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.