The Occasionalists Podcast

The World On Fire

The world is heating up and as the temps rise, so do the incidents of wildfires. Places prone to them, like Australia and the Western US, are seeing both the intensity and frequency of fires rise. Why is this? (You already know the answer to that, you're smart!) We do a dive into how and why conflagrations have become so common and if there is anything we can do to stop them. 

2010s: The Decade In Review Pt 2

Part two of our dive into the 2010s is live!
We finally hit some entertainment topics and talk about a little personal growth, what might happen next decade and what we hope for when we reconvene to review the 2020s.

2010s: The Decade In Review Pt 1

We are officially back from hibernation with our first episode of 2020! 
We take a long look back at the decade that was in the realms of pop culture, society and humanity. This is not comprehensive, we don't have enough time to go through each year for you, but rather we picked some things that stood out most to us and discussed the broader impact they had on us and everything else in the 2010s.

Die Hard Is A Xmas Movie

The argument that divides families, turns brother against brother, ruins ugly Xmas sweater parties and generally causes holiday mayhem has come to The Occasionalists: is Die Hard a Xmas movie?
It is! I have the evidence to prove my case. 
And if you disagree, you're a total grinch.

2019 Year in Review Pt 2

We finish up our yearly review with tv, movies and music we really liked, some stuff we caught up on this year and a few hopes for the next year and next decade.

2019 Year in Review Pt 1

Once again it is time for our Year in Review episode in which we look back on things that we did, we liked, we didn't like and other entertaining stories and moments from 2019. Part one is full of fun stuff, give it a listen!

Sweeping The Nation!

Fads are a staple of American consumerism, from the shelves of retail stores to the silver screen. This week, we discuss the various fads we've encountered in our lives, the anatomy of a fad and whether or not various segments of pop culture can even produce fads.
But we start off with something that has captured America and held it hostage for the better part of five months: The Popeye's Chicken Sandwich.

Rudolph vs Garrett: The Midnight Melee Minisode

We convene an emergency minisode to talk about the fisticuffs between bitter Rust Belt rivals the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns. Specifically, we're discussing the helmet yank and smash heard 'round the NFL and whether or not this situation is as cut and dry as it seems.
We've reviewed the various clips of the fight as if they were the Zapruder Film and we're ready to render our judgment.