Here's How I Think This Works

Episode 9 of Here’s How I Think This Works takes on Professional Wrestling. We discuss its origins, come up with our own wrestling character alter-egos, and try to answer the age-old question: is it “real”? At the halfway point, our expert guest, former WWE and WCW head writer Vince Russo, hits us upside the head with the folding chair of truth. He explains the big business behind fake fighting, gives us a sneak peek into the writer’s room, and shares his choice for greatest wrestler of all time.

For Episode 8, Here’s How I Think This Works goes to Mars (in our minds), and attempts to overcome a lack of oxygen, an abundance of cosmic radiation, and the usual amount of stupidity in order to colonize the Red Planet. We theorize about the prospects for growing food on Mars, ponder the roles of robots, and somehow end up talking about murder again. NASA’s own Rick Davis comes to the rescue at the half way point, offering a refreshingly sane, insightful, and inspiring take on mankind’s manifest destiny to migrate to Mars.

On Episode 7 of Here’s How I Think This Works, we discuss food, nutrition, fad diets, and try in vain to answer the most difficult question in First World life: “What should we have for dinner?” We debate the healthiness of pizza, eggs, and restaurant vs home cooking, get into a heated argument about candy corn, and question whether purple carrots taste purple. At the half way point, author, blogger, and food policy expert Marion Nestle joins us to put some diet myths to rest, and simplify our dizzying array of food choices.

On Episode 6 of Here’s How I Think This Works, we talk about talking. We discuss when and why people started talking, what distinguishes lower forms of communication from a full-blown language, how different languages emerged, and how technology continues to drive the evolution of language. When we’re done talking amongst ourselves, we bring on guest expert Jennifer Nycz, Assistant Professor of Linguistics at Georgetown University. Jennifer explains why most of what popular culture has taught us about linguistics is incorrect (apologies to fans of Arrival and Eskimo lore), and how different accents emerge among a population.

On Episode 5 of Here’s How I Think This Works, we go on an epic search for Bigfoot, but instead we find ourselves. We examine the origins of the legend, its enduring cultural relevance, and potential improvements on the tried and true Bigfoot hunting method of drinking too much alone in the woods. Cryptozoologist and prolific Bigfoot writer Loren Coleman joins us after the break to explain how skeptics and true believers alike can benefit from taking a fresh, critical, and open-minded look at the evidence.

On Episode 4 of Here’s How I Think This Works, Adam commits the ultimate crime, and Eric and Cameron try to put their heads together to get their friend and business partner out of a jam. We hatch a master plan to get Adam out of town and off the grid, and try to invent a new identity and life that will keep law enforcement off his trail. After the break, we talk to Frank Ahearn, former skip tracer and best-selling author on the art of disappearing, about why our plan is absolutely terrible and Adam would be better off just doing his time.

On Episode 3 of Here’s How I Think This Works, Eric, Adam, and Cameron discuss Alcohol, its origins, its effects, and its many delicious forms. We’ll debate which variety came first, theorize how it might have been discovered, and question how anyone ever drank enough of the original rotgut to realize it could get you drunk. After the break, expert Kevin Kosar will share some wisdom from his new book “Moonshine: A Global History,” give us some guidance on developing your palate, and get us all worked up about illogical liquor laws.

On Episode 2 of Here’s How I Think This Works, Eric, Adam, and Cameron discuss Religion. We discuss the benefits of the Biblical Ab Workout, outline the essential elements of a religion, present our theories on where it came from, and try to explain why it continues to be such an important part of life for so many people. After the break, we welcome guest expert Mark Schaefer, University Chaplain and Adjunct Professorial Lecturer at American University in Washington, DC. Mark will grade our performance, point out a few minor blasphemies, and offer an enlightening alternative explanation for the origin of religion and its continuing purpose.

On Episode 1 of Here’s How I Think This Works, Eric, Adam, and Cameron discuss “The Apocalypse.” We review the most likely scenarios, including asteroid impacts, supervolcano eruptions, drug-resistant bacteria, doomsday viruses, killer robots, super-intelligent AI, nuclear war, climate change, and creepy children with red hair. We pick our favorites, and then welcome guest expert Robert de Neufville of the Global Catastrophic Risk Institute (GCRI) to tell us what we should really be worried about, and what average, everyday people can do to stave off the end of the world and the destruction of all humanity.