The Occasionalists Podcast
Examining the human condition. Sometimes. Mostly jawing about pop culture and other nerdy pursuits.
Examining the human condition. Sometimes. Mostly jawing about pop culture and other nerdy pursuits.
Episodes

Mar 5, 2024
March 5th 2024: NCAA Problems
Mar 5, 2024
Mar 5, 2024
29 min
For the second episode of the podcast every day challenge for In The March of Minisodes, we tackle the problems threatening college football.

Mar 4, 2024
March 4th 2024: NFL Problems
Mar 4, 2024
Mar 4, 2024
33 min
We're kicking off In The March of Minisodes daily podcast challenge with a look at some of the less obvious problems facing the NFL.

Mar 1, 2024
The March of Minisodes: Daily Primer
Mar 1, 2024
Mar 1, 2024
30 min
*Viking horn sounds*
In The March of Minisodes, has commenced!
*Crowd cheers wildly*
We are taking the minisode concept to new heights this year. For this March, The Occasionalists will become a daily podcast. That's right kids! Every weekday (that's weekday) this month you will be getting a hot new episode. Sports, music, headline news...it's all coming at you hard and fast.
Who's ready for 21 episodes?!
*Crowd explodes into more cheers*
Wow! The six of you are very excited for this!

Feb 29, 2024
The Vault: Wrap Up Minisode
Feb 29, 2024
Feb 29, 2024
30 min
We are putting the finishing touches on February and we are locking up The Vault. For now!
We go over the month and give some highlights, talk about how The Vault is going to come into play in the future and of course, finish with our final Top 5 of the month.
You even get a bonus peek at next month's minisode challenge.

Feb 21, 2024
The Vault: Dazed And Confused
Feb 21, 2024
Feb 21, 2024
2hr 1 min
Our third entry into The Vault finds us bringing in our first guest of the year. Rob Nugent is back to get in-depth with the 1993 stoner classic, Dazed and Confused.
This is a masterclass in independent filmmaking, Gen X defiance, and the aimlessness of youth. It's bolstered by a who's who cast before they were stars, an unbelievable (and expensive!) soundtrack, and Richard Linklater's unmistakable voice and fingerprints all over every scene.
You got two hours to chill and listen with us? No?
Be a lot cooler if you did.

Feb 15, 2024
The Vault: It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia
Feb 15, 2024
Feb 15, 2024
2hr 11 min
The next piece of pop culture we are locking away from the impending apocalypse (asteroid, mega typhoon, new pandemic, whatever) inside of our trusty, underground vault is the greatest sitcom ever: It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia.
I said what I said! This show has charted its path to greatness by simultaneously subverting and playing directly to modern tv tropes. It has pushed boundaries, sometimes a little too far, in a way no sitcom had done previously.
And all it has to show for breaking new ground on television is an empty trophy case and a worldwide legion of fans.
Why don't yous pull up a seat and listen?

Feb 9, 2024
The Vault: The Thing
Feb 9, 2024
Feb 9, 2024
1hr 12 min
Our first episode of The Vault finds us taking a deep dive into the once-reviled, now-lauded sci-horror classic The Thing.
John Carpenter's nihilist masterpiece weaves together some of the grossest, most spectacular SFX of all time, with a tense story, top-notch cast, claustrophobic atmosphere, and growing paranoia while still leaving room for the audience to explore their interpretations and theories on the film.
Without a doubt, this is a solid first entry for The Vault.

Feb 7, 2024
The Vault
Feb 7, 2024
Feb 7, 2024
22 min
Greetings Occasionalheads! We are back, kicking off February with the first of our imitation series. This month, we are jocking the style of a classic movie podcast, Filmspotting, and putting our twist on what we think of as being the best of the best.
We're unlocking...drum roll please...The Vault!
All month long we are picking some pieces of pop culture that we want to lock away in a massive, disaster-proof vault to protect from the inevitable crash and burn of civilization and preserve for the aliens that will arrive on our ashen husk of a planet future generations of humanity to enjoy.
Start thinking about what you want to put into The Vault!





