Episode 187 starts in one place and ends up everywhere. Big ideas, sharp detours, and the kind of conversations that only happen when nobody is sticking to a rundown. If you like episodes where you don't quite know where the next turn is coming from, this one lives in that lane.
There's a lot of side-eye at the state of media right now. What we pay for it, what we actually use, and why some things still feel non-negotiable no matter how many streaming apps exist. It turns into a broader conversation about habits you can't quite shake, even when technology says you should.
Money comes up, but not in the obvious way. Less "hot takes," more real-world perspective. Value, scarcity, and why certain things suddenly feel heavier than they did just a few years ago. It's not a lecture, but it's not nothing either.
Wrestling threads weave in and out without ever taking over. Careers, longevity, expectations, and how fans talk about performers versus what those performers actually give up. It's reflective without being sentimental, and blunt without trying to be edgy.
And because it's this show, it doesn't end without drifting into pop culture, nostalgia, and a few questions that absolutely did not need definitive answers but got debated anyway. Episode 187 is loose, opinionated, and very on brand.
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00:00 Kliq This #187: Nuff Said
00:57 25 Films added to National Film Registry
04:50 Local channels
08:41 buying a grown child a car
09:05 Flying to Milwaukee
13:18 The price of Gold
13:37 "Salute to y'all for discussing the political circus. Far Too many others are staying silent"
14:36 Wrestling podcasts not talking about MN
21:29 "As a 51 years old African American who grew up and raised in the 1980s and 1990s, this podcast has a lot of favors as a pop culture"
21:44 "Fan entitlement needs raining in."
31:01 The Florida Cold
32:08 BREAK BETTER WILD
35:54 On the topic of astronomical meat prices
36:20 cleaning your gear in a hotel
42:48 I never knew Nash had some Boxing experience
48:50 AJ Styles vs CM Punk
52:24 BREAK JCW LUNACY
52:54 THEORY vs MYSTERIO
53:51 Southland
56:53 When is it a Spoiler?
58:20 RR winner
59:59 Gunther great on promo
01:02:57 Former FIFA president calling for Boycott of the USA World Cup
01:04:59 MT Nashmore
01:08:19 BREAK BLUECHEW
01:10:27 KTTV
01:10:47 WWE 2k26
01:12:34 Red Wings games
01:13:42 Legends in rumble match
01:16:31 Randy Orton vs Gunther?
01:16:51 First NBA game
01:19:10 work on Detroiters
01:19:48 Savio Vega Fired?
01:21:18 Nash vs Steve Austin?
01:22:42 OUTRO
