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This part two is a longer form discussion and review with Raph, Jarrod & Vish. John Wick 4, as the conclusion of the John Wick story is a touching culmination of the series meditations on love, grief, revenge, wrath, loyalty, debts, promises, and friendship, coming together with an assassin's sense of honor as he fights to be free from the high table's clutches. Join as we discuss the things t...

31 - John Wick 4ever - Part 1 Abandon All Hope Ye Who Have Entered Here...This part one is a short review and overview by Raph in solo podcast format, to be followed by a long form part 2 with Jarrod & Vish. John Wick 4, as the conclusion of the John Wick story is a touching culmination of the series meditations on love, grief, revenge, wrath, loyalty, debts, promises, and friendship, coming t...

Life, Love, Death, Oscars, Taxes and Bagels Various Raphs & Jarrods podcast from across the multiverse to review critically acclaimed, award-winning film: Everything Everywhere All At Once. They discuss the elements that make it great, the combination of their favorite ideas, the way the film dabbles between nihilism and absurdity, the weird randomness yet crucial relatability, love, life, dea...

40-Day Challenges & Mark Whalberg Over Matter Raph and AD discuss the intersection of religion and discipline with an episode about Lent. They explore how practices like fasting, prayer and meditation can lead to a more disciplined and focused life, while also delving into the philosophical underpinnings of these practices, both spiritual and secular. They also touch on the topics of modern ab...

27 - Tim Dillon Returns to Vancouver Raph and Jarrod attend the Just For Laughs festival to see their favorite comedian of all time: Tim Dillon. They provide an overview of their experience, including the opening acts, and a summary of some of Tim's biggest bits. They cover America, Canada, local references, politics, news, media, foreign policy, war, china, Ukraine, zelensky, Putin, Wendy's, dres...

Raph and Jarrod delve into the ancient philosophy of Stoicism, and discuss the works of philosophers like Marcus Aurelius, Socrates, and Plato, etc etc. Together we uncover the secrets of perception, will endurance, and all that other good Stoic stuff while analyzing analyze how these concepts can be applied to modern life in places like Starbucks and car crashes, and how practicing Stoicism can l...

Jarrod brings the quote: "most information is useless, and most time is wasted" to discuss on the podcast, and Raph joins in for a conversation on productivity, rest and recuperation, big time wasters, values, social media, entertainment and more! Hopefully this episode is as useful and efficient as possible... hopefully. Instagram 🌲 @theforestcreek Spotify 🌲 The Forest Creek Youtube.com/@therea...

Raph & Jarrod discuss the most recent stand-up comedy special of popular comedian Louis CK, who has taken to the stage at Madison Square Garden, New York City for a penultimate performance. The boys provide a general profile of Louis and his career, his cancellation, his unique marketing strategy, and his style of comedy. They also evaluate the show's openers, its themes, topics and points of...

Raph & Matt sit down to discuss the decades while sipping Johnnie Walker Blue Label, after Raph binge watches and explains the Netflix reboot of That 70s Show, entitled That 90s Show. They talk about music, high school caste systems, jocks, nerds, Pokémon, star wars, cellphones, the internet, bullying, the D.A.R.E. program and more! Instagram 🌲 @theforestcreek Spotify 🌲 The Forest Creek Yout...

Raph & AD finally manage to watch & review Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, directed by Rian Johnson and starring Daniel Craig, Dave Bautista, Kate Hudson, Edward Norton and many other big names. The two happily discuss the franchise, it's previous edition Knives Out, it's potential for sequels, southern accents, whodunit murder mysteries, filmmaking, direction acting and are overall ple...

21 - 2020,3 Raph & Jarrod sit down on January 2nd to talk about 2022, & 2023. The two talk about Christmas, Parties, New Years, Resolutions, Motivation and Themes, while diving into highlights including the Oscars' Slap, Elon's shenanigans, Andrew Tate, a couple wars, FTX (we do not give financial advice, ask your mom instead) & more! Join us as we say hello to a new year, with new pos...

Raph talks about the year we've had & how far we've come before reading a famous Christmas poem: 'A Visit from St. Nicholas' by Clement Clarke Moore. Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays, from The Forest Creek🎄 Let us know what you'd like to hear us podcast about, our New Years Podcast is just around the corner. Instagram 🌲 @theforestcreek Spotify 🌲 The Forest Creek Youtube.com/@therealfore...

After sampling Tim Allen's new The Santa Clause series on Disney+, Raph and Chance sit down to ruminate and reminisce over their favorite parts of Santa Clause films, the Christmas Holiday, the best parts of Christmas, whether Clause himself is a communist or capitalist, and the different types of Santas which populate the vast and jolly Santaverse. The two share memories, Santaverse pitches, and...

After seeing the film in 3D on opening night, Raph & AD sat down to review the film and express their thoughts on what went wrong and right with the highly anticipated animated movie. They agree that while it was visually pleasing, the runtime, editting, and overall lack of depth made for an entertainming but not terribly stimulating experience. 7ish/10. Check us out on Spotify & Instagram...

Raph & Jarrod discuss the most popular pieces of self help advice. Raph gives an overview of ancient Greek and some Eastern philosophy, then they dive into the list and discuss each item related to bettering oneself and recognizing the pitfalls on the path to self-betterment. We're far from perfect, but maybe sharing the struggles make them lighter, who's to say? Well, maybe you Let us know wh...

16 - Party on the Western Front After viewing "All Quiet on the Western Front" on Netflix, Chance and Raph discuss the first world war, as well as the attitudes, technology, history, ideology, and motifs surrounding war and war films in general. They relfect on the film itself, its quality and, its unique perspective on the Great War. Check us out on Twitter, Youtube, Spotify, Instagram, Google Po...

Merc & AD join Raph to record a podcast after yet another plan to watch another movie has been foiled. Instead the three watch Ash vs. The Evil Dead on netflix, then muse about the show, along with the horror genre in general, the meaning of fear, uncertainty, the psychoanalysis of serial killers, halloween and more. 🌲 Check us out on Spotify, Instagram, Google Podcasts, Twitter, LinkedIn, Ru...

Part Three of our discussion with Coptic Orthodox Priest: Father Antony-Paul Together we explored general religious discrepancies, attitudes of a spiritual leader in an increasingly secular world, cultural denimunational differences, what it means to take a "gap year from God" or to be "religious but not spiritual" and vice versa, the human will & intellect, nerdoms like D&D or Lord of the...

Part Two of our discussion with Coptic Orthodox Priest: Father Antony-Paul Together we explored general religious discrepancies, attitudes of a spiritual leader in an increasingly secular world, cultural denominational differences, what it means to take a "gap year from God" or to be "religious but not spiritual" and vice versa...🌲Stay tuned for more! Check us out on Twitter, Youtube, Spotify, In...

Part One of our discussion with Coptic Orthodox Priest: Father Antony-Paul. Together we explored general religious discrepancies, attitudes of a spiritual leader in an increasingly secular world, cultural and denominational differences, what it means to take a "gap year from God" or to be "religious but not spiritual" and vice versa...🌲Stay tuned for more! Check us out on Twitter, Youtube, Spotif...

Thor: Love & Thunder, Directed by Taika Waititi, emblematic of Marvel's now typical filmmaking. Spoiler alert, kind of but who even cares. Avaialble now on Disney+. Afterfinding their plans to review Netflix's Glass Onion, Raph & AD discuss what they enjoyed and what they didn't about the new Thor movie instead. They venture into discussing filmmaking in the MCU in general, the trouble wit...

Popular comedian and podcaster Tim Dillon has released his special to Netlfix: A Real Hero, spoiler alert kind of but not really Raph & Jarrod provide a review of their favorite comedian's hour special, discuss the nuances of his professional character, and lavish praise on the realest hero of them all🌲 Check us out on Twitter, Youtube, Spotify, Instagram, Google Podcasts, Soundcloud... Linke...

Our very first stand-up-review-type-podcast is now available on Spotify, Youtube, and other places soon -> Andrew Schulz: Infamous Raph & Jarrod provide a breakdown of the standup climate, the impetus, and background of the comedy special, their experience watching, the highlights, and details, settle on a review of the special, and make various comparisons to other stand-up exhibitions🌲 &...

Congratulations, you've been promoted to Senior Podcast Connoisseur! Raph, Jarrod & AD discuss happiness & fulfillment, as sermonized by Tim Dillon in an AfterSkool Youtube video. They also talk about Linked In, Careers, Corporate Culture, Motivation, Philosophy, Work-Life Balance & More! Check us out on Twitter, Youtube, Spotify, Instagram, Google Podcasts, Soundcloud... Linked In and...

This episode was recorded by Raph, Jarrod and Kyle the day before Father's day. The three of them ruminate on fathers, childhood, TV dads, what they learned from their dads, movie dads, video game dads, biblical forefathers, and more. We know its a week late, but happy Father's Day anyway On Instagram, Twitter, Youtube, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Soundcloud & other places soon... @TheForestCree...