Episodes

  • 292: Tea

    292: Tea
    Jul 22 2024
    Is “truffle mushroom tea” just a soup? Did a fancy New York restaurant play a trick on Listener David and his wife? And what is tea, really?

    John Siracusa and Jason Snell.
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    5 mins
  • 291: Hawaiian Shirts

    291: Hawaiian Shirts
    Jul 8 2024
    Are Hawaiian shirts just fun to wear, or are they cultural appropriation?

    John Siracusa and Jason Snell.
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    6 mins
  • 290: Airport Wheelchair

    290: Airport Wheelchair
    Jun 24 2024
    Listener Erik sent us this video of self-navigating wheelchairs in the Miami Airport. Does the Roomba Rule apply?

    John Siracusa and Jason Snell.
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    3 mins
  • 289: Vending Machine

    289: Vending Machine
    Jun 10 2024
    Friend of the show Frank is seeking to delineate when something is a “vending machine” and when it’s just a machine that vends.

    John Siracusa and Jason Snell.
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    3 mins
  • 288: El Camino

    288: El Camino
    May 27 2024
    Thanks to Friend of the Show Casey, we’re talking about weird cars and car classes again.

    John Siracusa and Jason Snell.
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    4 mins
  • 287: Autonomous Excavator

    287: Autonomous Excavator
    May 16 2024
    Listener Ivan sent in a link to an autonomous excavator that assembled a six-foot wall out of rocks. Is it the Roomba of construction materials?!

    John Siracusa and Jason Snell.
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    3 mins
  • 286: Dishwashing Methods

    286: Dishwashing Methods
    Apr 29 2024
    A tale of dishwashers and large sinks.

    John Siracusa and Jason Snell.
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    8 mins
  • 285: Theme Songs / Skip Intro

    285: Theme Songs / Skip Intro
    Apr 15 2024
    We follow up on some feedback about our theme songs, and theme songs in general, while taking on whether we use the Skip Intro button when we should be listening to TV theme songs.

    John Siracusa and Jason Snell.
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    10 mins