Cameron and Brock have known each other since they were 6. It took them almost 30 years to podcast about it. They haven't really talked all THAT much since high school, and now they each have a bunch of kids, and growing up in Christian homeschooled northwest Florida seems like it was oh so very long ago. This podcast is about how things used to be, and how they are now, and how things have changed, and how to raise kids, and how not to raise kids, and sometimes how to cook a thing, or fix a thing, or grow a thing, and also existential fear, and anxiety, and general panic about the state of things, and just, you know, catching up. Not covered: how to write a good podcast description.
There’s some nice banter early in this episode of Cameron’s weekend off the grid, but later on, we chew on some good topics: climate anxiety, existential anxiety, and the uniquely negative effect growing up evangelical can have on someone’s ability to deal with conflicting information (and manipulation). If any of that rings familiar for you, try this one out, it MAY help. We hope so. It helps us!
Brock discusses microdosing Carolina Reapers, and teabags of Carolina Reapers, and the heat graph of Carolina Reapers. Cameron has a yard and a porch now. Everyone needs a novelty experience in their kitchen.
Brock waxes hither and yon about the nuances of language and words, while Cameron mostly just talks about his upcoming procedure that will guarantee that when the aliens come in 10,000 years all that will be left of him is a pair of titanium clips.
Cameron and Brock talk about the ethical churn of capitalism, and it’s all very thoughtful and productive, but help me here: wasn’t there a gag on Arrested Development around the food/decor in their house being props of the brand name “Roomfill” or some such? Cameron relies on this (possibly nonexistent) gag often in this episode, and now Cameron can’t verify that that gag actually exists, and it’s making Cameron feel crazy. Anyway, this episode is good.
Here’s what I had written down during this episode’s recording: D&D Alignment, Not Those Friends, Brock’s Hand Gash, Wardrobe Is What You Wear, ONE DONGLE. Let’s just go with that!
Cameron and Brock were good kids who didn’t hurt a damn fly. A spectrum of Star Wars is discussed, from the Celebration down to the complex and emotionally fraught “Star Wars Cards”. Brock takes a stand against playing a board game fifty times. Cameron can’t handle any more weeks of NYAW. When you have to tell a child to “use your words”, nobody wins. Cameron confesses to petty theft.
Cameron isn’t concerned with your junk being one hand away, but Brock is. Cameron generally blames the enthusiast ringleader. Brock has strong feelings about the incorporeal undead army in … look, this episode is mostly Star Wars and Lord of the Rings talk; I could describe my way around it, but I want to point out that it took OVER A YEAR for this to finally happen.
We discuss Real Egg Percentage Numbers. In the middle ages, people were total jerks. Brock didn’t get any fancy medicine. When THEY did the pagan rituals, they were CURRENT. You’ve gotta bend your idea to the theme of the year if you want to come out ahead on Unday.
We discuss Brock’s gigabits and Cameron’s off-brand weighted blanket. We also discuss hoverboards, Segways, impostor syndrome, hashtags, meta-podcast-discussion-about-the-podcast, creating as its own reward, and Cameron’s son’s lyrical prowess, ALL BEFORE BREAKFAST.
Loaded terms! Toxic online communities! Behavioral norms! Considering your fellow humans! Getting hit in the nuts! If I, your anonymous podcast description editor, were to rank Top Actually Useful And Serious Episodes Of Cameron And Brock Are Two People, this one would be a gilded example. If you listen to one not-serious episode, check out Episode 21 and marvel at the Fire Museum, but otherwise, tuck right into this steaming pot pie of shared ideas and scoop out a steaming hunk of healthy discussin’.
Brock’s dog is a zen master. Cameron’s cat is going to be a fast follow. Listen: if you’ve been worried that CB2P has been too subserious and goof-ridden lately, have I got a treat for you! We spend the majority of this episode careening (earnestly, but still definitely careening) through Cameron’s new Theory Of Why People Can’t Argue About Anything Serious. Brace yourselves.
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