It seems like with every new episode I'm ranting more and more about the corruption we find systemically replacing our freedoms in America.

The days of innocence are long passed and now things just seem to be different variations of shit-sandwiches.

Cops are abusing their power. Wives are pretending their weddings never happened. And Incels are being bested by alcoholic, disabled toddlers.

Ok that last one might be a bit of a stretch but you'll have to listen to the episode to learn the truth.

Until we meet again...

for the first time,

Myan

Damn! When will the insanity end? Maybe when our sun explodes and not a nanosecond sooner. In the meantime the disparity between the wealthy and the now unemployed, continues to grow exponentially as the unprecedentedly corrupted CARES Act, successfully expands the social chasm between the rich and poor. You thought it was big before...it just got $4 trillion wider.

As the CEO's and politicians increase their portfolios and the average American gets a stipend for a month's rent, reanimated tax-code loop holes are giving millionaires yet another new revenue stream. While Republicans may not be known for their artistic creativity, they are doing unbelievable things with tax law for big businesses.

And then I close today's show with the inevitable death of our Universe. So... Yeah, enjoy.

Don't pillage my village,

Myan

Wow this one really kicked my ass. You do a podcast for a year where you basically hit the record button and wing it for an hour with absolutely no edits and not technical responsibilities, to what Myantology has become and it's like going from serving drinks on an airplane, to building an airplane. Good thing I love it. They tell you that when you're a kid, "do what you love." I am pretty sure a fifteen minute podcast about an internet social news aggregate was not what I had in mind at the time... but here we are.

Rule 8 was an adventure I didn't see coming and I really learned a lot. Even some things about myself. Mostly good. u/AlarmedScholar and u/Leaf_Currency (among other mods I'm sure) did some fantastic work maintaining the ruse that was Rule 8 and I now further understand the wild west that is the realm of Reddit moderating. ...Or is that moderation? Eh I'm sure they both apply, after all, everything in moderation, right? Including... ah you know the rest.

Ok, I've never stood in front of a computer more than I have for this episode so I'm signing off, taking a day to myself and then getting to work on episode 96.

Give your therapy dog a hug for me

Myan

You know, I'm no Justice Warrior. I'm more of a Justice Enthusiast. I'm not on the front lines, I'm at home, Justice-ing between plates of handmade pasta and little crackers topped with salmon spread and pickled jalapeño slices. Hey, when you can't leave the house because of corona, you become the host, waiter, busser AND chef of your own personal café and let me tell you, Chez Myannaise, although very very exclusive, has been booked 24/7 for weeks now.

Today's' five course meal marks the ubiquitously adored (and feared) rule of three. As Myan's third solo episode of Unofficial, the aptly named "Myantology Edition", crosses a threshold, meets a milestone and hurdles the watershed, as the front page of Reddit once again provides a bottomless, rabbit-blackhole of fun and information...which I call "Funformation." No, fun and knowledge. It's "Funowledge." No, wait uuuh fun and, fun aaaaand...truth! "FRUTH!" Fruth, it's fruth.

So hop on and get your full dose of living,

While going absolutely nowhere.

Take your 15 minute break and spend it with me.

You don't have to bother to even do your hair.

The system is designed to eat us alive,

And it's been growing unchallenged for quite some time.

I really don't know if we're gonna make it at all,

Wednesdays now, way more wine.

And I'll be coming back to you real real soon,

From the front page of Reddit with proof.

That we're all kinda fucked but in this together

And fair best with a shared helping of Fruth.

Good talk, see you out there,

Myan

I would never advocate violence for any reason outside of self defense. But look at that face. In other news if you haven't seen the documentary, The Great Hack, you might wanna check it out. Adds another piece into the puzzle of understanding how Trump was able to drop his dick on the desk in the oval office. Cause it's still a mystery to me. Every day. Every. Day.

To those who hate it when you. do. this. Sorry. I just thought it was funny so I went. for. it. Again, sorry.

My family is all here for the lockdown so I have to go, so no more terrible jokes. For now.

I will always love you

Myan

What do you do when the whole world starts to fall apart? Do you curl up, accept defeat and wait for the demons to harvest your organs? Yes, sometimes that’s all you can do. But other times, when the gut-merchants are busy with other homes and red tape gives you a few months of breathing room, you shout to the hilltops! Hey, Hilltops, you think you’re better than ME?! I read Atlas Shrugged, what did you ever do?!

It’s time for Unofficial to return to the digital airwaves and although Coop&Myan are still friends, legally Unofficial can no longer boast that catchy mantra. It’s just Myan now…Myan, Myan. Myan, Myan. Ok it’s not as fun, I don’t even think the rhythm is the same but that doesn’t matter right now, we’re looking down the barrel of a global pandemic and everybody else seems to have their own podcast so why not Zoidberg?? Shameless Futurama joke there, apologies to the uncool folk who don’t have 7 handles on Reddit.

But now is your chance, if you still don’t know what Reddit is then listening to the new Unofficial, (Myantology edition) will soon educate you on your new best friend…The Reddit Front Page aka The Front Page of the Internet. Its the perfect blend of smart-idiots from around the world being filtered through a brilliant-moron, directly into your ear and then on to eating your brain. Just like that scene from The Beastmaster…only totally not gross like that at all.

Stoked to be back, I missed you all, but mostly, I missed myself.

With the appropriate amount of love…

Myan

People keep asking me what the podcast is ABOUT? In truth there are a lot of answers to that. There’s rants on tv and film, bitch-sessions about things in our society we do or don’t like, sometimes we get a bit political and we are always making fun of something. To say we like to tangent from each topic would be a gross understatement. We also have lots of guests and yes they are mostly artists, musicians, actors, singers, writers, dancers, producers and the occasional small business person and always someone whom you would otherwise never hear, see or get a chance enjoy. In short we strive to be the source for a peak into the Unknown Artist. After that, Coop&Myan are living characters themselves, they are the heart and soul in the fabric that makes up the body of Unofficial. How do we condense that and package it into the quintessential “Log Line?”

It’s a Show about Anything.

Today’s Anything happens to start out with maybe the least important thing ever created… the meme-video of Trump as Colin Firth on a mass-murdering-rampage of political/media opponents in a scene reappropriated from the movie Kingsman: The Golden Circle. What could be more pointless. Thankfully Coop&Myan break down just how bizarre our society is as this example of fictionalized, glorified slaughter by an unwavering, narcissistic, wannabe dictator-in-chief, truly illustrates a major series of modern problems we are all forced to relate to, mostly perpetuated by our Hollywood themed, gun-loving, corporate-corrupted, pay-to-play political, drug-fueled American Empire. And of course, we consumers who eat it up with our minimum wage dollars. We have the craziest show on Earth and every one of us has a front row seat right in our pockets. It’s sick. And we love/hate it. As long as that’s the situation our human condition, collectively finds us in, Unofficial will try to stare deeply into the black mirror and disect what we can as best we can, while still having as much fun as possible.

So subscribe to Unofficial and tell your friends because Coop&Myan are carving their inimitable niche and need your support to continue to grow.It's a Show about Anything

I think it’s safe to say that when you start a podcast and interview people every week you know that a personal story will reveal inner truths that may not be your average topic of conversation. That’s why we do it, frankly and this week our friend Chema did not disappoint. What goes on in the mind of an intelligent, capable man when he marries an even more capable woman? Is standing by your woman enough? Are you the kind of husband who needs to accomplish more? Are you the kind of wife who can be content with a husband who supports you but doesn’t have his own clearly defined goals? Of course it differs from person to person, couple to couple but we all have some crossover in our individual personality spectrums so it will definitely be easy to relate to some aspects of Chema’s archetypal, hero’s journey no matter where you find yourself.

Chema addresses having-it-all at the age of 26 but also dealing with the potential for divorce and bankruptcy by 29. Can the Landmark Forum be the key to his new definition of “success?” Is there a chance for a future with Lisa, his wife if all the patterns of unhappiness together seem to be on a never-ending cycle? Throw in a paradigm-shift of how he digests world-politics through narrative-driven mainstream media, transforming from a write-in voter for Bernie Sanders to a die-hard Ben Shapiro fan and you have a 30 year old husband/father/man who is forced to look at the world in a completely new way, rediscover himself and grow into the man he never knew he needed to be. It’s crazy. But we’re humans, so don’t act so surprised.

Coop&Myan are transitioning themselves as Unofficial changes locations and aggressively searches for it's core-audience. Is having unique, original content enough? Do the boys need to devote every free moment to promoting on social media and change their format from a Junk-drawer to a surgical scalpel in order to survive the vast competition in the Podcast Universe? Time will tell so keep listening and tell your friends. And a huge thank you to our devoted fans and our growing family of Unofficial guests. It literally couldn’t be done without you all.

It’s true, sometimes good things do come in small packages so I’m going to be positive about this week’s first show being a 10 minute shorty…

That being said who wants to talk FOOTBALL??!! No not soccer…FOOTBALL!! American football is so aggressive and militarily oriented it literally stole it’s name from the most popular sport on the planet. Brilliant PR move and somewhat impressive in a conquering/colonialism sort of way. Bullet passes, long bombs…you get the idea.(Thanks George) Hey if you think about it, the Patriot’s 2007 Spygate scandal was just simple reconnoissance. That’s allowed in battle, right? Let’s be honest, the term “war-crime” is a bit redundant. In all competition some dishonesty is unavoidable, tack on the perceived importance of glory, legacy and billions in profits and you can kinda understand why cheating is never going away. Remember when the NFL was a non-profit organization? Yeah, that happened.

Add Frank Gore passing 15,000 yards rushing, Myan’s theory that steroids should be allowed but regulated and Robert Kraft's infamous handy from an asian stroke-jocky, and we can conclude...American football truly has it all.

Check out Unofficial's guest episode (#86) later this week and get a very unique peak into one man’s journey from married bliss with a highly accomplished, once teenaged restaurant owner to an uncharted realm of self discovery that lands him in a potential separation but a new professional path, trying to help others discover their own strength and individualism.

We did it! We friggin’ did it. Coop&Myan have been talking about their eventual move to a larger studio space for months and just like our visionboards depict, it is glorious. And what better place to start your own weekly broadcast but the infamous, Hollywood borough, Studio City. Yeah I’m sure it’s technically not a borough but fuck it, ART!!

We thought it only made sense in honor of our new beginnings that we share it with our most loyal friend of the show…The strapping, leading man himself, Ben Gavin. And his new best friend the inherently loyal pupper, Patrick Mills, aka Patty “melt” Millstein the third esquire. (Only Myan calls him that)

So if you can’t make it a week without bashing our clown-president, a day without insight on a subject you thought didn’t need more discussion or an hour without drinks, weed or snacks, then you definitely want to check out Unofficial’s new format and experience a podcast truly dedicated to the moment.

Here’s to another year of kickass, inimitable podcastery. Thanks to everybody who has stuck with us this far and to those knew friends who are just around the corner.

Coop&Myan