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Welcome to The Midside

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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Episodes

The Mr. Beast Edition

Justin and William witness Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh being suspended for 3 games for sign stealing, the Patriot Way really being the Brady Way, and Mr. Beast being criticized for his video about installing wells in Africa. Justin also reviews It's a Wonderful Knife.

Nov 13, 20231 hr 38 minEp. 361

The TSwift Edition

Justin and William witness the on ice death of professional hockey player Adam Johnson, The New Yorker asking what happened to San Francisco, really, and Argentinians camping out for five months to see Taylor Swift. Justin also reviews Priscilla and Five Nights at Freddys.

Nov 06, 20231 hr 30 minEp. 360

The Self Insert Edition

Justin and William witness the Techno-Optimist Manifesto, German university students requesting the installation of glory holes, and an Insomniac writer self-inserting into the Spider-Man 2 game. William also reviews Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1.

Oct 30, 20231 hr 13 minEp. 359

The Helicopter Parenting Edition

Justin and William witness an influencer being sentenced to jail for election interference, Victoria's Secret bringing sexy back, and a study saying helicopter parenting is destroying children. Justin also reviews Soul Mates.

Oct 23, 20231 hr 6 minEp. 358

The Doxxing Truck Edition

Justin and William witness a Wisconsin representative saying women have to try harder to beat trans women in sports, a Nashville teacher taking a sorority shirt away from a 7 year old, and a doxxing truck at Harvard. Justin also reviews We Have a Ghost & Totally Killer.

Oct 16, 20231 hr 11 minEp. 357

The Adequate Supervision Edition

Justin and William witness the response to the crisis in the Middle East, using exercise or antidepressants to treat depression, and schools normalizing surveillance. Justin also reviews Saw X.

Oct 09, 20231 hr 6 minEp. 356

The External Locus of Control Edition

Justin and William witness the Canadian Speaker ignoring calls to resign after a tribute in Canadian Parliament to a veteran who fought for Nazis, a Native American group suing the Commanders,, and why so many young men are single. Justin also reviews The Creator.

Oct 02, 20231 hr 20 minEp. 355

Best of: The Schrodinger’s Racism Edition

In this Best Of episode selected by host emeritus Daniel T. Richards, the guys witness queer artists revising history, private colleges paying reparations for slavery, and the tyranny of choice. Justin also reviews Richard Jewell.

Sep 25, 20231 hr 25 minEp. 354

The Urban Alchemy Edition

Justin and William witness Joe Biden selling a meme mug, Justin Roiland's pursuit of women ibeing documented, and California devising a new solution to their homeless problem. Justin also reviews A Haunting in Venice.

Sep 18, 20231 hr 17 minEp. 353

The Tip of the Iceberg Edition

Justin and William witness masks in New York City, neo-nazis in Orlando, just 12% of Americans eating half of the beef supply, and Martha Stewart and an iceberg. Justin also reviews Retribution.

Sep 04, 20231 hr 28 minEp. 352

The Paper Straws Edition

Justin and William witness a California bank growing simply by surviving, Vivek Ramaswamy's voting history, and paper straws being found to contain long-lasting and potentially toxic chemicals. They also complete a special in-depth Trailer Takedown on Rebel Moon.

Aug 28, 20231 hr 33 minEp. 351

The Fire Island Edition

Justin and William witness Rich Men in Richmond, an Obama biography suddenly becoming a topic of conversation, and the Maui wildfires. Justin also reviews Sound of Freedom.

Aug 21, 20231 hr 30 minEp. 350

The Walgreens Edition

Justin and William witness a Big Brother contestant who was kicked off show for using the n-word, a 6 year old boy who shot his teacher and later boasted about it, and a Trump supporter who was killed in a FBI raid. Justin also reviews TMNT: Mutant Mayhem.

Aug 14, 20231 hr 32 minEp. 349

The Gentrified Beignets Edition

Justin and William witness the value/enjoyment most people get out of social media, Trump's indictment for role in the "insurrection," and the College Board's statement on Florida. Justin also reviews The Meg 2.

Aug 07, 20231 hr 27 minEp. 348

The Fleeing Florida Edition

Justin and William witness a whistlerblower telling Congress that the US is concealing a 'multidecade' program that captures UFOs, a family's $7.6 million recycling fraud scheme between Arizona and California, and a CNN segment about a family fleeing Florida. Justin also reviews Barbie.

Jul 31, 20232 hr 6 minEp. 347

The Not Straight Edition

Justin and William witness In-N-Out's new mask rules for employees, thecontroversey over Jason Aldean's "Try That in a Small Town," and the fact that forty percent of Brown University's student body is not straight. They also review Oppenheimer.

Jul 24, 20231 hr 37 minEp. 346

The Skiplagging Edition

Justin and William witness Bob Iger making everyone mad, California's battle over a child trafficking bill, and a teen being punished for skiplagging. Justin also reviews Elemental.

Jul 17, 20231 hr 42 minEp. 345

The Parental Dysphoria Edition

Justin and William witness Justin's trip to Italy, transgender censorship, and parental dysphoria. Justin also reviews Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.

Jul 10, 20231 hr 37 minEp. 344

The Gayest Life on the Midside Ever!

Daniel T. Richards guests hosts again as he and William work through the latest Supreme Court gayness, DeSantis creepy political ad, and gay on gay protests in London.

Jul 02, 202349 minEp. 343

TheShortest Coup Edition

William and Daniel hold a coup while Justin is out to talk about the implosion of the media, Russian coups, Amazon using 'frightening' dark patterns, and Transjester Drag marchers. We review Flamin' Hot and Silo and of course Trailer Takedown!

Jun 26, 202359 minEp. 342

The Plus-Sized Discount Edition

Justin and William witness Malaysia wanting Interpol to track down US comedian over a Flight MH370 joke, Judgement vs Condemnation, and a plus-size influencer ripping plane seat policies. Justin also reviews The Blackening.

Jun 19, 20231 hr 8 minEp. 341

The MKUltra Edition

Justin and William witness a woke ice cream shop suing the city of Seattle over CHOP damages, a trans man feeling unexpectedly lonely as a man, and the internet mourning Ted Kaczynski's death. Justin also reviews Transformers: Rise of the Beasts.

Jun 12, 20231 hr 32 minEp. 340

The Italians Aren’t Real Edition

Justin and William witness a man dressing like a woman while selling princess dresses at Disneyland, Oxford University saying that Anglo-Saxons aren't real, and Hayley Williams saying that anyone who supports Desantis is dead to her. Justin also reviews Fast X.

Jun 05, 20231 hr 4 minEp. 339

The Target Edition

Justin and William witness the lies around Desantis declaring his presidential campaign, TikTok troublemaker Mizzy, and Target's pride merchandise. Justin also reviews The Little Mermaid (2023).

May 29, 20231 hr 37 minEp. 338

The Tyranny of Packed Lunch Edition

Justin and William witness the NAACP issuing a travel advisory against Florida, a Tennessee teen pepper-spraying a teacher after he takes away her phone, and the Tyranny of Packed Lunch. Justin also reviews Clerks III.

May 22, 20231 hr 30 minEp. 337

The Title 42 Edition

Justin and William witness a punter losing his NFL chance over gang rape allegations, the Texas mall shooter posting white supremacist content, and Title 42 ending. Justin also reviews Hypnotic.

May 15, 20231 hr 41 minEp. 336

The Freedom Edition

Justin and William witness transgender biology debates, the House's new expenses plan, and Biden's new rhetorical approach. Justin also reviews Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.

May 08, 20231 hr 32 minEp. 335

The Transabled Edition

Justin and William witness Disney suing Florida, if Whoopi Goldberg suggested that the Bible supports gender affirming surgery for children, and what transabled means. Justin also reviews Polite Society.

May 01, 20231 hr 31 minEp. 334

The Rightwing Edgelord Edition

Justin and William witness a mortage rate rule change, the attempt to cancel Picasso, and the threat to national security that rightwing edgelords present. Justin also reviews Chevalier.

Apr 24, 20231 hr 23 minEp. 333

The Ultra Right Beer Edition

Justin and William witness diversity traveling to the moon, Whole Foods closing its flagship store in San Francisco, and Ultra Right Beer. Justin also reviews Renfield.

Apr 17, 20231 hr 14 minEp. 332
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