Episode Archive
235 episodes of Topic Lords since the first episode, which aired on October 28th, 2019.
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11. The Unfriendly Potty Tries To Put It Back
January 6th, 2020 | 1 hr 10 mins
jay, jenni
Lords this week: Jenni and Jay. We discuss getting immersion in a language when you don't know any native speakers, scars that mean your mouth is too small, food when you're expecting different food, paying to pee on road trips in Germany, Thomas Dolby's early 90s online music service, and being ok with admitting when you don't know something.
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10. The Entire Weirdness Of Plants
December 30th, 2019 | 1 hr 2 mins
erica, justin
Lords this week: Erica and Justin. We discuss children being terrifying, the Frog Fractions 2 ARG and its holiday release, bringing interesting puzzles to people with boring jobs, what we were doing before vs. now, weird holiday foods, weird holiday birds, and incorrect plants in video games.
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9. Ask The Propagated Cactus
December 23rd, 2019 | 1 hr 2 mins
alex, shannon
Lords this week: Alex and Shannon. We discuss growing new people from cuttings, seeing images in your head, fruit cocktail and manufactured scarcity, the most famous meal of the day, the best smoothie ingredients, participating in religious ceremonies when you have no idea what you're doing, and shower curtain ideas.
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8. I Hate This Gilded Boat
December 16th, 2019 | 1 hr 6 mins
gary, ryan
Lords this week: Ryan Ike and Gary Butterfield. We discuss deciding when to quit a show you don't like, what if food screamed when you ate it, fetishizing creative tools, auteur-power fantasies, being useful post-apocalypse, and running in non-athletic settings.
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7. I Love A Good Mind Poop
December 9th, 2019 | 1 hr 6 mins
april, ryan
Lords this week: April Stormdancer and Ryan Ike. We discuss inventing secular rituals for children, self-improvement via D&D, the most fun key to jam in, the ramifications of outlawing moss, German robot-hell "Monster Kabinett," and "Dance Monkey," by The Tones and I.
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6. hotcoldman@hotcoldmail.com
December 2nd, 2019 | 1 hr 7 mins
chris, jenni
Lords this week: Jenni and Chris. Topics discussed: other cultures' produce, the secret origin of the warp pipe, Jim's kid, Unreal Engine 0 a.k.a. ZZT, how creative work looks exactly like being a layabout, revenge food, and the "only" comma.
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5. Very Hype About This Apple
November 25th, 2019 | 1 hr 3 mins
jp, styger
Lords: JP and Styger. We discuss using the word "lord" as a joke, emergency preparedness, Cosmic Crisp: the apple with a launch date, whether horses exist, being an amateur naturalist from another part of the country, and what makes hotels scary.
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4. Don't Freak Out, But I'm Arresting You
November 18th, 2019 | 1 hr 21 mins
avery, elena
Lords this episode: Elena and Avery. We discuss pigeon throat milk, lexicalized emoji, changing your mind about a mattress, the ethical codes of singing cowboys, and dimensions in candy space.
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3. The Screaming Man Simulator
November 11th, 2019 | 51 mins 15 secs
james, jay
Lords this episode: Jay Tholen and James Hofmann. We discuss storytelling class, music that's so boring it's interesting, library and production music, designing pinball tables to be cheap to manufacture, and cosplaying Darth Vader in bed.
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2. Conjure A False Gobot
November 4th, 2019 | 1 hr 2 mins
john, jp
Lords this week: John Mystery and JP LeBreton. We discuss horses climbing stairs, getting enough sleep, shitpost movie advertising, doctoring the historical record, and ending all reality from within a dream.
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1. The Shoulderblade Is A Girl
October 28th, 2019 | 59 mins 18 secs
jay, jenni
Lords this week: Jenni Poloda and Jay Tholen. We discuss the regretting the ukulele, stripper karaoke, spaghetti eating hacks, the problem with German donuts, drying a wet phone, and fine-tuning spicy food.