Scapegoats & Straw Men

Every band has its greatest hits. Every TV show has its greatest tropes. We're not any different. In this Cold Cut from TGT 50, Lakin and Pete gab the gamut of topics we've beaten to death many times before, all in one concise 18-minute package.

The talking continues as Pete and Lakin muse upon the pervasion of Donald Trump. They also muse upon sexual orientation and epigenetics. But somehow it circles back to Trump. Everything circles back to Trump. Eventually. www.ssmcast.com www.facebook.com/ssmcast www.twitter.com/SSMcast

The talking continues as Lakin extols the virtues of self-winding mechanical watches and Pete breaks a toilet. Throw in a dash of existential dread and an apocalyptic cover of "Nearer, My God, to Thee," and you have a beautiful day in the TGT neighborhood. www.ssmcast.com www.facebook.com/ssmcast www.twitter.com/SSMcast

A fiendish fedora tricks two logical humanoids into defending irrational thought. www.ssmcast.com www.facebook.com/ssmcast www.twitter.com/SSMcast

Following up on our repost from yesterday, it's only appropriate that we include the Cold Cut from SSM 4. Here's how we described it way back then: "On this Good Friday edition of 'Cold Cuts,' two Gentiles discuss their preference for Shiva rituals, especially after dealing with their fathers' deaths." Monday, we'll have a brand-new TGT for you. Have a great holiday weekend! www.ssmcast.com www.facebook.com/ssmcast www.twitter.com/SSMcast

Given that it's Easter weekend, let's revisit a podcast we recorded in March 2015 that's all about our inevitable fate. Here's how we described our discussion way back then: "Death weighs heavily on the minds of a twenty and thirtysomething as they contemplate whether life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness have passed them by." www.scapegoatsandstrawmen.com

The talking continues as Lakin and Pete take a tour of several mind palaces, ranging from the Current Occupant of the White House (COWH) to wedding photography to event boundaries to paranoia about Internet security. It's a hodgepodge of thoughts that occasionally resemble conversation, all with an extra dash of hodge and a spritz of podge. www.ssmcast.com www.facebook.com/ssmcast www.twitter.com/SSMcast

You've probably seen those MasterClass ads on YouTube and Facebook, the ones in which a celebrity promises to make you almost as good as they are at something. In this episode, Pete and Lakin discuss the MasterClasses of Gordon Ramsay, Dustin Hoffman, and deadmau5. Also: Santa Clarita Diet, technology vs. old people, and who calls art art. www.ssmcast.com www.facebook.com/ssmcast www.twitter.com/SSMcast

The talking continues as Lakin gives the most comprehensive review of the Food Network's Programming you'll ever hear. Because Pete lacks any relevance to the modern world, he simply listens and does his best to act like he knows what the Food Network is. He won't be winning an Oscar for this performance, folks!

The talking continues as Pete and Lakin discuss a great article by researcher David Dunning titled "We Are All Confident Idiots." In fact, we encourage you to give it a glance before listening to us gab about it. The article can be found here: https://psmag.com/we-are-all-confident-idiots-56a60eb7febc#.d5l0oksic www.ssmcast.com www.facebook.com/ssmcast www.twitter.com/SSMcast

In this Cold Cut from TGTs 44 and 45, we wrap up our conversation with Famous Friend and (self-professed) Nasty Woman Micah Labishak, as she gives her final thoughts on the Women's March and what we all can do going forward. She and Lakin also compare a few more knitting notes in anticipation of Lakin's upcoming podcast, "I of the Needle." www.ssmcast.com www.facebook.com/ssmcast www.twitter.com/SSMcast

Our conversation with Famous Friend and (self-professed) Nasty Woman Micah Labishak continues on this episode, as Pete and Lakin discuss Micah's experiences at the Women's March on January 22. We also demand to know why she accepted a paycheck from George Soros to attend the March. www.ssmcast.com www.facebook.com/ssmcast www.twitter.com/SSMcast

In a special Monday edition of Two Guys, Talking, we welcome Famous Friend and (self-professed) Nasty Woman Micah Labishak into the SSM studios via Skype. Lakin and Pete's main intent was to talk with her about participating in the Women's March on Washington a week ago Saturday. Being who they are, however, they had to get other, more important stuff out of the way first, such as Super Meat Boy and Bandage Girl, the Binding of Isaac, knitting, and a bitch-filled evaluation of President Trump's first week in office. www.ssmcast.com www.facebook.com/ssmcast www.twitter.com/SSMcast

In this Cold Cut from TGT 43, Pete accidentally lets it slip that he thinks technology still runs on watch batteries, and Lakin explains the recent challenges Apple has had in marketing AirPods to the public. www.ssmcast.com www.facebook.com/ssmcast www.twitter.com/SSMcast

On the eve of Donald Trump's Presidential Inauguration, Lakin and Pete muse upon the surreality of it all. In case you were wondering, they do descend into self-reflection, which is not exactly a character trait of our 45th President. www.ssmcast.com www.facebook.com/ssmcast www.twitter.com/SSMcast

The talking continues this week as Lakin and Pete discuss love, marriage, open relationships, sex, vibrators, and any other salacious buzzwords that will arouse the pornbots and give us unwanted hits. www.ssmcast.com www.facebook.com/ssmcast www.twitter.com/SSMcast

The talking continues this week as Pete and Lakin recount the movie everyone else is talking about, "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story," with no regard for Spoilers (there are many) and a high regard for the prequels (they're weird that way). They also give Forest Whitaker acting advice. www.ssmcast.com www.facebook.com/ssmcast www.twitter.com/SSMcast

In this Cold Cut from TGT 40, Lakin and Pete offer additional thoughts on Westworld and its troubling analysis of morality and ethics. www.ssmcast.com www.facebook.com/ssmcast www.twitter.com/SSMcast

The talking continues as Pete and Lakin struggle valiantly to focus their jabbering jaws on discussing Doctor Strange and Westworld, but the elephant in the room still manages to rear his ugly hair for a fleeting moment. www.ssmcast.com www.facebook.com/ssmcast www.twitter.com/SSMcast

The talking continues as Lakin and Pete explore nihilism while doing the Hand Thing. www.ssmcast.com www.facebook.com/ssmcast www.twitter.com/SSMcast