Here are the latest posts, hot off the presses
An informal discussion about the confusion, unanswered questions, suspicions and outright anger generated by the Epstein case.
An informal discussion about the confusion, unanswered questions, suspicions and outright anger generated by the Epstein case.
Did Operation Midnight Hammer finally put an end to ‘you break it, you buy it?”
It’s the same cruel and unusual punishment inflicted on all of the 2.5 million residents of Dade County, Florida!
DOGE certainly could have done worse, but could they have done better… SO FAR?
Large Language Model AI systems vastly extend humanity’s ability to CHEAT.
Bill Whittle, Scott Ott and Steve Green bring you three different perspectives on three of the week’s top stories, with penetrating analysis, assorted-grade humor, and just a pinch of artisanally-selected, steel-cut snark; plus, an informal, wide-ranging, hour-long Member’s Only Backstage show: every week, without fail, since 2014.
An informal discussion about the confusion, unanswered questions, suspicions and outright anger generated by the Epstein case.
Did Operation Midnight Hammer finally put an end to ‘you break it, you buy it?”
It’s the same cruel and unusual punishment inflicted on all of the 2.5 million residents of Dade County, Florida!
Large Language Model AI systems vastly extend humanity’s ability to CHEAT.
Or is it that Americans won’t do them FOR THOSE WAGES and UNDER THOSE CONDITIONS?
If the Iranian people are going to regain their freedom they are going to have to do it on their own.
From Genesis to the Green Lantern, we humans have learned all of our moral values from the stories we tell to one another. In this brand-new series, host Bill Whittle will be having in-depth discussions with the mechanics that build our stories, as well as discussing the mechanics of how a good story is built. Confirmed so far are Jon Voight, Gary Sinise, Mike Rowe, Tom Dreesen, Adam Baldwin, Burt Rutan, Dick Rutan and Kelly Carlson, with more to follow. While we will release snippets from each episode, in the main this will be Members-Only content for the Citizen Producers here at BillWhittle.com.
Jon Voight reveals how to play The Heart of Gold and does a beat-by-beat walkthrough of Midnight Cowboy
Gary Sinise on Ken Mattingly and Supertruth in Apollo 13 and returning from the dead in Forrest Gump
Tom Dreesen uses his impeccable comic timing to kill with a joke, plus life on the road with Sinatra
Adam Baldwin on how to walk a fine line as the Tough Guy, and how to deadpan for a laugh in Firefly
Aeronautical design genius Burt Rutan talks about building his own space program and how to think outside the box.
Kelly Carlson on how a nice girl plays the femme fatale on Nip/Tuck and reflects on some of the dangers that come with celebrity.
The living embodiment of the Steely-Eyed Missile Man, Dick Rutan talks about driving the Hun low and fast over Vietnam and flying for nine days without sleeping.
One thing and one thing alone remains the foundation of the human experience: THE STORY.
Pace, Pitch, Volume and Tone: these are the fundamental tools of Storytelling 101
Mike and Bill discuss their methods used to reduce stage fright in this most stressful of storytelling scenarios.
I don’t think a day goes by without me seeing something genuinely wondrous on the internet, and so I finally decided that I would have to share them with as many people as I could. No politics here: just the weird and the wonderful without the slightest order or method. Just sit back and enjoy.
She was called ‘The Most Beautiful Woman that Ever Lived.’ They may have been right.
Distributed Intelligence is such a difficult thing for elitists to understand… not so much intellectually as emotionally. Here you will find some of the finest examples of this phenomenon: brilliant and funny insights from the thousands of Members here at BillWhittle.com. It’s just one of the many benefits available to our Members, and one that I make a point to check as often as I can. To see more of those benefits, see the section immediately below.
We live in the most amazing time in history (until tomorrow).The Vera C Rubin Observatory just opened it's window to look at the cosmos in...Read More
It's interesting how a distant event, seemingly unconnected to our own politics, can throw up interesting connections. The recent Israeli strikes on various Iranian bases,...Read More
Rather unexpectedly, my 12 year old dog, Magdalena Grace, aka Maggie or Maggers had to be put down today June 16, 2025.Totally unexpected, had seizures,...Read More
(yeah, you'll all be singing this all day....)Oh Not So Long Ago….Everybody had to be authentic like a Rogan show…Then A.I. gave me my big...Read More
I spent last week on wonderful Topsail Island in NC enjoying sun and sand. And lo and behold, I found myself thinking about Bill Whittle...Read More
I saw this A.I. little 3 minutes on X this morning. A story of Elon and President Trump growing through the years. Regret. Remorse. Reconciliation. ...Read More
Really. Title is not satire. Love Backstage. Where are the right angles? Knowing that no one reads the blogs except for 2 other members, maybe they...Read More
Earl was a local boy who entered army training in March 1943. He was 18, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Frank. He had...Read More
My father passed away in 2016 at the age of 91 and 11/12ths. He rarely spoke of his time in the 1st Army in WWII. ...Read More
I enthusiastically recommend R. R. Reno's book The Return of the Strong Gods: Nationalism, Populism, and the Future of the West. Among other feats, Reno...Read More
It was 13 years ago, I learned of some group called Misfit Politics from 3 yokels on a show called.....TRIFECTA.They produced a little song about...Read More
My wife is recovering from breast cancer. The surgery last July showed clean margians & clear lymph nodes, so she is completing the immunotherapy protocol,...Read More
MAJOR MACE MATTINGLY and the Last Men on the Moon will be Bill’s irreverent look at the politics of today by viewing 2024 America through the eyes of four Steely-Eyed Missile Men who have been on a Top Secret US Military Moonbase since 1966! Rendered in the Unreal 5 game engine, this CGI series will be visual knockout as well as a heck of a lot of fun.
The Stratosphere Lounge! Live and in living color since 2011. Come join the rest of the Stratoloungers at 9pm ET / 6pm PT (usually). Any topic, any time, will get you two to three hours of top-quality bloviation absolutely free. Especially popular with insomniacs and those in induced medical comas.
Catching up with backlogged uploads. Recorded 10/12/23
Catching up on old TSL episode postings. Please scroll down to The Stratosphere Lounge page for more in sequence.
Recorded 10/05/23
Catching up on backlogged TSL episodes.
Recorded 09/28/23
Catching up on re-posting old TSL episodes. Recorded 09/21/24
Sick to death of politics? ME TOO. That’s why we launched The Stratosphere Studio: entertainment, filmmaking, computer animation and pop-culture questions only, please. Live talks every Monday at 9pm ET / 6pm PT (usually) covering screenwriting, character archetypes and lessons and observations about the art of storytelling. Also, tons of work-in-progress renders of animation projects in the works, specifically The Colonies and D is for Dungeon… which is worth a watch.
Our biggest attention-getters, old and new
One man, 36 hours, and seven hundred dollars: a cautionary tale about the future of my home for 37 years.
