Please comment here or text us with some suggestions we should take next time (Juneish).

Don’t worry - we have new full-length episodes coming too!

The connections to our own lives & beliefs are robust, and we have lots of fun chatting through the activities, guests and even Cordy’s Aphantasia.

Celebrate art, joy, and recovery by drawing a picture of a bird on April 8th or any other time of year.

Of course there’s still some fun games, and way-too-inside jokes.

Open your heart, check your bias, and join us for a celebration that’s way more existential than expected.

In this episode, we dig into the history, symbolism, and social signaling of hats: why we I wear them, what they say about us, and how something as simple as a fedora can quietly become part of a personal identity. Cordy reflects on how hats went from accessory to accidental brand, while Dan wrestles with the itchy, overheated reality of wearing one indoors.

As usual we go through a lot, and highlight our favorite guests. Diving into peacocking, practicality, personality projection, and how hats can function as armor, shorthand, or beacon. It’s a surprisingly revealing conversation about how small choices turn into signals, and why no day (or outfit) is ever random.

Put a lid on it, tip your cap, and join us for a celebration that’s way more existential than expected.

Unlike sprawling novels or endless TV seasons, short stories demand intention - every character, detail, and moment has to earn its place. That constraint makes them powerful, memorable, and deeply human.

We process mental health, build empathy inhabiting other perspectives, and make sense of uncertainty - especially the unknowns we can’t logically resolve, like death.

Dan shares his recent dive into creative writing, including finishing short horror stories as a personal goal, while Cordy goes down a metaphysical rabbit hole - from movies and music to marketing and comedy.

To celebrate the holiday, they suggest writing a short story in one sitting, reading an anthology, playing creative writing games, sharing prompts with friends, or even building a cozy “reading and writing nook” for the day. The emphasis isn’t on perfection - it’s on finishing, sharing perspective, and remembering that creativity is something humans need, not something reserved for professionals.

Ultimately, this episode is a love letter to storytelling. No matter how short the form, stories are how we understand ourselves, each other, and the world.

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It’s more dog talk, but also looking into how we treat our dogs differently, some dangerous food history, and how cookforyourpets.com may have been an echo of the internet bubble, just a decade later.

Don’t just give them leftovers, make a small bit extra for your pet to feel special every day!

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The behavioral & literal engineering of Magic is broken down, along with what kind of transformation can be represented by brands.

Happy holidays!

Embrace the unanswerable and create more curious events!

Featuring: pandemic-era Google Trends, beach glass nostalgia, and a surprisingly deep appreciation for the world right beneath us.

🎧 To… rock-solid hobbies and low-stakes celebrations.

Dan & I love to poke & prod and question everything. I have a tattoo that says ‘doubt everything’ in latin. But more people need to maintain and encourage that type of investigation. Unless it’s more fun to not know. Sometimes those are the best dumb questions.

I hope you enjoy us asking our own stupid questions and maybe giving even stupider answers (and some occasionally interesting thoughts) - but it’s fun and that’s what matters!

We hope you enjoy!

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