Audio Mullet

In this episode of Audio Mullet, Doug and Ethan barely even notice the absence of their friend Mike as they struggle to discuss free will vs. predestination, then they move onto the premise that all boys are psychos. Slug-salting, bird-slaying psychopaths. They also make up for last week and give a real review of the Joker. 

Doug and Ethan blow the lid off of structure and have a completely free-wheeling episode, like a rollercoaster without tracks! Like verbal parkour! While they spend most of the episode reviewing the new Joker movie, they spend part of it also admitting they never saw it. A lot of topics are covered, and we think it worked out just fine. You be the judge. Also, we miss you Mike.

Author, Babylon Bee writer, and excellent Twitter follow Frank J. Fleming joins Doug TenNapel and Ethan Nicolle to discuss the unpopular idea that fairness is not achievable, and government often makes it worse because by necessity, a government enforcing fairness must put people in unfair positions of power. It's all very convoluted, but fun. Later, each tells a story of a celebrity encounter because why not be totally tacky and obnoxious? This is the MULLET. Check out Frank's book Hellbender (Ethan did the cover!) and also Sidequest (Ethan did not do the cover, but loves this book) And follow Frank on Twitter.

In another episode without Mike, Doug proposes that every atheist argument against Christianity is a straw man argument. We put this test to an article from Atheist Alliance International proclaiming 8 reasons Christianity is false. After that, the Jonah Goldberg rule of amoral dog crap eating is discussed. What's the least amount of money you would eat dog poo for? What other amoral things would you do, and for how much money? All this and more in another riveting episode.

Progress, tribalism, open-mindedness... these terms often imply a moral, but in and of themselves they are amoral. Ethan and Doug discuss some of the most commonly used amoral words and phrases used by culture today. After that, we talk about fast food - our must-haves and can't-stands.

Doug and Ethan don't even acknowledge the absence of Mike. Instead, they answer three topic requests from Twitter. We talk about going to church and how it's hard to find good teaching. We also talk about cynicism and sarcasm and when does it go too far? Lastly, we talk about writing characters. All answers are answered in a scattered and non-concise manner. Also, there is no Taylor Swift or Area 51 in this episode. We just added that to get clicks!

In this episode of Audio Mullet, Doug TenNapel (Earthworm Jim) and Ethan Nicolle (Axe Cop) talk about their unlikely career paths from two guys living in tiny towns drawing in their bedrooms, to working in Hollywood and getting paid to make stuff up. We do our best not to skip steps so that listeners can get an A to B to C to D snapshot of what two different paths look like. We include in this journey our faith and its impact on these steps. We hope that our stories are interesting to anyone climbing a similarly steep hill and looking for some inspiration, but also if you're not, we hope you are at least entertained.

In this episode, Doug TenNapel and Ethan Nicolle discuss not getting offended and outraged at everything with special guest Jon Gabriel. Jon is the editor in chief at Ricochet and hosts the podcast The Conseratarians with Stephen Miller. He is also a writer and a great follow on Twitter. Also, he has a website.

In this episode, Doug TenNapel and Ethan Nicolle discuss seeking out true masculinity in a world that either says it is toxic or a lie. Later, they talk about some of the books and movies that had the biggest impact on their lives. Mike is in France. We miss you, Mike.

With Mike still on Hiatus, Doug and Ethan decide to crack open some old emails. The first email Audio Mullet received was from a man named Bryant Hains, who sent a full list of potential topics. We go through them one by one, answering Bryant's entire email. While we know Bryant will love this episode, we are confident many others will too because Bryant had some great questions on a variety of topics. Here are the questions we answer in this episode:   Art/creativity topics -What do you do once you’ve accomplished your dream or career goal, especially if it’s sooner than you thought? Now what? -Discipline vs inspiration. Do you get up and work at it every day or do you do other things and wait for the bolt of inspiration to come? -How do you get past the “what’s the point” or “I’m wasting my time” feeling when you run into it while working on a project? -History of Christian art vs Christian art today. Are we victims of our own success after creating some of the best visual art (Michaelangelo, etc) and music

With Mike still on hiatus, Ethan does his best to grill Doug on his faith, his loud mouth, his certainty on the unprovable and more. We covered homosexuality last week so this week it's other stuff.  After that, we talk about our stupidest obsessions of the past, which are mostly videogames.

Mike is on hiatus, but we press forth!  Imagine you share a cool piece of Earthworm Jim art and suddenly there on your feed pop up a few comments from gamers telling you that you just supported a homophobe. Is it true? Instead of listening to random people on the internet, let's hear it straight from Doug's mouth. Ethan and Doug discuss the common charge against Christians and especially against Doug TenNapel that they are all homophobes who hate gay people. It's a sticky, tricky topic and we were brave to get into it without calm, mild-mannered Mike to keep us in order. We miss you, Mike. Later we talk about Doug's pet peeve that people demand ideological purity from stupid things like movies and TV shows.    

In this special episode of Audio Mullet, Mike Nelson (Rifftrax), Doug TenNapel (Earthworm Jim) and Ethan Nicolle (Axe Cop) are joined by one of their personal heroes, the president and founder of the American Chesterton Society, Mr. Dale Ahlquist.  Ever wondered what is up with the Chesterton obsession? This episode is all about GK and why his writing remains so important to so many people.  Relevant links: The Chesterton Society: https://www.chesterton.org Ahlquist's essay "Who Is This Guy And Why Haven't I Heard Of Him?": https://www.chesterton.org/who-is-this-guy/ Introductory Books The Apostle of Common Sense: https://www.chesterton.org/shop/apostle-of-common-sense/ Common Sense 101 - Lessons From GK Chesterton: https://www.chesterton.org/shop/common-sense-101/ Where to start reading Chesterton? Chesterton was an essayist, so it is smart to start out reading some of his most popular essays. There is an excellent collection of Chesterton essays called In Defense of Sanity which was a favorite in our Cheste

In this episode Mike Nelson (Rifftrax), Doug TenNapel (Earthworm Jim) and Ethan Nicolle (Axe Cop) spend time blowing off steam talking about everything they can't stand about culture. Later, we review the "guilty pleasure" songs of each member of Audio Mullet.  Rated explicit because Doug drops one F-bomb. Also, if you are curious about that "Salesman" video Mike, mentions, here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKWZlnmnjjY&feature=youtu.be

In this episode Mike Nelson (Rifftrax), Doug TenNapel (Earthworm Jim) and Ethan Nicolle (Axe Cop) begin "season 2" with a discussion on how the modern obsession with aliens is stupid. They then get into demons, dolphins, and unexplained experiences, like when Ethan was visited by the ghost of a dead dog named Chuck.

 Mike, Doug, and Ethan need a break. This is a quick message from Ethan to let you know the plan for things to come.

In this episode Mike Nelson (Rifftrax), Doug TenNapel (Earthworm Jim) and Ethan Nicolle (Axe Cop) are joined by Babylon Bee editor-in-chief Kyle Mann to discuss comedy, satire, and what lines they draw when trying to be funny. Later the four chat about their own personal moral outrage at things that are just silly.

In this episode Mike Nelson (Rifftrax), Doug TenNapel (Earthworm Jim) and Ethan Nicolle (Axe Cop) talk about a recent article that says having too many kids is bad for the Earth, deriding it venomously. Then they trade stories about actual fights they have been in.

In this episode Mike Nelson (Rifftrax), Doug TenNapel (Earthworm Jim) and Ethan Nicolle (Axe Cop) talk about the very unpopular idea of saving yourself for marriage, then they trade stories of some of the worst jobs they have had.

In this episode Mike Nelson (Rifftrax), Doug TenNapel (Earthworm Jim) and Ethan Nicolle (Axe Cop) answer a question from listener Hiroshi Paradox about whether or not they ever feel like the church discourages their creative pursuits. Later they talk about tobacco and their love of its many forms.