SubRant

Show Themes:Cracker Barrel gets boring, Costco electrifying, and Martha's 'Vegan'-yardShow Notes:Catherine is in hot waterCracker Barrel's logo controversy, explainedBORING'American Stupid' is charmingGEN-X is messing everything upWaffle House?Over heated Chihuahua tanks Desert DemocracyLocal business owner Kelly Yu detained by ICECostco putting in EV charging stations?Why Is Martha's Vineyard Going Vegan? It's All About Tick Bites.Ticks triggering allelic reaction to red meatGranny rage bates with A.I. non-sense but she's just a grubby 'creator' leeching your attention to farm clicks and YouTube revenue and I hate her so much that I'm not going to even link to her.

SHOW THEMES:Dorothy gets A.I.ed, Drones vs A.I., and James's blackoutSHOW NOTES:Trump calls National Guard to DCLARPingBig Balls gets roughed up and Trump takes over DC police, Minnesota congress people are shot and killed and Trump does nothingAOL turns off dial-upDrone vs A.I. - which is the more transformative technology?"A dragon can't fight dial-up""Power is power"The Wizard of Oz goes to Las VegasTCM colorized films"People calling it disgraceful on twitter... you know what's disgraceful? Still being on twitter."'Whether rich or poor, it was the longest of nights': How a 2003 blackout brought New York City to a standstillJames's blackout story

Show Themes:Meta trades porn form books, Han shoots first, and "remaking" the pastShow Notes:Moving to Tucson?Project Blue"Superflorious"Water and data centersBuy and RV, drive to where the water isAZRVExpertOh-oh, here comes the Bittorrent explainer...Meta pirated and seeded porn for years to train AI, lawsuit says"Sharing porn so he can steal books"Meta runs on pornKennedy cancels mRNA vaccine researchAanand L Rai slams AI version of 'Raanjhanaa': "Betrayal of everything we built"Destruction of the creative intentHan shot firstWill the Kennedy Center become the Donald J. Trump Center for the Performing Arts?John F. Kennedy's grandson Jack Scholossberg responded angrily to moves to rename the institution, postingCatherine assaults her earsTurn off the internet and readBook Corner:The Color of MagicThe Wicked series

Show Themes:Throwing made up shit at Clinton to distract from Trump/Epstein, Catherine rants, and the death of Star TrekShow Notes:Trump sues the WSJ for... sharing the story?Bondi attacking Clinton(email server!)Gabbard attacking Clinton (tranquilizers?!)IT'S ALWAYS THE COVER UP THAT GETS YOU!Trump has THIN SKINCatherine's SubRantFlood the zone with liesHasan Jubilee"Alternative facts is now a life style brand""A lot of rich people (in the 1930s) were Nazis."A little bit of tolerance so we all just don't kill each otherBoycott Star Trek!?Shari Redstone, Paramount, Skydance, David Ellison, all just yuck"South Trek"We have become South Park"Full frontal animated nudity"South Park Muhammad controversyPowell corrects Trump on Fed renovationRIP CornerOzzyMalcolm Jamal WarnerHulk HoganChuck MangioneSo is Ozzy dead NOW?

Show Themes:Murkowski sucks, Republicans suck, and Paramount sucks tooShow Notes:Fine toothed combSenator Murkowski fucked the rest of the countryDon't vote for bad billsRepublicans renege on their past deals - Recessions (or clawback) BillDeport Murkowski! (to Alaska)Trump is A.I. (uses a small language model)FEMA leaves the stageRemembering Kerrville and their arts centerJames is almost as old ad Judge SmailsSgt. Hulka"What is a ute?"My Cousin VinnyIt's called 'dated', CatherineEpstein, Epstein, EpsteinColbert get's cancelled by, wait for it... the party of free speech absolutistsFuck ParamontCaptain SiskoRosie O'Donnell responds to Trump threatening to 'revoke' how US citizenshipWe fear for our neighbors now, thanks TrumpImmigrant worker dies as he flees from ICEMusk and is American Party"The corrupt current status quo"Cracker Barrel looses its vibe"Eat the pancakes and be happy"The PlaceThe Found:RE Contemporary is the best gallery ever. Ever.Tim SpragueBest 100th episode ever

Show Themes:The chaotic state of A.I. and the galleries of PhoenixShow Notes:Nuclear really is safeVax Corner - RFK sucksBiden's pardonsAI image generators getting betterTested: The Best AI Image Generators for 2025Google WhiskBest AI Image Generators of 2025The 4 best AI image generators of 2025 — compare their photosHair Club for Men - I'm also a clientBehind the Curtain: What if they're right?"T-minus 20"P(doom)Will AI kill us all, well maybe if it's like Elon Musk, then maybe"Evil is stupid""Fingers and toes"Do humans have free will? Does AI?Bentley Gallery closesCathrine laments the closure of Bentley, James does not because it represents 'artists' like William Anastasi"Bullshit art"NewArtTVThe HiveModified ArtsFive15 artsCatherine homework: go to all the galleriesJames goes to the protests the day after100th episode?Nap time

SHOW THEMES:Nuclear, A.I., and... thriftingSHOW NOTES:NASA count downThe OG crossDad, the food thiefCrucifixions on the planeRifle vs toe clippersHow to bring a hammer on a planePodcast everyday?Coverup covering the coverup’s coverupTrump’s Pardon erases restitution and deletes justiceNuclear is best!AI leaves web in the lurchJames had a blog and people used to read itAI and UI?AI destroys Photoshop?AI is a new type of tool, it does the workAs I type this, AI is finishing my sentence...“Anticipatory prompting”Of course Catherine has a typewriterDirty Rotten Scoundrels Catherine is very specialStardustTaylor Swift is Catherine’s MuseThe history of fonts1984 by Taylor Swift

Show Themes:Bluesky, vaccines, and the REAL meaning of MAGA finally EXPOSED!Show Notes:Sundae GurlJamelle BouieSubRant"Trump is too immoral to have virtues that are laudable and too stupid to have vices that are interesting."Michi PotteryNationalism vs patriotismReady or not, AI is starting to replace people - Is it though?Fashion is accessibleJoann Fabric = "Jails for the creative mind"Knitting cornerVax CornerHHS cancels Moderna's $590M bird flu vaccine awardDifference between first and third worldPoultry at Hickman's Family Farms tests positive for avian fluArizona egg farmer wants to vaccinate chickens from bird flu, but government won’t allow it1950s values or, when everything was more expensiveWho is eligible for a COVID shot? What to know about the latest U.S. changesDoing t-shirts wrongMAGA translates to wickedness"Snopes is full of lies"Is there any time to rant about art?TACO! But not Tuesday? Trump Always Chickens OutHaiku CornerFrom Nowhere to Somewhere

Show Themes:Safari's 'poofing' super power, Tucson as a fashion hub, and the ongoing derangement of the Department of DefenseShow Notes:Cover art photo by Janet Ryan of Models MelangeHide Distracting Items(Safari tech tip)IT guys are scared of MacsGo Mac, don't go backWindows NT is the GOATPlayful Paradox ShowFashion Design at Pima Community CollegeFrohar AkbaryJessie Class - PerfectlyClassy Etsy shopQuiet timeNose straight up against the internetOffline Xbox = dead XboxHegseth still using SignalNeed tech support? Don't chat, just call.Bringing god to the Department of Defense"Integrage" with the internetFirst immortal human cell linePsychology + Warhol = James dies a little insideFreehug bearThe four seasonsTalk to the mic

Show Themes:SignalGate gets worse, White House news nonsense has replaced Art news nonsense, and crypto scamsShow Notes:"The Trump Administration Signal Scandal, Somehow, Gets Worse"We started talking about the silly nonsense of the art world, but the shit coming out of the White House blows all that away, so we pivoted to "politics"Should have been an Onion headline"Our vide has always been the news that is one inch away from an Onion Headline but is real"Invisible "Art"Trump surrounds himself with drunksCoping with StarbucksCatherine buys a washing machine but gets a dishwasherTrump Meme coin a scam"58 crypto wallets have made millions on Trump's meme coin while 764,000 have lost money, data shows"Crypto wallet - "a fake wallet for your fake money"World Liberty FinancialDamien Hirst "The Currency""If Damien Hirst was President"End Crypto Corruption Act"No beans!"Tariffs on moviesJames hates on HollywoodMubiVerizon sucksGoogle Fi doesn't suckPop-up tariffsHot and dizzy

Show Themes:Sorry not sorry to Warhol, Hegy goes (more) rogue, Costco goes bananas, and Catherine buys a new washing machineShow NotesDoing it rawTrying to apologize to Warhol, yet we still end up crucifying himNot trusting TikTokHegy breaks the most secure place on the planetTrump shrinks the economyHoarding beansWe don't actually need American farmersA weaker dollar is good for an export economy that we no longer haveMarket does better when not if office, Trump points outEven the Nigerian princes stopped callingSouth's trade war killed the SouthWashing machine woesThe M4 MacBook Air - buy now!Pro tip - laptops go in the washing machineCostco has gone bananasTargeting TargetGas burpingBoring the audience with shopping 'news'

Show ThemesThe new Frankenstein experiments, Crypto stupidity, the Googleopoly, and water you can’t drink.Show NotesAll the murderingApology to MurkowskiWe, like the founding fathers, are now radical liberalsBrain cells from dead musicianOrganoidPost death experienceThe new FrankensteinsFrench fry transplant'I was careful and followed instructions closely, but still lost my crypto'Crypto expert who lost money says still safe to useThe Catherine test - maybe it really just doesn’t make senseGoogle monopolyAdvertising “innovation”RFK is dumb AND dumberAutism listDON’T DRINK THE WATER!?

Show ThemesIt's lies, all the way down. Dogma is stupid. And growling cats.Show NotesNo follow-up, we are perfectThe BIG Social Security LIEFor the good of the country, we're taking your moneyDOGE = data leaksThey're all going to jailWhen A Nation Embraces A False RealityDan McClellan: Overcoming Dogma"This One Weird Trick"Think critically"Power through strength" is Christian?The Ultimate Guide to Adequately Dismantle MAGA Arguments"When a man lies, he murders some part of the world" - Merlin - Excalibur"Truth telling is an expression of active resistance" - Robert Jay LiftonTrump, like Hitler, has created a "mystical cult" around himselfIs Murkowsky a coward?"Deeply un-American"America was founded to destroy tyrantsTrump supporters are traitors, not patriotsThis Is How Democracies Die: One Man, One Cell, No ChargesThey are concentration campsAuschwitz isn't in GermanyOzone holeAcid rain"If you're not first, you're last." - Ricky BobbyCatherine's house is talking to herLet them drink coffeeJames's cat is growling at the UPS guyWiz off

Show ThemesIn this episode you will learn how to be thankful for gifts and about basic economic principlesShow NotesJames broke the bathroomCatherine reverts to a prehistoric kitchenGarbage disposals are stupidPlumbing WorldThe horror of a free BanksyPanic GooglingWork with the shmuck"Valentine's day mascara""What is art?"Banksy SeagullCatherine drowning in Trump shitstormTrump has turned his back on the foundation of US economic might - the fallout will be messy - BBCTrump hates income taxHorses and outhouses, is that what you want?Bananas in the gas tankBush's fast food manufacturing"This reflects America's political choices"Freight train of prosperityMy cow for your daughter?Chihuahua Deficit"no one has any idea when they don't die" - Hank GreenTariff = VAT, Trump turned USA into Europe

Show ThemesYou know, just the continued implosion of our countryShow NotesTariff or trade deficit?God Damn PenguinsThree months of ongoing disasterNATO sit and spinsChecks and balances don’t balanceViolence = powerAI "receipts"Pets.comWhy always a scam?AI nonsense"WhiskeyLeaks"The BulwarkMeidas TouchTrey Gowdy bullshit"Dementia or performance art. Who can really tell""Groceries" is performance artSo full of stupidDestiny of humanityAn AI voting receiptElon is a memePete Buttigieg TikTokPhil DeFranco reportRewriting history is fascismOld Indian School ExhibitThe truth about human birth

SHOW THEMESJames kinda hates Google and we blowup over SignalGateSHOW NOTESAggressive Number 3Carbon monoxide alarmWeanerYouTube Music SucksYouTube absorbs allGoogle Kill ListGoogle ReaderPicasaLightroom ClassicApple PhotosGoogle PhotosGoogle DomainsWatching YouTube on Brave with built in ad blockOrkutChromecastSignalGateJamelle Bouie TikTok on Signal debacleLying liars are lying and also breaking all the lawsThe director of Defense doesn't understand what classified information is"A degree in expert"Jan Brewer's abortion banDeport Catherine back to ArizonaLamps galore

SHOW THEMESJames bores Catherine with Bluesky and YouTube, then Catherine bores James with Andy WarholSHOW NOTESBlueskySkylight: TikTok replacementFlashes: Instagram replacementPixelated: Instgram replacementReject "Learned hopelessness"SubRant on BlueskyJay Graber videoCrying Tesla designersBlipfoto - low key photo sharingGoogle Podcasts is dead"We are YouTuber's now"YouTube podcast / YouTube Music?SubRant on YouTube MusicTherapy and gigglesYouTube's Creator Demographics"Am I qualified to be on YouTube?"Andy Warhol DiariesSoup can triggers Catherine

SHOW THEMESCatherine and James cancel everyoneSHOW NOTESCatherine's terrible yearJames is undone by performance artThe continuing drama of Orlando Museum of ArtDe Groft is dead (?)An 1840 selfie to 1960s advertising: Eight images that tell the story of America"American Photography" at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam"This is not a commercial, this is my homeland" (1998) by Hulleah TsinhnahjinnieTurn your notifications offHow is Jasmine Crockett 44!?DUMP MetaOk, well now where just go full politicalOn Tyranny by Timothy Snyder"Do not obey in advance"DUMP Amazon and the Washington PostDump it all, it's not easy, but do it anywayThe list of No-No words"Language is everything"Catherine's terrible five years

SHOW THEMES Houses and 'Performance Art' suck but dogs are awesome SHOW NOTES The house falls apart Good vs bad home inspectors Marina Abramovic Performance art is... not art Barry Lyndon vs Ferris Bueller's Day Off Free Hug Bear Polluting the store with AI nonsense Will AI destroy the world? The tragic story of Sam Altman Did the internet exist before the smartphone? Dogs make life better X's brand assests live on... Twitter.com Apple invented USB-C

SHOW THEMES Stolen, painted over, and exploited: the many horrible lives of modern 'art' SHOW NOTES Stealing art? Why bother? Ruthless People Judge Reinhold The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring Arthur Brand - the "Indiana Jones of the art world" Indiana Jones is a thief Drug smuggler steals art to reduce sentence Sex, three times a week! James, the art thief King not Ing This is the whole show Jens Haaning Take the money and run, literally... "Almost as embarrassing as The Orlando Museum of Art" The "Art" of North West My only hope is that no one knows who North West is Sylvestor Stallone paints Thrift Store Ghost Painting Ghosts on everything Is A.I. writing the article?