We’re back from our incredibly long hiatus with a coincidentally timely episode. A few months ago we decided to continue our book club series by reading the graphic novel Maus. With the work in the news recently, we decided it was time to finally publish what we recorded. Please note: Since we recorded this months ago there will be no discussion of the current controversy, but we hope you enjoy…
Welcome to the recap of my Goodreads reading challenge results for 2020. Of course, the year did not turn out how any of us predicted. The Covid-19 pandemic continued to wreak havoc. We said goodbye to a lot of people, including one of my favorite musicians. A lot of bad things happened during 2020. But some good things managed to slip in as well. Maybe you revisited some favorite video…
In the longest running feature on site, I have analyzed the commercials for every Super Bowl for the past several years, and I’m back again for the 2021 edition. But the results of this year’s analysis has me wondering if I’ll be back again in 2022 for Super Bowl LVI. I may be getting ahead of myself a little, though, so let’s get down to basisc. Every year I start…
Paul is going solo in the inaugural episode of a new podcast series: Bad Takes. The internet is full of bad takes on some of the popular media of the day. Paul tackles one of these that has cropped up in the fourth episode of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier: Is John Walker the real villain of the series? Listen to Paul’s take, and if you disagree, let him…
It’s been a few months since the Rampant Discourse crew discussed what we were watching, playing, reading, and listening to. Join Paul and Travis as they discuss the media they have been consuming recently. We discuss everything from Disney+ TV shows and discontinued Nintendo Switch games to different ways of educating kids and the greatness of Ted Danson.
Travis and Andrew are back to continue our book discussion series. This time around they are discussing the Alan Moore classic: From Hell. Listen to in hear their thoughts, including how it is relevant and applicable to our modern times.
Our series on the movies of the 1990s went so well that we decided to bring the crew back together for another decade. Join the Rampant Discourse crew (with a special guest contributor) in the continuation of the series as we go year-by-year and explore our favorite movies of the 2000s as well as the ones that we feel have been most influential. Next up, and last in the series?…
Alexi Laiho was the frontman and lead guitarist for the Finnish metal band Children of Bodom. His nickname was “Wild Child,” a moniker he wasn’t quite ready to outgrow. On January 4, 2021, it was announced he passed away the previous week. The world of heavy metal is mourning the loss of such a virtuoso. Also, that’s a final nail in the coffin of the year 2020. Alexi was only…
Welcome to the recap of my Goodreads reading challenge results for 2020. Of course, the year did not turn out how any of us predicted. The Covid-19 pandemic obviously altered the course of the year. The protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd caused us all to examine our own biases (and those we might support). The contention over the United States Presidential election exposed a huge rift in…
Our series on the movies of the 1990s went so well that we decided to bring the crew back together for another decade. Join the Rampant Discourse crew (with a special guest contributor) in the continuation of the series as we go year-by-year and explore our favorite movies of the 2000s as well as the ones that we feel have been most influential. Next up? The year 2008. Top Grossing…