We're back for the third season of Unattended Consequences!This week we talk about fame, magic tricks, and our toilet paper buying habits.Subscribe in iTunes, Overcast, or with RSS. I think subscribing and rating us in iTunes is helpful someh

No More Email

Dec 27th, 2016 1h 10m

This week Max and Old Man Rothfuss talk about post-apocalyptic life with no email and give some advice.Help us out by subscribing to the show on iTunes.Thanks to Mac Schubert for our podcast artwork and Pete Danilchuck for our theme music!

President of the Don't F*ck It Up Committee

Dec 7th, 2016 1h 5m

This week Max and Pat talk about Lin Manuel Miranda, Lord of the Rings, and Dr. Strange.Help us out by subscribing to the show on iTunes.Show notes:WorldBuilders has begun - learn more and get incredible items hereThanks to Molly Lewis

Pookadook

Nov 21st, 2016 47m 18s

This week Max and Pat talk about names, Overwatch, and cornholing.Help us out by subscribing to the show on iTunes.Show notes:WorldBuilders has begun - learn more and get incredible items hereThanks to Mac Schubert for our podcast ar

Keep Your Powder Dry

Nov 17th, 2016 1h 7m

This week Max and Pat are talk about the rise of authoritarian fascism in the United States.Help us out by subscribing to the show on iTunes.Show notes:WorldBuilders has begun - learn more and get incredible items hereThanks to Mac S

I'm Not Here to Judge You Chickenf*ckers

Oct 24th, 2016 1h 31m

This week Max and Pat are LIVE from NerdCon Stories.Help us out by subscribing to the show on iTunes.Show notes:Jonathan Haidt's The Righteous MindMax's Plato notes are heavily cribbed from Michael Sugrue's Plato LecturesThanks to M

A Foot Rub from Lord Krishna

Oct 16th, 2016 1h 29m

This week Max and Pat talk about Fun Home, conventions, scheduling, giving advice, and saying no.Help us out by subscribing to the show on iTunes.Thanks to Mac Schubert for our podcast artwork and Pete Danilchuck for our theme music!

Derrida is the Biggest Wanker

Sep 7th, 2016 47m 41s

This week Max and Pat are joined by special guest Zach Gage to talk about The Witness and deconstruction.Help us out by subscribing to the show on iTunes.Show notes:Zach's portfolioZach's talk on learning in gamesThanks to Mac Schub

Corral Your Spawn

Aug 30th, 2016 55m 7s

This week Max and Pat are joined by special guest Zach Gage to talk about Harry Potter, writing rules, and game design.Help us out by subscribing to the show on iTunes.Show notes:Zach's portfolioZach's talk on learning in gamesHarry Po

I Sure Maybe Did Some Word Movings

Aug 22nd, 2016 1h 4m

This week Max and Pat talk about No Man's Sky, Overwatch, the Olympics, and game design.DISCLAIMER: This is a bad episode where we just talk about video games for an hour.Help us out by subscribing to the show on iTunes.Show notes:The

I Want Milk! Now! In My Mouth!

Aug 10th, 2016 1h 2m

This week Max and Pat talk about ask vs. guess, live chickens, pranks, and deadlines.Help us out by subscribing to the show on iTunes.Show notes:Website we mention: http://Twitter.comMax finding the chickens (video): https://twitter.com

Blast Myself In the Nose

Jul 18th, 2016 1h 15m

This week Max and Pat talk about fancy soaps, brain amoebas, and sluicing vs. blasting.Help us out by subscribing to the show on iTunes.Show notes:Sinucles micro-filtered nasal blast systemCDC warning about brain amoebas in netipots

Manure Digester

Jul 11th, 2016 1h 10m

This week Max and Pat talk about vacations, nuclear deterrence, what happiness feels like, and whether the world is getting any better.Help us out by subscribing to the show on iTunes.Show notes:Pat was a guest on the funniest podcast in

Friends of the Show

Jun 27th, 2016 1h

This week Max and Pat are joined by FRIENDS OF THE SHOW Paul and Storm, and they discuss renting a car, labor, entertainment, and spoons.Please send in photos of your favorite silverware at http://YourFavoriteFork.biz!Some alternate titles

Desiring 100 Cakes

Jun 20th, 2016 48m 56s

This week Max and Pat talk about environmentalism, meditation, and going to the gym.Help us out by subscribing to the show on iTunes.Show notes:Sony RX1Should We Ban College Football?Ego Depletion TheoryReplication Crisis in PsychTho

No One Enjoys Half a Dog

Jun 16th, 2016 1h 1m

This week Max and Pat talk about torahs, circumcision, Hamilton, and what theater is for. CONTENT ADVISORY: This episode contains a decent amount of boy penis anecdotes from Pat.Help us out by subscribing to the show on iTunes.Show notes:

Gettin’ Denatured

Jun 7th, 2016 56m 48s

This week Max and Pat talk about silverware, parents, delitainers, and saving some ducks.Help us out by subscribing to the show on iTunes.Show notes:Inga Sempé’s silverware set for Alessi8oz Delitainers on Amazon16oz Delitainers on Ama

Big Mucus Boys

Jun 2nd, 2016 56m 56s

This week Max and Pat talk about reading books, writing torahs, and regulating rogue Iron Man suits.Help us out by subscribing to the show on iTunes.Show notes:This American Life on First ContactSuperman Red SonThe Superman Paradox

And Also He Got An Extra Shirt, The End

May 23rd, 2016 1h 3m

This week Max and Pat talk about the Marvel Cinematic Universe, story structure, and staying on message.Help us out by subscribing to the show on iTunes.Show notes:Hello From the Magic TavernCards Against Humanity's Donald Trump Bugout

Well Actually...

May 16th, 2016 1h 27m

This week Max and Pat talk about narcissism, empathy, and (regretfully) Donald Trump.Help us out by subscribing to the show on iTunes.Show notes:Tak, on Kickstarter this weekE Unibus Pluram by David Foster WallaceThe Dark TriadBarack

I Know It Wasn’t Because of the Taco Dip

Dec 4th, 2015 1h 11m

This week Max and Pat talk about the Worldbuilders charity.Show notes:Cash, Cows And The Rise Of Nerd PhilanthropyA Story about My Mom, Haiti, and Irresistible MathJJ Abrams’ TED Talk about the Mystery BoxCutie Meeting CinderSecret Hit

Gandalf Already Knows Prismatic Spray

Sep 9th, 2015 54m 32s

This week Max and Pat talk about childhood.Magician: Apprentice by Raymond Feist (recommended by Pat)Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind (recommended by Max)Mr. Rogers testifies to CongressThank you to our sponsor Backblaze - claim a free two-week

So I Tried That and It Was Not a Success

Sep 2nd, 2015 53m 37s

LIVE from PAX - this week Max and Pat talk about surviving.The Really Big OneAna's links about the New Madrid Seismic Zone: 1, 2, and 3NumeneraThanks to our sponsor Backblaze!Thanks to Mac Schubert for our podcast artwork and Pete Dan

Fake Congratulatory Fanmail

Aug 18th, 2015 1h 15m

This week Max and Pat talk about distractions.Ira Glass on PRINobel Prize genius Crick was high on LSD when he discovered the secret of lifeThank you to our sponsor Backblaze - claim a free two-week trail hereThanks to Mac Schubert for

Squashes Out The Wazoo

Aug 11th, 2015 1h 6m

This week Max and Pat talk about solving problems.Chicago style hot dog"Fuck beets."Adam Leith Gollner's article about apricotsDan Barber on Chef’s TableBackblaze remote backupMax's pseudo-raid array, the Drobo 5DEncrypted drives and f