Here comes a new challenger!And the shocking return of an old cast member from season 1! For the latest in virtual dopamine delivery, we turn to our resident nerd.***LINKS:

It's been a month since Markus got his newest gizmo. How does he feel about it?Protip: Take a drink every time Markus says "Immersive"

Almost exactly one year after Russia's invasion of its neighbor Ukraine, Markus and Drew discuss how America came to be involved in this bloody conflict. Officially involved only from a support standpoint, by providing not only bil...

3 weeks after the Chinese "spy balloon" that blatantly defied US airspace, and casually floated across the lower 48, Markus and Drew discus  if this story was merely a distraction from the train derailment and environmental disaster in Eas...

Every civilization throughout our history has taken part in the shaping of its society and ultimately its own destiny,  built on the foundations of human ingenuity and the unique drive to be better. In the strive for social progress and th...

Why are we so collectively desperate for belonging? To understand this world and our place in it? What is it that calls to us to find the secret knowledge from the beyond? Join us, as we do a brief dive into the dark waters of cults. In...

Uh oh! Did we just become a celebrity gossip podcast!? You can't avoid it, so we talked about it. But who is at fault here? Should we do more commentary as half-informed outsiders?You decide.***LINKS:Really?

There's a new sheriff in Twitter town. But what changes will it bring? Will it be a bastion of free speech, or a cesspool of internet trolls?You decide.***LINKS:

Has Markus finally finished his quest for audiovisual perfection!? Find out in this thrilling retelling!***LINKS:Dolby Cinema

In a surprising mid-season twist, Markus rants about things that probably only he cares about. Put on your waders listeners, cause this one gets deep. Are these the ravings of a mad man, or is his nerd rage justified? You decide. Note o...

In this Tangent, Markus and Drew discuss America's complicated relationship with billionaires. ***LINKS:Amazon's Brick and Mortar&...

In this Short, Markus and Drew talk about the bugs still being working out of the 5G telecommunications system.***LINKS:5...

Microsoft sent shock waves through the videogame industry when it announced plans in January to acquire Activision Blizzard, the developers/publishers of the gigantic Call of Duty and  Warcraft series. Weeks later, Sony announced their pla...

What cool new gadgets and gizmos can we expect this year? For the full report, we ask our resident nerd. ***CORRECTION: OWO is NOT owned by Meta. You can learn more on their website below! ***LINKS:

In 1990, NASA and the ESA launched the Hubble Space Telescope. It enabled us to learn the life cycles of stars, revealed black holes, proved the existence of dark matter and dark energy, and has even given us a glimpse into the oldest parts of ...

In which we discuss the 1984 David Lynch and the 2021 Dennis Villenueve  adaptations and their subjective successes and failures.***LINKS: Rotoscoping

In this episode, Drew rails against the COVID mandates as well as (in his view) the incoherent policies more than 18 months after "15 Days to Slow the Spread".(WARNING, EXTREME LANGUAGE!!!)***CHAPTERS:00:00 Int...

In this Short, Markus and Drew discuss the tremendous respect they have for the Sea (and those who sail it), through a story of Peruvian sailors trapped beneath the waves in their crippled sub the Pacocha, and their miraculous escape. ...

What if you were asked to compile all relevant cultural examples of humanity and then put it in a sort of satellite-time-capsule and then shoot it off into the far regions of space?What images, sounds, and media would you pick and why? ...

In this Short, Markus and Drew discuss the theoretical wonderplane that is the metaverse, proto-metaverses, and the realities of the world that it is being born in.***LINKS:

In this Short, Marcus and Drew discuss the difference between hard and soft strikes as they pertain to the situation regarding Hollywood and (allegedly) Southwest Airlines, respectively.***LINKS:

In this Short, Markus and Drew discuss China's recent new set of social laws designed to strengthen it's  "cultural superiority"***LINKS:

In this clip, Drew rants at Markus on the complexities of a Minimum Wage as well as the potential looming financial collapse, know colloquially as "The Great Reset". Have Americans been consuming cheap goods for too long that our p...

In this Tangent, Markus and Drew discuss a wide range of topics including the allure of modern conveniences, planned obsolescence and The Great Reset.https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/planned-obsolescence-engine-of-the-consumer-...

In this Tangent, Markus and Drew pontificate on the fascinating and utterly depressing aspects of The Great War. Despite the new and horrifying technologies of machine guns, poison gas, and airplanes one aspect of combat still never cha...