German election, elections in general, “the good old days”, people as symbols, arguing to win.

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Moving Forward – EMW 407

Tom is invulnerable, Roger is excited for Dune, Have we reached peak comic book movie? Thoughts on the Green Knight and Arthurian legend. The drift of history. Fictionalized future.

The Once and Future Episode – EMW 406

Roger hasn’t been watching the Olympics.

Hopeless Romantic – EMW 405

Roger and Tom celebrate the vaunted episode 404. MP3

We’re Found – EMW 404

Evaluating product reviews and leaving reviews. Good business practices. MP3

Give us 4 Stars, 5 is Suspicious – EMW 403

Pronunciations, world TV shows, moving, school lunches, moving around. MP3

On the Move – EMW 402

Tom and Roger talk about what they think about the election. MP3

This Week – EMW 401

This year was too in focus, shifting meanings, looking back keeps Roger young, the impact of 2020, free will?, being outside of time, time crystals. MP3

Time Is a Crystal – 400

We missed a month! But we’re back with talk of mail, what happened to the word “enlarge?” the Simpson’s and Groundhog Day’s effect on language, thumbs up, origins of gung-ho, picking up language, the English language, Pangolins. MP3

Don’t Eat Pangolins- EMW 399

Tom gives Roger a broken phone, how the pandemic affects business, Roger goes to Korea town and gets berries, smiling in a mask, wash your hands before you eat, overmarketing hygiene, why people smell the way they do. MP3

Broken Phone, Broken Heart – EMW 388

Dealing with notoriety, fame vs. celebrity, unknown vs. anonymous, also Banksy, Does the octomom go to cons? MP3

Fame vs. Celebrity – EMW 387

Almost 15 years, delivering groceries, moving out, Portland, traveling when non-white, subtle signs of racism. MP3

Traveling When Non-White – EMW 386

Tom is old. Skepticism, cynicism, and nihilism. Overcoming hardships. Dealing with world events. Sociability. MP3

EMW 385 – It’s Gonna Be All Right

Podcasting is an essential service, will we have CES, or any large gatherings, predicting what happens next, seeing the cracks in society. MP3

Let’s Learn from this – EMW 384

Production in the time of social distancing, how people behave outside, checking your PO box, taxes in the time of pandemic, living through history. MP3

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