Badlands Story Hour

Burning Bright and Chris Paul break down Margin Call, a film that captures the cold, calculated collapse of Wall Street’s moral compass. The hosts dissect the movie’s depiction of greed, systemic evil, and the psychology behind financial power, drawing parallels between the 2008 crash and the controlled demolitions shaping today’s world economy. They unpack the symbolism behind Jeremy Irons’ “moral relativists,” the engineered volatility of markets, and how this film exposes the illusion of complexity that shields corruption. The conversation moves from macroeconomics to modern geopolitics, connecting Trump, China, and the Sovereign Alliance to the real-world financial “margin calls” happening now. Sharp, cinematic, and intellectually loaded, this episode turns a film review into a masterclass on power, perception, and financial warfare. Tuesdays at 8:55 PM ET Episode Archive: https://rumble.com/playlists/PSp_1cx3i7s Discussion of entertainment, movies, and storytelling through the lens of one host from Hollywood (Chris Paul) and the other from the publishing industry (Burning Bright). Leave a Badlands Boost: https://badlandsmedia.tv/boost Sponsored by: • River BTC https://badlandsmedia.tv/River • Trezor Crypto Wallet https://badlandsmedia.tv/trezor • Soft Disclosure https://SoftDisclosure.com Promo Code: BADLANDS Merch: https://badlandsmedia.tv/merch Follow & Support Badlands Media: https://linktr.ee/badlandsmediatv Our Daily Schedule: https://badlandsmedia.tv/schedule GART: Tickets/Information https://badlandsmedia.tv/events Interested in promoting your business? [email protected] Badlands Story Hour is: Burning Bright: https://twitter.com/reBurningBright https://truthsocial.com/@BurningBright Chris Paul: https://truthsocial.com/@imyourmoderator #ChrisPaul #BurningBright

Tuesdays at 8:55 PM ET Episode Archive: https://rumble.com/playlists/PSp_1cx3i7s Discussion of entertainment, movies, and storytelling through the lens of one host from Hollywood (Chris Paul) and the other from the publishing industry (Burning Bright). Leave a Badlands Boost: https://badlandsmedia.tv/boost Sponsored by: • Badlands Health https://BadlandsHealth.com • Vanman https://BadlandsMedia.tv/Vanman • Soft Disclosure https://SoftDisclosure.com Promo Code: BADLANDS Merch: https://badlandsmedia.tv/merch Follow & Support Badlands Media: https://linktr.ee/badlandsmediatv Our Daily Schedule: https://badlandsmedia.tv/schedule GART: Tickets/Information https://badlandsmedia.tv/events Interested in promoting your business? [email protected] Badlands Story Hour is: Burning Bright: https://twitter.com/reBurningBright https://truthsocial.com/@BurningBright Chris Paul: https://truthsocial.com/@imyourmoderator #ChrisPaul #BurningBright

Chris Paul and Burning Bright dive into Sinners (2025), Ryan Coogler’s stylish, vampire-infused crime drama. They unpack the film’s layered mix of organized crime, race, and spirituality, exploring how the story of two brothers, Smoke and Stack, goes beyond surface-level culture war narratives. From period-piece reflections on Jim Crow and Prohibition to the symbolic power of music as both liberation and temptation, the hosts trace themes of freedom, fellowship, and deception. They spotlight how Coogler flips expectations: vampires sell “unity” while embodying enslavement, and entertainment becomes both healing and a trap. With sharp insights into character dynamics, cultural commentary, and theological undertones, Chris and BB argue that Sinners delivers more than anti-woke bait, it’s a Trojan horse of deeper truths about power, consensus, and the human struggle between worldly desire and higher purpose. Tuesdays at 8:55 PM ET Episode Archive: https://rumble.com/playlists/PSp_1cx3i7s Discussion of entertainment, movies, and storytelling through the lens of one host from Hollywood (Chris Paul) and the other from the publishing industry (Burning Bright). Leave a Badlands Boost: https://badlandsmedia.tv/boost Sponsored by: • Conscious Strength https://BadlandsMedia.tv/Strength • Rise Attire Badlands https://badlandsmedia.tv/rise • Soft Disclosure https://SoftDisclosure.com Promo Code: BADLANDS Merch: https://badlandsmedia.tv/merch Follow & Support Badlands Media: https://linktr.ee/badlandsmediatv Our Daily Schedule: https://badlandsmedia.tv/schedule GART: Tickets/Information https://badlandsmedia.tv/events Interested in promoting your business? [email protected] Badlands Story Hour is: Burning Bright: https://twitter.com/reBurningBright https://truthsocial.com/@BurningBright Chris Paul: https://truthsocial.com/@imyourmoderator #ChrisPaul #BurningBright

Chris Paul and Burning Bright take a deep dive into the 1962 classic The Manchurian Candidate, exploring its eerie relevance more than sixty years later. From predictive programming and narrative disarmament to MKUltra-style conditioning, they unravel how the film foreshadowed political assassinations, mass brainwashing, and the manipulation of public perception. The hosts connect Frank Sinatra’s role, Angela Lansbury’s chilling performance, and the film’s layered realities to modern psyops, false flags, and consensus formation in the information war. Along the way, they unpack concepts like intuition versus narrative, social incentive structures, and how propaganda conditions entire societies just as effectively as a programmed assassin. With sharp cultural insight and plenty of first-principles analysis, this episode challenges listeners to see through the storylines crafted for control and to resist the conditioning designed to keep us compliant. Tuesdays at 8:55 PM ET Episode Archive: https://rumble.com/playlists/PSp_1cx3i7s Discussion of entertainment, movies, and storytelling through the lens of one host from Hollywood (Chris Paul) and the other from the publishing industry (Burning Bright). Leave a Badlands Boost: https://badlandsmedia.tv/boost Sponsored by: • MyPillow https://www.mypillow.com/ Promo Code: BADLANDS Or call 800-795-5154 • SLNT Faraday Bags https://BadlandsMedia.tv/Faraday Promo Code: Badlands • Soft Disclosure https://SoftDisclosure.com Promo Code: BADLANDS Merch: https://badlandsmedia.tv/merch Follow & Support Badlands Media: https://linktr.ee/badlandsmediatv Our Daily Schedule: https://badlandsmedia.tv/schedule GART: Tickets/Information https://badlandsmedia.tv/events Interested in promoting your business? [email protected] Badlands Story Hour is: Burning Bright: https://twitter.com/reBurningBright https://truthsocial.com/@BurningBright Chris Paul: https://truthsocial.com/@imyourmoderator #ChrisPaul #BurningBright

Burning Bright and Chris Paul dig into Godzilla Minus One, Takashi Yamazaki’s striking 2023 take on the iconic monster. At first, the film feels like a standard kaiju entry, but it soon unfolds into a powerful character study and meditation on postwar Japan. The hosts break down Shikishima’s arc from cowardice to redemption, drawing parallels between his personal journey and Japan’s struggle with honor, shame, and survival in the shadow of humiliation. They highlight Yamazaki’s stunning visual effects, achieved on a fraction of a Hollywood budget, and the film’s refusal to explain away Godzilla—embracing him instead as a force of nature and a metaphor for existential threats. From kamikaze culture and engineered narratives to the lingering scars of national identity and the dangers of nihilism, Burning Bright and Chris Paul unpack why Godzilla Minus One resonates beyond its setting, offering lessons for sovereignty, resilience, and the fight against dehumanizing systems. A thoughtful and timely discussion that elevates a monster movie into a commentary on civilization itself. Tuesdays at 8:55 PM ET Episode Archive: https://rumble.com/playlists/PSp_1cx3i7s Discussion of entertainment, movies, and storytelling through the lens of one host from Hollywood (Chris Paul) and the other from the publishing industry (Burning Bright). Leave a Badlands Boost: https://badlandsmedia.tv/boost Sponsored by: • River BTC https://badlandsmedia.tv/River • Trezor Crypto Wallet https://badlandsmedia.tv/trezor • Soft Disclosure https://SoftDisclosure.com Promo Code: BADLANDS Merch: https://badlandsmedia.tv/merch Follow & Support Badlands Media: https://linktr.ee/badlandsmediatv Our Daily Schedule: https://badlandsmedia.tv/schedule GART: Tickets/Information https://badlandsmedia.tv/events Interested in promoting your business? [email protected] Badlands Story Hour is: Burning Bright: https://twitter.com/reBurningBright https://truthsocial.com/@BurningBright Chris Paul: https://truthsocial.com/@imyourmoderator #ChrisPaul #BurningBright

Chris Paul and Burning Bright dive into Sofia Coppola’s Lost in Translation, unpacking its themes of alienation, paradigm shifts, and fleeting human connection. They explore Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson’s unlikely bond in Tokyo, debating whether the film’s ambiguity makes it profound or pretentious. The hosts tackle Coppola’s directing choices, the infamous opening shot, and the controversy of Johansson’s age during filming, weighing how Hollywood’s “male gaze” and art-house ambitions collide. From existential dread to pseudo-intellectual musings, they contrast Murray’s weathered perspective with Johansson’s youthful searching, examining how both characters project fantasies of freedom while feeling trapped in different ways. Along the way, they connect the film’s commentary on identity and artifice to the decline of the modern movie star, social media overexposure, and Hollywood’s struggle to create new icons. The episode closes with reflections on ambiguous endings, fantasy vs. reality, and next week’s pick, M. Night Shyamalan’s Split. It’s a thoughtful, critical, and often humorous exploration of a movie that lingers long after the credits roll. Tuesdays at 8:55 PM ET Episode Archive: https://rumble.com/playlists/PSp_1cx3i7s Discussion of entertainment, movies, and storytelling through the lens of one host from Hollywood (Chris Paul) and the other from the publishing industry (Burning Bright). Leave a Badlands Boost: https://badlandsmedia.tv/boost Sponsored by: • River BTC https://badlandsmedia.tv/River • Trezor Crypto Wallet https://badlandsmedia.tv/trezor • Soft Disclosure https://SoftDisclosure.com Promo Code: BADLANDS Merch: https://badlandsmedia.tv/merch Follow & Support Badlands Media: https://linktr.ee/badlandsmediatv Our Daily Schedule: https://badlandsmedia.tv/schedule GART: Tickets/Information https://badlandsmedia.tv/events Interested in promoting your business? [email protected] Badlands Story Hour is: Burning Bright: https://twitter.com/reBurningBright https://truthsocial.com/@BurningBright Chris Paul: https://truthsocial.com/@imyourmoderator #ChrisPaul #BurningBright

Burning Bright and Chris Paul break down Andrew Niccol’s dystopian thriller In Time, where life itself is currency and timekeepers rule like central bankers. They explore the film’s on-the-nose parallels to fiat money, inflation, usury, and the Cantillon Effect, comparing its “time chain” to Bitcoin’s fixed protocol. The hosts connect themes of Darwinism, generational wisdom, and the emptiness of immortality to broader cultural critiques, highlighting how elites manipulate scarcity to control society. From Occupy Wall Street echoes to Trump’s populist judo flips, they frame the movie as both a cautionary tale and a mirror to our financial and political systems. With sharp insights, humor, and plenty of rabbit holes, from diamonds to decentralization, this episode shows why In Time still resonates as a metaphor for the theft of human energy and purpose. Tuesdays at 8:55 PM ET Episode Archive: https://rumble.com/playlists/PSp_1cx3i7s Discussion of entertainment, movies, and storytelling through the lens of one host from Hollywood (Chris Paul) and the other from the publishing industry (Burning Bright). Leave a Badlands Boost: https://badlandsmedia.tv/boost Sponsored by: • River BTC https://badlandsmedia.tv/River • Vanman https://BadlandsMedia.tv/Vanman • Soft Disclosure https://SoftDisclosure.com Promo Code: BADLANDS Merch: https://badlandsmedia.tv/merch Follow & Support Badlands Media: https://linktr.ee/badlandsmediatv Our Daily Schedule: https://badlandsmedia.tv/schedule GART: Tickets/Information https://badlandsmedia.tv/events Interested in promoting your business? [email protected] Badlands Story Hour is: Burning Bright: https://twitter.com/reBurningBright https://truthsocial.com/@BurningBright Chris Paul: https://truthsocial.com/@imyourmoderator #ChrisPaul #BurningBright

Chris Paul and Burning Bright dive into Isaac Asimov’s classic I, Robot, exploring the timeless questions it raises about technology, morality, and the human condition. They unpack the book’s famous Three Laws of Robotics and discuss how these guiding principles shape the conflicts between humans and machines in Asimov’s stories. The conversation highlights the ethical dilemmas of artificial intelligence, the tension between control and autonomy, and the parallels to today’s rapidly advancing tech landscape. With thoughtful analysis and engaging commentary, the hosts connect Asimov’s mid-20th century vision to modern debates on AI, surveillance, and the future of human freedom. Tuesdays at 8:55 PM ET Episode Archive: https://rumble.com/playlists/PSp_1cx3i7s Discussion of entertainment, movies, and storytelling through the lens of one host from Hollywood (Chris Paul) and the other from the publishing industry (Burning Bright). Leave a Badlands Boost: https://badlandsmedia.tv/boost Sponsored by: • River BTC https://badlandsmedia.tv/River • Trezor Crypto Wallet https://badlandsmedia.tv/trezor Merch: https://badlandsmedia.tv/merch Follow & Support Badlands Media: https://linktr.ee/badlandsmediatv Our Daily Schedule: https://badlandsmedia.tv/schedule GART: Tickets/Information https://badlandsmedia.tv/events Interested in promoting your business? [email protected] Badlands Story Hour is: Burning Bright: https://twitter.com/reBurningBright https://truthsocial.com/@BurningBright Chris Paul: https://truthsocial.com/@imyourmoderator #ChrisPaul #BurningBright

Burning Bright and Chris Paul dive into Badlands (1973), Terrence Malick’s haunting debut inspired by real-life events. They explore the film’s unsettling blend of beauty and brutality, following the crime spree of Kit and Holly across the American Midwest. The hosts unpack Malick’s unique storytelling style, the dreamlike cinematography, and how the film juxtaposes innocence with violence. Along the way, they discuss the performances of Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek, the sparse yet impactful dialogue, and the ways the film challenges viewers to question morality, influence, and the romanticizing of outlaws. It’s a layered conversation that connects the movie’s themes to broader cultural narratives, making this episode as thought-provoking as the film itself. Tuesdays at 8:55 PM ET Episode Archive: https://rumble.com/playlists/PSp_1cx3i7s Discussion of entertainment, movies, and storytelling through the lens of one host from Hollywood (Chris Paul) and the other from the publishing industry (Burning Bright). Leave a Badlands Boost: https://badlandsmedia.tv/boost Sponsored by: • River BTC https://badlandsmedia.tv/River • Trezor Crypto Wallet https://badlandsmedia.tv/trezor Merch: https://badlandsmedia.tv/merch Follow & Support Badlands Media: https://linktr.ee/badlandsmediatv Our Daily Schedule: https://badlandsmedia.tv/schedule GART: Tickets/Information https://badlandsmedia.tv/events Interested in promoting your business? [email protected] Badlands Story Hour is: Burning Bright: https://twitter.com/reBurningBright https://truthsocial.com/@BurningBright Chris Paul: https://truthsocial.com/@imyourmoderator #ChrisPaul #BurningBright

In Episode 128 of Badlands Story Hour, Chris Paul and Burning Bright take a deep dive into the iconic film Braveheart, using it as a lens to examine modern narrative warfare, institutional collapse, and the power of individual courage. Drawing parallels between William Wallace’s defiance of tyranny and today’s decentralized truth-tellers, the hosts explore how stories, both historical and fictional, shape our understanding of freedom, loyalty, and legacy. As legacy media and regime narratives continue to break down, this episode challenges listeners to consider who’s writing the story now, and whether we have the bravery to reclaim it. Tuesdays at 8:55 PM ET Episode Archive: https://rumble.com/playlists/PSp_1cx3i7s Discussion of entertainment, movies, and storytelling through the lens of one host from Hollywood (Chris Paul) and the other from the publishing industry (Burning Bright). Leave a Badlands Boost: https://badlandsmedia.tv/boost Sponsored by: • Burning Bright Publishing https://BadlandsMedia.tv/SwordPunk • Trezor Crypto Wallet https://badlandsmedia.tv/trezor Merch: https://badlandsmedia.tv/merch Follow & Support Badlands Media: https://linktr.ee/badlandsmediatv Our Daily Schedule: https://badlandsmedia.tv/schedule GART: Tickets/Information https://badlandsmedia.tv/events Interested in promoting your business? [email protected] Badlands Story Hour is: Burning Bright: https://twitter.com/reBurningBright https://truthsocial.com/@BurningBright Chris Paul: https://truthsocial.com/@imyourmoderator #ChrisPaul #BurningBright