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Welcome to The Midside. Here we witness the farce in politics and pop culture that discourages you from being you---the previous week's biggest news, notable art, and craziest social justice outrage.
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Sunday May 31, 2015
Sunday May 31, 2015
By clicking play on this discussion of rape culture, you consent to us penetrating your brain with our mansplaining. That's about as positive as the consent is going to get. Oh yeah, we also discuss Binge Watching and some stuff we read on Reddit.
Monday May 25, 2015
Monday May 25, 2015
If absolute power corrupts absolutely, what does in-absolute conversation about it do? Find out in this episode as we declare Nazis to be cliche and create the game "One Degree of Tom Brady." We also discuss Tomorrowland, Hannibal, and the latest Game of Thrones rape.
Tuesday May 19, 2015
Tuesday May 19, 2015
Sans Elliot we check in on some of our favorite farces: comparing Age of Ultron to Man of Steel, calling the Joker the hero of The Dark Knight, and Deflategate. We also say goodbye to Don Draper and the rest of Mad Men.
Wednesday May 13, 2015
Wednesday May 13, 2015
This week, Tom Brady and Tony Stark are the worst people in the world and it causes Justin to explode. Also, Daniel ruins any chance he'll ever have of being an elected official while Elliot endorses DC TV. It's more probable than not that by listening to this episode you'll be generally aware that the Farce never stops.
Tuesday May 05, 2015
Tuesday May 05, 2015
What do Baltimore, Ferguson, and Ultron all have in common? The conversation about them is controlled by voices in the machine. We discuss these harrowing situations, reviewing the latest Avengers movie along the way, before interviewing Ronnie James Dio about the rise & fall of our former home, Talkbacker.
Tuesday Apr 28, 2015
Tuesday Apr 28, 2015
It's not always easy to draw the line. In this episode, we attempt to delineate important issues--the Baltimore Purge and the many facets of Bruce Jenner. We also nerd out over the Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Star Wars: The Force Awakens teasers.
Sunday Apr 19, 2015
Sunday Apr 19, 2015
Spread your wings and fly with us as we discover the truth behind the Legend of the Guardians by analyzing Zack Snyder's animated directorial debut. It may not be his best movie, but we'll be damned if we don't try to redeem it by comparing it to 300, Watchmen, and Man of Steel.
Tuesday Apr 14, 2015
Tuesday Apr 14, 2015
Marvel's Daredevil premiered on Netflix to rave reviews. We unpack the "controversy" surrounding its release as well as other issues brought to you by the letter D--Penn Jillette's diet and the dropping of rape charges against the Uber driver in Chicago. (Note: This episode contains no mentions of designated drivers.)
Tuesday Apr 07, 2015
Tuesday Apr 07, 2015
Sometimes basic logic seems to escape people. We discuss recent instances of this phenomenon--California's drought, a new study on how men and women interact, and our culture's (lack of) understanding of autism. We also begin the process of letting go of Mad Men before leaving Cougar Town for the final time.
Tuesday Mar 31, 2015
Tuesday Mar 31, 2015
Tigger Warning: This episode contains discussion about the animated tiger from Winnie the Pooh. The hosts also touch on such sensitive topics as Elon Musk & fossil fuels, The Walking Dead & pacing, and Gene Roddenberry & communism. You've been warned.