It's a surprise for Ben as St. Jaysopher drops in.  Everyone is into the longer days. Where the word robot came from.  Some shop talk. Over committing and when help does not help.  (Ps - Jay has given us 70+ topics) *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt  @IgandUn - [email protected]

Work trips to Vegas. Pleasure and joy are nourishment (and now - a form of resistance!)  The Saw escape room.  Blood pacts to preserve dignity. Nothing says “you failed” like a dude in a pigmask with a cattle prod chasing you into the lobby. Inspiration is everywhere  *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt  [...]

Ben is stressed. Max only cares about his forks. A little talked about event from the past of the show. Art, inhabiting the moment, creative anxiety, and self doubt.  *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt  @IgandUn - [email protected]

Ben is interviewing people and has a hunch. Max wants to figure out a way to use it against them. Topics ran out on EpiDose 577.  Trying to explain invisible things to children.  Instant gratification vs how long it takes to learn a skill. Disarming with self-deprecation and humor.  A listener take on EpiDose 661  [...]

Max roles with that DGF style & has a cool opportunity. Ben got over his leading-man-phase. The freedom of the fringe.  How not to give feedback.  *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt  @IgandUn - [email protected]

May as well call these EpiDoses what they are. Ben likes the long game and is feeling some creative frustration. Max says follow the joy and is prone to fantasy. Changing schedules and Beavertown. *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt  @IgandUn - [email protected]

Max is fired up about work. Ben teaches.  No adult, toddler, or teen is in their “right mind” when in the grip of strong emotions.   The ultimate parenting fantasy.  Focus and attention are our water and sun. *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt  @IgandUn - [email protected]

A peek into Ben’s life. Max thinks about the lights in his life. Hellish holidays. Traffic jams. Change can be hard. ***  Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt  @IgandUn - [email protected]

When are you at your most authentic?  Moments of shattering awe and beauty? When surprised?  When you’re out of your head? How ben knows he is. Why Max questions if he is. The article that set Ben off.  Following prescriptions for success/winning life.  *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt  @IgandUn - [email protected]

It may start as a tech talk but it doesn't end there. The best thing Max learned in college. A metaphoric interpretation of Hanukah.  The moment it all changed for Ben. The difficulty of gray. Never underestimate the power of a well-timed question.  *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt  @IgandUn - [email protected]