Episode Archive

269 episodes of Topic Lords since the first episode, which aired on October 28th, 2019.

  • 253. A Unified Theory Of Hot Dog Preference

    August 26th, 2024  |  1 hr 3 mins

    Lords: Wacy and Chris. We discuss difficulties with long-term traveling, Norway, why they don't have novelty whipped cream, and The Dirt Man Song.

  • 252. A Properly Functioning Bag Nose

    August 19th, 2024  |  1 hr 4 mins
    johnb, kory

    Lords: JohnB, Kory. We discuss vinyl records, teaching yourself C++, forgetting things as a way of getting things done, I Sat Belonely by John Lennon, and the vestigial organs of video games.

  • 251. Organs Experiencing Red Shift

    August 12th, 2024  |  1 hr 11 mins
    casey, erica

    Lords: Erica and Casey. We discuss coeloms, solving problems by experiencing a bigger problem, mammals learning to eat cephalopods, A Narrow Fellow in the Grass by Emily Dickinson, and personal project retrospectives.

  • 250. Almost Pickles: It's Just Cucumbers!

    August 5th, 2024  |  57 mins 50 secs
    jenni, tyriq

    Lords: Jenni and Tyriq. We discuss mayochup and kranch, Barry Topping, Magic Shell, Hot Sauce by Just James, video games where you put toppings on things, and the temptation of bad ice cream toppings.

  • 249. Singles Night At Whole Foods

    July 29th, 2024  |  1 hr 2 mins
    ian, strucci

    Lords: Ian and Shannon. We discuss remakes of Yojimbo, how to balance character likability with dark comedy, fixing bad movie dialog mixing, and The Chinese Checker Players by Richard Brautigan.

  • 248. The Ephemeral Nature Of Digital Fish Food

    July 22nd, 2024  |  1 hr 3 mins
    elena, nathalie

    Lords: Elena and Nathalie. We discuss fish-based screensavers, fire safety, the Aquarium and the Glass Harmonica, I Am Running Into A New Year by Lucille Clifton, and going to Japan.

  • 247. Fish That Scrutinize; Fish That Rubberneck

    July 15th, 2024  |  1 hr 15 mins
    alex, shannon

    Lords: Alex and Shannon. We discuss spending less on food and it tasting better, the jizz of a bird, the Cosmic Call, Line Fishing by Daniel Kahaulelio, how to order coffee in Malaysia, and physically rolling dice.

  • 246. Send An Envelope Of Guacamole For Analysis

    July 8th, 2024  |  1 hr 3 mins

    Lords: Jay and Alex. We discuss Mexican food outside of San Diego, releasing your first commercial video game, the being an uncle of camping, Skyscrapers by Matt Haig, and attempting to preserve 40 years' worth of personal data.

  • 245. It Was You, Old Man Molyneux!

    July 1st, 2024  |  1 hr 13 mins
    ben, nicholas

    Lords: Ben and Nicholas. We discuss sending treats from Australia to Canada, the terrible UX of live sports, Games Buddha Would Not Play, I Continue to Dream by Langston Hughes, and being overly patriotic and repping the national identity but only when around foreigners

  • 244. Get Gimbal Locked, Dean!

    June 24th, 2024  |  1 hr 8 mins
    daniel, dicey

    Lords: Daniel and Andrew. We discuss hyperthymesia, Animal Well, "Twinbeard" is the name of the Helldivers 2 community manager, spam about house flipping, and whether game developers should "soak themselves" in games.

  • 243. Welcome To The Elder Zone

    June 17th, 2024  |  1 hr 3 mins
    andrew, tyriq

    Lords: Andrew and Tyriq. We discuss the Church of the SubGenius, making FreeCell vs. playing FreeCell, how do we get to a place where our primary tool for productivity is not also our primary avenue of distraction? and "<3 Team Schiff", by Team Schiff

  • 242. Malware For Labyrinths

    June 10th, 2024  |  1 hr 6 mins
    jp, maxx

    Lords: Maxx and JP. We discuss different kinds of "changing your mind" in creative work, what texture clouds are, Infinity Island, Sleep by Jorge Luis Borges, and Chippendale Mupps and the slowest nerves.

  • 241. Brad Garrett Must Eat!

    June 3rd, 2024  |  59 mins 11 secs
    abby, pat

    Lords: Abby and Pat. We discuss the pear scene, capsule machines vs. claw games, designing UIs for TV, and This be the Verse, by Philip Larkin.

  • 240. Who Was Emily Dickinson Owning?

    May 27th, 2024  |  1 hr 50 secs
    jp, shepard

    Lords: JP and Shepard. We discuss Microsoft adding a good feature to Office, favorite DOS game soundtracks, the Balatro Discourse, and Faith is a Fine Invention by Emily Dickinson

  • 239. Public Universal Snoopy

    May 20th, 2024  |  50 mins 13 secs
    abi, eva

    Lords: Abi and Eva. We discuss the year of Snoopy girls, whether living fossils are better than the rest of us, Helious, Certain Women, emulators on iOS, and Public Universal Friend.

  • 238. Talk To Me Like A Doctor Who Gives A Shit

    May 13th, 2024  |  1 hr 10 mins
    chkf, jenni

    Lords: CisHetKayfaber and Jenni. We discuss weird game foley, finding out about pop culture when it shows up in ASMR videos, seeing the eclipse, He peels off my clothes like a starving man would peel an orange, by Sharon Cherski, and generational punctuation differences.