What’s special about board games? And how should we treat our pets? [17:33]

This week, Aaron and Joey talk about hoop rolling, the Settlers of Catan, Sun Tsu, Modern Family, the health benefits of having a dog, and luxury chicken diapers. They don't talk about the hidden advantages of drawing the Split-Level card.

referencesUnderstand why Gloomhaven actually weighs 20 lbs.Thoughts on The Player of Games, by Iain M Banks (spoiler alert)."The Swedish study" on life expectancy and dog ownership.Trends driving pet population growth. More from Global News Wire.Millennials love dogs.

What is mystery in the 21st century? And why are teen soap operas so addictive? [17:30]

This week, Joey and Aaron talk about the observer effect, deep fakes, guts that think, socially acceptable hyperbole, compassion fatigue, and the uncanny valley of drama (which is a thing we might've made up). They don't talk about soaps used by teens.

referencesAdobe's Project Voco: text to voice replacement.See what Heartmath Institute is up to.

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This week: Aaron asks Joey about being sexy on Halloween and Joey asks Aaron about the current state of intimacy. With special guest, Katie Sadow.

This week: Joey asks Aaron about how we connect to music and Aaron asks Joey about meaning in work.

For all the songs referenced in the first conversation, we made a playlist of nostalgia, disco, and middle-aged saxophone.The Soul Glo song from Coming to America.

Eric Erikson's stages of psychology.The Outline: Red Dead Redemption 2.

This week: special guest Ilana Bondell asks Joey about the culture around Sports versus Celebrity and Joey asks Ilana about the potential for climate change moonshots.

Canelo Alvarez and the highest paying contract in history: $365M. Lebron's Laker's deal was $153M.

Elon Musk's meltdown: a chronology.Taylor Swift getting out the Tennessee vote.

This week: Joey asks Aaron about what it means to be an expert today and Aaron asks Joey about the future of awards shows.

The video where Joey learned about the Black-Scholes model.The Pharrell NYU Masterclass that rocketed Maggie Rogers to fame.

The Moonlight moment and Lemonade moment that lost Aaron on awards shows for good.

This week: Aaron asks Joey about drag culture and Joey asks Aaron about movie sequels.

Viewership on RuPaul's Drag Race.

Matt Damon on studios and the fall of DVDs."Joey's" list of movie sequels and reboots.

This week: Joey asks Aaron about how we might be thinking about Kanye wrong, and Aaron asks Joey about depressed futurists.

Kanye's YeKid Cudi's KIDS SEE GHOSTS

Bain: The Labor Market by 2020The Hugo Award-winner: Robert Charles Wilson's Julian Comstock: A Story of 22nd-Century America