Halloween Horrors
Rob and Patrick reminisce about time spent being scared to approach houses while trick-or-treating as kids and wonder what they should do with their own homes.
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Only in Dreams
Rob and Patrick explore the fine line between hyperfixation and joyful obsession when it comes to video games that go beyond simply capturing our attention.
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Updating Priors
It's only a few weeks and change into the new season of the NFL, but it's incredibly hard to tell who is bad and who is good. Maybe that's fun, though?
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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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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.