The Occasionalists Podcast

Back To School Movie Review: Major Payne

We are back with our first of three big movie reviews for Back To School month.
Obviously, we have have to start at the elementary school with an entry that deals with younger kids. What better way to start off than with Damon Wayans barking insults at teenagers as Major Payne.
Nearly 30 years later, does this movie still hold up? (Yes.)
Is some of it problematic? (Maybe. Context is king!)
Would I do anything Ms Walburn asked me to do? (Absolutely Yes.)
Is this the most quotable movie of my childhood? (10000% Yes.)

Back To School Essential Movies

Our second minisode (and one of these times it will actually be short, pinky promise) for our Back To School month has us discussing some essential school-related movies, but maybe not the ones you're thinking about.
From scandal at the ballot box to kidnapping, impersonation, frightening powers, and serial murder, these movies have it all.
Are you taking notes?

Back To School Mixtape

WE. ARE. BACK. 
That's right. Vacation is over, and it's time to get back to the podcasting grind. A newish season starts this month with a brand new theme: Back to School!
August is the final countdown for students and teachers alike, as they watch their last few days of sun, fun, and freedom slip by. What better way to celebrate such a glorious time than to kick off a whole month dedicated to the pursuit of education in the field of pop culture with a mixtape spanning the academic years of your typical elder millennial?
It's rhetorical. There is no better way! Pencils down, headphones on.
 

Vacation Rewind: Drinking w/ Buds

Looks like we can get one more episode in before summer vacation officially wraps up around here.
Why not revisit one of the best episodes of this past year: The Four Way Fatal Drinking Deathmatch! Yes, we got the whole crew together to crack a few drinks, reminisce, and generally have a great time on the pod.
Enjoy! 

Vacation Rewind: B Movie May Part 2

Part two of our B Movie May vacation episode. Enjoy it!

Vacation Rewind: B Movie May Part 1

We are back with our last two-part vacation episodes, but not our last vacation episode. Stay tuned for that. Today, we are dialing it back to May of 2022 when the stars aligned for an unforgettable Movie May: B Movie May!
Low budgets, high talent, and a veritable who's who of the Golden Age of Hollywood before they were stars.
Check it out!

Vacation Rewind: The Remix Part 2

Two episode drops in a single day?! You betcha! The second half of The Remix is now live as well!

Vacation Rewind: The Remix Part 1

While not intentional, we're sticking with this month's secondary theme by dusting off extra-large episodes. Double shots for all!
This week, we are hitting both parts of The Remix, in which we change all sorts of pop culture for the better and possibly for the worse. Mostly the latter.
Enjoy!