In this episode, Amanda and Jordan discuss the weirdness of languages--particularly when one language is scrambled up with another. Jordan reveals one of her aspirations for her theology class, and Amanda shares about her newly acquired kitchen decor. They talk about mindless habits, and why it's hard to avoid turning your brain into jelly even after you quit them. Jordan wins this week's game, but she probably cheated somehow. 

In this episode, Amanda shares some general nutrition strategies, as well as some struggles with dog ownership. Jordan discusses the untrustworthiness of first impressions, as well as the benefit of professional filters. Both Jordan and Amanda describe what makes teenagers so simultaneously wonderful and annoying, but don't worry--they have their own weird complexes, so nobody's lording it over anybody. They also introduce an exciting new opportunity to get involved with the pod via game suggestions. So jump right in, folks! Anyone? Bueller? 

In the stunning conclusion of Episode 18, Jordan and Amanda share vehicular memories in a format that could almost be considered a game. You know, if you kinda squint and hold your mouth just right. 

(Mild Content Warning: Right around the 8:30 mark, the conversation veers into the topic of marriage and certain sessions of a marriage conference that Jordan attended. So if you're listening with a family member with whom you're not ready to talk about all aspects of the marriage relationship, maybe give it a listen by yourself first. We'd hate to be the first people to bring it up.)

In this special bonus episode (okay it's actually just the second half of Episode 17), Jordan guesses Amanda's Christmas gift. But it takes her about 500 questions, so Amanda probably wins this time. They discuss the most marvelous piece of technology this century, as well as the benefits of January term college classes. 

In this episode, Jordan and Amanda discuss Christmas baking, hot beverages, and the magic of snow. Amanda might become a real adult this year, and Jordan is taking steps toward her dream of taking lots more steps while hiking through the woods. Because they got SO long-winded, this week you get TWO episodes for the price of one (aka for zero dollars).

In this episode, Amanda and Jordan lean into the big issues of the Christmas season, including inflatable Christmas displays and why a person would make that decorating choice...or not. They also share some cute little kid sayings, and Balto's cuteness gets a shout out. Balto is also chilling in the background of this episode, so Amanda apologizes for any ambient clacking noises as he gnaws on his bone. Play along with this week's game and see how well you can decipher intentionally vague and misleading phrases. Spoiler alert: you'll probably do better than we do. 

In this episode, Amanda shares with future listeners the struggle of living in the age of DVDs and Jordan reveals her problem with Planet Earth (the series as well as the location). Then the conversation turns to the most objectively cute topic of all: baby pandas. Their artistic and communication skills are put to the test in this week's Doomed to Fail Game Experiment.