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Rachel and Tom talk about how they're dealing with the pandemic.

Tom and Rachel


    • Feb 4, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
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    Episode 66: We Stay Silly

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2024 38:21


    Recorded 5/31/2023. Will you run and fight, or beat box? Action items: Watch a movie (any movie) Celebrate an ending

    Episode 65: We Have Flavored the Milk

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2024 37:40


    Recorded 5/3/2023. Tom gets new wheels and Rat sees a play. Action items: Do one good skin care thing. Clean your kitchen, it's filthy.

    Episode 64: Rats Take Care of Each Other

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2024 38:20


    Recorded 4/12/2023. The secrets of the mouse's outfit are revealed. Action items: Make a playlist for when you have a bad day at work Eat one of your favorite foods in a new way

    Episode 63: I'm Never Weird. Not Even Once

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2023 46:22


    Recorded 1/4/2023. Surprisingly, the arbiter of weirdness is Mario. Action items: This space intentionally left blank.

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    Episode 62: A Cold, Snowy, Icy Logic

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2023 43:01


    Recorded 12/14/2022. Tom and Rat pivot to Mastodon. Action Items: Decide on a theme for the coming year Be weird

    Episode 61: An Interesting Fulfilling Life Activity

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2023 37:18


    Recorded 11/9/2022. Rat's fate hangs in the balance and Tom receives an unhelpful diagnosis. Action items: Watch Andor. Do one thing to prepare for the coming winter.

    Episode 60: Birth by COVID

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2023 42:59


    Recorded 10/19/2022. Tom takes a test and Rat learns the truth about Terra. Action Items: Watch a YouTube video by @heorotlinea (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClWhUgX6IZQeyC-3BywkdGQ) Watch the anime Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury

    Episode 59: Passionate Bop It Feelings

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2023 26:44


    Recorded 9/28/2022. Rat befriends a Funko Pop, and Tom puts a crown on a skull. Action Items: * Quit something * Fix something

    Episode 58: Too Much Tomato

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2023 35:35


    Recorded 9/8/2022. In the wake of a monarch's demise, Rat and Tom adapt to changing expectations in the workplace. Action Items: * Eat a tomato * Read the first book in a series you haven't read before

    Episode 57: For The Remote Child

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2023 41:10


    Recorded 8/9/2022. Rat takes a vacation and Tom's gamer ascendancy is at hand. Action items: Stick to a consistent sleep schedule Catch up on Tom's Xenoblade Chronicles 3 videos (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxyOe-5NaWJfAaqCOFOet0WskcQND2RvY)

    Episode 56: The Way We Think About Book

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2023 34:43


    Recorded 7/20/2022. There shouldn't be allowed to be more than one pandemic. Action items: Hang a piece of art on the wall Draw a picture

    Episode 55: There is a Tiredness

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2023 47:48


    Recorded 6/22/2022. This is the beach episode. Action Items: Write in a journal Write in a book other than a journal

    Episode 54: I Was a Minion

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2023 31:52


    Recorded 6/8/2022. It is what it is, and it can hardly be expected to be anything else. Action Items: Try one of the strategies from Getting Things Done Learn about how an appliance works

    Episode 53: It's Gonna be Covid for a While

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2022 27:25


    Recorded 5/17/2022. They put bugs in Riku, but they did not put bacteria in Rat. Action items: Find yourself a treat Download some new apps

    Episode 52: Pro Songs Only Comma For Work

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2022 44:06


    Recorded 4/27/2022. We have a weirdly prescient discussion about Twitter in this one. Action items: Reach out to someone you haven't talked to in a while just to say hi Listen to an album by the band They Might Be Giants Visit a place you have never been before.

    Episode 51: Dr. Jin Jin Changeable and Razzlebot

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2022 33:30


    Recorded 4/13/2022. Strategies for boiling frogs and chickens. Action items: Create a playlist Experiment with sauce Watch Everything Everywhere All At Once

    Episode 50: Excel Hell

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2022 37:50


    Recorded 3/3/2022 You must solve the riddles to pass the test. Action items: Continue wearing a mask, and get an N95 if you can. Treat yourself to a dentist appointment Make a character in a tabletop RPG

    Episode 49: Something Is Too Big

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2022 30:52


    Recorded 2/3/2022 Let me tell you about Flappy Bird. Action Items: Take steps to be prepared Buy something on Bandcamp Friday

    Episode 48: The One Where Rat Has Covid

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2022 33:44


    Recorded 1/19/2022 Lock me in my room with Frankenstein. Action Items: * Change up the medium * Listen to an album released in 2022.

    Episode 47: Hot Take, COVID Bad.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2022 25:33


    Recorded 1/6/2022. This ain't it, Commander-In-Chief. Action Items: * Stop doing something * Don't get COVID.

    Episode 46: That Hot Pep Taste I Crave

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2022 29:27


    Recorded 12/21/2021. We were so naive, we didn't know about the omega variant or the supercure. Action items: Set a goal Play a game

    Episode 45: I Don't Know the Blood-Soaked in Pittsburgh

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2022 38:28


    Recorded December 8, 2021, with special guest Mads Viande (http://madsvian.de/). Lot of death talk in this one. Action items: Drink a nice hot soda Buy a 2022 calendar Revisit something you did a long time ago

    Episode 44: Social in a Weird Way

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2022 33:54


    Recorded 11/10/2021. They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Action Items: * Read a book * Seek out bargains and values

    Episode 43: Official Approval to Mix it Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2022 32:10


    Recorded 10/20/2021. Wearing a scarf and a hat is likely to make you warmer than just wearing two hats. Action items: * Try Melatonin * Go see your Doctor. For your health! * Watch the "Doctor Who" TV show.

    Episode 42: A Good, Weak Flavor

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2022 31:25


    Recorded on October 6, 2021. The Skeleton is still going to be a big brother. Action Items: Take a nap Listen to Mission to Zyxx (https://www.missiontozyxx.space) (possibly episode 5.07 (https://www.missiontozyxx.space/season-5/2021/7/26/507-a-little-ditty-bout-jakk-and-shaian-ft-chris-grace-and-eric-gersen))

    Episode 41: Data Bagel

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2022 42:37


    Recorded September 25, 2021 Nobody's ever said "Data Bagel" before. Action item: * Look up an organization that provides assistance or pen-pals to people in the prison system.

    Episode 40: The Soup Tank

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2021 29:51


    Recorded September 11, 2021. You don't have to explain to me who Niles is. Action items: Watch a fan video Say something nobody's ever said before

    Episode 39: An Apocalypse That Keeps Happening

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2021 38:40


    There was, how do you say this, "hope." Action items: Eat and Enjoy a Soup Meditate

    Episode 38: Many Excruciatingly Slow Steps

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2021 24:35


    Recorded July 22, 2021. No we won't stop talking abut Homestuck things. Action item: - Read "Vinbre the Novel (https://archiveofourown.org/works/31830013)".

    Episode 37: I Hope Trains are Doing Okay

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2021 26:54


    Recorded June 24, 2021. Rat's true nature is revealed. Action items: * Eat a berry * Break a law

    Episode 36: There's nothing, so I guess it's everything

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2021 34:19


    Recorded June 10, 2021. What's the deal with masks? Action Items: Give a card to somebody, but make it fancy Move an item of furniture in your home to a different location

    Episode 35: Johnson Johnson Janssen Jetson

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2021 29:35


    Recorded May 27, 2021. Consider this a historical curiosity. Action items: Memorize a poem Play Snowound Blood (https://deconreconstruction.itch.io/snowbound-blood)

    Episode 34: No One Told You Life Was Gonna Be This Way

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2021 29:13


    Recorded March 20, 2021. Is any of this canonical? Action items: * If you have allergies, try taking an anti-allergy medication * If you don't have allergies, be grateful * Listen to Friends at the Table (https://friendsatthetable.net)

    Episode 33: A Process, Not a Rodeo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021 31:41


    Action Items: Bake something Buy something from a local small business

    Episode 32: The Big Game

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2021 30:28


    Recorded February 7, 2021. Traffic is the final frontier. Action Items: * Learn something about labor unions * Complete the New York Times crossword

    Episode 31: Dad for Dad

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2021 30:08


    Recorded 1/21/21. The Inauguration happened. Action items: * Do something nice for your face. * Something with a fork?

    Episode 30: A Different Kind of Quadrilateral

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 33:35


    Recorded January 14, 2021. Rat pursues a new opportunity, and Tom does a podcast. Action items: Donate to a food bank, mutual aid, or other charity covering essential services that the government should be covering Watch a movie that you feel like everyone else feels like you should have seen Have a prophetic dream think about whether or not you have ever taken any creative writing courses?

    Episode 29: Regardless of Podcasts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2021 27:55


    Hey FYI this one was recorded more than a month ago. Action item: donate to (or promote) a food bank or a charity that provides vital services

    Episode 28: Two Trains Without Context

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2021 38:44


    Recorded December 12, 2020. We talk about gender and hiveswap and vaccines.

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    Episode 27: Welcome to My Trebled Mind

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2020 26:03


    There is no multiplayer solitaire. Action items: * Drink a hot drink that's different from the hot drink you usually drink

    Episode 26: Eagle God

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2020 32:10


    So, there was an election. Action items: Somehow, make the music. Play a video game.

    Episode 25: We Are Not a Homestuck Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2020 28:58


    (Recorded 10/29/20) Hey there's an election. Action Items: * Vote! * Write a letter to your future self at futureme.org (http://futureme.org)

    Episode 24: The Slimy Season

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2020 34:01


    (Recorded October 15th) In the shadow of the Pumpkin Spice. Action Items: - Find a local Rocky Horror shadow cast.

    Episode 23: Just a Baby Neopet

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020 37:45


    And now: this man in pandemic has taken up a new hobby, and it's not what you'd expect! Action Items: * Listen to Neil Cicierega's Mouth Dreams and all of the Mouth albums. * Play some neopets games.

    Episode 22: It's a War Crimes Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2020 26:04


    They tell you that it's normal.

    Episode 21: Feeling Kinda Hatty

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2020 32:08


    We have a guest! It's Evan. Action Items: * Call your elected officials * Wear a hat

    Episode 20: That's Sports, Right?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2020 31:25


    We confront the horror of sports and games. Action item: * Participate in the cultural event of Blaseball (https://blaseball.com).

    Episode 19: Sorry, What is the Void?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2020 30:07


    A throwback to the long-gone days of early July 2020. Action item: * Let the dice decide your fate.

    Episode 18: Cobra Person

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2020 30:40


    We talk about turnips and teeth.

    Episode 17: You Have to Start Grappling

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2020 30:39


    We talk about going back to work, and getting furloughed from work, and getting fired from work (or more specifically, the supreme cout decision about NOT getting fired from work). Action items: * Brush your teeth * Watch one of the movies on Rian Johnson's list (https://letterboxd.com/rcjohnso/list/70s-musical-extravaganza/detail/)

    Episode 16: A Little History

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2020 31:05


    We consider the protests as transmission events, and contemplate the podcast as a historical document. Action items: Keep a journal

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