The Most Important Election Of Our Lives

Author, Founder, and Stone Cold Fox Liz Ransdell brought us a juicy raw steak of a subject this week.  The Political institutions of this country are Old enough to be entrenched with tradition but by its very nature is infused with New blood on a regular occasion. Some call this the greatest Democracy in the world, some see it as a festering pool of Geritocracy sucking dry the very society they li...

The time has finally come. We are Pokemon Going to the Polls! First time voter Bugs Maytrix, of Bugs Maytrix fame, enters the booth to revel in the joys of Pokemon. A wonderful game where you can live out every child’s dream of being basically homeless and nomadic fighting every day for your life and earnings against other children and emotionally stunted adults to be the very best like no one eve...

The Homie Marcos of Homie Vulgaris has come to share with us the Tao of Morrowind. This groundbreaking Early 2000’s open world RPG brought reading back to video games and reached out to touch the heart of a young mentally ill future Postal Carrier, changing him forever. Also, you can get addicted to Skooma and mess up your whole video game life! It’s Morrowind Vs The War on Drugs in The Most Impor...

This week Arlan Hellison of thehell.zone shares with us a love of the grandfather of all First Person Shooters and bastion of Midi-Metal, DOOM! Now, what Political Topic could possibly match up with the Video Game that runs on anything? Politicians that run on anything, naturally. It’s Doom Vs Campaign Promises in The Most Important Election of our Lives! “We love slaying Demons dont we folks?” :...

This week Lenore of The Socialist Shelf joins us to explore how tools, capable of influencing people from a distance, could be used to manipulate not just our precious past time of voting, but implementation of policy. What fresh hells could befall the world if a Politician could write their opponents name in a notebook to guarantee their untimely demise? Or maybe even worse, give them the worst H...

This week Comedian and Filmmaker Ron Placone joins us to discuss what happens when you fight for a country that doesn't want you. The United States Government loves the Military almost as much as it hates the minorities it counts on as cannon fodder, it’s unimaginable what they would do with the Mutants of Marvel’s X-men. . .but we do it anyway. It’s the Most Important Election of our Lives! “Whic...

“I think that given that, you know, once zucchini fever hits, it might not subside so quickly.”This week John Ross of The John Ross Show brings his expertise on the Bernie 2016 campaign to discuss the ways in which some messages arrive in surprising packages. Whether it’s a Septegenarian out of Vermont with a Brooklyn accent teaching a new generation about socialism or The good word of the Lord Je...

“If Washington DC had a 50 foot tall fire breathing dragon, January 6 would have never happened.” This week Audrey of Radio Free Tote Bag and The Data Transfer Podcast joins us to discuss the terrifying Fictional world where children are in constant danger from a dark malevolent force that exists over the internet and cell phone towers, The John Birch Society! Oh, also Digimon! “Trauma-Gotchi”: Di...

I wish it need not have happened in my lifetime. . . The Most Important ELECTION of our Lifetime! We invite Jacob of the podcast Socialist Shelf to discuss The Lord of the Rings, analyzing its morality and politics rife with complexities and contradictions. Sounds familiar doesn’t it? Tolkien showed us a masterclass in worldbuilding, and you know who else built a world?* That’s right, The Founding...

“It’s called voting, Tone. All the kids are doing it. Some three or four times a month.” In this episode, Maria Guido lends us her expertise to dive into a story of deep corruption leaving us to ask the question. What happens when an already Mobbed up guy gets even more power? Which gives us todays subjects Tony Soprano and. . . Anti-Italian Racism? No! The man that launched Harry S. Truman to the...

There are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns—the ones we don't know we don't know. But there is also. . .Metal Gear. Who said it? A Japanese Video Game Developer or a Conservative American Politician?: More importantly, who gave Hideo Kojima the Lathe...

From Ghostcoast Studios, the world's first and only podcast network built for creators, activists, and Alien Brain Slug enthusiasts alike, we bring you another gripping exploration of our most favorite things - fandoms across media, and our least favorite thing, acts of illegal depravity across media.   The Anti-fascist PTSD ridden body horror manual for kids!: The Animorphs was science fiction fo...

Deanna from Worst Week Yet joins us as we trade the ongoing Technocratic Takeover for a new life down on the farm. We explore the endless possibilities of real life farming politicians taking on the residents of Pelican Town for higher Office.  “ Farming, not just a video game mechanic?”: Turns out food comes from the ground! Some of our presidents even grew some of it! “Martin Van Buren”: Was he...

“Democracy dies in darkness, anyway, buy this mustard.” From Ghostcoast Studios, the world's first and only podcast network built for creators, activists, and mustard enthusiasts alike, we bring you another gripping exploration of our most favorite things – fandoms across media, and our least favorite thing, acts of illegal depravity across media.  “The J6 Roster: Fictional Characters Storming the...

This week, we grapple with two worlds where loyalty, drama, and larger-than-life personas collide: wrestlers turned politicians and their fictional counterparts, the Addams Family. What happens when these characters take their weird lives into politics?  Can a fire-breathing bigot beat a genteel goth in the polls? And which fictional family member would thrive in a primary?  “Wrestlers in Politics...

*”Taste the meat, not the heat.” – Hank Hill, King of the Hill In this episode, we fire up the grill and dive into two of America's favorite pastimes: reboots and political dynasties. What can King of the Hill’s return teach us about the state of American culture and politics? Is it a love letter to small-town life or a missed opportunity to modernize? And when it comes to dynasties like the Kenne...

*”This is how liberty dies… with thunderous applause.” – Padmé Amidala, Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith What do Star Wars and modern politics have in common? Both tell a story about the failings of liberalism in the face of rising authoritarianism. This episode dives into the parallels between George Lucas’s critique of the Democratic Party, the failures of Obama-era hope, and the forces driving to...

Join The Most Important Election Of Our Lives  for a rollercoaster episode where we dive into two towering figures—John McCain and Francis Ford Coppola—and examine how they spent their power, privilege, and legacy. From political scandals to nearly-unwatchable filmmaking, we dissect their triumphs, their blunders, and the age-old question: what are you doing with what you've been given?    “Stupid...