Here's a chill, low-energy episode recorded in the dog days of August. This time we talked about US and German politics, the weird world of Kaiserreich, and how commercialization affects creativity.

Kaiserreich alternate history lore: https://youtu.be/wdJZc6syBhI

This time we stayed mostly on theme and the theme is centrists and how insufferable they are. Other topics up for discussion include the Washington Football Team, interwar German politics, and Cowboy Bebop. Also, who's listening from Moscow? We're really curious.

This is what happens when we sit down without a plan and hit record.

Here's the Biden ad we talk about side by side with an ad for the F-150: https://twitter.com/Relentlessbored/status/1278952023120109570?s=20

Part 2 of our society on police and society.

In this episode, your intrepid hosts discuss the ongoing wave of protests over police brutality and racism. Our conversation lasted over two hours, so we decided to make this the first half of our first two-part episode.

More information on issues we mentioned in the show:

COMSTAT and NYPD arrest stats: https://gimletmedia.com/shows/reply-all/o2hx34

Adrian Schoolcraft: https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/30/nyregion/officer-who-disclosed-police-misconduct-settles-suit.html

Ferguson activist disappearances: https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-ferguson-activist-deaths-black-lives-matter-20190317-story.html

Local representation and environmental racism: https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2019/09/nicholas-school-duke-grad-black-experience-environmental-spaces

Police targeting legal observers:

https://www.nlg.org/police-targeting-nlg-legal-observers-at-black-lives-matter-protests/?fbclid=IwAR00z_1A1Cs7wfV8TTa5EnoP5aZqliJBSgTeHC_h-Huh8mGip8QX1amkJeA

Massive spreadsheet full of instances of Police brutality:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YmZeSxpz52qT-10tkCjWOwOGkQqle7Wd1P7ZM1wMW0E/edit?usp=sharing

This one's for real fans only.

This time your hosts discuss work-life balance and self help. What do they have to do with 30-50 hogs, the Chinese Exclusion Act, and the Congo Free State? Nothing really, but we talked about it all this episode anyway.

30-50 feral hogs explained: https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2019/8/6/20756162/30-to-50-feral-hogs-meme-assault-weapons-guns-kids

Link to the Forbes article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/bryanrobinson/2020/01/05/when-your-lizard-brain-burns-you-out-and-short-circuits-your-career/#27424c0f3c7d

Hope you like hearing about leftism because that's what we talked about this time. We start talking about why some people are being so annoying about Bernie's loss and end up talking about space pirates. Also, put cheese on your damn moussaka, people. And it's called lunchfast, not brunch.

This time, we talk about what's on everyone's mind. Splash Mountain. Well, that and video games, names, gentrification in Austin, TX and Indianapolis, and of course COVID. But don't worry, it's less fearful hand wringing and more talking about how an anarchist society would approach pandemic, or how COVID reshapes what we see as essential.

This episode's alright. Your intrepid hosts chatted on Super Tuesday about the Democratic primaries. Also on the docket: why the right can't make art, why Christopher Nolan is going to the gulag, and Austin's dogs weigh in with their thoughts on the Democratic candidates. The whole episode is conducted with the high degree of professionalism long-time listeners have come to expect. So, sit back, relax, and don't forget to vote no matter what day it is.

Links to topics discussed this episode:

Gail Collins and Bret Stephens' column: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/03/opinion/super-tuesday-2020.html

The making of Casablanca: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casablanca_(film)

The Nazis' "Degenerate Art Exhibition": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Degenerate_Art_Exhibition

Geralt's wang in the Witcher: https://www.vulture.com/2019/12/the-witcher-bathtub-geralt-meme.html