In this episode, the boys have a stilted conversation about the past, depression and getting the cake out of life.
Trigger Warning: Depression, Self-Harm, References to Suicide
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44 Not About Marvin
The boys talk about THE MARTIAN. Seriously, it’s a pretty straightforward episode for once.
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42 Stripped, Again
This time around, the boys actually get to talk about Stripped for half the episode before discussing celebrity, reality TV and flirting on Twitter.
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39 Kickstarting Strangebeard
Special guest Kelly Tindall joins the boys to talk about his Kickstarter project, Strangebeard.
0:56 – What is Strangebeard?
1:46 – Explaining the magic and mystery that is Kelly Tindall
4:27 – There’s more to life than being a princess
6:01 – Much love for Aardman, that one guy in the background with the bongos
7:06 – When everyone discovered we needed an all-ages werewolf sex scene
9:42 – How not to run a Kickstarter campaign
14:37 – Have you heard about Sexcastle?
15:50 – Start on a Monday, end on Comic Book Day
17:09 – A reasonable guy with very few enemies walks into a room looking for love
19:36 – Bringing up the book that shall not be named
20:36 – Lessons from the world of children’s entertainment
23:01 – “99% is zero.”
25:31 – Good work first, Twitter fights never
29:20 – Talking shit will always be easier than doing shit
33:26 – From Azeroth to accomplishment
34:48 – To crush your self-esteem and to hear the lamentations of the women
36:15 – If you work in comics, learn how to live with Twitter
38:46 – What happens when it actually happens
41:12 – If you want diversity in comics, look to the web
43:37 – Media studies 101, or why we’ll never run out of white guys with chiseled jaws
46:03 – Kelly calls for fewer rapping grandmas
47:33 – And Joey seizes his chance to talk about Dan Harmon
48:14 – The rules in question, if you can ignore Joey’s need to point out that he’s been a Dan Harmon fan since way before you
49:16 – How not to be an insane person
51:30 – First you get the family. Then you get the X-Men. Then you get the power.
53:32 – “Being busy isn’t the same thing as being productive”
55:36 – Final announcements about the Strangebeard Kickstarter
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38 Subconscious Snooze Button
Joey would rather read pop psychology books than deal with his problems, so this time around, he’s decided to use some of his newly acquired knowledge to ruin Ryan’s day.
0:44 – Fucking up Ryan’s day, while at the same time doing nothing to reduce anxiety
2:47 – Knowing how to properly explain misery
4:35 – The Wayne Gretzky of Freaking Out
6:33 – The whole point of educating yourself is to better attack others
7:12 – Why Ryan procrastinates
10:52 – Growth mindset vs. fixed mindset
11:44 – High-minded hobo murder
13:55 – What it looks like inside your comfort zone
15:56 – If you want it, you have to do the work
17:40 – Don’t follow your passion
19:29 – College and university really are two different things
24:25 – Procrastination is its own reward
27:11 – Excuses, excuses
29:50 – Childhood psychology
32:37 – Don’t be smart; be good at failing
34:05 – We have no idea why anyone respects us, do we?
37:30 – Praise for the Great God Om!
38:10 – The tweet in question
39:00 – No, I’m not posting a link to the dog food video
42:26 – PSA: Joey quit drinking and doing drugs a while ago, so these are all completely sober thoughts
44:15 – The Now Habit, right now
46:20 – A plank of wood balanced between two skyscrapers
49:02 – Most content or greatest content
51:48 – Another in a series of down endings
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