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First there was "chiastic" literary devices, and now, "virtual Evoked Auditory Responses" ("vEAR"). Rick & Rick discuss a piece in the New York Times about silent gifs you (and 70% of respondents in a recent survey) can "hear," including the one shown below. Sure, they love SCIENCE! just as much...

Rick & Rick talk "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" and the Chiastic structure of the franchise's trilogies within trilogies. It's only opening weekend, and one of us has seen the film three times. But we're not naming names. Not that it would do us any good, anyway. Click to Hear:...

It's an action-packed show this week as Rick Mathieson and Rick Wootten tackle the biggest buzz in marketing & media as Holiday 2017 gets underway. Click Here to Listen to: RICK & RICK: STARBUCKS, TARANTINO, HONDA AR & MORE<<

Rick & Rick Go to the Movies: It's time for 'Justice League,' people—here's what works, what didn't—and why. Click Here to Listen to: Rick & Rick Review 'Justice League' (Approx. 20 min)

The Ricks revisit "Stranger Things" Season Two episodes 3 through 5—and discuss a Duffer Brothers comment about the possibility that Hopper is a character from the 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger sci-fi actioner "Predator." 'Stranger Things 2'—Eps 3-5; and is Hopper a character from 'Predator'? CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO: RICK &...

Rick Mathieson & Rick Wootten tackle Thor: Ragnarok and Alibaba's record-shattering "11/11" "Singles Day" sales spectacular. THOR: RAGAROK & ALIBABA'S $25 BILLION 'SINGLES DAY' CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO 'THOR: RAGNAROK & SINGLES DAY'<<

A recent article in The Atlantic postulates that the history of Sears Roebuck & Company predicts nearly everything Amazon is doing. It's a fascinating and apt notion when you look at the evolution of first Sears and now everyone's favorite online retailer. Rick Mathieson and Rick Wootten discuss the similarities...

Why create a blockbuster new show and then hide it away where nobody will ever watch it? Rick Mathieson and Rick Wootten assess the first episode of "Star Trek: Discovery," the first new show developed for CBS All Access, a kind of Netflix dedicated exclusively to CBS properties. It must...

What hath Starbucks spawned? The ever-popular coffeehouse chain scores a seasonal hit with its Pumpkin Spice Lattes and now every brand and its mother has to have its own pumpkin spice something. Anything. It doesn't even seem to matter what it is. Rick Mathieson and Rick Wootten aren't having any...