Tangential Banter

The Tangentialists are back with more mind-bending topics! For items referenced in this episode, see the links below: https://medium.com/conquering-corporate-america/10-tricks-to-appear-smart-during-meetings-27b489a39d1a https://www.prettylitter.com/how-prettylitter-works

What do a coiffeur and Jason Alexander have in common? Which items would make good gifts for Jack? All that and more as Ben airs his grievances with the 5 Love Languages.

Which team running sport is best? Are schools like prisons? Is college still worth the investment? Does the IRS actually know how much you owe? Tune in to hear our answers to these timeless questions and more! Sign up to be a guest in a future episode, submit feedback, or send us an idea here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://forms.gle/QjCdtDh2kTys1gDm8

You won't believe these 10 reasons...wait, wrong intro. Temporally gifted felines, confusing idioms, and positive lightning. You cannot make this stuff up! Or can you? Sign up to be a guest in a future episode, submit feedback, or send us an idea here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://forms.gle/QjCdtDh2kTys1gDm8

What would you do, if you were in charge? Of flying regulations? What about legal contracts? What about both? Sign up to be a guest in a future episode, submit feedback, or send us an idea here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://forms.gle/QjCdtDh2kTys1gDm8

How many references are there connecting Dumb and Dumber to National Lampoons: Vacation? What is the optimal diet for humans? How would you interview differently if you didn't care about the outcome? Sign up to be a guest in a future episode, submit feedback, or send us an idea here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://forms.gle/QjCdtDh2kTys1gDm8

What do a garage and a freezer have in common? Why can you drink beverages so hot they would burn your skin? What effect does our social environment have on our behaviors and politics? All that, and more, on this episode! Sign up to be a guest in a future episode, submit feedback, or send us an idea here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://forms.gle/QjCdtDh2kTys1gDm8

What do you get when you combine office boredom, food, and 14+ years of friendship? Nicknames, inside jokes, and the Zastava Yugo. Sign up to be a guest in a future episode, submit feedback, or send us an idea here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://forms.gle/QjCdtDh2kTys1gDm8

Joined by the show's first three-time guest, Jack and Ben pick Kevin's brain about his approach to the artistic design process. Sign up to be a guest in a future episode, submit feedback, or send us an idea here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://forms.gle/QjCdtDh2kTys1gDm8

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Why does 2 + 2 = 4? Watch the video Ben referenced here: https://youtu.be/bY3ZMOn9mHQ?si=zfg-_VK_GVLeXTeW Sign up to be a guest in a future episode, submit feedback, or send us an idea here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://forms.gle/QjCdtDh2kTys1gDm8

What if our world were significantly less green? What if the government passed budgets via GoFundMe? You'll hear those answers and more on this episode. Sign up to be a guest in a future episode, submit feedback, or send us an idea here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://forms.gle/QjCdtDh2kTys1gDm8

Has there ever been a moment in your life when you realized that you had an idea which didn't feel like it was truly yours, because you knew it came from your subconscious mind? Sign up to be a guest in a future episode, submit feedback, or send us an idea here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://forms.gle/QjCdtDh2kTys1gDm8

What do AI and washing clothes in a river have in common? CGI in movies contains the answer! Sign up to be a guest in a future episode, submit feedback, or send us an idea here: ⁠⁠⁠ https://forms.gle/QjCdtDh2kTys1gDm8

Did we experience technical difficulties while recording this episode? You'll never know! Sign up to be a guest in a future episode, submit feedback, or send us an idea here: ⁠⁠ https://forms.gle/QjCdtDh2kTys1gDm8

Echolocating a Hadza tribe in Tanzania, getting a traffic ticket in Indiana, and being accused of stealing glow sticks in Iowa. What do these stories all have in common? The answer will shock you! Wait, no it won't. Sign up to be a guest in a future episode, submit feedback, or send us an idea here: ⁠ https://forms.gle/QjCdtDh2kTys1gDm8

Ledger & Phoenix, helves, Irish goodbyes, the Hague, the ICP, and neuroplasticity. If this episode were a category on Jeopardy , it would be called "potpourri". Sign up to be a guest in a future episode, submit feedback, or send us an idea here: https://forms.gle/QjCdtDh2kTys1gDm8

Jack encounters a former president before the boys embark on a journey of unparalleled discovery about the problems we've been told we should care about, but solutions that don't make any sense. Sign up to be a guest in a future episode, submit feedback, or send us an idea here: https://forms.gle/QjCdtDh2kTys1gDm8

Who would make for better skiers, dwarves or hobbits? Survivorship bias contains the answer. But did you notice the moon-walking bear? Sign up to be a guest in a future episode, submit feedback, or send us an idea here: https://forms.gle/QjCdtDh2kTys1gDm8

For urgent help: ⁠https://988lifeline.org/⁠ To take the depression self-assessment: ⁠https://www.mdcalc.com/calc/1725/phq9-patient-health-questionnaire9⁠ Jack and Ben share their experiences with depression, from the perspective of an outsider observer feeling the effects afterward and from someone experiencing it. Ben compares depression to drowning as a deadly event that can happen in front of w...

Are car trips like acid trips for dogs? What causes some animals to seemingly make ill-advised dashes in front of cars they should be able to tell will hit them and why do they run toward impact instead of away? What could technological advances give us beyond the dream of self-driving cars? All this and more in this episode. Sign up to be a guest in a future episode, submit feedback, or send us a...

Ben's impression keeps Jack guessing while he goes full Ebenezer Scrooger in a Soylent Green direction. If we were in charge of politics, no one would participate. Sign up to be a guest in a future episode, submit feedback, or send us an idea here: https://forms.gle/QjCdtDh2kTys1gDm8

Family history, domain squatting, clothing functionality, and more are bandied about during this episode as the Banter Bois are joined by one of the co-host's brothers. Sign up to be a guest in a future episode, submit feedback, or send us an idea here: https://forms.gle/QjCdtDh2kTys1gDm8

Ben and Jack reflect on the journey that has brought the podcast this far. Sign up to be a guest in a future episode, submit feedback, or send us an idea here: https://forms.gle/QjCdtDh2kTys1gDm8

The lads take a deep dive into the fantastical and timely world of vampire biology as they attempt to understand what physical mechanisms would be necessary to transform a human into a vampire. They also explore the marketing aspects of branding and childhood nicknames. Sign up to be a guest in a future episode, submit feedback, or send us an idea here: https://forms.gle/QjCdtDh2kTys1gDm8