We missed a month! But we’re back with talk of mail, what happened to the word “enlarge?” the Simpson’s and Groundhog Day’s effect on language, thumbs up, origins of gung-ho, picking up language, the English language, Pangolins. MP3

Tom gives Roger a broken phone, how the pandemic affects business, Roger goes to Korea town and gets berries, smiling in a mask, wash your hands before you eat, overmarketing hygiene, why people smell the way they do. MP3

Dealing with notoriety, fame vs. celebrity, unknown vs. anonymous, also Banksy, Does the octomom go to cons? MP3

Almost 15 years, delivering groceries, moving out, Portland, traveling when non-white, subtle signs of racism. MP3

Tom is old. Skepticism, cynicism, and nihilism. Overcoming hardships. Dealing with world events. Sociability. MP3

Podcasting is an essential service, will we have CES, or any large gatherings, predicting what happens next, seeing the cracks in society. MP3

Production in the time of social distancing, how people behave outside, checking your PO box, taxes in the time of pandemic, living through history. MP3

Tom finished Crash Landing on You, interruptions while watching TV, outside voice, social norms. MP3

Roger and Tom are in person! Using a navigation app. Home Depot hot dogs. Taco stands. Is sliced up fruit a risk? Fish for food. Fowl-smelling things. Food inspections. MP3

Grocery shopping, how tastes change, there’s not monolithic good taste, what makes us like things. Link