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In this special Thanksgiving day episode, John and Dan discuss a world of false equivalency, conspiracy theories, phantom limb syndrome, rock and roll, and poets.

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Episode 206: They Didn't Use the Stick

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Sat, 21 Nov 2020 11:30:00 -0600

John is a pilot.

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Episode 205: The Most Prominent Podcaster in the World

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 12 Nov 2020 17:00:00 -0600

Dan and John discuss invisible yentas.

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Episode 204: On the Record and Off the Hook

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 06 Nov 2020 09:30:00 -0600

Dan and John discuss the election, Romanian coal miners, internal battles, and great thinkers.

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Episode 203: Biff Instead of Marty

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 22 Oct 2020 17:30:00 -0500

Dan and John talk about jumpscares, dogs, and kids.

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Episode 202: A Culture of Eels

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 17:30:00 -0500

John and Dan discuss hurry, curry, and worry.

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Episode 201: Event Horizon

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 08 Oct 2020 17:15:00 -0500

Dan and John talk about nightmares, the half asleep bear, habitual motion, being fluid without being wet, and dependable peace.

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Episode 200: Pushing Back the Darkness

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 01 Oct 2020 16:00:00 -0500

John and Dan review the prepper vs. survivalist lifestyle.

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Episode 199: Clinging to The Mast

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 17:00:00 -0500

Topics visited include the history function machine and the good old truths.

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Episode 198: Formed Out of the Mud

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 17:00:00 -0500

That awful red tube.

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Episode 197: The Lonely Gatsby

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Sat, 12 Sep 2020 12:30:00 -0500

John is looking for kitchen tile.

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Episode 196: The 15th Panel

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 10:30:00 -0500

John and Dan discuss shadow armies, flying cars, and cloud giants.

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Episode 195: The Ghost of Kurt Cobain

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 18:00:00 -0500

John and Dan discuss music.

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Episode 194: The World According to Roderick

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 13 Aug 2020 11:45:00 -0500

John and Dan discuss the constant low-grade infection he thinks he has.

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Episode 193: Sounding Fatter

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 15:15:00 -0500

The bloodwave washes over us.

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Episode 192: The Libertarian Knife

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 30 Jul 2020 17:00:00 -0500

It's hard to build a crappy bridge.

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Episode 191: Extreme Sports

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Sun, 26 Jul 2020 11:30:00 -0500

John and Dan discuss free-floating anxiety, escape doors, and the path to riches.

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Episode 190: Psychologically Prepared

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Sun, 12 Jul 2020 15:00:00 -0500

The time John went to New York but didn't stay.

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Episode 189: An Economy of Popsicle Sticks

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 16:00:00 -0500

This week's discussion includes audio interfaces, politics, and the world.

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Episode 188: The Autonomous Zone

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Mon, 15 Jun 2020 10:30:00 -0500

John talks with Dan about Seattle's Autonomous Zone.

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Episode 187: That's My Rock

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 05 Jun 2020 15:00:00 -0500

John and Dan discuss the current situation.

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Episode 186: John's Prostate

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 21 May 2020 17:00:00 -0500

John and Dan talk about watchful waiting and small dogs.

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Episode 185: The Dynamite Guy

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Mon, 11 May 2020 17:00:00 -0500

John and Dan discuss dynamite, loser sweatshirts, and brochures.

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Episode 184: The Disclosure We've Got

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Wed, 06 May 2020 10:00:00 -0500

John and Dan discuss alien abduction, close encounters, and psionics.

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Episode 183: So You Grew Up In Anchorage

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Sun, 26 Apr 2020 14:30:00 -0500

John and Dan discuss hot air balloons and insurance.

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Episode 182: Extrovertville

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Sun, 19 Apr 2020 22:00:00 -0500

John and Dan discuss special alone times.

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Episode 181: A War of Toasters

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 14:30:00 -0500

John explores the cycle of life.

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Episode 180: The Kitchen Floor of the World

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 15:00:00 -0500

John and Dan talk about dead men’s hands, five mustards, and history.

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Episode 179: The Empathy Gap

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 14:00:00 -0500

John and Dan talk about sequestering, the Washington way, listening to chemists, and the preservation of society.

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Episode 178: Free Floating Anxiety

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Sat, 07 Mar 2020 13:00:00 -0600

With the COVID-19 virus looming and John about to embark on a cruise, Dan and John talk about sacred sparm, burying poop, and the After Karen time period of John's life.

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Episode 177: Enchillada

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 20:00:00 -0600

John and Dan discuss individuality, philosopher kings, 70 kinds of toothpaste, and Socialism.

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Episode 176: My Yoni

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 10:30:00 -0600

John and Dan talk about the Western State Hurricanes, podcaster salaries, and remoras.

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Episode 175: Exploration Mentality

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 15:30:00 -0600

John and Dan talk about reading, exploration mentality, and tang.

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Episode 174: So Many Milks

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Mon, 27 Jan 2020 16:00:00 -0600

John and Dan talk about proxies and tarot readings.

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Episode 173: Shibboleth

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 14:15:00 -0600

John and Dan discuss steeper climbs.

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Episode 172: To Ride A Briefcase

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 19 Dec 2019 15:00:00 -0600

John and Dan discuss clothing and danger devices.

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Episode 171: A Computer in a Box

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Sun, 08 Dec 2019 16:00:00 -0600

The English ivy biomass.

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Episode 170: Benefit Burnout

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 28 Nov 2019 14:00:00 -0600

John and Dan talk about turning points.

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Episode 169: The Soil

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Mon, 18 Nov 2019 08:00:00 -0600

John and Dan discuss the ambition treadmill.

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Episode 168: Carpetbaggery

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 08 Nov 2019 09:45:00 -0600

John and Dan talk about school.

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Episode 167: Regular Big

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 01 Nov 2019 15:30:00 -0500

John might be shrinking.

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Episode 166: The El Dopa House

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 24 Oct 2019 18:00:00 -0500

John talks about reconnecting with the world as a sober person.

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Episode 165: The Going Places Gang

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Sun, 20 Oct 2019 18:00:00 -0500

John and Dan discuss pot, friend groups, and being left out.

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Episode 164: What's Fair Got to Do With It?

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 18:00:00 -0500

John reveals a deeply personal position.

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Episode 163: Found in the Bog

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Sat, 05 Oct 2019 13:00:00 -0500

Doing things you don't want to do.

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Episode 162: Signed, Mr. Bigshot

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 27 Sep 2019 16:45:00 -0500

John owns a jacket worn during the Kennedy Inaguration.

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Episode 161: The Ease With Which I Coast

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 17:00:00 -0500

The importance of sanctuary.

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Episode 160: The Lap of Luxury

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 13 Sep 2019 15:00:00 -0500

John tries to find a new home.

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Episode 159: The Sloth Problem

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Tue, 03 Sep 2019 15:45:00 -0500

John and Dan have a discussion about finding oneself amidst the wolves.

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Episode 158: Fat Bob

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 16 Aug 2019 17:00:00 -0500

Fat Bob is explored.

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Episode 157: Sitting In Your Eden

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Wed, 14 Aug 2019 11:45:00 -0500

John and Dan discuss John's idea of the true nature of humanity.

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Episode 156: Bonus Content for Non-Supporters

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 02 Aug 2019 11:30:00 -0500

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Episode 155: App Applegate In Me

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 02 Aug 2019 11:00:00 -0500

John talks about App Applegate.

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Episode 154: The Things We've Lost

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 16:00:00 -0500

John just wants to see his daughter's artwork hanging on the fridge.

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Episode 153: Tower of Waddle

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 19 Jul 2019 16:00:00 -0500

John and Dan discuss facial hair, George Lucas, being sloppy, hair manipulations, yoga pants, and the Brimley Line.

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Episode 152: A Sorting Problem

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 12 Jul 2019 14:45:00 -0500

Dan and John talk about food trucks, restaurants, coffee, and deep emotions.

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Episode 151: Chasing the Dragon

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 18:00:00 -0500

John explains what happens after 12am.

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Episode 150: Ghost in the Truck

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 24 May 2019 10:00:00 -0500

John and Dan reveal their innermost thoughts about trucks.

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Episode 149: To Be Left Alone

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 17 May 2019 18:00:00 -0500

John and Dan discuss the whole world, and ask for your feedback about the show's relationship with listeners.

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Episode 148: Wire Mothers

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 10 May 2019 10:30:00 -0500

John and Dan discuss life planning, goals, and emotional pressures.

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Episode 147: I Don't Come Back Till Morning

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 03 May 2019 22:00:00 -0500

John explains why he must not be observed.

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Episode 146: Companion Teeth

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 26 Apr 2019 16:30:00 -0500

John's bipolar medicine has stopped working.

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Episode 145: A Substantial Box

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 15:00:00 -0500

John and Dan talk about John's house situation, microphones and recording, and more.

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Episode 144: A Social Compact

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 12 Apr 2019 16:30:00 -0500

John and Dan reveal secrets about their place in the world.

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Episode 143: Dread

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 29 Mar 2019 13:00:00 -0500

John and Dan discuss claustrophobia.

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Episode 142: Activate My Hair

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 22 Mar 2019 20:00:00 -0500

John and Dan talk about shaving in the most barbaric way possible, outdated and bizarre hair products, and the girl who made tea.

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Episode 141: Zone Defense

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 08 Mar 2019 18:00:00 -0600

John is feeling extreme anxiety.

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Episode 140: Super Aloha

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 22 Feb 2019 10:00:00 -0600

John and Dan talk about Hawaii and chickens.

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Episode 139: Clark Griswalding

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Sat, 02 Feb 2019 14:00:00 -0600

John and Dan discuss thin t-shirts, the nature of money, eels, and patreon natives.

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Episode 138: John Cusak Is Me and I Am He

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 25 Jan 2019 14:00:00 -0600

John and Dan discuss what's in Jude Law's backpack, the girding of loins, and John's bête noire.

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Episode 137: Gary’s Van

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Sun, 13 Jan 2019 16:00:00 -0600

John and Dan change their recording process and talk about the Eddie Munster hairline, blunt blades, abominations, flight suits, and Neo-Maxi Zoomdweebies.

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Episode 136: Robot Napoleons

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 28 Dec 2018 11:00:00 -0600

John and Dan discuss relationships.

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Episode 135: John Went to LA and Didn't Tell Me

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 20 Dec 2018 14:00:00 -0600

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Episode 134: Learn to Touch the Plane

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Sun, 16 Dec 2018 12:00:00 -0600

John and Dan discuss working claims.

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Episode 133: The Doughboy

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 07 Dec 2018 16:45:00 -0600

Dan and John discuss OCD and loaning money to guitar players.

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Episode 132: Earth Sciences

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 30 Nov 2018 14:45:00 -0600

John feels estranged.

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Episode 131: As Big as Elephant Toes

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Sun, 18 Nov 2018 20:00:00 -0600

John and Dan have a serious pre-Thanksgiving discussion about lifestyles.

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Episode 130: The Dark Side

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Sun, 11 Nov 2018 16:00:00 -0600

John and Dan discuss bunny hops.

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Episode 129: The High Ground

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 02 Nov 2018 16:00:00 -0500

John and Dan talk about responsibilities, such as voting.

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Episode 128: Lost Innocence

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 15:00:00 -0500

Dan and John rediscover lost innocence.

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Episode 127: You're Just Marching

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Sun, 14 Oct 2018 15:00:00 -0500

John and Dan try and figure out politics.

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Episode 126: Terrifying Muscle Pig

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Sun, 07 Oct 2018 18:00:00 -0500

John is looking for trouble.

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Episode 125: Wrong Since 1988

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 18:00:00 -0500

John and Dan revisit the concept of tattoos as a representation of the Persona.

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Episode 124: Benjafet

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 16:00:00 -0500

Dan and John compare blues to linoleum flooring. Wood paneling is discussed. John would choose a robot dragon over a robot owl.

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Episode 123: Pot Monster

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John and Dan discuss cannabis, marijuana, weed, and the highway to Girdwood.

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Episode 122: The Alaska Problem

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 07 Sep 2018 15:30:00 -0500

Dan and John discuss the friendship code, oaths, and fake doodles.

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Episode 121: Pong Monolopy

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Sat, 01 Sep 2018 18:00:00 -0500

John and Dan discuss Jason's bag and blowing up dragons.

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Episode 120: 1,000 horses

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 23 Aug 2018 16:00:00 -0500

John and Dan discuss animals, primitive fear, and dryer balls, as well as announce their new plans for Patreon supporters.

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Episode 119: The Jeff Spicoli Years

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Sat, 04 Aug 2018 18:00:00 -0500

John and Dan talk about flat eyeballs, Sergio Valente, and the indy-rock optometrist.

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Episode 118: Between Me and the Tree

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Sat, 28 Jul 2018 20:00:00 -0500

John and Dan discuss beef, Foo Cheese, ice tea, the Alaska Colorado connection, and the Lion's Lair.

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Episode 117: Disaster Coffee

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Tue, 17 Jul 2018 17:00:00 -0500

John and Dan discuss reorientation of the hypotenuse, petit authoritarians, letting the rooster slide, and elastic wastebands.

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Episode 116: Tweaker Crimes

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Sat, 07 Jul 2018 12:45:00 -0500

John and Dan discuss crimes, drugs, and motivations.

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Episode 115: Lipstick Brown

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 29 Jun 2018 16:00:00 -0500

John and Dan talk about the decline of society.

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Episode 114: Feels Like Liberty

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 12:00:00 -0500

Dan and John discuss freedoms.

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Episode 113: Notes from Petty Cash

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 15 Jun 2018 10:30:00 -0500

John and Dan discuss John's letters.

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Episode 112: Haunted Basements Made of Stone

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Mon, 28 May 2018 15:00:00 -0500

John discusses his idea for a Corvette.

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Episode 111: John's Noodles

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 18 May 2018 20:00:00 -0500

John talks frankly about his noodles.

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Episode 110: The Story of John Roderick

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Sat, 12 May 2018 18:00:00 -0500

John and Dan discuss the unauthorized database of John Roderick's life.

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Episode 109: Conga Forever

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 04 May 2018 16:00:00 -0500

John discusses his methods for staying hydrated.

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Episode 108: Consciously Erect

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 27 Apr 2018 17:00:00 -0500

John and Dan talk about wake up calls.

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Episode 107: I Got Rolfed

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 20 Apr 2018 10:00:00 -0500

John and Dan talk about John's new back injury, potential treatments, sports teams, and mountain climbing.

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Episode 106: The Scrappy Doo Phenomenon

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 13 Apr 2018 12:00:00 -0500

John and Dan discuss ethical codes.

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Episode 105: I Should Have Had a Pipe

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 06 Apr 2018 18:00:00 -0500

In this very important episode, John and Dan have a critical discussion about TV themes and punk rock.

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Episode 104: Nick Nolte in a Pile of Wool

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 30 Mar 2018 18:00:00 -0500

Dan and John discuss being a gentleman.

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Episode 103: Tiny Little Fascist

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Wed, 28 Mar 2018 15:00:00 -0500

John and Dan talk about Rajneeshpuram, Jonestown, and the Five Precepts.

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Episode 102: Cuesta Verde

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 16 Mar 2018 22:00:00 -0500

John talks with Dan about super villains, the motives of billionaires, the West Edge, and the original skid row.

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Episode 101: No One Says "Whistler Mountain"

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 09 Mar 2018 10:00:00 -0600

John and Dan discuss rock road ice cream, knee braces, so-called "Lebowski Sweaters", fitness, and pain. John talks about his life hat, how he walks, and makes a startling admission.

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Episode 100: The Intimacy Membrane

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 15 Feb 2018 12:00:00 -0600

John and Dan talk about brushing away static, the "For Better or for Worse" comic, and the boundaries people want.

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Episode 99: Bandit

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 09 Feb 2018 19:00:00 -0600

John talks with Dan about working on songs, sports, and frisbee dogs.

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Episode 98: Where Songs Come From

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 02 Feb 2018 23:45:00 -0600

John explains where songs come from, and how you can help.

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Episode 97: The Prince of Alpha Centauri

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 26 Jan 2018 17:00:00 -0600

Dan and John talk about teeth, injuries, Milan models, Buddhist UFOs, and very chill ghosts.

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Episode 96: Bat Ichthyologist Pt. 2

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Mon, 15 Jan 2018 11:00:00 -0600

John and Dan talk about fixing a hole, bats, fur trappers, male and female identity in the contemporary world, newsgroups, clay handprints, and the room on the wall.

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Episode 95: Bat Ichthyologist Pt. 1

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 12 Jan 2018 12:00:00 -0600

John and Dan talk about fixing a hole, bats, fur trappers, male and female identity in the contemporary world, newsgroups, clay handprints, and the room on the wall.

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Episode 94: Jughead

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 05 Jan 2018 18:00:00 -0600

John and Dan discuss first kisses, John's long walk, putting on the whammy, and being a drifter.

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Episode 93: The Pea Under the Mattress

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 14 Dec 2017 18:00:00 -0600

John and Dan have a candid discussion about loneliness.

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Episode 92: The Problem with Docents

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 07 Dec 2017 16:30:00 -0600

John and Dan discuss America's current sweetheart, generations, five-star generals, investment, fame, and money.

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Episode 91: Hard to Fathom

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 01 Dec 2017 10:00:00 -0600

John recounts his dealings with submarines.

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Episode 90: The Briefcase

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 17 Nov 2017 11:00:00 -0600

John talks with Dan about paying debts, earning your own way, larping, waltzing in, shibari models, and village elders.

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Episode 89: Vito the Enforcer

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 14:00:00 -0600

John talks with Dan about Norwegian rats, cats, and Vito the Enforcer.

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Episode 88: A Leaping Wolverine

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 02 Nov 2017 16:00:00 -0500

John and Dan talk about podcasting, golems, leprechauns, and being visibly mad.

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Episode 87: The JFK Files

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 26 Oct 2017 17:00:00 -0500

John and Dan discuss the to-be-released JFK files, conspiracy theories, Andy Kaufman, omertà, and Deep Throat.

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Episode 86: The East/West Perspective

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 16:30:00 -0500

John sets himself a bedtime.

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Episode 85: The Humidity

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Wed, 11 Oct 2017 13:45:00 -0500

John and Dan discuss the sun, humidity claustrophobia, the end times, parkas, warm tunnels, and drinking at noon.

(Audio is all fixed now, sorry about that kids!)

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Episode 84: Editor in Chief

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 05 Oct 2017 17:00:00 -0500

John discusses his dining room table.

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Episode 83: My Intellivison Blister

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 28 Sep 2017 16:15:00 -0500

John and Dan talk about music collections, 8-track tapes, John's new old phone, Sudoku, Minesweeper, casual gaming, and Merve the Swerve.

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Episode 82: Managing My Points

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 13:00:00 -0500

John talks with Dan about his continued life sans-iPhone, managing points, and software development.

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Episode 81: A Vest Full of Diamonds

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 14 Sep 2017 15:45:00 -0500

John and Dan discuss sentimentality and how it affects the ownership of things, awful coffee table books, motorcycle adventure squads, Arctic Circle hot springs, Neanderthals, and bucket lists.

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Episode 80: Fly Safe, Dogs!

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 17:00:00 -0500

John and Dan discuss hot tubs, home ownership, buckets of rocks, trailer hitches, the Freak Brothers, playing soccer with front end loaders, garbage pits, #Superboat, gold mining and dredging, why John left Twitter (and came back, sort of), and toddler empowerment. John also does all the ad reads in this episode.

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Episode 79: The John Roderick Simulator

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Wed, 30 Aug 2017 16:30:00 -0500

John and Dan discuss the duke of normalcy, speaking truth to power, fat Father Time, transferring your conciousness into a robot body, looking like Walt Whitman, aging, john roderick, the calousness of youth, miracle cat scans, and Calvinism.

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Episode 78: Cooked on the Vine

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 25 Aug 2017 10:30:00 -0500

John and Dan discuss "protein" (and Dan's dinners), space food, Jugalettes, and the apocalypse.

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Episode 77: Hello, Sister

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 10 Aug 2017 16:15:00 -0500

John talks with Dan about mental illness.

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Episode 76: On Your Knees, Admiral!

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 03 Aug 2017 16:00:00 -0500

Dan and John talk about knighting people, challenge coins, age calibration, Wilfred Brimley, and revisit airport security.

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Episode 75: Absodoodly

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 15:30:00 -0500

John and Dan discuss youthification, baby proms, personality hats, fights at taco restaurants, and growing old with grace.

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Episode 74: The Unmanned Hatchet

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 10:45:00 -0500

Dan talks with John about his concussion, how Jesus works, metal detectors and the TSA, soccer, the Delta Skylounge, and knife secrets.

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Episode 73: Future John

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Mon, 17 Jul 2017 15:45:00 -0500

John shares his existential perspective.

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Episode 72: My Little Devil

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 07 Jul 2017 15:15:00 -0500

John talks with Dan about being bad, legalized marijuana, chasing the dragon, and Texas.

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Episode 71: The Seattle Orcas

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 14:45:00 -0500

John and Dan discuss baseball mascots, jumping from high places, dislocated elbows, and seeing rock shows.

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Episode 70: Doctor Darling

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 14:45:00 -0500

John and Dan talk about tunnels, hobos, BBQ ribs, pigs, and the story of John's false tooth.

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Episode 69: A Modern Day Poseidon

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 15 Jun 2017 16:15:00 -0500

John talks with Dan about his coronation, the Seattle Seafair, men that braid their beards, stone bruising, apocalypse prepping, shoelaces, lead suits, and intestinal fortitude.

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Episode 68: The Venus Flytrap

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 25 May 2017 17:45:00 -0500

John and Dan talk about lawn mowers, depression and the abyss, social standing, and wasting daylight.

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Episode 67: Selling Kazoos

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 18 May 2017 17:45:00 -0500

John and Dan discuss the nature of sleep, loosing traction on a dirt road, cutting corners, and Chris Cornell's passing.

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Episode 66: Fixie

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 11 May 2017 16:00:00 -0500

John and Dan talk about BBQ, banana seats, bicycles, logo t-shirt rules, and unbranded and pre-branded clothing.

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Episode 65: Elves in Spaceships

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 05 May 2017 10:00:00 -0500

John has a serious discussion with Dan about physical strength.

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Episode 64: Barbarians at the Gate

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 27 Apr 2017 23:00:00 -0500

John and Dan talk about sour coffee, sport haggling, negotiating with a Marxist, shopping and sales, the state of social networks and the demise of western civilization, and the screaming of the ants.

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Episode 63: Gnomes

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 14 Apr 2017 14:30:00 -0500

John and Dan talk about absent whistling, living a rule-based life, the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, magical reality, and gnomes.

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Episode 62: Creeping Anti-Intellectualism

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Mon, 10 Apr 2017 14:00:00 -0500

John talks with Dan about ham bau, theories, ideologies, and elaborates on his concerns about baby boomers.

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Episode 61: Where Your Wit Belongs

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 30 Mar 2017 17:00:00 -0500

John and Dan discuss life experience points, Richard Branson, private island cocaine stories, biscuits and gravy, peace signs at EDM partiesm, and incongrous instagram accounts.

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Episode 60: The Cold Hand

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 23 Mar 2017 17:45:00 -0500

John and Dan talk about pH imbalances, vinegar, proper use of the sawzall, being dosed with LSD, acid trips, hippie stories, purse dogs, spirit animals, the world's oldest husky, the animated ghost of Mother Nature, the invisible hand, and the Road Work Patreon.

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Episode 59: Tuxedo Jackets

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 17 Mar 2017 12:00:00 -0500

John returns from "Honolulu" to discuss important matters with Dan. Topics include why John is selling his valued belongings, Steve McQueen's Ferrari, Prince's banana hammock, and the true value of "things".

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Episode 58: Wet Daddy

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Tue, 28 Feb 2017 17:15:00 -0600

John and Dan talk about eating cake, the One Chinese Rule, missed signals, and PCP.

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Episode 57: 11,000 Swordsmiths

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 23 Feb 2017 16:00:00 -0600

In preparation for his epic return to Alaska, John Roderick speaks with Dan Benjamin about drug mule cars, geriatric psychiatry, transitional dream states, linkedin, time travel, and underwear.

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Episode 56: Robot Rabbit

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 16 Feb 2017 17:00:00 -0600

John and Dan discuss the plight of technology, instant gratification, Wikipedia, AR, VR, and "wasting time".

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Episode 55: Coffee in Korea

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 10 Feb 2017 16:45:00 -0600

John and Dan talk about coffee in Korea, age, lost memories, tooth brushing, pulling a tugboat on a chain, and toxoplasmosis.

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Episode 54: Sucker Punch

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 26 Jan 2017 15:45:00 -0600

John shares his thoughts about the left and the right, the Nazi punch, fortifying your neighborhood, the goal of marching, and erasing history.

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Episode 53: Pendleton

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 19 Jan 2017 17:15:00 -0600

John and Dan talk about eBay. John also shares his thoughts about the world. Kind of hard to describe.

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Episode 52: The Algorithm

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 12 Jan 2017 18:15:00 -0600

John and Dan talk about being invisible to young people, lightning bolt earrings, the deer and the racoons, The Algorythm™, Snapchat, and shadow dancing.

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Episode 51: The Grease on the Windshield

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 17:15:00 -0600

John and Dan return for their first episode of 2017. They discuss snow smoke, scraping ice, altimeters, John's need of a new Mac, the InfoSec crowd, vintage guitar pedals, Guns N Roses, Duff McKagan, and Seattle bands.

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Episode 50: The Oxidizer

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 16:15:00 -0600

John and Dan talk about mom games, the Maccabees, "Jeff Kennedy", and superpowers.

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Episode 49: Listening in the Stock Room

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 02 Dec 2016 15:00:00 -0600

John returns from New York to talk with Dan about the weight of a gallon of milk weighs, a hobgoblin at the center of a gas giant, a room named after your wife, the proper use of toothpicks and general toothpick etiquette, the fancies in the family, how and where people listen to podcasts, fraudulent financial conveyences, and foocheese.

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Episode 48: Elysium

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 11 Nov 2016 10:00:00 -0600

John Roderick joins Dan Benjamin to discuss medications, women's shoes, Elysium, and more.

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Episode 47: Man of East and West

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 19:15:00 -0500

John and Dan have a serious talk about family.

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Episode 46: The Guy on the Edge of Town

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 12:00:00 -0500

While visiting San Francisco, John Roderick visits with Dan Benjamin to talk about being an introvert, general eccentricities, Charles Lindbergh, electrons, buying a church, and regional cuisine.

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Episode 45: Pipe Organ Preservationists

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 07 Oct 2016 17:00:00 -0500

While in Los Angeles, John Roderick uses the Internet to speak with Dan Benjamin about the protoform dog, pawn shops, Ye Olde Pizza Parlors, bagels, and gold chains.

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Episode 44: Agnostic Wolf Attack

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 17:30:00 -0500

John Roderick and Dan Benjamin join forces to discuss American Express, orcish war machines, smashing roaches, "will cabins", sleep habits, wolf attacks, scuba diving, and deep seated fears.

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Episode 43: All About the Hohenzollerns

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 15 Sep 2016 16:45:00 -0500

John Roderick, the musician, talks to co-host Dan Benjamin about visiting Portland, his XOXO talk, sticking the landing, Flight 93, performing live, engineers vs. rock stars, learning by reading, squid overlords, and his walk across Europe.

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Episode 42: The Integrity of a Cardboard Tube

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Wed, 14 Sep 2016 11:30:00 -0500

John Roderick meets with friend and Road Work co-host Dan Benjamin to discuss Matthew Broderick's role in keeping us safe, 300 baud modems, typewriters, the importance of maps, georgraphy, learning times tables, and furniture made of cardboard tubes.

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Episode 41: No Room for Ninjas

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 16:30:00 -0500

John Roderick and Dan Benjamin talk about being sick, doped up bears, large rats, going to Alaska, shopping for hot tubs, the Swap Shop, kung fu, ninjas, anime, cartoon sex, and Princess.

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Episode 40: Fish Psychology

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Sat, 27 Aug 2016 16:00:00 -0500

Musician John Roderick talks with his friend Dan Benjamin about spending the day in your sleeping uniform, predator eyes, owls, television station sign-offs, "Alaska Is", the Catholic Debate Squad, the time his dog ran away, the challenge of being a human being, a humanist, the benefit of religion and political ideology, and fish psychology.

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Episode 39: Looney Tunes

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Sat, 20 Aug 2016 10:00:00 -0500

John Roderick talks with Dan Benjamin about making an album, managing fan and listener relationships, taking criticism, meeting journalists, UFOs, and things that are meant to be.

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Episode 38: Sparkles

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 16:15:00 -0500

John and Dan talk about Clumping Cream's latest album "Turnin' Chunky", butter coffee, the affogato, bartender utility belts, the air buddy, sparkles, sprinkles, jimmies, cake donuts, dirt and grease, and blueberry pies.

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Episode 37: Three Cups of Coffee and a Dead Bird

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 05 Aug 2016 09:00:00 -0500

John Roderick talks with Dan Benjamin about Navy vs. Air Force pilots, being an avid magazine subscriber, tank and horse battles on quora, fermenting juice, the longevity of food and coffee when stored on countertops and in hot vehicles, pushing food safety boundaries, John's experience with Jack in the Box and the 1993 E. Coli outbreak, toxiplasmosis, Jane Fonda's tortoise, a turtle named Sheldon, and John's relationship with Cinnamon Toast.

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Episode 36: Dinner at the Hawk House

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 18:30:00 -0500

John joins Dan to discuss having dinner with someone you admire, differentiating yourself from the 5th graders, being arm-candy at a party, and what fame takes from you.

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Episode 35: Mr. Yuck

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 14:00:00 -0500

John joins Dan as to open the history books about Minesweeper, John's lack of tattoos, leather pants, buying motorcycles, radioactive salt mines, the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository, living your dreads, joining the rugby team, and Harley Davidson.

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Episode 34: China Pig

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 30 Jun 2016 18:00:00 -0500

John and Dan talk about carrying coffee mugs, stacking BBs, the coats of arms of military organizations in the Habsburg era of the Czech Republic, china pigs, Winnie the Pooh, licking buttons, the collecting gene, entrepreneurship, the perversion of college, junk-men, and parade culture.

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Episode 33: Apocalypse Vehicle

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 24 Jun 2016 13:45:00 -0500

John Roderick of Seattle sits down with Austinite Dan Benjamin to discuss the purchase of a police car, frisbee golf, the malaise years of the Carter Administration, Fox body Mustangs, visiting smelters at night, looking like a cop, the aquisition of an Apocalypse Vehicle, surprise nuclear attacks, EMPs, shortwave radios, Japanese holdouts, the artwork of WWI vets, complete ephemera, a quarter inch of gypsum, moustache quality, and albinism.

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Episode 32: Chocolate and Gasoline

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 17 Jun 2016 14:15:00 -0500

John and Dan talk about the Bohemian Grove, revisit optional traffic lights, street sleepers, the Macintosh Company, the world's saddest clown, Mama Cat, perfect foods, and the Ampex ATR 102.

In a special segment, John tastes chocolate and has one of his life's greatest epiphanies.

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Episode 31: Socks and Gloves

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Wed, 08 Jun 2016 19:30:00 -0500

John talks with Dan about fume venting, driving, the Chateau, skin to skin contact, sidekicks, Evel Knievel and the Snake River Canyon, first exposures to porn, interacting with millennials, and heroic practice.

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Episode 30: Florida in Her Eyes

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 27 May 2016 10:15:00 -0500

John and Dan talk about Helicopter-themed television shows (Blue Thunder), Magnum P.I., John's theater experience (Hot l Baltimore, etc.), Michelle Shocked, Northern Exposure, the A-Team, Foul Play, Greatest American Hero, the Bill Murray/Chevy Chase fued, and movie/year set-points.

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Episode 29: There's A Lot of Stuff Inside A Bear

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 19 May 2016 18:00:00 -0500

John and Dan talk about stolen sleep, interacting with the straight world, second sleep cycles, midnight wakefulness, what it means to be human, seeking a paleo life, the vagabond life, living on the skids, sleeping in the Aerostar, following your bliss, finding a 40 year old woman in a red Jaguar, a yard full of hound dogs, bear baiting, living inside the light dome, boogeymen, unexplained absences, forms of domestication, and a special relationship with a ski resort.

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Episode 28: Casual Shinto Exposure

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 13 May 2016 19:45:00 -0500

John and Dan talk about days of enchantment, hauntings, Triskaidekaphobia, growing old with dignity, Charlie Watts, jazz hipsters, the Hardy Boys, growing up with religion, speaking Yiddish, Messiah politics, timeshares, and harnessing the atom.

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Episode 27: The Vampire Cross

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 06 May 2016 15:00:00 -0500

John talks with Dan about trolling car sites, the essence of cool, The Fonz, Formula 1, lifting of curses, and being normal.

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Episode 26: A Glorious Revolution

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 18:00:00 -0500

John and Dan talk about Prince's passing, Kurt Cobain, humping songs, The smartest Beatle, converting insecurity into a lightsaber, The Emperor’s New Jams, sex, politics, and religion, idealogical purity, Ted Nugent's confederate army, and a glorious revolution.

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Episode 25: A Pint Glass Full of Meatballs

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 18:45:00 -0500

John and Dan talk about La Croix, olives, potatoes (which John calls fat dirt), tater tot guns, secondary body spray, eating in the bathroom, John's lady friend/special lady, Future John™, the clenched fists of determination, Neanderthal genes, golems made of mud, 6am meetings, guarding the perimeter, Mithril, sleeping naked, and silver underpants.

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Episode 24: Science Kids

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 11:45:00 -0500

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John and Dan talk about John's recent experiment with being vegan, building princess castles, time spent thinking about food, addictive tendencies, the time Dan smoked pot, parking by the airport to watch airplanes land, the little devil on your right shoulder, Real Genius, James Spader, The Breakfast Club, Dave Matthews, pretention, and drinking coffee in your dorm room.

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Episode 23: The Day the Internet Opened

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 24 Mar 2016 21:45:00 -0500

John and Dan talk about men who talk about prostates, "gypsy curses", the collected work of a lunatic, the Instagram of Michael Stipe, self mockery, beards, virus immortality, the Great Bear Motel, rooms available by the hour, the day the Internet opened, John's idea for late-stage-decay coffee table book, motels of the west, tackle shops, fishing the high lakes, the Lusty Lady, peep shows, refinishing guns, being born again hard, sitting on the knee of a hobo, mass fashion, Snapchat, and the nature of ego and identity.

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Episode 22: All You Could See Was My Boots

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 17 Mar 2016 18:45:00 -0500

John returns from his battle with a virus to talk with Dan about Russian baths, "the executive workout", terry cloth rompers, daydar, podcasting from home, legitimate businesses, private premises, cough buttons, Iron and Wine shows, becoming the "Al Pastor Guy", three weeks in canada, the top 10 most reprehensible things at SXSW, people in sweatpants, playing with a piece of thread, the purpose of the big long house, cartoon crazy eyes, John's cold stare which is always engaged, Dan's infrared sauna, survival blankets, and memorizing lyrics.

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Episode 21: Closed Head Injuries

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 18:45:00 -0600

America's top two podcast personalities are at it again. John recalls an Orlando mugging, wearing white jeans, getting in fights, murderers on the highway, living a life of romance, closed head injuries, nursemaid's elbow, and childhood traumas.

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Episode 20: Wall to Wall and Treetop Tall

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 18:00:00 -0600

John and Dan talk about John's heart being on the wrong side, vehicle repair and owner pride, rising like a phoenix, being the lizard king, Ray Manzarek and his hair, living on the cusp of greatness, non-famous dog selfies, playing under the piano, dressing as commandos, and raising goats to make soap.

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Episode 19: Space Lizards

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 04 Feb 2016 18:00:00 -0600

John and Dan talk about dentist chairs, marijuana whippet combos, near death experiences, and John's path from druggie to sobriety.

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Episode 18: Seized by the Demon

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 16:45:00 -0600

John and Dan talk about international coffee, using illness as means to escape caffeine and nicotine addiction, finding inner peace and your natural self, and licking a South American frog.

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Episode 17: Knob and Tube House

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 17:00:00 -0600

John and Dan talk about salvage yards, the tearing down of Victorian houses and childhood schools, maritime maps, electrical wiring, the erecting of false walls, doubling down and powering through, the "Lady Carpenter", and the Flying Academy of Miami. John also opens several new packages.

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Episode 16: No Raven Has Ever Brought Me a Button

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Wed, 06 Jan 2016 21:30:00 -0600

John and Dan return for the new year in this special 2-hour extravanganza. John opens and reveals the contents of the mystery packages he has received. They also discuss macramé owls, taxidermy, dream guitars, zwetschgenmaennla, and spirit animals.

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Episode 15: One Foot in The 20th Century

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 03 Dec 2015 16:15:00 -0600

John and Dan discuss faulty water pumps, becoming a turtle, efficiency for its own sake, the "cult of the best", interstitial moments, making art, compulsive self-documentation, and the lost history of humanity.

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Episode 14: Jinx! You Owe Me a Coke Pt. 2

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Tue, 24 Nov 2015 09:45:00 -0600

John and Dan talk about how they define success, setting and achieving goals, and continue their discussion about conspiracy theories, bigfoot, the fluoridation of drinking water, The Long Walk, the Roswell UFO crash, and the Bermuda Triangle.

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Episode 13: Jinx! You Owe Me a Coke Pt. 1

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 07:45:00 -0600

John and Dan talk about superstition, jinxes, OCD, secret cabals, NFL money, surveillance, playing tambourines on the floor, real magic, and sociopaths.

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Episode 12: Intellectual Languages

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Sat, 14 Nov 2015 23:00:00 -0600

John talks with Dan about his recent trip with John Hodgman, eating fancy meals, Cleopatra hair, Pendleton shirts, smoking pot and chewing tobacco, mixed media shows, foley artists, social scientists, metaphors of fire, and John's acquisition of Silver Medallion status.

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Episode 11: To Serve Man

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 05 Nov 2015 19:00:00 -0600

John and Dan talk about John's mystery package, false Egyptian beards, reading in the modern age, receiving data, vinyl, authorship, and the Mighty Max.

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The Twilight Zone - "To Serve Man"
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The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
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A Fan's Notes by Frederick Exley
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Episode 10: The Parts You Don’t Need

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 18:00:00 -0500

John and Dan talk about existential crisis, young coyotes, spirit quests, acid trips, Buddhist awakenings and the 4th Jhana, getting robbed, animism, talking to trees, long walks, and the vagaries of human experience.

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Ep. 176: "The Opossum Had Distracted Me" - Roderick on the Line - Merlin Mann

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Episode 9: The Hill People

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 15:00:00 -0500

John and Dan talk cover tremendous ground, from grammar rules to Libertarianism and Marxism, restrained chaos, things you can do in a restaurant, Benghazi tweets, getting punched by strangers, wearing the wrong baseball cap, american tribalism, and traveling with a ukulele.

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Episode 8: Sacred Meanings

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 08 Oct 2015 21:00:00 -0500

John and Dan take an investigative look at fashion, talking about contrast-collar dress shirts (so-called "lawyer shirts"), playing against one's type, a prison of denim and cotton, cutting your own hair, modern-day uniforms, dressing like a space cowboy, Reservoir Dogs suits, Publix deli sandwiches, Hippy Big Buckle, and glasses with humanity.

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Episode 7: Working Out with Logs

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 01 Oct 2015 18:30:00 -0500

Dan talks with John about his internal world, finding succor, peccadilloes, creating peak art, Nick Drake, the garbage robot, space barges, wasp sports, the Rocky 4 Model™, working out with logs, a chronology of the rockies, the power of amateurs, the Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, peace sign belt buckles, getting into college, first indignities, and doing the little dance that leads to the big dance.

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Episode 6: Nebbishy Vulnerability

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 24 Sep 2015 20:30:00 -0500

John and Dan talk about monetizing the pizza rat, criks, shanty towns, survival bags, pocket knives and switchblades, when to use a machete, the stockpiler impulse, the line between necessity and luxury, owning 24 blazers, the perfect spork, feather allergies, death dinners, post-apocalyptic fantasies, and misremembered hip-hop lyrics.

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Episode 5: Barf. Doesn't matter.

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 20:00:00 -0500

John gets a speeding ticket and talks with Dan about automonmously piloted cars, instant messaging, being cocooned in neato, how social media may lead to the genesis of a sentient Earth, breaking Juan Gomez' Burton Woody, living in words, philosopher kings, the mind of Gaia, Martian exclamations (eggplant), and more.

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Three Laws of Robotics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Three Laws of Robotics (often shortened to The Three Laws or Three Laws, also known as Asimov's Laws) are a set of rules devised by the science fiction author Isaac Asimov. The rules were introduced in his 1942 short story "Runaround", although they had been foreshadowed in a few earlier stories.
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Episode 4: Pie from a Stranger

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Wed, 02 Sep 2015 18:00:00 -0500

John and Dan talk about the search for automotive parts in junkyards, taking pies from strangers, the tendrils of insecurity, the cruelty of absence, emotional threats, a trip to Istanbul, clogged feeds, and the concept of giving.

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Episode 3: I Now Declare This Mall Open

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Wed, 26 Aug 2015 16:00:00 -0500

John talks with Dan about his recent performance with Fiona Apple, the events which took place on July 25, 2008 at the Westfield Southcenter mall, and their musical "first-times".

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Westfield Southcenter to celebrate expansion Friday - Kent Reporter
7-9:30 a.m. July 25 — Shoppers who are in line before 9:30 a.m. will receive a scratch-off ticket revealing a prize valued at $25 or more from various retailers.9 a.m. July 25 — Acoustic performance by Seattle-based musician John Roderick of The Long Winters will kick off the event, emceed by TV and radio personality Pat Cashman.
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Episode 2: Trading Sandwiches

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 16:30:00 -0500

John and Dan talk about fixing cars, metal shop, handheld football games and pacman watches, exploding cigarettes, wearing vests, Wonder Bread Star Wars trading cards, sandwiches, square pizza, owning a thermos, smoking, varmint infestations and deaths, and spiders.

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Episode 1: Scrambling Eggs

roadwork@5by5.tv (Dan Benjamin) — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 16:00:00 -0500

John Roderick and Dan Benjamin talk about rituals and routines, the privilege of being big, being introverted, stoping at stoplights, bad neighborhoods, making graveyards and fluffernutters, crumbling of bones, and making eggs.

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