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‘The end of the movies as we know them’ is not due to some corporate acquisition. It’s much deeper than that.
Australia has decided that the harm caused to young people social media apps far outweigh their benefits.
Economically, the USA is actually pulling away and widening our lead. How do we do it?
But is there more to driving a car than just safety?
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.
‘The end of the movies as we know them’ is not due to some corporate acquisition. It’s much deeper than that.
Australia has decided that the harm caused to young people social media apps far outweigh their benefits.
Economically, the USA is actually pulling away and widening our lead. How do we do it?
Chinese shell companies are buying properties adjacent to some of America's most sensitive military installations.
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.
You may have seen reports of “Operation Raise the Colours” here in England this year. It started in a couple of neighbourhoods in the south...Read More
All the current attention on Somalis in Minnesota brought to mind my own experiences with them here in England.I’ve mentioned before that the west London...Read More
While perusing the internet, I found some relevant Roman wisdom in Latin.One I already knew about, and some people know about it:Si vis pacem para...Read More
Can Tesla Optimus Robot be used to serve warrants that sometimes can get Law Enforcement Officers killed or injured?
Rest in peace Jack, loyal dog.Put to sleep Nov. 11 2025 at 15 years old. Mix of Norwegian Elk Hound, Harrier, Fox Terrier, Scottish Terrier...Read More
I said if no-one put on a new blog in a month, I'd do one.You were warned. Woe is me! I've been abandoned. Im all alone....Read More
Just finished reading At Ease: Stories I Tell to Friends, by Dwight D. Eisenhower. As a Kansan, I am especially proud of Eisenhower's accomplishments. He recollects...Read More
Say what you will about AI, Elon's Grok sure can write a song. I saw on X Eric Swalwell complaining about something, and my...Read More
Just a brief observation to mark President Trump’s state visit here. At Windsor Castle the President and His Majesty went to St George’s Chapel to...Read More
Following the assassination of Charlie Kirk I was disappointed or let down by a few online communities I frequent, and it made me wonder just...Read More
Charlie Kirk of Turning Point USA assassinated while speaking at an event in Utah. Killer at large.Now What?Is this a Turning Point for USA?
It had to come to an end sometime, the glorious tenure of the intellectual giant that is David Lammy as Foreign Secretary has come to...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.
