Episodes
The fallout from Covid. The bad times aren’t permanent. Forming communities. Why things seemed simpler then.
Published 04/21/24
Published 04/21/24
Eating and other habits, finding your niche, evolution of creativity.
Published 02/05/23
How did you find East Meets West? Going through probate. Saving money. Star Trek and Star Wars. Werewolves, vampires and zombies. Genre cycles.
Published 12/04/22
Better halves, House of the Dragon vs. Rings of Power, the similarity between TV and burgers, TV is like books. (Jeann Robertson is who Roger mentioned)
Published 10/02/22
Roger has a brand new fence! Cooling the Earth. Maybe moving forests? Fallen civilizations.
Published 08/21/22
How to refresh thinking, critical viewing, video games vs. TV and movies, working with stress and anxiety, distance and information.
Published 06/26/22
Are things crazy? Roger says no. Also Roger’s perspective on education and health.
Published 05/24/22
People who don’t watch the news, news diets, news points of view, curating your own news.
Published 03/20/22
Maintaining a house, car repair, DIY.
Published 01/16/22
Roger’s crush on Firewire, aging, dress codes, is the hoodie a staple now? department store electronics, books of the past.
Published 11/28/21
Happy anniversary East Meets West, early jobs, Roger the world traveler, summer vacation, jobs.
Published 11/02/21
German election, elections in general, “the good old days”, people as symbols, arguing to win.
Published 09/26/21
Tom is invulnerable, Roger is excited for Dune, Have we reached peak comic book movie? Thoughts on the Green Knight and Arthurian legend. The drift of history. Fictionalized future.
Published 08/29/21
Roger hasn’t been watching the Olympics.
Published 08/01/21
Roger and Tom celebrate the vaunted episode 404. MP3
Published 06/30/21
Evaluating product reviews and leaving reviews. Good business practices. MP3
Published 04/25/21
Pronunciations, world TV shows, moving, school lunches, moving around. MP3
Published 03/06/21
Tom and Roger talk about what they think about the election. MP3
Published 01/10/21
This year was too in focus, shifting meanings, looking back keeps Roger young, the impact of 2020, free will?, being outside of time, time crystals. MP3
Published 12/20/20
We missed a month! But we’re back with talk of mail, what happened to the word “enlarge?” the Simpson’s and Groundhog Day’s effect on language, thumbs up, origins of gung-ho, picking up language, the English language, Pangolins. MP3
Published 11/21/20
Tom gives Roger a broken phone, how the pandemic affects business, Roger goes to Korea town and gets berries, smiling in a mask, wash your hands before you eat, overmarketing hygiene, why people smell the way they do. MP3
Published 09/27/20
Dealing with notoriety, fame vs. celebrity, unknown vs. anonymous, also Banksy, Does the octomom go to cons? MP3
Published 08/30/20
Almost 15 years, delivering groceries, moving out, Portland, traveling when non-white, subtle signs of racism. MP3
Published 08/01/20
Tom is old. Skepticism, cynicism, and nihilism. Overcoming hardships. Dealing with world events. Sociability. MP3
Published 06/28/20