This episode started with “What is consciousness?” and very quickly turned into a spiral involving flatworms, Lego robots, emergent behavior, AI fear of death, free will (or the lack of it), and why humans seem absolutely obsessed with meaning.

Is consciousness something special and mystical?

We talked about:

At some point we realized that a lot of what we think makes humans special might just be complexity + survivorship + feedback loops… which is both fascinating and mildly unsettling.

We definitely didn’t solve consciousness—but we might have made it harder to believe in the magic version of it.

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In this episode, D and Candy dive deep into the strange, funny, and very human world of superstition. From baseball rituals and rally caps to manifesting, witchcraft, crystals, prayer, astrology, and conspiracy theories, the two explore why our brains cling to patterns, even when they are utterly illogical.

They discuss psychology, confirmation bias, the limbic system, and why even the most skeptical among us still fall into little rituals that make us feel just a bit safer.

The episode moves from hilarious anecdotes to thoughtful insights about belief, fear, identity, and the deep human desire to impose order on randomness.

From a warehouse basement on the wrong side of the tracks, D and Candy V dive deep into the psychology of fear in their first annual Halloween Special. What begins as a simple question—“What scares you?”—unfolds into a haunting exploration of nightmares, memory, and the uncanny.

They unpack everything from Kafka’s surreal horror to Black Mirror’s “Playtest,” from the weirdly creepy Super Mario 64’s haunted piano to cinematic classics like The Shining and Hereditary. Along the way, they confront themes of dementia, gaslighting, and losing one’s grip on reality—blurring the line between existential dread and supernatural fear.

This is not your average Halloween chat. It’s a philosophical séance, a darkly funny descent into what it means to be human in a world that sometimes doesn’t feel quite right.

From a warehouse basement on the wrong side of the tracks, D and Candy V dive deep into one of today’s most misunderstood topics: pronouns. Why has something so simple become so divisive? What does it mean when language shifts, and why do some people resist?

In this candid, funny, and thought-provoking conversation, we explore:

The personal meaning and affirmation behind using someone’s chosen pronouns.

How gender dysphoria and identity intersect with language.

Why empathy, proximity, and lived experience matter in shaping understanding.

The bigger questions of social acceptance, harm, and how societies evolve.

Whether you’ve wrestled with these conversations in your own circles, or you’re just curious to hear two friends pull apart the cultural tension around identity, language, and belonging—this episode is for you.

D & Candy V isn’t about easy answers. It’s about the messy, human, and sometimes hilarious ways we try to understand each other.

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What is the root or foundation to the concept of evil? Satan? Nah... It' entropy! The second law of thermodynamics has been pissing people off since the beginning of people. In this episode D and Candy discuss how entropy is interpreted by people as a force of evil, are there vegetables in heaven, Zen Buddhism, negentropy and nihilism.  

Is it possible to photograph the real world? Is there such a thing as "reality TV"? Do documentaries actually document anything? And most importantly, is D's perspective objectively true? 

In today's episode D and Candy V pontificate on the many implications of the Fermi Paradox. Fermi famously challenged us to question why the universe isn't overflowing with intelligent life. Warning: most of the answers are scary or depressing! Have fun! 

D and Candy V have been watching Alien Earth and are chiming in on the first three episodes of the show, the Alien franchise, and what it all tells us about the human condition. Prepare yourself for an audio face-hug and a cognitive chest-burst! Let's go! 

Have you ever asked yourself why boomers treat service industry workers like garbage??? So have we! Today we are discussing the outrageous entitlement that is demonstrated by boomers at restaurants, hotels and grocery stores across America. 

Would you have shot Old Yeller? Where do moral concept come from? Is objective morality a real thing? And does it even matter?