The Occasionalists Podcast

Let's Fix This Sh!t - Part One

A brand new episode is here and Chemma and I are out to fix all kinds of shit. We lay out an issue that is plaguing society, or at least bothering us, and we walk through how we would fix it. We're fixing sports, tv, movies, politics and more! 
Surely if Roger Goodell and George Lucas are listening to this podcast, as they usually do, everyone will be seeing the fruits of mental labor in short order.
 

Made In Canada

We are back with a new episode dedicated to our friends from the Great White North and the massive impression a relatively small country has made in the entertainment industry. 
That's right Canada, this one is all aboot you!

Facts In Fiction

A fun little episode where we explore the veracity of the entertainment we consume. 
How real is real in Hollywood? Does it even matter? How much disbelief are you willing to suspend?

Blind Sports Check-Up

It's about that time here again on The Occasionalists for us to dive into some sports! We look back on the past few months of sports news and do a little prognostication about what might happen in the future with the various leagues and of course our local Cleveland teams. 
We also touch briefly on a very serious matter with an important PSA.
And uh, why is it called the Blind Sports Check-Up? Tune in and find out!

Cobra Kai Deep Dive

QUIET! 
Line up and prepare yourself for a deep look at the YouTube/Netflix continuation of the Karate Kid Saga, Cobra Kai! Decades after the devastating (and very illegal) crane kick ended Johnny Lawrence's run on top of the SoCal youth karate scene, we catch up with the former champ and see that life is not going as he planned. 
How does the refocusing of the story on Johnny's struggles and growth work for this show? Is Daniel LaRusso a villain? Has he always been a villain? Where on earth did they find all of these dangerous teenagers for this show? Are there cops in the valley? 
We answer those questions and even start our own dojos in this in depth look at karate storytelling. 

From Trump to Biden

We wrap up the month of January with a look back the mayhem and disregard for protocol that defined the Trump Administration and peek ahead at what might come to define the Biden Presidency. Our most pointed political episode and probably our last for quite awhile.
Buckle up!

Fitness

Like a lot of people out there, we are kicking off our new year at The Occasionalists with some fitness talk! 
We're not necessarily giving advice or breaking down our routines, though some of that does get discussed. Rather, we're focusing on our personal paths to becoming healthier, motivations to get fit and even throwing in some entertainment media that gets us ready to workout. 
Let's roll!

2020 Year In Review: Part 2

The second part of our Year In Review focuses more on the pandemic and the lasting effects we think it will have on various segments of society. We also cover some of our favorite topics from the last year of The Occasionalists and we discuss some other pieces entertainment media that we enjoyed or discovered in the last year.
After this episode, we can all turn the page on 2020.