Podcasts by Rise To Offend
A podcast about the history of individuals that offended society and in the process changed it, each week we examine one figure each week who truly offended, some for the positive and some for the negative, and how history sees them today.
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RTO 400 Chuck Schuldiner (Part 3 of 3) from 2021-08-10T17:06:05
By 1991 Death Metal was in full swing, and the blueprint for a successful image and sound was in place for most bands in the Florida scene, but Chuck Schuldiner would make the huge right turn for t...
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RTO 399 Chuck Schuldiner(Part 2 of 3) from 2021-05-20T13:02:51
After the release of the debut record form Death entitled Scream Bloody Gore, the musical genre known as Death Metal had a presence created by Chuck Schuldiner that would spawn extreme acts across ...
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RTO 398 Chuck Schuldiner (Part 1 of 3) from 2021-04-22T19:49:14
When it comes to the history of extreme heavy metal Chuck Schuldiner will always have a chapter, as the media proclaimed Godfather of Death Metal, he would invent a sound and style of the undergrou...
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RTO 397 Dance Marathons (Part 2 of 2) from 2021-04-01T18:31:30
October 28th, 1929 would be labeled Black Tuesday and would spark the end of the roaring 20’s and the beginning of the great depression in America, prohibition laws still in effect would create the...
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RTO 396 Dance Marathons (Part 1 of 2) from 2021-03-17T23:51:40
When records in athletic events like the Olympics started to bring people fame and fortune, the common people of the world started doing endurance tests to gain the same record breaking notoriety a...
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RTO 395 Charles Bukowski (Part 3 of 3) from 2021-03-12T13:07:53
Decades of writing and keeping a normal 9 to 5 job would finally come to an end for Charles Bukowski after the release of his first novel Post Office, and the words that he passionately dictated wo...
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RTO 394 Charles Bukowski (Part 2 of 2) from 2021-03-04T13:13:32
The childhood behind him and the life of a drifter ahead. Charles Bukowski would gather genuine life experience by being the outcast he was always taught to be, and his voice as a writer would not ...
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RTO 393 Charles Bukowski (Part 1 of 3) from 2021-02-25T13:21:20
Every person embraces a demon in life and gets tied to it, but Charles Bukowski made his demons cool. Writing in such a genuine cynicism that you would want to sit next to him to see the show that ...
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RTO 392 John O' Brien (Part 2 of 2) from 2021-01-19T13:58:56
Is the fantasy left behind the legacy of an artist? Is the goal to reach the world and leave a positive mark on other’s lives? John O’ Brien would be the seed to motivate and change the lives of ma...
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RTO 391 John O' Brien (Part 1 of 2) from 2021-01-07T16:36:50
Self destruction and art have always found a kinship in searching for truth. The words an author creates, when they are unquestionable genuine, always outweighs the legacy of the person who created...
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RTO 390 Insane Clown Posse (Part 3 of 3) from 2020-11-13T16:08:28
After signing to Disney the Insane Clown Posse would get censored and their album would be pulled off the shelf across America, and that move by the corporate giant would make everyone want to know...
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RTO 389 Insane Clown Posse (Part 2 of 3) from 2020-11-05T17:56:16
After Carnival of Carnage dropped the Insane Clown Posse was met with horrible reviews from music critiques, and the major labels turning them down immediately. The persistent of the underground an...
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RTO 388 Insane Clown Posse (Part 1 of 3) from 2020-10-22T12:55:35
Few hip hop groups would be as unlikely to succeed as ICP was, but the found a core fanbase that nobody wanted or thought was out there and united them in a culture that would define many's lives. ...
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RTO 387 Woodstock (Part 3 of 3) from 2020-10-15T13:55:24
Recreating magic that occurred the weekend in Bethel, New York at Max Yasgur’s farm would be a lifelong journey for festival co founder Michael Lang, but with an expectation set of 3 days of peace ...
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RTO 386 Woodstock (Part 2 of 3) from 2020-09-30T21:06:14
The budget went over 600 percent and the construction would never get completed, but the Woodstock Music and Arts Festival was a revolution. A free concert, not by design, that would define a cult...
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RTO 385 Woodstock (Part 1 of 3) from 2020-09-24T13:32:07
The 60’s were a time that was redefining culture in America and the generation known as the baby boomers had the challenge of living there lives through an influx of turmoil. 18 year olds were bein...
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RTO 384 Jerry Springer (Part 2 of 2) from 2020-09-17T12:27:28
After the failed attempt to go through politics because of a prostitution scandal, Jerry Springer would take his talents to the news becoming a TV anchorman winning 10 Emmy's, but when opportunity ...
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RTO 383 Jerry Springer (Part 1 of 2) from 2020-09-10T12:07:29
The story of the man behind some of television's most outrageous and lowest moments would be grounded in positive change for society in his youth. Jerry Springer would grow up in a home of survivor...
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RTO 382 Dave Brockie AKA Oderus Urungus (Part 2 of 2) from 2020-06-03T13:06:59
Scumdogs of The Universe was released on January 8th, 1990 and the reaction would be immediate, the Slave Pit team that created this ultra offensive metal band of space aliens would get reactions f...
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RTO 381 Dave Brockie AKA Oderus Urungus (Part 1 of 2) from 2020-04-25T16:24:09
Dave Brockie was an outsider but a leader among those in Richmond, Virginia, USA. The punk rocker that would turn to music while attending VCU would immerse himself in underground art and culture a...
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RTO 380 William Friedkin's Cruising (Part 2 of 2) from 2020-03-26T23:30:44
Protestors were lined outside of the movie theater on Feb. 7th, 1980 to picket the film that would incite violence against homosexuals, but after the scathing reviews by critics, audiences seemed t...
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RTO 379 William Friedkin's Cruising (Part 1 of 2) from 2020-03-20T18:05:18
Few Films had an entire community protest it during filming like William Friedkin's Crusing.Red Flag after red flag wold go unnoticed by the filmmaking team as they would create one of the most con...
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RTO 378 John Walsh (Part 3 of 3) from 2020-03-12T13:03:53
After the success of America's Most Wanted John Walsh would use his status on television to start getting laws changed in America to protect children from predators. Championing Amber Alerts, the s...
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RTO 377 John Walsh (Part 2 of 3) from 2020-03-05T14:28:07
Fighting Back against the system that allowed his son's murderer to not face justice, John Walsh and his wife Revé would change legislative in America forever so nobody would experience what they d...
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RTO 376 John Walsh (Part 1 of 3) from 2020-02-27T12:55:40
The American dream will always be something that can years to earn, and many pieces have to fall into place. The Walshes followed the rules and had that dream for 6 and a half years until a series ...
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RTO 375 The Joker (Part 3 of 3) from 2020-02-11T13:43:06
After the revolutionary performance by Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight the world we be presented the most definitive and frightening vision of the Joker. His philosophy would motivate deranged indi...
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RTO 374 The Joker (Part 2 of 3) from 2020-02-05T22:47:05
By 1989 the comic book character and super villain in the Batman Universe would finally get a big screen performance by Jack Nicholson. The performance would define the iconic comic book villain, a...
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RTO 373 The Joker (Part 1 of 3) from 2020-01-29T00:47:46
No supervillain has ever infected popular culture more than The Joker, and his ideals and personality always molded to the society in which he was apart, with a dangerous social message that people...
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RTO 372 LAPD C.R.A.S.H Team (Part 3 of 3) from 2020-01-23T01:08:43
The 77th Division would ignite into a full scale riot after the acquittal of 4 police officers, the Crash Team would then turn against thier oath of protecting the streets, and be hired hands by De...
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RTO 371 LAPD C.R.A.S.H Team (Part 2 of 3) from 2020-01-16T14:42:23
After Operation Hammer and the glorification of Compton through the rise of Gangsta Rap the L.A.P.D. had lost control and became a renegade force in poverty stricken areas of South Central, L.A. Th...
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RTO 370 LAPD C.R.A.S.H Team (Part 1 of 3) from 2020-01-08T16:53:10
Distrusting the Police has been passed on from generation to generation at this point in time, but the most controversial special team that poured gasoline on the fire was that of the LAPD C.R.A.S....
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RTO 369 Ronda Rousey (Part 2 of 2) from 2019-12-19T00:52:20
The MMA world could not ignore the dominance of Ronda Rousey, and despite UFC President Dana White stating he would never have women fight in the Octagon he was forced to realize he was walking awa...
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RTO 368 Ronda Rousey (Part 1 of 2) from 2019-11-29T15:53:04
Full contact sports was always dominated by the testosterone that many felt fueled it and it would be scene as a violent act that was exclusive to men, but as MMA rose and the appeal of the sport n...
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RTO 367 Silent Night, Deadly Night (Part 2 of 2) from 2019-11-20T14:31:07
Critics showed venom, parents would protest, and a major studio would go into full damage control mode after the release of Silent Night, Deadly Night, as the demand for the film became bigger and ...
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RTO 366 Silent Night, Deadly Night (Part 1 of 2) from 2019-11-13T02:18:40
The Christmas spirit was a special and sacred time for children in America, and Santa Claus was the mythical figure that represented that special time, but in the 1980's slasher films were becoming...
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RTO 365 Marilyn Manson (Part 3.5 of 3.5) from 2019-11-08T18:41:57
After the release of The Golden Age of Grotesque the mystique behind one of Heavy Metal's most prolific figures was fading, the fame would follow him in ever motion he made, and public relationship...
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RTO 364 Marilyn Manson (Part 3.0 of 3.5) from 2019-11-06T16:11:12
The world was his after the release of Mechanical Animals, and rock n roll had a new star that would scare parents and empower the youth, but with the image and rage behind him the media would make...
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RTO 363 Marilyn Manson (Part 2.5 of 3) from 2019-10-22T01:51:58
Following up the culture impact of Antichrist Superstar was just one of the challenges faced by Marilyn Manson when he went back into the studio for the first time without Trent Reznor. What he wou...
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RTO 362 Marilyn Manson (Part 2 of 3) from 2019-10-17T01:24:24
When Marilyn Manson released its first album to the world it didn't leave the impression or hype behind the act as they hoped for, the hype was still there behind to co sign of NIN frontman Trent R...
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RTO 361 Marilyn Manson (Part 1 of 3) from 2019-10-10T00:12:27
The birth of the last greatest shock rocker in America could have only came from the soil of Mid West Americana. Brian Warner would be indoctrinated in a culture that would never accept him and his...
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RTO 360 Jackass (Part 2 of 2) from 2019-10-02T01:49:30
The farewell of Jackass was supposed to be the feature film, but it become a huge hit, and sent it's star Johnny Knoxville into mainstream Hollywood as a leading man, the legacy would continue with...
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RTO 359 Jackass (Part 1 of 2) from 2019-09-25T02:56:08
Skate culture in the late 90's became a counter culture with its own sense of humor, and leading underground magazine Big Brother was pushing the boundaries of low brow content. When Johnny Knoxvil...
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RTO 358 Steve Biko (Part 2 of 2) from 2019-09-18T14:07:36
By 1970 Steve Biko's message and voice would be considered a threat to the Nationalist Party in South Africa. A smear campaign would be launched throughout the nation to pose him as a threat, but n...
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RTO 357 Steve Biko (Part 1 of 2) from 2019-09-11T13:34:44
Change comes with a price and the voice that ignites the flame often has to pay it. The story of Steve Biko isn’t just about change it is about empowerment and loving yourself when an education sys...
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RTO 356 Ann Coulter (Part 3 of 3) from 2019-09-04T11:53:55
By 2008 Ann Coulter's message and voice was known across the media world and her no holds barred message, and hate for liberal thinking would not be compromised. The labels placed on her would star...
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RTO 355 Ann Coulter (Part 2 of 3) from 2019-08-28T13:15:11
Becoming a best selling author, and the political landscape in America once becoming a Republican one, Ann Coulter would become in high demand as a media personality. Her takes on policies and Amer...
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RTO 354 Ann Coulter (Part 1 of 3) from 2019-08-21T12:06:02
When Ann Coulter entered the media spotlight her voice and opinions were something that many Americans found honest and direct, and other found easy to attach a negative connotation too. Highly edu...
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RTO 353 To Catch A Predator(Part 3 of 3) from 2019-08-14T12:29:16
Ratings would go through the roof for To Catch A Predator, and to maintain the shows exciting for fans would take the show to a questionable ethical place. Which breed the question do people who wa...
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RTO 352 To Catch A Predator (Part 2 of 3) from 2019-08-07T13:51:02
Respected News Journalist Chris Hansen was on board to create segments with the Perverted Justice team, and he would be able to bring it to a mass level because of his ties to major network NBC. Th...
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RTO 351 To Catch A Predator(Part 1 of 3) from 2019-07-31T14:52:54
Entrapment? Sensationalized journalism? Justice?If there was one crimes society has no sympathy for it is those who harm children, and the founders of the website pervertedjustice.com exploited tha...
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RTO 350 Henry Rollins (Part 3 of 3) from 2019-07-24T11:41:01
By 1994 Henry Rollins had established himself and his band, Rollins Band, on the brink of breaking through the alternative music landscape, and the follow up to The End of Silence would change his ...
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RTO 349 Henry Rollins (Part 2 of 3) from 2019-07-17T12:54:16
The chaos of Black Flag was coming to an end, and the second chapter of the career of Henry Rollins was completely in his control and he would embrace it. His non stop creativity would be shown to ...
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RTO 348 Henry Rollins (Part 1 of 3) from 2019-07-10T19:21:29
Part Animal, Part Machine is the label that he would christen himself but Henry Rollins would show human emotion and the honesty behind his art that would speak to many, unfiltered, uncensored, and...
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RTO 347 John Callahan (Part 2 of 2) from 2019-07-03T14:21:14
Finishing the 12 Step Program, and changing his life from a tragic accident. Becoming a success as a single panel cartoonist, author, and short filmmaker. He would now tackle the world of Animated ...
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RTO 346 John Callahan (Part 1 of 2) from 2019-06-26T05:16:32
The story of John Callahan goes against any expectations set for someone who suffered his fate, through a single panel cartoon he would incite people with anger or laughter, and gain notoriety for ...
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RTO 345 Married With... Children (Part 3 of 3) from 2019-06-19T16:18:24
At this point Married With… Children can take full credit for launching the FOX network into millions of homes, and after V.P. Garth Ancier left the network to go to Disney, the network would try t...
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RTO 344 Married With... Children (Part 2 of 3) from 2019-06-12T13:16:12
Married With… Children was an original without question, but without being seen by a major audience due to its network not being available its buzz was mostly through critics and pockets of Televis...
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RTO 343 Married With... Children (Part 1 of 3) from 2019-06-05T12:51:23
After the birth of television there were three major networks and by the mid 1980’s a fourth network was trying to breakthrough to the counter culture and a youthful audience, the first sitcom they...
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RTO 342 Ol' Dirty Bastard (Part 2 of 2) from 2019-05-29T12:36:51
After the success of Wu Tang Clan's debut album, ODB received fame and notoriety immediately for the colorful character he represented, but his talent was shown on the groundbreaking solo record Re...
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RTO 341 Ol' Dirty Bastard (Part 1 of 2) from 2019-05-22T12:53:36
Russell Jones aka Ol' Dirty Bastard had a unique personality and voice that had not been represented in the Hip Hop community, embracing all the darkness around him in his neighborhood and youth, h...
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RTO 340 Andrew Dice Clay (Part 3 of 3) from 2019-05-15T18:08:02
After a time away from the spotlight to focus on his family, Andrew Dice Clay returned to what he knew and his fans were there to support him, but at first the comeback was not easy and modern day ...
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RTO 339 Andrew Dice Clay (Part 2 of 3) from 2019-05-08T19:25:33
"DiceMania” infected the world in 1989 and controversy, protestors, and boycotts followed. Fighting to maintain the audience and appeal that he earned from his decade of work in Hollywood, he would...
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RTO 338 Andrew Dice Clay(Part 1 of 3) from 2019-05-01T17:32:54
Brooklyn born entertainer Andrew Silverstein found love as a drummer at the start of his career, but found a real audience through his comedic impersonation of John Travolta and Jerry Lewis, follow...
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RTO 337 Wendy O Williams (Part 2 of 2) from 2019-04-25T01:34:51
After the Plasmatics released their debut album Wendy O. Williams was already a larger than life cult figure in NYC, bringing her controversial stage show across the pond and the states would be a ...
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RTO 336 Wendy O Williams (Part 1 of 2) from 2019-04-17T13:33:14
Labeled by many as the “Queen of Shock Rock” Wendy O. Williams journey to the stage seemed more like a necessity than a calling, the first female face of the punk rock movement changed the boundari...
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RTO 335 Larry Clark's KIDS (Part 2 of 2) from 2019-04-03T13:39:28
Everything about Larry Clark’s Kids was debatable after its release in 1995, many considered it a honest piece of art, some would praise it for its look at a dangerous subculture in America, and ma...
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RTO 334 Larry Clark's KIDS (Part 1 of 2) from 2019-03-26T23:57:28
A film like first time director Larry Clark’s KIDS can not be made without major barriers to be broken down in the film industry and America, this week we breakdown the films and movements that HAD...
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RTO 333 Sacha Baron Cohen (Part 2 of 2) from 2019-03-20T17:57:42
After the critical and commercial success of the film version of Borat, the next step was an obvious one to complete the trilogy of character from his hit show Ali G, and that was Bruno. Following ...
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RTO 332 Sacha Baron Cohen (Part 1 of 2) from 2019-03-13T15:22:11
Taking risks in comedy is necessary to push boundaries, but the risk that Sacha Baron Cohen took could have put him in serious physical harm, influenced by a strong religious belief system, higher ...
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RTO 331 Me Too Movement (Part 2 of 2) from 2019-03-05T22:56:50
“Everybody is Impacted” is a quote from Me Too founder Tarana Burke, and it truly represented the movement at this stage. Taking it to social media created the movement to reach a global scale, but...
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RTO 330 Me Too Movement (Part 1 of 2) from 2019-02-26T13:24:48
Tarana Burke’s creation of a voice for the voiceless was a powerful movement of change and strength for women in communities that were continually overlooked by society as victims. A decade after t...
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RTO 329 Floyd Mayweather Jr. (Part 2 of 2) from 2019-02-21T02:06:45
Floyd Mayweather had trouble outside the ring but he just kept winning, domestic abuse charges against women followed him his entire career, only adding to the bad boy persona that the boxing world...
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RTO 328 Floyd Mayweather Jr. (Part 1 of 2) from 2019-02-12T13:45:39
The greatest boxer of a generation? The greatest villain in sports history? The richest athlete of all time? Questions that all apply to Floyd Mayweather Jr. with different answer depending on who ...
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RTO 327 G.G. Allin (Part 2 of 2) from 2019-02-05T13:34:20
G.G. Allin could not be controlled and his addictions and refusal to conform in anyway became a mantra, his behavior becoming extremely unpredictable due to his addiction, he was open about his rac...
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RTO 326 G.G. Allin (Part 1 of 2) from 2019-01-29T13:30:20
G.G. Allin is the most celebrate degenerate in the history of punk rock, the first 10 years of his life were true horror, creating what would eventually be one of the most hated figures in musical ...
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RTO 325 Trey Parker And Matt Stone (Part 3 of 3) from 2019-01-22T14:38:48
After critical and commercial success in television and on the big screen, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, decide to make a film that challenges them in al aspects with Team America: World Police, afte...
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RTO 324 Trey Parker And Matt Stone (Part 2 of 3) from 2019-01-15T14:16:15
After the release of South Park Trey Parker and Matt Stone had become successfully financially and found an audience, but their desire for longevity could only come through critical acclaim somethi...
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RTO 323 Trey Parker And Matt Stone (Part 1 of 3) from 2019-01-08T14:37:35
Every comedic journey is rooted in conviction but for mainstream success most have to succumb to compromise, few achieve success without it. Becoming mainstream icons like Trey Parker and Matt Ston...
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RTO 322 Colin Kaepernick (Part 2) from 2018-12-18T17:28:50
After his peaceful protest left everyone with a reaction across America, Kaepernick’s transition from athlete to activist was slowly coming to fruition, his lack of contribution to the game of foot...
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RTO 321 Colin Kaepernick (Part 1) from 2018-12-11T22:00:21
The drive behind a great athlete can change and refocus and that defines the career of Colin Kaepernick thus far, after a glorious college run at the University of Nevada-Reno defeating the unstopp...
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RTO 320 Natural Born Killers (Part 2) from 2018-12-04T15:56:22
Can a film attacking the modern day media actually benefit from it? After the release of the film on August 26th, 1994 filmmaker Oliver Stone’s satire on the media sensationalizing murder and mayhe...
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RTO 319 Natural Born Killers (Part 1) from 2018-11-27T14:24:39
Can the glorification of violence be satire? Is there a danger to making murderers have the “cool” factor? Who is ultimately responsible for that message? The origin of that question started with a...
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RTO 318 Philip H. Anselmo (Part 3) from 2018-11-20T15:45:21
The comeback the fans all want after the heart wrenching death of Dimebag Darrell and its aftermath happened with the most honest record of Phil’s career, touring the world and being the engaging a...
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RTO 317 Philip H. Anselmo (Part 2) from 2018-11-13T15:01:49
Tragedy will change everything forever, after Pantera’s “Far Beyond Driven” tops the Billboard Charts the world truly belonged to heavy metal vocalist Phil Anselmo, but behind the superman persona ...
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RTO 316 Philip H. Anselmo (Part 1) from 2018-11-06T13:47:32
Anger is a gift for few and to voice that rage and have the masses consider it genuine and true comes from honesty. Phil Anselmo did just that in the early 90’s as the frontman of the iconic legend...
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RTO 315 The Amazing Randi (Part 2) from 2018-10-30T14:01:16
James Randi created hoaxes in order to educated the masses on the power of deception, but the masses never wanted the lessons or the truth. No matter the approach or the exposure of villainous char...
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RTO 314 The Amazing Randi (Part 1) from 2018-10-24T00:08:34
Conjurer, Magician, Escapologist, Skeptic. James Randi a.k.a The Amazing Randi has earned the moniker An Honest Liar by protecting the public from frauds and con man selling illusions and tricks as...
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RTO 313 Cleveland Browns (Part 2) from 2018-10-16T23:40:58
NFL franchise the Cleveland Browns has issues with management, front office, bad drafts, bad trades, and just bad luck continue to surface at first Energy Stadium in Cleveland Ohio, the circus that...
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RTO 312 Cleveland Browns (Part 1) from 2018-10-09T16:22:01
Every sports team has a story full of ups and downs… not the Cleveland Browns of the NFL, a story full of heartbreaking lows, including have the team taken to another city in 1996, parades for losi...
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RTO 311 A Clockwork Orange (Part 2) from 2018-10-02T23:16:39
Stanley Kubrick’s film version of A Clockwork Orange changed society, the style created a counter culture showing a new fear of the youth, and a moral panic followed, causing a backlash on the film...
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RTO 310 A Clockwork Orange (Part 1) from 2018-09-25T23:05:59
Anthony Burgess’s novel which glorified ultra violence, rape, and a dangerous youth subculture was much more personal than people realized, creating a new villains that would be the future and thos...
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RTO 309 Bill Hicks (Part 2) from 2018-09-18T19:27:22
Moving to New York and getting completely sober, Bill Hicks stand up comedy strikes a fire with audiences, taking his act over to the U.K. shows his reach beyond America, with his most fruitful tim...
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RTO 308 Bill Hicks (Part 1) from 2018-09-11T14:25:42
He was labeled the Rock N' Roll Comedian and would earn that moniker by reputation and telling it the way he saw it. Bill Hick’s legacy as a trail blazer in stand up comedy was based on him being h...
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RTO 307 Peter Steele (Part 3) from 2018-09-05T00:20:27
The week we concluded the story of Type O Negative mastermind Peter Steele, his struggle with addiction and the loss of his father are now affecting his productivity and band, he creates the band’s...
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RTO 306 Peter Steele (Part 2) from 2018-08-29T00:28:33
After the demise of his marriage and band Carnivore Peter Steele is at a crossroads. Should he follow his heart and continue the blue collar life he wants, working for the New York City Public Work...
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RTO 305 Peter Steele (Part 1) from 2018-08-21T21:40:25
When it came to 90’s metal icon’s Peter Steele was the chosen poster boy and the class clown, his rise from Red Hook, Brooklyn to the world stage was unlike any other, learning on the job and livin...
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RTO 304 Jenna Jameson (Part 2) from 2018-08-14T19:40:46
We continue our story on Adult Film Icon Jenna Jameson, we discuss the timing of ClubJenna.com, her debate against Bill O’ Rielly, her desire to break into the mainstream, the power couple of her a...
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RTO 303 Jenna Jameson (Part 1) from 2018-08-07T20:49:38
This week tell the story of “The Queen of Porn” Jenna Jameson, growing up in Las Vegas, the tragedy the afflicted her family at a young age, the early decisions of her life, the people who influenc...
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RTO 302 ECW (Part 2) from 2018-07-31T23:54:38
We continue our story on wrestling promotion Extreme Championship Wrestling, discuss the climate of its rise, the obstacle it faced to grow, the copycat organizations, the punk rock ethos refusing ...
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RTO 301 ECW (Part 1) from 2018-07-24T20:09:25
ECW is the pinnacle of violence in sports entertainment in North America, we discuss the rise of the organization, the timing of its rise during wrestlings Monday Night Wars, the city it was born i...
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RTO 300 As I Lay Dying (Part 2) from 2018-07-17T22:40:31
Part 2 of Heavy Metal Icons As I Lay Dying, we jump in after founder and frontman Tim Lambesis pleads guilty to solicitation of murder, his band trying to move on and away from the damage caused by...
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RTO 299 As I Lay Dying (Part 1) from 2018-07-10T22:42:10
We tell the tale of Heavy Metal Icons As I Lay Dying, Frontman Tim Lambesis’s transformation through the years from Christian frontman to true narcissist, the mental change of a human from Christia...
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RTO 298 Chappelle's Show (Part 2) from 2018-07-03T23:02:26
This week Brandon “Gooch” Hahn once again joins me and we discuss the Second Season of the Chappelle’s Show, highlight the funniest sketches, the impact it had on America, if the were socially irre...
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RTO 297 Chappelle's Show (Part 1) from 2018-06-26T22:16:50
RTO 297 Chappelle’s Show Part One This week my guest is Brandon “Gooch” Hahn and we discuss the rise and impact of the Chappelle’s Show 1st Season 15 years ago. The importance of it being on Comed...
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