As is their habit, East Coast and TBD meet up for a late-night talk sesh about a whole lot of stuff! Topics include TBD’s wariness of the world after sunset, possible responses to a car-jacking, and East Cost’s reluctance to conform to a cash-free society. They are joined by KV in Texas, and the conversation is amicable for a spell before its untimely nosedive in the wake of a debate with East Coast regarding the exploitative tactics of companies like Uber and Lyft, and the ways in which they’ve impacted public transportation. Bonus content includes a BIG REVEAL regarding TBD’s parentage!

East Coast and TBD go in without a plan, and briefly discuss the abolition of daylight savings time and time zones, as well as where East Coast draws the distinction between generations (he staunchly maintains that he is NOT a #Boomer), before they are joined by Pixel Pete and things take a hilarious (and meta) turn.

East Coast and TBD discuss the evolution of Western thinking, starting from a time where the faith-based opinions of the Church had primacy, and examining the contributions of Frances Bacon, the “father” of empiricism and skepticism, towards modern-day problem-solving abilities. The conversation inevitably turns to the ways in which Republican lawmakers attempt to suppress critical thinking and democracy, and some ideas as to what we as citizens can do to get things back on track and avoid a total regression into the book-burning Dark Ages. Link to the Robert Freeman article mentioned later in the episode: https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/05/23/republican-party-and-end-enlightenment

East Coast and TBD attempt to discover common ground between younger Democratic voters and their older, generally more moderate counterparts. After much back and forth, East Coast and TBD reach the conclusion that finding common ground between these voters in the months leading up to the midterm elections may be the best way to guarantee both voter turnout communications between party members regarding how to begin strategizing to solve some of the real problems families in America face right now (racial inequality, social justice, inadequate medical care, and inflation, to name a few).

East Coast and TBD reminisce on missing Avril Lavigne’s set at the Boston Calling music festival this past Friday, and their subsequent fantastic all-nighter in Cambridge. Topics include the Boston Celtics (taking an L in game 6), some nice vegan eats, Pinball Machine Hero Man, the Vendome Hotel firefighter memorial, and a quick reference to the Worcester, MA Cold Storage fire of 1999. Link to the article referenced during the discussion of the Vendome Hotel firefighter memorial: https://bostonfirehistory.org/fires/the-hotel-vendome-fire-and-collapse/

East Coast and TBD attempt to take a bite out of one of America’s many crippling issues: inflation! As the conversation shifts from the economy to politics, as is wont to happen, they are joined by Cyber and JMac, a couple of lovely Canadians who offer some valuable insights about the state of the US from America’s top hat! Link to the article referenced at the beginning of the episode: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/we-asked-2000-americans-about-their-biggest-concern-the-resounding-answer-inflation/

East Coast and TBD do some late-night ruminating on the important facets of life. Featuring elder care, dishwashing, washing laundry, floor mopping, and window washing. Babies, fur babies, and birbs make cameos.

East Coast and TBD offer their two cents about this week’s hot-button issue: the Second Amendment. Their musings include, but are not limited to, whether there is concrete evidence that states with stricter gun control laws are statistically more safe than states with more lax firearm policies (spoiler alert: the answer is a resounding ‘yes’); the role that social media and cognitive dissonance play in radicalization (particularly of young men); and when (we think) the US first started to lose the plot. Featuring a surprise drop-in from Tyler, a Stereo micro-celebrity with a whopping 257(!!!) live streams!