Pros and Cons

With the recent announcement of a name facelift to Meta, it marks (no pun) a pinpoint in time for Facebook’s history. Kev and Jack talk about their experiences with the platform in its early years, how the company has evolved, and the name shift. Plus, other related topics such as The Social Network movie.

For the baseball grand finale, the Atlanta Braves took on the Houston Astros in the World Series this year. ATL finally broke their citywide sports curse, and did it against arguably the most hated team out there. Jack and Kev talk about how the playoffs led to that matchup, including a loss from their beloved Yankees early, and how satisfied they were with the rounds overall.

Shoutout to Trevor Plouffe the prophet!

It’s that time of the year again with Halloween coming up this weekend. To celebrate, why not look at the evil characters in stories either connected or adjacent to the holiday. Are they scary? Are they cool? How are they as costumes? Kev and Jack talk about 10 of the most well-known specific characters and some other general kinds you see.

As one of the most critically-acclaimed TV shows of all time, The Sopranos ran for around a decade from 1999-2007. Its impact is still being felt today, and it’s had a resurgence during the pandemic of people watching it – in particular, a younger crowd who didn’t watch it as it released in real time. Now, there’s also a new “prequel” movie, Many Saints of Newark, that just came out on HBO Max at the beginning of October. Jack and Kev discuss the show, the new film, and where it stands among the TV show rankings.

(No spoilers until 39 min mark)

With October being the spooky month around Halloween, there's several eerie superstitions that start to come into play. It's not all bad, though, there's good luck ones as well. Kev and Jack talk about if they're ever believed in them, which common ones they heard growing up, and which make the most sense.

With a full 162 game baseball regular season completing on Sunday after a shortened 60 game covid one last year, the sport is back in full swing (no pun intended). Jack and Kev look back on the 2021 MLB season with big moments like the sticky substances for pitchers and the crazy trade deadline. Then, they give their picks for who they think will win in each round of the playoffs that are starting tonight. 

* Episode a day early because of the timing for the Wild Card

LET'S GO YANKEES!

In a new edition of breaking down music put out during the pandemic, Kev and Jack look at a selection of albums and EPs released between mid/late June and early/mid September of 2021 across a mix of genres. From pop stars to smaller upcoming artists you may not know about yet, and everyone in-between.

As one of the biggest cities not just in California but in the whole country, San Francisco is well known across the world with the Golden Gate Bridge and its other appearances in movies and TV shows like Full House. With Kev fresh off a short trip up the coast from LA, and Jack having visited SF in the past, they discuss their experiences with the city. From the hills to the cable cars to the weather, how does it fall on the pros and cons scale?

It’s back-to-school time of year again, with NYC catching up to the rest of the country who has already gone back. As a result, Kev and Jack discuss one of the most crucial parts of that process: teachers. They break down personal memories and stereotypes from the different levels of school and the different subjects.

While AirPods are the latest sensation, there’s a long trail of headphones that have come before it. Even in the past couple of decades, there’s been some notable changes. Jack and Kev talk about which they’ve had from growing up to now, their opinions vs in-ear or over-ear, the Apple wired or wireless decision, and more audio ear matters.