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Show Notes Ben and Josh recommend Dune (2021) without spoilers (!), a contestant finally gets voted off the island in Board Game Survivor, and Josh unleashes his unpopular fan theory on the beloved 1998 classic You’ve Got Mail starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. Intro (0-4:20) Severe Weather Definitions Follow-up (4:20-12:23) Dune (2021) not Dune (1984) Bad …
Continue reading “Episode 58 – Having a Chin-wag about You’ve Got Mail”
Show Notes Josh was 25% right about the death of Google Fiber and Ben isn’t exactly bad at magic, but let’s not rename the podcast just yet. The real reason the guys are here is to argue the fundamental purposes and motivations behind business and government–TO THE DEATH!! $49.95 only on pay-per-view! Intro & Follow-up …
Continue reading “Episode 57 – Business vs Government: Don’t Spit Out Your Dummy”
Show Notes Ben mourns the retirement of the greatest sumo wrestler of all time, Hakuho, then sumo SLAMS 4,287 legos onto a tile floor from 10 feet in the air. Ben and Josh apply Bad at Logic to some tweets by Nicki Minaj. Then they discuss the brands they love (and hate) and the reasons …
Show Notes Perhaps we’re all part of a singular galactic intelligence called *THE ONE*. If you name your cars, what do you call them and why? Josh takes on his kid’s school after a delayed COVID exposure notification. Ben and Josh discuss their preferred streaming music services. Josh assigns his kids chores and they mutiny. …
Continue reading “Episode 55 – World War Z : Utterly Redders”
Show Notes Ben and Josh reflect on their time in Afghanistan, Josh remodels his bathroom, Ben falls asleep at the DMV, and Josh takes us all along for the ride on his journey of faith. Intro/follow-up (0-50:20) Last American military members depart Afghanistan Worst PowerPoint slide ever Ben vs. bureaucracy (50:20-59:37) A typical day at …
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Show Notes Herbie goes bananas, Ben goes to the movies, Josh loves the Oxford Comma, and Ben has an epic battle with the Board of Education. Intro and follow-up (0-23:58) Herbie goes bananas Scarlett Johansson sues Disney Free Guy Seinfeld Finale …aaaaand the credits scene because it’s excellent If you build it, they will come MLB Field of …
Show Notes Ben and Josh celebrate 2 uninterrupted years of podcasting (!) by reliving Josh’s disastrous vacation into Arizona’s mountains and plumbing the depth of Ben’s hatred for s’mores-flavored snacks. Then they pretty much save all of humanity forever by giving answers to all of the likely and less-likely existential threats of the future. Intro …
Show Notes Ben blows up several drive-thru queues in his post-move fast food binge, Josh buys an electric car and installs yet more bling in his tricked-out custom PC, and they both reflect on how the Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien is really just a bedtime story wrapped in a bad Dungeons and Dragons …
Show Notes Ben and Josh discuss the ‘Ten things every game needs’ by Mark Rosewater and a whole bunch of good and bad examples. Intro/follow-up (0-22:43) Disc Golf World Championship 2021 FINAL HOLE MADNESS Assume spherical cow of uniform density Watch: Black Widow NOT: WW84 Bad at Husbanding & Josh vs. bureaucracy (22:43-41:34) To Be Honest by Michael …
Show Notes Josh settles on this year’s Halloween costume just in the nick of time, Ben has a blowout summer vacation in Utah and Idaho, and they both rant about media bias, the future of humanity, Chesterton’s Fence, and dishonesty in the military. Intro (0-33:38) Trial of the Chicago 7 on Netflix Josh after passing the …
Continue reading “Episode 49 – Chuffed about Lying in the Military”