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Discussing relevant and irrelevant cultural topics since 2015

Samwoo E and Edwin van Beinum


    • Jul 17, 2017 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 41m AVG DURATION
    • 53 EPISODES


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    Preview: Seven Days to Play... Bowmasters

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2017 26:24


    This week we played Bowmasters

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    52. The Final Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2017 13:29


    In which we ask: was that the show?

    51. The Show About Monument Valley 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2017 32:50


    This week Sam and Edwin play Monument Valley 2

    50. Silicone Sphincter

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2017 32:54


    In which Edwin keeps on his quest for a better way to put toothpaste on a toothbrush, Sam reveals his Kickstarter product idea and we chat about a bunch of TV shows.

    49. ...But Then the Acting Starts

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2017 38:59


    In which we chat about Do By Friday and Rabbits, Edwin is still trying to spread the gospel of Calendar One and Sam lets a pug into the studio

    48. Comedy Is a Very Loose Term

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2017 35:02


    In which we go hard on mobile gaming and we chat about NBC’s Trial & Error.

    47. Cupertino Circle Jerk

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2017 45:20


    In which we chat about S-Town, Pringle roulette, Sam does more impressions and Edwin had to Google whether circle jerk was hyphenated or not

    46. S Town 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2017 37:03


    In which we chat about Missing Richard Simmons, Riverdale and Legion, Edwin plays Ballz and Sam sings.

    45. Ghost Chauffeur

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2017 33:49


    In which we chat about the latest season of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and a bunch of other TV shows, Edwin says “shoe clubboard” and Sam does his Nicholas Cage impression.

    44. Halitosis of the Wild

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2017 31:34


    In which we chat about the Nintendo Switch, Sam launches a new podcast and Edwin tries to ride a horse.

    43. Pocket Almonds

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2017 34:07


    In which we find out that dog management is rather tedious, Sam tries small talk and Edwin smells.

    42. The Unproductivity Elephant

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2017 50:48


    In which we try to find something good about the new MacBook Pros, Edwin moves house and Sam loves The OA.

    41. Year of the Cock

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2017 21:56


    In which we ease into the New Year.

    40. Happy Is This The Show-mas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2016 36:35


    In which we celebrate our one year anniversary and reflect on our favorite things from 2016, Sam pitches his indie game idea of the week and Edwin tries telling another joke.

    39. Coffee Cup Slam

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2016 18:45


    In which Sam shows us his technique for avoiding trailers in a movie theatre and Edwin gets over-caffeinated.

    38. The Game Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2016 35:21


    In which we spend too long talking about app icon organization, Edwin tries a new podcast app and Sam says ‘tits’.

    37. Juicy Eyes

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2016 29:42


    In which Sam is stuck in a room with his pestilent co-host, Edwin tells his favorite festive joke and we try and decide the best way to peel a banana.

    36. Election Night

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2016 33:03


    In which we’re still processing.

    35. Tossing Cookies

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2016 16:35


    In which we talk about salads and Sam teaches Edwin some new slang.

    34. Tasteless Lump of Salty Flesh

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2016 28:59


    In which we take eating sandwiches far too seriously and Edwin quizzes Sam on the vagaries of British slang.

    33. A Grown-Ass Man Sleeping On The Floor

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2016 30:27


    In which we almost talk about Luke Cage, Edwin can't read Murakami in public and Sam continues to sleep on the floor.

    32. The Impossible Burger

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2016 34:38


    In which we spend far too long talking about a veggie burger, Sam tells you the best way to play golf and Edwin reveals his drag name.

    31. Dressage

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2016 20:41


    In which we round up recent mobile games we've been playing and we find the best hip hop horse video on YouTube.

    30. Science Warehouse

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2016 33:11


    In which we discuss Stranger Things, Edwin learns that ginger people are white people and Sam tries to get into the prestigious Edwin School of Naps

    29. New Fronts, Old Fronts and The Republic of France

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2016 27:43


    In which we find our new favorite podcast, a heart-warming story is ruined by facts and we chat about Brexit.

    28. To Kill A Mockingbird

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2016 34:51


    In which we chat about To Kill A Mockingbird, Sam learns how to say ‘France’ in a British accent and Edwin talks about Buzzfeed (again).

    27. Shoofly Pie

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2016 31:43


    In which we talk about Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 3, Sam is on vacation in an exciting location and Edwin reveals the best thing about hotel breakfasts.

    26. Originals

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2016 54:22


    In which we review Originals by Adam Grant, we celebrate our six-month-aversary and the return of Pillow Talk

    25. London Calling

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2016 29:10


    In which Edwin tells you the trick to driving in the UK and Sam gets juicy eyes.

    24. Neko Atsume

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2016 34:05


    In which we play Neko Atsume, Edwin pop-quizzes himself on shapes and Sam charts some places.

    23. Total Recall

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2016 38:55


    In which we review Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story by Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sam partially redeems himself and Edwin finds out what smugness sounds like.

    22. Reap What You Sow

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2016 27:12


    In which we don’t review Total Recall because Edwin forgot to devote 2 hours a day to listen to it on Audible, Sam reports on his vegetable garden an Edwin goes celeb spotting in his neighborhood.

    21. Sexy Dance

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2016 36:12


    In which we become fascinated by BuzzFeed and we reveal our airplane seat reclining tactics.

    20. Worst. Person. Ever.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2016 42:47


    In which we review Douglas Coupland’s most recent novel Worst. Person. Ever., Edwin wishes Sam Happy Birthday on Facebook and Sam discovers how decaf is made.

    19. Daredeviler

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2016 46:21


    In which chat about Daredevil season 2, Sam does a suprisingly good Wilson Fisk impression and Edwin jives in.

    18. Steelheart

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2016 40:35


    In which Edwin loves another fictional extravaganza while Sam deals with coffee filters and butterfly nets.

    17. A Sack of Clams

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2016 43:14


    In which Edwin bulks up with breakfast soup and does his workouts in Sam’s bus gym.

    16. Linchpin

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2016 42:29


    In which we review Linchpin by Seth Godin, Sam becomes a farmer and Edwin says “ranch”.

    15. Fan Mail

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2016 54:01


    In which we receive our first fan mail, Edwin derails us with nonsense and Sam eats some British gum.

    14. Sprint

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2016 50:45


    In which we review Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days by Jake Knapp, Edwin finds out that Tom Clancy is dead and Sam doesn’t have time for all this.

    13. The Mr Coffee of the Baby World

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2016 58:18


    In which we review The Magicians, Sam ruins the phrase “brew coffee” and Edwin eats two jellybeans.

    12. The Peripheral

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2016 71:09


    In which Sam uses the peri to go to the Sushi Barn in a squidsuit and Edwin uses the tipstaff in the wheelieboy to sidestep Luke 4:5.

    11. The Y Files

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2016 63:30


    In which we review The X Files, Edwin can’t count ninjas and Sam reads tweets from John Carmack.

    10. The Expanse

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2016 66:25


    In which we learn what a ristretto is, Sam sleeps on the job and Edwin reveals his policy on wishing people happy birthday on Facebook.

    9. Essentialism

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2016 70:29


    In which we review Essentialism by Greg McKeown and talk about Terminator Genisys without doing an Arnie impression.

    8. The Easiest Of Fruit

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2016 52:10


    In which Sam can’t count ninjas and Edwin is baffled by the X Files.

    7. The War of Art

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2016 53:28


    In which we review The War of Art by Steven Pressfield, Edwin injures himself knitting and Sam talks from his big flappy mouth-hole.

    6. There Are No Applebee's in England

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2016 50:03


    In which Sam finds his old J-Pop podcast and Edwin forgets the names of 90s actors.

    5. The Preppiest of Ducks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2016 61:52


    In which Sam accidentally writes a best-selling book on parenting and Edwin multitasks in the bath.

    4. Duck McScrooge

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2016 63:32


    In which Sam and Edwin provide you with a guide on how to spot pop stars

    3. Jagged Little Pillow

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2016 73:48


    In which Edwin tries something new in the bedroom and Sam fixes the top of his funnel.

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