Epic Meta Podcast

In this episode, Thang and George agree to end the Epic Meta Podcast. Creative tensions have been brewing under the surface regarding questions explored in previous episodes. Indeed, the very first episode asked the question, "What is this show?" A...

Thang and George release a filler episode where they discuss "The Expanse" season 2, episodes 1-4. Thang doesn't seem all that prepared for this episode and George seems somewhat disinterested in the subject matter. If you are looking for an episode of...

Merry Christmas to the listeners of the Epic Meta Podcast. In this episode Thang and George discuss Charles Dickens' classic, "A Christmas Carol". Listen for that moment when George tells Thang to stop saying "yeah."

In this episode we interview fellow podcaster and Toastmaster, Scott Markowitz who has had an extensive career in the film and television industry. Scott encouraged us to manifest our ideas about creating a podcast into reality. In this episode Scott...

The tension is rising, both in the final 4 episodes of "The Expanse" season 1 and between Thang and George. In this episode of EMP, hear Thang talk to George about the concept of binge watching as if he believes this to be a foreign concept to George....

If you are a fan of that feeling I imagine a teacher gets when trying to impart knowledge to a class of kids who don't give a damn, then you've come to the right place. In this episode hear Thang explain why he does not trust Tolstoy to spin his yarn...

Thang and George discuss episodes 4-6 of season 1 of Sci Fi television show "The Expanse". Hear them talk past each other on topics such as, (1) why the people of the Belt would destroy a Martian ship in order to receive independence from Earth, (2) why...

Thang and George begin their journey through Leo Tolstoy's "War and Peace." This episode covers chapters 1-20 in the audiobook version referenced below in which the setting of the novel and the main characters are introduced. Thang is very resistant,...

Thang and George discussed Season 1. Episodes 1 - 3 of the TV show "The Expanse" as well as other related topics like #BattlestarGalatica, #MacGyver, #theAteam, #stargateSG1, and #MythBusters. Thang laughs inappropriately throughout.

George interviews Thang to the delight of EpicMetaPodcast fans, humanity and all of creation.Correction - 33:54 - Thang joined the army after college

In this heated episode, we discuss the 1982 film "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn". George liked it. Thang inexplicably did not and thought the remake "Star Trek: Into Darkness" was better. You decide.Referenced in Podcast:Star Trek II: The Wrath of...

Thang and George discuss the Matrix trilogy.

We discuss "Man's Search for Meaning" by Nazi prison camp survivor Dr. Viktor Frankl and explore what gives life meaning and what is the meaning of meaning itself.Referenced in the Podcast:Man's Search for Meaning, Viktor FranklLogotherapySchindler's...

We discuss the movies Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Steven Spielberg 1977) and Arrival (Denis Villenevue 2016). Specifically explored are the repeating themes of dysfunctional / non-intact families, longing for the transcendent and government...

We continue the discussion of George Orwell's masterpiece, 1984 focusing more on the narrative itself, the concept of Doublethink, the Mutability of the Past and how the story fits (or doesn't fit) the Hero's Journey model.Referenced in the...

Thang and George take a look back on the experience thus far. We ask what worked and what did not in the areas of tech and content. We discuss our favorite (and least favorite) moments. And we revisit the question, "what is this show about?" with...

Thang and George talk about George Orwell's perfect dystopian novel, 1984. In this first part we focus mostly on the world in which Winston Smith, the protagonist of the story lives.Referenced in Podcast:1984, George Orwell:...

Thang and George talk about the Terry Zwigoff documentary "Crumb" about the life and times of underground comic artist Robert Crumb. Unfortunately, Thang watched some other documentary about Crumb (also by Terry Zwigoff) about Robert Crumb he found on...

Thang and George discuss the book "Freakonomics" by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner and the subjects of incentives, drug gangs, crime, abortion and the Ku Klux Klan. Referenced in Podcast: Freakonomics (book) by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner:...

Thang and George discuss the concept of Free Will specifically as it relates to the book "Free Will" written by Sam Harris. Referenced in the Podcast: "Free Will" by Sam Harris: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Will_(book)Jordan Peterson:...

In this episode Thang and George discuss their respective experiences in Toastmasters. They describe facing their fear of public speaking and taking on leadership positions and how these were positive self-development experiences.

(After a segment on the George Floyd protests) Thang and George discuss the elements of the Hero's Journey, specifically as they relate to the movies The Matrix, Star Wars and Rocky. Joseph Campbell - The Hero With a Thousand Faces...

Thang and George discuss the nine Star Wars movies. What made the originals great? What made the prequel and sequel trilogies disappointing? How does a fan and a non-fan view this universe of stories and characters? Referenced in podcast: Redlettermedia...

Thang and George explore what this podcast will be about. In particular we discuss the definition and correct pronunciation of the word "meta" and touch on other subjects including political correctness, science fiction, time travel, free will, the...