Join Evan From Catalyst Creations, Jim from JimF0123Art and Paul from Partially Proficient as they talk about absurd topics from every corner of Pop - Culture. Lean in to the absurdity!
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A 1940’s radio program featuring the absurd, vulgar and insane antics of Detective Richard Magnolia!
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In a world marked by wicked social problems, The Minefield helps you negotiate the ethical dilemmas, contradictory claims and unacknowledged complicities of modern life.
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Forget left v right. This is the truth about the system from a man who knows. The Quash, is hosted by a lawyer with 30 years of experience. He unmasks the absurd false narratives we've been immersed in 24/7 since birth and laughs at them. There's a reason nothing about the system ever makes any sense. You've been lied to your whole life. But that ends now. https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=43624169 (Become a Patron!) The Quash comes out on Sundays. Subscribe and listen to them all. Share th ...
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From the pages of RamblingBeachCat.com, Nick Nafpliotis and Seth Vatt are two music educators who are unabashed fans of nerd culture and University of Kentucky sports. Each week they welcome on a guest to answer weird questions and talk about current events. Mildly amusing, and completely absurd.
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Enter the absurd world of Huron City Radio. Original entertainment for the ears, featuring our flagship comedy program unlike any other, The Midnite Hour, with Tom Bobbajobski. Fake Station-Real Funny.
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This podcast feed for The Minefield is closing soon because it's a duplication of our main program but you won't miss an episode. Search iTunes for The Minefield - ABC RN or use this RSS feed: http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/feed/6344904/podcast.xml
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Welcome to Awkward Ranbles. The podcast that shares the random day to day thoughts of two friends trying to live their best lives whilst navigating the unpredictable path of adulthood. Follow their journey each week as our hosts Mandy and Moise delve into topics that range from completely absurd to the most thought provoking.
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God Vs Man is the NSFW podcast by Logan Miles, comedian based out of Long Beach California. To make a long story short, I was born into a fundamentalist religious culture with an abundance of golden calves. These golden calves weren’t necessarily literal, but they were essentially things that could not be questioned, let alone even talked about. This led to living in some fairly nefarious religious and social environments. As I left that culture, I noticed that there were plenty of the same ...
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Where Here For The Podcast is a podcast like no other. Using AirBnB experiences, We're bringing in guests of all sorts. The guests/hosts each episode will be travelers looking to tell their stories. Stories of travel, friendship, romance, the absurd, and whatever else comes to their minds. Sometimes I'll be the host. Sometimes the guests will completely have the reins. Find us wherever you find podcasts. If you want to be a guest. Let me know.
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Hyperbolic Game Chamber is a comedy podcast about video games. More specifically, the writing in said video games. Plots in video games tend to be completely absurd, bizarre and sometimes nonsensical journeys into insanity, and that’s exactly why we love them. We’re not talking about the gripping emotional story of The Last of Us or the memorable personal stories you’d find in something from Telltale Games. No, we’re talking about the really wild stuff, like werewolves fighting vampire Hitle ...
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“I don’t want to join any club that would have me as a member”: How funny is irony meant to be?
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Humour can often be a response to the sense of being ill-at-home in society — perhaps even ill-at-home in the world. But whether it take the form of fatalism or self-deprecation, all such forms of ironic self-distancing have a sting in the tail.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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“I don’t want to join any club that would have me as a member”: How funny is irony meant to be?
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Humour can often be a response to the sense of being ill-at-home in society — perhaps even ill-at-home in the world. But whether it take the form of fatalism or self-deprecation, all such forms of ironic self-distancing have a sting in the tail.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Episode 101: Scadutrees, Poor Peter, & Sketchgate
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Evan and Paul talk about Shadow of the Erdtree, Peter Grill, the needless drama surrounding Sketch and a whole lot more. Grab a cold one and come hang on the corner!By Catalyst Creations
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The boys hit the road with an old friend. Want to leave us a tip? Send it through our CashApp! A tip of $20 will get you a shout out on a future episode! Join our Patreon for bloopers, behind the scenes footage, and other exclusive content you won't find anywhere else! DetectiveRichardMagnoliaShop.com…
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In this After Hours episode I discuss the fact that we are so far gone. Just so far gone. If you don't like harsh language and material then do NOT listen. If you want to get the education of a lifetime then go over to patreon.com/theQuash and become a member. I have hundreds and hundreds of timeless shows explaining the system. The Quash comes out…
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“Time now for just a bit of fun”: Shaun Micallef on the importance of being silly
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In one form or another, comedy often proceeds from a certain exaggeration of life — exaggerated bodily movements, or facial expressions, or scenarios, or reactions. These exaggerations have an unreality to them, but still maintain an uncanny relationship to more “normal” life. Put another way: sometimes comedy is just plain silly, the art of relish…
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“Time now for just a bit of fun”: Shaun Micallef on the importance of being silly
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In one form or another, comedy often proceeds from a certain exaggeration of life — exaggerated bodily movements, or facial expressions, or scenarios, or reactions. These exaggerations have an unreality to them, but still maintain an uncanny relationship to more “normal” life. Put another way: sometimes comedy is just plain silly, the art of relish…
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Evan and Jim Celebrate 100 episodes! Grab some snacks and come hang on the corner!By Catalyst Creations
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Episode 99: Goons, Groceries, and Groans
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Evan and Paul talk about Groceries, Shadow of the Erdtree excitement, Starwars nonsense, and Furiosa while sipping on some smooth branch and blade. Grab a cold one and come hang on the corner!By Catalyst Creations
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The boys finally talk to Albert. An old friend returns. Join our Patreon for bloopers, behind the scenes footage, and other exclusive content you won't find anywhere else! DetectiveRichardMagnoliaShop.com Want to leave us a tip? Send it through our CashApp! A tip of $20 will get you a shout out on a future epis…
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What powers were ACTUALLY delegated to the US govt?
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In this episode use Spooner's brilliance to show people that the standard views of govt "authority" and constitutional "analysis" are just a massive cover story to expand govt power into areas it can NEVER have legitimately. But most people just can't accept this simple reality. If you like The Quash you can get more of it and the education of a li…
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“And now for something completely different”: Why do surprises provoke laughter?
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Immanuel Kant called laughter a form of the disappointment of the understanding — which is to say, surprise — for which the body then compensates: “Whatever is to arouse lively, convulsive laughter must contain something absurd … Laughter is an affect that arises if a tense expectation is transformed into a nothing.” But surprises, it turns out, co…
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“And now for something completely different”: Why do surprises provoke laughter?
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Immanuel Kant called laughter a form of the disappointment of the understanding — which is to say, surprise — for which the body then compensates: “Whatever is to arouse lively, convulsive laughter must contain something absurd … Laughter is an affect that arises if a tense expectation is transformed into a nothing.” But surprises, it turns out, co…
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Season 3 Part 6: The Father, The Son and The Holey Water
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The boys continue on their quest to find the son of Bill Longston. Join our Patreon for bloopers, behind the scenes footage, and other exclusive content you won't find anywhere else! DetectiveRichardMagnoliaShop.comBy Magnolia Studios
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Spooner Defense of Slavery essay has many important lessons
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In this episode I use Spooner's fantastic essay A Defense of Fugitive Slaves to show people how totally screwed the system is. If you like The Quash you can get a lot more and get the education of a lifetime. Just go to Patreon.com/theQuash and become a member. The Quash comes out on Sundays. You can follow me at Legalman@UScrimeReview on Twitter.…
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Political violence — why is it so corrosive to democratic life?
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The attempted assassination of former US President Donald Trump, while undeniably shocking, was not altogether surprising. It was just the latest blow in a steady drumbeat of political violence that has only grown louder over the last decade. This reflects the fact that political violence is “in the air”, and is increasingly being regarded by many …
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Political violence — why is it so corrosive to democratic life?
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The attempted assassination of former US President Donald Trump, while undeniably shocking, was not altogether surprising. It was just the latest blow in a steady drumbeat of political violence that has only grown louder over the last decade. This reflects the fact that political violence is “in the air”, and is increasingly being regarded by many …
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Season 3 Part 5: Wherefore Art Thou, Hamilton?
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The New York City, Texas Saga continues! Hamilton and Magnolia continue to try to track down Albert Langston. A specter from the past comes to bring order...and death. Join our Patreon for bloopers, behind the scenes footage, and other exclusive content you won't find anywhere else! DetectiveRichardMagnoliaShop.com…
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The system is completely collapsing and nobody cares
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In this episode I play a variety of clips to show people that no matter how absurd the situation, the people continue to believe in the constitution and voting. If you like The Quash you can get a lot more and get the education of a lifetime. Go to patreon.com/theQuash and become a member. The Quash comes out on Sundays. You can follow me on Twitte…
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“There’s a crack in everything”: Richard Fidler on the art of absurdity
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Comedy happens when something occurs that makes visible just how futile are our most earnest efforts, and how superficial are our solemnities, our moments of greatest seriousness and decorum — hence the deep connection between comedy, absurdity and tragedy.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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“There’s a crack in everything”: Richard Fidler on the art of absurdity
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Comedy happens when something occurs that makes visible just how futile are our most earnest efforts, and how superficial are our solemnities, our moments of greatest seriousness and decorum — hence the deep connection between comedy, absurdity and tragedy.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Episode 98: Low Life, Abigail & Acolame
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Evan and Jim talk about the movies, Low Life, Clash of the Titans, and Abigail, We also cover the Acolyte and its showrunner Leslie Headland. Grab some snacks and come hang on the corner!By Catalyst Creations
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The investigation continues. Will the boys have a close encounter with intelligent life? Join our Patreon for bloopers, behind the scenes footage, and other exclusive content you won't find anywhere else! DetectiveRichardMagnoliaShop.comBy Magnolia Studios
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In this episode I expose the fraud of the court once again. This time using the latest SCOTUS opinion inventing Presidential immunity out of whole cloth. If you like The Quash you can get a lot more of it by going to Patreon.com/theQuash and becoming a member. If you want the education of a lifetime. The Quash comes out on Sundays. You can follow m…
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In a bespoke and individualistic age, are we losing a sense of “the common”?
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Because our lives are increasingly tailor-made, we are constantly seeking ways of distinguishing ourselves from others. What is being lost through is our sense of a humanity whose inherent vulnerability to misfortune, malfeasance and violence makes us dependent on one another.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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In a bespoke and individualistic age, are we losing a sense of “the common”?
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Because our lives are increasingly tailor-made, we are constantly seeking ways of distinguishing ourselves from others. What is being lost through is our sense of a humanity whose inherent vulnerability to misfortune, malfeasance and violence makes us dependent on one another.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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The boys talk to the owner of the office for rent. Strange happenings in a nearby small town. Join our Patreon for bloopers, behind the scenes footage, and other exclusive content you won't find anywhere else! DetectiveRichardMagnoliaShop.comBy Magnolia Studios
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In this episode I show people just how truly moronic the entire "debate" was. I do it in a different way. Hopefully people will finally see that it's not a matter of dem v rep it's not a matter of "getting the right people in there". The system itself can never work. If you like The Quash you can get a lot more of it. Go to patreon.com/theQuash and…
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Beatlemania at 60: Why was the band so popular before they were even great?
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The Beatles composed their best music in the years after 1965 — so what could account for the ecstatic response the band received in the United States and Australia in 1964? Why were they “big” before they were “good”?By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Beatlemania at 60: Why was the band so popular before they were even great?
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The Beatles composed their best music in the years after 1965 — so what could account for the ecstatic response the band received in the United States and Australia in 1964? Why were they “big” before they were “good”?By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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12 Angry men revisited on jury nullification
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In this episode I use the old movie 12 angry men to discuss trial issues in real life and show people how badly distracted the people have been. If you like The Quash you can get a lot more of it by signing up at patreon.com/theQuash. The Quash comes out on Sundays. You can follow me I'm Legalman@UScrimeReview on Twitter.…
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Season 3 Part 2: Rattlesnakes and Turkeys
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The boys try to blend in with the Texas locals, Magnolia reunites with a long lost relative. Join our Patreon for bloopers, behind the scenes footage, and other exclusive content you won't find anywhere else! DetectiveRichardMagnoliaShop.comBy Magnolia Studios
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Right verdict, wrong case? The political dangers of Trump’s felony conviction
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On 30 May 2024, after two days of deliberation following a five-week trial and hearing the testimony of 22 witnesses, a jury of 12 New Yorkers found former President Donald Trump guilty of 34 felony charges. But do the facts of the case brought against him, and the overriding fact it was brought in an election year, present insurmountable political…
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Right verdict, wrong case? The political dangers of Trump’s felony conviction
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On 30 May 2024, after two days of deliberation following a five-week trial and hearing the testimony of 22 witnesses, a jury of 12 New Yorkers found former President Donald Trump guilty of 34 felony charges. But do the facts of the case brought against him, and the overriding fact it was brought in an election year, present insurmountable political…
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Magnolia and Hamilton face the consequences of their meddling in mob activity. What will be the fallout from The Case of the Porcelain Pigeon. Join our Patreon for bloopers, behind the scenes footage, and other exclusive content you won't find anywhere else! DetectiveRichardMagnoliaShop.com…
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