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Random is show where long-time podcasters Lyle Konkiel and Kevin Moore discuss a, well, random new topic every week. Sit back, relax, and embrace the chaos.

Lyle Konkiel and Kevin Moore


    • Jun 22, 2017 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 9m AVG DURATION
    • 16 EPISODES


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    Random S2:E7 Music (and xenophobia)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2017 68:59


    What's the difference in musical experience between a guy who grew up in the '70s vs a guy who grew up in the '90s?  Not as different as you might think.

    S2:E6 Tiger Woods and Other Disgraced Celebs

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2017 74:17


    Our culture places on pedestals those who can act, sing, or play sports better than the rest of us.  If one happens to fall from that pedestal, we are just as interested in watching the descent.  What the hell is wrong with us?  Tiger is just the latest star to tumble (for the second time), but there are way more. 

    S2:E5 PEDs

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2017 72:23


    Try as they might, sports governing bodies can not stop their athletes from using performance enhancing drugs.  Why?  Because they freakin' work that's why.  Should they be banned from sports?  An argument can be made that caffeine can be considered a PED, but it's perfectly legal.  We discuss the merits and the pitfalls.  And we make fun of Lance Armstrong only having one testicle.

    S2:E4 Weed

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2017 87:37


    Americans seem to have warmed up to the idea of legalized marijuana...at least for medicinal purposes.  The Federal Government, however, is woefully behind the time.  Why?  Money, of course.  We "hash" it out in a tight 90ish minutes of merriment.

    S2:E3 Companies That Missed the Technology Boat

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2017 54:24


    From Blockbuster to AOL to every newspaper in America, there have been a lot of companies that either didn't see the technology shift, or thought they were too big to fail.  We go over just a few of the bigger examples and try to make some sort of sense of it all.  Mixed results.

    S2:E2 Prostitution

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2017 64:28


    Sex between consenting adults is a thing of beauty.  If money changes hands, however, that thing of beauty becomes a crime.  Is ography prostitution since sex happens and people get paid?  What about stripping?  It's a far-reaching subject, and we had an hour...We also talked about the show Legion, plus comics and graphic novels.  Yes, we're nerds.

    S2:E1 Truly Random and Full of Tangents

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2017 69:10


    No set topic on this one. We talk about beer and drinking, food, disappearing free speech, Milo, and more.

    S1:E9 Timecops!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2016 68:18


    If you could time travel, would you kill Hitler?  Would you try to stop Oswald?  Imagine the changes to the world that would occur?  Is it worth the chance?  Paradox scenarios abound in this conversation

    S1:E8 Apocalypto!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2016 48:09


    The world is ending!  Disease, disaster, zombies, aliens, asteroids, super volcanoes...it's gonna happen!  What will,life, orthodox  lack there of, be like

    S1:E7 Politically Incorrect

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2016 72:28


    Anything ever said by anyone ever was potentially offensive to someone, somewhere.  Back in the day, the offended party usually just went on with their lives.  In the age of Political Correctness, the offender needs to be publicly shamed at best or roundly vilified at worst.  How did we get to this place?  What does "tolerance" really mean? Two politically incorrect guys discuss it

    S1:E6 The Tinfoil Hat Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2016 83:58


    Did Lee Harvey Oswald act alone?  Did a spaceship crash near Roswell?  Was 9/11 a false flag operation?  The list of conspiracy theories is as long as your willingness to believe.  Remember, just because you're paranoid doesn't mean someone isn't out to get you

    S1:E5 Getting Graphic: A Super Hero Tale

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2016 71:31


    Ready to get yer geek on? In this episode we discuss comics, graphic novels, movies, and much more.

    S1:E4 You Are What You Eat

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2016 72:33


    shocker, but your government has been lying to you.  The food pyramid is total bs.  That low fat diet you've been trying to stick to...how's that working for you? Recent nutritional evidence has shown that fat is good, and its carbohydrates are the real enemy. 

    S1:E3 The Donald and Hillary Sh*tshow

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2016 68:53


    Hillary is the assumed next POTUS, but we aren't seeing many ch of her.   Donald Trump keeps stealing news cycle after news cycle by saying outlandish things.  How weird is this campaign going to get

    S1:E2 Technology and Our Robot Overlords

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2016 69:18


    Top scientists continuously warn us about makeup no AI too smart.  How smart is too smart?  Is phone dependency just the start

    S1:E1 Apple, Privacy, the Government, and Politics

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2016 61:30


    Today, we discuss Tim Cook's recent open letter to the public refusing to cooperate with the FBI. How important is privacy? Is security a valid reason to give it up? Is Apple genuine in their message?

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