What Are the Consequences of Nostalgia?
January 10, 2020
The new decade begins with the guys having a final say on the past – for a time. What does nostalgia do to us, for us, and cause us to be?
Category: Episodes
Escaping 2019: The Final
December 31, 2019
The trilogy is complete! Donovan and I (me, hi, Harrison) start off with honorable and dishonorable mentions before diving back into the TOP FIVE. For the most part, we track in-character — I start out with a couple “aren’t women so cool” blah, blah, blah whatever, and Donovan is brought back to an impossible place, a forgotten place, with a triumphant return for Steven Universe in a three-pronged attack (trident formation). But then things get a little twisty-turny, a little Neon Genesis Evangelion, and you’ll just have to see how we recount the recent transformations in our lives, shaped as we are by invisible forces (streaming on Netflix). … More Escaping 2019: The Final
Escaping 2019: Day 1
December 29, 2019
Looks like it’s that time again! Well, 2019 was a checkerboard of emotions, in that some squares were sad, some squares were angry. The key is to play your pieces correctly, turning some of those squares into happiness, or at least diversion. Perhaps that’s Chinese checkers. Regardless, Donovan and I (me, Harrison) are both big believers in the power of media, be it healing or escape or education. Big talk for John Wick 3, maybe, but don’t get me started. Or do, rather, as herein, cases will be made, tears will be shed, invites to play will be sent. … More Escaping 2019: Day 1
The TEN BEST MOVIES OF THE DECADE (Part Two)
December 18, 2019
Don and Harry wrestle over finalizing their top ten list. Which black genre films will battle it out for the top spot?
The TEN BEST MOVIES OF THE DECADE (Part One)
December 13, 2019
It’s the end of the 2010s, and every’s pulling together their best films list! Harry and Don begin their lists debating, comparing and contrasting the best from the rest, forgoing personal favorites (or not) for the sake of true originality. Part 1 of 2!
Millennials vs. Baby Boomers: What Needs to Happen?
December 8, 2019
At the end of the 2010s, the battle for supremacy waged between the Millennial generation and the Baby Boomers. Whose side is the future on, and where does that leave Generation Z?!
Should We Care About May-December Relationships?
November 15, 2019
April returns to discuss dating, power dynamics, race and age differences in romance!
Why Does Social Media Suck HARDER?
November 7, 2019
Keyboard warriors assemble! Peter rejoinders for a look at the YouTube Wars, monetizing emotional labor, influencers, and how to defeat the engagement machine (also ContraPoints). … More Why Does Social Media Suck HARDER?
Am I [M] Ready for a Relationship?
October 23, 2019
How do we know when we’re ready to not manipulate, dismiss, lie to, degrade, physically assault the people we’re dating? No, it’s not a given we won’t do those things. It’s a given we will. Is there some sort of test we can administer to ourselves in advance of agreeing to the next privacy policy? This week, Donovan and Harrison are joined by special guest Ashley Peterson, to reflect on relationships past and present and discuss their difficulties and developments with emotional maturity. … More Am I [M] Ready for a Relationship?
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