The Occasionalists Podcast

We are back with our second episode for The Occasionalists Redux, a full album review in the spirit of a monthly minisode, The Third Spin. We're bringing it back to take another look at the music of the great director and composer John Carpenter. We'll be listening to "Lost Themes IV: Noir," the latest album from Carpenter (and son Cody and godson Daniel Davies), giving it three full spins (listen...

We are kicking off a brand new month by imitating those brilliant, creative, unparalleled podcasters from...The Occasionalists! That's right, we're turning the microscope on ourselves as we expand on some of our past episodes. First up: Video Games!

We are back to wrap up the final week of our Secret Movie reviews with an absolute whopper of a double feature! I am pleased to bring you this review of two incredible, unmatched, multi-award nominated, and multi-award winning feature films: Road to Paloma (2014) and Future World (2018). We are truly blessed to cover such landmark films. I'm sorry, I blacked out for a moment...who wrote all of tha...

Technology merging and changing with the human body in grotesque and unexpected ways? No one spared from visceral violence and gore? Directed by a Cronenberg?! While Possessor might seem very familiar, you ain't seen nothing yet.

Our second Secret Movie review is now live! An old friend returns to talk technologically enhanced super soldiers, malevolent AI, quadriplegic vengeance, and the dystopian near future Melbourne Australia United States. All this and more are wrapped up in one neat cyberpunk package known as Upgrade. How is this movie not talked about and copied more? Why can't cops just do their damn job? Who keeps...

We kick off Movie May with our first Secret Movie Review! We tackle the 2019 black COMEDY from writing and directing duo Dan Berk and Robert Olsen: Villains. Who dazzled? Who disappointed? How many things are lurking in the basement? How much cocaine is too much cocaine? Find out all that and more with us before we abscond to the greatest place on earth: Florida.

We are jumping out of the booze and into the theater, for it is once again time to celebrate all things movies with the aptly named, Movie May. This time we are tackling Secret Movies. Confused? Same here, but this episode should help explain it.

OOOHH YEAHHHH! It was a night of memories, tales of glory days long past when these maniacs ruled the roads and painted the town red. As the drinks flowed, so did the wild stories - outrageous adventures, narrow escapes, romantic conquests that would make your grandmother blush! For one night, they were young again, lost in a hazy brotherhood forged in the beers of their epic youth. OOOHH YEAHHHH,...

We are back with our next drink review for Aperitif April. This time, we'll be tackling a pair of original recipes with a wedding theme! Join us as we taste-test The Prenuptial and The Divorce Settlement.

Our first foray into cocktails for Aperitif April has us taking on three variations of a modern staple that surged out of West Texas the past decade: Ranch Water! Several individuals have laid claim to creating this simple yet delicious tequila highball, there is one undisputed fact no one can deny: This shit is gooood. Pour a glass and drink along as we have our own ranch-hand happy hour. 

Our first episode of Aperitif April has us diving into the suds and a little science! In honor of the coming eclipse, we are taste-testing two beers with the cosmos in their hoppy hearts. First, the specially-made for the big event Vanilla Blackout Stout from Great Lakes Brewing. Then we get a little spacy with Cosmic Haze from Market Garden Brewery. What do these two different but fabulous beers...

It's April, which means we are jumping into a new theme. I am happy to kick off our first month dedicated to the adult beverage, Grandpa's cough syrup, hooch, the hard stuff, aqua vitae...whatever you want to call it, we're talking about it this month in Aperitif April!

The end of March is here, which means we are wrapping up this year's In The March of Minisodes, which means we are done with The Occasionalists Daily. THANK GOD. While this was a fun experiment, it's one that is not likely to be repeated any time soon...unless certain changes are made. But really, we probably won't do this again. Most likely. I mean, probably not...

It's Infrastructure Week Day here at The Occasionalists! You know what that means: I am going to scare the absolute shit out of you with facts about the inherent unsafe conditions of our roads, bridges, drinking water, hazardous waste, schools and more. Oh, and I'm going to tell you about all of the disasters that human oversight and laziness caused. If you're listening to this while driving...pra...

Pop quiz hot shot: What's a basic human right we have fought tooth and nail for yet obnoxiously violate or willfully give up for a few likes and comments? What's impossible to fully guarantee yet fundamental to our peace of mind? What is under constant attack, yet the individual's is rarely affected? Privacy! I'll bet you never look at your phone the same way again.

On the heels of one of the worst terror attacks ever in Russia that was almost certainly allowed to happen we take a look back at 20th-century Russian history and how Vladimir Putin's role in the KGB and early Russian Federation politics has shaped modern Russia for the worse.

We are kicking off our final week of daily episodes with our first current topic. We are diving into gambling, legal or otherwise, and how baseball's biggest star and the league office find themselves in quite the pickle.  

We wrap up this week with songs exclusively with Friday in the title and almost exclusively about people's lives falling apart or coming together on Friday. Turns out there's a surprisingly large subgenre of music I'm dubbing "very bad or very good shit happens to me on Fridays." It's a working title.

We're over the hump and on to Thirsty Thursday. Nay! We are on to Throwback Thursday! That's right, bringing back an early social media #classic as we celebrate some old music with today's playlist. How old? The newest songs on here would have just turned 30. Let's throw it back!

We are back on a Wednesday to turn the volume back up after bringing it down yesterday. We are hitting the gym with some force, aggression and some equally angry music. It's time for some Crush Tunes! Turn this shit up to 11 and start crushing some iron!

How about some mood and mind-altering music to change your attitude about the second worst day of the week? Thought you might like that.

What better way to start a new work week than with a playlist chock full of tv themes? It's rhetorical: there is no better way. Don't think you can jam out to tv music? Think again!

What do picking up historic land markers, throwing giant logs, pulling airplanes, and dragging anchors have in common with everyday tasks in your life? Maybe a little more than you realized.

What do world-class bodybuilders, powerlifters, strongmen, and strength coaches all have in common according to jealous little trolls on the internet? They're all ego lifters! And nothing they do ever counts! I have a solution for this problem: Take the collective sticks out of your asses and join us in some good old fashion ego-lifting fun!

Q: What are we doing today mum? A: We're gonna tear the tits off some high-rep sets! For a lot of casual gym goers, a high rep set might entail 15, 16, or maybe even 20 reps. We're about to enter a different realm of reps, where we don't even start counting until the lungs burn and the muscles get tight. Welcome to hell!