Unscriptify

TMNT is one the most beloved franchises in pop culture, sporting many splendid adaptations across various mediums. Today we spoke a bit about legacy of the franchise, especially in the 2000s, who was our favorite among the brothers and the exciting developments of new live action and animated stories. Enjoy!

Personal development today is in fact - an industry. We spoke about the influence of hustle culture, self improvement books, seminars and similar stuff on modern person and how a simple desire to be better became fairy dust of the modern day.

Ever since its founding in the 18th century, the rhetoric of the decline of the United States has been prevalent in the culture. From the skepticism of Founding Fathers to the Civil War, Second World War and many post-war inter and outer challenges, the US at the moment still stands at the top of the global order. We discussed what the future might hold for the Land of the Free, how US politics influences every corner of the world, legacy of Pax Americana and similar. Enjoy!

In this episode we discussed popular character trope of an antihero. We discussed some famous examples like Punisher and James Bond, audience affection towards the archetype and how does being antihero differs on the scale of how close to villain one is. Enjoy!

In this episode we went through our Goodreads ratings and talked about some of our favourite books and writers. From school curriculum classics like Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Paul Street Boys, biographies like that of Malcolm X and Johnny Cash to deep sci-fi outings like Roadside Picnic. Enjoy!

Today we are talking about near universal activity of daydreaming. Why do we do it? Is there something to so called "manifestation" and how our thought lead to creativity is what we explore. Enjoy!

Albert Einstein is without a doubt one of the most important figures of the 20th century and beyond. In this episode we discussed Einstein's legacy, his influence on politics, ways we think of universe and what made him a genius. Enjoy!

UFC 314 returns to Miami with a promising card headlined by bout for featherweight crown between Alex Volkanovski and Diego Lopes. Check out our predictions for this event and enjoy!

When you turn the final page of the book, watch final episode of the TV show or ending scene of three hour film, you hope that story will reach conclusion that will as we say in pro wrestling send crowd home happy. We discussed what makes that perfect ending to a story, what are some of the worst ones we saw, why some authors choose to leave things unfinished and more. Welcome back to Unscriptify Podcast as we start season 6 and enjoy!

In the finale of the season 5, we had the honor of talking to The Hendrick's Gin Master Distiller, Lesley Gracie. Lesley Gracie created the gin, which is known for its signature flavor profile of 11 botanicals plus rose and cucumber essences. In our conversation we talk about her first encounter with Charles Gordon and how idea of Hendrick’s Gin came to be, she shares a funny story about two iconic stills - Bennet and Carter-Head, shares which gin flavour from the Cabinet of Curiosities is her favorite, how she reacted when she saw Hendrick’s bottle for the first time and exclusively shares the origin story of her newest gin - Hendrick’s Oasium.