How many pieces of candy can you take from a candy dish before it becomes rude? Do you need aftermarket security software on your phone? Josh talks Ben through two recent suicides among his friends. Finally, Josh and Ben do a full, completely spoilery, review of 'The Mandalorian' Season 3.

Ben teaches about the dozens of conspiracy theories surrounding "the hum". Josh tells the story of how ChatGPT defeated a robot-filtering gate to accomplish its task. The hosts give a mostly spoiler-free review of 'Dungeons and Dragons Honor Among Thieves' but set in the context of bad parenting decisions. Finally, they examine the Japanese concept of "ikigai" (life's purpose).

Josh finally officially becomes a Certified Public Accountant (YES!) and the hosts set the record straight on Digital Nomad at Sea. Ben recounts the tale of the Native American invasion of Alcatraz in 1969 and spoils Star Wars in a whole new way. Josh asks why do we wear flashy headphones and hide our hearing aids? And finally, the hosts engage in a debate on separation of church and state in the context of the $5M fine levied by the US Securities and Exchange Commission against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in February 2023.

Ben and Josh take on evil zoos, Disney's handling of Treasure Planet, and Josh's rapid-onset adoption of TikTok and all the implications of that time-consuming social media platform. Finally they review 'The Pentagon Wars' (HBO Films, 1998) starring Cary Elwes and Kelsey Grammer while trying not to trigger their bureaucracy-induced PTSD.

Josh explains "The Gig Economy" and why he is currently experiencing burnout in his job. Ben almost gets arrested and insults his orthopedic surgeon. They discuss the 2023 changes to Major League Baseball rules and what's gone wrong with constructed Magic: the Gathering at Local Game Stores.

Ben recounts his first Mardi Gras experience in Louisiana, Josh denounces Ben for using Microsoft Edge, and they review the 2006 film 'Stranger Than Fiction' starring Will Ferrell.

Ben and Josh reminisce about some of their favorite websites, YouTube channels, and podcasts that seem to have stopped producing new content and explore the story of a UK Army Major who is now the patron saint of "versus bureaucracy" on the Bad at Magic podcast because when he got sick of the government, he STARTED HIS OWN COUNTRY.

Ben and Josh review Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson and leave no stone unturned: the world, magic system, politics, economy, ideas, and characters… But first they rant about the Dungeons & Dragons Open-Gaming License controversy, discuss listening ecosystems, and trying to figure out where the closed-mouth words we use in verbal communication came from.

Tuaca and apple cider, basis accounting as a way to make etiquette decisions about defective Christmas gifts, embracing reasonable accommodations for those who need them at work, digital nomad visas, children playing unsupervised outside, and a blowout on Artificial Intelligence starting with ChatGPT by OpenAI.

Can you use science to design the perfect Christmas song? How can a traditional/contemporary couple agree on names for their fraternal twins? What do Americans call foods the British use gross names for? And finally: WHAT DID BEN AND JOSH THINK OF STAR WARS ANDOR? (spoilers, for Star Wars, obv.)