TAP Snaps

BEWARE! Spoilers for the entirety of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker lie ahead.

IT'S BAAAAAAACK! That's right- the Imaginarium is back for a special event! This week the boys are joined in studio by Big Jammin' AKA JAM to talk Star Wars. Surprise, surprise...Blake is not on board with this one, and Tarver, Liam and JAM have their work cut out for them. The boys talk about what it means to be a Star Wars fan, and give some hot-ass takes on the final installment in the saga that started it all. It's true and real, but is it trill? Listen and find out. This one is not to be missed.

Merry Happy!

Special guest Camden Hill from Babblin' and Dabblin' joins Liam, Blake and Tarver in the studio this week! The boys are here this week to talk about times when people who have the clout to ignore feedback, outrage, and general misgivings about their speech/actions do so in egregious fashion.

We tackle police breaking into a man's home and beating him for seemingly no reason. Just chilling in your house minding your business? Duly noted. We here to wax that ass.

We also take aim at Vladimir Putin saying that Presidential term limits could be abolished. My country's constitution imposed executive term limits for good reason? Duly noted. We could just get rid of them shits, though.

Finally, we take a look at JK Rowling's latest Twitter dragging- she came to the defense of a woman who was fired for having not-so-woke views on biological sex. Have an opinion about a hot topic that personally affected a woman you respect? Duly noted, now take these hands.

We're keeping it spicy.

Special guest Chris Casey joins Liam and Blake in the studio this weekend since Tarver is on a clandestine mission of love. This week the boys discuss a few bits of news that we totally called happening. We revisit municipal cyber-security with the story of a recent ransomeware attack that sent New Orleans into a state of emergency. Blake walks us through how his friends "I" and "Me" are responding to news of streaming services being developed for torrent websites. Finally- no one is surprised to see that there is one big reason that renewable energy may become more popular than coal among conservatives: cash money, baBAY!

Hot takes abound this week! The boys get into some of the most confusing stories circling the internet. The common thread that links Gundams, bananas, and Michael Vick? We want to know why? WHY ARE THESE THINGS HAPPENING? We look into the future as we discuss a Japanese political party's plan to build real-life Gundams (skyscraper-sized Mech suits.) The very nature of art itself is brought into question on the basis of a banana being sold for $120,000. Finally, we talk Michael Vick, and get into the difference between combating systemic racism and combating glorifying an animal abuser- it's spicy.

This week the boys talk about the deliberate coverup of open sexual abuse within one particular Catholic order- the Salesians of Don Bosco; specifically the experiences of two Californian men- George Stein and Joey Piscitelli. It's a heavy topic, and Blake's missing because he went Hollywood on us. What's going to happen?! Don't worry- guest host extraordinaire/human-embodiment-of-the-feeling-of-being-tucked-into-a-warm-bed Chris Casey joins Tarver and Liam in the studio!

Heads up- we're covering a tough topic this week, and the article/Liam Reads contain accounts of sexual abuse.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! We're thankful for you, dear listeners, and for the fact that Chris mf Casey came through the studio this week!

The boys grit their teeth, skip tissues and lotion at the grocery store, and get our testosterone levels way up as we discuss No Nut November. A phenomenon that started as a joke, but has become much more to many- Blake explains how a meme can become a spiritual ritual. Tarver talks about the benefits of taking a break from porn, and how the adult landscape has changed in recent years. Liam really wants to know how the alt-right and other extreme groups keep managing to co-opt memes, and Chris weighs in on all!

This week the boys lock up their valuables, and hold tight to their data as we discuss the security of your shit- specifically your information online. In the wake of multiple recent data breeches and one incredibly suspect deal between Google and a healthcare company, it looks like corporations who thrive on data collection are getting extra bold with it lately. Liam leads us through Google's recent acquisition of 50 million people's medical records. Tarver gets personal with his love of Magic: The Gathering, and wonders how Wizards of the Coast could have left user data on an open Amazon Web file. Blake talks about VPNs and how people can crack smart home devices using lasers- he also lets us know he's a crack shot, and gaslights the fuck out of Tarver. This one gets goofy.

New Thursday release!

This one involved a lot of prep- Liam, Blake and Tarver (three millenials) had to bust out their avocado toast and murder not less than three American industries to make sure they came correct. We're talking about OK Boomer! The meme that has taken on a life of its own after older folks across the globe collectively lost their ability to take a joke, and decided that the best way to respond to a fleeting meme they didn't like was to make it one of the top trending stories in the news. Hot tah-kees abound in this one.

Let's get our MF social media on.

This week the boys discuss Facebook's (nonexistent) vetting process for political ads in the wake of Twitter banning political advertising altogether. Liam talks about the realities of fact-checking political advertising, Tarver takes us to marketing school, and Blake goes ultra-capitalist on that ass.

Is honesty in advertising the issue, or have the delivery methods gotten too sophisticated for truth to matter?

How easy is it to separate art from the artist? Liam, Tarver and Blake discuss developments among four cases of famous artists/entertainment industry magnates who have been tried and convicted in the court of public opinion (some in actual court); how it has or has not affected their livelihoods and reputations, as well as how it has shaped public reception of their work.

Tarver gets for real about a recent incident with Harvey Weinstein, Liam guides us through the incredible strangeness surrounding Kevin Spacey's legal battles, Blake talks Michael Jackson, and everyone is horrified by how cool Hollywood seems to be with Roman Polanski.