The Chris Ham podcast

I open talking about entering a period of great weather and also spiked up the excitment socialization post vaccination and made a comparision to returning to college from summer break. I list my favorite cocktails to be sipped with nice dinners.  

I talk about the extreme Republican skeptism of Covid in 2020 but then quickly pivot to the frustration I feel toward LIBERALS in 2021 and their irrational fear toward Covid post-vaccination.  I talk about why we should be very excited about the vaccine landscape.  There is a lot of hypocrisy going on with over-maskers and I explain why.  I relate it to the pitfall character flaw of liberals.  

I quickly hit on the announcment that the U.S government will acknowledge the existence of Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon.

Takes of All Temperatures(T.O.A.T.S)- Hot cheese superiority; Overrated Change of Seasons; Interracial Couple Racial Assumptions; Height Vitriol for Average Men; Sketchy White Vans; Chase ATM slowness

I start the show talking about shot 2 effects of the Pfizer vaccine for wifey and I as well as Jen's company launch and Times Square celebration.(0:00-10:39) 

Then one of my best and oldest friends "Baumer" comes on for the Ham Film Club Deep Dive of Varsity Blues.  We are on the same college driven text thread "The Jackals" and we talk about most likely and least likely other guests on the pod.  Then we talk about our kids dinner and bedtime routines and the random questions asked by pre-schoolers like the creepy tendencies of the Tooth Fairy. (10:42-26:30) 

We kick off our discussion of Varsity Blues and contemplate the first time we saw it and talk about the versatility of being able to watch movies in college with both dudes and women late night for entirely different drivers.  We establish the age range of those who loved this movie most, hop into an executive summary of Varsity Blues if you have never heard of the movie, and talk about the most notable stars of the movie including one TERRIBLE actor.  We go through what we like about the movie and contrast where it is flawed high level (26:31-48:01) 

Categories(48:05-1:13:55) 

I call bullshit segment/random burning questions(1:13:56-1:25:50)Who is Moxon really?- good guy or sketchy guy? Bud Kilmer's terrible speech among a several others.   Random Trivia(1:25:51-1:31:30) Lance's younger brother as a kid actor became a side character on two very popular shows. We end discussing future movies to do in the Ham Film Club Deep Dive and talk about Covid vaccine reactions BEFORE I got it and Jen's startup launch(1:31:31-1:38:29)

It's good to be back and I share a story about a silly mistake that led to a parking ticket.   

I then segue to giving thoughts about the Chauvin verdict and why I expressed jubilation and broke down crying in a 5 minute window.  

I talk about how easy it is to swat away right wing talking points used by stupid Trump supporters around police brutality and guns. 

I check in about Covid and how life could look in the next 6-12 months but it's hard for people to uncondition. 

I breakdown "Keeping Up With the Kardashians"- I talk about how you an paradoxically admire and loathe them.  I also talk about how with two small tweeks- I would be right up Kendall's alley. 

Takes of all Temperatures(T.O.A.Ts)- Sending Servers Away; Senior Citizen Staring; Evolve as you Age; Shady License Plates; Birthday Texts; Bye Bye Darnold 

I start talking about my younger daughter as a pandemic baby and the celebration of her 1st birthday party.  

I also have a big personal announcement around my career. 

No major topics on this pod but a bunch of smaller ones! 

I have some criticsm of those with my political views-  I start talking about Covid over-caution by the left and under-caution by the right I then segue to the hyperbole around Dr. Seuss and how a lot of our society succumbs to black and white thinking.  I criticze the left on this. 

I segue to talking about my list of some key similarities with Megan Markle and how those racist against her really don't understand genetics. 

I do a detailed breakdown of Huey Lewis' 1984 beach music video "If This is It". 

Then we have a robust TAKES of all Temperatures segment(T.O.A.Ts)- Black Mirror Netflix greatness; celsius vs. fahrenheit; Bulls 1990s P.A intros; tints and trumpers; lights off in big houses; Emoji skin colors; crash diets; changing book pronouns

I start the episode complaining about February as a month and how you could look at this point in winter in the Northeast glass half empty or glass half full.  I go on to discuss how to consume t.v as a parent in 2020 and how the new Twilight Zone has captured my attention.(0:00-6:43)

I explain why and how being the parent of kids under 12 during Covid has had it the hardest the last 12 months and has had it the relative hardest since World War II, all things equal.  Count your number of household depenedents including pets and that is a measure of how hard it is to work remotely during Covid with young kids. (6:46-17:07)

I explain why there is hypocrisy in much of the Blue Lives Matter flagging and those who wave it.  Blue Lives Matter is a dog whistle and it always has been. I asked my closest college friends if they would put a Black Lives Matter flag or sign up and their reservations are similar to mine and I discuss unfortunately why. (17:11-26:15)

I talk about cancel culture and how it is weaponized on the right even toward the middle of the political spectrum(26:19- 32:53)

I give a philosophical take on aging and how it gets scary to approach "mid-life" (32:57-35:12)

T.O.A.Ts(Takes of All Temperatures)- Robert Saleh; 4-year old quirks; Friendship height correlations; Hamoisi as a name; Unnecessary outdoor mask scrambling  (36:29-45:37)

Quick Superbowl LV recap, our family experience watching this year, and Covid season capstone (45:41-53:20)

I start ths show noting the lighter air with Joe Biden as President and commemorate my first podcast episode without Donald Trump at the helm.(0:00-5:36)

I then give my Ham Hot Sharp Butter Knife Picks for Championship week in the NFL.(5:40-10:22)

I then introduce my local friend Brooks to do a breakdown of the 1996 popular Michael Bay film, The Rock.  I embarrass Brooks about being my smartest friend and he is very modest about it.  We start briefly discussing Seinfeld, analyze the series high-level, and rank main characters. (10:30-18:24)

Categories(40:11-01:22:00)

Misc. trivia/goofs(01:22:01-01:33:53)- 1996 was a high level movie year, General Hummel's flimsy escape plan, his plan to get the kids out of the hostage pool, Emotional mistep by a Navy SEAL, the trolly driver's improbable survival during the car chase, and the unrealistic reveal of what Mason was hiding for decades.

Chris B.(My wife's cousins husband) who is a friend and Godfather to my younger daughter joins the podcast to summarize the 2020 NFL season and preview the playoffs.

We start with a discussion about the surreal year that is 2020 and how we each had a kid since our last discussion which in spite of the turmoil has been a blessing.  We hit on the confluence of Covid and parenting.  How will Covid change society forever and what are the most rewarding parts of parenting.   

We jump into the NFL discussion and talk about how Covid affected Black Monday,  We rank the best and worst open coaching vacancies. We discuss QB changes  I give a theory as to what Flores was doing starting Tua.  We give our end-of-season awards(MVP, Coach of the Year, Rookies).   We discuss Eagles tanking against the Washington Football Team and Chris B's conviction around his theory as to WHY.  We dive into what went wrong with the Eagles and the Jets over the last couple of years and when I was out on Sam Darnold and how I want a fresh start. 

We then preview the Wildcard weekend playoff games-discuss the new format of 7 teams per conference.

Chris joins me for the Ham Hot Sharp Butter Knife Picks ATS.  

I start the epsidoe talking about a December blizzard in the Northeast and how I like the look of snow but the ugly forms it takes several days in then losing my credit card and wallet in the same Christmas present run while with my 4-year old.  I then talk about how Bruno in 6 years has growled ferociously at a short list of people and he encounter two recently (0:00-11:32)

I rant about how I became a Jets fan and give a little Jets history lesson.  Then I talk about how Adam Gase is the worst coach in the history of a punchline franchise and how the Jets blew a chance at a generational QB.  The person to blame for the win is Sean McVay over anybody in the Jets organization (11:36-19:39)

I discuss couple friendships, recap how friendships stick, and talk about the decline of your number of friends between 25 and 40. I give a personal account of lost friendships including a couple friendship who "reverse witness protectioned" us(19:42- 29:40)

I check in on politics about Covid incompetence and baseless voter fraud conspiracys manufactured by the right.  Then I talk about the Republican infighting (29:44-34:08)

Takes of all Temperatures(T.O.A.Ts)- Zoom fatigue;  Kwanzaa is fugazi; Child actors peak too early; Fozzie Bear is the worst; Heavy Pours/Light Pours; Santa's Coming for Us Music Video  (34:12-43:48)

I start the episode talking about Thanksgiving and reminiscing about Thanksgiving Eve and thinking about the future with my kids and how things come full circle.  I share a pearl of wisdom about the progression of parenting challenges.  And let's acknoweldge on the pod that WE HAVE A NEW PRESIDENT! (0:00-6:33)

I start discussing the transiton to Biden as the 46th President and how the transition process, Trump's baseless fraud accusations, and Trump's legal team are an absolute embarrassment.  I get into why 2020 Republicans generally wear me the hell ou.  I ALSO get fatigued by how and when the left goes too far BUT I don't equalize it (6:34-19:19)

Parenting Snapshot- I discuss the best and most challenging things of parenting our kids at their respective ages of 4+4 months and 8.5 months old (19:22-25:08)

What I expect from COVID and for the people to SHUT UP compaining about Governor crowd gathering mandates(25:11-27:49)

Takes of all Temperatures(TOATs)- Siri voice accents; Social media privacy pet peeves; Addressing people; Game winning drive stats; Thanksgiving rankings (27:52-34:54)

NFL storylines, Fantasy Football Disdian & Ham Hot Sharp Butter Knife Picks ATS (34:57-45:59)