Show Me To Us Rachel!

A new episode format has entered the villa! Sam and Nate are the Rachels for once, and both get to talk about some of their favorite obsessions the other knows barely anything about. Sam finally gets to let his anime excitement out and explain what the hell a Jujutsu Kaisen is, and Nate shows Sam the true meaning of "Welcome to prime time, bitch" and The Nightmare on Elm Street franchise...

Tanks: they're not just how the Irish say thanks. Sam's very own real brother Jacob gives us a crash course in tanks throughout history, from normal to downright ridiculous in design. Then, Sam and Nate get into some virtual tanks and talk about how war is VERY BAD but tank engineering is COOL and that's A TOUGH TRUTH.

It's WRASSLIN' TIME! Stephen McClure the sweet sweet bassist gives us the down low on the rings, the ropes, and the turnbuckles dating back to his childhood. And he completely subverts our time warp expectations! Then a week later, we go long on the episode because we loved wrestling so much! Undertaker throwing Mankind off basically a building, thumbtacks, ladder jumps, and extreme goof....

EDM is different from DJing? Yeah DUH! Our local Dubstep/Riddim artist Cantrip unpacks the whole EDM culture with a whole lotta plur. Plur is an EDM thing you'll get it. Then, a baker's week later, Nate and Sam go to a live EDM concert downtown and swim in the beats! VIP section NOT INCLUDED.

We dive into a fantasy series Sam HASN'T read yet! Jenn Hessel tells us all about Sarah J. Maas and the Throne of Glass series, full of badass assassin ladies AND brooding sassy princes. Then, Sam and Nate discover that fantasy doesn't have to be boring at the beginning! Imagine that! If you're thinking about getting back into fantasy or reading in general, this series is for you!

We found a fine motor skill craft that Sam actually likes?! That's growth! The impeccable Josh Zambrano goes into incredible detail about his love for painting the mini-est of miniatures for tabletop role-playing games. Such a TREAT. Then Josh teaches us how to paint IN PERSON and Sam and Nate gab about their love for little guys and painting as yet another lesson in creativity. And we have se...

Hello Kitty more like Hello we love her and all of her fun friends! Rachel gives us a crash course on the absolutely adorable Sanrio universe and all their fun lil' guys. And she only made a couple of them up! You decide! Then Nate and Sam go to Chinatown and open blind boxes live on the pod! JUSTICE FOR HANGYODON! Plus Hello Kitty Island Adventure and My Melody and Kuromi. We promise by the e...

Bookmarks? Like with craft paper and a laminator? You bet your sweet ass. Josh Leeper (the other half of Short Leap Theatre Company) turned his teacher free time into a hobby so explosive that he MADE A DIAROMA OF A MINI-HOUSE. What can't this guy craft? Then "one week" later, Nate and Sam surprise each other with personalized bookmark gifts all their own, and talk appreciation for a...

10 Episodes and BOY ARE OUR HANDS READY FOR PAINTING. Shaina Toledo gives us a stunning rundown on the art of doing your nails, and her personal connection to whole process. Then, she actually DOES our NAILS. With the gel and the UV and everything! Did Sam get out alive?

We're back after the holidays, and what screams New Year new me louder than a Japanese vocaloid pop star? Moth dives us into the Miku-verse, and shows us an actually positive side of the internet?

A special holiday episode! Michael has been reading Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol every year for a while and he's seen SO MANY ADAPTATIONS. He teaches us all about keeping Christmas all the year. Then we read the original for ourselves! Academic assigned reading vs. reading for fun. Will we learn the true meaning of Christmas?

Can a company be a hobby/obsession? Sure! Liles instructs us on demonic rituals with their hand-me-down Aryan Girl Doll and Nate overshares about his stuffed animal family meetings. A week later, we WENT THERE. And it WASN'T THAT WEIRD. What a great capitalist company with some problems probably.

Man, that Stephen King guy wrote a lot of books! And did cocaine before he got hit by a truck! Will a book scare us? Cody Lindley has been reading King for decades and he's sure gonna try. Then, did Nate and Sam read a whole book in a week? You decide!

Tori sews dresses and duvet covers and has a surging machine and we make pillowcases! So we're basically tailors! Happy Thanksgiving! A whole EXTRA EPISODE IN ONE WEEK!

Man....it was only a matter of time before we got a train fanatic, and here we are. Henry tells us all about the sleeper okay hit computer game and tells us more about railroad history than you could possibly imagine. Then, Sam finds out that stocks are NOT AS FUN AS TRAINS.

Allison LOOOOOVES Miss Piggy and honestly you all should too. Nate and Sam get a crash course in Muppets and watch only the good movies. Will Gonzo consummate his relationship with a chicken?

Short Leap Theatre Company's Nathan Short tells us about their deep passion for VIBES ONLY. Sorry, DJing. Can Nate and Sam get from punk rap to noir jazz in one playlist? Nate and Sam's attempt at a DJ set: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7wJSTy5oBCvDzuUlskCPD0?si=bTfbnJUoQwerI7HXD3LSyQ Nathan's actually good playlists and mixes: https://www.mixcloud.com/nathan-dale-short/after-party...

Our good friend Madeline tells us about how she made 200 friendship bracelets for the LOVE OF THE GAME. Then during the week, Sam and Nate have a lil' girl's night and get mad at super glue. First episode ever! Links from Madeline to get started: Tying the Knot https://www.kernowcraft.com/jewellery-making-tips/beading-and-threading-techniques-and-advice/knotting-stretch-magic-thread?srslti...