Nathan Whitlock
@nathanwhitlock.bsky.social
Author, professor, podcaster, drummer, dad.
www.nathanwhitlock.ca/
www.nathanwhitlock.ca/
The rare rock band documentary that makes you want to quit a band, not start one.
At @nathanwhitlock.bsky.social 's insistence, I am (finally) going to watch and live-stream my reactions, to Some Kind of Monster.
Disclaimers:
1) I love Metallica.
2) I hate Metallica.
3) I have referenced "he left the fucking band" for 20 years without knowing the reference.
A thread. 1/??
Disclaimers:
1) I love Metallica.
2) I hate Metallica.
3) I have referenced "he left the fucking band" for 20 years without knowing the reference.
A thread. 1/??
January 2, 2026 at 12:40 AM
The rare rock band documentary that makes you want to quit a band, not start one.
Q: What is a song over six minutes long that's worth every minute?
A: (six minutes in, it hasn't even reached the 1st verse yet)
A: (six minutes in, it hasn't even reached the 1st verse yet)
December 30, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Q: What is a song over six minutes long that's worth every minute?
A: (six minutes in, it hasn't even reached the 1st verse yet)
A: (six minutes in, it hasn't even reached the 1st verse yet)
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This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 30, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
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Instead of a regular podcast episode, I recorded some quick end-of-year thank-yous including (spoiler): Carmine Starnino/The Walrus, Alex Lukashevsky, Meaghan Strimas, all the authors, and everyone who listens.
Regular episodes begin again next Monday.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Regular episodes begin again next Monday.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
End of 2025 Thanks
Podcast Episode · What Happened Next: a podcast about newish books · 12/29/2025 · 6m
podcasts.apple.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Instead of a regular podcast episode, I recorded some quick end-of-year thank-yous including (spoiler): Carmine Starnino/The Walrus, Alex Lukashevsky, Meaghan Strimas, all the authors, and everyone who listens.
Regular episodes begin again next Monday.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Regular episodes begin again next Monday.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Instead of a regular podcast episode, I recorded some quick end-of-year thank-yous including (spoiler): Carmine Starnino/The Walrus, Alex Lukashevsky, Meaghan Strimas, all the authors, and everyone who listens.
Regular episodes begin again next Monday.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Regular episodes begin again next Monday.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
End of 2025 Thanks
Podcast Episode · What Happened Next: a podcast about newish books · 12/29/2025 · 6m
podcasts.apple.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Instead of a regular podcast episode, I recorded some quick end-of-year thank-yous including (spoiler): Carmine Starnino/The Walrus, Alex Lukashevsky, Meaghan Strimas, all the authors, and everyone who listens.
Regular episodes begin again next Monday.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Regular episodes begin again next Monday.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
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Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
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One of the great pods!
A reminder that I publish in-depth author interviews each week. And they're all bangers. Listen at your leisure.
thewalrus.ca/podcasts/wha...
thewalrus.ca/podcasts/wha...
December 22, 2025 at 12:56 AM
One of the great pods!
The fact that Rian Johnson has given Joseph Gordon-Levitt a voice cameo in each of the KNIVES OUT movies seems fun/sweet until you realize Gordon-Levitt would probably prefer an actual onscreen role.
December 27, 2025 at 1:42 AM
The fact that Rian Johnson has given Joseph Gordon-Levitt a voice cameo in each of the KNIVES OUT movies seems fun/sweet until you realize Gordon-Levitt would probably prefer an actual onscreen role.
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If you've been watching HEATED RIVALRY (or are aware that everybody on the planet appears to be watching it), and want to hear the Nova Scotia author of the original books talk about her craft, her reaction to sudden fame, and why she thinks sex scenes must serve the story, listen to this chat.
"I was put in the in the Four Seasons in Toronto for the premiere [of the show], and I felt like a hick. I was like, 'I don't belong here.' They had these maple toffees, and I was dumping them in my purse every day. Because I was like, *free toffee*."
Listen:
thewalrus.ca/podcasts/wha...
Listen:
thewalrus.ca/podcasts/wha...
December 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
If you've been watching HEATED RIVALRY (or are aware that everybody on the planet appears to be watching it), and want to hear the Nova Scotia author of the original books talk about her craft, her reaction to sudden fame, and why she thinks sex scenes must serve the story, listen to this chat.
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Please donate to my Kickstarter to make "Morty Supreme," a shot-for-shot remake of "Marty Supreme" with Richard Kind in the Timothée Chalamet role.
December 25, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Please donate to my Kickstarter to make "Morty Supreme," a shot-for-shot remake of "Marty Supreme" with Richard Kind in the Timothée Chalamet role.
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From the publishing industry’s gambling problem to the World Sauna Championships, here are nine stories from 2025 that our editors can’t stop thinking about: thewalrus.ca/2025-surprising-...
December 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
From the publishing industry’s gambling problem to the World Sauna Championships, here are nine stories from 2025 that our editors can’t stop thinking about: thewalrus.ca/2025-surprising-...
If you've been watching HEATED RIVALRY (or are aware that everybody on the planet appears to be watching it), and want to hear the Nova Scotia author of the original books talk about her craft, her reaction to sudden fame, and why she thinks sex scenes must serve the story, listen to this chat.
"I was put in the in the Four Seasons in Toronto for the premiere [of the show], and I felt like a hick. I was like, 'I don't belong here.' They had these maple toffees, and I was dumping them in my purse every day. Because I was like, *free toffee*."
Listen:
thewalrus.ca/podcasts/wha...
Listen:
thewalrus.ca/podcasts/wha...
December 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
If you've been watching HEATED RIVALRY (or are aware that everybody on the planet appears to be watching it), and want to hear the Nova Scotia author of the original books talk about her craft, her reaction to sudden fame, and why she thinks sex scenes must serve the story, listen to this chat.
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Last minute action. We are here 10-4 and we have stuff.
December 24, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Last minute action. We are here 10-4 and we have stuff.
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"I was put in the in the Four Seasons in Toronto for the premiere [of the show], and I felt like a hick. I was like, 'I don't belong here.' They had these maple toffees, and I was dumping them in my purse every day. Because I was like, *free toffee*."
Listen:
thewalrus.ca/podcasts/wha...
Listen:
thewalrus.ca/podcasts/wha...
December 23, 2025 at 2:23 PM
"I was put in the in the Four Seasons in Toronto for the premiere [of the show], and I felt like a hick. I was like, 'I don't belong here.' They had these maple toffees, and I was dumping them in my purse every day. Because I was like, *free toffee*."
Listen:
thewalrus.ca/podcasts/wha...
Listen:
thewalrus.ca/podcasts/wha...
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New from me: The storied fiddler Ashley MacIsaac wanted to play a show at a Nova Scotia First Nation. It got cancelled because Google's AI search summary incorrectly called him a sex offender. Now he's worried for his safety www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/arti...
Fiddler Ashley MacIsaac has show cancelled over Google AI-generated misinformation
Cape Breton musician was set to perform in Nova Scotia before a search summary incorrectly described him as a sex offender
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
New from me: The storied fiddler Ashley MacIsaac wanted to play a show at a Nova Scotia First Nation. It got cancelled because Google's AI search summary incorrectly called him a sex offender. Now he's worried for his safety www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/arti...
"I was put in the in the Four Seasons in Toronto for the premiere [of the show], and I felt like a hick. I was like, 'I don't belong here.' They had these maple toffees, and I was dumping them in my purse every day. Because I was like, *free toffee*."
Listen:
thewalrus.ca/podcasts/wha...
Listen:
thewalrus.ca/podcasts/wha...
December 23, 2025 at 2:23 PM
"I was put in the in the Four Seasons in Toronto for the premiere [of the show], and I felt like a hick. I was like, 'I don't belong here.' They had these maple toffees, and I was dumping them in my purse every day. Because I was like, *free toffee*."
Listen:
thewalrus.ca/podcasts/wha...
Listen:
thewalrus.ca/podcasts/wha...
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A reminder that I publish in-depth author interviews each week. And they're all bangers. Listen at your leisure.
thewalrus.ca/podcasts/wha...
thewalrus.ca/podcasts/wha...
December 21, 2025 at 10:01 PM
A reminder that I publish in-depth author interviews each week. And they're all bangers. Listen at your leisure.
thewalrus.ca/podcasts/wha...
thewalrus.ca/podcasts/wha...
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Spoiler for tomorrow’s episode, which gets, uh, *heated*.
WHAT HAPPENED NEXT is presented by @thewalrus.ca
Find it at all the podcast places.
thewalrus.ca/podcasts/wha...
WHAT HAPPENED NEXT is presented by @thewalrus.ca
Find it at all the podcast places.
thewalrus.ca/podcasts/wha...
December 21, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Spoiler for tomorrow’s episode, which gets, uh, *heated*.
WHAT HAPPENED NEXT is presented by @thewalrus.ca
Find it at all the podcast places.
thewalrus.ca/podcasts/wha...
WHAT HAPPENED NEXT is presented by @thewalrus.ca
Find it at all the podcast places.
thewalrus.ca/podcasts/wha...
Spoiler for tomorrow’s episode, which gets, uh, *heated*.
WHAT HAPPENED NEXT is presented by @thewalrus.ca
Find it at all the podcast places.
thewalrus.ca/podcasts/wha...
WHAT HAPPENED NEXT is presented by @thewalrus.ca
Find it at all the podcast places.
thewalrus.ca/podcasts/wha...
December 21, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Spoiler for tomorrow’s episode, which gets, uh, *heated*.
WHAT HAPPENED NEXT is presented by @thewalrus.ca
Find it at all the podcast places.
thewalrus.ca/podcasts/wha...
WHAT HAPPENED NEXT is presented by @thewalrus.ca
Find it at all the podcast places.
thewalrus.ca/podcasts/wha...
They tried to stop him by giving him millions of dollars, and when that didn't work, they gave him some more.
December 20, 2025 at 6:55 PM
They tried to stop him by giving him millions of dollars, and when that didn't work, they gave him some more.
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A big budget is great but on its own will never produce anything near the entertainment value of a strong creative vision left the fuck alone
I see people hoping HBO or a US company takes over Heated Rivalry next season so it has a bigger budget & is Emmy-eligible, so I’d like to emphasize Jacob Tierney’s answer re: what would have happened if it had been made by a US company, based on what was said to him when he was pitching it.
December 20, 2025 at 6:27 PM
A big budget is great but on its own will never produce anything near the entertainment value of a strong creative vision left the fuck alone
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After the staff at a great local coffee shop/lunch place with a newly ironic name voted to unionize, the owners decided to shut the place down. The GoFundMe for the unemployed staffers has more than doubled its goal in a day. #hamont
December 19, 2025 at 12:51 PM
After the staff at a great local coffee shop/lunch place with a newly ironic name voted to unionize, the owners decided to shut the place down. The GoFundMe for the unemployed staffers has more than doubled its goal in a day. #hamont
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Absolutely fuck this union busting owner
Anyone want to open a cafe called "Actual Democracy"?
I gave 20 bucks because I'll never go to Donut Monster ever again.
Anyone want to open a cafe called "Actual Democracy"?
I gave 20 bucks because I'll never go to Donut Monster ever again.
After the staff at a great local coffee shop/lunch place with a newly ironic name voted to unionize, the owners decided to shut the place down. The GoFundMe for the unemployed staffers has more than doubled its goal in a day. #hamont
December 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Absolutely fuck this union busting owner
Anyone want to open a cafe called "Actual Democracy"?
I gave 20 bucks because I'll never go to Donut Monster ever again.
Anyone want to open a cafe called "Actual Democracy"?
I gave 20 bucks because I'll never go to Donut Monster ever again.