The Carolina Underground
The world we were raised in has ceased to exist, but we haven’t. Generation X perspectives on technology, history, media, and politics; and how they intersect and shape our society in interesting, unintended, and confusing ways. Mark and Mike are not afraid to talk about what truly matters! Controversial? yes. Opinionated? yes. Knowledgeable? yes. Honest? Yes, and Always entertaining!
Episodes
Episodes
Monday May 20, 2024
Monday May 20, 2024
On this episode of The Carolina Underground, Mark and Mike discuss Blue Zones and what factors help define how any why people in these areas live significantly longer than the rest of the population. They also touch on the new portrait of King Charles and they also discuss the difficulty of bringing an author's true vision to life in film.
Monday May 13, 2024
Monday May 13, 2024
On this episode of the Carolina Underground, Mark and Mike discuss the tesimony in the hush money sham trial. They also discuss the news that they may have actually found the resting place of Caesar Augustus at a hidden villa that had met a volcanic fate in the shadow of Mt Vesuvius and a structure dating back 10,000 years located in the town of Marliens France. And finally, was Korra really meant to be the Avatar? Our crayons are sharp. The box is full. Our bottle of glue is topped off and our crash helmets are on tight! We about to rizzim with the tism. Let's get with it!
Monday Apr 29, 2024
The Movie Civil War and AMC movie theater popcorn
Monday Apr 29, 2024
Monday Apr 29, 2024
On this episode of the Carolina Underrground, Mark discusses his impressions of the Civil War movie while Mike dreams about the salty buttery goodness of AMC movie theater popcorn.
Monday Apr 08, 2024
Total Eclipse and the beginning of Man
Monday Apr 08, 2024
Monday Apr 08, 2024
On this episode of The Carolina Underground, Mark and Mike discuss the uproar around the eclipse. Is it the end of the world? Guess we will see in a few hours! Mike tells a story about pro wrestling and zippers since we have just come through Wrestlemania weekend. The guys also touch on the demads from the Mexican President and the continued out of control spiral of American Society.
Friday Mar 29, 2024
The Easter Bunny and disappearing cheese with a side of Politics
Friday Mar 29, 2024
Friday Mar 29, 2024
On this episode of The Carolina Underground, Mark and Mike discuss the origins of the Easter Bunny. They also discuss the disappearing bacteria that could cause some grief for cheese lovers and they also touch on the politics of our societh that cause us to be unhealthy shells of what our forefathers were. Is there a new revolution in internet speeds? Mark and Mike also discuss 301,000,000 megabits per second download speeds and how they were achieved recently.
Monday Mar 25, 2024
Air Bending in Ruby Slippers and maxing out a AMEX card
Monday Mar 25, 2024
Monday Mar 25, 2024
On this episode of The Carolina Underground, Mark and Mike discuss Joe Biden talking to dead people. They also talk about the addictive nature of shopping and how a lot of people fall into the instant gratification of retail therapy. The guys also discuss the original ruby slippers reappearing as mysteriously as they disappeared over 2 decades ago and they have a pretty in depth discussion about the comic, cartoon, and new Netflix show, Avatar: The Last Airbender. (May contain spoilers)
Monday Mar 11, 2024
Monday Mar 11, 2024
On this episode of The Carolina Underground, Mark and Mike talk about scientists working to re-create a wooly mammoth. Should we do it even if we can? They talk about a whale that makes an apperarance after a 200 year hiatus from the Atlantic Ocean, and they also unpack the State of the Union address that was given to an ailing nation. They also discuss the statements RFK jr. made on a recent show concenring the murder of his father.
Sunday Mar 10, 2024
The State of the Union as we see it
Sunday Mar 10, 2024
Sunday Mar 10, 2024
Mark and Mike unpack the true State of the Union
Monday Mar 04, 2024
’Rasslin in the news, a cure for dog cancer and the beat down of life!
Monday Mar 04, 2024
Monday Mar 04, 2024
On this episode of the Carolina Underground, Mark and Mike discuss the retirement of the man known as Sting and some other news from the world of pro wrestling (the old school stuff not that hot garbage on TV today). They also discuss the tale of Annabelle a 3 legged Pit Bull cured from cancer with a new injection that has an 87% success rate in dogs. Dogs rule and mean people drool! Mark and MIke finish this episode off by lamenting on the loss of respectful decorum in the United States.
Monday Feb 26, 2024
Amityville and the two Carrots
Monday Feb 26, 2024
Monday Feb 26, 2024
Audio Re-uploadedMark and Mike examine the details of the most prolific haunting in American culture, the Amityville Haunting. Is it real or a hoax? They unpack details on the murders that happened in the house and what the Lutz's claim to have encountered and even discuss some of the newer details that have come out. Maybe, Butch Defeo didn't act alone and maybe George Lutz was the one terrifying his family with his abusive behavior and obession with the occult. Mark and Mike also discuss their favorite comic heroes, Captain Carrot and The Flaming Carrot
Monday Feb 19, 2024
Fact or Fake with some Nukes in Space
Monday Feb 19, 2024
Monday Feb 19, 2024
On this episode Mark and Mike discuss the emerging realization that we as Americans are lied to by our media and government so much that truth and facts are getting harder to find than hen's teeth in a haystack. Mark and Mike discuss Russia and the pigs in space, oops we mean the nukes in space. While the guys don't usually wear dresses they do know when someone is wearing one backwards; Fani Willis. Did an allergic reaction to aspirin kill Bruce Lee and the ice moon with the subsurfce sea that looks like the Death Star.
Monday Feb 12, 2024
D.B. Cooper and a village in Delaware is missing it’s IDIOT
Monday Feb 12, 2024
Monday Feb 12, 2024
On this episode of The Carolina Underground, Mark and MIke discuss the legend of D.B. Cooper, new breakthroughs in the possible identity of D.B. and why this legend has become so engrained in American pop culture. Mark and Mike also discuss the report of the DOJ investigating the classified document handling of President Biden and how they pretty much just declared Biden mentally unfit. Is Trump really any better?
Monday Feb 05, 2024
Way too Serious: radioactive batteries and Ben Shapiro rapping!
Monday Feb 05, 2024
Monday Feb 05, 2024
On this episode of the Carolina Underground Mark and Mike discuss the joke the NFL has become, radioactive batteries. Mark and Mike also unpack the death of Carl Weathers. They also disuss the thought behind whether a gentleman is born or created. Middle fingers in the air as they even touch on politics!
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
The episode that felt like it never would be, Nikola Tesla and a couple of soap boxes
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
Wednesday Jan 31, 2024
On this episode of the Carolina Underground, technical problems abound and the lack of cooperation of the ISP put this recording in doubt! It isn't our best but we are pretty sure we can do a lot worse! Mark and Mike unpack the issues with the internet and the ISP that doesn't know the concepts of it aint broke don't fix it. They jump up onto a couple of soap boxes and eventually get around to talking about Nikola Tesla (who this episode is supposed to be about). We didn't do Tesla justice so we will circle back and revisit him the future.
Monday Jan 22, 2024
Monday Jan 22, 2024
On this episode of the Carolina Underground, Mark and Mike discuss the ad that aired Jan 22, 1984 during the Superbowl heralding the release of the Apple Macintosh on Jan 24, 1984! Mark and Mike also discuss the phenonmenon of Shadow People. Mark relates hius personal expierence and then they unpack details and theories concenring the often scary and un-nerving Shadow People
Tuesday Jan 16, 2024
Beating a dead horse and a A** Hat as a Legend of Aviation
Tuesday Jan 16, 2024
Tuesday Jan 16, 2024
On this episode of the Carolina Underground, Mark and mike discuss the DEI fiasco and how it has weakened the nation. Then they unpack Prince Harry being named a living legend of aviation and they also discuss the abdication of Margrethe II and her amazing service to her nation and people over her 52 year reign.
Monday Jan 08, 2024
Reading more and whats your pronouns
Monday Jan 08, 2024
Monday Jan 08, 2024
On this cold January episode of the Carolina Underground, Mark and Mike discuss trying to read more and what it is about a book that keeps everyone coming back and not fully switching to ereaders. Mark goes off on a tangent about pronouns and the concept of DEI. They also touch on the looming Apple antitrust suit and the concept that government hates to hear that they are unable and never have been able to bestow a right as that is reserved for God.
Monday Jan 01, 2024
Fighting Windmills in Costa Rica
Monday Jan 01, 2024
Monday Jan 01, 2024
Happy New Year! Welcome to episode one of season 2 on the Carolina Underground. On this episode, Mark and Mike discuss the Costa Rican stones and Mark gives his first hand impressions after safely returning from Costa Rica. Mark and MIke also discuss aspects of social currency and wonder what happened to cash prices. They also discuss what they hope to accomplish n 2024.
Monday Dec 18, 2023
Costa Rica Explorations, coffee beans and all the usual witterings
Monday Dec 18, 2023
Monday Dec 18, 2023
On this the Richard Petty episode Mark and Mike discus Mark traveling to a volcano on purpose by choice, how Costa Ricans make coffee and every other thing that has annoyed or confused them through the week.
Monday Dec 11, 2023
Is 42 the meaning of life maybe you could ask the new Holy Spirit board
Monday Dec 11, 2023
Monday Dec 11, 2023
On this episode Mark and Mike discuss the meaning of life, the death or Norman Lear, a Margaritaville Hotel coming to Myrtle Beach, the Holy Spirit board and the Merry Little Batman
Monday Dec 04, 2023
Monday Dec 04, 2023
On this episode of the Carolina Underground Mark and Mike discuss some victims who think thay are entitled to everything, the new Indiana Jones movie and how much it sucks and then they harp on the s***show tha is the list of movies and shows Kathleen Kennedy has made while at Lucasfilms/Disney.
Monday Nov 27, 2023
Monday Nov 27, 2023
On this episode of The Carolina Underground, Mark and Mike discuss the mystery illness affecting dogs, ackluster black Friday deals, the amazing work Angel Studios continues to do and some of their upcoming projects. They also touch on theories of the brain and how it operates, Mark's upcoming trip to Costa Rica, the importance of a seat belt in an airplane and adding the s*** rooster to the c*** of justice.
Monday Nov 20, 2023
Fruitcakes, Grits and the Bermuda Triangle
Monday Nov 20, 2023
Monday Nov 20, 2023
On this episode of The Carolian Underground, Mark and Mike realize you have to hit record! Once the minor details of the record button was figured out they discuss fruitcakes, grits, the quest to find the best dog food and they even stray into the Bermuda Triangle and some other things that make you scratch your head.
Monday Nov 13, 2023
A whole lot of superheroes Old Henry and taxes
Monday Nov 13, 2023
Monday Nov 13, 2023
On this episode of the Carolina Underground, Mark and MIke discuss Robert Pattison as the Batman, Old Henry, Invincible and The Tick. and Dark matter. They also go off on a tangent and touch on taxes, Dominion voting machines and the lesson that Geroge W Bush learned that Barrack Obama needs to learn.
Monday Nov 06, 2023
Protecting the hive and how much of an A** hat is Barack Obama?
Monday Nov 06, 2023
Monday Nov 06, 2023
Today Mark and MIke touch ob[n various topics! The discuss how bees protec t their hives from wasps and hornets. Obliterating yellow jackets and the ongoing crisis in the middle east and if Barack Obama could be a bigger douche bag than he alreready is.