Mind Gap

We’re back again for another episode of Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Justin makes his magnificent return to talk about his move into his new house, why good neighbors are underrated, and shares a horrific story of strangers sharing a drink at the airport. The dorks then chat about Legend of Vox Machina, Season 2 and share a wonderful moment from their own Dungeons and Dragons campaign where they created a character known as The Beaver King of Triboar.    Things are wrapped up with a Guess in 10 - Marvel Edition competition to see who can guess the mystery Marvel character in 10 questions or less.   Check out our YouTube channel where we livestream our new podcast episodes every Tuesday at 8pmCT and our video game stream every Saturday at 8pmCT. Be sure to like and subscribe for this content as well as episode highlights, Doug Watches Awkward Videos, Justin Plays Video games, and more!   We have MERCH now!   Follow us on all of our social medias and other platforms!  https://streamerlinks.com/mindgappodcast  

We’re back again for another episode of Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug is lucky to once again have Seth Trammell running as the co-pilot to talk about Doug’s Dungeons & Dragons update, Seth’s socially awkward moments, how these two dorks show their love by making fun of each other, and the exceptionally low bar for comedy at work. Next, the nerds talk about Netflix’s upcoming live action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender, whether or not you should stick to the source material for adaptations, why Doug hates “monster of the week” shows, and how expensive this show is going to be.   Doug then shows his excitement for the upcoming Warhammer 40k live action adaptation featuring Henry Cavill and the heroes discuss why adaptations should be TV shows instead of movies.   Things are then wrapped up with an Ask Practical Doug where Doug and Seth take a look at a list of 20 fan-favorite intellectual properties and decide which three they would keep which they would leave behind to be forgotten forever.  

We’re back again for another episode of Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug is joined once again by the incredible Seth Trammell to talk about Doug’s 40th birthday, how he spent his special weekend, getting to use a wood fire pizza oven for the first time, looking forward to the next decade, and how he’s going to be a better parent than his parents. Seth then shares his expertise in trying out Bing’s new chatbot, why it’s a game changer for the SEO world, and asks why we’re looking for AI to be creative for us. The dorks then look at the many examples of the Bing chatbot getting aggressive and having a meltdown.   Things are then wrapped up with an Ask Practical Doug where Doug and Seth take a look at foreign ways of doing things would Americans embrace.   Check out our YouTube channel where we livestream our new podcast episodes every Tuesday at 8pmCT and our video game stream every Saturday at 8pmCT. Be sure to like and subscribe for this content as well as episode highlights, Doug Watches Awkward Videos, Jus

We’re back again for another episode of Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug is joined once again by wonderful Noah Reno to discuss the recent controversy surrounding Netflix and their password sharing crackdown. The dorks discuss their takes on the situation, which streaming platform has the best content, and bad movies that Noah enjoys. The nerds then get derailed by a member of the livestream chat who says that The Legend of Korra is better than Avatar: The Last Airbender. The nerds go deep in discussing their positions on this idea.   Things are then wrapped up with an Ask Practical Doug twofer. Doug dives into a Reddit AITA question about a man and his mother-in-law and a chatter asks for advice on how to stay focused in writing their poetry.   Check out our YouTube channel where we livestream our new podcast episodes every Tuesday at 8pmCT and our video game stream every Saturday at 8pmCT. Be sure to like and subscribe for this content as well as episode highlights, Doug Watches Awkward Videos, Justin Play

We’re back again for another episode of Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug and Justin are joined by the very kind, creative, and funny Matt Baker (https://mattspassions.com/)! Matt talks about moving around the country before finding his home in Portland with his family, getting catfished for a job, plus Doug & Matt share some of their favorite stories from working together and making meaningful connections with people at weird jobs. The dorks then talk about Matt’s creative projects like his short film Jill’s Bike and his movie adaptation podcast, Film Wormz. This leads the nerds to talk about having courage to create things, why people put failure on a pedestal, and whether or not there is such a thing as a guilty pleasure.   Things are wrapped up with an Ask Practical Doug with an AITA question from Reddit about a wife being upset with her husband’s answer to a hypothetical question.   Watch Jill’s Bike:  https://vimeo.com/792057389 Listen to Film Wormz Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/10f84uxsaQZ

We’re back again for another episode of Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug and Justin celebrate surpassing 300 subscribers on YouTube! Thanks to everyone who has liked, subscribed, commented, and consumed our content. WE LOVE YOU!   Doug talks about the fun weekend he had with his daughter which involved making a blueberry cobbler, homemade vanilla ice cream, playing Civilization 6, and watching all of the MCU movies from the beginning. Doug describes the new improv game he and his daughter invented and how he gave her the opportunity to say a swear word without any consequences. The nerds then discuss the shift from child to peer with their parents and having ideological differences with family. The dorks then talk about some of their worst experiences working in customer service   Things are wrapped up with another segment of Guess in 10: Marvel edition, where Justin and Doug go head-to-head trying to guess a Marvel character in 10 questions or less. Who will win this week: Doug or Justin?   Check out our Yo

We’re back again for another episode of Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug starts off by showing Justin how bad he is with accents. This leads into the least popular baby names which then naturally focuses on exploring Justin’s ancestry. The dorks then revisit the Wizards of the Coast OGL controversy with an update via DND Beyond and the future of Dungeons and Dragons. The heroes then dive into a fan-submitted topic regarding CNET’s AI bot and how it’s been plagiarizing other authors and competitors.   Things are wrapped up with another segment of Guess in 10: Marvel edition, where Justin and Doug go head-to-head trying to guess a Marvel character in 10 questions or less.   Check out our YouTube channel where we livestream our new podcast episodes every Tuesday at 8pmCT and our video game stream every Saturday at 8pmCT. Be sure to like and subscribe for this content as well as episode highlights, Doug Watches Awkward Videos, Justin Plays Video games, and more!   We have MERCH now!   Follow us on all of our soc

We’re back again for another episode of Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug and Justin discuss what would be the worst kink to have before having a discussion about how people don’t know how to rate things. The dorks discuss how people don’t know how to rate service, their employees, how companies incentivize their workers to cheat on surveys, and Justin gives everyone a hot and heavy breakdown on what eNPS is. Doug rants about his hatred of LinkedIn and the heroes discuss why they hate cold call DMs. The nerds then explore the recent controversy surrounding Wizards of the Coast and their potential update to their Open Game License (OGL).    Things are wrapped up with another segment of Guess in 10: Marvel edition, where Justin tries to guess a Marvel character in 10 questions or less.   Check out our YouTube channel where we livestream our new podcast episodes every Tuesday at 8pmCT and our video game stream every Saturday at 8pmCT. Be sure to like and subscribe for this content as well as episode highlights,

We’re back again for another episode of Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Associate Producer on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, comedian, and incredible human Omari Brown returns! The dorks talk about parenting and Omari having his second child before talking about Omari’s promotion on The Late Show. Omari talks about all of the cool things he does on the show, including his good (and bad) pitches, and how he misses the catering, especially Angelo’s pizza. The heroes then chat about Omari’s trip to the Emmy’s, how he got to meet a lot of his heroes, the best way to approach a celebrity, and how The Late Show could win an Emmy.   Things are wrapped up with a new game called Guess in 10: Marvel edition, where Justin and Omari face off to see if they can guess a Marvel character in 10 questions or less.   Check out our YouTube channel where we livestream our new podcast episodes every Tuesday at 8pmCT and our video game stream every Saturday at 8pmCT. Be sure to like and subscribe for this content as well as epis

We’re back again for another episode of Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Justin returns and he and Doug chat about their holidays and Justin shares some big news in his personal life. The dorks then dive down a rabbit hole discussing how the Quad Cities are a fertile ground for fantasy world building. The nerds then chat about how movie studios are liable to be sued for deceptive movie trailers and then chat about some of the movie trailers that ruined their own movies with spoilers.   Things are wrapped up with a new Ask Practical Doug with a question about whether or not people should sleep with their cell phones nearby.   Check out our YouTube channel where we livestream our new podcast episodes every Tuesday at 8pmCT and our video game stream every Saturday at 8pmCT. Be sure to like and subscribe for this content as well as episode highlights, Doug Watches Awkward Videos, Justin Plays Video games, and more!   We have MERCH now! Follow us on all of our social medias and other platforms!  https://streamerlinks

We’re back again for another episode of Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Seth Trammell returns to fill in for Justin while he’s off saving children from demons. The dorks talk about disconnecting from social media during their holiday break before getting into the nitty gritty about what they cooked over the holidays, debating whether they prefer video or written recipes, and Seth admits that he has a Practical Seth living inside of his mind. The nerds discuss why buffets are gross, why a good steak doesn’t need sauce, why most BBQ is average, how their parents’ lack of cooking skills ruined their perspective on food, and what cheese is the best.   Things are wrapped up with another ChatGPT segment where Seth cultivated several pieces of content including Alex Jones reviewing Bluey, why Rudy is superior to Infinity War, and more.   Check out our YouTube channel where we livestream our new podcast episodes every Tuesday at 8pmCT and our video game stream every Saturday at 8pmCT. Be sure to like and subscribe for t

We’re back again for another episode of Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Noah Reno returns to fill in for Justin while he’s off being a hero. The dorks talk about their holiday plans before jumping into the class action lawsuit against Epic Games in which parents say Fortnite is too addictive for their children. They also discuss the settlement Epic Games made with the FTC due to Fortnite privacy violations . The heroes then discuss the end to the story arc with Ash Ketchum and Pikachu in Pokemon Ultimate Journeys after 25 years. The nerds also provide their own ideas on how the show should continue after these characters are retired.   Things are wrapped up with Doug secretly using ChatGPT to generate fictitious endings to the Pokemon series in order to see if Noah can tell they were made up.   Check out our YouTube channel where we livestream our new podcast episodes every Tuesday at 8pmCT and our video game stream every Saturday at 8pmCT. Be sure to like and subscribe for this content as well as episode highli

We’re back again for another episode of Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug tells Justin all about his productive day, how he’s mastered the 30 minute nap, and how he grossly understood Keto back in the day. Then the dorks talk about the class action lawsuit against TGI Friday’s “mozzarella” cheese sticks because they apparently contain cheddar cheese instead. Next, the heroes talk about how Lensa AI is using artists’ styles to create avatars for users, without their consent.   Things are then wrapped up with a brand new segment created by ChatGPT. Doug and Justin typed in prompts and ChatGPT created a poem and some wild short stories. Get ready to see what AI can do!    Check out our YouTube channel where we livestream our new podcast episodes every Tuesday at 8pmCT and our video game stream every Saturday at 8pmCT. Be sure to like and subscribe for this content as well as episode highlights, Doug Watches Awkward Videos, Justin Plays Video games, and more!   We have MERCH now! Follow us on all of our social m

We’re back again for another episode of Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug talks about how he ate like a goblin for Thanksgiving and how he’s been working hard to get his weight back to normal. Justin begins a great gravy debate, asking if gravy should be allowed to intermingle with other food items on a plate. The dorks reminisce about their favorite items at salad bars. The nerds then turn their attention to the recent anger at Hasbro for supposedly ruining Magic: The Gathering for players. Next, the heroes talk about Chris Hemsworth's announcement about retiring from acting due to his higher potential for Alzheimer's, which leads to a larger discussion about the fear of losing one’s mind.   Things are then wrapped up with a brand new Ask Practical Doug from an AITA thread on Reddit: AITA for mixing all of my boyfriend’s rice together? Find out how Practical Doug rules on this situation.   Check out our YouTube channel where we livestream our new podcast episodes every Tuesday at 8pmCT and our video game str

We’re back again for another episode of Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug and Justin discuss reactions to the new Super Mario Bros. movie trailer and how they used to call different things and people by the wrong name in their youth. The dorks then dive into the story about a Florida woman who is suing Kraft Heinz because the Velveeta mac and cheese has deceptive marketing regarding the cook and prep time. Next, the idiots weigh on how to enjoy the 2022 soccer World Cup while also acknowledging that FIFA and Qatar are incredibly corrupt. Justin then poses the question: can you lose your title of genius over time?   Things are then wrapped up with a brand new Ask Practical Doug from a fan: iIf it was affordable, would you replace pieces of your body with cybernetic versions? Find out how Practical Doug would approach this situation.   Check out our YouTube channel where we livestream our new podcast episodes every Tuesday at 8pmCT and our video game stream every Saturday at 8pmCT. Be sure to like and subscribe

We’re back again for another episode of Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug and Justin discuss their disdain for Black Friday, Doug tells a story of a friend who has too many boxes of cereal, and the dorks talk about the update on their D&D adventures. Then, the heroes chat about “Uncle Chen,” the Chinese man who ran a marathon while chain smoking. The boys then discuss why Avatar 2 is the worst business case in movie history, according to James Cameron.    Things are then wrapped up with a brand new Anime Out of Context featuring a segment from My Hero Academia.   Check out our YouTube channel where we livestream our new podcast episodes every Tuesday at 8pmCT and our video game stream every Saturday at 8pmCT. Be sure to like and subscribe for this content as well as episode highlights, Doug Watches Awkward Videos, Justin Plays Video games, and more!   We have MERCH now! Follow us on all of our social medias and other platforms!  https://streamerlinks.com/mindgappodcast

We’re back again for another episode of Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug and Justin discuss whether their 18 year old selves would listen to their older, present selves and what secret knowledge they could share to build trust with their younger selves. The dorks then continue the discussion about why Ticketmaster sucks since it screwed over Taylor Swift fans. Doug gushes over some of his favorite Tom Segura moments before the nerds dive deep into the news that NASA is putting together an Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) team to examine mysterious sightings. Of course this brings up the Fermi Paradox and The Great Filter and all sorts of debate about the search for intelligent life in the cosmos.   Things are then wrapped up with a double question for Ask Practical Doug: how do you put on your socks and shoes - sock, sock, shoe, shoe or sock, shoe, sock, shoe plus a in depth discussion on the proper way to set up your toothbrush for sufficient teeth cleaning.   Check out our YouTube channel where we lives

We’re back again for another episode of Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug and Justin welcome back musician and wonderful human Austen Reno! The dorks talk to Austen about his new band, Potionseller, and his new EP available now on all streaming platforms. Then, the heroes reminisce about Blink 182 before diving into the brutal monopoly known as Ticketmaster and how bad they are overcharging people to see concerts. After reviewing a Vice article that gets into the nitty gritty details, Austen reflects on what he would do if he were faced with a monster tour and had to use Ticketmaster.   The dummies then quickly chat about how the Sonoran Desert toad is getting captured and licked by weirdos to get high which leads to one of the dumbest games of all time: what would you lick to get high?   Check out our YouTube channel where we livestream our new podcast episodes every Tuesday at 8pmCT and our video game stream every Saturday at 8pmCT. Be sure to like and subscribe for this content as well as episode highlight

We’re back again for another episode of Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug and Justin discuss whether or not they’re going to stay on Twitter with Elon Musk’s recent takeover before recapping Doug’s experience at Noah’s wedding. The dorks detail their Halloween experiences and remind you TO GET OUT AND VOTE! Seriously…you need to go vote. It’s like, the ONE thing you need to do. The nerds then discuss the new social media app, Gas, and why it’s such a big hit with high schoolers and ponder if this is the type of social media we all need. This leads to discussion why social media sucks so bad.   Things are wrapped up with a new Ask Practical Doug: is it okay to pee in the shower? We know - it’s the hard hitting stuff you come here for and YOU’RE WELCOME!   Check out our YouTube channel where we livestream our new podcast episodes every Tuesday at 8pmCT and our video game stream every Saturday at 8pmCT. Be sure to like and subscribe for this content as well as episode highlights, Doug Watches Awkward Videos, Jus

We’re back again for another episode of Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug and Justin welcome back the mighty and hilarious Tim Soszko! A fan asks him his favorite Pokemon, Doug gives an update on his Dungeons and Dragons campaign, and Tim gives his reasoning why the Wheel of Time sucks from just watching the first episode.    The dorks discuss what they liked and didn’t like in Netflix’s The Sandman before things are wrapped up with another Anime Out of Context featuring part 5 of Bastard!! Tim lends his voice in a scene where Gara and Arshes-Nei square off in a ridiculous battle.   Check out our YouTube channel where we livestream our new podcast episodes every Tuesday at 8pmCT and our video game stream every Saturday at 8pmCT. Be sure to like and subscribe for this content as well as episode highlights, Doug Watches Awkward Videos, Justin Plays Video games, and more!   We have MERCH now!   Follow us on all of our social medias and other platforms!  https://streamerlinks.com/mindgappodcast