Rabbit Hole Sessions

Tyler and James are joined by return guest Aseem Garnault-Kumar for a great session. They talk about China’s history and the Belt & Road Initiative,  ethnicity & race around the world, urban planning, cartography & GIS, clickbait & data, and much more!

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Tyler and James hit this session for a variety of topics. They start with Delta-8 THC & benefits of CBD, sparking conspiracy theories about marijuana legalization and military marketing (00:01:00). From there they transition into discussing futuristic civilizations on distant planets or in Earth’s history (00:09:00). They take a serious turn to speak on the Atlanta spa & massage parlor murders (00:19:00). This leads into discussions of anti-Asian sentiment, realities of grouping people together, and potential negatives to spreading social media awareness (00:30:19). Tyler has questions about the firing of Alexi McCammond by Teen Vogue over old tweets & the intentions behind it (00:36:00), and James brings in the newest Charlie Hebdo cartoon controversy (00:40:30). After the break they close off with a discussion of having a malleable opinion & when they’ve changed their mind on something (00:52:00). Click the link below to learn about and donate towards Asian-American support.

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Recorded March 11th. Tyler and James kick it this session about James working on a new project, NFTs & the effect it’ll have on art, they try (and fail) to learn about the Paris Agreement & origin of playing cards, NBA All-Star Day, and more!

Tyler and James return for season 2 of sessions! They talk Tyler moving to DC & his insights so far, Governor Cuomo’s recent allegations & precedents being set, Anna May music video, Noname’s Telefone mixtape taken off Spotify, and more!

Tyler and James are back in person this session! They kick it about new SMS episodes, James & his new hair experience, Tyler & his root canal experience, the Inauguration, Biden’s executive orders, and more!

Recorded January 10th. Tyler and James are in session this episode to discuss the storming of the Capitol, Trump banned from Twitter, going to space, 2020 reflection & 2021 outlooks, and more!

Tyler and James kick it post-Christmas for this session. They start by recapping their holidays and the NBA Christmas games. Afterwards they get into Playboi Carti’s album Whole Lotta Red that leads into discussions of Tyler being a biased old head, distinction between rap & hip hop and needing to expand the terms for the genres. They then talk about the new round of COVID-19 relief and Trump’s comments surrounding it, Tyler gives an update on One Piece chapter 1000 (spoiler free), and more!

This session Tyler & James talk the COVID-19 vaccine as well as the politics surrounding aid and relief packages. They come back joined by Alexandre Henri to talk the wrap of the SMS film, highlights & lowlights, timeline until it’s release, and more!

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Back for another session! This week Tyler and James start with the first corona school year coming to an end and ESPN’s top 100 NBA players. The bulk of this episode they talk about anime & manga (James has been waiting for this one!). They get into Attack on Titan, One Piece approaching 1000 chapters, benefits of taking in content from other cultures, use of violence and gore in film & TV, and more!

Tyler and James kick it this week for another session. They begin by opening up about breaking bad habits and the positives & negatives of setting expectations. They then get into discussing the controversy surrounding rapper Mulatto’s stage name, with Tyler offering his experience on realities for mixed people. They come back from break for NBA talk, touching on Russell Westbrook to the Wizards and all 3 of the Ball brothers being in the league, before pivoting into discussing the power we have in our hands as an audience.