Tiff gives Sean the week off and charges on with her best friend Lindsay to talk about one of their favorites things: musicals! “Hamilton” wasn’t the only musical that came out this decade. Tiff and Linds talk about the shows they saw together (and their intermission snacks), the Tony Award winners (10:50), and general trends in the musical theater. Then they rank their three favorite shows they saw together (31:30) before jumping into ranking their favorite shows of the decade, along with some honorable mentions (36:17). They wrap up with their favorite cast albums (1:12:30) where Tiff has to work through her SpongeBob SquarePants bias in real-time.

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The Sheffield Wednesday Owls hail from the Steel City in England. Their history runs deep, all the way back to 1867 when a cricket club was looking for something to do in the winter. As the soccer club grew, it went its separate way from the cricket club. They avoided their own extinction in 1887 when they decided to follow the crowd and begin to pay their players. Their stadium, Hillsborough, is infamous for a game Sheffield Wednesday wasn't even involved in; that event continues to haunt two clubs, and the victims, in the courts and the news. Presently, the club is in the Championship, fighting for promotion while their crosstown rivals, Sheffield United, play in the Premier League. Their club is in hot water due to some shady dealings around the sale of their stadium. An interesting pod that left us wanting to know more about Sheffield Rules Football, a match-fixing scandal in the 1960s, and the club's potential automatic relegation at the end of this season.

Sean and Tiff discuss the music of the 2010s. Has the quality of albums deteriorated over the last decade? Remember when you’d get CDs handed to you on a New York street? Well, it’s still a thing, and those artists need a new marketing strategy. How do people even listen to CDs anymore? Now we have so many ways to listen to and discover new music, some of it is passive and some active. Who were some of the best artists of the decade? Who were some disappointments? Have other listening options like audiobooks and podcasts changed our listening habits? If you want to get straight to their top five albums of the decade it starts at the 24:45 mark.

Sheffield, England is known at the Steel City. The new promoted Sheffield United Blades have done the city proud so far this season. The city is a tough one with an industrial history. The team hasn't won a trophy since 1925. But there's some history in this team, back in the day Sheffield United won leagues and cups. They play in a stadium that was built in 1855. Presently, The Blades are a home grown unit. English, Scottish, Welsh, and Irish players abound. Their manager was a Sheffield United ball boy who also played for the team, who has injected new ideas to the team tactics. Tactics that other managers wouldn't imagine trying, especially with a newly promoted team. Foreign money made them "Giant Killers" in 2014/15, while  propelling The Blades back to the Premier League, even though they've made few transfer splashes; their success thus far has them hoping for a long run in the top division in English Football. 

Sean and Tiff like movies (and movie candy). They warm-up their podcast voices with a run through of the Oscar and Golden Globe winners along with the highest grossing movie of every year this decade (3:40). The movie-going experience has come a long way from when we were kids. We talk about the pros and cons of going out to the movies now-a-days (and Tiff tries out a "Get off My Lawn" rant). Tiff surprises Sean with her movie candy evolution (13:27). Who were the actors and actresses of the decade (20:10)? Finally, they lay out their strategy for picking their favorite movies before jumping into their 5 favorite movies of the decade (25:40). Follow us on Instagram: TheRandomDivision. Send us an email: [email protected].

Fashion has changed a lot in the last ten years, but the more things change, the more they stay the same. The prevalence and proliferation of "athleisure" can be tied to LuluLemon coming onto the scene. Folks are dressing to look like they just worked out. Leggings are popular, and a challenge in the workplace (3:30). The way we shop and the way brands advertise has also changed this decade. Instagram stories, apps, personal online shoppers all drove how we shop and what we wear. Kylie Jenner just made $600 million after selling a company built on her IG followers (32:00). Like any decade, we've got some fashion blunders and it would be irresponsible to just ignore them (45:35). It would also be irresponsible to not talk about what people wore on their feet. Sneaker-culture exploded this decade. Sneaker collaborations, limited release, resale market, and the iconic yeezys and Air Jordans are all part of the conversation (51:15). It wouldn't be a long podcast without a rambling wrap-up that involves hair styles, Leo's man-bun (and his dating history), the pieces that we own and like the most (1:15:00). We squeezed 10 years of fashion into 90 minutes. 

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Technology has changed a lot this decade. Phones are more powerful, there's an app for everything, home speakers are listening, data is being mined, and the robots are coming. In this episode, we wax poetic about our youths and the tech that mattered to us. Then we head down a meandering path talking about the developments in various tech, how it's changed our lives, and what drives us crazy about it. Join us for this  time capsule as we wrap our heads around the end of the decade. 

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In the second of their deep dive series, Both and Sean looked at West Ham United from all angles. Their past, built out of the hot steel and rivet hammers of the shipbuilders, to their present, a side looking for a new identity in a new stadium with some rather upset fans. Their Academy program arguably won England the 1966 World Cup and also flooded the Premier League with great players in the early 2000s. Hooliganism, songs about bubbles, youth development, and the eternal struggle to remain relevant among their London brethren marks this club's past and present. 

Sean and Both discuss last weekend's big game between Manchester City and Liverpool. Is VAR making the referees more of a focal point? What is a hand ball now? They ooze about Liverpool's finishing and their young wing backs. They touch on the Leicester City v. Arsenal game, as Both laments the poor showing of his Gunners. Why can't Arsenal find an identity? Could Arsenal be a better version of Leicester City?

Sean and Both decided it was time to learn about a non-Big 6 club, so they gave themselves some homework. Sean went all the way back to the 19th century and learned about the origins and history of Wolves; it's one of the OG clubs (and stadiums) in England. Both researched the present day club and how they have found success, particularly how they are targeting foreign players. 

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