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Two friends. Countless conversations. Tech, family, craftsmanship, and the everyday stuff that makes life interesting.
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April 02, 2026
Dear Listener, Jon called Stan on his way home from work and got sent straight to voicemail. Stan was at poetry group reading Dante's Inferno. That's the kind of episode this is. We recorded on a mome...
Play episodeDear Listener, Episode 188 opens with Stan's brief return to office life and the strange mental math of salaried lunch breaks, then quickly moves outside for a spring bike ride through Indianapolis, p...
Dear Listener, This week Jon lobbed an emotional grenade into the group note — the new Disney Cruise Line Oscars ad — and Stan immediately struggled with his "allergies." We dig into what ma...
Dear Listener, Episode 186 opens with Big Ten tournament fallout, then immediately veers into one of the more important questions facing the Midwest: where does Southern Illinois actually begin? That ...
Dear Listener, Episode 185 starts in the kitchen with a deep dive on sourdough timing, discard strategy, and why no-knead fridge fermentation is still one of Stan's favorite practical bread workflows....
Dear Listener, Episode 184 is a true no-agenda Sunday conversation that starts with pizza dough and quickly pivots into AI workflow reality. Stan and Jon compare how they are using chat tools for soft...
Dear Listener, Episode 183 opens with a classic Stan-and-Jon food dispute: chicken "Philly" naming, pizza dough ingredients, and a playful scorecard on who has actually cooked for whom. That...
Dear Listener, Stan returns from the Disney Treasure with a mix of gratitude and hot takes. Bad weather wiped out most port plans, but the conversation turns into a practical breakdown of Triton class...
Dear Listener, Stan and Jon kick things off with a winter weather check-in and cruise daydreaming. They map out Stan's upcoming Disney Treasure itinerary, from a St. Thomas catamaran sail and Tortola ...
Dear Listener, Stan and Jon open with winter weather and what they're reading right now, from Julius Caesar and Father Brown to Dante's Inferno, Narnia read-alouds, and a fresh Hunger Games installmen...