Talking About The Big Stuff

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...

Michael, Matthew and Alex talk about the things that they want involved when they die. Wills, burial plans, the whole final shebang.  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 uncens...

Michael and Matthew talk with guest, Madhavi Krevat about having the sex talk with their children.  Mike references a sex educator that he had thought had some really helpful information, you can find her at:  https://www.youtube.com/ ⁨@KathleenHema⁩  This is the video that Mike's parents showed him when he was in third grade to teach him about sex:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9X9TLi6AT4...

Mike and Matthew talk with guest, Madhavi Krevat about advocacy. 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 subscribe! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http:/...

Michael and Matthew talk about what DEI really means, and what it could and should really do.  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 s...

Mike and Matthew have on guest, Mikey West, to talk about facing death.  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 subscribe! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Mike and Matthew talk about friendship as adults, and how that differs from young adulthood and childhood friendships. 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 ove...

Mike and Matthew talk about the attack on voter rights and specifically the SAVE act. 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 subscribe! ⁠...

Mike and Matthew talk about nutrition and how it can be challenging financially to eat nutritiously.  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...

Michael and Matthew talk about the NC supreme court election battle, and how local elections are very important if we want to improve the shape of the country. 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 o...

Mike and Matthew talk about taking other people's feeling into account, and using excuses like "I was just joking" or "I'm radically honest" to be a jerk.  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 M...

Mike and Matthew talk about jobs that are more than just jobs, whether they are callings, or careers, or just interesting accidents that you stumble upon. 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 Mon...

Mike and Matthew talk about a pride, what they're proud of, and what they take pride in. 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 subscr...

Mike and Matthew talk about New Years resolutions. 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 subscribe! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.patreon.com/talk...

Mike and Matthew are joined by their producer, Alex, and they talk about the small stuff. For our year end episode, we decided not to go out with a bang, but rather a whimper. 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 episode...

Mike and Matthew talk about moral culpability in the wake of the United Health situation. 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 subscribe...