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Dan and Merlin explore the complexities of personal style. Not personal style as in fashion, but as in preferences, identity, and modes of interaction. How do we let others know how we are?

How do we derive a sense of what works best for us, and why is it such a shameful struggle to effectively communicate that to others? What do AirPods, Snapchat, and Bloomberg Terminals potentially have in common?

And, would it be cool if I just listen to this podcast instead of talking about my blouse and the weather?

Jeff and Christian welcome Adam Leonhardt from Mega Dads Blog to the show this week to discuss gun violence in the real world and in video games, E3 leaking info, Ninja leaving Twitch, Ghostbusters The Video Game getting a remaster, Call of Duty Multiplayer reveals, and more!

The Playlist: Sea of Solitude, Wolfenstein Youngblood, Warframe, A Plague Tale: Innocence

Horace discusses AAPL earnings, a shift in perception and takes some wonderfully #CriticalQuestions.

Get a taste of what you're missing by not supporting Road Work. This is an episode of our bonus content that only our Patreon supporters have access to. We're sharing it with you here in the hopes that you will enjoy it enough to consider supporting our work. Enjoy!

John talks about App Applegate.

This week: Weird "Tom & Jerry" casting news... because that's a thing. Jason Momoa's new Netflix project, DC's 'New Gods', and 'It Chapter Two' Info.

PLUS: Star Wars rumors, What Matt Damon is doing in the Jay and Silent Bob reboot, and what Emma Stone wants to do EVERY decade. Plus more!

Co-host: Dan Richardson

DISCUSSED: the admirable candor of B.B. King; the simple joys of the Ordinary Night; movies that are or are not dated and how that affects your enjoyment; how sci-fi seemed to mostly miss the internet; our embarrassment of media options; tech in media and what it means for plot stuff; technology adoption curves are definitely speeding up; doing everything you can not to use your phone as a phone; more generational stuff; how time and context changes our perception; should they take all the smoking out of movies and tv?; remember: you're not making errors—you're adding information; and, finally, Dan has an exciting announcement and a wet notebook.

Jeff and Christian welcome Luke Lohn from the Xbox Drive to the show this week to discuss Jedi the Fallen Order and Sekiro being similar, the Fortnite World Cup winners being young, and feedback about smoking in video games.

The Playlist: Gears 5, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3, Wolfenstein Youngblood, Vectronom, Doom 3

Parting Gifts!

John just wants to see his daughter's artwork hanging on the fridge.

Please find the special bonus content for this episode here. Only people who care enough to support the show will have access.

This week we touch on a LOT of Marvel news at the bottom of the show. All that sweet, sweet San Diego Comic Con news that we eat up so fervently! We chat about the trailers for "Cats", "Harriet", and more! Plus some hot takes on Tom Hanks playing Mr. Rogers, what went wrong with "Men In Black International" and more!

Co-host: Mason Scheer