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Remember when we only had small, frivolous problems? Join best buds Patrick Brennan and James Lynch as they spend 20 minutes every Wednesday on the little grievances they'd prefer to air rather than solve. Send us your vexations @goodvexations on twitter or to goodvexations@gmail.com "Everything…

Patrick Brennan & James Lynch

  • Apr 1, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • monthly NEW EPISODES
  • 26m AVG DURATION
  • 23 EPISODES


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Ep.23 Todd Howard Sold My Mom Skyrim

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2020 26:25


Pat's mom bought a switch and played 200 hours of Skyrim. James and Pat needed to know more and accidentally wound up with an episodes worth of content. Proof: https://twitter.com/PatjBrennan/status/1241873971210883072?s=20

Ep.22 The Crown You Do Not Wear

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2020 27:12


We're back! James would like you to know about his very big head and the problems that one size fit all thinking causes him. Links: Unraveled Sonic Episode: https://bit.ly/3bnCy8T James with Big Hair: https://bit.ly/2vICVf4 Animal Glue Pot: https://amzn.to/2y9cFeZ 99% Invisible: https://99percentinvisible.org/ Cover Illustration: Alisha Wilkerson Intro/Outro Music "Everything is Awful" by The Taxpayers (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)

EP.21 My Friends the McelBoys

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2019 29:12


We got to meet people whose work we like at our conventions! Were we to wierd? Links: PAX East: http://east.paxsite.com/ Robert Wood: https://www.seas.harvard.edu/directory/rjwood Pat's Panel: http://east.paxsite.com/schedule/panel/casting-without-components-rpg-rules-that-halt-the-story James' Presentation: https://meetings.aps.org/Meeting/MAR19/Session/V64.11 Roboism: https://www.relay.fm/roboism Cover Illustration: Alisha Wilkerson Intro/Outro Music "Everything is Awful" by The Taxpayers (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)

Ep.20 The Lowest Level of Boat

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2019 35:37


What is the value of a lifetime of service? Why isn't theatre full of campy sci fi? And what's the plot of the Cursed Child? Links: The Boat: http://www.eawardcenter.com/rb/0001038168/3en_US/8_172.htm NJ High School Production of Alien: https://www.nj.com/hudson/2019/03/alien-the-play-at-nj-high-school-to-get-encore-shows-after-scary-good-show-gains-viral-fame.html The Cursed Child: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter_and_the_Cursed_Child Wolf 359: https://www.wolf359.fm/ Love Death Robots: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUFwunMKa4E Cover Illustration: Alisha Wilkerson Intro/Outro Music "Everything is Awful" by The Taxpayers (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)

EP.19 There Are No Trees On Flat Earth

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2019 40:09


This week we are joined by inferior sibling and Chicago based artist Dan Lynch as we vex about weather reporters, conspiracy theories, and the lack of trees all around us. Wake up sheeple. Links: Dans Website: http://www.dplynch.com/ Concrete Brooch: http://www.dplynch.com/thesis#/grout-brooch/ Chicago Ice Quake: https://abc7chicago.com/weather/what-is-an-ice-quake/5113172/ Bomb Cyclone: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explosive_cyclogenesis The Finland Conspiracy: https://www.reddit.com/r/finlandConspiracy/comments/52f5ae/the_finland_conspiracy_and_all_you_need_to_know/ Flat Earth Documentary: https://www.netflix.com/title/81015076 There Are No Trees On Flat Earth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0oQqX0Yugs Cover Illustration: Alisha Wilkerson Intro/Outro Music "Everything is Awful" by The Taxpayers (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)

EP.18 Bring Back Podracing

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2019 34:34


Into the Spider-Verse was so good! So why do some people think animated films must be for kids? Does anyone else know who Harry and the Potters are? And who put time travel in Star Wars? Links: Harry and the Potters: http://harryandthepotters.com/ Into the Spider-Verse: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4633694/ Adventure Time: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1305826/ Ice Kings Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PA2PsADo11E Steven Universe: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3061046/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Gravity Falls: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1865718/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Avatar: The Last Airbender: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0417299/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Star Wars: Rebels: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2930604/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Cover Illustration: Alisha Wilkerson Intro/Outro Music "Everything is Awful" by The Taxpayers (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)

EP.17 Sick Burns Rosie

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2019 35:06


Why don't we have Rosie the Robot to make us pancakes? Join us as we talk with our friend Alisha Wilkerson about robots, sick burns, and looms? Links: Alisha Illustrates: https://www.alishaillustrates.net/ Status Report!: http://www.offcutgames.com/statusreport.html Laundry Folding Machine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsIZDwYT-As Pancake Bot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DApZgXapGr8 "Hover" Board: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwSwZ2Y0Ops Richard Browning Flight Suit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26wLK0TKqWY Cover Illustration: Alisha Wilkerson Intro/Outro Music "Everything is Awful" by The Taxpayers (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)

EP.16 The Case of the Co-opted Kale

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2019 35:26


Someone is stealing James's Kale! This week's vexes include how to massage your kale, disrespecting community areas, and anarchist maker spaces. Links: James's Garden: https://twitter.com/GoodVexations/status/1095474107267858433 Massage Your Kale: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzCwZVRoknE Joshua Tree: https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/11/us/california-joshua-trees-cut-down-during-shutdown-trnd/index.html Noisebridge Maker Space: https://www.noisebridge.net/ Noisebridge buys a vacuum Feb 8, 2011: https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Meeting_Notes_2011_02_08 Cover Illustration: Alisha Wilkerson Intro/Outro Music "Everything is Awful" by The Taxpayers (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)

Ep.15 Sons of Liberty Listserve

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2019 36:58


Why do people keep emailing us at 3am? Get vexed with us as we are joined by our friend Ed Churchill to bemoan the loss of personal time in the internet age, throw out all our stuff, and get kidnapped by Scientologists. Links: Trogdor Board Game: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1999933720/trogdor-the-board-game Strong Bads Email: http://www.hrwiki.org/wiki/Strong_Bad_Email Inbox Zero: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9UjeTMb3Yk Kondo Container Surge: https://www.thecut.com/2019/01/busy-container-store-because-of-marie-kondos-netflix-show.html Cover Illustration: Alisha Wilkerson Intro/Outro Music "Everything is Awful" by The Taxpayers (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)

Ep.14 Press X to Batman

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2019 35:13


James can't finish video games and it's got him vexed! Is he a poser? Join us as we ask why Valve wont make games, tell the tale of Shelob the big sexy spider, and once more let James ramble on about Celeste. Special credit to our friend John for this weeks title. Links: Games Leave Steam for Epic: http://bit.ly/2MGEE8E Valve Rates: https://www.polygon.com/2019/1/24/18196154/steam-developers-revenue-epic-games-store Bastion Soundtrack: https://open.spotify.com/album/2r4a3PREYIRF2QdbcPnrEO No Man's Sky Soundtrack: https://open.spotify.com/album/5nvkeEgntNSvMJn5V1Mgkp Celeste: http://www.celestegame.com/ Cover Illustration: Alisha Wilkerson Intro/Outro Music "Everything is Awful" by The Taxpayers (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)

Ep.13 Hey Google, No More

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2019 28:39


Why did we install all these cameras in our house? Get vexed with us as we talk about smart devices, 1st generation technology, and Yankee swaps. Cover Illustration: Alisha Wilkerson Intro/Outro Music "Everything is Awful" by The Taxpayers (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)

Ep.12 Chasing the Greens Dragon

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2019 24:33


Cooking instructions make meal prep seam harder than it is. Get vexed with us as we talk about Food YouTube, Ikea instructions, and edible cookie dough. Links: It's Alive with Brad: http://bit.ly/alivewithbrad Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution: https://amzn.to/2FzjesF Zsolt Liber's Ikea Style Cook Book: http://bit.ly/2CsiItg Ikea Cooking Parchment: http://bit.ly/2SUq6or Facebook Study on Video Content: http://bit.ly/2Mgp43G Do: http://bit.ly/2ClPA77 Will it Sous-Vide: http://bit.ly/2FrWdZz Cover Illustration: Alisha Wilkerson Intro/Outro Music "Everything is Awful" by The Taxpayers (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)

EP.11 Eating a Whole Pizza While Stephen Amell Flexes His Glorious Abs

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2019 25:30


Exercise is hard and boring. Get vexed this week as we explore television fueled motivation, catch em' all, and generally display how many more squats we should be doing. Links: Monster of the Week: https://www.evilhat.com/home/monster-of-the-week/ Arrows (Stephen Amell) Abs: https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--3QADDGfM--/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_675,q_80,w_1200/nh6lepibhzmqpi0ibcj7.gif Ingress: https://www.ingress.com/ Quiditch: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quidditch_(sport) Vive: https://www.vive.com/us/ Vader Immortal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gqbubA6oqY Hover Junkers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZnZrcvvyZM Beat Saber: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rIjcRK_BNU Pop Stars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOxkGD8qRB4 Dance Dance Revolution: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs4R-6D09Zk Kinect: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5Ep3oqicVU Cover Illustration: Alisha Wilkerson Intro/Outro Music "Everything is Awful" by The Taxpayers (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)

EP.10 Mr. Mime Definitely, Definitely Murders

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2018 30:45


Why is Gatekeeping a thing? Join us this week as struggle to stay on topic, talk about Super Smash Brothers too much, and contemplate if Mr. Mime is capable of murder. Links: Wavedash: https://www.ssbwiki.com/wavedash Sonic Poster: http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2018/12/sonic-movie-poster-high-res.png?w=2400&h=3556&q=75 Detective Pikachu: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1roy4o4tqQM Cover Illustration: Alisha Wilkerson Intro/Outro Music "Everything is Awful" by The Taxpayers (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)

EP.9 Hypothetical Dumplings

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2018 27:19


Step away from the big problems in your life and get hung up on the little ones with Pat & James who are just too busy this month, reminisce on a series of bad decisions, and recall the Pinata Incident. Links: Mechatronics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechatronics Tunnel Vision: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunnel_vision Board Games: http://www.offcutgames.com/ Cover Illustration: Alisha Wilkerson Intro/Outro Music "Everything is Awful" by The Taxpayers (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)

EP.8 Wizardly Intent

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2018 17:00


Step away from the big problems in your life and get hung up on the little ones with Pat & James as apps steal our data, AI run amok, and James visits the intentions of wizards. Links: Amazon Algorithms: https://goo.gl/GrRVVF Google Tracking: https://goo.gl/E8hCb2 Microsoft Twitter Bot: https://goo.gl/cMn3xz Cover Illustration: Alisha Wilkerson Intro/Outro Music "Everything is Awful" by The Taxpayers (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)

Ep.7 Taking a Milky Chance

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2018 16:03


Step away from the big problems in your life and get hung up on the little ones with Pat & James as they are vexed by Milky Chance's "Stolen Dance," Sucker Punch, and Steven King. Links: Stolen Dance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX-QaNzd-0Y Sucker Punch: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sucker_Punch_(2011_film) IT (NSFW): https://themuse.jezebel.com/about-the-gross-child-sex-scene-in-it-that-didnt-make-i-1802676064 The Dark Tower: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Tower_(series) 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABXtWqmArUU PAX Unplugged: http://unplugged.paxsite.com/ I Think You Two Would Get Along: https://ithinkyoutwowouldgetalong.transistor.fm/9# Cover Illustration: Alisha Wilkerson Intro/Outro Music "Everything is Awful" by The Taxpayers (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)

Ep.6 Random Friend Requests

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2018 17:37


Step away from the big problems in your life and get hung up on the little ones with Pat & James as they are vexed by people behaving socially on social media sites. Cover Illustration: Alisha Wilkerson Intro/Outro Music "Everything is Awful" by The Taxpayers (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)

Ep.5 Not Getting Ready in Line

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2018 15:03


Step away from the big problems in your life and get hung up on the little ones with Pat & James as they are vexed by people who aren't ready at airports, bemoan security theatre, and try to order avocado toast. Links: Mascot Video: https://goo.gl/YP91xU Half Dome Banner Stand: https://photos.app.goo.gl/8GMQVMfRQXfowmMU9 TSA Fails Test: https://goo.gl/N6XbQY TSA scanners and cancer: https://goo.gl/8GW6Xa Cover Illustration: Alisha Wilkerson Intro/Outro Music "Everything is Awful" by The Taxpayers (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)

Ep.4 Just an Ice Coffee from Starbucks

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2018 20:01


Step away from the big problems in your life and get hung up on the little ones with Pat & James as they try to order a simple ice coffee, rotate chickens, and discuss the robots taking our jobs. Links: A Slow Cup of Coffee: https://photos.app.goo.gl/4ToKT1DtZzNz8fVH9 Starbucks Reserve Roastery: https://goo.gl/jdt4CS Creator Burger: https://goo.gl/muHhmD Shaper CNC: https://goo.gl/QGshhC Star Trek: https://goo.gl/H7khFb Cover Illustration: Alisha Wilkerson Intro/Outro Music "Everything is Awful" by The Taxpayers (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)

Ep.3 Bad Halloween Candy

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2018 16:19


Step away from the big problems in your life and get hung up on the little ones with Pat & James as they trade candy, debate the finer points of candy corn, and reminisce on Reese's flavors. Links: Halloween Pretzels: https://goo.gl/DHmpz9 HuffPost: https://goo.gl/qmVKga Reese's Wiki: https://goo.gl/HwsmoA Polling Place Locator: https://goo.gl/mdBYFT Cover Illustration: Alisha Wilkerson Intro/Outro Music "Everything is Awful" by The Taxpayers (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)

Ep.2 Almost Agreeing with Someone

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2018 14:27


Step away from the big problems in your life and get hung up on the little ones with Pat & James as they fail to agree with other people, argue about space-elevators, and wax poetical about Star Wars. Links: Opinions on toilet paper: https://goo.gl/eVuj48 Space Elevators: https://goo.gl/T6f2dY Green Milk: https://goo.gl/u8Djoc Cover Illustration: Alisha Wilkerson Intro/Outro Music "Everything is Awful" by The Taxpayers (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)

Ep.1 Whatever Happened to the Wayback?

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2018 15:10


Our first episode of Good Vexations; a podcast about little grievances we'd rather air than solve. Step away from the big problems in your life and get hung up on the little ones with Pat & James as they are vexed by a lack of rear facing seats, try to build a better car, and chat about the future of autonomous vehicles. Links: "Looking Back at the Increasingly Rare Backward View" New York Times: https://goo.gl/Zdsygd Trapped Self Driving Car: https://goo.gl/CJMyWX Cover Illustration: Alisha Wilkerson Intro/Outro Music "Everything is Awful" by The Taxpayers (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)

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