The Occasionalists Podcast

No new episode this week. Sorry folks. HOWEVA! We are cranking up the wayback machine to an episode from 2022 in which the infamous sports talk radio duo Smoke and The Big Freeze brought their hosting flair to our humble podcast with the first-ever installment of Over The Line.
Enjoy it, loosahs!

We move into our next Sports September episode and are heading to the bullpen for a little help from a tall, lanky right-hander. That's right...Chemma is back!
We are experimenting with the format by seeing who is the most knowledgeable by playing extraordinarily random sports trivia.
May the best man win!

We are jumping feet first into Sports September by cranking the temperature DOWN on a few hot takes that have been making the rounds in the sports discourse.
Naturally, we had to have our own hot take, which you can also pick apart. You're welcome!

Game Show Month is coming to an end with our final movie review, this time a look at the dramatization of the real-life Press Your Luck scandal, The Luckiest Man in America! We discuss how scheming, unemployed ice cream truck driver Michael Larson took the Press Your Luck producers and CBS executives for the largest single-day winnings haul in game show history in 1984.
We also investigate the real man and fictional portrayal behind the scandal and find that it's no surprise that Larson finally figured out a way to game the system, something he tried doing his whole life.
Quick question: Is it cheating if you know exactly how the game works?  

We are bouncing through Game Show Month like a Plinko chip and landing squarely on...our first movie review of the month!
We are heating up the trivia game with Awkwafina, Sandra Oh, Will Ferrell and more as we dive into the world of introverts and trivia game shows as we review Quiz Lady (2023). Honestly, this would be a perfect circle if it were a Venn Diagram.
Don't give your dog a stupid name and most importantly, don't shit in any holes!

We're taking a closer look at the scandals that shaped game show history—from minor controversies that caused a stir to explosive revelations that completely transformed the industry. These pivotal moments didn't just make headlines; they rewrote the rules and gave birth to the modern game show format we know today.
Also, there's a serial killer in this episode! Didn't see that one coming, did you!

Hello everybody and welcome to...The $64,000 Podcast! That's right all you fabulous folks out there in TV land, we are doing a month-long celebration of a staple in American households for over 70 years: the game show!
We start with some trivia for all of you out there and then dive right into some game show firsts, some personal experiences, and even a bit of game theory and probability problems from some famous game shows.
Please ring in when you're ready to listen. 

Our final Summer Break episode has arrived. Chemma is back on board to help us determine which episodes need a continuation.
Which of our incredibly deep and insightful episodes was bursting with so much information that there was no way we could not make a sequel? Probably none of them, but we sure as heck won't let that stop us from coming up with a pair of solid top-four lists for you anyway.