About this episode
The hosts discuss screen addiction among kids, their nerdy pasts, and the challenges of modern life while sharing comedic anecdotes.
These darn kids with their screens! Always on their screens! Why won't they stop looking at them!? If only there was some sort of program to get them to stop, perhaps taught by some sort of famous war hero / war criminal? Also, while the kids are away, the parents will play (get massively drunk). Meanwhile, we're talking about the things we're bad at, our histories of being nerds on a burgeoning dial-up internet, and living in a world of enshitification. Ben performs a retro impression. Mike makes a ringtone for reasons he does not remember.
People in this episode
Hosts: Ben, Mike
Topics covered
- screen addiction
- parenting
- nostalgia
- internet culture
- comedy
Keywords
- screens
- war hero
- dial-up internet
- comedy
- parenting
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