Episode 267 – Charlottesville
For this week, we took a look back at the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, NC and the response by the public and by our President. How is it appropriate to resist a Nazi rally? Are there really two sides when there are Nazis on one of the two sides? Were there any good people […]
Episode 266 – God and Evolutionary Psychology
This week’s episode features guest Matthew Kessen. Matt is a monster expert so naturally, he came on the podcast to talk about evolutionary psychology and how that ties into the possible benefits of religion. We spend the podcast mostly listening to Matt talk about all the reasons humans are kind of wired to believe in […]
Episode 265 – Fringe Boners
This week we pop out a new episode with our latest geeky boners! Molly has been reading an advanced copy of a book she thinks everyone should read as soon as it is released. Nick talks about the latest Star Wars comics. Tim talks about the Minnesota Fringe Festival, which will still be going on […]
Episode 264 – Spider-Man: Homecoming
This week, we sit down to discuss the latest installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe – Spider-Man: Homecoming! If you are looking for all of us to disagree about a movie, this is not going to be the one. We all loved it. While we don’t make any bold arguments that this is the best […]
Episode 263 – Life After Death and Austria
This week’s episode was recorded live at CONvergence 2017 for our fifth birthday! We are joined by frequent guest Joseph Scrimshaw who tells us all about his work with a video game company in Austria. We also talk about the idea of what we’d like to see in an afterlife and our concerns with the concept […]
Episode 262 – Death with Doctor LOV
This week’s episode was recorded live at CONvergence 2017 with our good friend Laura Okagaki-Vraspir or, as we call her because of her initials, Doctor Lov! You might remember her as one of our first guests way back on episode 8 when she talked about zombie fungus. She’s back to talk to us about cancer! Specifically, […]
Episode 261 – Collectable Cards and Cookies
This week we are joined by Philadelphia comedian and podcaster Brain Durkin. Brian was in town for a little while and we sat down with him to talk about his history making money playing collectable card games, his thoughts on religion, and his podcast Full Belly Laughs. We had a great conversation with him and […]
Episode 260 – CONvergence 2017
This week, we are getting ready for our annual trip to CONvergence! Our podcast debuted there five years ago and we all have very personal connections to the convention. We talk about our schedules for the con, some of our favorite things, and even some things that we don’t enjoy quite as much. If you […]
Episode 259 – Mooks is in the House!
This week, our guest is Saymoukda Vongsay, the Refugenius! She is a poet and playwright who is going to be a Guest of Honor at CONvergence 2017. We have a far ranging conversation with her that covers her experiences as a refugee, her buddhist roots, her play “Kung-Fu Zombies” and just about everything else! If […]
Episode 258 – Luke Cage & Iron Fist
This week, we take a look at the latest original Marvel series on Netflix – Luke Cage and Iron Fist. We are joined by our favorite Marvel expert, Mark Sherman. Luke Cage, we all agree, isn’t perfect but is still pretty darn good. Iron Fist, however, is a series about which none of us could […]