Episode 35: America's Obsession with Outlaws
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11/10/18 • 31 min
Goooooooood morning!
Hey Shifters have you spent the last few weeks playing Red Dead Redemption 2? Did you watch the season finale of Mayans M.C. on FX? Are secretly yearning for the Deadwood movie to finally come out? Do you secretly wish for Westworld to become a real thing or at the very least an immersive VR experience that you would never have to leave? If the answer is yes to at least 1 of these questions, then you will probably like this episode. We're diving into the world of outlaws given the release of Red Dead Redemption 2 and we are asking: what is it about outlaw mythology that seems to capture peoples attention?
Before that we speak on the recent midterm elections and the fun we had at the voting booth! Make sure to listen and like the 8AM Shift.
- Jordan didn’t vote...(SIKE)...[00:40]
- Joe and Jordan went to vote in their old neighborhood schools...[3:05]
- Was that Paul Provolone?...[4:20]
- Follow the 8AM Shift Facebook page...[6:40]
- Outlaw kick-off..[7:00]
- RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2 ANYONE???...[9:00]
- Outlaw culture...[11:48]
- The 12 elements of outlaw folklore...[14:06]
- Names associated with American outlaw folklore...[16:38]
- Was Robin Hood really a good guy?....[26:11]
Follow us @8AMShift
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Goooooooood morning!
Hey Shifters have you spent the last few weeks playing Red Dead Redemption 2? Did you watch the season finale of Mayans M.C. on FX? Are secretly yearning for the Deadwood movie to finally come out? Do you secretly wish for Westworld to become a real thing or at the very least an immersive VR experience that you would never have to leave? If the answer is yes to at least 1 of these questions, then you will probably like this episode. We're diving into the world of outlaws given the release of Red Dead Redemption 2 and we are asking: what is it about outlaw mythology that seems to capture peoples attention?
Before that we speak on the recent midterm elections and the fun we had at the voting booth! Make sure to listen and like the 8AM Shift.
- Jordan didn’t vote...(SIKE)...[00:40]
- Joe and Jordan went to vote in their old neighborhood schools...[3:05]
- Was that Paul Provolone?...[4:20]
- Follow the 8AM Shift Facebook page...[6:40]
- Outlaw kick-off..[7:00]
- RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2 ANYONE???...[9:00]
- Outlaw culture...[11:48]
- The 12 elements of outlaw folklore...[14:06]
- Names associated with American outlaw folklore...[16:38]
- Was Robin Hood really a good guy?....[26:11]
Follow us @8AMShift
#OnlyTheStrongest
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Episode 34: Strange Days (1995) Review [BONUS Episode]
Gooooood morning!
Question: If a movie starring Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, and Juliette Lewis, directed by Kathryn Bigelow, with a screenplay co-written by James Cameron, came out in 1995, should it not have been a box-office smash?
What is this movie was also a sci-fi dystopia in which Angela Bassett is a kick-ass heroine trying to shed light on a cover-up by corrupt officials?
That's exactly what Strange Days is and was a brick when it dropped that year. However, Jordan watched it recently and had an epiphany that perhaps it deserves a cult renaissance. With 90's nostalgia in full swing and the idea that society is living out a political dystopia, why not take a moment to experience this Strange Days, which was way ahead of its time.
- Jordan’s fashion choices circa 1998...[1:04]
- Dystopian movies usually have a checklist...[1:54]
- James Cameron: more famous for Avatar?...[5:00]
- Kathryn Bigelow is an incredible director...[5:20]
- Strange Days — sequel in spirit to Blade Runner?...[6:35] (make sure to check out this referenced article from Pajiba)
- The hardest part about watching Strange Days...[10:45]
- End credit banter...[13:12]
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Episode 36: Our Tribute to Stan Lee
Gooooood morning!
Hey Shifters,
As many of you know, we are huge fans of the Marvel universe and often reference their properties on this podcast. The recent passing of Stan Lee really touched us and we felt it was only right if we eulogized him in an episode. #RIPStanLee, you kept us inspired and gave us some of the best memories ever, from childhood to adulthood.
- Our earliest memories of Stan Lee...[1:37]
- Joe recounts his special memory tied to a specific trading card — the 1990 Mr. Marvel Trading Card!...[3:02]
- Apparently Joe thought it was Jake “The Snake”...[3:19]
- The “Marvel method”...[7:46]
- Sidenote: Joe mentions Daredevil but he meant Deadpool. ;-) Apparently there’s a petition to have him make cameos in Marvel movies...[12:43]
- Does Christian Bale love his fans the way Stan Lee loved his fans?...[16:32]
- The Hollywood Reporter ad from the cast of The Avengers...[17:30]
- Stan Lee and the Civil Rights movement...[20:03]
- Our thoughts on the Disney streaming service...[26:00]
- Jordan’s grad school paper and the Stan Lee memoir...[27:05]
- What is the one thing that Jordan wanted to ask Stan Lee? (Hint: it involves the writer James Baldwin)...[27:50]
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