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Submit Your Topic!  -  @IgandUn  -  topics@ignorantanduninformed.com Is exceptionalism and entitlement born of not having had to struggle? Older generations always complain about  younger ones. Remember - every time you make a comparison - metrics matter. *** Topic - Does every generation think that things are tougher/worse than they have been for previous generations? (this [...]

Submit Your Topic!  -  @IgandUn  -  topics@ignorantanduninformed.com Misty wants to know how living forever would change the way we lived. That depends. Do we stop aging at our prime or do we keep getting older and older and not die? Either way - it’d be different. Or would it? *** Topic - What if we [...]

Submit Your Topic!  -  @IgandUn  -  topics@ignorantanduninformed.com Why do we care so much about the opinions of celebrities? Why is ‘wrong’ such a scary thing to be? When did empathy become a one way street? There are a lot of ways to be dumb… *** Topic - How do we effectively (and graciously) hold people [...]

Submit Your Topic!  -  @IgandUn  -  topics@ignorantanduninformed.com We apologize for the sound issues. After getting lucky recording via the Interwebs for weeks up in these here mountains - we got bit. “A healed femur is the first sign of a civilized culture.” “You are not responsible for your first thought. You are responsible for your [...]

Submit Your Topic!  -  @IgandUn  -  topics@ignorantanduninformed.com Calling all marine biologist! Tell us how stupid we are! Geoff the Malthusiaist goes with the flow. Ben is gearing up for fatherhood and the gleek Max confuses the bible and Disney and wants to be brushed to death. *** Topic - If you were swallowed whole by [...]

Submit Your Topic!  -  @IgandUn  -  topics@ignorantanduninformed.com What does what you wear to the Oscars say about you? We might not be the right people to ask. Hoodies are about as fashionable as it gets where we live. But we do our best. Ben makes a good point about persuasion and recommendations. Max has been [...]

Submit Your Topic  -  @IgandUn  -  topics@ignorantanduninformed.com  This week, as Geoff says. we’re “dabbling in the quantum.”  Vinny wants us to talk about how gravity works? Gravity?! C’mon, man…. We don’t even know how bikes work. Also - somehow this is the second time we recorded this topic. But that was more than a hundred [...]

Submit Your Topic!  -  @IgandUn  -  topics@ignorantanduninformed.com Buckle up because this week we’re getting real nerdy… How much money would you pay to be able to talk to dead relatives? What about bring them back to life? How much is being able to be instantly transported across the globe worth to you? What if you [...]

Submit Your Topic!  - @IgAndUn  -  Topics@ignorantanduninformed.com  THIS. IS. CANNON. We’re talking midi-chloreans this week. Are they thetons? Heroin? Can you inject them? Deep fired yoda-roll anyone? *** Topic - The Force  From - Mark Sprague

***Submit your topic here!*** It turns out that being “gangsta” at something has a lot to do with the pond you’re swimming in. 10,000 hours = 59 weeks, nonstop. The most wizard wizard gets the electrum medal. Somehow this episode is mostly about the Olympics and competitive eating. *** Topic - What are you Gangsta [...]

Chosen family vs blood family. Max doesn’t see a difference, then again, he’s an only child. Do you feel obligated to one more than the other? Oh, also evangelical uncles, anointed prophets, snakes churches with baskets of tambourines, and write-in answers to “Do You Like Me? Check Yes or No.” *** Topic - What are [...]

Pooh is a sloppy mess. Kermit is scrappier and possesses a superior will. Buuuut…if the prize were honey…. What Poohville lacks in “fight” it makes up for in “mental illness.” Is Jeopardy easier or are we smarter? *** Topic - Who wins ins a fight between kermit the frog and winnie the pooh?  From - [...]

This week we’re talking about love and money. (sensible beach hats) What level of poverty are we talking? (sensible beach hats) What’s wrong with being single and loaded? (sensible beach hats) *** Topic - Would you rather have your perfect partner and lie in poverty - or - would you rather have an adequate partner [...]

Ever wonder how the sausage is made? Welp. This week is your glimpse. What is enough? When is “safe?” Really it’s just Ben, Geoff, and Max catching up on life and things in the time of COVID. Watch Ben’s concert! *** Topic - What is enough? What is “safe”?  From - Max

Check out our first stab at quarantine recording! We’re talking about phobias. Ben’s afraid of he’s going to hate Star Wars. Max occasionally turns on too many lights. Geoff goes deep. Y’all wanna see some of our old home movies? *** Topic - Phobias From - - Jessica Pickens

What’s better is a podcast about pop music that’s 7 years old. Thank God for Ben because Max and Benji were going to start talking about social niceties. The two biggest takeaways from this week: - Anti-fame is every bit as good as regular fame. - Listing off the days of the week does not [...]

Welcome back to 2012! Does progress in the external world dim the light of our internal one? Are all these advances making our life easier? Or just allowing us to be lazier? What does enlightenment even mean anyway… *** Topic - Advances in technology. Bringing us closer to enlightenment or limiting us?  From - Wacker

Ever wonder how crucial Ben is to the show? Here’s your answer. The silence deafens at times during this beaut from 2017. And how about that intro from Max? Jeeze... Everyone welcome Reno to the show! This week is the chaotic nature of the universe, the basis of all laws, and using random chance to [...]

Oh, the glory days of 2012. Back before Benji had a daughter… Back before Ben did Rock Of Ages… Back before Hamilton… This gem was the 31st epidose we ever recorded. Enjoy! *** Topic - R. Kelly: Pee or Urban Opera? From - No Name

Back in '15 - this happened... Staring special guests (that's right, plural), with only one microphone between them, Mr. Dave Blake and Mr. John Schorling! *crowd goes wild* World Traveler and photographer Audrey Phillips wants to know the difference between a minute and a cotton picking minute. Turns about the answer is...racism! Cuba Gooding Jr. [...]

Another jewel from '14. This one features Max's dad! First and foremost a heartfelt welcome to all our deaf listeners who speak brail, that said, anyone surprised that Hollywood has a Pinterest account?  Did you know Max was a racist eater?  Shout out's to Benji and Gary on this one. *** Topic - Pinterest, Instagram, [...]

Check out this gem from '14... It’s the bottom on the ninth.  The bases are loaded. The count is full. You're down by two.  What song is blaring through the speakers of the stadium as you step up to the plate? *** Topic - If you were a baseball player, what would your walk-up song [...]

Max’s countertops are magic. Ben’s Masked Singer prediction (issued on Feb 25th 2020). Geoff’s into refrigerators. And thank God for Chef Mike. *** Topic - Swingers and the ways they help find each other. Is my own mom a swinger because she displays pineapples on her home? If your yard has pampas grass, does that [...]

This week it’s all about the difficulty (or ease) of separating art from the artist or the act from the actor. It’s sensitivity, role-models, and the dangers of digging. Wanna know a truth? People don’t belong on pedestals. Reprehensible acts don’t need to retcon the past but they almost always affect the future. *** Topic [...]

“Louder. Faster. Hold for laughter.” This week we’re talking about comedy. Ben is way sophisticated and smart. Geoff and Max are norm-core. New Disney shorts. The two-way street of emotions. Wheeling Harrison out for another Indiana Jones.    *** Topic - What are some of your favorite examples of slap-stick comedy? Is there as much [...]