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Month: February 2025

  • Episode 546: Overfilled Wine Glasses, Octavarium, and Overpopulation

    Episode 546: Overfilled Wine Glasses, Octavarium, and Overpopulation

    Real Life Updates Devon’s Redecoration AdventureDevon has been painting and redecorating—at Jen’s request—to make things look more “adult.” This involved taking down metal posters to put up a TV for gaming, which led to a frustrating experience with Displate (spoiler: they suck). While redecorating, Devon also came across a fascinating philosophy YouTuber, Alex O’Connor. ▶️…

  • Episode 545: The Rat Chambers

    Episode 545: The Rat Chambers

    Real Life: Steven’s been back at the forge for Blacksmithing Class #2, where Ben learned the existence of trivets (yes, those little metal stands your grandma probably had). Meanwhile, babysitting round two for Steven’s nephew went… well, let’s just say he survived. Rainy days are not great for four-year-olds. On the tabletop front, we got…

  • Episode 544: A Sacred and Blessed Choice

    Episode 544: A Sacred and Blessed Choice

    Real Life:  How silly is Devon? According to him, not at all. But his big toe pain might argue otherwise. The jury is still out. Steven took a blacksmithing class, and it turns out, there’s a whole process to it. Safety docs? Check. Appropriate clothing? Check. Payment going to the blacksmithing museum? Very cool. His first…

  • Episode 543: The Nailed God

    Episode 543: The Nailed God

    Real Life Devon’s journey to California was an absolute disaster—airline delays, misfortune, and plenty of travel woes. We also dive into how our phones are both doom-scroll machines and powerful learning tools. Devon shares his love for the music app Simply Piano, which teaches more than just piano. Meanwhile, Steven and Devon jammed out on…