Episode Archive

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

  • 174. Occam's Raccoon

    February 20th, 2023  |  1 hr 5 mins
    chall, xander

    Lords: Chris and Alexander. We discuss words with similar sounds and meanings but no etymological relation, virtual marble runs with guns, the broom method of dealing with a hydrogen leak, a poem by Dr. Seuss, the Loveland Frog, and ghosts are real: what are the economic consequences?

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    173. How Much Anxiety Does Your Car Have?

    February 13th, 2023  |  1 hr 3 mins
    maxx, tyriq

    Lords: Maxx and Tyriq. We discuss Nancy and having a continuous tone for a hundred years, recommendations, adding trinkets to other people's time capsules, and A Psalm for the Wild-Built.

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    172. Don't Apply Any Torque To This Bag

    February 6th, 2023  |  1 hr 16 mins
    alex, shannon

    Lords: Alex and Shannon. We discuss incomprehensible PSAs, games which use player ignorance as a major mechanic, Man out of Space Easiest, Stepped on a plum (overripe plum) (barefoot), how to pay for things in Australia, and bats! Micro and Mega!

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    171. Reasons To Not Throw Your Phone In The Ocean

    January 30th, 2023  |  1 hr 9 mins
    cishetkayfaber, kev

    Lords: CisHetKayFaber and Kev. We discuss food from dreams and nightmares, Han Unification, the Super Mega Crossword, Down by the Bay by Raffi, video game franchises known for secrets, five-tined forks, and horrible exceptions to rule 34.

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    170. My Brain Likes The Things I Like

    January 23rd, 2023  |  1 hr 8 mins
    cort, tyriq

    Lords: Tyriq and Cort. We discuss fantasy consoles, music from the 80s, getting earwormed by a song that doesn't exist, and Aesop Rock - Ruby 81.

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    169. Topicless

    January 16th, 2023  |  1 hr 12 mins
    john, tim

    Lords: John and Tim. We discuss compartmentalization, Deus Ex: Revision, Napster pranks, The Last Titan, the Gros Michel banana, and making art even when AI does it better.

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    168. Take A Gasket, Leave A Gasket

    January 9th, 2023  |  1 hr 19 mins
    erica, jenni

    Lords: Erica and Jenni. We discuss Stronger with Stogner, what is and isn't ahegao, feeling old about anti-piracy measures, The Lanyard by Billy Collins, the WTF genre of narrative's often unsatisfying endings, and Ed O'Brien on Backing Vocals

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    167. Riker's Doing The Biting

    January 2nd, 2023  |  1 hr 5 mins
    akash, dannyb

    Lords: Danny and Akash. We discuss 100khz microphones, the town in Alaska that's all in one building, grainy magazine screen shot filters, Hitler is a Jerk, coming back to games after not playing them for a while, and what to call the Vampire Survivors genre.

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    166. There's Only One Best Topic

    December 26th, 2022  |  1 hr 11 mins
    erica, maxx

    Lords: Erica and Maxx. We discuss freesound.org, shutting down the FF2 ARG Twitter, leisure in the 70s, Snow by David Berman, the Some Potatoes diet, and plants that can see, sorta.

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    165. Spitting Wiggly Air

    December 19th, 2022  |  1 hr 11 mins
    mark, shirley

    Lords: Mark and Shirley. We discuss finding Shirley transformed into a puddle of water, aphasia, Dr. Icecreamwala, Eternal Champion - I Am The Hammer, Teen Censorship, and SCA stuff.

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    164. Dead Bodies Are Always In The First Place You Look

    December 12th, 2022  |  1 hr 12 mins
    nate, tyriq

    Lords: Nathan and Tyriq. Topics: octopodes, teaching your son to drive, breaking the RNG in The Colonel's Bequest, and fixing the camera in Mario Odyssey.

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    163. The Mean Horse Scenario

    December 5th, 2022  |  1 hr 4 mins
    laura, mitch

    Lords: Mitch and Laura. We discuss how to get around in the post apocalypse, Super Mario Wiki, the GTA San Andreas conversation system, Last Straw by George Starbuck, and the gradual inflation of Youtube video length.

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    162. The Best Lawyer On Fiverr

    November 28th, 2022  |  57 mins 4 secs
    maxx, quil

    Lords: Quil and Maxx. We discuss not liking apples, Opposite Costco, the Sweet Science, the Village and the Curious Hole, and Balu the best robot.

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    161. How Much Can This Dog Deadlift?

    November 21st, 2022  |  58 mins 8 secs
    avery, shannon

    Lords: Shannon and Avery. We discuss measure words, what even is color, and My Cat is Sad by Spenser Madsen.

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    160. Dracula Never Brushes His Teeth

    November 14th, 2022  |  1 hr 5 mins
    elena, shannon

    Lords: Elena and Shannon. We discuss going to Burning Man and not biting your nails, pros and cons of vampirism, twins conjoined at the brain, and "Gray cube, rectangular light," by Clarissa Darling's computer.

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    159. It's Beautiful That We Once Existed

    November 7th, 2022  |  1 hr 6 mins
    cort, kev

    Lords: Kev and Cort. We discuss losing all your memories around age 4, extreme "kids in trench coat" trope scenarios, Krista and Tatiana Hogan, "Autopsy" by Ross Sutherland, Neighbors overplaying the same playlist, and technology making creative expression easier.