Crafting Perfection

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On this very important public service announcement episode, AMR and I start off by talking about burritos. What the ones are, what qualities to look for, important stuff. Then we delve into his recent woodworking project, making a massive table! Finally, we clean up with some talk about the time ratio of creating versus consuming, and how the former takes so much longer. [31:28 min]

Links from the episode:

• America's 20 Best Burritos | Coverage
• AMR's trestle table blog series
• Ariel Alasko | Instagram
• The End Starts Today: Mixtape #11
• Recommendation: Powerline Networking Starter Kit | How It Works

fiftyfifty.me 2014

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Holy cow, we're in year three of our fiftyfifty.me books and movie challenge! You remember when we started this whole thing right? Well, here's our most recent podcast episode where Lilly, Susie, and I talk about how 2014 is starting off for us, and let's just say only one of us is on schedule. Oh the suspense! [25:11 mins]

Real Stretchy

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It’s obvious the best food in the world is noodles so my guest and I discuss our 2013 venture: a noodle blog! Then we move onto a short discussion about watching a baby come out of a human before returning to food and living in Chinatown. This episode is delicious! [25:32 min]

Things mentioned:

• Oodles of Noodles
• Muji Womens Lamb Wool 1/2 Finger Gloves
• Lasko 754200 Ceramic Heater | The Sweethome review

Let Them Lead the Way

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On this episode we present the revamped and ready for the public Budget Club! There’s an accompanying blog post and Google Doc to share with the world too. After that, we bring on our father correspondent to give us an update on “The Duke,” baby extraordinaire. [26:27 min]

All Grown Up

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We get a chance to catch up with a very special, on the verge of graduating, college senior: my cousin. If you'll recall, previous conversations we've had covered the tail end of her high school experience, and then pre-college, as she was deciding which university to bless with her presence. Now it's three years later and she's about to enter the real world! [25:19 min]

Obsess to Death

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A bit of a throwback, on this previously recorded episode from last year, my guest comes in to talk all things fandom. Some things include: Twilight, Harry Potter, Hunger Games, True Blood, Game of Thrones. And of course, Taylor Lautner. #teamedward [20:09 min]

What's Up Youtube!

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On this extra lengthy episode we tackle trips to Vegas, learning online through videos, and an important add-on about the band of the moment: Daft Punk. Also, don't miss our recommendations at the end, as there's a key hygiene recommendation tucked in there. Enjoy! [29:58 min]

Things mentioned in this episode:

• Code Academy and Lynda.com
• Grantland, "We, Robots On Daft Punk's masterfully marketed, precisely recorded, just-good-enough Random Access Memories"
• Sasha Frere-Jones, "Back to Earth: Daft Punk's puzzling new album"
• Daft Punk's Random Access Memories: A Track-by-Track Feel-Along
• Oral-B Glide 3d White Floss Picks Radiant Mint
• Ninja Sox