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This week, an article in Wired has inspired some strong reactions, so obviously the gang is going to talk about that article and how we think about productivity during the Great Quarantine™️.

MUSIC: “Morbid Stuff” - PUP

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL: Productivity is Not Working (Wired)

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This week, Pierce has sent his beloved coffee grinder for repairs, so the gang talks tinkering. What’s changed since the era of working on your car in the garage? And are there things you can fix yourself that you don’t even realize?

MUSIC: “Learn to Fly” - Foo Fighters

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This week, the gang is talking about “funemployment,” that time between when you leave one job and when you start another. Or is it time after you graduate from college when you don’t really care about whether or not you have a job yet? They discuss what the term means and why people get so excited for a time without a job.

MUSIC: “Angel from Montgomery” - John Prine

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This week, as the quarantine continues, Sean has a new activity: scrolling through a near-infinite feed of TikTok videos: cute animals, dumb pranks, and something called “social media challenges”? That’s what the gang is talking about this week.

MUSIC: No music, just audio from TikTok videos

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This week, the quarantine is maybe starting to get to the gang, so they talk about how lots of new people are joining Pierce in the bread-making game…and naming their sourdough starters, houseplants, and other things.

MUSIC: “All Kinds of Time” - Fountains of Wayne

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This week, as the quarantine continues, the gang talks about one of the ways that Kevin and Max (and a whole bunch of other people) are occupying themselves during the era of social distancing – Animal Crossing: New Horizons. How did we get here? And what TV show is the game most like?

MUSIC: “It’s a Trip!” - Joywave

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This week, as states around the country order the close of non-essential businesses, the gang talks about what makes a business “essential” – and why that’s not necessarily the same in every state.

MUSIC: “The Steps” - Haim

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This week is the first of many quarantine pods, and the gang is talking about a way that people can maintain their connections even during periods of enforced isolation: the virtual happy hour.

MUSIC: “Expectations” - Katie Pruitt

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL: The Linkstravaganza on Substack

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Okay, so I know we’re not a current events podcast. But the coronavirus has taken over basically everything, so why not lean in? This week, the gang discusses the impact that the pandemic is going to have on sports. What are games played in fanless stadiums going to be like? And how many times can Sean go back and forth about whether or not he’s intrigued by them?

MUSIC: “Television” – Shagwüf

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This week, a Vox article based on an essay in The Cut gets the gang talking about carrying stuff around. What do you put in a tote bag? And is a tote bag ever more than just a tote bag?

MUSIC: “Scream” - Loucey

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