Too Rational

You are going to die. Or are you? Get morbid as Mike and Orion discuss death on Too Rational. What is a good death? What should one prepare concerning those you must leave behind? Is death truly the end? All this, and more on the Season 2 finale of Too Rational. If you’ve been enjoying...

What calendar apps are the best? How can one solve scheduling? What day does the week even start on? Big questions; complicated, potentially unsatisfying answers. One thing’s for sure — if it’s not on your calendar, it doesn’t exist. If you’ve been enjoying Too Rational, please take a minute to review/rate our show on Apple...

Mike shocks Orion with his “Now Playing”; Orion has bad taste in music; it’s possible and feasible to rent a lute if you’re so inclined. All this, and more, in this week’s musical episode of Too Rational. If you’ve been enjoying Too Rational, please take a minute to review/rate our show on Apple Podcasts. Show...

If you’re not using a database in the cloud to optimize your culinary efforts, what are you even doing in the kitchen? Join Orion and Mike as they discuss the finer points of their cooking processes, accompanying technology, tool choices, and more. Note: This conversation was recorded circa July of 2019, which should help explain...

What has it got in its pocketses? Join Mike and Orion as they discuss the contents of their respective everyday carries (EDCs). What’s truly essential? What does your EDC say about you? Backpack, fanny pack, or shoulder bag? Find out in this week’s episode of Too Rational. If you’ve been enjoying Too Rational, please take...

A clean space is a productive, calm, and optimized space. Listen to Mike and Orion discuss the importance of cleaning, Konmari, cleaning vs. tidying, bot vacs, digital clutter, household division of labor, and more. If you’ve been enjoying Too Rational, please take a minute to review/rate our show on Apple Podcasts. Show Notes Ideas, products,...

Be careful. They might be listening! Listen as Mike and Orion dive deep into paranoid territory here in this week’s episode of Too Rational. Rockwell may have said it best. I’m just an average man with an average lifeI work from nine to five, hey, hell, I pay the priceAll I want is to be...

Listen to Orion and Mike discuss personal finance, the true nature of money, and even…dun, dun, dun…cryptocurrency. What is money? Is the pursuit of wealth spiritually worthwhile? What is the future of cryptocurrency and “cash”? Find out in this week’s episode of Too Rational! On cryptocurrency: “This could be used for illicit activities!” Orion —...

In this episode of Too Rational, Orion and Mike discuss security. Listen to the hosts’ takes on security of all sorts — from digital security to the security of our physical spaces. Show Notes Security tools and resources mentioned in this episode: LastPass 1Password KeePass Password Safe (Open Source) Facebook Stored Hundreds of Millions of...

Tune in to the Season 2 premiere of Too Rational and join Mike and Orion as they tackle the big hairy questions of life. Hair is completely disgusting, if you think about it. Do we let it flow or do we chop it off and put hair care in its logical place as a non-decision?...