• Melissa hosts a special episode of the podcast • We buy a belt, brave traffic, and discuss Skyrim • Melissa drives in "conditions" and talks to Amy • Mama Williams (Jayna) makes her podcast debut • Luke interviews some of his co-workers at Frito • We seek suggestiopns for a froofy coffee drink

• We break in our fancy new recording equipment • $2500 refrigerators and Best Buy incompetence • How would mankind react to a global EMP blast? • Josh and Nick share their thoughts using Skype • We discuss the merit of the Anthropocene period • Amy and Melissa educate us about modern slavery

• Live report from a Snoqualmie snowshoeing trip • Recap: Nicolas Cage and the benefits of sin tax • Luke complains about dog farts, proposes camels • Nick and Luke discuss portals and plane crashes • We discuss book two of the Harry Potter series • Luke designs a game: time-traveling terrorism

• Emily McCartan steps in to fill Amy's normal spot • Is it acceptable to like the "bad guys" in fiction? • We discuss Nicolas Cage's atrocious acting career • Is Facebook slowly turning into America Online? • Our Christmas review and New Year's resolutions • An interview with Alison Sprague about nonsense

• Kelly and I experiment with new microphones • We discuss how this new hardward came to be • I use numerous movie quotes inappropriately • I learn that onions should never be drinkified • This or That: Klondike bars or a go-kart track • Kelly draws an amazing picture of a grasshopper

• Should Skyrim be considered for GOTY 2011? • Is there an alternative to the 'TV show' pattern? • Do spoilers ruin the enjoyment of narratives? • Has Apple turned into an oppressive company? • What would be the ideal fast food combo meal? • Should we use sin taxes to fix the budget crisis?

• Tiffany Siminski joins the show in the fifth chair • Kelly and Amy discuss their NaNoWriMo failures • We rant about stuff (tipping, Black Friday, etc) • Mini reviews (Melissa talks about her thermos) • We discuss the Occupy Wall Street phenomenon • Science: bioengineered meat & muscle doubling

• Amy and Kelly discuss their NaNoWriMo progress • Kelly and Melissa open their birthday presents • We quickly review 19 video games for PC/PS3/360 • We complain about the Call of Duty franchise • Science: a mega laser & lithium-air batteries • We answer a handful of your listener questions

• Danielle from Sacramento joins the cast • Our last IGS: The Frozen Synapse Bundle • We recommend some other, better podcasts • I fail to properly stuff the TNS Mystery Box • Science: two kitchen myths & brain aging • We answer some of your listener questions

• Mike Grandy joins us in the fifth chair • Game Spotlight: Proun & Contre Jour • We discuss Purchased vs. Homemade • How we would each spend $20 million • Science: harvestmen and bed bug sex • We answer some listener questions