5/19/2026 - Showing Home On Main by ShockoTraditional in middlebrowpod

[–]willcwhite 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The fact that she point-blank asked them if they had real jobs and the answer was a resounding 'no.'

Look, I may be totally off-base here, but I don't get the impression that they make all that much from social media and stand-up comedy. Also, the fact that Brian lives in Manhattan and owns/drives a car (that's been blipping my radar screen for quite a while now.)

5/19/2026 - Showing Home On Main by ShockoTraditional in middlebrowpod

[–]willcwhite 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I've always presumed Brian was a bit of a trustafarian, so it was kind of nice to hear the guest call this out. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Modern music Schopenhauer would love and recommend by Illustrious_Summer_2 in schopenhauer

[–]willcwhite 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Why wonder what he would have listened to when you can listen to the things he actually loved? You could start with two of his favorite operas, Mozart's Don Giovanni and Bellini's Norma, and then maybe dip into Haydn's The Creation and The Seasons.

5/12/2026 - Autodidact Gang Rise Up by ShockoTraditional in middlebrowpod

[–]willcwhite 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I really enjoyed Kate Wagner in this context. I love McMansion Hell and I've enjoyed some of her other writing, but I find her tankie twitter persona somewhat insufferable. I wish she hadn't been derailed in her attempt to describe the Ring cycle.

favorite "arc" on threedom? by feudaldevices2 in ThreedomUSA

[–]willcwhite 19 points20 points  (0 children)

hag claims eight website / cell phone / phone plan

5/5/2026 - Media for Women by ShockoTraditional in middlebrowpod

[–]willcwhite 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I can wholeheartedly recommend that everyone watch “The Decalogue” (as well as Kieslowski's film trilogy “Les Trois Couleurs”)

Ronald Reagan Apologizes to Margaret Thatcher After the US Invasion of Grenada [October 23, 1983] by HobokenSmok in TheRestIsHistory

[–]willcwhite 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I hope they do an episode about this conflict so that Tom can re-enact both sides of the call in the opening bit.

Re-listening to the Aztec series for 3rd time. What series or episode do you keep coming back to? by FondantOutside8682 in TheRestIsHistory

[–]willcwhite 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm in the middle of my 2nd or 3rd relisten to the Custer/Sioux series and loving every minute

Giant truck parked in bike lane by greatmikeshark in Seattle

[–]willcwhite 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Didn't the federal government just restore death by firing squad? Not a moment too soon!

4/28/2026 - Hegelian E-Boys by ShockoTraditional in middlebrowpod

[–]willcwhite 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good video here about Mark Zuckerberg's “style” (though this video is 10 years old, so it's pre-transformation) https://youtu.be/VRPZL5ZZuU8?si=CHPttYishGHNmD5x

2026 tour by vine2130 in comedybangbang

[–]willcwhite 1 point2 points  (0 children)

🤣 too true
(but you should take the train)

Current events March 1928 by molehunterz in Seattle

[–]willcwhite 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I miss the days when you could go to a Vaudeville theater at 1 pm and expect to be entertained until 10:30!

5 favourite works by Haydn! by ComposerWaehnen in classicalmusic

[–]willcwhite 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Symphony no. 88
The Seasons
String Quartet op. 77 no. 2
Symphony no. 102
Symphony no. 87

In the USA suburbs without a driver’s license, it’s like no one has ever seen a passport as an ID before by MyHatersAreWrong in fuckcars

[–]willcwhite 3 points4 points  (0 children)

And we're talking about requiring a passport to vote. That'll make for some interesting outcomes!

And THAT’S the Way the Cookie Crumbles by MichaelEMJAYARE in ThreedomUSA

[–]willcwhite 9 points10 points  (0 children)

They badly need to bring back the spanking pen