Somewhat Relevant

Somewhat Relevant

By Jackson MacGillivray, Mateo Linares, Aidan CloetSociety & CultureTechnology
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Somewhat Relevant episodes

  • Ep. 13: Feels Like Spiderman
    This week the guys give their hot take on Marvel's Spiderman for PlayStation 4, Jim Carrey's return to mainstream media, and the beef between Eminem and MGK!
    Credits:
    Jim Carrey's strange interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JmNKGfFj7w
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    46 min
  • Ep. 12: Jake is Bender?!
    This week the guys discuss the end of the long-running Cartoon Network show, Adventure Time, The Witcher TV series, teaching english abroad and Childish Gambino's new music video!
    Credits:
    Henry Cavill to Star in ‘Witcher’ Series at Netflix: https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/henry-cavill-the-witcher-netflix-series-1202925521/
    Childish Gambino - Feels Like Summer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1B9Fk_SgI0
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    1 hr 6 min
  • Ep. 11: The Man From Japan
    Mateo is BACK this week and the guys are joined once again by Graeme Houssin! Mateo recaps the highlights of his trip to Japan and the gang discusses movies that they think are overrated!
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    1 hr 3 min
  • Ep. 9: And the Oscar goes to... Graeme Houssin!
    This week Jackson and Aidan are joined by Graeme Houssin while Mateo is away in Japan! The three discuss the Academy Award's recently-announced "Popular Film" category, the film BlacKkKlansman, famous Twitch streamer Ninja and the art of designing your Instagram page!
    Credits:
    Ninja’s unwillingness to stream with women: https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/14/17688392/ninja-fortnite-women-streaming-harassment
    Academy Awards introduces "Popular Film" category:
    https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/08/the-academy-oscars-changes-new-category
    ALSO - Follow Mateo through Japan by visiting his Instagram page, @mateo_linares !
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    1 hr 5 min
  • Ep. 8: The Man With the Golden Arm
    This week, the gang talks about the going-ons in the city, capes, passing down traditions and heritage, the ETHICS OF GAMES JOURNALISM and the recent smackdown of InfoWars on various platforms.
    Credit:
    The Joe Rogan Podcast
    http://podcasts.joerogan.net/?search=991
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    56 min
  • Ep. 7: Sean Murray, I don't feel so good...
    This week the guys talk about the evolution of the highly anticipated but critically panned game, No Mans Sky; Hulk's role in Avengers: Infinity War; the new Venom trailer, and Sacha Baron Cohen's new show, Who is America.
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    1 hr 15 min
  • Ep. 6: Frost Me, Tony
    This week on Somewhat Relevant, the guys discuss some of the announcements from SDCC– including the dark and gritty 'Titans' trailer; the controversey surrounding Guardians of the Galaxy director, James Gunn; cereal mascots being sexualized and Soundcloud rapper drama.
    51 min
  • Ep. 5: E.M.O.J.I
    This week the guys start gushing praise for Octopath Traveler (poor Aidan) and end up talking about player choice, the "right way" to play, the secret emoji council and snobby instagram influencers.
    Credits:
    Why Some of Instagram's Biggest Memers Are Locking Their Accounts - https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/07/why-some-of-instagrams-biggest-memers-are-locking-their-accounts/564995/
    Instagram’s Wannabe-Stars Are Driving Luxury Hotels Crazy - https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/06/instagram-influencers-are-driving-luxury-hotels-crazy/562679/
    Irish Hotel Publicly Shames Social Media Influencer for Requesting Free Stay - https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/307763
    Octopath Traveler quiz - https://octopathtraveler.nintendo.com/
    1 hr 1 min
  • Ep. 4: Travel Troubles
    This week on the show the guys discuss how some travel destinations are actually suffering from tourism, Youtubers behaving disrespectfully in other countries, and a study about why expecting to have a stressful day might be worse than actually being stressed.
    Credits:
    Stress study - https://news.psu.edu/story/526774/2018/07/03/research/expecting-stressful-day-may-lower-cognitive-abilities-throughout
    Iceland travel - https://www.wired.com/2017/05/icelands-beautiful-except-tourists/
    54 min

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Welcome to Somewhat Relevant – the not-so-original podcast where three friends gather weekly to talk about the most neglected topic in human history: pop culture. Come and chill for an hour during…