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Make Politics Boring Again5 Questions: Dark Enlightenment, Techno-Fascism, and May Day ProtestsThe week I’m answering another five questions that you’ve sent in. We’re covering a range of topics from the ‘Dark Enlightenment, and techno-fascism, to free speech, and May Day Protests.Chapter:00:25 - Is the ‘Dark Enlightenment’ Philosophy Gaining Traction Among Tech Elites?08:54 - Is the Rise of Techno-Fascism in America a New Form of Authoritarianism?15:19 - Is the Global Crackdown on Digital Speech a Threat to Democracy?24:46 - Is the ‘Digital Fairness Act’ a Genuine Effort to Protect Consumers or a Tool for Control?27:34 - Are Ma...2025-06-1532 minMake Politics Boring Again5 Questions: Private Cities, Carbon Trackers, and The PopeThe week I’m answering another five questions that you’ve sent in. We’re covering a range of topics from billionaires creating private cities, and personal carbon trackers, to the future of digital money, and what the Pope’s death means for global politics.Chapter:00:58 - Are private banks quietly taking over the future of digital money?11:00 - Are personal carbon trackers about saving the planet or controlling us?16:34 - Are billionaires building private cities?24:36 - Are billionaires replacing governments with private systems?31:20 - How will the...2025-05-1338 min
The Rock'n'Blues ExperienceRock Legends "Gentle Giant" Are back with New album plus THe Damn Truth and Deborah BonhamWelcome to the new edition of the show and today we feature one of the cult classic bands of the 1970's Gentle Giant who are back with a new live album "Playing The Fool" founder member Derek Shulman joins us to look back at the history of the band who still carry heavy influence to this day, we also talk about Dereks time as an industry head and his talent for spotting bands that went on to sell millions of albums, he signed Bon Jovi, Nickleback, Pantera and Dream Theatre to name just a few and was also responsible...2025-04-041h 03Make Politics Boring Again5 Questions: Trump’s Media Empire, Canada’s Election, and DEIThis week I’m answering another five questions that you’ve sent in. We’re cover a range of topics, from Trump’s media empire and DEI policies, to Canada’s election, companies collapsing, and seed monopoly.Chapter:00:38 - Is Trump building a state-run media empire?08:06 - Why is Canada heading into a snap election over trade threats?12:35 - Are the world’s biggest companies collapsing…on purpose?16:49 - Has diversity in education been turned into a scapegoat?20:40 - Should people start saving vegetab...2025-04-0425 minMake Politics Boring Again5 Questions: The Reform Party, Jeff Bezos, and Apple vs The GovernmentThis week I’m answering another five questions that you’ve sent in and we’re covering a range of topics as always, from the Reform Party, and Jeff Bezos controlling The Washington Post, to Apple fighting the UK government, and Keir Starmer increasing defence spending.Chapter:00:36 - Can the UK’s Reform Party establish themselves as a top-two party by the next general election?10:28 - Why is Keir Starmer prioritising defence spending over public services and foreign aid?14:05 - Why is Jeff Bezos telling the Washington Post to focus...2025-03-1331 minMake Politics Boring Again5 Questions: The Saudi Arabia 2034 World Cup, DeepSeek, and Electric VehiclesIn this episode I answer another five questions that you’ve sent in and we cover a range of topics including the 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia, the electric vehicle industry, and how DeepSeek will affect the AI industry.Chapter:00:29 - Why is Saudi Arabia hosting the World Cup in 2034? 04:38 - Why don’t you hear more about cars that run on alternative fuels like ammonia?08:31 - Who really controls the future of energy - governments or big business?12:58 - How does DeepSeek chan...2025-02-2622 minMake Politics Boring Again5 Questions: Trade Tariffs, and How Elites Control the Economy, Food, and ActivismIn this episode I answer questions that you’ve sent in and we cover a range of topics, from how trade tariffs can have a positive effect, to how the UK’s democracy has been taken over by the financial sector, and why billionaires donate so much money to charity.Chapters:00:45 - Can trade tariffs have a positive impact?08:03 - Why do billionaires give so much money to charity?13:15 - Are corporations taking over our food supply?23:38 - How did financial elites take over the...2025-02-1735 minMake Politics Boring Again5 Questions: Artificial intelligence, Universal Basic Income, and the Roman Empire.In this episode I answer questions that you’ve sent in and we cover a range of topics, from comparing the AI policy of the US and UK, to understanding how Universal Basic Income can help against inequality, and what lessons we can learn from the collapse of the Roman Empire.You can sign my petition here: https://www.change.org/p/make-politics-philosophy-and-economics-mandatory-in-secondary-schoolsSend in your questions or opinions for next week’s episode. You can get in touch via Instagram @makepoliticsboringagain or via the contact form on my webs...2025-02-0130 minMake Politics Boring Again5 Questions: The UN, the Global South, and BRICSIn this episode I answer questions that you’ve sent in and we cover a range of topics, from how to improve the United Nations to how to help the Global South countries.Send in your questions or opinions for next week’s episode. You can get in touch via Instagram @makepoliticsboringagainOr via the contact form on my website, makepoliticsboringagain.co.uk.Microphone is Rode NT-USB+ micProduced and edited in GarageBand on iPad ProResearched, written, hosted, recorded, edited, and produced by R...2025-01-1823 minMake Politics Boring Again2024 Round-Up: The top ten most significant elections of 2024 (part two)This week we’re completing our list of the top ten most significant elections of 2024. Last week’s episode featured South Africa, Taiwan, Argentina, Indonesia, and Mexico. This week covers Russia, United Kingdom, European Union, India, and the United States elections.00:00 Intro00:33 Russia07:34 United Kingdom13:40 European Union20:06 India26:53 United States Microphone is Rode NT-USB+ micProduced and edited in GarageBand on iPad ProVideo made using Adobe Premiere Rush for VideoVideo clips provided by St...2025-01-0935 min
Make Politics Boring Again2024 Round-Up: The top ten most significant elections of 2024 (part one)This week, we dive into the top ten most significant elections of 2024—starting with South Africa’s high-stakes political shifts, Argentina’s populist wave, Mexico’s pivotal vote for the future, Indonesia’s democratic evolution, and Taiwan’s global implications. Plus, why these elections matter far beyond their borders and what they tell us about the state of democracy worldwide. And don’t miss next week’s episode, where we’ll reveal the top five elections that shaped 2024!00:00 Intro00:37 South Africa03:19 Argentina17:09 Indonesia12:53 Mexico17:45 Taiwan2024-12-2722 min
Make Politics Boring AgainThe Big Question: Will digital IDs be the death of privacy in the UK?This week, we explore the UK’s digital ID plans and their privacy risks, Russia’s retreat from Syria and pivot to Africa, Mongolia’s balancing act between global powers, and Suriname’s oil boom. Plus, reflections on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and a look at the world’s most intriguing flags.00:00 Intro00:25 The Big Question: Will digital IDs be the death of privacy in the UK?07:59 International News: How does the fall of Assad affect Russia’s plans?14:22 International News: Will Suriname’s oil windfall be its making or its...2024-12-2039 minMake Politics Boring AgainThe Big Question: Is the Assisted Dying Bill a compassionate solution or state-funded eugenics?This week we’re discussing the UK’s Assisted Dying Bill, the sabotage of undersea cables in the Baltic, Trump’s latest tariff threats, and many more. You can get involved by posting a comment or a question below this episode.00:00 Introduction00:40 Assisted Dying Bill10:50 Rosa Parks14:25 Baltic Cables21:05 Bhutan’s Bitcoin27:55 Trump’s Tariffs on BRICS35:45 Quick question from ChatGPTMicrophone is Rode NT-USB+ micProduced and edited in GarageBand on iPad ProMusic by Blue Dot S...2024-12-0942 minMake Politics Boring Again10 Questions: Politics, Pizza, and UnicornsChatGPT takes the lead, firing off questions on everything from politics to pizza. Serious debates meet lighthearted hypotheticals in this fast-paced episode covering a little bit of everything.Microphone is Rode NT-USB+ micProduced and edited in GarageBand on iPad ProResearched, written, hosted, edited, and produced by Robert CapleIf you’d like to send in your questions or opinions for next week's episode, you can get in touch via Instagram/TikTok @robcaple_ or on YouTube @makepoliticsboringagain.For more political insights, yo...2024-11-3024 minMake Politics Boring AgainThe Big Question: Will Labour’s tax grab kill off family farming?How Labour’s inheritance tax reforms could reshape farming and the controversy over a transgender footballer spark national debates on fairness and progress.Microphone is Rode NT-USB+ micProduced and edited in GarageBand on iPad ProResearched, written, hosted, edited, and produced by Robert CapleIf you’d like to send in your questions or opinions for next week's episode, you can get in touch via Instagram/TikTok @robcaple_ or on YouTube @makepoliticsboringagain.For more political insights, you can also follow me on Substack @robertcaple or at r...2024-11-2729 minMake Politics Boring AgainThe Big Question: Can Labour fight Trump’s tech agenda?We’re cutting through the noise to explore how Trump’s re-election could reshape the global tech landscape. From the U.S.’s deregulation push to the UK’s fight for ethical AI leadership, we unpack the high-stakes battle for digital dominance. Will Big Tech thrive or face tougher scrutiny? How will UK policymakers balance innovation, regulation, and trade tensions with the U.S.? Tune in for a no-nonsense look at the future of tech power and policy.Microphone is Rode NT-USB+ micProduced and edited in GarageBand on iPad ProResearch...2024-11-2122 min
Vaguely Nerdy52: Deadpool & Wolverine + Our 1st San Diego Comic ConLFG! It’s Deadpool & Wolverine time. We got to watch this amongst ultimate nerds while we were at San Diego Comic Con. We got to experience a few panels and offsites which we chatted about this episode. A full trailer park for you this week and a small serving size of Buncha Crunch in the quick news segment. Time codes:0:00 - Start0:21 - Movie Trivia4:12 - Marvel Comic-Con 2024 Hall H!4:48 - ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ Panel9:59 - ‘Thunderbolts*’ Panel13:33 - ‘Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Panel19...2024-07-292h 41
Post Credits Podcast335 A - Transformers: Rise of the Beasts0:07:00 - Box Office and upcoming releases.
0:21:30 *** What's Streaming *** AMAZON
GREATER, Dir. David Hunt – Neal McDonough, Chris Severio, Leslie Easterbrook, Nick Searcy, Peter Gray Lewis, M.C. Gainy. 2016
GONE IN 60 SECONDS, Dir. Nicolas Cage, Angelina Jolie, Giovanni Ribisi, Scott Caan, Will Patton, Timothy Olyphant, Chi Mcbride, Robert Duvall, Vinnie Jones. 2000
SHAUN OF THE DEAD, Dir. Edgar Wright – Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield, Peter Serafinowicz, Rafe Spall, Bill Nighy. 2004
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POOR THINGS – Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, Feature
BIOSPHERE- Mark Duplass, Sterling K. Brown, Feature2023-06-201h 49
Radulich in BroadcastingDamn You Hollywood: Transformers - Rise of the Beasts (2023)Robert Winfree, David Wright and Mark Radulich present their Transformers Rise of the Beasts 2023 Movie Review!Transformers: Rise of the Beasts is a 2023 American science fiction action film based on Hasbro's Transformers toy line, and primarily influenced by the Beast Wars storyline. The film is the seventh installment in the Transformers live-action film series. Serving as a standalone sequel to Bumblebee (2018) and prequel to Transformers (2007), the film was directed by Steven Caple Jr. from a screenplay by Joby Harold, Darnell Metayer, Josh Peters, Erich Hoeber, and Jon Hoeber. It stars Anthony Ramos and Dominique Fishback, as well as...2023-06-141h 50
This Seats TakenTransformers: Rise of the BeastsOn this weeks episode we take a trip to our childhoods as we review Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. I am joined by Anthony Miranda and we discuss the transformers franchise. He also brought this weeks throwback movie Coraline. Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. Directed by Steven Caple Jr. During the '90s, a new faction of Transformers - the Maximals - join the Autobots as allies in the battle for Earth.Coraline (2009) Directed by Henry Selick. An adventurous 11-year-old girl finds another world that is a strangely idealized version of her frustrating home, but i...2023-06-121h 28