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Pony Express: The Many Saints of Newark and the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
Michael and Louis talk about The Many Saints of Newark before Lars joins them to talk about another top 10 music list.
The Emmys and Network Television are on Life Support
On the Monday after the Emmys, I decided to catch up on everything I missed (by everything missed I mean the entire award ceremony). When I scroll through my timeline I see a number of encouraging moments: Jason Sudekis winning ...
Pony Express: Shang-Chi and Hacks
Michael, Lars, and Louis discuss Shang-Chi, the latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and HBO’s Hacks.
Watching Mates: Season Finale – Joe Biden: Free Guy / Minari
In the Watching Mates season finale, Lars and Michael unpack the nascent Biden administration through the films Free Guy and Minari.
Only Two States Haven’t Had a Cabinet Secretary… and Other Unusual Facts About the Cabinet
“So, how about that Cabinet, huh?” is how I imagine I’ll attempt small talk in my future retirement home. The president’s Cabinet consists of the 15 department heads, the vice president, and whichever other agency heads or other designees the ...
What I’ve Been Listening To: Sturgill Simpson, Wednesday, Low
In this week’s addition of what I’ve been listening to, we’ve got the possible swan song of a country music legend, a record that manages to be pretty and gnarly all at the same time, and an old college favorite. ...
Politics Express: California Recall / Biden’s Approval / 2022 Senate Race
The Postrider‘s State & Science Editor Lars Emerson is joined by Editor-in-Chief Michael Lovito to discuss Gavin Newsom’s victory in the California recall election and President Biden’s declining approval rating. In their main segment, they explore the competitive 2022 Senate ...
The Midwestern Reality: Wisconsin, The Midwestern Median
This is the sixth and final piece in our series of six features on the Midwestern Democratic decline where we explored consequential parts of the Midwest and the prevailing headwinds faced by the Democratic Party in the region. We’ll use ...
Pony Express: Trailers, John Mulaney, and the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
Michael, Louis, and Lars discuss a bunch of new movie trailers, John Mulaney’s foibles in the public eye and the Rolling Stone’s updated list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
Watching Mates: Donald Trump – Hell or High Water / BlacKkKlansman
The brief and tumultuous Trump administration proves to have one of the most direct impacts on American cinema, as Lars and Michael explore through the films Hell or High Water and BlacKkKlansman.
A Memoriam of Love to Michael K. Williams
A couple of weeks ago I was watching my weekly binge of The Sopranos before I went to bed and while watching episode 13 of Season 3, I noticed an actor that I never knew was in the Sopranos, Michael ...
The Midwestern Reality: Kansas and Nebraska, Suburban Saviors
This is the fifth piece in our series of six features on the Midwestern Democratic decline where we’ll be diving into consequential parts of the Midwest and the prevailing headwinds faced by the Democratic Party in the region. We’ll use ...
The Midwestern Reality: Pennsylvania, the Bisected Keystone
This is the fourth piece in our series of six features on the Midwestern Democratic decline where we’ll be diving into consequential parts of the Midwest and the prevailing headwinds faced by the Democratic Party in the region. We’ll use ...
What I’ve Been Listening To: Turnstile, Rosali, and *sigh* Kanye West
What I’ve Been Listening to This Week returns as just What I’ve Been Listening To, giving me more flexibility to decide when I want to write it (it’ll probably be every two weeks). This week, I write about one of ...
Politics Express: Biden’s First Eight Months
As the nascent Biden administration reaches a climax in late August, The Postrider team assembles to discuss the last eight months. Biden’s legislative success in the spring, his Cabinet picks, and the headwinds he’s faced this summer paint a picture of an ...
Watching Mates: Barack Obama – Gran Torino / Sicario
America’s first Black president comes to office offering a vision for a united country and promising change, but is bogged down in the policies and crises of the prior administration, as Lars and Michael explore through the films Gran Torino ...
The Midwestern Reality: Michigan and Minnesota, Fast and Slow Decline
This is the third piece in our series of six features on the Midwestern Democratic decline where we’ll be diving into consequential parts of the Midwest and the prevailing headwinds faced by the Democratic Party in the region. We’ll use ...
IDK and Vince Staples Are Still Paying for Their Pasts
A number of music releases came out in July, but by far the most interesting was IDK’s Usee4yourself and Vince Staples’ ‘Vince Staples’. Both artists, after years of putting out solid releases and being consistent, just seem like their stars ...
Pony Express: Godzilla vs. Kong
In the first episode of The Postrider‘s new general interest podcast, Michael, Lars, and Louis discuss Godzilla vs. Kong, one of the biggest post-lockdown blockbusters and the latest installments of Universal’s MonsterVerse.
The Visitors Might Be Listening – V: The Final Battle – Part 3
The end is here! The third and final part of V: The Final Battle! How does it all shake out? The Resistance vs. The Visitors! Mike & Juliet vs. Diana! Who will end up victorious? Will Earth survive? Afterwards, our ...
The Midwestern Reality: Iowa and Ohio, Bellwethers No More
This is the second piece in our series of six features on the Midwestern Democratic decline where we’ll be diving into consequential parts of the Midwest and the prevailing headwinds faced by the Democratic Party in the region. We’ll use ...
What I Listened to (the) Last (Few) Weeks: Billie Eilish, Lorde, The Killers
The column returns after a few weeks on vacation, and once again it’s only New Stuff, namely albums by Billie Eilish, Lorde, The Killers, and more! Happier Than Ever – Billie Eilish The Billie Eilish who conquered the world two ...