Social Distance Warriors
66 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago -Rat and Tom talk about how they're dealing with the pandemic.
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Episodes
Episode 66: We Stay Silly
February 04, 2024 18:45 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBRecorded 5/31/2023. Will you run and fight, or beat box? Action items: Watch a movie (any movie) Celebrate an ending
Episode 65: We Have Flavored the Milk
January 07, 2024 20:45 - 37 minutes - 34.9 MBRecorded 5/3/2023. Tom gets new wheels and Rat sees a play. Action items: Do one good skin care thing. Clean your kitchen, it's filthy.
Episode 64: Rats Take Care of Each Other
January 01, 2024 14:30 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBRecorded 4/12/2023. The secrets of the mouse's outfit are revealed. Action items: Make a playlist for when you have a bad day at work Eat one of your favorite foods in a new way
Episode 63: I'm Never Weird. Not Even Once
December 23, 2023 21:45 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBRecorded 1/4/2023. Surprisingly, the arbiter of weirdness is Mario. Action items: This space intentionally left blank.
Episode 62: A Cold, Snowy, Icy Logic
November 11, 2023 18:45 - 43 minutes - 39.8 MBRecorded 12/14/2022. Tom and Rat pivot to Mastodon. Action Items: Decide on a theme for the coming year Be weird
Episode 61: An Interesting Fulfilling Life Activity
November 04, 2023 15:00 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBRecorded 11/9/2022. Rat's fate hangs in the balance and Tom receives an unhelpful diagnosis. Action items: Watch Andor. Do one thing to prepare for the coming winter.
Episode 60: Birth by COVID
October 28, 2023 22:00 - 42 minutes - 39.8 MBRecorded 10/19/2022. Tom takes a test and Rat learns the truth about Terra. Action Items: Watch a YouTube video by @heorotlinea (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClWhUgX6IZQeyC-3BywkdGQ) Watch the anime Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury
Episode 59: Passionate Bop It Feelings
May 28, 2023 21:45 - 26 minutes - 24.9 MBRecorded 9/28/2022. Rat befriends a Funko Pop, and Tom puts a crown on a skull. Action Items: * Quit something * Fix something
Episode 58: Too Much Tomato
May 19, 2023 13:45 - 35 minutes - 33 MBRecorded 9/8/2022. In the wake of a monarch's demise, Rat and Tom adapt to changing expectations in the workplace. Action Items: * Eat a tomato * Read the first book in a series you haven't read before
Episode 57: For The Remote Child
May 12, 2023 14:00 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MBRecorded 8/9/2022. Rat takes a vacation and Tom's gamer ascendancy is at hand. Action items: Stick to a consistent sleep schedule Catch up on Tom's Xenoblade Chronicles 3 videos (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxyOe-5NaWJfAaqCOFOet0WskcQND2RvY)
Episode 56: The Way We Think About Book
March 31, 2023 12:45 - 34 minutes - 32.2 MBRecorded 7/20/2022. There shouldn't be allowed to be more than one pandemic. Action items: Hang a piece of art on the wall Draw a picture
Episode 55: There is a Tiredness
January 13, 2023 19:45 - 47 minutes - 44.2 MBRecorded 6/22/2022. This is the beach episode. Action Items: Write in a journal Write in a book other than a journal
Episode 54: I Was a Minion
January 06, 2023 15:00 - 31 minutes - 29.6 MBRecorded 6/8/2022. It is what it is, and it can hardly be expected to be anything else. Action Items: Try one of the strategies from Getting Things Done Learn about how an appliance works
Episode 53: It's Gonna be Covid for a While
December 30, 2022 14:30 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBRecorded 5/17/2022. They put bugs in Riku, but they did not put bacteria in Rat. Action items: Find yourself a treat Download some new apps
Episode 52: Pro Songs Only Comma For Work
December 23, 2022 16:00 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MBRecorded 4/27/2022. We have a weirdly prescient discussion about Twitter in this one. Action items: Reach out to someone you haven't talked to in a while just to say hi Listen to an album by the band They Might Be Giants Visit a place you have never been before.
Episode 51: Dr. Jin Jin Changeable and Razzlebot
October 13, 2022 15:00 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBRecorded 4/13/2022. Strategies for boiling frogs and chickens. Action items: Create a playlist Experiment with sauce Watch Everything Everywhere All At Once
Episode 50: Excel Hell
July 26, 2022 14:00 - 37 minutes - 35.1 MBRecorded 3/3/2022 You must solve the riddles to pass the test. Action items: Continue wearing a mask, and get an N95 if you can. Treat yourself to a dentist appointment Make a character in a tabletop RPG
Episode 49: Something Is Too Big
July 22, 2022 14:00 - 30 minutes - 28.7 MBRecorded 2/3/2022 Let me tell you about Flappy Bird. Action Items: Take steps to be prepared Buy something on Bandcamp Friday
Episode 48: The One Where Rat Has Covid
July 19, 2022 23:30 - 33 minutes - 31.3 MBRecorded 1/19/2022 Lock me in my room with Frankenstein. Action Items: * Change up the medium * Listen to an album released in 2022.
Episode 47: Hot Take, COVID Bad.
June 04, 2022 15:15 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MBRecorded 1/6/2022. This ain't it, Commander-In-Chief. Action Items: * Stop doing something * Don't get COVID.
Episode 46: That Hot Pep Taste I Crave
May 28, 2022 13:15 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBRecorded 12/21/2021. We were so naive, we didn't know about the omega variant or the supercure. Action items: Set a goal Play a game
Episode 45: I Don't Know the Blood-Soaked in Pittsburgh
May 24, 2022 00:15 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MBRecorded December 8, 2021, with special guest Mads Viande (http://madsvian.de/). Lot of death talk in this one. Action items: Drink a nice hot soda Buy a 2022 calendar Revisit something you did a long time ago
Episode 44: Social in a Weird Way
May 06, 2022 19:15 - 33 minutes - 31.5 MBRecorded 11/10/2021. They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Action Items: * Read a book * Seek out bargains and values
Episode 43: Official Approval to Mix it Up
April 18, 2022 20:00 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBRecorded 10/20/2021. Wearing a scarf and a hat is likely to make you warmer than just wearing two hats. Action items: * Try Melatonin * Go see your Doctor. For your health! * Watch the "Doctor Who" TV show.
Episode 42: A Good, Weak Flavor
April 09, 2022 19:30 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBRecorded on October 6, 2021. The Skeleton is still going to be a big brother. Action Items: Take a nap Listen to Mission to Zyxx (https://www.missiontozyxx.space) (possibly episode 5.07 (https://www.missiontozyxx.space/season-5/2021/7/26/507-a-little-ditty-bout-jakk-and-shaian-ft-chris-grace-and-eric-gersen))
Episode 41: Data Bagel
April 02, 2022 15:15 - 42 minutes - 39.4 MBRecorded September 25, 2021 Nobody's ever said "Data Bagel" before. Action item: * Look up an organization that provides assistance or pen-pals to people in the prison system.
Episode 40: The Soup Tank
December 30, 2021 18:00 - 29 minutes - 27.7 MBRecorded September 11, 2021. You don't have to explain to me who Niles is. Action items: Watch a fan video Say something nobody's ever said before
Episode 39: An Apocalypse That Keeps Happening
December 29, 2021 00:30 - 38 minutes - 35.8 MBThere was, how do you say this, "hope." Action items: Eat and Enjoy a Soup Meditate
Episode 38: Many Excruciatingly Slow Steps
November 09, 2021 02:00 - 24 minutes - 22.9 MBRecorded July 22, 2021. No we won't stop talking abut Homestuck things. Action item: - Read "Vinbre the Novel (https://archiveofourown.org/works/31830013)".
Episode 37: I Hope Trains are Doing Okay
October 18, 2021 15:30 - 26 minutes - 25 MBRecorded June 24, 2021. Rat's true nature is revealed. Action items: * Eat a berry * Break a law
Episode 36: There's nothing, so I guess it's everything
October 16, 2021 00:30 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBRecorded June 10, 2021. What's the deal with masks? Action Items: Give a card to somebody, but make it fancy Move an item of furniture in your home to a different location
Episode 35: Johnson Johnson Janssen Jetson
September 17, 2021 21:45 - 29 minutes - 27.5 MBRecorded May 27, 2021. Consider this a historical curiosity. Action items: Memorize a poem Play Snowound Blood (https://deconreconstruction.itch.io/snowbound-blood)
Episode 34: No One Told You Life Was Gonna Be This Way
June 10, 2021 14:15 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBRecorded March 20, 2021. Is any of this canonical? Action items: * If you have allergies, try taking an anti-allergy medication * If you don't have allergies, be grateful * Listen to Friends at the Table (https://friendsatthetable.net)
Episode 33: A Process, Not a Rodeo
June 07, 2021 22:30 - 31 minutes - 29.4 MBAction Items: Bake something Buy something from a local small business
Episode 32: The Big Game
April 20, 2021 14:30 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBRecorded February 7, 2021. Traffic is the final frontier. Action Items: * Learn something about labor unions * Complete the New York Times crossword
Episode 31: Dad for Dad
March 20, 2021 13:30 - 30 minutes - 28 MBRecorded 1/21/21. The Inauguration happened. Action items: * Do something nice for your face. * Something with a fork?
Episode 30: A Different Kind of Quadrilateral
March 03, 2021 15:45 - 33 minutes - 31.2 MBRecorded January 14, 2021. Rat pursues a new opportunity, and Tom does a podcast. Action items: Donate to a food bank, mutual aid, or other charity covering essential services that the government should be covering Watch a movie that you feel like everyone else feels like you should have seen Have a prophetic dream think about whether or not you have ever taken any creative writing courses?
Episode 29: Regardless of Podcasts
January 26, 2021 21:30 - 27 minutes - 26 MBHey FYI this one was recorded more than a month ago. Action item: donate to (or promote) a food bank or a charity that provides vital services
Episode 28: Two Trains Without Context
January 09, 2021 16:45 - 38 minutes - 35.9 MBRecorded December 12, 2020. We talk about gender and hiveswap and vaccines.
Episode 27: Welcome to My Trebled Mind
December 12, 2020 22:15 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MBThere is no multiplayer solitaire. Action items: * Drink a hot drink that's different from the hot drink you usually drink
Episode 26: Eagle God
November 25, 2020 18:45 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBSo, there was an election. Action items: Somehow, make the music. Play a video game.
Episode 25: We Are Not a Homestuck Podcast
November 03, 2020 21:45 - 28 minutes - 26.9 MB(Recorded 10/29/20) Hey there's an election. Action Items: * Vote! * Write a letter to your future self at futureme.org (http://futureme.org)
Episode 24: The Slimy Season
November 01, 2020 15:30 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MB(Recorded October 15th) In the shadow of the Pumpkin Spice. Action Items: - Find a local Rocky Horror shadow cast.
Episode 23: Just a Baby Neopet
October 21, 2020 20:45 - 37 minutes - 35 MBAnd now: this man in pandemic has taken up a new hobby, and it's not what you'd expect! Action Items: * Listen to Neil Cicierega's Mouth Dreams and all of the Mouth albums. * Play some neopets games.
Episode 22: It's a War Crimes Show
October 15, 2020 01:30 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MBThey tell you that it's normal.
Episode 21: Feeling Kinda Hatty
September 26, 2020 18:30 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MBWe have a guest! It's Evan. Action Items: * Call your elected officials * Wear a hat
Episode 20: That's Sports, Right?
August 19, 2020 22:00 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBWe confront the horror of sports and games. Action item: * Participate in the cultural event of Blaseball (https://blaseball.com).
Episode 19: Sorry, What is the Void?
August 04, 2020 21:30 - 30 minutes - 28 MBA throwback to the long-gone days of early July 2020. Action item: * Let the dice decide your fate.
Episode 18: Cobra Person
July 07, 2020 21:30 - 30 minutes - 28.5 MBWe talk about turnips and teeth.
Episode 17: You Have to Start Grappling
June 24, 2020 02:30 - 30 minutes - 28.5 MBWe talk about going back to work, and getting furloughed from work, and getting fired from work (or more specifically, the supreme cout decision about NOT getting fired from work). Action items: * Brush your teeth * Watch one of the movies on Rian Johnson's list (https://letterboxd.com/rcjohnso/list/70s-musical-extravaganza/detail/)