Oliver Bateman
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Washington, PA, United States
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Past articles by Oliver:
Oliver Bateman’s 12 Rules for Life: The First Half
An antidote to merely “doing the work” in 2021. See the show or be the show. || Oliver Bateman → Read More
There’s a Name I Know
“Hey, you should listen to this cool podcast! What? You co-host it! Whoa!” || Oliver Bateman → Read More
How the Work Gets Done
Oliver Bateman, Internet famous for “doing the work,” takes you under the hood so you can understand how all that beloved work gets done. || Oliver Bateman → Read More
Reflections on Homeschooling Number Two
My father’s sui generis philosophy, explained. || Oliver Bateman → Read More
Kipping as Ethos
Cutting corners as a way of life. || Oliver Bateman → Read More
Reading, Writing, and the Work of Your Brand
Reflections on a career spent “generating content” for the marketplace of ideas. || Oliver Bateman → Read More
Reflections on Four Years of Homeschooling
Some thoughts on the four years and six grades spent at my most prestigious alma mater. || Oliver Bateman → Read More
Tommy “Tiny” Lister Played a Wrestler, For Real
Lister achieved his greatest fame on the big screen, but he had an oversized impact during professional wrestling’s most colorful and muscle-obsessed era. → Read More
The Year That Wasn’t
Memo to 2020: you were real, you were fun, but you were never real fun. || Oliver Bateman → Read More
The “Cooties Theory” of Criticism
Wait, that person you dislike now supports something you used to think was good? Guess that thing is Bad, Actually! || Oliver Bateman → Read More
The Last Gasp of Tracy Smothers’ Rebel Yell
Smothers was a major part of Southern wrestling’s last great “youth movement” before tutoring many of the biggest stars of the past 20 years. || Oliver Bateman → Read More
Meet the New Consensus Coalition That Wants to Rule Your Life
What will life be like when Trump, that bright orange “Sun King” around which all social and cultural commentary revolves, finally goes out? His legacy will be examined by historians, and for all the… → Read More
The Grifters
I’m the real deal, and I’m dealing with you in not just good faith but the best faith. || Oliver Bateman → Read More
To Fap and Fap Not
The politics of getting your rocks off in 2020. || Oliver Bateman → Read More
They Called Him Bathroom Bill
More flashbacks and heart attacks from the ever-expanding Hot Take Universe. || Oliver Bateman → Read More
“Bullet” Bob Armstrong: 1939-2020
Elegy for the Platonic Ideal of a Pro Wrestling Tough Dad → Read More
Kamala Was a Very Human Monster
Remembering Kamala, the sweetheart African terror of the squared circle → Read More
Theses on the Hot Takes
Reflections on the hottest thoughts of our troubled times. || Oliver Bateman → Read More
Howard Finkel Was the Voice of a Generation
Remembering the ring announcer who was a WWE icon and the voice of a generation → Read More
How to Write Hot Takes
A step-by-step guide to going viral by writing the hottest takes under the sun. || Oliver Bateman → Read More