Point by Point

It's a Thanksgiving miracle! Point by Point re-emerges from the depths with an episode we've been sitting on since April: our deep dive into Enneagrams! Also a few other random things, you know the deal. Steve jokes about a late summer release, which we wildly outperformed by releasing in November! We learn all about our Enneagrams! Steve's a 3! I'm a 5! You'll know what that means if you listen! A special guest helps! We discuss enormous working men hands, aka, Saucy Paws! JP talks about whether he wants to keep doing improv! Spoiler from the future, he’s still doing it! We just barely vaguely spoil Avengers: Infinity War, but only if you listen very closely!

This week, our main topic revolves around mentors, but ultimately lands on personality traits we inherited from our parents and how different we are from them. We also speculate wildly about: Underpants Inspiration finance gurus Generational signifiers Authoritarian governments Modern art SPOILER WARNING: At about 32:00, we spoil 10 Cloverfield Lane

This week, we’ve talk about a topic fans of the show have been asking us to talk about for awhile: Our finances. Within our main topic, we talk about: The difference between having a budget and forecasting What tools we like and use to manage our finances What we've tried in the past but haven't enjoyed Financial freedom Why people don't want to budget

We're releasing a pretty late one! This one was about black panther, our trip to Arizona, being rusty, eating poorly, and God's mistake in letting Adam name everything.

Alright, alright… we admit it. We’ve been totally off our game lately, and this one came out way later than we had hoped for, but exactly when we’d predicted. But, we don’t talk about the show in the show notes so move along now… This week, we speculate a bit about what makes a movie good for the theater, whether movies have gotten worse in spite of the surprising number of great movies that came out in the last year, and if movies on the average are getting more average. We talk about the overall moviegoing experience and what might help to make it better. We also briefly touch on some snacking strategies, some sneaky theater tricks for increasing revenue, and reveal a deep, dark secret about JP’s movie-going habits. We then discuss an absolutely insane trans-continental race that involves a ridiculous amount of speeding across the country in a little over a day and a half. JP shares a bit about one of his New Year’s Resolutions — to learn Japanese. Steve learns nothing.

Cold opens! Steve fixed his Switch, but continues to break his tea kettle! Personality assessments - myers briggzeees, banagrams? enneagrams? pentagrams?! Steve's new favorite twitter handle: @moonpies! @arbies twitter handle is so geeky! cheeky geeeky! Carter needs his nuggs! The 5 love languages are back! You can't stop them! Usher - i don't mind! What don't you mind! Discuss?!

Boy! What a week. JP and Steve talk about a lot of things, including the new Star Wars movie... although they don't spoil it, really, they do make some great spoiler horn noises. The conversation moves from holiday plans and what we both got as presents into JP asking Steve about whether or not he feels brands are necessary... and wow, did he step on a landmine! We get into talking about Apple, whether or not they were successful without Steve Jobs, how the brand continued through the Next era and into the return of Steve Jobs, and whether or not Apple is still innovating. Spoiler: One of us says yes, and the other is skeptical. YOU'LL HAVE TO LISTEN TO KNOW WHO!

Black roast is not a coffee type

Topics this week range from a super secret surprise, to the best mashed potato recipe... and we question whether or not we could stomach a horse. If this feels like two podcast episodes rolled into one, it kind of is. The computer crashed in the middle of recording so we had to recover some data, reset, and start over... but the second half has a great surprise. Hoot Hoot! We talk about something good we saw, or read, or listened to in the past few days that we enjoyed. It really rolls off the tongue. No, but really — we talk about our favorite thing we did/watched/read in the last three days.

This week, we talk about Steve's new job, a would you rather, the need to read, and some of our favorite recent things. We talk about the desire to work, reading more for fun rather than a goal, how long steve is willing to talk in a werner herzog accent, and a couple of picks: "What is the Bible" by Rob Bell, and "Thor: Ragnarok" by a thousand people. Also JP accidentally swears for maybe the first time, and he's sorry.

This week, we talk about what it means to not only be the hero in our own story, but also the small and insignificant parts we play in other peoples’ stories. Why do we tend to forget that everyone around us has an complex and interesting life? We also talk a lot about empathy, and question why it’s easy for us to empathize with some emotions and not others. For example, at least for us, it’s harder to empathize with an angry person than a sad person. We talk a bit about Inside Out. If you haven’t seen it, please do. It’s very good. JP’s Media Diet * Bladerunner 2049 * Eat that Frog * Star Trek: Discovery Steve’s Media Diet * Intercom on Product Management * Inspired: How to Create Products Customers Love * Don’t Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Usability

This week it's the gut busting topic everyone loves: soul searching. Can you feel the humor radiating from those words? Steve talks smack about gluten free food, we search our souls until jp can't handle his emotions anymore and we run the religious gamut from the ancient egyptians to modern scientology. We truly go... point by point.

This week, we surprise everyone and spoil exactly zero movies! We talk about Steve's trivia experience, JP's knowledge of the Simpsons, Boy Scouts relaxing their gender requirements to allow girls to join, and web accessibility. Huzzah! This week is also the official launch of our Facebook page — Not sure what kind of shenanigans that will bring... more to come.

Hey! It's (a week after) Halloween! So spooooooky! This week we play monopoly and talk about what Halloween means to us. Sorry for the belated episode. But we feel you've now cleared your palette in anticipation of our halloween spoooooky stories. That aren't exactly spoooooky but mostly just halloween related life expeeeeeeriences and meeeeemmmmmooorrrrrieeess. Also throughout the whole episode we play monopoly. We love you!

This week, we discuss our childhood! Kind of. Turns out it was mostly just playing video games and watching the Simpsons. Steve teaches randos how to use garage band. JP can't sit still long enough to play a video game. A homeless man and a car at a stoplight share a magic moment. WOW! Spoiler: We're big nerds.

This week, we consider failure in terms of other people — basically, what does it look like when other people think you've failed at doing the thing you love? Do you keep doing it anyways? One of us would choose fame over loving the thing they were doing. We talk a bit about the subjectivity of art, and how difficult it can be to determine what's actually good. Spoiler warning: JP reveals a major plot point in IT. Also, after 45:00 we absolutely crush it on spoilers. Too many to detail.

Wait for it… yeah, that’s theme music! This week, the conversation revolves around the impact anxiety has on us — especially with regards to trying new things in front of other people. Steve steals a joke his wife loves to tell about a turtle that can beat any animal in a race. JP shares a life choice at around 40:00 — it’s good.

This week, we discuss celebrities that turn out to be monsters, good and bad habits, and steve's love of horses. Our main topics this week? Celebrities we love that turn out to be bad people, and our good and bad habits. Podcast setup: Fireside (https://fireside.fm/) Podcasts we like: The Adventure Zone (http://www.maximumfun.org/shows/adventure-zone), MBMBAM (http://www.maximumfun.org/shows/my-brother-my-brother-and-me) John Wick, the neo of violent hitmen (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2911666/?ref_=nv_sr_2) Whole 30 diet (https://whole30.com/) Spoiler: The Matrix. But come on, you've seen it already.

This week, JP gives a report about a book he's been reading — "Mindset: The New Psychology of Success" by Carol S. Dweck. I guess if it ever gets adapted into a movie, the whole thing is a spoiler! We talk about growth mindset versus fixed mindset. We talk about our quirks, and how difficult it is for us to multitask especially with different audio sources, and how our attention works.

This week, we discuss steve's cocktail bar adventure, the willingness to wait, and bathroom blackouts. Our main topic this week? Waiting. Waiting for an experience, waiting through an experience, and what's worth the wait. Also we stumble onto a new bathroom topic! If you're brave enough to handle it - you too can visit Hop Sing Laundromat (https://www.yelp.com/biz/hop-sing-laundromat-philadelphia) and marvel as Steve did. Franklin's BBQ (https://www.yelp.com/biz/franklin-barbecue-austin) in Austin is where JP went. Local worth-the-wait breakfast at Kitchen (https://www.yelp.com/biz/kitchen-providence) And if Steve's tummy troubles don't dissuade you and you're in philly... Jim's Steaks (https://www.yelp.com/biz/jims-steaks-philadelphia-6) Spoiler: None this week. Except maybe spoiling the mystery of Hop Sing Laundromat.

This week, we review donuts, talk about the power of dreams, and drop some serious ancient wisdom. Our main topic this week? Dreams. But before that — our heroes experience the consequences of getting more than they asked for. We also have a revelation about something incredibly obvious, and lose our minds… just a little bit. Plus, we talk about the ethical dilemma of dating twelve or more people at the same time. It’s pretty clear from the reviews of 4 Corners Coffee — we should have ordered the breakfast sandwich. 4 Corners Coffee Review on Yelp (https://www.yelp.com/biz/4corners-coffee-warwick) If you’re interested in listening to more donut talk, this couple visits a local Dunkin Donuts and gets one of everything on the menu. Top 4 - Dunkin Donuts (https://www.relay.fm/topfour/11) How about The Bachelor? Listen to Rose Buddies (http://www.maximumfun.org/shows/rose-buddies) Wait… what’s The Bachelor (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bachelor_(U.S._TV_series))? Check out that sweet coat! Ancient Wisdom (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+37) Spoiler: Just like every week… we ruin Inception. JP almost ruins Game of Thrones, but somehow manages to back out at the very last minute.

This week, JP and Steve eat two enormous biscuits and we’re really sorry. Genuinely though, we’ve stopped eating in future podcasts… We talk about going back to work after vacations, whether solid foods matter, billion dollar movie franchises, and books. Also, we spoil Get Out a little bit (around 6:10). The importance of solid foods (http://darwinian-medicine.com/how-the-western-diet-has-changed-the-human-face/) (Big as a) cathead biscuits (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Cathead%20biscuits) My Struggle (https://www.amazon.com/My-Struggle-Karl-Ove-Knausgaard/dp/0374534144) Data and Goliath (https://www.schneier.com/books/dataandgoliath/)

This week, we explore one of life’s questions: how do we make life better for the people who make life better for us? Also, please be aware that there are spoilers for Inception, Game of Thrones: Seasons 5 and 6, as well as the new Wonder Woman movie. And… given JP’s intensely intimate knowledge of canine anatomy, this episode might not be safe for the little ones. Listen to the Five Love Languages https://itunes.apple.com/us/audiobook/five-love-languages-secret-to-love-that-lasts-unabridged/id75562192 Christopher Nolan’s “Inception” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inception 12 Characteristics of a Christopher Nolan Film (on YouTube) https://youtu.be/fQek7H9fHZs What’s an Iron Maiden… really? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_maiden

This week, Steve explains what it means to live a bathroom stall lifestyle. The topics are coming easier, the sound is getting crisper, and the conversation is getting deeper (marginally). We talk the living nature of ideas, steve’s bathroom stall origin story, nudity monitors in iceland, JP’s world famous bolognese, and how writing code is kind of sort of like writing music. Spoiler alert: we don’t ruin anything this week! Well, a book (Big Magic). But only a little.

This week, Andre the Giant joins us for a very special episode. Although it seems like they might be stumbling around in the dark — JP even asks to turn the lights off at one point — our heroes are getting closer to figuring out what this podcast is supposed to be about. Along with debating what we should name this thing, we share our summer plans, reminisce about a certain "crossover" band, flip flop over which limbs are most important to us, and figure out who JP would steal from. Spoiler alert: we ruin Seinfeld, parts of West World, and probably plenty of other things. Sorry.

JP & Steve try to find their footing in the first episode of their soon to be (we hope) award-winning podcast. Wait... that's what Foie Gras is?! — Foie Gras on Wikipedia Sky cities on Venus — Living on Venus via space.com Flying a little too close to the sun I guess — Venus on Wikipedia