Feature Creep: Built-in Microwave

Ned and Meg discuss all the things we love to eat. We spend some time on ice cream, discuss mac and cheese purists, and then tackle PB and J, the Pizza universe, tacos, seafood, and the nacho-ice-cream-death-spiral. Bon appetit! Wash your hands!

Ned and Meg have a late night chat in the midst of a pandemic about our brains’ abilities to do amazing new things. Neuroplasticity -- believe the hype!

We discuss the joy of depression, or rather, Melancholia, which kinda sorta used to be depression, but maybe now isn’t, and for sure was the name of a movie Meg likes. Anyway! Also in the mix are rites of passage, Hannah Gadsby, planetariums, pancakes, saunas, and life saving bathrooms.

Until Meg reached the age of 37 she didn’t realize there was a second half to the Sound of Music and that it featured Nazis. We discuss this misconception, lies, and warped memories from childhood, plus we get nostalgic about movies with Ned and Damon and Meg.

Ned and Meg have a very quiet podcast very early in the morning about all kinds of weird business, like how much I hate squash and wind scorpions, plus commentary on water balloons and betrayal.

Meg and Ned discuss how to do things in such a way that it ensures no one will make the mistake of asking you to do it again. Enjoy some examples from our personal experience. Role play along with us. Weaponize your apologies and diversify your skills. A master class from Ned in passive aggression - don’t miss it!

Ned and Meg discuss their Friday the 13th COVID-19 pandemic adventures in San Diego, CA. This is the uplifting, funner, prettier, sister episode to our factually informative, nerdy, practical coronavirus episode (posted today also, titled Holy Corony!). Enjoy and hang in there, everybody. And wash your hands!

This is a bonus episode-slash-public health info bulletin! We talk about what Coronaviruses are, what *this* particular [COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2/novel coronavirus pneumonia/2019-nCoV acute respiratory disease] virus is all about, why it’s a problem for everyone on the planet (i.e. a pandemic), and how to deal with it. It’s worth mentioning that toilet paper will not save you even though you couldn’t get any for love or money.

At the time of posting (March 13, 2020), all schools are closed until April 3, and public gatherings of 250+ people are banned in San Diego, CA. Grocery stores are a Hobbesian nightmare and have been raided for anything shelf-stable. That includes toilet paper, which we reiterate, will not save you. Now go wash your hands.

Meg and Ned discuss one of Meg’s favorite concepts - that of liminality and existing happily in liminal spaces. Sometimes they knock you sideways and sometimes you can make them happen on purpose, but either way they’re inevitable and you can learn to enjoy navigating them with us!

Ned and Meg recount several vivid, hilarious, and unlikely dreams for your entertainment. We discuss the qualities and properties of our dreams, including recurring nightmares, whether we dream in color, dreams that make us laugh, and making your own fun when you arrive, no matter how you get there. Thanks for listening!