This is it: the final episode. We've collected our own and some listeners' favorite episodes, and talk about what we learned over the last couple of years podcasting together. We bring up our "favorite Italian Marxist", our worst jokes, and reactions from some of our favorite listeners.

Thank you so much to everyone who listened. We truly love you.

Favorite episodes:

• The Ballad of the Sin Eater
  • https://copypasterepeat.simplecast.com/episodes/03ab5254
• No Gods, No Managers
  • https://copypasterepeat.simplecast.com/episodes/a424f4cd
• CBAAS
  • https://copypasterepeat.simplecast.com/episodes/12cdd543
• The Chipotle King of New Jersey
  • https://copypasterepeat.simplecast.com/episodes/the-chipotle-king-of-new-jersey
• Your Empathy is Gonna Get So Yoked
  • https://copypasterepeat.simplecast.com/episodes/your-empathy-is-gonna-get-so-yoked
• The Bloodsport of Ping Pong
  • https://copypasterepeat.simplecast.com/episodes/the-bloodsport-of-ping-pong

In this week's episode: David Lynch rules, Brandon went swimming, shooty stuff, and the logarithmic reward curve of software development gigs.

Notes:

• Siege school YouTube
  • https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsSNbAgLD2wzW3I_wJevUm2bgrCmhjgGI

Chris and Brandon discover that re-acclimating to riding a bike isn't exactly like riding a bike in pandemic workouts. Brandon rediscovers drive-in movies and he and Chris ponder the creepiness of AirBnB for swimming pools. Chris recommends a documentary series (SPORTS WARNING) and Brandon gets Milkshake Duck'd so hard. Chris explains why you need to take your vacations even if it's weird and you're not going anywhere.

Notes:

• Chris's cool-ass bike: Soma smoothie
  • https://www.somafab.com/archives/product/smoothie
• Brandon's old-ass bike: 1998 Cannondale SuperV 1000 FR
  • https://www.propertyroom.com/l/cannondale-super-v-1000-fr-mountain-bike/11924233
• Swimply
  • https://swimply.com/
• The Last Dance
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Peh9Yqf1GXc
• Rainbow Six: Siege
  • https://www.polygon.com/reviews/2019/4/1/18286904/rainbow-six-siege-review-year-4-ubisoft
• Milkshake ducked
  • https://www.vox.com/culture/2017/12/13/16767626/what-is-a-milkshake-duck

In this week's episode, Chris and Brandon talk about their varied approaches to and appreciation for the notion of mastery as it applies in both video games and programming.

• The Great continues to be so
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_(2020_TV_series)
• Palm Springs
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_Springs_(2020_film)
• What we do in the shadows show
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_We_Do_in_the_Shadows_(TV_series)
• Documentary now!
  • https://www.netflix.com/title/80010778
• Warzone update: Trolled by warzone update
  • https://thehardtimes.net/harddrive/call-of-duty-warzone-update-requires-100gb-a-little-bit-of-blood/
• RSA Animate: Drive from Dan Pink
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc
• The Scaredy Cats Horror Show
  • https://gimletmedia.com/shows/scaredy-cats

It's summer in Austin, TX, AKA the surface of the sun, and Brandon's home waterpark solution is just... sad. Chris and Brandon are both stuck indoors and distracting themselves with pseudo-educational videos and PC games. Chris extols the virtues of piloting giant robots, and Brandon can't stop thinking about disassembling spaceships.

Notes:

• Masterclass: Aaron Franklin Teaches Texas-Style BBQ
     - https://www.masterclass.com/classes/aaron-franklin-teaches-texas-style-bbq
• David Lynch does the weather
     - https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2020/5/18/21262370/david-lynch-videos-weather-bunker-twin-peaks
• Prey Mooncrash and the economics of immersive sims
     - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXm5zCdiNT0
• Why Prey: Mooncrash Is The Best Damn DLC Of 2018
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuIgx0fD4Es

In this week's episode, Chris and Brandon catch up on video games and TV (and biscuits) before talking about The Matrix, The Hero's Journey, and the lies we tell ourselves about finding meaning through providing value.

Show Notes:

• Japanese toast
  • https://www.tastecooking.com/a-brief-history-of-toast-in-japan/
• Hardspace Shipbreaker OMG
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pbMymXsA3g
• Titanfall 2
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanfall_2
• The Great
  • https://www.hulu.com/series/the-great-238db0d4-c476-47ed-9bee-d326fd302f7d
• The Favourite
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Favourite
• Jean Baudrillard: Simulacra and Simulation
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulacra_and_Simulation
• Hero’s Journey
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hero%27s_journey

Brandon introduces his son to the stomach-churning realities of Taco Bell. Chris continues to bat 1.000 on video game recommendations for Brandon. Chris and Brandon follow up from last week and discuss how "accountability" can disappear in blame-free cultures, but only if you're doing it wrong. Which nearly everyone does.

Notes:

• Idtech Roblox Summer Camp
     - https://www.idtech.com/courses/virtual-roblox-game-design-coding-and-monetization#/reg-flow/product-availability?prodid=1589
• Noclip’s The Untold History of Arkane
     - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4kdqwdbZZ8
• Game Maker’s Toolkit: The Genius of Prey’s Gloo Cannon
     - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ9x3AtGADM
• ITX cases: NZXT H1
     - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVs7i-wm5W0
• Is this the most Brandon-ass game ever? Rock Paper Shotgun: Hardspace Shipbreaker
     - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DJz\_H9bwPo
• Power Wash Simulator
     - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1290000/PowerWash\_Simulator/
• RACI made simple
     - https://thedigitalprojectmanager.com/raci-chart-made-simple/
• Just Culture
     - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just\_culture
• RACI Framework
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Responsibility\_assignment\_matrix

Brandon finally realizes that Carolyn is lowkey the best character in Killing Eve. We get a videogame update, and Brandon is starting to get back into computer science learning via YouTube. Chris has an actual topic in the concept of "Stop Energy", for which Brandon feels quite called out. They discuss what this means and the unintended consequences of "working out in the open".

Show Notes:

• What do when your child is a psychopath
  • https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/06/when-your-child-is-a-psychopath/524502/
• Girlfriend Reviews: Red Dead Redemption 2
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29TkxM0sxPM
• Tom Scott: The Basics: The Two Generals problem
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP-rGJKSZ3s&list=PL96C35uN7xGLLeET0dOWaKHkAlPsrkcha&index=9&t=0s
• Stop Energy
  • http://www.userland.com/whatIsStopEnergy
• What do when your child is a psychopath
  • https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/06/when-your-child-is-a-psychopath/524502/
• Basecs: Vaidehi Joshi
  • https://medium.com/basecs
• I like what you’ve done here
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqpiTPKOsrs

• Where you can donate:
  • https://blacklivesmatter.com/
• What else you can do:
  • https://www.adhoc.fm/post/black-lives-matter-resources-and-funds/

In this week's episode, we talk Doctor Who, Call of Duty, Tarkov. Chris can't recommend Alien enough. Brandon talks about his actual favorite PC game.

• Doctor Who - Blink
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blink_(Doctor_Who)
• Cities: Skylines getting started video
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-7Mee2zMrc
• Prey
  • https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/12/16766432/prey-game-of-the-year-2017

Chris is back on his motorcycle! Brandon met a yak named Seth when his air conditioner died. Chris extols the virtues of Top Chef. Brandon and Chris notice the weirdly irresistible low-fi infomercial production of America's Test Kitchen. And games! Brandon and Chris discover the joys of plundering and shooting as a team! Brandon also discovers the joys of city-building games.

Show notes:

• Drive thru zoo in Johnson City
  • https://www.zooexotics.com/
• Top Chef
  • https://decider.com/show/top-chef/
• America’s Test kitchen
  • https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxAS_aK7sS2x_bqnlJHDSHw
• Milk Street
  • https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpGcoQ4AmidJSpDUXPZoq8A
• CoD: Warzone
  • https://www.callofduty.com/warzone
• Cities: Skylines
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xj4ciP0Riw
• Stellaris
  • https://www.paradoxplaza.com/stellaris-all/