The Reckless Musecast

In this episode, Ben and Joe talk about their latest Shed Selection "The Last Broadcast"...and get disappointed since this series is supposed to be about obscure cinematic gems they actually *like*. Seriously, just watch The Blair Witch Project instead. Follow Ben D'Alessio: - Website: https://www.bendalessio.com/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/El__Ben - Instagram: https://www.instag...

So what *do* what do Machiavelli, Sandra Day O'Connor, & Frederick Douglass have in common, exactly? In this episode, Ben and Joe talk about Shilo Brooks' decision to teach Ivy League university students the autobiographies and speeches of Greek thinker Xenophon, Italian Renaissance philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli, President Theodore Roosevelt, country’s first female Supreme Court just...

In this episode, Ben and Joe talk about the new gay Star Wars show, The Acolyte; Ben talks about New Jersey's contributions to pop culture and the arts; and Ibram X. Kendi's wonderful fall from grace. Follow Ben D'Alessio: Website Twitter Instagram Medium Facebook Also, check out Ben's article, "Everything You Love is Because of New Jersey," HERE . Follow Joe Garza Twitte...

In this episode, Ben visits Joe in sunny Los Angeles! They talk about their favorite L.A. movies, L.A. culture, Troma movies, and debate about whether Leonardo DiCaprio is a good actor or not. Follow Ben D'Alessio: - Website - Twitter - Instagram - Medium - Facebook Follow Joe Garza: - Twitter - Medium And we greatly appreciate your financial support: - Patreon - Paypal

In this episode, Ben and Joe talk about Trump's recent conviction and its impact on culture; Harvard and Syracuse University's decisions to remain neutral on current events; and Kathleen Kennedy remarks on the response from "toxic" fans to Leslye Headland's new Star Wars show, The Acolyte. Oh, plus Ben and Joe try to figure out what a showrunner is. Someone please google it a...

In this episode, Ben and Joe talk about Francis Ford Coppola's latest passion project Megalopolis, as well as his history of passion projects; the passion projects that killed New Hollywood; and a dream movie about the Byzantine Empire. Follow Ben D'Alessio: - Website - Twitter - Instagram - Medium - Facebook Follow Joe Garza: - Twitter - Medium And we greatly appreciate your financial sup...

In this episode, Ben and Joe talk about NYU's mandatory ethics homework for student protesters; Facebook and Nike DEI executive Barbara Furlow-Smiles' sentencing for stealing more than $5 million based on an elaborate scheme; and #Blockout2024, involving people blocking celebrities on social media for their silence on the war in Gaza. Follow Ben D'Alessio: - Website - Twitter - Instagr...

In this episode, Ben and Joe talk about Deborah De Robertis' attempts to revive the MeToo movement by defacing Gustave Courbet’s painting "L’Origine du monde" ("The Origin of the World"); how modern activists generally suck; and the origin and meaning of the term "avant-garde." Follow Ben D'Alessio: - Website - Twitter - Instagram - Medium - Facebook Follow Jo...

In this episode, Ben and Joe talk about Alex Garland's Civil War; and discuss how the CIA secretly promoted American Abstract Expressionist art during the Cold War. Follow Ben D'Alessio: - Website - Twitter - Instagram - Medium - Facebook Follow Joe Garza: - Twitter - Medium And we greatly appreciate your financial support: - Patreon - Paypal

In this episode, Ben and Joe talk about the recent Gaza Strip protests at Ivy League universities and Google; and continue their Shed Selection series with 2009's Ink. Follow Ben D'Alessio: - Website - Twitter - Instagram - Medium - Facebook Follow Joe Garza: - Twitter - Medium And we greatly appreciate your financial support: - Patreon - Paypal

In this episode, Ben and Joe talk about Salman Rushdie, the decades-long controversy around his 1988 novel, "The Satanic Verses," and his recent interview on "60 Minutes"; and Uri Berliner, his calling out of NPR at the Free Press, and NPR's response. Follow Ben D'Alessio: - Website: https://www.bendalessio.com/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/El__Ben - Instagram: https:...

In this episode, Ben and Joe talk about the New Yorker article, "The Meltdown at a Middle School in a Liberal Town"; and the second installment in their Shed Selection series, the 1989 body horror classic, "Society." Follow Ben D'Alessio: - Website - Twitter - Instagram - Medium - Facebook Follow Joe Garza: - Twitter - Medium And we greatly appreciate your financial support...

In this episode, Ben and Joe talk to Michael David Cobb Bowen, a stoic writer, data engineer, and entrepreneur about the difference between "race" movies and "black" movies, colorblindness, the film American Fiction, and more. Follow Michael David Cobb Bowen: - Website: http://www.mdcbowen.info/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/mdcbowen - Substack: https://mdcbowen.substack.com/...

In this episode, Ben and Joe chat about Andrew Doyle's book, "The New Puritans: How the Religion of Social Justice Captured the Western World." Follow Ben D'Alessio: - Website: https://www.bendalessio.com/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/El__Ben - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bendalessio/ - Medium: https://medium.com/@bendalessio17 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BenD...

In this episode, artist Judson Vereen returns for a discussion about his latest film project and the guerilla process behind it; the corrosive effects of too much social media; creating for yourself vs. creating for the world; and more. Follow Ben D'Alessio: - Website: https://www.bendalessio.com/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/El__Ben - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bendalessio/ - Medi...

In this episode, Ben and Joe chat about the Oscars; Ben goes on a Godzilla rant (and mistakes Ghidorah for Mechagodzilla); and kick off the first installment of Shed Selections with The Vast of Night. Follow Ben D'Alessio: Website: https://www.bendalessio.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/El__Ben Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bendalessio/ Medium: https://medium.com/@bendalessio17 Facebo...

In this episode, Ben talks about his Oscar picks, while Joe just picks Oppenheimer for everything; then make fun of the climate version of the Bechdel Test, the Climate Reality Check. Follow Ben D'Alessio: - Website: https://www.bendalessio.com/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/El__Ben - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bendalessio/ - Medium: https://medium.com/@bendalessio17 - Facebook: htt...

In this episode, Ben and Joe talk about the self-immolation of Aaron Bushnell and the insane reactions to it; Shane Gillis' (mostly) triumphant return to SNL; and the showdown between tech journalist Taylor Lorenz & Chaya Raichik of Libs of TikTok. Follow Ben D'Alessio: - Website: https://www.bendalessio.com/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/El__Ben - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com...

In this episode, Joe gives his review of the new documentary, " The Coddling of the American Mind "; and he and Ben talk about the hilariously racist Gemini AI image generator from Google. Follow Ben D'Alessio: - Website: https://www.bendalessio.com/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/El__Ben - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bendalessio/ - Medium: https://medium.com/@bendalessio17...

In this episode, Ben and Joe pick their dream teams to fight back against the Crits, including a wide range of heterodox thinkers, creators, journalists, podcasters, public figures, and more. Follow Ben D'Alessio: - Website: https://www.bendalessio.com/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/El__Ben - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bendalessio/ - Medium: https://medium.com/@bendalessio17 - Faceb...

In this episode, Ben and Joe talk about Ari Aster's Beau Is Afraid; they also discuss Shane Gillis' triumphant return to SNL and Gina Carano's Elon Musk-backed lawsuit against Disney/Lucasfilm. Follow Ben D'Alessio: - Website: https://www.bendalessio.com/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/El__Ben - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bendalessio/ - Medium: https://medium.com/@bendale...

In this episode, Ben & Joe talk about the Right's unnecessary war on Taylor Swift, their thoughts on Oppenheimer, and more. Follow Ben D'Alessio: - Website: https://www.bendalessio.com/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/El__Ben - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bendalessio/ - Medium: https://medium.com/@bendalessio17 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BenDAlessioWriting/ Follow Joe...

In this episode, Ben & Joe talk about the Meat Parade (aka the Academy Awards, not gay porn) and their thoughts on the recent controversy around the Barbie movie's "snubs." They also talk about how Texas' recent stance may lead to another civil war, and if A24 will be smart enough to capitalize on it, and he recent layoffs at the L.A. Times. Follow Ben D'Alessio: - Websit...

In this episode, Ben and Joe talk about whether Sound of Freedom deserves the controversy it generated, and the furor around Machine Gun Kelly's new signature guitar. Oh, and they talk about Italians, too. Follow Ben D'Alessio: - Website: https://www.bendalessio.com/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/El__Ben - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bendalessio/ - Medium: https://medium.com/@ben...

In this episode, Ben and Joe chat with comedian, author, and podcaster Lou Perez about his debate with Michael Ian Black on whether wokeness is killing comedy; life as an up-and-coming comedian; how to survive in the comedy world; and more. Follow Lou Perez: - Website: https://www.thelouperez.com/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheLouPerez - Locals: https://thelouperez.locals.com/ - YouTube: https...