EpiDoses

Il Divo? Cats? NYSNC? Sister Hazel? Sir Paul? Bonnaroo? Medeski, Martin, and Wood? Big Gigantic? Vanilla Ice? MC Hammer? U2? The Raconteurs? The Elders? Brian Setzer? The Rolling Stones? Drunk Chrissie Hynde? What's the best concert you've ever seen? Would your answer change if we opened up the question to include all live stage performances? [...]

Let's pretend you were super-rich and owned a piece of property that was so amazing it deserved a name. What would you call it? Aside from our various answers, of which, Ben's is by far the most ridiculous and awesome (Sort of). You get to learn about.... - Every planet's Star Wars sex parts - [...]

And everyone is invited! The luminous and lovely Lady Hollywood sits in with us as we discuss all things pizza. (Actually, a lot of the time we talk about The Great British Bake Off...) Did you know there's a "Colorado style" pizza? It's  got sopapillas for crust! *** Topic - Deep dish or hand tossed? [...]

This week - on the chopping block - circumcision. Is it mutilation? Keeping a commandment? Hygeneic? Don't ask Max. He's not a credible source. Ben talks about the surprise he got for his 13th birthday. Geoff misses his pouch. *** Topic - Cut your kid or leave him intact? From - Levi Aren

If only we knew... And the worst part is we should have.  When Blox handed Max the topic, Max totally asked him what the Kessler Syndrome was. And then forgot.  Good thing Geoff is awesome and Ben is the best. Shout outs to:  Danielle and Rachel for trying to make us less of what we [...]

Welcome back to Science Time! (We do about as good as you'd imagine given the name of the show...) Geoff calls it like it is. Max has never seen a Rocky movie. Ben likes using science words. Emily adds her expertise. *** Topic - Quantum uncertainty (reality) From - Aaron

It's almost like we never stopped after last week... Get ready for more politics and stuff. Geoff nails the question. Ben is busy with goo-holes. Max takes a break from his CW love to point out some hard truths about capitalism. *** Topic - Why is our country so fucked up right now? From - [...]

Happy OG gentrification and genocide day! (errrr...I mean, Thanksgiving!) We use Tom's topic as an excuse to talk about the '18 Midterm elections. Max is anti-debt financing. Geoff is pro-liberty Ben wants to play fantasy congress. *** Topic - Who's got more job security: Weather-people or pollsters? From - Tom Coyne

Two things that suck - writers block and Mayo (at least if you're Max). This week it's all about getting creatively unstuck and you've got Rachel to thank for it. Pay no mind to Ben. He takes out his soapbox around the 15 minute mark but what else is new? Am I right? Ps - [...]

C'mon....we all got one. Whether it's work or a spouse or some sort of crippling expectation of self and life - something owns us all. But, despite the fact Dave never intended his topic to be exclusively about sex, that's where we took it. You're welcome. Geoff's got one-liners. Ben's got stories. Max's part Juggalo. [...]

Music. Genres we like. Genres we don't. That super-special feeling we're all starting to get when the stuff we used to listen to in high school is now considered "classic." Also - the truth about Optimus Prime's unabashed love of Michael McDonald *** Topic - Fusion Jazz. From - Aaron

Timely. Serious. Awkward. This week we have a conversation that everyone should be having. (Although don't feel obligated to record and release yours. But you totally can if you want.) We do our best to tackle a topical and tough topic - Consent. Listen. Learn. Use this EpiDose as a launching off point to have [...]

Does playing an instrument make you more sexy? You're damn right it does. Triangle, xylophone, slide whistle, accordion, sousaphone - doesn't matter. Also covered this week...  - Talent Crushes  - The Dennis System  - Mandolin face  - The storied legacy of male harpist (They used to slay back in Mozart's day...)  *** Topic - Do [...]

How hard do you have to work to get some goddamn alone time? Jay wants to know. For Geoff and Max it's not very difficult. All they have to do is wake up. Hollywood aces his Raiders of the Lost Ark fanboy exam. *** Topic - What lengths have you gone to to get some [...]

Are you ever, you know, kinda into those time when you smell bad? Sierra wants to know. We want to know about spirit scents! Are you zesty like Hollywood? A little spicy like Max? Boozy and and bold like Rachel? Convenience is the opposite of trouble. *** Topic - Do you secretly love it when [...]

Morris? Felix? Toonses? Abraham Delany something-something-something Thomas O’ Malley? Heathcliff? Hobbs? Grizabella? Tom? Sylvester? Rum Tum Tugger? Grumpy Cat? Socks? The mgm lion? The thundercats? Swatcats? Who's the most famous cat of all?  We also get into...  - Andrew Lloyd Weber’s pitch for Cats   - How opera invented hip hop  - The Wicked Rule - [...]

If you had one do-over in life, what would it be? Would you be like Max and take the radio show? Would you be like Hollywood and ponder a different collegiate experience? Or, would you be smart like Rachel, our first-time guest, who steals the show? *** Topic - If you had a "do-over" in [...]

Welcome, contestants! This is your ideal game of Jeopardy. You get to choose all the categories. What, pray tell, will they be? Broadway musicals? Star Wars? US History? American Cheeses? Your favorite foods? *** Topic - What would your ideal Jeopardy board be? From - Chandra Kleinhans

It's astrophysics time! We're talking about gravity and how it actually works. Which, surprising no one at all, we're a little uncertain about... It has to do with divots in space-time but it may as well be magic. We start off with science and descend into dragons. *** Topic - Is everyone hip to the [...]

Bust out your nerd hat 'cause we're talking about hobbits. Who's the bravest Tolkien character? What are the anti-aircraft defenses of Mordor like? Was Jesus a Winchester? *** Topic - Who is the bravest Tolkien characters? From - Jay Seevers

Hey, look! We got a topic from Facebook. How come there are no popular bands anymore? But before we get to that - a disclaimer. We, at I and U, have no clue what is popular today. Our pop culture references are all at least 10 years old... *** Topic - What happened to music [...]

Never say we lack integrity. This week we're asked about minimalism. We're savages. *** Topic - mnmism From - Emily Aldred

This week is dedicated to Annie. Miss you, love. She asks us if we think God is a an antihero. This is a particularly interesting question considering Annie was killed by a drunk driver between the time she submitted this topic and when we drew it. But fear not. Max doesn't bring this up during [...]

Is this a reference we didn't get? We have no clue. Why does the rain? Oh, it could be for any number of reasons which is why we also talk about board games and music theory. *** Topic - Why does the rain? From - Jay Seevers

Would you rather live your days in a peaceful utopia, kinda bored or in a monster-ravaged dystopia where you have the chance to become a hero? What is it about human nature that makes us ruin good things? How many normal people does it take to support one hero? *** Topic - Would you rather [...]