71: Sliding Scale of Creepy

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I really like the colours on this.

Rich and Josh discuss triggered in 2020, half-note solo, exquisite corpse, third party phone service, unlimited evenings and weekends, designated delivery person, nothing from Margaret, candy-grams, stiff upper lips, misreading the situation, university emails, great Northern people, seeming fairly happy, scrambling to readjust plans, the birth of our saviour, tummy problems, mailing the degree, fun legal things, eating in restaurants, pulling out an inhaler, introductory videos, pretending to be tired, batching, keeping the magic alive, an inflated sense of success, flying out of January buzzing, tickling feet to get running, engaging in nostalgia, a live record again, Starbucks, breaking fire code regulations, dodgy dealings, editorializing, not connecting, audience participation, not even knowing you wanted it, subpar versions, something from the new album, a musician’s responsibility, and Neil Young’s Live at the Cellar Door.

Next time: Tuscaloosa

58: Bean Crisis

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Such beauty, such disdain.

Rich and Josh discuss real pants, joy from frugality, storing oil, connecting to the outside world, cheese plants, acceptable behaviour, sitting in the dark, little problems you can solve, offsetting a rainy day, crying in different rooms, dating functions, cardiovascular effort, lifting chairs, Voldemort-style, experiences on the table, affairs, a lot of potatoes to go around, essential worker roles, master switches, train sets from 1953, cabinet sounds, this different situation, clean snow angels, the original party, bashing out the hits, cutting to the bathroom, soap operas, Shakey Pictures, studying performances, using your thumb, robot versions of ourselves, building around him, end shots, singing at each other, a piece of a tractor, and Neil Young’s second fireside session.

Next time: Hopefully more fireside sessions

44: The Ocean Between Us

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Look at those little noodles.

Rich and Josh discuss popular music, women writers 1660-1800, Tennessee’s industries, looking good wet, the effort you put into looking decent, narrowly missing disaster, waterproof hair, selfless acts, sleeping forms, wiping down, hot tubs, getting a bit pruny, looking relaxed, putting sweat on sweat, the most Canadian thing in the world, job-stoppers, carbonics, Josh’s Musical Jingles, hip-hop haircuts, bad homework assignments, NTSC back in the day, something awry here, the top five songs of 2012, Ezra Pound, audible cruelty, chunky chunky guitars, thumping drums, signalling rural life, little piano noodles, and Neil Young's Psychedelic Pill.

Next time: A Letter Home

41: James Dean: Inside Job

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“Oh my god, he can cook . . . And those arms!”

Rich and Josh discuss Holocaust metaphors, learning while you sleep, taking on the role of Chuck, vacuum cleaners, toilet papers, slabs of wood, being raw, feeling unfinished, those arms, tuning out a long time ago, getting right into the forks, remembering vegans, eating rice off a knife, loose fives, fart breaks, productivity, studio drinks, mayonnaise on everything, piñatas, the best shape of your life, perfect hair always, always being on time, jumping 6 inches higher, a slight chill, credits, being a wizard, and Neil Young's Le Noise.

Next time: A Treasure

35: Shallot to Talk About

Rich and Josh discuss Daylight Savings Time, Glaswegians, pain, surfing the web, being blown away, busboards, finishing moves, making promises and breaking them, vegan gyms, being able to tell, brimming with sex, passion, songwriting, turning up, getting political, funny men, John Mayer jeans, Slipknot cutoffs, living in 1955, blending into a mush, unreliable narrators, not going too deep, internships, 3am in the morning, soaking your head, infinite loops, ideas of paradise, and Neil Young's Are You Passionate?

Next time: Greendale

Pretty accurate.

29: Chihuahua That Broke the Camel’s Back

Rich and Josh discuss the danger zone, December, yoga classes, parties, social interactions, devil’s spawn, education, little lies, bell jars, sour air, vegan ordering, existential confidence, shoulder-tapping, secret Christmas songs, WordArt, teen queens, trolleys, men of international things, fancy big people cars, the result of influence, ostriches, emus, and Neil Young's Sleeps with Angels.

Next time: Mirror Ball

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27: Panda with a Caffeine Dependency

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Rich and Josh discuss moose nipples, global warming for your brain, the four humours, multiverses, martial arts documentaries, being a bit racist, reincarnation, ghost dogs, a lack of education, hardcore punk rock ways, dressing up, pretending you're a dragon, out-of-body experiences, masculinity, shuddering, accents, reunions, slow burns, refunds, marriage, killing Bill, plastic guitar nuts, cans and cans and cans and cans and cans of soda, sexy cougar shows, '90s monkey movies, internships, being too real, a bit of a banjo, Elton John, choir, being afraid of the dark, funny feelings, youknowimright, being the Buddha, and Neil Young's Harvest Moon.

Next time: Unplugged

06: Squinkling

Rich and Josh discuss breaking up, forgetting to breathe, winter driving, complicated relationships with John Mayer, believing you can fly, the Metric Year™ and accompanying Metric Month™, audience participation, pretending to be normal, the Death Clock, robotic dinosaurs, quarter-life crises, the power of optimism, the golden rule, youknowimright, the basement of a castle, and Neil Young's Time Fades Away.

Next time: Tonight's the Night

Lemon Bucket Orchestra's Counting Sheep

Rich was very impressed, but found it quite stressful. He's exceedingly empathetic.