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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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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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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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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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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The Big Move
As Rob prepares for a summer surrounded by boxes, he talks to Patrick about lessons from old moves and the many mistakes we've made along the way.
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Return on Investment
Why is it so hard to return to a game after you've put down, even if you love(d) it? Rob and Patrick talk about scar tissue, as it relates to bodies and video games.
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Measuring Success
A conversation between Rob and Patrick that somehow ties together the NBA playoffs and how our parents tried to judge whether we were successful kids.
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Killing Time
Rob has found himself in a Balatro hole, but in talking to Patrick, realizes it's a hole he wants to escape in a life full of quiet and easy escapes.
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The "Right" Way to Play
Rob and Patrick reminisce about an earlier era—in games, in their lives—when they often played games only because PC Gamer told them to.
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Deep Cuts
Rob and Patrick explore the strange detours their favorite developers have made over the years.
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The Bell Keeps Ringing
The adventures of middle age are not always pleasant, especially as our bodies begin to fail us.
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Returning to The Last of Us
The TV adaptation of one of Waypoint's longest podcasts ever is almost there.