346. Adam Doesn’t Want To Get Touchy-Feely With That

From Topic Lords by Jim Stormdancer

June 8, 2026 · 1h 7m

About this episode

The episode discusses various topics including task management, magic, and unique hobbies with guests Ron and Kevin.

Lords: Ron https://grumpygamer.com/ Kevin https://rubixsqube.itch.io/ Topics: Do you do easy or hard tasks first? Magic (not the gathering, prestidigitation) as it exists in 2026 The thing that makes text adventures interesting The Universe: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, by Tracy K. Smith https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/55517/the-universe-original-motion-picture-soundtrack Trash vs Treasure: ultra distant galaxies, little red dots, and brown dwarfs Weird hobbies Microtopics: Forgetting what you were going to say about prescription toothpaste. Microsoft Encarta '94. Back when computers were charming. A roguelike where the screen is always scrolling. Doing the hard tasks first so you no longer have to think about them. Trying to cover air quotes audially. Protaskination. Solving a topic for the first time ever. Advertisements for card tricks. Art forms involving lying to people. Nirvana the Band the Show the Movie. Using the language of punctuation to make people lean forward. Donnie Osmond being a jerk. Self-working card tricks. One of the greatest gifts ever given to you by the universe. Winning $6000 in a single spin of roulette and then retiring from gambling…

People in this episode

Host: Jim Stormdancer

Guests: Ron, Kevin

Topics covered

task management
magic
text adventures
hobbies
advertisements
puzzles
gambling

Keywords

task management
magic
text adventures
advertisements
gambling
hobbies
Nirvana the Band the Show the Movie
Donnie Osmond

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Microsoft Encarta

Books & works: The Universe: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack