Jeremy, Kathleen, Lewis, Fernando, and Ivo are  joined by Ben Currier "The Failure Guy" and Bobbi Young to discuss the following topics:

• Do your dreams succumb to personal/ professional failures or do they overcome and persevere? (2:55)
• What in the world is the best board game ever? (27:20)
• What makes a good or bad interview? What is the best interview you've ever heard? (45:27)
• What is the best music festival you've ever attended? What would be the next one now that the pandemic is (sort of) over? (1:11:55)
• This week's sponsor: The real "Failure Guy"(1:22:18)

In the specially selected gourmet pastcast from Dec 2nd, 2021 Jeremy, Kathleen, Fernando, Lewis, and Ivo are joined by Alena, Greg Esquire, Sofia, and Andrei to discuss the following topics:

• Name one thing you hate most about the holiday season? (3:03)
• Is casual dressing at work becoming the new normal? (25:52)
• What advice would you give to your 18-year-old self? (40:39)
•  What does the phrase "keep it real" mean to you? (53:42)
• Which historical character is your personal inspiration? (1:08:08)
• This week's sponsor: Greta Thunberg (1:17:00)

Jeremy, Kathleen, Lewis, Fernando, and Ivo are joined by Greg Esquire, Andrei, and Alena to discuss the following topics:

• What job could you not imagine yourself doing? (02:25)
• Are you worried about terrorism on public transportation? (22:52)
• Have cyber-attacks become a legitimate concern? (35:07)
• What is the first thing you would do if you suddenly become wealthy? (53:03)
• No more federal mask mandate. How do you feel about it? (1:01:10)
• Better Comfort Food: Chicken Noodle Soup Or Ice Cream?

Jeremy, Kathleen, Lewis, Fernando, and Ivo are joined by Alena and Andrei to discuss the following topics:

• Once you shuffle off this mortal coil where would you like your ashes to be scattered and why? (01:44)
• Where were you when the Jayhawks won the basketball title last Monday? (19:25)
• When was the last time you were in a movie theater and when will be the next time? (34:11) 
• Sweden and Finland are about to join NATO. Do you think this is the right move? (48:19)
• Have you ever slapped someone? (1:02:25)
• This week's sponsor: "Angry Walter" with an important public announcement about trendy toys. (1:05:14)

Jeremy, Kathleen, Lewis, Fernando, and Ivo are joined by Mandy, Dylan, and Alena (Neil, of course, is on the knobs):

• Are vitamins a scam? (1:22)
• Snakes, spiders, or mice? (15:08)
• What is your favorite messiah figure? (28:11)
• Is Harry and Megan's statement on the Taliban relevant? (40:42)
• Have you ever received an insult you are proud of? (54:48)
• This week's sponsor: IKEA (1:02:54)

Jeremy, Kath, Fernando, Ivo, and Lew are joined by Jane, Bobby, Mandy, Dylan, plus the wild teenagers Sofia, and Andrei

• Weird quirks (2:20)
• Will the infrastructure bill pass the senate? (15:24)
• Chicken fingers or chicken tenders? (30:49)
• Is violence innate or learned behavior? (41:20)
• Which Wizard of Oz character was loosely based on you? (58:04)
• This week's sponsor: An angry, anonymous guy from the year 1917 (1:05:31)

• Have you watched the Academy Awards nominated movies and are you going to watch the ceremony(2:05)
• The Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation hearings have been a circus so far. Has she done a good job handling the GOP onslaught? (24:06)
• What would you do if you were Vladimir Putin right now? (36:56)
• Sports gambling is being deregulated. Do you approve: yes or no and why? (55:28)
• If you were the owner of this bar, what would you do to attract more customers? (1:13:20)

Sadly, Susan from marketing didn't show up for work so we have no sponsor this week.

Jeremy, Kathleen, Lewis, Fernando, and Ivo are joined by Andrei, Atticus Crow, Jamie, and Alena (briefly). Neil Rassmussen on the knobs.

• What in the world is "Wordle"?(02:00)
• Would you rather be good-looking or smart? (12:05)
• What kind of support should the US give to Ukraine (19:07)
• What is the best way to apologize? (33:22)
• Kanye, Kim, and Pete Davidson drama (43:55)
• How to make a proper cup of tea  (53:53)
• Ivo couldn't get in touch with Susan but we still have a sponsor courtesy of Alena (read by Jamie): This week's sponsor is The Concept of Meaning (1:07:17)

• Are there more wheels or doors in the world?(1:13)
• If Brittany Griner broke the laws in Russia what are the Russian authorities supposed to do after all? (16:49)
• The new information reality in Russia (22:49:50)
• Why are some people always late? (32:58:37)
• How should the West respond to a nuclear attack? (45:00)
• This week's sponsor - The Idiom Family (1:04:28)

What will happen to Ukraine (0:50)

US education deficiencies (22:12)

Do we really need daylight saving time? (39:57)

Would a sports ban on Russia accomplish anything? (47:00)

Jeremy's antisocial experiment: no internet and no cellphone for a week (1:15:00)

This week's sponsor: Yelp reviews (1:03:28)