State of the Chairs: Recent Episodes

Mat Richards

A Podcast about affairs hosted by the most reasonable guy you know, Mat Richards.

This is the podcast where Mat sits in a chair and gives a semi-informed account of current events. Brought to you by The Court of Some Guy's Opinion.

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People are getting tired of lockdown, a guy brought a rocket launcher into a sandwich shop, we're losing our rights, and I saw a horrible commercial! Also some musings about climate change. Huzzah!

That link: https://www.forbes.com/sites/ceciliarodriguez/2020/05/10/future-air-travel-four-hour-process-self-check-in-disinfection-immunity-passes/#10a33e471370

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"Back to normal" might not be a thing anymore, and that has to be okay. Also, bring back the word bossy. And snitches are getting exposed! What a time to be alive!

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The podcast is starting over! If you're listening here, everything is the same. But now there's a video component on YouTube! We talk about all the ways society is going to start over when this is over. Also, some information about bleach!

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Made in America is the way to go! Also, when all of this ends, who gets to go back to work first? Also, I learn my political leanings.

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This was a doozy! We started talking about checking oil, went through an impromptu history of the United States, and of course had to talk about the pandemic. Much fun was had.

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Wow! The world is ending, except it's not. But if it is, you definitely want to make it to the end. Also, we're all financially screwed, but I'm pretending I'm not because the truth makes me sad.

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The past couple weeks in politics tells me that identity politics isn't real, even to the people that believe in it. Also, coronavirus is stressful and shows us our dumbest selves. Also, don't f*** with cats.

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I read a tweet by a governor, and now I understand why people say what they do about California. Also, white people need to stand up for themselves sometimes.

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Oh boy! That was a doozy! We talk about doomsday prepping and how to get out of New York when it goes down. Then we touch on Valentine's Day and the election before giving up and taking quizzes!

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People are getting outraged over stuff that's not worth getting outraged over, politics are a mess, and people are making money by selling pictures of their feet. This is a doozy, but let's begin!

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I had some run ins with terrible parents in locker rooms, this whole impeachment thing feels like a giant performance, the coronavirus is getting too close to me, and cancel culture is still here. What a time to be alive!

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This one started out fun and self-deprecating, then it turned a little whimsical, then very suddenly descended into cynicism and weirdness. Sorry about that.

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Thanksgiving, familial obligations, impending impeachment, and a SEAL officer may or may not be guilty of war crimes. Also, Boeing did nothing wrong don't @ me.

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I learned that Palestinians are Arab and Muslim. Dictators have more or less perfected genocide. At the end we find out if I'm a VSCO Girl or a Sk8r grl.

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Tik Tok is taking over my life and I don't know who I am anymore. Work has left me mentally compromised pls help.

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I have great skin, my phone's battery sucks now, and people with difficult names are offended by nicknames but don't say anything about it. Also, I'm smarter than high school kids.

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I’m stuck on a train platform in west New Jersey for a while, so that’s where the podcast is coming from this week. My apologies.

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Life is hard, New York trees don't change colors, single issue voting is more honest, and Hong Kong is screwed. Let's discuss.

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Trying something new. We're going over my news briefings from the past week, which is the first time I'm seeing them. This is representative of what the bonus episodes are going to be going forward. We're trying to inject some facts into the nonsense.

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This is not a podcast, but we talk about San Francisco, air travel, and a Buzzfeed article (listicle).

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Kinda went off on hippies and hipsters for the first half. Then talked about drugs, statues, and San Francisco for the rest. Drank the whole time. It was fun!

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I saw Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, and it was fantastic. After addressing everything about that, we complain about the relationship between drivers and cyclists and don't get to any solutions.

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I answered questions off of this thing to bring people closer together that my mom sent me. And now that it's out there, we're married! Here's the link: https://ggia.berkeley.edu/practice/36_questions_for_increasing_closeness 

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Only one liver was harmed in the making of this episode. And the Army allegedly flooded a town two years ago without evacuating any residents and we all conveniently didn't notice.

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Today's episode covers everything from yachting to pedophilia. Depending who you're talking about, that could end up being a very narrow range. Let's talk...

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I don't like the east river paths. Also, I know how to fix the camps (not really). Let's discuss...

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New York is fine, branded credit cards are dumb, and a gun store sees some politicians as an existential threat.

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Jussie Smollett orchestrated his own attempted murder. How quaint.

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A train of thought about reparations is somewhere in here. 

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I used to be a closet hoarder. Here we go...

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Sorry I've been gone so long! We're going to be doing old episodes from Some Guy's Podcast through Saturday night and a new episode on Sunday.

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In our first court session, we have a thematic Small Claims Court (4th of July/Patriotism) and our Main Trial concerns a possible hate crime allegedly masquerading as a mental health episode.

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Starting a new podcast. It's going to be a more focused version of Some Guy's Podcast. Hope you guys are as excited for it as I am. First episode drops in two days!