Talking About The Big Stuff

Mike and Alex have a new movie podcast called Cine-Men over on the Chocolate Diamond Media channel, you can find that podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5oX38FsBlU&list=PL6bLEHmnkdkEPTcYue5JvWHTH5Urmn9vR Mike's first novel, The Dinner Party is coming out November 4, 2025 but is available for preorder now. You can also download the first chapter for free! You can find both the p...

After a couple of heavy weeks, we decided to go with a lighter topic and just rant about our pet peeves. We had a great time with this episode, and we hope you have a great time watching it. Mike and Alex have a new movie podcast called Cine-Men over on the Chocolate Diamond Media channel, you can find that podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5oX38FsBlU&list=PL6bLEHmnkdkEPTcYue5JvWH...

The guys talk with Jason Riddle, an Air Force vet and current campaign manager for Apex NC town council hopeful Shane Reese. Learn more about the campaign at https://www.shanereese4apex.com/.Remember just because it's local doesn't mean it's unimportant. Mike's first novel, The Dinner Party is coming out November 4, 2025 but is available for preorder now. You can also download the...

We're going to be talking about the concept of stochastic terrorism, what it means, how its used, and how we can fight against it. Mike's first novel, The Dinner Party is coming out November 4, 2025 but is available for preorder now. You can also download the first chapter for free! You can find both the preorder link and the first chapter at ⁠⁠https://www.michaelchristophercole.com⁠⁠ This...

We're going to be talking about the way society talks about deaths as they happen. We'll cover everything from how we rationalize them, to how we cope with them, to how our image of the person changes or solidifies. Mike's first novel, The Dinner Party is coming out November 4, 2025 but is available for preorder now. You can also download the first chapter for free! You can find both t...

Mike, Alex, and Matthew talk about the problem with having money in journalism and money in politics, and what we might possibly do to fix this issue. Mike's first novel, The Dinner Party is coming out November 4, 2025 but is available for preorder now. You can also download the first chapter for free! You can find both the preorder link and the first chapter at ⁠⁠https://www.michaelchristophercol...

Mike and Matthew talk about the means of fixing America's democracy and the system in general. Mike's first novel, The Dinner Party is coming out November 4, 2025 but is available for preorder now. You can also download the first chapter for free! You can find both the preorder link and the first chapter at ⁠⁠https://www.michaelchristophercole.com⁠⁠ This content is CAN credentialed, which means yo...

Mike and Matthew talk about toxic behavior that doesn't rise to the level of 'actionable' but can still ruin relationships. Mike's first novel, The Dinner Party is coming out November 4, 2025 but is available for preorder now. You can also download the first chapter for free! You can find both the preorder link and the first chapter at ⁠⁠https://www.michaelchristophercole.com⁠⁠ This content is CAN...

Mike and Matthew talk about birthdays and all of the celebration and problems that come along with them. Mike's first novel, The Dinner Party is coming out November 4, 2025 but is available for preorder now. You can also download the first chapter for free! You can find both the preorder link and the first chapter at ⁠⁠https://www.michaelchristophercole.com⁠⁠  This content is CAN credentialed, whi...

Mike and Matthew are talking about the idea of ruling 'in' good information as well as ruling 'out' bad information.  The fire tornado:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_whirl Mike's first novel, The Dinner Party is coming out November 4, 2025 but is available for preorder now. You can also download the first chapter for free! You can find both the preorder link and the first chapter at ⁠⁠https:...

Mike and Matthew talk about the things that as white men they are afraid of in regards to their less privileged loved ones. Mike's first novel, The Dinner Party is coming out November 4, 2025 but is available for preorder now. You can also download the first chapter for free! You can find both the preorder link and the first chapter at ⁠ https://www.michaelchristophercole.com ⁠  This content is CA...

Mike and Matthew talk about how we don't always have to start from scratch when something isn't perfect.  Mike's first novel, The Dinner Party is coming out November 4, 2025 but is available for preorder now.  You can also download the first chapter for free! You can find both the preorder link and the first chapter at ⁠https://www.michaelchristophercole.com⁠   This content is CAN credentialed, wh...

Mike tells the story of his mental health journey over the last year or two.  Mike's first novel, The Dinner Party is coming out November 4, 2025 but is available for preorder now. You can also download the first chapter for free! You can find both the preorder link and the first chapter at ⁠https://www.michaelchristophercole.com⁠   This content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report inst...

Mike and Matthew talk about being aware of the image that we individuals project to the world, and trying to compensate in order to not alienate or intimidate others.  Mike's first novel, The Dinner Party is coming out November 4, 2025 but is available for preorder now. You can also download the first chapter for free! You can find both the preorder link and the first chapter at ⁠https://www.micha...

Our producer Alex is no longer at his old job, and he came on the show to tell us the tale of where it all went wrong.  Mike's first novel, The Dinner Party is coming out November 4, 2025 but is available for preorder now. You can also download the first chapter for free! You can find both the preorder link and the first chapter at ⁠https://www.michaelchristophercole.com⁠  This content is CAN...

Mike, Matthew, and Alex talk about odd places and ways that they've seen proselytizing. Mike's first novel, The Dinner Party is coming out November 4, 2025 but is available for preorder now. You can also download the first chapter for free! You can find both the preorder link and the first chapter at ⁠https://www.michaelchristophercole.com⁠ This content is CAN credentialed, which means you...

Mike and Matthew talk about the possibility of Trump losing a significant amount of his support, and possible implications that could have.  Mike's first novel, The Dinner Party is coming out November 4, 2025 but is available for preorder now. You can also download the first chapter for free! You can find both the preorder link and the first chapter at  https://www.michaelchristophercole.com This...

Mike and Matthew talk about the difference between tricking people into thinking you're intelligent in the way you talk, and actually being intelligent. Check out Mike's new podcast ⁠ ⁨⁠ ⁨@thecompletionists⁩ ⁠  ⁠This content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617)249-4255 or on their website at ⁠creatoraccounta...

Mike and Matthew talk about tyranny and how it's happening now! Check out Mike's new podcast ⁠ ⁨  ⁨@thecompletionists⁩   ⁠ This content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617)249-4255 or on their website at ⁠creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org⁠      You can get these episodes 4 days early on Mondays, and uncensore...

Mike and Matthew talk about irrational anger and then the conversation derails into talking about the small stuff.  Check out Mike's new podcast   ⁨@thecompletionists⁩  This content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617)249-4255 or on their website at ⁠creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org⁠      You can get these episo...

In this episode, Mike and Matthew talk about a friend of Mike's starting to doubt their faith, and the fact that they confided in Mike with this information. Mike wants to know what his responsibility is, and how he should handle this, wanting to be helpful, but not overstep.  DarkMatter2525 animation:  https://youtu.be/dMaK6k4oZ20?si=sKHYlQq_B0bPQm8r Guy Fieri bit:  https://www.youtube.com/wa...

Michael and Matthew talk about the tendency to overcompensate when feeling guilty, and doubling down on ideology and religion in the face of shame. You can check out Mike's new podcast,  ⁨@thecompletionists⁩  over on their channel: https://www.youtube.com/@thecompletionists This content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotli...

In this episode, Matthew and Mike talk about annoying family members.  Also in this episode, Mike mentions that he is launching a new podcast called the Completionists which you can find for free here:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEKq35OtBG-Avsb5TGTVsuQ This content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617)249-4255...

Mike and Matthew talk about populism as a concept, a tool, and how it has been successful in getting Trump where he is, and possibly can help Bernie Sanders and AOC have similar success going forward.  This content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617)249-4255 or on their website at ⁠creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org⁠...

Mike, Matthew, and Alex talk about union busting, in a country that is currently working harder and harder to ensure that there will not be any unions.  The video that made Mike want to cover this topic:  https://youtu.be/Ma4LKJh2wzM?si=y62aWv7o13-MsPKW This content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617)249-4255 or on...