Episode 19 - Conspiracy of Fat

We all want to be more fit, don't we... or do we all just want to be better-looking? How can we hope to be either with the doughnuts and cookies that the World seems to keep throwing at us? John and Smokey search for both answers and a smaller pants size.



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John happens to be a certified instructor in MoveNat, which was mentioned several times in this episode. You can learn more about it at https://www.movnat.com/

Episode 18 - Comfortable Geek Skin

Are we not Men? No! We are Geeks! ...or are we Nerds...? With the things Geeks love permeating popular culture of late, does this mean being a Geek is now mainstream? If so, are we FINALLY cool now? Probably not, but John and Smokey discuss the possibility.



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Episode 17 - Accepting Collecting

Bottlecaps, coins, stamps, ticket stubs, ball caps, Beanie Babies... People collect all sorts of stuff, but why? Anthony and Smokey spend a few minutes wondering what drives us to choose these items and devote such energy to obtaining them... 



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Episode 16 - We're All Stalkers

Ever meet somebody famous? Get an autograph? A "selfie"? Did it change your life? Did anybody really care?  The guys ponder our cultural fascination with celebrity, and why we all feel so drawn to those who have gained some sort of fame.



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Episode 15 - Wondering about One-Hit Wonders

The two goobers flip through their iTunes libraries and find all sorts of weird stuff from performers no one ever heard from again.  Lots of pop culture-related conversation ensues...



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Episode 14 - The Six-Figure Anchor

With Smokey moving soon, he and Anthony got to thinking about the "American Dream" of home ownership, and how it has been one of the linchpins of our society for more than a century.  Of course, very little of our society is the same as it was a hundred years ago, so should the notion of being financially stuck in one place continue to be so important to us? 



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Today's show stemmed from our reactions to a short video lecture given by Professor Richard Florida from the Univ. of Toronto, an expert in urban studies (yeah, real deep stuff). It's just ten minutes, but is very, very interesting. See for yourself...
http://bigthink.com/videos/the-end-of-home-ownership

Episode 13 - Nostalgia Now! Nostalgia Forever!

Hearing old songs you loved long ago, seeing a place where you once had fun, or finding lost mementos buried in a closet... the nostalgia such things make us feel present a range of emotions, some good and some not-so-good. We'll bet you didn't know just how complex those feelings can be, and just how they might actually benefit you...



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The article in the New York Times that started this train of thought...
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/09/science/what-is-nostalgia-good-for-quite-a-bit-research-shows.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1

A little something in "The Atlantic" that explains how advertisers and other media outlets play on our nostalgic tendencies:
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/02/how-the-internet-uses-nostalgia/283966/

...and just in case you didn't believe us about "Full House" returning to television...
http://variety.com/2015/digital/news/netflix-to-reboot-full-house-1201465475/