Claptrap with Martin Totland and Mike the Lummox

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Two college friends intellectually banter and needle each other about business, technology, news, media, and more.

  1. 01/02/2023

    #17 - How is 'MILF Manor' Not a Crime, But Journalism Might Be?

    Welcome back, friends. In this week's episode, we debate: Google's antitrust lawsuit from the US government and whether being too big and  rich is anti-competitive in itself if you should pay a monetary penalty for making your Lyft driver wait for you whether Mike's encounter with a stingray makes him the American Steve Irwin the fascinating, important case of Priscilla Villarreal vs the Laredo Police department and whether journalism is a crime, even if you're a brash and nosy citizen journalist who annoys the cops. the clearest sign yet that the apocalypse is soon upon us - TLC's new, incest-adjacent 'reality show', MILF Manor  Thanks for sticking with us, we appreciate you all. Share with a friend and check back soon for another episode! *** Follow Claptrap on Instagram! Mike is on Twitter and Instagram! Martin is on Instagram, too! *** CREDITS: Intro jingle by Kevin MacLeod: "Funky Chunk" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    1h 28m

  2. 21/01/2023

    #16 - The Return!

    We are back! After an extended hiatus, Claptrap is back with a new episode.  This week we talk about the multiple reasons for the hiatus, the tech market downturn and mass layoffs (of which Mike was a victim), strategies for applying to new jobs, a $500/month dating app, and the many lies of George Santos, aka Anthony Devolder, Congressman from Long Island, NY.  We round off the episode talking about people we knew in our past who turned out to be horrible criminals. Martin tells the story of Kenneth Saal, his friend and fraternity brother facing 55 years in prison for the murder of a female coworker, and for Mike, it was a friend in the supercar circuit swindling people for money.  Thanks for sticking with us, we appreciate you all. Share with a friend and check back soon for another episode!  *** Follow Claptrap on Instagram! Mike is on Twitter and Instagram! Martin is on Instagram, too! *** CREDITS: Intro jingle by Kevin MacLeod: "Funky Chunk" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    1h 26m
  3. #15 - Mikhail Gorbachev's Pizza Hut commercial (RIP)

    02/09/2022

    #15 - Mikhail Gorbachev's Pizza Hut commercial (RIP)

    Episode 15! It's a milestone - sorta. It's our shortest episode thus far but a good one. On this week's menu:  - TikTok challenge leads to record numbers of car thefts in Milwaukee - Airdropping nudes on Southwest flights - The alarming, shameful water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi - Mikhail Gorbachev's Pizza Hut commercial (and bumbling policies that ended the USSR) - Mike's run-in with subpar shipping companies and his new car We appreciate you all. Share with a friend and remember to drink water! *** Follow Claptrap on Instagram! Mike is on Twitter and Instagram! Martin is on Instagram, too! *** CREDITS: Intro jingle by Kevin MacLeod: "Funky Chunk" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    1h 22m

  4. 26/08/2022

    #14 - Defending Salman Rushdie and Student Loan Forgiveness, Attacking Robot Furniture

    We're still here, goddamnit! The pod is back. We apologize for the wonky release schedule as of late. Sometimes life gets in the way.  We spend the first 35 minutes defending Salman Rushdie and freedom of expression in light of the recent attempt on his life, before reaffirming our support for the Biden administration's recent student debt forgiveness announcement, wondering whether Roombas can have offensive names and whether American candy stores on a London shopping street are fronts for money laundering schemes, and finally, the dystopian future of robot furniture's role in squeezing urban dwellers into ever smaller apartments.  It's a hot ep this week! Share it with a friend and be kind to yourself! *** Follow Claptrap on Instagram! Mike is on Twitter and Instagram! Martin is on Instagram, too! *** CREDITS: Intro jingle by Kevin MacLeod: "Funky Chunk" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    1h 27m

  5. 11/08/2022

    #13 - FBI Raids and Chastity Cages

    Hachi machi! It's a free-flowing episode this week as we veer from Erling Haaland's football prowess, to strongmen Tom Haviland and Brian Shaw, an FBI raid on local Florida man's house, sunken cost fallacies in politics, reanimated pigs, internet-connected chastity cages, and Mike's resentment towards beard care! It's a great ep this week! Spread the word, tell a friend about Claptrap! Thanks for listening! *** Follow Claptrap on Instagram! Mike is on Twitter and Instagram! Martin is on Instagram, too! *** CREDITS: Intro jingle by Kevin MacLeod: "Funky Chunk" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    1h 47m

  6. 03/08/2022

    #12 - Catch the Clap

    Holy hell! We are back after almost four weeks off! We have a great ep for you this week. We talk about: - the US military falling short of their recruitment goals because people are too fat and won't stop using drugs (and the robust civilian labor market)  - Nancy Pelosi's Taiwan visit - go through some useful advice for dealing with awful people (even when that person is you!)  - the DOJ antitrust investigation of Google - Amazon moving into food delivery and medical care and end on a fun (but not-so-speedy) speed round about parents suing TikTok, the US killing Ayman al Zawahiri, the JetBlue/Spirit Airlines merger, peacocks terrorizing a Nebraska town, and more! It's a great ep this week! Thanks for listening! *** Follow Claptrap on Instagram! Mike is on Twitter and Instagram! Martin is on Instagram, too! *** CREDITS: Intro jingle by Kevin MacLeod: "Funky Chunk" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    1h 40m

  7. 07/07/2022

    #11 - Independence Day Edition

    This week, Mike and Martin talk about music streaming platforms limiting R. Kelly's reach after his sentencing to 30 years in prison and where the line is drawn between filtering and censoring, Mark Zuckerberg's questionable leadership skills on display during a call with Meta employees, Snapchat Plus' $3.99/month pile of shit, gas prices and what US Presidents can do to control the price of gas (hint: not much), before jumping into a fun News Speed Round, and ending on a brief philosophical discussion about what America is, what it's good at, what it needs to improve, and what changes we would make if we were a benevolent and omnipotent ruler of the US.  It's a great ep this week! Thanks for listening! *** Follow Claptrap on Instagram! Mike is on Twitter and Instagram! Martin is on Instagram, too! *** CREDITS: Intro jingle by Kevin MacLeod: "Voxel Revolution" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    1h 51m

  8. 29/06/2022 · BONUS

    #10 - BONUS EP - Roe V. Wade

    Mike and Martin bring their wives, Lis and Libby, on the episode to hear their thoughts about the SCOTUS ruling that overturned Roe V. Wade.  We apologize for the diminished audio quality, a result of having to record four people speaking instead of the normal two.  *** Follow Claptrap on Instagram! Mike is on Twitter and Instagram! Martin is on Instagram, too! *** CREDITS: Intro jingle by Kevin MacLeod: "Voxel Revolution" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    33 min
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