Rebecca and Producer Robert talk with Fraser Brown about genetics, the law, patent trolls, the lack of peanut butter in Brazil/Brasil, X-Men super powers, Glaswegians vs Brits, feeling at home, living your best day and attending all the college

Ep 043: Meat Map

Sep 16th, 2015 1h

Rebecca and Producer Robert (filling in as co-host in Joel's absence) talk to Ron Southwick. He fills us in on the cliffhanger of The Great Texas Meat Journey story set up by his wife Alison on episode 36, plus conversation about the Cup-O-Pork

Ep 042: The Best Goddamn Garbage Collector That Ever Existed

May 27th, 2015 1h 3m

Rebecca and guest co-host Emily Pearl Goodstein talk with Watt Hamlett (a man of many talents) about nicknames (wanted and unwanted), things that we judge (or don't judge), personal style (or lack thereof), how it seems like we all have mentors

Ep 041: It's Nine O'Clock Somewhere

May 6th, 2015 59m 20s

Rebecca and guest co-host Emily Pearl Goodstein talk to personal finance guru and fellow podcaster Robert Brokamp of the Motley Fool (who expresses only his own views and opinions here...ugh, why does that need to be said?) about giving shoulde

Ep 040: Less Salad, More Wu-Tang

Apr 22nd, 2015 1h 5m

Rebecca and Joel talk with Matt Laslo of Bills and Brews about getting drunk with congressmen, the legacy of Marion Barry, chuckle-heads, Leonard Kravitz, voting advice from the Wu-Tang Clan, and we act out Eat, Pray, Love with a Reese's egg, a

Ep 039: Tofu That Tastes Like People

Mar 25th, 2015 53m 41s

Joel and Rebecca talk with musician Derek Evry about all manor of vegan business, stoner recipes, the various levels of Joel's beard aspirations, pop-cultural 180s, viewing all websites through the lens of Geocities, books of the bible that are

Ep 038: Feed Two Birds With One Cracker

Mar 11th, 2015 1h 5m

Rebecca and guest host Dave Connell talk to Misty Herrin about how to #SaveElephants, cultural time capsules, paper dolls, things you can make with your hands, being Neil Young's private busboy, the joy of crayons, giving the perfect gift, the

Ep 037: Bird Murder on Flores Island

Feb 11th, 2015 1h 3m

Rebecca and guest co-host Dave Connell talk with river scientist Jeff Opperman about traveling down the Mekong, the power of the hyper-fecund floodplain, the motels of Compton, why everyone should hate chewing gum, cynics who are pleasantly sur

Ep 036: The Great Gatsby 2: The Secret of the Ooze

Jan 28th, 2015 59m 38s

Rebecca and Joel talk with Alison Southwick about curling, young adult mysteries in the style of Encyclopedia Brown, the sex appeal (or lack thereof) of Olympic curling teams, writing the sequel to the great American novel, Korean costume drama

Ep 035: In with the Love, Out with the Jive

Jan 14th, 2015 1h 18m

Rebecca and Joel talk with musician/teacher/speaker/songwriter/performer Daniel Magnolia about companies who admit that their products need improvement, crowd sourcing baby names, preferred means of death, why and how all pop songs are the same

Ep 034: The Warm Heart Of Virginia

Dec 10th, 2014 1h 16m

Rebecca and guest host Paxton Ramsdell talk with John Kerkering about interning at The Onion, keeping up with the DuPonts, dancing the 6:30, making homemade board games, writing ridiculous postcards to children and picking the perfect funeral s

Ep 33 - Mitochondria Are The Powerhouses Of The Cell

Nov 12th, 2014 55m 45s

Rebecca and Joel talk to Gabe Rottman about Canadianism, pop culture artifacts one passes on to their progeny, first class jerks on the Amtrak Acela, JJ Abrams (again), hypothetical eating contests, the ACLU-niverse, net neutrality, Generation

Ep 032: I Hate Not Having Boobs

Sep 17th, 2014 43m 28s

Rebecca and Joel and Producer Robert sit down without a guest to catch up on what's been happening since Joel left for paternity leave and Rebecca left to be an author's assistant. They grade the guest hosts that filled in for Joel, make pop cu

Ep 031: Flotilla the Hun

Sep 3rd, 2014 1h

Rebecca and Producer Robert are joined by guest-host (and former guest-guest) Sam Brannen to talk with Baris Ornarli about Turkey (the country), turkey (the bird), sailing (and naming your sailboat), personal strengths (that are also personal w

Ep 030: I'm Aware of Virginia as a Concept

Aug 20th, 2014 1h 6m

Rebecca and Producer Robert are joined by guest-host (and former guest-guest) Paxton Ramsdell to talk with WAMU reporter and former DCist.com Editor-in-Chief Martin Austermuhle about the antics of Marion Barry, the gentle voices of NPR, hashtag

Ep 029: Merchants Of Cake

Aug 6th, 2014 1h

Joel and Rebecca talk to Cakelove owner Warren Brown about cake in a jar, dips that can be made tableside, picking up litter, desserts that taste like other desserts, legal briefs, kitchen sink meals and speaking in the hushed tones of a golf a

Ep 028: The Tuxedo Sits Next To The Hoodie

Jul 23rd, 2014 1h 3m

Joel and Rebecca visit the excellent DC restaurant Ris to talk to chef extraordinaire (and Iron Chef America alum!) Ris Lacoste about fine dining, visiting a familiar place at an unfamiliar time, the perfect chicken pot pie, cooking for Julia C

Ep 027: The Spicy Flavors Of Dr. Bronner

Jul 9th, 2014 1h 20m

Rebecca and Joel talk with fellow podcaster Alex Vidales (of The Pilot Waves Podcast) about drunken impersonators, how to sustain a local art scene, making out with a racist, using the shower as a mental fortress of solitude, art vs commerce, t

Ep 026: Tiny Big Time

Jun 25th, 2014 1h 7m

Joel and Rebecca talk with Jay Austin of Boneyard Studios about the tiny house movement, filler junk, traveling across the country on a scooter, huntering and gathering, Mormons at the dry cleaners, traveling to Mars, living on a deserted islan

Ep 025: Do You Wanna Kiss Me Right Now?

Jun 11th, 2014 1h

Joel and Rebecca talk with Avi Glandon about social tragedies caused by terrible middle names, retroactive embarrassment, drunken encounters on airplanes, the ideal reality show for one's particular skill set, growing up Jewish in Alabama, the

Ep 024: It Gets Birder

May 28th, 2014 1h 14m

Rebecca and Joel talk with Nick Lund (AKA The Birdist) about birders and bird stuff (best and worst state birds, sports teams named after birds, bird-related mistakes in movies, white whale birds, bridges that look like birds, colorful birds vs

Ep 023: Taco Technology

May 14th, 2014 1h 10m

Joel And Rebecca talk with fellow podcaster and singer-songwriter Justin Trawick about being a bon vivant, pursuing creative projects that don't make money, nibbling on bullion cubes, getting virtually expelled from a virtual warehouse and list

Ep 022: A Horse And Another Horse

Apr 30th, 2014 55m 39s

Rebecca and Joel talk with Laura Brannen about hiring a limousine to take you to dive bars and a roller skating rink, the most important part of the sandwich, illogical brand loyalties, division of labor and the state fish of Pennsylvania.

Ep 021: Taller On Stage

Apr 16th, 2014 1h 6m

Rebecca and Joel talk with Speakeasy DC's Artistic Executive Director Amy Saidman about storytelling (duh) and the power of narrative, who to thank in your Oscar acceptance speech, the dangers of trekking through Rat Alley, elevator nudity, OkC

Ep 020: Are You Gonna Eat This Bad Boy, Or What?

Apr 2nd, 2014 1h 6m

Joel and Rebecca talk with food journalist and culinary conquistador Yigal Schleifer about the best way to cook a sheep's head, incomprehensible food traditions, food porn, travel tips, smuggling harmless items through customs and the controver