My game: "Hippos Are Dead: Bad Guys Don't Like Animals"
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№ 114 Hugos There: Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
Brian joined Seth Heasley on his podcast, Hugos There, to discuss Susanna Clarke's 2005 Hugo winner, Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell.
I can't help being linear
Josh Wainwright's bird: the Indignant Dirt Dobbler
Motherhood
The Glory Days
Never knew Pantone had a color of the year!
№ 113 Simple Pleasures
Brian and Melissa share their top simple pleasures.
№ 112 Sleep Training Tips
Melissa gives 10 tips for mothers trying to train their children to sleep through the night.
My philosophy: When you go through life being amazing, amazing things happen.
№ 111 Actors: Revisited
For the first time, Brian and Melissa revisit a topic. And they did it with returning guest Megan Hutt, and first-time guest Josh Hutt! Listen as they discuss their favorite actors. How much did Brian and Melissa's list change? It's a mega-sized episode after the unplanned summer hiatus.
Daniel's Razor: The Daniel Special at Sushi Cafe is always better than you expect, even taking into account Daniel's Razor.
(Apologies to Hofstadter's Law)
Chik-fil-A Hires Atheists Part-Time in Order to Open on Sundays
The 5 Whys
Case by Case
Travel
This is really in-depth. If you want the biggest bang for your buck, just turn off all notifications.
Orange Juice and Coke isn't crazy!
№ 110 Candy Bars
After some grueling research, Melissa and Brian are joined again by Tim Binzel to discuss their favorite candy bars.
Museum of Websites: A hand-curated gallery of how famous internet companies have changed over time.
№ 109 Movies Pre-1960
Teaching Facebook a lesson! The ethics of whistling at work! The moon landing! Oh, and our favorite movies released before 1960. Just some of the topics Brian and Melissa discuss with Matt Anderson and Ben De Bono, hosts of The Sci-Fi Christian podcast.
Foods we started eating from this article: sardines (still need to find bone-in), seaweed, chicken liver (the paté recipe is great). Also love:
Make a household rule that you have to take at least 7 bites before deeming a food “yucky.”
Matt Koser:
An apple pie without the cheese is like a kiss without the squeeze.
№ 108 Animated Shows
Melissa and Brian are joined by their first returning guest, Zach Koser, to talk about their favorite animated TV shows. Yay cartoons!
I had a whole gaggle of 100-point bucks in my sights, sleeping peacefully on their feet, like cows.
№ 107 Rapsters
Brian and Melissa recently got into rapster music. They each list their ten favorite rapsters.
It's a problem if you have more Goodreads friends than books marked "read" on Goodreads