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Why Is The World Like This?

14 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 months ago -

In this podcast, two friends tackle big subjects and try to bring them down to level even they can understand. Will they ask the hard questions? Will they stop at nothing until they get to the truth? Will they shake your firmly held beliefs to their very core? No. Still, it’s worth a listen.

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Episodes

Ep. 14 Urban Planning

July 07, 2023 13:31 - 53 minutes - 46.3 MB

Why hasn’t anyone built a city in the clouds yet? Or maybe they have and they are just keeping the poor people out. Tune in this week as we tackle these hard hitting questions and more as we talk to our friend, and this week’s guest, Camerin. And if you are listening on your commute, you can learn why that commute sucks and how much effort it takes to make it suck just a little bit less.

Ep.13 Nerdiness

October 06, 2020 14:28 - 49 minutes - 43.5 MB

As a level 18 paladin, I can confidently say that if you don’t listen to this episode, that I can and will cast a level 5 divine smite on you. If you do listen, there could be a +2 Helm of Tymora in the loot drop at the end. So really it’s in your best interest to tune in.

Ep.12 Language

September 22, 2020 05:00 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MB

We got a quote from an illustrious wordsmith to write the extravagant foreword for our splendiferous, hebdomadal episode. It too expensive. Podcast good. Listen please. He gave us the first and last sentence pro bono, so tune in this week to hear us use language to talk about language.

Ep. 11 Cults

September 15, 2020 21:50 - 53 minutes - 42.8 MB

Hey, wanna come join this really prestigious group that will make your life better? Are you looking for a place to belong? Look no further than our amazing self-help group named “Iznop Emehcs“. Tune in to this week’s episode to hear all the amazing opportunities we can offer to make your life literally perfect.

Ep.10 Conspiracy Theories

September 08, 2020 05:11 - 52 minutes - 48 MB

You didn’t hear it from us folks, or did you? I’m not saying that all conspiracies are true, but they are certainly fun to think about...or devastating to lots of lives... one of the two. Either way, anyone who doesn’t tune in to this episode is a brainwashed sheep who is too afraid to face the truth!

Ep.9 Ignorance

September 01, 2020 16:20 - 49 minutes - 48 MB

Look, I don’t know what you want me to say here, and I don’t care. Who has time to know anything? If you do, tune into this episode and maybe you’ll learn a little sum sum.

Ep.8 Travel

August 25, 2020 05:02 - 46 minutes - 42.5 MB

Some do it for food. Some do it for the views. Some do it for the culture. And some do it to escape their family. Regardless of your reasons, come join us as well dive into the intricacies and nuances surrounding travel... Also tune in.

Ep.7 War

August 18, 2020 15:25 - 47 minutes - 41.8 MB

Why have humans been waging war for millennia? And what does our ability to wage war say about us as humans? Will we ever stop fighting wars? Not if America has anything to say about it. So tune in and explore this topic more with us, in this week’s episode.

Ep.6 Death

August 11, 2020 06:22 - 52 minutes - 48.4 MB

Is there really any reason to fear death? Should how we live be influenced by what we think happens when we die? And is death really such a bad thing? Tune in and find out in this week’s episode.

Ep.5 Creativity

August 04, 2020 05:11 - 45 minutes - 40.4 MB

One time I thought about using my dog as a mop. There are many ways to express our creativity, but what toll does it take on us... and our dogs? Tune in and explore what it means to be creative, in this week’s episode.

Ep.4 Small Talk

July 28, 2020 05:06 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MB

Some people are good at it. Some people despise it. But we all end up having to do it. From nonsensical greetings to the weather, we cover it all. Tune in to this week’s episode, and find out if we really do care about what happened to your boss over the weekend.

Ep.3 Free Time

July 21, 2020 21:21 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MB

What do you do in your free time, if you can really even call it that? In a society where you have to do something valuable with your time, can you really ever relax? Who knows? But how about you give it a try by tuning in to today’s episode.

Ep.2 Love

July 15, 2020 00:17 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MB

Is it actually better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all? What do our definitions of love say about us? And does anyone actually love Merrill? Tune in and find out in this week’s episode.

Ep.1 Storytelling

July 09, 2020 22:34 - 40 minutes - 38 MB

What do our favorite stories say about us?  Why do we always tell the same story with a little twist? And is anime the key to all storytelling? Tune in and find out in this week’s episode.