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Kristina and Marc talk about the Apple+ show Ted Lasso.  They explore the concept of toxic positivity as it relates to Ted and his coaching style and Marc makes jokes.  Again.

In this episode, Marc and Kristina discuss serial killers.  Topics include personality profiling, geographic profiling, werewolves as serial killers and why are more of us inclined to kill.  Somehow Marc still manages to tell jokes. See below for referenced materials. Bibliography Chun, Rene. Modern Life Has Made It Easier for Serial Killers to Thrive. The Atlantic. October 2019. ( https...

Marc and Kristina discuss the reasons why people may quote movies in conversation and talk about classic, current, listener fave, and our fave film quotes.  Nostalgia ahoy, everyone! Friedman, Michael, PhD. The Secret Language of Movie Quotes: What can quoting movies teach us about ourselves. Psychology Today. April 15, 2014. (https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/brick-brick/201404/the-sec...

Marc and Kristina discuss the Green Knight.  We have a very special guest -- Matthew Snediker -- who shares his thoughts on the film and the distribution company A24.  Full of spoilers so if you haven't seen it and don't want to be spoiled come back after you've viewed it.  In this episode we will learn Marc's criteria for whether you should see the movie and Kristina will be tellin...

Marc and Kristina talk about the generations and the ongoing conflict between them.   Sources quoted: Generations defined: http://www.marketingteacher.com/the-six-living-generations-in-america/  and https://www.thoughtco.com/names-of-generations-1435472 Strauss Howe Starter Pack:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strauss%E2%80%93Howe_generational_theory

In this episode, we have a special guest (listener Lisa Laser) who joins us to discuss her opinions of Sam Harris.  We discuss Harris' views on lying, meditation, race and his place in the intellectual dark web.   Please join us on our social media.  All the links are available through our linktree:  https://linktr.ee/xtemporaneouspod For citations and more resources see below: Sam Harris on white...

In this episode we welcome our superfan John Snediker, who had been a long-time listener of the Joe Rogan Experience, to share his thoughts on Joe's show and his position as the "hub" of the intellectual dark web.  Thanks, John, for being such a great guest. Quoted Sources below.  Additional sources were used to inform this conversation. For Joe on Bigfoot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

In this episode Marc and Kristina begin an arc about relationships by looking at Infidelity.  We are sharing three films that feature infidelity as the central plot point and we discuss the ways in which the film portrays affairs vs what psychologists have indicated to be true about the reasons why people cheat as well as insight from people who have had affairs.  Please follow us on our...

Hi everyone.  We are back and refreshed after a week off for the Memorial Day Holiday.  This episode is all about the good old days and what nostalgia is all about.  This was sparked by TikTok sensation Whiteyy18 and the onslaught of 80s nostalgia that caused women of a certain age to fly their cougar flags for the last two weeks (and it shows no signs of slowing down).  Marc a...

In this episode we explore some theories for what happens after death.  This is not a discussion about ghosts or heaven, but simply a conversation about whether consciousness dies with the body or if it is instead able to somehow transcend death.  We discuss mediums, near death experience, and reincarnation using Leslie Kean's book Surviving Death: A Journalist Investigates the afterlife...

In this episode, Kristina and Mark discuss Sarah Berman's new book "Don't Call it a Cult" and revisit the NXIVM sex cult.  We explore concepts of consent, how and if Keith Raniere and Harvey Weinstein run parallel but are really quite different types of apex predators, and what the fuck was Keith doing that made these women believe his game. Follow us on all  our social media (see our li...

The "Clips Episode" is a time-honored tradition on network television. Whenever the writers felt particularly creatively bankrupt, they would air a Clips Episode. Justified by a flimsy Frame Story, the show mostly featured short vignettes from past episodes. Marc, our intrepid hero, is struck in the head by a baseball hat and descends into a deamlike state from which he remembers his glorious past...

In this episode we begin a multi episode arc about Death and Dying focusing here on what is death, personal experience with death and an exploration of the rituals that happen when people dispose of their dead.  As serious as it sounds, there are some very funny moments in this episode, including the death of a fly which freaks Kristina out.  We will be adding our sources tomorrow to the...

In this episode we look at a few different ways that entertainment powers that be have been engaging with problematic films, books, and fine art. They aren't really being cancelled but our eyes are not closed to the issues anymore, sneetches!!   Please join us on our social media https://linktr.ee/xtemporaneouspod Our sources are below: On Dr. Seusse:  https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/bo...

Please find our social media here.  We'd love to see you join us: https://linktr.ee/xtemporaneouspod This episode is the final roundup on QAnon.  This time we're looking hard at the Q: Into the Storm documentary and discussing the director's theories and positing our own.   We're just guessing.  Does that make us conspiracy theorists ourselves?  Maybe.  Because w...

From the article The Making of QAnon: A Crowdsourced Conspiracy:  "Here is the core of the QAnon myth: with the aid of a small group of military intelligence officers called the Q team (one or more of whom is supposedly responsible for writing the drops), President Donald Trump is waging a shadow war against a cabal of Satan-worshipping, child-eating pedophiles who are conspiring to obstruct...

This will be the first of a multipart arc that examines conspiracy theories.  In this episode we contextualize the concept of a conspiracy theory.  What is the history, how do they serve human beings, who is most likely to believe in them, what is the connection between conspiracy and information wars, what are some of the most famous/persistent, and how does the internet factor in? &nbs...

A man shot and killed eight people in Georgia and now might claim sex addiction as the root cause. In this episode, we take on the idea of sex addiction as a real thing but also as an excuse. A canceled skunk makes a brief appearance (but only in the title, because he is cancelled, Marc!!). If you suspect that you or someone you care about has an issue with sexual addiction there is help.  SA...

This week we're talking about what everyone else is talking about, posting about online, and tweeting about.  Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York has become embroiled in a couple of things that are making for bad optics.  Named America's governor during the early stages of the Covid Pandemic, and known for his measured and calming press conferences during the time, he is now facing charges...

This week, we examine the treatment of female celebrities by the media and public. We use the recent New York Times documentary, "Framing Britney Spears" as a jumping off point but the conversation takes a broader look at other female celebrities' experiences in public life from the golden age of paparazzi to today. Spoiler alert: many figures in the media do not come off well here. We drag some p...

This is part two of our Dungeons and Dragons Episode.  Much more game play this week, at the urging of one of our listeners.   We appreciate Dave Conger coming on to discuss the subject and play an adventure with us.  See below for citations and please look for us on social media here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/756220585201594 https://www.instagram.com/xtemporaneouspod/ h...

Trigger Warning:  This episode discusses self harm and that may be difficult for some listeners.   In this episode Marc and Kristina welcome special guest (and Dungeons and Dragons enthusiast) Dave Conger.  We discuss Dungeons and Dragons history -- particularly the Satanic Panic that erupted in the mid 80s around the game; how to play the game; and we actually play a little bit of...

In this episode Marc and Kristina discuss The Natural -- the novel by Bernard Malamud, which was pubished in 1952 and the 1984 Film directed by Barry Levinson and starring Robert Redford.  This is the first in what will be a recurring feature of this podcast in which we discuss films that we think are better than the books.  This one really boils down to the ending.  With baseball s...

We had to postpone the D&D episode so we are serving you up some hot garbage and some Florida Man stories.  Let's imagine ourselves in a 1930s screwball comedy featuring a plucky female reporter and a misanthropic news man (who can't do a transatlantic accent for very long, the poseur).  It's chaos down here, Marc.  Chaos! I say.  

Marc and Kristina discuss some fashion stuff and some identity stuff and some other stuff to do with what we wore during the 80s.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFVxbUucwn0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dk0roE34zLw