It's Pretty OK

This week, the gang is talking about the terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad process of buying a car, so strap in.

MUSIC: "Orion" – Rodrigo y Gabriela

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No puns or misdirection or anything in the title — this week, the gang is talking about coffee table books. Well, I guess they start talking about coffee table books as a way to get into a larger discussion of something that they refer to as "situational reading" and how it's changed in the smartphone era.

MUSIC: "Kill Your Television" – Ned's Atomic Dustbin

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This week, the gang is back at it to discuss CSA. No, not some horrifying dystopian hybrid of the CIA and the NSA — community-supported agriculture, in which you pay a local farm/producer up front for a season's worth of produce, to be collected on a periodic basis. Basically everyone on the pod has at least considered it, but only Pierce has taken the plunge. Plus, Sean has a totally unreasonable reaction to this week's trivia question, so stick around for that.

MUSIC: "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" – My Chemical Romance

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL: The Eternal March of the Black Parade (The Ringer)

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This week, Sean, Max and Pierce are talking about the phenomenon of "content creep" — the way that as podcasters, video creators, and other creative folks get more popular, the demand for them to constantly be creating more and different kinds of output just grows and grows.

MUSIC: "JOY (God Only Knows)" – Joy Anonymous

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On this episode, Sean is getting older and finding that his beer tastes are becoming, as he put it, "maybe not like MY dad's, but definitely like A dad's." Are there other things where we're changing in this sort of way as we get older? And how does the "27 Club" factor in?

MUSIC: "Watching the Credits" – The Beths

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This week, the gang is talking about the news that Pierce's favorite brewery in Atlanta is shutting down its local taproom and moving its production operations out of state. How do you deal with the loss of something like that that has become a fixture in your life?

MUSIC: "Training Montage" – The Mountain Goats

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This week, the SPORTS BOIS talk (in a very timely manner) about Purdue's first-round exit from the men's NCAA Tournament at the hands of 16-seed Fairleigh Dickinson, the smallest team in the bracket. It seems to be part of an ongoing trend over the last decade or so in which the value of dominant centers is rapidly shrinking. And the gang finds a way to sneak in a "fond" farewell to Jim Boeheim along the way.

MUSIC: "Sole Obsession" – Nation of Language

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This week, the gang gets together to talk about the hype around kitchen "multitaskers" like the Instant Pot as well as single-use implements like garlic presses. What's the argument for each, and how is Sean going to connect the Instant Pot to his iPhone?

MUSIC: "Not Strong Enough" – boygenius

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This week, the gang (minus Kevin) convenes to talk about movies — more specifically, the Academy Awards. What role do the Oscars play in the modern world of fragmented streaming services?

MUSIC: "Futures Bet" – U.S. Girls

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This week, the gang is talking about $2 bills. Why do they feel like such a novelty, and should that maybe change going forward?

MUSIC: "A Long December" – Oceanator

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