On this week’s episode, we delve into the history of the popular New York Times mobile games, Worldle, Crosswords, and Spelling Bee. We are AVID fans of these puzzles in our household, so we wanted to share the “NYT” community with you all!

On a zestier note, there has been a mystery brewing in the back of minds as to the illusive identify of the (almost) critically acclaimed “Steve G”, Spelling Bee player. If you have played this game before, you will surely know of who we speak. Tune in for a sleuthing escapade in which we hunt for Steve G’s identity, in a non-creepy way. 

Sections

00:00 - Welcome

04:20 - The Origins of NYT Games

26:10 - Spelling Bee Game

38:08 - WHO IS STEVE G???

1:00:44 - Closing thoughts

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We are so excited to have our first guests, Claire's mother Ann and Godmother Jutta, although we may get in trouble for referring to them so informally (if you know, you know!)

This week we bless you with the wonderful stories of the "Fabulous Women", dive into the significance of lifelong friendship, and what it looks like to grow alongside another. Brendan shares his relationship with the term "found family" and the impact that this relationship has had on his adult life. We do hope you enjoy our first guest episode as much as we do!

Sections

00:00 - Welcome

01:35 - How did Ann and Jutta meet?

16:20 - Introducing the "Fabulous Women"

45:19 - THE CUBE Personality Test + The Knife Story

58:27 - Closing thoughts

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Despite your best efforts, you've probably been roped into taking a Myers-Briggs test for a class or job. If the experience of slogging through 93 questions nauseated you as much as us, you're in for a treat. We break down the history of Myers-Briggs, analyze the absurdity of the questions, and propose a new personality assessment for the business world.

Sections

00:00 - Intro

01:13 - Where did Myers-Briggs come from?

41:08 - Analyzing the test

53:21 - Introducing... THE CUBE

1:21:16 - Closing thoughts

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UFOs and aliens in a US House Committee hearing? Learn with us as we discover what former intelligence officer and whistleblower David Grusch has to say about non-human biologics, recovered spacecraft, and the government programs involved. We left our tinfoil hats at home in favor of sharing the exciting news: the promise of better UFO detection and reporting combined with the brightest minds of our time might soon answer if we are in fact not alone in the universe. 

Sections

00:00 - Intro

14:06 - Background for US House Committee hearing

41:01 - Drawing aliens and NASA’s reporting system

1:08:43 - LEGO and UFO repositories

1:21:02 - Closing thoughts

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We give our honest opinion on the new Barbie movie and A24 resuming production during the Hollywood strikes. Join us as we break down the highlights, the low-lights, and the product placement in this block buster of a rebrand announcement. At least it's more thoughtful than Twitter's rebrand, right?

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You’ve heard the trolley problem and countless other thought experiments before, but have you heard of squid civilizations? Step into Brendan’s brain for a series of homemade thought experiments involving the metaverse, time travel, alien life, surveillance states, and squids.

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00:00 - Intro

02:53 - Thought experiment 1: First Contact with a Civilization of Squid

24:44 - Thought experiment 2: Trouble with Deep Space Time Travel

41:59 - Thought experiment 3: Working in the Metaverse with Room Link

1:07:49 - Closing Thoughts

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What does Olipop have in common with smashing sidewalks? How does gentrification impact your grocery store? And how did Brendan get away with telling two stories in a single episode? All of this and more in this week's episode of the Can I Tell You Something podcast!

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Welcome to the first episode of the Can I Tell You Something Podcast!! In this episode, Claire delves into the mysterious world of the wild west with an exciting story concerning a little-known madame of the Pacific Northwest. Brendan brings us back in time to the first-ever recorded use of Photoshop in the Victorian Era (yes you read that correctly) and questions the ethics and proper use of Photoshop today.

Join us as we draw parallels between day-to-day life in the 1800s and the 2000s.

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