John Roderick meets with friend and Road Work co-host Dan Benjamin to discuss Matthew Broderick's role in keeping us safe, 300 baud modems, typewriters, the importance of maps, georgraphy, learning times tables, and furniture made of cardboard tubes.

Links for this episode:<ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WarGames" class="link" target="_blank">WarGames - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.eetimes.com/author.asp?doc_id=1285448" class="link" target="_blank">How it was: Fan-fold paper and ASCII art | EE Times</a> </li><li><a href="http://online.seterra.net/en/vgp/3003" class="link" target="_blank">The U.S.: 50 States - Map Quiz Game</a> </li><li><a href="http://tablestest.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Times tables test</a> </li></ul><h4>Brought to you by:</h4>

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Episode 43: All About the Hohenzollerns

America's top two podcast personalities are finally coming together in one podcasting event that will change the way you think about podcasting forever! Like a rock skipping over the placid waters of an alpine lake, Dan and John are all too well aware that this burst of kinetic energy will ultimately deposit them, like all human effort, at rest in the icy depths where no light can penetrate. Until then, they mean to thrill to the chase! To soak up the remaining light and banish thoughts of tomorrow! EXCELSIOR! Please support this show on Patreon.