Now We Meet... Samson

Vend and Snap with Xena and Alek

This week on MattersNot, Chris and Buck welcome two special guests: Xena of Vend and Snap and Alek from Hilltree Roastery for a conversation that starts with vegetables, somehow detours through movie rankings and graffiti culture, and lands on something bigger—creating meaningful experiences through art, storytelling, and community. Xena shares the story behind launching Vend and Snap, her creative business that blends photography, marketing, event hosting, and community building into one umbrella. From studying multimedia journalism at Marshall and covering crime for the local paper to building a business centered around authentic moments and visual storytelling, she talks about how creativity became both career and purpose. The group dives into photography philosophy, capturing memories versus staging them, working with clients, creating marketing content for Hilltree, and why analog experiences still matter in a digital world. They also explore Xena’s growing community events—from paint nights and vinyl art to photography classes designed to get people off their phones and connecting again. Of course, no MattersNot episode would be complete without side quests: movie hot takes (Napoleon Dynamite controversy included), favorite films, terrible cult classics, graffiti stories, thrifted thrones, and the strange beauty of chasing inspiration wherever it shows up. A laid-back conversation about creativity, entrepreneurship, and finding ways to bring people together—one photo, cup of coffee, or weird movie opinion at a time. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

How to make a Tin Foil Hat

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Boo-ya-kuh!

This week on the Matters Not Podcast, Chris and Buck spiral through everything from Game of Thrones binges and spoiler warfare to steel mill horror stories, weird internet rabbit holes, and the legality of marrying mannequins in the “country” of Ohio. Buck finally caves and watches Game of Thrones for the first time, instantly becoming obsessed while Chris tries—and fails—not to spoil the series. The guys dive into old-school work culture, brutal dry dock and steel mill jobs, and why everyday workers deserve the same respect people give athletes and celebrities. Along the way they debate streaming subscriptions, weird workplace personalities, fitness and weight loss, fish vs. fishes, shark rumors in the Ohio River, and whether society should allow people to marry inanimate objects. Also included: homeless podcast ideas, creepy historical baby cages hanging off skyscrapers, shell shock in WWI, lost 9/11 footage rabbit holes, and enough off-the-rails tangents to make you question how any of these topics connected in the first place. Same chaos. Same nonsense. Same Matters Not. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Isola del Giglio

In this episode of Matters Not, Internet Historian becomes the launch point for a chaotic, hilarious, and surprisingly detailed breakdown of the infamous Costa Concordia disaster. Chris and Buck react to the catastrophic 2012 cruise ship wreck while spiraling into stories about cruises, sketchy leadership, language barriers, survival instincts, and the absolute insanity surrounding Captain Francesco Schettino’s decisions during the disaster. The conversation bounces between dark humor and genuine disbelief as they unpack how a luxury cruise liner carrying over 4,000 people struck rocks off the coast of Italy during a reckless “sail-by salute,” eventually capsizing near Isola del Giglio. Along the way, the guys dive into cruise culture, personal fears about flying and loss of control, incompetent management, and the surreal chain of failures that turned a near miss into an international disaster. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Buck Bought a Throne

On this episode of Matters Not... Buck travels a great distance to take his rightful place in his throne... and then we talk movies. check us out on YouTube for the full video format. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.