We find chess fascinating. Originally for royalty, the game is now played everywhere. It can even be found on Twitch. It's tons of fun, but only geniuses are good at it... Right? Houston and Adrian dive in and then meander around that exact question, "Does being good at chess make you a genius?"

Enjoy this mini-conversation that had to be cut from one of our episodes. Houston and Adrian dive deep into movies and attempt to guess what they mean.

Usually, Japanese anime have fantastical stories that are far removed from our daily lives. However, every once in a while, an anime appears that strikes home, allowing us to process life's big questions unknowingly while entertaining us. One-Punch Man is one of those animes

Today on the pod, Houston and Adrian tackle season 1 of One Punch Man, the hit anime. They discuss a range of topics, but keep circling back to the question, "What if One-Punch Man is an allegory about dealing with reality?"

Solo hosted by Adrian. He takes a moment to give a quick update on the state of the podcast, state how grateful he is that you stroke their egos. . . I mean. . give your support, and announces some exciting new developments in their world.

Someone once said, "If social status was meaningless, we wouldn't have a bunch of movies about it."

On this podcast, the two hosts dive into the subject to suss out what status really is, what it costs, and whether the cost is worth the effort.

This week on the pod, Houston and I invite the better angels of our nature forth to speak on authority. The two of us are quite free-spirited and chafe at the thought, but we decided to take a more positive view on the question "What is 'authority' and why do we need it?"

The two hosts discuss how to communicate. They go through their experiences, failures, and common pitfalls they find out in society

This week the hosts start with the question, "Why is it so hard to meet new friends as you get older?" From there they launch into a discussion on friendship: how to find friends, what a friend is, and how to be a better friend.

The hosts discuss The Social Dilemma, a new Netflix documentary on the ills of the social media industry. The documentary highlights the negative effects social media has on our society and the increasing amount of power it gives the companies who control the apps. 

The hosts dive into the subject of money. While there they address their flawed views of money and ask questions like, "Why is talking about money a taboo subject?" and "What are proper ways to view and handle money?"