About this episode

John J Murray and Mark Castle discuss Pride Month, art, and bizarre news stories.

This week on Something Planet, John J Murray is joined by artist and creative force Mark Castle for a conversation that covers everything from Pride Month and the role of art in modern culture to jury duty, weird news, and the general confusion of living in 2026. The guys discuss Pride, creativity, painting, and the strange ways artists and audiences interact in the social media age. They also dive into the bizarre story of people reportedly emerging from the sewers of New York City like they're auditioning for a reboot of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and examine the growing trend of "Teen Takeovers" happening across the country. In Massive Media, they review: The Mandalorian and Grogu I Love Boosters Dicks: The Musical And several other movies and shows that caught their attention this week It's an episode full of art, culture, weird headlines, and the kind of conversations that can only happen when you put a podcaster and a painter in the same room. This episode is brought to you by Clean AF CBD. Use code SOMETHINGPLANET at checkout to save on your order and support the show. Subscribe on YouTube and follow on Spotify for new episodes every week…

People in this episode

Host: John J Murray

Guest: Mark Castle

Topics covered

• Pride Month
• art
• creativity
• weird news
• social media
• Teen Takeovers

Keywords

• Pride Month
• art
• creativity
• New York City
• Teen Takeovers
• weird news
• The Mandalorian
• Dicks: The Musical

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Clean AF CBD

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Mandalorian, Grogu I Love Boosters, Dicks: The Musical

Places: New York City

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