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Politics Express: 2022’s Gubernatorial Races
We're joined by Split Ticket Founding Partner and Contributing Author Armin Thomas to discuss the state of 2022's gubernatorial elections. What states are we watching? What races should you keep an eye on? And what can you ignore?
Fortress of Ineptitude: Daredevil
How do you kill a man without fear? You make a bad movie about him! After watching flawed comic book love letter Superman Returns, Louis and Michael take a look at 2003’s Daredevil, which eschews superheroic frivolity for a dark ...
My Musings on Week 5 of the NFL
So Davante Adams and Aaron Rodgers gotta be missing each other, right?? This meme is so relevant right now. How in the hell did this sack and this sack get called for roughing the passer. The NFL must want defensive ...
We Are Seeking: Director of Marketing
The Postrider is seeking someone to join the team as a Director of Marketing who can assist with our online marketing, including social media management, branding, and external engagement. This work is currently being performed by our CEO and Editor-in-Chief. ...
Pony Express: Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Shows of All Time
Two weeks ago, Rolling Stone released their list of the 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time, as voted on by a group of tv professionals and critics. Michael and Louis discussed the top ten of the list, how to ...
My Musings on the NFL Week 4
The Ravens defense might have cost Lamar Jackson his second MVP. MVP voting for Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson will be neck for neck and Josh Allen will win with a razor thin margin. This week’s game will be an ...
On God Save the Animals, Alex G Finally Puts it All Together
There aren’t many artists that I’ve had a more complicated relationship with than Alex G. I was in college when Alex Giannascoli, then a college student himself, first made serious waves in the indie music world via his self-recorded, small ...
What to Watch (and What We’re Watching) for Our Senate Ratings Before November
Two months and 35 ratings later and they’re all in. Our full ratings for 2022’s Senate election are live and here to light your way through every odd character or peculiar wrinkle in each pivotal (and not-so-pivotal) race this cycle. ...
We Are Seeking: Contributors
The Postrider is seeking highly motivated and enthusiastic contributors in both article and podcast capacities to cover film, television, music, politics, or anything else that might pique your interest! While we cannot offer pay at this time, we can offer ...
The Visitors Might Be Listening – For All Mankind: Bent Bird and A City Upon a Hill
It’s the season finale of For All Mankind’s breakthrough first season. Louis and Mike are joined by Postrider CEO Lars Emerson to discuss the last two episodes of the season. Will Apollo 24 make it to the moon? Will Ed ...
My Musings on the NFL Week 3
I have never seen an offensive coordinator go Super Saiyan in the booth like Bills offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey in the end of the Bills vs. Dolphins game. The Dolphins are not the AFC’s pushover anymore. How in the hell ...
Four Takeaways from August and September’s Primaries and Special Elections
After a quiet July (and a jam packed August), our “takeaways” series returns with a look at the last two months of primary and special elections season, taking a look at Trump’s endorsements, the Left’s struggles, and the suddenly optimistic ...
George Clooney’s Political Ad
This is a departure from our usual style of programming. It’s a report of something George Clooney said on Saturday afternoon at History Talks 2022 at the Daughters of the American Revolution’s Constitution Hall. In a conversation between Clooney – ...
Politics Express: The Full 2022 Senate Map
With their full suite of 2022 Senate ratings now live, The Postrider‘s Politics Editor Lars Emerson and Editor-in-Chief Michael Lovito hop on the podcast to discuss the national factors in the race for the chamber, what states listeners should be paying attention ...
The Visitors Might Be Listening – For All Mankind: Hi Bob and Rupture
Give the people what they want! Mike and Louis listened, which is why they talk about Bob Newhart and VHS tapes for 10 minutes. Eventually, they get into discussing For All Mankind. These two episodes are “The Dark Night of ...
Initial Rating: Georgia Senate Race
Not since Florida started a recount in 2000 has a state grasped the attention of the nation like Georgia did in 2020 and early 2021. This year will keep the Peach State in the spotlight.
Fortress of Ineptitude: Superman Returns
Today, The Postrider is very excited to unveil Fortress of Ineptitude, the latest show within The Pony Express feed. Join hosts Louis Ryan and Michael Lovito as they discussed the forgotten and maligned superhero films of not so recent memory ...
My Musings on the NFL So Far
It’s official: Tyreek Hill has become a Madden glitch in real life. I watched the Ravens collapse in real time with my father. Between the blown coverages to the real life Madden glitch (see above) and the failed 4th and ...
Initial Rating: Wisconsin Senate Race
It's fitting that the Badger State is the penultimate of our Senate Ratings, as it has been the most important state electorally over the last decade. Even despite a hypocritical and controversial GOP incumbent, Republicans have the advantage.
Initial Rating: New Hampshire Senate Race
Don Bolduc v. Maggie Hassan Likely Democrat If there was any bright spot for the Democrats in 2016, it was then-Governor Maggie Hassan’s razor thin victory over incumbent Republican Kelly Ayotte for the right to represent New Hampshire in the ...
Politics Express: An Insider’s Look at Political Outreach and Advertising
Politics Editor Lars Emerson and The Postrider‘s Editor-in-Chief Michael Lovito are joined by Faith Rokowski from Blueprint Interactive, a Democratic digital strategy firm in DC, to discuss the state of political fundraising, campaign advertising, and digital best practices in the modern ...
The Visitors Might Be Listening – For All Mankind: Into the Abyss and Home Again
Mike and Louis have reached the halfway point of the season. Apollo 15 has finally landed on the moon, and finally delivers on some outer space action. How much ice is there on the moon exactly, and will they be ...