Turn on Your Monitor

We watched "Dig!", the 2004 documentary by Ondi Timoner that follows two bands, The Brian Jonestown Massacre and The Dandy Warhols, over seven years of their musical careers.

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For Season 2 we'll be talking about band documentaries. We kick off the series by looking at 2004's "Metallica: Some Kind of Monster", which chronicles the band during the recording of their 2003 album, St. Anger.

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We're back from a bit of a break, and we're hitting the ground running with a topic of great importance: Television. We talk Real Housewives, Brooklyn Nine Nine, and more. In our time off we did some brainstorming about the future direction of the show, and we have a pretty cool idea for "season two," so stay tuned.

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Tech bros have envisioned a future where reality and the internet have merged: The Metaverse. While there are many grand visions of what Web 3.0 might eventually be, right now it's a disjointed collection of odds and ends: Facebook meetings, VR concerts, NFT real estate, and simulated Walmart Supercenters. Put on your best luxury NFT wearables and join us as we explore the depths of the Metaverse.

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In this episode, we talk about Peter Jackson's new documentary series "The Beatles: Get Back" as well as popular culture's reaction to it. We also discuss the Beatles as a band, their legacy, and the original "Let It Be" film project. 

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Live from New York, it's Turn on Your Monitor! Nick got sick and we missed a week, so we're catching up on all the things that have been going on in the world.

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The Zodiac Killer case has been solved! Or has it? In this episode, we take a look at the lasting obsession our culture has with the Zodiac Killer, and we examine the recent evidence put forward by "The Case Breakers," a group that claim to finally know Zodiac's true identity.

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Seinfeld is now streaming on Netflix. In this mini-episode we talk about whether or not it will be able to resonate with new, younger audiences.

The Barstool Sports guy has a podcast about Tik Tok teens? Famous celebs might be buying up NFTs? For our tenth episode, we take a look back at some of our previous topics to see what new developments have occurred. 

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No stranger to controversy, Eric Clapton has found himself in hot water yet again. In this episode we take a look at Clapton's recent anti-lockdown and anti-vax songs as well as the support they have found among reactionary boomers and conspiracy theorists of all stripes. We also take a tour of Clapton's storied personal life and musical output. This ain't your dad's blues! 

It probably is your dad's blues, actually.

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