew up with the Toy Story franchise so Lightyear’s poor performance shouldn’t have happened. We talk about the reasons why Lightyear flopped and what it means for creators in and out of Hollywood. Is this the end of CG animation? How would you fix these problems knowing Gen Z are the bulk of the people going t...

What Content Creators NEED to do to be Successful (but they don’t want to) l The H+A Podcast 116 The word authenticity gets thrown around a lot in order to become a successful creator. But what does that actually mean? I delve into the subject and maybe consider why intimacy might be a more descriptive word to describe what we’re talking about. We talk about how Top Gun, The Boys, and social media...

Livestreaming is HARMING your Mental Health l The H+A Podcast 115 I’ve been watching a lot of live stream debates on youtube and on twitch. I watched people like Destiny, Mr. Girl and Lauren Southern and realized this is the new WWE. Much of livestreaming is fake and as a result it’s creating a skewed view of reality for both the creator and audience member. The best solution to this is trying to...

What Content Creators can take from Top Gun: Maverick to Become Successful l The H+A Podcast 114 We recently watched Top Gun: Maverick and absolutely loved it. There’s so much content creators and independent filmmakers can learn from Top Gun. It did a fantastic job doing what everyone has been begging Hollywood to do, provide pure escapism. We talk about practical filmmaking and the reasons why T...

Recession is HERE, What Would You Do If You LOST Your Job TODAY l The H+A Podcast 113 The economy isn’t doing well. There are supply shortages and labor shortages. The stock market is crashing. Interest rates are really high and there’s a war going on. We are entering a recession and the government isn’t going to do anything to help you any time soon. So what if you lost your job today? Several hu...

NETFLIX tells WOKE Employees to QUIT if they’re offended l The H+A Podcast 112 Netflix released a blog article on their jobs website detailing a company culture of excellence. In it, they included a paragraph on artistic expression. They doubled down on their support of the artists and creators that they choose to work with no matter if it’s Cuties or Dave Chappelle. We talk about what this memo i...

NETFLIX Lays Off Employees…What This Means For CREATORS l The H+A Podcast 111 Netflix is laying off employees. They are facing law suits as their stocks are falling drastically. Netflix shows are being canceled. Things are not looking good for hollywood which means creative and creators will have a hard time finding work. Even etsy and shopify earnings are down. We talk about what creators can do...

Why Content Creators Should Stay POLITICALLY NEUTRAL l The H+A Podcast 110 When did movies become too politically correct for you? I asked this question and realized why we decided that content creators, content, and art should stay politically neutral. It took us a long political journey to get here. We talk about movies like Rashomon that do this well and last the test of time vs movies like The...

How Creators Are Finding SUCCESS Post-Pandemic l The H+A Podcast 109 The state of pop culture and how people consume media and entertainment changed drastically since the pandemic. As our society is recovering, how are creators finding success? What can artists do that fulfills a need and what do people want to consume? We look at recent movies that found success like X, The Lost City, and Sonic 2...