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In this episode Travis, Colin, and Tyler look at the apocalypse and survivalism through the lense of the book Station Eleven, written by Emily St. John Mandel.

Talking Points:
Apocalypse
Survivalism
Emily St. John Mandel's genre dispute
Plot summary and literary stuff (spoilers)

In this episode Travis, Colin, and Tyler delve into the world of Pokémon Go (or do the Pokémon delve into our world?). Yes the guys jump in the deep end of questions about the nature of reality and Tyler butchers Lin-Manuel Miranda’s name, so grab your favorite beverage and join us at the virtual bar!

Talking Points:
Subtitle practice
What is Reality?
Metric tracking
Gamifying life
Augmented reality
Transhumanism
Beer Talk

A cool refreshing beverage for the summer time heat. Also, the latest audio/visual album by Beyonce. In this episode Travis, Colin, and Tyler do their best as three white dudes to talk about Beyonce’s latest and greatest album!

Talking Points:

Lemonade/Beyonce/Jay Z (obviously!)
“Death of the Author” - Roland Barthes
Post Structuralism and Literary Criticism
Evengelian
Bullseye With Jessy Thorn “DJ Quik” episode
Kierkegaard (of course!)
"Eyes Wide Shut” - Stanley Kubrick
Traumnovelle
Adaptations and Fidelity/Infidelity
Horror Elements (Why Not?!)
“The Shining”

So grab some lemonade (spike it with something while grandma is not looking) and join us!

In this episode Travis, Colin, and Tyler try their best to talk about gender! While the conversation is sparked by the recent North Carolina "bathroom bill" the discussion definitely does not stop there. So grab your favorite beverage (perhaps from your local brewery) and join the conversation!
*Warning! There is some explicit language*

Show Notes:
- North Carolina Bathroom Issue
- Late Week Tonight with John Oliver "LGBT Discrimination"
- Adam Hamilton "Seeing Grey in a World of Black and White"