The Reckless Musecast

In this episode, Grammy award-winning musician, producer, recording engineer, comics creator, and author T.J. Troy returns to discuss his latest album, his creative process, and more.Follow T.J. Troy:- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/run_downhill/- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/1XrcIxRekcoMyPLGqF63N5- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/tjtroymusicFollow Joe Garza:- X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoeGarzaCreates- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joe_garza_creates/- Substack: https://substack.com/@joegarzacreates- Medium: https://joegarzacreates.medium.com/

In this episode, Ben and Joe talk about how 1999 was a killer year for movies, but argue that several other years have a shot at the title...Follow Ben D'Alessio:- Website: https://www.bendalessio.com/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/El__Ben- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bendalessio/- Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bendalessio/- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BenDAlessioWriting/- Sceptre (Ben's TCG): https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/sceptre-tcg-booster-pack-base-set-1Follow Joe Garza:- Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoeGarzaCreates- Medium: https://joegarzacreates.medium.com/And we greatly appreciate your financial support:- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheRecklessMusecast- Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RECKMUSE

In this episode, Ben and Joe talk about the Free Press article, "The Real Reason Actresses Are Rejecting Intimacy Coordinators," by Kat Rosenfield. For their Reckless Recs, Joe recommends 2024's "Daddy's Head," and Ben recommends the band, The Paradox.Follow Ben D'Alessio:- Website: https://www.bendalessio.com/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/El__Ben- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bendalessio/- Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bendalessio/- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BenDAlessioWriting/- Sceptre (Ben's TCG): https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/sceptre-tcg-booster-pack-base-set-1Follow Joe Garza:- Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoeGarzaCreates- Medium: https://joegarzacreates.medium.com/And we greatly appreciate your financial support:- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheRecklessMusecast- Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RECKMUSE

In this episode, Ben and Joe talk about the Wall Street Journal article, "Santa Clara University’s Crazy Idea of Human Sexuality," by Naomi Epps Best, and their Reckless Recs: Joe recommends John Goblikon, and Ben recommends 1986's Down by Law.Follow Ben D'Alessio:- Website: https://www.bendalessio.com/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/El__Ben- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bendalessio/- Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bendalessio/- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BenDAlessioWriting/- Sceptre (Ben's TCG): https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/sceptre-tcg-booster-pack-base-set-1Follow Joe Garza:- Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoeGarzaCreates- Medium: https://joegarzacreates.medium.com/And we greatly appreciate your financial support:- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheRecklessMusecast- Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RECKMUSE

In this episode, Ben and Joe talk about Joe's TRM article, "The Astarion Effect: How This Video Game Character is Winning the Dating Market." Ben's Reckless Rec is Armor for Sleep's 2005 album, What to Do When You Are Dead, and Joe's Reckless Rec is Kyle Edward Ball's YouTube channel, Bitesized Nightmares.Follow Ben D'Alessio:- Website: https://www.bendalessio.com/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/El__Ben- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bendalessio/- Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bendalessio/- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BenDAlessioWriting/- Sceptre (Ben's TCG): https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/sceptre-tcg-booster-pack-base-set-1Follow Joe Garza:- Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoeGarzaCreates- Medium: https://joegarzacreates.medium.com/And we greatly appreciate your financial support:- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheRecklessMusecast- Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RECKMUSE

In this episode, Ben and Joe talk about the 2023 horror/thriller film, Strange Darling, and how it subverts the message of the #MeToo movement.Follow Ben D'Alessio:- Website: https://www.bendalessio.com/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/El__Ben- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bendalessio/- Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/bendalessio/- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BenDAlessioWriting/- Sceptre (Ben's TCG): https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/sceptre-tcg-booster-pack-base-set-1Follow Joe Garza:- Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoeGarzaCreates- Medium: https://joegarzacreates.medium.com/And we greatly appreciate your financial support:- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheRecklessMusecast- Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RECKMUSE

In this episode, Ben and Joe talk about the Spiked article, "Rushdie’s attacker: a warrior for cancel culture"; Joe rants about modern comedy dialogue; and Reckless Recs: Joe recommends B.B. King's 1957 album, Singin' the Blues, and Ben recommends John Julius Norwich's book, Byzantium: The Early Centuries.Follow Ben D'Alessio:- Website: https://www.bendalessio.com/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/El__Ben- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bendalessio/- Medium: https://medium.com/@bendalessio17- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BenDAlessioWriting/Follow Joe Garza:- Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoeGarzaCreates- Medium: https://joegarzacreates.medium.com/And we greatly appreciate your financial support:- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheRecklessMusecast- Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RECKMUSE

In this episode, Ben and Joe talk about the Free Press article/podcast, "American Vulgarity, from Lenny Bruce to Kanye West" and Ben's new trading card game, Sceptre. Reckless Recs: Joe recommends Billy Strings and Ben recommends Werner Herzog's Stroszek.Follow Sceptre:- Twitter: https://x.com/SceptreTCG- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sceptretcg/- Website: https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/sceptre-tcg-booster-pack-base-set-1Follow Ben D'Alessio:- Website: https://www.bendalessio.com/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/El__Ben- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bendalessio/- Medium: https://medium.com/@bendalessio17- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BenDAlessioWriting/Follow Joe Garza:- Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoeGarzaCreates- Medium: https://joegarzacreates.medium.com/And we greatly appreciate your financial support:- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheRecklessMusecast- Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RECKMUSE

In this episode, Ben and Joe talk about Robert Francis Prevost becoming the first American Pope, the International Governmental Organization (IGO) Anti-Boycott Act, and Shed Selection #4, Nothing Bad Can Happen (2013).Follow Ben D'Alessio:- Website: https://www.bendalessio.com/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/El__Ben- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bendalessio/- Medium: https://medium.com/@bendalessio17- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BenDAlessioWriting/Follow Joe Garza:- Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoeGarzaCreates- Medium: https://joegarzacreates.medium.com/And we greatly appreciate your financial support:- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheRecklessMusecast- Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RECKMUSE

In this episode, Ben and Joe talk about the Compact article, "The Vanishing White Male Writer," by Jacob Savage. They also talk about their Reckless Recs: Robert Rodriguez's appearance on Lex Fridman's podcast and the TV series, "The Young Pope."Follow Ben D'Alessio:- Website: https://www.bendalessio.com/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/El__Ben- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bendalessio/- Medium: https://medium.com/@bendalessio17- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BenDAlessioWriting/Follow Joe Garza:- Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoeGarzaCreates- Medium: https://joegarzacreates.medium.com/And we greatly appreciate your financial support:- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheRecklessMusecast- Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RECKMUSE