The world is, yet again, a much different place than when we last recorded an episode of Gobbledygeek. In the month since the police killing of George Floyd, there have been a wave of protests worldwide and renewed conversations about what role police have in society, if any at all. We--Paul and Arlo--are not sure we should be part of this conversation. After postponing recording for many reasons, our initial urge to record some deep, thought-provoking discussion about racial injustice has subsided. We’re two white guys on an extremely niche podcast that is supposedly about pop culture. We are not going to cover any new ground. What we will say, unequivocally, is that Black Lives Matter. Yesterday, today, always. We do discuss the state of the world, George Floyd, Rayshard Brooks, police abolition, ACAB, etc.--hopefully in a respectful way that might interest some of our listeners. Oh, and there’s still a pandemic going on, so we talk about that too.

 

Fear not: we also talk about pop culture! Paul plays The Last of Us: Part II, Arlo watches great films by Black filmmakers like Charles Burnett and Billy Woodberry, we have a brief discussion on the state of the comics industry mid-COVID, and more. Hopefully there are some laughs.

 

Next: we’ll be back, theoretically in a week’s time.



THE BREAKDOWN

Total Run Time: 01:40:35

  • 00:00:40  -  Intro
  • 01:37:36  -  Outro / Next



THE MUSIC

  • “Fuck tha Police” by N.W.A., Straight Outta Compton (1988)
  • “Pressure Drop” by Toots & The Maytals, Monkey Man (1970)
Direct download: Episode_406.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 2:44pm CDT

Ah, youth. A time of joy and comfort, of excitement and adventure. Also pain and fear and anxiety and awkwardness and all that fun stuff. Spinning out of their recent conversation with senior British correspondent Wesley Mead, Paul and Arlo talk about nostalgia (Greek for “pain from an old wound,” according to Don Draper). They regale the listener with tales of their misbegotten youths, from chronic illness and cutting class to oddball rebellion and a very memorable chauffeur experience. Is any of this interesting? Who knows? We’re past episode 400 here, what do you expect?

 

Next: as always in these strange times, you’ll know when we do.



THE BREAKDOWN

Total Run Time: 01:31:39

  • 00:00:45  -  Intro
  • 01:27:55  -  Outro / Next



THE MUSIC

  • “Borrowed Time” by John Lennon, Milk and Honey (1984)
  • “Moonshadow” by Cat Stevens, Teaser and the Firecat (1971)
Direct download: Episode_405.m4a
Category:general -- posted at: 1:52pm CDT



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