This week we try our hand at a new segment on the show: an NFL-style draft! Both of us recently traveled to England, so we decided that instead of hot and cold takes we would draft our top 6 favorite things about the country. It’s a jolly good episode.

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This week we take a break from hot and cold takes to discuss the “power of friendship.” Many people say that friendship and community are the antidotes to the loneliness crisis. But is this enough? What if friendship is even more essential to our wellbeing than we think? It’s a “friendsgiving” episode for your Thanksgiving week. Enjoy!

Read Jack’s essay on loneliness here.

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This week we discuss the drug that we’re addicted to, but won’t admit that we are. Coffee holds a high place in American society, and today we bring our definitive takes on this important beverage.

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This week we get outside of our American bubble and share our takes on anything “international.” Food and drink, Christmas markets, accents…everything is on the table.

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It’s time to talk about one of the most important beverages in society today: milk (Seth wrote this line, completely unbiased). We bring our thoughts on everything from product labeling to personal dietary restrictions to governmental marketing programs and figure out if milk is worth the hype (spoiler: it very much is).

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Loyal listeners may not know this, but there are 3 million other podcasts out there besides The Jack & Seth Show. In this episode, we dissect the podcast industry and give our takes on what makes a podcast truly great (spoiler — it must have two incredibly handsome hosts named Seth & Jack).

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In perhaps our most controversial episode, we bring our hot/cold takes on dating. Get ready for a long discussion on what “cringe” really means and Jack’s omnipotent power of knowing when a relationship is going to work out, and when it won’t.

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Election season is in full swing, and so are our hot and cold takes. In this episode, we dig into our most uncontroversial political takes.

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Get ready for a dive into the early 2000’s Christian media subculture. We bring our takes on Sherwood pictures, Adventures in Odyssey, Veggietales, Switchfoot, and more.

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The one where in which we share some takes on everyone’s favorite monopolistic marketing firm.

Apple is worth more than $3 trillion, but its success is often chalked up to gimmicks like blue text bubbles or anti-competitive behavior like limiting third parties from building on Apple products. In this episode, we do our best to tease apart what makes Apple what it is — substance or smoke and mirrors?

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