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№ 117 Books 2019

Melissa and Brian discuss their favorite books read from 2019. And their least favorite.

Goodreads recommendations need work

Brian

Eating lunch with the family at the table. Everyone was happy and content, eating well without complaining, and we read Little House. It's the most peaceful and content I've felt in a long time.

Melissa

Melissa: If everyone in the congregation is in the choir, who will they sing to?

Brian: God. Boom! Mic dropped.

Melissa

You know what they say, love is an action. Also known as sex.

Brian

Podcasting with Brian for the first time since Penny was born

Melissa

Christmas Letter 2019

Brian, Melissa, Lydia, Amber, Penny

My dream: I dreamed about poop and the upside-down world

Lydia

Mine and Amber's sandwich: Wolf and Moon Jelly

Lydia

My movie: "Cats Poop Everywhere But Not in the House"

Lydia

My movie: "Insulation Monkey"

Lydia

Six Degrees of Ioan Gruffud

Brian

When will I see the Sun?

Melissa

The funniest word is "hornk".

Brian

My game: "Hippos Are Dead: Bad Guys Don't Like Animals"

Lydia

I can't help being linear

Brian

Josh Wainwright's bird: the Indignant Dirt Dobbler

Brian

My philosophy: When you go through life being amazing, amazing things happen.

Brian
№ 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)

Brian

Chik-fil-A Hires Atheists Part-Time in Order to Open on Sundays

Brian
№ 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

Museum of Websites: A hand-curated gallery of how famous internet companies have changed over time.

Brian
№ 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.

The Definitive Guide to Children’s Nutrition

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.”

Brian

Matt Koser:

An apple pie without the cheese is like a kiss without the squeeze.

Brian
№ 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!