Category: Culture
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Pony Express: 2022 Emmys Preview
Michael and Louis preview the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards.
The Postrider’s 2022 Emmys Preview Part 3: Drama
The 74th Annual Primetime Emmys will take place on Monday, September 12th. This year, rather than assault you with one giant article of predictions, we’re breaking down our analysis into three digestible chunks. Wanna win an office pool for a ...
The Visitors Might Be Listening – For All Mankind: Nixon’s Women and Prime Crew
In this episode, Nixon wants to follow the Soviets’ lead and land an American woman on the moon. NASA begins finding and training women astronauts. Two hours focusing on the feminine side of space travel help elevate the show from ...
The Postrider’s 2022 Emmys Preview, Part 2: Comedy
The 74th Annual Primetime Emmys will take place on Monday, September 12th. This year, rather than assault you with one giant article of predictions, we’re breaking down our analysis into three digestible chunks. Wanna win an office pool for a ...
The Postrider’s 2022 Emmys Preview, Part 1: Limited Series, Specials, and Reality Competition
The 74th Annual Primetime Emmys will take place on Monday, September 12th. This year, rather than assault you with one giant article of predictions, we’re breaking down our analysis into three digestible chunks. Wanna win an office pool for a ...
The Visitors Might Be Listening – For All Mankind: Red Moon and He Built the Saturn V
The Visitors return for a second exciting season! They head into bold new territory covering the Apple TV+ series For All Mankind. Joining the Visitors this season is new co-pilot Mike Lovito. Together, Louis and Mike will be doing a ...
Pony Express: The Rehearsal Part II
Louis, Lars, and Michael discuss the fascinating and controversial conclusion to The Rehearsal, and wonder what’s next for the mad genius that is Nathan Fielder
The Visitors Might Be Listening Season 2: For All Mankind
Today, we’re proud to announce that Louis Ryan’s hit podcast The Visitors Might Be Listening is returning for a second season, where Louis and co-host Michael Lovito will break down season one of Apple TV+’s For All Mankind. You don’t ...
Toro y Moi and serpentwithfeet Elevate Brooklyn Mirage
My excitement for the show was reduced once I realized the opener, the talented and outspoken Chicago singer/rapper Noname, would not be appearing due to “personal reasons”. But this malaise was short-lived because it would be announced an hour later ...
Pony Express: The Rehearsal, Episodes 1-3
Lars and Michael discuss The Rehearsal, Nathan Fielder’s latest tv show. In addition to recounting their favorite moments, they discuss the ethics of the show and what else the unpredictable Fielder has in store for viewers.
On Household Name, Momma Strive to Create a 21st Century Rock and Roll Fantasy
If there are two trends that have dominated contemporary indie rock over the past ten years or so, it’s wallowing and 90s nostalgia. These trends are interconnected – as I’ve written about before, the “sad boy” and “sad girl” aesthetic ...