Josh Bloom

Hi. It's Josh.

Today, I have more than 30 new minutes of TikTok Rants for you, edited together oh so nicely and posted on various platforms. It’s like I am a social media app matchmaker.

For your pleasure (or not, let’s see), here are three posts (plus two bonus viewer comment replies!) with additional commentary only available on the podcast.

They include tales of a family text message, cases for caring about others, dialogs about defending a friend (plus an angsty reply to a “Oh, get over it!” comment!)

I have included YouTube links below if you want to watch the original videos.

Love,

Josh

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TikTok Rants | Week of Dec. 30, 2024

1. Was This A Weird Text To Send To My Family? (6m 44s) | YouTube

2. Caring About Others Is Caring About Yourself (7m 52s) | YouTube

3. “It’s Not For Everybody” (7m 46s) | YouTube

Bonus!

Video replies to comments left on the “It’s Not For Everybody” rant!

1. Comment Reply (3m 01s) | YouTube

2. Comment Reply (2m 48s) | YouTube

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More about me:

I published my first newsletter before the age of ten, written using my next-door neighbor’s typewriter, copied with carbon paper, and distributed to mailboxes on my bicycle.

One of my first stories was an obituary of John Belushi. Strange for a ten year old? Yes!

My writing today is governed by deadpan sarcasm that goes granular on various cultural topics that I am deeply curious about. I hope you enjoy this sometimes snarky stream of consciousness.

I'm serious about not taking life too seriously.™

❤️ 🏳️‍🌈 ✡️ 🧘‍♂️ 🥯 🍔 🍩

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Hi. It's Josh.

Now that A COMPLETE UNKNOWN, the Timothée Chalamet-starring biopic of Bob Dylan, has been released, it’s the perfect time to revisit my deep-dive from October about my initial impressions of the first official teaser and trailer for the film.

Of course, at 2700+ words, I have much to say about what amounts to a few minutes of movie marketing!

With initial reviews in, I am actually very excited about the critical acclaim that Timmy is receiving for his performance (including the requisite Oscar buzz) because, counter to the initial cynicism from Dylan fans (including myself), I predicted he would nail this portrayal.

Speaking of being a Dylan fan, I also admit to and discuss being what amounts to a mild fan. My “Essential Bob Dylan” playlist is comprised of only 16 songs spanning 17 years! It’s all I need, frankly. Listen here and let me know if you agree.

Later on, I got so inspired from enjoying the Dylan tunes that I cranked out a quick poem of my own titled “The Most Mystical of Manners.” We cover a lot of ground in this episode!

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More about me:

I published my first newsletter before the age of ten, written using my next-door neighbor’s typewriter, copied with carbon paper, and distributed to mailboxes on my bicycle.

One of my first stories was an obituary of John Belushi. Strange for a ten year old? Yes!

My writing today is governed by deadpan sarcasm that goes granular on various cultural topics that I am deeply curious about. I hope you enjoy this sometimes snarky stream of consciousness.

I'm serious about not taking life too seriously.™

❤️ 🏳️‍🌈 ✡️ 🧘‍♂️ 🥯 🍔 🍩

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Connect with me:

You can visit me everywhere for everything at superjews.com.

Hi. It's Josh.

It is Christmas Day, and what better way to say, “Happy Holidays!” than for me to be in your ear with a Josh Bloom version of cheer.

I have been posting extended rants on my TikTok, which until recently, has rarely contained a video over 60 seconds long. TikTok is its own universe, unlike any other social media app, but it is not for everyone.

So, I am ripping the audio from some of my longer videos to bring you what I am doing there. Now you can still be with me without the indignity!

For your pleasure (or not, let’s see), here are four of those posts edited together with additional commentary only available on the podcast.

I have included YouTube links below if you still want to see the original videos.

TikTok Rants | Week of Dec. 23, 2024

1. One Month From Inauguration Day (9:09) | YouTube

2. I Was Planning On Stealing (8:33) | YouTube

3. President Musk (0:57) | YouTube

4. Speed Bump Bandit B*stards (5:00) | YouTube

More about me:

I published my first newsletter before the age of ten, written using my next-door neighbor’s typewriter, copied with carbon paper, and distributed to mailboxes on my bicycle.

One of my first stories was an obituary of John Belushi. Strange for a ten year old? Yes!

My writing today is governed by deadpan sarcasm that goes granular on various cultural topics that I am deeply curious about. I hope you enjoy this sometimes snarky stream of consciousness.

I'm serious about not taking life too seriously.™

❤️ 🏳️‍🌈 ✡️ 🧘‍♂️ 🥯 🍔 🍩

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Connect with me:

You can visit and get to know me everywhere at superjews.com.

Hi. It's Josh.

The shortcomings of Vicious Creature are not Lauren Mayberry’s fault.

The frontwoman for the Glasgow-based electro-pop trio CHVRCHES, formed in 2011, has seen much success with her band since then, so her curiosity about what a solo effort could be was sure to develop. Mayberry’s Vicious Creature is out now via Island Records.

She affirms, “There’s things I’ve never been comfortable performing or sharing with a band of men. As much as my time with the band has always had this feminist narrative underpinning it, a lot of my role felt like it was more about me trying to fit in than leading the conversation.”

It wasn’t until the final track on Vicious Creature, “Are You Awake?” that I got chills. Much of the rest of the album left me cold.

#chvrches #laurenmayberry #viciouscreature

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More about me:

I published my first newsletter before the age of ten, written using my next-door neighbor’s typewriter, copied with carbon paper, and distributed to mailboxes on my bicycle.

One of my first stories was an obituary of John Belushi. Strange for a ten year old? Yes!

My writing today is governed by deadpan sarcasm that goes granular on various cultural topics that I am deeply curious about. I hope you enjoy this sometimes snarky stream of consciousness.

I'm serious about not taking life too seriously.™

❤️ 🏳️‍🌈 ✡️ 🧘‍♂️ 🥯 🍔 🍩

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Hi. It's Josh.

I have been posting longer rants on my TikTok account, which until recently, has rarely contained a video over 60 seconds long.

I have been building that account for a couple of years now, and it has been an absolute pleasure to post daily (or several times a day) and learn things about myself and the world that I did not ever imagine learning.

This is to say, TikTok is its own universe unlike any other social media app. Is it also, frankly, not for the faint of heart. If you are there, please do follow me, because there is so much content that I do not post elsewhere.

Today, however, I have started to rip the audio from some of my longer videos. I have edited three of those posts together for your pleasure (or not, let's see.)

If you are not on TikTok and still want to see the original videos, I have included YouTube links.

TikTok Rants | Week of Dec. 16, 2024

1. You Can't Legislate Morality (9:00) | YouTube

2. 🌈 For Pay or Pay For 🌈 (4:20) | YouTube

3. Not Wet Leg, Wet Cough (8:33) | YouTube

More about me:

I published my first newsletter before the age of ten, written using my next-door neighbor’s typewriter, copied with carbon paper, and distributed to mailboxes on my bicycle.

One of my first stories was an obituary of John Belushi. Strange for a ten year old? Yes!

My writing today is governed by deadpan sarcasm that goes granular on various cultural topics that I am deeply curious about. I hope you enjoy this sometimes snarky stream of consciousness.

I'm serious about not taking life too seriously.™

❤️ 🏳️‍🌈 ✡️ 🧘‍♂️ 🥯 🍔 🍩

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Connect with me:

You can visit and get to know me everywhere at superjews.com.

Hi. It's Josh.

Since the election, I have been posting longer rants on my TikTok account, which until recently, has rarely contained a video over 60 seconds long.

I have been building that account for a couple of years now, and it has been an absolute pleasure to post daily (or several times a day) and learn things about myself and the world that I did not ever imagine learning.

This is to say, TikTok is its own universe unlike any other social media app. Is it also, frankly, not for the faint of heart. If you are there, please do follow me, because there is so much content that I do not post elsewhere.

Today, however, I have started to rip the audio from some of my longer videos. I have edited three of those posts together for your pleasure (or not, let's see.) If you are not on TikTok and still want to see the original videos, I have included YouTube links.

TikTok Rants | Week of Dec. 9th, 2024

1. Don't Shop Oligarchs (5:14) | YouTube

2. Keep Your Self-Identifying Flags and Emojis. Not a Protest… A Test! (6:52) | YouTube

3. 74,000,000 Votes (6:23) | YouTube

More about me:

I published my first newsletter before the age of ten, written using my next-door neighbor’s typewriter, copied with carbon paper, and distributed to mailboxes on my bicycle.

One of my first stories was an obituary of John Belushi. Strange for a ten year old? Yes!

My writing today is governed by deadpan sarcasm that goes granular on various cultural topics that I am deeply curious about. I hope you enjoy this sometimes snarky stream of consciousness.

I'm serious about not taking life too seriously.™

❤️ 🏳️‍🌈 ✡️ 🧘‍♂️ 🥯 🍔 🍩

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Connect with me:

You can visit and get to know me everywhere at superjews.com.

Hi. It's Josh.

“Screamland” is the savory emotional center arriving at the halfway mark of Mahashmashana, the sixth album from Father John Misty (the stage name of musician Josh Tillman), out now via Sub Pop Records and Bella Union.

Loosely conceptual, as are most of Misty’s records, the album’s title is the Sanskrit word for a Hindu cremation ground.

The record represents the vulnerability between life and death quite well, walking a tightrope that risks falling into pretension but elegantly manages to make it.

Before the breakthrough of “Screamland,” the album could play as conceited to cynics.

Ultimately, it is sensational.

#fatherjohnmisty #joshtillman #mahashmashana

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More about me:

I published my first newsletter before the age of ten, which I wrote using my next-door neighbor’s typewriter, and copied with carbon paper before distributing it to mailboxes on my bicycle.

One of my first stories was an obituary of John Belushi. Strange for a ten year old? Yes!

My writing today is governed by deadpan sarcasm that goes granular on various cultural topics that I am deeply curious about. I hope you enjoy this sometimes snarky stream of consciousness.

I'm serious about not taking life too seriously.™

❤️ 🏳️‍🌈 ✡️ 🧘‍♂️ 🥯 🍔 🍩

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Hi. It's Josh.

You can learn a lot about a person of my age by mentioning Howard Stern. Surprisingly, he is still a polarizing figure, even after moving to the less overtly public space of satellite radio.

Even though his audience is smaller, his cache has blown up because he has become recognized as a master interviewer who can get the most ungettable A-list public figures on his couch.

Anyone with a misguided opinion of Howard Stern will never get far enough into this to discover that it isn’t about Howard Stern at all.

It is about Robin Quivers.

#howardstern #robinquivers #bababooey

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More about me:

I published my first newsletter before the age of ten, which I wrote using my next-door neighbor’s typewriter, and copied with carbon paper before distributing it to mailboxes on my bicycle.

One of my first stories was an obituary of John Belushi. Strange for a ten year old? Yes!

My writing today is governed by deadpan sarcasm that goes granular on various cultural topics that I am deeply curious about. I hope you enjoy this sometimes snarky stream of consciousness.

I'm serious about not taking life too seriously.™

❤️ 🏳️‍🌈 ✡️ 🧘‍♂️ 🥯 🍔 🍩

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Visit me everywhere: https://linktr.ee/superjews

Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/joshbloom

Hi. It's Josh.

I grew up watching the television show “Little House on the Prairie,” the characters of Harriet Oleson and her daughter Nellie Oleson, the defacto heels of the town of Walnut Grove, were my favorites.

The show was not comedic; it was a full of tragedy, one-hour drama, but when it was funny, the comic relief tended to come from these two characters, either directly or because of comeuppance played upon them.

Characters discussed on this episode:

Nellie: https://youtu.be/Ark2A_mkLdY

Harriet: https://youtu.be/TgbcKkWdt70

Dee: https://youtu.be/Dnh1ZvJn8fM

#nellieoleson #littlehouseontheprairie #genx

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More about me:

I published my first newsletter before the age of ten, which I wrote using my next-door neighbor’s typewriter, and copied with carbon paper before distributing it to mailboxes on my bicycle.

One of my first stories was an obituary of John Belushi. Strange for a ten year old? Yes!

My writing today is governed by deadpan sarcasm that goes granular on various cultural topics that I am deeply curious about. I hope you enjoy this sometimes snarky stream of consciousness.

I'm serious about not taking life too seriously.™

❤️ 🏳️‍🌈 ✡️ 🧘‍♂️ 🥯 🍔 🍩

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Connect with me: https://linktr.ee/superjews

Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/joshbloom

Hi. It's Josh.

I love that there are no definable singles on Songs of a Lost World, the new album by The Cure that is so accomplished at being The Cure, Robert Smith could listen to it and learn a few things about himself. He is likely doing just that, as he recently mentioned that the album’s follow-up is already nearing completion.

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Love, Josh