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Social Distance Warriors

by Tom and Rat

Rat and Tom talk about how they're dealing with the pandemic.

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Episodes

  1. Episode 66: We Stay Silly

    Recorded 5/31/2023. Will you run and fight, or beat box? Action items: Watch a movie (any movie) Celebrate an ending

  2. Episode 65: We Have Flavored the Milk

    Recorded 5/3/2023. Tom gets new wheels and Rat sees a play. Action items: Do one good skin care thing. Clean your kitchen, it's filthy.

  3. Episode 64: Rats Take Care of Each Other

    Recorded 4/12/2023. The secrets of the mouse's outfit are revealed. Action items: Make a playlist for when you have a bad day at work Eat one of your favorite foods in a new way

  4. Episode 63: I'm Never Weird. Not Even Once

    Recorded 1/4/2023. Surprisingly, the arbiter of weirdness is Mario. Action items: This space intentionally left blank.

  5. Episode 62: A Cold, Snowy, Icy Logic

    Recorded 12/14/2022. Tom and Rat pivot to Mastodon. Action Items: Decide on a theme for the coming year Be weird

  6. Episode 61: An Interesting Fulfilling Life Activity

    Recorded 11/9/2022. Rat's fate hangs in the balance and Tom receives an unhelpful diagnosis. Action items: Watch Andor. Do one thing to prepare for the coming winter.

  7. Episode 60: Birth by COVID

    Recorded 10/19/2022. Tom takes a test and Rat learns the truth about Terra. Action Items: Watch a YouTube video by @heorotlinea Watch the anime Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury

  8. Episode 59: Passionate Bop It Feelings

    Recorded 9/28/2022. Rat befriends a Funko Pop, and Tom puts a crown on a skull. Action Items: Quit something Fix something

  9. Episode 58: Too Much Tomato

    Recorded 9/8/2022. In the wake of a monarch's demise, Rat and Tom adapt to changing expectations in the workplace. Action Items: Eat a tomato Read the first book in a series you haven't read before

  10. Episode 57: For The Remote Child

    Recorded 8/9/2022. Rat takes a vacation and Tom's gamer ascendancy is at hand. Action items: Stick to a consistent sleep schedule Catch up on Tom's Xenoblade Chronicles 3 videos

  11. Episode 56: The Way We Think About Book

    Recorded 7/20/2022. There shouldn't be allowed to be more than one pandemic. Action items: Hang a piece of art on the wall Draw a picture

  12. Episode 55: There is a Tiredness

    Recorded 6/22/2022. This is the beach episode. Action Items: Write in a journal Write in a book other than a journal

  13. Episode 54: I Was a Minion

    Recorded 6/8/2022. It is what it is, and it can hardly be expected to be anything else. Action Items: Try one of the strategies from Getting Things Done Learn about how an appliance works

  14. Episode 53: It's Gonna be Covid for a While

    Recorded 5/17/2022. They put bugs in Riku, but they did not put bacteria in Rat. Action items: Find yourself a treat Download some new apps

  15. Episode 52: Pro Songs Only Comma For Work

    Recorded 4/27/2022. We have a weirdly prescient discussion about Twitter in this one. Action items: Reach out to someone you haven't talked to in a while just to say hi Listen to an album by the band They Might Be Giants Visit a place you have never been before.

  16. Episode 51: Dr. Jin Jin Changeable and Razzlebot

    Recorded 4/13/2022. Strategies for boiling frogs and chickens. Action items: Create a playlist Experiment with sauce Watch Everything Everywhere All At Once

  17. Episode 50: Excel Hell

    Recorded 3/3/2022 You must solve the riddles to pass the test. Action items: Continue wearing a mask, and get an N95 if you can. Treat yourself to a dentist appointment Make a character in a tabletop RPG

  18. Episode 49: Something Is Too Big

    Recorded 2/3/2022 Let me tell you about Flappy Bird. Action Items: Take steps to be prepared Buy something on Bandcamp Friday

  19. Episode 48: The One Where Rat Has Covid

    Recorded 1/19/2022 Lock me in my room with Frankenstein. Action Items: Change up the medium Listen to an album released in 2022.

  20. Episode 47: Hot Take, COVID Bad.

    Recorded 1/6/2022. This ain't it, Commander-In-Chief. Action Items: Stop doing something Don't get COVID.

  21. Episode 46: That Hot Pep Taste I Crave

    Recorded 12/21/2021. We were so naive, we didn't know about the omega variant or the supercure. Action items: Set a goal Play a game

  22. Episode 45: I Don't Know the Blood-Soaked in Pittsburgh

    Recorded December 8, 2021, with special guest Mads Viande. Lot of death talk in this one. Action items: Drink a nice hot soda Buy a 2022 calendar Revisit something you did a long time ago

  23. Episode 44: Social in a Weird Way

    Recorded 11/10/2021. They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Action Items: Read a book Seek out bargains and values

  24. Episode 43: Official Approval to Mix it Up

    Recorded 10/20/2021. Wearing a scarf and a hat is likely to make you warmer than just wearing two hats. Action items: Try Melatonin Go see your Doctor. For your health! Watch the "Doctor Who" TV show.

  25. Episode 42: A Good, Weak Flavor

    Recorded on October 6, 2021. The Skeleton is still going to be a big brother. Action Items: Take a nap Listen to Mission to Zyxx (possibly episode 5.07)

  26. Episode 41: Data Bagel

    Recorded September 25, 2021 Nobody's ever said "Data Bagel" before. Action item: Look up an organization that provides assistance or pen-pals to people in the prison system.

  27. Episode 40: The Soup Tank

    Recorded September 11, 2021. You don't have to explain to me who Niles is. Action items: Watch a fan video Say something nobody's ever said before

  28. Episode 39: An Apocalypse That Keeps Happening

    There was, how do you say this, "hope." Action items: Eat and Enjoy a Soup Meditate

  29. Episode 38: Many Excruciatingly Slow Steps

    Recorded July 22, 2021. No we won't stop talking abut Homestuck things. Action item: Read "Vinbre the Novel".

  30. Episode 37: I Hope Trains are Doing Okay

    Recorded June 24, 2021. Rat's true nature is revealed. Action items: Eat a berry Break a law

  31. Episode 36: There's nothing, so I guess it's everything

    Recorded June 10, 2021. What's the deal with masks? Action Items: Give a card to somebody, but make it fancy Move an item of furniture in your home to a different location

  32. Episode 35: Johnson Johnson Janssen Jetson

    Recorded May 27, 2021. Consider this a historical curiosity. Action items: Memorize a poem Play Snowound Blood

  33. Episode 34: No One Told You Life Was Gonna Be This Way

    Recorded March 20, 2021. Is any of this canonical? Action items: If you have allergies, try taking an anti-allergy medication If you don't have allergies, be grateful Listen to Friends at the Table

  34. Episode 33: A Process, Not a Rodeo

    Action Items: Bake something Buy something from a local small business

  35. Episode 32: The Big Game

    Recorded February 7, 2021. Traffic is the final frontier. Action Items: Learn something about labor unions Complete the New York Times crossword

  36. Episode 31: Dad for Dad

    Recorded 1/21/21. The Inauguration happened. Action items: Do something nice for your face. Something with a fork?

  37. Episode 30: A Different Kind of Quadrilateral

    Recorded January 14, 2021. Rat pursues a new opportunity, and Tom does a podcast. Action items: Donate to a food bank, mutual aid, or other charity covering essential services that the government should be covering Watch a movie that you feel like everyone else feels like you should have seen…

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  38. Episode 29: Regardless of Podcasts

    Hey FYI this one was recorded more than a month ago. Action item: donate to (or promote) a food bank or a charity that provides vital services

  39. Episode 28: Two Trains Without Context

    Recorded December 12, 2020. We talk about gender and hiveswap and vaccines.

  40. Episode 27: Welcome to My Trebled Mind

    There is no multiplayer solitaire. Action items: Drink a hot drink that's different from the hot drink you usually drink

  41. Episode 26: Eagle God

    So, there was an election. Action items: Somehow, make the music. Play a video game.

  42. Episode 25: We Are Not a Homestuck Podcast

    (Recorded 10/29/20) Hey there's an election. Action Items: Vote! Write a letter to your future self at futureme.org

  43. Episode 24: The Slimy Season

    (Recorded October 15th) In the shadow of the Pumpkin Spice. Action Items: Find a local Rocky Horror shadow cast.

  44. Episode 23: Just a Baby Neopet

    And now: this man in pandemic has taken up a new hobby, and it's not what you'd expect! Action Items: Listen to Neil Cicierega's Mouth Dreams and all of the Mouth albums. Play some neopets games.

  45. Episode 22: It's a War Crimes Show

    They tell you that it's normal.

  46. Episode 21: Feeling Kinda Hatty

    We have a guest! It's Evan. Action Items: Call your elected officials Wear a hat

  47. Episode 20: That's Sports, Right?

    We confront the horror of sports and games. Action item: Participate in the cultural event of Blaseball.

  48. Episode 19: Sorry, What is the Void?

    A throwback to the long-gone days of early July 2020. Action item: Let the dice decide your fate.

  49. Episode 18: Cobra Person

    We talk about turnips and teeth.

  50. Episode 17: You Have to Start Grappling

    We talk about going back to work, and getting furloughed from work, and getting fired from work (or more specifically, the supreme cout decision about NOT getting fired from work). Action items: Brush your teeth Watch one of the movies on Rian Johnson's list

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Rat and Tom talk about how they're dealing with the pandemic.

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Tom and Rat

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