Road Work
699 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 285 ratingsAmerica'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!
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Episodes
17: Knob and Tube House
January 14, 2016 23:00 - 1 hour - 38.5 MBJohn and Dan talk about salvage yards, the tearing down of Victorian houses and childhood schools, maritime maps, electrical wiring, the erecting of false walls, doubling down and powering through, the "Lady Carpenter", and the Flying Academy of Miami. John also opens several new packages.
Episode 16: No Raven Has Ever Brought Me a Button
January 07, 2016 03:30 - 2 hours - 93.5 MBJohn and Dan return for the new year in this special 2-hour extravanganza. John opens and reveals the contents of the mystery packages he has received. They also discuss macramé owls, taxidermy, dream guitars, zwetschgenmaennla, and spirit animals. Please send packages for John to: Mr. John Roderick 815 Seattle Blvd Office 332 Seattle Washington 98134 Links for this episode: A Beautiful Question: Finding Nature's Deep Design: Frank Wilczek: 9781594205262: Amazon.com: Books Ep. 26: "Go P...
16: No Raven Has Ever Brought Me a Button
January 07, 2016 03:30 - 2 hours - 93.5 MBJohn and Dan return for the new year in this special 2-hour extravanganza. John opens and reveals the contents of the mystery packages he has received. They also discuss macramé owls, taxidermy, dream guitars, zwetschgenmaennla, and spirit animals. Please send packages for John to: Mr. John Roderick 815 Seattle Blvd Office 332 Seattle Washington 98134
Episode 16: No Raven Has Ever Brought Me a Button
January 07, 2016 03:30 - 2 hours - 93.5 MBJohn and Dan return for the new year in this special 2-hour extravanganza. John opens and reveals the contents of the mystery packages he has received. They also discuss macramé owls, taxidermy, dream guitars, zwetschgenmaennla, and spirit animals. Please send packages for John to: Mr. John Roderick 815 Seattle Blvd Office 332 Seattle Washington 98134 Links for this episode: A Beautiful Question: Finding Nature's Deep Design: Frank Wilczek: 9781594205262: Amazon.com: Books Ep. 26: "Go P...
Episode 15: One Foot in The 20th Century
December 03, 2015 22:15 - 59 minutes - 28.5 MBJohn and Dan discuss faulty water pumps, becoming a turtle, efficiency for its own sake, the "cult of the best", interstitial moments, making art, compulsive self-documentation, and the lost history of humanity. Brought to you by: Cards Against Humanity (A party game for horrible people).
15: One Foot in The 20th Century
December 03, 2015 22:15 - 59 minutes - 28.5 MBJohn and Dan discuss faulty water pumps, becoming a turtle, efficiency for its own sake, the "cult of the best", interstitial moments, making art, compulsive self-documentation, and the lost history of humanity.
Episode 15: One Foot in The 20th Century
December 03, 2015 22:15 - 59 minutes - 28.5 MBJohn and Dan discuss faulty water pumps, becoming a turtle, efficiency for its own sake, the "cult of the best", interstitial moments, making art, compulsive self-documentation, and the lost history of humanity. Brought to you by: Cards Against Humanity (A party game for horrible people).
Episode 14: Jinx! You Owe Me a Coke Pt. 2
November 24, 2015 15:45 - 49 minutes - 23.6 MBJohn and Dan talk about how they define success, setting and achieving goals, and continue their discussion about conspiracy theories, bigfoot, the fluoridation of drinking water, The Long Walk, the Roswell UFO crash, and the Bermuda Triangle. Brought to you by: Cards Against Humanity (A party game for horrible people).
Episode 14: Jinx! You Owe Me a Coke Pt. 2
November 24, 2015 15:45 - 49 minutes - 23.6 MBJohn and Dan talk about how they define success, setting and achieving goals, and continue their discussion about conspiracy theories, bigfoot, the fluoridation of drinking water, The Long Walk, the Roswell UFO crash, and the Bermuda Triangle. Brought to you by: Cards Against Humanity (A party game for horrible people).
14: Jinx! You Owe Me a Coke Pt. 2
November 24, 2015 15:45 - 49 minutes - 23.6 MBJohn and Dan talk about how they define success, setting and achieving goals, and continue their discussion about conspiracy theories, bigfoot, the fluoridation of drinking water, The Long Walk, the Roswell UFO crash, and the Bermuda Triangle.
Episode 13: Jinx! You Owe Me a Coke Pt. 1
November 20, 2015 13:45 - 1 hour - 31.5 MBJohn and Dan talk about superstition, jinxes, OCD, secret cabals, NFL money, surveillance, playing tambourines on the floor, real magic, and sociopaths. Brought to you by: Cards Against Humanity (A party game for horrible people).
13: Jinx! You Owe Me a Coke Pt. 1
November 20, 2015 13:45 - 1 hour - 31.5 MBJohn and Dan talk about superstition, jinxes, OCD, secret cabals, NFL money, surveillance, playing tambourines on the floor, real magic, and sociopaths.
Episode 13: Jinx! You Owe Me a Coke Pt. 1
November 20, 2015 13:45 - 1 hour - 31.5 MBJohn and Dan talk about superstition, jinxes, OCD, secret cabals, NFL money, surveillance, playing tambourines on the floor, real magic, and sociopaths. Brought to you by: Cards Against Humanity (A party game for horrible people).
12: Intellectual Languages
November 15, 2015 05:00 - 1 hour - 53.5 MBJohn talks with Dan about his recent trip with John Hodgman, eating fancy meals, Cleopatra hair, Pendleton shirts, smoking pot and chewing tobacco, mixed media shows, foley artists, social scientists, metaphors of fire, and John's acquisition of Silver Medallion status.
Episode 12: Intellectual Languages
November 15, 2015 05:00 - 1 hour - 53.5 MBJohn talks with Dan about his recent trip with John Hodgman, eating fancy meals, Cleopatra hair, Pendleton shirts, smoking pot and chewing tobacco, mixed media shows, foley artists, social scientists, metaphors of fire, and John's acquisition of Silver Medallion status. Brought to you by: Hover (You can get 10% off your first purchase by going to Hover.com and using the code ALLTHEGREATSHOWS at checkout).
Episode 12: Intellectual Languages
November 15, 2015 05:00 - 1 hour - 53.5 MBJohn talks with Dan about his recent trip with John Hodgman, eating fancy meals, Cleopatra hair, Pendleton shirts, smoking pot and chewing tobacco, mixed media shows, foley artists, social scientists, metaphors of fire, and John's acquisition of Silver Medallion status. Brought to you by: Hover (You can get 10% off your first purchase by going to Hover.com and using the code ALLTHEGREATSHOWS at checkout).
11: To Serve Man
November 06, 2015 01:00 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBJohn and Dan talk about John's mystery package, false Egyptian beards, reading in the modern age, receiving data, vinyl, authorship, and the Mighty Max.
Episode 11: To Serve Man
November 06, 2015 01:00 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBJohn and Dan talk about John's mystery package, false Egyptian beards, reading in the modern age, receiving data, vinyl, authorship, and the Mighty Max. Links for this episode: The Twilight Zone - "To Serve Man" Free to watch on Hulu The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell On Amazon A Fan's Notes by Frederick Exley On Amazon Brought to you by: Hover (You can get 10% off your first purchase by going to Hover.com and using the code ALLTHEGREATSHOWS at checkout).
Episode 11: To Serve Man
November 06, 2015 01:00 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBJohn and Dan talk about John's mystery package, false Egyptian beards, reading in the modern age, receiving data, vinyl, authorship, and the Mighty Max. Links for this episode: The Twilight Zone - "To Serve Man" Free to watch on Hulu The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell On Amazon A Fan's Notes by Frederick Exley On Amazon Brought to you by: Hover (You can get 10% off your first purchase by going to Hover.com and using the code ALLTHEGREATSHOWS at checkout).
Episode 10: The Parts You Don’t Need
October 29, 2015 23:00 - 1 hour - 48.5 MBJohn and Dan talk about existential crisis, young coyotes, spirit quests, acid trips, Buddhist awakenings and the 4th Jhana, getting robbed, animism, talking to trees, long walks, and the vagaries of human experience. Links for this episode: Ep. 176: "The Opossum Had Distracted Me" - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann Brought to you by: Wealthfront (Visit Wealthfront.com/5by5 to get your first $15,000 managed for free). Foot Cardigan (Make sure you visit FootCardigan.com/RoadWork and ge...
10: The Parts You Don’t Need
October 29, 2015 23:00 - 1 hour - 48.5 MBJohn and Dan talk about existential crisis, young coyotes, spirit quests, acid trips, Buddhist awakenings and the 4th Jhana, getting robbed, animism, talking to trees, long walks, and the vagaries of human experience.
Episode 10: The Parts You Don’t Need
October 29, 2015 23:00 - 1 hour - 48.5 MBJohn and Dan talk about existential crisis, young coyotes, spirit quests, acid trips, Buddhist awakenings and the 4th Jhana, getting robbed, animism, talking to trees, long walks, and the vagaries of human experience. Links for this episode: Ep. 176: "The Opossum Had Distracted Me" - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann Brought to you by: Wealthfront (Visit Wealthfront.com/5by5 to get your first $15,000 managed for free). Foot Cardigan (Make sure you visit FootCardigan.com/RoadWork and ge...
Episode 9: The Hill People
October 23, 2015 20:00 - 2 hours - 59.8 MBJohn and Dan talk cover tremendous ground, from grammar rules to Libertarianism and Marxism, restrained chaos, things you can do in a restaurant, Benghazi tweets, getting punched by strangers, wearing the wrong baseball cap, american tribalism, and traveling with a ukulele. Brought to you by: Hover (You can get 10% off your first purchase by going to Hover.com and using the code ALLTHEGREATSHOWS at checkout). Foot Cardigan (Make sure you visit FootCardigan.com/RoadWork and get 10% off all...
9: The Hill People
October 23, 2015 20:00 - 2 hours - 59.8 MBJohn and Dan talk cover tremendous ground, from grammar rules to Libertarianism and Marxism, restrained chaos, things you can do in a restaurant, Benghazi tweets, getting punched by strangers, wearing the wrong baseball cap, american tribalism, and traveling with a ukulele.
Episode 9: The Hill People
October 23, 2015 20:00 - 2 hours - 59.8 MBJohn and Dan talk cover tremendous ground, from grammar rules to Libertarianism and Marxism, restrained chaos, things you can do in a restaurant, Benghazi tweets, getting punched by strangers, wearing the wrong baseball cap, american tribalism, and traveling with a ukulele. Brought to you by: Hover (You can get 10% off your first purchase by going to Hover.com and using the code ALLTHEGREATSHOWS at checkout). Foot Cardigan (Make sure you visit FootCardigan.com/RoadWork and get 10% off all...
Episode 8: Sacred Meanings
October 09, 2015 02:00 - 1 hour - 44.1 MBJohn and Dan take an investigative look at fashion, talking about contrast-collar dress shirts (so-called "lawyer shirts"), playing against one's type, a prison of denim and cotton, cutting your own hair, modern-day uniforms, dressing like a space cowboy, Reservoir Dogs suits, Publix deli sandwiches, Hippy Big Buckle, and glasses with humanity. Links for this episode: B-boying - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Boogie Boys - You Ain't Fresh - YouTube Code wheel - Wikipedia, the free ency...
Episode 8: Sacred Meanings
October 09, 2015 02:00 - 1 hour - 44.1 MBJohn and Dan take an investigative look at fashion, talking about contrast-collar dress shirts (so-called "lawyer shirts"), playing against one's type, a prison of denim and cotton, cutting your own hair, modern-day uniforms, dressing like a space cowboy, Reservoir Dogs suits, Publix deli sandwiches, Hippy Big Buckle, and glasses with humanity. Links for this episode: B-boying - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Boogie Boys - You Ain't Fresh - YouTube Code wheel - Wikipedia, the free ency...
8: Sacred Meanings
October 09, 2015 02:00 - 1 hour - 44.1 MBJohn and Dan take an investigative look at fashion, talking about contrast-collar dress shirts (so-called "lawyer shirts"), playing against one's type, a prison of denim and cotton, cutting your own hair, modern-day uniforms, dressing like a space cowboy, Reservoir Dogs suits, Publix deli sandwiches, Hippy Big Buckle, and glasses with humanity.
Episode 7: Working Out with Logs
October 01, 2015 23:30 - 2 hours - 67.7 MBDan talks with John about his internal world, finding succor, peccadilloes, creating peak art, Nick Drake, the garbage robot, space barges, wasp sports, the Rocky 4 Model™, working out with logs, a chronology of the rockies, the power of amateurs, the Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, peace sign belt buckles, getting into college, first indignities, and doing the little dance that leads to the big dance. Brought to you by Wealthfront (Visit Wealthfront.com/5by5 to get your first $15,000 managed fo...
7: Working Out with Logs
October 01, 2015 23:30 - 2 hours - 67.7 MBDan talks with John about his internal world, finding succor, peccadilloes, creating peak art, Nick Drake, the garbage robot, space barges, wasp sports, the Rocky 4 Model™, working out with logs, a chronology of the rockies, the power of amateurs, the Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, peace sign belt buckles, getting into college, first indignities, and doing the little dance that leads to the big dance.
Episode 7: Working Out with Logs
October 01, 2015 23:30 - 2 hours - 67.7 MBDan talks with John about his internal world, finding succor, peccadilloes, creating peak art, Nick Drake, the garbage robot, space barges, wasp sports, the Rocky 4 Model™, working out with logs, a chronology of the rockies, the power of amateurs, the Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, peace sign belt buckles, getting into college, first indignities, and doing the little dance that leads to the big dance. Brought to you by Wealthfront (Visit Wealthfront.com/5by5 to get your first $15,000 managed fo...
Episode 6: Nebbishy Vulnerability
September 25, 2015 01:30 - 2 hours - 56.9 MBJohn and Dan talk about monetizing the pizza rat, criks, shanty towns, survival bags, pocket knives and switchblades, when to use a machete, the stockpiler impulse, the line between necessity and luxury, owning 24 blazers, the perfect spork, feather allergies, death dinners, post-apocalyptic fantasies, and misremembered hip-hop lyrics. Links for this episode: New York City rat taking pizza home on the subway - YouTube You Love Pizza Rat. You Don't Own Pizza Rat | WIRED Jukin Media: A mul...
6: Nebbishy Vulnerability
September 25, 2015 01:30 - 2 hours - 56.9 MBJohn and Dan talk about monetizing the pizza rat, criks, shanty towns, survival bags, pocket knives and switchblades, when to use a machete, the stockpiler impulse, the line between necessity and luxury, owning 24 blazers, the perfect spork, feather allergies, death dinners, post-apocalyptic fantasies, and misremembered hip-hop lyrics.
Episode 6: Nebbishy Vulnerability
September 25, 2015 01:30 - 2 hours - 56.9 MBJohn and Dan talk about monetizing the pizza rat, criks, shanty towns, survival bags, pocket knives and switchblades, when to use a machete, the stockpiler impulse, the line between necessity and luxury, owning 24 blazers, the perfect spork, feather allergies, death dinners, post-apocalyptic fantasies, and misremembered hip-hop lyrics. Links for this episode: New York City rat taking pizza home on the subway - YouTube You Love Pizza Rat. You Don't Own Pizza Rat | WIRED Jukin Media: A mul...
5: Barf. Doesn't matter.
September 18, 2015 01:00 - 1 hour - 49.9 MBJohn gets a speeding ticket and talks with Dan about automonmously piloted cars, instant messaging, being cocooned in neato, how social media may lead to the genesis of a sentient Earth, breaking Juan Gomez' Burton Woody, living in words, philosopher kings, the mind of Gaia, Martian exclamations (eggplant), and more.
Episode 5: Barf. Doesn't matter.
September 18, 2015 01:00 - 1 hour - 49.9 MBJohn gets a speeding ticket and talks with Dan about automonmously piloted cars, instant messaging, being cocooned in neato, how social media may lead to the genesis of a sentient Earth, breaking Juan Gomez' Burton Woody, living in words, philosopher kings, the mind of Gaia, Martian exclamations (eggplant), and more. Links for this episode: Three Laws of Robotics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Three Laws of Robotics (often shortened to The Three Laws or Three Laws, also known as As...
Episode 5: Barf. Doesn't matter.
September 18, 2015 01:00 - 1 hour - 49.9 MBJohn gets a speeding ticket and talks with Dan about automonmously piloted cars, instant messaging, being cocooned in neato, how social media may lead to the genesis of a sentient Earth, breaking Juan Gomez' Burton Woody, living in words, philosopher kings, the mind of Gaia, Martian exclamations (eggplant), and more. Links for this episode: Three Laws of Robotics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Three Laws of Robotics (often shortened to The Three Laws or Three Laws, also known as As...
4: Pie from a Stranger
September 02, 2015 23:00 - 2 hours - 57.5 MBJohn and Dan talk about the search for automotive parts in junkyards, taking pies from strangers, the tendrils of insecurity, the cruelty of absence, emotional threats, a trip to Istanbul, clogged feeds, and the concept of giving.
Episode 4: Pie from a Stranger
September 02, 2015 23:00 - 2 hours - 57.5 MBJohn and Dan talk about the search for automotive parts in junkyards, taking pies from strangers, the tendrils of insecurity, the cruelty of absence, emotional threats, a trip to Istanbul, clogged feeds, and the concept of giving. Links for this episode: INFJ Personality (“The Advocate”) | 16Personalities Tie rod - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Synesthesia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dana: The Practice of Giving Meaning of the Pali Word "Dana" | Dharma Wisdom Sinai Peninsula...
Episode 4: Pie from a Stranger
September 02, 2015 23:00 - 2 hours - 57.5 MBJohn and Dan talk about the search for automotive parts in junkyards, taking pies from strangers, the tendrils of insecurity, the cruelty of absence, emotional threats, a trip to Istanbul, clogged feeds, and the concept of giving. Links for this episode: INFJ Personality (“The Advocate”) | 16Personalities Tie rod - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Synesthesia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dana: The Practice of Giving Meaning of the Pali Word "Dana" | Dharma Wisdom Sinai Peninsula...
3: I Now Declare This Mall Open
August 26, 2015 21:00 - 1 hour - 47.7 MBJohn talks with Dan about his recent performance with Fiona Apple, the events which took place on July 25, 2008 at the Westfield Southcenter mall, and their musical "first-times".
Episode 3: I Now Declare This Mall Open
August 26, 2015 21:00 - 1 hour - 47.7 MBJohn talks with Dan about his recent performance with Fiona Apple, the events which took place on July 25, 2008 at the Westfield Southcenter mall, and their musical "first-times". Links for this episode: Fiona Apple - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jonathan Ames - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Nickel Creek American Beauty (album) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Roderick (@johnroderick) • Instagram photos and videos Westfield Westfield Southcenter Westfield Southcenter t...
Episode 3: I Now Declare This Mall Open
August 26, 2015 21:00 - 1 hour - 47.7 MBJohn talks with Dan about his recent performance with Fiona Apple, the events which took place on July 25, 2008 at the Westfield Southcenter mall, and their musical "first-times". Links for this episode: Fiona Apple - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jonathan Ames - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Nickel Creek American Beauty (album) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Roderick (@johnroderick) • Instagram photos and videos Westfield Westfield Southcenter Westfield Southcenter t...
Episode 2: Trading Sandwiches
August 19, 2015 21:30 - 2 hours - 58.8 MBJohn and Dan talk about fixing cars, metal shop, handheld football games and pacman watches, exploding cigarettes, wearing vests, Wonder Bread Star Wars trading cards, sandwiches, square pizza, owning a thermos, smoking, varmint infestations and deaths, and spiders. Links for this episode: iTunes - Podcasts - Road Work by 5by5 Morgan Motor Company Mattel-Football.jpg 332×500 pixels Coleco_Electronic_Quarterback.jpg 1,704×2,272 pixels Electronic Quarterback - Coleco handheld football ga...
Episode 2: Trading Sandwiches
August 19, 2015 21:30 - 2 hours - 58.8 MBJohn and Dan talk about fixing cars, metal shop, handheld football games and pacman watches, exploding cigarettes, wearing vests, Wonder Bread Star Wars trading cards, sandwiches, square pizza, owning a thermos, smoking, varmint infestations and deaths, and spiders. Links for this episode: iTunes - Podcasts - Road Work by 5by5 Morgan Motor Company Mattel-Football.jpg 332×500 pixels Coleco_Electronic_Quarterback.jpg 1,704×2,272 pixels Electronic Quarterback - Coleco handheld football ga...
2: Trading Sandwiches
August 19, 2015 21:30 - 2 hours - 58.8 MBJohn and Dan talk about fixing cars, metal shop, handheld football games and pacman watches, exploding cigarettes, wearing vests, Wonder Bread Star Wars trading cards, sandwiches, square pizza, owning a thermos, smoking, varmint infestations and deaths, and spiders.
Episode 1: Scrambling Eggs
August 13, 2015 21:00 - 1 hour - 53.7 MBJohn Roderick and Dan Benjamin talk about rituals and routines, the privilege of being big, being introverted, stoping at stoplights, bad neighborhoods, making graveyards and fluffernutters, crumbling of bones, and making eggs. Links for this episode: I’m Sorry, but Women Really Need to Stop Apologizing | TIME Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann 5by5 | Back to Work All Is Lost (2013) - IMDb Hearing News - Hearing Associates Cabrini–Green Homes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Fluffe...
1: Scrambling Eggs
August 13, 2015 21:00 - 1 hour - 53.7 MBJohn Roderick and Dan Benjamin talk about rituals and routines, the privilege of being big, being introverted, stoping at stoplights, bad neighborhoods, making graveyards and fluffernutters, crumbling of bones, and making eggs.
Episode 1: Scrambling Eggs
August 13, 2015 21:00 - 1 hour - 53.7 MBJohn Roderick and Dan Benjamin talk about rituals and routines, the privilege of being big, being introverted, stoping at stoplights, bad neighborhoods, making graveyards and fluffernutters, crumbling of bones, and making eggs. Links for this episode: I’m Sorry, but Women Really Need to Stop Apologizing | TIME Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann 5by5 | Back to Work All Is Lost (2013) - IMDb Hearing News - Hearing Associates Cabrini–Green Homes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Fluffe...