The Road Not Taken Podcast: Recent Episodes
The Road Not Taken Podcast
Co-hosts Paul Capuano and Benjamin Restaino discuss news, sports, politics, literature, and pop culture! With recurring political correspondent Jarrett Altilio and other special guests!
Ben and Paul welcome in the decade with a discussion of U.S. involvement in the Middle East over the last 70 years, contextualizing the current situation in Iran and Iraq in the aftermath of the U.S. strike killing Iranian general Qasem Soleimani. They planned to usher in the new decade in style, but due to the importance of the Iranian situation decided to hold off until a future episode. Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email the podcast at theroadnottakenpodcast@gmail.com
Ben and Paul discuss everything Star Wars leading up to Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker- ranking the Star Wars movies, discussing our favorite conspiracy theories (about some possible secret Sith Lords), and our thoughts on what Disney's vision for Star Wars has revealed itself to be so far...plus Star Wars themed into and outro music (!)
In the second half of our talk with Caleb Davies, Ben and Paul discuss their NBA awards predictions, and then jump into "Island Survival", where each person picks five survival items from a list of fifteen items that they would choose to help them survive on a desert island for a year. Bonus segment: Kanye discussion!
In the first ever three-person episode, special guest Caleb Davies joins the podcast to talk with Paul and Ben about the upcoming NBA season, and also criticizes Ben's take on how relevant (or irrelevant?) the New York Yankees have been over the last decade.
This is Part 1, featuring most of the sports analysis, but stay tuned for our next upload featuring NBA awards predictions and a heated discussion about which items you would need to survive on a desert island (hint, not the snowboard)!
Special Guest and Political Correspondent Jarrett Altilio joins us again to update everyone on the Democratic Primary race after a long summer hiatus! We discuss the most recent debate, each Democrat's path to victory, as well as some NHL talk and a discussion about Pumpkin Spice Season!
Today on the show, Ben and Paul talk about the U.K.'s Brexit crisis, the late David Koch's legacy, the Knicks, and Team USA's disappointing showing at FIBA...plus they preview the upcoming NFL season!
Episode 8: The Big Return! (An Interim Update on Summer News) by The Road Not Taken Podcast
Today on the show, Emma Benz joins us to talk about the best characters, episodes, and quotes from "The Office", with a bonus 2020 election segment as well!
Special Guest Benjamin Restaino returns to the pod to talk about the Mueller Report (or what we know about it right now); we give our NBA playoff predictions, MLB season predictions, and discuss J.R.R. Tolkien!
Bonus: would 100,000 chickens defeat 2 lions in a fight?
The Road Not Taken Podcast's special guest Jarrett Altilio joins us as a political analyst to discuss all the major players who have declared for the Democratic 2020 election (as well as some currently lurking in the shadows)...which candidates are best suited to represent the modern-day Democratic Party and who will ultimately emerge victorious?
On this episode, we discuss Michael Cohen's testimony in front of Congress on Wednesday, Mark Harris's cheating to win an election, and a subtle hint from Beto O'Rourke about a 2020 run!
Today on the show, we break down President Trump's declaration of a national emergency (and see if it's constitutional), give you the rundown on new Democratic 2020 candidate Amy Klobuchar, and wade into the fantasy waters with some talk about the upcoming Lord of the Rings television show being produced by Amazon!
On the show we discuss the Green New Deal legislation, Virginia Democrats embroiled in scandal, ISIS, the fallout from the NBA Trade Deadline, and Tom Brady's legacy after winning yet another Super Bowl...
On our first official episode, we discuss Cory Booker's and Howard Schultz's 2020 election announcements, the controversial new abortion legislation in New York and Virginia, the blockbuster Kristaps Porzingis trade, and Super Bowl predictions!
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