Episode Archive

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

  • 226. Ilk-Action Lawsuit

    February 19th, 2024  |  1 hr 8 mins
    ryan, xander

    Lords: Ryan and Alexander. We discuss getting so agitated that you cook dinner, acquired tastes that are worth acquiring, texturally enhanced alternative beverage, and Bagme Bloma.

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    225. Showers: It's Wet In There

    February 12th, 2024  |  1 hr 19 mins
    casey, chkf

    Lords: CisHetKayfaber and BaseCase. We discuss raising third culture kids, how to do creative projects that take longer than a weekend, Venmo having your money and having to sign up for Venmo, Farmyard Song, and Universal Yums sweet vs. savory snacks.

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    224. Following A Garden Hose Around In The Dark

    February 5th, 2024  |  1 hr 10 mins
    jason, nathan

    Lords: Jason and Nathan. We discuss painting your nails, jukebox griefing, the team that developed Donkey Kong, Hypothetical Explanations for the Paradox, how color happens on monitors, and Bach's looping doodle.

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    223. Three Hats To Scoop Up A Mouse

    January 29th, 2024  |  1 hr 12 mins
    andrew, aubrianne

    Lords: Andrew and Aubrianne. We discuss knitting patterns as open source clothing, making your video game feel original, using insert after all, The Garden by Shel Silverstein, and aphantasia but for audiation.

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    222. Barkley In Retrograde

    January 22nd, 2024  |  1 hr 13 mins
    chall, esper

    Lords: Chris and Esper. Topics: Geocaching, the Miyoo Mini, my lost career as a Super Mario Bros. 35 Coach, There's Not a Person Alive by David Donihue, the semiparasocial relationship between a podcast editor and the people on the podcast, and struggling to relearn high school Spanish

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    221. Fisher-Price My First Right Click Menu

    January 15th, 2024  |  1 hr 12 mins
    cornell, diener

    Lords: Chris and Alex. We discuss living without software updates, Cyberpunk 2077, arguing with people collecting signatures, and PIECE A SHIT by Sam Pink.

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    220. An Oral History Of Men Riding Cats

    January 8th, 2024  |  1 hr 8 mins
    abby, stearns

    Lords: Abby and Michael. We discuss when podcast ads don't play, Lobsang Rampa, recoloring your teeth, "I've Been Writing You A Poem," by Abby Denton, and rideable cats.

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    219. Jeff Bezos's Butthole Guy

    January 1st, 2024  |  1 hr 15 mins
    jay, jenni

    Lords: Jay and Jenni. We discuss learning a skill on a message board, the Baldur's Gate 3 butthole chart, whether giving people ideas helps them, why configuring the thing is more enjoyable than using the thing, and knowing a place vs. having a guy.

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    218. Darmok And Jalad Go To White Castle

    December 25th, 2023  |  1 hr 3 mins
    avery, stevie

    Lords: Stevie and Avery. We discuss medieval musical instruments, the baseball cult who all looked like old-timey barbers, arguing about how needing to pee works, Avery's Non-Mammalian Milk Corner, and Ode on the Mammoth Cheese Weighing over 7,000 Pounds

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    217. Rotate Your Plate Breakage

    December 18th, 2023  |  1 hr 7 mins
    maxx, nick

    Lords: Maxx and Nick. We discuss Puzzmo, tableware rotation strategy, Ennigaldi-Nanna's museum, and "It Was A Coffin That Sang," by Olena Davis

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    216. I Forget What We Do But We're About To Do It

    December 11th, 2023  |  1 hr 13 mins
    jay, tyriq

    Lords: Tyriq and Jay. We discuss moving and having stuff, teaching a 3-year-old to use a mouse and keyboard, interface traps, Yelp! Review for God, and starting a Youtube channel for kids.

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    215. Taffy Arbitrage Tips

    December 4th, 2023  |  1 hr 3 mins
    ben, johnb

    Lords: Ben and JohnB. We discuss Game & Watch Gallery, Novemberween, square mattresses, Eight Line Poem by David Bowie, and sitting on a bench in Spider-Man 2.

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    214. Oh Shit! That Guy's Got Horse Legs!

    November 27th, 2023  |  1 hr 5 mins
    daniel, xander

    Lords: Daniel and Alexander. We discuss octopus dreams, perception of memory, hike on 58, World of Warcraft over the years, mathematicians not capitalizing your name, polywater, and involuntary trochaic trimeter recognition.

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    213. Urine-Based Interactions With The Scientific Community

    November 20th, 2023  |  1 hr 23 mins
    erica, ryan

    Lords: Erica and Ryan. We discuss dog bone facts, going to Cuba, Candidatos Desulforudis audaxviator, Avoid the Noid by Florence P. Wordsmith, canceling Texas, and shielding an avid gamer from the Final Fantasy 7 spoiler.

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    212. Back In My Day, Kids Actually Crossied The Road

    November 13th, 2023  |  1 hr 10 mins
    andrew, mitch

    Lords: Mitch and Andrew. We discuss how many Super Mario games there are now, owning the domain emailfordogs.com, whether the DMV is hiring kids to jump in front of your car, Love in the Age of Google, the Burrito Run, and storytelling in the WarioWare series.

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    211. Window-Peering Jim Checking Out Your Cats

    November 6th, 2023  |  1 hr 4 mins
    cort, elena

    Lords: Cort and Elena. We discuss your baby being due tomorrow, Dogme 95 for web development, visits from neighborhood cats, Potato by Jane Kenyon, the difficulty of designing cooperative board games, and building a conlang generator.