The Terminal Podcast

Rarely does "What's you do Saturday night?" and "How was your Halloween?" mix; but this year isn't a normal year. In fact, Oct. 31 won't fall on a Saturday for nearly a decade, so how did you spend this rare occasion?

Dressed as a Grand Theft Auto NPC, I took a stroll around downtown Atlanta in a route that looks a lot like the state itself. Along the way, I witnessed where the heat was, what the kids were wearing, and why random city dwellers paused on the street to watch a screen.

Tonight's Trivia Answer - 15,501

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I was raised on Native Tongues, but before starting a podcast series about it; why not talk it out with potential guests and other knowledgeable people? Granted, it's all an excuse to eventually...

Starting at the beginning means when I started actually listening to music. That's about when I started paying attention to anything; from what radio stations I was listening to to tuning into sporting events then that I don't do now. I don't do a lot now, but I do know how to twist into a repetitive knot. Not a knot, but a not a lot, alright?

Tonight's Trivia Answer - 11.3 points

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A dark-humored quip on the elevator didn't give birth to this Old Man Ranting at The Clouds, but helped to provide some grounding to start. Other ideas found a home or a reason to appear; and here we are. Where that is exactly is still to be determined.

Did you foresee hand-held communication like The Jetsons or Star Trek? How about being paid to play games? Not children's games like baseball and basketball; but video and computer games with PVP groups from across the nation who've never met in person? And if they did meet, what are the chances they really know how to drive a car?

Tonight's Trivia Answer - 30

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Both Scott and Dr. Farthing were pulled away at the last second for previously planned meetings; so I'm alone to bemoan about what we've all been waiting for - who killed Nicole Brown Simpson? What's that? You stopped caring over a decade ago?

How about the World Series - care about that? I'll talk about baseball, then fall off the tracks before remembering about an idea I stole from Boston.com. One to decide the Best Boston Comedian and say a famous punchline. Click the link below and you can vote as well.

Tonight's Trivia Answer - 7

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Bracket: Who is the best Boston comedian? | Boston.com

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A couple weeks afterwards, the 2026 Mets season has settled into the splendiferous smell of your choosing and hence it shall remain because winter is no longer coming. It is here and the final moments of baseball play out for the year.

I'll ponder the current postseason and more with the Terminal's unofficial Stadium Chaser Josh Sarfity; like POBO David Stearns' aggressive moves to ensure Carson Benge a clear pathway could be part of the storyline if he comes back with voter-approved hardware.

Tonight's Trivia Answer - 2.69

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A quorum about the Rap Debut Album Tournament (RDAT); A fictional invention from seven years ago essentially working backwards from the statement - Illmatic by Nas is the greatest rookie rap album.

Tonight is one of two RDAT Semifinal matchups - Illmatic vs. The College Dropout.

With no written foundation from 2018, we again discuss if a moment in time is disrupted by the future beyond compare. How influential is an all-time classic, how is the future heard afterwards, and do the streets care about your Ultimate Mixtape?

Tonight's Trivia Answer - 206

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The Snowdown Shakes report is filed for the final time in 2026 as we reflect on what took place in the desert without medical advice from Dr. Farthing.

Talk about the postseason shifts to the upcoming NBA season and what it will take for Jaylen Brunson to immortalize himself amongst the throngs. What's wrong with SNL (nothing, but...) and what does any of that have to do with a Hard Rock band from Baltimore?

Tonight's Trivia Answer - 15

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The end of the 20th century saw two staples slowly fade away from the public eye - movie soundtracks and Hollywood-supported Black cinema. Both reach a proverbial pinnacle with the release of Dead Presidents in 1995.

Terminal gates are open from all over to discuss both fading staples, the rise (and fall) of starlets from these projects and as far as Dead Presidents; to paraphrase Troy McClure - Ehh...the movie or the soundtrack?

Tonight's Trivia Answer - 4

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We miss our Snakes Snowdown reporter, but brave on with a back and forth about a bad football game before throwing out names for various things.

Ranging on a side tangent happens at some point, but that wasn't the brief baseball labor banter. That resulted from bickering about TV ratings. But that was at the end, so how do I begin?

Tonight's Trivia Answer - 38

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It's an inevitable outcome but one that still comes as a surprise. However, the surprise was ruined months ago when a 12-game losing streak stunted the Mets season before it could begin.

As I look back only a few moments after there was a reason to watch, I lament about the little I can before I return to waiting for another baseball season. Maybe this time I'll get more than just a Benge in the box.

Tonight's Trivia Answer - .246

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