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I talked to the kids tonight about cell phones

I explained how things get weird.  Interestingly, towards the end of this discussion we talk about our family policies about the kids having cell phones.  I ended up spending family time around the table tonight explaining to the kids how it's possible to ruin your entire career in a few minutes with a cell phone.  It's fascinating that my children have that option.... if I were to give them a phone.  

Anyways, I found this discussion to be fascinating.  I hadn'...

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I really like these episodes (the ones where Matt teaches me stuff)

Matt has been studying Nineveh for quite some time now and we've been talking about it a bit during windshield time.  He finally said "dude let's do Nineveh" and I'm super glad he did.  I had no idea about any of this stuff... and I think it makes for a fascinating conversation.  There's something a bit liberating about not having to know things, and just being given permission to ask any question that comes to mind.  This is super fun and interesting and I hope you enjoy ...

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Please keep wandering into our bar! These episodes couldn't happen without you!

This is a rare three-episode month, so we decided to celebrate by checking back in over at the Twisted Knuckle to see who had wandered in out of the cold, and what random things might be on their mind. 

Also, the pins have arrived at my house, and my family and I will begin packaging and labelling them this soon!

You rule.

Matt W. (and Destin)

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This one made me feel things - The story of Anthony Ray Hinton

In this episode we discuss the book "The Sun Does Shine" by Anthony Ray Hinton.  This book affected me in a huge way, and it was an honor to process out all these thoughts with Matt.  I hope you enjoy thinking through this stuff with us and ultimately I hope you're able to process the emotions and turn them into actionable stuff for good.

-Destin

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Winged Hussar Pins are ready - Be sure to update your address!

Pins are about to be shipped out.  LOOK HOW AWESOME THEY ARE.  Every Patron gets a pin.  If you know anyone who might want to sign up we ordered just a few extra so please let them know now is probably the last chance to sign up in time to get the pin.  Maybe send them this post? Thank you guys for supporting the podcast and MAKE SURE your address is properly loaded into Patreon!

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My name is Matt Whitman and I think you're going to love this

I LOVE the episodes where we research and compare notes from our respective angles. This episode is Barnacles and Testicles Approved!

Also, we finalized the Winged Hussar pins and they are being printed at the pin factory as we speak. Game on!

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More Life With Chapters

It occurs to me that we've all been doing this together for over two years now, and that many of you have been here to see us turn the pages on big chapters in our lives. Thanks for sharing that with us.

Also, we met with the artist on the winged hussar pins this morning and they're about one inch away from being completely freaking awesome. We'll send it off to the printers and then off to you.

Additionally, I've also purchased a vat of expired mayonnaise and it's currently ferme...

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This is the newest episode of all time

Thanks to everyone who's been supporting this thing since forever, and thanks to all the new Patrons for whom this is your first sponsored episode. You all make this show happen, and you also make it fun. 

Every last one of you deserves a fist full of mayonnaise, but almost all of you will have to settle for winged hussar enamel pins instead. We've fixed the thing where some of you couldn't enter your mailing addresses, so please make sure you've got that up to date so we can send ...

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Derek from Veritasium jumps on to talk about...

...how the complex YouTube algorithm is shaping society in subtle ways. We also talked about shade balls.

But here's the real deal, we're going to send a winged hussar enamel pin to literally every patron we have at the time those are ready to mail (hopefully in a few weeks). So if you're already a patron, please make sure your mailing address is up to date here, and if your not a patron, NOW IS THE TIME TO ARRIVE!

Seriously though, thank you; you're awesome.

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060 - VR Baptism

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059 - Destin Breaks the Sound Barrier in an F-16

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058 - Pontius Pilate

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057 - Real Friends Give Each Other Mixtapes

...and that's exactly what we do in this episode. There's a lot of joy in having a friend sit down and take a listen to the stuff that's important to you musically, and we hope that the experience will be just as enjoyable as we share our playlists with you as the third chair.

Also, make sure to check out the Spotify playlist that's linked in the description.

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You guys make this happen, and your supports is hugely encouraging

Here's a crispy new episode that covers almost all the general stuff we love to talk about in one single episode. We had fun, and we hope you enjoy it too.

Thanks for being here and thanks for being the ones who really shape the community and the conversation with the show.

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055 - Internet Manipulation and Countermeasures

Destin's working on a series of projects having to do with the behind the scenes battles going on over social media and Internetting in general. In this episode we talk about that, and other less-important things like me crying in another movie.

Thanks and enjoy!

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PATRON ONLY BONUS SEGMENT

This is the segment that came up in episode 055 that didn't fit into the final edit. We thought it was fun and decided to share it with you to say thanks again for being a part of the show.

I know in the past some of you had suggested we share everything with everyone, and while we value that input, we appreciate you allowing us to do things exclusively for this community of supporters from time to time.

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054 - The Combat of the Thirty

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Combat of the Thirty

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053 - What would happen every time you restarted Earth?

 

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I (Matt) am super excited about the idea behind this episode and the way it turned out in reality too

I think this might be the most true-to-the-name-of-the-show episode we've ever done. This was a blast to make and I hope it's a blast to listen to.

This podcast happens because of you and I don't just think that when I make these posts. My family and I think of you and speak appreciation of you often. 

Thanks.

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Well, we got into a fight about whips and fly fishing, but we made up and it turned out to be a sweet episode

What the title said. This conversation was a lot of fun, and gets toward some answers on questions of fishing and physics that not many people are asking, but that many people will find interesting.

Thanks a ton for being a part of this!

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050 - Package Thief vs. Glitter Bomb Trap (With Mark Rober)

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PeeV=NRT

 

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Emily Graslie is back! Also, there are no bleeps in this episode!

We just got done with Thinkercon and the three of us are still all in a pretty cool place as we reflect on a deeply meaningful time with a bunch of new friends thinking about how to work together to make stuff better. 

You're a part of that too. Thanks for being part of a growing group of people who actively care about doing redemptive things on the internet and in the world in general.

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047 - Marine Boot Camp

CONTENT WARNING - Though we bleep the heck out of this episode, there's no getting around the awesome fact that we invited a former Marine on the program to describe his experiences in boot camp. We asked him to be flat honest and not censor himself so we could get a real feel for it. 

And he delivered.

This episode is a fascinating look into a world most of us will never experience, and it wraps up on a surprising and thoughtful note. 

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Special recording Secret-Clubhouse message about ThinkerCon

Secret Clubhouse special recording about ThinkerCon 

Hey NDQ Patrons!

After talking things over, Matt and I would love to see a bunch of you in the room at ThinkerCon. It’s going to be fun and the German food and fireworks show is going to be awesome. The lion’s share of the tickets are gone, but there’s still some left this far out so……

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046 - The Car Wreck

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2018-10-23 17:41:18 +0000 UTC View Post

045 - Had a great question come in; made an episode about it

This one gets a little goofy at times, but it's mostly straight-up deep water conversation. The discussion was meaningful for us as friends and I hope it is for you too.

Thanks for being a part of this.

(Matt)

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044 - How to Think

We get started with friendly bickering about who picks better books and then roll on into a long, meaningful conversation about a book that deeply challenges the way we approach thought and discourse.

Can you tell Matt wrote this? 

I liked this book and the episode that goes with it; I hope you do to.

Thanks a ton for supporting the program; it's energizing and appreciated hugely! 

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043 - Her Name Was Corndog and She Had Thirteen Nipples

Corndog is an opossum and this episode is safe for people of all ages.

Also, thank you for supporting us and for being generally awesome.

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042 - Listener Questions Lightning Round

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