<description>&lt;p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;How much sleaziness is too much sleaziness? Is Elmore Leonard’s 52 PICK-UP as nasty as its John Frankenheimer adaptation? Does the movie deserve its somewhat forgotten status in the director’s filmography, or should we all push for a 52 PICK-UP re-evaluation? This and more in this Real Talk segment - including a roll call of all the adult performers in the infamous party sequence!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;TIMELINE&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;00:01:26       Second Feature&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;00:02:23        Real Talk&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;00:53:27       The Future &amp;amp; Patreon Stuff&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;- Interested in more Contrarians goodness? Join &lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/contrarianprime"&gt;THE CONTRARIANS SUPPLEMENTS on our Patreon Page!&lt;/a&gt; Deleted clips, extended plugs, bonus episodes free from the Tomatometer shackles… It’s everything a Contrarians devotee would want!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;- &lt;a href="https://youtube.com/@contrarianprime"&gt;Our YouTube page&lt;/a&gt; is live! Get some visual Contrarians delight with our &lt;a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDVkVTb56Rey9AmjdpFToARV8Jmg-p8mK"&gt;Contrarians Warm-Ups&lt;/a&gt; and other fun videos!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;- Contrarians Merch is finally here! Check out our &lt;a href="https://www.redbubble.com/people/thecontrarians/shop"&gt;RED BUBBLE MERCH PAGE&lt;/a&gt; and buy yourself something nice that’s emblazoned with one of our four different designs!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;- THE FESTIVE YEARS have been letting us use their music for years now and they are amazing. You can check out their work on &lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/6No9NauLFIFkXOVkRzp5bQ"&gt;Spotify&lt;/a&gt;, on &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheFestiveYears/"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt; or on their &lt;a href="https://www.thefestiveyears.com/"&gt;very own website&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;- Our buddy Cory Ahre is being kind enough to lend a hand with the editing of some of our videos. If you like his style, wait until you see what he does over on his &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaGFy78w465mBDsEp0eY_pQ"&gt;YouTube Channel.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;- THE LATE NIGHT GRIN isn’t just a show about wrestling: it’s a brand, a lifestyle. And they’re very supportive of our Contrarian endeavors, so we’d like to return the favor. Check out &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/latenightgrin"&gt;their YouTube Channel!&lt;/a&gt; You might even spot Alex there from time to time.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;- Hans Rothgiesser, the man behind our logo, can be reached at &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/mildemoniospe/?hl=en"&gt;@mildemoniospe on Instagram &lt;/a&gt;or you can email him at mildemonios@hotmail.com in case you ever need a logo (or comics) produced. And you can listen to him talk about economy on his new TV show, &lt;a href="https://canalb.pe/watch/valor-agregado/"&gt;VALOR AGREGADO&lt;/a&gt;. Aaaaand you can also check out all the stuff he’s written on &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.mildemonios.pe/"&gt;his own website&lt;/a&gt;. He has a new book: a sort of Economics For Dummies called &lt;a href="https://www.arcadiamediatica.com/libro/marginal_44382"&gt;MARGINAL&lt;/a&gt;. Ask him about it!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Up next, our FIRF journey takes us back to 2006, with Kal Penn honing his chops as a dramatic lead in &lt;a href="https://youtu.be/_sOaA-4Y8tI?si=GmugfylZH1p0nK0f"&gt;THE NAMESAKE&lt;/a&gt;! Then Arnold Schwarzenegger shows Glen Powell how it’s done in the 1987 adaptation of &lt;a href="https://youtu.be/g_QHzV3NVPk?si=CX6FmPEpbC3SEPLT"&gt;THE RUNNING MAN&lt;/a&gt;! In the meantime, let us know what you thought of 52 Pick-Up: Does John Glover have the Embry locked down? Are you curious about Elmore Leonard’s novel? Is that Roy Scheider’s real hair? E-mail us at wearethecontrarians@gmail.com or share your thoughts with us on &lt;a href="https://www.threads.net/@contrarianprime"&gt;Threads&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/contrarianprime.bsky.social"&gt;BlueSky&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Nasty Leonard.

How much sleaziness is too much sleaziness? Is Elmore Leonard’s 52 PICK-UP as nasty as its John Frankenheimer adaptation? Does the movie deserve its somewhat forgotten status in the director’s filmography, or should we all push for a 52 PICK-UP re-evaluation? This and more in this Real Talk segment - including a roll call of all the adult performers in the infamous party sequence!

268 - Pt. 2 - 52 Pick-Up (RT)

<description>&lt;p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;The second chapter of B2B - Bedroom to Box Office - brings us a gaggle of porn stars smack dab in the middle of a mean, nasty, supremely entertaining John Frankenheimer joint. Sadly, 52 PICK-UP was too sleazy for critics and not even the Elmore Leonard connection or having Roy Scheider as its star saved it from a rotten Tomatometer score. Listen to Alex &amp;amp; Julio as they welcome the man behind &lt;em&gt;Reindeer Games &lt;/em&gt;back to the show with another banger!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;TIMELINE&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;00:01:24        52 Pick-Up&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;00:08:34        Contrarians Corner&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;- Wanna know how we really feel about 52 PICK-UP? Check out the Real Talk (RT) episode, on your feed RIGHT NOW! (or pretty soon — Spotify can be a pain when it comes to refreshing the feed)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;- Interested in more Contrarians goodness? Join &lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/contrarianprime"&gt;THE CONTRARIANS SUPPLEMENTS on our Patreon Page!&lt;/a&gt; Deleted clips, extended plugs, bonus episodes free from the Tomatometer shackles… It’s everything a Contrarians devotee would want!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;- &lt;a href="https://youtube.com/@contrarianprime"&gt;Our YouTube page&lt;/a&gt; is live! Get some visual Contrarians delight with our &lt;a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDVkVTb56Rey9AmjdpFToARV8Jmg-p8mK"&gt;Contrarians Warm-Ups&lt;/a&gt; and other fun videos!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;- Contrarians Merch is finally here! Check out our &lt;a href="https://www.redbubble.com/people/thecontrarians/shop"&gt;RED BUBBLE MERCH PAGE&lt;/a&gt; and buy yourself something nice that’s emblazoned with one of our four different designs!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;- THE FESTIVE YEARS have been letting us use their music for years now and they are amazing. You can check out their work on &lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/6No9NauLFIFkXOVkRzp5bQ"&gt;Spotify&lt;/a&gt;, on &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheFestiveYears/"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt; or on their &lt;a href="https://www.thefestiveyears.com/"&gt;very own website&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;- Our buddy Cory Ahre is being kind enough to lend a hand with the editing of some of our videos. If you like his style, wait until you see what he does over on his &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaGFy78w465mBDsEp0eY_pQ"&gt;YouTube Channel.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;- THE LATE NIGHT GRIN isn’t just a show about wrestling: it’s a brand, a lifestyle. And they’re very supportive of our Contrarian endeavors, so we’d like to return the favor. Check out &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/latenightgrin"&gt;their YouTube Channel!&lt;/a&gt; You might even spot Alex there from time to time.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;- Hans Rothgiesser, the man behind our logo, can be reached at &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/mildemoniospe/?hl=en"&gt;@mildemoniospe on Instagram &lt;/a&gt;or you can email him at mildemonios@hotmail.com in case you ever need a logo (or comics) produced. And you can listen to him talk about economy on his new TV show, &lt;a href="https://canalb.pe/watch/valor-agregado/"&gt;VALOR AGREGADO&lt;/a&gt;. Aaaaand you can also check out all the stuff he’s written on &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.mildemonios.pe/"&gt;his own website&lt;/a&gt;. He has a new book: a sort of Economics For Dummies called &lt;a href="https://www.arcadiamediatica.com/libro/marginal_44382"&gt;MARGINAL&lt;/a&gt;. Ask him about it!&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Suck it, sport.

The second chapter of B2B - Bedroom to Box Office - brings us a gaggle of porn stars smack dab in the middle of a mean, nasty, supremely entertaining John Frankenheimer joint. Sadly, 52 PICK-UP was too sleazy for critics and not even the Elmore Leonard connection or having Roy Scheider as its star saved it from a rotten Tomatometer score. Listen to Alex & Julio as they welcome the man behind Reindeer Games back to the show with another banger!

268 - Pt. 1 - 52 Pick-Up (CC)

<description>&lt;p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;The real surprise when it comes to RABID is that Cronenberg meant it to be about the dangers of mishandling an epidemic. As much as we can all relate to that, it can be difficult to connect to that theme when it’s carried by a movie that plays like a parody of the director’s body-horror obsessions. But how does Marilyn Chambers do, regardless of the film’s shortcomings? Listen to this Real Talk segment and find out!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;TIMELINE&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;00:01:26       Get out of there!!!!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;00:02:25        Real Talk&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;00:56:33       The Future &amp;amp; Patreon Stuff&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;- Interested in more Contrarians goodness? Join &lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/contrarianprime"&gt;THE CONTRARIANS SUPPLEMENTS on our Patreon Page!&lt;/a&gt; Deleted clips, extended plugs, bonus episodes free from the Tomatometer shackles… It’s everything a Contrarians devotee would want!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;- &lt;a href="https://youtube.com/@contrarianprime"&gt;Our YouTube page&lt;/a&gt; is live! Get some visual Contrarians delight with our &lt;a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDVkVTb56Rey9AmjdpFToARV8Jmg-p8mK"&gt;Contrarians Warm-Ups&lt;/a&gt; and other fun videos!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;- Contrarians Merch is finally here! Check out our &lt;a href="https://www.redbubble.com/people/thecontrarians/shop"&gt;RED BUBBLE MERCH PAGE&lt;/a&gt; and buy yourself something nice that’s emblazoned with one of our four different designs!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;- THE FESTIVE YEARS have been letting us use their music for years now and they are amazing. You can check out their work on &lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/6No9NauLFIFkXOVkRzp5bQ"&gt;Spotify&lt;/a&gt;, on &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheFestiveYears/"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt; or on their &lt;a href="https://www.thefestiveyears.com/"&gt;very own website&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;- Our buddy Cory Ahre is being kind enough to lend a hand with the editing of some of our videos. If you like his style, wait until you see what he does over on his &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaGFy78w465mBDsEp0eY_pQ"&gt;YouTube Channel.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;- THE LATE NIGHT GRIN isn’t just a show about wrestling: it’s a brand, a lifestyle. And they’re very supportive of our Contrarian endeavors, so we’d like to return the favor. Check out &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/latenightgrin"&gt;their YouTube Channel!&lt;/a&gt; You might even spot Alex there from time to time.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;- Hans Rothgiesser, the man behind our logo, can be reached at &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/mildemoniospe/?hl=en"&gt;@mildemoniospe on Instagram &lt;/a&gt;or you can email him at mildemonios@hotmail.com in case you ever need a logo (or comics) produced. And you can listen to him talk about economy on his new TV show, &lt;a href="https://canalb.pe/watch/valor-agregado/"&gt;VALOR AGREGADO&lt;/a&gt;. Aaaaand you can also check out all the stuff he’s written on &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.mildemonios.pe/"&gt;his own website&lt;/a&gt;. He has a new book: a sort of Economics For Dummies called &lt;a href="https://www.arcadiamediatica.com/libro/marginal_44382"&gt;MARGINAL&lt;/a&gt;. Ask him about it!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Up next, John Frankenheimer returns to the show with an Elmore Leonard adaptation, &lt;a href="https://youtu.be/yK-ajlxnyOY?si=oabYnCCW7HqO6J2Q"&gt;52 PICK-UP&lt;/a&gt;! In the meantime, let us know what you thought of Rabid: Did you enjoy the Contagion vibes? Did Marilyn Chambers’ past work influence your experience? Will you remember this movie ten years from now? E-mail us at wearethecontrarians@gmail.com or share your thoughts with us on &lt;a href="https://www.threads.net/@contrarianprime"&gt;Threads&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/contrarianprime.bsky.social"&gt;BlueSky&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Benihana Sexy.

The real surprise when it comes to RABID is that Cronenberg meant it to be about the dangers of mishandling an epidemic. As much as we can all relate to that, it can be difficult to connect to that theme when it’s carried by a movie that plays like a parody of the director’s body-horror obsessions. But how does Marilyn Chambers do, regardless of the film’s shortcomings? Listen to this Real Talk segment and find out!

267 - Pt. 2 - Rabid - 1977 (RT)

<description>&lt;p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Our Bedroom to Box Office Summer Event begins with David Cronenberg’s sophomore effort, RABID - a horror ditty starring iconic adult movie star Marilyn Chambers. The concept of patient zero using an armpit-stinger to infect other people must have blown critics’ minds back in the 70s, leading to a fresh 78% Tomatometer score. To us? It’s basic, uninspired Cronenberg. Listen to Alex &amp;amp; Julio as they analyze this awkward takedown of plastic surgery culture!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;TIMELINE&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;00:01:24        Rabid (1977)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;00:12:42        Contrarians Corner&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;- Wanna know how we really feel about RABID (1977)? Check out the Real Talk (RT) episode, on your feed RIGHT NOW! (or pretty soon — Spotify can be a pain when it comes to refreshing the feed)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;- Interested in more Contrarians goodness? Join &lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/contrarianprime"&gt;THE CONTRARIANS SUPPLEMENTS on our Patreon Page!&lt;/a&gt; Deleted clips, extended plugs, bonus episodes free from the Tomatometer shackles… It’s everything a Contrarians devotee would want!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;- &lt;a href="https://youtube.com/@contrarianprime"&gt;Our YouTube page&lt;/a&gt; is live! Get some visual Contrarians delight with our &lt;a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDVkVTb56Rey9AmjdpFToARV8Jmg-p8mK"&gt;Contrarians Warm-Ups&lt;/a&gt; and other fun videos!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;- Contrarians Merch is finally here! Check out our &lt;a href="https://www.redbubble.com/people/thecontrarians/shop"&gt;RED BUBBLE MERCH PAGE&lt;/a&gt; and buy yourself something nice that’s emblazoned with one of our four different designs!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;- THE FESTIVE YEARS have been letting us use their music for years now and they are amazing. You can check out their work on &lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/6No9NauLFIFkXOVkRzp5bQ"&gt;Spotify&lt;/a&gt;, on &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheFestiveYears/"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt; or on their &lt;a href="https://www.thefestiveyears.com/"&gt;very own website&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;- Our buddy Cory Ahre is being kind enough to lend a hand with the editing of some of our videos. If you like his style, wait until you see what he does over on his &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaGFy78w465mBDsEp0eY_pQ"&gt;YouTube Channel.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;- THE LATE NIGHT GRIN isn’t just a show about wrestling: it’s a brand, a lifestyle. And they’re very supportive of our Contrarian endeavors, so we’d like to return the favor. Check out &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/latenightgrin"&gt;their YouTube Channel!&lt;/a&gt; You might even spot Alex there from time to time.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;- Hans Rothgiesser, the man behind our logo, can be reached at &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/mildemoniospe/?hl=en"&gt;@mildemoniospe on Instagram &lt;/a&gt;or you can email him at mildemonios@hotmail.com in case you ever need a logo (or comics) produced. And you can listen to him talk about economy on his new TV show, &lt;a href="https://canalb.pe/watch/valor-agregado/"&gt;VALOR AGREGADO&lt;/a&gt;. Aaaaand you can also check out all the stuff he’s written on &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.mildemonios.pe/"&gt;his own website&lt;/a&gt;. He has a new book: a sort of Economics For Dummies called &lt;a href="https://www.arcadiamediatica.com/libro/marginal_44382"&gt;MARGINAL&lt;/a&gt;. Ask him about it!&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Pit O' Death.

Our Bedroom to Box Office Summer Event begins with David Cronenberg’s sophomore effort, RABID - a horror ditty starring iconic adult movie star Marilyn Chambers. The concept of patient zero using an armpit-stinger to infect other people must have blown critics’ minds back in the 70s, leading to a fresh 78% Tomatometer score. To us? It’s basic, uninspired Cronenberg. Listen to Alex & Julio as they analyze this awkward takedown of plastic surgery culture!

267 - Pt. 1 - Rabid - 1977 (CC)

<description>&lt;p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;As the long-awaited(?) Ronda Rousey Vs. Gina Carano fight looms, Julio and Alex are, once again, joined by Joe and STEVE(!) to reflect on a fighter crossing over to film.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As the four travel back to 2012 for Steven Soderbergh's Haywire, the conversation takes some wild, and some very expected, turns.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The perfect appetizer for Saturday's Netflix MMA event is here. Grab a drink and join the boys for an (semi)action-packed jaunt!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;- Interested in more Contrarians goodness? Join &lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/contrarianprime"&gt;THE CONTRARIANS SUPPLEMENTS on our Patreon Page!&lt;/a&gt; Deleted clips, extended plugs, bonus episodes free from the Tomatometer shackles… It’s everything a Contrarians devotee would want!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;- &lt;a href="https://youtube.com/@contrarianprime"&gt;Our YouTube page&lt;/a&gt; is live! Get some visual Contrarians delight with our &lt;a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDVkVTb56Rey9AmjdpFToARV8Jmg-p8mK"&gt;Contrarians Warm-Ups&lt;/a&gt; and other fun videos!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;- Contrarians Merch is finally here! Check out our &lt;a href="https://www.redbubble.com/people/thecontrarians/shop"&gt;RED BUBBLE MERCH PAGE&lt;/a&gt; and buy yourself something nice that’s emblazoned with one of our four different designs!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;- THE FESTIVE YEARS have been letting us use their music for years now and they are amazing. You can check out their work on &lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/6No9NauLFIFkXOVkRzp5bQ"&gt;Spotify&lt;/a&gt;, on &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheFestiveYears/"&gt;Facebook&lt;/a&gt; or on their &lt;a href="https://www.thefestiveyears.com/"&gt;very own website&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;- Our buddy Cory Ahre is being kind enough to lend a hand with the editing of some of our videos. If you like his style, wait until you see what he does over on his &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaGFy78w465mBDsEp0eY_pQ"&gt;YouTube Channel.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;- THE LATE NIGHT GRIN isn’t just a show about wrestling: it’s a brand, a lifestyle. And they’re very supportive of our Contrarian endeavors, so we’d like to return the favor. Check out &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/latenightgrin"&gt;their YouTube Channel!&lt;/a&gt; You might even spot Alex there from time to time.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;- Hans Rothgiesser, the man behind our logo, can be reached at &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/mildemoniospe/?hl=en"&gt;@mildemoniospe on Instagram &lt;/a&gt;or you can email him at mildemonios@hotmail.com in case you ever need a logo (or comics) produced. And you can listen to him talk about economy on his new TV show, &lt;a href="https://canalb.pe/watch/valor-agregado/"&gt;VALOR AGREGADO&lt;/a&gt;. Aaaaand you can also check out all the stuff he’s written on &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.mildemonios.pe/"&gt;his own website&lt;/a&gt;. He has a new book: a sort of Economics For Dummies called &lt;a href="https://www.arcadiamediatica.com/libro/marginal_44382"&gt;MARGINAL&lt;/a&gt;. Ask him about it!&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Look into it.

As the long-awaited(?) Ronda Rousey Vs. Gina Carano fight looms, Julio and Alex are, once again, joined by Joe and STEVE(!) to reflect on a fighter crossing over to film.

As the four travel back to 2012 for Steven Soderbergh's Haywire, the conversation takes some wild, and some very expected, turns.

The perfect appetizer for Saturday's Netflix MMA event is here. Grab a drink and join the boys for an (semi)action-packed jaunt!

Bonus! - Haywire Commentary Track

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