Pandemonia

This week, Zach and Diego talk about colleges returning to online and/or in-person education, the costs of online learning (and tuition reimbursement), startups scooping up students, Conservative Christian schools’ divine mandate to reconvene amidst a pandemic, and Sportz.

It’s a lot. We did our research though (and drank, too). Enjoy!

Outro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0a4PAvS0M8&feature=emb_title

This week, Zach and Diego talk about the philosophy behind their favorite typefaces, how Smash Mouth became "Trash Mouth", the late James Gandolfini's love for Green Day's "Dookie", the current situation with the USPS, as well as their two cents on the Democratic VP Nominee pick.

Diego and Zach briefly mention Isaias and it knocked the freakin’ power out for days! Sorry the episode’s late…

This week we talk Tay Tay and the South Hampton COVID-Fest (TM), engage in more doomsaying about the overall state of the world, and resume the NYC eatery discourse. Zach’s mic won’t stop popping, and Diego recalls a triggering encounter with a burger.

Outro music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXxZwXUG_38

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This week, Zach and Diego welcome their first 1:1 interview guest -- Sarah Quinn. Sarah is a teacher, artist (she did the artwork for this pod, fun fact), and an overall amazing person. Together, the crew talks about their positives of the week and negatives, with a lengthy tangent on why schools should not reopen in the US. We shift back to an update on celebrities in the Presidential Race and how pants are or are not our friends during quarantine.

This week, we finally talk about Kanye AND Kayaks! We take a detour into NYC Bar Nostalgia, talk shit about Long Island, and revisit the '90s via Supermarket Sweep reruns. GIrlfriends of the pod, Julianne and Bri, sit in as guests.

Outro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1j8PWWJcYg

Zach and Diego ramble for 45 minutes about classic films, whether Jar-Jar Binks is art, how NBA documentaries like “Space Jam” and GOAT arguments have captured the popular imagination. This is followed up by the girlfriends of the pod — Julianne and Bri — making guest appearances to introduce a topic for our next episode: Kanye and Kayaks.

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Zach and Diego go deep into the human connection found in games — both video games and live sports — while also breaking down the need for greater communication with others. They discuss the urgency of #BlackLivesMatter and its relation to privilege, the pandemic, and how to help bolster momentum and public support for the movement.

Below, we’ve compiled a URL list of relevant links from this episode of the pod.

National Resource List: Minnesota Uprising and Beyond: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fpdRY5fwoyt04Il6y9bToWjv4wUaIoMAQERoE2A140U/htmlview?usp=sharing&pru=AAABcqmvDo4*skM0e1pm251cf_7HPHdYtg

List of Black-Owned bookstores: https://lithub.com/you-can-order-today-from-these-black-owned-independent-bookstores/

Austin Gilner's Summer Edit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf7gIHhfWQU

Outro Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66Q7R_b37B8

Zach and Diego come up with a brilliant idea for their new podcast, coffee is spoken to at length and sandwiches are shared in all of their glory.

Let us know if you’re grateful for Diego’s girlfriend letting him use the Nespresso for their custom coffee brews.

Outro Song: The Heavens -- "When I Get to Heaven" (https://theheavensmusic.bandcamp.com/)