Episode 61 - Snack from The Two Vague Podcast

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Episode 61 - Snack

1 hour 5 minutes Posted Oct 8, 2022 at 5:33 am.

Norah’s boat trip on the Chicago River, and knocking out the arthritis

River-faring to snack food segue, word of the day calendar, and eating casually

No “walking apples” for Ben in Japan, and sexually attractive people

“Go to” snacks, baby carrots… aren’t, and Norah almost spews

Vegetable trays, Ben’s ice cream bar diet story, and being an ectomorph

Trigger warning: skinny guy complains about the monetary cost of being skinny

Norah’s post-boating experience at the “Adult Snack Machine”

Ben asks what the food items in afternoon tea or high tea are called

Drinks as snacks, in my freezer, served in a paper cup, and portion control

Salty-sweet snacks, and Paula Poundstone’s eating a box of Pop-Tarts bit

Ben’s “Weird-ass Cheese (and Spinach) Quesadilla,” and Telly Savalas

Norah and Ben talk about playing Donut County

Annapurna Interactive, Ben is too excited about his Bacon number, and snakes

Independent game studio Young Horses, and taking photos

Talkin’ bout’ Bugsnax, and opinions on what makes a “kids games”

Eating insects, and Ben explains some Bugsnax game mechanics to Norah

The truth about Bambi… which was based on a book by an Austrian author

Capturing the cheese puff butterfly, and a brief history on game FAQs and guides

Zach "Danger" Brown’s fifty-five thousand dollar potato salad

Memes vs. political cartoons, and the “sleepy chicken” TikTok trend

.FDA warnings, the nature of social media communications, and locked goods

Norah and Ben’s parting snack wisdom

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This week Ben and Norah are discussing the food we consume to tide us over to our next full meal. Yummy SNACKS! Sprinkled throughout the episode are salty stories and discussions about electric boats, happy hours, ice cream bar diets, snakes, potato salad, and “sleepy chicken.” After Norah reveals her cookie addiction, Ben reveals his Bacon number! Finally, the proverbial cherry(s) on top for a touch of sweetness are conversations about Norah playing Ben Esposito’s Donut County and Ben playing Young Horses’ Bugsnax.

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