Need Money Not Friends

Beth and Michael talk about car charging rage is the new road rage, and how the hell is infrastructure ever going to keep up with charging demand? How did the people in charge not see this coming? They explore the pleasures of scarcity, musical tastes as core to ones identity, Marvel movies. Should extinction rebellion be protesting corporations or the the protestors' peers?  Beth fails again to keep Star Wars out of the conversation.  They discuss fashion designer Jeff Garner, sustainable shopping with a stylist, and the business model of quality over quantity.  New word added to the Rock 'n' Roll Porter podcast list of banned words. 

Beth and Michael guess which of their two Norwegian Forest Cats is leaving sick on the floor. Portland, Oregon is a dystopia, yet still manages to remain environmentally friendly.  Beth and Michael can't be bothered to put any effort into holidays, birthdays, or anniversaries. Their 25th anniversary is tomorrow (Michael did the math). They will make extra fancy cappuccinos. Beth just realized as she is typing this that they are out of milk.  New banned word announced. 

Beth and Michael consider the one thing you need to create your own island paradise in the Netherlands. Beth is still sick. Michael mentions the UK's version of Frank Sinatra. Michael is experimenting with the mix. New banned words added to the podcast banned words list.  It sounds a little muddy to Beth. What do you think? 

Michael (aka Miks, pronounced "meeks" or "mieks" if you are Dutch) plays any song in the style of anyone in any key. He's taking requests. A glimpse into Michael's brain as he is working out a piece of music, and other glimpses into Michael's brain. A glimpse into Beth's life--what it is like to live with someone who is good at everything.  Beth and Michael talk about Jools Holland's father in law, elementary school breakfast, lunches, canned pasta, and snack cake brands of the '70s and '80s. They now prefer autumn over spring, because autumn is now more relatable.  

The world is terrible and puts terrible, albeit it hilarious, images in Beth's head. Don't eat farmed salmon. In fact, everyone should just not eat anything or breathe anything and we should all just stand there motionless for the foreseeable future. Beth also has procured some "main pants."  NASA does another amazing thing while the BBC does not. New banned word added to the words banned on the Rock 'n' Roll Porter podcast. Producer Jack Kerouac shows up to work all schmutzy. 

Beth is steaming mad about the coffee economy overrunning coffee culture. Carl Hiaasen books are cathartic.  A new word is added to the list of banned words for the Rock 'n' Roll Porter podcast. 

Beth compares her illness to the suffering of American soldiers in winter-time Bastogne during WWII.  Beth dislikes mysteries because she dislikes the word "mystery."  Michael doesn't care much for fiction but has a hard time not droning on about Tolkien.  Beth often defiantly and confidently says or writes the wrong thing. Michael lets embarrassment of her own making rain down on her for a good long while before drying her off with the truth.  

Beth and Michael discuss when bullied boys become world leaders, Russell Brand, Youtube, Marilyn Manson, Camille Paglia, believing women, listening to women, getting women into power positions, and what happens next. Michael finds a way to bring up Star Wars. Beth announces the first words banned from being used on this podcast due to overuse. 

Beth and Michael discuss a young girl knowing her worth (inflation and babysitting price fixing comes into play), Michael bundling something he likes to do with something he doesn't like to do, grammar, and how Michael's sleepwear must be ADHD approved. 

Beth and Michael worked too hard at a festival. Michael has a cold.  Beth feels disassociated.  Beth and Michael call into question the ethics of festivals when it comes to waste.  They criticize the latest Apple campaign and can't seem to stop referring to any phenomena that happened before Y2K.  Michael doesn't need headphones.  He refers to Beth's ADHD as "your personality type."