Third Space Podcast

Daniel and Bennett discuss fat-tired bikes, dive into a Mind Your Morals segment that handles both towel dirtying and cancer laser home invasion, and then examine the strange and uncomfortable phenomenon of "worlds colliding," and for some reason grandma's urn keeps popping up amid it all.

This episode features pandemic related broccoli tragedies, a set of extraordinarily lame Superpowers and Drawbacks, some examination of distance learning, and a rigged game where Daniel attempts to guess foreign accents, proving empirically that Bennett isn't as bad at accents as he suspected.

Daniel ponders the wisdom of refrigerator door opening strategies, we introduce a new segment, Bennett Fixes Sports, which will surely annoy sports fans (especially hockey fans), and we take a look at two interesting situations in another edition of Mind Your Morals.

Daniel introduces a new segment tentatively called "What Are Your Thoughts?" that, in this instance, examines professional cuddling. We also discuss intimacy and AI, the hardest video game Bennett has ever played, and Daniel Does Science (with body odor!).

In this episode, Daniel and Bennett talk about Lil' Wayne, touch on the hot topic of Corona virus, do a rank 5 Superpowers and Drawbacks, and examine a theory of meaningfulness that breaks the concept down into 5 easily communicable components.

A new segment graces this episode: Mind Your Morals, where we examine the intricacies of mild, medium, or spicy ethical dilemmas. We also discuss Kobe Bryant's death, hyper-theticals, and food labeling.

This first episode after Christmas kicks off with Superpowers and Drawbacks, and then delves into Bennett and Daniel's experience and thoughts on gifts, both how they're given and how they're received.

In this episode, we discuss Daniel's dental dilemmas, suss out the suckiness of cyclists, Daniel Does Science (Astronomy!), reminisce about childhood activities, and examine superstition. It also appears that Daniel's mic wasn't configured for this episode, so apologies for the lower audio quality on his end.

This episode contains a number of topics, including food delivery services, the etymology of the word testify, how attention works, auto-driving cars, and malware. This episode wraps up with another Superpowers and Drawbacks.

In this episode, Daniel and Bennett discuss family and the importance of lineage. Next, Bennett tests Daniel's English teacher cred with a set of poems, trying to see if he really knows his stuff or not, and trying to see whether poetry is worthwhile or just pretentious nonsense.

Daniel introduces a new game called The Test Results Are In, which deals with some unusual mental disorders. Another installment of Superpowers and Drawbacks follows, and then Daniel and Bennett discuss AI, robotics, and phonaesthetics, the beauty of words.

This episode begins with a lengthy and in-depth examination of words, how they're used, how they might come to be created, and how communication is influenced by word choice. Daniel also describes his first ski experience, and Bennett presents some (not so) surprising data and discussion on online dating.

In this episode, Daniel questions Bennett on how best to teach those who don't want to learn, they recall video games from their childhood (and the recent spate of video game movies), and Daniel recounts his bullying experience. They also make some predictions about the upcoming ski trip.

In this episode, Bennett and Daniel discuss the mysterious topic of dreams, the joy of terrible B movies, their preferences on fashion in the context of relationships, and the condition known as aphantasia, where one lacks a "mind's eye."

In this episode, Daniel and Bennett discuss the annoying aspects of being adults and paying taxes, Daniel Does Science (!), and we have a lengthy talk about personality psychology and the Myers Briggs Typology Indicator (MBTI).

Note: Due to a recording problem, Daniel's audio ends at about 1:11:15. Sorry about that. The remaining discussion is left in, despite it being one-sided, just in case the information Bennett mentions is interesting, even though his jokes don't make sense in isolation.

In this episode, Daniel introduces "Bennett Tries Trending," where he presents a popular topic that Bennett has inevitably never heard of for his thoughts. This time, it's the Yoni Egg, featured in a particular Youtube video that has unfortunately since been removed. Also, we examine more superpowers and drawbacks, the relationship between happiness and meaning, and more.

This inaugural episode kicks off the Superpowers/Drawbacks segment, then Daniel and Bennett discuss the scientific and psychological aspects of observation, hair management, brains "lighting up," and education, among other things.

Welcome to the Third Space Podcast! This episode will give a brief introduction to Bennett, Daniel, and the content of the podcast. While this intro is semi-scripted, the full episodes are unscripted and much longer. Each episode contains one or more main topics, undoubtedly some winding tangents, and a few silly recurring segments here and there. Feel free to start at any episode (though Bennett has a special fondness for episode 4, Of Dreams and the Mind's Eye, to start). Please enjoy!