In the last episode of season 1 Thomas & Taylor talk about the history of bookmaking, book sizes, and how the meager monk made a buck in medieval times. Paperback books with dvd sleeves get a special spot on our "Book Sizes Wall of Shame", out in stores Friday. 

Thank you all for tuning in and see you soon for Season 2, where we will do in-depth topics spanning an entire season. 

This week Thomas and Taylor talk about their activites outside of the podcast and their jobs. Taylor brings us up to speed on how his sketching challenge has progressed, Thomas talks about his failure as an amateur guitarist. Taylor also talks about art and tools of the artist and his near-disastrous photogate. Thomas wraps up with a chat about Theranos and Elizabeth Holmes as his role model. 

This time on Approaching Coastline Thomas and Taylor talk about Artificial Intelligence, both what we are hoping for (Blade Runner IRobot) and what we can really expect (an app that books haircuts for us). Color of the Week also makes a STRONG return. 

This episode Thomas and Taylor talk about the magic of cold form-rolled seamless gutters, and also about what excites them about the sport of lacrosse. The guys throw around some lax slang and crease the middie backs for the rest of the time before bringing back Color of the Week by popular demand!

This week Thomas and Taylor discuss three different parks that they've visited, comparing the size and scale to other pocket, city, urban, and national parks. Did you know that the average US city park size is 54 acres, but the median park size is 5 acres? Thanks a LOT Chugach! The guys wrap up with color of the week.

Park #1 (City): Kitanomaru Park, Tokyo, Japan (48 acres)
Park #2 (Urban): Central Park, New York City, NY (843 acres)
Park #3 (National/State): Plitvice Lakes, Croatia (73,350 acres)

This week Thomas and Taylor recount their many walk and talkabouts in great NYC, comparing new and old buildings. They also talk about Earth Day and their responsibility to keep office plants to up their desk game. 

The guys also introduce a NEW SEGMENT, Color of the Week!!! Much like Word of the Week, a random color generator brings up a hex code for discussion. The guys name the hex color and talk about its attributes and mood. Tune in!

For this week's second External Check-in, Thomas & Taylor talk about the going-ons outside of the podcast. Taylor talks about his daily sketch challenge, and Thomas talks about technology and software's role in architectural design.

This episode Thomas & Taylor talk about the recent fire and collapse of the spire at Notre Dame in Paris, questioning why it occurred, what significance Notre Dame holds for Paris, and what the path to re-building is.

This episode Thomas & Taylor talk about The Human Set Point, the Hedonic Treadmill, and other reasons why despite positive and negative things happening in our lives our general level of happiness doesn't seem to change all that much! Word of the week also makes a POWERFUL return. 

This episode Thomas and Taylor examine how public perception shapes the built environment, using the newly completed Vessel at Hudson Yards in New York as the prime example. 

The duo looks at two other NYC examples of buildings that were hated when they opened and talks about their status now in the city, years later.