You still going on about that?

You still going on about that?

Noted artist Rob Israel and former academic Dr. Joseph Kaye discuss movies, pop culture, art, music, and the zeitgeist. Digressions abound.

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October 2, 2025 122 mins

We’re back, it’s October 2nd, and we’re talking about the Riyadh Comedy Festival, Ted Cruz’s impassioned plea in support of PD Files, Trump‘s latest government shut down, and the Republicans’ refusal to swear in the latest democratically-elected Congress person from Arizona. Plus some conspiracy nonsense. We’re also talking about Marvel Zombies, and the latest episode of Peacemaker. Just 29 more days until the Great Pumpkin rises, ...

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We’re back and talking about Trump and RFK thinking that Tylenol causes autism, that shooting at an ICE facility in Dallas, a special election in Arizona, the latest rapture, and the return of Jimmy Kimmel. Plus the weird rally in Arizona. We’re also talking a little bit about the new Mandalorian trailer, 28 Years Later, the latest episode of Peacemaker, and the season finale of Alien: Earth. All this and more, and we’re still goin...

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September 5, 2025 121 mins

We are back and talking about Rob‘s run in with blue-maga slayer Taylor Lorenz, the rumors surrounding Trump‘s health, Trump‘s crypto scam, the pointless decision to move Space Force from Colorado to Alabama, and RFK‘s disastrous run as secretary of Health and Human Services. All this, some JD Vance jokes, and a look at this week’s episodes of Peacemaker and Alien: Earth. It’s the beginning of September, coming in on the clothes of...

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August 28, 2025 136 mins

Fall is right around the corner, and we’re talking about Cracker Barrel, Trump and his cankles, the occupation of Washington DC, and a democrat winning a special election in a deep red county in Iowa - a silver lining in the midst of a lot of bad news. We’re also talking about Alien: Earth and season two of Peacemaker. All of this and a whole lot more, we’re still going on about that. Recorded on August 28, 2025.

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August 21, 2025 107 mins

We’re heading into fall and talking about maga’s weird obsession with raw milk and how it’s making a lot of people sick and even killing some, Walmart selling irradiated shrimp, and how the person in charge of fixing it all has a brain worm in his head. We’re also talking about Texas’s redistricting and California’s response to it, as well as Gavin Newsom’s meme strategy, which appears to be solid. We then talk about the upcoming s...

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August 14, 2025 77 mins

We’re back, mid-August, and talking about Donald Trump deploying troops against American citizens, falsifying, economic data, and doing anything he can to distract from his close ties to convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. In much better news, we talk about the new Marvel limited series Eyes of Wakanda, the new Alien: Earth show, and the really great King of the Hill reboot. All of this and more, and we’re still going on abou...

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August 7, 2025 106 mins

We’re back, it’s August, and Texas Democrats are blocking redistricting (for the time being). We talk about Dems like Pritzker, Newsome, & Hochul finally finding their fight, Mark Maron calling out maga comedians, and Cuomo and Trump teaming up. All this plus some King of the Hill, some South Park, some For All Mankind, and some millionaire from Texas getting cape buffaloed. All this plus more, and we’re still going on about th...

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July 31, 2025 91 mins

We’re talking Fantastic Four: First Steps, as well as some new trailers for Peacemaker, Alien: Earth, and Pluribus. We’re also talking about the South Park season premiere, featuring Jeffrey Epstein‘s best friend, Donald Trump and talking about vintage pornography enthusiast Ryan Walters, as well as a whites-only town in Arkansas and some weird Sydney Sweeney jeans ad. All this plus a story about some kid that bit the head off of c...

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July 24, 2025 98 mins

We’re back and talking about new trailers for Predator: Badlands and Alien Earth, both of which look good. We’re also talking about The Assessment, a really interesting dystopian sci-fi movie now streaming on Hulu. We also talk about Trump‘s prominent position on the Epstein list as well as Congress’s refusal to do anything about it, that counterproductive Jubilee show that keeps showing up on TikTok, that weirdo American family th...

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July 16, 2025 147 mins

We’re back in the middle of summer & talking about the new Superman movie, which is really great. We also talk about the DC universe in general and the upcoming fantastic four movie, as well as the Netflix movie, Brick. Plus, we were talking about the Epstein files that Trump is desperately trying to hide, the way Trump just took out the Department of Education, and Texas trying to pull redistricting shenanigans in a midterm. A...

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July 3, 2025 99 mins

We’re back, right before the Fourth of July, and talking about Ironheart, Murderbot, & Squid Games before shifting to some real life horrors, such as the GOP budget, the prison camp Trump built in the Everglades, and a host of other terrible things. But we also talk about Zohran Mamdani - does he have a shot? All of this and more, and we’re still going on about that – recorded on July 2, 2025.

 

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June 26, 2025 80 mins

We’re back and talking about the John Kreese fan expo experience, the new Fantastic 4 trailer, the first three episodes of Ironheart, the latest episode of Murderbot, and then a bunch of stupid stuff from the current administration: Trump declaring war on Iran to avoid going to war with Iran, RFK gutting the vaccine at United States, prolifer Kat Cammack getting special approval from Ron DeSantis to have reproductive healthcare, an...

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June 20, 2025 81 mins

We’re back & talking about Murderbot & Predator: Killer of Killers, along with Trump’s sad birthday parade, the wildly successful No Kings protests, political assassinations in Minnesota by a crazed magaterrorist, Trump’s DOJ  arresting elected democratic leaders, Elon Musk’s rocket blowing up, and idiots graduating due to AI cheating. All of this and more, we’re still going on about that. Happy Juneteenth, everyone! Record...

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June 12, 2025 130 mins

We’re back and talking about 28 Weeks Later and the Dawn of the Dead remake, Murderbot, the 70s film Zardoz, and the new Superman trailer. We’re also talking about the LA protests and Trump using the military against US citizens, RFK‘s war against science and vaccines, and the passing of Brian Wilson. All this plus more, and we’re still going on about that. Recorded on June 12, 2025.

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June 5, 2025 136 mins

We’re back and talking about the King of the Hill reboot, Murderbot, The Sinners Movie, and Pee Wee as Himself Documentary. We also talk about the Ukrainian drone strike, the rapidly failing Trump administration, and some of the dumbest people featured in it: Elon Musk; the new guy in charge of FEMA, who had never heard of hurricane season; and RFK, who is using AI book reports to justify his insane conspiracy theories. All this, p...

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May 29, 2025 127 mins

We are back and talking about Murderbot, the season finale of The Last of Us, and the series finale of the Handmaid‘s Tale, but we’re also talking about Trump and his tariffs, the Supreme Court and its collaboration with Trump, and Elon Musk and how he’s all sad that people legit just don’t like him. All of this, and now we don’t even get a season four of the Mandalorian and the new Avengers project is delayed. As if life unde...

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May 23, 2025 124 mins

We’re back and talking about Murderbot, The Last of Us, the Handmaid’s Tale, and the Andor finale, as well as Trump’s grifting tour across the world, RFK’s decision to restrict access to vaccines, Kristi Noem’s psycho idea for a dystopian reality show, and much more - the midterms are still over a year away, and we’re still going on about that. Recorded on May 23, 2025.

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May 14, 2025 130 mins

We’re back and talking about Andor, The Last of Us, and the Handmaid’s Tale. We’re also talking about Trump‘s next-level corruption, the GOP’s efforts to get rid of habeas corpus, West Virginia legislators getting sick on raw milk, and RFK literally swimming in sewage-infested water. Gets worse each week, folks, and we’re still going on about that. Recorded on May 13, 2025.

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May 9, 2025 128 mins

We’re back and talking about The Companion, the Last of Us, the Handmaid’s Tale, and Andor, as well as the new Pope! We also cover America’s not-so-slow slide into fascism, weird JD Vance memes, and potential Democratic contenders. Plus the decaying of Nancy Mace and John Fetterman. All this plus a little bit more, and we’re still going on about that. Recorded on May 8, 2025.

 

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May 3, 2025 139 mins

We’re back and talking about Andor and the Handmaid’s Tale, two stories in which revolutions are slowly starting to form. And then we talk about our own current events in which Trump defies court orders and nothing happens, the SCOTUS is on the brink of mandating public church schools in Oklahoma, and RFK is starting watch lists of people with autism. We do, though, get some brief good news to talk about at the end - a great speech...

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