It's Pretty OK

This week, the gang talks bowling. With things like bougie-fied workwear, axe-throwing, etc., is bowling missing out on its revival moment? Or, as is so often the case, are we the problem?

MUSIC: “Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)” - Kenny Rogers

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Pierce, Kevin and Max talk about the different places that people choose to live. Why do young people flock to urban centers? And when they eventually leave, how do they choose where to go?

MUSIC: “The Suburbs” - Arcade Fire

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, the gang finally sits down to talk about the Astros sign-stealing scandal (and the Nike Vaporfly/Alphafly shoe controversy). Where is the line where good old-fashioned gamesmanship crosses over into distasteful cheating? Then, as always, Pierce apologizes, and Sean closes the show by saying something about the Miami Heat that turned out not to actually happen (we recorded this one a few days early, on the day of the NBA trade deadline). So, you know, that.

MUSIC: “Festival Song” - Jeff Rosenstock

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Kevin joins the show…as a host? Could this be the start of something new and wonderful? Maybe! But first, the gang is discussing an article in The Guardian about weekend loneliness, which everyone on the pod seems to have maybe experienced in some form or fashion.

MUSIC: “Piano Man” - Billy Joel

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, the gang is talking about personality quizzes. Some are serious enough that they get used in the business world, some are silly enough that they tell you what cheese you are, but either way, there’s about a gazillion of them out there.

MUSIC: “Personality Crisis” - New York Dolls

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Kevin joins Sean and Pierce to discuss a topic of great import and much seriousness: What makes a good chip?

MUSIC: “Seventeen” - Sharon Van Etten

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, a blog post by tech thinker Anil Dash gets the gang talking about closed systems on the internet—ecosystems like Instagram that want to keep you within their own walls instead of letting you bounce around the rest of the web. Who benefits from closed systems? And are we operating within systems that we don’t even realize?

MUSIC: “Chatroom” - Charly Bliss

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL

“Link In Bio” is a slow knife (Anil Dash)

“Link in Bio” Is the Worst Thing About Instagram (The Ringer)

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The gang completes its transition into “a Slate Money meta-pod” this week, digging into the idea of “cloud kitchens”—warehouse kitchens designed to be rented by delivery-only restaurants. Can they have a rational discussion about this new approach to foodservice? Or will it just devolve into Sean being a curmudgeon and complaining about the app-ification of modern life? Better tune in to find out.

MUSIC: “No Future Three: Escape from No Future” - Titus Andronicus

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.