Explore every episode of the podcast The Comoot: Film & TV
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| The Last of Us - Seattle here we come! - S2 E3 & E4 | 07 May 2025 | 00:21:46 | |
Moving on from the battle of Jackson Hole we get our first sneak peek of life in Seattle and our friend Jeffrey Wright! Tune in as Adam and Ruben catch up on episodes 3 and 4 of Last of Us season 2 Music credit: "Arnold" by Luke Million | |||
| The Last of Us - Hello Jackson Hole! - S2 E1 & E2 | 29 Apr 2025 | 00:23:30 | |
A new season of Last of Us is here and so are Ruben and Adam! Back again to discuss the start of the new season and especially episode 2 - the best episode on tv in a long time? We think so Music credit: "Arnold" by Luke Million | |||
| Oppenheimer and The Nolan-Verse | 19 Oct 2023 | 00:36:18 | |
The Comoot is back! This season Adam and Ruben spend time hanging out at the water-coolah, re-living some of TV and Film's best content... This week we re-live the latest Christopher Nolan movie - Oppenheimer - and ask the question is Nolan better than Cameron? | |||
| America's Newest Sport, Look at those Threads and Is Margot Robbie the Current Belt Holder? Adam and Ruben discuss all of the dumb and meaningful! | 27 Jul 2023 | 00:31:31 | |
On this episode, Adam and Ruben talk Major League Cricket, Zuck's Twitter Killer and Ponder... Is Margot Robbie the current GOAT?! | |||
| Apple's Top Gun Ski-Goggles and Pizza parties for the Para-Military | 28 Jun 2023 | 00:30:19 | |
Adam and Ruben discuss Apple's Topgun VR Headset... What sort of pizza parties you'd get in the para-military... And things get hard with Ruben's Sophie's Choice! | |||
| The Comoot Variety Show Episode 1 | 15 Jun 2023 | 00:30:39 | |
Adam and Ruben are back to fill your.. ear holes... with The Comoot Variety Show! This week we talk about the one streaming platform to rule them all... Professional golf and the sexy weddings it revolves around.. And how much of that Oil money it would take for us to break bad! | |||
| 2030 Today: Voting (our season finale!) | 09 Feb 2022 | 00:28:55 | |
In our season finale, we talk about the power and importance of the vote... and what you need to be aware of when assessing your candidates. Also, Ruben debuts a new nickname for a certain world leader. Listen in! | |||
| 2030 Today: Eating Out | 02 Feb 2022 | 00:29:43 | |
It's date night for Ruben and & Adam... on the menu: BURGERS! The two lovers do a mini veggie burger tour of NYC and it's full of emotions. | |||
| 2030 Today: Spencer Harbo on Greener Homes and Gardens | 26 Jan 2022 | 00:49:47 | |
GrowNYC's very own Spencer Harbo returns to the show to talk to us about the things we can do in our own homes and our cities every day to reduce our impact on the climate and the environment. From electricity to waste and composting. | |||
| 2030 Today: Green Investing (stonks n stuff) | 12 Jan 2022 | 00:29:30 | |
Open up your stock portfolios because it's time to tackle 'Green' investing. Ruben shows us some surprising positions in his portfolio and Adam isn't impressed.... | |||
| 2030 Today: Buying clothes (and other "stuff") | 05 Jan 2022 | 00:25:46 | |
We take a stroll down NYC's shopping epicenter, SoHo. From H&M's fast fashion to Ruben and Adam's favorite shoes, the Chuck Taylor, we talk all things footprint for the clothing industry. | |||
| 2030 Today: Getting around (Mobility) | 22 Dec 2021 | 00:29:48 | |
Adam & Ruben go on a green transport adventure, from the New York City Subway to testing out a fancy dutch eBike at Van Moof. There will be boost! | |||
| The Boys - Homelander goes home, tragedy on ice - S4 E3 & E4 | 08 Jul 2024 | 00:22:07 | |
The Boys - Season 4: Eps 3 &4 | |||
| 2030 Today: Buying Groceries | 15 Dec 2021 | 00:24:31 | |
Ruben & Adam go shopping for Groceries to figure out what to buy with the environment in mind... From veggies to Nutella to milk and to Indonesian shrimp! | |||
| Intro to 2030 Today: A season for climate action and a quick COP26 recap | 01 Dec 2021 | 00:29:41 | |
On the first episode of our new season, we shift our focus toward climate action and we do our best to do it in an informative yet motivating and uplifting way. The doom and gloom isn't helping anymore. It's time we inspired each other into action! To kick the season off we set a baseline with what we need to pay attention to from the recent COP26 meetings in Glasgow. | |||
| Summer Edition #10: Season Finale! Female workforces, the return of the wooly mammoths and more | 17 Sep 2021 | 00:30:13 | |
On the final episode of the season we're all over the shop... all-women workforces in India, some big company we've never heard of not paying it's debts, the wooly mammoth potentially coming back from the dead and more! | |||
| Summer Edition #9: Abortions in Texas, The Theranos / Elizabeth Holmes trial and El Salvador | 09 Sep 2021 | 00:18:36 | |
In Texas, old men making dumb rules telling women what to do with their bodies, a young woman defrauding us from Silicon Valley and El Salvadorians have some bitcoin in their (digital) wallets now | |||
| Summer Edition #8: The bananas NFT market and video game crackdowns in China | 02 Sep 2021 | 00:19:59 | |
This week we discuss the red hot NFT market (the numbers are mind boggling) and the even wilder continued crackdown on teens video gaming in China. Also, Ruben is pro climate change? | |||
| Summer Edition #7: AI designed meat, Stablecoins (crypto) and OnlyFans | 26 Aug 2021 | 00:19:58 | |
Giuseppe the AI is the chef of our meatless future, we shouldn't have trusted stable coins so much but maybe now we can?... and also we learn a little about the content creators of OnlyFans | |||
| Summer Edition #6: Afghanistan, blind Mosquitos and brains with eyes | 19 Aug 2021 | 00:22:09 | |
We couldn't not try and cover the biggest story of the week, the events unfolding in Afghanistan, plus a couple of wacky happenings in science with blind mosquitos and brains with eyes. Also, Stefon? | |||
| Summer Edition #5: A Climate report worth paying attention to, Apple breaking it's privacy promise? and goodbye Lionel Messi | 12 Aug 2021 | 00:27:59 | |
The UN released it's climate report, it's not all doom and gloom and here's why you should take note.... plus is Apple breaking it's privacy promise? And Lionel Messi, the one club man goes to another club! | |||
| Summer Edition #4: Belarusian Olympic asylum, Facebook's Metaverse and a hot chip shortage | 06 Aug 2021 | 00:18:48 | |
This week: a Belarusian Olympian can't go home and probably wouldn't want to, it's Facebook's turn to talk 'Metaverse' and we finally figure out why everyone is blaming the 'chip shortage' | |||
| Summer Edition #3: Burning down Churches, wild weather, Marlboro cigarettes and the Jungle Cruise | 29 Jul 2021 | 00:20:28 | |
A week of extremities, from arson in Canada, crazy weather around the globe, cigarette makers deciding they're gonna stop making cigarettes and we go on a jungle cruise of the summer movie scene. We do enjoy talking about the Rock... and at the end we go for a swim! | |||
| The Boys - S4 E1 & E2 | 03 Jul 2024 | 00:18:28 | |
The Boys are indeed back - our favorite on screen bromance of Butcher and Homelander returns to our homes and WE ARE EXCITED - Ruben and Adam re-live the first two episodes of the new season, what's exciting and what could we care less about. Are you a Hometeamer? or a Starlighter? | |||
| Summer Edition #2: Olympic controversy, Delta down under, a Chinese hackathon and the Greek Freak | 22 Jul 2021 | 00:19:47 | |
In the second instalment of the summer edition we talk Tokyo Olympics and everything troubling it, the Delta variant makes an appearance down under, China being accused of hacking into your Netflix account and a new champion crowned in the NBA... plus, Ruben goes to the beach | |||
| Summer Edition #1: An assassination in Haiti, Virgins in space, Chinese tech crackdown and English heartbreak | 15 Jul 2021 | 00:21:12 | |
Kicking off the 2021 summer edition of the Comoot - Ruben and Adam spend a hot 20 minutes covering the most interesting things of the week.... the Haitian president is assassinated, Didi (Chinese Uber) is in deep doodoo in Beijing, Richard Branson (kinda) goes to space and football once again doesn't come home to England. Also, for some Summer Lovin' the show ends at The Breakers in Williamsburg which has reopened! | |||
| Season finale b-side: Doge Coin, SNL, Australia the laggard and vaccine freedoms | 19 May 2021 | 00:28:46 | |
To wrap season 2 in a neat little bow, Adam and Ruben cover some things they didn't get a chance to in earlier episodes... From SNL and electric cars to Doge Coin and GameStop, all the ways Australia is a laggard, vaccine freedoms and memories of the Comedy Cellar and friend of the show, the late Martin Paine. | |||
| Aussie cafe culture and it's growth in New York City | 05 May 2021 | 00:34:58 | |
Robbie Lecchino from East Village cafe All The Kings Horses joins us to talk about what makes a cafe truly Australian and how it differs from the norm in the US. We also learn about his journey here in NYC, the "Magic" coffee from Melbourne and just how much Vegemite should go on your toast. | |||
| Two months thru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail | 28 Apr 2021 | 00:53:02 | |
English wanderer Leo Roberts (@leo_athletic) takes us on his gruelling and life changing journey thru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail over the course of two months last summer. Food rations, sore feet, glaciers, mountain lions and elk... Like you, Ruben and Adam had never heard of the Pacific Crest Trail but after this episode they're ready to try it out for themselves. Though there will likely just be a lot of supine rest. | |||
| The European Super League, where the money goes in Football and why people are so mad | 21 Apr 2021 | 00:35:36 | |
Our Football czar, Rahul Govada joins the show to help us understand all the fuss around the recently announced European Super League and the intricate role the big time money in European football plays across the numerous leagues and clubs... and we once again find a way to make this episode blame the evils of social media | |||
| Antiques | 08 Apr 2021 | 00:44:03 | |
Alison Shoota, a New York based antique dealer joins to the show to talk antiquing, what it is, why they can be valuable and shares some fascinating stories. Ruben also still hasn't paid his share of the podcast hosting fees. | |||
| Launching a digital media website and promoting political discourse | 31 Mar 2021 | 00:56:11 | |
Tom Canetti, founder of The Rocky Road Post, walks us through the ins and outs of running a digital media website and how he's trying for a fresh take on news media. We discuss how social media and our ever shortening attention spans has changed our news consumption, how tribalism has closed us off from listening to the 'other side' and the negative effects of social media censorship. Strap in. | |||
| Directing movies and working with actors | 24 Mar 2021 | 01:14:28 | |
Director Bobby Linsley joins the show to talk about what Directors actually do on set, what they don't do, going to film school, what it's like to work with actors, digital vs celluloid (film), "final cut", the greatness of Adam Sandler, CGI's place in film and of course, his favourite directors. | |||
| B-side: Life on Mars, the x-prize, lab grown meat and Jared Leto | 03 Mar 2021 | 00:58:16 | |
Ruben and Adam are back with another b-side where they discuss the recent Mars landings, the x-prize for carbon capture, 3D printed meat, protesting farmers in India, facebook and a 1990's crime drama with our hero Denzel Washington. | |||
| Aemond.. Daemon... And Alan... It's our House of the Dragon Episode 1 and 2 Re-cap! | 28 Jun 2024 | 00:23:14 | |
Join the Comoot as we chart a course through Westeros and re-live each episode of House of The Dragon! This week we look at the opening two episodes of the new season! | |||
| Cryptocurrencies and the Blockchain | 25 Feb 2021 | 00:49:06 | |
Digital assets guru Jonny Taneski joins the show to break down exactly how cryptocurrencies actually work, why they are rising in popularity. and the challenges they face Of course you can't talk crypto without talking about Bitcoin, the blockchain and crowd favorite, the Dogecoin. Hold on for dear life, because you just might learn something - we did!
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| Everything Art from scarcity value to galleries, Freeports and Andy Warhol | 18 Feb 2021 | 00:48:51 | |
New York based Art advisor Jess De La Hunty joins the show to talk about the Art world. From scarcity value, the importance of galleries, how a freeport works and how art is valued plus much more.... and Ruben has some interesting feelings about Andy Warhol. | |||
| B-side: Inaugurations, old presidents and Utah | 27 Jan 2021 | 00:31:30 | |
Adam and Ruben take a break from regularly scheduled programming to talk inaugurations, aging presidents, hopes and dreams, visiting Utah, the 'right' to choose, Trumpy Bear and of course, the Mandalorian comes up... again. | |||
| Targeted Advertising | 13 Jan 2021 | 01:04:27 | |
Hillary Chapman-Roberts joins us to talk about targeted advertising, fall sweeps, social media, section 230, doom scrolling and rock n roll. Music credit: "Blitz" by Sferro | |||
| Racism in corporate America | 06 Jan 2021 | 01:10:36 | |
Damon C. Gatison and Kristin Herrington-Hayes join Ruben and Adam for a discussion on racism in corporate America. They share with us what it's like for them working in the corporate arena and how they think the events that transpired in 2020 could shape 2021 and beyond. An illuminating episode that gave us lots to think about. | |||
| 2020 | 31 Dec 2020 | 00:59:51 | |
The new season kicks off with Brandon Bess, co-host of the Someone Will be Offended Podcast, as we discuss all things good about the year that was 2020. From the vaccine and the NBA bubble to road trips, the election and nuclear fusion | |||
| You know about Improv? | 27 May 2020 | 01:17:12 | |
On our season finale, Rick Andrews & Bianca Casusol from the Magnet Theater join us to talk about Improv. From what it's like for first timers to the ones that made it to SNL and Improv's part in the world of comedy. Can you learn to be funny? and can you tell jokes without offending people? Also, we have an update on Arnold Schwarzenegger... sort of. Music credit: "Blitz" by Sferro | |||
| You know about running a bar? | 15 Apr 2020 | 00:37:34 | |
Britni Brindle, manger of Brooklyn bar The Breakers, joins us to talk about what it’s like to run a bar in NYC. From skateboards and draft cocktails to the impacts of the coronavirus. And if you listen to the whole thing there’s a free drink waiting for you courtesy of Ruben. Link to the Breakers Staff Relief Fund Instagram: Music credit: "Blitz" by Sferro | |||
| B-Side: You know about Social Distancing? | 02 Apr 2020 | 00:23:33 | |
From a socially acceptable distance away from each other, Ruben and Adam talk about life in a pandemic-affected New York City. From trying to stay sane through food and exercise, the implications to society and business, hoarding toilet paper and of course, The Tiger King. A note from Adam: Please forgive the profanities, living in isolation has its effects!!! Music credit: "Blitz" by Sferro | |||
| You know about founding a startup? | 02 Mar 2020 | 01:08:51 | |
Chase Williams, co-founder of Campus, joins us to talk about what it’s like to be the founder of a tech startup. From developing a product and getting funding to leading a team and keeping people motivated. Also, Ruben enlightens us on what it’s like to be a bachelor in New York. Instagram: @comootpod Music credit: "Blitz" by Sferro | |||
| The Acolyte (episodes 1 & 2) | 13 Jun 2024 | 00:22:42 | |
The Jedi are back! and so are Ruben and Adam - here to talk through the first two episodes of the new Disney (Star Wars Universe) show "The Acolyte" | |||
| You know about the environment? | 13 Feb 2020 | 01:11:26 | |
Spencer Harbo joins the podcast to discuss the environment, climate change and how people think about their role in this climate crisis. | |||
| You know about passive income? | 06 Feb 2020 | 00:44:18 | |
Jacob Bluestein joins us to talk about passive income, real estate, the ‘Core 4’ and Avo toast. Music credit: "Blitz" by Sferro Resources mentioned in the episode: Biggerpockets.com (website and podcast) Rich Dad Poor Dad - by Robert Kiyosaki Long Distance Real Estate Investing - by David Green Introduction to Rental Property Investing - by Brandon Turner | |||
| You know about starting a clothing line? | 09 Jan 2020 | 00:43:00 | |
HoliJo Clothing founder Shashank Chandra takes us through his journey launching his clothing brand. From what inspired him to tap into his roots to using fashion to educate and connect with people. Music credit: "Blitz" by Sferro | |||
| You know about Acting? | 26 Dec 2019 | 00:49:55 | |
Actor Amir Malaklou joins Ruben and Adam to talk about his journey as an actor. From SAG cards to Argo to watching movies in 35mm film. Oh and the Tesla Cybertruck is too boxy for Ruben. | |||