Rampant Discourse

Travis and Andrew discuss the rock and metal songs that have achieved a billion or more streams on Spotify. Along the way they discuss their own personal relationships with music. Can Andrew guess any of the songs on the list? Can Travis carry a tune? Listen to find out. Thanks to Louder for their article. Potential trigger warning for brief mentions of suicide. Continue the discourse on Discord, Twitter, and Facebook.

The movie theater business suffered a near fatal blow with COVID lockdowns. Has the business permanently changed? Or will people always want to experience blockbusters in the presence of complete strangers? What upcoming movies are likely to be hits and what are likely to be busts? Continue the discourse on Discord, Twitter, and Facebook.

After a super long hiatus, we're back with a focused discussion on some recent Supreme Court decisions that have gotten people talking. Join us as we discuss student loan forgiveness, affirmative action, gay wedding websites, and if it's healthy to pay too much attention to politics. Continue the discourse on Discord, Twitter, and Facebook.

Roughly a year ago, the Rampant Discourse crew had a spirited email discussion that was sparked by two articles on the topic of wealth inequality. One of the articles was a ProPublica article about how the wealthy lower their tax bills, and the other was a Bloomberg article about how the 90% are borrowing from the 1%. We decided we had enough differences of opinion that it could make for an interesting podcast. The end result was two hours of content, so whether or not it is interesting, at least it's long. Sorry for sitting on this for so long, but we hope you enjoy it. Continue the discourse on our website, Discord, Twitter, and Facebook.

Video games played a big role in the formative years of the Rampant Discourse crew, so it was only a matter of time before we decided to record a series on what we consider to be the best video games of all time. Join us as we discuss which games had the best story, were the most fun with friends, elicited the most feelings, and other superlatives. In this episode, we'll be discussing the eighth generation of video games, which includes PC Games between the years of 2014 and 2020, the Xbox One, the PlayStation 4, and the Nintendo Switch, among others. Continue the discourse on our website, Discord, Twitter, and Facebook.

Video games played a big role in the formative years of the Rampant Discourse crew, so it was only a matter of time before we decided to record a series on what we consider to be the best video games of all time. Join us as we discuss which games had the best story, were the most fun with friends, elicited the most feelings, and other superlatives. In this episode, we'll be discussing the seventh generation of video games, which includes PC Games between the years of 2006 and 2013, the Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3, and the Nintendo DS, among others. Continue the discourse on our website, Discord, Twitter, and Facebook.

Video games played a big role in the formative years of the Rampant Discourse crew, so it was only a matter of time before we decided to record a series on what we consider to be the best video games of all time. Join us as we discuss which games had the best story, were the most fun with friends, elicited the most feelings, and other superlatives. In this episode, we'll be discussing the sixth generation of video games, which includes PC Games between the years of 1999 and 2005, the PlayStation 2, the original Xbox, and the Gamecube, among others. Continue the discourse on our website, Discord, Twitter, and Facebook.

Video games played a big role in the formative years of the Rampant Discourse crew, so it was only a matter of time before we decided to record a series on what we consider to be the best video games of all time. Join us as we discuss which games had the best story, were the most fun with friends, elicited the most feelings, and other superlatives. In this super-sized episode, we'll be discussing the fifth generation of video games, which includes PC Games between the years of 1993 and 1998, the Nintendo 64, and the Playstation, among others. Continue the discourse on our website, Discord, Twitter, and Facebook.

We're back from our incredibly long hiatus with a coincidentally timely episode. A few months ago we decided to continue our book club series by reading the graphic novel Maus. With the work in the news recently, we decided it was time to finally publish what we recorded. Please note: Since we recorded this months ago there will be no discussion of the current controversy, but we hope you enjoy our thoughts on the book nonetheless. Disagree with our take? Please feel free to continue the discourse on our website, Discord, Twitter, and Facebook.

Video games played a big role in the formative years of the Rampant Discourse crew, so it was only a matter of time before we decided to record a series on what we consider to be the best video games of all time. Join us as we discuss which games had the best story, were the most fun with friends, elicited the most feelings, and other superlatives. In this episode, we'll be discussing the fourth generation of video games, which includes PC Games between the years of 1988 and 1992, the SNES, Gameboy, and Sega Genesis, among others. Continue the discourse on our website, Discord, Twitter, and Facebook.

Video games played a big role in the formative years of the Rampant Discourse crew, so it was only a matter of time before we decided to record a series on what we consider to be the best video games of all time. Join us as we discuss which games had the best story, were the most fun with friends, elicited the most feelings, and other superlatives. In this episode, we'll be discussing the third generation of video games, which includes PC Games between the years of 1983 and 1987, and the Nintendo Entertainment System, among others. Continue the discourse on our website, Discord, Twitter, and Facebook.

Paul is going solo in the inaugural episode of a new podcast series: Bad Takes. The internet is full of bad takes on some of the popular media of the day. Paul tackles one of these that has cropped up in the fourth episode of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier: Is John Walker the real villain of the series? Listen to Paul's take, and if you disagree, let him know and continue the discourse on our website, Discord, Twitter, or Facebook.

It's been a few months since the Rampant Discourse crew discussed what we were watching, playing, reading, and listening to. Join Paul and Travis as they discuss the media they have been consuming recently. We discuss everything from Disney+ TV shows and discontinued Nintendo Switch games to different ways of educating kids and the greatness of Ted Danson. Continue the discourse on our website, Discord, Twitter, and Facebook.

Travis and Andrew are back to continue our book discussion series. This time around they are discussing the Alan Moore classic: From Hell. Listen to in hear their thoughts, including how it is relevant and applicable to our modern times. Continue the discourse on our website, Discord, Twitter, and Facebook.

One year ago, the United States was just starting to take COVID seriously. Paul and Andrew met (in person!) to discuss our thoughts on the pandemic. One year later, and we haven't seen each other in person since, but we decided to meet virtually to talk about where the world has gone since then. What were we wrong about? What did we get right? Have the lockdowns been worth it? What do we think of the government response? Have our thoughts changed on price gouging? Listen in to find out. Continue the discourse on our website, Discord, Twitter, and Facebook.

Our series on the movies of the 1990s went so well that we decided to bring the crew back together for another decade. Join the Rampant Discourse crew (with a special guest contributor) in the continuation of the series as they go year-by-year and explore their favorite movies of the 2000s as well as the ones that they feel have been most influential. Next up, and the final installment of our series? The year 2009. Continue the discourse on our website, Discord, Twitter, and Facebook.

After a brief hiatus, the Rampant Discourse crew gets together to discuss the media they have been consuming recently. Listen in as we discuss the games, movies, books, and more that has caught our fancy lately. You might be surprised at where the conversation goes: such as a too long discussion of the 90s movie The Fugitive and a rant about how Star Wars might not be all that great. Continue the discourse on our website, Discord, Twitter, and Facebook.

After a 2020 that I think most can agree was below average, there was a lot of optimism for 2021. It didn't take long for the fit to hit the shan. Between unrest at the Capitol Building (sedition? an attempted coup? insurrection?), the President of the United States getting banned from all the social media platforms, and renewed calls for impeachment, there's been a lot of political developments in just a week and a half. Join Paul and Andrew as they convene for an emergency podcast to discuss recent developments. Continue the discourse on our website, Discord, Twitter, and Facebook.

The 2020 United States Presidential election is over... or is it? Join the Rampant Discourse crew as we discuss the key takeaways from the election. Will Trump leave office peacefully? Is there any evidence of voter fraud or other conspiracies? Should Democrats be disappointed by the outcome? What do we take away from the increased turnout and the breakdown by gender and ethnic groups? Where does Trump rank among all US Presidents? We discuss all of this and more in this episode. Continue the discourse on our website, Discord, Twitter, and Facebook.

Our series on the movies of the 1990s went so well that we decided to bring the crew back together for another decade. Join the Rampant Discourse crew (with a special guest contributor) in the continuation of the series as they go year-by-year and explore their favorite movies of the 2000s as well as the ones that they feel have been most influential. Next up? The year 2008. Continue the discourse on our website, Discord, Twitter, and Facebook.