The Occasionalists Podcast

Fall Sports Talk

Greetings friends! We have emerged from a brief hiatus and come down from our Spooky SZN high to talk some sports!
We cover a smattering of things from the World Series to mustachioed QBs to heavy weight heavyweights and everything in between.

Bad Movie Review: Texas Chainsaw 3D

Boy howdy do we have a doozy of a movie to wrap up Spooky SZN 2019. We are hitting one of our signature Bad Movie Reviews as we take on the 2013 slasher(?) gorefest(?) Texas Chainsaw 3D(?). 
If the question marks weren't enough of a hint, we're not entirely sure any of those words accurately described what we watched. There are a lot questionable choices in all phases of this production: directing, acting, 3D use, writing, props, kills, dialogue, hiding places, sexual affairs, cell phone calls, letter reading, Bat Caves(?). 
We discuss what we thought about those confusing choices and whether or not the iconic masked murderer Leatherface should have stayed in the 1970s. 

Examining Fear

I had to give this episode a longer title because four letters isn't long enough. Anyway...
As Spooky SZN 2019 rolls on we investigate the whos, whats, wheres, whys and hows of fear.
We discuss its role in shaping humanity, how it can be weaponized, politicized and used for entertainment.
Because we are a pop culture and entertainment show, we also do a quick dive into what historically made us afraid and what that meant for movies during the 20th and 21st centuries.
Join us! What are you afraid of? 

Minisode: Spooky Recommendations

Hey gang!
We have a full episode on Fear coming next week but in the meantime here's a short one full of some under-the-radar movies that you should check out if you're into scaring yourself shitless.
There's also some tv recommendations of some specific episodes you should watch and the introduction of a new game that we're trying out for Spooky SZN 2019.

Cinema Dissection: Psycho 1960 & 1998

Spooky SZN is officially here! To celebrate the month of scary movies, goblins, ghouls and women dressed as "sexy" referees and "sexy" waste management workers, we are kicking off the month with an in depth look at one of best horror movies ever made: Psycho!
We'll also be talking about one of the strangest, soulless, confounding and unwanted horror movies ever made: Psycho!
The 1960 and 1998 versions are the exact same movie separated by an ocean of differences and we're not talking about the color saturation.
Join us as we take a trek to Fairvale CA and the Bates Motel to kick off Spooky SZN 2019.

It Chapter 2 Review

Two years after our initial trip to New England, Chemma and I return to Derry Maine to catch up with The Losers Club and check in on subterranean, child-eating clown/metaphysical being Pennywise.
Of course, things have not gotten much better since the late 1980s.
27 years after their showdown in the sewers, The Losers are still dealing with baggage, trauma and acute memory loss and Pennywise is back to his old bloody shenanigans. 
Does Chapter 2 live up to Chapter 1? Do The Losers find peace and love after childhood trauma? Did the producers find a way to speed up Jeremy Ray Taylor's aging process? 
Press play and found out! 

Dawg Check!

This week's episodes find us checking in with our beloved Cleveland Browns.
Is this a team on the rise? An overrated squad? Or are there too many unknowns to make any solid predictions? Against our better judgment, we throw out some predictions to back our observations and give you our parameters for what a successful season will look like.
We also talk some AAF, XFL and a little CFL. 
Are you ready for the football?

NASA: Or How Chemma Stopped Worrying and Learned to Ignore Asteroid Hysteria Clickbait Articles

This episode finds us talking about NASA.
But mostly I talk Chemma down from the various non-scientific clickbait articles insisting that an asteroid is going to impact his apartment in Los Angeles.
With that out of the way we discuss where NASA came from and where the Agency is going.