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A podcast about the history of individuals that offended society and in the process changed it, each week we examine one figure each week who truly offended, some for the positive and some for the neg... more
FAQs about Rise To Offend:How many episodes does Rise To Offend have?The podcast currently has 104 episodes available.
July 24, 2019RTO 350 Henry Rollins (Part 3 of 3)By 1994 Henry Rollins had established himself and his band, Rollins Band, on the brink of breaking through the alternative music landscape, and the follow up to The End of Silence would change his profile across music, but it was his commitment to his spoken word and transition as a actor that would put him on the main stage. Reinventing himself through each decade his performance and personality would become iconic for honesty and what it can represent through art. Part 3 of 3...more1h 32minPlay
July 17, 2019RTO 349 Henry Rollins (Part 2 of 3)The chaos of Black Flag was coming to an end, and the second chapter of the career of Henry Rollins was completely in his control and he would embrace it. His non stop creativity would be shown to audiences as he ventured into books, spoken word, and a solo band venture, but as success started to enter his life tragedy would change his path, mindset, and future. Part 2 of 3...more1h 44minPlay
July 10, 2019RTO 348 Henry Rollins (Part 1 of 3)Part Animal, Part Machine is the label that he would christen himself but Henry Rollins would show human emotion and the honesty behind his art that would speak to many, unfiltered, uncensored, and emotionally honest. The journey of the D.C. military school kid that would become a alternative icon to the majority of punk rock vocalist, as the frontman of Black Flag, he would survive a violent culture and stage show to rise above before transitioning into a singular voice. Part 1 of 3...more1h 27minPlay
July 03, 2019RTO 347 John Callahan (Part 2 of 2)Finishing the 12 Step Program, and changing his life from a tragic accident. Becoming a success as a single panel cartoonist, author, and short filmmaker. He would now tackle the world of Animated TV and show a view of the disabled that would challenge mainstream audiences. Also the creation of his autobiography that Robin Williams has been championing would take a turn and be in jeopardy. Part 2 of 2...more1h 6minPlay
June 26, 2019RTO 346 John Callahan (Part 1 of 2)The story of John Callahan goes against any expectations set for someone who suffered his fate, through a single panel cartoon he would incite people with anger or laughter, and gain notoriety for his unique sense of honesty, despite a wasted youth and a tragic accident he would become a voice that would resonate and create a viewpoint that was cynical and all walks of life were fair game. A local legend in Portland, Oregon he would soon be known across the world despite many trying to stop his voice, and become a passion project for the Robin Williams. Part 1 of 2...more1h 12minPlay
June 19, 2019RTO 345 Married With... Children (Part 3 of 3)At this point Married With… Children can take full credit for launching the FOX network into millions of homes, and after V.P. Garth Ancier left the network to go to Disney, the network would try to go back on the promise made to co creator Michael Moye and Ron Leavitt about them having full creative control. Transitioning both creators to leave at different stages and put the program into a self parody. The once critical darling now had the critics against them and the show would face its toughest challenge to stay relevant in the sitcom world. (Part 3 of 3)...more1h 18minPlay
June 12, 2019RTO 344 Married With... Children (Part 2 of 3)Married With… Children was an original without question, but without being seen by a major audience due to its network not being available its buzz was mostly through critics and pockets of Television Viewers. By Season 3 The Bundy family was iconic to the underground and changing television on a small scale and emboldened the creators who started to push more and more boundaries, and then one offended housewife would put on crusade to save America from the show, attacking advertisers and winning. However in the process the crusade help catapult one of the most controversial shows into the mainstream. Part 2 of 3...more1h 20minPlay
June 05, 2019RTO 343 Married With... Children (Part 1 of 3)After the birth of television there were three major networks and by the mid 1980’s a fourth network was trying to breakthrough to the counter culture and a youthful audience, the first sitcom they would attempt would be a direct attack on every hit sitcom at the time, and that would be Married With… Children. A show that broke new ground and upset a huge portion of America but changed the landscape of TV forever, but early on the challenges of being seen on a network that was barely available would be a curse before a blessing. Part 1 of 3...more1h 13minPlay
May 29, 2019RTO 342 Ol' Dirty Bastard (Part 2 of 2)After the success of Wu Tang Clan's debut album, ODB received fame and notoriety immediately for the colorful character he represented, but his talent was shown on the groundbreaking solo record Return to the 36 chambers, and at that point the rap game would take a hard turn to being second to the character, Drugs, alcohol, and women would be vices that would overpower him in the moments of life and as consequences piled up his legacy would be would be much more about his self destruction than his talent. (Part 2 of 2)...more1h 8minPlay
May 22, 2019RTO 341 Ol' Dirty Bastard (Part 1 of 2)Russell Jones aka Ol' Dirty Bastard had a unique personality and voice that had not been represented in the Hip Hop community, embracing all the darkness around him in his neighborhood and youth, he would find a new way to represent living in the moment and embracing the lifestyle of addiction and recklessnesses to an art form. The destructive nature brought rhymes as unique and honest to seminal group Wu Tang Clan, and the demons he had made him special but were demons nonetheless. Part 1 of 2...more56minPlay
FAQs about Rise To Offend:How many episodes does Rise To Offend have?The podcast currently has 104 episodes available.