Scapegoats & Straw Men

Two armchair adventurers explore the wonders that await humanity in the year 2016, mind-bending marvels such as fusion energy, advanced batteries, SpaceX, and...the world-conquering robot army? www.ssmcast.com www.facebook.com/scapegoatsandstrawmen www.twitter.com/SSMcast

The talking continues with Pete dissing "The Revenant," Lakin fawning over the new season of "Shameless," and a lively discussion revolving around Transhumanist Party presidential candidate Zoltan Istvan's wish to be cured of the sleeping disease. www.ssmcast.com www.facebook.com/scapegoatsandstrawmen www.twitter.com/SSMcast

Is a President Donald Trump the worst possible outcome of the 2016 presidential election? In this Cold Cut, we think about the unthinkable... www.ssmcast.com www.facebook.com/scapegoatsandstrawmen www.twitter.com/SSMcast

In this week's Blame Game, our hosts discuss the perils of navigating not just Pittsburgh, but also Netflix. www.ssmcast.com www.facebook.com/scapegoatsandstrawmen www.twitter.com/SSMcast

The talking continues as Lakin gives Pete a how-to course on lucid dreaming. Our hosts also contemplate how insufferable they would be as parents. www.ssmcast.com www.facebook.com/scapegoatsandstrawmen www.twitter.com/SSMcast

The talking continues with a SUPER-SIZED episode of TGT as our conversation meanders through a myriad of minefields that could end our careers if we had careers. So join us, and you, too, may think Caitlyn Jenner is a bad person by the end. www.ssmcast.com www.facebook.com/scapegoatsandstrawmen www.twitter.com/SSMcast

Happy New Year, Everybody. www.ssmcast.com www.facebook.com/scapegoatsandstrawmen www.twitter.com/SSMcast

Happy New Year, Everybody! We're celebrating the occasion by digging into our archives of Cold Cuts to share what Past Pete and Past Lakin had to say on servants v. assistants, Polly Pocket v. Might Max, humanists v. atheists, and MTG vs. all other games. www.ssmcast.com www.facebook.com/scapegoatsandstrawmen www.twitter.com/SSMcast

In the final SSM of 2015, we depart from our format for some unheard Year-End Scraps and Cold Cuts. In Part 1, you'll hear more of our live show, "Apocalypse Now?," more Joel Osteen, and a new, bizarre performance of Spoken Word Musical Theatre. #28 www.ssmcast.com www.facebook.com/scapegoatsandstrawmen www.twitter.com/SSMcast

The talking continues as Lakin and Pete persist in pandering to the Gods of SEO with such topics as Guinness' new Nitro IPA, the SpaceX Rocket Landing, "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," movies vs. spectacles, the new Star Trek/Fast and Furious mash-up trailer, and various asides that make little sense in or out of the moment. www.ssmcast.com www.facebook.com/scapegoatsandstrawmen www.twitter.com/SSMcast

As Christmas Day hovers on the horizon, two of Santa's Elves have stayed behind in the workshop to help delinquent shoppers around the world find those last-minute gifts that will make their loved ones and not-so-loved ones feel special, using a little Amazon.com magic. www.ssmcast.com www.facebook.com/scapegoatsandstrawmen www.twitter.com/SSMcast

The talking continues with all kinds of SEO discourse about Star Wars, The Walking Dead, Star Wars, Game of Thrones, Star Wars, Shameless, and of course, Star Wars. We also mention George Lucas' name once or twice, which is one or two times more than Disney would like us to. www.scapegoatsandstrawmen.com www.facebook.com/scapegoatsandstrawmen www.twitter.com/SSMcast

As they look back on the year 2015, our heroes apologize to the future citizens of Earth for the epic misdeeds of the present. www.scapegoatsandstrawmen.com www.facebook.com/scapegoatsandstrawmen www.twitter.com/SSMcast

Naked men on a rampage? The jumping jack flash hypothesis? Sex in a hot tub? Interviewing exhibitionists? This episode of TGT is probably not safe for work. www.scapegoatsandstrawmen.com www.facebook.com/scapegoatsandstrawmen www.twitter.com/SSMcast

In this round of the Blame Game, the threat posed to humanity by Q-tips is given passing consideration. www.scapegoatsandstrawmen.com www.facebook.com/scapegoatsandstrawmen www.twitter.com/SSMcast

Join us for the first annual SSMcast Harvest Celebration, where we dive into the thick of Thanksgiving lore, separating truth from myth and giving thanks for our bounty in this life. www.scapegoatsandstrawmen.com www.facebook.com/scapegoatsandstrawmen www.twitter.com/SSMcast

Four weary travelers, desperately seeking their best life now, look to Joel Osteen to guide them up the mountain of today and into the heaven of tomorrow. #24 www.scapegoatsandstrawmen.com www.facebook.com/scapegoatsandstrawmen www.twitter.com/SSMcast

Our Cold Cut this week is a rather bizarre Rant of the Week from a pastor who thinks that Harry Potter and Hiccup are turning your kids gay. Also, we find out why our famous friend Tom Weinandy is famous. www.scapegoatsandstrawmen.com www.facebook.com/scapegoatsandstrawmen www.twitter.com/SSMcast

Three threads are woven together in this week's Two Guys, Talking, as Lakin, Pete, and their famous friend Tom Weinandy ruminate on the truth of Starbucks and Ben Carson vs. the marketing. www.scapegoatsandstrawmen.com www.facebook.com/scapegoatsandstrawmen www.twitter.com/SSMcast

Famous friend and film fiend Andrew Johnson stops by the TGT studios on his way through town to eloquently elucidate upon the pros of Alan Moore's V for Vendetta graphic novel vs. the cons of the Wachowskis' film adaptation. www.scapegoatsandstrawmen.com www.facebook.com/scapegoatsandstrawmen www.twitter.com/SSMcast