The Ride To Redacted

Episode 27: Optimism, Ho!

On this ride, your hosts Steve and Mal hurtle from Point A to Point B while searching for positivity amid the readily available gloom and doom. To leave a comment, click here Show notes: “09 Baseline Wage” by Sean Tobin can be found at https://youtu.be/ocWy__pub0k?si=Soq_iAu62bIRZxHC Here are the opening lyrics to the song “Before the Deluge” […]

Episode 26: Sincerity Is A Valid Alternative

On this ride, your hosts Steve and Mal hurtle from Point A to Point B while considering the human capacity for manipulation, from humble bragging to scripted politeness to outright fraud, the better for them to appreciate the good old honest vibe. To leave a comment, click here Show notes: Fuzzy dice: this from a Wikipedia […]

Episode 25: The Grade

On this ride, your hosts Steve and Mal hurtle from Point A to Point B while considering times that they, or others, have been weighed, measured, and found wanting — or not. Show notes: Steve has calculated that, including the word “grade,” there are 33 5-letter words in English that contain the letters a, d, […]

Episode 24: The Saint Grubbins Day Episode

On this ride, your hosts Steve and Mal hurtle from Point A to Point B while exploring ways in which we might translate our feelings for others, the transformation of souls, the importance of touching grass, and of course, the beatific transmogrification of Saint Grubbins. To leave a comment, click here Show notes: Here’s a photo […]

Episode 23: The Informal Pick-up Game Episode

On this ride, your hosts Steve and Mal hurtle from Point A to Point B while they speculate on how there might be some crying in baseball, contemplate bullying and its behavioral opposite, and admire the pileup of dirty snow en route. To leave a comment, click here Show notes: A nice article from the University […]