Talking About The Big Stuff

We're talking about double standards in censorship, especially in art and different genres and mediums. 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.org⁠You can get these episodes 4 days early on Mondays, and uncensored, if you go over to our Patr...

With two of us being former conservatives, we still have things that instinctually pop up for us that contrast with our intellectual and more 'thought out' feelings on the world. In this episode, we're examining some of that when it comes to 'woke' media. This content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline...

Mike and Matthew are joined by special guest, Lisa, who will be telling tales from the front lines of dating in her 50s. 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.org⁠You can get these episodes 4 days early on Mondays, and uncensored, if you go ove...

Just because we're woke doesn't mean that we're politically correct, our sense of humor can be pretty dark and edgy. So how do we keep that balance? 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...

We talk about issues that we are currently dealing with trying to improve in our own lives. 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 uncensored, if you go over to our Patreon and subscri...

We talk about comedy that can make a difference. 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 out and available now. You can also download the first chapter for free! You can read t...

Socialism has made its way to America, oh no! 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 out and available now. You can also download the first chapter for free! You can read the...

We're talking about profanity, and it's place in our society. 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 out and available now. You can also download the first chapter for...

Spirit Air shut down business last week, and a man started a campaign to nationalize the airline. 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 out and available now. You can also do...

We talk about how people react in a crisis and tragedy, and how the general public tends to judge that validity of those reactions. 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=PL6bLEHmnkdkEPTcYue5JvWHTH5Urmn9vRMike's first novel, The Dinner Party is out a...

Mike and Matthew talk about marijuana, and get a bit off topic without even getting stoned. 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 out and available now. You can also download...

We revisit the topic of AI 3 years later. A lot has changed, and honestly, It's getting a bit scary. 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=PL6bLEHmnkdkEPTcYue5JvWHTH5Urmn9vRMike's first novel, The Dinner Party is out and available now. You can a...

We're talking about the idea of treating intoxication as consent and then blaming and humiliating a victim after that has happened. 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=PL6bLEHmnkdkEPTcYue5JvWHTH5Urmn9vRMike's first novel, The Dinner Party is o...

There's been a lot of videos popping up in which someone takes an innocent video made by a kid, and they politicize it, say bad things about the kid, and not even bother to blur the kid's face out. We're going to talk about the ethics of this. Matthew mentions his daughter's music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy0mHhXBRLw&list=RDxy0mHhXBRLw&start_radio=1&pp=ygU...

We watched the documentary Inside the Manosphere, and want to talk about it. Matthew mentions an interview with Louis Theroux you can watch that here: https://youtu.be/Ssql2TQt0KA?si=icT6ba6AMcZoZzcZMike mentioned a podcast that he heard talking about the man who spoke about his brother's suicide: https://youtu.be/wpVR0ceX3NIMike and Alex have a new movie podcast called Cine-Men over on the Ch...

The 2026 Oscars were this past weekend, and as always politics were present, and we thought it would be good to talk about politics and their place at the Oscars. 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...

Mike and Matthew talk about the Iran conflict. Here are a couple of interesting historical perspectives that Mike mentioned in the episode: Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood https://a.co/d/080WJXvXPalestine https://a.co/d/05jhRPmb 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=n5...

This week welcomed Jason Riddle back onto the show to talk about the state of the democratic party and some of their candidates. He's working on Nida Allam's campaign, as she primaries Valerie Foushee for NC-04 US congressional seat. Does Vote Blue No Matter Who give the party a lack of accountability when they put their thumb on the scale, or when they offer bad candidates? We dive into t...

We talk about how people react in a crisis and tragedy, and how the general public tends to judge that validity of those reactions. 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=PL6bLEHmnkdkEPTcYue5JvWHTH5Urmn9vRMike's first novel, The Dinner Party is out a...

With yet another potential attack on freedom of speech happening, it feels important for us to talk about the concerted effort over the years that have been trying to strip away the freedoms in a real way. Mike makes plays a clip from Taylor Lorenz, watch the whole clip here: https://youtu.be/b0RRxR4LvK4?si=qcjf29kS8qaikOBs Mike and Alex have a new movie podcast called Cine-Men over on the Chocola...

We talk about language, national languages, Spanish, and the Superbowl. 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 out and available now. You can also download the first chapter f...

We talk about the fact that people cannot seem to read with any critical thinking, and try to breakdown how we as individuals can improve this within ourselves. Mike shows pieces of a video by ⁨@ThoughtSlime⁩ which inspired this topic, and if you want check out the entire video here's the link: https://youtu.be/e6uwbE_pxCE?si=MDFrisGX9By4lBzqMike and Alex have a new movie podcast called Cine-M...

We talk about idioms that people don't seem to understand, or that they have forgotten part of. 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=PL6bLEHmnkdkEPTcYue5JvWHTH5Urmn9vRMike's first novel, The Dinner Party is out and available now. You can also d...

We talk about when in the course of human events, breaking the law has been a good thing. 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=PL6bLEHmnkdkEPTcYue5JvWHTH5Urmn9vRMike's first novel, The Dinner Party is out and available now. You can also download th...

The guys talk about respect, what it means today, and where it is deserved. 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 out and available now. You can also download the first chapt...