Bennett gives an 18 year out-of-date review of No Country for Old men, criticizing its postmodern qualities, and then Bennett and Daniel discuss surveillance. With the ever-present increase in technological sophistication and affordability, cameras are ubiquitous: doorbells, bodycams, traffic cameras, and more. Is this a good thing? Why do we value privacy? Is security worth it? What about cameras in the workplace, like in the classroom or in a technical field? The pros and cons are weighed, and Daniel and Bennett give their views (audio only, of course).

Daniel and Bennett discuss the Independence Day fireworks hangover, Costco evangelism, and penny pinching before diving headlong into a long-awaited Superpowers and Drawbacks. This time, they consider the benefits of salvaged food weighed carefully against hirsute bedspreads.

Bennett introduces a new segment called Wisdom of the Ages, in which he takes three common aphorisms that everyone knows and has Daniel assess the wisdom contained in them. How should we treat so-called enemies? How is it that people with seemingly incompatible characteristics end up together? Should one gravitate toward or reject stereotypes? All of these are examined, and Daniel also talks a little about the new house he's buying.

Bennett discusses the difficulty of digging holes, and then perhaps digs a metaphorical hole with this episode's spicy (or zesty?) Mind Your Morals, which focuses on homosexuality. What if a substance were invented that could eliminate the same-sex attraction and restore opposite-sex attraction? Bennett quizzes Daniel on multiple scenarios of this hypothetical drug's use to see what the moral implications of such an invention might be.

Avocados, pumpkins, and pee durations... oh my! In this episode, Bennett tests Daniel's world record intuition, seeing if he can guess which thing is biggest in a variety of categories. It's a wholesome game, until it isn't. After the game, Bennett and Daniel discuss the inclusion of arachnophobia modes in video games and discuss how it affects accessibility, artistic vision, and the cultural norms of creativity and consumption.

Slightly above average bats, phantom pitches, and a nightmarish, neverending ball game. Such is the content of the extended sports metaphor that Bennett presents to Daniel in this episode. The tale is a metaphor for dating in the current age, centering on the cultural and technological factors that make it such a dystopian hellscape. Is it uplifting? No. But it is entertaining, philosophical, humorous, and hopefully provides guidance on what is wrong and what we could change to make it better.

After a couple months' gap, Bennett and Daniel return from eventful holidays in this pregnant 2025. It's not pregnant with a child, but with possibilities, of course. In semi-journalistic fashion, they recount Bennett's first meeting with Cosmo, Daniel's current thoughts on fatherhood, Bennett's move into a new house, his newfound Renaissance man capabilities, and lay the groundwork for a discussion on the effects of screens on kids and how to handle their exposure.

Bennett and Daniel discuss technology! Bennett relives joyful childhood memories with Roller Coaster Tycoon, and Daniel discusses the infiltration of attention-fragmenting technology into schools. He explains how and why phones in schools are so harmful to success, how he addressed this issue in his school, and then he and Bennett talk more generally about the psychological and practical reasons why attention fragmentation is so bewildering.

With the 2024 US Presidential election looming, the media lying, the campaigns exaggerating, and everyone bringing their biases to the table, Bennett presents Daniel with clarity through the one medium that speaks directly to the human soul: poetry. He accrues poems about the candidates, issues, and events relevant to this election, brilliant specimens of art and language, and Daniel analyzes them (and tries to pick which are secretly written by Bennett). They try to keep it fair and balanced to protect your delicate political sensibilities, but also have a good laugh at politics and poetry.

Bennett and Daniel return after a long hiatus with lots of complaints stored up. At least they're interesting complaints! Bennett discusses the trailer for the upcoming movie, Wicked, and with Daniel analyzes its message and relation to modern movie trends (spoiler: they suck). Then Bennett and Daniel compare the experience of using the internet in the 90s and 00s to using the internet today. How has the internet gotten worse, why, and how can we fix it? How have SEO, AI, ads, and bias corrupted this useful tool? Finally, they discuss an AI tool that can analyze podcasts... and generate a podcast from it. They feed this very episode to the AI and include it at the end.