This episode is about Russia, where Russian nesting dolls are from.

Sometimes I think that Take Five is like a Russian nesting doll: Lots of layers of meaning, one inside another, for the listener to discover … is what I wish I could say. But it’s not even remotely true. If you’re looking for hidden layers of meaning, then this isn’t the right podcast. On the other hand, if you want a podcast where you understand more than the hosts, you’re in the right place!

I think a lot more people would become vegan if it gave you moral superiority and superpowers, like in Scott Pilgrim vs. The World.

… Then again, maybe moral superiority is a superpower?

I probably shouldn’t make any jokes about this one. If you think there’s a chance you’ve got a sexually transmitted disease, please book an appointment with your doctor.

This episode is about games! But just because this happens to be something Jack and Anthony know a lot about, don’t expect them not to have an inane conversation. A nane conversation? Is it “nane”?

Do you have teeth? If the answer is yes; that’s really weird. Why do you have two rows of hard enamel lining your mouth? Don’t you think that’s really weird? It’s all soft stuff in there and then you have a bunch of hard things gnashing stuff? Oh man; that’s the fuel of nightmares. It’s like filling a pillow with knives or something.

But I’m not here to judge. “People” with teeth like yourself often get things caught in them, and need toothpicks! So here’s an episode about toothpicks.

Populism isn’t just a horrible disease! In fact, it isn’t a horrible disease at all! Turns out it’s political or something.

Join Anthony and Jack as they slowly realise that they don’t know what Populism is. I say “slowly”, but it’s almost immediate.

Fudge is not only the topic of this week’s Take Five, but also a way for its inventor to eat pure sugar without anyone judging them. Why not sit back with a nice bag of fudge, and listen to this episode?

(It’s not actually only five minutes long. You’re just hyperactive from all the sugar.)

Minimalism

If you’re listening to this in the future, you might be sitting in your spaceship and laughing at the assumptions made in this episode.

First, thanks for being a fan. Second, please send us a time-email with any information you think we should know about how spaceships turn out. We’ll make sure to include the corrections in our next episode.

Show notes and links:

* Campervan Hire UK & Europe (spaceshipsrentals.co.uk)

You can rent a spaceship!

If you like podcasts about tangents, boy are you going to lo-Wait is that a butterfly?

Haha! It is! It is a butterfly!

Show notes and links:

* Thank You for Smoking (3/5) Movie CLIP – Ice Cream Politics (2005) HD (youtube.com)

The scene from the film “Thank You For Smoking”, which we discuss in the episode.