Displaying all 9 Episode of Topic Lords with the tag “nelson”.
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306. You Wouldn't Believe The Brutes They Make
September 1st, 2025 | 1 hr 6 mins
cort, nelson
Lords: Xalavier and Cort. We discuss the coolest instrument to give a child, what happened to sound lasers?, appearing canes, and The Story of Mel
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263. Drafted Into The Applebee's Wars
November 4th, 2024 | 1 hr 9 mins
brianne, nelson
Lords: Xalavier and Brianne. We discuss movies about contract killers doing contract negotiation, whether fictional characters are better role models than real people, the new Zelda game talks too much and I'm okay with that, Think of Others by Mahmoud Darwish, enacting a customer service draft, and doing terrible things to the Criterion Closet.
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235. Ennui Golf
April 22nd, 2024 | 1 hr 3 mins
jenni, nelson
Lords: Jenni and Xalavier. We discuss centaur internal organs, adapting unlikely horror franchises, whether boomerangs work, Serious KAAAND, game mascots as sexual avatars of their creators, and The Ted Dabney Experience.
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146. If You Can't Pay The Time, Don't Do The Feet Liking
August 8th, 2022 | 48 mins 35 secs
maxx, nelson
Lords: Maxx and Nelson. We discuss how many how many random numbers you can dial before you contact someone who is expecting you, pocket versions of your art, the Dave Matthews Band Chicago River Incident, and So You Want to be a Writer, by Charles Bukowski.
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118. The Dinosaur Poetry Gap
January 24th, 2022 | 59 mins 41 secs
eitan, nelson
Lords: Eitan and Xalavier. We discuss being sad nobody forces you to play sports, staring at someone until it gets weird, the spirituality of the right amount of reverb, a t-rex poem by Bill Watterson, untrue facts about human anatomy, things on your bucket list that you'll never do, and why cows have four stomachs but only one butthole.
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91. Careening Towards The Poop Dreads Barrier
July 19th, 2021 | 57 mins 33 secs
nelson, tom
Lords: Xalavier and Tom. We discuss novelty shaped CDs, the Steve Jackson RPG you called on the phone, Opposites Attract by Paula Abdul, how to end the Sonic franchise, double-sided pizza, and poop dreads.
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66. There's No One Way To Suck Glass
January 25th, 2021 | 58 mins 59 secs
kev, nelson
Lords: Xalavier Nelson, Jr. and Kev. Topics: professional wrestling, stealing the declaration of independence to save Nicolas Cage's life, Atari 2600 Adventure's effectiveness as a port of Crowther and Woods Adventure, that time everyone in America didn't win a free taco, non-violent communication, when something is so big that you're no longer impressed, and sucking a glass onto your face.
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26. The Double Equilibrium Point Of Water (For Fish)
April 20th, 2020 | 1 hr 11 mins
john, nelson
Lords this week: John and Nelson. We discuss falling into the sky, lonely kaiju, this cool Arkanoid TAS, warming up to doing creative work, a sentient dog digging up a graveyard, and experiencing FOMO about things you don't want to do.
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12. The Charisma And The Loneliness Of The Moth Man
January 13th, 2020 | 58 mins 47 secs
laura, nelson
Lords this week: Laura Michet and Xalavier Nelson, Jr. We discuss Moth Man, surprisingly limited chair options, peeing a thimbleful while pregnant, the trustworthiness of dogs vs. cats, whether wild animals ever lead good, happy lives, and the pros and cons of various book bindings.