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By Mike Mahony

The Nightly Rant is fast approaching the one year anniversary of the show. We thought it would be fun to take a look at the show, where it has been and where it is going.

Insane Conversations Revealed

The idea for The Nightly Rant came from the nightly insane conversations Mike and Torya would have. One of them suggested that people might enjoy listening to these entertaining rants that occurred on a nightly basis. The show started out examining common issues faced in society and presented commentary about those issues. Whatever the issue, Mike and Torya can rant about it.

Topic Selection

The process for selecting topics is somewhat random, but organized at the same time. Most topics arise from things that have happened during the day to day life of Mike and Torya. The two briefly discuss the topic before the show just to provide a general direction. The rest is done off the cuff. Absolutely nothing about the show is restrictively plotted. The show goes wherever it goes organically. This presents some interesting tangents at times, but is a large part of the show’s charm.

Favorite Episode

When asked to select their favorite episode, Mike and Torya agreed that TNR28: Trash Bag Basketball is their favorite. In this episode they recount an incident with a neighbor in which the neighbor was challenged to throw his trash bag into the dumpster from a distance. What happens next is hilarious and you will need to listen to the episode in order to get the full story.

Who Are the Hosts

Mike is a sarcastic American who is extremely analytical. He hasn’t met a topic he couldn’t analyze to death. He always has lots to say on every topic. His views are consistently conservative and liberal at the same time. He is never afraid of sharing his …read more

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By Mike Mahony

I was first introduced to the podcast, The Oval Office Tapes, about 6 weeks ago and I fell in love almost immediately. The Oval Office Tapes is a scripted podcast that imagines what the conversations must sound like in the White House. RJ Cutler, Scott Conroy, and Jason Blum are the executive producers. Yogi’s Podcast Network had the pleasure of interviewing RJ Cutler at Politicon 2018.

The concept behind The Oval Office Tapes is described by RJ Cutler “I’m not alone, I think, these days in being fairly obsessed with what’s going on in Washington D.C., what’s happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., and it occurred to me that if we could hear what was going on within the rooms there, the private rooms, it’d be very interesting, and that’s what The Oval Office Tapes is.” said RJ Cutler about The Oval Office Tapes.

The Oval Office Tapes never reads directly from advertising copy.
Instead, they employ the Ghost of Abraham Lincoln, Totally Real Paid Protestors, and the Backbone of the Republican Party to read the advertisements. This results in some really funny segments.

One reason I enjoy The Oval Office Tapes so much is that it is close enough to the truth that it makes me laugh. By exaggerating things we’ve all thought about when hearing about the latest Trump Administration scandal, we all get to laugh because we all relate. I recall asking RJ Cutler if he thought the show could continue if there was another administration and he emphatically said it could. I agree. I think that most Americans wonder what these conversations must sound like. It gives people great pleasure to imagine that the conversations go exactly as they do on The Oval Office Tapes. RJ even related that sometimes they write something a certain way, not knowing how …read more

Source:: Medium

      

By Mike Mahony

I was first introduced to the podcast, The Oval Office Tapes, about 6 weeks ago and I fell in love almost immediately. The Oval Office Tapes is a scripted podcast that imagines what the conversations must sound like in the White House. RJ Cutler, Scott Conroy, and Jason Blum are the executive producers. Yogi’s Podcast Network had the pleasure of interviewing RJ Cutler at Politicon 2018.

The concept behind The Oval Office Tapes is described by RJ Cutler “I’m not alone, I think, these days in being fairly obsessed with what’s going on in Washington D.C., what’s happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., and it occurred to me that if we could hear what was going on within the rooms there, the private rooms, it’d be very interesting, and that’s what The Oval Office Tapes is.” said RJ Cutler about The Oval Office Tapes.

The Oval Office Tapes never reads directly from advertising copy.
Instead, they employ the Ghost of Abraham Lincoln, Totally Real Paid Protestors, and the Backbone of the Republican Party to read the advertisements. This results in some really funny segments.

One reason I enjoy The Oval Office Tapes so much is that it is close enough to the truth that it makes me laugh. By exaggerating things we’ve all thought about when hearing about the latest Trump Administration scandal, we all get to laugh because we all relate. I recall asking RJ Cutler if he thought the show could continue if there was another administration and he emphatically said it could. I agree. I think that most Americans wonder what these conversations must sound like. It gives people great pleasure to imagine that the conversations go exactly as they do on The Oval Office Tapes. RJ even related that sometimes they write something a certain way, not knowing how …read more

Source:: Medium

      

By Mike Mahony

I was first introduced to the podcast, The Oval Office Tapes, about 6 weeks ago and I fell in love almost immediately. The Oval Office Tapes is a scripted podcast that imagines what the conversations must sound like in the White House. RJ Cutler, Scott Conroy, and Jason Blum are the executive producers. Yogi’s Podcast Network had the pleasure of interviewing RJ Cutler at Politicon 2018.

The concept behind The Oval Office Tapes is described by RJ Cutler “I’m not alone, I think, these days in being fairly obsessed with what’s going on in Washington D.C., what’s happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., and it occurred to me that if we could hear what was going on within the rooms there, the private rooms, it’d be very interesting, and that’s what The Oval Office Tapes is.” said RJ Cutler about The Oval Office Tapes.

The Oval Office Tapes never reads directly from advertising copy.
Instead, they employ the Ghost of Abraham Lincoln, Totally Real Paid Protestors, and the Backbone of the Republican Party to read the advertisements. This results in some really funny segments.

One reason I enjoy The Oval Office Tapes so much is that it is close enough to the truth that it makes me laugh. By exaggerating things we’ve all thought about when hearing about the latest Trump Administration scandal, we all get to laugh because we all relate. I recall asking RJ Cutler if he thought the show could continue if there was another administration and he emphatically said it could. I agree. I think that most Americans wonder what these conversations must sound like. It gives people great pleasure to imagine that the conversations go exactly as they do on The Oval Office Tapes. RJ even related that sometimes they write something a certain way, not knowing how …read more

Source:: Medium

      

By Mike Mahony

I was first introduced to the podcast, The Oval Office Tapes, about 6 weeks ago and I fell in love almost immediately. The Oval Office Tapes is a scripted podcast that imagines what the conversations must sound like in the White House. RJ Cutler, Scott Conroy, and Jason Blum are the executive producers. Yogi’s Podcast Network had the pleasure of interviewing RJ Cutler at Politicon 2018.

The concept behind The Oval Office Tapes is described by RJ Cutler “I’m not alone, I think, these days in being fairly obsessed with what’s going on in Washington D.C., what’s happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., and it occurred to me that if we could hear what was going on within the rooms there, the private rooms, it’d be very interesting, and that’s what The Oval Office Tapes is.” said RJ Cutler about The Oval Office Tapes.

The Oval Office Tapes never reads directly from advertising copy.
Instead, they employ the Ghost of Abraham Lincoln, Totally Real Paid Protestors, and the Backbone of the Republican Party to read the advertisements. This results in some really funny segments.

One reason I enjoy The Oval Office Tapes so much is that it is close enough to the truth that it makes me laugh. By exaggerating things we’ve all thought about when hearing about the latest Trump Administration scandal, we all get to laugh because we all relate. I recall asking RJ Cutler if he thought the show could continue if there was another administration and he emphatically said it could. I agree. I think that most Americans wonder what these conversations must sound like. It gives people great pleasure to imagine that the conversations go exactly as they do on The Oval Office Tapes. RJ even related that sometimes they write something a certain way, not knowing how …read more

Source:: Medium

      

By Mike Mahony

I was first introduced to the podcast, The Oval Office Tapes, about 6 weeks ago and I fell in love almost immediately. The Oval Office Tapes is a scripted podcast that imagines what the conversations must sound like in the White House. RJ Cutler, Scott Conroy, and Jason Blum are the executive producers. Yogi’s Podcast Network had the pleasure of interviewing RJ Cutler at Politicon 2018.

The concept behind The Oval Office Tapes is described by RJ Cutler “I’m not alone, I think, these days in being fairly obsessed with what’s going on in Washington D.C., what’s happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., and it occurred to me that if we could hear what was going on within the rooms there, the private rooms, it’d be very interesting, and that’s what The Oval Office Tapes is.” said RJ Cutler about The Oval Office Tapes.

The Oval Office Tapes never reads directly from advertising copy.
Instead, they employ the Ghost of Abraham Lincoln, Totally Real Paid Protestors, and the Backbone of the Republican Party to read the advertisements. This results in some really funny segments.

One reason I enjoy The Oval Office Tapes so much is that it is close enough to the truth that it makes me laugh. By exaggerating things we’ve all thought about when hearing about the latest Trump Administration scandal, we all get to laugh because we all relate. I recall asking RJ Cutler if he thought the show could continue if there was another administration and he emphatically said it could. I agree. I think that most Americans wonder what these conversations must sound like. It gives people great pleasure to imagine that the conversations go exactly as they do on The Oval Office Tapes. RJ even related that sometimes they write something a certain way, not knowing how …read more

Source:: Medium

      

By Mike Mahony

I was first introduced to the podcast, The Oval Office Tapes, about 6 weeks ago and I fell in love almost immediately. The Oval Office Tapes is a scripted podcast that imagines what the conversations must sound like in the White House. RJ Cutler, Scott Conroy, and Jason Blum are the executive producers. Yogi’s Podcast Network had the pleasure of interviewing RJ Cutler at Politicon 2018.

The concept behind The Oval Office Tapes is described by RJ Cutler “I’m not alone, I think, these days in being fairly obsessed with what’s going on in Washington D.C., what’s happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., and it occurred to me that if we could hear what was going on within the rooms there, the private rooms, it’d be very interesting, and that’s what The Oval Office Tapes is.” said RJ Cutler about The Oval Office Tapes.

The Oval Office Tapes never reads directly from advertising copy.
Instead, they employ the Ghost of Abraham Lincoln, Totally Real Paid Protestors, and the Backbone of the Republican Party to read the advertisements. This results in some really funny segments.

One reason I enjoy The Oval Office Tapes so much is that it is close enough to the truth that it makes me laugh. By exaggerating things we’ve all thought about when hearing about the latest Trump Administration scandal, we all get to laugh because we all relate. I recall asking RJ Cutler if he thought the show could continue if there was another administration and he emphatically said it could. I agree. I think that most Americans wonder what these conversations must sound like. It gives people great pleasure to imagine that the conversations go exactly as they do on The Oval Office Tapes. RJ even related that sometimes they write something a certain way, not knowing how …read more

Source:: Medium

      

By Mike Mahony

I was first introduced to the podcast, The Oval Office Tapes, about 6 weeks ago and I fell in love almost immediately. The Oval Office Tapes is a scripted podcast that imagines what the conversations must sound like in the White House. RJ Cutler, Scott Conroy, and Jason Blum are the executive producers. Yogi’s Podcast Network had the pleasure of interviewing RJ Cutler at Politicon 2018.

The concept behind The Oval Office Tapes is described by RJ Cutler “I’m not alone, I think, these days in being fairly obsessed with what’s going on in Washington D.C., what’s happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., and it occurred to me that if we could hear what was going on within the rooms there, the private rooms, it’d be very interesting, and that’s what The Oval Office Tapes is.” said RJ Cutler about The Oval Office Tapes.

The Oval Office Tapes never reads directly from advertising copy.
Instead, they employ the Ghost of Abraham Lincoln, Totally Real Paid Protestors, and the Backbone of the Republican Party to read the advertisements. This results in some really funny segments.

One reason I enjoy The Oval Office Tapes so much is that it is close enough to the truth that it makes me laugh. By exaggerating things we’ve all thought about when hearing about the latest Trump Administration scandal, we all get to laugh because we all relate. I recall asking RJ Cutler if he thought the show could continue if there was another administration and he emphatically said it could. I agree. I think that most Americans wonder what these conversations must sound like. It gives people great pleasure to imagine that the conversations go exactly as they do on The Oval Office Tapes. RJ even related that sometimes they write something a certain way, not knowing how …read more

Source:: Medium

      

By Mike Mahony

I was first introduced to the podcast, The Oval Office Tapes, about 6 weeks ago and I fell in love almost immediately. The Oval Office Tapes is a scripted podcast that imagines what the conversations must sound like in the White House. RJ Cutler, Scott Conroy, and Jason Blum are the executive producers. Yogi’s Podcast Network had the pleasure of interviewing RJ Cutler at Politicon 2018.

The concept behind The Oval Office Tapes is described by RJ Cutler “I’m not alone, I think, these days in being fairly obsessed with what’s going on in Washington D.C., what’s happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., and it occurred to me that if we could hear what was going on within the rooms there, the private rooms, it’d be very interesting, and that’s what The Oval Office Tapes is.” said RJ Cutler about The Oval Office Tapes.

The Oval Office Tapes never reads directly from advertising copy.
Instead, they employ the Ghost of Abraham Lincoln, Totally Real Paid Protestors, and the Backbone of the Republican Party to read the advertisements. This results in some really funny segments.

One reason I enjoy The Oval Office Tapes so much is that it is close enough to the truth that it makes me laugh. By exaggerating things we’ve all thought about when hearing about the latest Trump Administration scandal, we all get to laugh because we all relate. I recall asking RJ Cutler if he thought the show could continue if there was another administration and he emphatically said it could. I agree. I think that most Americans wonder what these conversations must sound like. It gives people great pleasure to imagine that the conversations go exactly as they do on The Oval Office Tapes. RJ even related that sometimes they write something a certain way, not knowing how …read more

Source:: Medium

      

By Mike Mahony

I was first introduced to the podcast, The Oval Office Tapes, about 6 weeks ago and I fell in love almost immediately. The Oval Office Tapes is a scripted podcast that imagines what the conversations must sound like in the White House. RJ Cutler, Scott Conroy, and Jason Blum are the executive producers. Yogi’s Podcast Network had the pleasure of interviewing RJ Cutler at Politicon 2018.

The concept behind The Oval Office Tapes is described by RJ Cutler “I’m not alone, I think, these days in being fairly obsessed with what’s going on in Washington D.C., what’s happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., and it occurred to me that if we could hear what was going on within the rooms there, the private rooms, it’d be very interesting, and that’s what The Oval Office Tapes is.” said RJ Cutler about The Oval Office Tapes.

The Oval Office Tapes never reads directly from advertising copy.
Instead, they employ the Ghost of Abraham Lincoln, Totally Real Paid Protestors, and the Backbone of the Republican Party to read the advertisements. This results in some really funny segments.

One reason I enjoy The Oval Office Tapes so much is that it is close enough to the truth that it makes me laugh. By exaggerating things we’ve all thought about when hearing about the latest Trump Administration scandal, we all get to laugh because we all relate. I recall asking RJ Cutler if he thought the show could continue if there was another administration and he emphatically said it could. I agree. I think that most Americans wonder what these conversations must sound like. It gives people great pleasure to imagine that the conversations go exactly as they do on The Oval Office Tapes. RJ even related that sometimes they write something a certain way, not knowing how …read more

Source:: Medium