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Ignorant and Uninformed
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- Ignorant and Uninformed
EpiDose 695- Archetypes
Ben's feeling a bit nostalgic. Max learned some things this past weekend. Acting archetypes. Backhanded compliments. A paladin and shaman walk into a bar…
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EpiDose 694- Nothing Makes Sense
Science, am I right? The clip Ben talks about. How AI is like a Howard Johnson. Max doesn't buy into Robo-Jesus (but is here for Teenjus!) And yes - those were…
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EpiDose 693- PeakD&D Chat Vol 3
Typhoid Ben. The Actors Curse (Powering through, finishing strong, and immediately getting sick) Old Man Max has a bone to pick (Get off my lawn and stop…
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EpiDose 692- Aquatic Adventures
Max has a mystery to solve. Ben hates carpet. When in doubt - always stop the evil ritual. *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt @IgandUn -…
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EpiDose 691- The Myth of Normal
Ben's got big, broad paladin shoulders. Max's got theories. Cringy stories about eating out. Congrats to friends of the show! *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free…
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EpiDose 690- The Living’s Easy
Max is a hippie. Ben is a spice master. Decompressing our Hot Ones experience. Work ruining all the water fun. *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt @IgandUn…
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EpiDose 689- Live Music
Max leans more A. (audio) Ben tends toward V. (visual) Is music better when the lights go out? Have the Backstreet Boys doomed us all? *** Submit Your Topic…
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EpiDose 688- Astronomological
Get ready to blast off! It's space week on I&U! (evidently) Max gets woo. Ben gets the brainscramblies. Plus - a beautiful chef's kiss from the universe about…
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EpiDose 687- Fruit Stand Wars
Who doesn't love a good super-classy, petty fight? The difference between A+ work and C- work. Watching it all burn down is great! Unless you're the one who…
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EpiDose 686- Decompressing
Ben has a newfound love of lists. Max has a question. Responsible relating to your partner. Keeping everyone engaged. Keeping everyone happy. Choosing your…
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EpiDose 685- What If The Internet Goes Away?
Ben brings a hypothetical and a theory. Max's music is his first, but not only, concern. Ignominious basically means "deserving of shame." If technology is…
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EpiDose 684- The Good
Having a healthy relationships with uncertainty can be hard. Talking about what's going well can help. Same goes for what you're excited about. So that's what…
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EpiDose 683- Externalizing the Internal
Ben is about to love drugs. Max already does. The transition from labor to management. Where inspiration comes from. *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt…
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EpiDose 682- Throwback
Which fictional universe would you like to live in? Ben is benevolent. Max is selfish. But both can agree where not to live. Also - shows that don't get good…
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EpiDose 681- Checking In
Max is out of town. Ben is gearing up. Celebratory dinners. Up coming projects. Escape to Margaritaville (staring Kurt Russell) *** Submit Your Topic, Get A…
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EpiDose 680- Values
Ben's Therapy journey. How Max discovered his values. Our automatic responses to the weird phrases we use to say hi. If you don't know what your values are -…
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EpiDose 679- Big Journey, Small Steps
Small wins. Momentum. Diet & health There is no quick fix *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com
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EpiDose 678- Hamburglaring Your Happiness
Learning what not to do. Comparison. Self-improvement. Thank you, Josh Johnson - for your haunting question. *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt @IgandUn -…
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EpiDose 677- Pianos and Saws
Max's time melts away. Ben's day melts down. But more importantly - where does your power live? *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt @IgandUn -…
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EpiDose 676- Gaming News
Ben catches Max up on the happs. Dungeons and Dragons. Warhammer 40k. DC20. Bootlegging gray plastic crack across boarders. *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free…
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EpiDose 675- Nihilism and Power
Sometimes the state of the world gets you down. Ben is on the struggle bus. Max does what he can to help. Detours to Cochella, Sumo Wrestling, and tarot along…
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EpiDose 674- Pobody’s Nerfect
The origin of Ben's nickname. Max's struggle with perfectionism. Resident Alien. Colorado on TV vs real life. Done is better than perfect. *** Submit Your…
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EpiDose 673- Theater School
Ben takes us to school and then takes a turn. A red button is all it takes to confuse Max. Some things don't age well. Never meet your heroes, kids. Nick…
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EpiDose 672- Moms, Writing, and Technology
We are doing the thing! Ben's mom's mysterious request. Some of Max's thoughts on writing. Technology as a gateway to the Dark Side. "You don't see things how…
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EpiDose 671- Ben’s Work Therapy
We start with the part-time gig. We go to the full-time gig. Big steps for Ben (asking for help!) The takeaways: Enmeshed technology is cool until it isn't…
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EpiDose 670- All Over the Place
It's a wide ranging conversation this week! How much money is feeling better worth? Ben wants to lose his baby weight. (Maybe shivering on his son's floor will…
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EpiDose 669- Rollercoaster Runway Boulder
It's a surprise for Ben as St. Jaysopher drops in. Everyone is into the longer days. Where the word robot came from. Some shop talk. Over committing and when…
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EpiDose 668- Team Building
Work trips to Vegas. Pleasure and joy are nourishment (and now - a form of resistance!) The Saw escape room. Blood pacts to preserve dignity. Nothing says “you…
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EpiDose 667- PeakD&D Chat Vol 2
Ben is stressed. Max only cares about his forks. A little talked about event from the past of the show. Art, inhabiting the moment, creative anxiety, and self…
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EpiDose 666- AI Job Interviews
Ben is interviewing people and has a hunch. Max wants to figure out a way to use it against them. Topics ran out on EpiDose 577. Trying to explain invisible…
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EpiDose 665- Liminal Living and Laughing
Max roles with that DGF style & has a cool opportunity. Ben got over his leading-man-phase. The freedom of the fringe. How not to give feedback. *** Submit…
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EpiDose 664- PeakD&D Chat Vol. 1
May as well call these EpiDoses what they are. Ben likes the long game and is feeling some creative frustration. Max says follow the joy and is prone to…
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EpiDose 663- Gentle Parenting with Ben
Max is fired up about work. Ben teaches. No adult, toddler, or teen is in their “right mind” when in the grip of strong emotions. The ultimate parenting…
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EpiDose 662- Home for the Holidays
A peek into Ben’s life. Max thinks about the lights in his life. Hellish holidays. Traffic jams. Change can be hard. *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt…
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EpiDose 661- On Authenticity
When are you at your most authentic? Moments of shattering awe and beauty? When surprised? When you’re out of your head? How ben knows he is. Why Max questions…
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EpiDose 660- The Curse of Critical Thinking
It may start as a tech talk but it doesn't end there. The best thing Max learned in college. A metaphoric interpretation of Hanukah. The moment it all changed…
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EpiDose 659- Phones and Fog
Max likes his life Ben thrives at chaotic work Max’s phone boundaries Ben’s got a good story to end on *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt @IgandUn -…
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EpiDose 658- Work Slogs
Work sucks some times Ben makes a life pledge Max gives (and should follow his own) unsolicited advice Ben's mom has the shining. *** Submit Your Topic, Get A…
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EpiDose 657- Families and Politics
A long ass meeting is not a “retreat” Flex time vs rigid time. Some good I told you so laughter. Max's strong opinions. Greet the other side with curiosity…
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EpiDose 656- We Are All Dumb
"Everything is done live, ultimately." - Ben Why Max is a Kiki Hernandez fan. Remote work kills Ben’s soul. Choosing between a subway pass and name-brand…
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EpiDose 655- New Bags
Resolving last week’s cliffhanger. Ben got a brand new bag. Or two. If only Max knew when he was riffing... “Baby, I can change!" *** Submit Your Topic, Get A…
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EpiDose 654- Aftermath
The first time Ben and Max have talked since the election. Ben is going Stoic and drops some news in the last 10 minutes. Max was bitchslapped by winter…
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EpiDose 653- Gaming and TV
Everything is a product of its times. Comedy as a litmus test for culture. Fishing for criticism not compliments. Are you Stingified? *** Submit Your Topic…
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EpiDose 652- Nerd News and Baby Watch
Doing business with friends Exciting nerd news for Summit County 3d printer blues ps - Ben was totally wrong about his daughter showing up on the full moon ***…
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EpiDose 651- Robot Helpers
Ai for paint colors. Ai for trip planning. Ai piano pieces. "In the far flung future there is only Ikea..." Alas, Darth Bortles. We wlll miss you. Everyone was…
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EpiDose 650- Cooking Coals and Conflagrations
This is how it’s going to be for a while. A listener opportunity. Ben is raising a Sith lord. Max gets mystical. Baby watch! Babies save marriages and make…
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EpiDose 649- Fall in the Mountains
It's a Tarantino episode. Max hasn't seen it. (Obviously) Ben is living that always-kinda-sick parent life. When your buddy’s celebrity crush gets engaged…
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EpiDose 648- Ben’s Bombs
Max remembers what he wanted to ask Ben! Ben does not disappoint… The last story is the best. Veritasium on luck and success. The looks that are etched in our…
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EpiDose 647- Solitude v Loneliness
Max and Ben’s mutual envy. Ben’s eventful, solo road trip. Symmetries between book 1 and book 55. Surrounded by people and feeling alone. The Mindful Body by…
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EpiDose 646- Fare Thee Well Geoff
This is Geoff’s last episode. But he didn’t want to talk about that so... Awkward moments on stage. Bad comedy shows. Getting to see the process can be fun…
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EpiDose 645- Summertime in Vegas
It's Max and Geoff, so it's gonna be about food. Robots replacing table games. Naughty nuns. The wrong kind of mushrooms. Meeting the in-laws. *** Submit Your…
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EpiDose 644- Neglection
It's Max and Ben, again! (3 letter names only...sorry, Geo) Random choice of topics leads us to... Toddlers are like drunk dinosaurs. Parenting woes. Acting…
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EpiDose 643- Talking Shop
Welcome to the PeakD&D meeting! Also: Laundry tips! Baseball analogies! Ben’s self-coaching! Max's liminal linchpin status! Keep having faith in the work and…
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EpiDose 642- Hot Water and Conventions
Geoff has no hot water and doesn’t know what day it is. Max went to GenCon and is a crappy capitalist. Emergency expenses. Expensive hobbies. The similarities…
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EpiDose 641- Gauntlets
Max’s birthday gauntlet. Ben’s parenting gauntlet. A mutual love fest. Hiding under the piano for an hour. Ps - GenCon was 71,000+ people *** Submit Your…
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EpiDose 640- Mail Service and Facial Hair
Opposing postal experiences. How the "awkward phase" applies to more than hair on top of your head. Sometimes people won't thank you when you say the weird…
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EpiDose 639- Preaching to the Choir
Max wants to know why the far-right is on the rise the world over. Geoff shares his thoughts. The rate of change and authoritarianism. “Loud” doesn’t equal…
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EpiDose 638- Places to Eat
Ben is on vacation. Most of what Geoff and Max talk about is food. Someone will always try and game the system. Women love bluegrass. Things with only a 10%…
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EpiDose 637- Small Town Living
Birthday celebrations. The shoestore theater. “You should go do stuff.” The most Colorado question. You mean combo mexican/carwash place next to the weed shop?…
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EpiDose 636- Tool Time
This is Ben’s safe space. Geoff hates our Lowes. Max is truly ignorant and uniformed about this stuff. Pro-tip - the combination is always the store number…