• Holiday,  Pop Culture,  Social Media,  Society

    Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 124 – Wives Tales and Superstitions

    Superstitions! We all know that, according to Stevie Wonder, superstition ain’t the way. Well, we all have certain traditions that may border, or cross, the line into superstition. And Mark does not believe in ‘slapping fate in the face!’ Can you think of some superstitions or old wives tales you may have grown up with? Did you ever hear the one about the Elvis Presley superstition? Next, Eloy says that ‘I think that trolls were invented in 2005 when YouTube first started’, to which Mark replies ‘they have been around forever!’ We talk a bit about the troll scene, and how easy it must be to act like that sitting…

  • Current Events,  Movies,  Nostalgia,  Pop Culture,  Society,  Technology,  Television

    Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 123 – Upstream Conspiracy Tin Foil

    We start off this Special New Year’s episode of the Trampled Underfoot Podcast with a short segment on the giving and receiving of gifts, and how different it is when you’re an adult vs. when you were a child. Recent technical issues that caused Eloy to fall victim to the 2020 gremlins lead your hosts into a discussion about the entertainment industry in general, and the cable television companies in particular. Are we witnessing the demise of cable television as we know it? The conversation morphs into a look at the theater industry, and the havoc Covid as subjected it to. We know that some theaters have closed their doors…

  • Movies,  Nostalgia,  Pop Culture

    Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 122 – The Trampled Underfoot Podcast 2020 Christmas Special

    This year, it’s out of our hands. We just have to let it go. Even this episode fell victim to the 2020 gremlins, where we were plagued with connection issues. That out of the way, we talk about the joy of the season, and whether that has changed for us as the years have passed. Also, what was that one toy you just had to have? How about the Christmas food that you had growing up? The things that you ate then, that still bring you that holiday vibe? And how the heck does David Gilmour figure into all of this? It’s a jingle bell-ish romp through the memories of…