WaveFrame

The series that started The Office craze. Although Michael Scott shines bright, so much of the success of the american The Office is due to BBC’s David Brent. Join John VanderPloeg and Isaac in exploring the relationship between the two interpretations of monotonous office life.

Join us for our music March Madness champion, Bon Iver’s For Emma, Forever Ago! We sit down with friend Shanley Smith to discuss this iconic album.

You asked and we delivered! The timeless classic makes its WaveFrame debut this week as Luke and Isaac talk about what makes this film so special, from the authenticity and charisma behind the camera to its power to connect with so many different people. Join us for this episode on our March Madness Film Bracket Champion.

The final installment of our Taylor Trilogy is here! With guest Andrew VanDeWalker, we sit down to chat about folklore’s sister album and if it holds up to its older sibling.

We're back with more Taylor! In this episode, we dive into talking about live music--how it affects our experiences, how Taylor and the gang do in this documentary, and some of our most memorable concerts.

#releasethesnydercut--the hashtag that changed the fate of a film! We are joined by Sam Sportel in this episode to chat about to our reactions to the rereleased Justice League movie, from improvements to failures to our own ideas for future DC movies.

Could we really call ourselves relevant if we never did an episode on Taylor Swift? Join us this week as we discuss what caught our ear from her album folklore--her new progressions in lyrical vulnerability and narration, complexity of songwriting, and collaboration.

The fourth and final installment of our 2020 look-back is here! Join us as we discuss what we've learned about the two-sided coin of vulnerability and intimacy from Bloc Party as we dive into the sound and lyrical content of their third album.

What a show! What a season! Join us this week as we sit down to talk about things the Lasso way, covering why this show is so authentic to what we carry with us after watching it.

Should you listen to this episode backwards? Probably not, but we do have some forward-playback thoughts you might find interesting. Join us this week as we discuss Christopher Nolan's Tenet!

Stockholders. One of the best albums of 2020, if you ask us! Sit down with us as we chat about the lyrical content, style, and highlights from this album.

Merry Christmas and God bless us, every one! We wrap up our seasonal episodes with this Christmas Day delivery on The Muppet Christmas Carol, a classic from Isaac's childhood.

Brothers! Christmas movie! Kinda. Alan Rickman, Emma Thompson, Liam Neeson, Kiera Knightely, Andrew Lincoln, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Bill Nighy, and many more star in this movie! Listen to Isaac and Hudson talk about how dated and funny this movie is. 

Hey, Mando! After the Season 2 finale of The Mandalorian has Star Wars fans buzzing, we knew we had to get the mics out as soon as possible. Listen to our thoughts on this Disney+ Original and it's dramatic season closer.

There must be more to Christmas! Join Luke and Isaac as they visit this classic from Luke's childhood and learn along with the residents of Dinkletown just exactly how ridiculous Christmas can be. Link to Ethan Hohn's blog: https://hohnethan.wixsite.com/blog/post/in-questioning-elitism

Should Netflix do a Spotify Wrapped? What are Luke and Isaac's top five songs? Should Spotify give out hard data? These questions and more are answered in Luke & Isaac's Spotify Wrapped retrospective episode.

We're back with our recent albums, shows, and movies! In this edition of Seen ✓, we cover enjoyable media such as The West Wing, Devs, Better Call Saul, Paramore, Bloc Party, and Amine.

It's Oscar Isaac playing folk music in the 60s, who wouldn't like that? Well, Luke wasn't the hugest fan until Isaac helped him dissect this Coen Brothers film, and he may have just changed his mind. Sit down with us this week as we chat about Inside Llewyn Davis and how it embodies the time and style of folk music in the 1960s.

Christina & Isaac laugh and talk about the feminist classic, Adam's Rib (1949)! 

This week, let the waves crash into you as Luke and Isaac immerse themselves in Passion Pit's Tremendous Sea of Love. Topics include the relationship between love and hurt, grace and truth, psychological attachments, and the acorn of quintessential life philosophy that this albums teaches so well.

Boys talk about The Boys! We sit down this week with friends Jackson Doezema and Ben Swedberg to chat about season 2 of Amazon's The Boys--what worked for us, what didn't, its reputation for graphic violence, its focus on relevance, and more!

Blake and Isaac explore why they love Kanye's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, leaning heavily on lyrics, album art, the zeitgeist, and personal connection for analysis.  Links:  My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Album Art: https://rb.gy/9znb7i Chloe Mitchell's Poem: https://rb.gy/xribkc

Our first Seen ✓ segment is here! Luke and Isaac chat about what they've been seeing and listening to recently--topics include The Boys, the new trailer for The Batman, and Avatar: The Last Airbender.

Our companion piece to Twilight is out now! Sit down with us as we chat about Muse's The Resistance, 1984, what it is that we think that makes art unforgettable.

Would our middle school selves ever have thought we would be recording a podcast on what we like about Twilight? Most certainly not! Join us as we sit down with good friend and regional Twilight expert Jordan Jorritsma to discuss the joys of this series and dive into the secrets that help us appreciate different types of art.