Copy, Paste, Repeat Chris Freeman, Brandon Hays

This is it: the final episode. We've collected our own and some listeners' favorite episodes, and talk about what we learned over the last couple of years podcasting together. We bring up our "favorite Italian Marxist", our worst jokes, and reactions from some of our favorite listeners.

Thank you so much to everyone who listened. We truly love you.

In this week's episode: David Lynch rules, Brandon went swimming, shooty stuff, and the logarithmic reward curve of software development gigs.

Chris and Brandon discover that re-acclimating to riding a bike isn't exactly like riding a bike in pandemic workouts. Brandon rediscovers drive-in movies and he and Chris ponder the creepiness of AirBnB for swimming pools. Chris recommends a documentary series (SPORTS WARNING) and Brandon gets Milkshake Duck'd so hard. Chris explains why you need to take your vacations even if it's weird and you're not going anywhere.

In this week's episode, Chris and Brandon talk about their varied approaches to and appreciation for the notion of mastery as it applies in both video games and programming.

It's summer in Austin, TX, AKA the surface of the sun, and Brandon's home waterpark solution is just... sad. Chris and Brandon are both stuck indoors and distracting themselves with pseudo-educational videos and PC games. Chris extols the virtues of piloting giant robots, and Brandon can't stop thinking about disassembling spaceships.

In this week's episode, Chris and Brandon catch up on video games and TV (and biscuits) before talking about The Matrix, The Hero's Journey, and the lies we tell ourselves about finding meaning through providing value.