Episode 135 – The Return of the King

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Show Notes 

• Ben and Josh conclude the epic trilogy of The Lord of the Rings with Return of the King. Also, Ben uses his wife’s good scissors, Josh gets road raged at, and the hosts encourage you to update your internal simulators for the loved ones in your life. 
• Intro & Follow-up (0-9:20)
  • LOTR Bechdel Test (0:15) 
• Bad at Technology (9:20-18:43)
  • How a ‘NULL’ License Plate Landed One Hacker in Ticket Hell 
  • Ben vs. Bureaucracy story: The Illinois Tollway (Episode 11, starts @ 27:17) 
  • Josh’s Software Company: PoolNotes.com 
• Bad at Love (18:43-42:23) 
• What I’m Reading (42:23-52:25)
  • Josh: The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
    • Parks and Recreation: Andy at Hogwarts 
  • Ben: The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien 
• Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (52:25-end)
  • Return of the King (1980) – Eowyn vs Witchking 
  • Tolkien Tuesday: The Memes of Lord of the Rings 
  • Mandatory “Taking the Hobbits to Eisengard”  
  • Frodo doesn’t know Legolas’ name 
  • That damn pumpkin 
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  • Transition music by Jarus Rich 
  • Outro music from Cascading by Ammon Rich