Thinkery

Let's call it the season finale of Thinkery, because Paul's got stuff to do and if we call it the season finale we can cover any gaps in production as being a break between seasons. It's so brilliant, and none of you will ever figure it ou -- wait. Crap. Anyway, THIS EPISODE IS ABOUT STUFF. STUFF LIKE: Paul's technical problems are FASCINATING! Sick children are AMAZING! Moana and Rogue One were GREAT! A lot of other things are TERRIBLE! Why can't conservative make satire that's FUNNY? Brian is really enjoying using SUPERLATIVES IN THIS LIST! Couple things referenced in the episode: https://www.youtube.com/user/newsbusted https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5A7B3WJV5g Follow us on Twitter at @dotboom, @paulfidalgo, and @thinkerypodcast. And leave us a review on iTunes or wherever, and share this show with your cool aunt, or your uncool grandma. They'd both love it!

On this episode of Thinkery, Paul and Brian talk about stuff. BUT WHAT STUFF? I just don't know, because having a house full of people with the flu means there's no time for show notes. But if I were to hazard a guess, I'd say we talked a bunch about politics. PROBABLY. Plus! THRILL to the very beginning of some discussions about how to make productive satire! Follow us on Twitter at @dotboom, @paulfidalgo and @thinkerypodcast, for some reason! And leave a review of the show on iTunes if you like it!

Hey, it's Episode 24, perhaps! You should download and listen and tell everyone you know to subscribe to the show, because reasons. So what did this pair of passably handsome pseudo-intellectuals talk about this time? Well, Paul Horner, as the title implies. He's a dickbag, for reasons you'll learn if you listen! And WHAT ELSE did we talk about? Paul's hopped up on the goofballs again! Trump's cabinet is shaping up to be a racist pile of crap. Seriously. Would Mike Pence be a better President than Trump? Proooooooobably? Is Mike Pence a murderer? BREAKING: Ben Carson, go **** yourself. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT EPISODE WE'RE ON Fake news is a big problem, and not a simple fix. Paul Horner peddles fake news, is a douche. MANY OTHER THINGS WERE DISCUSSED, I'M SURE, but I have to go pick up my son now. Also, you should totally follow us on Twitter at @dotboom, @paulfidalgo and @thinkerypodcast. And leave a review for us on iTunes or whatever app you use to listen to podcasts.

It's quite possibly episode 23 of Thinkery, the podcast that's cost you nothing and is worth every penny! What did Paul and Brian talk about in this possibly 23rd episode of the second season of the show? WHO KNOWS! I do. I DO: Computers, amiright? We're just two old people talking about computers, apparently. We say this is episode 22, but that is a damned lie. Geography! Brian debates his MacBook upgrade path! Apple's insanity with removing ports, and dongle hell: Big Deal or VERY BIG DEAL? Apple fans are too picky these days. Paul saw Batman V Superman and we talk about it! Batman V Superman was and is awesome! Are Abrams' Star Trek movies garbage? (Spoiler: YES) Probably other things were discussed, as well! Follow us on Twitter at @dotboom, @paulfidalgo and @thinkerypodcast Rate us and stuff on iTunes or wherever. It'll make us happy for just a small moment.

It's a special lost episode of Thinkery! WE DON'T KNOW HOW IT HAPPENED. But here it is. It was recorded during the election, so it feels like it's a million years old.

f you're paying attention to the numbering of the episodes, you'll notice that we've skipped one, and should be at episode 21. Surprise! We got one behind and Paul decided to edit this episode first because it's so awesome, and then NEXT WEEK we'll release #21. Why is this week so awesome, do you ask? Because we've got a special guest! Our super-smart friend Stephen McCandless joins us to talk about -- well, the election. Because there was an election, and everything is now terrible forever. Follow us on Twitter at @dotboom, @paulfidalgo, and @thinkerypodcast. Stephen's handle is @smccandless.

When the episode is this late, who has time for show notes? NOT WE! But seriously, we probably talked about politics, and computers, maybe? Transformers coming up as a topic is also a pretty strong possibility. Oh! Tim Ferriss. We talked about Tim Ferris and how much of a dickbag he is. Whee! Twitter: @paulfidalgo, @dotboom, @thinkerypodcast

TOPICS: How does talking work? Brian eats food while Paul was away, doing stuff for money! Gary Johnson: still lame, after all these years Will the commentary of The Transformers Animated Movie ever happen? Do Historical Truths matter? Do political ads work? Obligatory Clinton/Trump debate discussion! What’s the best way to insult Donald Trump? Is Kellyanne Conway a terrible person? YES Evan McMullin, come on the show. If you want more of us in your brain, follow us on Twitter: @paulfidalgo, @dotboom, @thinkerypodcast

After several weeks of unplanned absence, we're back! And while you might think that being rested and relaxed -- which we're not! -- would mean that we'd have proper show notes, you'd be wrong! Same old Thinkery, same old old half-assed show notes. Brian and Paul are all over the goddamn place! Something about Gary Johnson's brain farts! A whole lot of political stuff, which is going to be a massive surprise to you all! We're on the Twitters! @dotboom (Brian), @paulfidalgo (Paul), and@thinkerypodcast (Show)! Follow us and read our stunning, thought-provoking navel-gazing! Thrill to our occasional bon mots! Inflate our follower counts AND our egos! Ask us questions, IF YOU DARE!

New Episode! With content, depending on your definition! And here it is! Paul's being all phone-obsessive again! Rogers was trying to screw over Brian again! Who's got more pointless obsessions? Paul's adorable son Toby makes a guest appearance! He's an idiot, but Trump's doublespeak is genuinely fascinating. Is creativity some ingrained trait, or a skill? Press Conferences! Press Conferences! Is Trump actually racist? Is it morally okay to not give over 100% of your disposable income to help people in need? Follow us on Twitter if you like! @paulfidalgo, @dotboom, @thinkerypodcast

A new week means a new Thinkery. More or less. So what's in this week's episode? Stuff! Stuff! So much stuff that we'll pretend Brian couldn't fit it all into the show notes, as a transparent cover for the fact that he didn't feel like writing them out this time. Man, so much stuff. We're on Twitter: @paulfidalgo, @dotboom, @thinkerypodcast

Tawdry? Tawdry! This episode may have sex in the title, but probably it's not much more exciting than a regular episode of the show. But we talk about stuff! Like!:Brian's continuing attempts to get his toddler to go to damn sleep!But is a bit sad when his toddler actually goes to damn sleep!The perils of using an emoji as an episode title!Stuff about Turkey and the age of consent!Why don't we teach teenagers how to be good at sex?Why don't we license them?Good LORD, did Brian get kicked in the nuts. Mini-reviews of the Combiner Wars and also Stranger Things!We should all chill out about super AI. Seriously. Come on, guy.Tough Mudder is expensive!Links: http://www.viralwomen.com/turkey-has-made-it-legal-to-have-sex-with-children-after-lowering-age-of-consent-to-12/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/15/sweden-accuses-turkey-legalising-child-sexFollow us on Twitter! @dotboom, @paulfidalgo, @thinkerypodcast 

It's the fourteenthist episode of the secondest season of Thinkery! And to celebrate, it's slightly more than an hour of not silence! As far as gods go, we're pretty generous, we know. But what do we fair-minded gods talk about this time around? What happens next will stun you! Brian's going slowly grey! Paul doesn't want any Harry Kims, but do any Harry Kims want him? Paul and Brian discuss the specifics of a lunatic Transformers podcast that will never come to fruition. ROLL OUT! Is there a single fact you could get everyone to agree on? When we write someone off as being mentally ill, are we doing that to protect our image of ourselves? We talk about Trump for a while. Because of course we do! Gary Johnson is an ironic Libertarian. Also, Libertarians are insane. So is Jill Stein. Kids, areweright? MORE HOGGLETS? Is masculinity an original sin? Links! http://thebodyisnotanapology.com/magazine/5-common-behaviors-cis-men-may-not-realize-are-abusive-and-how-to-stop-them/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUuisPT3wcI https://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://hollywoodprop.com/hitlerandblondie1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://ww2gravestone.com/hitlers-dog-blondi/&h=434&w=300&tbnid=mybg9b-bFTHQeM:&tbnh=186&tbnw=128&docid=hS5bujcnoaJJEM&itg=1&usg=___0cGh9Lh5RusAU6g8zHHxp-VxuI= Follow us on Twitter, if you like, at @paulfidalgo, @dotboom, and @thinkerypodcast. Send us feedback, if you like: we enjoy it! It makes us feel better about giving you free will, because otherwise it would be such a waste.

More words in your ears, with the appearance of sounds!THINGS FROM THIS EPISODE:Donald Trump's website is a bit of a scam when it comes to recurring donations. But not Hillary Clinton's!A thorough, fully in-depth look at Canadian political fundraising.Trump's Purple Heart thing makes us question our skepticism!You're always finally an adult!Paul's new time travel fantasies!We may or may not want to use time travel to negate the colossal threat of Ralph Nader. Was Facebook a big dumb fascist when it shut down a livestream from a hostage situation?Are Sovereign Citizens dicks?Is Donald Trump a plant for Hillary Clinton? Why this and every other conspiracy surrounding Hillary Clinton are 100% true and reasonable.  Or! The Republicans think Hillary Clinton is the greatest politician in history!Has Hillary warmed our cold, dead hearts?Are the GOP conspiring to stick Donald in a Trumpster?More, possibly?LINKS:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Qapla%27http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-purple-heart-george-bush-perspec-20160803-story.htmlhttp://www.themarysue.com/facebook-police-overreach/Follow us on Twitter! @paulfidalgo, @dotboom, @thinkerypodcast

For this very special episode of Thinkery, Brian will take a very slightly less half-assed approach to the show notes! HOW CAN THIS BE, you ask? IT BE, CAN! So what got discussed this week, in this very slightly late episode? LOTS, probably! If everyone else exploded, could Schwarzenegger have been made President? How small is our audience? Paul was quoted on cnn.com! Is Bustle.com crazy reputable? YOU KNOW IT! Were the DNC Primaries rigged? Are the leaked emails a smoking gun? Spoiler: NO, THEY WEREN'T. First-world kids these days don't know what shitty world leaders are like. Should you vote your conscience, or should you be pragmatic? Related: being an adult means compromising sometimes! Jerks! How bad would President Trump be? OH MAN. Holy Sweet Lord, Obama's DNC speech was inspiring. Orphanages, zing! Links to stuff we talked about! http://qz.com/717255/ethicists-say-voting-with-your-heart-without-a-care-about-the-consequences-is-actually-immoral/ https://chomsky.info/an-eight-point-brief-for-lev-lesser-evil-voting/ If you don't subscribe to the show, you should! You can find us on iTunes, Overcast, or whatever podcast app you use. And once you're subscribed, you should tell your friends about us. We don't care if you say good things or bad things, as long as you're talking about us. We're on Twitter at @dotboom, @paulfidalgo, and @thinkerypodcast. Follow us for occasional statements posing as wit!

This week!: We try not to talk about politics this time, but who knows if we succeed? I mean, I do, but you don't! Yet! Do Soundwave's cassettes have consciousness when they're stuck in his chest? Are they prisoners? Is Buzzsaw a lunatic Decepticon? Paul has no idea what ReBoot is! WTF! Remember when I said we try not to talk about politics? Well, we failed, America. We're so sorry. We talked a bit about Trump and the man who invented the myth! Links to things we talked about! http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Buzzsaw_(G1) http://tfwiki.net/wiki/File:Hightide_Deepsea_Botmode.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ReBoot http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/07/25/donald-trumps-ghostwriter-tells-all Follow us on Twitter: @dotboom, @paulfidalgo, @thinkerypodcast!

It's an all political episode of Thinkery! So, you know. You've been warned. We talk a lot about Clinton, Trump, Bernie or Bust. And here are a couple links related to what we were yammering on about: https://medium.com/@BernieSanders/forever-forward-ee015b23547a#.53ldltyin http://www.snopes.com/2016/06/23/donald-trump-rape-lawsuit/

It's a very funny episode of Thinkery,! HOW is it funny, you may ask? We are happy to tell you! AND WE WILL TELL YOU NOW! Brian describes his job prospects! We talk about Bernie. Again, we know, but he's a funny little guy! Clinton's changing her mind about so many things is a good thing! Math -- when you're talking about counting votes in California -- is hard, if you're a Bernie supporter! Being an adult means compromise. THAT SUCKS, but it's true. Even if Sanders is more appealing than Clinton as a candidate, but would he make a better President? Whatever else he is, Sanders is a Coca Cola billboard on the side of the highway. Is Trump going to quit the Presidential race? Brian read an old script for the Transformers Animated film from 1986, and describe it all to Paul! Seriously, all of it! Plus, the logistics of Transformers! Piracy! Is the new Star Trek going to be awesome? We're on Twitter! Follow us at @dotboom, @paulfidalgo, and @thinkerypodcast! Let us know what you think! Or email us at thinkerypodcast@gmail.com!

Holy cow, it's two episodes in one week! Are we doing it because we love you, or because we missed publishing our episode last week and we didn't want to fall behind? ONLY TIME WILL TELL. Thrill to chattery like: Brian eats a popsicle as Paul reflects on swelling up like a fleshy, jowelly ballon! Brian is making fake meats out of flour now! Bernie Sanders gives a non-concession speech, for some reason! Under what circumstances could Bernie possibly get the DNC nomination? ALIENS? A bunch of other political stuff! Is John McCain a pussy? Terrorism! Right? Where my third party at? Possibly other things, too! If you like the show, you should totally review it (favourably!) on iTunes! And follow us on Twitter (@paulfidalgo, @dotboom, @thinkerypodcast)!

This week's episode is called Sex Bank: what more do you need?

Who has time to write out show notes? Not this guy. It was a good conversation about things, so listen to it. Right now! Probably we talked about Donald Trump, and some other things that seemed incredibly important at the time.

Everything is making Paul angry today! So we talk about it, because THAT'S WHAT WE DO! Keith Peterson was looking for a 1-bedroom apartment somewhere, and Paul does not approve. If 9 in 10 Native Americans aren't offended by the Redskins name, does that make it not offensive? We spend a surprising amount of time looking for slurs for Canadians. Do pot farmers have helicopters and machine guns? The answer may surprise you! There's a new Star Trek show coming, but will the crew have pockets? - http://io9.gizmodo.com/the-star-trek-tv-teaser-promises-new-crews-villains-h-1777441431 Is there a conspiracy to murder holistic doctors? Probably not, but we talk about it. Cancer Guns are real! - http://www.globalresearch.ca/cia-targeted-assassinations-by-induced-heart-attack-and-cancer/5326382 Bernie Sanders -- who we love -- and his supporters are really starting to chap our ass! Clinton says race against Sanders is done! - http://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2016-36335319 Follow us on Twitter, at @dotboom, @paulfidalgo and @thinkerypodcast. Please?

This week, Paul and Brian talk a bunch about the US election cycle, because of course we do, because it's a big damn horror show that will never, ever end. But listen to find out how much Canada cares about the election, how much they know about the American system, and how much Americans know about the Canadian system!Spoiler: Not much.Paul and Brian poke fun at Carly Fiorina because it's fun, drawing a connection between Giphy (an animated GIF startups) and an attack ad with demonic sheep.This is the attack ad! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKWlOxhSIKkIn addition, the static duo spend a bunch of time talking about the loss of pets and family, and the things that tear at our hearts. As always, we're on Twitter at @dotboom, @paulfidalgo, and @thinkerypodcast. Reach out to us!

More Thinkery means more words turned into sounds that get shoved in your ears! You're welcome!This week Paul and Brian talk about a bunch of stuff, like:Boehner thinks Ted Cruz is Lucifer in the Flesh!Cruz thinks Carly Fiorina is a god choice for VP!Carly Fiorina thinks the wind is talking to her!Hairstylists don't understand numbers!Don't have sex with robots!Crickets go in the smoker!Links:http://www.vox.com/2016/4/28/11526234/boehner-cruzhttp://gizmodo.com/dont-have-sex-with-robots-say-ethicists-1730866985https://www.buzzfeed.com/hayleycampbell/sex-machines?utm_term=.avx3EBP2a#.wpvxAdB8j 

On this episode, Paul's daughter needs a *lot* of attention, Prince just died, Paul won't accept Brian's logic that music lyrics are largely irrelevant, and also the Food Babe gets briefly name-checked because she sucks. Probably other things happened: I just don't know. We're on the Twitters! @dotboom, @paulfidalgo, @thinkerypodcast We're on the emails! thinkerypodcast@gmail.com If you like our ramblings, please leave us a positive review on iTunes or wherever!

We’re back, and we’re covering up for our gap in putting out episodes by saying we’re onto season 2! What do we talk about in the very first episode of the very second season? There’s a lot of political talk, but also we talk about Brian’s efforts with Gastrobug, and Brian makes increasing attempts to freak Paul out by showing him links. Links like these!: http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2016/03/23/3762699/paul-ryan-trump-2016/ (Okay, this one was from our political discussion, but Paul Ryan still freaks Paul out!) http://www.gastrobug.com/trilobite-beetles/ - Trilobite Beetles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZ7b4spjXhw - Surinam Toad https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2f/Roachies.JPG - Cockroaches! If you like the show, you should tell people about it, or review it on iTunes. It would make us happy. And if you want to follow us on Twitter, we’re at @paulfidalgo (Paul), @dotboom (Brian), and @thinkerypodcast

It's another episode of the show! It's late! Words are said and opinions are made! AND EVERYTHING WILL ALWAYS BE THE SAME AGAIN

It's a new episode! And we talk about lots of things in it, like Canada, America, and Medicine Hat! And there are some geeky comments in here. Probably!

What do we talk about this time? Security, I think. And politics, probably! AND GOOGLE DOCS, which has voice dictation now. Lookit:Gotta hit the button 8 X it actually typed on A or goddess that's really this is b******* this is b******* talking about for North me I am typing on my end in your typing on your end yes but if you talk at you do it at the same time we should be able to separately dictated the same document you say what I'm saying oh you don't have a doing it though do it no turn it on and then we'll see if it actually nobody got to press the button you not actually in putting it can you guys okay well I have a leak a little like it so emanating circle thing from the itemRight turn right again yeah okay so this is kind of weird so I let's go to nice yeah actuallyTime Warp Mossberg shut upEpisode 32: Oh my god Brian what are we going to talk about 4 episode 32? Why did it put a numeral for I am the very model of a modern Major General I've information vegetable animal and mineral I know the kings of England and I quote the fight historical from marathon to Waterloo and order categorical no not other category go away cut it there change to do it like I thought about it was like that's cool you know what I meant I'm keeping this in the show by the way I think people should know that we are trying to do voice dictation on a collaborative document that they cannot see Time Warp Mossberg the anything about anything on your mind  Twitter: @dotboom, @paulfidalgo, @thinkerypodcast

It's another episode of Thinkery, obviously! So get ready for the show that'll only be popular after both Paul and Brian are dead. It's a good time! What do the future coffin-fillers talk about this episode? Having to sleep sucks! So does having to eat! Useful genetic engineering! Who's the unsung hero of the Back to the Future trilogy? THE ANSWER MAY SURPRISE YOU Does stubbornness trump death? Graffiti artists are vandals and fan fiction writers are dicks. THERE, WE SAID IT Why are people okay with Shakespeare being staged over and over but upset about movie remakes? Both Paul and Brian were the victims or low standards at their schools. LOOK AT THEIR SCARS, INTERNET More, possibly! We're on Twitter still! @paulfidalgo, @dotboom, @thinkerypodcast Email us at thinkerypodcast@gmail.com! If you like this show, won't you leave a positive review on iTunes? It would make us happy for a fraction of a second before we shuffle off our rusty mortal coils and are no more, among the dirt.

First is the political talk and the concern for Paul and his family freezing to death, then talk about podcast networking events/conferences, and THEN we go all rapid-fire on a bunch of topics, such as: Is Jesus a Rape Baby? Is a cancer cure being suppressed? Should people live in geographically unstable areas? "Happy Holidays" is just passive-aggressive nonsense. The impulse to avoid death is the best evidence against the existence of God. Would people be religious if they didn't believe in an afterlife? Possibly there were other things after the rapid-fire discussion, WHO KNOWS Twitter: @paulfidalgo, @dotboom, @thinkerypodcast Email: thinkerypodcast@gmail.com Tell your friends about us: PLEASE

In this heretical episode of Thinkery, we talk about: Those kooky little nuts in Oregon, with their delusions about not being criminals! Paul hired a Feng Shui expert, for some reason! (Possibly he's got too much money) And we spend a bunch of time talking about autism. Should it be cured? Should it be celebrated? All sorts of other things? OTHER THINGS! We're still on Twitter! Follow us at @dotboom, @paulfidalgo, and @thinkerypodcast! We still have email! Email us any feedback you'd like thinkerypodcast@gmail.com. Namaste, suckers!

This week's episode is out late because Paul burned his hand while editing*, then Brian burned his his hand out of solidarity. We are Spartacus! What is this tardy episode about? Well, in a flagrant breach of the format of these incredibly well researched show notes, I'll lay it out in a rambly-ass paragraph: Brian's underemployed and fretting about money, and then we spend some time talking about whether coddling our kids sets them up to actually feel more pain as they age, which dovetails into a whole therapy session for Paul. I'm pretty sure we fixed him in this episode, so YAY FREE THERAPY! Follow us on Twitter at @dotboom, @paulfidalgo, and @thinkerypodcast. Send us any feedback there, or to our obviously amazingly busy email address thinkerypodcast@gmail.com. *Paul didn't burn his hand while actively editing; he burned it at some point after starting editing this episode, and before he finished. I mean, Macs get pretty hot, but not that hot.

In this very special episode of Thinkery, Brian’s audio sounds like crap, and Paul’s internet is flaky! WE’RE PROFESSIONALS! This time we talk about things like: Stephen King, who maybe doesn’t suck? Brian was having some problems his Apple TV, but he’s feeling much better now! How to be a financial panther! Something about our viewership, but who remembers what? Does Apple suck now? Programming is hard! Read Trumped Up @ trumpedupbook.com! Read iMortal @ imortal.co! Email us at thinkerypodcast@gmail.com with your country of origin! Or Tweet it at us at @paulfidalgo or @dotboom!

It's another episode of Thinkery, and while right now it's the newest it won't always be, so listen now while it's still relevant! Paul and Brian talk about stuff this week! It's a running gag on the show. But WHAT, excactly, do they talk about? Stuff! Stuff like: Brian's book Trumped Up is done and up for sale (at trumpedupbook.com)! #WheresRey? The ad campaign for The Force Awakens was a massively thorough sleight of hand! JJ Abrams' singular innovation! Toys for girls are lame, and that's lame. Multiculturalism, amiright? More? If you like the show, please help us out by posting a review on iTunes, or share with your friends. And follow us on Twitter at @dotboom, @paulfidalgo and @thinkerypodcast! And buy Brian's book at: http://amazon.com/Trumped-Up-Incredible-Donald-Already-ebook/dp/B01A4Z6C1G/ And read Paul's excellent blog at http://imortal.co/

In this existing episode of Thinkery, Paul and Brian return in a new year. And we talk. Because change is good! What do we talk about, puny mortals? We do a bit about it being the new year. Paul takes his kids to the movies! We do a post-mortem of our Leo interview! But mostly we talk about the fact that Brian was disappointed and alienated by the new Star Wars movie. Because he was! Brian’s Donald Trump book is done! You can find it at trumpedupbook.com, or search for “Trumped Up” on Amazon. Please do that! We’re on Twitter at @dotboom (Brian!), @paulfidalgo (Paul!), and @thinkerypodcast (The Show!) STAY TUNED FOR MORE NAVEL-GAZING

In this very special episode of Thinkery, Paul and Brian were joined by the one-and-only Leo Laporte, and we had an incredibly wonderful conversation. It was just so great! We talked about more things than I could properly summarize in show-notes, but here are some highlights: Parenting! Living your life in Public! Star Wars! Politics! Books! Leo and his assortment of excellent shows can be found on the internet at http://www.Twit.tv (but you probably already knew that). Paul and Brian can be found on Twitter at @paulfidalgo and @dotboom. The show is on Twitter at @thinkerypodcast. Email us with any feedback you might have at thinkerypodcast@gmail.com. And if you feel like doing us a solid, won’t you leave a review for us on iTunes? Cheers!

Episode 23! Episode 23! We talk about stuff, such as … Transformers The Animated Movie could have been far more violent than it was, which is CRAZY Paul’s working on his “Show Star Wars to his kids” plan Is John Williams properly rated, or over-rated? Politics, BECAUSE OF COURSE! The the internet the solution to the Fermi Paradox? AND PROBABLY OTHER THINGS! We’re on Twitter at @paulfidalgo, @dotboom and @thinkerypodcast Send us your questions to thinkerypodcast@gmail.com Leave reviews or whatever on iTunes! Thanks!

In a very special episode of Thinkery, a very sick and dead-frog-sounding Paul turns the microphone onto Brian, and talks about his obsession with fitness. What happens next may surprise you!

I hope you're buckled up, because it's Thinkery episode 21, which means a joke about being twenty-one years old! Imagine the best joke about turning twenty-one that you can, and now imagine us making that joke RIGHT NOW, and then laugh, because we totally did make that joke! It was pretty good, right? Speaking of pretty good, we've got a great guest this week: Dr. Kiki Sanford! You probably know her from EVERYWHERE, and she sat down with us over Skype to talk about many awesome things, including but not limited to: Will First Contact really be a big deal? Do you ever stop trying to figure out your podcast, even when you've been doing it for years? Why do Americans know so little about science? Why aren't there feathers on dinosaurs in movies or TV? If you want to see more of Dr. Kiki, she's on Twitter at @drkiki, and you can find her excellent podcast "This Week in Science" at http://www.twis.org/ ! If you want to see more of Paul and Brian, they're on Twitter at @paulfidalgo and @dotboom. And the show's on Twitter at @thinkerypodcast! And Paul's blog is at http://www.imortal.co/ ! And the fake autobiography of Donald Trump that Brian is going to write more of as soon as he's finished writing this is at http://www.trumpedupbook.com/ ! If you like us, please consider sharing the podcast with your friends (or enemies, we don't mind!) and leaving a review on iTunes or wherever you download this sucker!

In this thrilling 20th episode of Thinkery, Paul and Brian talk about THINGS like: Children be crazy. Our guest-selection process! Who does more work on the show? What should our new logo be? Go away, Jindal! Or, why are there so many candidates still running for the GOP nomination? Do we have to make public comments about every bad thing that happens? Are pre-filled cards genuinely creative for some people? Brian doesn't own a Brandy snifter. AND MUCH MORE, WE THINK! If you like the show, won't you show the world that you like it by talking about it to your friends, possibly when they're waiting for their coffee and they have nowhere else to go because your office coffee-maker is crap? Or perhaps by leaving us a review on iTunes, or sharing a link to our show on Facebook, Twitter, or anywhere you'd like? We'd be honoured. And relieved. Follow us on Twitter! (@thinkerypodcast, @paulfidalgo, or @dotboom) Follow us on Facebook too, because WHY NOT? (https://www.facebook.com/The-Thinkery-Podcast-1606010776341107/) KEEP LISTENING, PLEASE.

If I had a 19-related joke, IT WOULD GO HERE. But since I don't, I'll tell you what's in this episode! Paul and Brian talk about things, again, because THAT'S WHAT THEY DO. What did they talk about this time, you ask? SIMPLE: Paul’s having a political Twitter fight with a Libertarian! Will Mitt Romney — who might be a literal chameleon — run for President in 2016? No! We do a post-mortem on our last two episodes, which were so good because of our guests! Our listenership is getting bigger! BUT WHAT IF WE GOT TO TALK TO PETER CULLEN? If Jeb Bush could kill Baby Hitler, would he? His answer might not surprise you! Would Paul or Brian run for office? Gamble gamble gamble, and Brian’s going to have the best meal YOU DON’T EVEN KNOW! CS LEWIS IS THE WORST Paul deals with a skunk, and Brian has been bitten by weird animals! Ben Carson’s portrait of him and Jesus is transcendent. And is he insane? If you want to see what Brian and Paul are on about in between episodes, follow them on Twitter at @dotboom, @paulfidalgo, and @thinkerypodcast! You can read Paul’s excellent blog iMortal at imortal.co, and you can read the first few chapters of Brian’s upcoming Donald Trump autobiography “Trumped Up” at trumpedupbook.com. Feel like subscribing to the show? Do that with your podcast software of choice! Feel like leaving a positive review of the show on iTunes or wherever? Please do so, we’d love you for it!

It's a very special 18th episode of the show as Paul and Brian welcome the awesome John Champion from the Mission Log Podcast! Holy cow did we have a great conversation, which you're going to love! We talked about awesome stuff like: There will be a new Star Trek show in 2017! Paul and John have a CFI connection! What would Star Trek be like if it was created now? Would the stories be told the same way? What would the crew look like? Would there be multiple different Federations instead of just one? Would there still be money? Find out the answers to these questions, right now, by listening! And when you're done, follow us on Twitter: @paulfidalgo - Paul! @dotboom - Brian! @thinkerypodcast! - The Show Mr. John Champion is on Twitter at @dvdgeeks, as well! Mission Log is @missionlogpod! If you haven't listened to Mission Log Podcast, subscribe to it, it's really good! At the very least, go to missionlogpodcast.com and find an episode to listen to. Once you've done that, please leave a review of our show (and John's!) on iTunes, because it would make us happy.

A Soul with an Expiration Date (Guest-Starring Matt Dillahunty!) Matt Dillahunty (host of the excellent Atheist Experience TV Show, creator of Atheist Debates, and internationally renowned pipe model!) joins Paul and Brian to talk about a whole mess of things. What do we talk about with our esteemed and awesome guest? Things like these: Matt has a cool Skype avatar, and Paul wants to pretend to smoke a pipe! Does Matt relish the one-note “I’ve got a bible verse will stump you” questions he gets? Why isn’t Matt burnt out yet? How can programmers be religious? How does it feel to be a full-time professional heathen, Matt? Is the Sermon on the Mount full of good advice? Criticize bad arguments, even if they’re being made by people on your side! Why can’t we all get along? Tom Flynn is a Christmas Curmudgeon! What value does atheism have as a label? Internet Polls are not good political predictors! The GOP Presidential campaign is a hilariously sad trainwreck! There are too many satirical websites these days! Is absolute certainty on anything a thing? AND SO MUCH MORE! Check out Atheist Experience at http://www.atheist-experience.com, watch Matt’s Atheist Debates project at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCry4eIS1_98ZxFO0geP7xJw And while you’re at it, you can support Atheist Debates here: http://www.patreon.com/AtheistDebates If you want to keep up with what we’re doing when we’re not recording the show, we’re @dotboom (Brian), @paulfidalgo (Paul), and @thinkerypodcast (The show!) While you’re at it, follow Matt on Twitter at @matt_dillahunty! You can email us at thinkerypodcast@gmail.com, and also, if you like us, you can subscribe to the show and also leave us a review, which we’d love you for! Boop boop!

It's our sweet sixteen! And what's the best possible way to celebrate our sixteenth-a-versary? By talking into a microphone about a bunch of topics, like these beauties: We're both fathers, and that's awesome. Paul's son is reading his first non-picture book! Brian's son is learning a whole bunch of new words! How can any dad not look at their kids and want to spend every minute with them? How can anyone in their twenties be prepared to have kids? The Canadian Parliamentary system is way different than the American system. And Brian's vote ultimately didn't count! But the guy he liked won! Both America and Canada need more proportional systems! Why do Canadians vote so much more than Americans? Jeb! Jeb. Jeb? Sometimes Trump makes sense! The only real Transformers are G1 Transformers! And more things about Transformers! If you like the show, won't you subscribe? If you already subscribe, won't you leave us a review on a place like iTunes, or tell your friends about us? It would be pretty badass if you did. If you want to get in touch with us, follow us on Twitter (@paulfidalgo for Paul, @dotboom for Brian, and @thinkerypodcast for the show!) or email the show at thinkerypodcast@gmail.com.

f this show was a person, it’d be slamming his door and his parents wouldn’t understand him because he’s 15 episodes old! No, that joke totally made sense. This week, on the episode where the show tries valiantly to grow its first facial hair, Paul and Brian talk about things, like: Releasing creative products is exhilarating and depressing! Who will survive to the Republican primaries? Why aren’t people taking Bernie Sanders more seriously? Memes that have a good point but get facts wrong really chap our asses! People who make graphics of inspirational things they’ve said themselves are crazy egotistical! In fact, WHAT IS THE DEAL WITH INSPIRATIONAL MEME GRAPHICS? Walt Mossberg’s writing for Verge, but Mosspuppet would’ve been cheaper! Brian’s childhood tormentors were very, very incompetent. Why don’t Paul’s bullies remember what they did? In fact, who cares about kids from your childhood, anyway? We have more listeners than we had last week! More, possibly! If you like the show, please subscribe to it and tell your friends about it. It would make us happy for a very brief period of time, which is all we can hope for. You can find us on Twitter! Paul is @paulfidalgo, Brian is @dotboom, and the show is @thinkerypodcast. You can email us at thinkerypodcast@gmail.com with your feedback, thoughts and comments. Please do!

We talk and talk and talk and you listen, because it's Thinkery! This time, Paul and Brian talk about stuff like: Do podcasts suck because they lack conflict? YES THEY DO Are mass shootings committed by marginalized white guys actually a sign of cultural progress? Plus other things I didn't write down when we were recording. BELIEVE IT! As ever, if you like the show, please subscribe and share it with your friends. And if you want more than just to hear our melodic voices once a week, but want to read short, out-of-context snippets of text from us, follow us on Twitter! We're here! @paulfidalgo, @dotboom, and @thinkerypodcast Also, you can email us if you have long-form vitriol, at thinkerypodcast@gmail.com. BRING IT!

In this thrilling episode, your intrepid hosts host a conversation between themselves! Thrill to such varied topics as: If Arnold Schwarzenegger didn't have his Awesome Austrian Accent (AAA!), would we like him as much? If Darth Vader hadn't sounded like James Earl Jones, would Star Wars have been a juggernaut? Something about the iPhone 6s, I think! Is there Too Much Damn Journalism? Follow us on Twitter, please! We're @Paulfidalgo (Paul), @dotboom (Brian), and @thinkerypodcast (The show!) Also, if you like the show and you aren't subscribed, subscribe with iTunes, Stitcher, Overcast, or whatever you use to listen to podcasts! And if you do like the show, won't you please share this with people you love, and leave us a review? INSERT JOKE THAT ISN'T A JOKE ABOUT OUR FRAGILE EGOS HERE!

Witness the penultimate episode before episode 13! Soon we'll be able to make some kind of joke about a baker's dozen! (Episode 13 has no special significance, but I try to come up with something funny to say at the beginning of these descriptions, and sometimes it's hard) What do Paul and Brian talk about this week? Ask and ye shall receive, puny mortals: Paul raps about a little thing he likes to call 'radical transparency!' Paul says: "I CAN'T EVEN THINK WHAT IS LIFE!" Where are all the grown-ups? The US Election remains a horror show! Are we frauds? Probably! What does it mean to call yourself an expert? Follow us on Twitter! Paul is @fidalgo, Brian is @dotboom, and the show is @thinkerypodcast! If you like the show, please subscribe, leave a review on your podcatcher of choice, like iTunes or Stitcher, and tell people about the show if you want! It'll soothe our fragile ego like moisturize on the skin of a grizzled farm hand.

The Internet’s own Andy Ihnatko (!) joins Paul and Brian this episode, and they have a fantastic conversation about so many things! What do they talk about while Paul tries to keep it together? Here’s a sampling! How to address Andy! Ahmed Mohammed didn’t deserve the handcuffs! Curiosity needs to be cultivated, damn you! Ahmed Mohammed didn’t also didn’t deserve *quite* so much of the attention he’s getting (good and bad)! Micro-transactions of aggression! Politics, amiright? How not to be a dick online! Should Brian feel bad about Mosspuppet? Comic book continuity is a waste of time! Project Runway is an amazing show, with a host who’s like a comforting blanket made of warm milk!

By the power of Greyskull, it's our first ever guest, Swoopy! The co-creator of the excellent Skepticality podcast is well-known in the online skeptical arena, and also just happens to be super fun to talk to! What do Paul and Brian talk with her about? GLAD YOU ASKED: Swoopy, because she's our guest, and she does stuff! Religious accommodation comes to Costco in an interesting way! Apple! Are Paul and I *really* bothered by his height? Why do people care about the royal family? And more, in all likelihood! You can find our excellent guest on Twitter, where she's @swoopy! You can find Paul @paulfidalgo, and Brian @dotboom! If you like the show, won't you leave us a positive review wherever you download it from? And subscribe! And tell your friends! And shave our url (thinkerypodcast.com) into the side of your dog, if you have one!