The Occasionalists Podcast

The Occasionalists
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Examining the human condition. Sometimes. Mostly jawing about pop culture and other nerdy pursuits.

  1. 10H AGO

    From The Balcony: February 27th 2070

    As it turns out, the physics-defying Einstein-Rosen Bridge in my apartment receives multiple frequencies from across different times. This one is from exactly 44 years in the future, believe it or not! So, without further ado, I present a Chicago-based movie review show featuring two aging Gen Alpha culture critics: From The Balcony.

    11 min

  2. FEB 20

    1991: Enemies of the State

    We close out our 1991 coverage by examining the most dangerous weapon ever unleashed on the American public: RAP MUSIC. That's right — not the threat of nuclear war, not the crack epidemic, not even a backmasked Judas Priest record begging every child to join their local Satanic Church — Rap. Thanks to the tireless moral guardians at the Parents Music Resource Center, we now know that 2 Live Crew, NWA, Public Enemy, and Ice-T were single-handedly responsible for the complete collapse of Western civilization. So join us for a look at the world before these men destroyed it forever. Somehow, improbably, we survived.

    1h 6m

  3. FEB 13

    1991: The Hollywood Parallel

    Our next 1991 pop culture episode is live. This week, we're looking at how cinema diverged sharply from its past — and discuss whether or not that divergence still holds today. We're highlighting three movies from 1991 that show how studios and filmmakers were positioning their movies along three distinct tracks, and give the hallmarks for each: The Silence of the Lambs (Prestige Cinema) Terminator 2: Judgment Day (Modern Blockbuster) Slacker (Indie Film Takeover)

    1h 50m

  4. FEB 6

    1991: Death to the 80s

    Our first episode of February finds us navigating a big year for pop culture, 1991. We kick off our coverage of this critical numerical palindrome with a look at how the dedicated fans of underreported music genres and proper data collection radically changed the musical identity of an entire decade. Plus, we talk about how to make your music more mechanical and why it's super chic to rebel against your parents. Dust off those flannels, we're going back to 1991!

    1h 21m

  5. JAN 30

    OCC Headline News: January 30th 2046

    In one of the more interesting developments on this podcast, we accidentally found a direct signal from the future. It's only tuned into this one news broadcast, but it seems like a valuable resource we're definitely going to tap every month. Here's the first dispatch we received from 20 years in the future.

    12 min

  6. JAN 23

    1965: Ink & Irons

    We wrap up 1965 with a look at how the media covered the height of the Civil Rights Movement. From the Deep South to the West Coast, America was embroiled in a civil rights battle that the establishment would prefer to have crushed rather than even acknowledge. The similarities to our present are stark—once more, the establishment is using state-sponsored violence and repression in the face of civil unrest, and is actively trying to rewrite a narrative we are watching in real time. The more things change, the more they stay the same.

    1h 47m

  7. JAN 16

    1965: Static on the 17th

    The second episode of our dive into 1965 is now live. We pick up and head to Vietnam for the beginnings of a generation-defining conflict that reshaped the government's relationship with the media, showcased the cost of American interventionism, and changed public perception of the US forever.

    1h 40m

  8. JAN 9

    1965: Signals in the Dark

    Our first episode of 2026 is here! To kick off our brand new theme, we are taking it way back to a year of political turmoil, foreign wars, and true crime. That may sound very current, but that's the point! We are discussing the year 1965 for all of January, and we are starting with the unprecedented rise in violence in the United States, headlined by America's budding interest in serial killers.

    1h 50m
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Examining the human condition. Sometimes. Mostly jawing about pop culture and other nerdy pursuits.

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  • Creator
    The Occasionalists
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    144
  • Rating
    Explicit
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