

Struggle Session
Struggle Session
Struggle Session is the world's finest politics and pop culture podcast. Leslie Lee III and Jack Allison talk video games, movies, TV, wrestling, comic books, music, anime, and all of your problematic faves.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/struggle-session--5842028/support.
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May 6, 2022 • 1h 2min
Kingdom Come w/ Aaron Thorpe [Unlocked]
Support the show and get hundreds of bonus episodes like this by subscribing at http://sesh.plus or http://patreon.com/strugglesession or http://strugglesession.substack.com Originally released January 14tth, 2022 On today's episode Jack and Leslie are joined by Aaron Thorpe of The Trillbillies to discuss the comic book that attempted to Make DC Comics Great Again, Mark Waid and Alex Ross' Kingdom Come. Can the heroes of the past prevent disaster in the future by locking the dissidents of the present in a gulag? Find out! https://spacelight.substack.com/ https://www.patreon.com/trillbillyworkersparty ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Listen to CULTURE here: HTTP://1900CULTURE.COM Check out our new merch here: http://strugglesession.shop Send a voicemail here: https://sesh.show/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/struggle-session--5842028/support.Subscribe at http://patreon.com/strugglesessionPlease leave us a 5 star review at Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/struggle-session/id1265384284Send an email or voicemail to thestrugglesession@gmail.comKeep up with and contact Leslie: https://msha.ke/lleeiii

May 2, 2022 • 36min
The Northman + CinemaCon
Support the show by subscribing at http://patreon.com/strugglesession http://sesh.plus and http://strugglesession.substack.com How far would you go for revenge? We review Robert Eggers' brutal Viking epic The Northman. We also discuss the cinema news from CinemaCon including Sam Raimi's Doctor Strange 2 and James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water. We also rock out to Hether Fortune's new EP: https://hetherfortune.bandcamp.com/album/sober-karaoke-act-1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Listen to CULTURE on the Callin app and at 1900CULTURE.COM Check out our new merch here: http://strugglesession.shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/struggle-session--5842028/support.Subscribe at http://patreon.com/strugglesessionPlease leave us a 5 star review at Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/struggle-session/id1265384284Send an email or voicemail to thestrugglesession@gmail.comKeep up with and contact Leslie: https://msha.ke/lleeiii

Apr 26, 2022 • 2min
Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens w/ Bugmane - Commentary
Listen to the full episode at http://sesh.plus or http://patreon.com/strugglesession or http://strugglesession.substack.com He's all the buzz of the podcast world and he's back on Struggle Session for another Star Wars commentary. The one and only Bugmane joins Leslie and Jack for Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens. This is a special commentary episode, so you can watch along with the movie or download the episode with the backing track here: https://mega.nz/file/0MB3GZYb#NB0Gt3vZem69Fmy0qwZy8zLBSoeayzRcAlqrkRRGzD0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Listen to CULTURE on the Callin app and at 1900CULTURE.COM Check out our new merch here: http://strugglesession.shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/struggle-session--5842028/support.Subscribe at http://patreon.com/strugglesessionPlease leave us a 5 star review at Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/struggle-session/id1265384284Send an email or voicemail to thestrugglesession@gmail.comKeep up with and contact Leslie: https://msha.ke/lleeiii

Apr 21, 2022 • 42min
Recent Reads + The David Lynch Foundation [Unlocked]
Support the show and get hundreds of bonus episodes like this by subscribing at http://sesh.plus or http://patreon.com/strugglesession or http://strugglesession.substack.com This is a special two-part megapode! During the first half Jack and Leslie talk about some of the books they've been reading including The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu, Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin, The Freeze-Frame Revolution by Peter Watts, The Complete Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian by Robert E. Howard, and more! In the second half, we check out some surreal clips from the Scientology-lite David Lynch Foundation. What are you reading? Leave us a voicemail and let us know at http://sesh.show! Interviews with David Lynch: https://web.archive.org/web/20070108153617/http://www.nervepop.com/filmlounge/interview/DavidLynch/index.aspx http://davidbreskin.com/books/inner-views/david-lynch-3/ David Lynch Launches $500 Million Transcendental Meditation World Peace Initiative: https://www.indiewire.com/2022/04/david-lynch-transcendental-meditation-world-peace-initiative-1234716956/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Listen to CULTURE on the Callin app and at 1900CULTURE.COM Check out our new merch here: http://strugglesession.shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/struggle-session--5842028/support.Subscribe at http://patreon.com/strugglesessionPlease leave us a 5 star review at Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/struggle-session/id1265384284Send an email or voicemail to thestrugglesession@gmail.comKeep up with and contact Leslie: https://msha.ke/lleeiii

Apr 18, 2022 • 58min
The Batman
Get bonus eps like this when they come out at http://sesh.plus or http://patreon.com/strugglesession or http://strugglesession.substack.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Originally released March 7th, 2022 New year, new Batman! Jack and Leslie review Matt Reeves' iteration of Discovery's most valuable IP The Batman starring Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright, and John Turturro. What did you think about The Batman? Leave us a voicemail at https://sesh.show/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Listen to CULTURE here: HTTP://1900CULTURE.COM Check out our new merch here: http://strugglesession.shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/struggle-session--5842028/support.Subscribe at http://patreon.com/strugglesessionPlease leave us a 5 star review at Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/struggle-session/id1265384284Send an email or voicemail to thestrugglesession@gmail.comKeep up with and contact Leslie: https://msha.ke/lleeiii

Apr 13, 2022 • 34min
Everything Everywhere All At Once, Ambulance, Crimes of the Future
Suppor the show and get hundreds of bonus episodes by subscribing at http://sesh.plus or http://patreon.com/strugglesession or http://strugglesession.substack.com On today's episode Jack and Leslie review two brand new films still in theaters: the Daniels' sci-fi action comedy Everything Everywhere All At Once and Michael Bay's big screen GTA V, Ambulance. We also preview David Cronenberg's upcoming video nasty Crimes of the Future! And we premiere an amazing track by Baseball Hat: https://baseballhat.bandcamp.com/track/projection-3 Source: David Cronenberg’s ‘Crimes of the Future’ Will Stir Up Controversy: https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/2022/4/pg6gvpiho6x9kfdk09mg4weuxrymhd Unfortunately, only one of the Davids is releasing a movie this year: https://www.avclub.com/david-lynch-cannes-2022-film-news-inland-empire-1848785241 Leave us a voicemail with your thoughts on these films at http://sesh.show! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Listen to CULTURE on the Callin app and at HTTP://1900CULTURE.COM Check out our new merch here: http://strugglesession.shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/struggle-session--5842028/support.Subscribe at http://patreon.com/strugglesessionPlease leave us a 5 star review at Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/struggle-session/id1265384284Send an email or voicemail to thestrugglesession@gmail.comKeep up with and contact Leslie: https://msha.ke/lleeiii

Apr 7, 2022 • 39min
Image Comics | Spawn, Youngblood, Savage Dragon, and WildC.A.T.S
Get bonus eps like this when they come out at http://sesh.plus or http://patreon.com/strugglesession or http://strugglesession.substack.com ----------------------------------- Originally published January 7th, 2022 On today's Struggle Session Jack and Leslie take a look back to when comic book artists were rockstars! We talk about the launch of Image Comics and re-read the first issues of Spawn, Youngblood, Savage Dragon, and WildC.A.T.S. We also have an exclusive preview tune from The Red Scare called Sanctity Tapestry: https://theredscaresucks.bandcamp.com/ The History of Image Comics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9a1XSyjjNg ----------------------------------- Send a voicemail here: https://sesh.show/ Listen to Leslie show CULTURE on the Callin app now on Android or at HTTP://1900CULTURE.COM Check out our merch here: http://strugglesession.shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/struggle-session--5842028/support.Subscribe at http://patreon.com/strugglesessionPlease leave us a 5 star review at Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/struggle-session/id1265384284Send an email or voicemail to thestrugglesession@gmail.comKeep up with and contact Leslie: https://msha.ke/lleeiii

Apr 4, 2022 • 18min
The Batman Franchise Part II with Robbie Martin - Extended Trailer
Listen to the full episode at http://sesh.plus or http://patreon.com/strugglesession or http://strugglesession.substack.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Who would have thought there'd be twice as many Batman movies after '90s? On part two of this special episode Robbie Martin (Media Roots Radio) joins Jack and Leslie to discuss the entire Batman franchise! On this part we discuss The Dark Knight (2008), The Dark Knight Rises (2012), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Ultimate Extended Edition (2016), Suicide Squad (2016), Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021), and The Batman (2022). Listen to Robbie's show with Abby Martin here: https://www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio . Leave us a voicemail with your thoughts on the Batman series at http://sesh.show! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Listen to CULTURE on the Callin app and at HTTP://1900CULTURE.COM Check out our new merch here: http://strugglesession.shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/struggle-session--5842028/support.Subscribe at http://patreon.com/strugglesessionPlease leave us a 5 star review at Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/struggle-session/id1265384284Send an email or voicemail to thestrugglesession@gmail.comKeep up with and contact Leslie: https://msha.ke/lleeiii

Mar 31, 2022 • 44min
2022 Oscars Special
Support the show by subscribing at http://sesh.plus or http://patreon.com/strugglesession or http://strugglesession.substack.com. It means the world to us! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Academy has weighed in, but now it's our turn! Jack and Leslie give their thoughts on all of the Best Picture nominees: Belfast, CODA, Don’t Look Up, Drive My Car, Dune, King Richard, Licorice Pizza, Nightmare Alley, The Power of the Dog, and West Side Story. We also discuss a couple of pictures that should have been nominated (The Last Duel, Titaine), The Chris Rock and Will Smith slap angle, and the epic Bilt Rewards credit card launch party. Our track of the week is is Time Room with their ripping new tune, Wound Up: https://timeroom.bandcamp.com/album/something-new Intro clip from Dying Laughing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruJHXK2XhBU ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Leave us a voicemail with your thoughts on last year's best films at http://sesh.show! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Listen to CULTURE on the Callin app and at HTTP://1900CULTURE.COM Check out our new merch here: http://strugglesession.shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/struggle-session--5842028/support.Subscribe at http://patreon.com/strugglesessionPlease leave us a 5 star review at Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/struggle-session/id1265384284Send an email or voicemail to thestrugglesession@gmail.comKeep up with and contact Leslie: https://msha.ke/lleeiii

Mar 27, 2022 • 17min
Vampire Castle: 'Fright Night' (1985) & 'Dracula: Dead and Loving It' (1995) - Extended Trailer
Sunday night at 8PM EST join an Oscars Watch Party with Leslie, Jack, and a ton of special guests. Call-in on the Callin app on iOS and Android: https://www.callin.com/room/oscars-watch-party-qeBLvWGnpt ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Listen to the full episode at http://sesh.plus or http://patreon.com/strugglesession or http://strugglesession.substack.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Jamie and Leslie discuss two more great vampire movies: Tom Holland's teen popcorn flick 'Fright Night' (1985) and Mel Brooks' classic horror-comedy starring Leslie Nielsen, 'Dracula: Dead and Loving It' (1995). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Listen to CULTURE on the Callin app and at HTTP://1900CULTURE.COM Check out our new merch here: http://strugglesession.shop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/struggle-session--5842028/support.Subscribe at http://patreon.com/strugglesessionPlease leave us a 5 star review at Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/struggle-session/id1265384284Send an email or voicemail to thestrugglesession@gmail.comKeep up with and contact Leslie: https://msha.ke/lleeiii