Ryan and Josh's Time Capsule

Are fully autonomous vehicles safer than vehicles driven by humans?  We discuss this technology and the impact it could have on humanity.

Most countries have summer vacation in-between school years, which typically lasts around two months.  We discuss the pros and cons of this structure and whether it would be more beneficial to have more smaller breaks built into the school year instead of one long summer break.

If humans discovered aliens, how would you feel?  Would you be ecstatic, sad, terrified, indifferent, or another emotion?  Obviously this would depend on the type of alien, like microbial life for instance, but it's an emotion we may very well feel in our lifetime.  We discuss that and more on this episode.

As of this podcast being released, just under one-fourth of the global population is fully vaccinated and just over one-half of the United States of America's population is fully vaccinated.  Where do we stand now, and what does the future hold regarding vaccinations, restrictions, and safety?

When robots gain consciousness, what will the ethics be for how they are treated?  We discuss this and more.

We discuss the magical run of Boston sports from 2001-present.

Josh talks about the blues festival he went to in Pennsylvania.  

What is outside the universe, if anything?  What does the future of humanity hold?  Are we living in a simulation?  We discuss possible answers to these questions and more.

The adult obesity rate in the U.S. is 42.4%, based on 2019 data.  This is an increase of 26% from 2008.  We discuss this trend, its effect on society, and what can be done to reverse this trend. Source: https://www.tfah.org/report-details/state-of-obesity-2020/

Topics include how our podcast is doing, Josh's job working on cell towers, an old safe Josh found while working, and the future of aging!

We discuss each series and make predictions.

We discuss our thoughts on our own prospective retirements, and Josh shares a great story of when he missed his flight out of Germany while he was in the Marines!

We discuss funny childhood stories, including our attempt at starting a cookie business!

Josh tells stories from his time in the Marines, and we discuss the current and future role of women in the Marines.

We discuss a wide variety of topics, including fishing during our childhood.

We discuss the Celtics who have won five of six!

We discuss how the acquisition of Evan Fournier and development of Robert Williams could propel the Celtics to a playoff run.

As you can see from the title of this episode, we talk about all sorts of stuff!

We discuss our current and past pets.

We discuss Ryan's transition from teaching hybrid to teaching full in-person, and then we talk about the future!

Our discussion centers around the NBA as we watch the 2021 NBA skills challenge and 3-point contest live.

We recap Friday's win over the Pacers, and discuss the potential of the Celtics for the rest of this season and beyond.

We start off talking about fast food, and how it contributes to coronary heart disease and other negative things.  The discussion then shifts to television news, and we wrap up with a conversation on happiness.

We discuss the progress that Ryan's dog, Luke, has made since he was a little puppy.  The conversation then shifts to Cobra Kai, and finally our experiences playing online poker.

We discuss the Celtics tough loss to the Pelicans, and whether or not it's time to panic.