Ep. 37: Hollywood in a Post-Snowden Era? Why is Game of Thrones Great? Survivor!
What’s up folks? This is episode 37 of the Pass the Relish podcast. On this week’s episode Evan and Mando catch up after watching Captain America: the Winter Soldier and wonder if Hollywood is drinking the Ed Snowden Kool-aid, Evan gets caught up on Game of Thrones and is here to tell us why it’s so good, and, of course, PTR favorite… SURVIVOR.
1 min: Captain America, the NSA, and is Hollywood in some kind of Post-Ed Snowden Era? Meh, Probably not.
21 min: What makes Game of Thrones special? Trope busting of course!
49 min: Survivor, Survivor, SURVIVOR!
Absolutely spoilers for all Captain America, GOT, and Survivor.
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Ep 33: Fruitvale’s Oscar Snub, Venezuela, and CBS’s Survivor!
Fruitvale Station’s snub at the Oscars, Ambivalence on Venezuela, and the first two episodes of CBS’s Survivor!
What’s up folks! This week Evan and Mando get into the long delayed discussion of Fruitvale Station (the movie) and Michael B Jordan’s performance in it. We also dish on recent events in Venezuela and our ambivalence about it.
Finally, at the 34:15 min mark, we get into the first two episodes of CBS’s Survivor! We get into our yearlong Survivor Fantasy league, J’Tia’s competence, LJ’s roids, our belief in Brice coming back, and more!
— PTR
Episode 27: Evan’s trip to Japan, Jason Collins, and NBA Playoffs
What’s up everybody? This is episode 27 of the Pass the Relish podcast!
In this episode Zack, Mando, and Evan discuss
• Evan’s trip to Japan and visiting atrocity memorials…
• Does Jason Collins represent a sea-change in the gay rights issue? Also, what this has to do with climate change! WOW
• Finally, we get some quick thoughts in on the NBA playoffs.
Tune in next week and we will have a full Survivor season finale and some round 1 wrap up!
– PTR
Episode 25: Guns and Democracy, Margaret Thatcher’s Legacy, and THE MASTERS
Yup!
PTR Episode 25! That is two in one week folks! ! Mando and Zack get serious about…
- 4:00 Gun control and what it says about democracy.
- 16:20 Margaret Thatcher’s complicated legacy.
- 26:30 Tiger Woods, golf and THE MASTERS!
Till next time folks!
– PTR
Episode 24: Obama’s Budget Proposal, N. Korea, and THE WALKING DEAD
What’s up everybody!
On today’s episode, Evan and Mando offer some thoughts on Obama’s budget proposal, some ambivalence about N. Korea, and get really really angry about the WALKING DEAD.
Walking dead talk starts at 20:00. Full spoilers people.
Till next time folks!
PTR
Mando’s News Reactions for the Weekend! (no.13)
– Mando
The news reactions are back! I am trying a new format this time around… trying to do less reactions and keep them to one paragraph – sometimes one long paragraph ;) – This week in the news:
- Obama, how the GOP is about to shift its stance on Gay Marriage, and what this has to do with Global Warming
- A Short History of Charter Schools, High School Dropouts, and how there is no progressive alternative
- This is What Job Creation in the U.S. Looks Like Now: the Online Shopping Warehouse Industry.
An Underrated Development in the Ann Romney/Hilary Rosen Discussion
One underrated thing I noticed about this whole Ann Romney stay-at-home mom discussion is that the Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen, who initially called Ann Romney out for not working a day in her life, sounds… well… like a real honest to god living breathing Democratic strategist. And me-oh-my has it been a LONG time since the Dems actually sounded like they have coherent talking points that Americans can get behind.
Now in case you missed it here is exactly what Hilary Rosen (a political pundit and Democratic Party strategist) said about her comments to Ann Romney…
What ever happened to Wall Street? The problem with confusing tactics and strategy
Ever since protesters were forcibly removed from Zuccotti park and other encampments around the country, the occupy movement has seemed conflicted about how to proceed. There has been talk about occupying homes, occupying schools, and even occupying the Super Bowl. One constant throughout this discussion, however, has been a general decline in interest from the general public. The movement is no longer a regular presence in the headlines and, in those cases when it does attract public attention, the coverage seems to be more negative than positive (take the Oakland protests for example). Now there are obviously a lot of reasons for this, and it is certainly not the fault of the occupy movement that we have a sensationalist media that is, for the most part, dominated by corporate interests. However, one reason for this decline in public interest, and one that I think needs to be addressed if the occupy movement is going to take that next step forward, has been the movement’s tendency to mistake tactics for strategy. In short, I think we may need more wall street and less occupy.
Shenanigans Ep13: Does the GOP actually believe the stuff they say? A progressive discussion of all things Republican.
Hey Hey folks welcome to episode 13 of the Shenanigans podcast hosted by passtherelish.tumblr.com!This week the gang discusses all things GOP. We get into the nitty-gritty of what is feeding those big ol’ elephants… we of course, get to Obama too! Haha.
Here are the topics we touch on…
- Does the GOP actually believe the stuff they say?
- What three assumptions about the world do you need in order to take the GOP perspective? Do not miss this!
- What is the really behind Newt Gingrich’s Comeback?
- Mando defends the Tea Party. LOL. Seriously, he does.
- Why Ron Paul is basically the most authentic politician in D.C. Zack points out a key feature of libertarianism: it doesn’t work.
- Mando doesn’t like how sex has become the deciding factor in the GOP primary.
- Why its so damn surprising to hear Newt Gingrich sound like he was camped out at Zuccatti park for 2 months.
- Why on earth can’t the Republican Party find a decent candidate? There are 350 million people living in this country.
- How do we see primary playing out? Predictions!
- Mando lays out why he thinks none of this really matters, Romney vs Obama is inevitable, and how that’s really sad, and frankly, could spell doom for us all.
- Relatedly, we discuss the limits of Obama and have a little disagreement. Do not miss this!
- Finally, Evan discusses why cares so much about the NDAA, SOPA, and the state of American democracy. Also, a with a bold prediction for the upcoming NATO/G8 conference in Chicago.
Thanks for tuning in guys, and let us know what you think! Till next time!
– Mando
Mando’s Five Progressive News Reactions for the Weekend! (no.10)
And I’m back folks! Sorry I missed 2 weeks, but you know how it goes… I had to eat a lot of food and it put me into three week coma. This week:
- First-time unemployment claims spike by over 200,000 in one week and why you should never confuse holiday shopping for real economic growth.
- The real lessons from the GOP nomination race.
- Responding to a comment on a PTR post about the pissing soldiers.
- Relatedly…
- I moved to Chicago and the Mayor is now trying to ban the right to protest. I don’t think this is about me. lol.
Read more for reactions!
Three Questions: What You Need to Know About Bradley Manning
Editors Note: In case you don’t know… Bradley Manning is the Army soldier who’s been charged with treason for releasing classified documents to Wikileaks. The charge carries a sentence of life imprisonment or death. There’s been a U.N. investigation and… it seems… Manning has been tortured and isolated during his year-long imprisonment. In this post, the gang answers three of your most pressing questions…
Mando’s Five Holiday Progressive News Reactions for the Weekend! (no.10)
Hey Hey Folks! Hope your holidays are going well. Lots of stuff this week. Especially on Think Tanks. lol.
- Naomi Klein with a surprising conclusion on the climate. Relatedly: Think Tanks
- Think Tanks and what is likely to be made of the Occupy movement
- Think Tanks and the Dominance of Austerity in Washington
- 1/3 of Americans arrested by the time they turn 23.
- Bank of America’s paltry settlement of 335 million dollars of admitted damages.
Read more after the jump!