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/

Episode 12 - More "Kimmy Schmidt," Please

How many episode of "House of Cards" can YOU plow through in one sitting?  Binge-watching is the way so many of us get our TV-watching done these days, but at what point does having all these great viewing choices start to create new problems for us...?



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Episode 11 - Starbase: Denver

Is the Truth Out There? Probably not. In this episode, the fellows talk about some of the more well-known conspiracy theories floating about in our culture, and really get to wondering just what is up with that massive airport out in Denver...



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The article in "The Independent" that started this train of thought...
http://i100.independent.co.uk/article/the-internets-seven-most-sinister-conspiracy-theories--l1dIS7Et0

A more in-depth "look" into Denver International Airport, with photographic and video "evidence":
http://vigilantcitizen.com/sinistersites/sinister-sites-the-denver-international-airport/