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John and Dan discuss alien abduction, close encounters, and psionics.
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John and Dan discuss special alone times.
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With the COVID-19 virus looming and John about to embark on a cruise, Dan and John talk about sacred sparm, burying poop, and the After Karen time period of John's life.
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John and Dan discuss individuality, philosopher kings, 70 kinds of toothpaste, and Socialism.
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John and Dan talk about reading, exploration mentality, and tang.
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John and Dan discuss steeper climbs.
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John and Dan discuss clothing and danger devices.
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John and Dan talk about turning points.
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Doing things you don't want to do.
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John and Dan have a discussion about finding oneself amidst the wolves.
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John and Dan discuss John's idea of the true nature of humanity.
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John and Dan discuss facial hair, George Lucas, being sloppy, hair manipulations, yoga pants, and the Brimley Line.
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John explains why he must not be observed.
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John and Dan reveal secrets about their place in the world.
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John and Dan talk about Hawaii and chickens.
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John and Dan discuss relationships.
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\n\nThis is what our Patreon supporters get each week, and now, just this once, all of you can have a look \"inside the Kimono\" as John says.
\n\nHappy holidays!
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Dan and John discuss OCD and loaning money to guitar players.
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John and Dan have a serious pre-Thanksgiving discussion about lifestyles.
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John and Dan talk about responsibilities, such as voting.
\n\nDan and John rediscover lost innocence.
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John is looking for trouble.
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John and Dan revisit the concept of tattoos as a representation of the Persona.
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John and Dan discuss animals, primitive fear, and dryer balls, as well as announce their new plans for Patreon supporters.
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John and Dan talk about flat eyeballs, Sergio Valente, and the indy-rock optometrist.
\n\nAlso, for people who \"only listen when the description sounds interesting\", when does it not sound interesting?
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","summary":"John and Dan discuss beef, Foo Cheese, ice tea, the Alaska Colorado connection, and the Lion's Lair.","date_published":"2018-07-28T20:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4cc09e5a-af31-4f84-9319-b3371d4dccd1/16dffbeb-4ac5-4369-bcf1-1489afeac67e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":39751787,"duration_in_seconds":4819}]},{"id":"http://5by5.tv/roadwork/117","title":"Episode 117: Disaster Coffee","url":"https://roadwork.fireside.fm/117","content_text":"John and Dan discuss reorientation of the hypotenuse, petit authoritarians, letting the rooster slide, and elastic wastebands.\n\nLinks for this episode:Kava - HomeKava - WikipediaSquareRut Kava BarReport: Casselberry rape, kidnapping suspect hid in Maitland home for several days | WFTVVideo shows Casselberry rape suspect getting tased during arrest: 'You know who you look like?' - Orlando SentinelCesar's Way | Official Site Of Dog Behaviorist Cesar Millan","content_html":"John and Dan discuss reorientation of the hypotenuse, petit authoritarians, letting the rooster slide, and elastic wastebands.
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John and Dan discuss crimes, drugs, and motivations.
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","summary":"John and Dan talk about the decline of society.","date_published":"2018-06-29T16:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4cc09e5a-af31-4f84-9319-b3371d4dccd1/41307fdd-d89f-4aca-82e8-761477dcd18c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":54055239,"duration_in_seconds":6715}]},{"id":"http://5by5.tv/roadwork/114","title":"Episode 114: Feels Like Liberty","url":"https://roadwork.fireside.fm/114","content_text":"Dan and John discuss freedoms.","content_html":"Dan and John discuss freedoms.
","summary":"Dan and John discuss freedoms.","date_published":"2018-06-21T12:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4cc09e5a-af31-4f84-9319-b3371d4dccd1/eb579a44-d460-4e26-8ab1-e9ee9542d946.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":31041930,"duration_in_seconds":3731}]},{"id":"http://5by5.tv/roadwork/113","title":"Episode 113: Notes from Petty Cash","url":"https://roadwork.fireside.fm/113","content_text":"John and Dan discuss John's letters.\n\nLinks for this episode:List of people who have won Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards - WikipediaWham-O Ultimate Frisbee - Walmart.com","content_html":"John and Dan discuss John's letters.
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John discusses his idea for a Corvette.
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John talks frankly about his noodles.
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John discusses his methods for staying hydrated.
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John and Dan talk about wake up calls.
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John and Dan talk about John's new back injury, potential treatments, sports teams, and mountain climbing.
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John and Dan discuss ethical codes.
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In this very important episode, John and Dan have a critical discussion about TV themes and punk rock.
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Dan and John discuss being a gentleman.
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John and Dan talk about Rajneeshpuram, Jonestown, and the Five Precepts.
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John talks with Dan about super villains, the motives of billionaires, the West Edge, and the original skid row.
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John and Dan discuss rock road ice cream, knee braces, so-called \"Lebowski Sweaters\", fitness, and pain. John talks about his life hat, how he walks, and makes a startling admission.
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John and Dan talk about brushing away static, the \"For Better or for Worse\" comic, and the boundaries people want.
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John talks with Dan about working on songs, sports, and frisbee dogs.
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John explains where songs come from, and how you can help.
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Dan and John talk about teeth, injuries, Milan models, Buddhist UFOs, and very chill ghosts.
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John and Dan talk about fixing a hole, bats, fur trappers, male and female identity in the contemporary world, newsgroups, clay handprints, and the room on the wall.
\n\nThis is part 2.
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\n\nThis is part 1.
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John and Dan discuss first kisses, John's long walk, putting on the whammy, and being a drifter.
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John and Dan have a candid discussion about loneliness.
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John and Dan discuss America's current sweetheart, generations, five-star generals, investment, fame, and money.
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John recounts his dealings with submarines.
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John talks with Dan about paying debts, earning your own way, larping, waltzing in, shibari models, and village elders.
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John talks with Dan about Norwegian rats, cats, and Vito the Enforcer.
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John and Dan talk about podcasting, golems, leprechauns, and being visibly mad.
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John and Dan discuss the to-be-released JFK files, conspiracy theories, Andy Kaufman, omertà, and Deep Throat.
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John sets himself a bedtime.
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John and Dan discuss the sun, humidity claustrophobia, the end times, parkas, warm tunnels, and drinking at noon.
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John and Dan talk about music collections, 8-track tapes, John's new old phone, Sudoku, Minesweeper, casual gaming, and Merve the Swerve.
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John talks with Dan about his continued life sans-iPhone, managing points, and software development.
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John and Dan discuss sentimentality and how it affects the ownership of things, awful coffee table books, motorcycle adventure squads, Arctic Circle hot springs, Neanderthals, and bucket lists.
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John and Dan discuss hot tubs, home ownership, buckets of rocks, trailer hitches, the Freak Brothers, playing soccer with front end loaders, garbage pits, #Superboat, gold mining and dredging, why John left Twitter (and came back, sort of), and toddler empowerment. John also does all the ad reads in this episode.
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John and Dan discuss the duke of normalcy, speaking truth to power, fat Father Time, transferring your conciousness into a robot body, looking like Walt Whitman, aging, john roderick, the calousness of youth, miracle cat scans, and Calvinism.
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John and Dan discuss \"protein\" (and Dan's dinners), space food, Jugalettes, and the apocalypse.
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John talks with Dan about mental illness.
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Dan and John talk about knighting people, challenge coins, age calibration, Wilfred Brimley, and revisit airport security.
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John and Dan discuss youthification, baby proms, personality hats, fights at taco restaurants, and growing old with grace.
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Dan talks with John about his concussion, how Jesus works, metal detectors and the TSA, soccer, the Delta Skylounge, and knife secrets.
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John shares his existential perspective.
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John and Dan discuss baseball mascots, jumping from high places, dislocated elbows, and seeing rock shows.
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John and Dan talk about tunnels, hobos, BBQ ribs, pigs, and the story of John's false tooth.
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John talks with Dan about his coronation, the Seattle Seafair, men that braid their beards, stone bruising, apocalypse prepping, shoelaces, lead suits, and intestinal fortitude.
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John and Dan talk about lawn mowers, depression and the abyss, social standing, and wasting daylight.
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John and Dan discuss the nature of sleep, loosing traction on a dirt road, cutting corners, and Chris Cornell's passing.
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John and Dan talk about BBQ, banana seats, bicycles, logo t-shirt rules, and unbranded and pre-branded clothing.
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John has a serious discussion with Dan about physical strength.
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John and Dan talk about sour coffee, sport haggling, negotiating with a Marxist, shopping and sales, the state of social networks and the demise of western civilization, and the screaming of the ants.
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John and Dan talk about absent whistling, living a rule-based life, the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, magical reality, and gnomes.
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John talks with Dan about ham bau, theories, ideologies, and elaborates on his concerns about baby boomers.
\n\nJohn and Dan discuss life experience points, Richard Branson, private island cocaine stories, biscuits and gravy, peace signs at EDM partiesm, and incongrous instagram accounts.
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John and Dan talk about pH imbalances, vinegar, proper use of the sawzall, being dosed with LSD, acid trips, hippie stories, purse dogs, spirit animals, the world's oldest husky, the animated ghost of Mother Nature, the invisible hand, and the Road Work Patreon.
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John returns from \"Honolulu\" to discuss important matters with Dan. Topics include why John is selling his valued belongings, Steve McQueen's Ferrari, Prince's banana hammock, and the true value of \"things\".
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John and Dan talk about eating cake, the One Chinese Rule, missed signals, and PCP.
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In preparation for his epic return to Alaska, John Roderick speaks with Dan Benjamin about drug mule cars, geriatric psychiatry, transitional dream states, linkedin, time travel, and underwear.
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John and Dan discuss the plight of technology, instant gratification, Wikipedia, AR, VR, and \"wasting time\".
\n\nJohn and Dan talk about coffee in Korea, age, lost memories, tooth brushing, pulling a tugboat on a chain, and toxoplasmosis.
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John shares his thoughts about the left and the right, the Nazi punch, fortifying your neighborhood, the goal of marching, and erasing history.
\n\nJohn and Dan talk about eBay. John also shares his thoughts about the world. Kind of hard to describe.
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John and Dan talk about being invisible to young people, lightning bolt earrings,\nthe deer and the racoons, The Algorythm™, Snapchat, and shadow dancing.
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John and Dan return for their first episode of 2017. They discuss snow smoke, scraping ice, altimeters, John's need of a new Mac, the InfoSec crowd, vintage guitar pedals, Guns N Roses, Duff McKagan, and Seattle bands.
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John and Dan talk about mom games, the Maccabees, \"Jeff Kennedy\", and superpowers.
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John returns from New York to talk with Dan about the weight of a gallon of milk weighs, a hobgoblin at the center of a gas giant, a room named after your wife, the proper use of toothpicks and general toothpick etiquette, the fancies in the family, how and where people listen to podcasts, fraudulent financial conveyences, and foocheese.
\n\nJohn Roderick joins Dan Benjamin to discuss medications, women's shoes, Elysium, and more.
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John and Dan have a serious talk about family.
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While visiting San Francisco, John Roderick visits with Dan Benjamin to talk about being an introvert, general eccentricities, Charles Lindbergh, electrons, buying a church, and regional cuisine.
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While in Los Angeles, John Roderick uses the Internet to speak with Dan Benjamin about the protoform dog, pawn shops, Ye Olde Pizza Parlors, bagels, and gold chains.
\n\nJohn Roderick and Dan Benjamin join forces to discuss American Express, orcish war machines, smashing roaches, \"will cabins\", sleep habits, wolf attacks, scuba diving, and deep seated fears.
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John Roderick, the musician, talks to co-host Dan Benjamin about visiting Portland, his XOXO talk, sticking the landing, Flight 93, performing live, engineers vs. rock stars, learning by reading, squid overlords, and his walk across Europe.
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John Roderick meets with friend and Road Work co-host Dan Benjamin to discuss Matthew Broderick's role in keeping us safe, 300 baud modems, typewriters, the importance of maps, georgraphy, learning times tables, and furniture made of cardboard tubes.
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John Roderick and Dan Benjamin talk about being sick, doped up bears, large rats, going to Alaska, shopping for hot tubs, the Swap Shop, kung fu, ninjas, anime, cartoon sex, and Princess.
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Musician John Roderick talks with his friend Dan Benjamin about spending the day in your sleeping uniform, predator eyes, owls, television station sign-offs, \"Alaska Is\", the Catholic Debate Squad, the time his dog ran away, the challenge of being a human being, a humanist, the benefit of religion and political ideology, and fish psychology.
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John Roderick talks with Dan Benjamin about making an album, managing fan and listener relationships, taking criticism, meeting journalists, UFOs, and things that are meant to be.
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John and Dan talk about Clumping Cream's latest album \"Turnin' Chunky\", butter coffee, the affogato, bartender utility belts, the air buddy, sparkles, sprinkles, jimmies, cake donuts, dirt and grease, and blueberry pies.
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John Roderick talks with Dan Benjamin about Navy vs. Air Force pilots, being an avid magazine subscriber, tank and horse battles on quora, fermenting juice, the longevity of food and coffee when stored on countertops and in hot vehicles, pushing food safety boundaries, John's experience with Jack in the Box and the 1993 E. Coli outbreak, toxiplasmosis, Jane Fonda's tortoise, a turtle named Sheldon, and John's relationship with Cinnamon Toast.
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John joins Dan to discuss having dinner with someone you admire, differentiating yourself from the 5th graders, being arm-candy at a party, and what fame takes from you.
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John joins Dan as to open the history books about Minesweeper, John's lack of tattoos, leather pants, buying motorcycles, radioactive salt mines, the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository, living your dreads, joining the rugby team, and Harley Davidson.
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John and Dan talk about carrying coffee mugs, stacking BBs, the coats of arms of military organizations in the Habsburg era of the Czech Republic, china pigs, Winnie the Pooh, licking buttons, the collecting gene, entrepreneurship, the perversion of college, junk-men, and parade culture.
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John Roderick of Seattle sits down with Austinite Dan Benjamin to discuss the purchase of a police car, frisbee golf, the malaise years of the Carter Administration, Fox body Mustangs, visiting smelters at night, looking like a cop, the aquisition of an Apocalypse Vehicle, surprise nuclear attacks, EMPs, shortwave radios, Japanese holdouts, the artwork of WWI vets, complete ephemera, a quarter inch of gypsum, moustache quality, and albinism.
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John and Dan talk about the Bohemian Grove, revisit optional traffic lights, street sleepers, the Macintosh Company, the world's saddest clown, Mama Cat, perfect foods, and the Ampex ATR 102.
\n\nIn a special segment, John tastes chocolate and has one of his life's greatest epiphanies.
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John talks with Dan about fume venting, driving, the Chateau, skin to skin contact, sidekicks, Evel Knievel and the Snake River Canyon, first exposures to porn, interacting with millennials, and heroic practice.
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John and Dan talk about Helicopter-themed television shows (Blue Thunder), Magnum P.I., John's theater experience (Hot l Baltimore, etc.), Michelle Shocked, Northern Exposure, the A-Team, Foul Play, Greatest American Hero, the Bill Murray/Chevy Chase fued, and movie/year set-points.
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John and Dan talk about stolen sleep, interacting with the straight world, second sleep cycles, midnight wakefulness, what it means to be human, seeking a paleo life, the vagabond life, living on the skids, sleeping in the Aerostar, following your bliss, finding a 40 year old woman in a red Jaguar, a yard full of hound dogs, bear baiting, living inside the light dome, boogeymen, unexplained absences, forms of domestication, and a special relationship with a ski resort.
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John and Dan talk about days of enchantment, hauntings, Triskaidekaphobia, growing old with dignity, Charlie Watts, jazz hipsters, the Hardy Boys, growing up with religion, speaking Yiddish, Messiah politics, timeshares, and harnessing the atom.
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John talks with Dan about trolling car sites, the essence of cool, The Fonz, Formula 1, lifting of curses, and being normal.
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John and Dan talk about Prince's passing, Kurt Cobain, humping songs, The smartest Beatle, converting insecurity into a lightsaber, The Emperor’s New Jams, sex, politics, and religion, idealogical purity, Ted Nugent's confederate army, and a glorious revolution.
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John and Dan talk about La Croix, olives, potatoes (which John calls fat dirt), tater tot guns, secondary body spray, eating in the bathroom, John's lady friend/special lady, Future John™, the clenched fists of determination, Neanderthal genes, golems made of mud, 6am meetings, guarding the perimeter, Mithril, sleeping naked, and silver underpants.
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\n\nJohn and Dan talk about John's recent experiment with being vegan, building princess castles, time spent thinking about food, addictive tendencies, the time Dan smoked pot, parking by the airport to watch airplanes land, the little devil on your right shoulder, Real Genius, James Spader, The Breakfast Club, Dave Matthews, pretention, and drinking coffee in your dorm room.
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John and Dan talk about men who talk about prostates, \"gypsy curses\", the collected work of a lunatic, the Instagram of Michael Stipe, self mockery, beards, virus immortality, the Great Bear Motel, rooms available by the hour, the day the Internet opened, John's idea for late-stage-decay coffee table book, motels of the west, tackle shops, fishing the high lakes, the Lusty Lady, peep shows, refinishing guns, being born again hard, sitting on the knee of a hobo, mass fashion, Snapchat, and the nature of ego and identity.
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John returns from his battle with a virus to talk with Dan about Russian baths, \"the executive workout\", terry cloth rompers, daydar, podcasting from home, legitimate businesses, private premises, cough buttons, Iron and Wine shows, becoming the \"Al Pastor Guy\", three weeks in canada, the top 10 most reprehensible things at SXSW, people in sweatpants, playing with a piece of thread, the purpose of the big long house, cartoon crazy eyes, John's cold stare which is always engaged, Dan's infrared sauna, survival blankets, and memorizing lyrics.
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America's top two podcast personalities are at it again. John recalls an Orlando mugging, wearing white jeans, getting in fights, murderers on the highway, living a life of romance, closed head injuries, nursemaid's elbow, and childhood traumas.
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John and Dan talk about John's heart being on the wrong side, vehicle repair and owner pride, rising like a phoenix, being the lizard king, Ray Manzarek and his hair, living on the cusp of greatness, non-famous dog selfies, playing under the piano, dressing as commandos, and raising goats to make soap.
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John and Dan talk about dentist chairs, marijuana whippet combos, near death experiences, and John's path from druggie to sobriety.
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John and Dan talk about international coffee, using illness as means to escape caffeine and nicotine addiction, finding inner peace and your natural self, and licking a South American frog.
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John and Dan talk about salvage yards, the tearing down of Victorian houses and childhood schools, maritime maps, electrical wiring, the erecting of false walls, doubling down and powering through, the \"Lady Carpenter\", and the Flying Academy of Miami. John also opens several new packages.
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John and Dan return for the new year in this special 2-hour extravanganza. John opens and reveals the contents of the mystery packages he has received. They also discuss macramé owls, taxidermy, dream guitars, zwetschgenmaennla, and spirit animals.
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John and Dan discuss faulty water pumps, becoming a turtle, efficiency for its own sake, the \"cult of the best\", interstitial moments, making art, compulsive self-documentation, and the lost history of humanity.
\n\nJohn and Dan talk about how they define success, setting and achieving goals, and continue their discussion about conspiracy theories, bigfoot, the fluoridation of drinking water, The Long Walk, the Roswell UFO crash, and the Bermuda Triangle.
\n\nJohn and Dan talk about superstition, jinxes, OCD, secret cabals, NFL money, surveillance, playing tambourines on the floor, real magic, and sociopaths.
\n\nJohn talks with Dan about his recent trip with John Hodgman, eating fancy meals, Cleopatra hair, Pendleton shirts, smoking pot and chewing tobacco, mixed media shows, foley artists, social scientists, metaphors of fire, and John's acquisition of Silver Medallion status.
\n\nJohn and Dan talk about John's mystery package, false Egyptian beards, reading in the modern age, receiving data, vinyl, authorship, and the Mighty Max.
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John and Dan talk about existential crisis, young coyotes, spirit quests, acid trips, Buddhist awakenings and the 4th Jhana, getting robbed, animism, talking to trees, long walks, and the vagaries of human experience.
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John and Dan talk cover tremendous ground, from grammar rules to Libertarianism and Marxism, restrained chaos, things you can do in a restaurant, Benghazi tweets, getting punched by strangers, wearing the wrong baseball cap, american tribalism, and traveling with a ukulele.
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John and Dan take an investigative look at fashion, talking about contrast-collar dress shirts (so-called \"lawyer shirts\"), playing against one's type, a prison of denim and cotton, cutting your own hair, modern-day uniforms, dressing like a space cowboy, Reservoir Dogs suits, Publix deli sandwiches, Hippy Big Buckle, and glasses with humanity.
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","summary":"John and Dan talk about monetizing the pizza rat, criks, shanty towns, survival bags, pocket knives and switchblades, when to use a machete, the stockpiler impulse, the line between necessity and luxury, owning 24 blazers, the perfect spork, feather aller","date_published":"2015-09-24T20:30:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4cc09e5a-af31-4f84-9319-b3371d4dccd1/3df84c0b-4211-4fa1-8bc7-28f71f6cc738.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":59638693,"duration_in_seconds":7305}]},{"id":"http://5by5.tv/roadwork/5","title":"Episode 5: Barf. Doesn't matter.","url":"https://roadwork.fireside.fm/5","content_text":"John gets a speeding ticket and talks with Dan about automonmously piloted cars, instant messaging, being cocooned in neato, how social media may lead to the genesis of a sentient Earth, breaking Juan Gomez' Burton Woody, living in words, philosopher kings, the mind of Gaia, Martian exclamations (eggplant), and more.\n\nLinks for this episode:Three Laws of Robotics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaThe Three Laws of Robotics (often shortened to The Three Laws or Three Laws, also known as Asimov's Laws) are a set of rules devised by the science fiction author Isaac Asimov. The rules were introduced in his 1942 short story \"Runaround\", although they had been foreshadowed in a few earlier stories.\n???? Hundred Points Symbol EmojiBrought to you by Wealthfront (Visit Wealthfront.com/5by5 to get your first $15,000 managed for free) and Pond5 (For 25% off your next purchase of royalty-free media just visit Pond5.com and enter the 'ROADWORK' at checkout).","content_html":"John gets a speeding ticket and talks with Dan about automonmously piloted cars, instant messaging, being cocooned in neato, how social media may lead to the genesis of a sentient Earth, breaking Juan Gomez' Burton Woody, living in words, philosopher kings, the mind of Gaia, Martian exclamations (eggplant), and more.
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","summary":"John gets a speeding ticket and talks with Dan about automonmously piloted cars, instant messaging, being cocooned in neato, how social media may lead to the genesis of a sentient Earth, breaking Juan Gomez' Burton Woody, living in words, philosopher king","date_published":"2015-09-17T20:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4cc09e5a-af31-4f84-9319-b3371d4dccd1/a46a4f25-a8e4-4d3f-8632-e803a575c2cb.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":52361609,"duration_in_seconds":6396}]},{"id":"http://5by5.tv/roadwork/4","title":"Episode 4: Pie from a Stranger","url":"https://roadwork.fireside.fm/4","content_text":"John and Dan talk about the search for automotive parts in junkyards, taking pies from strangers, the tendrils of insecurity, the cruelty of absence, emotional threats, a trip to Istanbul, clogged feeds, and the concept of giving.\n\nLinks for this episode:INFJ Personality (“The Advocate”) | 16PersonalitiesTie rod - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaSynesthesia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaDana: The Practice of GivingMeaning of the Pali Word \"Dana\" | Dharma WisdomSinai Peninsula - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaBrought to you by Wealthfront (Visit Wealthfront.com/5by5 to get your first $15,000 managed for free).","content_html":"John and Dan talk about the search for automotive parts in junkyards, taking pies from strangers, the tendrils of insecurity, the cruelty of absence, emotional threats, a trip to Istanbul, clogged feeds, and the concept of giving.
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","summary":"John and Dan talk about the search for automotive parts in junkyards, taking pies from strangers, the tendrils of insecurity, the cruelty of absence, emotional threats, a trip to Istanbul, clogged feeds, and the concept of giving.","date_published":"2015-09-02T18:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4cc09e5a-af31-4f84-9319-b3371d4dccd1/de95f988-4d02-4af0-81f9-ad4aa6f9a0c7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":60284636,"duration_in_seconds":7386}]},{"id":"http://5by5.tv/roadwork/3","title":"Episode 3: I Now Declare This Mall Open","url":"https://roadwork.fireside.fm/3","content_text":"John talks with Dan about his recent performance with Fiona Apple, the events which took place on July 25, 2008 at the Westfield Southcenter mall, and their musical \"first-times\".\n\nLinks for this episode:Fiona Apple - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJonathan Ames - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaNickel CreekAmerican Beauty (album) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJohn Roderick (@johnroderick) • Instagram photos and videosWestfieldWestfield SouthcenterWestfield Southcenter to celebrate expansion Friday - Kent Reporter7-9:30 a.m. July 25 — Shoppers who are in line before 9:30 a.m. will receive a scratch-off ticket revealing a prize valued at $25 or more from various retailers.9 a.m.\n\nJuly 25 — Acoustic performance by Seattle-based musician John Roderick of The Long Winters will kick off the event, emceed by TV and radio personality Pat Cashman.\nFreedom of Choice (album) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaAlive II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaNerd.is Tumblr EditionfyroadworkRocky Mountain oysters - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaBrought to you by Wealthfront (Visit Wealthfront.com/5by5 to get your first $15,000 managed for free).","content_html":"John talks with Dan about his recent performance with Fiona Apple, the events which took place on July 25, 2008 at the Westfield Southcenter mall, and their musical \"first-times\".
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","summary":"John talks with Dan about his recent performance with Fiona Apple, the events which took place on July 25, 2008 at the Westfield Southcenter mall, and their musical \"first-times\".","date_published":"2015-08-26T16:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4cc09e5a-af31-4f84-9319-b3371d4dccd1/465f4cf9-1de9-4a87-b1b2-95298b050854.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":50034414,"duration_in_seconds":6105}]},{"id":"http://5by5.tv/roadwork/2","title":"Episode 2: Trading Sandwiches","url":"https://roadwork.fireside.fm/2","content_text":"John and Dan talk about fixing cars, metal shop, handheld football games and pacman watches, exploding cigarettes, wearing vests, Wonder Bread Star Wars trading cards, sandwiches, square pizza, owning a thermos, smoking, varmint infestations and deaths, and spiders.\n\nLinks for this episode:iTunes - Podcasts - Road Work by 5by5Morgan Motor CompanyMattel-Football.jpg 332×500 pixelsColeco_Electronic_Quarterback.jpg 1,704×2,272 pixelsElectronic Quarterback - Coleco handheld football game 1978 - YouTube1977 Wonder Bread Star Wars Checklist, Set Info, Buying Guide, MoreBrought to you by Casper (Visit Casper.com/RoadWork and use the code ROADWORK at checkout to get $50 towards your brand new comfy mattress) and Wealthfront (Visit Wealthfront.com/5by5 to get your first $15,000 managed for free).","content_html":"John and Dan talk about fixing cars, metal shop, handheld football games and pacman watches, exploding cigarettes, wearing vests, Wonder Bread Star Wars trading cards, sandwiches, square pizza, owning a thermos, smoking, varmint infestations and deaths, and spiders.
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","summary":"John and Dan talk about fixing cars, metal shop, handheld football games and pacman watches, exploding cigarettes, wearing vests, Wonder Bread Star Wars trading cards, sandwiches, square pizza, owning a thermos, smoking, varmint infestations and deaths, a","date_published":"2015-08-19T16:30:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4cc09e5a-af31-4f84-9319-b3371d4dccd1/f4046588-39ae-4656-b1f2-cb20de8f3882.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":61653043,"duration_in_seconds":7557}]},{"id":"http://5by5.tv/roadwork/1","title":"Episode 1: Scrambling Eggs","url":"https://roadwork.fireside.fm/1","content_text":"John Roderick and Dan Benjamin talk about rituals and routines, the privilege of being big, being introverted, stoping at stoplights, bad neighborhoods,\nmaking graveyards and fluffernutters, crumbling of bones, and making eggs.\n\nLinks for this episode:I’m Sorry, but Women Really Need to Stop Apologizing | TIMERoderick on the Line - Merlin Mann5by5 | Back to WorkAll Is Lost (2013) - IMDbHearing News - Hearing AssociatesCabrini–Green Homes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaFluffernutter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaAmazon.com: GreenPan Lima 10 Inch Hard Anodized Non-Stick Ceramic Fry Pan with Bonus Bamboo Turner: Home & KitchenBrought to you by Wealthfront (Visit wealthfront.com/5by5 to get your first $15,000 managed for free) and Warby Parker (Visit WarbyParker.com/RoadWork to get free 3 day shipping on your final frame choice).","content_html":"John Roderick and Dan Benjamin talk about rituals and routines, the privilege of being big, being introverted, stoping at stoplights, bad neighborhoods,\nmaking graveyards and fluffernutters, crumbling of bones, and making eggs.
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