This episode contains: Steven and Ben helm this episode. Ben discusses his Chess Renaissance (https://www.youtube.com/@chessplus). Steven tells us about the first week of school and delicious freedom. Ben shares some feedback from a listener about biolocks on guns.   Vaccination Fixation: Fall COVID shots will boost protection against latest subvariants, Moderna says. Pfizer vaccine also…

This episode contains: Ben’s “the problem” this week and Devon’s going back to school. What would Devon’s show be like? Kindergardner Lawyer! Steven’s hanging in there for the end of Summer. When the kids are in school, that’s when the stay-at-home parents get a break. Ben loves his Coinops Legends 4 on the Steam Deck.…

This episode contains: Devon, Ben and Steven are all excited for their kids to go back to school! We talk about school supplies, magnet schools and space camps. You Did What?!: They just bought the only physical encyclopedia still in print, and they regret nothing. $1200 will get you a 22 volume print encyclopedia. Ben…

This episode contains: All three of us are here on this cosmic journey. We all discuss having to be solo dads for a few days. Ben tells us about Goose, a 4 month old pig at the State Fair. Then there’s “X” for some reason. Is it Alive?: GPT-3 can reason about as well as a…

This episode contains: We got listener feedback this episode… FOR A DIFFERENT PODCAST! Did someone just learn to swear? Wouldn’t it be cool if we were guests on some other Science Faction Podcasts? Why did we name this show Science Faction? Remember the Pure BS Podcast? We shout out “PS4 Tom.” Nobody gave Devon a…

This episode contains: Ben and Steven do their worst (by which I mean their best) this episode. No Devon no cry. Ben went to a Renaissance Faire with his son and tells us all about it. Steven and his wife had a date night, with tacos. Light, Keep It Light: Light-based “LiFi” is stunningly fast,…

This episode contains: All three hosts are with us on the case. Devon complaints about the bad food in East Texas and what makes a good pizza. Steven then tells us about the Threads and Twitter war. Ben tells us about the chaos of his son’s birthday party and Devon tells us about his long…

Pre-pod Patreon-only: Wouldn’t it be great if it was Indy 500 instead of Indy 5? Who’s in Extraction? Chris “The Dentist” Hemsworth. This week, Steven messes up the opening of the show for once. This episode contains: We’re just loving life this episode. I don’t know what it is about being 40. It sucks, is…

This episode contains: Steven made Devon and Ben post-pone recording, sorry guys! Ben had a birthday: HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEN, and Devon visited the Perot Museum of Nature and Science, super cool. Oh yeah, Steven watched the end of Rogue One and the beginning of A New Hope in succession and has some thoughts. We then…

This episode contains: We’re your dads this week. Turns out Steven knows how to introduce a damn podcast. We argue how many weeks it’s been since Devon’s been on the podcast. Oh no, we started singing Barenaked Ladies this episode. Does anybody think our podcast is better when Steven is choking on cat hair? Steven’s…