Copy, Paste, Repeat

This is it: the final episode. We've collected our own and some listeners' favorite episodes, and talk about what we learned over the last couple of years podcasting together. We bring up our "favorite Italian Marxist", our worst jokes, and reactions from some of our favorite listeners.

Thank you so much to everyone who listened. We truly love you.

In this week's episode: David Lynch rules, Brandon went swimming, shooty stuff, and the logarithmic reward curve of software development gigs.

Chris and Brandon discover that re-acclimating to riding a bike isn't exactly like riding a bike in pandemic workouts. Brandon rediscovers drive-in movies and he and Chris ponder the creepiness of AirBnB for swimming pools. Chris recommends a documentary series (SPORTS WARNING) and Brandon gets Milkshake Duck'd so hard. Chris explains why you need to take your vacations even if it's weird and you're not going anywhere.

In this week's episode, Chris and Brandon talk about their varied approaches to and appreciation for the notion of mastery as it applies in both video games and programming.

It's summer in Austin, TX, AKA the surface of the sun, and Brandon's home waterpark solution is just... sad. Chris and Brandon are both stuck indoors and distracting themselves with pseudo-educational videos and PC games. Chris extols the virtues of piloting giant robots, and Brandon can't stop thinking about disassembling spaceships.

In this week's episode, Chris and Brandon catch up on video games and TV (and biscuits) before talking about The Matrix, The Hero's Journey, and the lies we tell ourselves about finding meaning through providing value.

Brandon introduces his son to the stomach-churning realities of Taco Bell. Chris continues to bat 1.000 on video game recommendations for Brandon. Chris and Brandon follow up from last week and discuss how "accountability" can disappear in blame-free cultures, but only if you're doing it wrong. Which nearly everyone does.

Brandon finally realizes that Carolyn is lowkey the best character in Killing Eve. We get a videogame update, and Brandon is starting to get back into computer science learning via YouTube. Chris has an _actual topic_ in the concept of "Stop Energy", for which Brandon feels quite called out. They discuss what this means and the unintended consequences of "working out in the open".

Black Lives Matter

In this week's episode, we talk Doctor Who, Call of Duty, Tarkov. Chris can't recommend Alien enough. Brandon talks about his *actual* favorite PC game.