Buffalo Soapstone

Set ten years after the events of "The Phantom Menace," the Republic continues to be mired in strife and chaos. A separatist movement encompassing hundreds of planets and powerful corporate alliances poses new threats to the galaxy that even the Jedi cannot stem. These moves, long planned by an as yet unrevealed and powerful force, lead to the beginning of the Clone Wars -- and the beginning of the end of the Republic. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

When bratty 8-year-old Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) acts out the night before a family trip to Paris, his mother (Catherine O'Hara) makes him sleep in the attic. After the McCallisters mistakenly leave for the airport without Kevin, he awakens to an empty house and assumes his wish to have no family has come true. But his excitement sours when he realizes that two con men (Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern) plan to rob the McCallister residence, and that he alone must protect the family home.

Let's talk about the election. Yeah, I don't want to either. We have to. Fraud? Manipulation? Hyperbole? Jackassery? All that and more! To top it off, we have to eat a healthy dose of vegetables in the form of acknowledging that each of us can be better in how we talk about these matters. But if you think about it, it's Just Another Bite, so dig in!
Warning: this podcast has more swearing than normal.

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As the election trainwreck continues to pile off into the canyon of the courts and utter public distrust, we head back in time to look at how pre-historic man programmed us to believe and behave counter-productively. Why do we loathe inequality? Why, when inequality is so completely normal since written records began? And is it so bad to have inequality? Is it possibly even desirable?

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X-Men is an American superhero film series based on the fictional superhero team of the same name, who originally appeared in a series of comic books created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and published by Marvel Comics. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Just Another Bite is a podcast exploring the role of the average person in a contentious society. What are we responsible for in our everyday lives? How can we better understand each other across the spectrum? Can we become ambassadors to improve the national discourse? This podcast will help stabilize your mindset and expand your understanding of the disagreements that tear at the fabric of modern life.

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Harry Potter is a film series based on the eponymous novels by J. K. Rowling. The series is distributed by Warner Bros. and consists of eight fantasy films, beginning with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and culminating with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) is a young apprentice Jedi knight under the tutelage of Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson) ; Anakin Skywalker (Jake Lloyd), who will later father Luke Skywalker and become known as Darth Vader, is just a 9-year-old boy. When the Trade Federation cuts off all routes to the planet Naboo, Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan are assigned to settle the matter. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Santa Clause is a series of comedy films starring Tim Allen and consisting of The Santa Clause, The Santa Clause 2, and The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause.

In this episode we explore how important causes like the election and eliminating racism play such a central role in American life and why we sometimes find it impossible to move beyond those causes.