A Podcast about games, life, and other things…
Show Notes Ben and Josh wonder if anyone who becomes fabulously wealthy will eventually “live long enough to see yourself become the enemy” *cough* Linus Sebastian *cough*. They give a detailed primer on the ins and outs of classified government documents. They’re of course bad at things like relationships and parenting. And finally, they examine …
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Show Notes Ben nearly ends up in the wrong state while trying to get home in time for his daughter’s birthday, Josh apologizes for a sin of omission, the hosts solve philosophy by taking on another round of trolley problems, and they review the book Superbetter by Jane McGonigal which looks at the science of …
Show Notes Ben and Josh read the tarot, reconsider past dubious advice given on the podcast, appeal to nature, and examine (nearly) every place they’ve ever lived before they finally bugger off. Intro & Follow-up (0-24:59) 78 cards in the tarot Is “charge your phone to 80% really good advice?” Bad at Logic (24:59-28:36) appeal …
Show Notes Josh fails the Swedish border shibboleth on his way back to LEGOLAND. Ben and Josh discuss the merits and morality of adopting a religion (or not) to help your children live a happy life. Intro (0-21:05) Sjuttiosju (seventy-seven, in Swedish) Feature (21:05-end) Episode 42: The Answer Virus of the Mind: The New Science …
Show Notes Ben and Josh discuss some of their motivations behind recent gaming choices, what kinds of life lessons you can learn from the games you play, and give their thoughts on The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, and Obi-Wan Kenobi on Disney+. Intro & follow-up (0-24:09) Elden Ring Overview Trailer Play: Papers Please Bad …
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Show Notes Josh is bad at reading social cues (or is he??), Ben gets fired by his auto insurance company, and we both take on YOUR questions about life, games, and other things in our second-ever Q&A episode. Intro (0-21:44) Listen to the full version of the show’s new music: Cascading by Ammon Rich Magic 30: …
Show Notes Ben and Josh take on cool tech innovations like orbital attack satellites and dubious ones like pneumatic tires. They follow up on Ben’s F2P mobile gaming habit from Episode 22, Josh mocks Ben for yet another wrecked minivan, and they use the Magic: the Gathering color pie to analyze random things like government …
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Show Notes Ben and Josh get serious about gun violence in America even if they can’t agree what to do about it. Then they depart reality and talk about their favorite movies from the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s and make a few recommendations for some great ones you may have missed. Intro & …
Show Notes Ben becomes a grandfather on Mother’s Day and was WAY wrong about the crowd-sourced investigation into the Boston Marathon bombing. He also gets nervous about his upcoming physical fitness test. Josh loses yet another game to his son and has trouble talking about religion. Together they explore the harrowing memoir ‘Trejo: my life …
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Show Notes Ben and Josh commit the cardinal sin of being wrong on the internet about web browsers, and comic book movie rights. Ben talks about how to be a better husband by telling yourself the good story. Josh reveals, to the surprise of no one, that he chooses to live by negativity bias. Finally …