Lasting Insight: Recent Episodes
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Welcome to Lasting Insight, a laid back discussion show, with every episode focusing on different topics, and hosted by Travis Troller and Cal Meehan.
Lasting Insight is taking a bit of break for a while (we’ll be back!), but before that, Travis and Cal are here to talk about all of the things that drive them absolutely crazy.
On this episode of Lasting Insight, Travis and Cal talk all about what they love most about fall, touching on everything from spooky season activities to the changes in weather.
Travis had to quarantine, so bad news, we’re back on video chat this week. Good news, Greg is back! It’s 72 Film Fest weekend and we’re talking all about our past experiences making a movie in 3 days.
On this episode of Lasting Insight, Travis and Cal talk about some of their favorite movie monsters and creatures, ranging from Star Wars to Harry Potter, inevitably leading to a NSFW discussion about just what was going on the Weasley household that needs to be heard to be believed...
On this episode of Lasting Insight, Travis and Cal are trying spicy sauces. Some mild, some hot, and just a few that will set anybody's mouth on fire, and it is every bit as entertaining as you would expect.
Lasting Insight returns! On this episode, Travis vents his frustrations with Josh through some unique storytelling, Cal recounts the story of how our dynamic duo first met, before taking a look at the questionable decisions that led to the once Nickelodeon golden boy Drake Bell completely derailing his life.
On this episode of Lasting Insight, Travis and Cal break down their creative processes for making all of the ...inspired (?) art of theirs that you all know and love.
On this episode of Lasting Insight, Travis and Cal are joined by our friend and co-star of upcoming fan film, Star Wars: The Broken Whills, and discuss all things behind the scenes of the challenges and fun times that went into making the film.
It's episode 50 of Lasting Insight! Travis and Cal are here to have a fun conversation all about their greatest fears and phobias, with a heated debate about Avengers: Infinity War for good measure. Everything goes completely off the rails and it is every bit as fun as you could imagine.
On this episode of Lasting Insight, Cal an Travis attempt to dive deep into some of their all time favorite albums, which naturally devolves into the completely unrelated chaos you all know and love.
On this episode of Lasting Insight, Travis and Cal talk sneezing, hand shaking, hugging, and all other socially accepted norms of society that they think are just plain stupid, along with some fun(?) banter about body hair and the people of japan.
This week on Lasting Insight, Travis and Cal get into their college experiences and whether or not it's all really worth it, as well as some insightful discussions all about Tommy Wiseau, weirdly colored poop, and annoying co-workers.
This week on Lasting Insight, Travis and Cal discuss different aspects of what goes into a movie, and what's most important for them to enjoy it, along with some fun banter about watching people get hurt and middle eastern punishments...
Travis and Cal are finally back in front of the camera! On this episode of Lasting Insight, the guys reflect on the last year in quarantine life, discuss health habits, dieting, and...how fart sounds are created. Enjoy?
On this episode of Lasting Insight, Greg returns to talk with Travis and Cal all about film school experiences, networking, and getting ahead in the world of multimedia.
On this episode of Lasting Insight, Travis and Cal take a deep dive into their musical journeys and discuss, Q&A style, their album and band, Friendly Neighborhood Cassowary.
This week, Travis and Cal take a trip back in time for a fun discussion all about the staples of our childhood. We hit on everything from toys to food, and somehow get into talking about clones. All that fun and much more this week on Lasting Insight.
This week on Lasting Insight, Travis and Cal go everywhere from space to middle earth to the future and the past in a fun conversation all about our favorite movie trilogies!
This week on Lasting Insight, James joins us once again for an important discussion about mental health, something we should all be taking care of, especially in today's unprecedented times.
Travis and Cal are back after the holiday break to kick off 2021, and what better way to do that than talk some New Years Resolutions!? Do we have any? Do YOU have any? Is there any point to them at all??
This week on Lasting Insight, Travis and Cal come together to give their thoughts on the recently announced slate of Marvel and Star Wars shows on Disney+, and are posed the question: Is oversaturation real? Join us and let up know what you think.
This week on Lasting Insight, Greg is back once again to join Cal and Travis to talk all about this weeks non-stop flow of crazy reports and rumors of everyone who's gonna be in the next Spider-Man movie! Is Tobey Maguire coming back? Is Andrew Garfield? Are we really getting a live action multiverse? And what do we think of multiverses in general?
Enjoy!
We're back! This week on Lasting Insight, Cal and Travis return from their break to talk about something totally unique and not talked about nearly enough ...social media and the internet! Has it made the world better? Worse? Let's talk about it.
A while ago on Lasting Insight, Travis and Cal talked all about movies they hated that other people loved. This week, we're doing the opposite and talking all about widely hated movies that we love!
Greg is back! He, Travis, and Cal go around the table with a handful of fun questions; Do ghosts exist? Would you become immortal? What's your favorite mythical creature? All this and more on this week's episode of Lasting Insight!
This week on Lasting Insight, Travis and Cal are joined by our good friend Mickey Birdsall, who provides us with a fascinating and refreshing discussion all about religion in anime, as well all types of entertainment and media.
It's Halloweekend and things are getting spooky on this weeks episode of Lasting Insight, in which Travis and Cal go countdown and dive deep into their Top 10 favorite horror movies!
This week on Lasting Insight, Travis and Cal are joined by Nerd Culture's own Ryan Permison, in which they discuss what five movies they each would have play in their own custom made film festivals.
This week on Lasting Insight, Travis and Cal talk all things consoles, from the Nintendo 64 to the PS5, and debate which one is the best of them all.
This week on Lasting Insight, Travis and Cal have a fun conversation all about music. What types do they like, what got them into it, favorites, least favorites, and what does it all mean?!
On this weeks episode of Lasting Insight, James returns to join Travis and Cal as they take an even deeper dive into the controversies of Hollywood, including method acting, child abuse, violence, and just to keep things from getting too dark, a fun round of "what animal would you be reincarnated as?"
On this weeks episode of Lasting Insight, Travis and Cal do another tier list! This time it's Star Wars villains. Check it out and let us know if you agree or disagree.
On this week's episode of Lasting Insight, Travis and Cal get ethical in a discussion about how far is taking things too far with filmmakers pushing boundaries for the sake of art, as well as a debate about separating the art from the artist.
This week on Lasting Insight, Cal and Travis (sort of) give their picks for the top 10 best superhero movies, and have a discussion about each and every one of them.
This is week on Lasting Insight, Josh is gone...and things get about as out of control as you would expect.
This week on Lasting Insight, Travis plays some ...questionable songs, Cal continues to lose his sanity, and the two of them have a fun conversation about time travel, and where they could go if it was possible.
This week on Lasting Insight, Travis and Cal take a dive into their childhood to look at their favorite cartoons, and discuss who was the best of the three major networks.
This week on Lasting Insight, Travis and Cal talk about movies that everybody loves! ...except them.
This week on Lasting Insight, we're back with the always fun banter, a discussion about favorite holidays, and does Josh have a drinking problem? (He doesn't) Travis and Cal are here to find out.
This week on Lasting Insight, the topic is movie theaters and their uncertain future. In the wake of spending the last few months shut down, due to the ongoing pandemic, and with PVOD on the rise, what’s next? Will they survive? Will they stay the same? Travis and Cal have some thoughts.
On today's episode of Lasting Insight, Travis and Cal are joined by long time friend, collaborator, and director of Lasting Light Media's 2019 short film, A.S.A.P, Miranda Gardiner! This week's discussion, the crew gets into the ongoing quarantine, how it's affected us, others, the job market, and how it will impact the future.
Enjoy!
This week on Lasting Insight, Travis and Cal answer the question: Is animation better than live-action? And take a dive into some of their personal favorite animated movies.
On this weeks episode of Lasting Insight, wackiness and chaos ensues as Travis and Cal discuss what they would each do if they won the lottery.
In this episode of Lasting Insight, Greg joins Travis and Cal for an in-depth talk about the world's most useful technology (and maybe our eventual overlords?), Artificial Intelligence!
Enjoy!
On this weeks episode of Lasting Insight, Travis and Cal do something a little different; making a tiered list of all 30 heroes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe! Will you agree? Disagree? Watch and let us know!
Enjoy!
On this weeks episode of Lasting Insight, Travis and Cal are joined by one of our oldest friends and co-founder of Moyst Productions, now Lasting Light Media, James Galdamez! We have a fun discussion all about the media that's inspired us, whether it be movies, music, video games, comic books, etc.
Enjoy!
On this special episode of Lasting Insight, Greg Lee joins Travis and Cal for an important conversation that everybody needs to be having right now. #BlackLivesMatter
This week on Lasting Insight, Travis and Cal take a dive into the wonderful (?) world of fast food, talking all things burgers, fries, shakes, with just a splash of discussion about mental health for good measure. Enjoy!
This week on Lasting Insight, Travis and Cal discuss their thoughts on the (now officially announced) release of Zack Snyder's original cut of Justice League, and have a fun discussion about the future of DC on film.
The boys are back! In this weeks Lasting Insight, Travis and Cal return via zoom amid the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic to talk video games, quarantine life, and finally taking a deep dive into the mind of our dear friend, Cal.
Unfortunately, due to the Coronavirus pandemic, this will be the final episode of Lasting Insight until further notice. In light of these circumstances, we wanted to leave you with one big, long, ridiculous, hilarious, incredibly random episode.
In this weeks Lasting Insight, Travis and Cal give their thoughts on the Coronavirus crisis that's currently overtaking the world...for about 20 minutes before devolving into fun conversations about Asian food, wedding proposals, nipple skin, and everything in between.
On this weeks episode of Lasting Insight, Travis and Cal are joined by Greg Lee from Nerd Culture, and have a fun discussion about some of their favorite movies based on video games and video games based on movies.
On this weeks episode of Lasting Insight, Travis and Cal take a look at all of the video games coming out in 2020 and dive into the most exciting titles.
On this weeks episode of Lasting Insight, Travis and Cal talk all things capes, cowls, masks, and make-up and have a fun discussion about their favorite costumes in film.
On this weeks episode of Lasting Insight, Travis and Cal get a bit dark as they discuss all of the possibilities of how humanity will eventually die out.
On this weeks episode of Lasting Insight, Travis and Cal have a talk about everyones favorite galaxy far, far away, and give their thoughts on all the possibilities and potential of the franchises future.
On this weeks episode of Lasting Insight, Travis and Cal get into the age old debate of who is right when making a movie; the director or the studio? As well as a fun discussion about some of their favorite crossovers.
Welcome to Lasting Insight, a laid back discussion show, with every episode focusing on different topics. This week, Travis and Cal touch on the recent controversy surrounding comedian and Golden Globe host Ricky Gervais, and open up the larger discussion about comedy, what should/shouldn't be joked about, as well as a fun discussion about Italian food! Enjoy!