Tangential Banter

Jack and Ben are joined by co-worker and friend Kabbod Alkhalil while discussing the origin of this podcast, habits and practices for improving content, our ever-present nature vs. nurture ruminations, and the ice-breaker question of what is humanity's most significant achievement. Sign up to be a guest in a future episode here:  forms.gle/vR6mrzXuZX6zifKg9

Steering a meandering course through initial tangents, Jack and Ben eventually get the ship on a heading while discussing how humanity has adapted to the society of our own making as technology influences behaviors. Sign up to be a guest in a future episode here:  forms.gle/vR6mrzXuZX6zifKg9

What started as a whimsical wondering progresses into an analytical awakening when fromage de lune comes calling. Sign up to be a guest in a future episode here:  forms.gle/vR6mrzXuZX6zifKg9

Jack highlights how little we actually know theoretically about the human body vs. what we know only through trial and error observation. Sign up to be a guest in a future episode here:  forms.gle/vR6mrzXuZX6zifKg9

Jack poses a question and Ben goes ham into data in a spreadsheet. Sign up to be a guest in a future episode here:  forms.gle/vR6mrzXuZX6zifKg9

The Fast Food Challenge is revealed with contenders in each corner of the ring. Jack and Ben deal with adversity to bring you entertainment your ears can savor like our taste buds did these tasty numbers. Sign up to be a guest in a future episode here:  forms.gle/vR6mrzXuZX6zifKg9 Elevator Music used under open license from: Music by https://pixabay.com/users/lesfm-22579021/?utm_source=link-attrib...

Jack put a bow on his thoughts regarding ancient civilizations before Ben introduced an etymology topic. Sign up to be a guest in a future episode here: forms.gle/vR6mrzXuZX6zifKg9

Jack and Ben invite a special guest to debate an age-old topic. Sign up to be a guest in a future episode using this link: https://forms.gle/VmZv2gwByFmddZ6a7.

Can Jack and Ben deduce a pragmatic cause for humans finding beauty around them, particularly in sunrise and sunset? Join us to find out! Sign up to be a guest in a future episode here: https://forms.gle/vR6mrzXuZX6zifKg9

Unpacking a question which has puzzled philosophers for centuries, Jack and Ben muse about the nature of earthworms. Sign up to be a guest in a future episode here: https://forms.gle/vR6mrzXuZX6zifKg9

Do you often put the cart before the horse? Do you need to see a man about a horse? Then quit horsing around and listen to this gem as Jack and Ben evaluate all things figurative.

In this extended episode, Jack and Ben transition seamlessly from a discussion on whether or not space colonies will have lawns to the finer details most people don't consider when thinking about the sport of skydiving.

In this, the novenary episode of season three, Jack and Ben delve into a subject that no listener hopes to ever experience.

After music played over the speakers at a restaurant crystallized a thought, Ben and Jack examine the price we often overlook to receive the benefits we see keenly.

Ben posits a hypothetical related to the attention and critique received by professional athletes before Jack wonders aloud about how fowl manage such prodigious production without suffering caloric depletion.

In the midst of a Midwestern, mid-winter weather event, Jack & Ben while away the time as they hunker down with hatches battened -- whatever that means.

Production quality reaches new heights with some surprise additions as Jack & Ben discuss the changing landscape of business models.

Jack & Ben examine the mindset behind fervent support for preventing even natural extinction events, debate the morality of purely natural systems, and opine about the connections to climate change.

A single word sparks a firestorm of thoughts and ideas when the Duo tackles a topic about relationships.

Ben recounts a recent mnemonic anecdote and Jack asks what makes humans so special.

Back after a long hiatus, Jack & Ben start by discussing the effect of a campfire on sounds and follow it with a disagreement about the definition of canon in fictional universes.

After months of silence, the Dynamic Duo break their fast with a juicy topic about America's most iconic condiment: ranch.

The Tangentialists, Jack and Ben, invite their first guest to discuss the necessity and value of college degrees pertaining to various career paths.

After a long, arduous COVID hiatus, Jack and Ben return to delight your listening ears, just in time for Christmas.

Jack and Ben muse about the awkwardness of being greeted by exuberant strangers.