Resolving last week’s cliffhanger. Ben got a brand new bag. Or two. If only Max knew when he was riffing... “Baby, I can change!" *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.comDi Ignorant and Uninformed

The first time Ben and Max have talked since the election. Ben is going Stoic and drops some news in the last 10 minutes. Max was bitchslapped by winter. "Confidences brings naught but heartache and pain." Tolerating intolerance weakens us all. Propaganda works. In case you're curious - the Trump Memos *** Submit Your Topic, [...]…

Everything is a product of its times. Comedy as a litmus test for culture. Fishing for criticism not compliments. Are you Stingified? *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.comDi Ignorant and Uninformed

Doing business with friends Exciting nerd news for Summit County 3d printer blues ps - Ben was totally wrong about his daughter showing up on the full moon *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.comDi Ignorant and Uninformed

Ai for paint colors. Ai for trip planning. Ai piano pieces. "In the far flung future there is only Ikea..." Alas, Darth Bortles. We wlll miss you. Everyone was just here for Geoff ps - Max was applying the three colors while listening to this episode and it's Agreeable Gray *** Submit Your Topic, Get [...]…

This is how it’s going to be for a while. A listener opportunity. Ben is raising a Sith lord. Max gets mystical. Baby watch! Babies save marriages and make things easier... *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.comDi Ignorant and Uninformed

It's a Tarantino episode. Max hasn't seen it. (Obviously) Ben is living that always-kinda-sick parent life. When your buddy’s celebrity crush gets engaged. Hurting yourself to love someone. Ps - Hakuna Matat is Swahili *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com…

Max remembers what he wanted to ask Ben! Ben does not disappoint… The last story is the best. Veritasium on luck and success. The looks that are etched in our minds. Was Supertroopers 2 right? *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.comDi Ignorant and Uninformed

Max and Ben’s mutual envy. Ben’s eventful, solo road trip. Symmetries between book 1 and book 55. Surrounded by people and feeling alone. The Mindful Body by Ellen Langer It’s not about making the right choice, it’s about making the choice right. *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com…

This is Geoff’s last episode. But he didn’t want to talk about that so... Awkward moments on stage. Bad comedy shows. Getting to see the process can be fun sometimes. Geoff echoes Max’s grandpa. The joy of building inspections. “When do I get to reap what I am sowing?!” *** Submit Your Topic, Get [...]…

It's Max and Geoff, so it's gonna be about food. Robots replacing table games. Naughty nuns. The wrong kind of mushrooms. Meeting the in-laws. *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.comDi Ignorant and Uninformed

It's Max and Ben, again! (3 letter names only...sorry, Geo) Random choice of topics leads us to... Toddlers are like drunk dinosaurs. Parenting woes. Acting philosophy for life. *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.comDi Ignorant and Uninformed

Welcome to the PeakD&D meeting! Also: Laundry tips! Baseball analogies! Ben’s self-coaching! Max's liminal linchpin status! Keep having faith in the work and showing up because you don’t know when the breakthrough will happen. *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com…

Geoff has no hot water and doesn’t know what day it is. Max went to GenCon and is a crappy capitalist. Emergency expenses. Expensive hobbies. The similarities between different fandoms. Each summer, from here on out, will be the coolest summer of your life... *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com…

Max’s birthday gauntlet. Ben’s parenting gauntlet. A mutual love fest. Hiding under the piano for an hour. Ps - GenCon was 71,000+ people *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.comDi Ignorant and Uninformed

Opposing postal experiences. How the "awkward phase" applies to more than hair on top of your head. Sometimes people won't thank you when you say the weird thing. Sometimes saying the weird thing means you don't get hired for the job. (Ps - The robots get angry at Ben a few times during this episode. [...]…

Max wants to know why the far-right is on the rise the world over. Geoff shares his thoughts. The rate of change and authoritarianism. “Loud” doesn’t equal many. People don’t like uncertainty. No nation, person, religion, or organization belongs on a pedestal. *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com…

Ben is on vacation. Most of what Geoff and Max talk about is food. Someone will always try and game the system. Women love bluegrass. Things with only a 10% chance of happening do happen. *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.comDi Ignorant and Uninformed

Birthday celebrations. The shoestore theater. “You should go do stuff.” The most Colorado question. You mean combo mexican/carwash place next to the weed shop? *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.comDi Ignorant and Uninformed

This is Ben’s safe space. Geoff hates our Lowes. Max is truly ignorant and uniformed about this stuff. Pro-tip - the combination is always the store number. *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.comDi Ignorant and Uninformed

Max and Ben back again! What does sound design even mean? Mornings are for pointing yourself in a good direction. Don’t burn bridges in a small town. Check out these hot jams! If there is a carpenter in the story - people will assume it’s an allegory. *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt [...]Di Ignorant and Uninformed

It's Ben and Max this week! Ben's been on a monthlong clean. Max's comeuppance and heart-opening. 4% of what we say is totally worthwhile! *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.comDi Ignorant and Uninformed

What's your favorite pie? When did your picky eating change? Geoff was a picky eater in his own way. Ben gets excited for steamed broccoli. Max hasn't met a "normal" pie he didn’t like. The right and wrong way to eat Neapolitan ice cream *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt @IgandUn - [...]Di Ignorant and Uninformed

Everyone made it! Jinxing ourselves. 4 year-olds with jet packs. LEGOS. Where’s the carpentry/construction themed pre-school? *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.comDi Ignorant and Uninformed

Geoff is culling. Always checks the expiration date at Max’s house. 20 year-old Pepto Bismal. *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.comDi Ignorant and Uninformed

Two friends who haven't talked in a month. Geoff likes neo-nazi tacos. It can get sweaty when Max eats. The going rate of chili. *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.comDi Ignorant and Uninformed

Geoff is a philanderer who takes a lot of pictures. Max has questions and limits. Algorithms, audience, and the importance of owning the building. Edit for the medium your audience is going to use. The best way to be an artist. And a good definition of art. Seriously - has anyone ever seen anyone buy [...]…

Ben is off reenacting the Civl War or something.. Geoff and Max hold it down. If YouTube tells you it’s going to take 1/2 an hour, it’ll probably take 2. Lots of Kevin Kelly lines. Good Lowes vs Bad Lowes. Why is it a shower arm and not a shower neck? Oh, and self-blame. *** [...]Di Ignorant and Uninformed

Ben fell down two rabbit holes. Geoff’s been down there for years. Max nods along politely. *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.comDi Ignorant and Uninformed

It's an I&U miracle! All the hosts - AND - topics! Jeff F. wrote in and we do our best. Ferris wheels full of chicken. Welding rules. The title says it all. *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com *** Topic - How can you fight loneliness and depression? What are [...]…

Ben has strong feelings about breakfast restaurants. Has immediate gratification cost us our tolerance for uncertainty? Max’s superpower. Ps - this was recorded in the middle of April. *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.comDi Ignorant and Uninformed

Car troubles. Work troubles. Disappointing yourself vs disappointing others. “The only thing I say no to is saying no to things.” - Ben *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.comDi Ignorant and Uninformed

Max amateurs in astrology. Ben goes from roads to the apocalypse. Is there an evolutionary reason why we suck at thinking about long term? It’s cool though - the future is in good hands. *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.comDi Ignorant and Uninformed

Max is pissed about jelly beans and is thinking about laughter. Ben almost got got and has a science question. What does reaching out to experts harbinge? *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.comDi Ignorant and Uninformed

Ben is on dad duty and excels at soft-eating. Max is on crockpot duty and wonders about science. Geoff is on spring break duty and out today. Recent weather trends, musicals, & great character arcs. *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.comDi Ignorant and Uninformed

Geoff is out this week. Ben steps away to be a dad. Max holds it down the best he can. PeakD&D, Washington, DC, old friends, and bedtime nightmares. *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.comDi Ignorant and Uninformed

Self-development half hour! Ben’s on a journey Max’s takes on ego and burnout You can’t say the SW word around Geoff *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.comDi Ignorant and Uninformed

What’s good in your life? It’s weird to talk about, right? Well - this week we’re breaking that mold. Max loves the blue of the sky in winter and wants to co-celebrate. Geoff loves the sun and tucking his bangs behind his ears. Ben and loves his freshly shorn driveway and Coach Prime. Also - [...]Di Ignorant and Uninformed

Anger is a guardian The reason they call it Hinge "We gotta stay together for the coffee, baby." *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.comDi Ignorant and Uninformed

Super Bowl observations: - Outrageous ticket cost - God was on-camera more than Taylor - If you can afford to pay for Super Bowl ad, you can afford to pay taxes Surprising loved ones The dumpster fire of US politics *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.comDi Ignorant and Uninformed

Ben is feeling very NPR and said no once! Max takes the reins and hurts people’s brains. Geoff shows off his art. Sanguine means being optimistic in tough or bad times. *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.comDi Ignorant and Uninformed

Geoff’s got the business blues. More money more paperwork. Ben make the mistake of asking Max about time. A helpful way for fellow nerds to think about how they spend their time. Funny sketch about paperwork. Numbers don’t tell the whole story. *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.com…

Bathing in broth. Golden Retriever vs Mountain Lion. Until you’re actually in a situation, you have no idea what you’d do. Will Farrell’s SNL audtion. Deep fried and tossed in sweet chili sauce? C’mon… *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.comDi Ignorant and Uninformed

Ben’s got a heartbreaking story. Max learns about acting. Geoff is coming off a rough stretch he didn’t know he was in. And we’re all drowning in snow! The origin of applause. Do we rename this, “Ben Talks About Work For The First 15 Minutes”? *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt [...]Di Ignorant and Uninformed

Last minute cancelations give Max a cocktail of emotions. Geoff’s December resolutions. The Bee Gees hold the keys to Ben’s brain. The mark of a professional. *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.comDi Ignorant and Uninformed

Ben’s got a lot going on. Max and Geoff try to be good friends. Little known fact - wicks go all the way through candles! You can totally burn them from the middle too! Hey, there’s always ’25… *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.comDi Ignorant and Uninformed

Chasing that apple juice dragon. If someone handed you a business card that said: “Stop Talking.” What would you do? The cost of goods. “You can be successful without being greedy.” Ps - Ben didn’t win the PS5, but a local guy who’d been having a hard time did. *** Submit Your Topic, Get A [...]Di Ignorant and Uninformed

Ben is living that puppy/toddler life. Max has questions. Geoff has no sympathy for irresponsible dog owners. Our transactional lives. The cyclical nature of history. *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.comDi Ignorant and Uninformed

Max has questions. Ben Mr. Bean’d all over us. Geoff’s artistic reading and pursuits. The daily battle against capital ‘R’ Resistance. If you love what you do you’ll never work a day in your life? Yeah, and you’ll never like what you used to love again. *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt [...]Di Ignorant and Uninformed

Ben was right. He was being sycophantic. Geoff dispenses wisdom. Max is in a mood. “I don’t think we’re going to get the Star Trek ending.” *** Submit Your Topic, Get A Free Shirt @IgandUn - ignorantanduninformed@gmail.comDi Ignorant and Uninformed