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№ 164 All-Time Favorite Films 2023

For the first time, Brian and Melissa reveal their favorite Hollywood-style video movies!

February 2023 Summary

Mr. Money Mustache: How to Build a Kitchen (and Why)

№ 163 Book Review: Mrs. Dalloway

Brian's quick thoughts on the novel Mrs. Dalloway.

№ 162 Book Review: Mort

Brian's fuller thoughts of the fourth Discworld novel, Mort.

Chris Coyier: Adobe Podcast Tools

Kelly: Strategies for reading Spenser's Faerie Queene

№ 161 Book Review: The Great Gatsby

Brian tries reviewing a book. It went okay maybe? All spoilers for a 98-year-old book.

Kelly: How to read The Faerie Queene; or, You are already qualified to read Spenser's masterpiece

Are “Merely Christian” Colleges Enough?

№ 160 Chocolates from This Box of Chocolates

You know what translates well to a podcast? Eating. Eating little pieces of chocolate from a box of chocolates from Melissa's brother Michael. Thanks Michael!

January 2023 Summary

№ 159 Books 2022

Another year of books! Brian and Melissa share their top tens and bottom ones from 2022.

Douglas Wilson: Except for That

A Divine Comedy We Can Feel in the Pulse

Kay Pelham: Goodreads Review: How the Irish Saved Civilization

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№ 158 Films 2022

Melissa and Brian discuss their favorite first-time-viewing films of 2022. Brian is now pretentious and calls them films instead of movies. Melissa has an unbelievable list; number 2 will shock you!

Douglas Wilson: Missing the Point

Are Catholics and Evangelicals Really Together?

Reverse Outlining with Language Models

№ 157 New Year’s Resolutions 2023

Start the year with Brian and Melissa! They review 2022 and set some new goals for 2023!

Douglas Wilson: Protesting Catholics

December 2022 Summary

A lot can happen in a month: on AI art and the fediverse

Playing with ChatGPT

Douglas Wilson: Make It Even Clearer

November 2022 Summary

John Gruber: Report: Amazon Alexa Is a ‘Colossal Failure’ on Pace to Lose $10 Billion This Year

Remix and the Alternate Timeline of Web Development

Rod Dreher: Against The N.I.C.E. Conditioners

There is no multi-tasking on the Raspberry Pi

Rod Dreher: Big Tech + Big Government = Censorship

October 2022 Summary

Rod Dreher: Is The Military Woke? More From Readers

Rod Dreher: An Officer Dissents On ‘Woke Military’

Website Fidelity

№ 156 The Top 10 (12) Items from Our Book Poster of Books from The Sci-Fi Christian FEAT. The Sci-Fi Christians

Our friends Ben and Matt have a book club, with which Brian has been reading along. Together they rank the 12 books they've read over the past couple years.

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