Episode 67: What’s in the Box?

Producer Ross’s father gave him a box, then receded to wherever it is he lurks when not summoned. What could be inside has consumed our every waking thought and sleeping nightmare since we heard of the dark curio’s existence. In this episode, like Pandora, we defy the gods by opening it to see what man was not meant to see. We also talk about some other stuff, too, I guess. Brasserie Thirtie3 Extra Dry-hopped French Farmhouse Ale (2): In Dissecting Our Fun, we talk about the second attempt to expand the rich-universe of Portuguese tile-laying games with Azul: Summer Pavilion. Ciderboys Grand Mimosa Apple Orange Hard Cider (5): Alex asks the Professional Drinkers to lay down a roadmap to leading the uninitiated into the land of beer. Leaky Roof Meadery’s Caller (2): The nerds Nerdsplain a skill that Spencer will never need — how to pick a setting for an RPG. Brasserie D’Achouffe McChouffe Belgian Brown Beer (3):  Ask Mixed Six answers a question about the weirdness of parasocial podcast relationships. Lagunitas Pils Czech Style Pilsener (4): Not to be outdone, the Sportsplainer takes on a journey of what e-sports can expect in the wake of quarantine. The Citizen’s Brewery of Plzen’s Pilsner Urquell (1): Finally Drunk Enough, we try to explain the utter madness of US society to anyone not already drowning in it.