Episode #50
I’m trying to think things out in Episode #50: First, Is it time Trump being Trump is no longer an excuse? Second, are stories more powerful than a polemic? Finally, Big business is spoiling sports?
Jul 20, 2018•49 min
The Spaghetti Junction Podcast
A weekly podcast exploring politics, art, and sports.
Last refreshed: ⓘ
Follow this podcast in the Metacast mobile app to refresh it and see new episodes.
Podcasts are better in Metacast mobile app
Don't just listen to podcasts. Learn from them with transcripts, summaries, and chapters for every episode. Skim, search, and bookmark insights. Learn more
Episodes
Episode #49
I’m trying to think things out in Episode #49: First, Nero continues to fiddle; but, is anyone paying attention to the burning Rome? Second, has it occurred to you that you are an American? Finally, is it true that if you build it they probably won’t come?
Jul 13, 2018•40 min
Episode #48
I’m trying to think things out in Episode #48: First, What exactly are we celebrating this week? Second, A vapid Emersonian effusion? Finally, once again, follow the money? It's axiomatic!
Jul 06, 2018•37 min
Episode #47
I’m trying to think things out in Episode #47: First, Can we make America America Again? Second, What do Laura Ingalls Wilder, Picasso, and Arthur Miller have in common? Finally, Can sports ever be fun again?
Jun 29, 2018•47 min
Episode #46
I’m trying to think things out in Episode #46: First, Are we losing the war over truth? Second, DeNiro, right or wrong? And does context matter? Finally, Must we endure another summer of where is LeBron going?
Jun 21, 2018•36 min
Episode #45
I’m trying to think things out in Episode #44: First, Suppose I don’t want to dance to A plague on both your houses? Second, How could the theater be dying with these? Finally, Have we really entered a no kneel zone?
Jun 08, 2018•35 min
Episode #44
Episode #44: First, How do we know Trump is lying? Second, Literature is littered with liars? Finally, is there a correlation between GOAT and Exceptionalism?
May 30, 2018•35 min
Episode #43
Episode #43 poses these questions: First, Did they mean to say “Shut up and work”? Second, It was a remarkable event; but, where from here? Finally, Did you notice the NCAA just corroborated what we already knew and the NFL said “Shut up and play”? Another canary in the mineshaft…
May 24, 2018•35 min
Episode #42
Episode #42 poses these questions: First, Have you ever doubted your own judgement, seriously? Second, Are we becoming a nation of no traditions? Finally, are our traditions in sports a microcosm of what ails us?
May 18, 2018•43 min
Episode #41
Episode #41 poses these questions: First, Do you know who you are? Really? Second, The day the laughter stopped? Buster Keaton said that? Finally, Do sports and politics mix? For some its a non-sequitur. What are they watching?
May 10, 2018•34 min
Episode #40
Episode #40 poses these questions: First, are guns and bias a toxic relationship? Second, Have we lost our humanity? Finally, Y’all ain’t gotta ask for permission to do nothin’ no more.”?
Apr 26, 2018•31 min
Episode #39
Episode #39 poses these questions: First, A nation of absolute beliefs? Second, Did Chayefsky’s Network predict Trump? Finally, A woman throws out all her Spurs souvenirs! What? What are we doing?
Apr 20, 2018•27 min
Episode #38
Episode #38 poses these questions. First, Do you not see what’s happening, and perhaps more importantly, why? Second, Fake news? What do we do with fake or distorted media? Finally, Shohei Otani, real or not?
Apr 13, 2018•32 min
Episode #37
Episode #37 poses these questions. First, Prius or pickup; or, are we being Borked again? Second, If a tree falls in the woods and the media aren’t there to cover it, has it really fallen? Finally, A sports political metaphor?
Apr 06, 2018•5 min
Episode #36
Episode #36 poses these questions. First, are you ever discouraged by all the lies? Second, Roseanne Barr, comedy or gaslighting? Finally, The baseball season begins, but with a shadow of politics?
Mar 30, 2018•34 min
Episode #35
Episode #35 poses these questions. First, Loyalty, respect, and sanctity for what? Second, Will we see yet another celebrity candidate? Finally, The oligarchs of sports? What?
Mar 16, 2018•28 min
Episode #34
Episode #34 poses these questions. First, how do we survive Donald Trump? Second, what if anything does the Oscars foretell — a demise of Hollywood? Finally, either they are role models, or they’re not. Which is it?
Mar 09, 2018•27 min
Episode #33
Episode #33 poses these questions. First, The President says he probably would have rushed in the school, even if he was unarmed? Secondly, Art or agitprop? Finally, Are we ready for March Madness, amid all the other madness?
Mar 02, 2018•24 min
Episode #32
Episode #32 poses these questions. First, How are you at Getting out of the train while still moving? Secondly, Welfare for rich liberal elites? Finally, Shut up and ski?
Feb 22, 2018•36 min
Episode #30
Episode #30 poses these questions. First, Are your alarm bells sounding? Secondly, A Trump accomplishment we can embrace? Finally, It was Shangri-La?
Feb 09, 2018•31 min
Episode #29
Episode #29 poses these questions. First, Fake News Fatigue. Is it terminal? Secondly, Democratic Culture at its worst? Finally, what a breath of fresh air from Down Under!
Feb 02, 2018•33 min
Episode #28
Episode #28 poses these questions. First, The Guy Fawkes option, really? Secondly, language and the eternal anger? Finally. Oh, Lord, New England again?
Jan 26, 2018•27 min
Episode #27
Episode #27 poses these questions. History repeats itself; yet again? Secondly, The Darkest Hour a shining light? Finally, The crassness of our political world seems to have reared its head in sports, or vice versa?
Jan 19, 2018•25 min
Episode #26
Episode #26 poses these questions. Have we become a shallow tweet chirping its way to self-destruction? Secondly, Do we really need another celebrity in the White House? Finally, This extends to athletes too.
Jan 12, 2018•28 min
Episode #25
Episode #25 poses these questions. What’s after Trump- and beware a tactical mistake? Secondly, Is live theater the antidote for digital dehumanization? Finally, Popovich and Kerr for 2020?
Jan 05, 2018•31 min
Episode #24
Episode #24 poses these questions. First, Allegory and compromise, can they coexist? Secondly, The artist and his work - excerpt of my interview with Austin Harter? Finally, Ejections, suspensions, and fights. When will it end?
Dec 29, 2017•30 min
Episode #23
Episode #23 poses these questions. First, Should we be grateful for Donald Trump? Secondly, What happened when I revisited A Few Good Men? Finally, Will Shohei Ohtani, be the elixir baseball needs?
Dec 15, 2017•29 min
Episode #22
Episode #22 poses these questions. First, Is Donald Trump Tyler Derden? Secondly, Is great art incompatible with popular democracy? Finally, The sports trap we have set?
Dec 08, 2017•25 min
Episode #21
Episode #21 poses these questions. First, Just how did we get here? Secondly, Where are the mythmakers of our society? Finally, Trickle down does work for ethics…?
Dec 01, 2017•29 min
Episode #20
A benchmark! Episode #20 poses these questions. First, What can we learn from first drafts? Secondly, is it: Life is a Cabaret, or It couldn’t please me more? Finally, Self-interest ruining sports?
Nov 23, 2017•21 min
For the best experience, listen in Metacast app for iOS or Android