Episodios

  • Is the AI in the Room with Us Right Now?
    Apr 17 2026

    We revisit the topic of AI 3 years later. A lot has changed, and honestly, It's getting a bit scary.Mike and Alex have a new movie podcast called Cine-Men over on the Chocolate Diamond Media channel, you can find that podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5oX38FsBlU&list=PL6bLEHmnkdkEPTcYue5JvWHTH5Urmn9vRMike's first novel, The Dinner Party is out and available now. You can also download the first chapter for free! You can read the first 50 pages for free at: https://mailchi.mp/55d095a24c58/first-fifty-pagesThis content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617)249-4255 or on their website at ⁠creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org⁠You can get these episodes 4 days early on Mondays, and uncensored, if you go over to our Patreon and subscribe! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.patreon.com/talkingaboutthebigstuff⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you're looking to create your own podcast, or YouTube videos and have conversations from multiple locations, check out the website we use: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.riverside.fm/?via=chocolatediamondmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to reach out to Michael and Matthew, email them at ⁠talkingaboutthebigstuff@gmail.com⁠, or check us out on Instagram @talkingaboutthebigstuff.

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    51 m
  • Willfully Misunderstanding Consent and Victim Blaming
    Apr 10 2026

    We're talking about the idea of treating intoxication as consent and then blaming and humiliating a victim after that has happened.Mike and Alex have a new movie podcast called Cine-Men over on the Chocolate Diamond Media channel, you can find that podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5oX38FsBlU&list=PL6bLEHmnkdkEPTcYue5JvWHTH5Urmn9vRMike's first novel, The Dinner Party is out and available now. You can also download the first chapter for free! You can read the first 50 pages for free at: https://mailchi.mp/55d095a24c58/first-fifty-pagesThis content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617)249-4255 or on their website at ⁠creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org⁠You can get these episodes 4 days early on Mondays, and uncensored, if you go over to our Patreon and subscribe! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.patreon.com/talkingaboutthebigstuff⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you're looking to create your own podcast, or YouTube videos and have conversations from multiple locations, check out the website we use: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.riverside.fm/?via=chocolatediamondmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to reach out to Michael and Matthew, email them at ⁠talkingaboutthebigstuff@gmail.com⁠, or check us out on Instagram @talkingaboutthebigstuff.

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    54 m
  • Content by Children
    Apr 3 2026

    There's been a lot of videos popping up in which someone takes an innocent video made by a kid, and they politicize it, say bad things about the kid, and not even bother to blur the kid's face out. We're going to talk about the ethics of this.Matthew mentions his daughter's music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy0mHhXBRLw&list=RDxy0mHhXBRLw&start_radio=1&pp=ygUeZW5vdWdoIG11c2ljIHZpZGVvIGxlYWgga3JldmF0oAcBMike and Alex have a new movie podcast called Cine-Men over on the Chocolate Diamond Media channel, you can find that podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5oX38FsBlU&list=PL6bLEHmnkdkEPTcYue5JvWHTH5Urmn9vRMike's first novel, The Dinner Party is out and available now. You can also download the first chapter for free! You can read the first 50 pages for free at: https://mailchi.mp/55d095a24c58/first-fifty-pagesThis content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617)249-4255 or on their website at ⁠creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org⁠You can get these episodes 4 days early on Mondays, and uncensored, if you go over to our Patreon and subscribe! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.patreon.com/talkingaboutthebigstuff⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you're looking to create your own podcast, or YouTube videos and have conversations from multiple locations, check out the website we use: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.riverside.fm/?via=chocolatediamondmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to reach out to Michael and Matthew, email them at ⁠talkingaboutthebigstuff@gmail.com⁠, or check us out on Instagram @talkingaboutthebigstuff.

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    1 h y 3 m
  • We Go Into the Manosphere
    Mar 31 2026

    We watched the documentary Inside the Manosphere, and want to talk about it.Matthew mentions an interview with Louis Theroux you can watch that here: https://youtu.be/Ssql2TQt0KA?si=icT6ba6AMcZoZzcZMike mentioned a podcast that he heard talking about the man who spoke about his brother's suicide: https://youtu.be/wpVR0ceX3NIMike and Alex have a new movie podcast called Cine-Men over on the Chocolate Diamond Media channel, you can find that podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5oX38FsBlU&list=PL6bLEHmnkdkEPTcYue5JvWHTH5Urmn9vRMike's first novel, The Dinner Party is out and available now. You can also download the first chapter for free! You can read the first 50 pages for free at: https://mailchi.mp/55d095a24c58/first-fifty-pagesThis content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617)249-4255 or on their website at ⁠creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org⁠You can get these episodes 4 days early on Mondays, and uncensored, if you go over to our Patreon and subscribe! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.patreon.com/talkingaboutthebigstuff⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you're looking to create your own podcast, or YouTube videos and have conversations from multiple locations, check out the website we use: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.riverside.fm/?via=chocolatediamondmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to reach out to Michael and Matthew, email them at ⁠talkingaboutthebigstuff@gmail.com⁠, or check us out on Instagram @talkingaboutthebigstuff.

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    1 h y 2 m
  • Politics at The Oscars
    Mar 20 2026

    The 2026 Oscars were this past weekend, and as always politics were present, and we thought it would be good to talk about politics and their place at the Oscars.

    Mike and Alex have a new movie podcast called Cine-Men over on the Chocolate Diamond Media channel, you can find that podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5oX38FsBlU&list=PL6bLEHmnkdkEPTcYue5JvWHTH5Urmn9vR

    Mike's first novel, The Dinner Party is out and available now. You can also download the first chapter for free! You can read the first 50 pages for free at: https://mailchi.mp/55d095a24c58/first-fifty-pages

    This content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617)249-4255 or on their website at ⁠creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org⁠

    You can get these episodes 4 days early on Mondays, and uncensored, if you go over to our Patreon and subscribe! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.patreon.com/talkingaboutthebigstuff

    ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you're looking to create your own podcast, or YouTube videos and have conversations from multiple locations, check out the website we use: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.riverside.fm/?via=chocolatediamondmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠

    If you want to reach out to Michael and Matthew, email them at ⁠talkingaboutthebigstuff@gmail.com⁠, or check us out on Instagram @talkingaboutthebigstuff.

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    56 m
  • ...And I Ran, I Ran So Far Away
    Mar 13 2026

    Mike and Matthew talk about the Iran conflict.

    Here are a couple of interesting historical perspectives that Mike mentioned in the episode: Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood https://a.co/d/080WJXvXPalestine https://a.co/d/05jhRPmb

    Mike and Alex have a new movie podcast called Cine-Men over on the Chocolate Diamond Media channel, you can find that podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5oX38FsBlU&list=PL6bLEHmnkdkEPTcYue5JvWHTH5Urmn9vR

    Mike's first novel, The Dinner Party is out and available now. You can also download the first chapter for free! You can read the first 50 pages for free at: https://mailchi.mp/55d095a24c58/first-fifty-pages

    This content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617)249-4255 or on their website at ⁠creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org⁠

    You can get these episodes 4 days early on Mondays, and uncensored, if you go over to our Patreon and subscribe! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.patreon.com/talkingaboutthebigstuff

    ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you're looking to create your own podcast, or YouTube videos and have conversations from multiple locations, check out the website we use: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.riverside.fm/?via=chocolatediamondmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠

    If you want to reach out to Michael and Matthew, email them at ⁠talkingaboutthebigstuff@gmail.com⁠, or check us out on Instagram @talkingaboutthebigstuff.

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    51 m
  • Nuance and Vote Blue No Matter Who
    Mar 11 2026

    This week welcomed Jason Riddle back onto the show to talk about the state of the democratic party and some of their candidates. He's working on Nida Allam's campaign, as she primaries Valerie Foushee for NC-04 US congressional seat.Does Vote Blue No Matter Who give the party a lack of accountability when they put their thumb on the scale, or when they offer bad candidates? We dive into that topic, as well as how we can work toward improving things.Mike and Alex have a new movie podcast called Cine-Men over on the Chocolate Diamond Media channel, you can find that podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5oX38FsBlU&list=PL6bLEHmnkdkEPTcYue5JvWHTH5Urmn9vRMike's first novel, The Dinner Party is out and available now. You can also download the first chapter for free! You can read the first 50 pages for free at: https://mailchi.mp/55d095a24c58/first-fifty-pagesThis content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617)249-4255 or on their website at ⁠creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org⁠You can get these episodes 4 days early on Mondays, and uncensored, if you go over to our Patreon and subscribe! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.patreon.com/talkingaboutthebigstuff⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you're looking to create your own podcast, or YouTube videos and have conversations from multiple locations, check out the website we use: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.riverside.fm/?via=chocolatediamondmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to reach out to Michael and Matthew, email them at ⁠talkingaboutthebigstuff@gmail.com⁠, or check us out on Instagram @talkingaboutthebigstuff.

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    1 h y 20 m
  • The Fight Against the Freedom of Speech
    Feb 27 2026

    With yet another potential attack on freedom of speech happening, it feels important for us to talk about the concerted effort over the years that have been trying to strip away the freedoms in a real way.

    Mike makes plays a clip from Taylor Lorenz, watch the whole clip here: https://youtu.be/b0RRxR4LvK4?si=qcjf29kS8qaikOBs

    Mike and Alex have a new movie podcast called Cine-Men over on the Chocolate Diamond Media channel, you can find that podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5oX38FsBlU&list=PL6bLEHmnkdkEPTcYue5JvWHTH5Urmn9vR

    Mike's first novel, The Dinner Party is out and available now. You can also download the first chapter for free! You can read the first 50 pages for free at: https://mailchi.mp/55d095a24c58/first-fifty-pages

    This content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617)249-4255 or on their website at ⁠creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org⁠You can get these episodes 4 days early on Mondays, and uncensored, if you go over to our Patreon and subscribe! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.patreon.com/talkingaboutthebigstuff⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you're looking to create your own podcast, or YouTube videos and have conversations from multiple locations, check out the website we use: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.riverside.fm/?via=chocolatediamondmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠If you want to reach out to Michael and Matthew, email them at ⁠talkingaboutthebigstuff@gmail.com⁠, or check us out on Instagram @talkingaboutthebigstuff.

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    50 m