Loon returns to the studio, and...it goes pretty much how you expect.

There's a little politics, a little vaccine talk (if you're anti-vaccine, probably best you skip this one) and we reduce the whole of human existence to an R.E.M. song.

Matt and Kris talk about Mending Cracks and Time Blindness.

Apologies, ADHD Challenges, Uniforms for Life, After M.A.S.H, Stitch vs. Gremlins, and more.

Guest Host and Left Of Center Alumni Quasipsyco joins me to talk about Empathy, COVID, and Onlyfans, among other things.

Tell me more of this sleep cycle you speak of.

Memories are Hashtags.

Maybe we should let ourselves get bored?

Why don’t you take a break, Kris?

Pomodoro Timer.

Divergent thinking

The Scarlet Yarmulke (A shoutout to Sid Bridge)

Pontiac pop-up headlights.

Being a different bartender.

I’m working on everything.

Keeping it to yourself vs. ceding control.

FOPO

Liquid Television

Jason Momoa as Lobo?

GalaxyQuest 2 and Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Quadrophenia

Bruce Springsteen Live 1975-1985 / Darkness on the Edge of Town

Roley’s on TikTok. Send your condolences.

Matt remembers Patreon because Kris can’t remember shit, and Matt’s idea for a new tier.

Lambda Variant?

COVID in Virginia.

Apple Store COVID experience.

Kris talks about Bosch S7, and the upcoming spinoff, and the first few episodes of Loki, and the visual representation of the TVA.

Donald Fagen IGY. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBruAooXPNU

Earthships. https://taos.org/places/earthship-biotecture/

A bit on Oil “That’s what we do, we consume shit”

Ebook readers

James Bond — James Gardner Novels.

“Don’t Hate the player, hate the game.”

Matt’s Idea for a Bond Movie.

Bond v Batman v Punisher goes into UFC commentary.

Old and Busted — Wrestling is out of ideas for the time being.

“Wrestling is porn without penetration.”

CM Punk — Pipebomb promo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijBx8dJORNo

When you’re in the middle of a creative effort, and your expectations are high, two things can happen, your ego can get crushed, or you can cross the line from perseverance to stubbornness. What do you do if you find yourself in this position.

“Create without giving a damn.”

BTS of This Pirate

The cornfield cruiser https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/news/features/history/cornfield-cruiser.html

Happy Places

What’s your base stress level?

Do you try to make something every day?

Ridiculously Simple

Kris is Anti-Guru.

PhilosophyTube. https://www.youtube.com/user/thephilosophytube

Einzelgänger. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCybBViio_TH_uiFFDJuz5tg

There’s no such thing as too much info.

Did the pirates enjoy art?

Kris cuts a promo.

Ric Flair and Jay Lethal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SobD560-9ZQ

When philosophy morphs into dick jokes and the realization that haven't had an actual debate in years.

Today's transition-free extravaganza is not part of the MCU.

In fact, Kris is kind of done with superheroes and reality TV. Matt would like to know why Kris doesn't just change the channel.

Kris is now on attempt No. 3427 of ignoring the pink elephant, as Matt calls it.

Today's major philosophical point. It's not ok to be a dick, but sometimes is it ok to be dick-adjacent?

Kris Updates us on his existential dread, and we talk about humanity's final philosophy: Zen Pirate Stoic Asshole.