Talking About The Big Stuff

Mike and Alex talk about objectification. 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/talkingaboutt...

Mike and Matthew start off talking about What Aboutism, and the conversation changes to be about logical fallacies as a whole. 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...

Michael and Matthew talk about all the things that they're thankful in 2024. 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! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠h...

Mike and Matthew, try to answer the question, of why they—cishet white men— should care about the consequences of the 2024 election, and explain why they do care. 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 earl...

Mike and Matthew talk about the links between Christianity and Paganism, historically, as well as the little things that persist. Matthew refers to a David Sedaris essay, here is him reading it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5apZmwR9UI&pp=ygUaZWFzdGVyIHdpbmdzIGRhdmlkIHNlZGFyaXM%3D I couldn't find the Kyle Kinane joke, but you should watch his stuff. He's hysterical. This content is CAN cred...

Mike and Matthew take a break from heavy 'big stuff' this week, and talk about the venn diagram of good art and enjoyable art. 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 unce...

Mike and Matthew talk about the idea of moral panics, and when there is something to be genuinely concern. 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 ov...

Mike and Matthew talk about being high maintenance and low maintenance and how people transition from one to the other. 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,...

Mike and Matthew talk about communicating back and forth with your children about your parenting, how to help them understand why we make certain parenting choices.  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 epis...

Mike and Matthew talk about the death penalty, and whether or not we should still have it.  Here are some resources about the death penalty, and restorative justice:  Understanding Restorative Justice  https://academic.oup.com/book/6609/chapter-abstract/150601567?redirectedFrom=fulltext   Death Penalty Information Center  https://deathpenaltyinfo.org   International Commission against the Death Pe...

Alex and Mike talk about one-sided 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 over to our Patreon and subscribe! ⁠⁠⁠ http://www.patreon.com/ta...

Michael and Matthew talk about the concept of platonic love, expressing it, and the part that it plays in each of their 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 uncensor...

Mike and Matthew talk about the power of voting for something vs voting against something else.  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 Patreo...

Mike and Matthew talk about maintaining your mental health while also doing your civic duty and participating in elections. It can be a tough process, but it's important! 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 e...

Mike and Matthew talk about depression and relapsing into depression. 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.pat...

Michael and Matthew talk about sports and the Olympics and the unity that sports are 'supposed' to give us. 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...

Matthew and Mike talk about caretaking for children and parents simultaneously, and the transition between types of caretaking. 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...

Mike and guest co-host Alex discuss the idea of performative kindness. They mention both Oak City Cares (http://oakcitycares.org/) and The Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina (https://foodbankcenc.org/) which are both great organizations! Check them out! This content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617)2...

Mike and guest co-host Alex talk about Universal basic income. 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/ta...

Mike and Matthew are talking about taxes, explaining, and hopefully dispelling some of the misunderstandings about taxes! 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 ov...

Mike and Matthew talk about a bunch of smaller topics in what may become an annual episode theme, the "small stuff". 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/talkingaboutthebigstuff        If you're looking to create your own podcast, or YouTube videos and have conversations from multiple locations, chec...

Michael and Matthew talk about the madonna/whore complex. 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/talkingaboutthebigstuff       If you're looking to create your own podcast, or YouTube videos and have conversations from multiple locations, check out the website we use: https://www.riverside.fm/?via=choc...

In this episode, Michael and Matthew speak with Coleman Watts from the  @ThinkThisThroughChannel  about conspiracy theory thinking, how one can start down that rabbit hole, and how one can come out of it. Michael mention's Coleman's most recent video about Terence Howard: https://youtu.be/z_yOA1bCPOQ?si=T-4zpvG320C-MVJv  Michael and Coleman met at Triangle SkeptiCamp, you can watch Coleman's talk...

In this episode, Mike and Matthew talk about consequences, or more specifically "fucking around and finding out." 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/talkingaboutthebigstuff     If you're looking to create your own podcast, or YouTube videos and have conversations from multiple locations, check out...

Mike and Matthew talk about life's big moments, how they seem to be front loaded, and what happens after they seem to have passed.  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/talkingaboutthebigstuff    If you're looking to create your own podcast, or YouTube videos and have conversations from multiple loca...