A podcast with random discussion topics drawn from a hat. Hosted by Tom & Mike.
Tom & Mike discuss their lives in lockdown, some big life changes and plans for Season 2. Make sure to get involved by voting on our next topic or by suggesting your own.
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TOPICS
- [0:00] Intro
- [4:53] Dog Diversion
- [7:33] New Hobbies?
- [26:03] How Busy Was Your Lockdown?
- [38:02] Working Under Lockdown
- [1:11:45] Season 2
- [1:18:19] Outro
- [1:19:11] Ad: Unparliamentary Language
LINKS
ATTRIBUTION
- Recording engineer: Craig
- Intro & Outro: Sorcerer's Apprentice by Paul Dukas under CC0 1.0
- Main Image: Tom’s Baguettes
Lisa replaces Mike and joins Wade & Tom to discuss all things dinosaurs! From dino DNA to the most atrocious dinosaurs in pop-culture…
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TOPICS
- [00:00] Intro
- [1:41] Definitions
- [8:05] Iguana-wrong
- [9:55] Mary Anning
- [18:33] Erosion, the Fossil Collectors Friend
- [25:19] Stan the T-Rex
- [30:03] Dinosaurs You Remember
- [42:18] Lizards/Birds Controversy
- [50:48] A Rapidly Evolving Field
- [1:06:48] Jurassic Park Theme Plays
- [1:30:01] Other Dinosaurs Of Note
- [1:46:26] Feathers?
- [1:50:11] Next Topic
- [1:53:44] Outro
- [1:55:39] Ad: Dr Wilko's Campaign For Better Beverages
LINKS
- What on Earth Happened? From the Big Bang to the Present Day
- Spinosaurus fossil: 'Giant swimming dinosaur' unearthed
- New 'frozen dragon' pterosaur found hiding in plain sight
- What Did T. Rex Look Like? A New Exhibit Has the 'Ultimate Predator' in Feathers
- T. Rex and the Crater of Doom
- Many Paleontologists Today Are Part Of The 'Jurassic Park' Generation
ATTRIBUTION
- Recording engineer: Craig
- Intro & Outro: Sorcerer's Apprentice by Paul Dukas under CC0 1.0
- Main Image: Tom running away from Stan at Manchester Museum
Kenny joins Mike & Tom to discuss the Three Kingdoms period in China.
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TOPICS
- [00:00] Intro
- [02:55] Dynasty Warriors
- [06:18] Fact Versus Fiction
- [09:13] Chinese Politics pre-Three Kingdoms
- [34:18] Lu Bu
- [40:03] Chasing the Emperor
- [50:20] Drunken Shenanigans
- [53:16] Eyeball is Back on the Menu Boys
- [59:28] 200 AD
- [01:08:17] Saving Liu Shan
- [01:16:05] A Wizard Did It: The Battle of Chi Bi
- [01:24:15] The Aftermath of Red Cliff
- [01:29:37] The Three Kingdoms
- [01:42:17] The Northern Campaigns
- [01:50:06] The End Of The Three Kingdoms
- [01:56:49] Why is this period still culturally relevant?
- [02:15:51] Outro
LINKS
- China Unveils Epic 1,320-Ton God Of War Statue
- Zhang Fei Scares Cao Cao At Changban Bridge
- Battle Of Chibi - Fire Cutscene
- Romance and Records Game Modes in Total War Three Kingdoms
ATTRIBUTION
- Recording engineer: Craig
- Intro & Outro: Sorcerer's Apprentice by Paul Dukas under CC0 1.0
- Announcer Voice: Provided by Adam Grant
- Main Image: Guan yu -Summer Palace, Beijing by Shizhao under CC by SA 3.0
Part 2 of 2: Tom and Mike are joined by Rob (from Unparliamentary Language) and Texas Dave to discuss all things sport. Will they convince Tom to like or even try sports?
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TOPICS
- Intro [0:00]
- Balls with Rackets [0:26]
- Kick Punching [10:40]
- The Ocho [31:04]
- Pitching Sport to Tom [40:33]
- Outro and Plugs [1:09:29]
- Next Topic [1:11:12]
- Bonus: Craig and Derailing [1:15:01]
LINKS
- YouTube: Remember Andy Murray winning Wimbledon?
- YouTube: John Isner v Nicolas Mahut
- YouTube: Anderson Silva vs. Israel Adesanya Full Fight Highlights UFC 234
- YouTube: Fight 1 of the TFC Event 1 LPH (Poznan, Poland) vs Wisemen (Gothenburg, Sweden)
- Freakonomics: Not Just Another Labor Force
- YouTube: Calcio Storico 2016
- YouTube: Pro Kabaddi League: Gujarat Fortunegiants 30-29 Patna Pirates
- YouTube: Gaelic Football - The Original Beautiful Game
- YouTube: Best Ultimate Frisbee Highlights
- YouTube: Gloucester Cheese Rolling 2012 OFFICIAL - World's Stupidest Competition
- YouTube: Two Amazing NXL World Cup Pro Paintball Matches
- YouTube: The Rules of Bo Taoshi - Weirdest Sport EVER!
- YouTube: Watch the Football! - That Mitchell and Webb Look
- YouTube: Fantasy Football.mov
- YouTube: Math and Baseball Stats | The Career Stats of Chipper Jones
- YouTube: Rickey Henderson crushed souls with unprecedented efficiency
- YouTube: Did you see that ludicrous display last night?
ATTRIBUTION
- Recording engineer: Craig
- Intro & Outro: Sorcerer's Apprentice by Paul Dukas under CC0 1.0
- Announcer Voice: Provided by Adam Grant
- Main Image: Cheese Rolling by Dave Farrance under CC by SA 3.0
Part 1 of 2: Tom and Mike are joined by Rob (from Unparliamentary Language) and Texas Dave to discuss all things sport. Will they convince Tom to like or even try sports?
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LINKS
- YouTube: As Long As We Beat the English
- YouTube: Fans celebrate England scoring against Wales
- YouTube: Irish fans celebrate Japan win
- YouTube: Seahawks Tackling Drill
- YouTube: Josh Pray - Rugby players are secretly Spartans
- YouTube: Australia bowled out for 60
ATTRIBUTION
- Recording engineer: Craig
- Intro & Outro: Sorcerer's Apprentice by Paul Dukas under CC0 1.0
- Announcer Voice: Provided by Adam Grant
- Main Image: American Football under CC0
With Mike away Tom is joined by Wade (of Mish Mash Mayhem) to discuss flying! Wade talks about his times stuck in helicopters and they both offer some tips for flying as well as the funniest airline safety videos.
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LINKS
- Oxford Dictionaries: Flying
- Wikipedia: Turboprop
- YouTube: BA Flight Safety Video
- YouTube: Virgin Atlantic Flight Safety Video
- YouTube: Air New Zealand Flight Safety Video
- YouTube: BRISTOW AW139 Safety Video
- YouTube: IrnBru Goth Advert
- Instagram: Photos at 30,000 ft
- YouTube: EuroTrip Deleted Scene
ATTRIBUTION
- Recording engineer: Craig
- Intro & Outro: Sorcerer's Apprentice by Paul Dukas under CC0 1.0
- Main Image: Elijah Wood in Air New Zealand Safety Video
Tom and Mike are joined by Tom Harrison of Shuffle Quest fame to discuss RPG Streams and Shows. Followed by a Q&A about GM-ing a different RPG system every week and other tidbits about Shuffle Quest.
SPOILERS for Shuffle Quest from 1:24:30-1:32:31.
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LINKS
- Tom Harrison: @TomHarrison19
- Shuffle Quest: @ShuffleQuest
- Oglaf: Trapmaster [SFW comic, NSFW website]
- Fandible
- HoMT 20: Roleplay by Night
- Olmec
- Morrus' Unofficial Tabletop RPG News
- YouTube: Bodger and Badger
- Kickstarter: Interstitial RPG
ATTRIBUTION
Recording engineer: Craig
Outro: Danse Macabre - Big Hit 2 Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Main Image: Dice used under CC0. Post-processing by Artur Meski (Instagram: meartur).
Tom and Mike are joined by Jason Carl and Juhana Pettersson from White Wolf to discuss what makes a good Player Character in RPGs as well as news of the upcoming V5 (Vampire 5th Edition) release.
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LINKS
- Jason Carl: https://twitter.com/vampiresnvino
- Juhana Pettersson: http://www.juhanapettersson.com/
- YouTube: Travis Willingham: Lessons in being a Good D&D Player
- YouTube: The Gentleman's Guide to Vampires: V5 Episode One - What's Past is Prologue
- Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines on Steam
- Vampire the Masquerade: Heritage
- Arcana High on Twitch
ATTRIBUTION
Recording engineer: Craig
Outro: Danse Macabre - Big Hit 2 Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Main Image: Tom in Torpor taken by Tom
Tom and Mike discuss all things musicals: what is a musical? what is the history of the musical? Which ones have made the most money? How many got a Tony, Tony, Toonyyyyy!?
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Links
Portrayal of East Asians in American Film and Theatre
What Am I Going To Do With A BA In English?
Springtime for Hitler [Movie Version]
17 Top Grossing Musicals of All Time
Longest Running Broadway Shows
2011 Tony Awards Opening Number
2013 Tony Awards Opening Number
Dr Horrible's Sing-a-Long Blog
NOBODY WILL WATCH THE F*CKING TONY AWARDS WITH ME
The 17 Most Tony Award-Winning Works of All Time
Attribution
Recording engineer: Craig
Outro: Danse Macabre - Big Hit 2 Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Main Image: Made in Dagenham cast taken by Tom
Tom and Mike are joined by Leah and Oli to discuss Transhumanism: what is it? what will replace us? should we be worried?
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LINKS
Enough: Staying Human in an Engineered Age by Bill McKibben
Foreign Policy: Transhumanism
Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari
CGP Grey: Fable of the Dragon Tyrant
Crash Course: The Hamburger
BBC: TNG1412 Drug Trial
Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
Redesigning Humans by Gregory Stock
Engines of Creation by Eric Drexler
I, Cyborg by Kevin Warwick
Attribution
Recording engineer: Craig
Outro: Danse Macabre - Big Hit 2 Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Tom and Mike are joined by Wade & Asday to discuss Speedrunning video games.
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Links
Pokémon World Record Progression
Watch for Rolling Rocks Half-a-press (Mario 64 TAS)
Super Mario World plays Super Mario
Reverse Boss Order Ocarina of Time
Tom does Democracy Let's Play Super Mario World
Attribution
Recording engineer: Craig
Outro: Danse Macabre - Big Hit 2 Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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