Media Maestros with Ram and Rey: Recent Episodes
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Join Rey and Ram as we share, discuss, and breakdown our favorite movies, music, TV, and all things media! Check us out weekly for your one-stop-shop all things entertainment!
With just a week until Drake's eighth studio album, 'For All the Dogs', the fellas take a deep dive into his career For All the Maestros! For more than 15 years Drake has been a giant in the music industry and the guys take a deep dive into his legacy as an entertainer. Could this be just the beginning?
01:36 - The Deep Dive
02:41 - Drake's Full Discography
27:07 - Where Drake Ranks in His Class
28:48 - How Important is Drake's Next Album?
This week's Blast From the Past might be obvious but is most well known for ushering in the next generation of child film stars...take a guess?
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Summer's almost over and, before it leaves, the guys take a closer look into Mr. Summertime himself, Will Smith. Listen along as the guys begin a new series called 'The Deep-Dive' where they breakdown the career of a legend in media. First up: Will Smith!
01:42 - The Deep Dive
03:35 - The Best of Will Smith in Film
10:27 - Is Will Smith a Top 10 Actor of All Time?
18:08 - Will Smith's Legacy in Music
20:40 - Is Will Smith a Hip Hop Pioneer?
23:07 - How Does The Fresh Prince of Bel Air Hold Up Over Time?
This week's 'Blast From the Past' is a bit obvious, but just sit back and unwind as we share!
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The boys are back in town and the fellas have a lot of good topics to discuss for today's show! Listen along as the guys hit the trifecta with a great album, movie, and show to break down for this episode:
0:58 - The Final Lap Tour
4:18 - Circus Maximus
8:21 - Porches
13:41 - Hijack
21:49 - Talk to Me (2022)
25:50 - 'Blast From the Past'
This week's Blast From the Past is a 12x Platinum Album from one of the biggest hip hop artists of all time. He may not be Superman, but White America has kept this artist in Business from Curtains Up til Curtains Close–any guesses on what it is?
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The biggest weekend of the year concludes with the Media Maestros boys to break it all down for you! Listen along as the guys discuss the three biggest blockbuster releases of the summer and share their thoughts:
1:01 - Oppenheimer
14:53 - Barbie
20:11 - UTOPIA
25:40 - 'Blast From the Past'
This week's Blast From the Past is one of Christopher Nolan's first blockbuster films and one of the most well known psychological thrillers of all time–can you guess what it is?
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The Media Maestro Boys are back with a lucky episode #13, albeit under...some extenuating circumstances. Listen along as the guys take a bit of a deep dive into some truly great media from the last couple of weeks!
Asteroid City (2023)
Ted Lasso: Season 3 (2023)
This week's 'Blast from the Past' is a classic 1844 novel and the 2002 film adaptation of the same name. Does the film adaptation surpass the novel? Let us know what you think!
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Ram and Rey are back with another episode of your favorite podcast and this time the guys are keeping it BLACK!
Follow along as this week the guys discuss:
The Blackening (2023)
Black Mirror: Season 6 (2023)
'A Gift & A Curse' (2023) [Gunna]
'No Idols' (2012) [Domo Genesis]
This episode's 'Blast from the Past' is an American film from 1979 that retells the tale of the 1899 novel, Heart of Darkness. Can you guess what it is?
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Tune in as the guys dive into one of the one of the most anticipated films of the year!
In this episode the guys discuss:
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
Better Call Saul (2022)
Top 5 (Modern) Alternative Bands
Metro Boomin's 'Across the Spider-Verse' Soundtrack (2023)
This week's 'Blast from the Past' is one of the most popular rock/alternative albums of all time. The cover infamously led to one of the most contentious music lawsuits of all-time...can you guess what it is? Actually, nevermind!
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The guys have officially reached double digits and are back with Episode 10! Listen along for an episode full of gems and reviews of your favorite movies, shows, and music!
In this episode, the guys discuss:
BlackBerry (2023)
Top 5 Biopics Lists
missing (2021)
'Barry' Series Finale
'Power Book II: Ghost' Season 3 Finale
Smiling with No Teeth (2021) Genesis Owusu
This week's 'Blast From the Past' pays homage to a legendary entertainer that paved the way for many of our favorite artists today...can you guess what it is?
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The Media Maestros Boys are back with Episode 9 and this time the guys break down the 2023 Something in the Water Festival.
Rey and Ram give their takes and opinions on the sets, shows, performances, and all that made this one of the best weekends of 2023, so far. The guys spend a little bit of extra time breaking down Kid Cudi's Friday closing set and Lil Yachty's "controversial" performance of his newest album, 'Let's Start Here'.
Rey winds things up with a few quick thoughts on Marvel's newest offering, 'Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. III", and then closes things out with this week's Blast from the Past!
Parli italiano?
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After a brief hiatus, the Media Maestro boys are back with Episode 8, and this one is full of action.
Things kick off with a recap of what the fellas have been up to recently before Rey shares his thoughts on Netflix's newest hit series, "Beef". The guys then break down their individual lists of the Top 5 Netflix Originals and Ram doubles down on a hilarious take.
Ram follows with his thoughts on FX's 'Snowfall' and its final season. Rey closes things out with a deep dive into his thoughts on the newest addition to the John Wick franchise, 'John Wick: Chapter 4'.
This week's 'Blast from the Past' is what Ram calls possibly the greatest album of all time...do you agree?
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Spring has sprung and the guys are springing back into action with Episode 7 of the Media Maestros! Follow along as the guys get into a lot of what they've been watching and listening to over the last couple of weeks.
Rey kicks things off with his review of the latest addition to one of his favorite horror series', "Scream VI", then he gives some high praise for HBO's "Succession" as one of the best drama series on TV today! The guys then share their rankings of top HBO favorites from the last 10 years and, surprisingly, their lists are very different.
Ram then shares his heartbreaking review of FX on Hulu's "Kindred" followed by his recap of last weekend's 2023 Dreamville Fest.
The fellas round out the show with Rey's review of Sabrina Claudio's 2022 album, "Based on a Feeling" and of course a 'Blast from the Past' from 23 years ago in "American Psycho".
Let us know if there's anything we missed and what to look out for next week!
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Just in time for the weekend, the guys are back to recap a handful of great shows, movies, and episodes they've seen recently. Come join us as the guys break it down!
Rey opens up with his thoughts after seeing "Creed III" and Ram walks back one of his takes from last episode about Michael B. Jordan. The guys then get into some movies they've seen recently with Rey sharing his take on "Shazam: Fury of the Gods" while Ram shares his thoughts on "Cocaine Bear".
Next up is a TV breakdown where the fellas discuss the premiere of Ted Lasso, Season 3, rounded out by Ram's introduction of Michaela Coel's BBC One hit show "I May Destroy You".
This week's 'Blast From the Past' was Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise's first blockbuster film together, can you guess what it is?
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There's no place we'd rather be and there's no better place for you to join us! The guys are back with Episode 5 and excited to get back into it.
They open up with comments on some new albums and then Ram gets into the most anticipated film of early 2023: "Creed III". Rey follows with another classic break down of one of his favorite 2023 Oscar nominees: "Triangle of Sadness". The fellas then share their love for "Ted Lasso" and Ram even takes it a step further with a bold personal take on the show. They wind up the episode with some favorites from the Creed III Official Soundtrack and JID's 2022 album, "The Forever Story".
This week's Blast From the Past was HBO's first hour-long drama TV series that paved the way for the many classics that followed–can you guess what it is?
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And we're back! Join us for Episode 4 of the Media Maestros Podcast where the guys get into some of their most highly-anticipated and highly-reviewed new movies, shows, and music!
Rey kicks things off with his thoughts on the newest MCU film, "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania", then Ram shares his anticipation for the newest film in the "Creed" trilogy. The guys then discuss FX's hit TV show "The Bear" and then share on SZA's 2022 masterpiece "SOS".
Don't miss this week's 'Blast From the Past' that might be worth learning an entirely new language!?
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Days after the Super Bowl, the guys are back with Episode 3 of the Media Maestros podcast! While Ram mourns the Eagles' big loss, Rey opens up the show with his thoughts on Rihanna's grand halftime performance.
Follow along as the guys discuss the 2023 Oscar nominated "Babylon", the 2022 Golden Globe nominated "Your Honor", and Westside Boogie's 2022 album "More Black Superheroes", along with Beyoncé's 2022 album "Renaissance" rounding out the show!
Listen until the end for our 'Blast From the Past' that just barely made the cut...
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Rey and Ram are back with episode 2 of the Media Maestros podcast! Listen along as the guys open up with a little history on their friendship of almost 20 years followed by their weekly recommendations, reviews, and recaps.
In this episode, the guys discuss the Netflix original "You People" and the Indian epic film "RRR", one of 2022's most favorably reviewed new TV series "Severance", plus a brief review of 070 Shake's 2022 album "You Can't Kill Me" and the 21 Savage & Nas collaboration "One Mic, One Gun".
Follow along until the end to catch this week's cover-inspired 'Blast From the Past' segment...you won't want to miss it!
Thanks for listening and we'll see you here again next week!
Welcome to the Media Maestros Podcast! Join Rey and Ram as they dive into the wide world of movies, music, and TV. Sit back and relax as the co-hosts introduce themselves, what this podcast is all about, and share a few of their own personal favorites!
In this episode, the guys break down their thoughts on blockbuster films "M3GAN" and "Everything, Everywhere, All at Once", Netflix's newest hit show "Kaleidoscope", the British music collective "SAULT", and the Black Panther 2 Soundtrack standout "Alone" by Burna Boy.
Listen until the end as the guys go waaay back for this week's 'Blast From the Past' segment.