The Occasionalists Podcast

Oct 31 2024 150 ep. 75 mins 8
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Some people engaging in the world’s most important topics in pop culture and society. But sometimes, not.

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Fright Fest 666: Late Night w/ The Devil Review

Oct 31 2024 136 mins  
Our final Satanic Panic episode is here! Despite some unusual technical difficulties, we were able to dissect the wonderful, frightening, freaky and all-around fun Late Night With The Devil! What happens when Jack Delroy, a desperate TV host, sells his soul for ratings? A lot of things and none of which are particularly good for him, but great for this discussion. Also, we may hav

Fright Fest 666: Fallen Angel Double Feature

Oct 25 2024 75 mins  
We are back with our penultimate episode for this year's Fright Fest. That's right! We are almost to the end of our personal Satanic Panic, but before we check out, we have to take a look at two very different movies with two very different Devils at the center of them. We're reviewing Angel Heart (1987), a noir detective horror story in which a private investigator takes a trip in

Fright Fest 666: Supersexy Satanic Sounds

Oct 18 2024 152 mins  
We are back and putting together an absolutely dastardly, devilishly good playlist for you. Chemma makes his triumphant return to help us discuss the Satanic Panic of the 1980s and some of the repercussions of this movement as it swallowed up reputations and spit them out on live tv for parents everywhere to become afraid of a completely fabricated boogeyman. We wrap up with our e

Fright Fest 666: The Origins of Evil Part Two

Oct 11 2024 76 mins  
The second part of our Origins of Evil intro episode covers ancient, not-so ancient, and recent depictions of the Dark Lord in various forms of pop culture. What attributes carried over? What didn't? What was the keystone literature I the Satan mythos that still informs the idea of this evil entity to this day? Find out now! And Hail Satan!

Fright Fest 666: The Origins of Evil Part One

Oct 10 2024 53 mins  
For the first official episode of this year's Fright Fest 666, we are diving deep into Satan's ancient beginnings and how, over the centuries, various religions and misinterpretations have transformed him from one of God's henchmen to his most fierce rival. The Satanic Panic has officially started!

Fright Fest 666: Satanic Panic Intro

Oct 04 2024 18 mins  
It's the most wonderful time of the year! October is here and with it comes Halloween and a staple series here at The Occasionalists, Fright Fest! It's our sixth edition and because of that, we were left with no choice but to take a trip to hell and focus this Fright Fest on the Prince of Darkness himself, Satan! The first full episode of Fright Fest 666: Satanic Panic is on its wa

Over The Line: Smoke & The Big Freeze Return!

Sep 27 2024 157 mins  
What's that sound? That's just Smoke and The Big Freeze crashing your soundwaves with another hard-hitting edition of the number one rated sports podcast in all of the former Soviet Satellite Nations, Over The Line!

Blind Sports Trivia w/ Rob Nugent

Sep 20 2024 88 mins  
We are back with our third episode of Sports September, this time with none other than hockey correspondant Rob Nugent! We combine two concepts for this episode: our blind sports episode where we don't know what subjects the other is going to bring up. Then we mix it with a little trivia challenge at the end. Put your thinking rally caps on and join us to get more smarter!

Sports Docs & Movies

Sep 13 2024 97 mins  
Sports September rolls on as we review some short-form sports documentaries and give a few movie pitches for people and situations that would make excellent sports movies. Is there a brief discussion about 10 Cent Beer Night? Yes! What about oiled up Greek men? Also yes!

Why I Love Sports

Sep 06 2024 69 mins  
Sports September kicks off this week with a dive into some of the many reasons why sports are beloved by so many people, but especially the one person doing this podcast. Lightning Round Question: Who was your first favorite athlete?