Episode 019 - The One With a Mandate (or Two)

 We wanted to follow up on a couple of topics that we just talked about the last couple of weeks. There are updates with new shutdowns and GSA ascertainment for Joe Biden.

We also briefly- and very briefly - touch on Kenosha, Wisconsin, particularly in regards to Kenosha Kyle, who was just released from jail on bond.

And how can we resist some more social media and freedom of speech?

But mostly...it's Thanksgiving week. We want everyone to be able to look through or around the crazy and the anger and the fighting and the division. Find the reasons to be grateful because they are all around you - regardless of the crazy.

You'll hear Mike say, "Listen pillow, if I do something that the world sees as bad, are you gonna bail me out?"

You'll hear Matt say, "We turned the entire county into a giant HOA."

Episode 018 - The One When Matt Doesn't Know India

The article is "Immunity to the Coronavirus May Last Years, New Data Hint" from the New York Times, by Apoorva Mandavilli on November 17, 2020.

COVID-19 hasn't gone anywhere. And neither have a lot of the questions that a lot of people have - including Mike & Matt.

Ultimately, we acknowledge, however, that whatever the restrictions or capricious rules may be, we need to do our best to respect one another and help each other get to the other side of this particular storm. The storm called corona.

You'll hear Matt say, "They just want to stay in business and sell you their wares..."

You'll hear Mike say, "You dirty germ!"

Episode 017 - The One With New Sound Effects

 Mike had a question about some Disney movies and Matt knew the answers.

But after that got out of the way, we had a discussion about the status of the 2020 Presidential election. It gets a little wonky with details of how the process works, but we hope you find it informative.

Then we will take some turns ranting about the state of our public discourse.

You'll hear Mike say, "You selecting me as President of the United States means nothing."

You'll hear Matt say, "Don't ask me when Aristocats came out - I don't know that."

Episode 016 - The One That Starts A New Movement

 Hopefully you are getting the pun in our title as we discuss social media. Its benefits. And its pitfalls. Why does everyone only post the wonderful about their lives? Trying times happen, too. We're not sure how our suggestion for a new social media trend would go over, but it would be...eye-opening.

We are not social media experts. We didn't invite a social media expert on our show this night. But we use it and we see how it affects us and those around us.

Is social media in and of itself a bad thing? Absolutely not. But how it is used in our lives is what determines what type of effect it has on us. Either we let social media control our lives, or we let our lives control social media.

You'll hear Matt say, "Holy mother of pearl!"

You'll hear Mike say, "If you don't think a relationship is work, you're an idiot."

Episode 015 - The One When Everyone Voted (And Mike's Eating Snacks)

 Even though we don't have a live broadcast, we figured we would chat while we watched some election returns flow in. We didn't get to call a winner. And...as of the time this is being published the next night, there still isn't a winner.

We discuss whether our lives are about to drastically change for the better or the worse based on the election results. We also discuss the horrid level of division among our fellow citizens of the United States of America. Our states don't feel too united in this moment.

You'll hear Mike say, "You have snacks...you can look like me sitting here."

You'll hear Matt say, "And you can see the blurred me in the background."

Can you pick out the two intentional references to songs?

Episode 014 - The One About White Privilege

Let's figure out what white privilege is. Does it even exist? Is it important to really understand, if it does exist?

The conversation is difficult. And yet, we all managed to remain friends by the end. We had a great special guest, Ben Franke. We take the opportunity to award him or "Pop Bang" popper that was promised for our first subscriber - for which Ben has been assumed. (Was it due to his white privilege?)

You'll hear Matt say, "Two young white guys in suits."

You'll hear Mike say, "Can I have just one cookie, please?"

You'll hear Ben say, "It's the violin of the orchestra."

We hope you enjoy our discussion on this topic that can be difficult to talk about.