Lost In Postulation

On this special bumper episode we delve into the Oscars multiverse in an effort to uncover some fresh postulations about Hollywood's biggest night. First though, we hear from Neil about how to keep our scrambled eggs "walking" (1:30).

Then in our main section we provide our takes on the 2023 Oscars winners and losers (9:24) before traveling back in time to understand how the Oscars became the campaigning and business-oriented event they are today (21:35). This leads us on a journey to the following enticing postulations: how often does the Academy actually get the winner for Best Picture right (33:10)? and what would change if we were to award the Oscars with a ten year delay (42:55)?

We end with our first ever head-to-head quiz showdown where we encourage all listeners to play along. Who will go down as the LIP Oscars Trivia World Champion (52:09)?

As ever, you can connect with us through our twitter account @InPostulation and via email [email protected]. Feedback, questions and postulations all very welcome!

Corrections & Amendments: Kathryn Bigelow did, in fact, win Best Director for The Hurt Locker in 2009. Joe Pesci won Best Supporting Actor for Goodfellas in 1991. Daniel Kaluuya won Best Supporting Actor for Judas and the Black Messiah in 2021 and not for Best Actor, as mentioned.

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It's highbrow from the get-go as we start by asking where the best place to sit on a plane is (2:55) and end up discussing tactics for dealing with your row neighbors as well as night train shenanigans.

Then, in light of Chris Rock's recent comedy special, it's on to our core postulation, which sees claims of sweet validation for a previous prediction (12:19). We then go through the key takeaways from the live show in Baltimore (14:45) before ruminating on the state of comedy in 2023 (21:20) and why everyone should try standup at least once in their lives (26:20).

We round things off by showcasing some brilliant listener postulations that came through following our Happily Everest After episode (39:24).

As ever, you can connect with us through our twitter account @InPostulation and via email [email protected]. Feedback, questions and postulations all very welcome!

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Lost In Postulation is back on top of the world (literally) with the first ever Ultimate Celebrity Everest Climb! First though, in our weekly mundane postulation we try to reach a unified theory of drinking water which sees us discuss the following: Is it okay to dilute sparkling water? Why are some sparkling waters salty? What can we learn from Ireland? (1:32).

It's then on to one of our most ambitious postulations yet, starting with us ruminating on the explosion of commercial mountaineering and why Mount Everest continues be venerated within the pop culture (10:05). Then we introduce the Ultimate Celebrity Everest Climb whereby a confluence of events brings the UN Security Council, Neil, a Nepali sherpa and a ragtag bunch of celebrities together in an effort to bring about a lasting world peace (14:50). After a debrief on the grueling journey, Neil dives into drafting his team from a wide-ranging list of athletes, world leaders, actors, musicians, authors and business people. Who will he choose to bring along for the adventure (25:00) and what role will each of them play (49:50)? The fate of the world remains in the balance.

We conclude by crashing back down to earth with a parting shot from Amsterdam (56:00).

As ever, you can connect with us through our twitter account @InPostulation and via email [email protected]. Feedback, questions and postulations all very welcome!

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We celebrate our tenth episode anniversary by finally postulating about sports trends and fads. First though, we have a go at settling an age-old debate: socks before trousers, or trousers before socks (2:40)?

It's then on to our deep-dive about sports fads and trends (9:35). First we delve into some of the biggest trends of the last couple of decades, and share our experiences with them (15:00). We ruminate on the Tony Hawk-inspired skateboarding boom, a rollerblading culture war, the underrated ultimate frisbee and the newly rebooted XFL. 

From there we turn to current sports crazes, where we theorize around who's really having the most fun on the padel court, discuss the wide-ranging implications of Esports and the sustainability of Formula One's growing fan base (27:00). We round out the segment by placing our bets on which sports are poised to take the world by storm in the coming years (46:25).

We finish off with Neil attempting to get his revenge from episode six by submitting Nicola to a Google Trends quiz - can he guess which sports are on the rise over the past 12 months, and which are on the way out (53:35)?

As ever, you can connect with us through our twitter account @InPostulation and via email [email protected]. Feedback, questions and postulations all very welcome!

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We're back this week with episode number nine, where we start with a wildly contentious opener on sandwiches (1:55), before kicking off our first ever fast-paced Pop Culture Roundup (10:09) - a wide-ranging, postulatory pulse-check of pop culture today.

We dive into Hanya Yanagihara's work and ruminate on the role of the novel as an enduring medium (11:15). Then we (finally!) give our two cents on the new hit HBO series The Last of Us (22:13), before shooting ourselves in the foot by recommending somebody else's podcast (33:42). From there it's back to food, where we discuss what a good restaurant experience really means these days (41:30), and recommend a spice mix we think everyone's been sleeping on (50:20). We round things off with a shout out to three musicians making some perhaps unexpected noise (54:00).

As ever, you can connect with us through our twitter account @InPostulation and via email [email protected]. Feedback, questions and postulations all very welcome!

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Lost in Postulation is back for an eighth installment after a three week hiatus! We kick things off with Nicola providing a brief update and key takeaways from his recent travels to the end of the earth (1:20) before getting into our main postulation block of the episode about music in film (7:50).

We dive deep on film scores from every angle starting by placing them within their historical context (10:45), discussing 'The King of Themes' John Williams (14:45), Howard Shore's impact on Lord of the Rings (17:23) and some of our other favorite themes (20:55). It's then on to composer postulations where we rate Hans Zimmer (33:00), give credit to Ennio Morricone (39:20), sprinkle in some Hitchcock (44:00) and discuss an interesting new composer trend (46:30).

We wrap things up by diving into our listener mailbag where we receive global postulations on the topic of saunas (49:24).

As ever, you can connect with us through our brand-new twitter account @InPostulation and via email [email protected]. Feedback, questions and postulations all very welcome!

Bonus content: Mr. Bean playing Chariots of Fire at the London Olympics: https://youtu.be/CwzjlmBLfrQ

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Back again with lucky number seven, we kick things off with a brief rumination on the perils and pitfalls of energy drinks (2:10), before attempting to answer the riddle of just where all the good films have gone (8:00). From the A-list migration to streaming series, to the widening quality gap between US and international cinema - no stone is left unturned.

From there we dip into our listener mailbag and, for the first time, talk through a listener-submitted postulation (38:49). We round things off with a brief aside as to the latest antics of everyone's favourite former-royals (46:53).

As ever, you can connect with us through our brand-new twitter account @InPostulation and via email [email protected]. Feedback, questions and postulations all very welcome!

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Happy new year everyone! In our first episode of 2023 we kick things off with a check-in that leads to us reminiscing about a past ski adventure gone bad (1:45), we then move on to our core postulation about the enigma of Christoph Waltz's career (8:17) before ranking him alongside other non-native English speaking villains (37:38) and finish off with an Austrian quiz extravaganza (45:35)!

In other news we now have a twitter @InPostulation and email [email protected] where you can connect with us! Please send us your feedback and thoughts!

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On this fifth installment of Lost in Postulation (our non-award winning podcast) we start with a brief discussion on saunas (1:00) and then dive into the remainder of our big bets for 2023 (4:49), where we postulate on what the new year will bring for the Chalamets (6:30), social media (11:55), AI chat bots (22:25), Succession (30:15), franchise movies (39:00), a female James Bond (49:20), screen time analytics (53:10) and John David Washington (56:35).

If you haven't already, feel free to go back and listen to part 1 as well as episodes 1-3 and make sure to spread the word with your friends if you like what you hear!

Enjoy!

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On this fourth installment of Lost in Postulation (our non-award winning podcast) we present the first part of our big bets for 2023 (4:40). In this first tranche of bets we postulate on what the new year will bring for horror movies (5:10), Elon Musk (12:13), Morocco (20:55) and passive investing (30:10). Afterwards Neil updates us on his whirlwind postulation journey on a flight from Singapore to Newark, where he may have just solved the ongoing conflict between Chris Rock and Will Smith (40:00).

Enjoy!

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