EpiDoses

Ben catches Max up on the happs.  Dungeons and Dragons. Warhammer 40k. DC20. Bootlegging gray plastic crack across boarders.  *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt  @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com

Sometimes the state of the world gets you down.  Ben is on the struggle bus. Max does what he can to help.  Detours to Cochella, Sumo Wrestling, and tarot along the way!  Ps - doing your taxes is like playing the worst game of dnd.  *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt  @IgandUn - [...]

The origin of Ben's nickname.  Max's struggle with perfectionism. Resident Alien.  Colorado on TV vs real life.  Done is better than perfect.  *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt  @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com

Ben takes us to school and then takes a turn. A red button is all it takes to confuse Max.   Some things don't age well. Never meet your heroes, kids. Nick Offerman - don't you dare break Ben's heart.  *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt  @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com

We are doing the thing! Ben's mom's mysterious request. Some of Max's thoughts on writing. Technology as a gateway to the Dark Side. "You don't see things how they are. You see things how you are." ps - Weekly Show link.  *** Submit a topic or just say hi - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com

We start with the part-time gig. We go to the full-time gig. Big steps for Ben (asking for help!) The takeaways: Enmeshed technology is cool until it isn't. Don't update software during crunch time *** Reach out, submit a topic, say hi - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com

It's a wide ranging conversation this week! How much money is feeling better worth? Ben wants to lose his baby weight. (Maybe shivering on his son's floor will help...) Max is ignorant and uninformed. And our buddy, Ritzman, is mythic. *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt  @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com

It's a surprise for Ben as St. Jaysopher drops in.  Everyone is into the longer days. Where the word robot came from.  Some shop talk. Over committing and when help does not help.  (Ps - Jay has given us 70+ topics) *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt  @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com

Work trips to Vegas. Pleasure and joy are nourishment (and now - a form of resistance!)  The Saw escape room.  Blood pacts to preserve dignity. Nothing says “you failed” like a dude in a pigmask with a cattle prod chasing you into the lobby. Inspiration is everywhere  *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt  [...]

Ben is stressed. Max only cares about his forks. A little talked about event from the past of the show. Art, inhabiting the moment, creative anxiety, and self doubt.  *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt  @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com

Ben is interviewing people and has a hunch. Max wants to figure out a way to use it against them. Topics ran out on EpiDose 577.  Trying to explain invisible things to children.  Instant gratification vs how long it takes to learn a skill. Disarming with self-deprecation and humor.  A listener take on EpiDose 661  [...]

Max roles with that DGF style & has a cool opportunity. Ben got over his leading-man-phase. The freedom of the fringe.  How not to give feedback.  *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt  @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com

May as well call these EpiDoses what they are. Ben likes the long game and is feeling some creative frustration. Max says follow the joy and is prone to fantasy. Changing schedules and Beavertown. *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt  @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com

Max is fired up about work. Ben teaches.  No adult, toddler, or teen is in their “right mind” when in the grip of strong emotions.   The ultimate parenting fantasy.  Focus and attention are our water and sun. *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt  @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com

A peek into Ben’s life. Max thinks about the lights in his life. Hellish holidays. Traffic jams. Change can be hard. ***  Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt  @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com

When are you at your most authentic?  Moments of shattering awe and beauty? When surprised?  When you’re out of your head? How ben knows he is. Why Max questions if he is. The article that set Ben off.  Following prescriptions for success/winning life.  *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt  @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com

It may start as a tech talk but it doesn't end there. The best thing Max learned in college. A metaphoric interpretation of Hanukah.  The moment it all changed for Ben. The difficulty of gray. Never underestimate the power of a well-timed question.  *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt  @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com

Max likes his life Ben thrives at chaotic work   Max’s phone boundaries  Ben’s got a good story to end on ***  Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt  @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com

Work sucks some times Ben makes a life pledge Max gives (and should follow his own) unsolicited advice Ben's mom has the shining.   *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt  @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com

A long ass meeting is not a “retreat” Flex time vs rigid time.  Some good I told you so laughter. Max's strong opinions. Greet the other side with curiosity, interest, and kindness. Because lord knows where hate has got us... *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt  @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com

"Everything is done live, ultimately." - Ben Why Max is a Kiki Hernandez fan.  Remote work kills Ben’s soul.  Choosing between a subway pass and name-brand cereal.  Max doesn’t know how Ben does it. Unlimited and totally devalued.  *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt  @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com

The first time Ben and Max have talked since the election. Ben is going Stoic and drops some news in the last 10 minutes. Max was bitchslapped by winter. "Confidences brings naught but heartache and pain."  Tolerating intolerance weakens us all.  Propaganda works. In case you're curious - the Trump Memos  *** Submit Your Topic, [...]

Everything is a product of its times. Comedy as a litmus test for culture. Fishing for criticism not compliments.  Are you Stingified? *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt  @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com

Doing business with friends Exciting nerd news for Summit County 3d printer blues  ps - Ben was totally wrong about his daughter showing up on the full moon *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt  @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com

Ai for paint colors. Ai for trip planning. Ai piano pieces. "In the far flung future there is only Ikea..." Alas, Darth Bortles. We wlll miss you. Everyone was just here for Geoff  ps - Max was applying the three colors while listening to this episode and it's Agreeable Gray *** Submit Your Topic, Get [...]