VFU smashes pop culture and politics together again with Gerald from Pop Culture Cosmos, our first ever guest returns to the show to discuss Joe Biden and Donald Trump both going senile, why Biden seems to be falling behind, can he remember Obama's name on demand and what exactly Trump thinks a category 5 hurricane is... he's heard of not hearing of it.  Gerald then breaks down all the latest pop culture goodness including Sony confirming the door is shut on spiderman and the MCU and some video game news and NFL opening game talk (Bears vs Packers).  Last, Hass reviews some bargain basement cigars on the Humidor.  The guys also let you know if they will go see the new Warner Bros film, "It 2."  A Juxtaposition of politics and pop culture.

All Things Equal Vlog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qinABpx-Znw

VFU Podcast https://vfupodcast.yolasite.com

Danger Entertainment https://dangerentertainment.net

Big Heads Media https://bigheadsmedia.com

Pop Culture Cosmos https://popculturecosmos.wordpress.com/

Backwoods Cigars https://www.jrcigars.com/cigars/machine-made-cigars/backwoods-cigars/

It 2019 film opening https://variety.com/2019/film/news/box-office-it-chapter-two-opening-1203326723/

Joe Biden https://video.foxnews.com/v/6079949740001/#sp=show-clips

Trump and Dorian https://truthout.org/articles/donald-trump-is-a-category-5-liar/

Sony and MCU https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/05/for-the-moment-the-door-is-closed-on-spider-man-deal-sony-ceo-says.html

Once again, a Politics and Pop culture collision takes place on VFU as Cole Johnson subs for TJ and Hass.  TJ is caught up in preparation for Hurricane Dorian, Hass is on his anniversary trip, and music is played!  Dutch and Cole talk about the music that meant so much to them in their youth, including Del tha Funkee Homosapien, DMX, Pearl Jam, Rage Against the Machine, Metallica, Tribe Called Quest and Public Enemy!  Check out all their great tunes on your favorite music application! 

Promos the week for Seasons of Skyrend, Clock End Talk and KD5P podcasts. 

Cole, who hosts a sports show himself, gives predictions on the 2019 NFL Season and Dutch and Cole play "Hold Your Horses" with the Book of Jude as it pertains to Trump.

Also this week, Dutch talks about his new web show, All Things Equal on You Tube, Joe Biden is falling in the polls, who's going to be Vice President and more!

Show Links

Big Heads Media www.bigheadsmedia.com/politics/

Danger Entertainment www.dangerentertainment.net

VFU Podcast www.vfupodcast.yolasite.com

Voice from the Underground Patreon www.patreon.com/vfupodcast

Cole Sports www.colesportz.com

Get Over Divorce https://shows.pippa.io/getoverdivorce

Spotify www.spotify.com

Joe Biden Falling https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/458833-new-poll-shows-biden-falling-badly-three-way-tie-for-democratic-lead

Music of the 90s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oBegV6Xv14

All Things Equal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qinABpx-Znw&t=5s

Book of Jude https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jude&version=KJV

NFL Predictions via Sporting News https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/nfl-predictions-2019-final-standings-playoff-projections-super-bowl-54-pick/19mtyr2ipucbt1iglkevpbxzi8

Hurricane Dorian tracker https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/hurricane-dorian-us-florida/index.html

This week Hass, TJ and Dutch are joined by Psychic Medium Deb Sheppard. During this fascinating conversation, we talk politics, Andrew Luck's sudden and unexpected retirement, Dutch sounds off on Sony and Disney splitting over Spider-Man, and we chat about the hilarious new Dave Chappelle Netflix special.  Deb gives her perspective as a member of the LGBT community on Chappelle's comedy style and some of the criticisms that he both garners and avoids, and she shares the story of Molly Bloom and former Spidey Tobey Maguire.  Last, we discuss whether the dystopian future portrayed on the Hulu series The Handmaid's Tale is at all realistic and how it reflects the issues of women's rights we grapple with today.

According to her website, Deb Sheppard is world renowned psychic medium, teacher and author of the best-selling book “Grieving to Believing - Discovering the Afterlife”.  Her sold-out live group reading events, sold-out small group events, television and radio appearances, and popular private readings have allowed her to bring healing and hope to a global audience of fans and followers from all around the world.  She uncovers some very personal details about the hosts loved ones during the conversation that BLOW our MINDS and reveals an equally mind-blowing transgression of her first husbands infidelity... spoiler alert, he was not sleeping with people.

In the Hass' Humidor segment, Big Hass reviews a CAO Flathead 660 and pairs it with the hard to find Crown Royal Peach. 

Show Links:

Deb Sheppard website https://www.debsheppard.com

Voice from the Underground: Where politics and pop culture collide https://www.vfupodcast.yolasite.com

Big Heads Media https://bigheadsmedia.com/politics

Danger Entertainment https://dangerentertainment.net

Deb Sheppard on Colorado and Company https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeZg_MHoVcc

Deb Sheppard live psychic reading https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiFt78cYMKM

The Handmaid's Tale trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81PyH5TH-NQ

Sony and Disney split over Spidey https://www.gamespot.com/articles/amid-disneysony-dispute-tom-holland-says-new-spide/1100-6469368/

CAO Flathead 660 cigar https://www.cigaraficionado.com/top25cigars/cao-flathead-v660-carb-2015

Andrew Luck retires https://www.colts.com/video/andrew-luck-announces-retirement

Dave Chappelle Netflix https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2019/08/dave-chappelle-talks-r-kelly-michael-jackson-cancel-culture-in-netflix-special-sticks-and-stones

Democratic Primary tied up https://www.msnbc.com/deadline-white-house/watch/new-national-poll-shows-democratic-candidates-locked-in-virtual-three-way-tie-67488837516

Deb Sheppard's book on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Grieving-Believing-Discovering-Afterlife-Deb-Sheppard/dp/1732045607

Kathy Zhu is the new darling of the right!  As usual another B lister looking to become an A lister by using identity politics and tying that into their conservative belief system.  Will she become the next Candace Owens?  In other news the gang is joined by Tony "The Jock" from Jock and Nerd podcast to talk about how Amazon's The Boys juxtaposes with some of today's political and social issues including how power corrupts, is protected and how society in turn is both dependent on and influences the actions of the powerful.

Also the guys talk about the death of former Bear Cedric Benson in a motorcycle accident, How terrible is the Netflix series "Another Life"? BH90210 is back, does anyone care? Mario Lopez apologizes for some comments, and the VFU team takes a surprising stance on transgender traits in the very young, and Jay Z celebrates the 3 year anniversary of the first Colin Kaepernick protest by saying "we're past kneeling" - how does the gang react? We even get into the new common core math and why schools are beginning to try new ideas like Transitional Kindergarten. 

Last but not least Hass reviews an Acid Toast infused cigar and pairs it with an old classic, 50/50 soda. (https://www.famous-smoke.com/acid-toast-cigars/item-34974)

VFU Podcast - where politics and pop culture collide!  A place for common sense political conversation where we juxtapose politics with our favorite movies, TV, and games. https://vfupodcast.yolasite.com

Big Heads Media https://bigheadsmedia.com/politics/

Danger Entertainment https://dangerentertainment.net

Jay Z and Kaepernick https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/458086-kaepernick-attorney-slams-jay-z-for-cold-blooded-deal-to

Mario Lopez and gender https://people.com/tv/mario-lopez-criticized-comments-parenting-transgender-kids/

The Boys on Amazon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06rueu_fh30

Darick Robertson https://www.salon.com/2019/08/10/the-boys-comics-artist-darick-robertson-on-amazons-adaptation-politics-and-the-punisher/

Another Life on Netflix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAtBbgtMnZ8

Canfield's 50/50 soda pop https://www.beveragesdirect.com/products/canfields-50-50-soda-6-pack

Common Core math parent resources https://www.cde.ca.gov/re/cc/mathinfoparents.asp

Transitional Kindergarten https://edsource.org/2017/understanding-transitional-kindergarten-a-quick-guide/585073

Death of Cedric Benson https://www.si.com/nfl/video/2019/08/18/former-texas-running-back-cedric-benson-dies-motorcycle-accident-36

Kathy Zhu is the new darling of the right https://twitter.com/PoliticalKathy

Antifa protest https://twitter.com/i/status/1162828409367515139

Jock and Nerd podcast https://jockandnerd.com

Dutch and Hass discuss racism and bias on the podcast where politics and pop culture collide! This week we talk, and disagree, about whether Michael Brown and Travon Martin should be talked about in the same breath as Philando Castille, Eric Garner, Sandra Bland and others. Dutch has a conversation with a most likely racist woman at a bar, while Hass defends a white woman on Facebook. 

In the news, a man body-slams a young boy for not removing his hat during the National Anthem, then says Trump told him to do it and thousands are stranded in the Hong Kong airport.  On the lighter side of things, the duo talk about some of the advantages and dangers of Ketogenic diets, on the request of a listener, we read some reviews from listeners, including one telling VFU they are useless, discuss our ongoing suspension from Twitter, and talk about our favorite Saturday morning cartoons.  On the Humidor, Hass reviews a Hoyo de Monterrey no 1 Maduro Presidente cigar and pairs it with an unlikely food... Red Vines!  Last, we play a clip from Ben Shapiro and play a new game, "Hold your Horses", which lampoons comedian Terrence K Williams, who appears via recording to tell us about the Clinton crime family and Jeffrey Epstein.  Join in the racism and bias discussion with America's favorite politically moderate conversational podcast!

Show Links

Big Heads Media https://bigheadsmedia.com/politics/

Danger Entertainment https://dangerentertainment.net

Hong Kong airport protests https://www.wsj.com/articles/hong-kong-airport-cancels-flights-as-thousands-converge-11565599227

Trump retweets Terrence K. Williams Deep State conspiracy theory https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-retweets-conspiracy-post-tying-clintons-to-epsteins-death/2019/08/10/e9461004-bbbf-11e9-aeb2-a101a1fb27a7_story.html

Michael Brown https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2014/11/28/the-physical-evidence-in-the-michael-brown-case-supported-the-officer/

Trayvon Martin controversy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Trayvon_Martin

Hoyo de Monterey cigars https://www.cigarsinternational.com/p/hoyo-de-monterrey-cigars/1411259/

Racism discussion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sz0GTIYg_Qc

Racism discussion https://www.facebook.com/MicMedia/videos/1386008451421941/

Keto effects on the body https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5452247/

Dangers of Keto diet https://www.everydayhealth.com/ketogenic-diet/diet/keto-diet-dangers-you-need-know/

Song of the South (Disney) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47ak4vjiNzw

The Great Space Coaster https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dddm5bQeKvg

The podcast where politics and pop culture collide!! This week Dutch sounds off on Trump staging photo opps in the midst of tragedy and not paying his bills, since he owes over a half million dollars to the city of El Paso, ICE raids six food processing plants in Mississippi, yet nobody wants to talk about the tax evading business owners.  We also give Kudos to the gym owner who took in the separated children. Next, we discuss Dana Loesch and her cronies leading a campaign to successfully silence our Twitter account, so screw you Dana Loesch, you POS.  Tune in for the details.  The meat of the show is the culmination of our chat with Will Chambers of EPSN Dallas, an anti-Trump Conservative, who is now supporting John Delaney for POTUS.  Listen in to hear politics and pop culture collide and have a head on explosion resulting in mass casualties to ears everywhere.  We are a gnarly spirited, supa dope and often mind numbing juxtaposition of politics and pop culture comin' straight from the underground to your earballs! Check us out at www.vfupodcast.yolasite.com or support our patreon at www.patreon.com/vfupodcast

Big Heads media www.bigheadsmedia.com/politics/

Danger entertainment www.dangerentertainment.net

Trump photo opp https://www.newsweek.com/trump-el-paso-shooting-anchondo-1453507

ICE raids story found after recording https://www.foxnews.com/us/chicken-plants-raided-by-ice-willfully-and-unlawfully-hired-unauthorized-workers-court-documents

ICE raids story sourced in podcast https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/09/us/mississippi-immigration-raids-friday/index.html

Trump and Beto in El Paso https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/08/trumps-response-to-two-gun-massacres-was-a-full-week-of-disasters/

Trump El Paso delinquency https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisettevoytko/2019/08/07/trump-owes-over-500000-to-el-paso-with-no-repayment-date-in-sight/#41744e4ff06b

Dana Loesch www.nra.org 

Red Flag Laws https://www.foxnews.com/media/ben-shapiro-red-flag-gun-control-shootings

The podcast where Politics and Pop Culture Collide! This week the gang welcomes Will Chambers from the The Lounge with Elf and Willy podcast to discuss the shootings in Ohio and Texas, why Trump is not a Republican, offer thoughts on the Democratic Debates, and the upcoming MMA sanctioned Jell-O wrestling match between Tulsi and Kamala.

In the pop culture arena, the think back on Lost, discuss free agency in the NBA, ask if MLB's trade deadline changes are good or not, and offer thoughts on The Boys from Amazon Video and thoughts on the new Blade remake.  Finally, Hass reviews an Enclave cigar by AJ Fernandez and tells us why he loves Snapchat before telling Will to shut up and dribble!! 

Show Links

Big Heads Media www.bigheadsmedia.com/politics/

Danger Pods www.dangerentertainment.net

VFU Pod www.vfupodcast.yolasite.com 

The Lounge http://willchambers.libsyn.com/

A.J. Fernandez Cigars https://www.ajfcigars.com/

Roy Moore https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/as-roy-moore-publicly-mulls-senate-bid-donald-trump-jr-tells-him-to-ride-off-into-the-sunset/2019/05/28/fa79a8be-819e-11e9-95a9-e2c830afe24f_story.html?noredirect=on

MLB Trade Deadline changes https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/03/mlb-mlbpa-agree-single-trade-deadline-expanded-rosters.html

Adam Silver https://www.si.com/nba/2019/07/10/adam-silver-nba-draft-trades-free-agency-changes

Conservitarian Manifesto by Charles Cook https://www.amazon.com/Conservatarian-Manifesto-Libertarians-Conservatives-Rights/dp/0804139741

Tulsi vs Kamala https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1-CRrMDSLs

Mass Shootings https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mass-shootings-2019-more-mass-shootings-than-days-so-far-this-year/

Chasing Molly https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10149868/

The Boys on Amazon https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1190634/

Blade MCU Reboot https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10671440/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Lost https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0411008/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Fox News blames video games for El Paso shooting https://twitter.com/existentialfish/status/1157784170128654336

Dutch is joined by fellow centrist Cole Johnson, the host from Cole Sportz podcast and Revelations podcast.  The duo go deep into political independence and centrism, being moderate and open to opinions from both sides of the aisle while being attacked by both sides, and talk about hypocrisy and tribalism that takes place in today's political climate.  Cole, who has authored a book on divorce, opens up about his views on not only the topic of marriage and divorce, but also on the Bible, how the word of God is or is not used hypocritically by the religious right wing, whether the Bible is literal, whether divorce is actually allowed and the pair juxtapose these ideas with modern thought in America.  We also talk fun topics such as should Halloween be moved to the weekend, how much whiter will Sammy Sosa get, how much darker will Ariana Grande get, and does one's political affiliation of social views have any bearing on whether or not an athlete is enshrined into the Hall of Fame, in light of the current smear campaign taking place with Mariano Rivera. Join the fun and deep insight-filled episode of VFU!! A podcast where politics and pop-culture collide!

Big Heads Media www.bigheadsmedia.com/politics/

Ariana Grande https://www.quora.com/Why-does-Ariana-Grande-look-like-a-person-of-color-isn-t-she-white

Sammy Sosa skin bleaching https://www.newsweek.com/sammy-sosa-skin-bleaching-lightening-636516

Biblical Literalism https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/fact-checker-do-faithful-christians-take-the-bible-literally/

Get Over Divorce by Cole Johnson https://shows.pippa.io/get-over-divorce

Cole Sportz http://www.colesportz.com/cole-johnson/

Lindsey Graham https://mashable.com/article/lindsey-graham-tweets/

Halloween Weekend https://people.com/human-interest/petition-to-reschedule-halloween/

Mariano Rivera Fox News https://video.foxnews.com/v/6063470729001/#sp=show-clips

Trump and Christianity https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll/opinion/cc-op-other-voices-041019-story.html

Trump and Cummings https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/28/us/politics/trump-elijah-cummings-baltimore.html

Divorce and Religion https://www.focusonthefamily.com/marriage/divorce-and-infidelity/should-i-get-a-divorce/how-should-a-christian-view-marriage-and-divorce

VFU Website - A Podcast where politics and pop-culture collide! www.vfupodcast.yolasite.com

VFU Patreon www.patreon.com/vfupodcast

We are a podcast where politics and pop-culture collide. This week, Brian from the Herfcast Podcast joins to discuss Fox’s Chris Wallace destroying closet-racist Stephen Miller, AOC gets a new challenger for her congressional seat, the NFL being the NFL and clears Tyreek Hill to play for the Chiefs. Also, TJ lampoons the new Lion King, and not just because Beyonce can’t act. Plus updates from Comic Con 2019 including the new slate of Marvel Phase 4 films and DC likely connecting the Arrowverse to the original Christopher Reeve Superman films.  Things get political, things get funny, and we’re going to Make the Moon Great Again. Listen and support VFU today, we donate 1/3 of our patreon funds to charity! This week we review TWO cigars, a Gurkha Imperial Black Dragon and an Aganorosa Leaf.

Links: 

Tyreek Hill https://www.foxnews.com/sports/kansas-city-chiefs-tyreek-not-suspended-nfl-child-abuse.amp

Superman Returns https://io9.gizmodo.com/brandon-routh-will-play-superman-again-for-this-years-c-1836533157/amp

Scherie Murray https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ocasio-cortez-gets-new-2020-challenger.amp

Make the Moon Great Again https://nypost.com/2019/07/20/pence-pledges-return-to-moon-at-apollo-11-anniversary-event/amp/

Steven Miller vs Chris Wallace https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/07/21/stephen_miller_term_racist_used_by_the_left_to_punish_people_suppress_speech_they_dont_want_to_hear.html

Marvel at Comic Con 2019 https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2019/07/marvel-studios-comic-con-2019/

Graham Allen https://www.facebook.com/RantNationBlazeTV/videos/328157924721559/?t=0

Herfcast www.theherfcast.com

VFU www.vfupodcast.yolasite.com

Big Heads Media www.bigheadsmedia.com

Mark Phillips, the big cheese at Big Heads Media joins the gang to talk about Warner Bros joining the streaming wars, thoughts on the Striking Vipers episode of Black Mirror, conservative actors like Tim Allen and Scott Baio, a review of Ex Machina (2 years late) and some social issues, including Art Briles gets a new job and the locals don't care, CNN rebrands itself with a banana, errr an apple, and much more.  Hass reviews a Foundation Cigar Zola in the Humidor.  Check out Big Heads at www.bigheadsmedia.com, learn about VFU and find out how to support independent media at www.vfupodcast.yolasite.com. 

Show links: 

Striking Vipers trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssr40U3-do0

Ex Machina trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bggUmgeMCdc

Foundation Cigars https://foundationcigarcompany.com/

CNN apple ad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vckz6EAn30Y

Art Briles info https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/college-sports/baylorbears/2019/05/27/beyond-obvious-puzzling-mount-vernons-hiring-art-briles-high-school-football-coach

Warner/HBO streaming service https://www.barrons.com/articles/at-ts-hbo-max-prepares-to-join-the-growing-ranks-of-streaming-services-51562976002