Remap Recommends, Volume XVII
A song celebrating house parties (and melodies), yet another good Apple TV+ show, and a second endorsement for betting on horses.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?"
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Why Do Kids Play Roblox?
The future of video games is coming. The only question is how different it will be.
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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.
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Why I Need a Bigger TV
A living room manifesto for our moment.
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An Open Letter to My Beavers
We need to move forward, but first, we need to clear the water.
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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.
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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.
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Adult Content
In so many ways, fascism begins at home.
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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.
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The Second Bed
Most people take sleeping for granted. Rob and Patrick consider what happens when it doesn't come.
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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.