Struggling with the Bums

Daniel returns to sit down with his cohosts and guest Will, to discuss top movies, music, and tradition of the holidays. Enjoy, and happy holidays from the bums! LGPs1LgX0El3PLQvuKfQ

Hello bums, welcome to the 2022 World Cup. It did indeed kick off yesterday with Ecuador defeating Qatar 2-0, but we wanted to stick to our release plan. In this episode we give a look at the best teams, the groups, the USMNT, and who we feel will win it all. Enjoy.

The bums bring back two familiar faces to discuss the importance and lasting effects of sports in our lives. With additional input from our first audience survey, we had a great time talking about what aspects of sports resonate most with us. Enjoy.

The bums return to the topic of mental health with the Fox sisters to talk the clinical side of mental health. They bring a great perspective on the topic of mental health, how it has evolved, taking on the stigma, and more. We hope you enjoy!

The bums bring back August and Joey to discuss their experiences with bullying. How has it affected them? What have they learned? How might we be able to reduce bullying and its harmful effects? TW: suicide

Bryce and Eddie sit down to discuss the culture of celebrities in the United States. What are their thoughts on how these people rose to fame and who do they think highly of.

Hey all, we bring a more complex look at entertainment with our good friend Blade. We summarize the current state of DC under Warner Brothers and its previous attempts to match Marvel.

The bums sat down with some familiar faces to reflect on the first few games of the Ducks and discuss the rest of the season. Duck fans we hope you enjoy. Also, to our regular audience this will be a nice little break before we hit some other heavier topics in the future.

The bums sat down with Bryce's good friend, who has been around the bums plenty. We discuss taking a different route through life and look ahead to fatherhood!

The bums sit back and take a quick break from the recent topics to take on the cultural/societal power television has had over our lifetime. Plus we dive into current day streaming services, how its grown from the small Netflix joke to the many, many streaming services that exist today. Enjoy!

Today is a lighter episode with our good friend Joey. We took a look back at the struggles we faced balancing jobs, school, and fun. Enjoy!

Welcome back bums to the finale of our U.S.A. history segment. This will be the final piece and will cover the 60s all the way to modern day. Once again, we encourage everyone to take their own look at history and dig deeper than how far we have gone. It is all in an effort to make people aware of the events and moments that have influence today. We hope you enjoy!

Welcome back bums to part 2 of our review of the United States. This episode will be mainly centered around post Civil War through the Korean War and 50s. Once again, this is in no way a comprehensive history, more a summary of main point we feel are very relevant to current events. Luckily we have the luxury and ability to review our shared history and give our thoughts. We hope you enjoy!

Hello bums, this is a special one for everybody. This will launch our 3 part look into the history of the United States. In no way is it meant to be a comprehensive take, it is more our review of history to better explain modern U.S. events. We thankfully have the luxury of looking back into our past to get a better idea of where we are now and where we are headed.

We are back again with a foray into the Marvel Cinematic Universe with our good friend Cooper. In this episode we cover Phase 4 and beyond. We did record this prior to the new trailers and Thor release. We hope you enjoy our predictions, especially now with some of the shows/movies now out. We are very excited about the future of Marvel. Also, if you haven't, Wakanda Forever trailer dropped recent...

Yo ho, hoist the colors. Welcome to another venture into the entertainment world bums. We brought on our good friend Will to talk about the first 3 Pirates of the Caribbean movies. We mention briefly the 4th movie. Enjoy our dive into a beloved movie series.

The bums look to conclude the Star Wars series by attacking the Disney era and tv shows of Star Wars. To do this, they brought in their good friend Ryan. He has been a massive fan of Star Wars, especially of the Clone Wars. Enjoy our last entry in Star Wars!

Bryce and Eddie sit down to reflect on the 4th of July. A brief intro to its history and how we feel about it today. We hope everyone had a good 4th and are looking to keep living up to the ideals of this Nation.

This week the bums open up about their fears, phobias, and thoughts that may bring them down. Phobias and fears are an ingrained part of the human experience. Enjoy our thoughts on this aspect of being human!

In light of many recent events, the bums brought on our good friend Ty to talk our thoughts on aliens. Is there life out there somewhere else in the stars? In the words of Fox Mulder, "The truth is out there".

Bryce and Eddie recount their trip to Columbia, Missouri together for graduation. They also discuss the many differences between the midwest and other parts of the United States.

At last the bums have arrived with the MCU. Bryce and Eddie bring Cooper on to breakdown the first 3 phases of Marvel, from its best moments to why we love it. A great time spent on a golden era of comic book film.

The bums return to Middle-Earth to discuss the Hobbit movie trilogy. Why was the book split in 3? Why all the CGI? Best moments? These questions and more are answered by the bums and our returning guest, Michael. This won't be our final foray into Middle-Earth, so keep your eyes open for the future!

The bums bring on Isaac, one of the bums who cooked most in college, to discuss our struggles and triumphs in cooking.

The bums bring Cooper back to the podcast to react to the 2022 NFL Draft. We discuss the draft as a whole, the stars, the Georgia defense, our team drafts, and of course where the Duck's were drafted (shoutout KT). We hope you enjoy some football talk to get you excited for the upcoming season!