The Occasionalists Podcast

The Gatekeepers: Artificial Intelligence

Welcome on into another new year here at The Occasionalists!
We kick off 2023 with a month called, The Gatekeepers. We're going to talk about some subjects that seemingly have a lot of barriers to entry or perhaps even individuals separating the in-group from the out-group.
The first episode this month delves into new tech, specifically, the sudden ubiquity of artificial intelligence.
Is it really that intelligent? How can you use it? And will you just help your parents with their Facebook accounts already?! 

The Occasionalists Theme Draft

Our final episode of the year is in and it's putting all of you on the clock to listen. We wrap up 2022 the same way we did with 20221, by setting up the next year.
This time, we decided to go all in and used our collective resources to hire Roger Goodell to host our first ever....drum roll...Occasionalists Theme Draft!
We are drafting all 12 months of the year this time, with each of us choosing the month and the theme. Who got the steal of the draft? Who reached on a pick? Will Mr. Irrelevant make an impact on his new team?
Find out all that and more in this week's episode.

2022 Year In Review: Part 2

Part two of our annual Year In Review episode is live!
We get into an Adam-centric trivia segment (Adam Trivalewski!) and segway seamlessly into Afro-Futurism.
We also wrap up with an in-depth look at the past year of podcasting and the things we listened to and are interested in bringing into our show.

2022 Year In Review: Part 1

We are officially winding down 2022 with a look back at all of the things, well most of the things, we talked about in the past year.
How we reformatted the podcast, the pros and cons of doing so, some of the missed opportunities, and of course, plenty of our highlights!
This is part one of a supersized finale.

The Squared Circle

The Occasionalists are back to round out Sports November, the final themed month of the year, with a deep dive into the most prominent form of sports entertainment in the world...WRASSLIN'!
This is a true megasode as we start with wrestling's beginnings in Civil War-era circuses and bring it all the way up to the modern age of highflyers diving into the announce table for YouTube views.
We see what has and hasn't changed since our time as regular wrestling viewers, discuss some of our favorite memories as young fans, and see if anything in the modern era might pull us back in.
Break out the steel chairs and watch out for the pyro, things are about to get crazy in the squared circle!

Over The Line Returns!

Make way losers!
Occasionalists Sports Radio has returned with a new installment of Over The Line. And you know what that means... the return of SMOKE AND THE BIG FREEZE!
Your favorite sports talk radio duo is back to give you some sizzling takes and cool down some callers who are coming in too hot. They're covering football, soccer, strongman, pasta, baseball, basements and clothes made out of endangered species.
Smoke and Freeze are back baby!

5 Good Sports Topics

And we're back! We kick off Sports November, our final themed month of the year, with a classic episode format with a sports twist: 5 Good Sports Topics.
Normally we meander all over when doing a 5 Topics episode but this time we focus in on the world of sports. From College football, to our local teams, the cost/benefit analysis when making huge trades, slick uniforms and separating art from the artist (or sports from the...sportist?) we cover it all.
BECAUSE WE LIKE SPORTS.

FFIV Monster Mash: The Lost Boys

The last episode of this year's Fright Fest has arrived! This week we are covering the absolute coolest vampire movie ever made and you can come fight me if you disagree.
That's right, we are talking The Lost Boys!
The 1987 Joel Schumacher teen horror classic, boasting an absolutely star-studded cast, finds vampires stalking the eccentric town of Santa Carla, CA aka The Murder Capital of The World.
Does it still hold up after 35 years? (Well duh.)
Is this one of the greatest movie soundtracks of all time? (Totally.)
Do we need more steak with all the sizzle? (It would help.)
Are there too many hot people in this movie? (Maybe!)
Which movie monster do you think Joel Schumacher would have sex with? (Wait, what?)
All that and more in this week's episode!