It's Pretty OK

This week, the gang (minus Sean, for a reason that he’ll talk about for far too long next week) investigates the reasons why Pierce is into board games, but not as enthusiastic about video games.

MUSIC: “A Dream With a Baseball Player” - Faye Webster

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This week, the gang (all together!) talks about beer variety packs, from the brewery sampler to the grocery store build-your-own six-pack. Does Sean shoehorn in his hatred for pumpkin beer? You bet he does! Plus a special edition of “Kevin Is Sorry.”

MUSIC: “Wolf Like Me” - TV on the Radio

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This week, Kevin is thinking about traveling to see sporting events. What would get him to hop on a flight to go see a game? Is it affected by the one specific instance of sports-travel trauma he shares with Pierce and Sean? Will Sean find a way to shoehorn in his “sports fandom is a mental illness” catchphrase? Listen and find out!

MUSIC: “Hardline” - Julien Baker

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This week, Kevin’s got on a (wedding) ring, so he, Pierce and Sean are talking about #RANGZ culture in sports, particularly the NBA. Is winning championships the only way to evaluate players’ greatness? Is it even a viable way to evaluate them at all? Also, we have the single best breaking news moment in the history of the podcast.

MUSIC: “We Are the Champions” - Queen

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This week, the gang talks about wine terms. What the hell is “0/0 natural” supposed to mean? Does “sustainable” even mean anything anymore? And how much of this stuff is just marketing mumbo-jumbo?

MUSIC: “Dark In Here” - The Mountain Goats

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It’s a flashback to the old days — Kevin and Max are dealing with wedding preparations and moving preparations, so it’s just Sean and Pierce. This week, they decided to revisit an old format and talk about something they just watched: Penelope Spheeris’s 1981 documentary about the Los Angeles punk scene, The Decline of Western Civilization. They discuss Darby Crash, the aggression of young men, and Black Flag living in squalor.

MUSIC: “Los Angeles” - X

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL: The 10 worst contracts in the NBA (Good Morning It’s Basketball)

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This week, Pierce talks to Sean and Max about an article he read calling for an end to work-related happy hours. They discuss whether that stance is really about the “happy hour” part of “work-related happy hour,” think about other social activities that could ease some of the author’s concerns, and refuse to talk about office Christmas parties.

MUSIC: “i refuse to die” - Sydney Sprague

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL: End Office Happy Hours (Slate)

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This week, Kevin went to a place that sells a very special cannoli — only he didn’t get the cannoli. This sparks a conversation about places that have “signature” items. Can you really pass judgment on a place if you didn’t try its specialty? Lest you think this is turning into a food podcast, clothing comes up as well. And stick around to the end to hear Sean butcher a classic line from The Godfather.

MUSIC: “Don’t Go Putting Wishes in My Head” - Torres

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL: Instagram Has Become SkyMall (Debugger)

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If you’re trying to order pizza but can’t choose between two different toppings, you may have a natural impulse to order a half-and-half with the toppings split … or you might be Pierce. The gang gets together this week to discuss the circumstances in which you would — or wouldn’t — get a split pie.

MUSIC: “Polar Bear or Africa” - Jeff Rosenstock

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This week, Kevin is starting to prepare for a move, which brings up thoughts and questions about what happens when it’s time to leave town — and why it reminds us that we need to go try new places now.

MUSIC: “Middle Child” - Nervous Dater

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