At Least You're Trying

This one almost didn't happen. There were technical failure-tunities, but we struggled through. Jody has impending twins, Matt has questions.

In a super-quick follow up to episode 42, the boys sit in a 95 degree room and try to talk about focus. Also: rental cars, iPad games, career decisions, and rubber bands.

So... yes, it's been a while, but the procrastination death spiral (Copyright ALYT 2014) is finally over. It's a retrospective this week, wherein we catch up with the conferences, projects, and car crashes of the previous month.

It's a short show due to an impending Bonnaroo music festival, but Matt manages to maximize the time by making a big decision.

After discussing the listeners' responses to the Inertia topic from e39, Matt tries to recruit for a scientific study of belly-button lint (BBL). Then it's on to the topic lightning round, which Jody wins.

Tough topic this week: Inertia. Why do we get stuck doing the the things we don't want to do, and not doing the things we want to do? Also: Jody has plumbing. Matt has a boat.

It's all follow-up, both real and fake, but they boys are glad to be recording again after an eventful hiatus.

This week it's part 2 of the food show, with a few functional components, as promised! The boys try to figure out why cooking seems so hard.

After a frankly conservative amount of follow-up, the boys get right to the topic: FOOD. Matt has a philosophy. Jody has a burrito.

We had a topic, but we knew we'd never get to it. This week it's all feedback (thanks listeners!), follow-up, and FFU, wherein Matt reveals his new 10 year plan for Adventure, and Jody gets hit on the head.

Stuff! You've got more than you need. This week Jody and Matt (and Matt's dad) tell you how to handle all that... stuff.

You guys, we are so sorry. Yeah, we kind of knew the email was broken when it went all quiet for a few weeks, but we didn't know there was all this great, supportive feedback waiting for us there. This week, we make it right... and do tons of follow-up, obviously.

Oh boy, a real topic (or three)! This week Jody and Matt discuss "conventional wisdom," and when it isn't so wise. Also: getting older and fear. Again.

Welcome to 2014, Tryers! There is no topic this week, just FFU about Christmas gifts, job interviews, house guests, birthdays, and on-going projects. There IS big news from TCL, and Matt may have found his duck.

This week Jody and Matt wrap up a few holiday loose ends as they bring their first (pilot) season to a close. The nominal topic is "Hustle," and how guilty we feel for not hustling enough. Also: radiators and climbing shoes. We're here to help.

This is a ramble-y one, listeners, but there are functional components at the end, we promise. This week, Jody and Matt trot out some holiday tips that At Least You Can Try! See what they did there? Also, trigger warning: if you've lost a pet recently...so has Matt.

After some recollections from Matt's short vacation, and some necessary follow-up, the boys have a surprise: let's just say you'll hear a third voice on this week's show. Then the nominal topic: Disappointment. How do we deal with it? Not well, actually.

This week Jody and Matt get back to last week's business, discussing the feedback and follow-up from the most talked about ALYT episode to date. They re-visit their fears, and push on to something more important: their hopes.

The Long Tease is over! This week Jody and Matt tackle the topic they've been kicking down the road for weeks: kids. Turns out: they're both scared shirtless. Let's put some percentages to that, shall we?

Can you over-educate yourself? How do you know if your self-directed research and learning is productive? This week, Jody worries about rabbit holes, and Matt worries about an exhaust manifold.