Mars on Life

Mars on Life

By Mars on LifeSociety & Culture
Download on the App Store

Mars on Life episodes

  • Bad Evolution: "Lucy" Review (197)

    We've hit rock bottom: Matt and Ryan return one last time to talk about another terrible movie that is somehow trending (?) on Netflix, the 2014 Luc Besson sci-fi movie "Lucy."

    Social media:

    Mars on Life: @marsonlifeshow on Twitter and Instagram

    Ryan Mancini: @mancinira (Twitter) and @manciniryan (Instagram)

    Matt Fernandez: @matt_fern (Twitter) and @thewoodseyninja (Instagram)

    Artwork by Zachary Erberich (@zacharyerberichart)

    "Space X-plorers" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    56 min
  • Positive 33: "Godzilla Minus One" Review *SPOILERS* (196)

    There's a new Toho-produced "Godzilla" film in town. What did we think? Can you do more with a movie about a monster that destroys things? And how about that pink atomic blast! Ah, different movie.

    Social media:

    Mars on Life: @marsonlifeshow on Twitter and Instagram

    Sebastian Schug: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Seabass⁠⁠⁠⁠ on YouTube

    Ryan Mancini: @mancinira (Twitter) and @manciniryan (Instagram)

    Andrew Martinez: @andrewomartinez (Twitter)

    Matt Fernandez: @matt_fern (Twitter) and @thewoodseyninja (Instagram)

    Artwork by Zachary Erberich (@zacharyerberichart)

    "Space X-plorers" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    1 hr 27 min
  • Mythology of Bad Writing (195)

    Time for another sensory experience on "Mars on Life," this time through the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

    Sources:

    "Civil Disobedience" by Henry David Thoreau

    "Bread and Roses: Mills, Migrants, and the Struggle for the American Dream" by Bruce Watson

    "Be Realistic: Demand the Impossible" by Mike Davis

    Social media:

    Mars on Life: @marsonlifeshow on Twitter and Instagram

    Ryan Mancini: @mancinira (Twitter) and @manciniryan (Instagram)

    Artwork by Zachary Erberich (@zacharyerberichart)

    "Space X-plorers" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    "Study and Relax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


    39 min
  • Quizzie Borden Had an Ask - Which Bread Are You? (194)

    Our cohosts are taking the week off, but they did not go without a special present under the turkey. A while back, we discussed Buzzfeed and one of its tantalizing(!) quizzes "Which Type of Bread Are You?" Well, which is it? We asked you a question!

    To take the quiz, beware all ye who enter: https://www.buzzfeed.com/mathewguiver/which-type-of-bread-are-you

    Social media:

    Mars on Life: @marsonlifeshow on Twitter and Instagram

    Sebastian Schug: ⁠⁠⁠Seabass⁠⁠⁠ on YouTube

    Ryan Mancini: @mancinira (Twitter) and @manciniryan (Instagram)

    Matt Fernandez: @matt_fern (Twitter) and @thewoodseyninja (Instagram)

    Artwork by Zachary Erberich (@zacharyerberichart)

    "Space X-plorers" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    47 min
  • Living Our Own Chinaskis, feat. Pete D. Camarillo (193)

    Journalist and podcast host Pete D. Camarillo returns to discuss author and Angeleno Charles Bukowski, what we all think of him and his conflicted legacy. We talk specifically about his novels, “Post Office,” “Factotum,” “Women,” “Ham on Rye,” “Hollywood” and “Pulp.”

    Social media:

    Mars on Life: @marsonlifeshow on Twitter and Instagram

    Sebastian Schug: ⁠⁠⁠Seabass⁠⁠⁠ on YouTube

    Ryan Mancini: @mancinira (Twitter) and @manciniryan (Instagram)

    Andrew Martinez: @andrewomartinez (Twitter)

    Matt Fernandez: @matt_fern (Twitter) and @thewoodseyninja (Instagram)

    Pete D. Camarillo: @petecertified (Twitter) and @peedeec (Instagram)

    Touchdowns & Tangents: @TDs_Tangents (Twitter) and @tds_tangents (Instagram)

    Artwork by Zachary Erberich (@zacharyerberichart)

    "Space X-plorers" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    1 hr 1 min
  • The Falling Middle Cast: Episode 17

    In our latest miniseries’ finale, our cohosts conclude "Fear of Falling" and go over all of "Chapter 6: The Next Great Shift":

    • Discovering the True Elites
    • Rediscovering the "Others"

    Special thanks to Sebastian for helping make this iteration of "The Falling Middle Cast" possible. Hope to see you soon, buddy. — RAM

    Social media:Mars on Life: @marsonlifeshow on Twitter and InstagramRyan Mancini: @mancinira (Twitter) and @manciniryan (Instagram)Sebastian Schug: ⁠Seabass⁠ on YouTubeArtwork by Zachary Erberich (@zacharyerberichart)"Covert Affairs" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


    1 hr 57 min
  • Cheating Death (192)

    Also known as "Vidya Games 3," the boys talk about a wildly popular game from 1998, LucasArts' "Grim Fandango." Play that rusty anchor.

    Social media:

    Mars on Life: @marsonlifeshow on Twitter and Instagram

    Sebastian Schug: ⁠⁠Seabass⁠⁠ on YouTube

    Ryan Mancini: @mancinira (Twitter) and @manciniryan (Instagram)

    Andrew Martinez: @andrewomartinez (Twitter)

    Matt Fernandez: @matt_fern (Twitter) and @thewoodseyninja (Instagram)

    Artwork by Zachary Erberich (@zacharyerberichart)

    "Space X-plorers" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    1 hr 8 min
  • The Falling Middle Cast: Episode 16

    In this week's second installment, our cohosts conclude Chapter 5 with the final two sections: 

    • The War Against Softness
    • Yuppie Guilt
    • Social media:

      Mars on Life: @marsonlifeshow on Twitter and Instagram

      Ryan Mancini: @mancinira (Twitter) and @manciniryan (Instagram)

      Sebastian Schug: ⁠Seabass⁠ on YouTube

      Artwork by Zachary Erberich (@zacharyerberichart)

      "Covert Affairs" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
      Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
      http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

      1 hr 12 min
    • The Falling Middle Cast: Episode 15

      In this week's first installment, our cohosts read over the following segments of Chapter 5:

      • Feminism and Class Consolidation
      • The Consumer Binge
      • The Embrace of Affluence
      • Social media:

        Mars on Life: @marsonlifeshow on Twitter and Instagram
        Ryan Mancini: @mancinira (Twitter) and @manciniryan (Instagram)
        Sebastian Schug: ⁠Seabass⁠ on YouTube
        Artwork by Zachary Erberich (@zacharyerberichart)
        "Covert Affairs" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


        1 hr 59 min
      • The Fab Feh (191)

        The last Beatles song has been released. Our Fab Four talk about "Now and Then."

        Social media:

        Mars on Life: @marsonlifeshow on Twitter and Instagram

        Sebastian Schug: ⁠Seabass⁠ on YouTube

        Ryan Mancini: @mancinira (Twitter) and @manciniryan (Instagram)

        Andrew Martinez: @andrewomartinez (Twitter)

        Matt Fernandez: @matt_fern (Twitter) and @thewoodseyninja (Instagram)

        Artwork by Zachary Erberich (@zacharyerberichart)

        "Space X-plorers" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

        1 hr 9 min

      About Mars on Life

      From the publisher's feed

      Welcome to "Mars on Life." From California to Massachusetts, listen as four friends understand the arts, culture, class and life itself in this irreverent series. If you keep going, you'll make it to…