Totally Classic

5 Years After Lockdowns... Did we learn anything?

In keeping with the plethora of retrospective coverage of the 5 year anniversary of Lockdowns in March of 2020, Andy & Brendan return to, in many ways, ground zero for the podcast where divergent viewpoints are explored on every topic people claim cannot be discoursed with rancor. What, if anything, did we all learn the past 5 years?  From somatic sensations to celebratory cessations, from masked kids to life on the skids, from zoom everything to doom everywhere, it's all in this week's episode of Totally Classic!

Is Donald Trump a Racist?

This week, in an experiment in brevity (30 minute episode this week, let us know what you think!), Andy & Brendan try to parse through a grand & oft-repeated assumption for almost a decade "Donald Trump is a racist."But... IS he? Neither of Totally Classic hosts are fans of his, but they are fans of truth. What is the evidence at hand to prove or disprove this catchphrase of the Anti-MAGA movement? 

Is Porn Harmful?

This week, Andy & Brendan unpack their lived experience, their innate & modified perspectives and the literature on pornography. What is pornography? Is it helpful? Is it harmful? Net harm? All harm? Is "ethical porn" a healthful way forward or detriment greenwashed?Tackling topics to undermine stigma against cross-idealogical conversation, Totally Classic shows you CAN talk about everything. 
 

Should the United States Let Everyone In?

This week, Andy & Brendan take divergent vantages on the immigration debate and try to find points of synergy, crossover and mutual understanding. 
Are nations necessary? Are boundaries beneficial? Are immigrants integral to the intricacies of international ideals?Or are we all just vagabonds absconding from our burglary of time & space? All this and more on this weeks' Totally Classic! 

Is Gender-Affirming Care Ethical? (Part 3 of 3)

This week, Andy & Brendan launch into the trifecta session of trying to ascertain not merely the answer to the question, but even agreeing on what the question is asking!Meaning this week they can actually start referencing evidence and parsing out whether it's ever ethical... by its own standards as well as classical medical and social ethics. From they/them to we/us, from anorexia nervosa to gender dysphoria, from executive orders to quotidian considerations... It's all here on this weeks' Totally Classic!Have conversations and arguments! Avoid dismissals and strawmen! Excelsior!

Is Gender-Affirming Care Ethical? (Part 2)

This week, Andy & Brendan return to interrogate the question of gender-affirming care, and their conversation reveals that the societal discord over the practice is rooted far deeper than mere political squabbles... into the depth of how semantics are proven or disproven, into what truth itself is. Needless to say, they have, in part two (of three? of four? of 44?) come to either agreement or resignation of difference on what the question even MEANS. From Swifties to Hoverboards, from classic to novel, from 1474 to 2025... it's all on this week's Totally Classic. 

Is 'Gender Affirming Care' Ethical? PART ONE

This week, Andy & Brendan - as humans, parents and citizens of the nation whose highest court in the land just heard arguments on "gender-affirming care" bans (U.S. v. Skrmetti) - explore with great curiosity whether such care is A) accurately termed and B) ethically applied? 
In this part one (of two) on this question, much time is spent on defining terms - for how can one agree on whether affirming something is ethical if you cannot even agree on WHAT it is you're affirming?From from liars to visionaries, from mustache envy to hating the pledge of allegiance, from they/thems to banana splits... it's all in this week's TOTALLY CLASSIC!

"Should Non-Christians Celebrate Christmas?"

This week, Andy & Brendan ruminate on the seasons' eatings at one's soul - is Christmas cultural appropriation? Is it colonialist imposition? Capitalist frenzy? All or none of the above? From Saint Nick's assault record to hating Satan Claus, from gifts around the tree to singing in harmony, from elf on a shelf to Muslims in Bethlehem... it's all in this week's TOTALLY CLASSIC!

"Is Elon Musk a Supervillain?"

This week, Andy & Brendan evaluate the nature & impact of the richest man in the world, from their very different vantage points. Can they ask about the villainy of everyone's favorite autistic centibillionaire without descending in gross ad hominem? Can they bounce from spaceX rockets red glare to starling satellites twinkling in air, giving proof through the night that a Tesla was still there on our block? Without descending into rancorous escapism, seeking out a blue sky to hide from the x-cruciating atmosphere down here on earth?YES THEY CAN!

"Are We Doomed?" (A Very Special Post-Election Episode!)

Yesterday was the final day of voting in the 2024 election. Today, two friends whose candidates (they didn't vote the same and still love each other! Gasp!) lost early this morning get together to ask the question "Are We Doomed?" and do their best to muster up some evidence we AREN'T... and some that we are. From a surrender in Gaza to apologies for lockdowns, from 9 year old political pundits to 80 year old presidents, from progressive to Christian conservative and back again... it's all on this weeks' TOTALLY CLASSIC!