Existential Shred

Existential Shred

By Levi and JordanTV & Film
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Existential Shred episodes

  • Seasonal Shred - Christmas Music & More
    Scene: It’s late November.
    Establishing Shot, Internal: A person walking into Target.
    Close Up Shot of protagonists: We see their eyes darting back and forth, pupils widening in what the audience understands as fear.
    Dutch Angle Shot: The Starbucks employee removing the sign for Pumpkin Spice Lattes to quickly replace it with a sign promoting the seasonal Peppermint Mocha.
    Our protagonist begins to sweat, we follow a single bead of sweat rolling from their forehead to their temple. They know the season is upon them.
    They retrieve a shopping cart and begin walking when over the loud speaker, a familiar sound begins to play. It’s reminiscent of a musical box, but instead of lulling them to sleep it signals the beginning of the end.
    That’s when we hear the all too familiar “I don’t want a lot for Christmas…”
    Our protagonist falls to their knees in utter defeat and anguish, it’s over. The end times are here. Christmas music is upon us and there’s nothing we can do but accept our fate as the captive audience for Mariah Carey’s annual vampiric ritual of stealing all of our collective psychic energy through the prevalence of her siren song in every facet of our lives.
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    Theme Song: SWISS by D3adrum (Insta: @d3adrum)
    Artwork by Garlic Hero (Insta: @thegarlichero)
    38 min
  • Ep. 4 - The Discovery

    Known largely for his contributions to the hit TV show “How I Met Your Mother” and comedies such as “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” and “I Love You Man”, Jason Segel sticks to his comfort zone on “The Discovery”.  As an audience, how long do we let Jason Segel get away with shoe horning questions like “what if we had some kind of proof of life after death and how dangerous would that knowledge be to the world around us” into every project he gets his hands on?  

    I mean, come on! After 208 episodes of “How I Met Your Mother” you think he would want to finally talk about something else aside from the potential of life after death from a measurable, scientific perspective.  Let’s just call it like it is, this is just a sad attempt to relaunch a sadder and grittier story of Marshall’s life before he met Ted.  You’re not fooling me there Jason! I’m not letting you trick us with this “prequel” non-sense. 

    If we saw Richard Belzer’s name in a TV show’s credits, we knew that meant Detective Munch was about to make an appearance.  Now it’s getting to the point where if Jason Segel’s name is in the credits we know there’s going to be a scene where he saves a woman's life by jumping into the ocean with reckless disregard for the immaculate sweater he’s wearing. 

    Is this formula finally getting old or is there comfort in consistency?  I guess the only way to find out is to listen to today’s episode and find out. 

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    Theme Song: SWISS by D3adrum (Insta: @d3adrum) 

    Artwork by Garlic Hero (Insta: @thegarlichero)

    1 hr 19 min
  • Ep. 3 - Atrocity Exhibition by Danny Brown

    On today’s episode, straight from the heart of the Rust Belt it’s Danny Brown.  Hailing from Detroit, Michigan all Danny had his heart set on was making it as a rapper before he turned 30.  Be careful whatcha wish for though, because even as he’s in the lap of luxury and living out his dream he’s slowly destroying himself while crowds of adoring fans cheer him on.  Kinda messed up huh?  “Atrocity Exhibition” takes you through the highs (and trust us… there’s a lot of different kinds of highs on this album) and the extreme lows he experienced in the immediate aftermath of his breakout debut album “XXX.”  Buckle up buttercup, this one isn’t an album for the faint of heart. 

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    Theme Song: SWISS by D3adrum (Insta: @d3adrum) 

    Artwork by Garlic Hero (Insta: @thegarlichero)

    1 hr 14 min
  • Ep. 2 - The Wolf of Snow Hollow

    On today’s episode, we discuss a film by the man behind the voices of such beloved characters as Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, and Smokey the Bear… Jim Cumming’s “The Wolf of Snow Hollow.”

    Oh wait… wrong Jim Cummings… This Jim Cummings is the writer / director / actor triple threat who has a unique penchant for making his audience feel uncomfortable.

    In the tight knit, isolated community of Snow Hollow something sinister is brewing.  Vicious, violent crimes are being committed and the culprit may just be of the lycanthropic nature.  Is the town in the midst of a werewolf epidemic or are Officer John Marshall and his partner Officer Julia Robson the only sane people left in town?

    And of course since it’s a Jim Cummings movie we’re going to be face-to-face with themes such as addiction, loss, and unhealthy multi-generational parental relationships.

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    Theme Song: SWISS by D3adrum (Insta: @d3adrum) 

    Artwork by Garlic Hero (Insta: @thegarlichero)

    1 hr 8 min
  • Ep. 1 - Of All Things I Will Soon Grow Tired & There Will Be Blood
    D-d-debut episode of Existential Shred, the new project brought to you by Beam Out of The Mainstream host Levi and his co-host Jordan. We’re here to discuss all of our favorite pieces of media that might end up making you feel sad, bad, or generally just not rad.
    We're starting strong with a double header where the idea of how these two pieces of media are connected is based off of a comment I once read on a lyric annotation site that has no substantive evidence for its claim. “Of All Things I Will Soon Grow Tired” is the sophomore album of California pop-punk band Joyce Manor while “There Will Be Blood” is the award winning film by Paul Thomas Anderson (based on an Upton SInclair novel) where Daniel Day Lewis gets into a ton of whacky ol’ time shenanigans.
    What’s the thing that connects these two? Hit play and find out that and so much more.
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    Theme Song: SWISS by D3adrum (Insta: @d3adrum)
    Artwork by Garlic Hero (Insta: @thegarlichero)
    1 hr 41 min

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Discussing media that makes you feel sad, bad, and generally not rad.