Podchasm

Why aren't there laws about woodcutting in NYC? This log chopping has delayed our holiday gear talk. Weezer gets an oddly specific amount of airtime from Jason Bourne. We are the filter for our parent's musical tastes. A Pokémon trainer went rogue and a police report was filed. Have a happy and healthy germ season, everyone!

Human beings love crime porn. Is that wrong? Podcast sponsors don't seem to think so. There is talk of Trash TV and a spoiler-free spoiler discussion, which is followed by the closest thing to a Bantha Fodder episode in 6 months. Food pairing ratios are impossible to manage. We won't hear otherwise. Jacob is nostalgic for school lunch and Mike yearns to trek trail. Kids these days have no survival...

All dogs go to heaven. Given the ultimatum, which appendage would you excise? Trick ears are undetectable by modern medicine and selecting the correct headphones for exercise is important. Family history is only interesting after you look into it yourself. Oh and, for the love of God, please put your phone on vibrate.

Journey into the depths of Apple Music's music exploration features, passing by emo bands in search of anything different. Jacob and Mike host their playlists for this episode on Apple Music.

It's Election Night 2018 and the polls are closing. The fellas discuss the United State's current voting system and one that might be better. On the housing front, rent comes with its perks, but uncertainty is part of the deal. Records can't be spoiled and reviews don't matter as much as some writers think they do. Audio editing scratches a different itch.

Technological difficulties plague our recording sessions and daily lives. Wandering the streets alone is great, but Halloween becomes increasingly sweet after outgrowing your conservative parents' rule. Podcasts about podcasts *are* what you want. We have what you want. How about them Apples?

Trigger Warning: this show contains talk of meat (and pie). Mike is late and Jake has the pre-show sh*ts. Language arts class is in session and today's lesson is Amazon Echo pronunciation and pre-iPhone emoticon. Podchasm has been re-remastered for the very first time and both hosts have upgraded their audio-recording suites. Family style restaurants are not as veggie friendly as they should be. S...

Studies have that empathic links can be created between podcast host and listener. This is an open invitation for free beers. Jokes are exploding somewhere in Manhattan and Mike is capturing them all like the stern listener he is. Meanwhile, central air and radiators are trying to get a word in. One of Autumn's finest traditions is most certainly a trap. Confirmation bias is the basis for modern c...

Putting the remote down is a good first step towards flexing your creative muscles. Simplified, remove convenience where it doesn’t belong. Delete. Your. Apps. Bad writers could benefit from reading something other than Twitter. Take action on your aspirations. Take an aspirin after your actions. Just relax.

We live in times appropriate for pleasurable long waits. New England is full of crunchy people and dreams of drone-based economies. Xbox-adjacent glasses of Mountain Dew™ lead to anxiety. Anxiety leads to smashed controllers. What a paradox. Surround yourself with ensemblists who will defend you from nasty woodwind bullies. In fact, pick your school-age clubs and activities carefully, you're going...

If it's raining, why are you wearing denim? NYC can be experienced in less time than it takes your dry cleaner to remove the smell of said metropolitan from our corduroy vest, at least according to men on business. Making friends is tough as a kid. You may end up with a few that are less than stable people, but totally reliable pals.  It's often harder to forge friendships as an adult, but maybe y...

Noise pollution is a problem and Skype is partially to blame. An athletic director sets a young man on a path that he could have never calculated. At least he got to control the radio. Visit your local library and make a friend. Feel free to jump without a safety net, but don't put us in a box unless it has a great story. There is always a bigger buck.

When not showering your metropolis with sticky strands of proteinaceous spider silk, perhaps you can lead the charge on a violent riverway. It's uncouth to haggle with the merch person. Don't run out of pride gas if you can help it. Twitter got bad and there is no hope in the federated timeline.

Puke producers are man's best alarm clock. Beware sonic pulses at Diller Park. Jacob is on the hunt for a certified used vehicle that he will cherish, unlike those from the early years. Break out your notebooks, because Mike shares his A+ driving techniques. They buffed it out in the end.

Somedays you walk through security checkpoints with brass knuckles and that's okay. We can't all deal in cards. Stay wary of your everyday carry and mind the excess ego spilling from the frames on your parents' walls. Most importantly, revisit your listening habits to remain a productive member of society.

The act of putting something out there is at odds with mental damage reasons. Also, being a fan is hard. Jacob and Mike are starting something new to break the block. In doing so they dredge up what makes their other projects so difficult to sustain. Here goes nothing.

For years Jacob Tender and Mike Comite toiled away at their critically acclaimed (albeit infrequently published) science fiction podcast . Hours of quality conversations about anything else were lost before and after the tapes were rolling. Here's to making up lost time with good friends. Welcome to Podchasm.