Episode 20 - Agriculture

Ben is excited about Marily’s first appearance on the show; she wants to talk about about the word agriculture!  This is a sprawling episode. Topics include: the life of a field worker, childhood stories, the 4H Club, meat sciences, experimental cornfields, pinball, and “Farming Simulator 22.”  As luck would have it, Ben just started playing “Sakuna: of Rice and Ruin” and wants to share his thoughts on it.  00:00:20 - Introducing this week’s hosts Ben and Marily 00:01:05 - Marily reminisces about her family and field workers 00:03:14 - “The Rural Juror” and the life of a field worker 00:08:10 - Ben spends time at the farm as a youngster with Derek 00:10:19 - It works that way everywhere… on the planet 00:12:00 - Marily remembers driving to and from California 00:14:43 - Who likes lengua? 00:16:35 - Town oder and train stories  00:19:55 - Feline alarm clocks 00:21:45 - César Chávez and Dolores Huerta 00:26:26 - The crops of Arizona and California, and the 4H Club 00:29:00 - Ben’s college stories and Meat Sciences  00:31:58 - The experimental cornfield and… the name 00:34:30 - A quick discussion about GMOs and “terminator seeds” 00:37:02 - Marily considered pursuing a degree in an agriculture related field  00:39:27 - Mango opens a squeaky window (seriously) and conspiracy 00:40:48 - Ben’s Mulligan Stew confusion and some 4H trivia  00:45:08 - Not a gamer and talking about farming simulations  00:48:37 - The tractors says hello to Ben and Farming Simulator has ethical concerns  00:51:16 - Farming supply companies were confused about Farming Simulator  00:54:30 - Marily bonds with clients as a caregiver 00:56:13 - Marily says the magic word and Ben talks about it 00:59:23 - An agriculture themed pinball machine 01:01:07 - The incredible detail of Farming Simulator 22 01:03:08 - The interest-free loan from slumlord Tom Nook 01:05:45 - Paul’s Christmas present?  01:07:29 - Ben loves “Sakuna: of Rice and Ruin” 01:12:24 - Closing the show with garlic memories