Enduring Baby Steps [Part 3]
We're back to baby stepping, but this time we're joined by special guest Danika Harrod!
Streams & Podcasts
HOA – Rob’s Groverhaus
The legend of Rob’s house and all its gifts only grows.
Remap Radio 112 – The Gamer’s Impulse
Where else to begin than trying to understand the wild news that Electronic Arts is becoming a private company largely because of Saudi Arabia? We live in…well, we live in times.
Articles
This Week at Remap
More horror stories from Rob's house, another set of Baby Steps, the return of an old friend on the podcast, and more.
Eternal Dilettantism
What's the difference between "respecting your time" and "developing expertise"? Rob and Patrick try to navigate the recent difficulty in games discourse within their own lives.
The Chore Rankings
You can debate whether it's fun to wash the dishes or mow the lawn, but let's be absolutely goddamn clear: nobody likes to dust.
Remap Recommends, Volume XVI
Betting on little horse statues racing across a board, possibly the most unique ASMR channel on YouTube, and a plea for more sleep.
For That, You Need to Live in a Society
With Rob having settled into his new home, Patrick predicts the strange horrors that await, such as "How much does it cost to stain a deck?"
Why Do Kids Play Roblox?
The future of video games is coming. The only question is how different it will be.
Rituals, Interrupted
Rob and Patrick mull the way jet lag—or a job with weird hours—can wreak havoc on your body's rhythms, while also introducing you to a new way of looking at the day.
Why I Need a Bigger TV
A living room manifesto for our moment.
An Open Letter to My Beavers
We need to move forward, but first, we need to clear the water.
Travelin' Man
With Patrick on the cusp of a two-week international adventure, he chats with Rob about what it's like to try and be part of a place that's not your own.
Remap Recommends, Volume XV
A mixture of horror that speaks to the soul, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and falling down a beautiful board game YouTube rabbit hole.
Adult Content
In so many ways, fascism begins at home.
It Used to Be Different
Rob and Patrick chat about how Xbox did (or didn't) enter their lives, and the ways seminal games like Halo signaled a sea change in the relationship between consoles and PCs.
The Second Bed
Most people take sleeping for granted. Rob and Patrick consider what happens when it doesn't come.
Remap Recommends, Volume XIV
While Rob's out at the ballgame, Patrick's having an existential crisis about parents exploiting their children for profit on social media.