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257: Emotional Facts
"I'd be Andrew Carnegie."
6/2/2022 • 48 minutes, 41 seconds
256: Side Clothes
What's your klout score?
5/12/2022 • 55 minutes, 3 seconds
255: Moving Boulders
Patreon and large rocks.
5/5/2022 • 53 minutes, 6 seconds
254: My Little Mule
A lake that has no features.
4/15/2022 • 55 minutes, 43 seconds
253: 1997 Problems
It's complicated.
4/8/2022 • 42 minutes, 20 seconds
252: A Live Bass
There's no road to the Arctic Circle.
3/24/2022 • 1 hour, 4 seconds
251: Dingbats
Privacy.
3/11/2022 • 47 minutes, 12 seconds
250: Mannahatta
Subway rides.
3/3/2022 • 57 minutes, 45 seconds
249: Bubble Boy
The salad days.
2/24/2022 • 49 minutes, 50 seconds
248: The Great Voice of Satan
2/17/2022 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 1 second
247: This Is Not Cool, My Friend
Narcan
2/10/2022 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 24 seconds
246: Frost on the Peaches
Geography.
2/3/2022 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 50 seconds
245: A Bubble of Me
COVID is here.
1/27/2022 • 47 minutes, 42 seconds
Episode 244: Combined Desires
We avoid COVID.
1/10/2022 • 55 minutes, 57 seconds
Episode 243: Mach Turtle
A tortoise encrusted with jewels.
Links for this episode:Desperate Lives - Wikipedia
12/31/2021 • 1 hour, 58 seconds
Episode 242: God Bless, Looter!
God Bless, Looter!
12/23/2021 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 54 seconds
Episode 241: Computers
Firmware updates.
12/17/2021 • 42 minutes, 35 seconds
Episode 240: Aging, Illness, and Death
The trifecta.
11/20/2021 • 50 minutes, 50 seconds
Episode 239: For Every Banana There's a Person.
It's been there for decades.
11/13/2021 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 11 seconds
Episode 238: A Muck Component
Falling out the side door.
11/5/2021 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 54 seconds
Episode 237: Dreamscape
Let go or you're gonna draw back a stump.
10/29/2021 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 39 seconds
Episode 236: The Express Lane Issue
Late in the day people.
10/23/2021 • 1 hour, 18 minutes, 34 seconds
Episode 235: Gunfights
Madrid is the backdrop.
10/18/2021 • 1 hour, 24 minutes, 25 seconds
Episode 234: In 1820...
There was a man who owned one boat.
10/8/2021 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 6 seconds
Episode 233: The YMCA
It's got a nice gym. It's got a swimming pool.
9/23/2021 • 57 minutes, 16 seconds
Episode 232: Books
John enjoys reading.
9/10/2021 • 1 hour, 17 minutes, 43 seconds
Episode 231: A Tweet in the Morning
Ha ha clap clap. Validation!
9/3/2021 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 51 seconds
Episode 230: Adam's Bomb
They built the Atom bomb.
8/25/2021 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 51 seconds
Episode 229: The Head-Nod moment
Walls.
7/30/2021 • 1 hour, 29 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode 228: Cal Knudsen?
Money.
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7/25/2021 • 58 minutes, 21 seconds
Episode 227: Her Massively Good Bridge
Songwriting.
7/16/2021 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 26 seconds
Episode 226: The Ultimate Hold My Beer Guy
Guanfacine.
7/9/2021 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 49 seconds
Episode 225: Just a Thing You Bought
John and Dan deconstruct schwag.
6/30/2021 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 56 seconds
Episode 224: Tiny Little Awful Tracks
The running board of the Internet.
6/10/2021 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 37 seconds
Episode 223: Patterns in a Fractal Universe
To have you here by me.
Links for this episode:S&H Green Stamps - Wikipedia
6/9/2021 • 1 hour, 14 minutes, 35 seconds
Episode 222: Y’s Guys
There's no such thing as a geographical cure.
5/21/2021 • 1 hour, 15 minutes, 5 seconds
Episode 221: When I Coalesce
John wants to pick his own form.
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5/14/2021 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 57 seconds
Episode 220: The Dangerous Thing
They think they invented punk rock.
5/7/2021 • 1 hour, 18 minutes, 24 seconds
Episode 219: Failsafes
All the mannerisms of a storyteller.
Links for this episode:MC Frontalot - WikipediaSong Exploder | Episode 28: The Long Winters
4/28/2021 • 1 hour, 12 minutes, 28 seconds
Episode 218: Between Realities
Moved and at the ready.
4/18/2021 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 46 seconds
Episode 217: Mary Tyler Moore Days
Times past, present, and future.
Links for this episode:Jersey Milk - WikipediaGreg Norman - Wikipedia
4/12/2021 • 1 hour, 18 minutes, 15 seconds
Episode 216: Being Mad Doesn't Pay
Time Bandits.
3/26/2021 • 1 hour, 19 seconds
Episode 215: The Valentine
Farewell, swim trunks.
3/15/2021 • 57 minutes, 10 seconds
Episode 214: A Boy Emperor
John and Dan figure out if John is doing it right.
Links for this episode:We're Doing T-Shirts But We Need Your Help | Road Work on Patreon
3/5/2021 • 1 hour, 46 minutes, 15 seconds
Episode 213: Living Under a Dome
John and Dan talk about power grids.
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2/25/2021 • 1 hour, 21 minutes, 4 seconds
Episode 212: The Whale Was Symbolic
John and Dan discuss prison and Moby Dick.
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2/11/2021 • 1 hour, 20 minutes, 52 seconds
Episode 211: Sotto Voce
John and Dan discuss events.
2/5/2021 • 1 hour, 26 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode 209: Every Scroungers Dream
John and Dan talk about coins.
The bonus content for this episode can be listened to here!
12/18/2020 • 1 hour, 19 minutes, 24 seconds
Episode 208: My Sober Birthday
John and Dan talk about sobriety, and the kind of banana that resides inside.
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12/13/2020 • 1 hour, 20 minutes, 19 seconds
Episode 207: It's a Deep Lake
In this special Thanksgiving day episode, John and Dan discuss a world of false equivalency, conspiracy theories, phantom limb syndrome, rock and roll, and poets.
11/26/2020 • 1 hour, 50 minutes, 2 seconds
Episode 206: They Didn't Use the Stick
John is a pilot.
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11/21/2020 • 1 hour, 30 minutes, 46 seconds
Episode 205: The Most Prominent Podcaster in the World
Dan and John discuss invisible yentas.
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11/12/2020 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 9 seconds
Episode 204: On the Record and Off the Hook
Dan and John discuss the election, Romanian coal miners, internal battles, and great thinkers.
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11/6/2020 • 1 hour, 22 minutes, 47 seconds
Episode 203: Biff Instead of Marty
Dan and John talk about jumpscares, dogs, and kids.
The bonus content, in which they discuss their thoughts about the election, can be found here.
10/22/2020 • 1 hour, 24 minutes, 17 seconds
Episode 202: A Culture of Eels
John and Dan discuss hurry, curry, and worry.
The bonus content for this episode can be found here.
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10/19/2020 • 1 hour, 15 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode 201: Event Horizon
Dan and John talk about nightmares, the half asleep bear, habitual motion, being fluid without being wet, and dependable peace.
Links for this episode:The Highly Sensitive PersonSensory processing sensitivity - Wikipedia
10/8/2020 • 1 hour, 15 minutes, 47 seconds
Episode 200: Pushing Back the Darkness
John and Dan review the prepper vs. survivalist lifestyle.
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10/1/2020 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 2 seconds
Episode 199: Clinging to The Mast
Topics visited include the history function machine and the good old truths.
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9/25/2020 • 1 hour, 16 minutes, 21 seconds
Episode 198: Formed Out of the Mud
That awful red tube.
Please enjoy the special post-show bonus content for this episode!
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9/18/2020 • 59 minutes, 48 seconds
Episode 197: The Lonely Gatsby
John is looking for kitchen tile.
9/12/2020 • 1 hour, 16 minutes, 54 seconds
Episode 196: The 15th Panel
John and Dan discuss shadow armies, flying cars, and cloud giants.
The bonus content for this episode can be found here.
Links for this episode:Alignment (Dungeons & Dragons) - WikipediaRobert Crumb - Wikipedia(323) Sally Struthers Save the Ethiopian Children Campaign - YouTube
9/4/2020 • 1 hour, 19 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode 195: The Ghost of Kurt Cobain
John and Dan discuss music.
The sponsorless version of this episode is here for our supporters.
Links for this episode:Rockman (amplifier) - WikipediaTom Scholz - Wikipedia
8/20/2020 • 1 hour, 14 minutes, 2 seconds
Episode 194: The World According to Roderick
John and Dan discuss the constant low-grade infection he thinks he has.
8/13/2020 • 1 hour, 12 minutes, 19 seconds
Episode 193: Sounding Fatter
The bloodwave washes over us.
The sponsorless version of this episode can be found here.
Links for this episode:Photograph (Def Leppard song) - WikipediaRobert John "Mutt" Lange - Wikipedia
8/6/2020 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 40 seconds
Episode 192: The Libertarian Knife
It's hard to build a crappy bridge.
In the bonus show, Dan shares his personal journey with debilitating OCD.
7/30/2020 • 43 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode 191: Extreme Sports
John and Dan discuss free-floating anxiety, escape doors, and the path to riches.
The sponsorless version of this episode is here.
The members-only after show is available here.
Links for this episode:Ralph Wolf and Sam Sheepdog - Wikipedia
7/26/2020 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 11 seconds
Episode 190: Psychologically Prepared
The time John went to New York but didn't stay.
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7/12/2020 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 58 seconds
Episode 189: An Economy of Popsicle Sticks
This week's discussion includes audio interfaces, politics, and the world.
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6/30/2020 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 49 seconds
Episode 188: The Autonomous Zone
John talks with Dan about Seattle's Autonomous Zone.
6/15/2020 • 50 minutes
Episode 187: That's My Rock
John and Dan discuss the current situation.
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6/5/2020 • 1 hour, 27 minutes, 4 seconds
Episode 186: John's Prostate
John and Dan talk about watchful waiting and small dogs.
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5/21/2020 • 1 hour, 18 minutes, 51 seconds
Episode 185: The Dynamite Guy
John and Dan discuss dynamite, loser sweatshirts, and brochures.
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5/11/2020 • 1 hour, 23 minutes, 3 seconds
Episode 184: The Disclosure We've Got
John and Dan discuss alien abduction, close encounters, and psionics.
The sponsorless version of this episode is available here for our Patreon supporters.
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5/6/2020 • 1 hour, 31 minutes, 39 seconds
Episode 183: So You Grew Up In Anchorage
John and Dan discuss hot air balloons and insurance.
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4/26/2020 • 1 hour, 52 minutes, 56 seconds
Episode 182: Extrovertville
John and Dan discuss special alone times.
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4/20/2020 • 1 hour, 16 minutes, 47 seconds
Episode 181: A War of Toasters
John explores the cycle of life.
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4/10/2020 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 39 seconds
Episode 180: The Kitchen Floor of the World
John and Dan talk about dead men’s hands, five mustards, and history.
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3/27/2020 • 59 minutes, 13 seconds
Episode 179: The Empathy Gap
John and Dan talk about sequestering, the Washington way, listening to chemists, and the preservation of society.
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3/20/2020 • 1 hour, 22 minutes, 41 seconds
Episode 178: Free Floating Anxiety
With the COVID-19 virus looming and John about to embark on a cruise, Dan and John talk about sacred sparm, burying poop, and the After Karen time period of John's life.
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3/7/2020 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 13 seconds
Episode 177: Enchillada
John and Dan discuss individuality, philosopher kings, 70 kinds of toothpaste, and Socialism.
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2/29/2020 • 1 hour, 38 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode 176: My Yoni
John and Dan talk about the Western State Hurricanes, podcaster salaries, and remoras.
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2/21/2020 • 1 hour, 23 minutes, 23 seconds
Episode 175: Exploration Mentality
John and Dan talk about reading, exploration mentality, and tang.
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1/31/2020 • 1 hour, 15 minutes, 28 seconds
Episode 174: So Many Milks
John and Dan talk about proxies and tarot readings.
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1/27/2020 • 1 hour, 16 minutes, 54 seconds
Episode 173: Shibboleth
John and Dan discuss steeper climbs.
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1/3/2020 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 17 seconds
Episode 172: To Ride A Briefcase
John and Dan discuss clothing and danger devices.
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12/19/2019 • 1 hour, 51 minutes, 46 seconds
Episode 171: A Computer in a Box
The English ivy biomass.
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12/8/2019 • 49 minutes, 31 seconds
Episode 170: Benefit Burnout
John and Dan talk about turning points.
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11/28/2019 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 32 seconds
Episode 169: The Soil
John and Dan discuss the ambition treadmill.
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11/18/2019 • 1 hour, 16 minutes, 43 seconds
Episode 168: Carpetbaggery
John and Dan talk about school.
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11/8/2019 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode 167: Regular Big
John might be shrinking.
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11/1/2019 • 55 minutes, 37 seconds
Episode 166: The El Dopa House
John talks about reconnecting with the world as a sober person.
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10/24/2019 • 1 hour, 19 minutes, 13 seconds
Episode 165: The Going Places Gang
John and Dan discuss pot, friend groups, and being left out.
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10/20/2019 • 1 hour, 15 minutes, 7 seconds
Episode 164: What's Fair Got to Do With It?
John reveals a deeply personal position.
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10/11/2019 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 48 seconds
Episode 163: Found in the Bog
Doing things you don't want to do.
10/5/2019 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 44 seconds
Episode 162: Signed, Mr. Bigshot
John owns a jacket worn during the Kennedy Inaguration.
9/27/2019 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 14 seconds
Episode 161: The Ease With Which I Coast
The importance of sanctuary.
9/20/2019 • 1 hour, 14 minutes, 24 seconds
Episode 160: The Lap of Luxury
John tries to find a new home.
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9/13/2019 • 1 hour, 15 minutes, 40 seconds
Episode 159: The Sloth Problem
John and Dan have a discussion about finding oneself amidst the wolves.
9/3/2019 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 12 seconds
Episode 158: Fat Bob
Fat Bob is explored.
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8/16/2019 • 1 hour, 30 minutes, 45 seconds
Episode 157: Sitting In Your Eden
John and Dan discuss John's idea of the true nature of humanity.
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8/14/2019 • 1 hour, 28 minutes, 6 seconds
Episode 156: Bonus Content for Non-Supporters
Get a taste of what you're missing by not supporting Road Work. This is an episode of our bonus content that only our Patreon supporters have access to. We're sharing it with you here in the hopes that you will enjoy it enough to consider supporting our work. Enjoy!
8/2/2019 • 25 minutes, 57 seconds
Episode 155: App Applegate In Me
John talks about App Applegate.
8/2/2019 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 2 seconds
Episode 154: The Things We've Lost
John just wants to see his daughter's artwork hanging on the fridge.
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7/26/2019 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 47 seconds
Episode 153: Tower of Waddle
John and Dan discuss facial hair, George Lucas, being sloppy, hair manipulations, yoga pants, and the Brimley Line.
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7/19/2019 • 1 hour, 15 minutes, 52 seconds
Episode 152: A Sorting Problem
Dan and John talk about food trucks, restaurants, coffee, and deep emotions.
If you enjoyed this episode, you'll love the bonus content for our patrons. We talk about crying, chaos, and the nation's most phallic building. But you can only listen if you're a supporter.
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7/12/2019 • 1 hour, 26 minutes, 7 seconds
Episode 151: Chasing the Dragon
John explains what happens after 12am.
6/1/2019 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 5 seconds
Episode 150: Ghost in the Truck
John and Dan reveal their innermost thoughts about trucks.
The bonus episode, which is ample, can be found here. It's an especially good one where Dan and John reveal their true feelings about parenthood.
5/24/2019 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 14 seconds
Episode 149: To Be Left Alone
John and Dan discuss the whole world, and ask for your feedback about the show's relationship with listeners.
The special additional hour-long secret show can be found here, but only for people who are actually care about John and Dan's personal welfare and the future of their families. If this isn't you, you don't get to listen, ever, because you're being a jerk.
5/17/2019 • 1 hour, 20 minutes, 49 seconds
Episode 148: Wire Mothers
John and Dan discuss life planning, goals, and emotional pressures.
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5/10/2019 • 1 hour, 31 minutes, 16 seconds
Episode 147: I Don't Come Back Till Morning
John explains why he must not be observed.
Links for this episode:Dan Deacon - WikipediaDrinking Out of Cups
5/4/2019 • 1 hour, 18 minutes, 24 seconds
Episode 146: Companion Teeth
John's bipolar medicine has stopped working.
The bonus content for this episode can be found here, but only for the people who are generous enough to not steal the life-force from John Roderick.
4/26/2019 • 1 hour, 17 minutes, 49 seconds
Episode 145: A Substantial Box
John and Dan talk about John's house situation, microphones and recording, and more.
This episode went a bit long, so the story continues in the Bonus Episode, available to all of our amazing Patreon Supporters!
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4/19/2019 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 3 seconds
Episode 144: A Social Compact
John and Dan reveal secrets about their place in the world.
Bonus content is available here, but only for listeners who are kind enough to support us. Everyone else should just feel guilty.
4/12/2019 • 1 hour, 32 minutes, 13 seconds
Episode 143: Dread
John and Dan discuss claustrophobia.
The bonus episode can be found here, but only for people who care enough about John and Dan's livelihood and well-being to support the show.
3/29/2019 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 57 seconds
Episode 142: Activate My Hair
John and Dan talk about shaving in the most barbaric way possible, outdated and bizarre hair products, and the girl who made tea.
Here is the secret bonus content for our amazing supporters. Those of you who do not support the show cannot access it, are missing out on something important.
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3/23/2019 • 1 hour, 17 minutes, 31 seconds
Episode 141: Zone Defense
John is feeling extreme anxiety.
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3/9/2019 • 1 hour, 15 minutes, 14 seconds
Episode 140: Super Aloha
John and Dan talk about Hawaii and chickens.
The bonus content for this episode can be found here, but only if you're one of the special people who support us.
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2/22/2019 • 1 hour, 36 seconds
Episode 139: Clark Griswalding
John and Dan discuss thin t-shirts, the nature of money, eels, and patreon natives.
Links for this episode:Road Work is creating Road Work | Patreon
2/2/2019 • 1 hour, 20 minutes, 3 seconds
Episode 138: John Cusak Is Me and I Am He
John and Dan discuss what's in Jude Law's backpack, the girding of loins, and John's bête noire.
Links for this episode:Basic Rules for Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) Fifth Edition (5e) - D&D BeyondCharacter Races for Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) Fifth Edition (5e) - D&D BeyondCharacter Classes for Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) Fifth Edition (5e) - D&D BeyondSong Exploder | Episode 28: The Long WintersAn Interview with John Roderick - Believer MagazineLeVar Burton filmography - Wikipedia(6) 3-2-1 Contact -- Opening Theme/Intro 1980 #4 (Hot/Cold) -- Sarah Jessica Parker - YouTube(6) Zoom - Ubbi Dubbi #1 - YouTube
1/25/2019 • 1 hour, 18 minutes, 55 seconds
Episode 137: Gary’s Van
John and Dan change their recording process and talk about the Eddie Munster hairline, blunt blades, abominations, flight suits, and Neo-Maxi Zoomdweebies.
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1/13/2019 • 1 hour, 21 minutes, 56 seconds
Episode 136: Robot Napoleons
John and Dan discuss relationships.
12/28/2018 • 1 hour, 42 minutes, 34 seconds
Episode 135: John Went to LA and Didn't Tell Me
Surprise! John went to LA this week so we couldn't record, but never fear -- you're getting a brand new super-secret-Patreon-supporter-only-bonus-episode instead!
This is what our Patreon supporters get each week, and now, just this once, all of you can have a look "inside the Kimono" as John says.
Happy holidays!
12/20/2018 • 1 hour, 12 minutes, 9 seconds
Episode 134: Learn to Touch the Plane
John and Dan discuss working claims.
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12/16/2018 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 22 seconds
Episode 133: The Doughboy
Dan and John discuss OCD and loaning money to guitar players.
12/7/2018 • 1 hour, 29 minutes, 18 seconds
Episode 132: Earth Sciences
John feels estranged.
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11/30/2018 • 1 hour, 19 minutes, 56 seconds
Episode 131: As Big as Elephant Toes
John and Dan have a serious pre-Thanksgiving discussion about lifestyles.
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11/19/2018 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 5 seconds
Episode 130: The Dark Side
John and Dan discuss bunny hops.
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11/11/2018 • 1 hour, 17 minutes, 25 seconds
Episode 129: The High Ground
John and Dan talk about responsibilities, such as voting.
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11/2/2018 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 16 seconds
Episode 128: Lost Innocence
Dan and John rediscover lost innocence.
10/19/2018 • 1 hour, 33 minutes, 25 seconds
Episode 127: You're Just Marching
John and Dan try and figure out politics.
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10/14/2018 • 1 hour, 28 minutes, 18 seconds
Episode 126: Terrifying Muscle Pig
John is looking for trouble.
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10/7/2018 • 1 hour, 30 minutes, 48 seconds
Episode 125: Wrong Since 1988
John and Dan revisit the concept of tattoos as a representation of the Persona.
Links for this episode:5by5 | Road Work #35: Mr. Yuck
9/28/2018 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 18 seconds
Episode 124: Benjafet
Dan and John compare blues to linoleum flooring. Wood paneling is discussed. John would choose a robot dragon over a robot owl.
9/20/2018 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 33 seconds
Episode 123: Pot Monster
John and Dan discuss cannabis, marijuana, weed, and the highway to Girdwood.
9/14/2018 • 1 hour, 34 minutes, 38 seconds
Episode 122: The Alaska Problem
Dan and John discuss the friendship code, oaths, and fake doodles.
Links for this episode:Road Work Listener Survey 2018
9/7/2018 • 1 hour, 25 minutes, 14 seconds
Episode 121: Pong Monolopy
John and Dan discuss Jason's bag and blowing up dragons.
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9/1/2018 • 1 hour, 1 minute
Episode 120: 1,000 horses
John and Dan discuss animals, primitive fear, and dryer balls, as well as announce their new plans for Patreon supporters.
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8/23/2018 • 1 hour, 29 minutes, 11 seconds
Episode 119: The Jeff Spicoli Years
John and Dan talk about flat eyeballs, Sergio Valente, and the indy-rock optometrist.
Also, for people who "only listen when the description sounds interesting", when does it not sound interesting?
8/4/2018 • 1 hour, 17 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode 118: Between Me and the Tree
John and Dan discuss beef, Foo Cheese, ice tea, the Alaska Colorado connection, and the Lion's Lair.
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Links for this episode:How Long Can Humans Stay Awake? - Scientific American
7/29/2018 • 1 hour, 20 minutes, 19 seconds
Episode 117: Disaster Coffee
John and Dan discuss reorientation of the hypotenuse, petit authoritarians, letting the rooster slide, and elastic wastebands.
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7/17/2018 • 1 hour, 47 minutes, 11 seconds
Episode 116: Tweaker Crimes
John and Dan discuss crimes, drugs, and motivations.
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7/7/2018 • 1 hour, 36 minutes, 28 seconds
Episode 115: Lipstick Brown
John and Dan talk about the decline of society.
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6/29/2018 • 1 hour, 51 minutes, 55 seconds
Episode 114: Feels Like Liberty
Dan and John discuss freedoms.
6/21/2018 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 11 seconds
Episode 113: Notes from Petty Cash
John and Dan discuss John's letters.
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6/15/2018 • 1 hour, 16 minutes, 20 seconds
Episode 112: Haunted Basements Made of Stone
John discusses his idea for a Corvette.
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5/28/2018 • 59 minutes, 17 seconds
Episode 111: John's Noodles
John talks frankly about his noodles.
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5/19/2018 • 1 hour, 30 minutes, 5 seconds
Episode 110: The Story of John Roderick
John and Dan discuss the unauthorized database of John Roderick's life.
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5/12/2018 • 1 hour, 54 minutes, 58 seconds
Episode 109: Conga Forever
John discusses his methods for staying hydrated.
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5/4/2018 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 13 seconds
Episode 108: Consciously Erect
John and Dan talk about wake up calls.
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4/27/2018 • 1 hour, 17 minutes, 26 seconds
Episode 107: I Got Rolfed
John and Dan talk about John's new back injury, potential treatments, sports teams, and mountain climbing.
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4/20/2018 • 1 hour, 44 minutes, 42 seconds
Episode 106: The Scrappy Doo Phenomenon
John and Dan discuss ethical codes.
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4/13/2018 • 1 hour, 21 minutes, 41 seconds
Episode 105: I Should Have Had a Pipe
In this very important episode, John and Dan have a critical discussion about TV themes and punk rock.
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4/6/2018 • 1 hour, 29 minutes, 10 seconds
Episode 104: Nick Nolte in a Pile of Wool
Dan and John discuss being a gentleman.
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3/30/2018 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 43 seconds
Episode 103: Tiny Little Fascist
John and Dan talk about Rajneeshpuram, Jonestown, and the Five Precepts.
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3/28/2018 • 52 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode 102: Cuesta Verde
John talks with Dan about super villains, the motives of billionaires, the West Edge, and the original skid row.
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3/17/2018 • 1 hour, 43 minutes, 7 seconds
Episode 101: No One Says "Whistler Mountain"
John and Dan discuss rock road ice cream, knee braces, so-called "Lebowski Sweaters", fitness, and pain. John talks about his life hat, how he walks, and makes a startling admission.
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3/9/2018 • 1 hour, 39 minutes, 31 seconds
Episode 100: The Intimacy Membrane
John and Dan talk about brushing away static, the "For Better or for Worse" comic, and the boundaries people want.
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2/15/2018 • 1 hour, 15 minutes, 43 seconds
Episode 99: Bandit
John talks with Dan about working on songs, sports, and frisbee dogs.
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2/10/2018 • 1 hour, 36 minutes, 29 seconds
Episode 98: Where Songs Come From
John explains where songs come from, and how you can help.
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2/3/2018 • 1 hour, 41 minutes, 7 seconds
Episode 97: The Prince of Alpha Centauri
Dan and John talk about teeth, injuries, Milan models, Buddhist UFOs, and very chill ghosts.
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1/26/2018 • 1 hour, 28 minutes, 21 seconds
Episode 96: Bat Ichthyologist Pt. 2
John and Dan talk about fixing a hole, bats, fur trappers, male and female identity in the contemporary world, newsgroups, clay handprints, and the room on the wall.
This is part 2.
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1/15/2018 • 35 minutes, 38 seconds
Episode 95: Bat Ichthyologist Pt. 1
John and Dan talk about fixing a hole, bats, fur trappers, male and female identity in the contemporary world, newsgroups, clay handprints, and the room on the wall.
This is part 1.
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1/12/2018 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 21 seconds
Episode 94: Jughead
John and Dan discuss first kisses, John's long walk, putting on the whammy, and being a drifter.
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1/6/2018 • 1 hour, 39 minutes, 38 seconds
Episode 93: The Pea Under the Mattress
John and Dan have a candid discussion about loneliness.
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12/15/2017 • 1 hour, 54 minutes, 9 seconds
Episode 92: The Problem with Docents
John and Dan discuss America's current sweetheart, generations, five-star generals, investment, fame, and money.
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12/7/2017 • 2 hours, 3 minutes, 11 seconds
Episode 91: Hard to Fathom
John recounts his dealings with submarines.
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12/1/2017 • 1 hour, 16 minutes, 44 seconds
Episode 90: The Briefcase
John talks with Dan about paying debts, earning your own way, larping, waltzing in, shibari models, and village elders.
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11/17/2017 • 1 hour, 31 minutes, 20 seconds
Episode 89: Vito the Enforcer
John talks with Dan about Norwegian rats, cats, and Vito the Enforcer.
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11/9/2017 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 6 seconds
Episode 88: A Leaping Wolverine
John and Dan talk about podcasting, golems, leprechauns, and being visibly mad.
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11/2/2017 • 1 hour, 17 minutes, 22 seconds
Episode 87: The JFK Files
John and Dan discuss the to-be-released JFK files, conspiracy theories, Andy Kaufman, omertà, and Deep Throat.
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10/26/2017 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 40 seconds
Episode 86: The East/West Perspective
John sets himself a bedtime.
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10/20/2017 • 1 hour, 28 minutes, 57 seconds
Episode 85: The Humidity
John and Dan discuss the sun, humidity claustrophobia, the end times, parkas, warm tunnels, and drinking at noon.
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10/11/2017 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 39 seconds
Episode 84: Editor in Chief
John discusses his dining room table.
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10/5/2017 • 1 hour, 12 minutes, 14 seconds
Episode 83: My Intellivison Blister
John and Dan talk about music collections, 8-track tapes, John's new old phone, Sudoku, Minesweeper, casual gaming, and Merve the Swerve.
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9/28/2017 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 47 seconds
Episode 82: Managing My Points
John talks with Dan about his continued life sans-iPhone, managing points, and software development.
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9/21/2017 • 1 hour, 14 minutes, 37 seconds
Episode 81: A Vest Full of Diamonds
John and Dan discuss sentimentality and how it affects the ownership of things, awful coffee table books, motorcycle adventure squads, Arctic Circle hot springs, Neanderthals, and bucket lists.
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9/14/2017 • 1 hour, 44 minutes, 56 seconds
Episode 80: Fly Safe, Dogs!
John and Dan discuss hot tubs, home ownership, buckets of rocks, trailer hitches, the Freak Brothers, playing soccer with front end loaders, garbage pits, #Superboat, gold mining and dredging, why John left Twitter (and came back, sort of), and toddler empowerment. John also does all the ad reads in this episode.
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9/7/2017 • 1 hour, 57 minutes, 50 seconds
Episode 79: The John Roderick Simulator
John and Dan discuss the duke of normalcy, speaking truth to power, fat Father Time, transferring your conciousness into a robot body, looking like Walt Whitman, aging, john roderick, the calousness of youth, miracle cat scans, and Calvinism.
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8/30/2017 • 1 hour, 50 minutes, 2 seconds
Episode 78: Cooked on the Vine
John and Dan discuss "protein" (and Dan's dinners), space food, Jugalettes, and the apocalypse.
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8/25/2017 • 1 hour, 45 minutes, 15 seconds
Episode 77: Hello, Sister
John talks with Dan about mental illness.
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8/10/2017 • 1 hour, 16 minutes, 16 seconds
Episode 76: On Your Knees, Admiral!
Dan and John talk about knighting people, challenge coins, age calibration, Wilfred Brimley, and revisit airport security.
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8/3/2017 • 1 hour, 19 minutes, 48 seconds
Episode 75: Absodoodly
John and Dan discuss youthification, baby proms, personality hats, fights at taco restaurants, and growing old with grace.
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7/28/2017 • 56 minutes, 33 seconds
Episode 74: The Unmanned Hatchet
Dan talks with John about his concussion, how Jesus works, metal detectors and the TSA, soccer, the Delta Skylounge, and knife secrets.
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7/28/2017 • 1 hour, 33 minutes, 31 seconds
Episode 73: Future John
John shares his existential perspective.
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7/17/2017 • 1 hour, 32 minutes, 34 seconds
Episode 72: My Little Devil
John talks with Dan about being bad, legalized marijuana, chasing the dragon, and Texas.
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7/7/2017 • 1 hour, 34 minutes, 25 seconds
Episode 71: The Seattle Orcas
John and Dan discuss baseball mascots, jumping from high places, dislocated elbows, and seeing rock shows.
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6/27/2017 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 3 seconds
Episode 70: Doctor Darling
John and Dan talk about tunnels, hobos, BBQ ribs, pigs, and the story of John's false tooth.
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6/23/2017 • 1 hour, 36 minutes, 12 seconds
Episode 69: A Modern Day Poseidon
John talks with Dan about his coronation, the Seattle Seafair, men that braid their beards, stone bruising, apocalypse prepping, shoelaces, lead suits, and intestinal fortitude.
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6/15/2017 • 1 hour, 27 minutes, 29 seconds
Episode 68: The Venus Flytrap
John and Dan talk about lawn mowers, depression and the abyss, social standing, and wasting daylight.
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5/25/2017 • 1 hour, 12 minutes, 3 seconds
Episode 67: Selling Kazoos
John and Dan discuss the nature of sleep, loosing traction on a dirt road, cutting corners, and Chris Cornell's passing.
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5/18/2017 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 7 seconds
Episode 66: Fixie
John and Dan talk about BBQ, banana seats, bicycles, logo t-shirt rules, and unbranded and pre-branded clothing.
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5/11/2017 • 1 hour, 25 minutes, 9 seconds
Episode 65: Elves in Spaceships
John has a serious discussion with Dan about physical strength.
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5/5/2017 • 1 hour, 18 minutes, 47 seconds
Episode 64: Barbarians at the Gate
John and Dan talk about sour coffee, sport haggling, negotiating with a Marxist, shopping and sales, the state of social networks and the demise of western civilization, and the screaming of the ants.
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4/28/2017 • 1 hour, 24 minutes, 5 seconds
Episode 63: Gnomes
John and Dan talk about absent whistling, living a rule-based life, the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, magical reality, and gnomes.
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4/14/2017 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 42 seconds
Episode 62: Creeping Anti-Intellectualism
John talks with Dan about ham bau, theories, ideologies, and elaborates on his concerns about baby boomers.
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4/10/2017 • 1 hour, 16 minutes, 6 seconds
Episode 61: Where Your Wit Belongs
John and Dan discuss life experience points, Richard Branson, private island cocaine stories, biscuits and gravy, peace signs at EDM partiesm, and incongrous instagram accounts.
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3/30/2017 • 1 hour, 29 minutes, 45 seconds
Episode 60: The Cold Hand
John and Dan talk about pH imbalances, vinegar, proper use of the sawzall, being dosed with LSD, acid trips, hippie stories, purse dogs, spirit animals, the world's oldest husky, the animated ghost of Mother Nature, the invisible hand, and the Road Work Patreon.
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3/23/2017 • 1 hour, 17 minutes, 33 seconds
Episode 59: Tuxedo Jackets
John returns from "Honolulu" to discuss important matters with Dan. Topics include why John is selling his valued belongings, Steve McQueen's Ferrari, Prince's banana hammock, and the true value of "things".
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3/17/2017 • 1 hour, 36 minutes, 46 seconds
Episode 58: Wet Daddy
John and Dan talk about eating cake, the One Chinese Rule, missed signals, and PCP.
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2/28/2017 • 1 hour, 23 minutes, 39 seconds
Episode 57: 11,000 Swordsmiths
In preparation for his epic return to Alaska, John Roderick speaks with Dan Benjamin about drug mule cars, geriatric psychiatry, transitional dream states, linkedin, time travel, and underwear.
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2/23/2017 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 23 seconds
Episode 56: Robot Rabbit
John and Dan discuss the plight of technology, instant gratification, Wikipedia, AR, VR, and "wasting time".
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2/16/2017 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode 55: Coffee in Korea
John and Dan talk about coffee in Korea, age, lost memories, tooth brushing, pulling a tugboat on a chain, and toxoplasmosis.
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2/10/2017 • 1 hour, 22 minutes, 31 seconds
Episode 54: Sucker Punch
John shares his thoughts about the left and the right, the Nazi punch, fortifying your neighborhood, the goal of marching, and erasing history.
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1/26/2017 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 55 seconds
Episode 53: Pendleton
John and Dan talk about eBay. John also shares his thoughts about the world. Kind of hard to describe.
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1/19/2017 • 1 hour, 38 minutes, 56 seconds
Episode 52: The Algorithm
John and Dan talk about being invisible to young people, lightning bolt earrings,
the deer and the racoons, The Algorythm™, Snapchat, and shadow dancing.
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1/13/2017 • 1 hour, 19 minutes, 37 seconds
Episode 51: The Grease on the Windshield
John and Dan return for their first episode of 2017. They discuss snow smoke, scraping ice, altimeters, John's need of a new Mac, the InfoSec crowd, vintage guitar pedals, Guns N Roses, Duff McKagan, and Seattle bands.
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1/5/2017 • 1 hour, 54 minutes, 29 seconds
Episode 50: The Oxidizer
John and Dan talk about mom games, the Maccabees, "Jeff Kennedy", and superpowers.
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12/23/2016 • 1 hour, 25 minutes, 12 seconds
Episode 49: Listening in the Stock Room
John returns from New York to talk with Dan about the weight of a gallon of milk weighs, a hobgoblin at the center of a gas giant, a room named after your wife, the proper use of toothpicks and general toothpick etiquette, the fancies in the family, how and where people listen to podcasts, fraudulent financial conveyences, and foocheese.
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12/2/2016 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 1 second
Episode 48: Elysium
John Roderick joins Dan Benjamin to discuss medications, women's shoes, Elysium, and more.
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11/11/2016 • 1 hour, 54 minutes, 17 seconds
Episode 47: Man of East and West
John and Dan have a serious talk about family.
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10/29/2016 • 1 hour, 20 minutes, 51 seconds
Episode 46: The Guy on the Edge of Town
While visiting San Francisco, John Roderick visits with Dan Benjamin to talk about being an introvert, general eccentricities, Charles Lindbergh, electrons, buying a church, and regional cuisine.
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10/14/2016 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 46 seconds
Episode 45: Pipe Organ Preservationists
While in Los Angeles, John Roderick uses the Internet to speak with Dan Benjamin about the protoform dog, pawn shops, Ye Olde Pizza Parlors, bagels, and gold chains.
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10/7/2016 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 27 seconds
Episode 44: Agnostic Wolf Attack
John Roderick and Dan Benjamin join forces to discuss American Express, orcish war machines, smashing roaches, "will cabins", sleep habits, wolf attacks, scuba diving, and deep seated fears.
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9/22/2016 • 1 hour, 38 minutes, 12 seconds
Episode 43: All About the Hohenzollerns
John Roderick, the musician, talks to co-host Dan Benjamin about visiting Portland, his XOXO talk, sticking the landing, Flight 93, performing live, engineers vs. rock stars, learning by reading, squid overlords, and his walk across Europe.
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9/15/2016 • 1 hour, 46 minutes, 9 seconds
Episode 42: The Integrity of a Cardboard Tube
John Roderick meets with friend and Road Work co-host Dan Benjamin to discuss Matthew Broderick's role in keeping us safe, 300 baud modems, typewriters, the importance of maps, georgraphy, learning times tables, and furniture made of cardboard tubes.
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9/14/2016 • 1 hour, 28 minutes, 47 seconds
Episode 41: No Room for Ninjas
John Roderick and Dan Benjamin talk about being sick, doped up bears, large rats, going to Alaska, shopping for hot tubs, the Swap Shop, kung fu, ninjas, anime, cartoon sex, and Princess.
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9/1/2016 • 1 hour, 19 minutes, 24 seconds
Episode 40: Fish Psychology
Musician John Roderick talks with his friend Dan Benjamin about spending the day in your sleeping uniform, predator eyes, owls, television station sign-offs, "Alaska Is", the Catholic Debate Squad, the time his dog ran away, the challenge of being a human being, a humanist, the benefit of religion and political ideology, and fish psychology.
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8/27/2016 • 1 hour, 25 minutes, 52 seconds
Episode 39: Looney Tunes
John Roderick talks with Dan Benjamin about making an album, managing fan and listener relationships, taking criticism, meeting journalists, UFOs, and things that are meant to be.
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8/20/2016 • 1 hour, 51 minutes, 56 seconds
Episode 38: Sparkles
John and Dan talk about Clumping Cream's latest album "Turnin' Chunky", butter coffee, the affogato, bartender utility belts, the air buddy, sparkles, sprinkles, jimmies, cake donuts, dirt and grease, and blueberry pies.
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8/11/2016 • 1 hour, 24 minutes, 50 seconds
Episode 37: Three Cups of Coffee and a Dead Bird
John Roderick talks with Dan Benjamin about Navy vs. Air Force pilots, being an avid magazine subscriber, tank and horse battles on quora, fermenting juice, the longevity of food and coffee when stored on countertops and in hot vehicles, pushing food safety boundaries, John's experience with Jack in the Box and the 1993 E. Coli outbreak, toxiplasmosis, Jane Fonda's tortoise, a turtle named Sheldon, and John's relationship with Cinnamon Toast.
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8/5/2016 • 1 hour, 24 minutes, 7 seconds
Episode 36: Dinner at the Hawk House
John joins Dan to discuss having dinner with someone you admire, differentiating yourself from the 5th graders, being arm-candy at a party, and what fame takes from you.
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7/26/2016 • 1 hour, 28 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode 35: Mr. Yuck
John joins Dan as to open the history books about Minesweeper, John's lack of tattoos, leather pants, buying motorcycles, radioactive salt mines, the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository, living your dreads, joining the rugby team, and Harley Davidson.
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7/8/2016 • 1 hour, 51 minutes, 56 seconds
Episode 34: China Pig
John and Dan talk about carrying coffee mugs, stacking BBs, the coats of arms of military organizations in the Habsburg era of the Czech Republic, china pigs, Winnie the Pooh, licking buttons, the collecting gene, entrepreneurship, the perversion of college, junk-men, and parade culture.
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6/30/2016 • 2 hours, 8 minutes, 2 seconds
Episode 33: Apocalypse Vehicle
John Roderick of Seattle sits down with Austinite Dan Benjamin to discuss the purchase of a police car, frisbee golf, the malaise years of the Carter Administration, Fox body Mustangs, visiting smelters at night, looking like a cop, the aquisition of an Apocalypse Vehicle, surprise nuclear attacks, EMPs, shortwave radios, Japanese holdouts, the artwork of WWI vets, complete ephemera, a quarter inch of gypsum, moustache quality, and albinism.
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6/24/2016 • 1 hour, 31 minutes, 40 seconds
Episode 32: Chocolate and Gasoline
John and Dan talk about the Bohemian Grove, revisit optional traffic lights, street sleepers, the Macintosh Company, the world's saddest clown, Mama Cat, perfect foods, and the Ampex ATR 102.
In a special segment, John tastes chocolate and has one of his life's greatest epiphanies.
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6/17/2016 • 1 hour, 58 minutes, 15 seconds
Episode 31: Socks and Gloves
John talks with Dan about fume venting, driving, the Chateau, skin to skin contact, sidekicks, Evel Knievel and the Snake River Canyon, first exposures to porn, interacting with millennials, and heroic practice.
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6/9/2016 • 1 hour, 59 minutes, 26 seconds
Episode 30: Florida in Her Eyes
John and Dan talk about Helicopter-themed television shows (Blue Thunder), Magnum P.I., John's theater experience (Hot l Baltimore, etc.), Michelle Shocked, Northern Exposure, the A-Team, Foul Play, Greatest American Hero, the Bill Murray/Chevy Chase fued, and movie/year set-points.
Links for this episode:Bell 407 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaBell 47 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaBell AH-1 Cobra - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaBlue Thunder (helicopter) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaAn Enemy of the People - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaThe Hot l Baltimore - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaThe Goodbye Girl - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJack Murdock - IMDbAirwolf - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaBell 222 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaThe A-Team (TV Series 1983–1987) - IMDbRocky - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaAnchorage (song) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaSilver Streak (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaFoul Play (1978 film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaStir Crazy (1980) - IMDbThe Greatest American Hero - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaModern Problems - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaLive From New York: The Complete, Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live as Told by Its Stars, Writers, and Guests: James Andrew Miller, Tom Shales: 9780316295062: Amazon.com: BooksMeatballs (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaThe Razor's Edge (1984 film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaStripes (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaGhostbusters - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaGroundhog Day (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaIMDb: Most Popular Feature Films Released In 1980IMDb: Most Popular Feature Films Released In 1984Brought to you by:
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5/27/2016 • 1 hour, 34 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode 29: There's A Lot of Stuff Inside A Bear
John and Dan talk about stolen sleep, interacting with the straight world, second sleep cycles, midnight wakefulness, what it means to be human, seeking a paleo life, the vagabond life, living on the skids, sleeping in the Aerostar, following your bliss, finding a 40 year old woman in a red Jaguar, a yard full of hound dogs, bear baiting, living inside the light dome, boogeymen, unexplained absences, forms of domestication, and a special relationship with a ski resort.
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5/19/2016 • 1 hour, 53 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode 28: Casual Shinto Exposure
John and Dan talk about days of enchantment, hauntings, Triskaidekaphobia, growing old with dignity, Charlie Watts, jazz hipsters, the Hardy Boys, growing up with religion, speaking Yiddish, Messiah politics, timeshares, and harnessing the atom.
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5/14/2016 • 1 hour, 16 minutes, 54 seconds
Episode 27: The Vampire Cross
John talks with Dan about trolling car sites, the essence of cool, The Fonz, Formula 1, lifting of curses, and being normal.
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5/6/2016 • 1 hour, 49 minutes, 42 seconds
Episode 26: A Glorious Revolution
John and Dan talk about Prince's passing, Kurt Cobain, humping songs, The smartest Beatle, converting insecurity into a lightsaber, The Emperor’s New Jams, sex, politics, and religion, idealogical purity, Ted Nugent's confederate army, and a glorious revolution.
Links for this episode:Prince, Tom Petty, Steve Winwood, Jeff Lynne and others -- "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" - YouTubeRingo Starr - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaSeattle News and Events | Prince: The Emperor’s New JamsBernie Sanders Fund Raiser at The Comet Tavern, Seattle, WA - YouTubeBrought to you by:
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4/21/2016 • 1 hour, 29 minutes, 19 seconds
Episode 25: A Pint Glass Full of Meatballs
John and Dan talk about La Croix, olives, potatoes (which John calls fat dirt), tater tot guns, secondary body spray, eating in the bathroom, John's lady friend/special lady, Future John™, the clenched fists of determination, Neanderthal genes, golems made of mud, 6am meetings, guarding the perimeter, Mithril, sleeping naked, and silver underpants.
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4/14/2016 • 1 hour, 51 minutes, 57 seconds
Episode 24: Science Kids
Alt title: THX DAD
John and Dan talk about John's recent experiment with being vegan, building princess castles, time spent thinking about food, addictive tendencies, the time Dan smoked pot, parking by the airport to watch airplanes land, the little devil on your right shoulder, Real Genius, James Spader, The Breakfast Club, Dave Matthews, pretention, and drinking coffee in your dorm room.
Links for this episode:All The Great ShowsDal bhat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaVeganism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaFluffernutter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaDaily Menu | Casa De LuzMarshmallow creme - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaGoop | A weekly lifestyle publication, curated by Gwyneth Paltrow, offering exclusive collaborations, recipes, travel notes, and more.Good news: It’s totally fine to drink lots (and lots) of coffee. The government just said so - The Washington PostAnything Goes: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Intro HD - YouTubeWillow (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaShort Circuit (1986 film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaSteve Guttenberg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaReal Genius - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaWeird Science (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaThe Breakfast Club - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaPretty in Pink - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJames Spader - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaBrought to you by:
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3/31/2016 • 1 hour, 47 minutes, 48 seconds
Episode 23: The Day the Internet Opened
John and Dan talk about men who talk about prostates, "gypsy curses", the collected work of a lunatic, the Instagram of Michael Stipe, self mockery, beards, virus immortality, the Great Bear Motel, rooms available by the hour, the day the Internet opened, John's idea for late-stage-decay coffee table book, motels of the west, tackle shops, fishing the high lakes, the Lusty Lady, peep shows, refinishing guns, being born again hard, sitting on the knee of a hobo, mass fashion, Snapchat, and the nature of ego and identity.
Links for this episode:John Roderick (@johnroderick) • Instagram photos and videos@michaelstipe • Instagram photos and videosGary Ridgway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaFilson (company) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaSeattle Man Descends From 80-Foot Tree After 24 Hours - The New York TimesBrought to you by:
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3/25/2016 • 1 hour, 59 minutes, 8 seconds
Episode 22: All You Could See Was My Boots
John returns from his battle with a virus to talk with Dan about Russian baths, "the executive workout", terry cloth rompers, daydar, podcasting from home, legitimate businesses, private premises, cough buttons, Iron and Wine shows, becoming the "Al Pastor Guy", three weeks in canada, the top 10 most reprehensible things at SXSW, people in sweatpants, playing with a piece of thread, the purpose of the big long house, cartoon crazy eyes, John's cold stare which is always engaged, Dan's infrared sauna, survival blankets, and memorizing lyrics.
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3/17/2016 • 1 hour, 50 minutes, 24 seconds
Episode 21: Closed Head Injuries
America's top two podcast personalities are at it again. John recalls an Orlando mugging, wearing white jeans, getting in fights, murderers on the highway, living a life of romance, closed head injuries, nursemaid's elbow, and childhood traumas.
Links for this episode:Nursemaid's elbow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaMy Bodyguard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaMy Bodyguard (1980) - IMDbAdam Baldwin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaMatt Dillon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaTwelve O'Clock High - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaThree O'Clock High - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaBrought to you by:
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3/1/2016 • 1 hour, 29 minutes, 41 seconds
Episode 20: Wall to Wall and Treetop Tall
John and Dan talk about John's heart being on the wrong side, vehicle repair and owner pride, rising like a phoenix, being the lizard king, Ray Manzarek and his hair, living on the cusp of greatness, non-famous dog selfies, playing under the piano, dressing as commandos, and raising goats to make soap.
Please send packages for John to:
Mr. John Roderick
815 Seattle Blvd
Office 332
Seattle Washington 98134
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2/19/2016 • 2 hours, 15 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode 19: Space Lizards
John and Dan talk about dentist chairs, marijuana whippet combos, near death experiences, and John's path from druggie to sobriety.
Links for this episode:What's the difference between an ocean and a sea?Sound (geography) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaList of isthmuses - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaGulf of Mexico - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaOcean - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaUrban Dictionary: DruggieBrought to you by:
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2/5/2016 • 1 hour, 20 minutes, 18 seconds
Episode 18: Seized by the Demon
John and Dan talk about international coffee, using illness as means to escape caffeine and nicotine addiction, finding inner peace and your natural self, and licking a South American frog.
Links for this episode:Steak-umm - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaPink slime - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaAmazon.com : Maxim Original Korean Coffee - 100pks : Instant Coffee : Grocery & Gourmet FoodHome |Manischewitz Wine - Products - Traditionals. Creams/CordialsManischewitz - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaBrought to you by:
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1/21/2016 • 1 hour, 18 minutes, 11 seconds
Episode 17: Knob and Tube House
John and Dan talk about salvage yards, the tearing down of Victorian houses and childhood schools, maritime maps, electrical wiring, the erecting of false walls, doubling down and powering through, the "Lady Carpenter", and the Flying Academy of Miami. John also opens several new packages.
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1/14/2016 • 1 hour, 21 minutes, 30 seconds
Episode 16: No Raven Has Ever Brought Me a Button
John and Dan return for the new year in this special 2-hour extravanganza. John opens and reveals the contents of the mystery packages he has received. They also discuss macramé owls, taxidermy, dream guitars, zwetschgenmaennla, and spirit animals.
Please send packages for John to:
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815 Seattle Blvd
Office 332
Seattle Washington 98134
Links for this episode:A Beautiful Question: Finding Nature's Deep Design: Frank Wilczek: 9781594205262: Amazon.com: BooksEp. 26: "Go Practice the Car" - Roderick on the Line - Merlin MannLatest UFO News | UFO News Today | Recent UFO News | UFOsGermany's Dried Fruit People, Zwetschgenmaennla - German CultureBethel Park, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaAmazon.com : Stanley Classic Vacuum Insulated Growler and Grumbler (Half Growler), 64oz and 32oz : Sports & OutdoorsThat's Unfortunate.Amazon.com : STACK Infinity bar soap - Natural Peppermint (Pack of 12) : BeautyBitly URL Shortener & Link Management PlatformSchwag - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.ly - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaLibya - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJohn Roderick Performs "The Week Between" - YouTubeGibson ES-350T – Wikipediagibson es 350t - Google SearchNormcore - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaBoeing B-47 Stratojet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaGreat horned owl - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaAmerican marten - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaMarmoset - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaMarmot - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaFamiliar spirit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaPlanet of the Apes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaNorth Hollywood, Los Angeles - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaBrought to you by:
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1/7/2016 • 2 hours, 41 minutes, 28 seconds
Episode 15: One Foot in The 20th Century
John and Dan discuss faulty water pumps, becoming a turtle, efficiency for its own sake, the "cult of the best", interstitial moments, making art, compulsive self-documentation, and the lost history of humanity.
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12/3/2015 • 59 minutes, 46 seconds
Episode 14: Jinx! You Owe Me a Coke Pt. 2
John and Dan talk about how they define success, setting and achieving goals, and continue their discussion about conspiracy theories, bigfoot, the fluoridation of drinking water, The Long Walk, the Roswell UFO crash, and the Bermuda Triangle.
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11/24/2015 • 49 minutes, 3 seconds
Episode 13: Jinx! You Owe Me a Coke Pt. 1
John and Dan talk about superstition, jinxes, OCD, secret cabals, NFL money, surveillance, playing tambourines on the floor, real magic, and sociopaths.
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11/20/2015 • 1 hour, 6 minutes, 19 seconds
Episode 12: Intellectual Languages
John talks with Dan about his recent trip with John Hodgman, eating fancy meals, Cleopatra hair, Pendleton shirts, smoking pot and chewing tobacco, mixed media shows, foley artists, social scientists, metaphors of fire, and John's acquisition of Silver Medallion status.
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11/15/2015 • 1 hour, 54 minutes, 23 seconds
Episode 11: To Serve Man
John and Dan talk about John's mystery package, false Egyptian beards, reading in the modern age, receiving data, vinyl, authorship, and the Mighty Max.
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11/6/2015 • 1 hour, 59 minutes, 9 seconds
Episode 10: The Parts You Don’t Need
John and Dan talk about existential crisis, young coyotes, spirit quests, acid trips, Buddhist awakenings and the 4th Jhana, getting robbed, animism, talking to trees, long walks, and the vagaries of human experience.
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10/29/2015 • 1 hour, 43 minutes, 32 seconds
Episode 9: The Hill People
John and Dan talk cover tremendous ground, from grammar rules to Libertarianism and Marxism, restrained chaos, things you can do in a restaurant, Benghazi tweets, getting punched by strangers, wearing the wrong baseball cap, american tribalism, and traveling with a ukulele.
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10/23/2015 • 2 hours, 8 minutes, 11 seconds
Episode 8: Sacred Meanings
John and Dan take an investigative look at fashion, talking about contrast-collar dress shirts (so-called "lawyer shirts"), playing against one's type, a prison of denim and cotton, cutting your own hair, modern-day uniforms, dressing like a space cowboy, Reservoir Dogs suits, Publix deli sandwiches, Hippy Big Buckle, and glasses with humanity.
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10/9/2015 • 1 hour, 33 minutes, 53 seconds
Episode 7: Working Out with Logs
Dan talks with John about his internal world, finding succor, peccadilloes, creating peak art, Nick Drake, the garbage robot, space barges, wasp sports, the Rocky 4 Model™, working out with logs, a chronology of the rockies, the power of amateurs, the Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, peace sign belt buckles, getting into college, first indignities, and doing the little dance that leads to the big dance.
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10/1/2015 • 2 hours, 25 minutes, 25 seconds
Episode 6: Nebbishy Vulnerability
John and Dan talk about monetizing the pizza rat, criks, shanty towns, survival bags, pocket knives and switchblades, when to use a machete, the stockpiler impulse, the line between necessity and luxury, owning 24 blazers, the perfect spork, feather allergies, death dinners, post-apocalyptic fantasies, and misremembered hip-hop lyrics.
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9/25/2015 • 2 hours, 1 minute, 45 seconds
Episode 5: Barf. Doesn't matter.
John gets a speeding ticket and talks with Dan about automonmously piloted cars, instant messaging, being cocooned in neato, how social media may lead to the genesis of a sentient Earth, breaking Juan Gomez' Burton Woody, living in words, philosopher kings, the mind of Gaia, Martian exclamations (eggplant), and more.
Links for this episode:Three Laws of Robotics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaThe Three Laws of Robotics (often shortened to The Three Laws or Three Laws, also known as Asimov's Laws) are a set of rules devised by the science fiction author Isaac Asimov. The rules were introduced in his 1942 short story "Runaround", although they had been foreshadowed in a few earlier stories.
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9/18/2015 • 1 hour, 46 minutes, 36 seconds
Episode 4: Pie from a Stranger
John and Dan talk about the search for automotive parts in junkyards, taking pies from strangers, the tendrils of insecurity, the cruelty of absence, emotional threats, a trip to Istanbul, clogged feeds, and the concept of giving.
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9/2/2015 • 2 hours, 3 minutes, 6 seconds
Episode 3: I Now Declare This Mall Open
John talks with Dan about his recent performance with Fiona Apple, the events which took place on July 25, 2008 at the Westfield Southcenter mall, and their musical "first-times".
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July 25 — Acoustic performance by Seattle-based musician John Roderick of The Long Winters will kick off the event, emceed by TV and radio personality Pat Cashman.
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8/26/2015 • 1 hour, 41 minutes, 45 seconds
Episode 2: Trading Sandwiches
John and Dan talk about fixing cars, metal shop, handheld football games and pacman watches, exploding cigarettes, wearing vests, Wonder Bread Star Wars trading cards, sandwiches, square pizza, owning a thermos, smoking, varmint infestations and deaths, and spiders.
Links for this episode:iTunes - Podcasts - Road Work by 5by5Morgan Motor CompanyMattel-Football.jpg 332×500 pixelsColeco_Electronic_Quarterback.jpg 1,704×2,272 pixelsElectronic Quarterback - Coleco handheld football game 1978 - YouTube1977 Wonder Bread Star Wars Checklist, Set Info, Buying Guide, MoreBrought to you by Casper (Visit Casper.com/RoadWork and use the code ROADWORK at checkout to get $50 towards your brand new comfy mattress) and Wealthfront (Visit Wealthfront.com/5by5 to get your first $15,000 managed for free).
8/19/2015 • 2 hours, 5 minutes, 57 seconds
Episode 1: Scrambling Eggs
John Roderick and Dan Benjamin talk about rituals and routines, the privilege of being big, being introverted, stoping at stoplights, bad neighborhoods,
making graveyards and fluffernutters, crumbling of bones, and making eggs.
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