#14: Livin' the Dream: Matt Returns from Appalachia

After six weeks of grand views and celestial visions, Matt hath returned from the land of Appalachia. Now, residing in the great city of Chicago, he has christened the reuniting of General Snobbery for the foreseen future. Praise be! 

This snob's for you, Roland Emmerich. 

In a conversation of much joy (re: the snobbing method), Sean inquires Matt about a particular kind of vision he received on his spirit quest through Appalachia. Indeed, great visions from on high have come to determine the pathway forth for General Snobbery: to write the script for the upcoming film Independence Day 3. 

This is a plea to Mr. Roland Emmerich (@rolandemmerich) to give us a shot. We love you, Roland, and we love your films, and we have had many visions on directions the script may go. If you wish to skip past our attempts to impress, please travel to the 29 minute mark, where you will discover some of our large-scheme ideas. 

Listener, you can join our crusade by following us on Twitter (@GeneralSnobbery) and liking/retweeting our daily tweets @rolandemmerich. We know that with your help, we can make this dream a reality. Then, at last, we may all spread our snobs far and wide that we are at long last "livin' the dream."

Key Moments:

15:00 - Announcement of the Campaign
22:00 - "Livin' the Dream"
29:00 - Teasers for Independence Day 3

• Creepy Guy Stalks Bill Pullman in Lost Highway

#13: Fourth Dimensional Snobbery: The Psychoanalysis of Dikembe Umbutu

Floyd, pledging his allegiance to the African Warlord.

Some call him the "African Warlord," some call him Michael Clarke Duncan, some have no idea who he is at all. In reality, he is Dikembe Umbutu, great machete-wielding savior of the African nations, the most resurgent component of Independence Day: Resurgence. Here's an episode that has long rested in the hidden vaults, patiently awaiting the proper moment of release, in which your hosts turn a psychoanalytic eye toward Mr. Umbutu and his faithful sidekick, Floyd. Little did ye know, Listener, how wrought with complications is Roland Emmerich's great 2016 blockbuster. 

Indeed, faithful Listener, ye shall discover in the closing moments of this episode the implanting of a new idea, an idea that may change the unfolding of the universe. Roland Emmerich, this one is for you. 

#12: Strength in Awareness: What Meditation Is, Why It Matters, and its Connection to Exercise and Weightlifting

Today, I had the great pleasure of chatting with my close friend Laura Castonguay, MFA, about some pretty interesting stuff. Unsure where the conversation would go, we sat in silent meditation before recording, allowing our minds to settle. Lo and behold, the conversation ended up developing about meditation itself and what it means for both of our lives. While Laura and I have different approaches to meditation - mine tends to be seated, Laura's tends to be active and physical - each of us experiences it as a way to connect more to our bodies on this earth, where we are right now. 

We hope that this conversation fills you with a deep sense of peace, Listener, and we hope that it encourages you to recognize your own meditative potential. For through our meditation, the bounty of the universe unfolds, and with that bounty comes the limitless delight of eternal Snobbery. 

Enjoy this Haiku, Listener: