Accidentally Derivative

Jason and Marcus explore Christmas movies and take a trip down memory lane discussing the best toys they ever got for Christmas. It's not as sappy and schmaltzy as it sounds.

After some follow-up on Jason's decaying lifeform problem, Marcus and Jason explore the Star Wars Holiday Special, criticize various Christmas songs, and delve deeply into the life and work of one Jerome K Jerome, the funniest essayist to ever come out of 19th century Staffordshire.

Marcus recalls his recent camping excursion and Jason recalls his alternate life as the reluctantly dog-owning sasquatch executive of a major company.

Jason and Marcus bask in the glow of Jason's new studio furniture, discuss various pens, the pursuit of meteorology, foreign radio shows of the past, we get an update on both Sidewalk Guy and Grass Guy, a fire alarm goes off, and bodily fluids, both human and animal, are discussed more than most folks generally care for.

Jason and Marcus discuss the various things you can get away with now due to the Covid excuse, people who already know the thing, the multicultural wonder that is SnackCrate, and the originalist's nightmare of "Greatest Hits" and compilation albums.

Jason and Marcus discuss term papers, hacking, and the monumental complications and pitfalls of ordering food at the drive-thru or even at the counter.

Jason and Marcus wax cartographic in this episode full of travel, luggage, cruising, motorcycling, and Love Boating. They also examine the horrific chimera that is "Biscuit Tea."

Jason and Marcus discuss time zones, ethical delimmas presented by bottled water and candy bars, contractors and landscaping, and awkward questions posed by in-laws.

Jason and Marcus discuss the upcoming Halloween holiday, trick or treaters, guys that call you, ghosts, smells, scary movies, and Jason recounts an incident involving a certain chaotic sidewalk regular mentioned in episodes past.

Jason and Marcus discuss the horrors of the Hour of the Wolf, their app-delivered genetic ancestry, zen gardens, mice and hamsters, and the sisyphean task of keeping a bonsai tree alive.