The Occasionalists Podcast
Examining the human condition. Sometimes. Mostly jawing about pop culture and other nerdy pursuits.
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Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
Pop quiz hot shot: What's a basic human right we have fought tooth and nail for yet obnoxiously violate or willfully give up for a few likes and comments? What's impossible to fully guarantee yet fundamental to our peace of mind? What is under constant attack, yet the individual's is rarely affected?
Privacy!
I'll bet you never look at your phone the same way again.
Tuesday Mar 26, 2024
Tuesday Mar 26, 2024
On the heels of one of the worst terror attacks ever in Russia that was almost certainly allowed to happen we take a look back at 20th-century Russian history and how Vladimir Putin's role in the KGB and early Russian Federation politics has shaped modern Russia for the worse.
Monday Mar 25, 2024
Monday Mar 25, 2024
We are kicking off our final week of daily episodes with our first current topic. We are diving into gambling, legal or otherwise, and how baseball's biggest star and the league office find themselves in quite the pickle.
Friday Mar 22, 2024
Friday Mar 22, 2024
We wrap up this week with songs exclusively with Friday in the title and almost exclusively about people's lives falling apart or coming together on Friday.
Turns out there's a surprisingly large subgenre of music I'm dubbing "very bad or very good shit happens to me on Fridays." It's a working title.
Thursday Mar 21, 2024
Thursday Mar 21, 2024
We're over the hump and on to Thirsty Thursday. Nay! We are on to Throwback Thursday! That's right, bringing back an early social media #classic as we celebrate some old music with today's playlist. How old? The newest songs on here would have just turned 30.
Let's throw it back!
Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
We are back on a Wednesday to turn the volume back up after bringing it down yesterday. We are hitting the gym with some force, aggression and some equally angry music. It's time for some Crush Tunes!
Turn this shit up to 11 and start crushing some iron!
Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
How about some mood and mind-altering music to change your attitude about the second worst day of the week? Thought you might like that.
Monday Mar 18, 2024
Monday Mar 18, 2024
What better way to start a new work week than with a playlist chock full of tv themes? It's rhetorical: there is no better way.
Don't think you can jam out to tv music? Think again!