Easy-going chats with friends – the uninhibited kind with the potential to quickly and inescapably escalate. The sort of talks that are unafraid to go there, with just about any topic under the sun.
The Provokers Podcast has launched weekly episodes for several years now, establishing itself with confidence and freedom of theme, and as such notes an immense catalogue of episodes. It features host Ethan and his friends at the helm, discussing any and all topical points from across the broad spectrum of modern news and fiction alike.
From Q&A’s to food, corporations, politics, gaming, travel, cooking, self-empowerment and scorn, The Provokers Podcast leaves no stone unturned, and the result is a refreshingly genuine, real-life indie podcast that’s impossible to predict.
As an introduction to the format, The Reset Button delivers a heavy fictional scenario to be discussed. Following a laid-back Thanksgiving catch-up for starters, Noah and John are presented with Ethan’s intense hypothetical situation. In short: If you woke up in the morning, and the whole world had forgotten who you were – what would you do?
This is something completely unknown, but perhaps not unthought of – for those of us who regularly imagine the variety of apocalyptic potentials of tomorrow. The hosts dive into their first moves on the morning of none-existence, or rather – suddenly being unrecognisable to everyone who knew and loved you.
This scenario is unique in itself, but also takes away the initial, more commonly considered survival aspect, and turns automatically to the headspace and actions you’re likely to pursue or experience the morning after. Do you power on with a new life? End it then and there? Seek answers, solutions? Assume it’s a prank? We get three different perspectives, in essence, plus your own, all woven into a chaotic and fast-thinking conversation that’s unsettling, poignant, provocative, and captivating.
This is definitely one of the most memorable recommendations from The Provokers Podcast so far, and a great example of the depths to which the show is willing to take its subject matter.
Elsewhere, Boardroom Takeover is a fairly different example of what you can expect from The Provokers Podcast. The energy is high, the conversation runs through over an hour in-depth back and forth regarding how one might run things differently if they were CEO of a popular company like Microsoft.
This episode is a great introduction to the personalities at the heart of The Provokers Podcast, and helps quickly bridge the gap between artist and audience, with an unfiltered outpouring of varied opinions and projects to cast your thoughts towards. If you’ve had the same mindset in the past, either by yourself or when talking freely with friends, that you could do things better if you were in the hot seat, so to speak – this one’s for you.
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