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[Up until Ep 37, formerly known as: AFTER READING THIS AND THAT. See bottom of description box for more info.] A long-form conversational podcast where a cute AF, love-drunk British couple talk about their lives, fun stories, big ideas, etc. Anything at all really. And, look, it's probably gonna be…

Ryan Finch & Samantha Jones


    • Apr 27, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 3h 30m AVG DURATION
    • 48 EPISODES


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    Ep 48 - Back from hiatus! Trying to get a book published, new obsessions & The Batman spoilercast

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2022 260:30


    I was going to say sorry about how long this ep ended up being, but then I remembered one of the core tenets of self-esteem building I was taught by the supportive brotherhood at /r/bigdickproblems: "Never Apologize For Your Length". Truly, words to live by. Also, The Batman spoilercast begins at 1:58:33 and ends at 4:15:57

    Ep 47 - Depression, Writing, Supreme Court battle, Trump vs. Biden debate, & MORE!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2020 242:10


    The thing about being depressed when you sit down to record a podcast is... you end up talking about depression. Who'd have thunk it?

    Ep 46 - Lost, Midnight Sun, & We Dole Out Assorted Life Advice to Strangers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2020 223:01


    I'm not gonna sugar-coat it: I think doing this ep broke my brain. 'Cause the migraine I had afterwards was about as fun as firecrackers exploding unkindly behind my eyes. Do you see the sacrifices we make for you, dear listener?

    Ep 45 - Live from Lockdown!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2020 251:13


    We valiantly maintain a sense of normalcy during this strange/frightening time by rambling for 4 hours once again. It's truly an honour that you look to us to be your rock. Hopefully we can live up to all the nice things you say in your fan letters (lol)

    Ep 44 - Trump Impeachment, Recent Movies, & Should Allegations Be Included in Celebrity Obituaries?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2020 222:37


    Oooh, only one month between eps? Gosh, I'm not saying we deserve an award or whatever. But if you DO have some shiny punctuality-trophy lying around?... Well, listen, I ain't exactly gonna be so impolite as to refuse it. Hand it over! Time's a'wasting!

    Ep 43 - Hey! You Can't Have Dessert Until You Finish All Your Questions!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2020 269:29


    This ep is a big boy, oh my! "Kind of like a chubby Russian doll, you open it and there's another Russian doll, just like there's another question after another question after another question." - Samantha

    Ep 42 - 3yr Anniversary! Questions, Questions, Questions! Get 'em While They're Hot and Fresh!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2019 247:12


    So, we're three years old now. Pretty wild. OMG, that means we could legally drive in some places. And tha- what? I said 'some'! Like, uhh, international waters... And the moon! Didn't think about that, huh smart-ass?! (Please don't unsubscribe :'c )

    Ep 41 - Ross & Rachel 'On a Break' debate, Anti-Vaxxers, Botham Jean case, Stand Your Ground laws

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2019 248:31


    I have absolutely zero qualms about declaring that this episode right here easily ranks - really, without question - among the forty-one best episodes we've ever made. I mean, seriously! Never been more sure of anything in my life.

    Ep 40 - Miscellaneous Silliness, MCU Spoilercast, A Discovery of Witches

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2019 226:49


    Beware, we enter a VERY spoiler-filled wilderness. Mostly for Endgame and Far From Home, but other MCU stuff too. I'm only telling you this because I care about you. And I want the best for you. Your mother and I both feel this way, believe me.

    Ep 39 - Hospital Visits, Pride Month, Make-out Parties, Video Game Movies & Sadly Cancelled TV Shows

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2019 258:49


    We're still a little depressed. Send us homemade brownies to our PO box. Pretty please

    Ep 38 - Festivals & Burning Man, Name-Nerds, We Play 'Would You Rather?' & It Gets Heated!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2019 242:52


    This ep only comes in two configurations: unapologetically XXL or GTFO. And like the weird ancient dude tells Indy when he's impromptu chalice-shopping, "choose wisely." Heed that, because we too don't offer refunds. TIMESTAMPS: (17:21) (59:21) (1:33:21)

    Ep 37 - Self-Promotion/Getting Paid For Making Content, Favourite Foods Discontinued & Our Birthdays

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2019 218:35


    New name, who dis?... TIMESTAMPS IN TITLE ORDER: (1:15:28) (1:46:00) (3:05:45)

    Ep 36 - Changing our Podcast Name!, Starting a Youtube Channel & Blog, SEX AND THE CITY Deep-dive

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2019 229:39


    So... we'll soon bear a new name. And, look, I know change is hard. But the only way to get over that is by changing it. Which, sure, as aforementioned, will be hard. Anyhow, I hope this helped. TIMESTAMPS IN TITLE ORDER: (21:34) (38:39) (1:17:06)

    Ep 35 - Sexual Dynamics in Older TV Shows/Movies, Messages in Bottles, Making New Friends Sucks

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2019 154:19


    Bet you thought we were dead, huh? Ha, joke's on you! We're actually just *very* slowly dying. Hmm. Wait... Anyway, we were loopy AF during this ep, which may warm your heart or, uh, colden your spleen. Timestamps in title order: (13:05) (38:22) (57:54)

    Ep 34 - Our London Trip & We Answer EVEN More Questions, Because Why The Hell Not?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2018 254:29


    There are, uh, moments in this ep I'll be bringing up during our intensive tri-weekly couples therapy. I'll let you figure out which ones I mean... Anyway, timestamps: London (45:15) & Qs (2:07:36)

    Ep 33 - 2yr Anniversary Show! We Answer Tons More Questions! We TOTALLY Bare Our Souls, We Swear!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2018 235:10


    We somehow manage to up our silliness quotient this ep. I truly don't know how we do it. We're just real go-getters, I suppose. So... we tell our mouse-hunt story (13:48) and Samantha shamelessly ambushes me with questions! (1:11:08)

    Ep 32 - Bested by a Giant Wasp, Hypocrisy in the MeToo Movement? & Is 'Reverse Racism' a Real Thing?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2018 215:50


    I have nothing pithy to say here. Still, the space must be used. The characters must be typed. Why? We do not know. How? With a keyboard, I guess. In other news, here's the title-order timestamps: (1:11:43) (1:36:24) (2:33:47)

    Ep 31 - Toys/Board Games, Christmas, Random Silliness, Music, Is Spirituality & Religion Harmless?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2018 218:07


    We naively thought our heatwave had departed. But I just checked the forecast and now my spinal fluid is preemptively boiling. Hopefully that stuff isn't *too* important... Here's some timestamps, in title order: (3:08) (12:25) (48:20) (1:31:20) (1:51:19)

    Ep 30 - Comedy & Sitcoms, Cats or Dogs?, Making Content, True-Crime Docs, Fandom Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2018 224:44


    If you've ever wanted an unfiltered glimpse into our topsy-turvy minds, this is the ep for you! We make rambling into a *very* low art form. Oh and here's some timestamps, in title order: (0:06:07) (0:27:21) (0:54:35) (1:31:22) (1:55:49)

    Ep 29 - Marriage & Pre-nups, Squirrel Murder, Should You Tip?, & Fascination with Serial Killers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2018 198:58


    Not even very, very minor sickness could keep me from doing this mind-blowing ep. Does that make me... what? A hero? Hey, you said it, not me. We discuss marriage (2:30), tipping (37:01), squirrel murder (1:00:55) & reading about serial killers (1:18:48)

    Ep 28 - Haircut Anxiety, We Both Got Sick!, Birthday Angst, Does Canon Matter? & Mind-reading Tech

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2018 215:51


    How weird would it be if what we were 'reading' was YOUR tea leaves? Like, I don't know, just a thought. Anyway, you time-stamp fiend, here's all you really wanted! In ep title order: (11:09) (52:31) (1:33:40) (2:15:25) (2:39:21)

    Ep 27 - People Being Dicks, Sex Ed & Is Porn Damaging Young People?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2018 184:30


    There's a lot of premium quality, locally sourced rambling in this ep. And, look, hopefully you're libertarian enough to appreciate some free-association. Anyway, we discuss people being total dicks, & sex ed/porn's effect on teenagers (1:51:21)

    Ep 26 - Live Music Stories, Our Apartment Building Flooded & The Decline of Smoking and Alcohol

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2018 228:48


    This ep is bursting at the seams, it's so crammed with cool stories (bro) and rambling. You're... welcome, I guess? We talk about attending music gigs, our flooding story, & our thoughts on cigarettes/alcohol (2:22:28)

    Ep 25 - Getting Sick at Christmas, Recounting Our Paris Trip, & Our First VR Experience!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2018 238:24


    You may ask why it takes several hours to recount a short trip, and the answer is... narcissism *jazz hands*, fueling podcasts since 2004! We talk about Samantha getting sick over christmas, our time in Paris (19:25) & our first VR experiences (3:16:06)

    Ep 24 - The Rise of Youtube Stardom, Mukbangs/ASMR, & Should Autonomous Killer-Drones be Outlawed?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2017 201:29


    This ep was, as always, baked with love. Straight from our podcast oven to your earmouth. We discuss Youtube fame & our love of mukbangs/ASMR (45:52), & if autonomous war-drones should be allowed (2:26:10)

    Ep 23 - Surviving a Zombie Outbreak, Sexual Assault in Hollywood & Can You Separate Art from Artist?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2017 231:28


    As you'll hear, this nearly became a 'lost episode'! But we hit it with the defibrillator! CLEAR! We discuss our zombie survival plan (1:01:36) & the sexual assault stories upending hollywood/can you separate art from its controversial creator? (2:18:45)

    Ep 22 - 1yr Anniversary Show! We Answer Mucho Fun Questions, Come Get to Know Us!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2017 253:29


    We made it a year! A minor achievement, sure, but some species of animal only live for a few weeks, so this podcast is basically Methuselah in comparison. Anyway, we celebrate by waterboarding your eardrums with us answering mucho fun questions! (1:07:06)

    Ep 21 - Pizza Debacle, Taking RudyCat to the Vet, Vampires, How Weird is Sleep?, & Homeless People

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2017 240:24


    "Better late than never", cry the habitually tardy. Hey, maybe it's even true! We discuss our pizza debacle story, taking our cat to the vet, which fictional vampires are the best, how weird sleep & dreaming is (1:46:38), and homeless people (3:01:19)

    Ep 20 - Autographs, RIP PoppyCat, Living Through Your Camera & Suppressing 'Offensive' Fiction

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2017 229:22


    This ep is *so* rad that THE MAN almost didn't let us publish it. Good thing THE MAN is partial to cookies. We discuss autograph hunting, PoppyCat's passing, if cameraphone overuse is wise (1:30:58) & if those offended by fiction get to veto it (2:29:57)

    Ep 19 - Attending Fan Conventions, Movies, & We Answer (Most of) The 36 Questions That Lead to Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2017 245:20


    In the psychosphere, there are two schools of thought about this episode. Either it endearingly over-delivers on content or it's obnoxiously long. But we're 2cool4school(s), so, like, whatevs. We discuss fan cons, movies & answer mucho questions (1:07:44)

    Ep 18 (feat. Steph) - Comparing UK & USA, Keeping Secrets, & Religious Liberty vs Non-discrimination

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2017 220:10


    Weird... some cool Cali chick just wandered in... good thing we had mics handy! We discuss fun differences between the UK & US (1:19:46), our thoughts on secret-keeping (2:18:50), & whether religious freedom trumps non-discrimination protections (3:06:27)

    Ep 17 - The Perils of VR Porn & Sexbots, Is Cultural Appropriation Bad?, & Examining Radical Evil

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2017 204:55


    This one's a doozy, folks! I mean, they're all great, but yeah, whew! We discuss the potential downsides of VR porn & advanced sex dolls (1:15:23), is cultural appropriation always negative (2:11:47), and how to think about extreme evildoers (2:42:16)

    Ep 16 - Insect Encounters, Kids Using Social Media, Is Makeup Deceptive? & Depicting Rape On-screen

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2017 207:31


    Samantha got sick the day after recording this - damn you, podcast-flu! We discuss insect attacks, the perils of kids using social media (44:18), the different reasons people wear makeup (1:44:01), and whether depicting rape on-screen is okay (2:36:39).

    Ep 15 - Eating Disorders, Enjoying Food, Does Alien Life Exist?, and Self-Defense & Owning Guns

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2017 215:31


    This is officially our longest episode by... uh, one minute. Never stop achieving! We discuss living with eating disorders and enjoying food (47:41), if extraterrestrial life exists (1:55:01), and the right to self-defense and firearm ownership (2:44:47).

    Ep 14 (feat. Matthew) - Becoming Cyborgs, Juries & The Death Penalty, and Legalising Prostitution

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2017 177:13


    So... we finally drew an unsuspecting outsider into our madness, shh! No-one can know, apart from you! Come listen to us discuss our transhumanist future, whether juries can judge emotion, whether the death penalty makes sense, and legalising prostitution

    Ep 13 - Birthdays, Giving Up Modern Technology, Social Media Echo Chambers & Should Nukes Be Banned?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2017 203:57


    Hey, you there, perhaps you'd like to listen to us talk about birthdays and gift-giving, how life would be without modern technology, whether echo chambers on social media can be dismantled, and if all nuclear weapons should be banned.

    Ep 12 - Horror Movies, Abolish The Monarchy?, Outrage Over Jokes, and Should All Drugs Be Legalised?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2017 181:05


    I guess we're just, like, totally a three hour podcast now? ¯_(ツ)_/¯ Anyway, here we are again! And we discuss scary films, getting rid of the monarchy, whether being outraged over jokes is okay, and whether all drugs should be legal.

    Ep 11 - Exploring Space, Privacy, Is Having A Constitution Better?, & Are Virtual Zoos More Ethical?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2017 187:26


    Here's yet more sweet, sweet podcast-y awesomeness! On this episode, we discuss exploring space and settling offworld, what privacy means today, the pros and cons of having a written constitution, and whether a VR zoo would be ethically superior.

    Ep 10 - A Better Democracy?, Polluting The Earth, Cycling In London, and Designing Unborn Babies

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2017 183:36


    On this episode, we talk about representative democracy vs. direct democracy, why humanity pollutes the Earth, what it's like cycling in London, and the ethics of editing the DNA of unborn babies.

    Ep 9 - Pets, Living With A BF/GF, Do Smart Robots Deserve Rights? and Can You Punch Hateful People?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2017 214:24


    ♪ We like big podcasts and we cannot lie ♪ Anyway... we talk about pet ownership, what it's like to move in with a SO, whether intelligent robots/AI will deserve rights, and whether or not it's okay to violently respond to people who spread hate.

    Ep 8 - Is Female Nudity Empowering? Reporting On Killers, Do Smartphones Waste Our Time?, and MORE!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2017 187:07


    Woah. Our longest episode yet! Replete with sleep-deprived silliness throughout. We talk about whether smartphones are a benefit or a hindrance, whether different forms of female nudity are empowering, if murderers are newsworthy, and MORE!

    Ep 7 - Religious Education, Self-Image, OCD, Dehumanizing Celebrities & Banning Murder in VR?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2016 171:20


    We're back! On another HYYUGE episode, we talk about going to a religious school, does our self-image reflect reality, OCD anecdotes, how laughing at celebrities in meltdown has become normalized, and whether killing in virtual reality should be banned.

    Ep 6 - President Trump, People Who Oppose LGBTQ, Is Regret Useful? and Cryonically Freezing Yourself

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2016 171:51


    A veritable bonanza of podcast goodness! Wait, what's a bonanza again? No matter. On this episode, we discuss Donald Trump being elected, the mental/ethical gymnastics of the anti-LGBTQ crowd, whether regret is actually useful, and freezing oneself.

    Ep 5 - RIP Vine, Male Contraception, First Alien Contact and Being Conspicuously Bookish

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2016 155:05


    Another giant episode: we talk about Vine's demise and social media platforms being merely temporary canvases, the advent of male contraception and its significance, books as status symbols, and what the first contact with aliens will mean.

    Ep 4 - Fighting Fat Shaming, Men Discussing Abortion, Living to 115?, and MORE!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2016 153:25


    A mammoth episode! We talk about the importance of body positivity and how fat shaming can be combated, whether it's permissible for men to publicly discuss abortions, what the strange consequences of humans living much longer lives might be, and more!

    Ep 3 - Banning MMA, Childhood Pets Dying, Are Introverts Selfish? and MORE!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2016 136:28


    Episode three! This week we discuss whether there is a case to be made for banning MMA, what it means for a child to experience the death of a pet, whether introverts are just selfish, and more!

    Ep 2 - Releasing Footage of Police Shootings, Abandoned When Mugged and The Two-Party System

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2016 94:09


    In this episode, Ryan and Samantha discuss when the police should release footage of controversial shootings, what one's partner should do during a mugging, and how the #NeverTrump/#NeverHillary phenomenon aids the two-party system's durability.

    Ep 1 - Teens Sexting, Cultural Appropriation By Authors, Contemplating Death, and MORE!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2016 114:46


    In this first episode of the podcast, Ryan and Samantha talk about the sometimes dire consequences of teens sexting, cultural appropriation in the realm of writing, the difficulty of properly contemplating death, and more!

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