Sports September kicks off this week with a dive into some of the many reasons why sports are beloved by so many people, but especially the one person doing this podcast. Lightning Round Question: Who was your first favorite athlete?By The Occasionalists

Our final stop of Back To School month takes us to our college years and the cult classic PCU from 1994. However, you would be forgiven if you thought this was a modern-day critique of the current culture wars. The more things change, the more they stay the same.By The Occasionalists

We have graduated from elementary school and are heading on to high school, with the review of The Substitute (1996). It is a deeply flawed but fun action movie that will remind you of simpler times in the world of action movies when squibs, practical effects, and physical stunts were still in demand. One tip for enjoying this movie: don't let the …

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…

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…

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 ti…

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!…

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

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!…

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

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!By The Occasionalists

Part 2 of our Time Travel discussion from 2020 finds us getting into the more esoteric and weird stuff regarding physics and philosophy. It's a lot of fun, enjoy it!By The Occasionalists

Our first classic episode is the beginning of a two-fer! It's one of our favorites from when we were podcasting A LOT, all the way back on April 1st, 2020. I wonder if anything was going on when we made this two-part episode...*insert thinking emoji here* Anyway, if you're hearing this for the first time, enjoy the first part of our deep dive into …

We are wrapping up our month of podcasting introspection with the grand finale: a deep dive into the script that's been moved from hard drive to hard drive for over 15 years: Dark Matter. Is it good? No! And we meant for it to suck! Want to know why it was written? Then listen to this episode! Any interest in hearing some terrible acting? No? I don…

For the first time in 5 years(!) we return to the realm of Westeros to talk about a longstanding favorite, Game of Thrones. A one-of-a-kind show that as time has moved on from the bad controversial finale, is proving that it was likely the very last of its kind. Get comfortable as we get back on the King's Road for one more trip to the Seven Kingdo…

We are back with our second episode for The Occasionalists Redux, a full album review in the spirit of a monthly minisode, The Third Spin. We're bringing it back to take another look at the music of the great director and composer John Carpenter. We'll be listening to "Lost Themes IV: Noir," the latest album from Carpenter (and son Cody and godson …

We are kicking off a brand new month by imitating those brilliant, creative, unparalleled podcasters from...The Occasionalists! That's right, we're turning the microscope on ourselves as we expand on some of our past episodes. First up: Video Games!By The Occasionalists

We are back to wrap up the final week of our Secret Movie reviews with an absolute whopper of a double feature! I am pleased to bring you this review of two incredible, unmatched, multi-award nominated, and multi-award winning feature films: Road to Paloma (2014) and Future World (2018). We are truly blessed to cover such landmark films. I'm sorry,…

Technology merging and changing with the human body in grotesque and unexpected ways? No one spared from visceral violence and gore? Directed by a Cronenberg?! While Possessor might seem very familiar, you ain't seen nothing yet.By The Occasionalists

Our second Secret Movie review is now live! An old friend returns to talk technologically enhanced super soldiers, malevolent AI, quadriplegic vengeance, and the dystopian near future Melbourne Australia United States. All this and more are wrapped up in one neat cyberpunk package known as Upgrade. How is this movie not talked about and copied more…

We kick off Movie May with our first Secret Movie Review! We tackle the 2019 black COMEDY from writing and directing duo Dan Berk and Robert Olsen: Villains. Who dazzled? Who disappointed? How many things are lurking in the basement? How much cocaine is too much cocaine? Find out all that and more with us before we abscond to the greatest place on …

We are jumping out of the booze and into the theater, for it is once again time to celebrate all things movies with the aptly named, Movie May. This time we are tackling Secret Movies. Confused? Same here, but this episode should help explain it.By The Occasionalists

OOOHH YEAHHHH! It was a night of memories, tales of glory days long past when these maniacs ruled the roads and painted the town red. As the drinks flowed, so did the wild stories - outrageous adventures, narrow escapes, romantic conquests that would make your grandmother blush! For one night, they were young again, lost in a hazy brotherhood forge…

We are back with our next drink review for Aperitif April. This time, we'll be tackling a pair of original recipes with a wedding theme! Join us as we taste-test The Prenuptial and The Divorce Settlement.By The Occasionalists

Our first foray into cocktails for Aperitif April has us taking on three variations of a modern staple that surged out of West Texas the past decade: Ranch Water! Several individuals have laid claim to creating this simple yet delicious tequila highball, there is one undisputed fact no one can deny: This shit is gooood. Pour a glass and drink along…

Our first episode of Aperitif April has us diving into the suds and a little science! In honor of the coming eclipse, we are taste-testing two beers with the cosmos in their hoppy hearts. First, the specially-made for the big event Vanilla Blackout Stout from Great Lakes Brewing. Then we get a little spacy with Cosmic Haze from Market Garden Brewer…

It's April, which means we are jumping into a new theme. I am happy to kick off our first month dedicated to the adult beverage, Grandpa's cough syrup, hooch, the hard stuff, aqua vitae...whatever you want to call it, we're talking about it this month in Aperitif April!By The Occasionalists

The end of March is here, which means we are wrapping up this year's In The March of Minisodes, which means we are done with The Occasionalists Daily. THANK GOD. While this was a fun experiment, it's one that is not likely to be repeated any time soon...unless certain changes are made. But really, we probably won't do this again. Most likely. I mea…

It's Infrastructure Week Day here at The Occasionalists! You know what that means: I am going to scare the absolute shit out of you with facts about the inherent unsafe conditions of our roads, bridges, drinking water, hazardous waste, schools and more. Oh, and I'm going to tell you about all of the disasters that human oversight and laziness cause…

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 t…

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.By The Occasionalists

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.By The Occasionalists

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.…

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!By The Occasionalists

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!By The Occasionalists

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.By The Occasionalists

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!By The Occasionalists

What do picking up historic land markers, throwing giant logs, pulling airplanes, and dragging anchors have in common with everyday tasks in your life? Maybe a little more than you realized.By The Occasionalists

What do world-class bodybuilders, powerlifters, strongmen, and strength coaches all have in common according to jealous little trolls on the internet? They're all ego lifters! And nothing they do ever counts! I have a solution for this problem: Take the collective sticks out of your asses and join us in some good old fashion ego-lifting fun!…

Q: What are we doing today mum? A: We're gonna tear the tits off some high-rep sets! For a lot of casual gym goers, a high rep set might entail 15, 16, or maybe even 20 reps. We're about to enter a different realm of reps, where we don't even start counting until the lungs burn and the muscles get tight. Welcome to hell!…

For today's episode, we are talking weight sleds. A great alternative to leg day and very much like a Transformer: more than meets the eye! Tighten those shoes and get pushing. Or pullin'!By The Occasionalists

We're rolling right into the second week of The Occasionalists Daily with a look at how we can still get a good workout and have a little fun at the same time. First up: Accommodating Resistance. Get your bands and your chains out. Let's go to work!By The Occasionalists

A two-fer to close out the first week of The Occasionalists Daily. We take on the gimmicky nature of professional soccer in America and try to figure out why the NHL wants to make itself look as bad as possible.By The Occasionalists

Today's episode covers the problems the NBA faces, one of which starts well before a player logs even a single minute in The Association. And if you're a big nerd, the other problem has to do with math!By The Occasionalists

Today's episode has us looking slightly beyond the payroll imbalances of Major League Baseball and examining to new issues facing the league.By The Occasionalists

For the second episode of the podcast every day challenge for In The March of Minisodes, we tackle the problems threatening college football.By The Occasionalists

We're kicking off In The March of Minisodes daily podcast challenge with a look at some of the less obvious problems facing the NFL.By The Occasionalists

*Viking horn sounds* In The March of Minisodes, has commenced! *Crowd cheers wildly* We are taking the minisode concept to new heights this year. For this March, The Occasionalists will become a daily podcast. That's right kids! Every weekday (that's weekday) this month you will be getting a hot new episode. Sports, music, headline news...it's all …

We are putting the finishing touches on February and we are locking up The Vault. For now! We go over the month and give some highlights, talk about how The Vault is going to come into play in the future and of course, finish with our final Top 5 of the month. You even get a bonus peek at next month's minisode challenge.…

Our third entry into The Vault finds us bringing in our first guest of the year. Rob Nugent is back to get in-depth with the 1993 stoner classic, Dazed and Confused. This is a masterclass in independent filmmaking, Gen X defiance, and the aimlessness of youth. It's bolstered by a who's who cast before they were stars, an unbelievable (and expensive…