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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”
Show Notes Ben drives 1,400 miles to Utah, Josh’s children are forbidden from chanting, and Ben’s eldest son gets married making him officially old. Intro (0:00-5:16) 48 degree experience Bad at Parenting (5:16-26:39) Games Ben is playing: Jamaica Alhambra Point Salad Disc Golf Magic: the Gathering Bad at Logic (26:39-32:23) Begging the question Trial of …
Continue reading “Episode 48 – Begging the Question on Marriage”
Show Notes Why it doesn’t matter if you drop the Maltese Falcon, how unlikely it is to win the Newegg Shuffle™, Josh’s son sleepwalks and Ben raises his children like a psychologist. Follow-up (0:00-41:29) Ben said the Sesame Street Private Eye was Kermit…it was Grover Josh’s article on his computer upgrade and subsequent video Winning the NewEgg Shuffle …
Continue reading “Episode 47 – Raising Children Like a Psychologist”
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Show Notes Josh rebuilds his already-excellent computer, Ben gets in some last-minute consternation before Coronavirus peters out, and the hosts examine some of their favorite examples time travel in fiction. Intro & Follow-up (0:00-30:38) Josh’s computer rebuild video Video card shortage explained Bitcoin explained Crypto miners could soon flood eBay with cheap CPUs, motherboards and …