The Boredwalk Podcast

This week Boredwalk co-founder Meredith sat down with Gabe Sanchez from Boredwalk's content team to discuss muddling along in our dystopian hellscape, freshly baked bad behavior in her personal life, and recent positive and negative feedback from customers and internet trolls, respectively. They then read and react to fan responses to the Question of the Day "what's your 'no good deed goes unpunished' story?" As you can imagine, it led to some truly bonkers stories. Our takeaway? Don't do good deeds! The episode wraps up with Meredith & Gabe trading answers to the questions "what social stigma do we need to get rid of?" and "what's your favorite thing that someone you love does?" from the Delve Deck Venting and Joy Editions. Listen to hear their answers!

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Meredith and Tess discuss unhinged people who steal other artists' work only to claim THEY are the aggrieved party. It happens way more often than you might think!

Next up is a dispatch from the land of trolls, which is never a dull moment! A special twist this week is their professed concern for our souls, which seems both well-meaning but also invasive.

This week's Question of the Day was "which song immediately transports you back to a happy time of your life?" Lots of fun answers that run the gamut!

They wrap up the episode by trading answers to the questions "what are you too hard on yourself about?" from the Delve Deck: Venting Edition, and "what are you most thankful you learned as a kid?" from the Delve Deck: Joy Edition. Listen to hear their answers!

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Meredith regales Tess with her recounting of the brawl that broke out in her driveway between two grown-ass men over a fender bender last week!

Tess then laments the battery of social obligations she is slogging through following the holidays, Meredith anticipates the arrival of her in-laws, and both of them express exasperation at everyone's generally terrible behavior.

They then move on to check in with the social media trolls, who never fail to amaze. In this week's installment of The Week In Trolls, two chaotic and inconsiderate sociopaths try to justify their awful impulses in reaction to some comedy sketches our content team published recently. They are unsuccessful in this endeavor.

Next up Meredith & Tess react to fan responses to the Question of the Day "what food do you hate that everyone seems to love?"

The episode wraps up with our two hosts trading questions from the Venting and Joy editions of the Delve Deck! First up from the Venting edition: "what seems like it should make you happy but doesn't?"

Not satisfied with one venting question, they also discuss "what problem can you not believe technology hasn't solved yet?"

As a palate cleanser they attempt to indulge in some joyful rumination, answering "if you could create a magic pill, what would it do?"

Give a listen to hear their answers!

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Tess and Meredith celebrate the 200th episode of the podcast!

They discuss the recent break-in and burglary at our offices and the motivations of male criminals compared to those of female criminals, but Meredith reserved the bulk of her ire for AT&T. They are the worst!

They move on to this week's Troll Comment Champion, who, like many internet trolls, assumes everything on the internet is both a sincere documentary (and not a secret second thing like a tongue-in-cheek comedy sketch) and should also cater to their specific interests. Imagine going through life in the 21st century being disappointed and angry every time you open an app!

In contrast, Boredwalk customer Sylvia is a big fan of her recent Delve Deck purchase, which is nice!

Speaking of the Delve Deck, this week's Question of the Day spotlight was sparked by a card from the new Joy Edition expansion pack and asked "what is the best thing to happen to you in the last 12 months?" Fan answers ranged from paying off debts, getting sober and reuniting with kids, and international travel. Fun!

They then wrap up exchanging their own answers to the Delve Deck: Venting Edition question "what habit do other people have that annoys you the most?" (Meredith dislikes flakiness, and Tess really doesn't appreciate self-centeredness in conversations) and the Joy Edition question "what is your favorite thing about your personality?" Tess says she appreciates her ability to be flexible and intuitive in social situations, and Meredith admires her sense of humor.

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Boredwalk co-founder Meredith was joined this week by Gabe, the newest member of Boredwalk's content team!

Gabe shared a nice review from a customer regarding their recent Delve Deck purchase before discussing their respective holiday festivities. They then checked in on the week in troll comments — always a treat!

Next up, they react to fan responses to the recent Question of the Day "what is the worst thing about 21st century living?" Unsurprisingly, the internet and social media feature heavily in the discussion.

This led into a conversation about Meredith's current deep dive into documentaries about modern hippie communes. General consensus: fine for a weekend with close friends, but not appealing for extended periods with randos.

They wrap up the episode trading answers to questions from the Delve Deck Venting and Joy expansion packs. First up: "what food do you hate to buy because you know it will go bad before you can finish it?" Gabe says Costco-sized bags of broccoli, Meredith says milk.

Next, on the joyful side of things: "what do you find calming?" Gabe says staying in with his dogs and his partner, and Meredith agrees — she just wants to read books and sip tea in her egg chair.

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Boredwalk co-founder Meredith and Boredwalk content creator Tess discuss Tess's ailing kitty Jasper's recent tummy troubles and Meredith's foster cat menagerie. So many cats to help, so little time!

Meredith also talks a bit about the new products Boredwalk has in store for 2024, holiday plans (or lack thereof), and the great job Boredwalk's operations staff did getting stuff shipped out quickly this season. Huzzah!

Tess then shares a review from customer Danielle regarding her new copy of Whatever!, our activity book for 90s kids. How nice!

On the flip side of that, there's a troll fail that is unintentionally funny because his misogynistic comment was not the burn he thought it would be given the context. Better luck next time, troll!

However, it does spark an interesting discussion on aging, ageism, and sexist double-standards about aging propped up by tired patriarchal narratives.

They then react to fan responses to the Question of the Day "what's a topic you can't seem to understand no matter how much anyone tries to explain it?" Answers ranged from arguments against veganism to pro sports salaries to cryptocurrency to fax machines to contribution margins in business to the stock market. We contain multitudes!

Meredith & Tess wrap up by trading questions from the Venting & Joy editions of the Delve Deck, answering "what mistake do you keep making that you never seem to learn from?" and "what makes you feel most fulfilled?"

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In a bittersweet episode, Boredwalk co-founder Matt bids farewell to Josh Patton from Boredwalk's content team. Apparently making funny videos wearing cool shirts is not as compelling as Josh's plan to become a superpowered grasshopper who farms cannabis and moonlights as the President of the United States. Dream big if you're going to dream at all!

They then discuss the cognitive dissonance of people who get upset that creators usually have jobs making content for multiple brands in order to make ends meet, internet trolls who don't understand how satire & parody work, and read a nice review from Cindy W. about how much she loves her Grievance Journal (available now at Boredwalk.com!)

Josh & Matt then react to fan responses to the recent Question of the Day "What job doesn't exist now, but will probably exist in the future?" Answers ranged from viable 3rd party candidate to emotional support humans for AI chatbots to the aforementioned superpowered insectoid cannabis farmers.

They wrap things up by trading questions from our newly release Delve Deck expansions!

From the Venting Edition, "What are you too hard on yourself about?" and from the Joy Edition, "What's the luckiest thing that ever happened to you?" Give a listen to find out our answers!

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Meredith and Tess talk about Tess's recent Lasik procedure, Meredith's least favorite game "Whiny Copyright Infringer Bingo", and customer Tara K.'s love of the cozy scoop neck fleece sweatshirts in her recently purchased mystery bundle!

They also discuss the pathetic misogynists hiding behind Instagram handles — how tough and alpha of them! — who hate Boredwalk's feminist content and women in general. Imagine having such a angry, joyless life that actively seeking out content you dislike and ranting about it in the comments is what passes for a hobby.

Tess & Meredith then react to fan responses to the QOTD "If you were an ancient god in a pantheon, what would be your sphere of influence?" as well as provide their own! Tess wants dominion over low-key wine nights and cats, and Meredith wants to be the goddess responsible for avenging wronged women. Fitting!

They move on to reveal the early winner in the head-to-head showdown between our two new product releases — Delve Deck: Joy Edition and Delve Deck: Venting Edition. The victor may surprise you!

The episode wraps up with them answering questions from each new deck — "what aspect of getting older do you look forward to most?" from Joy Edition, and "what food do you hate to buy because you know it will go bad before you finish it? Listen to find out their answers!

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* Due to technical issues, episode 194 was eaten by cyber-gremlins, which is why we skipped from 193 to 195 this week! If we're able to recover the audio files we'll publish it as soon as possible, but if not just assume it was a laugh riot and be sad it will never be heard.

Meredith and Grace talk about Meredith's recent almost-run-in with would-be burglars who half-heartedly attempted to break into our home WHILE SHE WAS THERE WORKING. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY.

They also discuss familial estrangement during the holiday season — always a joyous topic!

They then share which famous person they would both like to meet — comedian Dana Carvey for Grace, and filmmaker/King of Filth John Waters for Meredith — and then the conversation takes a bizarre conspiratorial turn. What fun!

The episode wraps up with two questions from our JUST RELEASED Delve Deck: Joy Edition and Delve Deck: Venting Edition expansion packs! They ask "what are your biggest daily annoyances?" and "what would you secretly like to brag about if you didn't think anyone would judge you for it?"

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This week Boredwalk content creator Grace and Boredwalk co-founder Meredith trade stories about their recent exercise-related brushes with death! They also react to a customer review that describes a work culture that gives us all the ick.

There is then our recurring segment "Troll Comment of the Week" — always a fun time! As per usual, this week's troll comment is busting at the seams with unprompted misogyny.

Meredith and Grace then share their responses to our recent Question of the Day "which fast food chain has the worst menu?" Fan answers were varied and heated! A lot of Chick-fil-A stans and haters in these streets!

They wrap up by asking each other questions from our forthcoming Delve Deck expansion packs. From the Venting Edition they answer the question "who disappointed you recently and why?" and from the Joy Edition they share their responses to "what life experience ended up being a lot better than you imagined it would be?"

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