Mid World
Rob and Patrick discuss the scratching of itches, and how seeking perfection—or even the very good—often distracts us from being in smaller moments of joy.
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You Can Do That?
Rob and Patrick chat about discovering what the people in life do for a living, and how hard it can be to explain what your own job even is.
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The Old World (Part Two)
Patrick and Rob continue their long-winded conversation about the nature of physical media and why we cling to the arguably irrational.
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The Old World (Part 1)
Rob and Patrick mull the seemingly inevitable death of discs, and why it's sometimes worth fighting for a pile of physical data.
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The Invisible Axe
At least 1,600 employees at Xbox will lose their jobs over the next year and change. Rob and Patrick discuss what it's like to work under dark clouds.
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Far From Home
Patrick recently dropped his kid off at camp, which got him wondering: when was the first time you were away from your parents?
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RIP to a King
A tribute to a Chicago Bulls legend.
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Due to Ongoing Market Conditions
The best time to buy something was six months ago. The next best time to buy something is...five years from now? Rob and Patrick reflect on the ongoing pricing crisis that makes predicting your financial decisions so much harder now.
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Welcome to Widow's Bay. Please Leave.
In which Rob and Patrick gush over the new Apple TV show that's more horror than comedy, except when it's more comedy than horror.
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Meltdowns
In which Patrick and Rob exchange stories about, well, emotions.
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The Ultimate Backlog Item
Rob and Patrick pose each other a simple question: given enough time, what video game—or type of video game—would you pass the hours with?
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An Alternate Life
A Remap reader asks Rob and Patrick a tough question: if you didn't have the life that you have now, what might it have looked like?
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Changing Tunes
Patrick and Rob chat about what's piping through their headphones and speakers, now that the weather is warming up.
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Tiny Little Pills
Welcome to your 40s, the time in your life where you—including Rob and Patrick—start being told "so, uh, this is just how things are now?"
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The Death of Jerry
Patrick comes to Rob with grave news about the cleaning robot in their house, which prompts a conversation about the tools and toys in our house that we cannot live without.